Contrary to Cheng Zhu Lixue is Wang Yangming, who is known as the only saint in the last 500 years.

Zhu Zhanji admires Wang Yangming very much, because he is a Confucius of the Ming Dynasty.

But I have to say that Wang Yangming's doctrine is actually a mirage.

Wang Yangming's mind is condensed into four sentences: "There is no goodness and no disgusting body, and there are good and malicious movements." Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience, and doing evil for good is a thing. ”

He believes that Gewu is to establish one's own heart, eliminate evil for good, and unite knowledge and action.

And he did that, so he was a saint.

But who else can do the same as him?

Not a single one!

Because his doctrine, his thoughts, are too demanding. Except for him, a saint, no one else could do it.

Therefore, his mind does not conform to reality, and he will decline directly after his death.

There is no basis for reality based on people's thoughts, because a person's thoughts are always changing.

"But ......"

Everyone listened to Zhu Zhanji still nodding, but when they heard it, they immediately felt that something was wrong, and Taisun was about to fire a cannon.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhanji said: "Cheng Zhu Lixue's knowledge of Gewu still focuses on people's hearts and academics, rather than on more important things. Is the study of academia really nobler than the study of water conservancy? No, I don't think so. Knowing its academic principles, it will only benefit a small number of people, but the work of water conservancy can benefit tens of millions of people. ”

If these words had been said on other occasions, Zhu Zhanji would certainly have been criticized innumerably.

But now, he was facing officials from the Ministry of Works, so most people were only moved.

Song Li, who has been contributing most of his life to the cause of water conservancy, was first shocked and then moved when he heard Zhu Zhanji's comment.

Although he was fifty-four years old, he was still in tears with excitement, his hands were long, and he bowed down and shouted: "Although I am ashamed to be judged by the grandson, I dare not take it seriously, but I have no regrets in death!" ”

In this era when the heart is simple, and the person who is a confidant dies. He is a second-rank minister in his fifties, and he bows to each other with a long bow, although he does not say it verbally, but his attitude has shown everything.

Zhu Zhanji was particularly satisfied with this.

He knew that his scholarship was not enough to change the world, and that he would be able to conquer it by force at best, like his great-grandfather, like his grandfather.

If we want to transform the world, we need all of us to work together.

In his previous life, he had donated to many universities, and he had also done some research on the emergence of universities.

Whether it is Guozijian or Taixue in the East, they are all specialized institutions serving the emperor. The knowledge learned in these schools had only one purpose, and that was to serve the emperor.

This is completely different from Western universities.

In the West, like the East, in the beginning, the development of technology had a very great impact, but science did not play a role in it.

Take shipbuilding as an example, if the sails and rigging are not easy to use, they should be improved; The gun portholes were not flexible, so they tried to install flexible and mobile gun carriages. Technology is gradually improved and perfected, and experience is accumulated in practice. Technology and industry, as in ancient Roman times, have no connection with science, and neither contribute to nor derive anything from science.

The early universities did not pursue science and technology, and mainly trained priests, doctors, and lawyers.

The natural sciences are located in the Faculty of Arts, and the main course is logic.

Aristotle's logical and analytical methods are the tools for studying any problem, which is fundamentally different from the East.

The study and application of logic is the basis for the development of science throughout Europe. Although their theology also oppressed the development of science to a certain extent, their divine power was greater than that of the king, and the development of the whole society was not for the main purpose of the interests of the royal family.

The original science was still a philosophical domain at the time. The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy is full of philosophical implications, and anyone who reads it conjures up an image of the universe: a miraculous and perfectly ordered machine, in which the planets rotate like the hands of a clock, governed by some eternal and perfect laws, and behind which God looms with the figure of God.

Newton proved the truth of scientific principles and that the world works according to mechanisms that humans can discover. Public opinion on the application of science to society began to emerge, and people expected that science would benefit mankind.

Even Newton, in his discussion of fluid mechanics, made a light statement by saying, "I think this proposition may be useful in shipbuilding." Francis Bacon, who regarded science as useful knowledge, upgraded his theory and proposed that "knowledge is power".

However, science did not have a technological revolution or an industrial revolution at the same time as the scientific revolution, and inventions such as printing presses, cannons, and gunboats did not rely on science.

With the exception of cartography, no scientific achievement had a great impact on the economic, medical, and military fields of the early modern period.

Therefore, science is only a tool, and it cannot be blindly superstitious.

It was not until the eighteenth century that real science contributed to the development of society. At that time, scientific theories formed a complete ecological cycle circle, and under the effect of logic, the application of science and technology began to gradually move towards applicability from practicality and applicability.

However, in the new century, there are still many things that cannot be solved by science.

In this process, there is one thing that is the most important thing - logic.

This is the foundation of the development of the West, and it is also the basis for them to lead the East, and Zhu Zhanji only needs to bring this set into the education system of the East, and then his goal will be achieved.

If he wanted to build a research institute on his farm, he had to rely on the personnel of the Ministry of Industry. In order to let these personnel develop in the direction he set, in addition to administrative orders, technology promotion, rewards and punishments, these methods are more important to establish a logical curriculum that conforms to the reality and foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, being able to get the support of Song Li and other bigwigs in the Ministry of Industry will have twice the result with half the effort.

Hearing Song Li's answer, Zhu Zhanji said with satisfaction: "The kid is only a shallow learner, and his research on Confucianism and the country is limited, but he also knows that he can't change the country and enhance the national strength just by playing tricks. Therefore, the kid is now willing to lead by example, and use his own strength to integrate the power of the Ming Dynasty's current Gewu and better contribute to the Ming Dynasty. I hope you can help in this matter. ”

At this time, Zhu Zhanji gave another long salute, and everyone also got up to return the salute.

Song Li said loudly: "This is the duty of a minister, and the minister will lead all his colleagues to be His Royal Highness's dog and horse." ”

Wu Zhong opened his mouth at this time and said: "Your Highness, there are unclear words in His Highness's words, and the minister has three questions, please explain your highness." ”

Except for Song Li, Wu Zhong has the oldest qualifications and the highest official position, and as soon as he spoke, everyone else quieted down.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Gu has never spoken in public, and when I met with the ministers for the first time today, I wanted to talk too much, and there were flaws in my words. Please ask Wu Shangshu to ask, and he will answer. ”

"May I ask Your Highness, what is society? What is Chinese society? ”

Zhu Zhanji thought back for a moment and said: "The so-called society is a collection of individuals living together through various relationships. This relationship is called a "social relationship". For example, the most important social relations of human beings include family ties, shared cultures, and traditional practices. Social relations include the relationship between individuals, the relationship between individuals and collectives, and the relationship between individuals and the state. It also includes the relationship between groups and groups, and between groups and countries. The scope of the group ranges from small non-governmental organizations to large national courts. The state is essentially a large society with the territory of one side as its boundary. The relationship between the individual and the state is the relationship between the individual and the larger society, and the relationship between the individual and the world is the relationship between the individual and the human society as a whole.

The so-called Chinese society refers to all people and races who share the same language with us, follow the same Chinese customs, and are willing to respect the same culture as us. For example, Duoyan Sanwei, this clan only returned to me during the Hongwu period, and now I am willing to abide by my Da Ming law, speak my Da Ming language, learn my Da Ming book, three generations and one pass, should be regarded as my Da Ming people, and allowed to take scientific examinations. In addition, the small overseas countries of the Ming Dynasty, if they are willing to learn my Ming books, speak my Ming words, and abide by my Ming laws, they can all be regarded as members of my Ming Dynasty. And the common sphere of life composed of all people is collectively called society. ”

As long as these words get out, Zhu Zhanji, the grandson, will definitely get the support of countless small countries. Today's Daming is the most prosperous country in the world, and the monarchs of many small countries come to Daming, and they are not far away, wanting to become a member of Daming.

But today's Ming naturalization conditions are very harsh, those small country remnants, all proud to be a Ming people, dream of becoming a Ming people.

Even if they are naturalized, they are only inferior people, lower than the status of the Han ethnic group, they are willing. What they desire is to be able to marry and marry the Han people, so that after several generations, they can be regarded as the real Ming people.

Zhu Zhanji's words are actually support for them and give them hope.

Wu Zhong nodded and asked, "His Royal Highness has proposed seven concepts of agriculture, literature, and science. However, he only mentioned the root cause, and omitted to mention it directly. In this way, these are the basis of the composition of the society that His Highness is talking about, what is your personal opinion? ”

At this time, of course, Zhu Zhanji would not answer. He asks these questions so that everyone can think about them and answer them.

If he gives his own answer, no matter how right or good he says, he can find countless faults. Therefore, he just digs a pit and buries it, and will never answer it himself.

"Wu Shangshu, the kid is only a shallow learner, but he just thought of these questions, but he didn't know how to summarize and explain them, these still need you Confucians to give the kid an answer."

Wu Zhong also seemed to know that Zhu Zhanji would not answer positively, nor was he disappointed, and asked: "Your Highness said this because of patents, but Your Highness does not seem to explain the relationship between society, academics, Gewu, and patents, please teach Your Highness." ”