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Feng Yunshan chatted with the foreigner for a while, and after getting acquainted with each other a little, he inquired about the situation of Britain and the United States in terms of industrial equipment, but he did not expect that Habaander, Shuweishi and Bishi all said that they only paid attention to Christian theology and medicine, and did not pay much attention to industrial equipment, but they pointed to Hexin and said: "Coincidentally, the Holy King has found the right person, and Pastor Hexin is not only skilled in medicine, but also very good at modern industrial equipment." He has compiled a lot of books www.biquge.info In addition to the books on Western medicine that have already been compiled, the "New Edition of Naturalism" is now being compiled, which contains a lot of modern knowledge, including industrial equipment. ”

"A New Edition of Naturalism"? Feng Yunshan seemed to have heard of it, but he was not impressed.

After a few more greetings, Feng Yunshan asked Tan Tiyuan to send the three foreigners back to the clinic and kept Hexin.

"Hallelujah! Pastor Hexin, as the other three pastors just mentioned, you know more about modern industrial equipment, and you are compiling the "New Edition of Naturalism", can you elaborate on it? Feng Yunshan asked expectantly.

"Holy King, it is Haba'and, they lift me up. I'm just following the translations from the books in the Western language and putting them together. If the Holy King wants to understand, I can talk about it, but I'm afraid that the Holy King is not interested. Hexin smiled and talked about the "New Edition of Naturalism" he had compiled.

Based on the basic knowledge of modern Western natural science, Hexin has translated and compiled a popular introduction book into Chinese, which is divided into three volumes. It mainly introduces the knowledge of physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, geography and other natural sciences, including many of the latest scientific discoveries and achievements in the United Kingdom and Europe in recent years. The first two volumes have been completed, and the third volume is currently being prepared, and when Hexin is ready to finish the third volume, he will go to Shangyuan to find the Mohai Book House founded by the London Society in England to publish it.

This, this is simply made for me! Originally, I also wanted to compile a book on natural science to enlighten the people's scientific and technological knowledge, but I didn't expect that this letter had been written almost, so didn't it mean that I didn't need to spend time compiling it! Feng Yunshan sighed.

What exactly is the content, it still needs to be seen. After Feng Yunshan asked for Hexin's consent, he sent his guards to ride fast horses and go to the clinic to get Hexin's manuscript.

Half an hour later, Feng Yunshan held the thick first volume and couldn't put it down.

This first volume is a multitude of natural sciences that introduce the basics of meteorology, physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, and is divided into five chapters: geo-atmospheric theory, thermal theory, water quality theory, light theory, and electrical theory.

Among them, the chemical part that Feng Yunshan is most concerned about points out that there are 56 kinds of things in the world called metaplasms (i.e., chemical elements), and all things are composed of these 56 metaplasms. Feng Yunshan thought about it, in this era, the chemical level of the West, the chemical elements found are indeed only this.

Although Western chemical symbols have not yet been introduced in the book compiled by Hexin, Feng Yunshan is very familiar with a term that introduces several chemical substances: "nourishing qi", "light gas", "light gas", "carbon gas", "heavy carbon gas", "sulfur strong water", "nitrate strong water", "salt strong water", and also contains detailed material properties and manufacturing methods.

Poof! Isn't this "oxygen", "hydrogen", "nitrogen", "carbon monoxide", "carbon dioxide", "sulfur * acid", "nitric acid" and "hydrochloric acid" that you are very familiar with? Could it be that this foreigner Hexin is also a traverser?

Feng Yunshan immediately became nervous, and his first thought was to immediately call the guards in and kill him. He barely suppressed his impulses and asked, "Pastor Hexin, do you know these three people?" Churchill? Margaret Thatcher? Diana? As he spoke, he carefully stared at the reaction on Hexin's face, as long as there was a slight mistake, Feng Yunshan would not hesitate to order someone to get rid of Hexin.

"Sorry, Holy King, please forgive me for being so unheard! I don't know anyone you're talking about. I wonder, how do you know these people with foreign names? Hexin replied calmly.

"Pastor Hexin, I want to ask, how did you come up with the idea of giving these substances such a name?" Feng Yunshan asked unrelentingly.

"Holy King, I have come to name these substances according to the words of your Qing people. For example, this kind of gas, which cannot survive without it, is named "nourishing gas"; This lightest gas is named "light gas"; The gas burned by this charcoal is named "charcoal gas". Any questions? Hexin asked curiously.

Feng Yunshan was speechless for a while! It turned out that these chemical names that everyone was familiar with in later generations were the first to be named by this foreigner. I also suspect that he is also a traverser.

"It's fine!" Feng Yunshan then looked down at the content of the physics part.

The physics section introduces basic equipment such as thermal energy, steam engines, trains, chillers, boilers, etc. Feng Yunshan flipped through the front, just talking about the content of light, there is the relationship between light and vision, the use of light, the classification of light, the characteristics and behavior of light, the decomposition of white light, and the color of objects. It then explains several common optical phenomena, such as mirages, solar halos, moon halos, rainbows, ghost fires, insect lights, etc., and also points out the concept of the speed of light.

Turning to the page, Feng Yunshan's eyes lit up! This is the "Theory of Heat", which actually discusses the principle of the steam engine and its application, and also includes a sketch and a manufacturing method. It's a baby. Steam engine, although Feng Yunshan knows the principle and knows the manufacturing method, but at that time, the production method under the highly developed conditions of the modern processing industry in later generations has not been able to do many methods in the era when it is still in the initial stage of industry and there is no welding. Now with this relatively primitive manufacturing method, and then finding a way to buy the corresponding necessary equipment, Feng Yunshan has the confidence to make a steam engine by himself.

In addition, Feng Yunshan looked at it, and at the end of the book, there were instructions and preparation methods for practical utensils such as wind turbines, cold and summer watches, light balloons, and diving suits.

Hydrogen balloons!? Novelty gadgets, you can also do it yourself if you have the conditions.

It's a pity that there are only two volumes! Feng Yunshan, who finished reading this book, is still unsatisfied! This book is truly a treasure trove of our time! Although the knowledge written by various natural sciences is not in-depth, it is only a popular science book, but for today's China, this is a scientific enlightenment book of this era, and its influence must be very far-reaching.

Moreover, through this book, Feng Yunshan suddenly remembered that around this time, three famous modern scientists from the Manchu Qing Kingdom would meet at the Mohai Library in Shangyan. And the Mohai Bookstore was founded by the London Association of England. Feng Yunshan's heart was on fire.

And the person who believes in the faith is really wasteful to be a pastor. It was not easy to meet, and with such a good enlightenment teacher, Feng Yunshan felt sorry for his luck.

He sincerely invited Hexin: "Pastor Hexin, the deal we agreed on before, you go to Hong Kong Island to help me buy firearms, and the conditions remain unchanged. In addition, the king wants to hire a few Han Chinese to study the novelties in your "New Edition of Naturalism", and I would like to write in your name to invite them to go to Hong Kong Island first, and then to Guangzhou. Of course, as a reward, for every person you invite, the king will help you bring 10 members of the congregation to be taught. ”

"Who is it that makes the Holy King so important? I can give it a try at your request, but I don't know if I can invite you! Hexin agreed.

"Don't worry about this, according to this king's understanding, Pastor Hexin only needs to let them read this "New Edition of Naturalism", and then tell them that there is more content here, and they will definitely follow!" Feng Yunshan was full of confidence. It turned out that he remembered Li Shanchang, who was working as a translator at the Shangyuan Mohai Library at this time, and Xu Shou and Hua Yufang, who also went to the Shangyuan Mohai Library to explore new knowledge.

Li Shanchang is nothing, just a mathematician, but he is proficient in English and is a good translator of foreign books.

And Xu Shou and Hua Yufang are the people who make Feng Yunshan's heart hot.

These two people can be said to be one of the few people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty who were willing to learn Western scientific knowledge in this era. In particular, Feng Yunshan knew that these two people in history, ten years later, helped Zeng Guofan prepare for the establishment of the "Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau" and started to manufacture steam engines and steam ships. For such a character, even if he can't get it, he can't let the Manchu Qing go. What's more, now that there is such an opportunity to recruit two people, Feng Yunshan is determined to win.