Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1285 Pioneer of Natural Science

There is a horse chestnut tree several feet high in the courtyard of Fangfu. The trunk is straight, and the new leaf buds have just emerged. In early summer, the tree is full of flowers. The huge white inflorescences are like a gorgeous candlestick, which is a sight to behold.

At this moment, a young man dressed in white snow is standing in front of the tree with his hands behind his back, looking at a bud on the branch of the tree with concentration, his eyes flickering, as if he can hear the bloom of life from the process of the tiny bud growing and pulling non-sound...

As soon as Fang Jun stepped into the courtyard, he saw this scene in front of him.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the young man in white turned his head, his face was as handsome as a crown of jade, his brows were red, his lips were red and his teeth were white, it was Yu Minglei who hadn't seen him for a few days without saying goodbye...

Fang Jun was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Where did you run to without even saying hello?"

Speaking of which, the tone was a little dissatisfied.

From the mutual use with Yuming's family to the friendship with Yuminglei overseas, Fang Jun has long regarded Yuminglei as a friend.As a result, this guy left without saying goodbye, which made Fang Jun worried for a while.

Seeming to feel Fang Jun's displeasure, Yu Minglei nodded slightly, a sunny smile bloomed on his handsome face, and said softly: "Sorry, it's a private matter of the family, one is too tight to talk about it, and the other is related The privacy of the family is inconvenient to communicate with outsiders, please forgive me."

Fang Jun nodded, and said indifferently, "Okay, I forgive you."

A family that has been passed down for thousands of years like the Yuming family always has countless secrets.Friends should be tolerant of each other, but there is no need to get to the bottom of it. Keeping some privacy from each other will last longer than being honest with each other.

Yu Minglei seemed to have known that Fang Jun would forgive him as long as he heard his apology, and he would not ask why, so he smiled happily and said: "I passed by the construction site by the Kunming pool today, and I am very curious about some tools and devices. , if there is nothing to do tomorrow, can you go with a certain person to explain one or two?"

Tools and devices on the construction site?
It is nothing more than shovels, shovels, picks, etc., and tipping buckets, tools that have never appeared before in later generations with shapes that are very different from those of today. They are completely different from the loading and unloading devices on the wharf in Huating Town, Jiangnan.

For Yu Ming, who loves to explore the truth of new things, there is nothing more interesting than this...

Fang Jun nodded happily: "Why not? Tomorrow afternoon, I will accompany Brother Yuming to the construction site."

The avenue is simple, and all laws are returned to the ancestors. In later generations, this is a fantasy theory, but in this era, it is also the truth that Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are jointly pursuing.Fang Jun doesn't understand this, and he doesn't know whether the truth of all things that Yuming's hard-earned search can be inspired by some fresh inventions, but he is willing to copy one invention after another to benefit this era.

It would be great if it could open up the wisdom of the people in natural science and make natural science attract the attention of the whole society.

The special status of the Yuming family is more prominent than that of the Mohists in the legend. At least the latter was suppressed and excluded by the central government in various periods until the entire inheritance was unsustainable and disappeared. However, the Yuming family has a detached status and is highly respected by the royal family. ...

Yu Minglei smiled and thanked softly.

He admires Fang Jun very much, not only because Fang Jun is always able to put the whimsical ideas in his mind into reality, designing and manufacturing all kinds of unimaginable tools and mechanisms, but also because of Fang Jun's broad mind and tolerance. Bo's boldness!

Since ancient times, no matter what kind of technology, the inventors have tried their best to cover it up and become a tool for their own fame and fortune. Even if they would rather die because of it and put it in the coffin, they will never teach others easily.

Others say I have learned it, what should I do?
It is common for the disciples of the church to starve to death of the master. It is human nature to be selfish, so there is nothing wrong with the practice of self-preservation.

Because of this, Fang Jun's kind-hearted demeanor who never hides various technologies, and is even very happy that someone is interested in it, is extraordinarily unique and extremely precious!
Therefore, Yu Minglei asked suspiciously: "It seems that you are not only never worried about these unrivaled technologies being learned by others, but are even willing to teach them yourself. This has never happened in the past. I just want to ask, do you really care?" These technologies are enough to make a family prosperous for a hundred years, or do they have other plans?"

Fang Jun chuckled: "Actually, what you want to ask is why is XX so great?"

Although he was very cheeky, Yu Minglei did not refute, nodded in agreement, stared into Fang Jun's eyes and waited for his answer.

Fang Jun looked at Yu Minglei's pure eyes, sighed slightly, and said sincerely: "You are the most intelligent one in Yu Ming's family, so I want to ask you, no matter what kind of technology or knowledge , Is it better for one person to work hard behind closed doors to make great progress, or is it better for countless like-minded people to work hard together?"

"Is there any need to ask? Manpower is sometimes poor. No matter how strong a person is, he can't compare with the wisdom of many people. This is the reason why the so-called three-person party must have my teacher."

"So, this is the answer of a certain person. A certain person just wants more people in the world to know that there is a lot of knowledge hidden in nature. One person can lift more pulleys with a rope. To lift heavier loads, the front of the shovel is slightly concave to dig out more soil with less effort, and a rib is added in the middle to achieve greater sturdiness with less iron. Several simple materials are mixed together It is enough to burst out the power to break mountains and crack rocks. Even a piece of steel can still float on the water as long as it is made into a special shape... These are all knowledge, which is given to us by nature, and it is definitely not only found in the Four Books and Five Classics. Have knowledge. Only when we have a better understanding of nature and make better use of more principles of nature, can we conquer nature faster!"

Confucianism is excellent for self-cultivation and self-improvement, but Confucianism cannot increase food production, irrigate dry land into fertile land, heal the terminally ill, turn stone into iron, iron into steel...

If you can't even support your life, how can you talk about self-cultivation?
Canglan knows etiquette well enough, this sentence is exactly the thought of Confucianism, but even Confucianism itself has forgotten it.Or they didn't forget, it's just that those high-ranking Confucianists are full of food all day long, thinking that everyone in the world must abide by the rules, don't think about refuting, don't think about rebelling, so they use a set of so-called small words to imprison them People's minds bind people's bodies.

This is not the law of natural development...

Just like in later generations, there will always be people who say that the quality of crooked nuts is better than that of Chinese people, but why don't those people think about the most obvious truth-you have only had enough food for a few days?

Human beings always contradict themselves like this. When rebels become emperors, they will guard against rebellion by others, and they will try their best to advocate that people should be law-abiding, loyal to the emperor and patriotic... When you didn’t have enough to eat and rebelled, why did you stay restless and keep yourself? Disloyal and patriotic?
If this kind of thing is said to others, people will naturally scold Fang Jun for blasphemy and heresy.

But Yu Minglei is different. The Yu Ming family, who tirelessly pursues the truth of heaven and earth, is the most capable of what Fang Jun said about the power of nature. It is vulnerable!
Yu Minglei said in admiration: "People in the world always only believe in their own eyes, but they don't know that their eyes are actually the most deceiving. The mist rises, the rain falls from the sky, the sun rises in the east, and the jade rabbit falls in the west. This seems to be nothing more than ordinary. In fact, there must be truths that we don’t know, otherwise, why is it such a coincidence that one rises and one falls, and the east rises and the west falls? Compared with these theories of heaven and earth, the Four Books and Five Classics and the trivial words are all bullshit! The Ming family studied the books of sages and sages for hundreds of thousands of years, and finally concluded that the principles are all comprehended from nature. Only by returning to the basics can we truly approach the most original principles. If we go to the Four Books and Five Classics Searching, but going the opposite direction, running in the opposite direction!"

Fang Jun was really surprised.

How could an ancient man still have such insight?

Although I don't know the process of water vapor condensing into rain after evaporation, or the phenomenon of the earth's rotation and revolution, I can guess the truth of heaven and earth contained in it. This imagination is enough to become the greatest scientist!

Then, Yu Minglei asked another rather weird question: "Fang Jun... Do you think it is true that lotuses can grow in fire?"

Fang Jun was puzzled by the question, so he said casually: "I don't know about this, but what I am best at is summoning seven-colored rainbows..."

(End of this chapter)