Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 149 The Future Science Dean
As Chongzhen said, Gu Gao did overestimate his own influence.

The final result also fully proved that Gu Gao's death did not cause even the slightest disturbance, but instead made the six thousand Qin princes look like military discipline, and even the sons of the aristocratic families were swept away from their lazy style.

Fang Yizhi, Wu Yingji, Maoxiang and other young masters all seem to have changed.

Because of going deep into the mountainous area, the next journey becomes more difficult, and the food is also rough. Every day is either a meal or a rice, and occasionally a hot meal. The condiments are always vinegar cloth, vinegar steamed cakes and fermented soybeans. In the same way, occasionally I can share a few pieces of dried plums, but most of them are extremely thirsty, and they can't find clean drinking water for a while, so they use dark plums to quench their thirst.

But even so, Fang Yizhi, Wu Yingji and other young masters never cried bitterness again.

Sometimes, one head can really solve a lot of problems, if one doesn't work, then two.

That day, when he was marching, Zheng Sen suddenly turned back from the front: "Brother Mi, Your Majesty has called you."

Fang Yizhi would have been overjoyed if this had been left in the past, but today he was surprised instead.

After being stunned for a while, Fang Yizhi asked in a daze, "Brother Damu, do you know why the Holy Majesty is summoned?"

"How can I know this." Zheng Sen shook his head and said, "Brother Mi, you will know after you go to see the Holy One."

Fang Yizhi had no choice but to come to the Chinese army to have an audience with apprehension, but he saw that both Chongzhen and Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong were barefoot, marching with the sons of King Qin.

The father and son even carried heavy leather bags on their backs.

By the way, at this time, King Qin's scholars had already gone deep into the Dabie Mountains, so the carriages were all abandoned, and all the military supplies and rations could only be carried by the scholars.

Although Yi Ding has horses, war horses do not carry luggage, and they do not ride on them when marching.

Therefore, every scholar of King Qin had to carry a load ranging from twenty to thirty catties.

Fang Yizhi visually inspected the big leather pouch on Chongzhen's back, at least fifty or sixty catties.

Seeing this, Fang Yizhi felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart. At the same time, he felt more and more sorry for Gu Gao. With Gu Gao's talent and learning, he really had a chance to show his talents when he met such a holy king.

"Fang Mizhi, are you here?" Chongzhen stopped to say hello.

In fact, Chongzhen wanted to have a long talk with Fang Yizhi, but he just didn't have time.

When he was in Nanjing before, Chongzhen had been busy with the layout of the imperial business and the bank. After leaving Nanjing and going north, he was busy preparing for the exams for the sons of King Qin a few days ago, so he couldn't find time.

For the future Ming Dynasty, Fang Yizhi is undoubtedly very important.

If there is an institution similar to the Academy of Sciences in the Ming Dynasty in the future, then the dean and vice dean must be Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing, and no one else.

Chongzhen really didn't have time before.

But now, we can have a long talk.

Fang Yizhi bowed to the ground to salute: "I bow to the Holy One."

Zhu Cijiong also put down his leather bag and saluted Fang Yizhi: "My respects, master."

Fang Yizhi was a Jinshi, a reviewer of the Imperial Academy, and a lecturer for Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong and Yong Wang Zhu Cizhen. Even Chongzhen once listened to his lectures.

Logically speaking, Fang Yizhi should be in the original position.

When Fang Yizhi was in Beijing, he was reviewed by the Imperial Academy, and he should be reviewed by the Imperial Academy in Nanjing.

But in fact, officials like Fang Yizhi who escaped from Beijing when the thieves were defeated basically had no chance to hold their original positions after arriving in Nanjing, and they were all reduced to candidate officials.

Because during the forty days in Beijing, they couldn't explain clearly.

No one is willing to prove to them that they have not turned to the bandits.

Of course, this is only a superficial reason. In fact, it is still a party struggle. The Jiangnan civil official group has occupied all the positions in the court, and there are no more positions for the escaped officials in Beijing.

So Fang Yizhi became a member of Qin Wang Shizi.

"Hey, you don't need to salute if you're carrying luggage on your back." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Besides, didn't I say before that there are only generals in the army and no emperor, so there is no need to be so rigid."

"Yes." Fang Yizhi finally settled down.

"I don't know why the Holy Majesty summoned the ministers?"

"It's nothing serious, I just want to chat casually with you."

Chongzhen said with a smile: "Prince Ding once recommended to me your book on physics."

Fang Yizhi's heart moved slightly, but he said modestly: "A lot of knowledge in the book is too general, and I have discovered something recently, and I am going to make a revision."

Fang Yizhi's words were really just to be humble.

But Chongzhen said: "Your physics knowledge is indeed too general."

"Ah?" Fang Yizhi's face collapsed, and he thought that even though you are the Holy One, you can't say that, right?The principles of various things recorded in my little knowledge of physics have been extremely detailed, where is it generalized?
"It seems that you are not convinced yet," Chongzhen said with a smile, "Then I would like to ask you, there is a record about colored glaze and glass in the Eight Utensils Classification of the Physics Elementary Theory Volume, which says the method of burning glass in Yanshen Town, Yidu, Shandong. What you recorded is very rough and general. First, you didn’t mention the structure of the stove for burning glass. Second, you didn’t say how much temperature the stove needs. What kind of filter material is used? All of these are recorded in a very general way.”

"This!" Fang Yizhi was at a loss for words, as if it was really rough, but is it necessary to write in such detail?

Fang Yizhi thought so in his heart and said it out of his mouth: "My lord, it's not that I can't write in such detail, but will anyone read it? If no one reads it, wouldn't it be unnecessary?"

Chongzhen asked: "So what is the purpose of your writing about physics?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Of course it is to introduce these little knowledge to the world."

"So, the layout is still small." Chongzhen said, "You can take a longer-term view."

Fang Yizhi's face turned red in an instant. Although it was the emperor who criticized him, he still felt an inexplicable shame at being criticized for being small.

Chongzhen said again: "The purpose of your writing should not be to popularize these little knowledge to the world, but to make a statement, like Confucius and Mencius, and write a monograph that can influence future generations for thousands of years!"

"Ah?" Fang Yizhi looked at Chongzhen dumbfounded, writing a monograph?Make a statement?immortal?
I have to say that Fang Yizhi really didn't think about this before, and he didn't think he was qualified.

But it would be wrong to say that Fang Yizhi has no ambitions for this. Which scholar in the world does not want to achieve the three immortalities of virtue, meritorious service and speech?

Chongzhen said: "Speaking of this glass, how much does a small Xiyi glass mirror cost?"

Fang Yizhi said: "Many of the gentry and merchants in Nanjing have glass mirrors from Xiyi, and a small mirror that is less than the size of a palm needs as much as ten taels of silver!"

Chongzhen said: "So, if you publish the detailed firing method of glass in a monograph, so that all merchants in Ming Dynasty are familiar with the method of glass firing, then the price of this glass will naturally come down. Mirrors can enter ordinary people's homes at a low price, isn't this a benefit to the common people in the world?"

"This..." Fang Yizhi was dumbfounded again, but there seemed to be a door slowly opening in his heart.

Chongzhen sighed: "There have been many strange people in China since ancient times, and all kinds of whimsical ideas emerge in endlessly. The wooden saint Luban once made a large flying bird out of wood, which is said to be able to fly people into the air. Craniotomy, etc., but these great inventions were lost in the end, why?"

Fang Yizhi subconsciously asked, "Why?"

Chongzhen said: "Because they failed to leave a detailed academic monograph that is enough for future generations to copy! Just like your little knowledge of physics, after reading it, future generations can only know that there are these things, but they don't know the composition of these things. , as well as the detailed methods of making them, have gradually been lost over time."

"Understood." Fang Yizhi seemed to have a clear understanding, "so we must make the work useful."

"That's right, it can only be handed down if it is useful." Chongzhen nodded happily, "Why do the articles of Confucius, Mencius and Zhu Zi have been passed down for thousands of years? It is because of their usefulness. Scholars must be proficient in the articles of sages before they can learn Chinese styles. A child's use can last forever, and being used by all people is enough to last forever!"

"Your Majesty, I understand." Fang Yizhi said solemnly, "This time I have done my duty for the king, and I will return to my hometown. From now on, I will thank guests behind closed doors and give a detailed introduction to my little knowledge of physics."

"Wrong, you are wrong again." Chongzhen shook his head, "In academic research, the most taboo is to build a car behind closed doors. You have to gather like-minded people who are interested in this, and work together to achieve success, especially for things like firing glazed glass and iron smelting. For methods such as steel frying and casting, accurate figures cannot be obtained without in-depth field measurements in the first-line workshops."

"Oh yes, His Majesty's words are right." Fang Yizhi was stunned.

It was almost the end of the conversation, Chongzhen himself did not have the time and energy to click on the technology tree, so he had to find someone to do it for him, and this person was Fang Yizhi.

Chongzhen provided the general direction, and asked Fang Yizhi to lead people to do specific research.

In the future, there may be scientists from Europe joining, it just depends on how many of them Bumijia can fool around.

However, there is no need to rush this matter, and it is useless to rush, because the progress of science and technology is inseparable from the development of industry and commerce. Thousands of years before the industrial revolution, science and technology made almost no substantial progress, but after the industrial revolution, Science and technology has ushered in great leap forward development, why?
The reason is actually very simple, because of interest!

Without profit as a driver, it is difficult to promote the progress of science and technology by relying on government orders alone.

Therefore, before Ming's industry and commerce had flourished, before merchants had tasted the sweetness, and before they were willing to invest in scientific and technological progress, it was delusional to start a technology tree.

Chongzhen is now laying the groundwork so that Fang Yizhi, the future president of the Ming Dynasty, has an idea, and at the same time, he can do some basic work first and reserve a group of academic officials.

Then when the industry and commerce start, everything will follow suit.

[Kneeling for a monthly pass]

【Ask for a recommendation ticket】

(End of this chapter)