Daming heir

Chapter 309 Wan Jun shocked the capital

Zhu Yunxi likes Jiangnan.

It is the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River, the soil in the south of the Yangtze River, the fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River, and the women in the south of the Yangtze River under the oil-paper umbrella.

But he has complicated feelings for Ying Tian who is in the south of the Yangtze River.

Many years ago, when he was still young, he walked into this city with anticipation and reverence for the first time.

He was disgusted by the sweet and greasy pickled meat with preserved vegetables outside the Confucius Temple, and all his appetite was swept away by the tasteless duck meat.

Looking back, he went to Qinhuai River.

Seeing that Shili is as gentle as before, it's just that his money pocket is completely empty, and he bought a beautiful smile.

Looking back, he was already standing in front of the Hongwu Gate.

Then, he could only rely on the beauty who smiled to buy the ticket to go home.

And now.

A bowl of pickled vegetable rice in front of the Confucius Temple is delicious.

The Qinhuai River is also exceptionally gentle.

As for Hongwumen...

Those murderous officers and soldiers of the forbidden army are probably the places in the whole Yingtian city that the young people dare not approach.

Therefore, he wanted to protect Yingtian City, which now has these, for a living.

From the beginning, it was like a carp jumping out of a tank and entering a stream flowing into a big river.

Zhu Yunxi has been wagging his tail and fins vigorously since the 24th year of Hongwu, in order to make some changes in the upper reaches of this great river.

Filling the stomachs of the people of Ming Dynasty is the top priority.

This is something that is already being done, and it will certainly be quite effective.

Next, release the productivity, use your own hands, firmly support the huge butt behind the giant Daming, so that it can take the last step.

Zhu Yunxi felt that he probably needed to use the rest of his strength to complete this.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are here."

Xie Jin, who wanted to become a sage of mind learning, but was unexpectedly happy, looked nervously at the dark Zhengyangmen gate while riding on horseback.

crunch.

Two carriages carrying a miniature version of the steam engine pressed heavily on the wheels and made a screeching sound when they rolled on the road.

The eight draw horses opened their mouths wide and stuck out their tongues, white smoke was steaming from their nostrils.

"The state-owned youth can be expected."

As the Ming Dynasty and even the Central Plains, the current Minister of Rites, Ren Hengtai, was the first to be granted the construction of the No. [-] Scholar Memorial Arch by imperial decree. Standing behind the emperor and the crown prince and in front of all the officials, he sighed softly.

Outside the Zhengyang Gate, the setting sun is just right.

Gently sprinkled on the earth, shining on the young people outside the city who will go home, let the body radiate light for a week.

The benevolent Zhu Yuanzhang was standing at the forefront behind the Zhengyang Gate, with his hands clasped together, looking at his grandson outside the city gate with a kind eyes and a smile.

Zhu Yunxi rode his horse all the way to Zhengyang Gate and dismounted.

If Chang Sheng came back after the Southern Expedition ended, the imperial court would have to go out of the city thirty miles to meet him.The emperor went out of the city gate to welcome the triumphant troops.

And what happened to me was just a trip to Taiping Mansion, and then I tossed and asked the old man and the court to come out and open his eyes.

The rules can't be broken.

Waiting behind the Zhengyang Gate is not considered breaking the rules.

Passing through the Zhengyangmen gate, which was more than ten meters deep, Zhu Yunxi walked down to the old man all the way.

Snapped.

Zhu Yunxi landed on one knee.

"I see your majesty, see the crown prince. I have troubled you and the crown prince to leave the palace today. I am terrified, but I want to offer a thing that has never existed in ancient times to my Daming, and help the Ming Dynasty to build a peaceful foundation for all generations."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded silently: "Get up, the brat is getting more and more serious."

Zhan Hui, Ru Yu, and Ren Hengtai, who were behind the emperor and the crown prince, looked at each other quietly.

The grandson can still be so respectful, probably there will be no big troubles, and if things don't go well, the few of us will be able to suppress the noise better.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked curiously at the two carriages parked in the city gate.

Although he was worried that his bastard might be exaggerating, he couldn't hide the anticipation and curiosity in his eyes.

After all, although this kid is a little bastard, he has indeed laid a lot of eggs in the past two years.

Zhu Yuanzhang cleared his throat: "What did you bring back, if it wasn't something that you said was unprecedented in the ages, we will punish you and the King of Qin to kneel down to the Taimiao Temple together!"

Today, the King of Qin, Zhu Xi, who was kneeling well in the Taimiao, stood aside with quiet eyes, with his hands in his sleeves, not too hot, but just kept looking at his nephew's bodyguard with resentful eyes.

Zhu Yunxi felt something in his heart, turned his head slightly sideways, and met the complaining eyes of the second uncle.

When he left Beijing to go to the Taiping Mansion, the old man issued an order to punish his second uncle to kneel in the Taimiao because he was not doing well.

But after thinking about it, Zhu Yunxi finally realized that the old man gave the second uncle a vacation so that he could rest.

In the past two years, the second uncle went to the Taimiao Temple to kneel a lot of times.

I have to kneel twice a year.

Zhu Yunxi even heard the two girls Caidie and Cailian often say that now as long as you enter the Taimiao, you can smell the smell of chicken, and the corners in the Taimiao can be cleaned out by the palace servants in charge of cleaning from time to time. Heap of chicken bones.

Winking at the second uncle, showing a pure smile.

Zhu Yunxi clasped his fists at the old man, and turned sideways: "This thing is called a steam engine. It only needs to be filled with coal and operated by one person. Once it is started, it can drive, transport, and turn a huge load without any human effort."

Behind the Zhengyang Gate, although Zhu Yunxi's tone was calm, he was loud, as if the opening of the Zhengyang Gate had become an amplifying room, transmitting every word he said to the ears of the officials present.

Silent.

"impossible!"

A shout rang out.

The crowd looked sideways, looking for the source of the sound.

Even the father and son Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di who stood at the front couldn't help looking back to find someone who had the guts to say the impossible in public.

In full view.

I saw that Wang Jun, who had just been promoted to the post of minister of the Ministry of Industry this year, had dark cheeks and a frown above his eyes.

All of a sudden, it became the attention of the audience, but Wang Jun did not show the slightest timidity.

But he raised his hands, bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and then slowly stepped forward to Zhu Yunxie: "I am in the Ministry of Industry, and I have read countless ancient and modern works. An anecdote about a heavy object."

Zhu Yunxi nodded silently. This newly promoted Ministry of Industry is questioning himself with professional knowledge.

However, the steam engine was something that had never existed before, so he couldn't find it.

Wang Jun said again: "Inherently Ying Dang and Xiang Yu carried the tripod, they have been praised for thousands of years, and they are also strongmen. There is no one who has surpassed them, which shows that manpower is poor."

This is an analogy.

Zhu Yunxi still had a smile on his face, waiting for the words from the Ministry of Industry.

Wang Jun frowned slightly, and looked at the silent emperor's grandson strangely, thinking that he had already confirmed everything, and the emperor's grandson suddenly woke up?
Then did I speak a little too harshly, too disrespectful to the emperor's grandson?
Wang Jun hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "Your Highness must have been deceived by those craftsmen and craftsmen who flattered and flattered Taiping Mine. They used this to deceive His Highness and wanted to be promoted. I thought that the imperial court ordered Denounce such thieves."

Zhu Yunxi smiled suddenly.

Co-authoring, I am still wondering if this newly promoted Ministry of Industry is a Neo Confucianist.

But I didn't expect that this guy turned out to be out of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Probably what this Wang Ministry of Industry is thinking is how can a group of craftsmen come from a group of craftsmen to produce something good, but under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and the generals and supervisors, they must follow the map and do it honestly. Well, that's what the court told me.

To put it nicely, it's like watching the sky from a well.

If it doesn't sound good, it's hypocritical, and you can't see Mount Tai with a blind eye.

However, before Zhu Yunxi could speak.

Zhan Hui snorted, and said in a strange tone: "When did the Ministry of Industry develop the habit of drawing conclusions without seeking evidence?"

Wang Jun just turned his head and opened his mouth, but the words have not yet been released.

Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War who fought side by side with Zhan Hui, also spoke softly: "I'll have to wait to see whether what His Highness said is true or not. I'll know after reading it. Wan Jun is there, and I'll know after weighing it."

Wang Jun opened his mouth, wanting to cite the classics a few times, using his professional status as the Ministry of Industry to refute these two people.

Unexpectedly, Ren Hengtai, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also coughed lightly at this time and said: "The sage also said, don't talk nonsense if you have never seen it before, Wang Shangshu has made a picture."

The saint said this?

Wang Jun frowned, wondering in his heart, but now all three of Zhan Hui stood up, but none of the officials present came out to speak for him, and he had awakened in his heart.

I really thought about it like Ren Hengtai's last reminder.

Wang Jun glanced at Ren Hengtai gratefully, and then carefully and quickly swept across the faces of the emperor and the prince.

Fortunately, neither of these two showed any displeasure.

Wang Jun immediately turned around and bowed to Zhu Yunxi: "I made a mistake, please forgive me."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "What is wrong with the Ministry of Industry? If the Ministry of Industry does not say a word about these industry matters, then there is a problem."

Wang Jun's eyes flickered twice. Today, he acted too hastily, and opened his mouth: "I... I am guilty..."

cough cough.

Zhu Biao finally stood at the back and coughed softly, easing the atmosphere behind the Zhengyang Gate: "Whether this steam... the steam engine is consistent with what the people at Taiping Mine said, you have to see it with your own eyes. I know, let’s get moving now.”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao glanced at his son intentionally or unintentionally.

But I thought in my heart, I have to teach this bastard well in the future, not to be too full of words in life and things.

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and waved to Xie Jin and Zhang Ergong who were behind: "Send one to Zhengyangmen first."

Then, Zhu Yunxi came to the old man with a smile all over his face: "Grandpa, please rest for a while, and when this steam engine is hoisted up the city wall, my grandson will use this thing to hoist tens of thousands of heavy objects without manpower."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at his eldest grandson for several times, unable to tell whether today's incident was a joke, so he waved his hand: "Go and do business, let's just watch here."

Zhu Yunxi nodded in response, and took Xie Jin and Zhang Ergong to prepare and install the steam engine to the three-foot-high Zhengyangmen city wall.

At this end, Sun Gou'er, the head of the inner palace, has already brought two chairs with him graciously.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please rest for a while, the old slave will see that His Highness the Crown Prince needs to get ready for a while."

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed, and turned to look at the courtiers: "You guys can do what you want."

All the officials in the back watched the emperor and prince take their seats.

Looking at the grandson who is still busy with people under the city wall, it is obvious that it will take a while to get that steam engine to the city wall.

Zhan Hui was the first to turn his head to look at the officials from his own Ministry of Staff who followed him: "Let someone go to the Ministry of Industry to bring stools, and everyone can't all stand."

Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was still worrying about his recklessness today, suddenly turned his head and frowned at Old Man Zhan.

Is this guy really retaliating against himself?

Zhan Hui looked over immediately, his old face was not red, and he smiled cheerfully: "The Ministry of Industry is close to us."

Wang Jun opened his mouth and cursed in a low voice, "Why don't you go to Taichang Temple to move the stool."

The Ministry of Industry is on the east side of Hongwumen in Dongcheng, and Taichang Temple is on the west side, both of which are the nearest yamen to Zhengyangmen.

Just when the two of them disliked each other.

All the officials suddenly burst into an uproar.

Zhan Hui and Wang Jun immediately turned their heads to look around.

I saw that under the city wall of Zhengyangmen, the carriage covered with tarpaulin had been lifted.

A steel member estimated to be four feet high, two and a half feet wide, and five feet long was placed heavily in the carriage.

Under the bright light over the city wall, this steam engine reflects the luster unique to steel and metal.

Those structures that were extremely complicated and dazzling to the Ming Dynasty who had entered the capital, even if they had not been activated at the moment, still gave the kings and ministers present a great sense of visual impact.

This thing is not a mortal thing!
Although the steam engine can pull the weight of the Wanjun, but just looking at it, no one thinks that this thing is a fake.

"Is it all made of refined iron and refined steel?" Zhan Hui also muttered subconsciously.

Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who originally disliked him, also nodded blankly: "It weighs no less than three thousand catties."

"How much should it cost?"

This question was asked by Ren Hengtai.

Chaotang's little transparent Yu Xin said in a low voice: "In addition to the labor and craftsmanship, it is no less than a thousand taels."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai frowned at the same time: "Huh?"

Yu Xin was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "This is probably the cost of the steam engine only now, if you spread out and do more in the future, the craftsmen are proficient, and a few thousand catties of copper and iron are not worth how much silver. "

Ru Xun, who had been staring at the city wall and was busy trying to get it to the city wall, said, "It weighs three thousand catties, and it's not easy to get it on the city wall."

"It's a pulley (the ancient name for a pulley)!"

Officials from the Ministry of Industry have already pointed to a set of pulleys that have been added to the city wall.

Then, the officials who raised their heads couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Pulleys have existed since ancient times.

It's not a rare thing, but the pulley that is being hung on the city wall at this moment is different from the past.

I saw a few craftsmen leading the officers and soldiers to build a large steel frame on the edge of the city wall, and the top of the frame was higher than the city wall.

The top of the shelf is another rectangle, which is divided into two groups in various ways, and more than a dozen pulleys are fixed in different positions.

The wrist-thick hemp rope passed back and forth between these pulleys, and then hung down to the bottom of the city wall.

Then those craftsmen led the officers and soldiers to move the sandbags and bricks to the city wall.

Although it was blocked by the city wall, most of the officials under the city wall knew that these things must be used to press feet.

"Huh! It's moving! It's really moving!"

On the city wall, under the command of Zhang Ergong, the officers and soldiers of the two teams began to shout slogans neatly, straightening and tightening the two ropes, and the officials under the city wall gasped in unison, amazed.

Then I saw that the steam engine, estimated to weigh three thousand kilograms, was hoisted by two ropes, separated from the carriage, and began to rise in the air.

"Wang Shangshu, this thing is not owned by the predecessors."

Zhan Hui looked at the new tackle on the city wall with a smile, then turned his head and asked Wang Jun quietly beside him.

Wang Jun's face was tense, very ugly.

"It still depends on whether the steam engine can lift the weight... No! If you can lift a weight of three to five thousand catties without manpower, I will ask you to resign!"

Yu Xin, the left servant of the household department who was only half a step away from the six ministers, suddenly heard a faint voice from behind.

"I want to go to the Ministry of Industry to work for His Majesty."

Wang Jun frowned suddenly, and turned his head to stare at Yu Xin with murderous intent.

a while.

About the time of a stick of incense.

The officials under the city wall saw two bamboo poles protruding from both sides of the steel frame of the pulley, which seemed to have opened some buttons.

Then I saw that the entire pulley frame drove the steam engine and began to move towards the city wall.

A loud bang came from the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw Zhang Ergong, the eighth-rank craftsman official of the Ming Dynasty, directing the people to thread two more ropes on the pulley.

A total of four ropes were lowered below the city wall again.

At this time, people began to carry bags of coal from under the city wall to the city wall.

At the same time, someone connected a huge steel plate with four hemp ropes under the city wall.

"Come here, move the stones, weigh them, and get on the hoisting platform."

Xie Jin stuck his head out from the city wall, and shouted boldly towards the bottom.

So someone brought in huge stones from outside the city, and someone else moved the weighing platform and shelf and placed it in front of Zhengyang Gate.

Wang Jun frowned, jumped up from the stool and passed it to the weighing platform.

"320 pounds."

"Get on the hoisting platform."

"310 seven catties."

"Three hundred and six catties."

"330 catties..."

"..."

Every stone was weighed, and Wang Jun checked it with his own eyes, and there was no mistake or falsification at all.

And the weight of each stone was also quickly calculated in his mind.

Three thousand catties.

Three thousand five hundred catties.

Over four thousand catties!
Five thousand catties!

Finally, those people stopped carrying stones.

And the hoisting platform, which is entirely made of steel plates, is already covered with layers of huge stones.

It weighs more than five thousand catties!

It takes no effort by one person to get it to the city wall!

The moment everyone was looking forward to finally came.

Behind the Zhengyang Gate, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who were sitting on chairs, looked at each other silently, then stretched their necks, looking at the hoisting platform that was still attached to the ground at the moment.

Behind the two of them, everyone stretched their necks like giraffes, looking forward to it.

Boom.

A cloud of black smoke billowed from the walls.

Then, there was the rumbling sound of burning flames.

Then the black smoke slowly turned into white smoke.

Giggle...

squeak...

The four wrist-thick hemp ropes were suddenly taut, and because of their resilience, they made a buzzing sound in mid-air.

Then, the rumble on the city wall became louder and louder, and the hemp rope became tighter and tighter.

thump.

A soft sound.

It spread to the ears of everyone present.

"Leave the ground!"

Someone yelled.

Then, there was a sound of falling to the ground.

Then came the sound of palms slapping the ground.

Take a sip.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up holding the chair with trembling hands, opened his mouth slightly, looked up at the city wall, his lips trembled uncontrollably, as if he was witnessing a miracle.

"It's really hanging up!"

"Really woke up!"

"Five thousand catties can be lifted without the effort of one person!"

There was already chaos in front of the Zhengyang Gate, as if everyone was hysterical.

"go with!"

"Go up the city wall!"

As soon as the emperor's voice sounded, all the officials saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was already running towards the stairs of the city wall.

Too late to think about it.

Everyone rushed out, following behind the emperor, intending to be the first to go up the city wall so that they could see the miracle with their own eyes.

(End of this chapter)