The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 568 Researcher: Confusion both inside and outside

To the south of Yingtianfu Province is Zhejiang Province.

A large province with a population of tens of millions.

The mist and rain are hazy, the river is networked, the banks are brightly red and green, and the boats in the river are reflected in crimson.

Two scholars in school uniforms were riding at the front of the awning boat, and the stern man at the stern was shaking the oars.

Wupeng boats are one of the characteristics of Jiangnan.

The hull of the boat is narrow, the awning is low, and the boat boards are supplemented by straw mats, or the bottom of the bed is designed in a concave shape. Sitting on both sides of the boat and swaying, it becomes a unique landscape in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Boatman, there have been fewer such boats on the river in recent years."

the scholar asked with a smile.

"There are more big ships now, while small boats are not popular, and there are more jobs. Young people either go to big factories or buy big ships themselves. When we are old, we just carry some tourists and make a living."

the boatman said with a smile.

"Two gentlemen, please look at this. Whether it is a merchant ship, a cargo ship, or a ferry, it has become a big ship. Who would use a small boat to do business?"

"I see."

"This is the change brought about by market demand."

"should be."

"A method of economic development. As various needs develop and the original method cannot be met, it will promote the birth of new and more effective tools."

Two scholars were discussing.

The boatman at the stern of the boat listened quietly. These college students from the Imperial College really enjoyed traveling by boat.

"In the past, small boats could meet the demand of the market. People only needed to rely on the transportation volume of small boats to live. Now the market demand is greater, so larger boats have value and can bring greater benefits."

"Actually, looking at it from another perspective, it is also a way to promote social productivity. The more ships there are, the faster materials circulate. This process is increased productivity."

The two of them talked to each other, talking from east to west, and from west to east, until the boatman at the stern could not interrupt.

"Crack clap."

On the railway bridge, a train happened to be driving.

Ships pass under the bridge.

Shortly after.

We arrived at our destination, the location of Zhejiang Imperial College.

The Imperial Academy, the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty, consists of the Imperial Academy in Beijing and the Imperial Academy in Peking, and the newly added Imperial Academy in Zhejiang and Guangdong, totaling four universities.

The paved roads are bustling and bustling with many vendors on both sides.

"Pfft."

A dozen young people with bare arms jumped into the river and swam vigorously. There was a slogan "Zhejiang Imperial College Swimming Competition" hanging on the bank, and there were many onlookers.

"it is good."

"exert oneself."

The companions cheered for their classmates.

The person swimming at the front was two figures ahead of No. 2, and the distance was getting wider and wider. He won the first place without any suspense and received cheers from the people.

The man had long arms and legs, as long as bamboo poles.

After landing, he took the towel handed by his companions, dried his body, and then put on his clothes. People came to congratulate him one after another.

It's just an event organized by students on their own initiative, and it's not considered grand.

There are many activities like this in the Imperial College.

Children who start studying in county schools are encouraged to participate in various activities from an early age, and they are very enthusiastic about these events.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

Many female students came from the girls' class and stood on the shore generously, applauding the male classmates.

The economy determines the superstructure, including individuals.

China Heavy Industries employs a large number of female workers.

In some positions, female workers are more efficient than male workers. Especially in Zhejiang, the economic status of women is much higher than that in other parts of the Ming Dynasty. Thanks to the outstanding achievements in the silk industry, textile industry and other industries, the status of women in Zhejiang is not low.

Therefore, after redevelopment, it is not surprising that new ideas were born here in the late Ming Dynasty, such as equality between men and women, and women also have the right to study Taoism.

"The literature on animal classification in my country's Western Han Dynasty and before includes "Erya", "Lu Shi Chunqiu·[Yi Junlan]·Guan Biao", "Kao Gongji·Zi Ren", "Zhun Nanzi·Shi Ze Xun" ", "Spring and Autumn Fanlu·Five Elements Pronouncement", "Da Dai Li Ji·Yi Ben Ming", "Zhou Li·Di Guan·Tu Hui", "Book of Rites·Yuehe" and other eight kinds of books."

"The order in the book is arranged according to the formation period of the classification of research and discussion documents. There are only five chapters on animals in "Erya", "Shi Insects", "Shi Yu", "Shi Birds", "Shi Beasts", "Shi Ya" "Animals" lists many specific types of animals, and does not require much explanation. Only a slight adjustment of its content shows that it is classified according to the four major categories of insects, fish, birds and beasts."

"Other books only have category names, with few explanations or examples. Although there are annotations from ancestors, they all insist on their own opinions and cannot be easily trusted. Only by careful study and discussion can we understand the names of several major categories used in them."

On the podium, a researcher was giving an academic report.

Most of the people in the audience were students from the Imperial College, as well as some interested scholars.

Scenes like this are no longer a special case in the Imperial College, they are a common phenomenon that can often be seen.

The researcher's report is not outstanding. In order to make a name for himself, he chose to come to the Imperial College to give a report to help his own rating in the future. Therefore, the researcher spoke in great detail, for fear of objections. "Whether those with the same name are synonymous, and whether those with different names are different, let's start with "Erya" because it has specific and factual content and is the earliest to appear, so it is a better classification method."

Researchers admire "Erya" very much. On the basis of "Erya", they classify various types of organisms and promote his classification method.

If the Imperial College accepts his classification, then his work will become the basis and the significance it brings will be significant. Even if it is not for money, just for the name of future generations, researchers will work hard.

Halfway through the meeting, some scholars began to leave.

This is a normal phenomenon.

Not everyone is interested.

"I'm not interested in academic reports on the table."

Just after leaving the hall, a doctor spoke, but his companion said: "There is an inside only when there is an outside. Only by studying the outside can we study the inside, find and discover, and study the inside."

"There are so many expressions of all things in the world."

The doctor sighed with emotion: "I just regret that I was born at the wrong time. If I am born 50 or 100 years later, by then I will believe in the truth of necessity. It has become very popular. The ancestors said that if you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening. But It’s a sigh.”

"Haha."

"You're obsessed."

"You envy future generations, and future generations will not envy you. You can see from the outside and inside, and live in the era of great discoveries."

The two had an ideological discussion around science.

According to the latest standard article published in the Technical Journal, science is called three stages, as the speaker just said, real experience, unambiguous interpretation of expressions, and rational synthesis of the verifiability of empirical facts.

"His classification method is nothing more than a representation. Even if he obtains an unambiguous solution, it is only a representation."

"Our ancestors have even used the actual experience of magnets in medicinal materials based on their own experience. However, no one can explain the details clearly. They are just making fuss about the surface."

"Why are we attracted and why are we repelled? I have been studying it for more than a year, but I have no clue at all."

"Self-effacement is a good thing, but excessive self-effacement can easily be misunderstood as complacency."

"Do you think I feel half proud?"

The man could only smile and comfort him: "Your research on magnets has led to the publication of several reports. It can be said that you have achieved great success and fame. Many people are envious of you."

"You don't understand."

"For me, fame is something external to me. What I seek is the Great Path. What I fear most is that I still don't understand the Great Path when I die. That's what I fear most."

The scholar's face was filled with annoyance.

Because his research fell into confusion and he couldn't find the direction at all.

The table experience has been used up.

The ancient documents could not provide him with new ideas.

The road ahead was like a cliff with no way to go. He felt very painful. His strong thirst for knowledge made his life even more painful. He was afraid that he would not even be able to figure out the clues on the day he died.

Ten years of discovery.

The participation and contribution of countless people can be said to be the emergence period of watches. The experience and surface phenomena of various materials can be discovered by the naked eye and recorded through writing.

This is not a problem.

The ancients have a large number of documents, which can allow future generations to have an in-depth understanding and obtain comparisons with existing practical experiences.

But with the in-depth study of many things, some people smile bitterly that this is a dark age, because they don’t know where the Tao is, or even whether they can find the Tao, or even the direction of the Tao.

The scholar's companions don't quite understand.

Their research directions are different. In most directions, there are still a lot of things to study. Only a few directions have reached the point where they need to be studied. Moreover, most people's pursuit of Tao has not reached the point of selflessness.

"Real experience is the opposite of mere speculation."

"It is a minimum condition for science, because once necessary, only the empirical facts that constitute real experience can be tested and retested, observed repeatedly, reproduced and reobserved in the same way."

“For example, the drug testing movement launched by the Golden State ten years ago.”

"Those prescriptions that our ancestors relied on based on their imagination were found to be ineffective after testing, while some prescriptions were indeed effective after extensive testing. This is the difference."

"But things are not static. What kind of people are these effective prescriptions suitable for, and what is the great truth contained in them."

"Today, I believe people have reached a consensus, at least internally and externally, that those imaginary and unfounded descriptions will not be accepted and absorbed."

The scholar flipped through the technical journal.

After returning to his room, he felt numb inside.

Yes.

Where is the way?

Looking at a room full of materials, he has tried all methods, but in the end he can't even touch the door. He is still praised as a great scholar by others. It's really ridiculous.

The world is amazing.

It turns out that there are so many unknowns that one cannot sit in a well and look at the sky.

(End of this chapter)