In fact, no dynasty can avoid decline, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely have this day.

But Zhu Youlang hopes to delay the arrival of this day as much as possible through his own efforts.

In this way, the development of science and technology is particularly important.

The establishment of the Royal Academy of Sciences not only considers the present, but also the next hundred and decades.

In fact, Zhu Youlang knew from the bottom of his heart that the Ming Dynasty had this soil. As long as the royal family praised and supported it and guided it, they would be able to quickly catch up with Europe or even surpass it.

This is by no means a boast, but a well-founded one.

After all, if the descendants of Yan and Huang can write books like "Tiangong" and "Opening Things", they must have such ability.

However, the long-term suppression of the royal family has left the craftsmen without the desire to create.

As long as this hole is released, everything will be solved.

Of course, Zhu Youlang is not a person who is eager for quick success or instant benefits.

He is very clear about the problem of pulling seedlings to facilitate growth. As long as he does it safely, it will not be much worse.

Whether it is physics, chemistry or other natural sciences, the court will provide the greatest support. I believe that the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty will become a fertile land in the future.

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After pressing these, Eric received a promise after meeting the Emperor of Ming Dynasty several times that he could buy anything he wanted in the name of the French court, and at a fair price.

This made Eric ecstatic.

After all, for the moment, France has done this at a very small price.

France has made a name for itself and cooperated with the Ming Dynasty in the model of the Royal Academy of Sciences, helping the Ming Dynasty establish its own Royal Academy of Sciences, and then establishing its own complete scientific system.

This brings a huge trade advantage.

France could bypass the Holy See, bypass Spain, the Netherlands, and Britain, and began to trade with the Ming Dynasty alone.

The advantages this brings are obvious.

I believe that within a few years, the huge wealth accumulated by France through trade will make it become a European power.

Of course, Eric had to ask about some things personally before he could feel at ease.

Of course, what he cares about most are silk, porcelain, tea and other things.

Accompanied by Ming officials, Eric went to the official trading market to inspect and purchase.

Some even just reach a cooperation intention.

What surprised Eric was that the Ming Dynasty market was much larger and more luxuriant than he thought.

Among them, there are a wide range of products, which is dazzling.

At first Eric just wanted to see porcelain, silk, and tea, but gradually he found that other things were also very attractive.

For example, lacquerware and round fans.

The Ming Dynasty was indeed a vast land and a vast world, and everything was full of attraction.

Eric felt as if he was in an paradise, and even forgot about the existence of time.

Finally, at the suggestion of Ming officials, several representative ones were selected and negotiations were started.

After the negotiations, Eric returned to his residence with great satisfaction.

He also read the travel notes of Marco Polo. He had questioned the authenticity of the travel notes of Marco Polo, but now it seems that this is by no means a false story and made up out of thin air.

As Eric saw with his own eyes, the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was even better than that of the Yuan Dynasty.

The distant East is really prosperous, which makes Eric, who has been born in Europe, feels extremely envious.

One day, France should be able to become like this, right?

Eric's heart was filled with hope.

And he felt that he had to write a similar travelogue by Marco Polo in the past.

After all, to a considerable extent, this is considered to be a famous name in history.

Thinking of this, Eric was full of energy and picked up his pen and started writing.

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There are many ways to communicate culture, the simplest and most direct is through books.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang had another requirement when he reached a trade agreement with Eric, that is, France had to donate some precious scientific books to the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Youlang also remembered a lot in his mind, he was not a god after all, so it was impossible for him to remember everything.

There will definitely be omissions in the physical and chemistry textbooks written through memories, and there will definitely be no more professional and ductile quality than those scientists write.

If we can solve the problem of books and textbooks with the help of Eric, it will undoubtedly be extremely helpful to the development of Ming Dynasty technology.

The role of the Royal Academy of Sciences sets a benchmark and archway to attract more people to participate in this field, but there must be a suitable soil.

There is no doubt that these professional books are the soil.

Zhu Youlang didn’t know how many generations it took to make people truly accept science and technology, but no matter how difficult this process is, no matter how long this process will take, it will still have to be done.

Zhu Youlang also paid great attention to this in his education of the prince.

Because it is definitely not possible to rely on a generation alone.

The regime can be handed over, but the policy must be continuity.

If the prince overturns Zhu Youlang's policies in the future, then his efforts for such a long time will be in vain.

Therefore, the prince must tell him the importance of maintaining scientific development in his subconscious mind, so that the Ming Dynasty will go further and further on a healthy development path in the future.

As for the problem in the southwest, Zhu Youlang is actually not very worried.

Zhang Huangyan is a very capable person.

As long as Zhang Huangyan is willing to do it, the problem of toast in the southwest can definitely be solved very well.

To change the land and return to the current is essentially to strengthen centralization and to take back the power originally assigned to the chieftains.

As long as it is handled properly, all these problems will not be a problem.

However, the development direction of the Ming Dynasty next made Zhu Youlang fall into deep thought.

Should we make every effort to develop science and technology, or should we also develop more in the cultural field?

These things look easy, but they are not as simple as they imagined to make decisions.

Zhu Youlang knew very well that his seemingly simple decision would have a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty in the next hundred and ten years.

Therefore, he must be trembling, as if he is in the abyss, walking on thin ice.

Cultural reform is more difficult than the development of science and technology.

After all, Confucian culture has ruled China for thousands of years.

Since Emperor Wu of Han abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism, Confucianism has been the only ruler in China.

The emperor was just taking power on his behalf.

The three principles and five constants that the Confucianism advocates are indeed easy to imprison people's thoughts and are conducive to people's rule, but over time, it is indeed easy to make people slavish.

This is also something Zhu Youlang doesn't want to see.

But Zhu Youlang has not yet thought about how to spread new ideas and how to grasp this.

Therefore, cultural reform must be very cautious.

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Chapter completed!