Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 481 Will surpass the Imperial Academy!
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Yuxi did not leave Fang Yizhi to continue talking about the "Daming Academy of Natural Sciences" in detail, but gave another booklet.

"This is my preliminary plan for establishing the 'Daming Academy of Natural Sciences'. Mr. Fang can take it back and have a look at it first. If you have any suggestions, you can write a memorial and submit it in two days."

"The minister leads the order."

Immediately, Fang Yizhi took three volumes of "Physics", "Chemistry", and "Biology" and a volume of "The Preliminary Plan of the Daming Academy of Natural Sciences", escorted by Jin Yiwei, and left the Forbidden City. I stayed in a house below the company.

After all, the three "Treasure Books" brought by Fang Yizhi are still in the confidential stage, and Jin Yiwei needs to follow them to ensure that the secrets will not be leaked out.

But Fang Yizhi has no fear of Jin Yiwei now, or his attention is attracted by the four books brought out from the Forbidden City.

After a hasty dinner, Fang Yizhi sat down at a desk lit with large wax. Subconsciously, Fang Yizhi wanted to continue studying "Physics", or "Chemistry", "Biology".

But thinking of Aimee Zhu's great wish, Fang Yizhi finally opened the thinnest plan book first.

He was afraid that as soon as he opened the three treasured books, he would be addicted to it and forget other things.Therefore, I am going to read the plan first to understand it.

It turned out that the content of this plan was not simple, and he was also amazed by it.

At the beginning, "natural science" is clearly defined-the so-called natural science is a science that describes, understands and predicts natural phenomena based on empirical evidence from observation and experiments.

This kind of vernacular, which seems a bit long-winded at first glance, is actually simple and easy to understand. Fang Yizhi quickly adapted to it when he watched the previous issues of "Da Ming Pao".

Fang Yizhi continued to look down, and saw that the plan subdivided the natural sciences.

The two main branches are physical sciences and life sciences.

Among them, life science can also be called biology, and "Biology" in the three-volume collection is about life science.

Physical science is subdivided into physics, chemistry, astronomy, and earth science.

In addition, the two branches can also derive applied sciences such as medicine, agronomy, meteorology, and materials science.

Therefore, the Daming Academy of Natural Sciences has the “Academy of Physical Sciences” and the “Academy of Life Sciences” under its jurisdiction.

The Academy of Physical Sciences also has institutes of physics, chemistry, astronomy, and earth sciences under its jurisdiction.

The School of Life Sciences has under its jurisdiction the Institutes of Medicine, Agriculture, and Biology.

The institutional level of the Daming Academy of Natural Sciences is temporarily compared with the Hanlin Academy, but the titles of various official positions are quite different from the Imperial Academy.

The Daming Academy of Natural Sciences has one principal (the fourth rank) and two judges (the fourth rank).

The School of Physical Sciences and the School of Life Sciences each have a dean (from the fourth rank) and a deputy (from the fifth rank).

Each of the following research institutes also has a dean (from the fifth rank) and a deputy (from the sixth rank).

The research institute also has various research institutes under its jurisdiction, with a director (Zheng Qipin) and a deputy director (cong Qipin) each.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of the Ming Dynasty recruits talented and ambitious personnel from the Ming Dynasty and even the world. Regardless of whether they are barbarian or Chinese, they need to have a Daming household registration.

Such personnel are divided into seven levels: trainees, research assistants, research fellows, associate academicians, academicians, major academicians, and honorary academicians.

Among them, the students are not officials, so they have no salary, only living allowances.

Research assistants are non-influential officials, research fellows are ninth ranks, associate academicians are seventh ranks, academicians are sixth ranks, senior academicians are fifth ranks, and honorary academicians are fourth ranks!
Seeing this, Fang Yizhi couldn't help but widen his eyes, and had a new understanding of Aimee Zhu's determination to develop natural science.

It should be noted that the Grand Academician is already at the same level as the Cabinet Grand Fellow, but there are honorary academicians of a higher rank.

Doesn't it mean that even if the cabinet ministers meet honorary academicians in the future, they will still need to say that they are dismissed?
In addition, in this proposal, quite high salaries are set for the officials and researchers of natural science research.

If researchers have achieved research results, they will also receive generous rewards.

And in order to encourage more people to delve into natural science, several awards will be set up for all Ming people, and the evaluation will be held every few years, and great honors and generous bonuses will be given to the winners.

However, this matter was only briefly mentioned in the plan, but not detailed. It was planned to start after the Daming Academy of Natural Sciences got on the right track.

It was half an hour after Fang Yizhi finished reading this thin plan book.

When he closed it, Fang Yizhi couldn't help looking at it with complicated eyes, and sighed: "If there is no accident, the Academy of Natural Sciences will definitely surpass the Imperial Academy in the future, and many scholars in my Ming Dynasty will also abandon Confucianism and follow it." Natural science. However, this should be a good thing."

Then, Fang Yizhi read those three precious books, and it took a whole night to read...

Bang bang bang.

In the morning, Fang Yizhi, who was recovering from sleep, was woken up by a knock on the door.

He was a little puzzled.

He had eaten breakfast and slept, and after eating, he was told by Jin Yiwei, who "protected" him in the yard, not to disturb him if he had nothing to do.

How could he be woken up now that he hasn't slept for long?

Could it be His Majesty's order?
Getting up and opening the door, Fang Yizhi was stunned when he saw the people outside.Immediately, his eyes were slightly red, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

"Children meet the father!"

It turned out that the person brought out by Jin Yiwei was Fang Yizhi's father, Fang Kongxuan.

Now Fang Kongxue is 55 years old, with gray beard and hair.Since Fang Yizhi fled to Lingnan after being wanted by Ruan Dayue, he has not seen him for nearly a year, and he is quite worried.

Seeing Fang Yizhi again at this time, his eyes are also reddish.

"My son, get up quickly!" Although Fang Kongxuan was once a feudal official and a feudal official who was cruel to the peasant army, he was a loving father in front of his children.

While talking, he quickly went to pull Fang Yizhi to get up.

Afterwards, he looked at him carefully, and couldn't help saying: "My son has lost weight even when he's dark, but now that the injustice has been cleared, why is he still so emaciated?"

It was Fang Yizhi who stayed up late to study, with two big dark circles under his eyes, which made Fang Kongxuan misunderstand.

Slightly embarrassed, Fang Yizhi still explained: "My son was summoned by His Majesty yesterday, and he was honored to read three precious books. He studied all night and forgot to rest."

"I see."

Fang Kongxuan didn't suspect anything, because he knew that Fang Yizhi was a master of learning, and he was easily addicted to learning, forgetting to eat and sleep.

Then, the father and son went to the main room and sat down to drink tea, and after talking about the daily life for a while, Fang Kongxuan was about to leave.

"Being a father this time also requires His Majesty's edict. Today I need to go to the Secretary to report and report, and tomorrow I have to participate in the imperial meeting, so I won't chat with you." Fang Kongzhao said.

Fang Yizhi looked happy when he heard this, and said, "Congratulations, father."

Fang Kongzheng smiled, and didn't say anything modest and polite in front of his son, but got up and left, stayed outside the yard, and told Fang Yizhi who was seeing him off: "My son should also pay attention to his health when studying, don't stay up all night. .”

(End of this chapter)