Chapter 51 Franz the question writer
Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace.
Franz was forced to receive an education and could no longer point out the country on a map.
The gentleman who came today was wearing a top hat, a brown turtleneck coat, and a pair of riding boots.
When he saw Franz, he took off his hat and saluted.
"Hello, distinguished Archduke Franz, I am Aaron Aberdeen. I am honored to be invited by the Habsburg royal family. From today on, I will teach you."
Franz nodded in response. This was not because Franz was arrogant, but because court etiquette required that a person in a higher position should not speak to a person in a lower position first, unless it was an order or request.
In fact, European-style education in this era is completely unrelated to the so-called happy education.
Every priest will hold a teaching stick or a pointer in his hand. If a student makes a mistake or fails to answer a question, he will "enjoy" a severe beating.
Although they would not greet Franz, Thalia would suffer.
Who made her Franz's tutor?
Originally, Talia was full of confidence. After all, she was one of the few female college graduates in this era, and she had also won the first place in the Prime Minister's Office Clerk Examination.
During the few years that Thalia taught Franz, she felt that she had given everything she knew to Franz.
But Talia never expected that these kind-hearted university professors would directly give college questions to a child who has just started school.
What Talia didn't expect even more was that Franz actually gave the wrong answer on purpose.
This Mr. Aberdeen was no exception. When he found that addition, subtraction, multiplication and division could not trouble the child in front of him, he couldn't help but secretly cursed this female teacher for being such a pervert. She was simply inhumane after teaching so many things to a child.
But as a professor, he couldn't lose face, and he didn't want to deliberately create some weird problems. Suddenly, he had an idea.
This trick can not only save your face, but also allow you to get off work early.
"Archduke Franz, you have worked very hard, and now I am going to give you a new question:
Please calculate the sum from 1 plus 2 plus 3 to 1000. We will end the get out of class when you figure it out. Of course, if you haven't calculated it today, you can continue to calculate it tomorrow. "
Aberdeen wore a foxy smile.
Thalia was a little displeased. Who are these people? Do they have no morals at all? Is this the intention to use Franz as a coolie?
Franz took out a piece of tissue paper and looked at Thalia.
Thalia immediately covered her mouth and whispered, "You can't figure it out, right?"
Franz smiled and asked, "Do you think I can figure it out?"
Thalia clasped her hands together and raised them above her head.
"If you figure it out, I'll tell you good news."
"How good is it?"
Before Talia could speak, Professor Aberdeen slammed his pointer on the table.
"Shut up and don't disturb Archduke Franz's calculations."
Thalia had no choice but to shut up and look at Franz.
Franz wrote a line of crooked numbers on his paper.
Franz looked at Professor Aberdeen, who was a little surprised.
"finished?"
"Yes, Professor Aberdeen."
Professor Aberdeen walked next to Franz and saw "500500" written clearly on the paper.
"Oh my God, what a genius!" Aberdeen exclaimed, and then thought it was impossible. It was probably this woman who was causing trouble.
Then Aberdeen thought of another question.
"There is a piece of green grass on the pasture that grows at the same rate every day. This piece of grass can be eaten by 10 cows for 20 days, or it can be fed by 15 cows for 10 days, and the grass will continue to grow during this period. If it is fed by 25 cows How many days can you eat cows?”
"Five days." Franz replied without thinking. This was not because Franz really had any amazing mathematical talent, but because he had heard this story.
As long as Aberdeen changed the numbers at random, Franz would have to recalculate it. If Aberdeen brought the problem exactly, Franz would naturally know the answer.
Aberdeen was now so shocked that he fell to his knees and burst into tears.
"You are really a genius. As long as you study with me, I guarantee that you will become a great mathematician in the future."
Thalia clapped her hands to signal the guards to come.
"Another crazy one, take him away."
The guards were no longer surprised. Mrs. Sophie had ordered that those who wanted Franz to specialize in a certain technology or join an organization could be thrown out without asking.
After all, Mrs. Sophie wanted a king, not an expert in a certain field. In fact, Mrs. Sophie was more afraid that Franz would become a master craftsman like Louis XVI.
Guillotine or something, that's terrible
The guards held up Professor Aberdeen and dragged him out, but he still did not forget to speak to Franz.
"The Austrian mathematics community needs you, Archduke Franz"
Franz shrugged, and Thalia was already laughing her head off.
"I thought you only had those beautiful aunts in your mind!"
When Franz came to this world, one of the few pastimes he had was looking at beautiful women.
However, due to the backward makeup technology and the generation gap in aesthetics, most beauties in this era only have a sense of horror in Franz's eyes.
Among the women Franz had seen, only Madame Sophie, Thalia and Aunt Ludwika (the mother of Princess Sissi and Princess Nana) could be considered beauties.
This has something to do with the emperor. Francis II was already very old, and the female officials and maids in the palace had followed him for decades.
Later Ferdinand I. I don’t think he had this need. After all, his wife, Queen Anna, had to find a lover to solve the problem.
As a result, the miserable situation of nuns everywhere in Schönbrunn Palace was caused.
"Thalia, where's the good news you said?"
Franz waved twice the whip he had just stolen from Professor Aberdeen.
"Okay, okay. The seeds of the rubber tree have been brought back. Is this good news?"
Franz nodded. He could finally plant rubber trees in Zhenla, which is an important raw material for future industry.
Historically, Brazil has monopolized the rubber trade for a long time, resulting in the inability of many industries to expand on a large scale due to cost issues.
"Great, I will ask my mother for a delicious meal in the evening. If you have free time, mail these seeds to Grand Duke Ambrosius and ask him to find a way to promote cultivation in Chenla."
Franz suddenly noticed Thalia lowering her head and fidgeting with her fingers, and asked.
"What's wrong? What else do you want to say?"
Thalia smiled sheepishly.
"Franz, I have some bad news to tell you."
Franz's expression hardened.
"explain."
"We got the seeds, but Mr. Costa said we have to pay more."
Franz was speechless for a while. He didn't expect that the royal family could also be ripped off. But then I thought about it, Talia would definitely not reveal her identity.
Seeing that Talia was generous and a woman, the other party made an impromptu decision and raised the price.
But when I think about it, it's wrong. She was obviously given it in two installments, and there was a contract. Could it be that Costa is crazy?
Then he looked up and down Thalia. Thalia was tall, with long golden hair hanging freely, exquisite facial features, fair skin, and the special temperament of an aristocratic scholar of this era. As long as she doesn't smile, she really gives people a cold, arrogant and stunning feeling.
The points that must be deducted are her shoulder width which is comparable to that of a man and those two small tiger teeth.
"Have you been harassed?"