Fox of France

Joseph knew that Cullen was quite skeptical about his so-called independent research on "Descriptive Geometry". Maybe it was Monge who was the real founder of "Descriptive Geometry". It is less doubtful to create a similar technique at the same age as I was back then.

Joseph did learn descriptive geometry in his previous life. He believed that after hundreds of years of development, the descriptive geometry of later generations must have developed more than the descriptive geometry at this time. But he didn't know how far Monge's original descriptive geometry had developed. Joseph thought about it, and felt that some techniques of projection transformation were probably developed by later generations, so he recalled it carefully in his heart, then added some of this part of the content, and began to talk about it in detail.

The Duke of Orleans listened with interest until Joseph finished a part of it and stopped temporarily, then he asked Monge: "Mr. Monge, how does Joseph's method compare with yours? "

"It's roughly the same." Monge said. After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone, and suddenly realized that his words might imply that Joseph did not create descriptive geometry by himself, so he hurriedly added: "But there are still some things that are different, such as how he handles descriptive geometry. The projection transformation used in the map method is very interesting, which I have not thought of before. The map drawn in this way will be more useful. Although the method created by Mr. Bonaparte is basically the same as mine in principle, but In practicality, even better than mine. Monsieur Bonaparte, you are a genius in mathematics!"

Monge's drawing geometry has always been kept secret, so even the few people next to him hadn't had much contact with them before. Now everyone heard what Monge said, and naturally dispelled their doubts.

"Joseph, I didn't expect you to be a math genius. Well, last time I heard that you were still in middle school? At..." Duke Charlie suddenly couldn't remember which middle school he was in.

"It's Louis the Great's school, His Royal Highness. Joseph and my nephew Amon are classmates." Lavoisier added with a smile.

"That's right, that's right. Last time I saw him with Amon." Duke Charles looked at Joseph with admiration and said, "It's the happiness of France that such young people keep coming out." .It’s just that it’s too unfair to get the honor it deserves and even live in poverty after making such an achievement. I think we should give Joseph some compensation for this.”

Condorcet nodded and said, "I think Joseph's thesis is at least very discussable, so he should be able to win this prize and get a prize of 600 francs."

Because the Duke of Orleans mentioned compensation, even Cullen and Monge did not object.

"It's too little." Duke Charles was not satisfied.

"Your Highness, don't worry, such a talent will not be buried." Condorcet said, "When this paper is published and the light speed experiment is completed, I think Joseph can get a teaching position at the University of Paris. Even got a position here. Well, Joseph, I hear you're due to graduate soon. How about it, interested? I can send you a letter of recommendation."

Before Joseph had time to speak, Monge rushed ahead and said: "Joseph is very talented in descriptive geometry, but this is a secret technique. If he goes to the University of Paris, he will not be able to study these easily. That's really too much." It's a pity. The Paris Military Academy is looking for a teacher who can teach descriptive geometry. They entrusted me to recommend an expert to them. Why don't I recommend him to the Paris Military Academy to teach mathematics with Mr. Laplace. It’s better. And I can also fight for more allowances for him. In terms of income, it is definitely more than that at the University of Paris. Joseph, what do you think?”

In terms of reputation alone, the University of Paris is of course more famous. But in terms of income, it is true that, as Monge said, teaching at the Paris Military Academy will earn more. In addition, Joseph knew that the revolution was about to break out. In the revolution, various forces will come on stage after you sing. Today there are royalists hanging on the lampposts, and tomorrow there are today's revolutionaries on the guillotine. And the University of Paris is the place where various political schools gather. If you come here, you may be involved in uncontrollable political struggles for some reason. By comparison, the Paris Military Academy was much safer. And after entering the military system, you can also make some necessary preparations for the future.

Thinking of this, Joseph said to Monge: "Mr. Condorcet, thank you very much for your recommendation. However, I think I am more inclined to Mr. Monge's suggestion. My father has just passed away, and there are still a few younger brothers who want to study at home. Well, I really need money right now. And my brother Napoleon happens to be in the Military Academy in Paris. He's a troublemaker, and I think I'll be able to watch him better when I'm there."

After hearing this, everyone laughed together. Duke Charles laughed and said, "It seems that all the elder brothers always think that the younger brother is a troublemaker. Well, I can imagine what it would be like for the younger brother to enter the classroom and find that the teacher above him is actually his elder brother." ..."

"Let's go back to the speed of light experiment." Lavoisier said.

"Okay, let's continue..."

...

Two days after this visit, Joseph received a letter from the French Academy of Sciences by courier, informing him that his thesis had won a prize and a prize of six hundred francs.

These bonuses made Joseph's life a lot easier. Two days later, he received another letter from Monge. In this thick letter, Monge told Joseph that the Academy of Sciences had completed preparations for the speed-of-light experiment, and that it was going to be carried out at a castle of the Duke of Orléans on a night ten days later—a night without a moon.

At the end of the letter, Monge tells Joseph that he, along with Laplace, recommended him. I believe that in a few days, he will be able to receive the official letter from the Paris Military Academy. As soon as he graduates, he can report to the Paris Military Academy.

Joseph was very proud of getting the letter, but it was a pity that Napoleon was not around, so he couldn't show it off to him. It would be even better, though, to suddenly appear in uniform, in the classroom where Napoleon was teaching. Well, you can also point Napoleon on the blackboard to make difficult problems. This is really, it makes people feel happy to think about it.

In addition, with living money in his hand, Joseph immediately remembered the classic line of Master Lu in "Water Margin": "Neo has faded out of his mouth!" Joseph calculated, if he Go to the restaurant, spend two francs, and you can have a delicious meal, and your mouth will be full of oil. But think about it, Napoleon is not here, leaving his brother to eat alone, such a thing, Joseph can't do it. So he had no choice but to continue to be patient, but fortunately there were only a few days left next weekend. Wait until the weekend, you can take Napoleon out for a big meal.

It's just unfortunate that there are several restaurants on the way Joseph goes to school. The grade of those restaurants is not high, and the price is not particularly expensive—at least, according to Joseph, who has hundreds of francs in his pocket today. In the past, Joseph passed by here when he was going to school, and he would often smell the aroma of broth wafting from these restaurants. But at that time, Joseph didn't even have a single coin in his pocket, so the allure of the aroma of the broth didn't seem particularly great, at most it just made Joseph swallow a mouthful of water, hold his breath, and speed up his pace. But this time, the situation was a little different. With money in his pocket and the possibility of having a real meal, the aroma of the broth became even more irresistible. Joseph tried to pick up his pace, but the broth seemed to become a bungee cord, binding him and pulling him back hard. It took a lot of effort for Joseph to break free, but when he arrived at school, he was late for class for the first time in his life. Fortunately, the teacher didn't notice him because he was too short-sighted, and gave him a chance to sneak into the classroom.

In this way, it was easy to survive until the weekend. Generally speaking, Napoleon would come to Joseph on foot after school-this was more economical. Considering the walking distance, it should be around five o'clock in the afternoon when he arrived, just in time to go to a restaurant for a meal. Joseph told Father Jean-Jacques early on that when Napoleon came over tonight, they would go out to have a good meal together, so today, including Father Jean-Jacques, there was no need to eat black bread.

However, it wasn't until almost seven o'clock that Napoleon slowly came to Joseph's place. At this time, all the restaurants on the street were closed-after all, this was not an era with rich nightlife. And Father Jean Jacques, who was so hungry that he couldn't wait any longer, made half a loaf of dry bread and ate it with water.

"Why are you here so late?" Joseph asked, holding back his displeasure.

"A fellow treats me to dinner," said Napoleon.

"Damn it, you actually ate?" Joseph, who was hungry, could hardly suppress his anger, "Wait...someone actually invited you to dinner? I heard that you are not popular at school?"

"I helped him finish his math homework." Napoleon said proudly.

"But I'm still hungry..." Because of hunger, Joseph was not even interested in showing off his prize to Napoleon.

"Are you waiting for me to finish the meal together?" Napoleon was taken aback. "Isn't it just two pieces of black bread? Is it worth waiting?"

"Okay, you will eat black bread tomorrow!" Joseph gritted his teeth.