Zhang Mingwei wanted to go back early, and he didn't want to pretend to be forced, so he said to them directly: "See, when science and technology advance, many things that have never been thought of before, or thought that it is impossible, will become possible!" That's what this microscope is, and so is the steam engine. ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, he summed up seriously: "Now, you should believe me in what I say, the power of technology, right? As long as we Daming vigorously develop science and technology, we will create something that has never been seen before. Then, what was impossible before, we can do. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was very excited when he heard this, he was still young, only in his thirties, and I believe that he could see many things that the Ming Dynasty did not have before. During his reign as emperor, he realized some things that were impossible to achieve before, and he had enough reason to believe that what Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Sect and Song Ancestor and the like, after comparing with him, they would be overshadowed.

So, he said loudly, "I believe in Sir's words, and I will fully support Sir." ”

After expressing his position, he felt that it was not enough, so he said to Zhang Mingwei again: "Actually, I have long wanted to clean up those prisoners of the country, but they stopped me from doing it, saying that Mr. came to teach them, and the effect would be better!" ”

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, these courtiers underneath, to be honest, had a feeling of mixed feelings.

They are also cold windows and study four books and five scriptures, and they were born in Confucius. The imprint of Confucianism is imprinted in their bones.

Those prisoners of the country are making trouble, they actually understand it very well.

A new discipline is about to rise, and it is likely to affect the original knowledge, which will inevitably make those who have not yet read it panic.

Especially at present, there are already signs that some people who are good at Xinxue, or miscellaneous studies, have been summoned to Jingshi by Xingguo Gong.

Especially about the steam engine, the news from the Beijing division said that the Xingguo Gong would also suggest that the emperor set up a special yamen. That is to say, those people will also have official positions. This will certainly have an impact on the imperial examination.

And Xingguo Gong's power is getting bigger and bigger, and his prestige is getting higher and higher, and the influence of the new school initiated by Xingguo Gong will definitely be greater.

Before, they didn't know how to oppose it, but now that there was a steam engine accident, they just took advantage of the topic to play, and on the surface they were against the steam engine, but in fact, they were just against Xinxue.

Of course, for those of them who have already carped the dragon gate, although the impact is not big. But as disciples of saints, emotionally speaking, they actually support those prisoners of the country.

However, if you can be an official and reach the position of a high-ranking official in the imperial court, you are definitely not a pedantic person.

Not to mention, they are recommended by the Guogong, in other words, the Guogong is their benefactor, and from their conception, they oppose the benefactor, which is not allowed by their ethics and morals.

Taking a step back, the new learning promoted by Xingguo Gong did not hurt nature and reason, and they had no reason to oppose it.

Of course, they had heard of some things before, such as the imagination of the steam engine. But that's about it.

Seriously, they don't believe in things that don't materialize, especially things that cause so much unbelief.

But now, they have witnessed a world of insects on the droplets that look at nothing. The shock of what I saw with my own eyes was more convincing than any words.

Since there is a world on the droplets of water that there is nothing in it, there is actually a world that they have never thought of before, or thought that it would never be, then the one with the steam engine may not be realized!

At this time, hearing Emperor Chongzhen's statement, their mood was complicated, and it was naturally time to express their position.

At this time, Wang Chengen also said to Zhang Mingwei without any psychological burden: "What the Guogong has learned is urgently needed by the Ming Dynasty, and it is the learning of enriching the people and strengthening the country. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei nodded, then turned his head to look at the others, and the first to bear the brunt was naturally the head of the cabinet.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was looking at him and Xingguo Gong was also looking at him, he smiled bitterly, and then seemed relieved, and said to Zhang Mingwei: "Don't worry, such a good thing, of course, must be supported." The lower officials all have an impulse, thinking of seeing what Guogong said as soon as possible. ”

"Don't worry, I'll spend the rest of my time on the creation of this steam engine, as well as some other technological inventions." Zhang Mingwei listened to it and said to him with a smile, "In a short period of one and a half years, in three or five years, the application of this steam engine will inevitably be visible." ”

With that, he turned to look at the others.

The emperor, the eunuch in charge of the celebrant seal, and the first assistant of the cabinet have all expressed their positions, what else can others do, seeing is believing, who will object?

In the end, everyone present expressed their support for Xinxue.

There is no need to bother, and there is no need to pay attention to the prisoners of the country, with a microscope, the first purpose of returning to the capital is achieved.

Zhang Mingwei was in a good mood, so he smiled and said to them: "The function of this microscope is to open up our cognition of the microscopic world, and there will be a breakthrough in the cognition of some diseases, which will greatly improve our medical level of Daming, so that we can get sick less and improve life expectancy." Of course, there is a process in this, and someone needs to use the tools of the microscope to study, learn from things, find out the laws of the microscopic world, and use them. ”

This is a matter for the benefit of all mankind, whether it is the emperor or the peddler's pawn, once there is an achievement, all will benefit.

Hearing his words, others couldn't object.

Of course, Zhang Mingwei also understood their feelings, and knew the impact of the new learning on the original knowledge system, so he comforted them by the way: "Actually, the new learning will not have much impact on Confucianism. I will not suppress Confucianism, because in my opinion, Xinxue and Confucianism are actually the two legs of the Ming Dynasty, one lies in the ideology and the cultivation of values; One lies in the real world, the discovery of existing laws. In short, you can think of it this way, Xinxue actually comes from Confucianism, and it is for the sake of learning things. ”

Gewu Zhizhi originated from "The Book of Rites? One of the eight eyes in the university, namely Gewu, Zhizhi, sincerity, righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world. Wang Yangming, the most famous in the Ming Dynasty, also attached great importance to Gewu.

Zhang Mingwei said it from this point of view, which made Confucianism even more acceptable.

After saying this, he was in a hurry to go back, feeling that what he said was almost the same, so he didn't want to say more, so he immediately turned his head and asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, is there anything else?" ”

Regarding what Zhang Mingwei said, Emperor Chongzhen was the most able to stay out of the matter and watch it happily. At this time, as soon as he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, he immediately reacted and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, good news from Dongjiang Town!" ”

Zhang Mingwei was very happy when he heard this, and there was good news about the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, which was definitely very beneficial to the growth of Dongjiang Town.

After he finished reading it, Emperor Chongzhen asked the question he was most concerned about: "Sir, do you feel that person will be a slave chief?" What will happen? ”

Zhang Mingwei was a little surprised, looked at the description in the good news, thought for a while and said: "Nine times out of ten, it is the slave chief Emperor Taiji." As far as I know, he has been in poor health since the Battle of Songjin. If you follow the ......"

He originally wanted to say that it would follow the development of history, but when he quickly came back to his senses, he immediately changed his words and said, "...... My guess is that he won't survive this year. Of course, it may be that I have misguessed, after all, I don't know his specific situation, maybe there will be something that changes with my cognition. However, this matter, even if it changes, it will not change much. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed: "This means that the slave chieftain will not be long in life?" ”

For the life and death of the slave chief Emperor Taiji, no one in this hall would not care, so they all listened with their ears pricked up.

Zhang Mingwei nodded when he heard it and said, "There shouldn't be much time left to live!" ”

Hearing his words, for a while, the people in the hall couldn't help but get excited.

Huang Taiji's ability, of course, they can feel it. The death of this person is definitely a very great benefit to Da Ming.

However, on Zhang Mingwei's side, they were not as happy as they were, so he heard him say to Emperor Chongzhen: "Actually, as long as we do a good job ourselves, even if Huang Taiji does not die, it is not a big deal." The spring land of Liaodong, a remote place, is a matter of time before it is recovered! ”

In the words, there is a strong sense of confidence.

If his words were put at the beginning of last year, it is estimated that many people would feel arrogant!

The imperial court officials and troops have never won the field battle, just defending the city, how to recover the Liaodong Law? Even if Jianyu entered the pass to loot, the imperial court had no way!

Now, if you say this to others, there will also be many people who question it. However, what Xingguo Gong said, it has weight.

The generals he recommended stabilized the situation in Liaodong, not to mention, and even won two major battles, not to mention the sea, but on land, the soldiers had all been to the important town of Liaoyang.

And Xingguo Gong himself, for more than a year, has been leading troops to fight in the south and north, repeatedly winning more with less, and finally most of the thieves who ravaged the Central Plains were disintegrated, and the remnants also fled to the southwest border.

Xingguo Gong's speech on military affairs is absolutely authoritative!

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Mingwei's words were finished, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously lively.

Zhang Mingwei didn't want to listen to them, it was not early, and it was time to go home to rest and sleep. So, he grabbed the topic and said: "Moreover, several armies after reorganization have already made contributions in the grassland, and they will soon enrich the Liaodong side." As long as the strength of Jianyu is consumed again, it will be time to recover Liaodong. ”

After finishing speaking, he felt that it was almost enough, so he was ready to tell Emperor Chongzhen that he was tired from the journey or something.

However, Tobe Shangshu didn't have any eyesight, and began to talk about things with a cough.