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Chapter 740
Yang Reform suddenly understood why he was so kind after meeting Xu Guangqi. This kindness was not kindness in blood, nor in interpersonal relationship, but in thinking and way of thinking.

What is passed down is not only those names, but also the way of thinking and thinking.

This thing that Yang Reform accidentally realized made Yang Reform feel quite strange.

"...The Qing family have thought about how much cement and steel will be needed for such a huge project to build the Monument to the Altar of Human Beings?" Yang Reform smelled.

"This..., to report back to Your Majesty, this minister has not made any specific calculations, and the calculation can only be done after the height and style of the monument are determined, but what is certain is that the demand must be very large, so large that ordinary people can hardly imagine... ..." Sun Yuanhua said immediately.In fact, there is no definite number for how tall the altar will be built, and there is no definite number for what kind of monument he will build. Even if he wants to calculate how much material he will need, he can't figure it out. Now, he can only wait for the altar to be built. Let's talk about the height and appearance.

"That's right! If the Altar of Humanity Monument is based on fifty feet, the length and width of the base may also be between seven and eight feet... If such a building is built, the Qing family will calculate how many materials are there in total?" Yang Reform said. .

"Fifty feet? This...?" Sun Yuanhua said in a very embarrassed way. A building rose into the sky in his head, filling his entire head. Isn't fifty feet too high?

"Yes, fifty feet. I have great ambitions. If you want to build it, you can build a tall one. A big one. Thirty feet is too common. It's not challenging. It's better to build fifty feet. Of course, it can't be built. Fifty feet, thirty or forty feet is fine... If it is fifty feet, I thought about it, the bottom and the top cannot be the same size, this monument must be tapered and tapered at the top, so , building materials can be saved a lot, and it is safer... I also know that to build such a tall monument, the underground part is probably not small. One hundred million catties, such a huge amount of building materials is basically cement, the Qing family has thought about how to get so much cement?" Yang Reform said.As for the actual data, Yang Reform has a rough idea in mind, that is, refer to the "Washington Monument". The Washington Monument is 160 meters high, and the bottom is 22 meters long and wide. It is similar to the monument Yang Reform wants to build. The weight is More than 9 tons. [I don’t know if the [-] tons includes the underground part, but I personally feel that it doesn’t include it]

Most of the more than 9 tons of building materials are cement. In fact, a cement factory with an annual output of tens of thousands of tons is needed to supply cement. In addition to cement, steel is also needed.When Yang Reform approached Sun Yuanhua, in fact, he wanted to clarify this issue.

"This..., to report back to Your Majesty, yes, such heavy building materials are indeed needed..." Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, and said, these days, he has not underestimated how much building materials are needed for this [-]-[-]-foot-high building. It's heart-wrenching, it's too much.

"In addition to cement, steel is also needed, and a steel factory is needed to supply this monument..." Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, there is indeed a need for a special steel factory to supply steel. The current production alone may not be able to meet the needs of this monument..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"Yes, that's why I want the Qing family not to be too tired. That's what I mean. There is only one person in the Qing family. In addition to paying attention to the construction of the monument, you also have to care about the construction of the cement factory, the construction of the steel factory, and the construction of the Tianjin side." Things can’t be thrown away, and there are things like casting cannons, developing new tools, etc., the Qing family said, how busy can you be?” Yang Reform said.Yang Reform made a list of the tasks that Sun Yuanhua needed to undertake. He felt embarrassed. The tasks were too heavy. Almost all heavy industry research and development tasks fell on him, from artillery research, to steel performance research, to cement performance research. Sun Yuanhua is solely responsible for research, production, research and development, and improvement of steel tools, production and application of coal and coke, and the construction of today's monuments.Yang Reform feels a headache when he counts them by himself, but others have to be responsible in the same way. There is such a big difference between those who say and those who do.

"...Your majesty cares about me, and if you can get your majesty's care, I will be honored even if I die..." Sun Yuanhua burst into tears. He really works day and night, basically as soon as he opens his eyes. There are countless things to do, and he understands the fatigue involved.

"Oh, I have experienced the suffering of the Qing family today, so I feel that it will definitely not work if this continues, and I must think of other ways... I feel that the Qing family needs to find some helpers. OK..." Yang Reform said.Yang Reform knew that Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua were representatives of the "Western School" in China. The two were mentors, and since Xu Guangqi was getting old, Sun Yuanhua would gradually become the representative leader of the entire "Western School" in China.

Yang Reform also figured it out, his court needs such a team of officials with logical thinking, so that the empire can be more stable.Supporting Sun Yuanhua is not only to obtain technical progress, but more importantly, to obtain ideological progress.What I need to support is not only a group of officials who understand technology, but also a group of officials with new logical thinking.In this case, there are still quite a few differences.

"...Your Majesty is right..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"If the Qing family is interested in someone, and thinks that someone can help the Qing family and share the burden for the Qing family, you may as well report it to me. I can coordinate and send him to the Qing family to help the Qing family. I can also recruit more aides, I will pay for the money of the aides, to be honest, the Qing family needs a group of like-minded people to work together, the things the Qing family is responsible for are too complicated..." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, minister!" Sun Yuanhua was very moved, and immediately thanked him. The emperor didn't say this once, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to him.

"Furthermore, even if there are some like-minded people to help, the tasks of the Qing family may be too onerous. According to my opinion, there must be a group of young people who are willing to do this. What should I do now? The things that the Qing family is doing now are bound to wither away gradually... I know that the Qing family has recruited a lot of young bookkeepers and apprentices..." Yang Reform said.Sun Yuanhua's experiments needed someone to record the experimental data, but there were many bookkeepers and apprentices. Yang Reform knew about this, and it was Yang Reform who urged Sun Yuanhua to do so.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have always kept in mind His Majesty's teachings. Many children from poor families are willing to send me here. Although there is no hope for the imperial examination, they still have enough food and clothing. If they succeed in studying in the future, they can be regarded as a little rich family. Nowadays, many people who can't afford food don't care about the imperial examination..." Sun Yuanhua immediately whispered.

"Oh, that's good, I mean, take advantage of this matter, the number of these apprentices and book offices, Qing's family can expand, so that they can help Qing's family in the future..." Yang Reform thought for a while, and said, It's a little difficult to say.The emperor is not omnipotent, and Yang Reform has a deep understanding.Just like this matter, Yang Reform can only do it in a sneaky way, not daring to set up various industrial technical schools immediately with a flick of a pen, and so on. If that is the case, the world will be turned upside down. This Ming, is not himself Daming alone, Yang Reform has a deep understanding of this.

"The minister leads the decree!" Sun Yuanhua also said softly.

"...Well, this matter, anyway, the Qing family should pay more attention to it, and cultivate more young relatives. If you can leave it to the young people, you might as well teach the young people. You don't have to do everything yourself... The Qing family might as well build a school to teach The content of this aspect..." Yang Reform thought again and again, and decided to tell the story of the construction of the industrial school. In the past, he could only let Sun Yuanhua secretly expand the "engineer" team in the form of apprentices with masters. Now, Yang Reform is preparing After going to school, the model of master leading apprentices is still too backward after all, and the effect of producing talents is still too slow.

"... School, this aspect?..." Sun Yuanhua lowered his voice a lot, and it became even softer. After he finished speaking, he looked around, as if he was afraid of being discovered by others.As a member of the imperial examination, Sun Yuanhua naturally understood what the emperor meant. The so-called content in this aspect is insoluble in the current Ming Dynasty. If it is said to be sneaky, it is nothing more than to teach and expand the influence in the way of apprentices. , but now the emperor asked him to set up a school. Immediately overwhelmed by the saliva of today's literati.

"That's right, I thought about it, and it's time to do it. It used to be done secretly, but now, the conditions are a little looser, but we can take it a step further and send some apprentices who have excellent academic performance and are willing to endure hardships. The office is called together to set up a school to officially teach the Qing family about tools, smelting, mathematics, etc..." Yang Reform frowned and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, and wanted to explain the difficulty to the emperor, but the emperor was frowning, so he decided to bear the risk of this matter by himself, not to increase the burden on the emperor.

Yang Reform thought for a while, his brows stretched a lot, and he looked at Sun Yuanhua's resolute face, knowing that Sun Yuanhua must have made a lot of determination to do this, and Yang Reform had foreseen the risk of this matter. When I met Jinshi professors in the eunuch school, I understood how powerful the literati of the Ming Dynasty were over the "knowledge discourse power". A technical school like this must be a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of those rotten Confucians who run this school. Pressure, as you can imagine, Yang Reform is not afraid of any minister, nor is he afraid of any force, but he can't stand the enemy of the entire bureaucratic literati class.

"When I told the Qing family about this, I only said it with some confidence. I didn't ask the Qing family to go to the minefields for me..." Yang Reform said with a smile. If it's someone else, it's naturally impossible for one's confidant to be scapegoated for him.

"Uh... Your Majesty, I am willing to take on this matter, and your Majesty will not be involved..." Sun Yuanhua said resolutely, even if he would be criticized by scholars, Sun Yuanhua accepted it.

"Hehehe, I understand the loyalty of the Qing family. However, this matter is no longer what it used to be. There has been some loosening. The Qing family can take a small step forward by running this technical school... As for why, It's actually very simple...Does the Qing family know that many aristocratic families have secretly expressed to me that they want to build a cement factory, and I beg you to accommodate me...For example, once this monument to the Altar of Human Beings is completed, cement, a building material, will definitely become popular immediately In the entire Ming Dynasty, steel and concrete buildings will definitely be erected throughout the entire Ming Dynasty... Not only the houses, but the steel and concrete needed for the construction of the tomb is actually a big waste. Presumably the Qing family also knows that those old landlords I don't want others to pry their tombs...the sales of cement, with this monument as a guarantee, will not worry about future sales,...the Qing family must also know that cement cannot be transported long distances, and it can only be obtained from nearby materials. My Daming There are thousands of miles of territory, so the world needs a lot of cement factories... Do you understand what I mean?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

Today, looking for Sun Yuanhua to talk about this topic quietly is also a decision made by Yang Reform after careful consideration. The conditions for technical schools to appear in this world are finally ripe.There have always been aristocratic families who wanted to do the cement factory business. Yang Reform also learned about it through certain channels, but the results were not very satisfactory. Yang Reform felt that some necessary conditions were still lacking, and the cement factory needed to be spawned again. This time, the matter of the Altar of Humanity Monument is a turning point. With the heated discussion on the Altar of Humanity Monument, new things like cement and steel bars will completely appear before the eyes of the world. The world must ask, what is cement? Things, what are the benefits, why use it to build the Altar of Humanity Monument, all of these will push the construction of the cement plant to a climax again with the heated discussion and construction of the Altar of Humanity Monument. Dazu must reevaluate his own conditions.

Yang Reform also has his own considerable conditions, and he cannot meet Yang Reform's conditions. Yang Reform also finds it boring just to earn a few coins.

"Your Majesty means..." Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor in surprise.I feel embarrassed to say the following words, and I feel ashamed...

Sun Yuanhua also understood what the emperor meant. Since their aristocratic families want to build a cement factory to make money, it is natural that someone who understands technology must be able to build it, and someone who understands technology must be in charge of management. Otherwise, How to burn out cement?Cement is not an ordinary building material, and it cannot be burned by ordinary people. The materials vary widely, and without systematic learning and support, it is impossible to burn them based on experience alone.

This is inevitable, and people have to be dispatched from him, Sun Yuanhua, so that he runs a school to teach these "rebellious" things, so there won't be so many people's opposition. At least as the emperor said, those aristocratic families acquiesce, which is why Enough is enough, if you don't teach these "rebellious" things, no one will know how to burn cement, and no one will know how to build a cement factory. Thinking about the world, there are so many places where cement factories are going to be built, and it is obvious to take a few apprentices hand in hand. It is not enough, what else can we do besides building a school?
Sun Yuanhua's tears are about to come out. It's not that he doesn't understand the concept of "work can strengthen the country", but it is because he understands that he knows the difficulties. The Ming Dynasty is a world centered on "Four Books and Five Classics" and Confucian classics. I can't tolerate these "deviant" things. To engage in these things is to deviate from the scriptures, to forget the ancestors, and to do nothing. Only people with a certain fame and status can do these things, and it is considered slightly better.

If ordinary people learn this, they still want to run a school and destroy the roots of Confucianism, which is obviously not allowed.Thinking that the emperor had to reach a compromise of interests with those aristocratic families for this matter to do it secretly, I couldn't help but feel sad.He was tired, and the emperor was even more tired than him. The intricate process of dealing with various interests was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"I have a few requests for this matter, and the Qing family must write it down..." Yang Reform said solemnly. It is not easy to reach a certain degree of "consensus" with the aristocratic family. Do it sneakily.

Although he had to be sneaky, Yang Reform still felt that it was a big improvement.Although the progress of the industrial technical school is small, it is a progress from scratch. After it is established, it will definitely grow rapidly.

"Your Majesty, please make it clear that I will keep it in mind..." Sun Yuanhua said solemnly, tears were streaming from the corners of his eyes. It is not difficult to recruit like-minded partners and staff, and it is difficult for him to do it even without the emperor's hand. This kind of school is an extremely difficult task. It is not that Sun Yuanhua has never thought about building this kind of school, but in the end, he can only let it go. The pressure is too great.

"First of all, this school should keep a low profile enough, and don't spread it casually...; second, the scale of this school doesn't need to be very large, as long as there are 30 to [-] people...; third, this school , we must recruit apprentices who can endure hardship and succeed in their studies...; Fourth, those who go out of this school must have real talents and practical learning..." Yang Reform summed up his thoughts and said.

"Your Majesty, low-key ministers can understand, but why are there only 30 to 30 people? Is this too little?" Sun Yuanhua originally thought that since the emperor had reached a compromise with the aristocratic family, he could let go of his hands and feet, even if It is necessary to be low-key, and it should not be low-key to [-] people, which is really too little.

"Hehehe, no, two or 30 people are enough. Now that reinforced concrete is gaining popularity, the world must rush to witness the elegance of reinforced concrete. In the world, there are definitely not two places where cement factories are to be built. If one is built in each mansion Do the math, the Qing family do the math, how many cement factories do we need? If we expand the area further, how many cement factories will we have in the world?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"...Your Majesty means...the demand is greater than the supply. This school will not work without expansion. When the time comes, they will ask His Majesty to expand, not..." Sun Yuanhua said in surprise, and instantly understood the meaning of the emperor.

"Yes, that's what it means. This is a hunger and thirst strategy. When people are full, they don't want to eat. If they are hungry, they don't care about anything... There are only twenty or thirty people in this class. They come out after leaving the teacher. In a group of two or three people, if you go to one place to build a cement factory, you can go to at most ten places. If you want to build other factories such as steel factories, I am afraid that even fewer can be divided. Wake up, cement has become popular all over the world, how much money will I lose if I delay my work for a day? I'm not in a hurry, those people won't fight for these students without breaking their heads? Needless to say, I will naturally urge me to open more classes , the Qing family doesn’t know, I am Ming..." Yang Reform said here, a little proud, and wanted to say that the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty had a donkey temper that would not go away, but think about it, let it go , or leave some morals for the officials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand... Your Majesty laughed at me for losing my composure." Sun Yuanhua smiled with tears, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes as he spoke.

"Hehe, it's okay. In fact, there are only 30 people in the school. It doesn't mean that you actually only have 30 people learning this. The school can be regarded as the disciples who entered the house. Those who did not enter the hall can be regarded as the registered disciples. Teaching materials and learning content, let them follow and learn, and when the conditions improve again in the future, they can pass the exam and let them become the next batch of students. In fact, you can have hundreds or even hundreds of students. In this way, every year It's been a long time since the exams recruited newcomers every year... When I think about it, when the steel and concrete buildings in Ming Dynasty are blooming everywhere..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"I understand..." Sun Yuanhua immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude. When the steel and concrete of the Ming Dynasty were blooming everywhere... Sun Yuanhua was excited all over at the thought of this radical change.

"Get up quickly, there is no need to be so serious." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Yuanhua got up now.The matter of running a school is definitely more joyful than overcoming difficulties one by one.

"The construction of the Altar of Humanity monument this time is indeed a good opportunity, and it is not in vain that I have spent so much money and energy to promote this matter. This time, this matter requires a large number of various personnel. The Qing family can place more apprentices. , try to let them all learn real skills..." Yang Reformed.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand." Sun Yuanhua said.

"The cement needed for the monument may require a huge cement factory. The Qing family must determine how to build the factory and how large it needs to be. This matter can be left to the students, including the location of the cement factory. The Qing family should also be careful..." Yang Reform began to explain some trivial matters.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"By the way, the cement plant is not only for the construction of the monument, but also has a large demand for other aspects. Therefore, the production capacity of the cement plant can not only meet the needs of the construction of the monument, but may be much more than the production capacity required for the construction of the monument. , Therefore, the cement factory needs to be built even bigger... Now the whole of Daming, only Qing's and Master Xu's can produce cement. I don't know how many people are envious of this business. For a good business, if you have money, you must make money, I will guarantee the Qing family, as much cement as the Qing family has more, I will underwrite as much cement..." Yang Reform said with a smile.Yang Reform has been working hard to promote the cement business. It used to be a small business, but as soon as the incident of the Human Altar Monument happened, cement immediately became a star building material. The business will not be popular.This is how the school started.

"Report to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua replied.

"By the way, the demand for cement is rising rapidly, and most of it is needed in the capital city. The location of this cement factory should be chosen a place close to the capital city... and the conditions for local materials must be met as much as possible..." Yang Reform Thinking of this, he said again.

"Your Majesty, the one in Tianjin..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"The production of cement should still be linked to sales, and it should be as close as possible to the place of sale. Otherwise, long-distance transportation will not bring down the price, which will affect the sales of cement. It doesn't matter, anyway, cement has to be spread all over the world. , It is inevitable to build cement factories everywhere. The one in Tianjin does not need to be closed, and the production capacity is still increased. It can be used in the Tianjin area and can also be used as an experimental site for experimenting with new technologies. Otherwise, the cement technology will stagnate again... "Yang Reform said.

"I understand!" Sun Yuanhua said.

"For the steel products, we don't need to re-locate and build factories for the time being, and still use the steel base in Tianjin for production..." Yang Reformed.

"I understand..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"Don't let the other heavy burdens on the Qing family be suppressed. Those steel tools must also be continuously developed. Don't delay those things because of the construction of the monument. As the same sentence, you can ask for help, or you can teach For the students, the apprentices will do it." Yang reformed.

"The minister leads the order!" Sun Yuanhua agreed again.

Only then is Yang Reform more satisfied. Engaging in scientific research is not engaging in literature. It cannot be copied. It is not possible to find someone else to write on behalf of others. It is impossible to mass-produce such writers and great Confucians, but scientific research is different. A major feature of science is Reproducibility, scientific experiments, as long as the theory and method are correct, anyone can repeat it, so engineers can mass-produce it, but writers cannot.

"It's still the same sentence, the knowledge of the Qing family is the most important treasure of the country, and it must not be kept secret. Although it can be taught to students, it must not be leaked to my Ming Dynasty, and it is not allowed to teach other countries. If you violate this rule , it will be regarded as disloyalty." Yang Reform said solemnly.

"The minister leads the decree!" Sun Yuanhua said again.

(End of this chapter)