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Chapter 293 Science Popularization Activities at the Sutra Banquet
Yang Reform played with a dead snake on the Jingyan, and then played with a thermometer on the Jingyan, asking the ministers to take their own temperature.

"What? How, everyone? Are you still healthy?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, the subject is still healthy."

"Your Majesty, the subject is fine."

"Your Majesty, the subject is about the same."

All the ministers answered one after another.

"Hehe, those between 36 and 37 are normal. If anyone doesn't have it, there is something wrong with their health," Yang Reform explained with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the minister's temperature seems to be as high as 38 degrees!" A sweaty minister said "afraid".

"38 degrees? Are you sure you're right? Show me the thermometer." Yang Reform thought it was a problem with the craftsmanship of the thermometer. After all, it was handmade, so there would be some errors. So, when it comes to body temperature, say The temperature is between 36 and 37 degrees. Even if there is a certain error, it is impossible to go to 38 degrees. Now a minister told him that it was 38 degrees. Yang Reform thought that there was something wrong with the thermometer.

Yang Reform took the thermometer in his hand and took a look. Although he had been away from the fat minister for a long time, the index of the thermometer was still close to 38 degrees. Yang Reform's first thought was that either this guy had a fever or his own. The manufacturing process of the thermometer has not passed the test, resulting in too much error.

"Big companion, find another thermometer for this Qing's family and continue to measure it. No, put in a few more thermometers to see what's wrong." Yang Reform immediately ordered.

"Obey, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen immediately instructed the little eunuch to stuff a few thermometers into the armpits of the fat minister.

Now it is June and July, the hottest season every year. The heat of the sun penetrates the roof. Even though the Wenhua Palace is covered by a roof, there are still many people sweating on their foreheads. This fat minister is one of them. .

After a while, Wang Chengen instructed the little eunuch to take out all the thermometers.This time it was not just one thermometer, but four or five, not only on the left arm, but also in the pocket of the right arm.

The little eunuchs picked up the thermometers and looked at each other. Wang Chengen checked one by one. The more he checked, the bigger the smile on his face, because each thermometer had as much as 38 degrees, that is to say, it was not The problem of the thermometer is not the problem of the fat man. According to the emperor, the fat man is sick.

Wang Chengen reported with a smile: "Your Majesty, I've seen all the slaves and maids, and every one is above 38 degrees. So, it should be said that Mr. Wang is sick."

Hearing Wang Chengen say that the thermometer was fine, Yang Reform heaved a sigh of relief. When he rolled out the thermometer himself, if he made a joke, it would be boring.

"Since Wang Aiqing is ill, the imperial physician should check Wang Aiqing immediately." Yang Reform said loudly immediately.

"I obey." The imperial physician immediately agreed.The imperial physician who had just dissected the snake at the side washed his hands, and then came to feel the pulse of the chubby Mr. Wang with sweat on his forehead.

The imperial physician took the pulse for a while, and the more he felt the pulse, the more "stars" in his eyes. After a while, the imperial physician reported enthusiastically: "Your Majesty, this is true. Your Majesty Wang is indeed ill. The weather is too hot. , heatstroke, as long as you rest in a cool place for a while, take some heat-clearing and rejuvenating medicine like Xingjunsan, it will be fine, and it will be fine."

After the imperial doctor said, all the officials shouted loudly. Without a doctor, a small glass tube can tell whether a person is sick. This is really amazing. They took the glass tubes in their hands and observed carefully , this is definitely a treasure!
"Be quiet, be quiet." In the scene of promoting the thermometer, a case was unexpectedly diagnosed, which greatly increased the interest of ministers who were not very interested in this thing, and Yang Reform had to come out to maintain order.

The excitement of the ministers rose, and it was definitely a new thing to be able to judge whether a person was sick without taking a pulse. It was definitely a miracle. They stopped when they heard the emperor's greeting.

"Big companion, immediately send someone to take Wang Qing's house to a cool place to rest, and treat him according to the imperial doctor's orders." Yang Reform said happily. Unexpectedly, when the thermometer was being promoted, this fat man would appear as a guest patient. It was Yang Reform who hadn't expected it in advance. Now it seems that the future of this thermometer is great.

"Your servant obeys, I'll go now." Wang Chengen agreed, and asked a few eunuchs to support the chubby Mr. Wang, and went to rest.

The fat man went out, and the warm atmosphere in the Wenhua Palace remained undiminished. A small glass tube can be a doctor. No one said that this place is a sutra banquet, so we shouldn't engage in these things, because this thing is really amazing, and people are curious.

"Your Majesty, this thing is really amazing, it's really a treasure!" Shi Fenglai was the first to offer his flattery.

"Your Majesty, yes! I didn't expect that a small glass tube can actually detect diseases that ordinary people can't. People are called into the palace, let this person make more of this thing, so that there will be countless more doctors and doctors in the world! It is a great thing for the benefit of the common people!" The ministers can't wait, this is definitely one of the most important things in this dynasty. Great miracle.

"Your Majesty, why is this thing so miraculous? Can Your Majesty explain it to us?" A minister who was very curious for knowledge said.

"...Yes! How did your majesty make this thing? Why don't your majesty tell us a little bit about it, so as to clear up the confusion for us?" The minister who likes to gossip also asked.

"...Yes! Your Majesty, how do you determine the scale of this thermometer? How do you ensure that the temperature of the human body is exactly between 36 and 37 degrees? Could it be something else?"

The ministers followed up one after another, and after the fat man's "appearance and explanation", everyone's views on this thing changed drastically, and they all believed that this was a treasure, and asked the emperor how to make this thing, and what's so special about it .

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Yang Reform was very proud, and said: "This thing, called a thermometer, is used to measure temperature and judge the specific value of hot and cold. With it, you can get the specific value of human body temperature. Through these values, Judging whether a person is sick or not is just one of the functions..."

"Okay!"

"Okay!"

The ministers did not wait for the emperor to finish speaking, and immediately shouted, it is better for the emperor.

"...The principle and production of this thing are actually very simple. Some liquids, such as spirits, will expand rapidly after being heated. Therefore, the person who invented this thing sealed these things in a glass tube. Once When heated, the liquid in the glass tube will expand, so there are different values ​​​​that everyone sees... and this thing can be used to measure different temperatures..."

"okay!"

"Well, good!"

"So that's the case!..."

All the ministers applauded again and kept nodding their heads. This is indeed a good thing. If you feel unwell in the future, if you measure yourself, you will know whether you are sick or not, and you can be a doctor yourself. This is absolutely true. It's a good thing, it's a treasure.

"... How to determine this scale is actually very simple. After the tube is made, put it in a mixture of ice cubes and water, make a mark here, and then put the glass tube in boiling water, and finally rise Make a mark on the scale. The two scales are divided into 36 equal parts, that is, 37 degrees. Therefore, the body temperature obtained is between 36 and 37 degrees, and it is not directly determined that the body temperature is [-] to [-] degrees. Between [-] degrees, you can understand..."

"...I understand, I understand..."

"...Is that so! It makes sense..."

"...Your Majesty, the person who came up with this method is truly a genius..."

"Your Majesty, can you give me a demonstration?" A very scientific minister asked.

"Hehe, yes, buddy, get some ice cubes and a pot of boiling water right away, I really want to show it to the ministers..." Yang Reform accepted it with a smile. Popularizing scientific knowledge among us is our own goal. Now that some people propose to conduct scientific experiments, Yang Reform can't wait for it.

"Of order, I will go right away." Wang Chengen agreed, and quickly ordered the little eunuch to fetch ice from the ice cellar, and then asked someone to bring a small stove to the dining room.

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After a while, everything was ready.

"My lords, please see, our family is putting the thermometer into the ice water right now. My lords, take a look at the reading of this thermometer first." Wang Chengen has seen this thing before, and he will be a guest scientist for a while.

"Boss Wang, I just used it, and there are about 30 left." A minister looked at the reading on the thermometer and said.

"Okay, then our family can put this thermometer in the ice water. My lords, wait a moment." Wang Chengen was also very happy. Today, the little eunuchs were not allowed to do it, and he personally played the role of the scientist himself.

Wang Chengen grabbed a few thermometers and put the thermometers into the ice water. The mercury scale in the thermometers dropped rapidly.

After a while, Wang Chengen said proudly: "My lords, come here and see what the reading is."

"Oh, it's really reached zero! It's really amazing!" The ministers had been staring at the reading for a long time, and when Wang Chengen asked a question, they immediately exclaimed.

"Hehe, good! Ministers, I can see clearly that it is zero degrees." Wang Chengen handed the thermometer to the ministers and asked them to pass them one by one to watch.The ministers were amazed when they saw that the number of customers in the glass tube dropped to zero.

"Hehe, my lords, please return the thermometer to our family. We will put this thermometer in boiling water to see how it works." Wang Chengen said with a smile. The emperor is happy.

The ministers handed the thermometer to Wang Chengen again, and Wang Chengen was going to put the thermometer in the boiling water.

"Big companion, wait a moment and let the thermometer return to the normal temperature." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform was afraid that the glass would break due to uneven cooling and heating.

"Yes, this servant understands." Wang Chengen also did a lot of experiments and broke a few thermometers. At this time, he will not make mistakes again.

After a while, Wang Chengen put those thermometers into the boiling water.

I saw the reading in the glass tube rise rapidly, and soon reached the one hundred position.Everyone was amazed to see it again, and exclaimed one after another!This kind of thing is definitely a rare treasure!The ministers now finally know how the thermometer shows the scale.

"Your Majesty, it's amazing!"

"...an eye-opener!"

"Your Majesty, today I know that there is such a miraculous thing in the world. It is worth living! Your Majesty, this thing is really miraculous... It should be a treasure..."

The ministers were very happy and pleased to comment that this is definitely a rare thing, it is definitely a novelty, and it is definitely a treasure. If you are interested, you will definitely reject it, but this is a tool that can diagnose diseases. It is different if you can measure heat and cold. Having such a thing means that there are more doctors and doctors in the world, and it can be regarded as a life-saving. Merit, this is definitely something worth mentioning in the history of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and it is definitely a thing that can be written in the history books. The emperor can be passed down through the ages, and we, the courtiers, can also be honored, right?Anyway, it is also the "achievements" of our dynasty.

A sutra banquet that was supposed to brainwash the emperor has now turned into a new technology conference, and it has become Yang Reform using technology to brainwash the ministers. Yang Reform is quite happy. In the future, if you meet a minister, please open the sutra Yan, you can do it like this, turn Jingyan into a high-tech press conference, and turn it into a classroom for brainwashing Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats.

"Hehe, of course it's miraculous, it's not miraculous, it's useless, what do I use it for?... As for who invented it, in fact, you can understand it by looking at this glass tube. Besides Liulizhai, who else can make it? Such a fine glass object? The person who invented it is naturally Sun Liniang of Liulizhai." Yang Reform was happy, so he told the truth without any foreshadowing.

This time, there was no "wow", and everyone looked at the emperor quietly, strangely, and ambiguously, as before.The relationship between the emperor and Liulizhai, and the relationship with the female shopkeeper of Liulizhai, this is a secret that everyone in the capital knows. This thermometer was actually invented by that woman...

Yang Reform was talking happily, but suddenly the scene turned cold, and he realized that he was a little too happy. Perhaps, the ancients were not easy to accept a woman's achievements.

"What's the matter, why don't you guys talk anymore?" Seeing that the minister looked at him with ambiguous eyes and his face was a little hot, Yang Reform asked embarrassedly.

The ministers responded with even more ambiguous and inexplicable smiles. How should I say this matter!Everyone felt that this matter could only be understood, not explained in words!

"What's the matter? Everyone, I'm telling the truth. This thermometer was really invented by Liniang." Yang Reform felt guilty.

"Your Majesty, I believe that since this thermometer has such a wonderful function, it can measure the temperature of the world and determine the health of people. This thing is a great good. It should be promoted to the world and benefit the people of the world. This is a good opportunity to achieve your majesty's holy name." Ah!" Shi Fenglai was embarrassed to see the emperor, and decided to find a step down for the emperor.

"Great kindness, great kindness, should be promoted, should be promoted, then order immediately to promote the thermometer..." Yang Reform was embarrassed by the ambiguous eyes of the officials. Seeing that Shi Fenglai had diverted his conversation, he immediately found a step to go down. Embarrassed.

"Report to Your Majesty, throughout the ages, only length, weight, and volume have been used as unified weights and measures to determine the specific number, and they can be detailed to the smallest detail. With the length, you can also determine the length. Tailoring clothes will not make mistakes. Building houses and fortifications, there will be no deviation. With a unified quantity and balance, geniuses can collect taxes fairly and justly, make the country run, and people can trade and do business according to the unified quantity and balance. The credit for the unification of weights and measures, although these things may seem inconspicuous, but in fact, they are indispensable for the common people, the court, and the people of the world, and they are also the cornerstone for the operation of the court. Unified weights and measures are the cornerstone of the unification of the world, and it is also The symbol of unity... I believe that this thermometer is not only used to measure its function from the small use of being able to cure diseases. If you look at it together with degrees, quantities, and balances, this thermometer, then It is a new weighing instrument for measuring heat and cold. In the future, it will definitely bring countless conveniences to people all over the world. People all over the world can communicate and speak at a uniform temperature. This is the cornerstone of my unification of the world. That's what the thermometer really does..."

What this minister said was like a shock!It shocked the ministers present and made Yang Reform admiration. Unexpectedly, there are still reasonable people in the Ming Dynasty!
Yang Reform secretly praised that the Ming Dynasty was not all idiots.Immediately made a hint.

Wang Chengen immediately leaned over and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this person is the new Minister of Rites, how can you be so favored?"

Yang Reform nodded, he was indeed a "newcomer", otherwise he would not have any impression, many of the newly appointed officials nowadays were summoned after being dismissed due to conflicts with the Wei party, this person should also belong to this category.

"Hehe, He Qing's family has good eyesight, and they can see far away! You are right. The real function of this thermometer is that it is a kind of weighing instrument. It was impossible to measure the specific hot and cold values ​​before. Therefore, once you talk about hot and cold When it is used, it is often very vague, saying hot, or slightly hot, or very hot, very hot, or hot. This kind of language is not good for describing the specific details of the same object, such as the temperature of the human body, cold For heat problems, a scale must be used to specifically determine how hot it is, and a specific value is required. Another example is the payment of grain and tax. Only with a unified weighing instrument can there be a specific and unified number. The real great use of this thermometer lies in this... In the future, everything that involves hot and cold can be marked and described with specific numerical values. There will be problems with ambiguous speech and difficulty in communicating..., ha ha, everyone, do you understand?" Yang Reform enthusiastically gave popular science to the big bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty, feeling quite fulfilled.

The ministers were shocked!Unexpectedly, a small glass tube actually involves weighing instruments, it is actually the unified standard of the world, and it is a symbol of the unification of the world. If you look at the thermometer from this height, then the thermometer can be raised infinitely. We all know the importance of weighing instruments.

"I report to Your Majesty, and I bow to you. This thing is indeed what your lord said. It is of great use. It should be the standard for the unification of our court and the foundation of the unification of the world. It can also prove the legal principle of my Ming's unification of the world." The minister was the first to stand up and politicize the thermometer.

"I report to Your Majesty, and I bow to you. Although this thing is small, it is of great significance. I suggest that Your Majesty should quickly promulgate a new weight and measure, so that this thermometer can become a kind of weight and measure, so as to show the legal principles of my great tomorrow. where.” Another minister immediately followed up, what was just a small plaything, has now become a weighing instrument, something comparable to weights and measures, and has become a highly political thing.

"Report to Your Majesty, I bow to you, I believe that thermometers should be promulgated as a new scale immediately, and standard temperature scales should be manufactured and sent to all states and counties immediately, so that the people of the world can use the new scales immediately, and let the people of the world benefit from my great Ming. , so as to cast the cornerstone of my great Ming Dynasty and pass it down forever."

The ministers also understood that this seemingly small thing is now connected with the national destiny, the national system, the legal system, and the legal principles of the unification of the world. Then, this thing is no longer simply a small thing. It's a thing, it needs to be manufactured immediately, and then sent to the prefectures and counties as a standard weighing instrument for the people of the world to use, so that people in the world can more agree with the rule of the Ming Dynasty, so that the concept of the unification of the world can penetrate into people's hearts and affect people's concepts. Let the country no longer have the possibility of division.

The ministers who were still teasing the emperor ambiguously, immediately took this matter seriously and formulated a new weights and measures that will be used throughout the country. This is definitely a very serious political event with far-reaching implications. still have an impact.

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