The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 284: Teaching Zhu Biao a lesson

After solving the thorny issues such as Tang Siam, the rest will be simple.

Chen Jingke took the phonograph and went around the classroom again, demonstrating the effect of this thing to everyone.

There is no need to say anything else, just one sentence: This thing can record people's voices and pass them on to future generations.

It's enough to represent everything.

The gramophone is nothing more than an insignificant gadget in the realm of natural science.

From then on, no student ever questioned the usefulness of nature.

Not only the students, but also many people in the Xingxue seminar have developed a strong interest in nature.

Get a textbook and study it yourself.

However, they are destined to be disappointed. Although the nature book written by Chen Jingke has four volumes, the content is very simple.

Zhu Yuanzhang said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, that's what we mean. We will study it slowly and maybe we can create it."

"You can find some skilled craftsmen and let them study it slowly."

Chen Jingke smiled bitterly and said: "This is not just research. Besides, I am also busy with government affairs, so I really don't have that much free time."

"Jing Ke, we also want to leave a few words for future generations. Look..."

But this is also a way. This gramophone research class can not only be used to study phonographs.

“You just have to give them direction so they know where to look.”

It’s not that it’s difficult, it’s just sorting out the most basic science knowledge and sorting out a rough framework.

And I believe that the wisdom of the ancients can point them in the right direction, and maybe they can actually research something.

All I can say is that there are gains and losses.

It's too deep even for children to understand.

And it only said how it was done, not why it happened.

Chen Jingke didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he understood his thoughts.

We generally think that it is a by-product of alchemy, and we can only speculate based on historical records.

I am busy with government affairs all day long. When I have some free time, I read history books and summarize my experiences. I really don’t have time to write any textbooks.

Thinking of this, Chen Jingke said: "There are no talents in this field in Ming Dynasty, but many technologies are similar."

The influence of the gramophone is not over; on the contrary, it has just begun.

The reason is that these four books are used to enlighten children, and there is no need to go too deep.

It's that simple.

He has not yet compiled a real science textbook.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with some surprise: "Is gunpowder made from alchemy? If you put this thing in an alchemy furnace and burn it, wouldn't they be killed?"

The next day, Chen Jingke was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang as soon as he entered the palace.

Chen Jingke thought for a moment and said, "It's best to find some skilled craftsmen from Taoism who are good at alchemy."

"Gunpowder was made by them through alchemy."

The most in-depth content is to explain the principles of deceptions such as killing ghosts and fishing for copper coins in a frying pan.

The problem is lack of time.

And there is still some controversy about its origin.

"Your Majesty, the technology of the gramophone is still very backward. It can only record a few sentences, and the sound is seriously distorted..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Didn't you say that you can make a better one by studying it? Hurry up and study it."

"Although their gold and stone elixirs are all harmful things, if you deal with gold and stone every day, you may have mastered some useful technology."

It only provides preliminary answers to some natural phenomena and does not go into depth. Even the fourth volume is no exception.

It’s not that he was ignorant, the origin of gunpowder can only be surmised by modern people by looking through ancient books.

He has even given up on the Compendium of Materia Medica.

It's not Chen Jingke who has the final say.

It's not difficult for him.

For example, in the last years of Zhenguan, Wang Xuance brought back a Buddhist monk from Tianzhu, who claimed to have the elixir of life and offered it to Li Shimin.

Although it is outrageous, it also shows from the side that the origin of gunpowder is not clearly recorded.

Chen Jingke still didn't know what happened, so he could only say helplessly:

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "You don't need to do it yourself. Tell us what kind of talents we need. Let's set up a gramophone research class to specialize in this."

Li Shimin finished eating.

He will leave his voice in this world and pass it on to future generations.

Some scholars believe that what the monks donated was gunpowder.

The lack of information in ancient times makes it even more difficult to verify its origin.

Of course, the main reason is that no one checks it.

Whoever is full of food should check what it does.

Chen Jingke naturally supports the theory of the origin of alchemy: "In order to refine the elixir of longevity, the alchemist added various materials into the alchemy furnace."

"One day, the alchemy furnace exploded."

"They mistakenly thought they had found the real elixir of life, and the explosion was caused by the potency being too strong."

"So they started adding and subtracting ingredients all the time, trying to find the right formula."

"Finally, it was discovered that sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal would burn violently and explode if put together."

"As descendants, we know that what they discovered was not some elixir of life, but gunpowder."

"As for how many people died during this period, I don't know. It's probably not less."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was very strange and he said: "I see, I didn't expect that gunpowder came from this way."

"Yes, gunpowder and gunpowder are all labeled with the word "medicine". They must have been used as medicine at first."

"He actually burned gunpowder in the alchemy furnace, tsk... It's true that the ignorant are fearless."

Chen Jingke said: "In any case, if they had not risked their lives to explore, there would be no firearms today."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very disapproving, but he didn't say anything more and turned to:

"We will gather the people together as soon as possible. You should first think about how to teach them."

Come out from Lao Zhu's place and go to the side hall to find Zhu Xiongying. As soon as this kid saw him, he came over and said:

"I heard you got a gramophone?"

Chen Jingke said angrily: "What, you also want to leave a few words for future generations?"

Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said: "That's not the case. It's not like Miaojin heard about this... you know."

Chen Jingke rolled his eyes: "Understand, understand, I'll leave the production method to you, it makes more sense for you to take her to do it yourself."

Zhu Xiongying said excitedly: "Can I do it too? OK, OK, teach me quickly."

So Chen Jingke took pen and ink, drew the structure, and explained it to him one by one.

Zhu Xiongying was very surprised and said: "It's so simple. I thought it was so complicated."

Chen Jingke was happy and said: "Simple? I didn't tell you that you could think of it?"

"It seems simple, but the underlying truth is very complex."

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I understand. It's very complicated and profound. You are amazing."

"There's nothing to do today. You can rest by yourself. I have something else to do and I'll go out first."

After saying that, he ran away without a trace. You know what you're doing without asking.

Chen Jingke didn't have any time to spare. Not long after he sat down, Zhu Biao sent someone to call him away to discuss the new deal.

Everyone knows that the succession to the throne is imminent.

Zhu Biao is also stepping up his efforts to formulate policy plans after taking the throne.

In the past few years, the focus was on recuperation, but how to achieve recuperation needs to be planned.

And recuperation does not mean doing nothing. Many projects that were delayed in the past must be restarted one after another.

This is actually also influenced by Chen Jingke.

The ancient imperial court seldom made development plans, and it could even be said that it did not make plans at all.

Basically, things are done according to the wishes of the monarch.

Chen Jingke is different, he likes to make plans.

In everything, I will first ask whether the plan is done well.

Under his influence, the Ming court also became accustomed to making plans.

Now that Zhu Biao is planning to govern, he will definitely not leave a planner like Chen Jingke unused.

Chen Jingke did not disappoint him. He came up with two plans, long and short.

"Long-term plans, by definition, are plans that take a long time to complete."

"For example, the reclamation order proposed by His Highness will take decades to complete."

"Short-term planning is to set a short-term goal to achieve."

"You can also break down long-term plans, how many tasks are completed each year, etc."

"I won't say much about the long-term plan. His Highness must have his own ideas. The important thing to talk about is the short-term plan."

Zhu Biao was convinced. Just a few words gave him a lot of ideas about policy implementation.

Chen Jingke continued: "I think the short-term plan should not be too short. A five-year cycle is the most appropriate."

"Why should we use five-year units? It is not good for the national plan to be too short."

"The term of office of officials is generally three to five years. Many times before a project is completed, the official who led the project is transferred."

"Newly appointed officials often abandon the policies of their predecessors...I don't even know the reason why."

Everyone naturally understands that it is a matter of political performance.

After the plan proposed by the predecessor is completed, the credit will also be his. Naturally, the successor will have no interest in making wedding clothes for others.

"This has a negative consequence, and the policy lacks continuity..."

"There are many things that benefit the country and the people, but no officials are willing to do them because of the long cycle."

"Even if it is done forcefully, it will be abolished by the successor when the official is transferred, and a good thing turns into a bad thing."

"This has also led to long-term stagnation in local construction."

"If the plan period is set to five years, even if the official is transferred, his successor must continue to implement the plan."

"This can ensure the continuity of the policy and prevent it from being abandoned because of people."

"Another reason is that many projects are constructed on a three- to five-year cycle."

"For example, it will take three to five years to complete the construction of Chidao, large-scale water conservancy facilities, and large-scale iron ore mines and put them into use."

"Even if we expand our territory, it will take one to two years to conquer it and another three years to maintain stability."

“It takes about five years to get a firm foothold, and then we can formulate plans for the next phase.”

"Of course, this five-year period is only an approximate time based on comprehensive calculations."

"Not all plans must be completed within five years. Specific situations must be analyzed in detail."

Zhu Biao nodded slightly, he naturally understood this truth.

Five years is just a time point, and not everything needs to be divided into five years.

Some things can be done in one year, while others may take ten or eight years.

Therefore, it is necessary for the court to make a summary report every year and make fine adjustments.

But the five-year plan is the general outline, and fine-tuning is also carried out around the general outline and is not done haphazardly.

Chen Jingke continued: "The state's formulation of development plans also has the benefit of strengthening the court's control over local areas."

"Now the imperial court has formulated a unified development plan, and local governments will formulate development plans that suit local conditions based on the imperial court's plan."

"It is equivalent to the imperial court guiding local development, and it is also a way to strengthen local management."

In ancient times, although the country was unified, in fact the court always lacked effective management methods for local areas.

In addition to unified taxation, most places are developing independently.

This situation is also reflected in resource allocation.

Many people will say that taxation, requisitioning of civilians, etc., are not unified enough?
Resource allocation is not that simple and covers a wider area.

For example, South-to-North Water Diversion and West-to-East Gas Transmission are all resource allocations.

Naturally, such large projects could not be carried out in ancient times, but they could also coordinate and dispatch materials across the country to solve problems based on actual conditions.

And resources include not only physical objects, but also management experience.

"When a plague breaks out in a place, the local government has figured out an effective solution to minimize the losses."

"However, this plan cannot be effectively promoted. When the same disaster occurs in the next county, we are either helpless or trying to find a plan from scratch."

"This alone causes countless deaths every year and causes a lot of waste of resources."

"If the imperial court comes forward to summarize experiences and lessons, and then issues a nationwide study, these problems can be effectively solved."

Zhu Biao nodded repeatedly, these are real good strategies for governing the country.

The imperial court led national development and coordinated the distribution of national resources.

There is no need to practice it, he can see the benefits just by thinking about it.

It not only strengthened the court's rule over local areas, but also allowed the country to develop better.

"Any more?"

Chen Jingke thought for a while and said: "If you want to achieve overall management and formulate national-level development plans, you must learn to use data to speak."

"Only data can allow the court to understand the situation across the country more intuitively."

"Let's take the reclamation order as an example. The court can adopt two management methods."

"One is extensive management, which is to formulate a general policy and let the people cultivate as much as they want."

"The other type is planned reclamation. How much land is planned to be reclaimed, how many years it will take to complete, and how much is completed each year."

"This requires the imperial court to have an understanding of the amount of reclaimable wasteland across the country."

“It’s not enough to just do that, you also need to know how many affluent workers there are in each place.”

"Because only wealthy laborers have the ability to cultivate wasteland..."

"Through various data, we can roughly calculate how many years it will take to complete the land reclamation plan."

“Then it’s broken down into each year, roughly how many acres need to be completed in each location.”

"At the same time, by understanding the land conditions and population density, the court can allocate population resources more rationally."

"Move the people from places with more people and less land to places with less people and more land..."

"This is true for all walks of life. Only by digitizing the country can we formulate feasible development plans."

“Otherwise it’s all just talk.”

(End of this chapter)