Toynbee didn't hide it either, and said directly and affirmatively: "Personally, I think this is a good way to win over Jonas Zhou." A talent like him, an honorary title that does not involve any interests, if it can be wooed, can be said to be very cheap. ”

George VI nodded, glanced at Zhou Nan, who was still hanging his arms on the stage, and sighed: "It's hard to believe that among the Orientals, there can be such an excellent talent." ”

Toynbee followed him and said, "After all, he received a Western education from a young age, didn't he?" ”

George VI smiled slightly, he was not afraid that Zhou Nan had no desires, but needed Zhou Nan to ask for something, and only if he asked for something, could he use it.

No feelings are as useful as real interests, and people and social structures are connected by interests.

By this time, the speech had come to an end. Zhou Nan's topic turned to the internal deconstruction research method he proposed, which deconstructs history not through people, but through the evolution of species.

Before Zhou Nan, Britain should have been the most comprehensive country in the world for biological research, after all, this country dominated the world for two or three hundred years and had countless talents.

What's more, they had a founder of biology, and that was Darwin.

Darwin's contribution to biology is like that of Newton in physics, and the biological system he established has been influencing the world for generations to come.

Therefore, Zhou Nan's creatures affect the world, which is not difficult for the British to accept.

But with the exception of Zhou Nan, no one has linked biology to history and humanities, which is interesting to many scholars.

Of course, in addition to being interesting, it is also deeply inspiring for most people.

The spread of wheat, soybeans, corn, and potatoes has affected all corners of society centuries ago, but it is the first time that these have been linked to the evolution of humanistic thought and the development of society.

All scholars have to admire Zhou Nan's intellectual and structural perspective, but from a global perspective, this is not Zhou Nan's originality.

Seven hundred years ago, Dante believed that world history is a whole, made up of nations and peoples; World history is a process of continuous development of human intellectual potential and continuous improvement of human culture; The ultimate goal of world history is to build a permanently peaceful society in which culture flourishes and people live a happy and free life.

A group of humanist historians of the Renaissance re-put forward the slogan that man was the measure of all things in ancient Greece, and devoted themselves to recording and exploring the activities of human beings themselves, thus opening the prelude to the development of Western bourgeois historiography.

Baudouin's The Structure of World History, Jean. Bodan's "Methods for Easily Understanding History", Keller's "Antiquity. The General History of the World in the Middle Ages and the New Period" and Forrestie's "Chronicle of the World" all show that Western historiography in the Renaissance period gradually got rid of the interference of God's theological thoughts, and looked directly at human beings themselves from a philosophical perspective, that is, explained the development law of world history from the development of human society itself.

At this time, because of the development of these ideas, the influence of living beings on the world was almost thrown away from their own knowledge system.

The rationalist historiography that flourished during the Enlightenment marked the establishment of modern bourgeois historiography. In the process of criticizing Baussure's General History of the World, Voltaire explored the theories of world history such as the unity of human historical development, and personally compiled in-depth and specific works on world history, which had a profound impact on the theoretical research and compilation of world history in his contemporaries and later years.

Scholars agree that Voltaire's On the Customs and Spirits of the Worlds of the World is the first true work of world history in the modern sense. The book discardes the biblical foundation. The traditional world history system centered on Christian civilization has established a new world history system centered on human civilization.

Pioneering the use of comparative methods to examine the history of human civilization from a global macro perspective; It expands the scope of historical research, comprehensively studies all aspects of human history as a whole, and reveals the unity of human historical development.

Voltaire's influence was profound. In a sense, the slogan proposed by Zhou Nan to study general history or global history is actually a revival of the historical tradition of the Enlightenment Age, and it is also a response to the model of world history represented by Voltaire.

Therefore, although Zhou Nan's "General History of the World" sold well and was wonderfully written, in the European academic circles, they did not think that this system was established by Zhou Nan, even if he was the first to collect it.

However, the topic of biological influence on the world was the first one really put forward by Zhou Nan, and there has been a certain degree of research.

For the academic community, adding an additional research direction to history and humanities will not touch their status. And Zhou Nan spoke vividly and interestingly, so most people can accept this concept.

What Zhou Nan wants is their acceptance, and by accepting this concept, Zhou Nan can really develop in this direction and become a generation of grandmasters.

The speech ended in warm applause, and George VI couldn't help frowning when he saw Swiss Ambassador Condaway walking towards Zhou Nan, who was stepping down, with a smile on his face, and many people surrounding him.

"I'm not going to join in the fun, I'll ask the squire to give you a copy of my upcoming schedule later, you can arrange it, let this Jonas meet me as soon as possible."

Toynbee nodded and said, "I'll arrange it according to your itinerary, but what topic do you want to discuss with him?" I think he should be asked to prepare. ”

"I got a copy of the minutes of his speech in the Netherlands the day before yesterday through the Dutch Parliament, and I was very interested in the national independence trend he proposed."

George VI's departure did not affect the atmosphere of the scene, and in the eyes of scholars, there was always a contempt for authority on the one hand, but on the surface.

Scholars like Zhou Nan are the people they truly recognize.

Although Zhou Nan fired a map cannon today, almost everyone was satirized, but because Zhou Nan stopped at the point, he did not side to either side, which also made these people think that Zhou Nan is a worthy target.

Toynbee didn't expect Zhou Nan's brain to be so smart, he only knew his situation yesterday, and today he came up with the best coping mode.

Standing on the commanding heights of academia and criticizing everyone, this is the first to make your position clear. When there was no direction for his academic attack, he took the initiative to cut off his way.

Condaway smiled and handed him a telegram in front of everyone, and said intimately: "Jonas, this is a telegram just sent by the Federal Council, and while you are in London, you will be entrusted by the Board of Education to sort out the British education reform plan for the Tudor period, so that it can be ......"

Zhou Nan didn't wait for him to finish, he took the telegram and said with a smile: "I am very happy to be able to make a little contribution to my country......

Kang Dawei also found that he was a little too wordy in front of these scholars, and what he should have done was to directly explain the government's appointment of Zhou Nan. He braked in time and said with a smile: "I know you still have some entertainment at noon, so...... We'll talk about it again at afternoon tea. ”

Zhou Nan nodded, shook his hand and said, "I am not very familiar with London, and during my stay in London, I still need Mr. Condaway to take care of me." ”

"Of course, that's my job, too."

When Kang Dawei saluted and left, a strong man with a full face and beard who could not tell his age stepped forward and asked in German: "Mr. Zhou, do you intend to establish a separate discipline about the influence of biology on history?" ”

Seeing Zhou Nanleng for a moment, he hurriedly introduced himself and said: "I am Stockholm of the Royal Agricultural Society, Mr. Zhou, after listening to your speech, I suddenly realized that the spread of agricultural species has an indelible impact on the changes of human society. I intend to do a complete review of the evolutionary and transmission history of various species, and to study the relationship between them. ”

Zhou Nan agreed: "This is a good idea, agricultural associations have more complete crop literature reports than other industries, and collating these materials can get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Holm hesitated for a moment, but then asked, "So, is Mr. Zhou willing to complete this work with me?" ”

Zhou Nan didn't quite understand, and in front of everyone's eyes, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and said in a deep voice: "It's better for me to find a time to visit Mr. Zhou, and then we will talk about this matter in detail." ”

In this era, the British Agricultural Association probably has the most literature in the world, Zhou Nan was originally going to collect this information, and now that someone is willing to do it for himself, he is of course happier.

He shook Holm's hand again and said, "I'll ask Etinny to leave his contact information for Mr. Holm's arrival." ”

Next, there are still many scholars who greet Zhou Nan, most of them communicate with Zhou Nan with various questions, but because there are too many people, most of them just pass away with a few words, or make another appointment.

Coming out of the Great Hall, most of the members of Britannia College did not leave, and everyone arrived at Piccadilly Street behind Waterloo Square, which is also one of the busiest streets in London, with the largest number of luxurious clubs in Europe.

Toynbee and Zhou Nan kept talking while walking, and Toynbee also told him what George VI meant.

"The king will go to Portsmouth tomorrow for a meeting, and on Sunday afternoons and evenings, there is no itinerary scheduled, so you get ready, and we will enter the palace on Sunday afternoon."

Zhou Nan didn't know much about the contact with the king in this era, and as a loser in another life, he never thought that he would see the king one day, so he wouldn't look at the etiquette knowledge in this area.

"Do I need to do anything to prepare?"

"Of course, there will be a court etiquette officer to communicate with you that morning, and I will be with you."

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