Chapter 17                                                             �

A moment later, Zhou Mengchen saw the drawings mentioned by Jiajing.

There are anatomical pictures of turtle creatures one by one, and there are different sections. There are numbers. Zhou Mengchen flipped it carefully and was thick, with at least hundreds of pictures. Zhou Mengchen said intimately: "This turtle is considered unlucky."

How powerful the emperor is, you will know by looking at some drawings.

These drawings seem simple, but if you really want to convert them into money, you will need at least a few hundred taels of taels per piece.

Nothing else, a turtle was brought out from the place of origin and transported all the way to the capital. Then he cared about the royal team led by Feng Bao, and detailed anatomy and drawing. Wait for a series of things to do. Finally, this picture was found. If each step was converted into money, a hundred taels might not be able to stop.

Zhou Mengchen also saw some turtle shells. Looking at the circle marks on it, they were almost all turtles over a hundred years old. Such turtles, not to mention their own value, it would be very troublesome to find them. It is true that this era is better than the environment in later generations. But these 100-year-old turtles are not easy to find.

Zhou Mengchen looked at these drawings carefully and some experimental summary materials.

Feng Bao's homework is still quite detailed.

He classified all turtles and roughly inferred the lifespan of these turtles from the villagers.

In short, in this piece of information, Zhou Mengchen still has many missing parts, such as living habits. After all, there is no deep observation in nature. This part is missing in Feng Bao’s notes.

Zhou Mengchen hurriedly looked through it and said to himself: "What do you want to ask?"

Jiajing seemed to see Zhou Mengchen's confusion and said, "I heard before that turtles have a thousand years of life, but now it seems that they are not. Although they are old turtles a hundred years old or even two hundred years old, there are very few such turtles. Many turtles can live at most fifty or sixty years old. Moreover, there are many differences between turtles and turtles. There are great differences between turtles and sea turtles, and there are also differences between turtles and turtles, and between turtles and turtles."

"Why is this?"

Jiajing is a smart person. His IQ has always been enough.

When he just studied these turtles, he studied the lifespan of turtles. He wanted to know how turtles live long and how people can live long like turtles. It can be imagined that the Jiajing project has not made any progress. But the more Jiajing collected all kinds of turtles, the more comprehensive he knew about turtles. The more doubts Jiajing had in his heart.

He never discovered that there were so many mysterious things on the turtle.

He also wanted to study it himself before, but the more he studied it, the less he understood it. In the end, he had to ask Zhou Mengchen for advice.

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen did not answer for a while.

He said, "Mr. Rong thought about it." He seemed to focus on the anatomical pictures of these turtles again. In fact, he was deeply thinking. He did not expect Jiajing to ask this question. Why are there so many differences between turtles? There are naturally answers behind this.

Darwin's theory of evolution.

Although Darwin's theory of evolution was opposed by many scientists even in later generations. However, in Zhou Mengchen's view, this is not important. Anyway, Zhou Mengchen never thought it was absolutely correct. Every era has the truth of every era.

Zhou Mengchen thought more about whether to guide Jiajing towards the Darwinian theory of evolution?

This question requires Zhou Mengchen to think carefully.

Because Darwin's theory of evolution was not only a scientific theory, but also a social trend. Zhou Mengchen knew more about what kind of person Jiajing was? Jiajing was never a Confucian believer. Even if Zhou Mengchen broke Jiajing back from superstition, Taoist thought was still occupied by Jiajing's thoughts.

In fact, Zhou Mengchen felt that Taoist thought was in harmony with Darwin's thoughts. Darwin's thoughts could be a footnote to the two concepts of the incompetence of heaven and earth and the transformation of all things. The incompetence of heaven and earth is great benevolence. It is treated equally. All things can develop freely under the guidance of Tao. If these two are deduced briefly, isn't it the theory of heaven's evolution?

Zhou Mengchen needs to think about two aspects. The first aspect is that if the theory of Tian Yi was studied by Jiajing, then what would Jiajing do next? How would his thoughts change? The second aspect is that what impact does the theory of Tian Yi have on the society of the Ming Dynasty?

These two propositions are too big, so what Zhou Mengchen could figure out at once.

However, he quickly made a decision.

He said in his heart: "Any revolution must have ideological revolution as a pioneer. What I have been doing is actually to make scientific thought the dominant thought. It's just that I've been doing this too slowly. And I can't propose such an overturned idea as evolution, otherwise I might be beaten to be a heresy, but Jiajing is not afraid of it."

"Although I can't figure out that Jiajing proposed the theory of evolution. How could there be any shocking changes? But I think this change is a positive aspect. Whether it is the theory of evolution that impacts Confucianism or Jiajing changes his own ideas. With more progressive or more extreme ideas, I can deal with it."

"The Ming Dynasty's ideological world actually lacked the shocking discovery. After all, whether it is Qi or Mind, they are essentially derived from Neo-Confucianism."

Zhou Mengchen was immediately looking forward to the time when Jiajing really studied the theory of evolution.

However, Zhou Mengchen was not going to tell Jiajing directly, but guided Jiajing to find the answer himself. Nothing else, Zhou Mengchen told Jiajing that Jiajing would not regard this idea as his own. Only by letting Jiajing think that this idea is his own will he have more motivation to promote and spread it.

Zhou Mengchen put down the information he had, and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, has also been in contact with you. You know that your Majesty is different from other sects. You have always paid attention to teaching according to your aptitude. The teacher does not have to be as good as your disciple. Although I was the first to create a steam engine, I have been fighting all these years. Now I am not as good as my disciple Yin Zongyi. Now I am just a glance. In my opinion, your Majesty is the best in the world for the study of turtles and animals, and I don't think of the second person. Now Your Majesty suddenly asked me, and I don't know where to start."

After hearing this, Jiajing frowned slightly and said, "You don't know either?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Your Majesty, I'm ignorant. I'm afraid that only Your Majesty will find this answer by himself. However, I also have a little research experience, which can be told to Your Majesty so that Your Majesty can avoid detours."

Jiajing said, "Let me tell me."

Zhou Mengchen said: "I often say that asking questions is the first step in scientific research. Can you ask a good question? It is to see how qualified a person is? But Your Majesty has already raised a good question. After asking a question, we will study whether this question is universal or special. Take Your Majesty's question as an example. Does this question appear only in the turtle, or in other creatures? I suggest that Your Majesty do not let go of the research object, and conduct some detailed research on cats, dogs, snakes, birds, fish, and other creatures. See if they also have the same problem as turtle."

Jiajing was silent for a moment and said, "I think there should be something."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Then congratulate Your Majesty. Your Majesty is actually the principle of biochemical transformation of all things."

Jiajing suddenly moved and said to himself: "Yes, this is the real power of fortune. Only by studying and understanding the fortune in this can we truly know the way of immortality." As soon as Jiajing thought of this, infinite motivation emerged. He ran all the way to biology with the purpose of seeking immortality. As for what kind of achievements will be, he doesn't know.

Jiajing leaned forward slightly and said, "Zhou Qing, where should I start?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Study more biological phenomena and extract the truth from it. Then try to use this truth to interfere with biological growth and see if it can be verified. I know that there is only so much. What should I do specifically depends on your Majesty."

After hearing this, Jiajing nodded silently and said, "I understand."

Zhou Mengchen didn't know that Jiajing really understood it, but he understood it. In short, after he thanked him, he left the palace.

But as soon as he left, Jiajing ordered that all kinds of creatures raised in the palace be slaughtered, such as peacocks, tigers, and deer. In addition, all kinds of animals were recruited from the outside world.
Chapter completed!