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Chapter 490 Dedicating Calculus to His Royal Highness the Regent
Although Captain Morton hated Charles II, he defected from England to the Netherlands.But after all, what he resents in his heart is only the ruler himself who turned back the clock, not his own motherland.

So for Newton's soft and hard foam, he finally spent a little resources, through the Dutch colleagues he knew, various operations and entrusted relationships, and finally successfully sent Newton to Nanjing, and also opened up some bureaucratic channels at the Institute of Biochemistry of the Daming Academy of Sciences.
Let Newton meet Song Mingde who is now in charge of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Daming Academy of Sciences—yes, the guy who joined Zhu Shuren as a scholar 20 years ago, Song Yingxing's distant nephew.

The person in charge of the Daming Academy of Sciences is at the level of a minister, and all the people in charge below are at the level of Yuanwailang.However, for individual institutes that receive the most attention and have the highest allocation of R&D resources, the person in charge can go to the doctor of the Ministry of Industry.

Right now, Song Mingde is enjoying the treatment of a doctor from the Ministry of Industry.In fact, he was not born in the chemical industry, but as an administrative bureaucrat, his major is not important.

Anyway, in the Prince Regent's "New Monarch's First Seven-Year Plan", the focus of Daming's scientific research work is in the field of chemical engineering, so there is nothing wrong with sending his confidant to the most important place as the person in charge.He only needs to know how to manage and know the rewards and punishments.

When Song Mingde took refuge in Zhu Shuren, he was only in his twenties, but now he is nearly fifty.His distant uncle, Song Yingxing, had passed away long ago, and he had made a lot of contributions to Daming's scientific research when he was alive, and after his death, he enjoyed the posthumous treatment of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

When Newton came this time, Song Mingde didn't take it seriously.

Because a lot of things have happened in the Academy of Sciences recently, although they have nothing to do with work, but they are also very cumbersome-Tang Ruowang, the head of the astronomical institute next door, just passed away last month (Tang Ruowang died in 1666, so let’s not get into the butterfly effect. History), the regent Zhu Shuren asked Song Mingde to take care of him a little bit, and waited for Nan Huairen, who took over from Tang Ruowang's class, to take over the work.

Song Mingde didn't know astronomy, and he was relatively poor at mathematics. He couldn't handle the work of his own chemical industry, so how could he devote so much energy to those mundane tasks?

However, although Nan Huairen has a strong professional quality in astronomy and calendar, he is Tang Ruowang's most proud personal disciple, but he is 30 years younger than Tang Ruowang after all, and his age and qualifications are there.After all, it is a bit unconvincing to directly take over the position of the master's director, so people with high qualifications and official positions are needed to help transition to part-time management.

The timing of Newton's request to see him just happened to meet such a soft nail, so it can only be regarded as his fate.

……

Song Mingde met Newton for the first time when he was very irritable and reluctant.

As soon as they met, he roughly asked the other party's intention and identity. He heard that he was a scholar from a western country called England, and wanted to plead with the Regent of Ming Dynasty to send out his own ocean-going merchant fleet.
Go to England to sell new products such as carbolic acid, concentrated sulfuric acid, and sodium arsenic acid, as well as other medicines to help solve the plague.If it can help England survive the Great Plague in London, the country of England will naturally be willing to be grateful to Daming, and ask for a good alliance.

Newton's spoken Chinese was not very good, and Song Mingde felt a little depressed when he heard it. He had other things on his mind, so he interrupted casually:

"Although carbolic acid, hydrogen arsenic acid, and other substances are good medicines newly developed by my Institute of Biochemistry in the past two years, I don't care whether they can be sold to the outside world. There was a strict order from the imperial court that a batch of the above-mentioned substances should be strategically reserved first." , just in case. You’d better hire someone else.”

It was also impossible for Song Mingde to tell a foreigner about Daming's military secrets, and it was impossible for him to tell a foreigner that Daming was going to stockpile disinfectants in advance to use troops against Burma and Vietnam.It's perfectly normal to speak bureaucratically.

Newton was not good at socializing in official circles, and there was a huge cultural difference, so he had no choice but to ask Song Mingde to help him point out a way. He also said that he could try his best to reciprocate and benefit each other, and help Song Mingde do some small things within his ability.

As if to prove his own strength, he also said: "When I was in England, I heard that the regent of Ming Dynasty was eager for talent. Eighteen years ago, in order to get Mr. Descartes to work for him, he actually detained 18 Dutch prisoners. The Prince of Orange surrendered M. Descartes in exchange.

Although I am not talented, I have been praised by many teachers at Cambridge University. I am quite good at astronomy and mathematics. As long as Mr. Song can show me the way, I am willing to donate some academic discoveries in exchange. "

Before Newton came, he had inquired about it anyway, and knew that the performance assessment of the Daming Academy of Sciences was related to the number of results that could be produced.Even if it attracts foreigners to present scientific discoveries, the right to sign is not owned by the Academy of Sciences itself, but it can still be counted as political achievements.

Song Mingde originally looked down on this young man, but when he heard that the other party was proud of astronomy, physics, and arithmetic, he jokingly looked him up and down:

"Is the Cambridge University you mentioned ranked high in your English country? How is it in Europe? How is it compared with the Dutch?"

Newton did not dare to boast: "Although Cambridge University dare not compare with Leiden University in the Netherlands, after all, Leiden University has produced such great masters as Descartes and Huygens. But my Cambridge University is already invincible at least in England. In comparison, apart from Leiden University, it is also unrivaled."

Seeing that the other party was not just bragging, Song Mingde believed him a little bit. He had an idea, got up and brought a few scrolls, and threw them to Newton:
"Just talk without practicing fake tricks! It seems that you are honest. I will give you a chance. That's right. This is the posthumous work of Tang Ruowang, the director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Daming Academy of Sciences who just passed away. You can read his writings. Can not solve the planetary movement problem above.

If you can solve it, you can ask a few more questions, which should be of appropriate difficulty, and at the same time have practical value, and are worth investing resources in observation and verification.I would like to use it to test old Mr. Tang's proud student Nan Huairen, as well as other experienced colleagues from the Institute of Astronomy, to help Nan's reputation.

If this matter can be done well, I naturally believe that you have real talents and learning, and can introduce you to important people who can make a deal to sell hydrogen arsenic acid. "

When Newton heard that it was about astronomical and calendar calculations, he immediately regained his energy, and immediately picked up Tang Ruowang's posthumous work, glanced at it for a while, and immediately felt relieved.

This level of astronomical and calendar calculations, put in Europe, is at best the strength of an ordinary university professor who dabbles in mathematics, and may even be just a powerful university teaching assistant.

Newton couldn't get used to the writing brush provided by Song Mingde, so he took out a quill pen from his shirt breast pocket, dipped it in the oriental inkstone ink, brushed the stationery with both Chinese and Western styles, and quickly handed back the answer sheet to the other party.

Song Mingde was stunned for a while, and couldn't tell right from wrong for a while, so he cleared his throat: "Come here, send this Mr. Niu down, so that I can entertain you. Mr. Niu, you can rest at ease. I still have some business to do today." Hurry to deal with it, and we can talk in depth the day after tomorrow when we have time."

He thought to himself, if it's a mule or a horse, I'll give Nan Huairen and the others the school test tomorrow, and they will naturally be able to tell the difference between the real and the fake, so why should he worry about it as a layman.

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For the next two days, Newton stayed in the nursing home affiliated to the Daming Academy of Sciences in Jiangning Town, eating, drinking and dawdling.

The reception of Daming Academy of Sciences is good, with good wine and meat, fragrant tea and delicious snacks, gauze brocade quilts, and mahogany furnishings.Moreover, if you live in the guest house of the Academy of Sciences, you can travel to all the museums, zoos, and botanical gardens in Jiangning Town without barriers.

Although Newton was invincible in physics and arithmetic, he was not rich after all, and he didn't have the money to travel all over the world before.There are no museums and zoological and botanical gardens in Europe today, and it is impossible to see all kinds of treasures in one place.

When Newton saw the museums affiliated to the Daming Academy of Sciences, he was shocked to heaven. The few days he had to wait for the summons were not enough for him to visit all the exhibition areas.

Three days later, when Song Mingde approached him again, Newton was still in the zoo researching a black and white bear that he had never seen before, and the sign made by Daming showed that the scientific name of this thing was "the beast".

"Mr. Niu, why don't you rest in the building? I've been looking for you for a long time." Although it was early November, Song Mingde was still sweating profusely from running, looking very anxious.

Seeing that the other party treated them so courteously, Newton quickly said that he was "playful": "I've never seen these rare birds and animals, and I just got playful for a while, which made Mr. Song very hard to find."

Compared with three days ago, Song Mingde's expression changed completely: "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Niu, you are so lucky. I asked Nan Huairen and colleagues from the Institute of Astronomy yesterday for the answer sheet and exam questions you gave that day. They have all been detailed.

Brother Nan was barely able to solve one or two of them. As for the few empty and qualified people in the Institute of Astronomy, they were all defeated.Alas, why not the prince often said that learning this thing is the best way to see the real ability, no matter how old or young, seniority or seniority..."

Newton listened expressionlessly, until now, he still hadn't heard why Song Mingde was condescending to him.

That's it?Is it worth it?
Fortunately, Newton is also a bit of a city man. Since he can't hear it, he won't express his opinion, so he continues to listen quietly.

Song Mingde cleared his throat, and continued: "Mr. Niu, you are lucky. If that's the case, that's all. After I helped Brother Nan build up his prestige, I told Fang about the Institute of Astronomy The dean reported it, and left the dossier you wrote for Dean Fang to review.

Unexpectedly, when Dean Fang went back at night, he somehow mentioned it to the prince. This morning, the prince personally came to the Academy of Sciences to inspect the work, and called you to summon you—doesn’t it just happen to be a coincidence?Now that I am in the world, all major policies are based on the words of His Royal Highness the Regent.You can be summoned by him personally. If you have anything to say, as long as you get his approval, what else can you do? "

Newton was so startled that he couldn't speak for a long time, and his voice even trembled a little: "Lord Song, I heard you right... You mean, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent wants to summon me in person?

I'm just a Cambridge graduate from England!I'm only 23 years old. I just graduated last year. What can I do that deserves to be summoned by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent? "

Newton felt a burst of blood rushing to his head.

Not to mention Zhu Shuren's level of bigwigs, he has never seen such a relatively small role as Charles II, Prince of Orange, or Lord Protector Cromwell.

It's a pity that Song Mingde couldn't answer his question, he just took care of him a few words, told him not to be rude, and then hinted that "after seeing the regent, he should express his satisfaction and gratitude for the hospitality these few days".

When Song Mingde came into contact with Fang Ziling before, he had already heard the overtones. The prince seemed to attach great importance to this talented young math genius from Europa.Therefore, you must let the prince know that you were very considerate in the hospitality before, "Corporal Lixian".

Of course, Newton would not make trouble in this regard, and immediately said that these are acceptable, but before meeting the regent, he hoped that he could go back to the building to prepare and get some things, and Song Mingde also agreed.

……

After a while, Isaac Newton was brought to the main hall of Daming Academy of Sciences in a dazed state.

There are two golden nanmu chairs in the hall, and the one in the middle is covered with gold carvings in all directions. Sitting on it is an elegant and majestic man in his forties.

The man's demeanor fits so well with the golden nanmu seat wrapped in gold, and in addition, there is a kind of bright lamp that has never been seen beside it in broad daylight, so that it makes people feel that he himself will be like the sun. The general illusion of radiating thousands of golden lights - at least that's how Newton felt.

On the non-gold-covered golden nanmu chair next to it, there is a slender, elegant, dignified and generous woman sitting sideways. The woman is wearing a thin veil, and her actual age is actually close to 40 years old.

But because of the faintly visible effect of the veil, coupled with her slender figure and creamy skin, people mistakenly think that she is a young woman in her twenties.

Fortunately, before entering the door, Song Mingde had already introduced him in advance.Newton knew that the woman was Fang Shi, one of the side concubines of His Highness the Prince Regent, who helped the Prince Regent manage a considerable part of the work in culture, education and science.

This Fang wrote several natural history encyclopedias and other popular science works, one or two of which Newton had actually read in England before, but they were translated into English by Europeans themselves.

Now that he saw the regent and the admirable seniors in the academic circle with his own eyes, Newton still couldn't help feeling a pilgrimage.

"His Majesty the Regent, it is a great honor for you to be able to meet with the Holy Grace. Your majesty shines from Mexico to Japan, and the people of the earth are grateful."

Newton used the same etiquette as that of Macartney in parallel time and space, that is, put his hands on his chest and knees on the ground, like a knight being knighted.

Zhu Shuren was sitting in the upper position, but he had been sizing him up carefully all the time, and his inner curiosity was inevitable.

Although it has been more than 20 years since time travel, I haven't seen any big shots. Even Descartes played for him 18 years ago.But when Zhu Shuren saw Isaac Newton, there was still a sense of unreality in his heart.

He could roughly understand Newton's broken Chinese, and he also jokingly replied in Chinese: "Isn't there only a vast ocean between Mexico and Japan?"

Newton was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "I mean from the Atlantic Ocean, the entire American continent and the Asian, European and African continents."

Although Daming has not specially organized a round-the-world voyage, Westerners in this era absolutely dare not doubt that Daming has opened his eyes to see the pattern of the world.

Since at least 20 years ago, this trend has become more and more obvious. Now in top-tier western metropolises like London and Amsterdam, more and more sensible people can understand the potential of Daming.

Zhu Shuren didn't chat with him, and asked directly, "I heard that you graduated from Cambridge University? But you received the academic thought inheritance of Descartes and Mr. Huygens? Why did you come to Daming this time?"

Newton hurriedly said his idea of ​​"hoping to come to Daming to buy new rodenticides and disinfectants to save London from the Great Plague" that he had told people several times.Then it was mentioned that he himself also went out to travel and study because he was avoiding the plague.

As if to emphasize his usefulness, he immediately took out a few scrolls from his pocket and presented them with both hands respectfully after he briefly stated his needs.Zhu Shuren gave a wink and signaled the maid next to him to take it.

"What is this?"

(End of this chapter)