Chapter 1763 The establishment of a modern scientific system
"Hahaha!" A hearty laugh came from the Qianqing Palace, which made the four auxiliary officials, ministers, eunuchs and guards who came and went on errands very surprised: What did your majesty know, and you are so happy? Those who have been in the palace for some time recall the past and remember that the last time His Majesty was so happy was when he learned that the Hanzhou Continent was discovered. Could it be that a new continent the same size as the Hanzhou Continent had been discovered?
Of course, Yun was so happy not because of the discovery of the New World. Although the Mojia Hunter Continent had been discovered at this time, Fukuyama Rokuro and others had just returned to Hanzhou and had not yet reported the matter to Wang Yun; Miura Yuzhen had not yet come to the capital to be captured by him. The reason why he was happy was because of Cao Zheng's new discovery.
Cao Zheng's new discovery is the three laws of motion discovered by Newton in history, the law of inertia, the law of acceleration, and the law of action and reaction.
Newton's three laws of motion are not just three laws, but perfect the basic methods of modern scientific research. Therefore, they have epoch-making significance in the history of science, marking the birth of the modern scientific system. And the modern scientific system is This is where the country has led the world in history. As long as the Ming Dynasty can establish a modern scientific system, it will always be ahead of the world. How can Yun be unhappy?
In fact, Yun was very surprised that someone in the Ming Dynasty discovered the three laws of motion now. After all, because China has always been pragmatic, few people have studied these things that are not of much use in reality for the time being, even if some people have studied them in history. It is also difficult for the results to be passed down. In fact, China has always lagged behind in the research of purely scientific theories. But it has been discovered now, so I can't help but be surprised.
However, when he recalled the progress in the past ten years since he established Gezhiyuan, from theoretically verifying the heliocentric theory, to the three laws of planetary motion, to observing the moon, observing sunspots, observing the Milky Way, to developing calculus, and now The discovery of the three laws of motion, although it is surprising to have so many important scientific results in such a short period of time, there was no 'skipping' in the middle. It was developed step by step. Thinking of this, Yun's surprise suddenly disappeared. , and I can’t help but think: Human intelligence is really immeasurable. Cao Zheng, Sichengtang, Zhou Wei, and others, these people have developed so many great results in just more than ten years and advanced science. To reach this point is their luck, my luck, and Ming Dynasty’s luck.
Yun laughed for a while before he stopped and said to Cao Zheng: "Cao Qing, your discovery is of great significance. I will reward you heavily!"
"Your Majesty, I dare not accept it," Cao Zheng said immediately. To be honest, he didn't quite understand why Yun was so happy. In his opinion, these three laws are certainly useful, but they can only be used to build houses. , may also be used in shipbuilding, cannon building, and various equipment, but it is not used in other aspects, and it is not as useful as the three motion laws of the sun, moon and stars proposed by Zhou Wei before. If you are not aware of these three Given how useful the law was, of course he would not dare to accept Yun's praise hastily and would refute it again and again.
"My dear, there is no need to shirk. I am very clear about the meaning of these three laws and they are of great use. I will definitely reward you generously." Yun said: "What kind of reward do you want, just say it, I will definitely agree to it."
"Your Majesty, the study of these three laws is not just the work of me alone. Mr. Bolu helped me a lot, as did Master Si and His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince." Cao Zheng said again.
"Wen Ye was useful in researching these three laws?" Hearing his words, Yun asked suspiciously: "You didn't say that deliberately just to please me, did you?" Borunevsky asked about the research It was expected that the three laws would be helpful. After all, he taught Cao Zheng systematic geometry, and they often conducted research together; but Sichengtang's help in research was beyond his expectation. Wen Wen It's even more incredible that it's useful. How long has he been studying with Sichengtang? What use can it have?
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Sixth Son of the Emperor is very intelligent and has learned profound knowledge. I have something to discuss with Chief Si, and during the conversation I mentioned the three laws I am studying. Chief Si made some suggestions that are very useful for my research. His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince also made useful suggestions." Cao Zheng said.
Yun was dubious about his words, but it was always nice to hear others praising his son. Yun smiled and said: "In that case, I will praise Wen Cai in a while. But even with the help of others, these three laws It was also Aiqing who found out, of course I will reward them, but how can Aiqing not reward them?"
"But I see that Aiqing will not take the initiative to ask for rewards. In this case, I will decide the reward for you. I remember that when you verified the heliocentric theory, I added the title of Aiqing Zhengsi, the fourth rank of Qiandu, and the title of censor of Qiandu. He was awarded the title of Zhongyi Dafu, and was also granted the title of hereditary commander of the third rank. After the reform of the title system in the 15th year of Jianye, he should be a baron."
"In this case, I will confer the title of earl to Aiqing, and grant the title of imperial envoy to the third rank of Zhengyi and deputy capital. I will first confer the title of Jiayi Dafu, then promote it to Tongyi Dafu, and then grant it the title of Zhengyi Dafu."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cao Zheng immediately knelt down and agreed, with a very excited look on his face. That's all. He was made a hereditary earl. Although he would be demoted to a higher rank, he was still an earl now. How many nobles above earl level were there in the Ming Dynasty? However, There were only dozens of people. He suddenly became one of the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty. How could he not be excited?
"There is no need to be polite, dear, please get up." Yun said with a smile. Cao Zheng kowtowed a few more times before standing up, but his face was still full of excitement.
Yun originally wanted to talk to him about writing down his process of researching the three laws of motion, but seeing how excited he was, he probably wouldn't be able to listen to anything he talked to him about now, so he said: "Cao Qing, Dear, please step aside now. I grant you three days' leave."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Zheng said hurriedly, but his face turned red. He knew that Your Majesty noticed his excitement and wanted to go home immediately to share it with his family. While he was grateful to His Majesty, he was also a little embarrassed. .
Yun smiled again and asked him to retreat.
After that, he summoned Yang Zhu, the envoy of the Gezhi Academy, together with Borunevsky, Sichengtang and others. In the name of Yang Zhu's meritorious leadership, he also gave him the official title of third rank; Borunevsky and Sichengtang also had his own reward. Yang Zhu and Sichengtang were not very concerned about the rewards they received. They were just very curious about Cao Zheng's reward: even Sichengtang, who had done a small favor, was promoted to one level. How much reward would Cao Zheng receive? However, no matter how much they thought about it, they never expected that Cao Zheng would be granted the title of earl.
I met the three of them. Because it was already past noon, and because I was delayed for some time listening to Cao Zheng's report, many memorials had not yet been approved. Yun stopped taking a nap and ate some food in a hurry before continuing to criticize. Memorial. Today is the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, the last day of the holiday. Many memorials were sent to the capital on this day, and Yun was also very busy.
After finally finishing all these memorials, the fourth auxiliary officers came to Qianqing Palace to report to Yun the memorials that they had handled and those that did not dare to make decisions on their own. Yun was probably very excited after hearing what they had handled. What is it? After finishing answering the memorials that I had to answer, the sky began to darken.
"Today is really busy. Fortunately, tomorrow is a holiday. Even if there are still a few memorials, they can be dealt with quickly. It won't be so busy." Yun said to himself after finishing all the things.
"Lu Yi, please remember to ask the young eunuch to clean the entire Qianqing Palace without missing anything; send someone to Kunning Palace and tell the Queen that I will rest in Kunning Palace tonight." He ordered again.
"Yes, the officials and servants know." This was the same as the previous instructions. Lu Yi was not surprised and agreed.
Yun asked a few more things, and Lu Yi agreed one by one. Yun stood up, stretched, and walked towards Kunning Palace.
Not long after, he came to Kunning Palace and joked a few words with Xiyao. Just as he was about to walk into the palace, he saw Min'er running out. After saluting, he immediately asked: "Dad, you have made Cao Zheng, deputy director of Gezhi Academy, uncle." ?”
"How did you know?" Yun asked.
"It was Wen who told my daughter. The news has spread outside the palace!" Min'er said: "The whole capital knows that dad has conferred the title of uncle to the deputy director of Cao Yuan. Even the coolies at the dock are talking about it with others!"
"So fast?" Yun Neng had a premonition that his seal would arouse heated discussions among people, but he didn't expect it to spread so quickly.
"Tomorrow, dad will wait for the table to be filled with memorials of remonstrances." Min'er smiled. But the smile on her face quickly turned into a look of curiosity. "Dad, why do you want to confer the title of uncle to the deputy director of Cao Yuan? Because he researched the three laws of motion."
"That's the reason." Yun didn't want to say anything more about this, because Min'er's next question must be 'What are the three laws of motion and what are they used for?' This question he couldn't answer, so he simply changed the subject. "What are you doing these days? Why are you so close to Wen? You were not as close to him as you are now."
"Because my daughter has funded the research of many people in Gezhi Institute, but as a woman, my daughter cannot go in and out of Gezhi Institute frequently, so I can only ask Wen to send money to them on my daughter's behalf and check whether the money they took was used for research." Min Min. Er said very calmly.
"Funding so much research in the Gezhi Academy is bad for your reputation. You'd better reduce your funding." Xiyao didn't know what the three laws of motion were, and wouldn't say anything about Yun Jia conferring Cao Zheng the title of uncle. She had been silent just now. Shi interjected.
Min'er had a look of disapproval on her face, but didn't say anything. Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, Yun hurriedly said: "Min'er, what your mother said makes sense. If the money allocated by Gezhiyuan cannot get results, many The research will not be fruitful, so some research by the Gezhi Institute should not be funded."
"My daughter knows." Min'er agreed without saying much.
"It's good to know." Yun took her hand and walked into the hall. Xiyao had a look of helplessness on her face, but she could only say nothing and walked in together.
In the palace, Yun avoided Min'er's question of "Why should Cao Zheng be rewarded so highly?", but he did not avoid Wen Yuan. The prince raised this question solemnly.
Facing Wen Yuan, Yun couldn't fool him, but Wen Yuan firmly believed that the uses he mentioned were not worth the position of an earl. Yun could only say in the end: "The three laws of motion are very important. My father can't explain it now, but You will definitely be able to see it in the future.”
Although Wen Yuan looked puzzled, he didn't say anything. Instead, Wen Qi smiled and said, "Dad, will you really see the importance of the three laws of motion in the future?"
"Definitely." Yun was still a little hesitant just now, but now he is determined. In just a dozen years, Ming Dynasty's research on astronomy has progressed from the level of the 15th century to the level of the 17th century. In his lifetime, There will be no problem seeing the three laws of motion in action.
Seeing their father's determination, Wen Yuan and Wen Qi were stunned for a moment and could only nod slowly.
"Okay, okay, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, why are you talking about this?" Xiyao said, "We can wait until after the New Year."
"Yes." The two of them agreed hurriedly.
"Husband, do you have any opinion on the matter of choosing a princess for Wen Yuan and Wen Qi?" Xiyao suddenly remembered this matter and said to Yun.
"Aren't you asked to select girls from the girls' school who are good-looking and come from families of viscount barons or middle-ranking officials?" Yun asked rhetorically.
Xiyao's face turned red, but it just passed by for a moment and quickly returned to normal. "There are a few women who meet the requirements, but after careful inspection, they all have inappropriate qualities."
She started talking immediately. Which girl is sixteen years old this year, tall and well-mannered, and very suitable for the family, but she has said in private that she will not allow her future husband to take concubines, which is not very suitable; which girl is fifteen years old this year? , he is also tall, has a good character, and has a suitable background, but he has a very incompetent younger brother at home who fights cocks and steals dogs all day long, which may drag down Wenyuan Wenqi; which girl is sixteen years old this year, has a beautiful appearance, and is very suitable for being a prince. Concubine, all the brothers in the family are also making progress, but my left leg is slightly sloping due to a fall when I was a child... In short, even the five or six candidates are not particularly satisfied.
"Well, my husband doesn't have any good suggestions. However, since we are choosing wives for Wen Yuan and Wen Qi, let them have a sneak peek and decide on whichever one they like, how about this?" Yun said.
"That's okay, but" Xiyao hesitated. Although she understood that harmony between husband and wife was the most important thing, Wen Qi was fine with it. Wen Yuan's wife was the future crown princess. She thought whether it was suitable for her to be a mother-in-law in the world was better than Wen Yuan herself. more important.
But Wen Yuan and Wen Qi were both here, looking at her eagerly, and she could only agree. But she thought in her heart: 'I have to choose the candidates I showed them, they will not be very suitable for me. Get rid of the Crown Princess's people.'
