Daming heir

Chapter 308 Let Ying Tian Open His Eyes

"You did very well."

"The eighth-grade green robe is just a new starting point."

"In the future, the court will pay more and more attention to officials who can bring benefits to the court and bring benefits to the people."

"Good job, I really hope that in the future, there will be a craftsman in the green robe, or even the red robe of the crane."

The Crane Dahongpao is a first-class civil official of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Ergong's eyebrows trembled, and the corners of his eyes trembled violently. His hands, which had become rough and callused due to being in prison all year round, were tightly clenched together like a child born to a classmate.

pat.

Zhang Ergong clapped his hands together, knelt on the ground, his green robe, which was somewhat blackened by oil stains, was trembling unceasingly.

"I swear to serve my life to the death, and I will never fail my grandson's expectations!"

Being able to transform from a craftsman of the Ming Dynasty and a general supervisor to a small craftsman official in the eighth-rank green robe of the Ming Dynasty is already the biggest life change in Zhang Ergong's life.

But now, when he heard the expectation of Xianhe Dahongpao, he only thought in his simple mind that even if he died, he would never disappoint his grandson.

In the story book, when Zhuge Wuhou wrote the teacher's example, he was probably in the same mood he is now.

Zhang Ergong simply thought of the closest comparison.

It's just that he doesn't dare to be Marquis Wu, and it's impossible to become Marquis Wu. Now he has a new goal in life, which is no longer to make his family's life better, his father and mother die well, his wife wears floral clothes, and his sons and daughters become talents.

Instead, he wants to be the first craftsman official in the Ming Dynasty, the Crane Dahongpao!
Zhu Yunxi sat on a chair that creaked when it moved, looked at Zhang Ergong who was kneeling in front of him with a smile on his face, and then looked up at the general supervisors, officials and craftsmen around him.

"The past two years as a prisoner have been very hard, and I understand in my heart that the success of the steam engine this time is not due to Zhang Ergong alone, but also thanks to everyone's hard work."

"I'm going back to Beijing this time. I will meet with the saint to ask for merit. You will all be rewarded. I will be a prisoner and there will be a few more green-robed craftsmen."

The small officials who were going to be prisons immediately burst into flames, and Chi Chi knelt on the ground.

"Thank you, sir."

But those craftsmen were completely stunned.

An eighth-rank Zhang Ergong is already a legend as a prisoner, and now they can also have a green robe?
Xie Jin looked at these craftsmen with a smile on the side, coughed lightly and reminded: "Hurry up and thank you."

The craftsmen immediately knelt down.

"My little ones, thank Your Highness for your kindness."

Zhu Yunxi always has a smile on his face, facing these down-to-earth people, there will always be less entanglement of power and interests, and more purity.

He waved his hand: "Zhang Ergong stays here. The rest of you should go down and get busy. You can't just stay with me just because you are alone, do things down-to-earth, and ask for credit for your support."

When the crowd dispersed, only Zhang Ergong was left on the scene to face the Taisun reconciling bachelor, surrounded by only the full imperial guards, Zhang Ergong couldn't help feeling nervous again.

Zhu Yunxi was understanding, patted his robe and stood up: "Walk around here with Gu, I still have something to say to you."

Zhang Ergong got up tremblingly, bowed his waist and lowered his head: "The minister takes orders."

Taipingfu is rich in mineral deposits, whether it is stone or copper and iron ore.

In Taiping Prefecture, the most famous one is Caishiji.

Deep in the copper and iron mine in Taiping Mansion, Zhu Yunxi naturally couldn't see Caishiji, so he took this opportunity to look up and think about Li Bai, the poet fairy. The Japanese miners, as well as the Ming Min miners who supervised the work, and the Jianyang Guard officers and soldiers who guarded them.

"The Taiping Mine is becoming more and more prosperous now, but more output is needed. The steam engine came out, and the court will need more copper and iron soon."

Zhang Ergong clasped his hands together, followed behind Zhu Yunxi, bowed his head and nodded: "I take orders."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ergong raised his head, glanced at the Japanese miners in the mine, and carefully looked at Zhu Yunxi's back, and after thinking twice, he whispered: "Your Highness, the Japanese miners are exhausted too much. I will die every day. I think, since the steam engine already exists, can I build a few more and use it in the Taiping Mine now?"

Xie Jin on the side frowned and turned his head to look at Zhang Ergong who spoke such remonstrance.

Zhu Yunxi stopped, turned around and looked at the Japanese miners in the mine, and glanced slightly sideways at Zhang Ergong, who was bowing and bowing in reverence and respect.

Afterwards, Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "Zhang Ergong, Taiping Mine wants to produce more, so I will approve the note alone, and ordered the Japanese army to send more Japanese miners to send it this year. As for the steam engine..."

What is the way of being an official?
Zhang Ergong's whole body was tense at this moment, and subconsciously he felt whether he had said something wrong.

He quickly thought about the things about the Three Kingdoms in the script in his head.

Then I got a response format that seems to be what the storyteller called omnipotent.

Zhang Ergong knelt on the ground with his hands clapped again, his buttocks raised high.

This kneeling posture was also mentioned by Mr. Storyteller.

Then, Zhang Ergong said in a loud voice: "Your Highness is wise, and the minister obeys the order."

Xie Jin's eyes were bulging, and his face was full of surprise.

Zhu Yunxi was equally surprised and couldn't laugh or cry.

In the end, he smiled helplessly and said, "Who taught you these messy things."

Zhang Ergong didn't know what he was thinking, so he replied directly: "The storyteller who talked about the Three Kingdoms said it."

Zhu Yunxi was taken aback for a moment, and then he and Xie Jin exchanged a look, both of them were surprised.

Then, loud laughter broke out on Gao Gang.

After a burst of laughter, Zhu Yunxi raised his hand: "Okay, get up."

Zhang Ergong lay on the ground, tilted his head up, and looked at Zhu Yunxi with some difficulty in his eyes. After confirming that the grandson was not lying, he thanked him and got up.

But still put his hands together, bent over and lowered his head.

Zhu Yunxi calmed down, and said softly: "In the future, don't think about these things. The way in the officialdom is not suitable for you, so you can do things well, and no one can touch you."

"Yes, yes, the minister has memorized what the grandson said."

Zhu Yunxi frowned, shook his head and put this matter behind him, and then said: "Although the steam engine has been made, it will continue to be improved in the future. The airtightness must be improved, and the quality of the steel must be improved. How to make the steam engine have better quality?" Great forces have to be explored.”

"The minister takes orders."

"There is also the size of the steam engine. After thinking about it, there are still two ways to go in the future. One is to make it bigger. This thing must be bigger and more powerful. There is no doubt about it. But the other way is to go Make it small, otherwise it will weigh thousands of catties, and it will be too troublesome to send it to other places."

These are professional matters.

Zhang Ergong frowned and pondered, then hesitantly asked, "Like a human's two legs?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Yes. I just wondered, can a big steam engine be used on a treasure ship, so that in the future, Ming's warships can sail freely on the sea without sails? What about the small ones?"

"Carriage!" Zhang Ergong's eyes lit up, and then he said to himself: "The carriage can be moved by itself, just like a stone mill. If Daming wants to build a city, it can also be sent directly to the city wall to lift bricks and stones. There are also water trucks, if there is a drought somewhere in the future, as long as a small steam engine is sent there, water can be pumped for twelve hours a day."

Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction, this was the Daming he wanted to see, and also the appearance of craftsmen and officials he wanted to see.

It is not enough to give blueprints and create things. These people who have given birth to new things must also understand and explore the things they have created and more ways to apply them.

On the other hand, Xie Jin's heart was pounding when he heard it, and the corners of his brows and eyes trembled.

He knew the importance of the steam engine, and he had seen it at Taiping Mine, but a small steam engine could have so many applications, which he had never imagined.

A warship without sails?
The carriage moves by itself?
Relief of drought without labor?
This is something that people from ancient and modern times have never imagined for thousands of years!

Xie Jin was filled with emotion.

Zhu Yunxi has already continued to speak: "I will stay at Taiping Mine for a few days, you hurry up and build a reduced steam engine, which can lift two to three thousand catties. Let Ying Tiancheng open his eyes properly."

Zhang Ergong slapped his hands again, and was about to kneel down again, but he immediately came to his senses, and blushed, he said in a low voice: "Your order."

It is difficult to expect this guy to change his mind. He is not one of those scholars who started to learn how to be an official since he could read and read.

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Brother Gentleman, to what extent has the cement been developed?"

Xie Jin's brows sank slightly, and he was about to speak, but his eyes fell on Zhang Ergong, and then he smiled slightly: "I think it's better for Zhang Jiangguan to talk about it."

Flower sedan chairs are carried by everyone.

Now the grandson obviously attaches great importance to the craftsmen who will be the supervisors, and has high hopes. Xie Jin doesn't mind that he will be less prominent at this time and let Zhang Ergong show up more.

Crane and Dahongpao are also different.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Xie Jin indifferently, stretched out his hand and nodded, and then looked at Zhang Ergong: "Since Bachelor Xie thinks it's better for you to say it, then you can say it."

Zhang Ergong nodded nervously, and frowned at Xie Jin.

This Bachelor of Solution really made things difficult for him.

"Back to Taisun, now the five-inch thick wall made of cement, filled with stones in the middle, can already withstand the bombardment of artillery, and it takes dozens of cannons to bombard it. If the middle is according to Taisun's intention, first build a steel cage and then fill it with stones And cement, it can resist thirty artillery bombardments."

At this time, Xie Jincai echoed with a smile on the side: "Your Highness, I don't know what cement is when I first saw it, and every time I learned more about it, I was shocked. I have never seen such a fast way to build a city, and I have never seen it. With such solid walls."

How were the walls of Yingtian City built?
What is Daming's current method of building the city?
As soon as Xie Jin thought about it for a while, his scalp felt numb.

But cement is different, as long as stones are added and stirred, it becomes what Taisun calls concrete, and it is poured and waited to solidify in wooden molds.When the weather is hot, it can be solidified overnight, and even when the weather is slightly colder, it only takes two or three days.

If it is inside the concrete, add a steel cage.

Make this wall like Yingtian City.

Xie Jin shook his head silently.

Don't dare to think. Don't dare to think.

And if the entire nine sides from east to west are blocked with this concrete wall.

Where is there still the trouble of the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty who have been harassed every year.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Xiejin, and he could already see what he was thinking.

With a light cough, Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth: "Da Ming is not afraid of the grassland, and it is never better to attack than to stick to it. The use of cement should be combined with a steam engine."

Making Daming a whole and allowing all output to circulate is what Zhu Yunxi most hopes to do now.

The concrete roads all over Daming, the roaring horse-drawn carriages.

Only by cutting down trees and building roads can we have a future.

Xie Jin was a little puzzled as to how cement could be used together with a steam engine.

Zhang Ergong raised his eyebrows a little emotionally.

In the next ten days or so, the grandson of the Emperor Jian Guo of the Ming Dynasty really lived in the Taiping Mine.

Throughout the day, everyone saw that the emperor's grandson made himself ashamed just like the gang of workers and supervisors in the research institute.

In the middle, a forging house was blown down.

After everyone frightened and rescued the grandson from the waste pile, no one dared to let the grandson take risks himself, and never let the grandson get close to the forging houses of those research institutes.

Until ten days later.

Among the generals, the grandson of the emperor, the scholar Xie, and Zhang Jiangguan, who was smoking from the ancestral grave, and two carriages covered with tarpaulins, each of which could only be pulled by four batches of tall horses, and a group of officers and soldiers of the forbidden army were sent to Taiping Mansion. After going on the official road to Yingtian City.

All the officials in Taiping Mine let out a long breath.

And the memorial from the Taiping Mansion was also sent to Yingtian City on a fast horse, to know the various departments of the court and the palace.

Outside the canopy hall, Zhu Yuanzhang blew his beard and stared, looking extremely irritable. He drove away the grandson who was following him to tidy up his clothes, and started to do it himself.

His mouth was cursing.

"Straight!"

"Bastard!"

"I have been to Taiping Mansion for more than ten days and there is no news. I will post a memorial as soon as I come back. If we don't see anything good today, let him go to the Taimiao to accompany the second child!"

The corner of the prince Zhu Biao's mouth twitched, and he said in a low voice: "The second child has been punished to kneel in the Taimiao for more than ten days, should we let him come out? After all, your purpose this time is also to teach him that it is not good to do the six ways of changing the land. No one has come out to do business..."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Tell him to get out of the Taimiao and go to Zhengyangmen together. If that bastard called the whole court to Zhengyangmen today just for nonsense, let the second child take him to Taimiao!"

"Yes, yes." Zhu Biao nodded again and again: "Calm down, since Yunxi can say that it is something that has never existed in the ages, it must be believed, otherwise it would not be so reckless."

"Is he able to say that there is nothing in the ages?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and said coldly: "Is he a saint? If he can't get it out, is he trying to lose face in front of all officials?"

"Yes yes yes, what you said is true." Zhu Biao straightened his back and stretched out his fingers: "When the son turns around, he will snatch that little bastard back, beat him hard, and make him speak nonsense without restraint! "

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Let's go, go, you first let the second son, that little bastard, let me sneak out of the Taimiao."

Zhu Biao smiled apologetically, "Yes, yes."

……

at the same time.

There were waves of footsteps coming from all the court offices and yamen in the east city.

There are robes for changing and boots for buttoning.

Everyone is rushing to Zhengyang Gate.

The emperor's grandson returned to Beijing from Taiping Mansion today, and the Ming Dynasty passed on the chapters and decrees to the various ministries and offices, saying that there are things that have never existed in the ages, and they will be transported from the Taiping Mine in Taiping Mansion to Zhengyangmen today. .

Something that has never existed before.

Who dares to say that.

through the ages.

Until now, only the first emperor is recognized as the first emperor through the ages.

Zhan Hui was enjoying the cool tea in the yamen, when he heard the news from Taisun, the teacup was broken, the tea table was overturned, and his boot covers were overturned.

After hurrying, he was able to reunite with other officials from the Sixth Ministry.

"Does anyone know what Taisun did at Taiping Mine!"

When Zhan Hui and a group of officials reconciled, he immediately showed the majesty of the big boss of the Ming Dynasty who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

An official from the General Administration Department cautiously stepped forward, bowed and said, "Reporting to Minister Zhan, since the grandson went to the Taiping Mansion, there has been no news of him coming back. Last time, it was the Taiping Mine who asked to be transferred as a superintendent." Send people's memorials into the court."

Zhan Hui snorted coldly, and with a wave of his palm, the official of the General Administration Department bowed his head and retreated back.

Ren Hengtai has a bit of a headache recently. God knows who released the news that he is going to be a member of the Confucian examination. people.

I obviously want you to get more tributes so that your families can have more Jinshi. Is I a sinner?

At this moment, seeing Zhan Hui was quite surprised by what happened today.

Ren Hengtai turned his eyes: "Perhaps, it is really what the grandson said, it has never happened in the ages... Zhan Shangshu still waits until he arrives at Zhengyangmen, and he will know when he sees it with his own eyes."

This fellow is quite attentive today.

Zhan Hui glanced sideways at Old Man Ren, and then said in a low voice: "The Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will jointly write a document to strictly prohibit court officials from discussing the meeting."

Ren Hengtai immediately turned his head and gave Zhan Hui a fixed look.

Then silently cupped his hands.

Officials and gentry are one.

Prohibiting officials from discussing is tantamount to prohibiting gentry from discussing, who is not a gentry, and who is not an official in the court.

This can be regarded as a solution to Ren Hengtai's urgent need.

Afterwards, Minister of the Ministry of War Ruyu also participated in the topic.

"The head of the palace will also go to Zhengyangmen today. Since His Highness has said something that has never been seen in the ages, no matter what the result is, everyone should know what to do by then."

Zhan Hui frowned: "The great grandson is wise and kind, but he just went to the Taiping Mine once. If you are guilty of anything, you will be punished."

Ren Hengtai and Ru Yu nodded silently.

"coming!"

"coming!"

"The grandson is back!"

Just as the officials arrived in front of Zhengyang Gate, the officials who were watching from behind suddenly shouted.

When everyone looked up, they saw a group of people outside Zhengyang Gate. They were the grandsons of the emperor who went to Taiping Mine.

At this time, there was another commotion from behind the crowd.

"Your Majesty and the crown prince are here, let us all go."

"All give way."

Outside the Zhengyang Gate.

Zhu Yunxi took the lead and was full of spirit.

Looking behind the overcrowded Zhengyang Gate.

With a smile on his face, Zhu Yunxi looked back at the two carriages behind him.

"God."

"You guys."

"Today I will open my eyes to you."

"It would be even better if a few Neo Confucians can jump out."

(End of this chapter)