Science and technology are the primary productive forces. There is no eternity in the world, and if there must be one, it is change. Everything is changing all the time, thinking must keep up with the progress of the times, and science and technology must also keep up with the progress of the times, and the two complement each other, and the revolution comes from this.

Stagnation and resting on one's laurels are the fundamental reasons for the Chinese nation's century-old history of humiliation.

In the ninth year of Wanli, on the surface, the world is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but in fact, there are many contradictions inside and outside the empire, like a huge powder keg, which has reached the critical point of explosion.

Zhang You's vain attempt to change the direction of the empire by himself is undoubtedly a very difficult thing, but there is a saying that "a spark can start a prairie fire", and things like ideas or ideas are like seeds, in fact, they don't need to be deliberately cared for, as long as they are planted in the soil, if the time is right, they will naturally take root and sprout, and finally grow into a big tree.

What he is doing now is such a thing, depicting Gewu, that is, the benefits of science as later generations will be called, to Zhu Yijun, who is the head of the empire, and as long as he pays attention to the development of science, its impact will be far-reaching.

This thing is not difficult, a young man in his early twenties, is the age of playfulness, has not really tasted the helplessness of life, self-confidence, and does not admit defeat, if someone tells Zhu Yijun at this moment that the empire is declining, he will bear a lot of responsibility, he will definitely not believe it. In his thoughts, he will definitely be able to become a great emperor who surpasses Taizu Chengzu, what is Zhang Juzheng, if there is no Zhang Juzheng, he will definitely do better.

Unless a fool wants to be a good emperor before he ascends the throne, Zhu Yijun is no exception, otherwise, he would not be so keen on hot air balloons.

From this point of view, anything that can help the empire become strong is what he needs, and Zhang You, in addition to sanctifying education, opened up another world for him - in addition to obeying etiquette and educating the world with morality, it turns out that Gewu can also bring so much benefit to the world.

"Can the telescope you mentioned really see things far away?" He asked Zhang You curiously, and then without waiting for Zhang You to answer, he said, "For example, standing on the top of a very high mountain, can you see the people at the foot of the mountain?" ”

Zhang You nodded affirmatively: "It can be farther than that, but it's a pity that the telescope I made was broken, but it won't be troublesome to make another one, wait for Weichen to make the first one to show your majesty, and then you will know how amazing it is." ”

He doesn't have a telescope in kind, so he can only use it to prevaricate, but the principle of the telescope is very simple, and later generations of elementary school students know that there are so many skilled craftsmen in the imperial front * superintendent, and it is not a matter of minutes to want to do one?

When he thought of the imperial pre-work, he suddenly had an idea, but before he could say it, Zhu Yijun said: "Okay, okay, you hurry up and make one, Zhang Whale is in charge of the imperial * superintendent, Xing Shangzhi is in charge of the imperial pre-work, using people and things, and tell them directly." It's the same with everything else, all the things you said, I'll make them for me. ”

Dozing off and sending pillows, Zhu Yijun's words were in Zhang You's arms, he smiled and said: "It's no problem to do it, but after all, Weichen is a foreign minister, always hanging around in the imperial city, those Taoist officials are not easy to mess with, Weichen has a thought, can you set up a similar department outside the palace to specialize in these new things, and at the same time, it is also more convenient to recruit talents in this kind of character." ”

At this moment, he had already arrived at the warm pavilion where Zhu Yijun lived, and when he heard this, he paced back and forth on the smooth gold bricks, and Zhang Whale stood beside him with his hands down, and glanced at Zhang You in some surprise.

Zhang You didn't have time to guess Zhang Whale's thoughts, afraid that Zhu Yijun would not agree, remembering that the history records that this gentleman was the most greedy for money, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly came to the idea: "Your Majesty, in this way, there is another benefit." ”

"What's the benefit?" Zhu Yijun stopped opposite Zhang You with his backhand.

Zhang You said: "The things made can be sold for money, such as wheelchairs, which are not needed in the palace, but our Daming is so big, there are always people with inconvenient legs and feet like Weichen, right?" Another example is the water-powered fan, which ordinary people naturally can't afford to use, but it can be sold to those who have money. Even hot air balloons, in fact, can make money......"

"Hot air balloons can't work, this is the country's most important weapon, and the technology must be kept secret." Zhu Yijun said categorically.

Zhang You smiled: "Your Majesty thinks left, of course you can't sell it, but we can rent it out, there are more rich people in the capital, and when Your Majesty descends from the sky at the prisoner sacrifice ceremony, do they want to fly once?" Surely you want to do it too, right? Okay, just pay for the silver, a hundred taels at a time is not expensive, right? This is something that the emperor has sat on. What, Li Yuanwai sat in a hot air balloon? The old boy is not as rich as me, no, I can't be teased by him...... Rich people love to show off, a hundred people sit is 10,000 taels, if a thousand people, 10,000 people? ”

Listening to his vivid description of the psychology of rich people, Zhu Yijun sneered, pointed at him and said: "You, you, you, you are really a good person, it is difficult to get rich or not." After a pause, his smile disappeared and he said, "However, how to ensure that the secret is not leaked?" I saw that the production of hot air balloons is not complicated, and people who are interested can find out the general idea by sitting twice more. ”

"Simple, all those who sit, register and make a book, jointly have a guarantee, and at the same time it is strictly forbidden to imitate the world...... To tell you the truth, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall, but by the day the secret was revealed, we would have come up with something more powerful than a hot air balloon with the money we earned. In this way, you will always be one step ahead of the world, and you will not be afraid of leaks. "Those high-tech companies in later generations did this, so Zhang You didn't have to think about these words at all.

Zhu Yijun hesitated for a long time, and suddenly waved his hand: "Okay, according to what you said, set up a new department, and the name will be ...... It's called Gewu, Zhang Hong is old-fashioned, and he is the commander, but you are responsible for the specific affairs and are in charge. ”

"How many items?" Zhang You deliberately asked with a greedy face.

Zhu Yijun was really amused, and he glanced at him and said: "It's really an official fan, Qipin, that's it, those auxiliary ministers of the outer court can't make a lot of noise, if it is high, I must be drowned by their saliva." ”

"What about the identity of Weichen Tai Hospital?" Zhang You scratched his head as he spoke, and said with some embarrassment: "To be honest, I don't know where the Tai Hospital is." ”

He suddenly changed his name to "I", which was actually a small test of Zhu Yijun, not fast, but deliberate.

Zhang Whale noticed it, squinted and glanced at Zhang You, with a hint of warning, but Zhu Yijun didn't seem to notice it, and scolded with a smile: "I have heard about it, Li Mian has complained several times...... The errand of the hospital cannot be lost, and it is more convenient to enter and exit the palace. However, you are also lazy, and you still have an errand in the Gewu Institute, so you can find Li Mian to report to you, and you don't have to go to the Tai Hospital on weekdays. ”

"That Undertaker ......"

"You've got to make inches, huh? Honestly, when you are your Dengshilang, wait for the telescope to be made, if it is really as magical as you say. ”

Zhang Whale's heart was about to jump to his throat, after staying in the palace for so many years, he had never seen Zhang You dare to bargain with the emperor, he was still worried that Zhu Yijun would be angry, who knew that he was not only angry, but rather happy, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, what is going on?