Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 250 The Steam Engine

These people are all slightly fat, but some of them have dark skin, and they don't seem to have the richness of a gentleman.

Two of them, Zhao Cheng, knew each other, they were from Qiangdi Village.

"Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding, Marshal! We invited Mr. Ling from Datong Mansion to teach the children to read. Mr. Ling has a reputation and is a scholar. He is definitely not a bad person, Marshal!" The man with the mustache pleaded for Ling Mao.

When Zhao Cheng heard the words "Scholar Master", his eyes narrowed slightly.

What he was most worried about finally appeared.

These fellow villagers have been with him for more than half a year, and now they are rich, and they even have guns in their hands, which can guarantee their safety.

However, in their hearts, they subconsciously regarded the gentry as lords and felt inferior.

"Zhao Yong, you have only had enough to eat for a few days, and you start to take my words seriously? You forgot that I told you that the children must go to the school run by the military government? After all, you too As an uncle of my family, it’s fine if you don’t take the lead in supporting me, but you actually take the lead in dismantling me?” Zhao Cheng asked coldly.

"I..." Zhao Yong blushed, "Marshal, you took us to eat and wear warm clothes, we are all grateful to you. But now we have some money on hand, we can afford it The children are studying, so they don’t take advantage of the military government. Moreover, the schools of the military government teach all kinds of obscene skills, and the children can’t get fame after learning it. Our family is rich now, no There is no shortage of food, no shortage of clothing, if the child can get a good name in the exam, it will be great! Commander, you will have a helper in the court when the time comes!"

"Right, right, right! We just want the children to get a good grade. Otherwise, Commander, please be kind and tell the school to let them teach the Four Books and Five Classics. We will definitely support the Commander and give the children to the Commander." Send it over and ask them to help the commander-in-chief study." Next to him, another person followed suit.

"Send it to me? Help me study? Ha!" Zhao Cheng was annoyed, "You have to figure out that sending your children to school is a benefit given to you by the military government. It is the military government that is helping you, not you. Help the military government! Not help me!
Also, without the so-called extravagant skills in your eyes, you can't even have enough food now!Don't forget your life in the past, just half a year ago, you were still skinny and skinny!

It is by relying on these amazing skills that you can work more efficiently, create more things, and have enough food.What do you call it now?Cross the river and tear down the bridge!do you know?

After relying on the strange and obscene skills to eat enough, when you turn around, you look down on the strange and obscene skills, and want to hug the thighs of the Four Books and Five Classics!Can the Four Books and Five Classics produce food, or can they produce more clothes and more daily necessities? "

Zhao Cheng questioned repeatedly, loudly.

"Calm down, Commander! Calm down, Commander!"

As soon as Zhao Cheng got angry, Zhao Yong and the others immediately faltered.

Zhao Cheng's prestige in Qiangdi is quite high, and he is like a god in the hearts of everyone.

"It's treason! It's really treason! As a powerful commander-in-chief, how can you say such rebellious words! How dare you slander the Four Books and Five Classics? Are you trying to make enemies of scholars all over the world?"

Ling Mao's face turned pale and his body trembled, but he still shouted at the top of his voice.

Although he is only a small scholar, he has read books for half his life and regards the Four Books and Five Classics as his life.

Now someone dares to slander the Four Books and Five Classics in front of him, saying that the Four Books and Five Classics are useless, that would make him feel worse than killing him.

"An enemy of scholars all over the world? Heck! If they are all those who read the Four Books and Five Classics, they are powerless, unable to hold a gun, unable to ride a horse, I am really not afraid of them, so what if I am an enemy of them? I am now It is necessary to train a group of scholars of science and engineering, can't they beat you who are engaged in philosophy?"

Zhao Cheng sneered.

He has never looked down on those who engage in philosophy, but let all the best talents in the country engage in philosophy, and depose a hundred schools of thought, only respect Confucianism, and treat all science and technology as "exotic skills" and beat them to death with a stick Yes, this is too much.

What's more, some people even think that Confucianism is not even philosophy, but just a code of conduct.

"Old Master Confucius is indeed great, but he lived more than 2000 years ago. If a philosopher said more than 2000 years ago is regarded as the supreme theorem, no one is allowed to go beyond it, and even if he says that he is equal, he will be regarded as a treason... Scholars like you are destined to be a bunch of waste! The predecessors are used to surpass, and one generation should be better than one generation!
Human civilization has developed for more than 2000 years, and you so-called scholars regard a person more than 2000 years ago as the supreme law, and dare not go beyond, or even have the idea of ​​​​going beyond.Enemy with you... Heh!

It's fine if you don't come to provoke me. If you dare to provoke me, I will kill as many as you come. "

Zhao Cheng sneered, taking every bite of trash.

Ling Mao was so angry that he trembled all over, almost fainting.

"Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!"

"Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated!"

He kept repeating this sentence in his mouth, his mind was bewildered, and for a while, he could only say this sentence.

"You dare to contradict me, and dare to slander and slander the school of our military government. I will not kill you. You go to the brick kiln and burn bricks! You can be regarded as a useless bone. residual heat."

As soon as Zhao Cheng gave an order, two guards immediately walked out behind him, regardless of the three seven twenty-one, stepped forward and grabbed Ling Mao, and took him away directly.

"You, you, you... a soldier can be killed, but not humiliated!"

Ling Mao spat out a mouthful of old blood, rolled his eyes, and finally passed out completely.

The two guards showed no mercy and dragged him away.

"And you, send your children to school immediately. If you like the Four Books and Five Classics, you can read them as extracurricular readings. It's very good. Read them after class.

However, if you don’t go to school, don’t study mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography and agriculture, and devote all your energy to reading the Four Books and Five Classics... that’s a waste of time, and a fool’s mind.

The foundation of our military government is to attach importance to science and technology!As citizens of the military government, you should obey the regulations of the military government.Remember, this is not helping me, this is me helping you! "

After Zhao Cheng finished speaking, he turned and left.

It seems that an order must be drawn up, making it a law that school-age children must go to school, and those who dare to violate it will be severely punished.

As for the Four Books and Five Classics, they can only be used as extracurricular readings.

Boom boom boom!

As soon as Zhao Cheng walked to the door of the laboratory, he heard a roaring sound coming from inside, accompanied by bursts of cheers.

In the laboratory, puffs of steam were rising, and a steam engine was panting heavily.

Xu Guangqi was standing beside him, stroking his beard with his hand, looking very relieved.

Song Yingxing was excited and agitated, but at the same time depressed.

No need to ask, this steam engine must have been built by Xu Guangqi.

"Old Xu, you made this steam engine?" Zhao Cheng was also very excited, and the depression just now was swept away.

Steam engine!

This is the hallmark of the first industrial revolution.

If Qiangdi has a steam engine, it will definitely start a leap forward development mode.

"Yeah, handsome, it's a good luck! This old man was a little bit earlier than Xiao Song, and he got the steam engine out. Hahaha!" Xu Guangqi laughed so happily.

In fact, Song Yingxing's steam engine is almost ready.

"Hmph! It's not that old man Xu Ge is highly respected, so he found a few helpers..." Song Yingxing was a little unconvinced.

Xu Ge always likes these strange and obscene skills, and there are many people who like strange and obscene skills under his hands.

He is high and powerful, which is nothing.

Now, Xu Guangqi has found the soil where he shines and glows in Qiangdi, so he naturally took over all the people under his command.

Song Yingxing had to do many things by himself, but Xu Guangqi could hand them over to his subordinates, so the gap naturally came out.

"good very good!"

Zhao Cheng looked at the steam engine excitedly.

The sound of this steam engine is similar to that of an old-fashioned steam train, and it sounds very impressive.

"Mr. Xu Ge, I will leave it to you to put into production. If there is anything you need, just say it. If you want money, give it, or ask someone to give it... No! I will give you [-] million first. I want to lay it down with you." One order, this steam engine, let's think about the price, see how much it costs, I will give you a deposit of [-] million, and order [-] steam engines from you first." Zhao Cheng said.

"One... ten thousand units?"

Rao Yixu Guangqi's stability of mind was also shocked by Zhao Cheng's generosity.

Ten thousand steam engines!What is this concept?
"Take a long-term view and have a broad mind. Isn't it [-] steam engines, what is it? Steam engines are used in mines, textile factories, and military factories... Almost all factories use steam engines.

In addition, have you ever thought about using a steam engine instead of a horse to pull a four-wheeled carriage?I suggest that you have another competition on this track, just to see who can build a steam car first. "

Zhao Cheng gave the direction again.

With technical information and technical guidance from the system, the two team leaders Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing can make such rapid progress.

"Okay! Then I will compare with Xiao Song again."

Xu Guangqi has a feeling of growing old and strong, which is really joyful.

"However, Marshal, if we want to produce [-] steam engines, we need a huge amount of cast iron alone. Now, military factories need a lot of steel, and there are several new factories that also need steel. Even the construction company came to grab steel for us, saying that using steel in the wall to build a house can make the house taller and stronger...it's just nonsense!" Xu Guangqi complained.

Now, various undertakings in Qiangdi are booming, and more and more raw materials are being consumed.

The resources of Xuanfu Town are obviously not enough.

"This is a problem." Zhao Cheng nodded, "If you want to build infrastructure, you must have a lot of steel."

If you buy them all from the system mall, the price is too expensive.

If you want to engage in large-scale infrastructure construction and become an infrastructure madman, you must first be an industrial madman. If you want to be able to produce by yourself, you cannot rely on imports.

In Zhao Cheng's view, the system mall is an import channel.

"Our military government must create its own large steel plant."

Where should the steel plant be built?
Iron and steel plants consume the most resources are coal and iron ore.

In other words, it should be built in a place where there are both coal mines and iron mines.

Liaodong is very good.

Zhao Cheng has also been encouraging Liaodong to develop the iron and steel industry.

In addition...

Zhao Cheng thought of a place in northern Hebei.

At some point in later generations, steel production once reached the number one spot in the world.

"Kaiping Zhongtunwei is a good place. There are a lot of high-quality coke and high-quality iron ore here. Now such a big treasure mountain is guarding empty, but the common people are too poor to afford food. This is not possible.

We want to take Kaiping Zhongtunwei and build a large steelmaking plant there. " Zhao Cheng said.

"Kaiping Zhongtunwei?" Xu Guangqi was taken aback, "But it's too close to the capital, Commander. If we take Kaiping Zhongtunwei, the court princes will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating, and they will never let us occupy it." There……"

"Then they will fight. The truth emerges from the barrel of a gun. Whoever wins the battle will own the territory!"

Zhao Cheng didn't want to tie his hands and feet anymore.

For the second goal, a place like Kaiping Zhongtunwei is too important to him.

Once occupied, there is no need to worry about the lack of steel for large-scale development in the future.

"That's it. I'll send troops to occupy Kaiping Zhongtunwei, and then build a large-scale steel plant. You don't have to worry about steel in the future. You just need to concentrate on studying the steam engine and the application of the steam engine in reality. gone."

Zhao Cheng made a final decision with one word.

(End of this chapter)