New learning has always been the main force that promoted the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Science and technology allowed the people of the Ming Dynasty to have stronger military power, more efficient production efficiency, and more convenient transportation and communications. Its role has already penetrated into various fields of the Ming Dynasty.
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Now Liu Jin proposes to establish the Ming Academy of Sciences and give some of its outstanding scientists, engineers, and researchers the status and honor of academicians. This is an affirmation of science and technology, and it can also promote the development of science and technology.
"Da Ming Academy of Sciences?"
Zhu Houzhao quickly read Liu Jin's memorial, thought about it carefully and said: "The name of the Ming Academy of Sciences is not enough. The word "royal" should be added to the name. The name of the "Royal Academy of the Ming Dynasty" sounds better and can better express my commitment to science and technology.
Support and recognition.”
"In addition, I will take out 10 million taels of silver from my internal funds and deposit it in the First Bank of Ming Dynasty. The annual interest will be approximately more than 400,000 taels of silver."
"These more than 400,000 taels of silver are used for the annual academician selection. Thirty places are selected every year, and each place is awarded 10,000 taels of silver. The remaining more than 100,000 taels are set up to award a Science and Technology Progress Award to three scientists who have made outstanding contributions.
,engineers,researchers.”
"These researchers, scientists, and engineers are indispensable for our Ming Dynasty to be able to prosper today. Without the powerful weapons and weapons they developed, our Ming Dynasty would not be able to sweep all directions, and it would be impossible to have the vast territory it is today."
"Without the advanced cultivators, harvesters, rice mills, flour mills, etc. they developed, it would be impossible to have the billions of cultivated land we have today in the Ming Dynasty, the inexhaustible food, and the people would no longer be hungry."
"Without the various medicines and treatments they developed, our Ming Dynasty's population would not have been able to grow rapidly, and it would be impossible to have the prosperous and prosperous age of our Ming Dynasty with 40 million compatriots today."
"Liu Jin, your proposal is very good. Both the imperial court and the people of Ming Dynasty should be more loyal to the development and progress of science and technology and improve their status and status."
Zhu Houzhao was very supportive and agreed with Liu Jin's proposal.
He himself likes to do research very much. In the fields of electromagnetics and mechanics, Zhu Houzhao is still an authoritative person, so he can understand the huge role that technology brings.
Zhu Houzhao was also involved in the first steam harvester of the Ming Dynasty.
The first harvester was developed and was very efficient. Controlling the machine could complete harvesting very easily. The efficiency was much higher than traditional harvesting methods.
A person who can drive a machine can easily harvest hundreds of acres of land in a day, but if you rely on a sickle to harvest, even if you are exhausted, you will only be able to harvest a few acres of land in one day.
There are also textile factories in the Ming Dynasty. Factories using new textile machinery are very efficient. An ordinary worker can spin hundreds of times as much cloth in a day as a traditional textile machine.
This was still the situation when science and technology first came out. Nowadays, Ming Dynasty has made great progress in all aspects of science and technology.
In the medical field, with the emergence of penicillin, the mortality rate in Ming Dynasty has been greatly reduced, especially among children and infants. In the past, if ten people could feed half of them, they would have to burn incense, and even a pneumonia or a flu would be a big problem.
May lead to premature death.
But now, with the development of medical technology in the Ming Dynasty, especially the emergence of penicillin, these diseases are no longer terrible, the mortality rate has been greatly reduced, and the average life span of the Ming Dynasty has increased by 20 years.
Zhu Houzhao saw all these and clearly understood the importance of science and technology.
Now Liu Jin proposed the establishment of the Ming Academy of Sciences, and Zhu Houzhao was very supportive. He also very generously took out 10 million taels of silver from his own funds as a reward and set up a Science and Technology Progress Award.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin couldn't help but salute Zhu Houzhao respectfully.
This Zhu Houzhao, he is really lustful when he is lustful, and he is really playful when he is playful.
But people are very smart, and at the same time they are very clear about right and wrong.
He knew what was important and beneficial to Ming Dynasty, so he supported Liu Jin's proposal and even used his own money to set up a progress award.
"Haha, Liu Jin, you also think my proposal is good, right?"
Seeing Liu Jin speaking so respectfully of his sage, Zhu Houzhao immediately grinned happily.
"My dear friends, what do you think?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Shouren, Zhong Fan, Yang Yun, Tong Rui and others.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"I believe that the treatment enjoyed by this academician of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy of Sciences should be based on the treatment of a fifth-rank official. He should be given the identity and status of a judge, and he can also receive the salary and treatment of a full-rank official from the imperial court."
Wang Shouren thought for a while and added.
"The salary and benefits of a fifth-grade official?"
"It's quite average, but it's almost the same. It's just that the identity and status of this juren is a bit low. In fact, from my point of view, I can directly grant the status and status of a Jinshi."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he thought for a moment and said.
"Your Majesty, if you grant the status and status of a Jinshi, I'm afraid the scholars in the world will be dissatisfied."
Wang Shouren said quickly.
"If you don't accept it, just accept it. Do you need them to accept it?"
Zhu Houzhao said with an indifferent expression.
Nowadays, there are very few officials from the old school in the imperial court, almost to a minimum. They are basically officials from the new school of reform.
No matter what, all officials passed the imperial examination and are still traditional scholars. Traditional scholars in the world attach great importance to and care about this.
Being a Jinshi is the lifelong pursuit and dream of countless scholars.
The imperial examination is held every three years. Tens of thousands of candidates travel thousands of miles to the capital to take the exam, not just to get a spot on the gold medal list and become a Jinshi.
However, there are only more than 500 places for each imperial examination, and crossing a single-plank bridge is no longer enough to describe it.
If the status and status of a Jinshi were directly granted, the traditional scholars in the world would indeed be dissatisfied.
There is nothing special about the identity and status of candidates, but there are many candidates. There can be many provincial examinations in each province every three years, which is not unusual.
"Your Majesty, I believe that more standards should be added to the academician selection system to select those who have truly made outstanding contributions."
Zhong Fan thought for a while and added.
In the human society of Ming Dynasty, many things will inevitably become human accidents in the end, which is not a good thing if used in the technical field.
Therefore, the system must be improved to avoid such incidents as much as possible and make the selection more objective and fair.
"It can be done through recommendation and selection. First of all, recommendations need to be made by people with status, influence and status."
"For example, recommendations from existing academicians, or recommendations from principals of major new schools, well-known professors, or officials of the third rank or above of the imperial court."
"The selection should be left to many academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences, or some professors, experts and scholars in related fields should be convened to discuss and select."
"If there are too many people, it will be ultimately handed over to the Emperor of Heaven for review!"
When Liu Jin heard this, he thought Zhong Fan's idea was a good one.
The selection of this academician is a big deal. After all, it involves status, honors, and rewards of real money and silver. If there is no set of perfect systems and the decision is still made by the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, in the end, laymen will turn to insiders and fall into favor.
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Therefore, Liu Jin also introduced some more mature methods from later generations.
"This is a good method. It's better for the technical people to evaluate each other themselves. Laymen simply don't understand what's going on."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately applauded.
He himself is a technical person and knows very well about things in the technical field. A layman simply doesn't understand what's going on inside.
Taking penicillin as an example, laymen only know that it can cure diseases, and it doesn't seem to be much different from other drugs. However, insiders are very aware of its value and what penicillin means.
There are many other fields, such as the field of electromagnetism. The person who may be the first to discover that magnetism generates electricity and electricity generates magnetism may not be considered very powerful, but those who are really devoted to research will know that if they want to discover a new
It is very difficult to find out the phenomenon.
It takes many years of research and careful observation to discover new phenomena and then use them to eventually form new breakthroughs and developments.
"Your Majesty, the Science and Technology Progress Award can also be selected according to this method. First, a selection committee will be formed, and the members of the committee will make recommendations, or other people with status and status will make recommendations. Finally, everyone will select three people."
"If there is any dispute, it will ultimately be left to the emperor to make the selection."
Liu Jin thought for a while and added again.
The Science and Technology Progress Award is a very good award.
According to Zhu Houzhao's plan, 100,000 taels of silver can be used to reward three outstanding contributors every year. Even if the 100,000 taels of silver are divided equally among three people, one person can get more than 30,000 taels of silver.
These more than 30,000 taels of silver are almost equivalent to more than 30 million in later generations, which is enough for people to have enough food and clothing.
In comparison, this award in later generations seems a bit petty. With a reward of several million, you can't even buy a house in places like the Imperial Capital and the Magic City.
To be honest, people who want to engage in scientific and technological research can do so with peace of mind. At the very least, it should be free of worries. It should be more open-minded.
Zhu Houzhao is relatively very generous. Each selected academician will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver, which is enough to buy two houses in the imperial capital. In addition, he can enjoy the treatment and salary of the fifth grade, at least in terms of life.
It is definitely guaranteed and you can go about your research without any worries.
