A guard came in with a box and said to the eunuch: "Your Majesty, this is a manuscript compiled by Grand Master Ding You during his reign."
Zhu Zaiyi was shocked: "Bring it here quickly!"
The manuscripts obtained by the emperor were all copied by his disciples and sent to the capital by the royal guards.
During the Ding You period, Wang Yuan was surrounded by Jinyi guards, and it was unclear whether they were monitoring or protecting him. But the emperor did not go too far. The leader of the Jinyi guards who performed the task was the son of Wang Yuan's old friend Wu Liande.
There are many manuscripts, divided into two parts.
One is called "Macroeconomics", which discusses national income, inflation, court intervention, etc. It is a supplement and improvement to the previous "Wealth of Nations".
One is called "Physics", which is divided into mathematics, mechanics, optics, astronomy, chemistry, and biology. Wang Yuan is the president (chief editor) and Song Ling'er is the vice president. They summarize and compile the research results of these years, and most of them are written by many disciples. results.
The biology section is very simple, defining animals and plants, and explaining the existence of microorganisms.
Wang Yuan wrote in "Introduction to Biology": "The creatures of heaven and earth have spirits, and all living things are spiritual, and they are for human beings... Creatures exist in the world and are all-encompassing. I am just giving some ideas and waiting for others to add."
The chemistry that was completely off track was corrected by Wang Yuan.
What his disciples considered to be a "fire essence", Wang Yuan defined it as a gas and named it "oxygen". He also said that matter has three states. As long as special conditions are met, oxygen can also be solid and liquid.
Wang Yuan wrote in "Introduction to Chemistry": "The heaven and earth transform into all things, and some of them are knowable and some are unknowable... Chemistry is the study of the principle of the transformation of all things... Metal, wood, water, fire and earth are the elements of the universe. Yuanzhi (element)? That’s ridiculous. Gold includes gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, tin, etc. Experiments show that each has its own place. Wood is a living thing, not a dead thing, and it is not the elemental substance of the universe... There must be various kinds of elemental substances. (Elements) are arranged and combined to form a certain matrix, and are called atoms, and atoms are arranged to form objects... This is my guess, and I hope that others will confirm or prove it wrong."
The contents of astronomy and optics are mostly the research results of Qin Tianjian officials and navigational onmyoji.
There are galaxies in the universe, and there are solar systems in the galaxies.
The sun is a star, and there are six planets around it: Venus, Sui (Jupiter), Chen (Mercury), Yinghuo (Mars), Yu (Saturn), and the earth. For the convenience of memory, and based on the five elements, they are called: Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, earth.
"There is another star, which is invisible to the naked eye and can only be viewed with a telescope. Liu Yi, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, saw this star for the first time and ignored it as a comet. Li Ying, the supervisor of the Qintian Supervisor, saw this star for the second time. Consider it a star and make a star chart. Now I look at it and see that this star has an obvious motion trajectory and is not a star. This star also does not have a comet tail. Its trajectory is nearly circular and not the flat shape of a comet. I deduce that, This star may be the seventh planet in the solar system. It is tentatively named the 'Ice Star', or the 'Mist Star'."
The star named Ice Star or Fog Star by Wang Yuan is Uranus.
Copernicus died of illness in Beijing last year. Before his death, he was a minor official in the Tianjian of the Ming Dynasty. He was only a minor official from the ninth rank. However, he combined the achievements of Ming Dynasty literature to revise and improve his "On the Movement of Celestial Bodies". This book also It was recorded in Wang Yuan's "Physics and Astronomy", and all the Onmyoji of the Ming Dynasty called Copernicus "Gosili".
After Zhu Zaiyi got the manuscript, he only read the introduction of each article. Some of them could be understood, while others were confused.
But whether he understands or is confused, Zhu Zaiyi is more in awe of the teacher, feeling that the teacher seems to know everything in the world.
Zhu Zaiyi ordered the eunuch: "Give it to the Chief of Ceremonies and the Ministry of Rites to engrave and print these manuscripts. The printed version of the book by the Chief of Rites is hidden in Wenyuan Pavilion; the printed version of the Ministry of Rites is sent to the six ministries and the chief secretaries of each province. There are also
, "Shaofeng Dictionary" and "Records of Emperor Wu" have been compiled and will be printed after the grand master returns to Beijing."
This was Zhu Zaiyi's way of continuing to enhance Wang Yuan's prestige and achievements. The higher he promoted Wang Yuan, the more he forced Wang Yuan to leave.
When Wang Yuancheng reached the border of Huguang, "Macroeconomics" and "Physics" had already been printed. It can be seen that the little emperor couldn't wait and summoned hundreds of craftsmen to carve the engravings.
Wenyuan Pavilion is not only the location of the Cabinet Office, but also the Royal Library of the Ming Dynasty.
Wu Qing, the new beauty who was released this year, was assigned to watch the government in the cabinet, and will soon be sent to another place to serve as an official.
The name Wu Qing is really easy to remember. There is an interesting story in history. It is said that he originally won the first prize in the examination, but when Emperor Jiajing heard the name, he directly said: "Is there such a ruthless number one scholar in the world?" So, the first prize was gone, so he changed the name.
To explore flowers.
At the same time, Qin Leiming was also rumored to be interesting, saying that there was a severe drought in the country at that time. Jiajing eliminated Wu Qing's number one scholar, and instead selected Qin Leiming as the number one scholar, just because the name made it rain.
Who is this year's top pick?
King Zheng Zhu Houtan!
Although he has voluntarily given up the title of Prince Zheng, everyone still likes to call him Prince. This is a kind of respect, because Zhu Hounan's experience is so bizarre that no one thought that he could get the number one scholar in the exam, or even the Jinshi exam.
Wu Qing heard that Wang Taishi's new book had arrived, and immediately went to Wenyuan Pavilion to look for the book. He was not qualified to read the books in Wenyuan Pavilion, so he also asked a person from the Central Library to issue a certificate, and went to collect the books because of work needs.
Pavilion.
As soon as he entered, Wu Qing was surprised and said: "You are all here!"
However, this year's first-ranked Jinshi, as well as more than 20 common people, who were assigned to the cabinet and the imperial office to observe the government, all came to watch Wang Yuan's new book.
Zhu Houkan, the number one scholar, is also there.
The Director of Ceremonies printed four sets in total. Qu Jingchun climbed up the ladder, and Qin Leiming followed below, passing them down one after another.
Li Xun grabbed a copy of "Physics and Optics". He could understand it at first, but gradually became confused because the book also arranged the spectrum. The book objectively described two theories. Some physics disciples believe that light consists of particles.
Others believe that light is a kind of wave. Wang Yuan did not make any comment on this, and only let the latecomers slowly verify it.
"Brother Huangfu, what are you looking at?" Li Xun tilted his head.
Huangfu Lian said: "Macroeconomics is a book that truly manages the world and helps the people. It is a must-read for officials and governors."
Li Xun walked a few more steps and peeked at the book in Zhu Houkan's hand, but it was "Physics·Chemistry".
Zhu Hounan has long studied mathematics, astronomy, and mechanics, but has not yet come into contact with chemistry. At this time, he is reading with great interest and can't wait to do experiments with the books immediately. With his character, he will probably give up further education at the grassroots level and choose to stay in the Hanlin Academy for research.
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Zhou Shizuo, one of Wang Yangming's disciples, said with emotion: "The Grand Master is really a genius through the ages. He has already understood the principles of heaven and earth. It is difficult for me to read these knowledge, but it was actually the Grand Master who created it."
Everyone agreed and felt this way.
In fact, how could Wang Yuan have so much free time for research? Except for economics, all other manuscripts were compiled, and the contents had long been published in Acta Physica Sinica and Journal of Physics.
Of course, it is already scary to be able to read so many research results and annotate or correct some of the content. Thanks to Song Ling'er's help, even Wang Yuan had to slowly understand some of the latest research results.
As these guys watched, they each took out paper and pen to copy the book, each copying one copy, and then exchanged it when they got home.
Before the engravings of the Ministry of Rites were printed, the manuscripts had already begun to spread, and some booksellers even bought the manuscripts and pirated them. The pirated copies were all movable type editions with slightly poor quality, but they quickly spread to the south and were even taken to Japan and Korea by maritime merchants.
Scholars all over the world came to read it, and more than 90% of them were dizzy after reading it. Only less than 10% of the readers felt like they had found a treasure.
Liu Mei, a great scholar of North Korea, specially sent his tribe members to Beijing and brought back a set of hand-written copies, which became a family heirloom of the Liu family of North Korea.