Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 627 Why the Genius Was Buried

How much does Fang Yizhi know about physics?
Taichang carefully opened the "Little Knowledge of Physics" and looked carefully.

The first page of the volume is a self-report, which means that the principle of everything can be deduced through methods such as analogy and experimentation.

This is enough to prove that his descriptions in the answer sheet of the meeting are all from his personal cognition.

This is followed by an overview of the text.

Because this is just an overview and not yet a book, the writing is a bit complicated. The main content is the title of each chapter, and then a sentence or a few sentences of general description under each chapter name.

This is like an outline, it just describes the general content of the chapter he is going to write.

Taichang just read a few chapter titles, and was already stunned in shock.

This kid is such a genius!
What is he going to write?
Astronomical Principles, Qi Theory, Sound Theory, Light Theory, Round Earth Theory, Yellow Equator, Two Poles, Three Worlds, Five Elements, Wind, Rain and Thunder!
These are not just nonsense, they really did research.

For example, based on the principles of astronomical phenomena, people guess that Venus and Mercury revolve around the sun.

Another example, in Qi Theory, people say that air is also a substance.

For another example, in the theory of sound, people mentioned how sound is generated and transmitted, and also mentioned resonance and sound wave reflection.

For another example, in the theory of light, people mentioned the scattering, reflection and refraction of light.

For another example, in the theory of the circle of the earth, people mentioned that the earth is a sphere like a walnut, and the protruding parts are mountains, and the concave parts are seas.

For another example, in the yellow equator, people mentioned the equator, meridian, longitude and latitude.

For another example, in the two poles, people mentioned the magnetic field and magnetic effect.

My God, is this a man of this age?
Taichang was really shocked. He really didn't expect that there would be such a deep understanding of physics these days.

However, when he rolled over to the back, there was a hint of astonishment on his face.

why?

Because the things this kid studies are really complicated.

What's behind this?
Geography, divination, medicine, medicine, diet, clothing, minerals, utensils, vegetation, birds and beasts, ghosts and gods, alchemy, strange things!
My God, are you crazy, kid?
Human energy is limited, and human life is also limited. How can you study all these things thoroughly in your limited life!
The problem, this kid has delved into all of these.

For example, in medicine, he mentioned arteries, viscera, bones, muscles, blood types, surgery, etc., and he even mentioned pig diseases, chicken diseases, cow diseases, horse diseases, etc.

For another example, in the diet, he mentioned how to make wine, how to make soy sauce, how to make tofu, how to make white sugar and so on.

For another example, in minerals, he mentioned how to prospect ore, how to smelt gold, silver, copper, iron and tin, how to refine tribute pulp, and even how to make glass!

Why are you delving into so many things, kid?

Taichang flipped through it carefully for a while, then closed the scroll, and sighed slightly: "Mizhi, why have you learned so many things?"

Fang Yizhi quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the student has loved reading since he was a child. After ten years of hard work, the student still felt unsatisfied after reading the classics and history collections, so he began to browse the books at home and paid homage to several mentors, so he covered a wide range. The student The books I read are indeed too complicated, if the emperor hadn’t opened up arts and sciences, the students probably wouldn’t be able to pass the Juren exam.”

He is indeed very smart, he can hear Taichang's words, the emperor thinks that his learning is too complicated.

After hearing his explanation, Taichang suddenly realized that this kid is only 19 years old!

He couldn't help asking curiously: "At what age did you start studying, and when did you become a scholar?"

Fang Yizhi said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the student started studying at the age of five, and after ten years of hard work, it happened to be fifteen, and then he was lucky enough to pass the examination of scholar."

This kid actually passed the scholar examination at the age of 15!

Taichang asked again: "Is your family a scholarly family? How many books do you have in your family?"

Fang Yizhi hurriedly said modestly: "Back to the emperor, the student's family dare not pretend to be a scholarly family. The student's family only entered the official career from the generation of great-grandfather. The student's family has roughly a few rooms of books."

How many books?

Do you have a library at home?

Books are not cheap these days, and the value of a few rooms of books is simply incalculable.

Four generations have collected a few books. Someone in this Fang family should have served as an official of the fifth rank or above, otherwise, they would never have collected so many books.

There are probably people he knows among the elders of this kid.

Taichang thought for a while and asked again: "Ling's great-grandfather started to enter the official career, who in your family has served in the imperial court?"

This, it is very impolite to call the elders by their first names, but if the emperor asks, he has to be honest.

Fang Yizhi quickly introduced: "The student's great-grandfather, Fang Xuejian, was awarded the Shaoqing of Dali Temple for his achievements in lecturing;
The student's uncle Fang Dazhen was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Wanli, and also served as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple;

The student's great-uncle Fang Daxuan once served as the head of the household department as a juror;

The student's father, Fang Kongzhao, was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. He is currently the censor of Youqian Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and once governor of Huguang. "

It turns out that he is a descendant of Fang Xuejian, one of the founders of Tongcheng School, no wonder he is so knowledgeable and talented.

Fang Kongzhao, the governor of Huguang, had a bit of an impression that it seemed that when the rebels were encircled and suppressed, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was stationed in Huguang to take charge of military and civilian affairs.

This family is full of talent!
Question, such a scholarly family and official family should not delve into such weird things!
Taichang thought for a while and asked again: "Who did you learn physics from?"

Fang Yizhi quickly replied: "The student's physics is learned from his teacher Wang Xuan. The teacher wrote the book "Institute of Physics", and the students benefited a lot. Therefore, the student wants to compile a book "Little Knowledge of Physics" to promote physics. some."

Wang Xuan?

"Institute of Physics"!
This is another talent who has been buried!
Taichang couldn't help asking: "Where is Lingshi now?"

Fang Yizhi said with a sad face: "Because of his old age, my teacher has passed away."

Alas, what a pity.

Taichang figured it out. Fang Yizhi was originally from a famous family, with a long history of family education, coupled with his extraordinary talent, and his love of learning and research. He even worshiped a famous teacher who studied physics, so it is not surprising to have this achievement.

What is strange is, how could such a peerless genius be buried?

Also, this "Little Knowledge of Physics" is in the same line as "Institute of Physics", and it did not appear under his influence.

That is to say, no matter whether he came to this world or not, Fang Yizhi will definitely compile "Little Knowledge of Physics".

Question, why is such a wonderful book so unknown in history?

In fact, this has a lot to do with the party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty and the demise of the Ming Dynasty in history.

Because Fang Yizhi is a member of Fushe, and Fushe regards himself as the successor of Donglin, and he is incompatible with the remnants of the eunuch party.

Therefore, in history, he was trampled by Wen Tiren and then trampled by Xue Guoguan, after being trampled by Xue Guoguan, he was trampled by Zhang Zhifa, and after being trampled by Zhang Zhifa, he was trampled by Ruan Dacheng, so that he had no chance to stand out.

He was trampled on in both the Chongzhen Dynasty and the Hongguang Dynasty. It was not until the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty represented by Chongzhen died, and it was not until the Hongguang Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty died that he got a chance to become a cabinet scholar in the Yongli Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Unfortunately, at that time, he was powerless.

After the end of the Yongli Dynasty in the Southern Ming Dynasty, he could only become a monk to show that his loyal ministers would not serve two masters.

The problem is that Feng Quan, a remnant of the eunuch party, was in power in the Shunzhi and Kangxi dynasties, so all the books he wrote were banned by others.

This prohibition is nearly 300 years!

In other words, his books never appeared on the market during the Qing Dynasty.

This "Little Knowledge of Physics" is indeed a wonderful book that transcends the times in the early Qing Dynasty, but it is nothing after 300 years.

Because these things he wrote have almost become well-known natural science theories after 300 years, and they are not considered as strange books that transcend the times.

Therefore, such a peerless genius like him was buried by history, and his book was banned forcibly.

(End of this chapter)