After Zhao Si delivered his speech, Zhang Shuye spoke on behalf of Shangshu Province, and then Su Xie and the two vice-presidents also made speeches, mainly summarizing the past and looking forward to the next three years.
Next comes the awards.
The academic institutions studied by Gewuyuan are numerous research institutes, but the organizational structure is mainly based on societies.
The Mathematical Society, the Physics and Chemistry Society, the Astronomical Society, the Geographical Society, the Medical Society and the Society of Engineers. The membership system includes the world's scientific and technological elites.
Memberships of various societies do not conflict with each other. If you are knowledgeable and versatile, you can participate in all the major societies of the Institute of Science and Technology. Joining a society and becoming a member requires considerable research results, and you cannot join just by filling out a form.
Every three years, each society selects those with outstanding scientific research achievements and commends them at science and technology conferences, and the officials personally award medals.
The Mathematics Society has the Liu Hui Medal, the Physics and Chemistry Society has the Shen Kuo Medal, the Astronomy Society has the Zhang Sui (Monk Yixing) Medal, the Geography Society has the Li Daoyuan Medal, the Medical Society has the Sun Simiao Medal, and the Engineers Society has the highest honor of Daliang Zao.
In addition, the Gewuyuan also has the highest award - the Su Song Medal.
The medals with the highest standards and the most honors are the Daliang Zao and Su Song medals.
Engineers from the Society of Engineers focus on technology and are currently divided into six categories: machinery manufacturing, mining (including geological exploration), smelting (including chemical engineering), construction (including water conservancy), textiles, and shipbuilding. They are distributed in factories, clubs, universities, and government agencies.
He has created huge wealth and has a strong voice within the Gewuyuan.
Zhao Si also attached great importance to engineers and established the Daliang Building to commend outstanding ones. For this honor, the imperial court also conferred the title of Doctor to one of them and enjoyed the treatment of a fourth-grade magistrate.
The Su Song Medal is the highest honor of the Gewün Academy. Once it is obtained, it will also be awarded the title of Doctor of Chinese Medicine.
The number of recipients of medals from various societies, Daliang Made, and Su Song medals will not exceed three at a time, and the deceased will not be awarded posthumously - this is easy to argue about, and it will be unclear.
Han Gonglian, vice president of the Gewu Academy and general director of the Society of Engineers, presided over the awards ceremony. He first announced the medal winners of each society and came to the stage one by one. Zhengsu, the president of the Gewu Academy, presented the medals.
Amid great expectations, the names of Wang Zhong and Xu Li, the winners of Daliang Manufacturing, were announced.
Their names may sound ordinary, but their achievements are extraordinary.
Wang Zhong was the inventor and improver of the large-scale vertical spinning machine. This invention and improvement made the output of cotton cloth in the Song Dynasty increase by leaps and bounds. It not only made the people in the country have clothes to wear, but also gradually became a leading product for export.
Xu Li is the designer of the new three-masted sailing ship. Yes, Zhao Si drew the three-masted sailing ship and explained the various parts and functions based on the knowledge he knew. But turning it into a physical object
It's Xu Li, a senior shipwright at Longtan Shipyard.
Since the Song Dynasty manufactured three-masted sailing ships on a large scale, the fleet can carry more, run farther, and faster. At the same time, the navy has become extremely powerful, and it has eliminated pirates and pirates who endangered the Song Dynasty's trade routes.
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As a result, the maritime trade of the Song Dynasty has been greatly developed, not only occupying a dominant position in the South China Sea, but also grabbing business and occupying territory in Bagan, Tianzhu, Persia, and the east coast of Yanzhou, and even began to penetrate deep into the Dashi and Red Sea regions -
— Digging out the lair of a big food merchant.
The three-masted sea-going ships and the increasingly mature fleet and navy of the Song Dynasty were the solid backing supporting all this.
Han Gonglian read out a brief summary of the two men's achievements, which caused bursts of cheers and thunderous applause.
Then Su Xie, who was newly promoted to the title of direct bachelor of Chui Gong Palace, read out the commendation order on behalf of the imperial court with high spirits - the winner of Daliang Zao was nominated by the Gwuyuan and awarded by the Shangshu Province.
Liu Zhengfu, the Minister of Rites, awarded the gold medal made by Daliang and the commendation order from the Ministry of Education to Wang Zhong and Xu Li.
The list of Su Song Medal winners was read out by Su Xie, Jiang Henian and Xie Dongqi.
Jiang Henian was the inventor of the steelmaking blast furnace. At the same time, he continued to make technological improvements over the years, making it more perfect and advanced. The steel output of the Song Dynasty increased by leaps and bounds.
Xie Dongqi is a captain and the expedition leader who discovered Fanghu Island.
The first Su Song Medal was awarded to Pan Xun and Wang Dezhi, who had great success in regulating the Yellow River, and to Wang Zhi, the expedition leader who discovered the New World of Yingzhou and brought back three major varieties.
This time, another quota was allocated to the geographical discoverer, which shows that Zhao Sihe and the court attached great importance to the geographical discovery.
After Su Xie read out the achievements of the two winners, Zhang Shuye awarded the medal and the Provincial Commendation Order to Jiang Henian and Xie Dongqi.
The award ceremony reached its climax, and Zhao Si walked onto the stage amidst the cheers of the crowd.
Yu Wenxu was holding a plate with more than ten silver medals on it, and there was a tripod in the middle. This is the tripod medal, which is specially awarded for "Wen De" and is equal to the Yunhui Medal, which is specially awarded for "martial arts".
However, the words around this Medal of Baoding are different from those awarded to civil servants. For the Medal of Baoding for civilian officials, the four words around the cauldron are "Benefit the government and do your work." However, for the Medal of Baoding awarded to scholars of the Gewu Academy,
The text is "Chongli Zhaoyao".
Zhao Si awarded the Silver Baoding Medal to the medal winners of each society.
Yu Wenxuzhong took another plate with four gold tripod medals on it. Zhao Si awarded it to Wang Zhong, Xu Li, Jiang Henian and Xie Dongqi one by one.
Then he personally read out the order of conferment of honorary titles, and all four of them were conferred the title of Imperial Doctor.
There was thunderous applause, and everyone looked at Zhao Si and the four lucky ones with different expressions. Even the medal winners from various societies standing aside could not hide their envy.
Many of them must have secretly made up their minds that they must become such a lucky person, and one day stand on this stage, receive official orders, and accept the glory that attracts everyone's attention.
Luo Peisi clapped his hands and looked around, appearing careless.
Yue Zhuoqun saw this and asked softly: "Luo, do you think all this is meaningless?"
"I think this is a farce. A group of scholars show off their words like priests and confuse people's minds; a group of craftsmen are greedy and vulgar. I really can't understand why the officials of the Song Dynasty treated them so politely? Can they ride a horse and hold a sword? How many can they kill?
enemy?"
Yue Zhuoqun shook his head, "Luo, you are wrong to think this way. You should be deeply impressed by the strength of the Song Navy's ships and powerful guns. Those formidable ships were designed by Xu Li, the honorary winner of Daliang Shipbuilding today.
Jiang Henian, who just won the Su Song Medal, the highest honor of the Gewu Academy, is an improver in steelmaking technology. Because of his contribution, the Song Dynasty's current steel output in one month is more than the total output of the rest of the world in a year.
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"The winners of the first Daliang Manufacturing Honor were Su Xie and Xu Lin. They invented giant trebuchets, flame bombs, muskets, artillery and gunpowder, which completely changed the way of war. More than 100,000 enemies died under these weapons. Luo
, do you think they can kill the enemy?"
Luo Peisi was speechless. He looked at the crowded and excited Song scholars and craftsmen in front of him and fell into deep thought. This chapter has been completed!
