"Yuanhui, this Li Mingzhong is really a genius in the world!"

At the intersection of the Cross Street, in the study of Christie's Headquarters, Wu Haogu couldn't help but admire while looking at a thick stack of drafts of "Creation of the Favorites" that had been borrowed from Li Jie and had not yet been bound.

This is a strange book!

Who said that ancient Chinese intellectuals did not pay attention to science and technology? This book "Creation of Construction Methods" is obviously a book "Comprehensive Construction of Construction Projects"! It lists the standards and basic operating principles of 176 projects, including thirteen types, including thunders, stone works, large wood works, small wood works, carvings, spinning works, sawing works, bamboo works, tiles, clay works, colored paintings, brick works, and kiln works.

If this book is accompanied by geometric knowledge, floor plans and drawing methods, it can be used as a standard textbook for the Architectural Institute of Painting (Academy of Fine Arts) in the future!

Moreover, based on the thirteen types of work (work) classification and construction standards in "Creation France", Christie's can organize its own construction business...

Of course, a construction company cannot support it with just one book. It also has a sufficient number of craftsmen and "engineers"... Well, it is not just that the construction company needs craftsmen and engineers, but that Christie's wants to break out of the calligraphy, painting and cultural relics business, enter the construction, printing, textile, "chemical industry" (dyes, gunpowder, etc.), metallurgy, shipbuilding, animal husbandry (horse raising), navigation and other industries, and must have a large number of technical talents.

"There are many such geniuses in my dynasty." Mi Youren held a "pencil" in his hand and was sketching on a piece of rice paper stuck to the drawing board (Water is good at ancient times). When he heard the teacher's words, he used his heart and replied, "Mengxi's father-in-law who passed away in the second year of Shaosheng is one of the few geniuses in ancient and modern times. His "Mengxi Bitan" involves more and more diverse knowledge, and he is also a Jinshi."

""Dream of Dreams"? Shen Kuo?"

Wu Haogu was very excited when he heard "Mengxi Bitan", "Yuanhui, can you get the manuscript of "Mengxi Bitan"?"

"Yes," said Mi Youren, "I will write a letter to my father and ask him to find a way to ask for one."

Shen Kuo is from Qiantang County, Hangzhou, and "Mengxi Bitan" was born in Mengxi Garden, Runzhou where he lived in seclusion in his later years. Now this wonderful book is still in the process of printing, and probably not many copies can be printed. All the people you can get are the famous scholars of the present, and Mi Fu must have a way to get it.

If "Creation of the Favorites" is a complete collection of construction standards, then "Mengxi Bitan" is undoubtedly an encyclopedia. The book has a total of 609 items (slightly different versions), and its content involves astronomy, calendar, meteorology, geology, geology, physics, chemistry, biology, agriculture, water conservancy, architecture, medicine, history, literature, art, personnel, military, law and other fields.

Among them, the contents of natural science account for 36% of the total, basically covering all the achievements of China's science and technology as of the end of the 11th century.

If you sort it out carefully, you can find most of the textbooks of a standard world-class comprehensive university in the 11th century from this book "Dream Xi Bi Tan"!

This is a wonderful book that can support a university!

As long as this strange book is "disassembled" and divided into many categories such as astronomy, calendar, meteorology, geology, geology, physics, chemistry, biology, agriculture, water conservancy, architecture, medicine, history, literature, art, personnel, military, law, etc., a university will have it... Of course, a lot of education funds are still needed, but this seems to be no problem for Wu Haogu.

By the way, as of the 11th century, no one in China has systematically summarized "scientific methods". However, as long as there is a university, a spirit and place to explore scientific truths, a "scientific methods", and further promote the progress of natural science on this basis, it is an inevitable result.

"There is another strange man," Mi Youren remembered a great scientist of the Song Dynasty at this time, "The Prince's Young Master Su Zirong... His "Text of the Sutra" and "New Yixiang Faya" are also strange books!"

Su Song!

Wu Haogu immediately remembered that this man invented a clock escapement, which was called "one of the greatest naturalists and scientists in ancient and medieval China" by the British Joseph Needham... Who said that ancient Chinese intellectuals did not attach importance to natural science?

At least during the reign of Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, three great scientists, Shen Kuo, Su Song and Li Jie, also existed.

By the way, there is also a Yan Su Yan Long Picture, who is also a scientist, and a painter and scientist. He wrote "The Sea Tide Picture" and created the Jili Drum Cart and the Lotus Leak (Timer Device). The Jili Drum Cart still contains real objects in the Painting Academy.

In addition, there is Bi Sheng, who is famous for his movable type printing technology and is left behind in later generations...

It can be said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, China not only had its peak in the field of culture and art, but also had great achievements in the field of natural sciences.

Compared with the dark medieval times in the West and the declining Arabia, the Northern Song Dynasty is now releasing dazzling light.

But this light was a flash in the pan, and it turned into ashes under the iron hooves of the Jurchens and Mongolia!

No, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen!

Wu Haogu could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart.

He had originally had the idea of ​​starting a university, but he didn't know how to support a university. Because he was not a science student, he was just an art student, and the little knowledge of natural science in his stomach was not enough for a university to use.

Moreover, he mastered scientific knowledge that originated in the West in later generations, and was not the same as Eastern science... If you take this thing out, people won't understand it!

For example, who knows what a chemical formula is written?

There are also many chemical elements, mathematical and physical terms, and the names of East and West are different.

Wu Haogu had to turn all the knowledge of natural sciences in later generations that he could not remember completely into languages ​​and characters that the people of the Song Dynasty could understand in order to support a small university.

Now, with the scientific books of the Song Dynasty such as "Mengxi Bitan", "Creation Method", "Tijing Materia Medica", "New Yixiang and Fa Yao", it is much easier to start a university.

Just "break" these books and sort them into departments in categories. Isn't it possible to have a university similar to the modern model?

Don’t underestimate the role of such classified universities in promoting the development of science and technology. Because few people can cover as broad as Shen Kuo—in fact, Shen Kuo’s knowledge also has problems of being mixed but not refined—it must be divided into many categories before they can concentrate on one or several categories.

In addition, universities can also concentrate the energy and brain power of multiple scientists on one or several projects to study. Researching and imparting scientific knowledge can be a career rather than a simple personal interest.

"Yuanhui has to find a way to get all three books, "Mengxi Bitan", "Tujing Materia Medica", and "New Yixiang Fa Yao", regardless of how much it costs."

Wu Haogu had already made up his mind, "I have to find some scholars who can understand these three books and "Creation Methods", so that these three books can be divided into many books focusing on a certain type of knowledge... It is easier to study if it is broken down more carefully."

"It's hard to find such a scholar." Mi Youren shook his head and said. "After all, this miscellaneous study is not included in the imperial examination. If you learn it at most, you will be a craftsman."

Wu Haogu smiled and slapped the table: "Speaker? By the way, the Sinong Temple, the Imperial College, will be the supervisor, the military weapon supervisor, the Shaofu supervisor, the Dushui supervisor, and the Hanlin Medical Officer Bureau. There are always officials in the offices that can understand, right?"

There were philosophers in the Song Dynasty, and of course there were yamen in charge of philosophers. These yamen not only had officials, but also officials. Unlike officials, the officials in the Song Dynasty could be hereditary. Officials could not understand, but the officials below must understand that they have relied on this little knowledge for generations.

"They should be able to see," Mi Youren thought for a while, "as long as the teacher is willing to spend money, he can also invite some people from the houses of these officials to Christie's."

Although officials have hereditary ways, there are some hereditary places, and there are always children and nephews who cannot take turns to take turns.

Mi Youren also said: "These days, the scholars have found two children from the family of officials in the Imperial College who are good at printing books. One is named Xie and Shangbin, and the other is named Wei Sihai. The family has served as officials in the Imperial College Library for generations."

The Imperial College Library is not a place for collecting books, but an official office in charge of printing and selling books. It was named the Imperial College Library in the early Song Dynasty, and it was renamed the Imperial College Library during the Taizong Dynasty. Because the imperial court had high requirements for books published in the Imperial College Library, it usually had to go through three review procedures: proofreading, re-examination and chief judges and officials.

Therefore, it is not easy for families who can serve as officials in the Imperial College Library for generations. The children they have trained are all experts in the book engraving industry. In fact, many private engraving workshops have families of officials in the Imperial College Library.

"Okay, let's arrange it," said Wu Haogu, "I will meet them. If it is available, please come over... and set up a magic room at Christie's and put them in the magic room."

The current organizational model of Christie's is like this: the largest level is "trading" (trading bank), which is controlled by the shareholders' meeting, and the "house" is under the business.

The first of all houses is the Dashangguanfang, which is directly responsible to the shareholders' meeting of the commercial bank. The accountant is subject to the command of the Dashangguanfang, but it must report to the shareholders' meeting every month and submit accounts and review, which has a dual affiliation. In addition to the account, there are also personnel rooms, sales rooms and commercial rooms.
Chapter completed!