Chapter 320: The Theory of Objects and the Theory of Money

Fu Xiaoguan's eyes lit up, and his face showed joy.

Dong Shulan asked curiously, "Good article?" ”

"Great article!" Fu Xiaoguan nodded, flicked the piece of paper, and said happily: "If there is such a good article among a hundred students, it will not be in vain for me to brainwash them all the way, no, instill new ideas in them." ”

His eyes fell on the end of this article, signed by Chen Shu, he remembered this young man, along the way this Chen Shu showed great interest in Gewu, from this article it can be seen that he put a lot of thought into it.

This article is called Gewu Theory.

It starts with some examples from life, such as cooking over a fire that every household does.

Burning wood produces a flame, but why is it able to boil the water in the pot?

This is an extremely simple question in the eyes of modern people, but in this day and age, no one has ever thought about why.

But Chen Shu asked why in this article and gave his answer:

"I thought that the fire produced heat in the process of burning, and we could all feel the heat released by the fire. This heat is burned at the bottom of the pot and passed through the bottom to the water in the pot.

The water in the pot is heated by a continuous flame and then boils, and the ingredients inside are also affected by this heat, so they become cooked in the boiling.

In order to have a clearer understanding of this heat, I borrowed a word that teachers often say: quantify and name this heat heat. So how much heat does it take to boil the water in the pot?

This needs to be tested, and this problem will be solved when I return home.

Another phenomenon occurred when the water was boiling – I noticed that a large amount of water mist was spilling out of the lid, indicating that this heat was being released. If we boil water in a teapot, we can see that the lid of the pot is lifted a little bit, and I think that this heat creates a force in the process of releasing it, let's call it heat. It is because of this heat that the lid is opened, and if we seal the pot so that the heat is not transferred, and we continue to heat it, will it eventually explode? This problem also needs to be tested and solved, and it will be solved after returning home.

Since boiling water can produce such a force, if this force is large enough, such as the strength of an ox, is it possible to design an utensil to replace a cow or horse?

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I think everything in the world has a cause, such as fire boiling water, boats floating on water while stones sinking, changing the seasons without being influenced by anyone, and so on.

The teacher said that the so-called Gewu is to pursue the cause of all things, to seek the truth in it, and then to apply it, and then to produce the corresponding tools. I think it is precisely because of the continuous improvement of tools that the progress and development of society has been promoted!

The next thing I want to study is how the heat generated by this heat is applied to life. ”

This is a superficial understanding of force, but what Fu Xiaoguan sees in this article is wisdom and hope.

Looks like he's going to have to point out this Chen Shu, in case he can make a steam engine...... What a leap forward in this era!

Gotta try anyway!

If you build a railway from Jinling to Linjiang, sit on the train and sing songs, don't think about it too beautiful.

He put the article aside and picked up the rest of it and read it.

Several of them fell into his eyes, all of them were about the understanding of Gewu, which was not as profound as Chen Shu, but there were also merits.

Then there were a few articles on economics and business, which were quite novel, but not enough to impress Fu Xiaoguan.

He put all these eye-catching articles on the other side, and this time he saw that there were still a few articles left.

He picked up another one, and the article was called Monetary Theory.

The name alone made him happy, and then he read it.

"I think the most important thing to stand out from the business competition between the two countries is the control of the currency."

The opening is clear, and it hits the nail on the head, great!

"Looking at today, there are no more than three kinds of coinage in various countries, gold, silver, and copper. Among them, gold is the most expensive, because gold is a mineral with limited veins and limited mining in various countries, followed by silver, and copper is the most readily available. Therefore, copper coins are the cheapest and most widely circulated in the market.

Looking at the history of thousands of years, the way of human transactions has gradually evolved from the original barter to the present, and has become the way of buying things for money and selling things for money, although the way of bartering still exists, it is no longer the mainstream.

And money plays an equal role in this transaction, which I call equivalent.

Money facilitates transactions because it is more convenient to circulate and has been recognized by all countries throughout the millennial history.

If Dayu has enough gold and silver at his disposal, he will be able to buy the goods he needs from various countries. The territory of Dayu is the most extensive in Shikoku, and there must be many gold mines that have not been discovered, so I thought that when we sent professionals to explore gold mines, there would be gold and things. If you have enough gold, you can even sell the whole world!

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So if you can't find a gold mine, what will Dayu do?

I think that when we vigorously develop domestic commerce and trade, and in terms of national policy, we can shift from heavy agriculture to heavy commerce, and the prosperity of commerce can lead to an increase in taxes, which are collected in the form of silver money, and there will be more silver money in the treasury, and the state will be able to use this money to buy the goods it needs in other countries.

The vigorous development of commerce will inevitably promote the progress of Gewu, because merchants need to produce more goods, so they need more advanced equipment. When more advanced equipment is produced, the output of goods increases, and the cost decreases, but it is needed by other countries, so it can be sold to other countries to obtain more benefits......"

In Fu Xiaoguan's opinion, of course, there are many flaws, but for the teenagers of this era, it is already a good article that is not concealed.

He looked at the signature of the article, it was not Qin Wenzhe, but Shang Liang.

It seems that Zhongshu Ling Shang Yu has put a lot of effort into educating his grandson.

After reading the remaining articles, only one made his eyes shine again.

This article is not many words, and it is concise and to the point.

"If you want to stand out in business competition, I think there should be a strong military!"

"If there is a strong army that directly invades the country of Yi and loots it, our treasury will definitely be full."

"You can buy whatever you want, and if any country dares not to sell it...... Then rob him! ”

"In this way, Yu Chao naturally stands out."

Fu Xiaoguan looked at the name of the article, Shangguan Miao, he laughed, and also put the article in the selected batch.

This is a very reasonable article, the accumulation of capital has always been bloody.