Chapter 306 Scholar of Science

During the Southern Song Dynasty, on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, people would not go out to eat, whether it was a rich family or a poor family, they would choose to stay at home for a reunion dinner, so on this day, the restaurants in Lin'an City were basically closed, and from the beginning of the New Year, the restaurants entered the peak season, large and small restaurants were prosperous and overwhelmed, which also reflected the prosperity and wealth of Lin'an City in the Song Dynasty from one side,

In the first year since I ascended the throne, the country's economy began to have signs of recovery, compared with the previous year, both the country and the people, there has been a lot of progress in the pocket, so, this year's Spring Festival is no exception, from the beginning of the year, people have come to the hotel to eat, the business is good, the number of guests, more than in previous years, together with the big shopkeeper Xiao Tian of the music building also personally went into battle to entertain guests, it can be seen in general,

Accompanied by Yuan Jian and Xiao Qi, I walked out of the north gate of the palace in civilian clothes, and quietly came to the Shifeng Commercial Bank, and went to Tongle Building with Wen Tianxiang and Shang Shujiang Wanli, who was waiting here, to attend the banquet.

In addition to the emperor I as the emperor banquet of the court officials, during the entire Spring Festival, I only arranged this banquet, banquet experts and professors from Lin'an University and the Academy of Sciences, which also shows that I attach importance to science and technology, as a traverser, of course I know the important surname of science and technology, the scientific and technological revolution to mankind brings great benefits to mankind is unimaginable to people in this era, my advantages, I must give full play to it,

In the evening, a group of five of us entered the Tongle Building from the small door.

Due to the large number of people attending the banquet, although the No. 1 room of Tianzi is very large, it cannot accommodate more than 40 people, so the banquet is set in the No. 10 room of the Son of Heaven, which is also the largest private room in Tongle Building.

Since the founding of Lin'an University, there is such a saying in the university, that there are two presidents of Lin'an University, the first one is the president He Jihe that everyone sees every day, and the president in the back is a young man named Huyan, this Huyan prince has great powers, but it is quite mysterious, his family is rich and rivals the country, and the important ministers in the DPRK are friendly, and the royal family has a close relationship, although these rumors are varied, but the core content is only one, Huyan Gongzi, this person is amazing,

"I've seen the son of Huyan." As soon as I walked into Room 10 on the second floor, I saw that more than 30 people inside got up at the same time and saluted in unison, the movements of these 30 people were synchronized, and the voices were neat, just like the performance of the ministers of the DPRK and China at the Great Dynasty Meeting, and it seemed that they had been rehearsed in advance, and there were men and women among them, and there were a few people I knew, such as Yun Bofei, Huang Daopo, Yang Hui, Song Wuxin, Yang Xiaozhi, etc.,

"Ladies and gentlemen, Huyan wishes you all a happy new year."

"Thank you, Gongzi Huyan, I will wait for Qi to wish Gongzi a prosperous New Year, and all my wishes will come true."

"Please be seated." I smiled, and after finishing speaking, I pointed to Wen Tianxiang and Jiang Wanli beside me, "Everyone, let me introduce to you, the one on my left is the Ministry of Education and Health, Shangshu Jiang Wanlijiang, who is in charge of the education of our dynasty, and the one on the right is Wen Tianxiangwen, an academician of the Government Council." ”

After everyone sat down, they hurriedly stood up again, and said in unison: "I've seen Master Jiang, I've seen Lord Wen." ”

"You're welcome, you're welcome, gentlemen, and Happy New Year." Wen Tianxiang and Jiang Wanli hurriedly returned the salute, the two ministers of the DPRK and China clearly know that I attach great importance to these scientific talents, and they are also very polite to them.

Jiang Wanli and Wen Tianxiang's names are very loud, although most of the people here are not very concerned about the affairs of the court, but they know a lot about these two, Jiang Wanli joined Taixue when he was young, and then he was obsessed with opening a academy, and he has a high prestige among the students of the world, and Wen Tianxiang was a high school champion, and he is naturally a celebrity.

When I saw everyone seated again, I said, "President He, tell me about these gentlemen and professors first." ”

"Yes, Childe." He Ji hurriedly stood up and introduced the names of the people attending the banquet and the direction of scientific research to me one by one.

When I met people I didn't know, I also nodded with each of them, and encouraged or politely said a few words, most of these scientists themselves are arrogant, but when I see leaders such as He Ji, Shen Yiqiu, and Quan Jue, as well as master-level celebrities such as Yun Bofei, Song Wuxin, and Yang Hui, they all have great respect and politeness for me, where do I dare to have a little arrogance,

"Very good, you are all elites from all walks of life in my Great Song Dynasty, on the occasion of the New Year, I will first toast you."

"Gongzi Xie." After everyone drank it all,

After getting my consent, He Ji got up and said, "Everyone, the banquet is about to begin, before that, please make a speech to Lord Jiang, everyone is welcome." ”

In a round of applause, Jiang Wanli stood up and said: "Gentlemen, happy new year, Xia Guan Jiang Wanli, I am very happy to come here to participate in the grand meeting of the scientific community, you are all scientific and technological talents of our dynasty, according to the emperor's words, that is, scientists, for this title, Jiang has just heard of it, and he is still unfamiliar, but the emperor said that scientists are indispensable talents in our dynasty like military strategists, families, calligraphers, and thinkers, and even more than that, although the lower officials are dull, they cannot fully understand the emperor's meaning, But the lower officials believe that the emperor, with the wisdom of the emperor, will never be untargeted. ”

"This Jiang Wanli, the sycophants are very good." I laughed to myself,

"This time, the lower officials were entrusted by the emperor to convey a few holy intentions on the occasion of this feast." Jiang Wanli continued, "The emperor said that the second year of Xianchun, that is, this year, will be a year of great opportunities for the scientific and educational circles, and from this year onwards, the imperial court will increase the funding for education and scientific research year by year, first of all, it will focus on the construction of basic education facilities, that is, the popularization of primary and secondary schools in our country, and the other is that it will vigorously support key scientific research projects that are beneficial to the country and the people, and will give money to people, and people will be given to people, and science and technology will rejuvenate the country and rejuvenate the country through education, which is the basic national policy that the emperor decreed at the end of last year. The scientific and technological revolution is the main theme of our dynasty in the future, Lin'an University and the Royal Academy of Sciences will become the forefront of this revolution, and you are the core figures in this main theme. ”

"Rejuvenating the country through science and technology, rejuvenating the country through education, going down in history and passing down through the ages." These words made the hearts of those present suddenly surge,

"Our scholarship and inventions can be passed down through the ages."

"It used to seem unbelievable that something strange could be a house." Everyone couldn't help but think, and some even whispered,

Most scientists have unruly and self-righteous eccentricities, but after all, they can't get rid of the category of human beings, they can not be afraid of power, they can dedicate themselves to the truth, but they also hope that their scholarship can be recognized and praised by others, and even leave a legacy for future generations, famous for thousands of years.

"Another point, in order to cooperate with this basic national policy of our dynasty and encourage more people with lofty ideals to devote themselves to the scientific and technological revolution, the emperor is considering the issue of the fortune and reputation of our dynasty's scientific and technological and educational talents." After Jiang Wanli saw that everyone was quiet, he continued, "The emperor's preliminary idea is to divide them into different levels according to the academic and invention of scientific and technological talents, and according to their contributions to the internal and external affairs of our court. For example, the first-rank royal scientist will be able to enjoy the same salary and title treatment as the first-rank member of the imperial court, and the second-rank royal scientist will enjoy the same salary and title treatment as the second-rank member of the imperial court, and so on, of course, the scientific scholar is not equivalent to an official position, and they generally will not enter the court as an official and be responsible for a certain government affairs. ”

"Ah, a product." At this time, even Shen Yiqiu, Quan Jue and others were taken aback, the highest level of scientific scholars is equivalent to the treatment of first-class officials, what a grace this is, you must know that the official titles of the various ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee are only between the second and third grades, it seems that the emperor is sparing no expense this time, and he must let the scientific and technological revolution be implemented smoothly.

"Yes, it's a good treatment." Jiang Wanli said with a smile, "When the lower officials heard the emperor say this, they were also very surprised like your reaction, and even doubted whether they heard it wrong. ”

"Then what did the emperor say?" A man in a blue shirt asked,

Jiang Wanli said: "The emperor said, Jiang Aiqing, in ancient times, before the fire was born, the ancestors of human beings could only live a primitive, like a life like birds and beasts, the so-called 'food of herbs and trees, meat of birds and beasts, drinking their blood, and their hair,' Later, someone invented fire by drilling the fire method and knew fire. Different from the life of birds and beasts, the invention of fire has brought earth-shaking changes to human beings, Aiqing, you say, the person who invented this fire, his contribution to society and mankind will be less than which one of the first-class masters in history. ”

"The emperor is wise, it is really a wise man through the ages, the invention of fire, not to mention that it will be smaller, its role is so great, I think even if it is hundreds of first-class masters combined, it is not as good, but this kind of invention is even more difficult." The blue-shirted man who asked the question just now spoke up again,

"Of course, it is very difficult, inventions like this have all changed the life habits of human beings, and the emperor said that for those who have made this contribution, the country should certainly give this kind of reward."

The blue-shirted man nodded, "Yes, yes." ”

"Okay, the lower official has finished conveying."

He Ji looked at me and said, "Next, I announce that the banquet has begun." ”