Zhou Fulai smiled, and said in his heart that there are still a few officials who are desperate and courageous, who can do things, and who are not corrupt are good officials. So he said, "No one is perfect." Since he can do things and wants to do things, then he can be useful. ”

"In that case, I'll inform him that there's nothing wrong with you. Can he just play? He Zhiyuan asked him.

Zhou Fulai thought for a moment and said, "This matter is not in a hurry, wait for me to ask my master to make a decision." ”

"And how do I get back to him?"

"Tell him I've seen it. If what he has played is true, he can play it at the right time. I'll send someone to let you know when that happens. Zhou Fu said.

After finishing the business, the two talked about science and workshops, and after listening to He Zhiyuan's brief introduction to science, Zhou Fulai said in surprise: "According to what you say, the craftsmen of my dynasty are all talents of the imperial court?" Is it the cornerstone of the development of science and technology? ”

He Zhiyuan said worriedly: "Yes, my dynasty from the imperial court to the people do not pay attention to craftsmen and technical talents, and in the long run, we will suffer a big loss in a few hundred years." ”

"No one can say what will happen in a few hundred years, I care about the present. If you say that, how should I value science? Valuing craftsmen? Zhou Fu asked.

"The imperial court should start with education, and teach scientific knowledge to children, rather than blindly teaching the Four and Five Classics." He Zhiyuan finally got to the point.

When Zhou Fulai heard this, he categorically vetoed: "No! This is not possible! Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has always been the ideological orthodoxy of my Huaxia, how can it be easily changed! ”

He Zhiyuan smiled and immediately said: "Brother, don't be impatient, I said that teaching children scientific knowledge did not mean that I would change the ideological orthodoxy of Confucianism. It is only on the basis of studying the subset of Confucian scriptures and poems that scientific knowledge is also learned. ”

After Zhou Fulai heard this, he nodded with satisfaction. He has a vested interest in Confucian culture, and it is precisely because of the imperial examination that he has embarked on a career in official rank, how can he tolerate shaking the orthodox status of Confucianism?

He Zhiyuan then said: "Brother, have you ever heard of the vocational and technical college that is being prepared? This academy is a college that trains high-level craftsmen, and it recruits children who have given up the imperial examination, and they are not even children. After these people complete their studies, they have to go to various workshops to serve as technical backbones, and their status in the future is equivalent to that of students. This matter was approved by the emperor. ”

"I've heard my little sister talk about this, and I heard that she is still the head of this academy. Are you saying that these unintentional scholars will all be students in the future? Zhou Fulai obviously didn't know about the emperor's imperial approval, so he asked suspiciously.

He Zhiyuan nodded with a slight smile and said: "That's right, the emperor means to test it in our state, and if it is feasible, then promote this method." ”

At this moment, Yueji knocked on the door and walked in with a tray and said, "Young Master, Lord Zhou, this is the watermelon sent from the experimental field, they said that this is the first ripe watermelon, please try it first." ”

Zhou Fu looked at the freshly cut watermelon in the tray as if he saw a monster, stared at him in surprise, and was speechless for a while......

After a while, Zhou Fulai stammered and asked He Zhiyuan: "Is this ...... This is just off? ”

He Zhiyuan said: "This is the experimental field in our state

The watermelons grown in the winter greenhouse come to taste the plot. As he spoke, he picked up a piece of watermelon and handed it to Zhou Fu.

At the same time, I also picked up a piece of watermelon and took a bite, and my mouth was immediately full of relish, cool and sweet. He Zhiyuan said while eating: "Well, it tastes good, brother, you can eat it too!" ”

Zhou Fu came to see that he was eating with relish, and tried to take a small bite, and then took a big gulp. Later, Zhou Fu said: "When I was in Beijing, I heard that some families planted garlic and fei huang in the greenhouse in winter, but they never planted watermelons. How is this watermelon grown? ”

"It's a pity that you're leaving tomorrow and don't have time to visit the winter warming greenhouse in the test field. This watermelon is grown from a warm winter greenhouse. There are not only watermelons, but also cucumbers, celery, cabbage, melons and other fruits and vegetables, which are estimated to be picked before the year. While eating, He Zhiyuan introduced: "These winter warming greenhouses are built with glass, as long as there is sunlight, the shed is like spring." That's why these fruits and vegetables can grow. ”

"Built out of glass? I heard that this glass is expensive, could it be that spending such a large price to grow valuable vegetables and fruits is just to satisfy the appetite of winter? Zhou Fulai doubted the purpose of He Zhiyuan's move, and said with some dissatisfaction.

He Zhiyuan replied: "Of course not, the purpose of my suggestion that Lord Liang establish an experimental field is to cultivate new varieties of grain crops, increase grain production, and solve the food problem in Juzhou and even our dynasty, so that many people can avoid the suffering of hunger." ”

"Cultivating new seeds?" Zhou Fulai heard too many new terms today, and he, a Confucian kid who grew up reading the Four and Five Classics, accepted so much new knowledge at once, and his mind was a little overwhelmed.

"Yes, this is also the scope of science, and it will be fruitful in a few years." He Zhiyuan said, and then he proposed: "Tomorrow you will leave for Yangzhou, today we will not sit here and talk about it, let's go to Hejia Town for a field visit, I believe you will gain more." ”

"That's fine, I'll stay in Hejia Town tonight, and I'll go straight tomorrow morning." Zhou Fulai gladly accepted.

Almost half an hour later, He Zhiyuan and Zhou Fulai's entourage and more than a dozen people arrived in Hejia Town.

At this time, the sun has turned west, in order to save time, they arrived at the soap workshop on the edge of the official road, but directly came to the workshop, at this time the soap workshop has not been relocated, the outside is frozen, but the workshop is a hot scene.

He Zhiyuan introduced: "This soap workshop is a half-owned stake between you and me, and it is produced from several common raw materials. From raw materials to selling price, there is a spread of more than ten times in the middle, and there are millions of yuan of output every month, which is still in short supply, and it is currently the most profitable workshop in Hejia Town. It is made using the knowledge of chemistry, a branch of science, without which it is impossible to generate such a large profit. ”

Zhou Fulai heard that there was more than ten times the profit, and said in surprise: "So its profit is much higher than that of salt?" ”

He Zhiyuan nodded and smiled at him and didn't speak again. Zhou Fulai also immediately understood and stopped talking. People are selfish, with such high profits, it is enough to make a fortune, how can they talk out loud.

Due to the tight time, He Zhiyuan took him to visit the sugar workshop, the cement workshop and so on

。 Then he took him to visit the school, and before he entered the door, Zhou Fulai saw the couplets on both sides of the gate of the school, and couldn't help but read: "Read the Confucian classics to cultivate oneself and govern the country, and learn scientific knowledge to enrich the people and strengthen the army." This couplet describes the purpose of your school, right? ”

"It is precisely for this reason that I have always believed that Confucianism is a classic doctrine that educates all people and unifies their thoughts, while the science I advocate is a practical science and a beneficial study for enriching the people and strengthening the army. And the talents needed to govern the country and educate the people are limited, and it is not a waste for the world to read people and the court like this, and science also needs a large number of talents, so these people can just learn from the prefect of science to improve our production level, create better objects and weapons, strengthen our soldiers, improve combat effectiveness, consolidate border defense, and protect the people. ”

He Zhiyuan talked eloquently, and then the two entered the academy.

Wang Dejin saw He Zhiyuan coming in, and hurriedly greeted him from the house, and after the two sides greeted and introduced, Wang Dejin accompanied the two of them to visit each class together.

Zhou Fulai asked Wang Dejin: "Does every child here have to learn mathematics?" ”

Wang Dejin replied respectfully: "Yes, I have to study mathematics from the beginning of Mengxue, and after the third grade, I have to study physics and chemistry. ”

Zhou Fulai nodded, and then asked in surprise, "There are still female students here?" ”

"Yes, if parents are willing to send their girls to the school, of course we will accept them. The next step is to build a special women's college. Wang Dejin said proudly.

After a hurried visit, the two went to the Academy of Sciences. In the Institute of Physics, Wang Zhixue was installing a steam pump, and when he saw He Zhiyuan coming, he hurriedly ran over and said, "Master, we haven't finished installing it yet, are you in a hurry to use it?" ”

He Zhiyuan looked at his unsympathetic student and said, "This is Lord Zhou, let's visit here today." How is your progress, please introduce it to Lord Zhou. ”

Wang Zhixue was stunned for a moment, thinking in his heart, didn't he say that this place should be kept absolutely secret? Why did you bring outsiders here? Thinking so in my heart, I hesitated to act.

He Zhiyuan hurriedly explained: "Lord Zhou is not an outsider, he is Miss Zhou's own brother. ”

As soon as Wang Zhixue explained this, he understood, and then he said: "It will be installed in two or three days, and then you can experiment." ”

Of course, Zhou Fulai didn't understand what experiments Wang Zhixue was going to do, so he asked He Zhiyuan: "What experiments are they doing?" ”

"This is the most primitive experiment with pumping water from a steam engine." He Zhiyuan replied that he knew that Wang Zhixue was not good at words, and then went on to give a general introduction to the operating principle of the steam engine in front of him.

Zhou Fulai praised: "If this kind of machine is really manufactured, wouldn't it save a lot of labor?" ”

"That's natural, and this is only the most basic steam, and when the steam engine is really perfected, it can do a lot of things for us, such as making the steam engine rotate, so that he can output strong power, can make the stone mill rotate under its drive, can also drive the machine tool to process parts, and can even pull the vehicle to speed, in short, its role is very powerful." He Zhiyuan said the function of the future steam engine almost in one breath.

(End of chapter)

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