Shen Kuo's Biography

Shen Kuo worked on water conservancy, rescued floods, created original mathematics books, and created original medical books. He traveled all over the country in his youth; he led soldiers and fought in wars, formulated the twelve qi calendars, and participated in the detailed creation of the armillary sphere; he proposed the name of petroleum, and entered the Qin Tianjian prevented the emperor from exorbitant taxes; he was good at using bows and military formations, and greatly improved the weapon production of the Song Dynasty; in comparison, his "Mengxi Bi Tan", which has been passed down for centuries, is much inferior in his merit book. At the same time, he was a politician recognized by later generations I like him because he is an outstanding politician. He always remembers that he has to work for the benefit of the people. Even if his position is high enough and his words are strong enough, and he can even change the emperor's decision, his original intention has never changed. Politicians' methods may be dishonorable and their resumes may not be bright, but their hearts must be clear. Su Shi was not only a scholar, but also a politician. In terms of politician status, Su Shi and Shen Kuo were equal. I do not mean to disparage Su Shi, but as a parent official, Shen Kuo greatly improved the water conservancy and foreign affairs defense of the Song Dynasty. As for Su Shi, it is true that he was an honest official, and he was excellent in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but other than that he did not make many achievements. Su Shi was a good parent officer, but Su Shi was only a good parent officer. Everyone said that Shen Kuo's attempt to trap Su Shi was a great injustice. But what about the other things Shen Kuo did? He improved the skills of craftsmen and improved people's lives. He brought so much knowledge and wealth to future generations and even to us. It is a bit too much to completely deny a person's political achievements just because of this small conspiracy to change the court. Talking about Su Shi on the other hand, didn't Su Shi say anything bad about Wang Anshi? Didn't he say anything bad about Sima Guang? He was demoted twice, once by Wang Anshi and once by Sima Guang. He claimed to be a close friend of Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, but was demoted by them again and again. Did he really have no problems? I think Su Shi is just a child who has not grown up, immersed in his own world and rejoicing, delusional that Wang Anshi and Sima Guang live in harmony. Su Shi does not understand the political struggle in the court at all, and he does not understand Shen Kuo at all. And Shen Kuo understood from a young age that benefiting the people was more important than anything else. Shen Kuo never felt that friendship was more important than the world. # Will be launched no matter how much we receive in advance# # will get to know you#