Just imagine if it could be introduced in the 18th century, that is, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty in history, and combined with the strong technical foundation of the Chinese people, a few decades would be enough time for it to flourish.
Of course, this is too idealistic. In fact, there will be many objective factors that affect this process. What's more, "scientific system" is a concept summarized by later generations. Who knew what it was at that time?
Due to orthodoxy, the control of folk thought and culture in the Later Ming Dynasty can be said to be very loose.
But this easing is not different from the easing caused by decay, chaos, and loss of control in the late dynasty between the Tianqi and Chongzhen years, but an "orderly easing."
This was highly praised by literati. At the same time, due to the continued growth of the population and the further development of the commodity economy, "our country has become rich all over the world. There is no Hulu rebellion, no Japanese pirates, no factory guards. The atmosphere is always open and the words are not restrained." ..."
Under this situation, exchanges between China and the West became more frequent, various books continued to flow in, and the process of Western learning spreading to the East continued slowly and for a long time.
Although natural science has made great progress in the north and south of the Yangtze River, compared with Europe at the same time, it can only be said to be a trickle or a rolling wave.
The imperial court and the government did not prohibit it, but the spontaneous promotion and dissemination among the people was too slow and lacked driving force.
It is so difficult to reform from the bottom up. The monarchs, ministers and people do not have a God's perspective. They do not know what a scientific system is, and it can play such a big driving force in the process of technological development. They only know that if there are good things, they can use them. Just imitate it.
As early as the reign of Emperor Wenzong, British businessmen brought blueprints of steam engines and hired local craftsmen to build one in Guangzhou to please the governor and prefect.
But people just look at it as a novelty and don’t take it seriously.
Replace manpower with machines? Who did it? There will be hundreds of millions of people in the future, and human power is cheaper than livestock. Who is willing to use machines that are expensive and require maintenance?
Moreover, officials are also worried about the terrible consequences of machines replacing manpower - tens of millions of people will lose their jobs. It would be terrible if so many refugees rebelled.
Britain only has a small population, and the number of refugees that broke out during the enclosure movement is simply not enough to watch; here in the Later Ming Dynasty... maybe there were hundreds of thousands or millions. In view of the lessons learned during the Tianqi and Chongzhen years, no one dared to try.
This reflects the importance of guides. If the emperor during this period can predict the future, he can try to start fundamental reforms in advance - establish commercial laws, thereby nurturing a real bourgeoisie and applying the capitalist production system; at the same time, external Immigration reduces the mainland population and so on.
It's a pity that these are just beautiful visions, because they can't open the eyes of the sky.
"No matter what, it turns out that the Chinese people's luck and wisdom are pretty good." Zhou Changfeng sighed as if he was talking to himself.
Seven years ago, in the year 7930 of Qiyuan, a bachelor (PhD) student at Suncheon Institute of Technology discovered the observation of positive and negative electron annihilation radiation during an experiment. He conducted in-depth research and published a paper. , proved the existence of positrons, thus opening the door to antimatter research.
He also won the Nobel Prize in Physics the year before last; in addition, a professor from Chengdu University won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry that year for his research on chlorophyll.
Two Nobel Prizes in one year, one for physics and one for chemistry, is undoubtedly an achievement worth being proud of.
At least Ming people can boast: Ming Dynasty is invincible in the world!
The sound of "Duang——" the gong sounded, bringing Zhou Changfeng back to reality from his thoughts.
In fact, this school has an electric bell installed, but today the bell controller broke and has not been repaired, so we had to use gongs instead.
He didn't take a few steps before he saw Xia Xiaoshi walking out of another classroom. In addition to the teaching materials, he also held a slender ruler.
When she saw Zhou Changfeng, her serious face suddenly turned into one of surprise.
"Why did you come in?"
"Come in and take a look when you have nothing to do."
"Oh...then has the date for your departure been set?"
"On the tenth day of the lunar month next month, it's not too early or too late. Come on, I'll take you to pick out things today."
Just like that, Xia Xiaoshi, who was confused, was dragged by Zhou Changfeng's hand towards the school gate.
The latter's attire was already more eye-catching, but this move at this moment directly increased the rate of turning heads to 90%.
Wow! This is at school! In full view of everyone!
Xia Xiaoshi, who was quite shy, subconsciously wanted to pull away her hand, but she couldn't get away at all, so she had no choice but to obey and go outside.
"Go...what are you going to pick?!"
"house."
Of course, you have to find an agent to buy a house. This profession has a long history, at least during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, this profession had a new name, named "Yalang". The origin of "Ya" cannot be verified, but people speculate that one possibility is that the word "hu" was mistakenly written because they are written in similar ways; another possibility is that I feel that people in this business are very smart and can tell the age of an animal just by looking at its teeth.
During the Song and Ming dynasties, due to the rapid development of the commodity economy, the demand for the sale of goods increased greatly, and the role of Yaren also developed accordingly, and the government was also involved, and there were official Yaren and private Yaren.
By the Ming Dynasty, the development of this industry was already quite sound. People in the dental industry had to obtain dental certificates from the government, that is, business licenses, and pay taxes. This industry also had a formal organization, called the dental industry, and every few years, the government We also need to send someone to check.
However, the professional division of labor in ancient times was not as detailed as in modern times. Many tasks were done by one person. For example, ancient real estate agents and fangs were actually equivalent to real estate agents, real estate registration agents, real estate appraisers and other professions. collective.
Nowadays, although the official terminology has been changed to "Fang Hu, Fang Hu Xing", the people are still accustomed to the terms "Ya Ren", "Fang Ya" and "Ya Xing".
"Okay, sir, this is one of our recommendations. Come with me."
Housing prices in Beijing are already high, and even higher in urban areas. People who come to choose a house in urban areas usually take several days to find one.
Moreover, many people are not very willing and are often deterred after hearing the high prices. People like Zhou Changfeng are indeed rare.
Fang Huxing, who was sure that a big deal was coming, took it very seriously and immediately sent someone to lead the two of them to view the house without saying a word.
It is a small courtyard house with a compact layout, facing north and south. It is located near Pishi Avenue and Anpin Street. There is a tram stop a few hundred meters away. The location is excellent.
After wandering around the main room, Zhou Changfeng put his hands on his hips and commented: "It's a little small, but the location is really good."
Fearing that he would regret it or change his mind, Fang Huren, or several real estate salesmen, quickly said: "This main house has two floors, and it is quite spacious."
Xia Xiaoshi thought about the future life scenes, "I also feel that it is not small. It will be hard to clean. No matter how big it is... it will be tiring."
Good guys, one of you is too small and the other is too big?
Several roommates were embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Zhou Changfeng, who was feeling the lighting effect, felt that it was indeed reasonable. After all, the most important thing about a house is livability, so he nodded happily and said: "Yes, let's take this."
He tilted his head and said with a smile: "The main reason is that the location is good. It is also close to your home. It is convenient for you to run back to your parents' house when you are angry."
Xia Xiaoshi, who had long been accustomed to his jokes, didn't mind. She smiled evilly and said quietly: "Then I will definitely let my father read your book."
Zhou Changfeng: "..."
(End of chapter)
