Yang reformed the "monk" of the East and the West for a while, and then began to talk about business.

"Zhang Zhenren, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the poor road is here to offer Rui Fu, in order to pray for the Ming Dynasty to be smooth and rainy, and the country and the people to be safe and ......" Zhang Xianyong opened his mouth, and with a long and pleasant sound, with a positive word, he spit it out of his mouth, as for the actual effect, of course, it is impossible to say what he said.

Accustomed to seeing that the incense burned in later generations had to be bought with money, and the Shaolin Temple had to be CEO-oriented, Yang Reform, who was not interested in these religious things at all, and benefited from the successful nine-year compulsory education, and disdained all cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, and even used Marxism-Leninism, [***] thought, Deng...,... Representatives arm themselves.

"Okay, Zhang Zhenren, this, I know, this Rui Fu, I accept the Rui Fu." Although Yang Reform disdains these superstitious activities, as an emperor, especially an emperor in feudal society, you have to pay attention to these, you don't believe it, others believe it! Mo Nai, Yang Gengai pinched his nose and took it down, but the contempt and disdain in his bones could be smelled with his nose.

Yang Reform is too lazy to look at those Rui Fu, he is not Kaizi, nor is he a burning bag, not a superstitious jar, thinking of what to burn n thousand yuan a pillar of merit incense, spent n thousand yuan to open the statue of so-and-so, I feel that this Rui Fu and those things have a concept, this religion, play around, just those few hands! I am now a mortgage emperor who was forced into debt by God, but it wasn't Kaizi who let you cheat, he took your thing too seriously, how much money did he have to spend to buy these Rui Fu of yours!

Zhang Xianyong saw that the emperor looked impatient and vigilant, as if he was very contemptuous of himself, why is this? Zhang Xianyong doesn't understand, doesn't this emperor want to accept us Taoist affairs? Why did you do this to me? Zhang Xianyong was puzzled, the emperor's attitude shouldn't be like this! Could it be that there is something wrong with your own charm and you have drawn it wrong? But the emperor didn't even look at it!

Zhang Xianyong's imaginary appearance is that the emperor is kind to him, full of good feelings for Taoism, and generous and attentive to Taoism, of course, he does not expect the emperor to want to cultivate immortals through Taoism, seek immortality, and be able to do things for His Majesty, which is his greatest expectation.

On the table, on one side is the Western missionary's telescope, on the other hand, is Zhang Xianyong, the Taoist leader of the so-called Rui Fu, Yang Reform thinks how can this be twisted like this, Western missionaries now know to learn some real kung fu, everywhere to preach, this Taoism is good, from the beginning of the church to the present, play back and forth, always those hands have not changed, a trick, eat all over the sky, I hope to use Taoism to engage in black technology, it seems, and reality is far away! Yang Gai shook his head, today's good mood made this guy mess up.

The kind of disdain for Eastern Taoism exuded by the emperor, even Tang Ruowang, a foreigner, smelled it, and saw the emperor looking at the telescope he had offered and the ghost painting rune paper offered by the leader of Oriental Taoism, and he couldn't stop shaking his head, Tang Ruowang seemed to have thought of something. After thinking about it, I thought it might be my chance. Said: "Your Majesty the Emperor Qiqi, there is one more thing to offer today, not only the telescope. ”

Yang Reform, who was lamenting the uncompetitive and declining Taoism, heard Tang Ruowang speak, and said, "Oh, Tang Ruowang, what else do you have?" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, there is another thing in the minister, it is very novel, full of incredible, Your Majesty will definitely like it very much when you see it." John Tang thought of the magic of that thing and was full of confidence.

Yang Reform, who was still disappointed in Taoism just now, heard Tang Ruowang say something uninteresting, so he also became interested and said, "Oh, hehe, I want to see this, Tang Aiqing, take out something quickly." Yang Reform is full of curiosity, this Western monk will never fool himself with a bunch of ghost talismans like Zhang Xianyong, saying that if there are good things, there must be good things.

Tang Ruowang was full of confidence and said: "Your Majesty, this thing, put together with the pile of telescopes, and the minister brought it together, it is a glass tube ......, you can ......let people look for it, and you can see it" Tang Ruowang's things, put them in a box and enter the palace, together with the telescope, it is regarded as a tribute to the emperor, and he himself can only enter the palace empty.

Wang Chengen received the emperor's signal, and immediately instructed a small eunuch to rummage through the box containing the telescope, and sure enough, several glass tubes wrapped in silk were turned out from inside. This glass tube, the diameter of a copper coin, has a glass bubble at one end and a glass tube at the rest.

Wang Chengen picked it up, looked at it for a long time and didn't understand what it was, handed it to the emperor, Yang Gengai looked at it, felt that this thing was very familiar, and then think about it, where have I seen this thing, by the way, the glass test tube in the laboratory is very similar to this thing, the difference is that there is no big glass bubble on the glass test tube.

"John Tang, what are you doing with this thing?" Yang Gengai didn't recognize what this thing was for.

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor, this is an instrument for measuring the heat and cold of water, when using it, first heat the glass bubble, and then insert the glass tube at the other end into the water, the water surface in the glass tube will have different heights because of the difference in water cold and heat, Your Majesty, this is definitely an unexpected thing, you can actually measure the heat and cold of water...... "John Tang happily introduced this Western object to the emperor, hoping to win the emperor's favor.

Yang Reform's eyes widened, staring at the glass tube, Tang Ruowang seemed to be talking about a thermometer! Could it be that the thermometer was invented today? What's even more incredible to Yang Reform is that this thermometer is open, one end is a glass bubble, sealed, and the other end is an open glass test tube, can this kind of thing also measure temperature? John Tang only said that he was measuring the heat and cold of water, but he did not say that he was measuring the temperature...... This, Yang reformed the shock! It's like the whole body is connected to 220V electricity.

Yang Gengai clearly remembered that the thermometer in the future was absolutely completely sealed, and it was either mercury or red ink, or alcohol or something, and it would definitely not be like Tang Ruowang's head. However, this could not hinder Yang Reform's curiosity about this thermometer, and it stimulated Yang Reform's curiosity even more.

"John Tang, I understand this thing of yours, but it doesn't seem to be of much use! Isn't it better to measure the heat and cold of water by hand? Yang asked reform.

"This ...... Your Majesty, this ...... It seems that ......" John Tang just wanted to attract the emperor's attention with this novelty, but in fact he didn't have much research.

"John Tang, did you invent this thing yourself?" Yang Reform is ready to modify and improve the thermometer, this thermometer is also a good thing, at least, it can be used to measure body temperature or something when treating a disease.

"Back to Your Majesty, this thing was not invented by the minister, it was heard by the minister when he was studying in his hometown, and then he imitated it himself." John Tong replied.

Didn't John Tong invent it? Yang Reform is more interested, I don't know which big guy invented this thing, now in the West, it is the critical period of the Renaissance, a large number of big ones are emerging, maybe this seemingly simple, not easy to use thing is the invention of which big na.

"Your Majesty, this thing was invented by a professor named Galileo." When John Tang talked about this person, his expression was full of concentration and reverence.

Galileo? This miserable Lotus?

"Oh? Hehe, but who made the astronomical telescope? "When Yang reformed and chatted with Tang Ruowang before, he talked about telescopes and Galileo, and he was no stranger to him, but he didn't expect that this thermometer was also invented by him.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is this sage." In order to increase the emperor's curiosity about this person, John Tang added material and described Galileo as a sage.

Yang Gai didn't care either, and asked, "So, what is his principle?" Why is it possible to measure the heat and cold of water? ”

"Your Majesty, this is because ,...... Seem...... It's the air in the glass tube that has become small......er, maybe ...... "John Tang is not a generalist, he is relatively unfamiliar with this, and he can't say anything, but he still gets to the point, but he hasn't refined the incisive language to summarize."

"Oh? Such? I see, do you mean that with the change of heat and cold, the air will not be the same size, and when heated, it will be big, and when it is cold, it will be smaller? Is that what it means? Of course, Yang Reform understands that this is the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction, but now the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction has not been refined, and it is difficult for him to be too transparent.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's probably like this, so, after the volume of air in the glass tube becomes smaller, water will be needed to supplement the smaller part, so there will be a situation where the water surface rises in the glass tube, and in this way, we can judge the heat and cold of the water by how much it rises." John Tang explained that this instrument is a very cutting-edge technology, and he doesn't understand it very well, so he can only explain it according to his own understanding.

"Well, I understand, I'm curious about this person who invented the astronomical telescope, the person who invented this instrument, called Galileo, can you tell me what other achievements he has?" Yang Gengai is inquiring about the development of science and technology in the West again.

"Back to Your Majesty, this, this is a very large number of inventions and achievements of the sages, the most important is the telescope and astronomical telescope, even the Pope is full of praise for him, and then for example, he wrote "On Gravity", oh, by the way, he also did the very famous experiment of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which was used to prove that he was right, for this, everyone lost, and it turned out that he was the only one who was right......" Speaking of this master, John Tong is full of admiration and admiration.

This Yang reform understands, isn't it the Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment? Thanks to his nine-year compulsory education, Yang Gengai remembered this matter correctly, a ten-pound iron ball and a one-pound iron ball, which one landed first? The answer is together.

"Hehe, interesting, then tell me about this Leaning Tower experiment......

…… Zhang Xianyong felt very lonely, standing in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, watching the emperor happily chatting with a Yiren missionary, while he was despised by the emperor.

……“…… Are you saying that if a metal is put into the water, the weight it reduces is equal to the weight of the overflow water, and from this, the specific gravity of the metal can be measured by measuring the weight of the overflow water? Yang Gengai saw that Tang Ruowang talked about these most advanced technologies he understood, so he couldn't help but chat with Tang Ruowang, the reason is that with the level of Yang Reform's nine-year compulsory education, it can easily overwhelm the vast majority of today's scientific masters, that is to say, Yang Reform's current scientific level is standing at the forefront of the world, so it is a special speculation to talk with Tang Ruowang. To put it bluntly, Yang Gai found an opportunity to show off his knowledge in front of people.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, Galileo also invented a specific gravity scale for this purpose, which can easily calculate the specific gravity of various metals......" John Tang also chatted happily with the emperor, this emperor knows more than him, understands more than him, and understands more than him, and his ability to understand is even higher than him. This had to surprise John Tang! Many things, it was only after the emperor reminded him that he suddenly realized that John Tang felt that he had returned to his student days, and that kind of knowledge-seeking ** overwhelmed the enthusiasm of preaching, and actively discussed scientific knowledge with the emperor.

…… Zhang Xianyong looked helplessly at the Heavenly Master Taoist robe on his body, the emperor and this Yiren, he didn't understand a word, let alone interject, and then looked at the Rui Fu on the emperor's table, which he spent a night drawing, and then looked at the telescope and the glass tube on the other end of the table, and felt that the world had changed, and he couldn't understand it.

Seeing that the emperor and Yiren were chatting speculatively, Wang Chengen was anxious, the emperor had decided to go to the country, and he had informed the other side to prepare, but now he didn't know when the emperor was going to talk, so he had to remind: "Your Majesty, it's not too early......

"Hmm...... Hehe, yes, yes, yes, I almost forgot, Tang Aiqing, I still have something to do today, let's talk about it here for the time being, I am quite interested in this professor called Galileo, and I am very interested in his interesting experiments or something, Tang Aiqing, please excuse me, can you write his deeds and achievements into a booklet? It's easy to read when I'm fine. Yang Gengai remembered that he really had something to do, so he had to end this lively discussion. Yang Gai felt that with the level of his nine-year compulsory education, he could far exceed today's advanced scientific and technological level, and the content of the chat was completely under his control, and others could only follow their own ideas, which made him feel a sense of accomplishment.

"The minister obeyed, and the minister took his leave." Tang Ruowang felt that today's trip to the palace was very worthwhile, not only close to the emperor, but even more incredible was that he learned a lot from the emperor, many subjects that he didn't pay much attention to before, and now, there are signs of integration, which makes Tang Ruowang surprised! Be prepared to go home early and write down everything for the day.

"Hmm,...... By the way, Tang Aiqing, where did you get that glass tube? Yang Gengai asked curiously, remember, this Yanjing City has its own glass shop! Where did this foreigner get the glass tube?

"Oh? That thing, back to Your Majesty, that is the minister got in Liulizhai, the minister said to the shopkeeper of Liulizhai, the minister is making things for His Majesty the Emperor, ask them to help me make some special utensils, I didn't expect that they were very enthusiastic, only a little money from the minister to help the minister make several such glass tubes, otherwise, the minister would not be able to afford this kind of expensive instrument...... "Tang Ruowang said very happily. The price of glass is quite expensive today, and these seemingly simple glass tubes are really worthy of the word expensive.

#¥%......, my own things have been sent to my hands again, and this foreigner gives me a gift with my things! This is even worse than Zhang Xianyong's flickering! It seems that the monks of the East and the West are not good things...... Just now, he was going to reward something for Tang Ruowang, but Yang Gengai decided not to reward it.

"Well, okay...... That's all for today,...... "Yang Reform is ready to chase away the guests, this guy, it turned out that he gave me my family's things, Yang Reform was unhappy when he thought of this, and the pleasure in the grasp of the world just now disappeared without a trace.

"The minister retired ......" John Tang retired again.

"Wait...... Come back, don't forget, Tang Aiqing, make that astronomical telescope for me......" Yang Gengai remembered something again, and reminded Tang Ruowang again.

"If the minister obeys the order, he will definitely make it for His Majesty." John Tong replied.

"Well, that's it......" Yang Reform chased away the guest again.

"The minister retired...... "John Tang retired again.

"Wait...... Come back ......" Yang Reform remembered something.

Zhang Xianyong Mu Na watched this Yiren missionary walk in front of him, knowing that this person was very valued by the emperor, he was very jealous in his heart, and he was even more lost, if it was a competition today, he would be a complete defeat! didn't even have a chance to speak, Zhang Xianyong felt guilty.

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, what else is the matter?" Tang Ruowang asked happily, the emperor called himself back many times, indicating that he was very important, and his status in the emperor's mind was high again.

Yang Reform said in a strange tone: "Galileo, is he okay now?" "Galileo is in the history books, but he was persecuted and died by the church. He has been persecuted for many years, and judging from the fact that Galileo has produced so many results now, he should be a little old, and I don't know if the church has begun to persecute him.

John Tong is inexplicable, Galileo is a good person who even the Pope praises, he is a professor at a university, and people are proud to have made friends with Galileo, how can he have a bad time?

"Back to Your Majesty, according to the last news that the minister received, Mr. Galileo should be doing very well now, the pope has praised him, people are proud to have befriended Galileo, and his students are proud to be able to learn from him......" John Tong said a lot of good things to Galileo, and John Tong also hoped to approach the emperor through an astronomical telescope.

"That's right! I see. Okay, you step aside. "Yang Gai knows that at this time, the church probably hasn't started to persecute this big man in the history of science, should he use his little wings to incite the course of history? Perhaps, I should write a letter to the Pope or Galileo to bring Galileo to China, and perhaps, I can try to save this great master in the history of science. In his capacity as the emperor of the East, in the name of respecting this professor, inviting this professor to give lectures in the East may be a good gimmick, even if he can't invite this science university to come to the East, maybe, when the church persecutes him, it will consider the feelings of the Eastern Emperor, maybe, the persecution will be lighter, and maybe, in the history of exchanges between the East and the West, he will leave his own hand.

Yang Reform is still fantasizing, and John Tang has left.

Zhang Xianyong is still in the warm pavilion. Zhang Xianyong looked very innocent, embarrassed, and helpless.

As soon as Yang Reform saw the Rui Fu sent by Zhang Xianyong, he shook his head, and then looked at the telescope that Tang Ruowang gave him, and was even more disappointed. The monks in the East sent themselves a bunch of ghost talismans to fool themselves, while the monks in the West sent themselves the latest technology and the most cutting-edge things. There is really a big gap between the religions of the East and the West! This religion has to be reformed.

"Zhang Xianyong." Yang Gai sighed and said.

"The minister is here." Zhang Xianyong replied honestly.

"Alas...... Didn't I say you, alas, ......, can these things be eaten as food, or can they cure diseases and save people? "Yang reform is to hate iron does not become steel, Yang reform is ready to educate his own black technology base - Taoism, let Taoism give itself a good black technology, instead of engaging in some superstition to fool themselves, today's chance encounter between Eastern and Western religions, so that Yang Reform feels that this Taoism must be reformed.

"Back to Your Majesty, you can't eat it as food, let alone cure diseases and save people, you can only quench the hunger and thirst in your heart and save the diseases in your heart." Zhang Xianyong replied seriously. For his own Taoist things, Zhang Xianyong knows very well, what immortals, real people, Taoism, and spells are all fooling people, Zhang Xianyong knows that the emperor understands, and he does not tell lies in front of the emperor.

"Hehe, alas, ......, ......forget it," Yang Gengai remembered and said, an old courtier told himself, although Taoism is not helpful, but it can solve the drought in people's hearts, which is a truth.

(To be continued)