Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

"Teacher, let's go to Shuangshui Village and take a look."

After breakfast the next day, Crown Prince Zhu Biao deliberately put down the government affairs at hand, looked at Song Lian and said these words.

Zhu Biao had previously told Song Lian that he would let Song Lian take a look at some things before discussing academic issues, and the place he was going to take Song Lian to was Shuangshui Village.

Zhu Biao still respected his teacher Song Lian very much.

And there is really a lot of affection between her and Song Lian.

He also knew that his teacher, because of his past experiences and the fact that he was a famous scholar of the time, had a very firm stance on Confucianism.

They will unconsciously maintain the orthodox status of Confucianism.

He wanted to eliminate all those who dared to challenge Confucianism.

To be fair, he could understand these.

After all, it can be said that he has basically spent his entire life studying Confucianism.

The various perceptions of Confucianism are deeply rooted.

This is also his lifelong belief and source of pride.

In addition, there are many Confucian scholars who are adding fuel to the fire.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Biao thought it was normal that his teacher would have such an attitude towards new learning.

Disputes over ideas are always cruel, and it is easy to become strangers.

Zhu Biao knew this, and that was why he wanted to try his best to persuade his teacher about this matter.

It can allow the gentleman to put aside some prejudices and take a serious look at the knowledge that his brother-in-law has achieved.

This was not only for the promotion of new learning, but more importantly, he did not want to have serious disagreements with his teacher because of the new learning, which would affect their relationship.

You may even see your husband become a stranger to you and end up doing something even worse.

These were things he didn't want to see.

That was why Zhu Biao took so much effort and tried as gently as possible to change his husband's ideas.

Although he knew that this was a difficult task, he would still try his best no matter how difficult it was.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Song Lian nodded seriously and agreed to Zhu Biao's words immediately.

Then he got up and took a car to Shuangshui Village with Zhu Biao.

By the way, after resting yesterday and thinking about it in his heart, Song Lian has basically guessed where his student, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, is going to take him today.

After all, he could see that there was a big difference between himself and his student on this matter.

He wanted to persuade Zhu Biao to stand on his side, to support Confucianism and to oppose the unorthodox School of Mind.

And doesn't this student also want to convince his teacher?
So in this situation, the most likely place he would call me to go would be Shuangshui Village.

After all, it can be said to be the birthplace of today's new learning.

There is also such a person as Shuangshuihou.

If others wanted to call him to go and see these things according to his own ideas, he would not bother to look at them.

But now, the person who called him over was his student Zhu Biao, so he naturally had to go and take a look.

It's just right, because it allows us to see more clearly how ridiculous this so-called psychology is.

Take the opportunity to refute them one by one.

So that Zhu Biao, the disciple, can return to the right path.

With this mood, he and Crown Prince Zhu Biao came to Shuangshui Village together.

There is a lot of traffic in Shuangshui City.

Exceptionally prosperous.

Today, this place seems to be developing into a small town.

Moreover, it will become more and more prosperous in the future. If it continues, it is not impossible that Yingtian City and Shuangshui Village will be connected one day.

According to what Song Lian thought, after arriving here, the first thing Prince Zhu Biao did was to take him to Shuangshui Village Primary School in Shuangshui Village so that he could take a good look at this new knowledge.

After all, this matter itself is an academic dispute.

Then, the most serious thing for them to do next is to come to the school.

However, contrary to his expectations, Zhu Biao did not take him to Shuangshui Village School.

Instead, he took him to the various factories in Shuangshui Village.

Watched how the exquisite colored glass was made.

How the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty refined the ores into usable steel.

Compared with the previous time, the efficiency has increased by many times!
Watch how the factory here burns stones into cement.

Youjian visited the dam made of cement, the canals, the houses...

I watched how the craftsmen in the steam locomotive factory forged steel into corresponding parts and assembled them together to build steam locomotives.

He also looked at the large ship that was under construction but had not yet been completely completed.

I saw the Hongwu cannons and the flintlock rifles...

After doing all this, Zhu Biao took him to the farmland to see many new crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and peppers.

During this process, Zhu Biao introduced to him in detail the production of these things.

And how widespread these things are today.

Even some grains such as rice have undergone research by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences established here in Daming, and their yields have increased to a certain extent compared to before.

I also saw how people developed pesticides to control pests.

And how to develop fertilizers.

After reading all this, Zhu Biao took Song Lian on the train again.

I took the Beijing-Shuangshui Railway to Beijing Yingtian Station, and then took the train from Yingtian Station back to Shuangshui Village.

After finishing all this, it was already dark.

Zhu Biao then took Song Lian into the primary school in Shuangshui Village.

Go watch the lecture here.

I saw several buildings rising from the ground, and candles were lit in the spacious and bright classrooms.

Many students are divided into different classes to study here.

The teacher stood at the podium with a white, unknown pen in his hand, writing on the blackboard painted on the wall.

“The earth we live on is a sphere.

To be precise, it is an elliptical sphere.

This ball is constantly spinning.

It is different from what we see, where the sun rises in the east and sets in the west every day, revolving around the earth we live on.

The truth is that the sun does not rotate.

The reason why we can see the sun rise in the east and set in the west is because the earth we live on is always rotating from west to east.

So it looks like the sun is moving...

On the three-foot-high podium, there was a young man in a short-sleeved shirt. He pointed at the pictures of the earth and the sun drawn on the blackboard with chalk, and explained them to many students in a serious manner.

When Song Lian heard this man's story, he frowned instinctively.

I always feel that these are all fallacies and nonsense.

The road underground is obviously flat, how could it be a ball?

If it's a ball, won't you fall down if you stand on it?
And the ball is still spinning there.

If it really rotated again, wouldn't the person have fallen down a long time ago?

However, no one has ever been seen falling down, no matter when or where.

There is no feeling of being upside down with your head down and your feet up.

What nonsense!

I couldn't help but want to open my mouth to refute it.

But at this moment, some students had already asked.

"Teacher, this...if that's the case, wouldn't the person standing on it fall down?

Also, why do we never feel that we are upside down?" Someone raised his hand to speak.

After hearing what the student said, Song Lian suppressed the words that were about to come out.

Listen to how these people use sophistry.

These obvious mistakes were rounded up.

"That's a good question! This is actually a simple matter. It's because there is a force on this earth called gravity.

It will unconsciously absorb people and everything on the earth onto it to prevent them from falling.

This is also the reason why after the fruit falls, it will not fly into the sky, but will only fall to the ground. This is also the reason why things thrown out with force will eventually fall to the ground.

As for not being able to feel your head down and your feet up, this is also normal.

Because the entire universe itself is so vast, there is no distinction between up and down, left and right.

Naturally, you won’t feel your feet pointing upwards and your head pointing downwards…”

Hearing these words, Song Lian couldn't help but frowned.

I just felt that what this person said was really not right.

It's simply heresy!
I wanted to speak up to refute, but I held back the words when they came to my lips.

Because such an explanation, although extremely bizarre, sounds like nonsense.

But he really did take back what he had said before.

After looking here for a while, he shook his sleeves and went to the next classroom...

A young gentleman stood on the podium, holding a comb in his hand and rubbing it on his head.

Then he quickly moved it close to some scraps of paper on the table.

The next moment, the pieces of paper were attached to the comb.

“Why didn’t these pieces of paper fall down?

Do you know what this principle is?"

Under the confused or somewhat surprised gazes of the students.

The young gentleman looked at everyone and asked.

None of the students said a word.

Could it be... this is also the force of gravity?

Such a thought arose unconsciously in Song Lian's mind.

“It’s static electricity, and through all this friction, you can generate some static electricity.

Static electricity can hold these things to it.”

Static electricity?

Could it be... that this thing is the same as the lightning in the sky?

However, the thunder and lightning in the sky can only be created by Lei Gong and Dian Mu.

Nowadays, people use a comb to comb their hair back and forth, and then they say that electricity appears.

What the hell is this guy talking about here?

more and more outrageous
After standing here and listening for a while, Song Lian shook his sleeves again, left here, and went to the next classroom.

On the three-foot-high podium, the teacher was asking the students to rub their hands vigorously.

"What did you discover by rubbing your hands together?"

"My hands are getting hot!"

"If you rub too hard, your hands will not only get hot, but they will also hurt..."

“You are right, by rubbing your hands together, they will become warm.

And this phenomenon tells us that friction can generate heat..."

Upon hearing this, Song Lian was even more disdainful and sneered.

I just think what this person said is pure nonsense.

If your hands are cold, you can rub them and they will become warm. Isn't this something everyone knows?

When his family was poor and he was copying books, he often used this method to keep warm.

Needless to say?

In his heart, he looked down upon this new learning more and more.

"This is a very normal physical phenomenon. However, such a simple phenomenon that heat can be generated through friction can be used to make many things in the future.

For example, you can find some materials that are easy to ignite and generate heat through some friction.

Then let them burn quickly, so as to replace things like fire starters and use them to start fires.

Wouldn't it benefit millions of people?"

Song Lian, who was standing there with full of contempt for this, was stunned when he heard what the gentleman suddenly said.

I feel like what this person said does make some sense.

……

"Two to the power of two is two times two, and two to the power of three is three times two times..."

"The Master said, 'Is it not a joy to learn and to practise what one has learned? Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar? Is it not a virtue to be not angry when people do not know you?'"

"Only when the cold winter comes do we realize that pine and cypress are the last to wither..."

When he arrived at the new classroom and heard the familiar recitation, Song Lian was slightly stunned and stopped.

He looked back at Crown Prince Zhu Biao with some surprise.

Zhu Biao explained it out loud very considerately.

"Teacher, this new learning does not mean that we should not study the Confucian classics or the great principles of the saints.

In fact, the New Learning did not deny the status and role of Confucianism.

On the contrary, they quite admit it.

I think Confucianism is very useful in educating the people, improving people's moral standards, and stabilizing the country's rule.

The knowledge that my second brother-in-law has developed only adds to the many things that Confucianism does not have.
Its existence will not replace Confucianism, but will only make Confucianism better.

It is a supplement to Confucianism.”

Song Lian nodded, said nothing, and continued walking along the corridor.

After walking for a while, we arrived at a place.

There was a tinkling sound.

It turned out that there was a craftsman here, teaching some apprentices how to make things.

“Do we have to teach these schools too?”

A traditional scholar-official like Song Lian was naturally unhappy when he saw craftsmen entering the school and teaching openly.

"Of course there are professors."

Zhu Biao responded seriously.

"Teacher, these are all serious and useful knowledge.

There is a great deal of knowledge involved in craftsmanship.

It is beneficial to the people and even more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

Looking around, our food, clothing, housing, transportation, and everything we have, aren’t they all created by human labor?

Aren’t they all made by these so-called craftsmen using their knowledge of craftsmanship?

Even the steam locomotives we ride today and the ships that are currently being built, and other things that benefit the country and the people, are made using the same craftsmanship.

These things are so important, they are related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and to every aspect of our life.

If this is the case, why can't we set up some subjects to teach people these corresponding knowledge?"

"No, Your Highness, that is not what I meant.

What I mean is that all these things only require a master and an apprentice to pass on the knowledge in a workshop. Why would we need to teach them in a place like a school?
Isn't that a disgrace to society?"

(End of this chapter)