Chapter 43: The Orthodox Calendar

Belin is very old.

For 20 years, the Four Seas Survey Project presided over by Belin has been supported by the financial resources of the Inner Treasury.

The northernmost to Nuergan, the North Sea. The easternmost is Busan, Ilju, and the southernmost is the old port. Southwest to Luchuan, and now after 28 years of orthodoxy, Tibet and the Western Regions fell into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and established astronomical observatories in Lhasa and Ili respectively.

Belin was ready to go in person.

It's just that he's too old.

was dissuaded by Zhu Qizhen.

In the past few decades, Zhu Qizhen has had a lot of exchanges with Belin. It's just that Belin was never rushed. After all, Zhu Qizhen has no urgent thoughts about this calendar.

Let Belin make a new calendar on the one hand, and repair the old calendar on the other. Don't let the error be too big.

Only this time, the project that has been hidden for decades has finally come to the surface.

Zhu Qizhen retreated, summoned Belin alone, and asked, "The heliocentric theory has been proven." ”

Belin said: "Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles, and the insight between the underworld is exactly the same. ”

At this moment, Belin was full of admiration for Zhu Qizhen.

This kind of worship is Zhu Qizhen's investment in Qin Tianjian for decades.

After all, the cost of the Four Seas Survey is actually more than one million, although this amount of money is distributed among various localities and the inner government, but Zhu Qizhen also spends tens of thousands of taels more every year.

There is also the cultivation of talents, and the manpower of Qin Tianjian is now many times more than before. Only with sufficient manpower can such a huge project be completed.

Not to mention, almost every provincial capital has an astronomical observatory, plus many astronomical observatories in the wilderness, such as Beihai City.

The heart of this Beihai city is the observatory.

Without Zhu Qizhen's large investment, even if Belin had the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, it would be impossible to complete such a huge project.

There is also Zhu Qizhen's almost god-like intuition above astronomy. It was Zhu Qizhen who told Belin the knowledge of astronomical theories that was known to the world in later generations.

It is used to solve astronomical phenomena such as Mars retrograde, five-element orbit, solar and lunar eclipses, and Mars opposition.

At first, Belin wasn't convinced.

It's just that he has measured the data for many years, and he has determined this. There may be some errors, but there are generally no errors.

Belin used this theory to re-measure the orbits of the five stars and the orbits of the sun and the moon, and measured the length of the meridians. Wait a minute.

It also solves a series of algorithm problems.

Although Belin is supported by the national power of the imperial court, she is confident that her achievements in astronomy will not be too far behind, even under Guo Shoujing. It's just that these so-called achievements were all achieved under the guidance of Zhu Qizhen.

How can you not let Belin's feelings for the emperor be almost like the true god that believers see.

Zhu Qi

The town said, "Can I use the Orthodox calendar?" ”

Belin said: "A few years ago, it was fine, but His Majesty wanted his ministers to keep improving, and they have been checking and filling in the gaps in the past few years, although they dare not say it, every word is indispensable." But there is little room for improvement. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded.

He knew that this set of orthodox calendars was almost the same as the Chongzhen calendar of later generations, that is, the lunar calendar that had been used in later generations. Of course, even if there is something wrong, it is impossible to find it with Zhu Qizhen's astronomical and mathematical level.

Don't think that the ancients were bad at math. Scholars who studied astronomy in particular were first-rate mathematicians. Zhu Qizhen's little calculus knowledge has long been forgotten.

Apart from this, there is nothing beyond the mathematics of the ancients.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this case, in the first month of next year, the orthodox calendar will be promulgated, and Qin Tianjian must be prepared." ”

"I understand." Belin said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I still want you to do something. ”

Belin said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please command." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "It's not a bad thing, it's just to make you famous." ”

Belin didn't know for a moment.

Zhu Qizhen continued: "I'm going to ask you to write a few articles and put them on top of Ming Pao, which is to explain the operation of the sun, moon and stars. ”

Bei Lin was a little apprehensive in her heart, but seeing that there was a trace of warmth and encouragement in Zhu Qizhen's eyes, she said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay. After you finished writing, you directly gave Shang a message, and said that I wanted him to post it. ”

"Yes." Belin said.

After Belin withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, her heart was slightly heavy.

Confucianism and astronomers have never interpreted the starry sky in the same way. Confucianism has always believed that the center of the starry sky is crape myrtle, after all, is crape myrtle the emperor star?

But Belling's sun-centered interpretation is not the same as Confucianism.

And this is not where Confucianism and astronomers interpret the starry sky differently.

Of course, the core of Confucianism is, after all, benevolence, righteousness and morality, and this little bit of astronomical interpretation is different, and it does not affect the overall situation. That's why Copernicus's heliocentrism said that he was to be burned by the Holy See, but the Chinese scholars easily accepted this. And this idea is codified in the calendar.

That is, the Chongzhen calendar.

But the timing is different.

What is the core issue of the Ming Dynasty today? It's a question between the new ram and the science of science. Whenever a matter is raised, the two sides will inevitably hold different views.

Now that this astronomical theory has appeared, it will naturally be seen as an attack on science.

Whether it is acceptable or not, for a long time, this will become the core of the debate in the Ming ideological circles.

This is also Zhu Qizhen's delaying tactic.

After all, it is impossible for Xu Youzhen to kill as soon as he arrives in Shandong, and he always has to sort out the evidence. Find out what is wrong with the Confucian family. to start. Just about to throw

This thought made Zhu Qizhen a little cleaner.

There are also some bad tastes in Zhu Qizhen.

He already likes to smash out the different ideas of later generations here, so that these great Confucians can see what kind of reaction they have.

However, after this incident, Zhu Qizhen began to prepare for the division of several sons.

The change of the law is imminent, and the current opposition is still air-to-air, once it really begins to make drastic changes. At that time, the opponents will be the ones whose real interests are damaged.

Battles are truly hand-to-hand.

Sure enough, as Zhu Qizhen expected. As soon as the heliocentric theory was published in Ming Pao, many Confucians refuted it for a while, but Belin was not afraid at all.

It's just that his article quickly fell behind.

It's not that Belin is wrong, it's that what Belin wrote was more numbers, and he turned over a large number of observations and calculation formulas to make sure he was correct.

But many Confucians can't understand it.

This is also one of the results of the prevalence of science and the rampant eight-strand.

Don't say too far, let's just say that in the Song Dynasty, many Confucian ministers also had a wide range of knowledge, such as Shen Kuo and others, who were both Confucian ministers and scientists, and they also made achievements in the astronomical calendar.

However, after the prevalence of science, many Confucian scholars went to study the science of the mind, and as for these astronomical calendars, they gradually became no longer among the students who had to study.

It was also after Shang Shi asked Belin for advice that he wrote an article to refute the great Confucians in various places.

For a while, the two sides talked about it.

It can be regarded as a little clean time for Zhu Qizhen.

And in the capital, you sang it, and when I took the stage. Xu Youzhen has arrived in Shandong at this moment.

Xu Youzhen naturally knew what her task was, and went straight to Qufu.

He parked the guard of honor outside and entered Qufu with a few by himself. If you want to see what the hell is, just ask who owns the land here. Answer: "It's all from the Confucian Mansion." ”

The land of Confucius Mansion is known as Wutun Eighteen Villages, to what extent, so much that Confucius Mansion cannot be directly managed, and six rooms must be set up in imitation of the six departments, and the entire Confucian Mansion is a big yamen.

Even the Confucian government had the power to interfere with the judiciary, and the magistrate acquiesced, as a tenant of the Confucian family, the Confucian family could approve the arrest below, and the magistrate could not manage it.

When Xu Youzhen heard this, she sighed and said, "Send someone to invite the Holy Father." ”

Now that he is already standing on the land of the Confucian Mansion, the news of his coming must have been known by the Confucian Mansion. In this way, it would be self-deception to come to any other private visit to microservice.

But something Xu Youzhen never expected happened.

The person who went to report the news soon returned, but the reply he received was that Yan Shenggong was waiting for the lord in the Confucian Mansion.

For a while, Xu Youzhen's face changed slightly, and she said, "Okay, very good." ”

He originally wanted to leave some dignity for the Kong family, but now the Kong family doesn't want it himself, so it's no wonder that he can't be blamed.