New Shun 1730

"Yes, I understand."

Liu Yu said nothing else, or there was no point in saying anything else.

The emperor also knew that something was wrong. The money he gave was indeed not much, and perhaps he was afraid that Liu Yu would be unhappy, so he still sighed a few times.

"Rewards should be given to those who have made contributions. But in the eyes of the people in the court, what is the difference between my generous reward to the Academy of Sciences and the previous emperor's generous reward to eunuchs and the use of eunuchs? What is the difference between my building the Academy of Sciences and the previous Xizong's skilled craftsmen and wooden tools?"

"Fortunately, it doesn't cost much, and the opposition in the court is not so strong. Besides, how can the meritorious be rewarded? Just like I read in the Western studies you wrote that the British Newton said the law of universal gravitation, according to your thinking, if it was in my heaven, should it be rewarded heavily?"

Liu Yu was silent and didn't speak. The emperor smiled and said, "Look, you know that this is not right. If Newton can be rewarded heavily, then should those who explain the words of the saints be rewarded with the same standard? Should those who explain the governance of the Three Dynasties be rewarded more than Newton's gravity? If not, how should I deal with it? Isn't it that I value craftsmen more than saints? Value tools more than righteousness."

The emperor also understood that Liu Yu's silence was just a slight expression of dissatisfaction and his importance to the Academy of Sciences.

Liu Yu also knew that when the emperor first said he wanted to build an academy of science, his idea was probably similar to that of Louis XIV and Frederick, who only regarded the academy as a royal embellishment.

It was only because of the silver brought by the new cannons and glass that the emperor paid a little attention to it.

It was obviously a technical issue, but Liu Yu explained it as a bunch of scientific formulas that the emperor didn't even understand. In fact, the emperor was just fooled.

In addition, when the Russian envoys first came to Beijing, the emperor used science to show off and found that the scriptures and art of the East and the West were different, but mathematics was the only thing that could be pretended across cultural circles.

But in everything, we should judge by deeds rather than intentions. As long as we do it, it is a good thing.

The emperor complained and talked to Liu Yu about the model selection of the academy of science.

Although he only mentioned a few words about the idea of ​​the academy of science back then, Liu Yu always kept it in mind and pursued it. He also had a plan in mind.

After understanding it over the years, he also distinguished several models of academies in the West at that time.

Overall, it can be divided into three categories: British, French, and German.

Among them, the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg can be regarded as the successor of Leibniz. In addition, the upper class of Russia at that time was basically half German, so the Russian Academy of Sciences can be regarded as the orthodox German system.

There are differences here.

The British system, in theory, pursues pure science and the universal truth of all things in the world. To understand the whole world, you must first describe the whole world.

The Royal Society of Britain quickly became an aristocratic salon. The contents of the journals were all kinds of strange: stones in dog bladders, strange mushrooms, strange stone tablets, coins of various eras, and so on. After Newton was obsessed with theology, he had almost no serious results.

The French system was funded by Minister Colbert. Louis XIV agreed, but he thought that art and science were both embellishments of the crown. Art and science both cost money, and they cannot be embellished without money, so they invested money to support them.

The centralized system of France also made the Academy of Sciences quickly become aristocratic like Versailles, and it was divided into different ranks, such as the nobles of dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and five barons. Different ranks have different treatments.

Since the government has provided financial subsidies, the host after Kolbe will issue various tasks to the Academy of Sciences, including how to solve the problem of rampant gambling in the court? How to design a beautiful and gorgeous fountain? Occasionally, they will take on some topics such as writing textbooks, marine freshwater storage, wheat smut, etc., and the court will allocate funds.

In addition to these practical issues, the daily life of the Academy of Sciences is to discuss pure science, rationality, law, politics, etc. in the salon.

The German system, which is different from the British and French systems, originated from Leibniz.

Leibniz satirized the British and French Academy of Sciences system, saying that they were "to study strange things, or to satisfy a simple desire for knowledge..."

Leibniz's concept of the Academy of Sciences is that work and science should be integrated and utilized from the beginning.

"Its purpose is the unity of practice and theory. Not only should art and science be improved, but also the country and the people, agriculture and food production, handicrafts and manufacturing, commerce..."

He believes that science exists for life.

While pursuing pure science, the Academy of Sciences should focus more on public welfare application work. Science is not just pure theory, but should be reflected in technology.

Of course, he had utopian fantasies.

The axis of Berlin, Drinsden, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Beijing that he originally planned to create was to create a "republic of scholars without land entities, interconnected and knowledge-exchanging".

From the beginning, he did not believe that the feudal lords would fully support science, so he tried his best to prepare the economic foundation for the Academy of Sciences, including selling calendars in Berlin, improving fire extinguishers, planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms, etc.

Although his practice in Berlin failed, his academy of science ideas gave birth to the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. With his prestige and connections, the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences grabbed a lot of trump cards from the beginning...Euler, the Bernoulli brothers, Goldbach, etc., all came in the first year of the establishment of the academy.

The Russian Academy of Sciences adheres to Leibniz's ideas and has focused on practice from the beginning: Sino-Russian border demarcation, map drawing, navigation exploration, cannon improvement, warship design, fortress construction, fortress engineering...the Academy of Sciences is everywhere.

Russia's backwardness also led to Peter the Great's conception of the Academy of Sciences, which was to have an Academy of Sciences assume the three responsibilities of "the Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Technology, and the University".

The first batch of academicians were all foreigners, and they were responsible for top-level research - because Russia was a scientific desert at that time and could not get even half an academician.

The disciples brought by these academicians from Europe, as well as the top talents in Russia, are called college students, who help the academicians and assist them in their work. These college assistants also serve as teachers, educating third-level preparatory students.

Preparatory students, all Russians, needed to take exams to enter the Academy of Sciences and receive education from assistants of top academicians.

Foreign academicians.

Foreign and domestic academician assistants.

matriculants in the country.

This model enabled Russia to go from a scientific desert to cultivating its first Russian academician and establishing Moscow University in just twenty years.

British, French, and German orthodoxy in Russia, the most suitable for Dashun is the fusion model of orthodox German and French.

Adapt measures to local conditions.

The Russian three-level model is very good and can be quickly formed.

The French model of collecting money to start projects is also very good, allowing you to concentrate on making breakthroughs.

However, as the model of the Imperial Academy, the Russian Academy of Sciences can directly get involved in government affairs and become a reserve of officials. Dashun cannot learn this, and it is impossible for the talents of the Academy of Sciences to become an official reserve. As for a large number of Jinshi and Juren, Dashun is not a barbaric culture. Desert has its own imperial examination system.

As for those people in France who hold salons and talk about the spirit of the law today and constitutional monarchy tomorrow, they will probably die together with science.

Therefore, it is best to adopt this model of Russian-French integration, retaining the Russian-style three-tier system and retaining the French funding projects.

Weapons, food, trade, gold and silver, flood control, etc. that the emperor was interested in were used to continuously enhance the importance of the Academy of Sciences in the emperor's mind, and to disguise technology as being inseparable from science. Although this era is separate.

He told the emperor about the model of the Academy of Sciences with Dashun characteristics that he had conceived, and then selected a few areas that the emperor cared about and proposed divisions. The emperor was delighted and nodded repeatedly.

"Of course, of course. The measurement of longitude and latitude is a big thing; the control of floods in the Huanghuai River is also a big thing; guns and firearms are even more important. These things Aiqing is thinking about are the top priorities of the Academy of Sciences. "

"I knew you had a plan."

"But there are some things that I have to be impartial. Even if I am biased, I should still be biased towards Mingjiao. Just like the solar eclipse incident in Qintianjian back then, on some matters, the Academy of Sciences has to show its ability so that I can use it."

"But once it is used, blood must be shed. Back then, Qin Tianjian's battle between the East and the West was a gamble. I don't really hope that such a conflict will happen again. It is best for the Academy of Sciences not to cause trouble on such conflicting matters."

Although he was happy, the emperor still warned Liu Yu.

Of course, the emperor hopes to have one more choice. In some bureaucratic positions, he hopes to introduce a new force.

For example, the Academy of Sciences is definitely good at making guns and planting farmland, and there is no conflict with the scholar-bureaucrats. Qin Tian Jian has been captured by the Westerners. Now that after the ban on Christianity, this group of missionaries will die of old age and new ones will not come, so the locals from the Academy of Sciences can naturally take over.

However, anything that can cause conflict or gamble is something that can affect the whole body at a moment's notice.

The emperor hoped that the Academy of Sciences would be a craftsman's association that could solve problems, but whether to express opinions on some sensitive issues, even if it was possible, it was best not to mention it.

This was a good intention, and the emperor himself knew it.

People in the Academy of Sciences must either invite Westerners or some people taught by Liu Yu. These people play court politics and must be played to death. The best way is not to interfere.

It was not only a warning to the Academy of Sciences, but also a warning to Liu Yu.

After returning to the capital from Weihai, there will definitely be many people watching Liu Yu's every move. If the emperor wants to continue to use Liu Yu, he must tell Liu Yu in advance and not say everything like before.

"The last time Jiangsu Jiedushi changed water transportation to sea transportation, you did a good job. When I need you to do it, I will use you; but you should not get involved in the choice of whether to do it or not. You You have been training outside for a long time and you don’t know what is going on in the court, and your temper can easily be manipulated without you realizing it.”

"I think you should calm down for a while during this period. Take advantage of your wedding to rest. Don't talk much in the morning. After the court is over, go to the Privy Council to take charge of the secrets of the war against Japan."

"Look more, learn more, and listen more. There is no limit to the sea of ​​learning. Above the court, you can study for a while."

After talking for a while, he thought to himself: "Don't worry, as long as you don't take the initiative to look for trouble, even though you will no longer be in charge of the navy when you come back from Weihai, as long as you still participate in the expedition against Japan, no one in the court will think that you have lost favor. You're just adding insult to injury, but you have to keep your mouth shut, Chaoli is no better than Weihai."

After giving a few instructions again, he waved his hand and said, "Please step back."