Science and technology are primary productive forces?
Zhu Biao looked confused. He knew every word of this sentence, but he didn't quite understand it when they were put together.
"Master Su, I know the technology, but what is this science?"
Zhu Biao asked Su Jing.
Su Jing answered casually: "Science is seeking truth, discovering the relationship between business phenomena and facts, and establishing connections between them."
"For example, today we use distillation to make wine. It is a fact that distillation can make stronger wine. It is a phenomenon that the wine boils and rises, and the steam condenses into liquid."
"Science is to clarify the relationship between the two and explore the connection behind it."
Distillation method for making wine.
Seek truth.
The connection between phenomena and facts.
Zhu Biao digested what Su Jing said bit by bit, but new doubts appeared again:
"Master Su, what does this have to do with productivity?"
At this moment, Su Jing opened her eyes and saw Zhu Biao's face that was very serious about studying.
He wanted to deal with it casually, but he paused for a moment before replying:
"Niu Yi, I said before that iron tools appeared during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. How do you think iron tools appeared?"
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and replied: "It's because the craftsmen at that time invented the technology of casting iron."
"I understand, Master Su, you are saying that iron casting technology is the key to iron farming!"
Su Jing nodded and said: "Yes, cast iron technology itself is an application of science. At that time, people discovered that iron ore would re-solidify and form after being melted, and it was quite strong. After constant exploration and attempts, the technology of casting iron was finally invented. .”
"The combination of iron tools and cattle was also developed through continuous exploration and application in practice."
"In this entire farmland system, managers, operating equipment and management methods, and land all represent part of productivity."
"But their effects are only additive, while science and technology are multiplicative! They have brought a qualitative leap to the improvement of productivity."
"This is why science and technology are the primary productive forces!"
Su Jing talked eloquently and worked hard to integrate the modern knowledge she had learned into the social system of the Ming Dynasty.
There is only one purpose in doing this, to make Zhu Biao understand.
“Science and technology are the primary productive forces, yes, science and technology are the primary productive forces!”
Zhu Biao's eyes showed a very excited look.
He seems to have found a way to continue the Ming Dynasty for generations.
"Master Su, if the Ming Dynasty develops science and technology and masters productivity tools similar to the next iron farming technology, which will greatly increase productivity, doesn't it mean that the Ming Dynasty can still continue?"
Zhu Biao didn't care so much and said directly to Su Jing happily.
There is actually something different in these words.
It's a pity that Su Jing is taking a bath at the moment and not thinking so much.
In other words, he didn't think about Zhu Biao's identity.
"Niu Yi, why are you connected with Daming again?"
Su Jing said calmly: "When did I say that the development of science and technology is related to the continuation of the Ming Dynasty?"
Now it was Zhu Biao's turn to be surprised.
He immediately asked: "Master Su, didn't you just tell me a few days ago that the economic base determines the superstructure? At that time, you said that feudal society would definitely die. This is a historical necessity."
"Doesn't that mean that Ming Dynasty will disappear because of the new productivity tools?"
"Yes."
Su Jing nodded, then shook her head and said, "No, no, no, how can you understand it so well?"
"The demise of feudal society and the demise of Ming Dynasty are two different things!"
Now it was Zhu Biao's turn to be confused. Could it be that what he was worried about was actually unfounded?
Unfortunately, before he had time to be happy, Su Jing's next words directly shattered him.
"The demise of the Ming Dynasty was just a historical law of the feudal dynasty, and it was not enough for the emergence of new productivity tools."
Su Jing said casually.
The emergence of the steam engine led to the industrial revolution. This was part of the history of junior high school, and Su Jing still remembered it very clearly.
The demise of the Ming Dynasty had little to do with the steam engine.
"Master Su, do you mean that the Ming Dynasty will still perish?"
Zhu Biao said in a daze.
Su Jing changed her position in the bathhouse and said, "Of course, why should you care so much about this kind of thing? It will have nothing to do with you and me anyway."
Su Jing pursues only one philosophy, carpe diem.
He does not believe in the afterlife, nor does he have any belief in ghosts or gods.
As a human being, living in the present is enough.
However.
For Zhu Biao, this is not the case.
"Master Su, why are you so sure?"
At this moment, Zhu Biao also showed a hint of his majesty as a prince.
Unfortunately, Su Jing is completely immune.
"Niu Yi, I think you are pretty good at studying history, so let me ask you, have you calculated the lifespans of various dynasties?"
Su Jing just asked calmly.
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment and then began to recall.
I have to say that Song Lian's teachings are quite good, and Zhu Ming's general history of each dynasty is very clear.
Using the four mathematical algorithms taught by Su Jing, Zhu Biao quickly calculated the result.
"This...how is this possible?"
Zhu Biao said with some disbelief.
Su Jing said lightly: "Isn't it true? Since the Qin Dynasty, no dynasty with a lifespan of more than a hundred years has been able to live with more than one hand."
"The longest Tang Dynasty was only 290 years."
"Then why do you think that Ming Dynasty can surpass them?"
Present the facts and be reasonable.
It doesn’t even need to be said in terms of established facts in the future.
History is the best mirror.
The lifespan of a feudal dynasty was already its limit at three hundred years.
Zhu Biao was still a little confused, but he still retorted: "But didn't Master Su point out the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty? He also gave a solution. What if it is changed? Can't we surpass those dynasties?"
Su Jing shook her head and said: "So what if it exceeds it? If it lasts for three hundred years, it will exceed it, but in the vast river of history, three hundred years is nothing."
"The change of dynasties is also an inevitable law of history."
yes!
So what if it exceeds?
Three hundred years is definitely an unattainable time in terms of human lifespan.
But for history, it is just a fragment.
Zhu Biao sat paralyzed in the bathhouse, and his heart was shocked again.
It turns out that my worries were unfounded!
And even the direction of unfounded worries is wrong.
What kind of productivity tools, it’s hard to say whether Daming can even survive until that time.
"Master Su, is there really no other way?"
Zhu Biao asked Su Jing in despair.
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao, thought for a while and said, "I have something to say if I have to."
"real?"
Zhu Biao's eyes shone, and he said with some surprise: "What is the solution?"
At this moment, he was like a drowning man, grasping at a life-saving straw with great urgency.
Su Jing immediately said: "Niu Yi, don't worry, I just said there is a way, but this method is limited to theory and is almost impossible to implement in actual operation."
Zhu Biao said seriously: "Please ask Master Su to clarify my doubts."
Now he only has one idea in his heart, find a solution from Su Jing, and then work hard to realize it!
Su Jing smiled and said: "I'm just talking casually. It doesn't need to be so formal. This is not useful knowledge. Just listen."
