Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 700 Emphasis on Science
Li Jingjing nodded, turned to Yuan Shu and said, "Mingyan (Zheng Sen's writing) brought back a large number of scientific books this time, you should immediately arrange for people from the Academy of Sciences to translate them, and you must try to be as accurate as possible, and tell the translators , This translation work is worth a thousand years, and I will reward you for a good translation."

"Don't worry, Marshal, I will explain to them." Yuan Shu replied.

Looking at Yuan Shu, Li Jing sighed softly and said, "Brother Boying, I know you don't care much about the Academy of Sciences, and think that the things the Academy of Sciences research are tricks, but have you ever thought about it? What is it that can repeatedly defeat a strong enemy, and even often win more with less?"

"Naturally, it depends on the commander in chief to strategize, and the soldiers fought bravely." Yuan Shu said hastily.

Li Jing waved his hand: "I don't like to hear such words, what is strategizing, I am far away in the capital, and have done nothing except formulate strategic goals, how can it be called strategizing?

It is true what you said about the warriors fighting bravely, but this is not the key to victory.Does it mean that our enemies are not heroic in fighting?When Cao Wenzhao pacified Liaodong, tens of thousands of Jurchens were brave enough to attack our army to the death. In terms of bravery, the Jurchens were by no means inferior to Ming soldiers, and even surpassed them.

But wars cannot be won by bravery. The reason why we were able to pacify Liaodong so quickly is that we have far more advanced weapons than the Jurchens.

The Jurchens are good at riding and archery, but the range of archery is no more than a hundred steps at most, but our rifles have a range of more than 150 steps, which means that the Jurchens can't rush in front of our army at all, they can only be beaten.

They are also artillery. The artillery used by our enemies fires projectiles, and some even solid bullets. Needless to say, solid bullets, after shooting out, soldiers can dodge as long as they react quickly.As for the power of the artillery that fires projectiles, it is also extremely limited, because it needs to be filled with gunpowder, reloaded with projectiles, and tamped with a cleaning rod before the match can be ignited. It takes a long time to fire once, and cavalry can rush to In front of my eyes.

But what we fire are artillery shells, which can be fired when they are loaded into the barrel, and the rate of fire is more than ten times that of the enemy.Let me put it bluntly, as long as you know how to use our weapons, as long as you are not afraid of the enemy, it is difficult to win a battle.

But why can we create these advanced weapons, but the enemy can't?This is not something that can only be made by relying on the whimsy of the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau.

Brother Boying, the power of our firearms is mainly due to the gunpowder we use, and the research and development of gunpowder and even the production of gunpowder depend on science, which is what you call ingenious skills. "

Yuan Shu nodded: "I heard that the gunpowder produced by our new military factories was developed by you."

Li Jing waved his hand: "My contribution is not worth mentioning. The real contribution is Sun Yuanhua, Zhao Shuangxi and others. It is because of them that we can create powerful firearms.

Brother Boying, back then I told the emperor that Sun Chuyang alone could be worth a hundred thousand troops, and I'm telling you the same thing now.Let me tell you, Sun Chuyang has developed a more powerful artillery with a longer range. In the past, our artillery had a shooting distance of about five miles, but now the artillery developed by Sun Chuyang can hit eight miles.And according to Sun Chuyang, if the production process of the artillery is improved, it can hit ten miles.

Do you know what that means?This means that the enemy has already been wiped out before seeing where we are. After this kind of artillery is produced on a large scale, our daimyo's army will truly be invincible in the world.

But Sun Chuyang didn't rely on Confucianism to develop this artillery, he relied on science.

Brother Bo Ying, you study Confucianism, and the biggest problem with Confucianism is that you look down on science.

Many ministers in our court are a little dissatisfied with the large amount of money I have invested in the Academy of Sciences, and think that what those people in the Academy of Sciences research is useless.

Can it really be useless?Brother Boying, you should know that since the steam engine was developed and replaced the original hydraulic stamping machine, the production efficiency of our current military factory is several times that of before.Moreover, the use of hydraulic stamping machines in the past was limited by the season, and only a few months a year could produce munitions, but now it can be produced every day, and the output is more than ten times that of before.

In the past, when we fought wars, we had to go over carefully and go carefully. Obviously, the first battle could be fought, because the supply of ammunition was not enough, and we needed to wait for logistics supply, so wars were often delayed. Now our military factories can continuously provide guns and ammunition. It's fun to fight.

In addition, the steam engine technology can not only be used in military factories, this year a new type of textile machine has also been developed, and the steam engine can be used to drive the textile machine.

The several textile factories we established are now ten times more efficient than before. This year, each textile factory has paid tens of thousands of taels of silver to the court this year. County tax revenue.

Do you know how our textile machine was developed? After a group of foreign scientists came to the Academy of Sciences, our researchers learned new knowledge and applied it to the development of the textile machine.The same is true for the development of artillery including Sun Chuyang.

Brother Boying, the science I mentioned just now is called physics by foreigners, and the Mr. Galileo I am looking for is a master of physics. His research is the most advanced science in the world, so, You must let our Daming students translate his works well. "

Yuan Shu heard the words and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, Commander, this time I will definitely keep the matter of the Academy of Sciences in mind."

Li Jing shook his head: "It's not enough to just worry about it, but also to improve the salaries of those scientific researchers. This is what I think. Although these people are not officials, we have to give them the same treatment as officials, and their salaries should be compared with those of officials. .

In addition, we have to develop a comprehensive reward system.Those scientific and technological personnel who develop new technologies should be rewarded heavily, so as to motivate everyone's energy.

Regarding this reward system, it cannot be limited to the Academy of Sciences. Everyone in Ming Dynasty is included. Anyone who can research useful technologies will be rewarded. For those who have made significant contributions, we can also absorb them into the Academy of Sciences, let them Also enjoy the treatment of officials.

Only in this way can everyone be willing to study and study science, and they don't have to be single-minded about being an official. "

"Yes! I'll take care of this right away." Yuan Shu said hastily.

Li Jing smiled and nodded.

Seeing that Li Jing had nothing to say, Shen Zheng and Yuan Shu hurriedly left.

As soon as Shen Zheng and Yuan Shu left the study, Xiao Jiu walked in, seeing that there was no outsider in the room, he said: "Father, just now, my lord mother sent someone over to say that if the commander-in-chief is done with his work, he should return home earlier, and my lord mother has something to discuss with you."

Li Jing smiled wryly when he heard the words: "I know what Madam wants to discuss with me. It's about marrying Yuanyuan. Alas! It seems that this matter cannot be avoided."

Xiao Jiu said with a smile: "Father, Aunt Chen is like a fairy, you should have married a long time ago."

Li Jingwenyan glared at Xiao Jiu: "What do you know!"

Xiao Jiu said with a smile: "Father, why do you have any scruples about marrying Aunt Chen?"

Li Jing shook his head, sighed and said, "Xiao Jiu, you don't understand. You must know that I set many rules of Daming, including the system of concubines. But now I want to marry Yuanyuan, If I take the lead in breaking the rules, in the future everyone will follow suit, how can I control others.”

"How can you say that you take the lead in breaking the rules? The rule you set is one wife and three concubines, but you are two wives, two concubines, and there is one less. This is not considered breaking the rules." Xiao Jiu hurriedly said.

Li Jing shook his head and sighed: "You children were raised by the wife and the princess, so you never regarded the princess as a concubine in your heart, but others don't see it that way. In the eyes of others, I only have one main room. Then It’s Madam, no matter how high the princess’s status is, she’s still a concubine. What you say now is just deceiving your ears!”

Seeing Xiao Jiu still wanted to argue, Li Jing waved his hand: "You don't have to explain anything for me, breaking the rules is breaking the rules. Since breaking the rules, you have to be punished, and I took the lead to break the rules I set up, and I have to be severely punished. Others are fined 1000 taels for taking too many concubines. I have to pay at least ten times more. Also, I have five children now, and I have two more children. I haven’t paid the fine for the extra births. Take 50 taels of silver and send it to the household department, and help me pay the fine."

"50?" Xiao Jiu couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.

"This is called knowing the law and breaking the law. When you pay the money, explain all the reasons and record them in detail." Li Jing said.

Xiao Jiu said helplessly after hearing the words: "Okay."

Li Jing thought about it, and felt that there was nothing more important to do, so he waved to Xiao Jiu and said, "Go home, don't make Madam wait."

After walking two steps, Li Jing suddenly turned his head to Su Heng and said, "Pingzhi, I'll go back to the mansion first. If there is something wrong with the cabinet, you can send someone to the mansion to inform me."

"Yes!" Su Heng hurriedly said.

Li Jingjing nodded, and took Xiao Jiu out of the study.

Li Jing's expectations were not bad, Shen Ying really went to Li Jing to discuss the matter of marrying Chen Yuanyuan, and even chose a date.

In fact, Shen Ying originally planned to wait for Li Jing to return to the capital after sacrificing Yuan Keli, and then take care of this matter. She didn't want Huang Degong to rebel, and Li Jing naturally didn't want to take a concubine if he wanted to put down the rebellion, so he delayed it.

Now that the rebellion was over and Li Jing had returned to the capital, Shen Ying naturally wanted to bring up this marriage again.

Seeing that Shen Ying had even chosen the date, Li Jing smiled wryly and said, "Ma'am, you seem to be more enthusiastic about taking a concubine for me than I am."

Shen Ying said with a smile: "Master, it's not because I'm warm-hearted. I just follow my husband's will. Master doesn't want me to be an unfilial daughter?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "I know you are filial, and I also know you are virtuous. Since you have settled on this matter, I should obey it."

Shen Ying said with a smile: "Master, don't say that, this family still needs to be decided by the master."

Li Jing smiled and waved his hands: "I am in charge of the outside affairs, and you are in charge of the affairs in the mansion."

Shen Ying smiled and said: "In this case, the concubine is in charge. Master, I think so. Sister Yuanyuan has a relative in her hometown. I want to call this relative of my sister to Beijing. This way Look more serious."

(End of this chapter)