eldest son of Ming dynasty

According to the laws of social development, once the world begins to be at peace and the economy begins to develop to a certain extent, it will soon be reflected in culture, folk arts, poetry and other entertainment aspects.

Now Zhu Houzhao wants to join science.

He could not do this ten years ago. Under the big hat of Confucianism, if the emperor is too biased, there will be many obstacles, and there will be chaos from the court to the people.

But now, ten years later, the image of the Zhengde Emperor has been established. The key is that the power is in control, and there are many practical problems in front of us, which need to be solved by these means. This can be regarded as minimizing the metaphysical disputes and returning to seeking truth from facts. Four words.

This can be regarded as a disguised nationwide system, although it is not that powerful.

"What is the use of the concepts of research and understanding... Let me use this small paper boat as an analogy," Zhu Houzhao had been discussing with them at the pavilion by the lake. The folded paper boat was very delicate and placed on the pavilion. Ripples appeared on the surface of the water. "This is a very common phenomenon, but it is worth exploring in scientific research. You all know that water has buoyancy, but how do you express buoyancy mathematically? How do you calculate how big this force is?" , what we can understand is that the buoyancy of water cannot support an upright person, it is not very big, but at the same time, a boat weighing thousands of pounds can not sink. Why? This all requires exploring the concept of 'force'."

The four people in front of the emperor frowned at the same time. Zuo Zonglu said slowly: "If it is as your Majesty said, what is the use of knowing how to calculate the buoyancy?"

"Of course it is useful. If we know the factors that affect the buoyancy, we can use this rule. For example, if I want to build a three thousand kilogram boat, in order to prevent it from sinking, I have to make it float on the water and bear the load. No less than this much buoyancy.”

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"The mutual fusion and transformation of matter is indeed a more interesting thing. You can see that when white sugar is mixed with water, it becomes sugar water. But is there a visual difference between sugar water and white water? No. How to separate sugar and water? I also say this , use the evaporation and then cooling mentioned in the book. So can we think that the reason why coarse salt tastes bad is that it contains ingredients we don’t need. Similarly, there should be ways to separate it. This is also Experimentation is needed.”

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"Experiments are a very effective way to verify your conjectures. In the process of continuous improvement, you must learn to design experiments and use experiments. As long as the experiment is successful, it is an ironclad fact. At this time, it is difficult for anyone to quibble. ”

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"Arithmetic, investigation of things, and chemistry themselves are also complementary to each other. In this world, you think Li Bai's poems are good, and he thinks Du Fu's poems are good. No one can convince anyone. But numbers are irrefutable. Three plus two equals five. There are always five everywhere, and there will be no difference between different people. Similarly, the maximum number of taels of sugar you can take out from a bowl of sugar water is also a fixed number. Since it is a fixed number, it does not matter whether it is this year, next year or a hundred years After that, the research results you obtain today through arithmetic can be used by future generations, and you will always be remembered in history!"

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cabinet.

"The emperor has been summoning those weirdos from the Academy of Sciences these days. Although strange and cunning techniques have their uses, they are still small ways after all. When we find an opportunity, we must give advice to the emperor and stick to the upright way."

Yang Tinghe now has a gray beard and heavy bags under his eyes, and the reason why he said this is not unreasonable, and he holds this truth in his hands.

Wang Hao took it and took a look, and his eyes immediately darkened, "How can we tolerate such a treacherous minister? What the emperor did was to benefit the people, and it was definitely not a magic trick to refine elixirs for immortality!"

"Having said that, there are a lot of discussions among the government and the public. I mentioned it to the emperor before, but the emperor remained silent and did not respond. This is what I am worried about."

This matter is too important to be ignored.

Wang Hao immediately stood up and said, "You don't have to trouble your Majesty to deal with these traitorous officials. You and I are enough."

Of course, the vote still needs to be drawn up, that is, he must be dismissed and punished by law, and he will never be tolerated!

I originally thought about going to see the emperor again, but someone came to report that the emperor was not in the palace, so I had to give up.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was in the Academy of Sciences. He was dressed in light clothes and paraded in the courtyard with only two guards and You Zhi.

The Academy of Sciences is newly established, and there are still relatively few people. There are only more than 20 non-elder members, and some of them have employment relationships with various colleges and therefore have to teach.

So it was quiet here, mainly because he was tired of visiting Taiye Pond and Imperial Garden, so there was something new here.

Zhang Tianrui followed him around and said: "After I came to the Academy of Sciences, I visited the sages and famous people in the countryside. Fortunately, the emperor gave me a favor. Now the people are very interested in science, and some people even volunteered. After several screenings, I stayed. Part down.”

"I understand what you mean. Whether you can enter the Academy of Sciences and earn this official position does not depend on me, but on these people themselves. How many times did you go through the screening process?"

"I and several elders jointly verified the 'magic arts' mastered by these people."

Zhu Houzhao lacks interest. Even if someone who has never read mathematics, physics and chemistry accidentally knows a change, he knows it but does not know why. When others see it and cannot explain it, then it is science.

"Verification?" The emperor shook his head, "Verification is not enough. According to what I have said these days, we must examine their level in any aspect of arithmetic, inquiry, and chemistry. In my opinion, there are few people who can master it. First, the same is probably true for the people you have chosen. If these people are really interested in science, then you can leave a corner for them to study, but you have to do a good job at the entry level and not be too casual. "

"Yes!" Zhang Tianrui looked a little confused and did not dare to continue talking.

In Zhu Houzhao's mind, people in the Academy of Sciences should mainly come from various colleges.

Students in various colleges also have two options, either to enter the various yamen with released quotas, or to come here.There is a huge demand for talents now, and no one will learn something useless.

While the emperor was patrolling inside, two servants suddenly came over to report. They looked panicked and wanted to come to Zhang Tianrui, but they learned that he was accompanying the emperor, so although they were extremely anxious, they did not dare to disturb him.

Zhu Houzhao was enjoying the shade, but he saw two people walking around among the branches of the trees outside the pavilion, "Zhang Tianrui, what are those two people doing? Are they looking for you?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will go take a look right now."

"Go back quickly."

The reason why he wants to stay here is actually to give the four people some time, because his scientific knowledge is not systematic, but it is still quite good, but it is just piecemeal, and he has to ask others to think about it. stand up.

After sitting around for a while, Zhang Tianrui came back.He looked normal.

"Are you all right?"

"Well... I dare not deceive Your Majesty, but there is a madman from outside the Academy of Sciences. He claims to have received immortal dreams, knows the art of alchemy, and can live forever. There have been such people since the establishment of the Academy of Sciences, and I have driven them away. ”

Alas, what a hassle.

In fact, in this period, the real difference between chemistry and alchemy could be explained clearly by Zhu Houzhao, but many of the things he said could not be understood by people of this era.

The key is that most people don't understand the difference between the two. When the speed of information transmission is slow, maybe the people in the capital have begun to believe some heresies.

But even so, Zhu Houzhao still could not quench the pursuit of science in this era, and only the continued development of science can break the influence of theology.

Zhang Tianrui saw that the emperor was silent and thought it was the emperor who was thinking about immortality.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was thinking about how to suppress such charlatans without affecting the development of science.

Many things are really unclear, because in the ancient people's concept, many things are as incredible as immortality.

For example, if there were no round sky and no square, the earth would be just a big ball.If you insist on saying that such an incredible thing is true, then why can't immortality be true?

"A few days ago... I heard that all kinds of gods have emerged in Beijing, and they all have special skills. The strange thing is that these people didn't exist before, but now they appear in large numbers."

"What Your Majesty said is absolutely true. If I follow Your Majesty's teachings, I will open my eyes wide and will never be deceived or deceived by others."

"Well, let's do this," Zhu Houzhao touched his nose, "Bring one over, let me meet them, let them meet me, and see how much real ability they have."

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Tianrui immediately turned pale, "I would never dare!"

"Don't be afraid. What are you afraid of when I'm here? Go quickly."

"But."

"Huh?" Zhu Houzhao's tone changed.

This guy shrunk his head and didn't dare to say anything.

However, this is not indeed a trivial matter, and You Zhi's mind is still racing, "Your Majesty, this servant has little knowledge, but I have heard that emperors in ancient times failed to pursue immortality. Once the ministers in the outer dynasty learn about it, they will surely do the same. Jumping up in shock..."

"Don't worry, your position as the Chief of Ceremonies and the Eunuch of the Eunuch is very secure and no one can touch it."

After You Zhi's thoughts were revealed, he immediately knelt down and said, "This slave made a mistake."

At the same time, he began to regret in his heart. The emperor's mind was unparalleled in the world, how could he hide it? !
Zhu Houzhao drank a cup of tea quietly.

The survival of eunuchs depends on the trust of the emperor. If a Li Guang like Li Guang came out during the Hongzhi period and relied on ghosts and gods to gain the emperor's trust, who could compare with him?
"Get up. Go find Mao Yuwen and ask him about the progress."

You Zhi paused for a moment, and after confirming that the emperor was really not angry, he stood up and backed away.

When he walked outside, he was still a little frightened. He unconsciously turned around and glanced at the young emperor in the pavilion in the dense forest from a distance.

The emperor didn't say much, but he knew that the emperor knew everything in his heart. He was like this, and so was the Ming Dynasty. Everything was just a flip of the wrist.