Chapter 6 Murder and Arson.
In 2022 - or simply the first dozen years of the 21st century, the UK in late October is definitely not hot, but it can't be said to be particularly cold either.
After all, it has a temperate oceanic climate, and the climate does not change much.
For example, in Woolsthorpe, Newton's hometown, at the end of October the daytime temperature was about 9 degrees Celsius, and the nighttime average was 4 degrees Celsius, and then that was it, there was no need to wear particularly thick clothes.
But 1665 was different.
This involves geographical knowledge:
Little Ice Age.
The Little Ice Age, as the name suggests, refers to a relatively cold period, but it was still warmer than the major Ice Age that destroyed a large amount of animal and plant life.
Each Little Ice Age in history resulted in a significant drop in the earth's temperature and a significant reduction in global food production.
This caused violent social unrest and a sharp decline in population.
The last Little Ice Age was from 1350 to about 1850, with the coldest in the late Ming Dynasty, and the lowest peak was about 4.5 degrees different from now.
This is also one of the important reasons why the Ming Dynasty will perish, and it is also why many sophisticated time-travel writers will say that the end is the most difficult setting to overturn - it is too difficult to fight against the Little Ice Age on your own. It's too difficult.
The local time point for benchmarking in 1665 was the fourth year of Kangxi's reign, just over 20 years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the coldest period of the Little Ice Age.
At the same time, due to the geographical location of the British islands, the temperature changes during the Little Ice Age were actually more dramatic than those on the mainland.
Therefore, the temperature in Woolsthorpe at this time was about 7.5 degrees lower than that of the same period in later generations, and it could be below freezing during the day. (Literature reference doi: 10.27307/d.cnki.gsjtu.2018.000319)
Xu Yun's shoes are the latest Anta low-cut thermal boots, and their thermal insulation effect is many times better than Newton's own shoes.
Therefore, it is theoretically reasonable for Newton to have such a cool operation. After all, the character of this founder is indeed a bit like that.
Of course.
Still the same sentence:
Before his confrontation with Hooker, Newton was at best a delinquent, not a veteran.
Just like before Ah Wei met Brother Jie, he was at most a rebellious young man who secretly played games. After meeting Brother Jie, he started another stage of his life.
At this time, Newton's selfishness is an inevitable character caused by the environment in which he grew up. It is somewhat similar to the food protection of wild cat cubs, which can be rescued.
Moreover, it can be seen from Newton's behavior that he only took away his own shoes and did not touch his clothes at all. This young man is really not the kind of zero-dollar purchaser with no bottom line, but he has a closed value system: < br>
What seemed wrong to outsiders was a matter of course for him, so he chose to reach out, while other actions exceeded the boundaries of 'reason' in his heart, so he chose to stop.
in short.
This is a bad person with incorrect values, but there is a bottom line.
And teach bad boys
Xu Yun is quite experienced.
When he was writing novels in his previous life, he taught more than 30,000 unknown classmates. In this life, he also served as a teaching assistant for a class while studying for a Ph.D., and he saw a lot of all kinds of gods and men.
Coupled with the counterpart's knowledge reserve, theoretically there is still a chance to correct Mr. Niu.
Of course.
All these ideas have a premise - to be able to stay by Newton's side.
While Xu Yun was thinking.
After explaining the issue of the ownership of the 'fine', Newton was also looking at the stranger he had brought back. His frown showed that he was in a state of hesitation.
Not so long ago.
After Xu Yun felt the weight of knowledge with the books in his hands, Newton's mood gradually calmed down.
Then he carefully observed the stranger and found that in addition to his special appearance, his clothes, skin, and skin plumpness were all very different from ordinary refugees.
Especially the pair of glasses he wears on the bridge of his nose. Most people may not be able to afford such a gold-rimmed auxiliary tool for their entire family.
In addition, Newton was still a school student who had just obtained a bachelor's degree at this time, and his mood was relatively less complicated than that of adults. Most of the time, the simplicity of school students is reflected in borrowing money. I don't know how many students who have not gone out into society have a deep understanding of the human heart. The recognition of these four words "sinister" came from the first money I lent to my roommate.
Based on the above reasons, Newton chose to take Xu Yun back to his home, and after some consideration, he took possession of the pair of shoes on Xu Yun's feet.
no way.
The thangka shoes on Newton's own feet only have some deerskin on the sides. The other parts are made of rough cotton and linen. There are even a few pieces of old cloth embedded in them. It feels so sour when the wind leaks out.
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After all, it's one thing to save someone, but it's another thing to pay a fine for the other party's violation of your rights.
Even if it goes to the Lincoln County County Court, this matter must be his own.
Then looking at Xu Yun's bare soles, Newton bent down and took out a pair of slippers with a bunch of patches from the bottom of the storage cabinet.
Then with a snap, he threw it in front of Xu Yun:
"Put on the shoes you just washed last week. I also have a few questions to ask you."
At the end of the seventeenth century, Britain was in the era of the death of Cromwell and the restoration of Charles II, that is, the period of the Stuart dynasty. Therefore, the thinking of the entire society was extremely chaotic. This was reflected in the spread of the "Boer Ordinances" mentioned earlier. The process is particularly clear.
The idea of 'fines' in the "Boer Ordinance" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so you can often see the following scene:
A decent man who mistakenly enters someone else's manor is caught, and sometimes he may even be beaten up. Then the owner takes away something of certain value from him and asks where he came from. In the end, both parties hit it off, and in the evening We started eating at the dining table - but the item was still not returned.
This thing is just like the ancient local bound feet and the neon disembowelment concept. It is outrageous, but it is very characteristic of the times.
It was precisely because of this that Newton was able to take Xu Yun's shoes and communicate with him as if nothing had happened.
His gaze returned to the house.
Although it was difficult for Xu Yun to understand Newton's specific thinking, he himself didn't think that pair of shoes was very important. The height was only 328 - especially in front of the grandmaster of all physics people, how could this be a big deal?
Therefore, his expression is also very calm, and he speaks in a fluent early modern foreign language:
"Thank you. It doesn't hurt to say anything."
Listening to Xu Yun's standard English, Newton's eyes finally flashed with curiosity:
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Isaac Newton. What about you?"
Xu Yun opened his mouth when he heard this, subconsciously wanting to say his name.
But just when the name was about to blurt out, he suddenly thought of the reminder of the mission - although this was a parallel world, there might be some traces that would affect future generations.
If the so-called trace is a name and it happens to contain other details of appearance, there will be some trouble in preserving it.
At least from the perspective of stability, it is obviously inappropriate to report my real name.
However, before the words were spoken, Xu Yun did not have much time to think, so he could only reflexively replace the name with the deepest impression in his mind:
"Down below."
"Li Feiyu." (End of Chapter)