The reason why ancient intellectuals paid more attention to official career than natural science.

What is strange is the traditional feudal social values.

Since ancient times, science has two sources. One is practical technology, and the other is rational deduction.

In ancient China, due to the role of traditional ideas, it was considered that the labor of production workers (usually craftsmen) originated from practice was despicable. China's traditional government, agriculture, industry and commerce are proof.

Influenced by such values, intellectuals will naturally choose careers instead of science and technology.

The development of technology, without the intervention of senior intellectuals, can never better summarize and form a theory. This also makes a lot of practical experience can only be passed on from the master to the apprentice, and then it will be lost. Because the craftsmen at the bottom rarely read or write books.

This is also one of the main reasons why we have developed for 5,000 years, but technology is not as good as that of western countries for 300 years.