Agricultural experts such as Xu Guangqi were also confused by this strange name at first, but after careful consideration, they still make some sense, and I don’t know how the emperor came up with it.

Oh, none of them are mature, so I can only eat fresh food now. It is quite tender and can really be eaten.

But this is not in line with the conventional farming rules. If there is a normal year, no one will do this. Not only is the low yield, it is not easy to store.

"Long live, there is always a unique way to be creative. Thinking carefully but not doing anything, it's very strange." At that time, Xu Guangqi was full of confusion, shook his head gently, and said to Chen Zilong: "You should experiment and observe carefully when you go to Liaodong. If a great disaster really comes, your precious experience may be saved countless times."

Chen Zilong smiled bitterly and shook his thoughts away. Several good friends had finished their work and came over to go out to give him a farewell in advance.

The management of the Academy of Sciences is no longer as strict as it was at the beginning, nor does it have any secret military weapons. It is the work of the Weapons and Powder Bureau and there is no need to be closed.

But it is not just about going in and out. Outsiders have to pick them up. If they go out, they have to wait for a break.

Everyone walked through the courtyard and towards the gate.

When Chen Zilong heard the noise of the people, he turned around curiously and saw a group of people surrounding a large and thick wooden shelf, some shouting horns and some turning winches, as if they were doing some work.

Xu Fuyuan smiled and explained: "This is a crane experiment, and it seems that there are progress. Only two or three people need to turn the winch."

There were used moving pulleys to lift heavy objects in ancient times, but not many were actually used. Zhu Youxiao believed that it should be developed and used in docks and warehouses, saving a lot of manpower and efficiency was higher.

Chen Zilong's face showed surprise, and a huge rock was slowly lifted by two or three people turning the winch, which was shocking.

"We are about to start manufacturing gantry cranes that can move with wheels!" Xia Yunyi said with a smug look: "It is not a problem to use it on the dock to carry thousands of kilograms of goods at once."

"The simple drawings drawn by Brother Shen." Wang Ji smiled heavily and said, "He is lazy. If you draw a picture casually, everyone will have to try it over and over again."

"But there is definitely no big problem." Xu Fuyuan shook his head, feeling a little incredible, "There are always unique ideas, but it's not a nonsense, it's really strange."

Chen Zilong was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Xu Fuyuan, and was surprised. Why did this sound exactly the same as what his mentor said? How strange!

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The emperor's personal guidance would definitely result twice as much with half the effort, but he would rather cultivate scientists from the Ming Dynasty.

And machinery such as four-wheeled carriages, moving pulley cranes are not urgent. Drawing, calculating, manufacturing, and improving until practical. After a series of operations, wouldn’t it be more impressive and more thorough?

If he saw Wen Sheng rolling up his sleeves and turning it into a winch, shouting and commanding, and arguing with red faces, he would definitely be very relieved, and finally turned the guy who reads the book of sages into a lunatic.

Moreover, even a slight change will have a huge impact when accumulated.

Although Zhu Youxiao admires science, it does not mean that he wants to abandon the knowledge wealth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

The emperor did not build the three halls for the time being, and it was one thing that was tight on his hands, but he could still do it if he had to squeeze out funds. But he felt that having more important work was more important than building the storefront of the three halls.

In later generations, there was a masterpiece that covered the knowledge wealth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years and was called "the largest encyclopedia in the history of the world", but it suffered a catastrophe. In the last 20,000 volumes, only more than 800 volumes remained, and they were scattered in the world.

That's right, this is the masterpiece "Yongle Encyclopedia" compiled during the Yongle period and Zhu Di personally wrote the preface and named it.

The content of the "Yongle Encyclopedia" includes classics, history, philosophies, collections, astronomy, geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, Taoist scriptures, drama, craftsmanship, agronomy, etc., and eventually became an important symbol of Chinese culture.

In terms of length and comprehensiveness, the "Siku Quanshu" that has been deleted and deleted in a large way cannot be compared with the "Yongle Encyclopedia".

However, even such a grand work was copied only one, called "Yongle Original"; when the Jiajing Dynasty, he was afraid that the ceremony would be damaged, and he re-recorded another one, called "Jiajing Replica".

Since the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia", the original manuscript has been stored in Wenyuan Pavilion, Nanjing, and was later destroyed by a fire. After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the original copy has been placed in Wenlou in the Ming Dynasty palace (now the East Corner Tower at the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing).

This is a precious historical book, which all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to, and Emperor Jiajing loved it very much. When the three halls were burned down by fire, fortunately they were rescued in time, so the original version was not destroyed.

But Emperor Jiajing began to worry that to be on the safe side, the work of "copying" a "Yongle Encyclopedia" officially began, and it was not until the second year after Emperor Jiajing's death that the copy was completed.

But the copy was found, but the original was missing. After research in later generations, it was speculated that the selfish Emperor Jiajing buried the original copy with him and secretly read it.

In other words, the current "Yongle Encyclopedia" is still a set, and although it is a copy, it is not an exaggeration to call it a lonely book. Unless Zhu Youxiao digs Yongling and snatches out the original book.

It is absolutely impossible to dig graves and dig tombs. No matter how time traveler Zhu Youxiao is, he is in the position of emperor, and he really dare not do this.

Too unsafe, too easy to lose.

When Zhu Youxiao thought that the "Yongle Encyclopedia" collected in Huangshizu was unique, he couldn't help but worry. It was difficult to prevent fires and it was difficult to deal with if someone steals them!

Well, stealing books cannot be considered stealing, it is the business of scholars. But Zhu Youxiao doesn't do anything, and he takes his unique and lonely book for himself, and he can't help but hang it up and beat it up.

"Long live." After hearing the emperor's words, Lao Dong, the Minister of Rites, said cautiously and somewhat embarrassedly: "During the Yongle and Wanli periods, some people proposed to publish the publication, but it was not realized because of the 'large labor costs'."

The emperor waved his hand and did not ask "how much money it will cost", but said arrogantly: "No matter how much it costs, the printing will begin immediately. I have ordered the inner palace to allocate painters, calenders, papermakers, etc., Xixinsi, Guanglu Temple and Hanlin Academy to be responsible for the supply of charcoal, wine, rice and monthly rice respectively."

After pausing, Zhu Youxiao added: "There were strict rules and regulations for copying the copy before, and the re-recorded copy must be consistent with the format and binding of the original copy. This time, there is no need to be such a publication. Dong Qing, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." Old Dong bowed and replied, "Long live to make the Yongle Encyclopedia spread to the world, and everyone can read it."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's true. Only in this way can this great work be lost in the world and become a regret for the eternal period."

He recruited thousands of people to write and copy, and spent so much money to create a set of things to collect in the royal family, which is neither economical nor easy to lose.

After hundreds of sets were printed, those were millions of copies?! Zhu Youxiao gently stroked his forehead and was startled by the numbers. He decided to do a hundred sets first!

Dong Qichang was also secretly estimating that if the woodblock printing was printed, it would be impossible to make the engraving. Although it was a one-time and for all, if you wanted to print it again, it would be enough to find the engraving, but the time and manpower spent is amazing to calculate.

Zhu Youxiao has weighed the pros and cons and decided to use movable type printing. The key is to be fast and save money!

Moreover, since it is printed for people to see, the requirements do not need to be too high. What is circulated in the world is articles, knowledge wealth, rather than exquisite collections that are secretly revealed to others.

Gradually establishing libraries in various prefectures and counties is also an important measure for Zhu Youzhai to popularize education.

It is more realistic to put one set in a library. If you collect it personally, 10,000 or 20,000 books can be purchased without ordinary financial resources.

"When I go back, I arrange it and publish it as quickly as possible." Dong Qichang understood the emperor's meaning and bowed to leave.

Books are the ladder of progress. The emperor gently tapped the armrest of the chair and felt that he had done the most meaningful thing.

Emperor Zhu Di of Yongli compiled the "Yongle Encyclopedia" to demonstrate the prestige of the country and benefit all generations. But if the way goes wrong, only copying one, it is obviously impossible to achieve the goal of benefiting all generations.

Although Jiajing copied the copy, the reason was to avoid being lost. But this selfish ghost brought the original to the coffin, what can you do?

Only when it is published and circulated can it be avoided to the greatest extent.

By the way, there are Jiannu from Liaodong, so they cannot turn the tables. What about the "Siku Quanshu"? The compiled and included are not much that have been destroyed!

This is just the beginning. In terms of cultural heritage, Zhu Youxiao knew that he still had a long way to go.

Although the royal collection is rich, there are many incomplete books. There are also many rare rare books collected by folk individuals.

Whether it is good or bad, don’t let it be lost. Right and wrong are left to future generations to read and evaluate!

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The emperor was trying his best to maintain the cultural wealth left by his ancestors, and was still trying to pacify Liao and prevent Jiannu from having the chance to destroy books.

In Liaodong, Jiannu finally implemented a strategic contraction. This was the right choice to take under the unfavorable situation, but it was also a helpless move.

Who would retreat without fighting if he could defend his territory and resist the attack of the Ming army?

"A 400-mile fertile land in the southern guard, I will abandon it and own it to our army. I heard that I killed several fake officials and generals in a row, and my heart was broken and my wings were cut. All the fake generals were in danger. This is a gap that can be taken advantage of..."

After receiving Teacher Yuan’s memorial, Zhu Youxiao was excited and hesitant.

Teacher Yuan thought this was an opportunity to take advantage of, but Zhu Youxiao thought that the time had not arrived.

Jiannu's losses were much greater than in history, and his reaction was similar to that in history. Given the combat power of the Dongjiang Army, Jiannu shrank his main force in Liaoshen and left two flags of men to guard the guards in Jianzhou.

If the Dongjiang headquarters launches, it will be an almost equal battle with the two banners left by Jianzhou, and will not have an absolute advantage.

The Ming army in southern Liaoning went north to attack Liaoshen and had no advantage. Although Jiannu suffered heavy losses, the Six Banners still had quite strong combat power.

If the Ming army in western Liaoning cooperated with friendly forces to attack Liaoshen, difficulties still exist, and Liaoze is a problem.

It would be safer to wait until the river is frozen and start it around, right? The emperor touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
Chapter completed!