golden scales

The place to eat with Wang Zheng and Xiong Mingyu is set to be in the professor's cafeteria.

In terms of shape, this place is no different from the university cafeterias of later generations, but because of the custom of not talking about food, the whole dining process seems a bit dull. Stop chopsticks.

Zhu Cihong was already used to this, and after everyone had finished eating, he placed the chopsticks sideways to indicate that he had finished eating.The waiter in the cafeteria came over to remove the food table, brought water for rinsing mouth, and then served tea and refreshments, which meant that the meal was over and it was time to talk.

"That's Xue Shuyan?" Zhu Cilang saw the young man who was accompanying him in the last seat. Although he had only met once, he was not easily forgotten because of the extremely high profits brought by the glass factory.

"It's Weichen." Xue Shuyan quickly stood up and saluted.

As an accompanying guest, it is often just a decoration, but I did not expect to enjoy the treatment of the protagonist.

"Didn't you be transferred to the Ministry of Industry as the director?" Zhu Cihong asked with a smile.

"Returning to Your Highness, I am a visiting professor of Jingshi University, and I am here today to teach the experimental methods to the first-year students." Xue Shuyan was the first person to systematically classify the experiments, and wrote a booklet, which won the favor of the crown prince.

Although this booklet has become a nonsense collection of "addition, subtraction, up and down" in the mouths of some bitter people, it does conform to the characteristics of scientific experiments: experiments are nothing more than obtaining different results under different conditions. Heating and cooling, pressurization and decompression, recording measurement results, and a lot of work can be performed by students.

Xue Shuyan didn't think it was strange, and even used these teasing words as memory formulas to pass on to the students.When he knew that Song Yingxing was studying chemistry in the south of the Yangtze River, he said bluntly: "There is no need to design a chemical experiment at all, just throw everything into the beaker." Although the words are biased, they are also vivid, but the method of throwing is more particular.

"Not bad." Zhu Cihong said, "Summarizing the phenomenon, exploring the principles, and summarizing are indispensable. Your experimental methodology and Mr. Xiong's formula summary are all precious treasures of Daming. They must be passed on to every student."

Everyone claimed to be taught.

Zhu Cihong said a few more words to Fang Yizhi, but it was about the worrying future of King Ding.

Rao Shifang learned both Chinese and Western knowledge with his wisdom, and there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only plead guilty to the crown prince.

Duan didn't know why Zhu Cihong wanted to discuss this with Fang Yizhi, or the female officer next to her told her: Fang Yizhi used to be the teacher of King Ding and King Yong.

In Duan's eyes, Yong Wang, who loves military affairs, is also incomprehensible, so he immediately labeled Fang Yizhi as "not strict in teaching and unreliable", thinking that Professor Fang must never be allowed to enlighten his son in the future.

"Mr. Tang and the others don't come here for dinner?" Zhu Cihong asked again.

Wang Yongshun replied: "Your Highness, several Taixi professors do not eat in the cafeteria due to religious reasons. They are all cooked by Xiaozao and sent to them."

Zhu Cilang had heard that some Catholic priests fasted on Fridays and did not eat meat, so he thought Tang Ruowang and others would do the same, so he didn't ask carefully.

The truth is that the food in the cafeteria is too rich.The professor's regular meal is six dishes and one soup, with fish and meat, and a mix of meat and vegetables.

If there are special needs, just let us know one day in advance.

This is too extravagant for the Jesuit priests who tend to practice poverty, so they can only ask for "special offerings".

"Can I have hot meals at any time of the day?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Return to Your Highness. Exactly." Wang Yongshun said: "Even late at night, the cafeteria is always hot with food."

"You can also prepare some pastries and snacks so that the professors can heal their hunger at any time." Zhu Cihong said.

Everyone thanked His Highness for being so considerate. No one in the past has been able to surpass the crown prince.However, Zhu Cihong has never forgotten that Jingshi University is actually a private university of the royal family. The expenses are paid for by himself, and the income is also put into the internal storage.

Now Jingshi University has not demonstrated its own economic value, but it is ready to be promoted with the application of steam engines.The time for marketization will not be too far away.Of course, this promotion does not refer to locomotives, but to replace the several condensing and pumping steam engines that Daming already had to improve mining efficiency.And now that the flywheel can turn, use the steam engine to drive the blower in iron and steel smelting.It will not be too difficult to apply.

As for further applications, it is necessary to collect the needs of senior personnel in various industries after publishing it in newspapers and periodicals.

There is a reason why the steam engine was called "universal power" by Engels.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong's mood was much better than before.Then think about ten years after Watt's improved steam engine was finalized, no one thought of putting the steam engine on the car.From this point of view, the scientists of the Ming Dynasty made two steps into one step, and their achievements should not be underestimated.

Wang Zheng was just the opposite of Zhu Cihong.

He was quite excited about the achievements he had made, especially his most proud invention, "substitute farming". If he could use such a huge power as a steam engine, he could cultivate hundreds of acres a day without requiring much manpower.However, after investigating the crown prince's tone, it was found that the crown prince actually hoped that a machine could have the strength of hundreds or even thousands of good horses. This expectation and reality were inevitably too far apart.

The current steam engine can produce about three to five horses, which is almost enough, but it is more durable.Even the advantage of persistence is not counted if you take into account the unexpected situation that arises from time to time.

Since there is no problem with the idea, and it has actually been made, where is the gap?

Wang Zheng couldn't understand it. After the crown prince left, he took his son to inspect the various workshops where the parts were processed and checked the tolerances of the parts.

Wang Yongshun couldn't bear to see his father working so hard.It's a pity that he doesn't have Wang Zheng's talent, Song Yingxing's unconstrained style, and Fang Yizhi's curiosity and enthusiasm for natural history... The lack of these qualities makes it difficult for him to become a great scientist through hard work.

However, as the so-called onlooker knows, Wang Yongshun is very aware that the performance of the steam engines produced by Daming until now has deviations. Even the machines produced by the same design scheme are as different as clouds and mud, and some even collapse directly.

What is the reason for this?

It is the master craftsman's craft that is different.

Wang Yongshun suddenly thought of artillery.

The requirements of that thing are much stricter than those of a steam engine, otherwise it is easy to kill one's own people.

It is said that someone in the Cannon Factory has improved the existing machine tools to make them more precise, which is obviously beneficial to the manufacture of steam engine cylinders.If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. If it can be proved that the quality of the cylinder does affect the efficiency-this is almost certain, then the next step is not so much to improve the steam engine, but to improve the precision of the boring machine.

"Father, why don't we contact the Artillery Factory? Stones from other mountains can be used to make jade. Perhaps they are better at dealing with iron." Wang Yongshun said.

Wang Zheng thought about it: If there is no problem in design, then the problem can only be made up in terms of craftsmanship.He said: "The cannon factory has a higher level of secrecy than the steam engine. You should report it to His Highness first to see if you can learn it."

Wang Yongshun agreed, but he was thinking about another question in his mind: If slight deviations can lead to obvious differences, what rules can be followed?This seems to be a problem in mathematics?

……

Zhu Cihong came out of the cafeteria with only a few guards, and led the Crown Princess for a walk in the Tsinghua Garden.Mrs. Duan was wearing a veil, and she was a little worried about being regarded as a different kind. Unexpectedly, there was already a storm in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty, and many people would wear a veil when they went to the streets. In this era, many men pay more attention to appearance than women. There are naturally not a few people who are veiled.

Zhu Cihong walked around and said, "From the perspective of Linyuan, this place is much more beautiful than the palace."

In the palace, for safety reasons, stretches of tall trees are not allowed.But man is a part of nature after all, and he is born with a yearning for a green forest, even if it is forcibly divided.

"If Your Highness is happy, I will plant some trees in Zhongcui Palace in the future." Duan Shi said: "When we were in Shandong, my concubine and my sister planted a small tree, and now I don't know how old it is."

"Don't tell me," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "otherwise, Shandong will have to plant many 'Crown Crown Princess Hand Planting Trees'."

Duan pursed her lips and smiled, and said again: "Your Highness, why are there no female students in Jingshi University?"

These words touched Zhu Cihong's sore spot.He said: "Let's not talk about universities, even rural schools rarely have women. Rich families don't need to let their children go out to study. Women from ordinary families will reach the age of marriage after finishing elementary school, and they will rarely go any further."

What a waste of human resources for the whole society!

Zhu Cihong felt that this was the biggest blow today.

But Duan didn't realize it, and asked again: "Your Highness, the concubine has always been curious, are there any men under those female government officials?"

"Of course there are, and there are a lot of them." Zhu Cilang paused, and then said: "Female officials attract attention, but there are only a thousand female government officials in the court, and the number of candidates is also decreasing year by year. In Daming, 16 It's just a drop in the bureaucracy."

"Aren't those male officers who are under the female officers awkward?" Duan continued to ask curiously.

"They have to choose between awkwardness and future." Zhu Cihong raised the corners of his mouth: "And this awkwardness is nothing more than to say. I think that when the Wu family usurped Li Tang Guozuo, people in the world still served the heroine, and I didn't see it." The people of the Tang Dynasty all lived in seclusion. Didn’t the officials still take their salaries and work hard to make the heroine happy?”

"There was a misfortune in the women's temple in the previous dynasty. I am afraid that some people would be against the middle officials." Duan said.

"Are you admonishing me?" Zhu Cihong suddenly laughed.

"The concubine dare not..." Duan secretly thought: I just want to find something to talk about, why can't I say anything?Can we still chat happily?

Zhu Cihong didn't delve into it.He saw two men in dark Confucian shirts, square scarves, and veils walking towards him.

Just by looking at the steps of these two people, you can tell that they are not Ming people, and they appear to be rude and impatient.

It was Tang Ruowang and Li Leisi who came. (To be continued..)

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