The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 284 The Four Colleges
Although Jiangnan's new policy has been fully implemented, and many matters related to maritime affairs have also been arranged, Zhang Yan has not relaxed.

Because in the spring of next year, the first examination after the reform of the imperial examination will be held, and it will only take half a year. However, the colleges that Zhu Cihong ordered when he left are still under construction and renovation, and there are still many examination rooms in the provincial and state capitals. The work was not completed, so Zhang Yan had to put all her energy on the imperial examination.

Several large colleges were rebuilt from the gardens left by the nobles in the past. Among them, the School of Physics has a huge area, complete with laboratories, teaching buildings, and dormitory living areas, and can accommodate up to [-] students.

The former gardens, rockery, pools and lofts in the college have been preserved. The elegant environment is comparable to a royal garden, but such a luxurious and huge college has no students or teachers so far.

Today, in front of the gate of the School of Physics located in the east of Nanjing City early in the morning, countless literati and poets came to watch, because today is the day when the school is completed and the plaque is hung. It is said that the queen mother and princess will come in person.

Everyone is very curious about this Laoshizi School of Physics, which is bigger and more luxurious than the Imperial College, what is this physics, and of course there are not a few who reject it.

When Zhang Yan's Feng Huan arrived, thousands of people had already gathered outside the academy, almost all of them were scholars, including many famous Confucian scholars, but there were not a single civil or military official.

Many of these people were invited by the royal family, and many were uninvited to join in the fun. When the huge plaque was hung up, everyone couldn't help but looked up at the six huge words: Royal Academy of Physics, and then Looking at Zhang Yan, I want to hear her explain what physics is.

But Zhang Yan didn't understand it herself. She just followed Zhu Cihong's instructions and simply announced that anyone who is proficient in physics can apply to become a teacher of the academy. Literate teenagers aged 15 to [-] can sign up as students of the academy.

The result is self-evident. Of course, none of the teachers were recruited, and there were also not one students who signed up. The scene was once very embarrassing.

Zhang Yan had no choice but to end the founding ceremony in a hurry, took Princess Kunxing back to the palace, and sighed in her heart, she could see that Lang'er attached great importance to this physics, otherwise she would not have to pay such a high price, To build such a huge college, no one is interested in or understands the science of physics.

"Auntie, this student and husband have not been recruited. Brother Huang will be very disappointed if he knows."

"Hey! The School of Chemistry is about to be completed in a few days, and I'm afraid it will be like today, so don't come with me when the time comes." Zhang Yan sighed, giving up hope for the School of Chemistry.

"No, the more this is the case, the more my son will come, otherwise it will only make those literati despise this physical chemistry even more."

Princess Kunxing shook her head stubbornly. She could see that the emperor attached great importance to this matter. Now that the emperor is not here, on the day of the establishment, she would come to represent the emperor no matter what.

"As you like."

Zhang Yan didn't say any more, and began to blame Zhu Cihong in her heart. She didn't blame Zhu Cihong for leaving these things to her and left them alone, but she complained that he didn't make it clear when he left, which made such a big joke today. Faced with the inquiries of those great Confucianists, I don't know how to answer them at all.

In fact, Zhang Yan wronged Zhu Cihong, not because he didn't want to make it clear, but because he couldn't make it clear at all.

Although knowing that there would be an embarrassing situation, Zhang Yan still decided to make a big deal and invited countless talented scholars to attend the inauguration ceremony of the School of Chemistry.

However, compared to when the Faculty of Physics was established, there were no teachers and students, and no one knew what physics was. The situation was slightly better when Chemistry was established three days later.

One, with the lessons learned from the establishment of the School of Physics, everyone suppressed their curiosity and stopped asking more questions, so as not to embarrass the Queen Mother.

Princess Erzekunxing learned the lesson from last time, not only found two Taoist priests who can make alchemy to be masters of chemistry, but also found a few children of artisans who can make gunpowder to be students.

A group of talented scholars and Confucian scholars looked at the two Taoist priests who were talking about Taoist classics with excitement on their faces, and they were all surprised.

A gifted scholar couldn't help but whispered to the classmate next to him: "I think it seems more appropriate to change the Royal College of Chemistry into the Royal Taoist Temple!"

"It's a pole, it's a pole!"

As the two Taoist priests talked about physical ascension, the surrounding discussion became louder and louder. Princess Kunxing had to cough lightly in embarrassment, reminding the two old gods not to digress, not to confuse chemistry with those illusory ascensions.

Only then did the two Taoist priests stop the car and began to explain the way of alchemy, but they started to digress again. Seeing this, Zhang Yan had to end the ceremony hastily again.

"Queen, what the old Taoist said is true, the way of chemistry is..."

"Queen Mother, the old Taoist has a Zhuyan Pill here, which is made of hundreds of precious medicinal materials after Qiqi49..."

"Get out!"

Zhang Yan blushed and waved her hands angrily, completely ignoring the nonsense of the two Taoist priests.

The two Taoist priests were obviously not reconciled. While being dragged out of the palace by the imperial forest army, they shouted loudly, hoping to impress the queen mother and princess and let them stay and become university students of the School of Chemistry.

Not to mention that Princess Kunxing was really moved when she heard the effect of the Zhuyan Pill, and she opened her mouth when she saw Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan obviously saw her thoughts, gave her a hard look, and said: "If Zhuyan Pill can keep youth forever and prolong life as they said, how could they themselves have gray beard and hair, so old that they are so old?" look like?"

"Well, isn't it better to believe what you have than to believe what you don't have? It's okay to try it, just in case..." Princess Kunxing said weakly.

"Confused, if the two of you are allowed to stay, I'm afraid that the School of Chemistry will really become a Taoist temple in the future, and chemistry will really become the way of alchemy and immortality. Where did you find these two people?"

Zhang Yan had a straight face. Although everyone didn't understand physical chemistry, they all kept a kind of curiosity and awe in their hearts. Fortunately, these two Taoist priests disturbed each other, and chemistry together was completely reduced to a laughing stock. When it comes to physics, I don’t know how to explain it when Hong’er comes next year.

"They found it by themselves. They said they are proficient in chemistry. My son saw that what they said was very logical. Some of the things they performed seemed to be somewhat similar to the chemical reactions that the emperor said before. This is why my son..."

Obviously the two Taoist priests still have some methods, but those methods can fool Princess Kunxing, but they can't fool Zhang Yan.

"Okay, let's stop here. Whether they are really proficient in chemistry or not, let's wait until Brother Ni comes."

Zhang Yan waved her hand, she was already a little haggard.

And the opening ceremony of the Faculty of Liberal Arts that followed was not as embarrassing as physical chemistry, and it really recruited some calligraphers, masters of rhythm, and many students who came to sign up.

The Royal Academy of Letters not only includes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also poetry, poetry, etc. It is the most complex academy, and it is also the only one among the four academies that everyone can understand thoroughly.

As for the last Royal Academy of Mechanics, although everyone can understand it from the name, it is the most repulsive and despised academy.

(End of this chapter)