novelonline Chapter 858: The Ming Dynasty’s version of scientific ideological emancipation
Chapter 858: The Ming Dynasty’s version of scientific ideological emancipation
Chapter 858: The Ming Dynasty’s version of scientific ideological emancipation
The sky is round and the earth is round, this has been said since ancient times.
The reason why the circle is difficult to understand is because on this basis, many problems cannot be explained.
For example, if the earth is round, then theoretically speaking, if a person stands on the surface of the sphere, then the sole of your foot going down will be the sole of another person's foot on the other side of the circle.
These two people are standing on the circle at the same time.
How to understand this?
Zaihe smiled crookedly, "Bo Wanghou, you must have eaten too much wine, right? Haha."
Following the laughter of the eldest son of the emperor, many officials also started laughing, and there was a lot of commotion for a while.
Jing Yang didn't feel that he couldn't go down. He just laughed at himself and sighed: "I was full of doubts when I first heard this statement, round? This doesn't make sense anyway, and if the earth is round ,So……"
He pointed upward and asked, "What is the shape of the sky?"
"Also, when standing on a circle, how come the person on the other end doesn't fall? Furthermore, where is the sphere we are standing on placed? There is another question that bothers me the most, why are all the Everything is tightly attached to the ground?"
Right, when you stand on this side, you and the things in your hands will fall closer to the ground, and the people on the other side will also fall toward the ground.
But this direction is completely opposite.
These questions accompanies the theory of a round earth, and they are bound to be difficult to figure out.
Zhang Cong, who was not far away, saw the excitement here and joined in to listen. After listening, he shook his head like a rattle and said: "Bo Wanghou, you can't talk nonsense about interesting things, but you can't talk about strange things." Nonsense, the sky is round and the earth is round, the four seasons are distinct, this is the truth since ancient times."
"Yes, yes. I guess it was that guy named Myron who made up the story, right?"
Jing Yang was a man who had a lot of energy in the court, and wanted to go up to the pupa.
To put it bluntly, even if you want worldly fame, you still need a bit of face.
It was normal for someone to laugh at something he had worked hard for. After all, it was a completely subversive thing. He could understand it and even feel a little proud of it.
But as he talked, it seemed as if he was talking nonsense, so that was different.
Extending further, wouldn’t it mean that he had been on mission for nine years and had not obtained anything?
"Your Highness, Mr. Zhang Ge, and everyone else," he smiled and nodded softly, probably taking advantage of some of the alcohol, "The story about Magellan and his fleet's voyage is definitely not a lie. This matter was recognized by King Charles V of France. Westerners not only proved that the earth is round, but also drew a rough map of the world. If it is not round, how can we start from the same point and go in the same direction? Will it go back to where it started?”
Zaihe said: "But what if Magellan and his crew lied? Besides, not to mention us people, just the sea water. The sea water is all over the earth. What's going on? The water flows to lower places. If It’s round, so where is the location?”
Jing Yang couldn’t answer these questions either.
He himself has been troubled for a long time.
Just like a debate, no one could convince anyone, so they started to quarrel for a while.
When Jing Yang came back this time, he brought back a simple globe and started to argue with each other while pointing at the map.
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Zhu Houzhao had been tired for a long day. He didn't look like a twenty-year-old boy now. This kind of ritual thing really tortured him for too long, and it was really unbearable.
In addition, I drank some wine to help me sleep, so I squinted on my recliner for a while.
It was already evening when I woke up again.
After being served and taking a sip of water, he asked, "You Zhi, what will happen after I leave?"
"Back to the Emperor. After the Emperor left, His Highness and His Highness each had a few more drinks. The banquet was still lively. The civil servants and military generals of the Ming Dynasty, and the foreign envoys were all in harmony, and they all praised the immortal achievements of Bowang Hou. However, That's what outsiders say, but this servant is thinking in his heart that it is true that Bowang Hou has merit, but if it weren't for the emperor's arbitrary decision and the sage's illumination, he wouldn't even set off, so how could he have achieved today's achievements?"
Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "What a mouth you have."
"If this slave is wrong, the emperor will just punish the slave."
"It's not that I'm wrong, it's not necessary. I am the emperor and the emperor, so why should I compete with him for the credit?"
"Yes, Your Majesty has a broad mind and pretends to be all over the world."
"Is there anything special that happened later?"
You Zhi recalled for a moment, "Not really. It's just that Prince Bowang, His Highness, Mr. Zhang Ge and the others argued about a strange theory."
"What's wrong?" Zhu Houzhao raised his eyelids.
"Oh, Prince Bowang said that there was a man named Magellan in the West, who sailed all the way west and returned to the starting point three years later to prove that the earth is round. This is a big deal. No one can believe it. That’s the case. If this is true, then everyone is not on the flat ground, and some of them have to stand upside down.”
Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed slightly. He had the impression that Columbus and Magellan both appeared at this historical stage, but he couldn't remember the specific year. It seemed that they were right.
Speaking of which, America was also discovered by them. From Xinjiang in the Ming Dynasty to the west and across the Caspian Sea, it can be determined that it is the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
As for the West, it is in disarray.
In fact, when it comes to Magellan's global voyage, it is not because they have an adventurous spirit, but because they were forced by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
Because the West’s way of survival relies on trade, trade between the East and the West is especially important, otherwise why would we trade with ourselves?
But the Ottoman Turks spanned the Eurasian continent and wiped out the Byzantine Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire. They also captured Constantinople, which later became Istanbul.
Until the 21st century, this original European capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was still in the hands of the Turks.
The Ottoman Empire stood between the East and the West. When it was most glorious, it controlled the Mediterranean. Countries in Western and Southern Europe could not do business eastward. It had no choice but to go south to the African continent, or to the west. Going west would hit North America. mainland.
In fact, the overall social mobilization organization, economy, and military of Western countries have always been relatively backward. Therefore, when the Mongols rose up to deal with them, the Turks also dealt with them in the past, not to mention the earlier Huns.
It was really the Ottoman Turkish Empire that forced him to make great geographical discoveries.
Over the next two hundred years, the Industrial Revolution began in the West.
Since then, and for the next five hundred years, it has truly led the world.
Not that he's always been this good.
Zhu Houzhao clicked his tongue. Magellan's global voyage was indeed a huge impact. Although there is some controversy now, this ironclad fact cannot be denied.
For him, it must be through this incident that he can confirm the roundness of the earth.
But now there are so many people arguing about this matter that it’s a bit of a waste of time.
In fact, he already has this foundation, maybe he should push it forward...
Although he is not an academic master, he still knows that the mechanical achievements from Galileo to Newton are the foundation of modern science.
Galileo's more important contribution was that he combined experiments with mathematics and used some ironclad facts to prove his conclusions.
Rather than being limited to the kind of qualitative debate among liberal arts students.
Now, taking advantage of this debate about the round earth, he could at least guide Jing Yang and the group of people who believed in him, and encourage them to use experiments and practice to prove their conclusions.
As an emperor, of course he bases his decisions on actual results, not on whose words make more sense.
"There is nothing to argue about this matter. We have sailed around in a circle and have the proof in hand. How can a group of people who have never been to the sea overturn it with their sharp tongue?"
You Zhi didn't expect the emperor to say this, "But...but it doesn't make sense."
"There are many unreasonable things in this world. Because we break through people's imagination and have new understandings, we can continue to make progress." Zhu Houzhao stood up and stretched, "If people outside want to fight, let them fight. I believe Jing Yang, there must be people in the world who believe in Jing Yang."
"Your Majesty, do you mean to encourage their arguments?"
"Of course, the more you argue, the clearer the argument becomes. You keep arguing until one party comes out with ironclad evidence. But, I guess it's okay for people like you not to believe it. From now on, the Ming Dynasty will be more and more connected with the West. We can't refute it."
You Zhi's mind suddenly flashed, "I'm thinking, my Majesty, your Majesty always hates small talk, but this time he allows his courtiers to fight over it. He must be hoping that the theory of a round earth will be known to the whole world."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned, pointed at him and laughed, "You are really smart."
That was indeed his plan.
And he wants to express his support for Jing Yang to make this fire burn brighter.
Otherwise, how could this spark of modern scientific knowledge start a prairie fire?
After that, he asked for paper and pen, shut himself in the door alone, and began to recall and sort out Galileo's theory of speed and acceleration, gravity, free fall...
For a moment I just felt like I was going to grow a brain.
Now that he has become the emperor, he still needs to make a public deduction here. Speed is equal to acceleration times time... There are some restrictions for this to be true... The magnitude of acceleration is proportional to the force...
The emperor began to compete with mathematics,
Things have turned upside down outside.
After all, Jing Yang is a donkey with a strong temper. He insists that he will never change his words.
Moreover, he could not speak out against these people, so he wrote another article and threw it in Ming Pao.
But who should be afraid of a literati writing? After him, other people who objected also began to write articles.
Naturally, this matter spread quickly in a "strange story, strange talk" way.
Moreover, Jing Yang showed the globe to the officials and people of the Ming Dynasty for the first time, just to tell the world that there was a vast continent to the west of the Ming Dynasty.
And the ocean is no longer an abyss,
The ocean is the thoroughfare.
(End of this chapter)