托马斯·杰弗逊是美国最伟大的总统之一。就美国而言,他无疑是名垂青史的功臣,但是,就外人看来,或者说以道德标准来衡量,托马斯·杰弗逊却与“江洋大盗”并没有什么太大区别。杰弗逊做贼,做出了相当的水平。早年,他被派驻到法国做公使时,几乎把大部分时间都花在了对法国南部和意大利北部农村的考察上。当时,农业在美国占据着非常重要的地位,而美国的农业生产却非常落后,稻谷等作物很难获得高产。通过深入细致的调查研究,他发现意大利的稻谷品质非常优良。然而,那时意大利是严禁粮食外运的,他们甚至不惜以判处偷运粮食者死刑来表达政府的坚强决心。 Thomas Jefferson is one of the greatest U.S. presidents. As far as the United States is concerned, he is undoubtedly a hero of history. However, judging from outsiders or moral standards, there is not much difference between Thomas Jefferson and The Thief of Jiang Yang. Jefferson as a thief, made a considerable level. In his early years, when he was assigned to France as a minister, he spent most of his time examining the countryside in southern France and northern Italy. At that time, agriculture occupied a very important position in the United States. However, the agricultural production in the United States was very backward. It is very difficult to obtain high-yield crops such as rice. Through in-depth and detailed investigation, he found that the quality of rice in Italy is very good. However, at that time Italy was a baron to food embargoes, and they even expressed their firm determination to use the death penalty to convict those who smuggle food.