"Xueshi Su, Mr. Wu, how about building the Academy of Sciences here?"
This is a farm outside Runing City. Zhu Changjin, the Crown Prince of Chong, pointed to the houses on the village with great interest and said to Su Hao and the old scholar Wu Zhicheng who were following him. Several followers were driven away by Zhu Changjin.
Far away, because Zhu Changjin thought they were too indifferent and would affect his conversation with Su Hao and Wu Zhicheng.
Wu Zhicheng was recommended to Zhu Changjin by Su Hao. Zhu Changjin, with a try mentality, sent people to Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province to issue a letter of appointment to Wu Zhicheng, asking him to work as an aide in Prince Chong's Mansion. Wu Zhicheng was very disapproving of this invitation at first, like others
Like a scholar, he was very disdainful of these vassal kings, and he did not think that these people had any real desire for virtue.
However, the servants sent by Zhu Changjin also brought a letter written by Su Hao to Wu Zhicheng. The letter gave a brief introduction to Zhu Changjin's situation, explaining that Zhu Changjin hired Wu Zhicheng this time out of the idea of exploring the way of studying things.
, This is very consistent with what Wu Zhicheng is currently doing. After Wu Zhicheng read this letter, he changed his original intention and came to Runing all the way with several large boxes of books.
Zhu Changjin summoned Wu Zhicheng in the living room of his yard. The two talked about something unknown. When Wu Zhicheng came out, Zhu Changjin actually walked to the door in person. This was a courtesy that no one had ever enjoyed.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Changjin sent a letter to Su Hao, claiming that he wanted to set up an academy, with Wu Zhicheng as the president, to recruit talents from all over the world, and to specialize in the study of Fo Langji theory. It is said that this motion was approved by Zhu Yijue, the king of Chong.
"Your Majesty, isn't this noise a bit too big?" Su Hao persuaded with good intentions. He was worried that the second generation ancestor was just on a whim. If he lost interest, wouldn't he be leaving a mess for others to clean up?
"Life is short, and the ocean of learning is endless. Since we know that there is such a wonderful theory, how can we not pursue it with great fanfare?" Zhu Changjin said poetically.
"But what does the prince want to pursue?" Su Hao asked again.
Zhu Changjin said: "Mr. Wu taught me the principles of mathematics, physics, and chemistry. By the way, he said that you taught him these things. He has gained a lot of insights of his own in the past two years. He
He told me a lot about the directions he wanted to research, saying that if he could research it, it would be able to explain many doubts around him and help me make the Ming Dynasty rich and powerful. I believe all these things. I just feel that such a mysterious theory is not worth mentioning.
If Mr. Wu can figure it out on his own, he will be overwhelmed. If ten or a hundred great scholars like Mr. Wu can do it together, wouldn't it be possible to achieve a hundred times the result?"
"But what kind of achievements does the prince want to achieve?" Su Hao continued to ask.
Zhu Changjin said: "I heard from Mr. Wu that you once told him that thunder and lightning from the sky can be brought to the ground for use. Thunder and lightning can be used to push a waterwheel. The waterwheel can be turned without water, wind or animal power. My son
What I want to do is to make this prophecy come true."
Su Hao was shocked by Zhu Changjin's lofty ideals. He advised: "Your Majesty, this is just the study of mathematics. Research in physics and chemistry requires money. The Crown Prince said that thunder and lightning can be used to drive waterwheels.
It is the category of electrical research. To engage in electrical research, it involves wires and motors. These are things that cost countless dollars to develop."
"For this prince, money is nothing more than an external possession." Zhu Changjin said calmly.
Su Hao asked again and again and finally understood that Zhu Changjin was serious. He didn't know what kind of temptation Wu Zhicheng gave him to make him want to set up an academy with the purpose of studying Western theories.
What Su Hao could do was to change the name of the academy for Zhu Changjin to Runing Academy of Sciences. Because what Zhu Changjin wanted to do was completely different from academies everywhere nowadays. This was clearly what an academy of sciences should do.
According to Su Hao's intention, he would rather build a Royal Academy of Sciences. Unfortunately, Zhu Changjin was just a prince and was not qualified to use the title of "Royal".
To set up an academy of science, a venue is naturally indispensable. Su Hao pointed out that if you want to do experiments in physics and chemistry, it is inevitable that there will be some movement, or some pollution of waste water and exhaust gas. Such an institution should be arranged in Runing
In the city, it is not appropriate. This problem naturally cannot be difficult for Zhu Changjin. Prince Chong's Mansion has more than a dozen farms outside Runing City. It is enough to build an academy of sciences at any one of them.
Zhu Changjin had never been so energetic as during this period. He personally took Su Hao and Wu Zhicheng to the selected farm for an on-site inspection to listen to their opinions on the transformation of the farm. He also called the manager of the farm on the spot and ordered him to follow Su's instructions.
The requirements of the bachelor and Dean Wu were implemented to the letter.
To establish an academy of sciences, researchers are the most critical. Zhu Changjin spread the word of hero, recruiting great scholars who are interested in arithmetic and the study of things, and promised generous training. Su Hao finally experienced what it means to be rich and powerful, with thousands of
Two taels of silver were just a drop in the bucket for Zhu Changjin. In comparison, the investment of people like Xu Guangqi in scientific research in the capital was simply worthless.
In the late Ming Dynasty, although the Eight-part Examination still occupied a mainstream position, there were also many scholars who were interested in exploring science and technology. Previously, these people could not find a place where they could specialize in studying the way of studying things.
Research results cannot be shared with others. I heard that King Chong of Runing Prefecture had set up an academy specifically for the study of gewu. Confucian scholars from all over the country heard about it, and the farm was suddenly crowded.
It is completely impossible for a vassal king to make such a big fuss without the court paying attention. Zhu Yijue wrote a letter to Wanli, explaining what his son had done, and repeatedly stated that if the Academy of Sciences
Whatever new things can be researched will be submitted to the court as soon as possible to serve the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy.
Wanli replied to Zhu Yijue's letter, in which he highly praised the emperor's nephew Zhu Changjin's desire to study, and symbolically allocated several hundred taels of internal funds to show his sponsorship. In fact, the emperor was not interested in the vassal king's self-entertainment.
We have always taken a supportive attitude towards things. Because only by letting the feudal kings find something to do, they will not have all kinds of disobedience due to boredom.
Su Hao also did not expect that he originally suggested to Zhu Changjin to study the Folangji theory in order to prevaricate him, but in the end, he accidentally created an Academy of Sciences in the Ming Dynasty. He went to the Academy of Sciences and held several discussions with Confucian scholars from all over the world.
He was soon overwhelmed by everyone's desire for knowledge. Ming Dynasty was not without talents. What it lacked was just an opportunity for talents to release their talents.
Algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, mechanics, optics, electromagnetism, inorganic chemistry... Based on his own memory, Su Hao listed a huge knowledge system for the Academy of Sciences. As for how to establish these disciplines,
That depends on the wisdom of all researchers.
"If this identity is not too sensitive, I would also like to become a researcher at the Academy of Sciences." Li Zhi said with envy after listening to Su Hao's introduction to the Academy of Sciences.
"Mr. Li, please don't join in the fun. This is all to find something for Prince Chong to do so that he won't bother me when he's bored." Su Hao said with a smile.
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate this Academy of Sciences. Although I did not personally participate in it, I can imagine its vitality based on a few words about the reform. For thousands of years, this craftsmanship has been
They are all passed down by word of mouth among the craftsmen, and all the skills are tried out time and time again. This academy of science can turn the skills of the craftsmen into techniques, so that they not only know what they are, but also how to understand them.
So, this is an amazing change."
"That's what I say, but scientific research is really not something that can be accomplished overnight. There are some things that the prince wants to do, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for a person to do it in his lifetime." Su Hao said. He remembered that Zhu Changjin told him about electricity.
The thing is, given the technological background of the Ming Dynasty, it was very difficult to realize the steam revolution, let alone the electric revolution.
Li Zhi said: "It's hard to do it in a poor life. Then it takes two or three generations to do it. Isn't the knowledge we have today accumulated by our predecessors from generation to generation? As long as someone takes the initiative, everything will be fine.
It's done. Change it. In this sense, your merits will last forever."
Really? Su Hao was a little surprised and a little excited. If everything he did could become the enlightenment of modern Chinese science and technology, then it would be a worthwhile trip for him to travel through time. At this point in time, the relationship between Western science and technology and China
The gap in science and technology is not that big, but in real history, China's science and technology did not develop, while Western science and technology improved with each passing day, eventually leaving China's science and technology far behind.
If Zhu Changjin's power can be used to promote the scientific and technological progress of the Ming Dynasty, will China's science and technology still fall behind the West in another 100 or hundreds of years?
Su Hao didn't allow himself to imagine anymore, and let everything take its course. If Zhu Changjin could maintain his current enthusiasm, then maybe countless scientific and technological sparks would really burst out from this Academy of Sciences. But if the situation changes, then this
The vigorous scientific and technological revolution is nothing more than the whim of a second-generation ancestor, and it cannot be said to have made any contribution to society or history.
If Su Hao were a prince himself, he would prefer to be the president of the Academy of Sciences himself, leading a group of like-minded Ming Dynasty scholars to overcome various scientific difficulties and establish a scientific system that was original to the Ming Dynasty. But he knew that this was
It is unrealistic. He is still a low-key person. If he cannot handle the mission entrusted to him by the court, then he should not imagine that he will have any say in the future.
"Mr. Li, let the Crown Prince figure out the matter about the Academy of Sciences by himself. It would be better for us to concentrate on solving the affairs of the Runing Mansion. These days, Mr. Li has been studying the files of the Runing Mansion with great concentration, and he should be able to figure out some clues.
?" Su Hao asked Li Zhi. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
ps: Chengzi is trapped in a cocoon. He took on a project that was beyond his ability, and now he is trapped. I processed the data at home for 7 days during the National Day, and it has not been completed yet. It feels like the more things I do, the more trouble I get.
It looks like, I still don’t know what the next step will be. My brain is occupied by the data, and I can’t code the words, so I keep updating. Please understand. Today I took a break from the busy work to publish a chapter, mainly to tell everyone
, this book has not entered the palace yet. As for whether it will enter the palace... Well, I am busy first.