According to Zhou Lezhi's idea, with the existence of a "confidant" like Liang Cunhou, Mr. Wang would probably introduce his husband to Yuyuan Society. However, he guessed completely wrong. From the beginning to the end, his husband did not know the existence of Yuyuan Society.
The one who went to socialize with Yuyuan was actually Zhou Lezhi.
"You can go to Yuyuan Society and exchange information. You can say anything, except for two things:" Wang Yehao warned, "One is the Hearthstone Immortal; the other is the 'Book of Heaven'."
"Where are those books sir? If anyone asks for advice, do you want..."
"It's okay. In Kun's studies, you can tell everything you want to know."
"Yes, I understand."
"When you see me in the future, you don't need to call yourself young, just call me 'student'. From now on, you will be regarded as my husband."
Zhou Lezhi was overjoyed and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you so much for your grace."
Originally, he was an "unidentified concubine" in the palace. Although he was regarded as a disciple of "Master Hearthstone", he was actually similar to a servant of the Wang family. When he saw Mr. Wang, he had to kneel down to salute and call him "Master"; from now on, he is a serious person. Treat each other with courtesy as "sir". This was a big leap in life for him, a farmer's boy who couldn't study well.
"If you work hard, you will inevitably become an Imperial College student in the future."
"Yes, I would like to ask for more support from the master." Zhou Lezhi bowed to the end like a scholar. Then he asked: "If there are some questions that students don't know, can they ask Mr. Zhou for help before answering?"
"It doesn't matter. Just don't let them know."
Zhou Lezhi's appearance at Yuyuan Club immediately caused a sensation among the members. At that time, there were less than seven or eight people in Yuyuan Society. Apart from Liang Cunhou, it was a very small circle among Guangzhou scholars.
Liang is very careful when selecting people. He will not accept people into the club who are simply interested in thief and thief's belongings. After all, these objects are novel and interesting, and almost everyone is interested in them. Only those who have some insights and knowledge about beards and beards can join the society.
But no matter how many insights there are, they are only half-knowledge. There is no way Zhou Lezhi is as coherent and knowledgeable as Zhou Lezhi. After going there two or three times, he seemed to be the "Master of Kun Studies" of Yuyuan Society. Liang Cunhou asked him to come to Guangzhou twice a month to give lectures and teach.
As for Mr. Wang's books, they didn't cause much of a stir - as Australians returned to Guangzhou, many Australian books began to appear on the market. After Liang Cunhou sent people to purchase them, all but one remained in Yuyuan Society. I'm sending a copy to Zhaoqing.
Teachers have mixed reactions to these books. Most of them praise them very much and even use them as textbooks for teaching. But some books are scoffing. For example, this book "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
This book was not sent by Liang Cunhou - his focus in buying books was the study of hairdressing, and this kind of theory was naturally not included. So when this book appeared in Mr. Yong's courtyard or in Yourong's room, he was obviously surprised.
"Where did this book come from?" Mr. Zhou raised the book and asked Yourong sternly.
Yourong gave birth to a son as he wished in the capital. When the son was six months old, Wang Yehao sent someone to take him to Zhaoqing and live in the Zhou residence of the Governor's Mansion. The husband was so happy that he immediately named him Zhou Newton.
Now Yourong can be said to be completely satisfied. Although Mr. Zhou did not say who is older and who is younger, Yourong feels that he is a "meritorious minister" and his arrogance has obviously surpassed Yui's.
With the ability to maintain her "merit", coupled with the fact that Mr. Zhou has a soft temper and loves children the most, her arrogance in Zhou's house has become even higher this week.
At this moment, she suddenly saw that the master had changed his face into a ferocious one. She was so frightened that she quickly put away her impetuous behavior and replied in a low voice: "Wang Zhi bought it."
"Wang Zhi!" The gentleman shouted into the yard, and Wang Zhi, who was waiting outside, hurried over.
"What are your orders, Master?"
"Did you buy this book?"
Wang Zhi took the book and read it, scratched his head and recalled: "That's right, no one else in our house reads. They are all songs that Miss Rong asked me to buy for entertainment."
Compared with Yui, who can barely read a few Chinese characters, Yourong's cultural level is indeed much higher. Not only is he proficient in poetry, lyrics and songs, but he is also an expert at playing, playing and singing. Originally, Zhou Lezhi wanted to cultivate her, but within a few days, she discovered that the classical arrogant literary girl and the modern upright middle-aged man from science and technology were not the same person. With a generation gap of nearly four hundred years, it was not as easy to exchange feelings as to exchange body fluids. .
Yourong also went through the thought process from joy to disillusionment. When you first found out that the concubine was a staff member of the governor's yamen, Yourong was really happy for a while. However, later when he met the real person, he found that he was actually an uneducated and unskilled person. I couldn't even understand the note handed over by Mr. Wang.
Although he was not good at academics, he was able to prosper with Mr. Wang taking care of him, but it was a pity that he could not get such an honor as a royal decree.
"Where did you buy it from?" The gentleman continued to ask Wang Zhi.
"Ziyuan Bookstore in Guangzhou is a newly opened bookstore with a very large storefront and is very impressive."
"This is probably Dongzhu Guo's business, right?"
"Yes, all the Australian books originally sold by Zizhen Zhai have now been moved and sold, and many more books have been added. In addition to these, there are also many painting books..."
"Comic strips."
"That's probably the name. It has fewer words and more drawings, which is easy to read. It's also cheap, and many people buy it..."
"Did you buy it too?"
"Yes..." Wang didn't know why he suddenly became energetic about this matter, "I bought a few books."
"Bring it to me and see."
There was a familiar feeling when I picked up the comic strip. It turned out to be several copies of "Yue Fei's Biography".
"Is there fifteen books in the complete set?"
"Yes..." Wang Zhi looked at the master in surprise, "I can't afford the whole set, so I'll buy a few copies first, and then I'll buy a few more when I get the monthly payment."
"You go ahead." The gentleman waved Wang Zhi away.
Zhou Lezhi didn't understand why his husband was so surprised. This Australian speaker is not a rare thing. The husband doesn’t know, but he, who often goes to Guangzhou, knows everything.
"Sir, this is the latest batch of Australian books sent by Liang Mansion."
"You just put it on the table." The gentleman said impatiently and picked up "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" again.
"This book is also being reprinted. They must have had enough to eat and have nothing to do!"
After turning a page, the gentleman's eyes fell on the cover: "Even the author has been changed! Shameless! Mr. Cha doesn't know what to think when he sees it..."
Zhou Lezhi asked cautiously: "This author..."
"This is not the author." The gentleman said, and he threw the book aside carelessly, "There are also "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", right?
"I've never seen that before."
"Is it Liang Cunhou who got the book?"
"Yes, according to Mr. Liang, Australians have also opened bookstores in Guangzhou..."
"The steps are getting bigger and bigger." Mr. Zhou started a meaningless monologue again, "Cultural penetration, tsk tsk..."
Zhou Lezhi did not dare to speak. He only watched his husband flipping through the various newly delivered Australian books in the study. As long as they involved books such as Classics and History, he directly picked them out and threw them aside. The rest were divided into three categories: industry, agriculture, and science, and Zhou Lezhi registered them and put them on the bookshelf.
"There are indeed them," the gentleman said to himself as he classified them. "They are despicable, but they are far-sighted."
The collection of books is growing. Because the sources of books have increased, the husband writes less and less textbooks himself. Most of the time, he makes annotations and revisions from purchased books, and then gives lectures.
"Sir, if the thief prints out his knowledge and sells it, aren't you afraid that others will learn it and create weapons for the military and the country?"
"Haha," the gentleman sneered, "This is how powerful they are!" He picked up a book and said, "This book is an example."
This is a book called "Introduction to Optics". My husband used it as a textbook and taught a lot of optical knowledge. Because they had prisms, telescopes, magnifying glasses and other optical equipment bought from Zizhenzhai, they could learn with twice the result with half the effort. Many optical principles can be explained easily.
"...This book talks about optical principles throughout, and also teaches the structure of many optical equipment. But with this book alone, can you make these telescopes and magnifying glasses?"
"Disaster……"
"Yes, even if we know the principles and structure, we can't make it even if we have the actual object. Although we know how to smelt glass, we don't know how to make colorless and transparent glass, nor how to polish it to make different degrees. Concave mirrors and convex mirrors... all of these need the support of a system. Understand."
Zhou Lezhi was thoughtful. Said: "So, making each component requires a book..."
"This is exactly where their motive lies. Don't we all know that Australian knowledge is great, is it useful? I let you learn it, but you won't be able to use it. But when one day they also come to Guangzhou, those who have learned from Australia will Learned people, but they can use it.”
Zhou Lezhi shuddered unconsciously: "Sir, are you saying that the thieves will...want...to attack Guangdong in the future?"
"I'm afraid we'll have to drink from the Yangtze River and fight for the world!"
This terrifying future made Zhou Lezhi shudder. After all, Guangdong, especially the vicinity of Guangzhou, had been relatively peaceful for nearly a hundred years, with no major wars.
"Is there any way to stop the thief's ambition?"
The husband glanced at him and suddenly smiled: "You have great ambitions for the world..."
"Sir, you are joking. It concerns Sangzi's safety. How can you ignore it?" Zhou Lezhi said sternly, "Sir, don't you hear the tragic situation in Sanshan Sanliang?"
Hearthstone Immortal's expression was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect his student to say such a thing. He stared at him silently for a long time, and then said: "Now that the Australians have become powerful, it will be difficult to put up a grand formation to deal with them. If you want to ascend to heaven, you can only do it secretly and commit roosters and dogs."
He thought for a moment and said: "From today on, I will teach you the Australian Yongjian technique."
(End of chapter)
