Chapter 398 Starting from the Book Office of the Royal Academy of Sciences
Galileo stood in the corner of the Western Warehouse. He didn't understand the military and national affairs that Zhu Youxiao, the Ming emperor, talked about with his ministers, but he enjoyed the current atmosphere.
Especially when he saw two ministers who looked quite gentlemanly (actually the old enemies Qian Qianyi and Li Mingrui) confronting each other while the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had no intention of blaming him, he was shocked and sighed in his heart that this was the democracy that an advanced country should have!
Anyway, Galileo, who still hated the Middle Ages in Europe, now looks at the Ming Dynasty as much as he sees lovers.
However, in fact, Zhu You proofreads the science master who deliberately acted very coldly.
Because he asked Galileo to come to the Ming Dynasty, he had no hope of letting the Ming Dynasty have aircraft, tanks and cannons all at once. He asked Galileo to come to the Ming Dynasty, just to inject a new thinking on Western scientific research into the Ming Dynasty, that is, to attach importance to basic research rather than simply pursuing applied research.
In order to help the Ming Dynasty get rid of internal and external troubles as soon as possible, Zhu Youxiao had to make a big leap forward in scientific and technological development, that is, when the theoretical knowledge in a certain aspect was not yet fully mature, a realistic product about science here was first made.
This caused that although there were many scientific and technological workers in the Ming Dynasty now, more were technical talents, that is, they could only be created but not created.
The Royal Academy of Engineering relied on several genius technical officials on the basis of the not yet fully mature theory, using the gold finger provided by Zhu Youxiao and his own understanding that was different from ordinary people, so that the Ming Dynasty produced many technological products.
However, the Royal Academy of Sciences, which creates theoretical knowledge and basic experimental research, has rarely achieved success. They are now limited to two aspects. On the one hand, they are pursuing ancient books from their predecessors to sort out and digging out technical legacy that was not fully developed in the Tang and Song dynasties. On the other hand, they are digesting the theoretical information given to them by Zhu Youxiao, and trying to use the existing natural science foundations of the Ming Dynasty to explain and establish a theoretical framework.
However, both the predecessors and the ones given by Zhu Youxiao are random and purposeful. It is difficult for these semi-baked genius Daming theoretical scientists to establish a complete theoretical system, not to mention that they do not attach importance to experimental science now, which is related to the education they received since childhood, are used to metaphysical things, are better at using their brains to reason, and are less used to using experiments to prove. In the eyes of most people, the ancients seemed to be more reliable than phenomena.
Galileo is different. As a master of the Western scientific community, although this basic research of natural science is not favored by the church, it is indeed the mainstream in his world, with a complete set of theoretical foundations and systems.
Therefore, letting Galileo come to the Ming Dynasty may make up for the shortcomings in the development of Ming Dynasty's science and technology, and at least allow Galileo to lay the foundation for his modern science in the Ming Dynasty.
Most of the Western fancies that served in the Ming Dynasty, such as Johnson Chan, Matteo Ricci and others, were half-way scientific and technological workers. They were originally missionaries, and they could be said to be theology enthusiasts. They were just hobbies for natural sciences, or they still had shortcomings in their thinking. Therefore, the development of Western science did not show much value in them.
If Matteo Ricci and Johnson Chan wanted to hide some technical skills from the Ming Dynasty, there was not much possibility. After all, it would be impossible to hide a few missionaries. What's more, Zhu Youchao is pressing them now. If he really dares to say half of everything, Zhu Youchao would let them go to the imperial prison without hesitation.
After Zhu Youxiao, with several important officials of the cabinet and the six important officials who entered the Western Warm Pavilion, determined this year's military operations and the subsequent pilot reforms, and determined the state affairs of how to provide relief to some sudden natural disasters.
Zhu Youxiao changed his serious and serious expression at first, and still smiled in front of Galileo, and leaned against the back of the chair casually. Seeing that Galileo was probably a little old and had been standing for too long and his legs were trembling, he ordered Wang Chengen to lift Galileo with a stern.
After sitting down, Galileo bent her waist politely towards Zhu Youxiao and said in the bad Ming Dynasty mantra: "I have seen the respected Ming Emperor!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded and smiled and said, "I invite you to the Ming Dynasty not to make any outstanding contributions to the Ming Dynasty. I just hope that the Ming Dynasty can become the cradle of scientists in the whole world and let you come here to give you a stable and comfortable research environment. Here, you can propose your scientific concepts without reservation, support Copernicus' heliocentric theory, or whether things land at a constant speed, no one will threaten your life because of your different opinions. Including me, I will never be disrespectful to you because of your academic debates. You can get your astronomical telescope out as soon as possible, and I can provide you with financial support."
When Zhu Youxiao said these words, except for Xu Guangqi, the other ministers were confused. This was also a point that they were helpless. His Majesty the Emperor made them feel so mysterious that sometimes they couldn't understand why this emperor knew so many strange things.
Johnson Chan temporarily acted as a general interpreter, but he did not appear directly in the West Warehouse, but was blocked by a screen, so Galileo could only hear Johnson Chan's voice and could not see others.
But this surprised Galileo. He did not expect that there were people who could know his country's language in a central organization like the Empire. It can be seen how huge the political advisory group of this country is and how rich the talents are.
Perhaps this is why an empire has always been so powerful, because he has been paying close attention to the changes in every other country in this world.
Galileo is now possessed by the devil, and his favor for the Ming Dynasty is getting deeper and deeper, just like a lover's eyes appearing. Any subtle part can make him see the good.
Galileo, who had completely lost his mind, understood Zhu Youxiao's meaning through his superficial Chinese knowledge and Johnson Chan's translation, which made him even more moved. He never thought that an emperor could also attach so much importance to scientific research and give him all the freedom. You must know that it was difficult for the Medici family in Florence to do this completely.
However, Zhu Youxiao did not talk to Galileo for long. In his opinion, talking more with such a scientific master is a huge waste of his life.
In the end, Xu Guangqi brought Galileo to the Royal Academy of Sciences. Zhu Youxiao did not immediately grant him the official position of a reviewer of the Hanlin Academy and an academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Instead, he just asked Galileo to temporarily be Xu Guangqi's clerk in the Royal Academy of Sciences, which was equivalent to a scientific research assistant.
This is also impossible. Although Zhu Youxiao himself knew that Galileo was awesome, the scientific workers of the Ming Dynasty did not agree with it. Now the scientific research promotion of the Ming Dynasty has formed a system and cannot be broken at will. Therefore, Galileo can only start with the Book Office first, and an article that can be listed in the core scientific journal of the Ming Dynasty can only be awarded an official position.
Chapter completed!