Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 422

The two-hour chemistry class was full of fun and interesting. Both children and adults listened with gusto and exclaimed that they had learned a lot.However, this kind of course is mainly aimed at cultivating interests. It is aimed at foreign missionaries, Chinese alchemists and even charlatans who are interested in chemistry. Those students are still young, and their knowledge accumulation has not yet reached the point where they can understand such profound knowledge .Despite this, this magical chemistry still aroused a strong interest in them, and I believe there will definitely be a few chemists among them in the future.

After the chemistry class, it's the turn of the physics class.This is also a relatively niche course, because ancient China did not have a complete research system for physics, and most people didn't even know that physics was a magic thing.There were a lot of people attending the class, and most of them were adults, but Father Robben, who was in charge of the class, tried everything he could, but he still couldn't explain to them what kinetic energy, potential energy, and inertia were.No way, even in Europe, modern physics is just in its infancy, and it is too difficult to figure out such a complicated problem all at once.But he still took out some very delicate props to show everyone the magic and greatness of physics. For example, using a lever to easily pry up a heavy object is very familiar to many people. The trebuchet is used This kind of principle, after his explanation, everyone finally understood what leverage is; then he took out a steam ball and ignited the water in the basin. After the water boiled, a large amount of high-temperature steam was generated, and the small ball rotated rapidly. Get up, let everyone be amazed, and know what motivation is.

"Motive power is everywhere. It can be wind, water, or even steam. You have also seen that this small ball is spinning very fast under the drive of steam... You may wish to imagine steam as the most familiar to you. Imagine this steam ball as the most familiar water wheel: If we enlarge the basin by one hundred times and the steam ball is also enlarged by one hundred times, can the steam ball also rotate under the drive of steam? How fast is it? When it turns, can it also drive various machinery like a water wheel, and replace manpower to create various precision and unusual objects for us?" The priest clenched his fists excitedly, and his eyes fell on Yang Menglong. "I think it's worth trying!"

Yang Menglong asked: "Do you want to conduct experiments in this area?"

A large group of guys shouted in unison: "Yes, we want to conduct experiments in this area!"

Yang Menglong said: "Go back and make a feasible and detailed plan for me, and I will allocate experimental funds to you."

There was a burst of enthusiastic cheers in the auditorium. Regardless of classroom discipline, those guys high-fived each other, hugged each other, and even threw books into the sky. If you dare to do this in a private school, the master must break the ruler!
Nanyang Technical School does not seem to have infected the bad habits of private school teachers. The academic atmosphere in the school is very strong and lively. Needless to say, children cherish learning opportunities, and adults are the same, in the corridors, in the playground, in the dining hall, in the In the promenade, people were arguing fiercely everywhere, even arguing over a small issue. It was a bit of a contention, which was not available in any school, even Guozijian University.They are not just arguing, if no one can convince anyone, they will do a miracle with their hands to prove who is right and who is wrong.They pay for small experiments themselves. If it is a large experiment, they have to apply for funding from the school, and the school can always allocate funds. Yang Menglong does not want to spend so much money, and in the end cultivates a group of people who can only talk but not do it. bookworm!Yang Menglong is very interested in this kind of experiment that tries to use high-temperature steam as power to study the steam engine. Well, I believe the businessmen in Nanyang will also be very interested.

The open class was finally over, and everyone, whether they understood it or not, was hooked and walked out of the auditorium.Yang Menglong dragged An Ning out last, and just about to ask An Ning what he would like to eat, two handsome scholars stood in front of him, bowing their hands together to salute him: "See you sir!"

Yang Menglong narrowed his eyes: "Who are you?" He muttered in his heart: Could it be that you are here to make trouble?
The scribe in white said: "My surname is Fang, my name is Yizhi, and my character is Mizhi. This is my good friend. My surname is Chen, my name is Zilong, and my style is Wozi. I came to Nanyang with my companions to play. shallow!"

Yang Menglong's always confused head turned around several times, and he didn't think of the background of these two... By the way, Chen Zilong, right? Liu Rushi, a famous prostitute, had a relationship... but he really couldn't remember who Fang Yizhi was.

In fact, Fang Yizhi is much better than Chen Zilong. The well-known fourth son of the late Ming Dynasty not only has a brilliant literary talent, but also has profound attainments in history, geography, philosophy, physics, medicine and other fields. He can be called an all-rounder. Like the other three, they know nothing but poetry and songs.At the same time, he was the most backbone among the four princes in the late Ming Dynasty. Hou Fangyu, Chen Zhenhui, and Mao Xiang could only write articles and complain after the death of the Ming Dynasty. The most famous Hou Fangyu even participated in the Qing Dynasty Imperial examination, and he secretly engaged in anti-Qing activities all his life, until he was arrested in his later years, and finally died in Wan'an Panic Beach, Jiangxi.Although Yang Menglong didn't know who they were, he could see that these two had a lot of background, and they were definitely different from those rotten ruthless people who ran to the school gate and barked wildly when they had nothing to do.He said to An Ning: "Brother has something to do, you can go and play with your friends first." An Ning obediently responded, and walked away bouncing around.

After watching An Ning go away, Yang Menglong turned his eyes away and looked at these two again... Damn, they are so handsome and graceful, let them stay here, and his honor as the most handsome man in Nanyang will be lost!He asked carelessly, "What can you do with me?"

Chen Zilong and Fang Yizhi looked at each other, smiled slightly, and said: "I heard that the adults spent huge sums of money to run a school in Nanyang, so that every child in Nanyang can go to school. I admire it deeply, so I came here to take a look. By the way, next time Entrusted by Master Xu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, I brought some manuscripts, which are the crystallization of Master Xu's life-long painstaking efforts, and I hope Master Yang can sort them out to benefit the common people."

Yang Menglong was a little surprised: "Xu Shangshu? What is your relationship with Xu Shangshu?"

Chen Zilong said with great respect: "Master Xu is my teacher. He devoted his whole life to Western studies and wrote a lot of books. However, people in China do not pay attention to Western learning, so it is difficult to find a bosom friend. I heard that Master Xu is promoting Western learning in Nanyang, and he has applied what he has learned and achieved fruitful results." , He was very happy, so he handed over some of the manuscripts he wrote in his early years to my subordinates, to see if there is anything useful for my lord."

Among the many old men in the court, Yang Menglong respected only two, one was Sun Chengzong and the other was Xu Guangqi.The former was a rare great strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, who was proud and upright, while the latter was a rare scientist in the late Ming Dynasty. Everyone has profound attainments and is decent. Such a person naturally deserves his respect.Hearing that this was Xu Guangqi's student, he didn't dare to neglect, and asked, "Where is the manuscript?"

Chen Zilong, a book boy, took a step forward with a box and opened it. Inside were thick manuscripts, and some paper chapters were even slightly yellowed.Yang Menglong picked it up casually, and it was densely packed with tiny characters, each of which was neat and beautiful. He shivered: let him write so many characters with a brush, it would be better to kill him!He flipped through more than a dozen pages in a row, and every word was like this. He couldn't help feeling: "Master Xu really vomited all his efforts. Come on, let's go to the library to chat slowly."

Chen Zilong and Fang Yizhi were overjoyed, and they took the book boy and followed Yang Menglong to the school library.

The library was built last year. It is a thousand square meters and three floors high.Walking into the library, you are first taken aback by the mirror-like smooth floor, and then by the rows of bookshelves and the rows of beautifully printed books on the shelves.Except for some asparagus, ivy and other plants in the whole library, there are only desks and bookshelves left.Many people are looking for their favorite collection in the jungle of bookshelves. After finding it, they take three steps and two steps back to the reading area, and read eagerly. Many of them are not school students. They read here There is a little money to be given, but they don't care.Fang Yizhi and Chen Zilong also noticed that there were quite a few young women sitting upright holding a book, reading intently, sometimes smiling, sometimes gnashing their teeth.It is really eye-opening for women to study here, and their parents allow them to live in the same room with men and women every day in the library.

Yang Menglong whispered: "The first floor is mainly filled with miscellaneous books, literary classics, legendary ghosts, myths and legends, folk stories, poetry collections from previous dynasties, etc. They are all sorted and put here. They are very popular."

Fang Yizhi looked at the rows of bookshelves, dumbfounded: "How many books are there!"

Yang Menglong shrugged and said, "You mean the first floor? It's not a lot, about [-] copies."

The two of them couldn't speak at all: "One... ten thousand volumes!"

Yang Menglong glared at him: "What are you shouting about? Keep your voice down, don't disturb people reading!" He took the lead and walked towards the second floor.

There are also many people on the second floor, and the books are like mountains and seas. A quick look at the catalog shows that they are all ancient books, such as ancient medical books, calculation books, agricultural books, history books, laws, water conservancy works, mechanical research, etc. Everything is available.Yang Menglong said: "Many of these are rare and rare books collected by big families in the library. It took a lot of effort to persuade them to take them out for the school to copy and copy. I almost lost my hair because of these books."

Chen Zilong looked at his hair. It was quite short, but he didn't see a few hairs falling out!

Fang Yizhi's heart was pounding, and his eyes almost burst into stars: "So many ancient books have been preserved and rediscovered, my lord, you have immeasurable merit!"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "Come on, I have spent an unknown amount of money and painstaking efforts for this. How can it be offset by a sentence of infinite merit? If your family has money, I will help you invest some money." I will be very happy, there are still a lot of books left in the publishing house that have not been published... This floor is mainly ancient books that have been handed down for thousands of years in our country. As long as they can be found, they are basically copied out The third floor is for Western works, there are relatively few people there, let's go up."

(End of this chapter)