For people of this era, especially those who have never seen a steam train, it is absolutely shocking when they see a steam train for the first time. Even if they really see a living god, the level of shock is probably just that.
That’s all!
Amidst the rumbling sound, the steam train pulling a dozen carriages sprayed mist and began to slow down slowly as it entered the station. The huge body, the incredible way of traveling, and the strength that was never imagined in dreams,
Everything is so incredible!
"What is this?" Zheng Sishan, the general manager of the Ryukyu Kingdom, asked in surprise when he came back to his senses.
The Ming Dynasty man who led them here immediately started to proudly explain to them. The emperor invented the study of physical studies, etc. He said that these three scholar-bureaucrats of the Ryukyu Kingdom were like three peasants who had just come from the countryside to the city.
, my mouth opened wide when I heard it, but I didn’t know it.
After a long time, after coming back to his senses, Jin Yingyuan, the official who was thinking about the matter, quickly asked: "The Ming Emperor is so wise and powerful, what happened to the thieves?"
"Thieves' rebellion? What kind of rebellion? Oh, you said that the former bandits had been driven to the southwest by the imperial court. They joined forces with the chieftains to rebel, and were suppressed and beaten by the imperial army!"
"Don't worry, the thieves everywhere have been wiped out. Now our Ming Dynasty is basically in peace and prosperity."
"By the way, there is also the Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong. When the imperial court is willing, it will be put down. I'm afraid you don't know that the imperial court has won two battles and killed 200,000 to 300,000 Jianlu horses.
Their princes were all captured, taken to the capital and beheaded alive!"
"..."
Jin Yingyuan and others were stunned when they heard this again. Is this the same Ming Dynasty that they came to before? Could it be the Ming Dynasty last time, not this Ming Dynasty? Or, the Ming Dynasty this time is not the Ming Dynasty?
Or maybe he is still sleeping in the cabin and is he dreaming?
For the Ryukyu Kingdom, it is absolutely incredible that the Ming Dynasty has undergone such great changes in just a few years.
Just like when they stayed in the Ming Dynasty for several years and then returned to the Ryukyu Kingdom, they found that the King of Ryukyu not only wiped out the Japanese in the country, but also occupied the Satsuma Domain. This is simply unimaginable!
After coming back to their senses, Jin Yingyuan and others confirmed again and again. After finding out that it was true, they all couldn't help but be ecstatic.
As the suzerain became stronger, the Ryukyu Kingdom, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, had the hope of asking the suzerain for reinforcements and expelling the Japanese pirates!
I originally thought that this was impossible, but it turned out to be a surprise!
They were rejoicing when suddenly they heard a noise. They turned around and saw a carriage approaching, followed by three cars carrying large and small luggage.
It seems very ordinary, but people on both sides of the road, men and women, are greeting me warmly.
"What kind of imperial official is here?" Jin Yingyuan asked a little doubtfully when he saw it.
When the man next to him saw it, he smiled and explained to them: "This is not a court official, this is the old lady of the Xia family who has come to Beijing!"
"Xia family? What Xia family?" Zheng Sishan was a little confused and asked doubtfully, "Why does it seem so popular? What's the origin of this?"
"Haha, of course you are popular. There are three masters in the same discipline. I would really envy the dead!"
"You definitely don't know that just over a month ago, in the special scientific examination on the study of physics in the capital, one boy and two girls from the Xia family were almost all ranked in the top three. In the future, they will definitely be able to get new titles.
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"Also, the Xia family's young master has been favored by Princess Kunxing and has been designated as the consort. The Xia family's old lady came to Beijing probably for this marriage."
"The emperor has made it clear that although the Xia family's young master will be the Prince Consort in the future, he can still get a new title as long as he meets the requirements in the study of physical studies!"
"..."
Jin Yingyuan and others felt dizzy after listening to a lot of things they couldn't understand. What about the study of physics, the new title, how could there be a woman in the scientific examination?
Waiting for something to happen, I’m really confused!
After the special scientific examination on geophysics was completed, Prince Zhu Cixiang told Emperor Chongzhen about Zhu Yurao and Xia Wanchun. Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to investigate and found out that they happened to be unmarried. He was also satisfied with this Xia Wanchun. Of course, the most important thing was that he had the original history.
The deeds increased, so Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict.
On the Xia family's side, Xia Shuji and Xia Huiji both supported Xia Wanchun as the prince-in-law. Xia Wanchun's teacher and his father's friend Chen Zilong also supported him. Xia Wanchun's father, Xia Yunyi, who is now the magistrate of Changle County, Fujian, finally agreed.
No, Xia Wanchun's aunt Sheng and his biological mother Lu rushed from their hometown to the capital and took the train from Haimen north to prepare for their son's wedding.
As for the crowd of people cheering and admiring on the roadside, the main thing they admire is not Xia Wanchun, but Xia Huiji and Xia Shuji. Both women are among the best. Three heroes in one discipline are even more amazing!
Needless to say, the contributions of these three outstanding men are absolutely inseparable from the teachings of their parents.
Moreover, this is Haimen, and across the Yangtze River is Songjiang Prefecture, where the Xia family lives. After the news of the capital reached Songjiang Prefecture, it had already spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.
At this time, Jin Yingyuan and others were shocked and shocked again, dumbfounded and dumbfounded again. They were simply in a state of bewilderment.
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Everything about Ming Dynasty is really strange!
"Woo..."
The shocked Jin Yingyuan and others were startled when they heard the sound. When they came back to their senses, they saw the steam train exhaling a long breath, starting to move, slowly leaving the station, and getting faster and faster.
The faster it goes, it eventually disappears from their sight.
"This... this..." Jin Yingyuan asked in disbelief, "Can you get to the capital just by sitting here?"
"That's not true. If you get off the Huaihe and Yellow Rivers, take a boat to the other side, and then take a train, you can basically get to the capital!"
After hearing this, Zheng Sishan immediately asked: "This looks very fast, how long will it take to get here?"
"Generally speaking, it takes about ten days!"
As soon as he heard this, he immediately said to Jin Yingyuan: "We can go to the capital in this way. We must go to the capital in this way. It's much faster!"
Their original plan was to take a boat. Otherwise, if they took the land route, the journey would be tiring and tiring.
But now, with such a new means of transportation, which is not only much faster than a boat, but can even be used by the elderly, he naturally doesn't want to miss it.
Jin Yingyuan has the highest official position and he has the final say. Needless to say, he also agrees.
However, they could not take the train right away. Instead, they had to report to the government first. After getting permission, they could go to the capital to have an audience. For the time being, they could only stay here in Jiangnan.
Then, they discovered cement roads, glass, etc. Anyway, they were dazzled by shopping in Daming.
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Not to mention these three envoys from the Ryukyu Kingdom, Emperor Chongzhen of the capital, after the special scientific examination on geophysics, asked Liu Weichao for high school and university mathematics, physics and chemistry textbooks to teach these first-year students.
Candidates study.
There are 150 boys and 100 girls. With such a sudden increase, the original Ming Royal Academy of Sciences is not enough.
Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to allocate a piece of land outside the capital city to build the new Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty.
The designer of this new Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty was still Liu Weichao.
Because according to the request of Emperor Chongzhen, this new Royal Academy of Ming Dynasty was actually a university for later generations. Naturally, Liu Weichao told Emperor Chongzhen everything that a later university should have.
Needless to say, classrooms, in addition to classrooms, there are also laboratories, including physics and chemistry laboratories, as well as libraries, etc.
At this time, the advantages of imperial construction came out.
Reinforced concrete was the foundation, which accelerated the construction speed. Emperor Chongzhen had a glass factory and various instruments needed for physical and chemical experiments. Before that, he had actually instructed the glass factory to conduct trial production so as not to delay the new Ming Dynasty.
It will be used after repair by the Royal Academy of Sciences.
As for the library, most of the books in the collection will be about the science of physics, not just mathematics, physics, and chemistry, but also biology, botany, medicine, etc. Most of the books come from content copied from mobile phones in the past few years.
There are a few parts, such as medicine, agriculture, etc., which were originally included in the Ming Dynasty, so they are included here.
Because Emperor Chongzhen was very concerned about this "university of the Ming Dynasty", the construction progress was very fast.
By the end of the year, it will be basically completed. It is expected to be ready for use next year, that is, in the spring of the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign.
However, there was also a problem that faced Emperor Chongzhen.
Where do the teachers who teach these first-term candidates come from?
Emperor Chongzhen could still find a few people to serve as teachers for the mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge in high school, but it was also very difficult. Not to mention the mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge in universities, which no one had learned at all in the Ming Dynasty.
Even Song Yingxing can't say that he has mastered mathematics, physics and chemistry in high school, let alone others.
Emperor Chongzhen was the first person to acquire this knowledge. After all, he controlled the mobile phone, but the key point was that he was the emperor, so how could he have so much time to learn these things.
Besides, even if he wants to learn it if he has time, he still has to be able to learn it!
Emperor Chongzhen gave it a try and found that he, who was always diligent and could work late into the night, dozed off while reading those chemistry books!
While this left him speechless, he also discovered a benefit. If he couldn't sleep or suffered from insomnia in the future, he could use this trick.
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't solve the problem himself, so he had to consult with Liu Weichao.
When Liu Weichao heard what he said, he immediately thought of something and said funnyly: "If you do this, you will be embarrassed to say that you created the study of physics. Otherwise, how could you, the founder of the sect, not know how to do it yourself?"