Not surprisingly, Alexander agreed to Li Ning's invitation and was willing to build the school in Byzantium, a city built in 660 BC.
This is the territory that Alexander's father, King Philip II of Macedonia, captured in the past few years. When Alexander entered Asia Minor, he also set sail from here, so they can be considered to have a certain connection with this place.
It's a pity that this relationship may not last long, because this city is quickly filled with the color of the Song Dynasty. Compared with the cities on the Granicas River that were just established and have not been prosperous for a long time, this city that stands in Bo The long-standing city next to the Spruce Strait is obviously more suitable as a rear base for the Song Dynasty.
At least many people, including Di Qing, are full of curiosity about this place. It is said that Di Qing has arrived at the light curtain that made him curious not long ago, and successfully passed the light curtain to Asia Minor. However, because Li Ning's current location is still It is not clear that he was not allowed to go and wanted to search for traces of Li Ning in southern Asia.
So he was assigned a strange position, that is, as an experiencer in tourism management. Go around and find out what places of interest can guide tourists to visit.
This is nothing more than a small test for a martial artist, because he has almost no feeling for things like scenic spots and historical sites, so how can he evaluate them.
However, the officials who arranged for him to start this game took a fancy to this, because if he had no feelings, he would hardly lie and have no personal emotions. Such a loyal and fair person I'm afraid every court will need a judge, let alone a trivial matter such as commenting on places of interest.
So Li Ning started his long tour with a minimum salary. Since Li Ning could not return in a short time, the tasks assigned to him by the emperor could not be carried out in a short time. Therefore, during the tour, he was actually feeling a little depressed, but The vast eastern coast of the Mediterranean will soon use your scenery to make all his troubles disappear.
Especially in this warm winter, Enemy Star, who has never experienced this kind of climate, is almost so comfortable that he can't find the feeling of being north. If it weren't for the fact that there are Greek allies around him who are always accompanying him, guiding him to those places that he thinks are famous places. If it were a place with ancient ruins, I'm afraid this guy would have already fallen asleep lying on the beach.
The sea is really a wonderful thing. Di Qing, who was born in the northwest, has never seen such a majestic and tender existence.
He felt that just the waves and beaches alone should have inspired some literati to write countless poems. In fact, some people in the Tang Dynasty did so, but they had never seen the Mediterranean, or even conducted a real The sea travel, the scenery here, the people here, especially the beauties here, make every man's blood boil. It's a pity that he can't communicate with those people, otherwise he will definitely have different gains.
However, his mood had to be interrupted by the arrival of another order.
This order comes directly from Li Ning, who overrides all orders from other officials because his excuse is to protect this general who may become the pillar of the country in the future.
The general's order was a test. He asked Diqing to quickly find a place suitable for building a school.
This site selection must meet the military standards for building temporary camps, because Li Ning was worried that his students and scholars might be attacked by some enemies.
From then on, all schools established in places like Greek colonies had to follow this principle.
As a result, Di Qing acted quickly and began to search for suitable places for building forts in every general area where schools needed to be built.
But he soon encountered a huge difficulty. Byzantium is a place where the canal is located. It is a strategic place for the four battles and can form a prosperous city, but it is indeed not suitable for building a fortress.
But he soon noticed another place, which was the east coast of the Bosbrus Strait.
Byzantium at this time was still a small city built by the Greeks. It could not be compared with the later military minimum living standards, nor could it be compared with Istanbul in the 21st century. Therefore, the area on the east coast of the Bosporus The land is still leisurely sucking the bounty of nature in the midst of desolation.
But Di Qing had his eye on this piece of land.
First of all, he is far away from the chaotic Greek city. There is no need to worry about internal chaos when defending. Secondly, although he is also located in the place of the Fourth War, there is a negative Byzantium next to it. I am afraid that no bandit will be stupid enough to attack here. As for attacks against schools, they must face them no matter where they are. This is one of the reasons why Li Ning wants to turn the school into a military camp.
Therefore, this piece of land is an excellent location for students to find tranquility in the midst of chaos.
actually. In the early days of the development of universities, many academic centers were located in remote small towns or remote corners of cities. Only in countries that later emerged, such as Germany, the United States, and China, would universities be crammed into big cities.
The first university with clear records in history is located in the small Italian city of Bologna, where there is a Serie A team of the same name. Otherwise, the city's popularity would probably be even lower.
But a sign like the École Normale Supérieure in Paris will not make you take the city’s issues seriously. It will only make you wonder whether it is a place specifically designed to train teachers.
As for Peking University, there is no need to debate in this regard. There is no doubt that it is the center of higher education in politics. Compared with Hongbao University, which is named after the people, it is countless times more obvious.
As for a German university with a long history like the University of Leipzig, although it is located in Germany, it is actually located in some inconspicuous small cities like the University of Brunia. Of course, calling Leipzig a small city is actually a bit excessive, but compared with 1810 For the University of Berlin, which officially opened in October 2019, Leipzig is indeed a small city.
Generally speaking, educated people always like to stay in some inaccessible places, so as to avoid arguments and concentrate on their studies. Of course, they will have to step into Vanity Fair sooner or later, but by that time they may be more prepared, and the same He will use a more complete academic system to offer his own brick to the pagoda of human wisdom.
Li Ning knew that the Greeks, who were good at arguing, discovered many scientific truths by pushing each other to question, but they lacked rigorous and calm thinking, so they did not touch the true meaning of the universe. As a result, Aristotle had many amazing ideas. These conclusions were later severely challenged.
So after he learned about the choice of his direct relatives, he approved it almost without hesitation.
What’s interesting is that Alexander was hardly picky in this regard. When he learned about Li Ning’s intentions, he almost immediately agreed to raise funds to build this school, and was even willing to put all the young nobles in Macedonia into this school. Education, at the same time, he also believed that Macedonia should also create and open such a school. After all, this dear friend’s teacher was Aristotle, whom Qian Wen just satirized.
Aristotle's father had served in the Macedonian court in his early years. He was one of Philip II's rare assistants, of course based on his talent rather than trust.
Because of this relationship, Aristotle, after studying in Plato's Academy for a period of time, returned to the Macedonian court and became Alexander's teacher.
Speaking of this experience, I have to promote the famous Plato student. He was founded by Plato and has a classic motto that everyone later knew: No one who knows geometry is allowed to enter!
Alexander very much hoped that the school on the other side of Byzantium would also adopt such admission standards, but Li Ning decisively rejected the king's suggestion and used the paper he sold from the Song Dynasty to compile a set of admission standards for the king's younger brothers. Examination question.
Although this set of questions is written in Greek, there is no language barrier. But Aristotle obviously did not teach all his knowledge to Alexander's brothers. In fact, Aristotle in this poem did not make too high academic achievements. On the contrary, it was because of the discord with Alexander. It was only after he left that he truly established his status as an academic master through thinking.
So when Li Ning finally scored for Alexander's brothers. Some of the dumbfounding answers brought him, who was determined to imitate Confucius, completely back to the cold reality. Faced with such a wooden head, even if Li Ning had advanced ideas that transcended thousands of years, it was impossible for him to succeed in a short time. Find the right method within.
He increasingly felt that seeking the hidden wisdom among ordinary people was what he should do most at this time. What the general public lacks is not smart minds, but the opportunity to receive education.
Although Li Ning's school also allows some people, or even most people, to pay money to enroll, the focus of his education will always be on those who perform well in the entrance examination.
Against this background, the Greek version of the exam syllabus was released even earlier. Although the content is much simpler than the Song Dynasty version, it quickly aroused widespread discussion after it came out.
Many scholars from Greece almost immediately made comparisons with some of Li Ning's theories. But Li Ning didn't care at all. He just wanted to see what these scholars were going to say to refute him?
The reason why he thinks this way is not because he looks down on the blue civilization of Greece, but because the first person to jump out to oppose was Demosthenes, who once led the Athenian people to resist the Macedonian attack.
This is a great speaker, debater, but not a scientist.
Another contemporary of his, Aeschines, once received this evaluation: "His speeches are eloquent and his writings are beautiful and sharp, but they lack depth."
Who can speak eloquently and write beautifully and sharply, but lack depth? We often encounter such people when we go shopping on the street. They are called Chinese aunts.
To use a more classical name, she is a shrew.
How powerful are the Vixens? Can they scare off the Japanese? The Japanese war of aggression against China cannot be stopped only with live ammunition and passion, so what can the shrews do? Nothing could be done, just as Demosthenes had done against Macedonia.
Perhaps it is inappropriate to compare Majibton with the Japanese, but both Athens and China at that time were indeed facing invasion. From this point of view, this inappropriateness only exists in the boundless reverie of those lustful people. Whether this kind of obscene and random thinking has advanced and positive significance for construction is actually unknown.
Therefore, Li Ning, who grew up in Inner Mongolia and Shandong, actually looks down upon these people and some of the people they praise. What he pursues is the scimitar inherited from the Mongolian people and the ability to actually Pancakes and flatbreads that fill the stomachs of Shandong people.
Only when you are full can you have the strength to fight and kill.
If you don’t have enough to eat, you can only risk your life by killing. Although people who are full don’t want to die even more, because they are still thinking about the next meal, so they may not have the courage to fight, but there is no doubt that People who keep their heads in their belts all day are extremely prone to extremes.
This kind of people will make some wrong decisions even when life and death are not related, so people who are practical and know etiquette are more trustworthy.
If the land of China is invaded, then Li Ning will definitely fight with the invading enemy after eating pancakes. But if the country is invaded by a place like Athens, Greece, then Li Ning will definitely ignore the matter. Hanging up, eating pancakes with sauce and grilled green onions, preparing to eat the next pancake, while enjoying the show with eyes full of vitality.
This is not without sympathy. Li Ning is not a holy mother. Behind him are tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty who are waiting for food and are facing greater impacts at any time. If you make a wrong step, you don't know what the price will be.
——Anyone living in this world must be burdened with a lot of worship, a lot of inner pressure, and a lot of missions. This is fundamentally determined by the special nature of human society. If a single individual wants to change, he can only destroy his own conscience, but no one with a normal mind will choose this path, because they will still admit that they are flesh and blood characters.
Li Ning's path is firm, so he will only stand in the public's position and watch quietly while the clowns from Athens, Greece, continue to perform.
Then, he only needs to gently spread some propaganda slogans, which is enough to shut them up.
