Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1609 Unparalleled

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   is Chen Shisan's dream.

  It is very simple and practical.

  Take care of the clansmen, so that the family has oil and water in their stomachs, so that even his ancestors can share blood food.

  This dream...for many people, it may not be worth mentioning, but for Chen Shisan, it requires his hard work for a whole year, and even...a little bit of luck.

  Emperor Hongzhi heard this, and he looked forward to it in his heart, hoping that Chen Shisan would reach the end of the year, and he could really feed these piglets, and finally his wish would be fulfilled.

   All the officials listened, and couldn't help thinking.

  They are all the most intelligent people in the world. They have read books and know the truth, many times better than Chen Shisan. But at this moment, their hearts are also touched by this simple and 'ridiculous' dream.

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help feeling overwhelmed. He took a deep breath and said, "So, this Ming Song is a good book for Chen Qing's family?"

Chen Shisan closed his smile, and stood up in awe: "Actually, how can I tell the difference between the good and bad of this book? I just know that everyone can barely understand it. Live and live. In this book, besides the method of raising pigs, there are other useful things. It is beneficial to read it. In Xiaomin Zhuangzi, everyone is willing to spend money to buy it. Damaged... If Xiaomin is lucky enough to raise pigs this year, he plans to plant sweet potatoes on the few acres of mountain land he rented..."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded when he heard this, then looked at Liu Jian and said, "What do Xie Qing's family think?"

Liu Jiandao: "A few days ago, I also read Ming Song. After reading it, I felt a little suspicious. This book... What is the benefit of reading it? The so-called open book is beneficial. Although it has a utilitarian heart, it can A book should always have its benefits. Just like a veteran reading a parallel prose, if it is well written, it can at least benefit the body and mind, and make you feel comfortable. When the old man first read Ming Song, he said from his heart that it really felt like chewing wax. Today Hearing Chen Shisan's words, we know that this book is not written for veterans, but for Chen Shisan."

Liu Jian paused, and then said: "As the Duke of Qi said, his books are not for scholars. Among the tens of millions of people in Ming Dynasty, the scholars in this world are just a drop in the ocean, not worth it. It should be mentioned, but these tens of millions of people, the scholars of the past dynasties, have never been taught books for them. From ancient times to the present, only Qi Guogong is the only one, and people like Chen Shisan can learn from this book. If I get benefits from it, then... this book will be of great use. One Chen Shisan, after reading such a book, can provide me with a few pigs in a year, which is hundreds of thousands of catties of meat. One person So, what about the thousands and thousands of Chen Shisan?"

  As the head of the cabinet, Liu Jian thought more far-reaching. His words were like throwing a stone into the still water, which immediately moved people.

  Emperor Hongzhi was also shocked. Inspired by Liu Jian, he couldn't help thinking of this.

  One Chen Shisan is like this, and the increase in production brought by thousands of Chen Shisan, the benefits brought by the accumulation of less and more, are terrible.

At this time, I saw Liu Jian sighing again: "From ancient times to the present, there are too many books written by scholars for scholars. The books that have been handed down so far, even if they spend their entire lives, I am afraid that they will not be able to read them all. But given these thousands The books read by tens of millions of people are too few, so few that the old officials don't know that there is a second book besides this ode. It is really a great merit for the Duke of Qi to write this book. What is advocated is establishing virtue, making meritorious service, and establishing words. These are the three immortals. Caring for the people is to establish virtue and benefit all peoples. , has become a model of reading materials for the common people of later generations, and this... I want to make a statement for it. The old minister is old, and he once thought of compiling books, so as to leave something for the world, but the books he wanted to repair were still the wisdom of the predecessors. Some articles about Zheye, writing some poems and songs, compared with Qi Guogong, I am very ashamed. I am not saying that the articles about Zheye, or the poems and songs are not good, but... such articles, the ancient literati have already written badly Now, people regard it as a sacred scripture, read it, it is pleasing to the eyes, the heart is happy, like a spring breeze. What the old ministers admired in the past is here. Realizing...the minister accepts the king's salary, pretends to be dedicated to the country and shares the worries of the king, and even has such a lofty attitude, Fang Jifan, a junior, can think of Chen Shisanzhi's thoughts and write books for them, minister..."

  Liu Jian's face trembled slightly, and he seemed a little wordy, obviously because his heart was greatly touched.

   Speaking of this, he directly prostrated himself on the ground, and said solemnly: "Old minister, I am ashamed."

  Emperor Hongzhi nodded, looked at the officials, and finally fell on Zhu Houzhao.

  Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, and then said to Zhu Houzhao: "The prince has heard what Chen Shisan and Liu Qing said, what can you say?"

At this time, Zhu Houzhao's mind was full of numbers, and he came back to his senses after listening to Emperor Hongzhi's words. He only heard a few fragments of what he said just now, and hurriedly said: "Father, what they said is very good. "

   "How is it?" Emperor Hongzhi asked subconsciously.

  This speech was originally intended for the emperor and the prince. Emperor Hongzhi felt that this remark made him feel refreshed. Of course, he hoped that his son would also benefit a lot from it.

  Zhu Houzhao: "..."

He thought for a while, and finally said: "I... I thought... reading to the common people... yes... the common people can't just raise pigs, the common people still need to learn arithmetic. This arithmetic is the real greatness. Learning, at a small level, the common people can calculate the annual expenditure and income every year, at a large level, all the knowledge in this world can be summed up by numbers, this learning of arithmetic..."

  Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Today we are discussing Ming Song."

   "Oh." Zhu Houzhao thought about it again, and suddenly said: "Ming Song's book is very good, and I will definitely read it more in the future."

Emperor Hongzhi then clicked to stop, but he was not angry. He knew that his son always had his own ideas, so he simply said: "Go back and read it a few times, come to see you again, and tell me clearly what you have learned from it. It's the same with Qing..."

   Hundreds of officials said one after another: "I obey the order."

  Zhu Houzhao also responded, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Immediately, a few ministers spoke again, most of these people came from Xishan Academy like Ouyang Zhi, they had really read this book in the past few days, and told what they had gained from the book. The other Hanlin could hardly say anything.

  It was noon before Emperor Hongzhi left to speak.

  Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan left Chongwen Hall together.

   Zhu Houzhao still looked absent-minded, following Fang Jifan, walking and stopping, Fang Jifan was used to this.

  This guy... his brain is a bit abnormal, which is of great research value. Of course, this is for the Department of Psychiatry of Xishan Medical College.

  Of course...how come I don't have the value of being studied?

   Suddenly, Zhu Houzhao walked halfway, and suddenly said: "Oh, I figured it out."

   "What?" Fang Jifan put on a look of interest, after all... for the rest of his life, he still needs to rely on this guy worthy of being studied.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, and he said: "Old Fang, look, we can see that if a person is at a high place, he will fall, we can conclude that there is a thing in this world called gravity. When we go underground, it is like Like a magnet, it can always attract people and things to the ground, this force... how big is it?"

  Fang Jifan felt a headache when he thought of this.

  Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't notice Fang Jifan's furrowed eyebrows and tangled expression.

Zhu Houzhao continued enthusiastically: "It's like I have a stone in my hand, and when I throw it into the sky, the stone breaks away from this gravity and flies into the sky. Falling, it can be seen that to get rid of gravity, there must be a balance point between the two forces...Old Fang, do you understand?"

  Fang Jifan seemed to understand, and nodded: "Can you focus on the key points, Your Highness?"

Zhu Houzhao said happily: "In the same way, we can conclude that the larger the object, the greater the gravity. For example, if I have the same strength, if I want to throw a stone of a hundred catties, I am afraid that the stone will be thrown away after a while. It’s about to fall to the ground. As long as we check and calculate the gravity, and then...calculate the force needed to break free from gravity, then...then..."

He then said: "It's like a firework, it flies to the sky under the force of gunpowder, and then... If we calculate the force brought by the dose of gunpowder, calculate the weight of the firework, and then calculate its angle , and even the influence of the wind. Doesn’t this mean...we can accurately predict where the fireworks will fly and where they will finally land. This is the same as archery, except that we shoot arrows based on It is a feeling, a habit accumulated over the years, but people never go into it. After the arrows are shot, how much force they bear. No one in the world goes into it, but it does exist, it obviously exists, but Ignored by others... You said... Does this seem like your original intention of writing Ming Song, there are so many people in the world, no one cares about them and thinks about what books they need."

Zhu Houzhao patted Fang Jifan's shoulder, and said with joy, "This is a question of a university. If you can calculate it, then...it means you have mastered the method of manipulating everything. Not only can you control everything, but you can even understand it. The principle, this is a good topic, I will call a group of students of mathematics to study it, Lao Fang, you Ming Song, it is really a good book, it has given me a lot of inspiration."

  (end of this chapter)