I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 201 Zhou Xuan, the father of the steam engine.

Staring at the imperial decree for a while, Zhu Pangpang said with a complicated expression: "It seems that your grandfather wants to hand over the area of ​​the Three Kingdoms to your second and third uncles!"

Zhu Zhangui naturally understood the old man's thoughts.

A Sanguo is such a big place, and it is so far away from Daming, even though Daming Wusi Zangdu Division borders the territory of A Sanguo.

But the place at the border is now being controlled by the descendants of the Turks in the north.

In addition, Wusi Zangdu Division belongs to the plateau area, and there are high mountains and abyss everywhere. The Ming army is not suitable for the environment there, and it can be said that it is very difficult to pass by land.

The sea route is so far away, if the Sanguo area is handed over to outsiders, the old man will not feel at ease at all.

So he chose his second son Zhu Gaoxu and third son Zhu Gaosui.

In this way, even if the two parties cut off contact, the old Zhu's family would still rule Ah Sanguo.

The old man is not afraid that the second and third children will retaliate against Daming after they take root in the Three Kingdoms.

The navy is in the hands of Zhu Zhangui. Coupled with the gap in technology between the two sides, it is impossible for the second and third to catch up in a hundred years.

Besides, the research of the second and third, Zhu Zhangui did not stop, the artisan battalion under him was researching various things every day.

Coupled with Zhu Zhangui's magical ability, in terms of manpower and material resources, the second and third are simply not comparable.

As for after this generation is gone, whether the future generations will be peace or war, the old man can't control it.

The children and grandchildren have their own blessings. In the future, whether the two families will merge into one or live independently will depend on the means of future generations.

Anyway, no matter what you say, even if it is broken, it is still rotten in your own pot.

Slowly wrapping up the imperial decree, Zhu Pangpang got up and said, "It's good to leave, so as not to disturb you in the future! You have to think about how to arrange them."

After finishing speaking, he walked into the back room with the imperial decree, preparing to write letters to the second and third children, asking them to return to the capital to report on their duties, and ready to go to Ah Sanguo.

"What's wrong with your dad, you weren't happy just now, why are you making a fool of yourself again!"

Zhang, who was coaxing her little granddaughter, noticed that her husband was a little lonely, and asked Zhu Zhangui in a low voice.

"Grandpa intends to let the second uncle and the third uncle go to Asanguo. My father guesses that grandpa may want to hand over the management of the place to the second and third uncles!"

Mrs. Zhang raised her brows, "Your grandfather, you still can't let go of your second and third uncles, that is, you are supporting your father, otherwise, your father's position would have been unstable for a long time."

"Ugh!"

Seeing the little granddaughter being lulled to sleep in her arms, Mrs. Zhang sighed annoyed.

"When you were not around, your father lived in fear every day, for fear that if he did something wrong, he would be blamed by your grandfather."

"Every night, I work late into the night, and my body is exhausted. It's just your grandpa who still says he scolds him every day."

"I watched helplessly as your father's body deteriorated day by day. Most of your father's body became like this because your grandfather was scared."

"It means that you came back later and shared some pressure for your father, otherwise your father would be lying on the bed now."

"It's hard to drive your second uncle and third uncle to the fief now. I thought our family would be stable, but I didn't expect the old man to make trouble again."

"I've heard from your father about that place. It's very big. He said that the cultivated area is larger than that of our Ming dynasty."

"Such a rich place, coupled with a large population, with your second uncle and third uncle's careful thinking, you just watch it, the days to come, some troubles!"

Zhu Zhangui didn't know what his mother was worried about.

The third uncle is hard to say, but the second uncle will definitely make trouble.

But what's the use of knowing, and what can he do.

He is just a grandson, although he has a lot of military power in his hands, but as long as the old man is around, the Ming Dynasty will still be decided by the old man.

"Mother, don't think too much about it. In the imperial court, we have taken down the second and third uncles. Even if we go to the Three Kingdoms, we won't be able to make any waves."

"You, don't worry about so many things, take care of your granddaughter, take good care of my father, there is me outside!"

The news of Zhu Zhangui's return spread quickly.

At the same time, the imperial palace issued an order for the guards in various places to mobilize troops.

An increase of 20 troops.

Many people were shocked.

Could it be that there is a problem with the expeditionary force, or how could so many troops be mobilized?

Many people panicked in their hearts, and the family members of the generals who followed the expeditionary army all asked how their relatives were doing.

Many people even went directly to the East Palace, begging to see Prince Zhu Pangpang and Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui saw that everyone looked like this, worried that there would be some misunderstanding, and announced the reason for the increase in troops in the name of the court.

When they learned that it was not because of the big defeat, but because the occupied territory was too large and the manpower was insufficient, the troops were relieved.

"Don't worry, Marquis Yuanjiang, nothing happened. I saw Mr. Ling when I came back. He is guarding a county with soldiers. He eats all kinds of fruits every day and enjoys the beauties sent by the people below. It was a good day. Not to mention how moist it is."

"This brat, he actually enjoys it, when he comes back, let's see how I deal with him!"

"Since this stinky boy is fine, I, an old fellow, can rest assured. I will disturb His Royal Highness to rest, and I will leave!"

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, you go slowly, if you want to write a letter, you can send it over when the army leaves, and I'll have someone send it to Mr. Ling!"

Sending away another old gentleman who inquired about his family, Zhu Zhangui wiped the sweat off his brow.

Ever since the order to increase troops was handed down, Donggong has never been idle.

Either the Duke came, or the Marquis asked for news about his son.

Although the reason for the increase in troops was explained later, many people were still worried and went to the East Palace to inquire in person.

These people are all dukes and marquises of the older generation. According to their seniority, they are Zhu Zhangui's elders. Zhu Zhangui can't refuse to see them, but can only receive them one by one.

After being greeted and sent off, he had been busy all day and didn't eat the whole lunch.

"Your Highness!"

As soon as Zhu Zhangui returned to the courtyard, Lao He, who was waiting by the side, came up.

After taking the tea handed over by Hu Shanxiang, Zhu Zhangui took a big sip and moistened his throat.

"How is the arrangement of the material, let them pay attention to safety, this material is a bit unstable."

"Returning to His Highness has already been arranged. All of them are stored in a cave. The temperature there is suitable. The old slave even sent someone to watch. There will definitely be no problems."

Zhu Zhangui nodded, took out a notebook from his arms and handed it to Lao He.

"You should also pay attention to the matter of job recruitment, and explain clearly to those who are willing to work in the three countries of Afghanistan. You should also contact the big businessmen and landlords from all over the place, and briefly talk to them about the issue of the colonial chamber of commerce."

"If they are willing to participate, they can record it first. In August, I will hold a meeting in the capital. When the time comes, let them all come. I will explain the Chamber of Commerce's problems to them in detail!"

"Yes, the old slave understands!"

Zhu Zhangui handed over the matter of hosting the chamber of commerce to Lao He.

Zhu Zhangui's business is almost all in charge of Lao He, and with the experience of going to sea, it is most appropriate to hand over this matter to Lao He.

Even Zhu Zhangui, the future head of the Colonial Chamber of Commerce, intends to put Lao He in charge.

He just needs to have a name and a place to stand.

Zhu Zhangui doesn't have so much time to talk to those big merchant families.

Closing the notebook recorded in his hand, Zhu Zhangui said to Lao He.

"Take care of this matter well. When the Chamber of Commerce is completed, I will go to the old man's side to get you a status. The minimum is a fifth-rank official."

When Lao He heard this, his face flushed with excitement, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times.

"Thank you for your highness, this old slave will never let down your highness's trust."

Zhu Zhangui pulled it up with a smile.

"Do it well, maybe you can get a title in the future!"

Old He smiled embarrassedly.

"Being able to follow Your Highness, this old servant has burnt countless incense sticks in previous lives. I dare not ask for a title or anything extravagant. If I can serve Your Highness for the rest of my life, this old servant will be satisfied!"

"Hahaha…"

Zhu Zhangui laughed in satisfaction, reached out and nodded Lao He.

"You!"

The two talked and laughed a few words, Lao He flipped through the book in his hand, and said to Zhu Zhangui.

"Your Highness, there is something this old slave wants to report to you."

Zhu Zhangui waved his hand to signal him to speak directly.

"Last month, Master Zhou of the Artisan Camp had already developed the first-generation steam engine, but you were not there at that time, and the old slave asked them to continue researching."

"See if you have time to go over and see if there is any problem with the steam engine, and whether you want to improve it!"

Zhu Zhangui, who was flipping through a lot of documents in his hand, stood up abruptly.

"The steam engine has been researched!"

Old He handed over the notebook in his hand.

"This old slave doesn't know much about it, but the current state is indeed, as long as there is smoke on the fire, and then drive a big wheel to rotate slowly!"

"According to your Highness's explanation at the beginning, and the drawings left behind, it should conform to the principle of the steam engine."

Flipping through the records quickly, Zhu Zhangui said yes again and again in agitated mood.

The craftsman camp is divided into several departments.

They are manufacturing department, research and development department, storage department and experiment department.

Each department has masters invited from all over the country to be responsible for R&D, manufacturing or experimentation.

There are countless subdivisions under each department.

For example, the research department has hundreds of small R&D departments.

Zhu Zhangui asked the painter to simply describe all kinds of things he knew, and then marked the function of the objects for the masters to study.

Later, when new books were drawn, Zhu Zhangui threw away all the materials in this area.

Technology is developed from generation to generation.

Zhu Zhangui doesn't expect a technological explosion when he is alive, but only hopes that the efforts of his generation can make the next generation less detours.

In the future, as long as the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will definitely take off.

Among them, the main kinetic energy steam engine, Zhu Zhangui was designated as a key research project.

The principle of this thing is actually not complicated, it is just a matter of lack of practice and materials.

Daming has no shortage of iron or something, but what is lacking is rubber and other things.

In order to make enough rubber for the steam engine, Zhu Zhangui collected all the things with rubber in the supermarket for secondary processing.

When he left last year, the steam engine project had just been registered.

Unexpectedly, after a year of research, these master craftsmen created the first-generation steam engine.

"Let's go, let's go and see!"

The steam engine is the foundation of the industrial revolution. I heard that the research has been done. Zhu Zhangui couldn't sit still. He greeted the few wives who were with him, and dragged Lao He to the artisan camp in a hurry.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

As soon as Zhu Zhangui rushed to the craftsman camp on his horse, he heard a slow and rhythmic bang bang vaguely.

Hearing the mechanical sound, Zhu Zhangui was even more excited.

Regardless of the stewards who greeted him, Zhu Zhangui hurried to the place where the sound came from.

After running into a door with the steam research department on the door, a huge boiler appeared in front of him.

That's right, the boiler.

This first-generation steam engine is just like a big boiler.

Next to the boiler, there is a huge runner, which drives a hammer, which is moving slowly.

Although this speed is not fast, it is very rhythmic and the power is very even.

"His Royal Highness is down!"

A group of craftsmen who were studying around the boiler noticed Zhu Zhangui galloping in on horseback. One of them yelled in surprise, and a crowd of people surrounded him.

"Your Highness, you are back!"

"Your Highness, we have built the steam engine you mentioned."

"Your Highness, look at it, it is different from what you imagined."

A group of people surrounded Zhu Zhangui, talking in a hurry.

Zhu Zhangui looked at the big boiler and the huge slowly turning wheel, and kept talking in his mouth.

"Your Highness, take a look and see if there is any room for improvement."

A somewhat honest middle-aged man excitedly handed a notebook to Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui flipped through the research materials and experimental data in his hand, nodding in satisfaction.

"Very good, thank you for your hard work, Master Zhou!"

Hearing Zhu Zhangui's praise, Master Zhou scratched his head naively.

Zhou Xuan, his ancestors have been car-making craftsmen for generations.

When Zhu Zhangui planned the artisan camp, he was transferred from the Ministry of Industry.

Since he was a car builder, the early days when he came here were all in the manufacture of artillery vehicles equipped with artillery.

Before Zhu Zhangui left last year, he held a study meeting and proposed some cross-age technological research.

Zhou Xuan is not interested in these things. He thinks that with his IQ, he should not be able to research them.

Later, when he heard Zhu Zhangui talk about the steam engine, his dull mind seemed to light up all of a sudden.

Looking at the simple drawing of the steam engine, he couldn't move away, and there was a voice in his heart telling him.

If you win this research project, you can succeed in research, and you will be famous in history.

He has always been a bit dull and timid, and he doesn't know where he got the courage to stand up in the meeting and take up this errand.

Zhu Zhangui didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and didn't expect too much from these word-of-mouth craftsmen to make steam engines.

I thought to let these people study slowly first, and then slowly give pointers when he has time later.

It turned out that he looked down on the ancients a little bit.

Zhou Xuan, a cowardly and cowardly car builder who can't read much, actually built a steam engine.

Although it is only the most primitive steam engine, it is a good start.

As long as the technology finds a breakthrough point, the subsequent research and development will be slowly uncovered.

The only thing I'm afraid of is that I can't even find a clue. That's why the tiger bites the hedgehog and has nowhere to bite.

Under the guidance of Zhou Xuan, Zhu Zhangui took a tour of this original steam engine that he regarded as an antique.

And watched the craftsmen demonstrate the working of the steam engine.

The original steam engine can only play a role now, and it can only do nothing else.

If you want to have other developments, you need Master Zhou and others to continue to study.

Zhu Zhangui nodded in satisfaction as he watched the hammer slowly banging various pieces of iron.

"Have you done a good job in the next research plan?"

Zhou Xuan, who was staring at the steam engine obsessively, like looking at his own son, quickly took out a small notebook from his arms, and carefully flipped through it.

Zhu Zhangui glanced at it, and there was very little written on it, most of which were circles and crosses.

And beside these words, there are also various strange graphics drawn.

Noticing Zhu Zhangui's gaze, Zhou Xuan smiled embarrassedly.

"I don't know many characters, and I can't let others read these confidential materials, so I replace the characters I can't write with other things."

Zhu Zhangui nodded with a smile.

"It's okay, as long as you can understand."

"I... I know them all!"

Zhou Xuan answered innocently, then pointed to the graph on the notebook and said.

"Our Steam Department has three research plans for the next step, namely, the train steam engine proposed by Your Highness, and the industrial steam engine and warship steam engine just now."

"At present, we have divided the departments and started preparations. It is expected that there will be results before the end of the year."

Zhu Zhangui took the notebook in Zhou Xuan's hand and looked at it for a while, then finally shook his head helplessly.

This is full of cross-cut circles, and he really can't understand it.

After closing the book and handing it to Zhou Xuan, Zhu Zhangui urged.

"Master Zhou, you can do it boldly. You can tell Manager He what you need. If he can't find something, he will write to me and I will send it back for you."

"You don't have to worry about other things, as long as the three steam engines you mentioned are researched."

"Oh, okay!"

Zhou Xuan responded very simply.

His own personality is like this, coupled with Zhu Zhangui's noble status, Zhou Xuan, who rarely gets in touch with Zhu Zhangui, in a tense situation, it is already good to be able to speak out.

As for long speeches, he can only talk eloquently when talking about steam engines.

As for other times, well, what his father taught him was to do more and talk less, so as not to offend people.

Looking at the simple and nervous Zhou Xuan, Zhu Zhangui smiled slightly and clapped his hands at all the craftsmen.

"Everyone, come here, I have something to announce."

The people who were manipulating the steam engine quickly surrounded them.

Zhu Zhangui looked at all the craftsmen and announced loudly.

"Master Zhou has researched the steam engine that is crucial to the future, and he has contributed a lot to Daming and Shenzhou."

"Now I announce that Zhou Xuan will be appointed as a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, responsible for the development and management of steam engines."

"A reward of ten thousand taels of silver, a mansion, ten servants, and four accompanying guards!"

The reward announced by Zhu Zhangui made Zhou Xuan tremble with excitement.

The other craftsmen around also looked at Zhou Xuan enviously.

But no one is jealous.

How much effort Zhou Xuan put in for the steam engine was obvious to all present.

The fact that the steam engine can be built so quickly is due to Zhou Xuan working day and night in the artisan camp.

Zhou Xuan is worthy of this reward.

"I...I...I..., thank...thank...thank...Dia...Dia...His... Your Majesty..."

Zhou Xuan was so excited that he burst into tears, he was so nervous that he couldn't even speak, and just kowtowed to Zhu Zhangui.

He was just an ordinary craftsman before, but now he has become a master of the Ministry of Industry by virtue of his research on steam engines.

Zhu Zhangui helped him up with a smile, patted the dust on his body and smiled.

"You are an official of the imperial court now, you must remember to be a minister in the future, and don't talk about me anymore, otherwise the guys at Yushitai will impeach you for your misbehavior."

Zhou Xuan, who was still excited, wiped the tears and snot from his face and nodded vigorously.

Patting the hero on the shoulder, Zhu Zhangui smiled.

"For your internal rewards, you can discuss them with Lao He, and report them to me later, and I will approve them all!"

"Yes, Your Highness, I... No, it's my minister, I understand."

Zhu Zhangui was amused by his appearance, looked at the steam engine for a while, and after saying something like keep working hard, he went to inspect other places.

Seeing the back of Zhu Zhangui going away, and hearing the congratulations from his friends around him, Zhou Xuan excitedly looked in the direction of his hometown.

"Father... have you seen it? I have become an official, and I am still a senior official in the Ministry of Industry. Your son, I am no longer a stinky car builder. Your son, I am promising!"

(End of this chapter)