There is a horse chestnut tree several feet high in the courtyard of the house. The trunk is straight and the new leaf buds have just sprouted. In early summer, the tree is full of flowers, and the huge white inflorescence is like a gorgeous candlestick, which is a sight to behold.
At this moment, there is a young man in white clothes standing in front of the tree with his hands behind his hands. He is looking at a bud on the tree branch with concentration. His eyes are twinkling, as if he can hear the bloom of life from the tiny buds growing and stripping.
non-voice…
As soon as Fang Jun stepped into the courtyard, he saw this scene in front of him.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the young man in white turned his head. His face was as handsome as a jade, his sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, his lips were red and his teeth were white. It was Yu Minglei who had not seen each other for several days without saying goodbye...
Fang Jun was slightly stunned and asked: "Where are you running to without even saying hello?"
Speaking of which, his tone was somewhat dissatisfied.
From mutual use with Yu Ming's family to friendship with Yu Minglei overseas, Fang Jun had already regarded Yu Minglei as a friend. However, this guy left without saying goodbye, which made Fang Jun worried for a while.
As if feeling Fang Jun's displeasure, Yu Minglei nodded slightly, his handsome face burst into a smile as dazzling as the sun, and said softly: "I'm sorry, it's a private matter of the family. One thing is too late to talk about, and the other thing is very important."
We apologize for the inconvenience of sharing family privacy with outsiders."
Fang Jun nodded and said without paying much attention: "Okay, I forgive you."
A family like the Yuming family that has been passed down for thousands of years will always have countless secrets. Friends should tolerate each other without getting to the bottom of things. Keeping some privacy from each other will last longer than being honest with each other.
Yu Minglei seemed to have known that Fang Jun would understand as long as he listened to his apology and would not ask the reason. He smiled happily and said: "I passed by the construction site by the Kunming Pool today and I was very curious about some tools and equipment.
, If you have nothing to do tomorrow, can you accompany me to explain something?"
Tools and equipment on the construction site?
They were nothing more than shovels, hoe heads, pickaxes and other objects from later generations whose shapes were completely different from those of today, as well as tools that had never appeared before such as tipping buckets. They were completely different from the loading and unloading equipment on the wharf in Huating Town, Jiangnan.
For Yu Ming, who loves to explore the truth of new things, nothing can attract more interest than this...
Fang Jun nodded happily: "Why not? Tomorrow afternoon, I will accompany Brother Yu Ming to the construction site."
The great road becomes simple, and all laws return to their origin. In later generations, this is a fantasy saying, but in this era, it is also the truth pursued by the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Fang Jun does not understand this, let alone Yu Ming’s painstaking exploration
Whether his theory of all things can be inspired by some fresh inventions, he is willing to copy each invention to benefit this era.
It would be great if we could open up people's wisdom in natural science and make natural science attract the attention of the whole society.
The special status of the Yuming family is more prominent than that of the legendary Mohist family. At least the latter was suppressed and ostracized by the central government in various periods, until the entire inheritance was no longer sustainable. However, the Yuming family has a transcendent status and is highly respected by the royal family.
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Yu Minglei smiled and thanked him softly.
He admired Fang Jun very much, not only because Fang Jun could always turn the fantastic ideas in his mind into reality and design and create all kinds of incredible tools and mechanisms, but also because of Fang Jun's broad mind and broad-mindedness.
Bo's courage!
Since ancient times, no matter what kind of technology, the inventors have tried their best to conceal it and become a tool for themselves to seek fame and fortune. Even if they would rather die and be carried into a coffin, they would never teach others easily.
Others say they have learned it, what should I do?
It is common for a disciple to starve his master to death. It is human nature to be selfish, so there is nothing wrong with the way of cherishing oneself.
Because of this, Fang Jun's magnanimity and magnanimity, which never hides various technologies and is even very happy when someone is interested in it, is particularly unusual and precious!
Therefore, Yu Minglei asked doubtfully: "It seems that not only have you never worried about these unique skills being learned by others, but you are even willing to teach them yourself, which has never happened before in the past. I just want to ask, do you really not care?
These technologies are enough to make a family prosperous for a hundred years, or is there another plan?"
Fang Jun chuckled: "Actually, what you want to ask is why someone is so great?"
Although he was very shameless, Yu Minglei did not refute and nodded in agreement, staring into Fang Jun's eyes and waiting for his answer.
Fang Jun looked at Yu Minglei's pure eyes, sighed slightly, and said in a sincere tone: "You are the wisest among the Yu Ming family, so I want to ask you, no matter what kind of technology or knowledge,
, is it better for one person to make great progress by working hard behind closed doors, or is it better for countless like-minded people to jointly spend their efforts on research?"
"What's the point of asking? Manpower is sometimes poor, and no matter how strong one person is, he can't match the wisdom of more people. This is the saying that when three people walk together, there must be one who can teach me."
"So, this is my answer. I just want more people in the world to know that there is actually a lot of knowledge hidden in nature. One person can use a rope to put more pulleys on it.
It can lift heavier goods. The slightly concave front of the shovel can dig out more soil with less effort. Adding a rib in the middle can achieve greater sturdiness with less iron. Several simple materials are mixed together.
It is enough to burst out with the power to break mountains and crack rocks. Even a piece of steel can still float on the water as long as it is made into a special shape... These are knowledge, knowledge given to us by nature, and it is definitely not only found in the Four Books and Five Classics.
Knowledge. Only by better understanding nature and making better use of Dali's principles can we conquer nature faster!"
Confucianism is excellent for cultivating one's character and improving one's own quality. However, Confucianism cannot increase food production, irrigate dry land and turn it into fertile farmland, cure terminally ill people, or refine stone into iron or iron into steel...
If you can't even support your life, how can you talk about cultivating one's moral character?
This sentence is the Confucian thought, but even the Confucians themselves have forgotten it. Or they have not forgotten it, but those high-ranking Confucian scholars, after eating all day long, think about how everyone in the world must abide by the rules.
Don't think about refuting or rebelling, so you use a set of so-called small words and righteousness to imprison people's minds and restrain their bodies.
This is not the law of natural development...
Just like in later generations, there are always people who say that the quality of Waiguo Kernel is better than that of Chinese people, but why don't those people think about the simplest truth - how many days have you had enough to eat?
Human beings are always contradictory like this. When they rebel and become emperor, they will be prepared for others to rebel. They will vigorously encourage people to stay in peace and be loyal to the emperor and patriotism... Why the hell didn't you stay in peace when you rebelled when you didn't have enough to eat?
Disloyal to the king and patriotic?
If you say this to others, they will naturally accuse Fang Jun of blaspheming the saints and speaking fallacies.
But Yu Minglei is different. Yu Ming, who tirelessly pursues the truth of heaven and earth, can best understand what Fang Jun said about how powerful the power from nature is. In comparison, even the most powerful human beings cannot stand up to the power of nature.
It is vulnerable!
Yu Minglei admired: "People in the world always believe in their own eyes, but they don't know that their own eyes are actually the most deceptive. The mist rises, the rain falls from the sky, the sun rises in the east, and the jade rabbit falls in the west. This seems to be ordinary.
In fact, the scene must contain the truth that we don’t know. Otherwise, why would it be such a coincidence that one rises and one falls, rising in the east and setting in the west? Compared with these truths of heaven and earth, the Four Books and Five Classics, and any small words and great meanings, are all bullshit!
Ming has studied the books of sages for hundreds of thousands of years, and the principles he finally summarized are all understood from nature. Only by returning to nature can we truly get close to the most original principles. If we go to the Four Books and Five Classics
Searching, but going in the opposite direction and running in the opposite direction!"
Fang Jun was really surprised.
How could an ancient person still have such knowledge?
Although I don’t know the process of water vapor evaporating and condensing into rain, or the phenomenon of the earth’s rotation and revolution, I can guess that it contains the principles of heaven and earth. This imagination is enough to become the greatest scientist!
Then, Yu Minglei asked another rather strange question: "Fang Jun... do you think lotus flowers can really grow in fire?"
Fang Jun was confused by the question, so he said casually: "I haven't heard about this, but what I am best at is summoning rainbows of seven colors..."