Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 751 The Steam Engine

"Xu Qing, I know it's not easy for you as the chief minister of the cabinet."

Emperor Chongzhen walked forward slowly, and said to Xu Guangqi who was accompanying him: "I am also clear about some situations in the court, such as the disputes caused by things like stalls into the mu, officials and gentry paying food and errands, and the rectification of the salt administration. And objection, I do not understand.

But still the same.

Daming was moving forward. If the court didn't even have the courage to back down, wouldn't that be good for the stability of the country? "

Emperor Chongzhen said this to Xu Guangqi, and also to Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, Bi Ziyan and other cabinet ministers behind him.

With the implementation of some new policies, although the areas involved are all in the northern provinces, for some groups, they are really afraid.

They are afraid that such new policies, which harm their own interests, will expand the corresponding scope as time goes by and after achieving corresponding results.

On the way to the Xishan Armed Forces Institute, listening to what the emperor and Xu Guangqi said, the cabinet ministers Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, and Bi Ziyan had different thoughts in their hearts.

They don't know what the emperor ordered them to come to Xishan with them.

On the contrary, the ministers in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Qian Sule, Huang Daozhou, Zhang Kentang and others seemed to have guessed something, and felt a little uneasy.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

Headed by Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Bi Maokang, Fang Yizhi and others, the ministers of the Armed Forces Institute couldn't hide their excitement at this moment, bowing to the approaching Emperor Chongzhen.

Since the concept of steam dynamics was put forward by Emperor Chongzhen, all the talents involved in the military training institute have worked hard and vowed to develop the steam engine.

Over the years, in order to develop a steam engine, even the simplest one, Emperor Chongzhen spent a lot of money.

Looking at Song Yingxing and Jiao Xu, Emperor Chongzhen calmed down and asked, "Has the first steam engine really been developed?"

"Report to Your Majesty, it has been developed."

Song Yingxing, who was much older, couldn't hide his excitement. Under the different gazes of everyone, he bowed and said: "After 193 experiments, the Armed Forces Academy has developed the first-generation steam engine that Your Majesty said."

"Okay, okay!"

Emperor Chongzhen laughed and said: "I have been waiting for this moment for too long, Zhuqing, you are all worthy of being the pillars of Ming Dynasty.

The advent of the steam engine played a vital role in Daming.

I knew that Zhu Qing would not disappoint me, let's go, quickly lead me to see the first steam engine developed by the Armed Forces Academy. "

"The ministers obey the order."

Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and others bowed immediately.

The original steam engine?
Ministers Wen Tiren, Zhou Yanru, and Bi Ziyan all showed puzzled expressions when they heard these conversations. They didn't know what a steam engine was.

Following closely behind the Son of Heaven, he came to the most important place in the Armed Forces Academy. A sharp soldier with a gun and live ammunition stood upright like a sculpture to guard everywhere.

As far as the ministers of the foreign court were concerned, with the overall narrowing of the palace ban, the emperor became more and more mysterious. No matter what he did or said, he couldn't find a place to prove it.

Unlike in the past, the palace ban was just a fake. If you want to know something about the situation in the inner court, you can still do it if you want to.

"I really didn't expect that the first-generation steam engine was developed. How long has it been? I remember that I drove to inspect the Armed Forces Academy. There are still many loopholes and defects in the study of steam dynamics."

"Yes, I thought the Ministry of Internal Affairs' financial support would last for several years, or even longer. If the first-generation steam engine is really developed, it will definitely be a good thing for the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"I just don't know how to combine the developed steam engine with the industrial field. I'm afraid that the Ministry of Internal Affairs will pay more money in the future."

Qian Sule, Huang Daozhou, and the others were discussing in low voices. The steam engine they talked about made Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru look at each other after hearing the steam engine, but they had some calculations in their hearts.

"Old Zhou Ge, what do you think this steam engine is for?" Wen Tiren slowed down, followed Zhou Yanru, and asked in a low voice.

"This Xishan has become a forbidden area of ​​the imperial court since the establishment of the Armed Forces Academy, and the Xishan Firearms Battalion stationed there strictly guards the entry and exit areas.

Judging by His Majesty's attitude, he attaches great importance to this steam engine. This matter can be kept strictly confidential until now. I am afraid that if it is really released, it will have a great impact on the country. "

"Honsuke can't tell."

Zhou Yanru frowned, looked at the back of Emperor Chongzhen, and said in a low voice: "However, judging from the reactions of the Minister of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the release of this product must be extraordinary.

According to Honsuke's intuition, I am afraid that this steam engine will be installed in the military industry or even other industries in the future, which will definitely bring about different changes. "

Da Ming's acceptance of new things is actually relatively low. After all, influenced by Confucianism and the pride of the heavenly kingdom, Da Ming is not particularly interested in external changes.

It’s just that for Emperor Chongzhen, if he wanted to bring about a change in Ming Dynasty, he had to change this trend of thought so that the entire Ming Dynasty could actively communicate with the outside world.

In a sense, the steam engine is like an extremely important weight. Once this technology can gradually expand its scope of application and influence, it can force Daming to move forward.

After all, the advent of the steam engine, no matter how crude the first steam engine was, is the key to a new era, and how to bring this new era depends on how to build a weak foundation.

"Is this iron lump in front of you the steam engine His Majesty is talking about? What use can this thing bring?"

"I don't know."

"It can be reduced so much. The steam engine in front of me is completely different from the steam device I first saw."

"The people from the Armed Forces Institute said just now that this thing can work on its own. Isn't that just a dream?"

"Isn't the Armed Forces Institute developing this iron lump, not sacrificing everything?"

"Why does Your Majesty value this thing so much?"

Under the leadership of Song Yingxing and the others, Emperor Chongzhen led a group of civil and military personnel in. Seeing the first-generation steam engine developed by the Armed Forces Academy, many people also talked about it.

Except for a few ministers such as Xu Guangqi and Huang Daozhou who felt the difference in the steam engine in front of them, the reactions of other ministers seemed a bit intriguing.

Under their cognition, they couldn't understand what the iron lump in front of them could bring to Daming.

(End of this chapter)