Zhu Youzhen turned back to Xu Guangqi and dissuaded: "Mr. Xu doesn't have to be like this, the reason why I asked this Tian Jian is not for a small bug. Although I am young, I have no interest in this fighting insect. ”

Xu Guangqi's face couldn't help but be hot, after what he was worried about was broken by Chongzhen, it was not good to hold on to this little prisoner anymore.

Although Chongzhen confessed himself and would not be fascinated by the promotion of weaving, Xu Guangqi still had some doubts, after all, the Ming Emperor was also addicted to the drama of promoting weaving. Besides, this Tian Jiansheng didn't see any other unusual talents other than talking about promoting weaving, and if Chongzhen couldn't explain his doubts, Xu Guangqi would rather isolate Tian Jiansheng from the emperor's side to prevent future troubles.

Chongzhen glanced at Xu Guangqi's face and knew that the current Xu Guangqi did not believe his words. He smiled and asked Deng Yuhan, who was standing behind Xu Guangqi, "I don't know what qualities Mr. Deng thinks are needed to study natural science?" ”

Deng Yuhan only thought for a few minutes before saying a few words in a thick accent. After listening briefly, Jinnige talked to Deng Yuhan for a few words before bowing to Chongzhen and saying, "What Priest Deng means is: keen observation, independent thinking, and the ability to verify conjectures with your hands. It seems to me that there should also be a God-fearing heart, and only a pious heart that respects objective facts can obtain true knowledge of the mysteries of nature. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, automatically ignoring the missionary goods entrained in Jinnige's language, and then turned to Xu Guangqi and explained: "This Tian Jiansheng did not hide his hobby of promoting weaving in the article, which shows that he is at least an honest person. And the fact that he talks about the habits and pathologies of the weaving is the truth, which shows that his observation skills are at least not bad..."

Zhu Youzhen praised Tian Wenming freely, so that Tian Wenming, who has rarely been praised, also felt that he had finally met him. If it weren't for Chongzhen who was speaking, Tian Wenming really wanted to make friends with Zhu Youzhen.

Tian Wenming is the only son in the family, although he has an older sister and two younger sisters, he is the only male in the Tian family, and he has been cared for by the family since he was a child. Tian Wenming's father was a native of Tongzhou and was known for his popularity. However, after serving two terms as the magistrate, he felt that the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was too sinister, and his father Tian Kenan was a kind person, so he couldn't bear to search for the people to meet the officials, so he simply went back to his hometown to guard the family business.

The Tian family was originally the big landlord of Tongzhou, and Tongzhou was the northern end of the canal and the main thoroughfare. The Tian family has a few plots of land in Tongzhou City and the wharf, and has built a lot of shops and warehouses for rent, and it is also a rich family.

Although Tian Kenan has a wife and two concubines, the male has only Tian Wenming. At the beginning, Tian Kenan went out to be an official, and his wife and concubine took care of Tian Wenming, the only seedling of the Tian family, and when Tian Kenan resigned and returned home, Tian Wenming's habits were difficult to change.

Although Tian Wenming does not have the evil behavior of bullying men and women in the countryside by ordinary children of wealthy families, there are no more problems with this cockfighting dog.

Although Tian Kenan is not a feudal Taoist, he is also a retired official with some insight. Although the Tian family is also a family of eunuchs, after all, the background is not so deep, and there have been no Jinshi for several generations.

A small bureaucratic family like them seems to be full of flowers, but once the son is not filial, when he dies, there is no support in the officialdom, and the family property is targeted by treacherous people, it is the end of cooking oil with fire.

However, although Tian Kenan has the heart to teach his son, his wife and concubine at home come out to block him from time to time, and he is seduced by fox friends and dog friends in the past, and this godson matter can be said to have made no progress. Although Tian Wenming seems to have a soft temperament, he is stubborn in his heart, Tian Kenan did not teach his son back, but it caused a gap between the two fathers and sons.

Tian Kenan finally realized that it was not possible to go on like this, so he simply ruthlessly sent Tian Wenming to the Guozijian. I didn't expect him to do anything in the country, so I just wanted to isolate him from his fox friends in his hometown.

This Tian civilization itself has no knowledge, and he has no idea of being an official, so he naturally has no intersection with the prisoners and tribute students in this country. Although Beijing is only a day's journey from Tongzhou, most of the Ming people have never even been to the nearest county seat in their lives.

If it weren't for the fact that Guozijian was still bound by prison rules, it is estimated that Tian Wenming would probably not appear in Guozijian. Although Tian Wenming's father isolated his fox friends and dog friends in his hometown, he couldn't cut off Tian Wenming's private hobbies, which made Tian Wenming play weaving in the area of Chengxian Street and made a great name.

However, this also led to the reason why the prisoners in Guozi Prison were reluctant to associate with him, and although some land gangsters outside the prison liked to squeeze people's money, Tian Wenming had the name of a prisoner on his body after all, and Chengxian Street was the territory of scholars. Daming is the world of scholars, and these land gangsters may not have anything to do if they provoke Jinyiwei, but if they provoke scholars and make trouble in Shuntianfu, they will be shackled to death in the cage.

Since then, there is a lot of money to go to Tian Wenming to fight the autumn breeze and coax a few pocket money. Thinking of approaching him with ulterior motives, there is no one else who plots. Tian Wenming, who has no relatives and friends inside and outside the Guozi Prison, is lonely, and he puts all his heart into research and weaving.

Tian Wenming, who was so lonely and lonely, suddenly heard Chongzhen's praise, and there was simply an emotion of dying for his confidant.

Xu Guangqi didn't have so many tangled emotions in Tian Wenming, although what Chongzhen said seemed to have some truth, but he still frowned and admonished: "Your Majesty, this weaving promotion has always been just a plaything, no matter how good the research is, it will not benefit the country or the people." ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and retorted: "Fuxi domesticates livestock, Shennong tastes a hundred herbs, the Yellow Emperor has five kinds of arts, and Tiansheng observes and promotes weaving, although the results are different, but they are the same in principle, that is, we can have a more real understanding of the world we live in."

Livestock, herbs, and grains are praised by us because they are of great benefit to the people. But should it be refuted because it is not beneficial to the people? How many saints are there in this world like Fuxi, Shennong, and the Yellow Emperor? But there are countless ordinary people like Tian Sheng,

We can't always expect that everything in the world will be done by saints from heaven, right? I thought that if there were enough people in the fields to observe every plant and tree around us, with enough time and manpower, we would eventually be able to discover things that were beneficial to the people, such as livestock, herbs, and grains. ”

Xu Guangqi always felt that Chongzhen's words were wrong, but after all, he was not a columnist like Su Qin and Zhang Yi, nor was he a Confucian guardian who "did not give birth to Zhongni, and eternity was like a long night", since Chongzhen had already given a reasonable explanation, he silently shut up and stepped aside.

Tian Wenming, who was kneeling on the side, was in a surging mood and didn't know where he was. He was trying to memorize the emperor's words, preparing to use the emperor's words to block his unkind father with the emperor's words the next time his father accused him of indulging in weaving.

After seeing Xu Guangqi retreating, Zhu Youzhen naturally accepted it when he saw it. He didn't come here to hold a debate competition, but he just wanted to change some of the Ming people's secular prejudice against the so-called unorthodox.

Before the final confirmation of the natural science system, most of the scientific discoveries were discovered by some unscrupulous people. For example, * was invented by a Taoist priest who wanted to alchemy and become an immortal; The various alloys were discovered by accident by those who wanted to practice alchemy; And all kinds of chemical knowledge in the West are actually the so-called witchcraft invented by wizards in the Middle Ages, and the hobby of the idle aristocracy to kill time.

In an era without the periodic table and the emergence of theoretical mechanics without the foundation of Newton's three major mechanics, any small scientific progress is like casting a net to catch fish in the middle of a vast ocean, and you never know what you have caught until the net is pulled up.

If you want to get enough gains, you have to increase the number of people who cast your nets. And to do this, it is necessary to change people's stereotypes about not doing their jobs, otherwise people like Tian Wenming will never be recognized by society, which is obviously not conducive to the scientific research of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youzhen turned his head and looked at Tian Wenming with a smile and said, "Tian Jian Shengsheng got up and spoke, seeing that you understand it so thoroughly." I want to ask you to do something, I wonder if you are interested in doing it? ”

Tian Wenming's heart was hot at this moment, "Even if Zhu Youzhen asks him to go to Liaodong to fight Dongyu, well, he won't go." But he will try his best in other things to repay the emperor's confidant who has discerned for him. ”

Tian Wenming stammered and replied, "I'm not interested, oh, no, I'm interested." Not right either. Tian Wenming took a deep breath, and finally said smoothly: "As long as Your Majesty orders, let me do whatever I want, go up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire, and I will never frown." ”

Listening to Tian Wenming, a prisoner of the National Prison, speaking the words of the green-skinned gangsters on the street, even Liu Yourong, the prisoner of the National Prison, felt a little feverish. He thought to himself, "Did I be too indulgent to these prisoners in the past, a strict prisoner dared to make a big deal of nonsense, and expose the old background of the national eunuch in front of His Majesty." A Tian supervisor simply said nothing and pretended to be a gangster in front of His Majesty. After His Majesty leaves, I must rectify this unhealthy trend in the prison. ”

Zhu Youzhen patted Tian Wenming's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I ask you to do it, it's not so difficult to go up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, but things really need your water grinding temperament to do it well."

I want you to study insects, such as what pests are causing the loss of cotton yields, their habits, and their growth cycles. And the most important thing is to observe and record all the growth cycles and living habits of locusts..."