Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 330 Development
Lime is a good thing and has been around for a long time.It is said that it can be traced back to the seventh century BC.In addition to being widely used in civil engineering, it can also be used in medicine in our country.

Lime is good, but Zhu Yunying is not very satisfied with it. What he wants to see is cement, which is more suitable.

It's just that Zhu Yunying thinks that he may be able to give a general idea of ​​what cement is.For example, it seems to be very similar to lime, but these things also need to add some water, clay and so on.

Further, Zhu Yunying felt that these things were very similar to a mixture of lime and volcanic ash.But he can cement crushed stone, which is very strong and very hard after hardening.

Emperor Yingshi was very smart, and he had many ideas, which everyone in the Ministry of Industry knew.When today's son was still the emperor's grandson, he was tossing the people in the shipyard. When he was supervising the construction of Beiping City, he "fake public affairs for private use" and created a college of the Ministry of Industry, which is full of skilled craftsmen and master craftsmen.

It doesn't matter if many people haven't read the book, and it doesn't matter if they can't say a single reason, let some scholars pass by.Communicate with those craftsmen, record some of the craftsmen's experience or ancestral experience, etc.

Or according to the will of the emperor and grandson at that time, gather a large number of elite soldiers and generals to overcome some difficulties.

So Daming's firearms have been improved, and now they are changing the gun barrels and barrels one after another, because even the current barrels and gun barrels will explode.But it is much better than before, and there are still a lot of experiments. It has been recorded how long the barrel can be used under normal conditions and how many times it is fired.

Gunpowder is also improving, it is not just used for alchemy, or for setting off firecrackers.

Needless to say, black powder made of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal powder is well known to many people.The "Wu Jing Zong Yao" in the Northern Song Dynasty recorded three gunpowder formulas, which were also continuously improved, achieving effects such as flammable, explosive, poisonous and smoke screens.

The current Ming Dynasty has enough firearms, including what His Majesty called the 'ignition device', as long as the trigger is pulled, the projectile can be fired.Such a firearm is more convenient and does not need to light the fire wire.

It's just that the craftsmanship of such a 'flintlock' is relatively complicated, so the cost is relatively high, and it can only be equipped with a small number of elite troops such as the Shenji Battalion. It is not something that can be done overnight.

Including those so-called grenades, they can only be equipped by elite troops.Even now there are people who are working on 'rockets', or improved rockets, so to speak.

That is, the 'swarm of bees' that can shoot 32 arrows, Zhu Yunying does not have such a big face and thinks that 'swarm of bees' is only possible under his guidance.In fact, in history, Zhu Di used "swarm of bees" when he was in Baigouhe during the battle of Jingnan.

It can only be said that the current large firearms are in the process of vigorous development, whether it is a tubular firecracker, or artillery that has appeared in history, including rockets that have been continuously improved, 'new weapons' grenades that are increasing in power, and so on.

These are all good things, Zhu Yunying attaches great importance to them, and Lao Zhu, who is good at firearms, also attaches great importance to these things.

Now in Beiping, including Yingtianfu, many people's huts are often 'patronized' by some people.It's just because the emperor's grandson mentioned at the beginning that there are saltpeter in the stone of the latrine, and such a thing is a good thing for making gunpowder.

Dirty, smelly, or disgusting things are not Zhu Yunying's turn to do, and many craftsmen, including many craftsmen, don't need to care about those things.Naturally, someone will provide raw materials, but in fact, it is not necessarily necessary to rely on those huts. After all, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and there are quite a lot of things like saltpeter. Things like "one sulfur, two nitrates and three charcoals" were also mentioned in textbooks.

But this is black powder, Zhu Yunying is not very satisfied.What he hopes to see is 'modern explosives', the so-called 'yellow gunpowder', trinitrophenol, nitroglycerin, etc. Zhu Yunying himself can't explain clearly, nor can he make them.

After all, the progress of science needs to be accumulated, and Zhu Yunying has no way to light up all the technologies at once. He can only "tackling key problems" slowly now, and can only accumulate continuously at this stage.

Zhu Yunying, who was in a fairly good mood, flipped through some reports of the Institute of Engineering and looked at some records. Overall, he was quite satisfied.

China has attached great importance to liberal arts in history. Although science and technology are indeed relatively developed, compared with other countries and civilizations in the same period, they are sufficiently advanced.

It’s just that there is no need to deny that it pays more attention to liberal arts.Although there is a certain amount of investment in science, it is not the kind of systematic training and perfect scientific system in general. This is also what Zhu Yunying is not satisfied with.

The construction and development of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering can be regarded as a good pilot project. Zhu Yunying wants to let some people understand these principles.He is now establishing a new school, starting to pay attention to science students, starting to train these science students in a 'scientific' way, and promoting basic science.

Now there are some good seedlings, which may grow into towering trees in the future.The seeds of scholars he needs are not only those who can read the Four Books and Five Classics, but also these "science students". What he needs to establish is a scientific system that can be passed on and continuously improved.

While Zhu Yunying was looking at the excerpts, Lao Zhu was happily taking his great-grandson to visit Yingtian Mansion.

It is also a pleasure for Lao Zhu to have private visits on Weibo. Although he is still restless after his abdication, he occasionally has some leisure time, and he can leave the imperial city for a walk. This is a pleasure for Lao Zhu. .

After all, during those years when he was in power, including the beginning, he was busy conquering the world, so he basically didn't have many opportunities to see the prosperity and prosperity.Furthermore, Lao Zhu also agreed with Zhu Yunying's point of view that little Zhu must not be raised in the deep palace.

Others are worried about bringing Lao Zhu, and Xiao Zhu is not at ease, so now let Lao Zhu personally take Xiao Xiaozhu around Yingtian Mansion.Where to take little Zhu, what to see, what to talk about, how to educate little Zhu, Lao Zhu still has a steelyard in his heart.

"Grandfather Gao, he doesn't wear shoes." Little Zhu pointed to a coolie and said, "We have shoes, but he doesn't have them."

Looking at the coolie carrying the bag, Lao Zhu said, "There are people in this world who are rich and some are poor. I think you know that well. You are the prince of our Ming Dynasty, and you will be our emperor in the future. You have to let more Many people have enough food and some clothes. But you don’t need to worry about this person, he is carrying bags at the pier, he can eat a meal and support his family.”

Little Zhu asked innocently, "Grandfather, are there many people in his family? Our family is the most, we have many uncles and princes."

Old Zhu was happy, and said, "There are differences among these people. Our family used to have many people, but it is not as many as we have now. Life is prosperous, and when there are many people, there will be prosperity. Some people live well, There are people who are not doing well."

Little Zhu didn't want to drink tea anymore, mainly because she didn't like tea.As a kid, it's perfectly normal to be picky sometimes.He is usually well-clothed and well-fed, but this kid really doesn't like Gao Mo, especially the ordinary tea Gao Mo.

Old Zhu looked at the pier, and said to Little Zhu, "Don't underestimate this water transport. Yingtian Mansion is in the current capital. Although it is in the south of the Yangtze River, it still needs a lot of things to be transported here. This water horse station , Hebosuo, Delivery Office, etc., also supported a lot of people. The boss of the boat at the pier, the coolie head of the water transport, there are also a lot of people."

Little Zhu is actually so absent-minded. Who told him that he is just a child now, and he is not interested in these things at all.For Xiao Zhu, the bustling pier and the bustling crowds are what make Xiao Zhu dizzy, which is completely different from what he usually sees.

Although Little Zhu was a little absent-minded, Old Zhu didn't really care too much. He took Little Zhu out for a walk and let Little Zhu see him more. That's all.Some things are not rushed for a while, and Lao Zhu is very patient with Xiao Zhu.

Usually irritable, usually impatient, that's normal.In front of his precious great-grandson, Lao Zhu would not behave like this.Now the person Da Ming is most afraid of Lao Zhu is actually Xiao Xiao Zhu, and Xiao Xiao Zhu always thinks that his great-great-grandfather is the most kind person, and he is very close to Lao Zhu, so he doesn't know to be afraid at all.

Zhu Yunxi came, a scene of wealth and honor, and Lao Zhu was very happy and funny to see.

"Uncle Emperor." Little Zhu was very happy, and when he saw Zhu Yunxie, he shouted, "We want candy."

"Don't eat candy, go to your great-grandfather." Zhu Yunxi didn't know how to be afraid, "If we give you candy, your father will scold us. If you ask your great-grandfather, your father dare not trouble him."

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunxi, and said angrily, "Look at you, what do you look like! Daming, you are just such a dude."

"If we're not dandies, Grandpa Huang should be worried." Zhu Yunxi sat down, took out a handkerchief and wiped the table, "Grandpa Huang, we all know it in our hearts, it's not like we don't understand everything!"

Old Zhu was happy, pointed to Zhu Yunxi and said, "You bastard, it's hard for us to look up to you! Can you compare with your imperial brother? You are a true son, even if you have some ability, you can fight. Your imperial brother? Some of your imperial uncles are incompetent, and they are submissive in front of your imperial brother. Just you, it’s not enough to watch, really not enough to watch!”

Zhu Yunxi thought about the same reasoning, and said cheerfully, "Fortunately, we don't have that kind of thought, we just eat, drink and have fun. But Mrs. Lu used to teach the second brother, so we just want to have fun watching it."

Old Zhu Bai glanced at Zhu Yunxi, and said angrily, "We all understand in our hearts, save some face for your father. It's good for you to be like this, and so is Yun Min, and your uncles are the same. In front of your brother, Can’t beat the waves! He raises his hand and pushes it down for you!”

(End of this chapter)