webnovelvip Chapter 52: The Institute of Physics is established, and steel is produced in blast furnaces!
Chapter 52: The Institute of Physics is established, and steel is produced in blast furnaces!
After finishing his tirade, Ying Zheng leaned back in his chair.
He looked at Zhang Fan and asked:
"What are your plans for the future?"
coming!
Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat; he knew this was an opportunity!
He immediately bowed and said sincerely:
"Your Majesty, I wish to establish an Academy of Natural Sciences!"
"Oh?" Ying Zheng raised an eyebrow.
"This Academy of Natural Sciences does not enter the imperial court or participate in political affairs!"
Zhang Fan's voice became strong and powerful with excitement!
"Specializing in the study of auspicious and magical items like potatoes!"
"Improve agricultural tools and increase yields! Let every person in the Qin Dynasty have enough to eat!"
"Even... forging sharper weapons and stronger armor for my Great Qin!"
The hall fell into a deathly silence in an instant!
The playful expression on Ying Zheng's face completely vanished!
He sat there, motionless, completely frozen!
A few seconds later.
He then repeated himself, word by word, in an extremely slow tone:
"The Institute of Natural History...?"
"Increase...production...?"
"Everyone... can have enough to eat...?"
"Sharper weapons...stronger armor...?!"
boom!!!
Ying Zheng suddenly sprang up from his seat!
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes!
My breathing became incredibly rapid!
This is not a plan!
This is the way to ensure the eternal stability of my Great Qin Dynasty!
He rushed to Zhang Fan and pressed his hands firmly against his shoulders.
His voice trembled slightly from extreme excitement!
"Excellent! Excellent! What a wonderful Physics Institute!!!"
"Zhang Fan! Do you know what your words mean to my Great Qin Dynasty, and to me?!"
"I grant your permission!!!"
Ying Zheng's voice was firm.
"I fully support you! Give us men, money, and land if you need them!"
"The entire Imperial Household Department! The entire Directorate of Works! They're all under your command!"
"Go ahead and do it!!!"
Hearing Ying Zheng's seemingly mad promise, Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat!
Become!
He suppressed his overwhelming joy, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up wildly!
We'll give you manpower if you need manpower! We'll give you money if you need money!
This treatment is even better than being a high-ranking official!
……
the next day.
early morning.
When Ying Zheng established the "Academy of Natural Sciences" and appointed Zhang Fan as its director.
When the news spread throughout the entire Xianyang Palace.
The entire court was completely dumbfounded!
Gewu Academy?
What the hell is this thing?
I've never even heard of it!
Why would you appoint someone who just committed the heinous crime of "treason" as the dean?
What is His Majesty thinking?
however!
When they learned that the Academy of Natural Sciences did not serve in the imperial court!
Do not interfere in any political affairs!
When it became just a place for tinkering with farm tools and auspicious symbols, most people lost interest.
It's just a sinecure!
As long as they don't take away our jobs, we don't care what kind of yard they build!
then.
Amidst the puzzled and disdainful gazes of the ministers.
The first and unprecedented scientific research institution in the Qin Dynasty—the Institute of Gewu!
Officially established!
……
The Eastern Palace.
Upon hearing this news, Fusu's curiosity was instantly piqued.
"The Academy of Natural Sciences? The teacher became the dean?"
He recalled Zhang Fan's incredible methods.
And those potatoes that could yield a thousand bushels per acre immediately couldn't sit still.
"Let's go! Let's take a look!"
Just leave!
Fusu, accompanied by several guards, headed to the Institute of Physics with great interest.
however.
Before he even reached the door, he spotted a furtive figure.
The person was dressed in a magnificent palace gown and was hiding behind a huge pillar.
She was secretly peeking into the gate of the Institute of Physics.
Fusu stared intently and was immediately stunned.
"My imperial sister?"
That person was none other than his most beloved younger sister—
Ying Yinman!
now.
Ying Yinman was staring intently into the courtyard, her little face puffed up with anger.
She clenched her fists tightly and waved them fiercely in the air several times towards the courtyard!
He waved his hand while muttering incantations.
Although you can't hear clearly, you can tell just by looking at their lip movements.
It's definitely not a nice thing to say!
"Bastard! Pervert! Lecher!..."
"Royal sister, what are you doing here?"
Fusu walked over curiously and asked.
"ah?!"
Ying Yinman was startled by the sudden sound!
She turned around and saw that it was Fusu.
In an instant, her beautiful face turned bright red all the way to her ears!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty! I... I'm nothing, I was just looking around!"
Done.
She didn't dare look Fusu in the eye at all, lifted her skirt, turned around and ran away!
In the blink of an eye, they disappeared around the corner of the palace.
"..."
Fusu stood there, completely bewildered.
What's my sister doing here?
And she still looks so embarrassed and angry... That's strange.
He shook his head, unable to understand.
Without thinking too much about it, I stepped into the gate of the Gewu Institute, which had a brand-new plaque.
however!
The sight before him made him freeze in place!
In the center of the spacious courtyard, one could see...
Zhang Fan was lying in a rocking chair, eyes closed, lazily basking in the sun.
There were even two beautiful maids standing beside him!
A woman was extending her slender hand, massaging his shoulders with just the right amount of pressure.
The other carried a plate of delicate pastries.
Every now and then, he would pick up a piece and carefully feed it into Zhang Fan's mouth!
His relaxed demeanor made him look more like he was enjoying himself than on official business!
Fu Su's lips twitched violently!
He took a deep breath and went up.
"teacher."
Fusu bowed respectfully.
"I heard that His Majesty has established the Academy of Natural Sciences, so I came here specifically to take a look."
Zhang Fan didn't even open his eyes, he just lazily raised his hand.
"Oh, you're here."
He instructed the maid beside him:
"Go, bring a rocking chair over for His Highness the Crown Prince as well."
"Here you go!"
Soon, an identical rocking chair was moved over and placed next to Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan patted the chair: "Come on, sit down, let's soak up some sun, it's so comfortable!"
Fusu: "..."
But seeing Zhang Fan's matter-of-fact attitude, he had no choice but to sit down and lie down as well.
The warm sunshine felt wonderful on his skin, but Fusu was filled with questions.
"Teacher, what exactly is the 'Academy of Physics' supposed to investigate?"
Zhang Fan kept his eyes closed, enjoying the maid's massage.
He casually raised one hand and pointed to the side.
"There you go, isn't that it?"
Fusu looked in the direction he was pointing.
moment!
His pupils suddenly contracted!
Zhang Fan wasn't referring to any rare treasures, but rather an enormous sand table!
This sand table is actually a topographical map of the entire Qin Empire!
Mountains and rivers!
river!
city!
pass!
Everything is done with exquisite detail and lifelike realism!
This is the power of China!
The territory of the Qin Dynasty was perfectly replicated using supercomputing simulations and satellite exploration data!
Fusu even found Xianyang and his Eastern Palace on it!
What alarmed him even more was the presence of many mountains on the sand table.
They all used cinnabar of different colors.
It is marked with a series of mysterious symbols!
"Teacher, this is..."
"This is the future of our Great Qin."
Zhang Fan finally opened his eyes!
He pointed to the markings on the sand table and slowly began to speak.
"Do you see these places?"
"There's coal here!"
"There's iron ore here!"
Zhang Fan's tone suddenly shifted, becoming extremely oppressive!
"Fusu, I know that the Imperial Workshop of Qin can forge incredibly sharp weapons made of refined steel, right?"
Fusu nodded subconsciously, a hint of pride on his face:
"That's right, the craftsmen of my Great Qin are the best in the world!"
"But so what?"
Zhang Fan continued.
"How much manpower and how many days would it take to forge a hundred-times-refined steel sword?!"
"Our great Qin army numbers a million, but how many of them can actually wield such divine weapons?"
"One thousand people? Or ten thousand?"