The first volume of the rich family in the Ming Dynasty. The third volume of the Fengyun Gathering Chapter 198: The thick gold cart Yang Cong was so "scared" that made Yan Song so happy. He sent someone to sneak into Yuyuantan and stared at Yang Cong all the time. So he knew exactly what Yang Cong did.

This guy is so sick that he actually built such strange schools.

Yan Song felt that Yang Cong was either frustrated in the officialdom and had a little abnormal mind, or he was pretending to be crazy and numb to him.

However, he believed in the former more, because if Yang Cong pretended to be crazy, there was no need to build such a big business. He just wanted to pretend and pretended to behave. Yang Cong was obviously not pretending to behave like this.

No matter what Yan Song thought, Yang Cong was very concerned about establishing the School of Physics. Thousands of people were building it in one go. Within three months, the School of Physics had begun to take shape. At this time, it seemed that it was time to sign up for admission.

In order to flatter Jiajing, Yang Cong asked Jiajing for the title of the School of Physics. Jiajing also readily agreed. Naturally, this sign cannot be used by others.

So, that morning, Yang Cong, who had been away from the capital for nearly three months, came back again, and as soon as he came back, he went straight to the palace to ask for Jiajing.

Jiajing was quite happy to hear that Yang Cong was coming, because he was reading the first draft of "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing". If he wanted to make revisions, he had to read the book again. There were hundreds of books in the set of "Theory of Investigating Things and Knowing Things and Knowing Things". He had to deal with government affairs and practice, so he could read it naturally quickly.

It has been nearly three months since he has only read half of it, but he has many questions and wants to ask Yang Cong.

Originally, he wanted to recruit Yang Cong into the palace, but when he thought that Yang Cong was building a physics college more than ten miles away from the capital, he was not troubled this time, so he held it back several times.

The reason why he did this was not that he was specifically considering the ministers below. He mainly sent someone to inform Yang Cong that it would take time, and it would take time for Yang Cong to come back. This time, it was time for another time, and he had to practice in the afternoon. How could he discuss the issue of "Theory of Studying Things and Learning Knowing" with Yang Cong.

Just so happened that Yang Cong came to the door by himself, so there was no need to consider the time issue. He immediately excitedly called Yang Cong in.

After the monarch and ministers greeted him, he couldn't wait to ask: "Qingfeng, what you wrote in the "Equipment" and "Five Elements" that the fire of the Five Elements can drive a thick metal car without pulling or pushing, and you can drive by yourself, and the speed is very fast. Is this true?"

This is just the ancient saying of trains. Yang Cong did mention it in the book. However, at this time the industrial foundation of the Ming Dynasty was too weak and he did not have the conditions to manufacture trains. Therefore, he mentioned it in the book as one of the specific goals of people who will study the principles of studying things and seeking knowledge in the future.

He nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed true. The so-called cart actually requires power to move. For example, the power of the cart, the ox cart, and the donkey cart comes from livestock, and the power of the water cart comes from water, etc. The so-called fire of the five elements is actually the feeling of being used by Weichen when he observes the teapot boiling water. Has the emperor ever seen that when the teapot boils water, the energy inside can push the lid of the pot to tremble constantly?"

His "observation of the teapot boiling water" is not a brain disease. This is actually the so-called method of studying things by scholars. This method was proposed by Zhu Xi.

Simply put, reading a person to understand things means constantly staring at things and observing them to understand the truth.

If he said that "observing the teapot to boil water" was nothing, Wang Yangming's "bamboo" was exaggerated at the time.

Wang Yangming did not put forward the concept of "unity of knowledge and action" at the beginning. He first learned the Neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu. One day, when he saw Zhu Xi's theory of "exploring things and exploring principles", he came up with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

So he stared at the bamboo in his backyard and looked hard, trying to "set" out of it.

As a result, in the end, his "grape" was so painful that he could not make any reason. Therefore, he believed that Zhu Sheng's explanation of the study of things and knowledge was false, so he proposed the theory of "unity of knowledge and action" and "grape conscience".

Jiajing has really seen this teapot boiling water, because when he was in Xingxian Prince's Mansion, he and Lu Bing and Lu Ling'er were naughty everywhere, so naturally they went to the kitchen a lot.

He heard this and thought for a while, he couldn't help but wonder: "The lid of this pot is not heavy, it's far from that of a thick gold car. Why do you think that the Five Elements Fire can drive a thick gold car?"

Yang Cong explained calmly: "The flowing water looks gentle and weak, but a water truck about 1,000 meters high or even several meters high can be pushed by it. I think this is mainly a problem of method. Once the method is found, it will naturally be able to push it."

Waterwheel?

Jiajing couldn't help but think of the warship again. He said curiously: "Qingfeng, you seem to have said that the fire of the five elements can also drive the boat of giant trees. At that time, the giant ship does not need sails or oars, and can also exercise it by itself. Is this true?"

Yang Cong nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course this is true. How could I say nonsense and deceive the emperor?"

Upon hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but say excitedly: "Okay, then when can you make this thick gold cart that you don't need to pull or push?"

There is a reason why he cares about this so much, because he wants to go back to Xingxian Palace to take a look.

This idea came into being a long time ago, but he kept hesitating because the Xingxian Palace was too far from the capital. If he went back in the dragon chariot, it would take at least more than a month on the road, and it would take three or four months to go back and forth. He could not afford to delay such a long time, so he really wanted Yang Cong to make this fast-speed thick gold car.

When Yang Cong heard this, he was stunned.

This is just a long-term goal. Now that I haven’t even spoken my horoscope yet, why did I agree to Jiajing?

He thought for a while, then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, do you want to ride this thick gold car?"

Jiajing nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, I want to go back to Huguang, but the journey is too far. If you sit on the dragon chariot, it will take at least more than a month, and the round trip will be three or four months. According to what you said in your book, the Thick Gold Cart is extremely fast, and I guess it will take a round trip in a few days, right?"

So that's the case. If the train is really done, it will take only a few days to get back and forth from Beijing to Huguang.

He thought about it and simply gritted his teeth and said, "If Weichen had done his best, he would be able to make a sample within three years."

He was also angry. This steam power was the basis of the industrial revolution. If he wanted to promote the principle of studying things and learning, and to launch an industrial revolution in the Ming Dynasty, he had to make this steam engine first.

At this moment, since Jiajing is so interested, he naturally has to do it before he enters the officialdom again. Otherwise, Jiajing would probably be unhappy by then, so he set a three-year deadline for himself.

After three years, I can’t wait. When Jiajing heard this, he couldn’t help but nodded slightly and said, “Well, then you should do it as soon as possible. By the way, what’s wrong with you coming to me this time?”

Yang Cong remembered the purpose of this trip now, and he hurriedly bowed: "The emperor had promised Weichen to enumerate the School of Physics. The School of Physics has been almost completed. Can the emperor give Weichen the calligraphy to Weichen?"

So that's the case. When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, okay, I'll write it for you now."
Chapter completed!