At the time when Geng Chen led the Qing army and Prince Zhuang to fight, Chen Jialuo was inspecting Jiangning University, where Lavoisier, Lagrange, Messier, Priestley and other European scholars are currently conducting research and teaching.

"How are you gentlemen staying in Nanjing? Are there any inconveniences in work and life? After lunch, Chen Jialuo invited them to drink tea and eat snacks, and then asked.

"Very good, Your Majesty! Especially the food here is simply amazing! Priestley was full of praise for the food in the school cafeteria, and he looked like he was much fatter than when he arrived.

For the British, Chinese food is probably the most desirable point, right? After all, the British cooking skills are too good, Chen Jialuo remembered the god post he had seen in his previous life - "We British People Can Cook", and immediately understood Priestley's mood, and said with a smile, "Mr. Priestley likes it, if a few gentlemen are willing to stay in my China for a long time, as long as you are willing to sign a ten-year work contract, then the school will arrange a private chef and an independent courtyard for you, Mr. Priestley may wish to consider it!" This is also Jiangning University's standard configuration for professor-level staff.

"Huh?" Priestley hesitated and asked, "Then can I go back to China to visit my relatives in the next ten years?" ”

"Of course you can, but I think it's better to take your family over if you stay for 10 years!" Chen Jialuo persuaded, "Don't you want your family to taste this delicacy every day?" ”

"Your Majesty, I am willing to sign a long-term contract!" Priestley was still hesitating, but Lavoisier couldn't wait, and the laboratory set up by Jiangning University exceeded the standards of universities in France in all aspects, which was a rare opportunity for a young man. Coupled with some chemical knowledge that Chen Jialuo occasionally talked about, it was difficult for him to refuse.

With Lavoisier taking the lead, several others also agreed to sign a long-term contract, which made Chen Jialuo happy, as long as there is a beginning, are you afraid that other scientists in Europe will not follow?

"Your Majesty.". Lavoisier was able to speak simple Chinese in a short period of time, and he shrugged his shoulders and said, "I am now experiencing a very frustrating thing at work, many teachers and students cannot read my name, which makes me feel very awkward." ”

"Haha, the pronunciation of Chinese is very different from the pronunciation of French, and this kind of thing is inevitable!" , Chen Jialuo laughed for a while. Suddenly a funny idea came to me, "Why don't you take a Chinese name, and other teachers and students will call you your Chinese name in the future, so that there will be no mispronunciation of the name!" ”

Your Majesty makes so much sense, why didn't I think of it? When Lavoisier was in a daze, the interpreter next to him quickly touched his arm and whispered, "Please ask Your Majesty for a name." That's a great honor! ”

Lavoisier was also of aristocratic origin and quickly understood the meaning of the translation. Hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty, would you please choose a name for your humble servant?" ”

Doesn't a lowly servant sound like a slave? Chen Jialuo suddenly remembered the British nobles who claimed to be the queen's servants, and the translation seemed to be similar to that of Lafayette's minions! Thinking about Lavoisier's Chinese name, "I remember your full name is Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier, right?" We Chinese have a habit of having the surname in front of the first name, and the pronunciation of the surname Lavoisier and the surname Le is somewhat similar. Your surname is Le! As for the name? It's called Antong! The pronunciation is also similar to Antoine! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, in the future, your servant will be called Le Antong!" Lavoisier, oh no, now it's called Le'antong. His face was beaming, and his mouth kept muttering his new name, well, it sounded taller than Lavoisier's divine horse.

"Your Majesty! Please give me a name too! Lagrange and others also understood that it was a great honor for the emperor to give a name, and immediately pleaded.

"Good, good! Don't worry, come one by one! Seeing these people, Chen Jialuo remembered the classmates who fought for the help of foreign teachers to get English names when they were in school.

"Your Majesty, my full name is Joseph Louis Lagrange, what do you think is the right name?" , Lagrange saw Chen Jialuo's gaze turned to him and hurriedly said.

"I want to think about it, the pronunciation of your surname Lagrange is somewhat similar to the surname Lang, and you will have the surname Lang in the future!" , which reminded Chen Jialuo of Lang Shining in the Qing Palace, and he didn't know if he could catch it alive this time, "If the name is called Joseph, Lang Joseph also sounds very elegant!" ”

"Your Majesty, my full name is Charles Messier." , his research for many years has not been recognized in Europe, but he has received a lot of praise here, so Messier can be said to have the highest degree of belonging to China among these people.

"From now on, your surname will be Mei, and your name will be Chashi!" "Hey, Machas, Machas, why does it sound like nothing?" No, I'll talk to the president of Jiangning University later, and let him pay close attention to Mechas's work in the future, and don't let him be lazy!

"Your Majesty, my full name is Joseph Priestley, am I also called Joseph?" , Priestley's name is the same as that of Lagrange.

"Uh." , Chen Jialuo was slightly upset, can't foreigners think of a few more tricks when choosing a name? It seemed that Priestley definitely didn't want to be called Joseph in the same way as Lagrange, so he asked the translator next to him and said, "Priestley changed his surname to Peng, Joseph means hooded big in English, this big and the coat are somewhat similar in style, and you will be called Peng Ruling in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty! When I take my family over, I will also give my child a Chinese name and pass on the surname Peng! Priestley, oh no, it was Peng Ru Ling, replied happily.

This scene was also recorded in the living notes by the officials who recorded the living notes, and later became an important document for the study of Europeans' enthusiasm for taking Chinese names, although the deeds of European missionaries such as Matteo Ricci, John Tang, and Bai Jin were in the past, the academic community still unanimously agreed that the trend of taking Chinese names originated from this gathering between Chen Jialuo and four scientists, and then Peng, Le, Mei, and Lang became the four most favorite surnames of Europeans.

Le Antong, Lang Joseph, Mei Chashi, and Peng Ruling, hearing this name Chen Jialuo laughed, and they didn't know how to record it in the textbooks of later generations? Joseph Lang's median value theorem? Le'an with the formula? That sounds like a good name! (To be continued......)

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