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Chapter 446 Is science useful?
Human-powered helicopters are obviously unrealistic.In Zhu Youxiao's mind, what speed does a rotor driven by a chain need to rotate to make the heavy "helicopter" fly into the air?
Finding a light-weight, strong-bodied eccentric just to get the "helicopter" off the ground doesn't seem to make much sense either.

But do scientific inventions and creations really need practical meaning?Or, do you need practicality that is close at hand?

The answer is of course no.Just like Faraday discovered the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction, I am afraid that many people would ask disdainfully, what is the use of this?

Ten years, decades, or hundreds of years later, high-rise buildings in the electrical age were built on the foundation of electromagnetic induction, which changed the progress of human civilization forever.

Therefore, it is a short-sighted fool to say that it is useful or not for science.A tall building also needs to lay a solid foundation, the reason is as simple as that.

The emperor knew that he was laying the foundation of natural science for Ming Dynasty and training future scientists for Ming Dynasty.For this reason, he will not be stingy with money, or even official titles.

Lord Newton, Sir David, Faraday who declined the title... foreigners can confer noble titles on scientists, why can't the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?
And now there is a big guy who can be knighted, Xu Guangqi Xu Paulo, isn't he well-deserved?

The emperor thought of the "helicopter" and didn't hide it, so he told Xu Fuyuan and Wang Jizhong, and mentioned the children's toy bamboo dragonfly.

"Brother Shen's idea is really refreshing." Wang Jizhong rubbed his chin and said after thinking, "This propeller can indeed generate reverse propulsion. If it turns to the sky, it is not too unusual to generate lift."

Xu Fuyuan nodded in agreement and said, "You will know if you can do it or not."

Zhu Youxiao quickly raised his hand and said with a smile: "There is no need to rush to do this experiment, but it will delay the driving of the hot air balloon. It can be written in the book, so that those who are interested can try it."

"Brother Shen is so generous, and his unique secret skills are not only self-cherishing, it is extremely admirable." Xu Fuyuan and others have always suspected that Shen Lang has a high-level teacher to guide them, but it is indeed admirable to show it so disregarding fame and fortune.

Zhu Youxiao just smiled at this. These scientific theories that will be proven in decades, or even a hundred years, are very precious to him, and he doesn't feel that he should seek anything for himself.

He is the emperor, it is useless to have so many auras; he is the guide and the founder, breaking the fallacy that there is no natural science in ancient China; he is also the guardian, allowing the people to have a stable living environment and science to grow steadily soil.

A few people walked and chatted, came to a large hall and sat down, ordered the servants to serve tea, the atmosphere became more relaxed, and they also said some trivia and anecdotes.

Brother Shen is either rich or expensive, you can tell from the maid!

Wang Jizhong sighed in his heart, looking at the maids accompanying him, all of them are so beautiful, how many of them are they?

Of course, he never dreamed that he was so lucky to be able to witness the true faces of the three concubines.

Zhu Youxiao didn't think too much about it, and his thinking still retained too many characteristics of later generations.For example, isn't it normal to show your face towards women?

He even plans to gradually introduce new policies to encourage folk women to go out of the house, take part in work, and rush to a well-off life as soon as possible!
"Some students are very interested in the boiler and steam engine that brother Shen described, and they are developing it at the branch outside the city!" Xu Fuyuan said casually, which made the emperor's eyes light up.

Wang Jizhong took a sip of tea and said disapprovingly: "I have seen the boiler picture, it should not be difficult. But the steam engine is not easy. These students should be so eager to get official positions."

Zhu Youxiao smiled lightly, disapproving of this.Having fame and fortune is not a bad thing, but it can become a driving force for progress.

As for the steam engine, it is obviously impossible to apply it to the train in one step.As long as the simplest reciprocating motion can be carried out, it is also a big step towards industrialization.

Official positions can be given, isn't it just to serve the iron rice bowl and eat the state's financial rice!Not to mention civil servants, isn't it the same for teachers of later generations?
"I think the Academy of Sciences should hold a regular display of results." Zhu Youxiao said thoughtfully: "The more people come to visit, the more influence and publicity can be expanded."

Whoever comes to visit and study, the first thing that comes to mind is the Shaoying Academy.Those children who have graduated from primary school can also accept new subjects, such as physical chemistry education.

Well, some semi-finished products should be sent to the palace, and I will direct the craftsmen to perfect them.

When the slaves are wiped out in Pingliao, when the country's finances are relaxed, and when the peace and prosperity come, I really look forward to being a happy little carpenter.

Of course, you have to be accompanied by a beautiful woman.Men and women match, work is not tiring.

The emperor smiled wryly, not knowing when he could be so comfortable.The state affairs are well organized and are handled well by the competent officials below, so there is no need for him to bother.

"The hot-air balloon launch demonstration, brother Shen, did you go to see it?" Not surprisingly, Wang Jizhong mentioned the thing that made him most excited and proud. In that demonstration, the emperor bestowed an official position on the spot.

"Look, look." Zhu Youxiao nodded with a smile, and said: "I envy Brother Wang, this should be enough to go down in history, right?"

Xu Fuyuan said with a smile: "Wan Hu who is going to take the rocket to the sky did not leave a name, but Brother Wang is different."

Wang Jizhong hurriedly waved his hands pretending to be humble, and said, "It's just that I'm a bit bold, but I don't dare to hope to leave a name in history books."

"If you are not very courageous, how dare you try?" Zhu Youxiao said: "If you don't try, how can you make new discoveries? Let's talk about gunpowder. Isn't it inspired by the alchemy furnace? It is not written in the history books, but a certain It is estimated that since the development of gunpowder, many developers and improvers will be killed or injured because of this.”

"That's for sure." Wang Ji nodded emphatically, and then said with a smile: "A certain person is also afraid of death, and he dared to go up because he knew that the hot air balloon was bound firmly."

Fan Xiaohui blinked her eyes, and really wanted to taste the feeling of flying into the sky.But if the emperor didn't say anything, she didn't dare to intervene rudely.

Zhu Youxiao also had a sudden idea at the time, but after calming down, he felt that it was not a good thing to bring hot air balloons into the palace.

"It's a pity that Brother Chen is in the manor outside the city, so he won't come back here." Xu Fuyuan said with some regret: "He was ordered by Elder Xu Ge to experiment with planting early-maturing crops, and I heard that he has already harvested a lot."

Wang Jizhong said: "With the support of Mr. Xu Ge, there is no need to worry about Brother Chen's official position. Food is the most important thing for the people. Today's Long Live also attaches great importance to it."

We must pay attention to it, this is one of the main measures related to whether we can survive the catastrophe.

Zhu Youxiao lowered his eyes, thinking about whether he would still need to send a large amount of grain and grass materials to Liaodong after Ping Liao.If there are crops with a short planting period, can they feed back the Central Plains with the fertility of the Liaodong land?
(End of this chapter)