Daming heir

Chapter 310
On the stairs of the city wall behind the Zhengyang Gate, except for the emperor who walked in the front, everyone else was in a mess.

At this time, no one cares what your identity is.

What about the six ministers and the five ministers?
Man, go and see for yourself what a miracle looks like!

"Boots!"

"boots!"

"The officer's boots have been taken away!"

"..."

"Ru Yu! Take care of your soldiers! The old man's pants..."

"Where is my official hat? Damn it, someone wants to grab the errand of Honglu Temple?"

"Fuck it! Fuck it! Don't touch me!"

"I'll charge the officials!"

"Old man Wang Jun, don't you fucking frame my officials."

Everyone wanted to see with their own eyes, whether it was really easy to hoist the five thousand catties of stone on the Zhengyangmen tower amidst the rumbling sounds.

Or in this roaring sound, the slogans of dozens of people who contributed to the city wall were covered up.

However, the moment the hoisting platform left the ground with the stone weighing more than five thousand kilograms, the answer had already appeared in everyone's mind.

Lying is a skill.

A matter that will be publicized and known to the public cannot be lied to.

only……

"It's too appalling..."

Finally, with a group of officials from the Ministry of War led by Shangshu Ruyu of the Ministry of War, he was the first to rush up the city wall after the emperor, looking at the steam engine not far away with white smoke and roaring noises, with complex and changeable expressions. There was a sigh from the bottom of my heart.

Ren Hengtai stared fixedly at the steel handle behind the steam engine that was constantly rotating and was turned with four hemp ropes on the pulley, and then silently turned his head to look at Wang Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Wang Jun's face flushed a little.

People can't tell whether it was because he ran from under the city wall to the city wall, or because of other reasons.

Wang Jun naturally saw Ren Hengtai's eyes.

Today is already embarrassing, Wang Jun naturally doesn't care about anything anymore.

I saw him walking quickly to the edge of the city wall and looking down.

The hoisting platform and the 5000-jin stone were hoisted up safely, probably because it was too heavy, so the rising speed was not fast.

It should be for stability.

With a change of thought in Wang Jun's mind, he had already passed the crowd, arrived in front of the steam engine, and then circled around the steam engine several times.

"magic!"

"Amazing!"

"Ben... I am arrogant today, and I ask His Highness to punish you."

Wang Jun looked around, finally came to Zhu Yunxi, and lowered his head.

Zhu Yunxi ignored the minister of the Ministry of Industry who had not yet changed his mind, because the old man had already come to him.

"Only coal is needed to drive this thing to lift heavy objects?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the four hemp ropes outside the city wall, and then at the roaring steam engine.

He lived for his belly in the first half of his life, and lived for Daming in the second half of his life. Zhu Yuanzhang has seen many things that people have never seen before, but he has never seen such things that can be called gods.

Without the slightest manpower, he can lift a weight of five thousand catties by himself.

Putting aside the initial shocking thoughts, Zhu Yuanzhang's first thought was to enlarge the steam engine and make it bigger.

In that way, can tens of thousands of catties be pulled and moved?

Even one hundred thousand catties?
Zhu Yunxi walked past Wang Jun with a smile on his face, and arrived in front of the steam engine that roared extraordinarily loudly due to technical problems.

He took an iron rod from a craftsman on the side, pierced it into a metal bolt at the bottom of the steam engine, and then pressed it hard with the iron rod in his hand, and saw that the originally closed circular opening at the bottom was closed. Open.

woo woo woo woo.

A whimper escaped from the opening, sparks and heat tantalizing.

The raging fire seems to be boiling the world, and the refined coal is burning and making a sound.

Zhu Yunxi also opened his mouth: "Grandpa, this is the combustion chamber. All the coal is burned. After treatment, the fire can burn more vigorously."

Zhu Yuanzhang carefully looked inside the combustion chamber for a few moments, and then looked up at the pulley frame. All the hemp ropes were finally connected together by a few things with concave and convex teeth, and finally they were connected by a steam engine. Drive the other end.

There is no trace of human pulling.

Nodding his head unobtrusively, Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, "What is burning in this steam engine?"

"It's boiled water..." Zhu Yunxi said silently, but felt a little helpless in his heart.

The future historical development of human beings seems to be competing with how to boil water better, and there is still no way to get rid of this matter.

The corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes twitched, and his brows raised: "Boil water?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded and did not speak. He just put the iron rod in his hand on the chimney that was constantly emitting white smoke from the top of the steam engine.

Then carefully pulled a pull bolt at the tail of the steam engine.

Don't dare to pull too much.

If you are more discouraged at this time, something will happen.

There was a whining sound, and the entire iron rod was wrapped in white smoke.

After a while, Zhu Yunxi pulled back the iron rod. His movements were very slow, just to let the water vapor on the iron rod cool down for a while.

Then he brought the iron rod with a trace of water drops in front of the old man.

And Zhu Yunxi also stretched out a hand, tentatively scraping the iron rod.

Tick.

A drop of water that gathered on Zhu Yunxi's fingertips fell to the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became curious, grabbed the iron rod in Zhu Yunxi's hand, and stretched out his hand to scratch it just like him.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled openly.

"It's really water."

"It's really amazing, can you pull a five-thousand-jin weight by boiling water?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "It is impossible to pull such a heavy thing by boiling water. It's just because more water is boiled, and the water vapor is blocked in this steam engine, and more and more, it will give you a lot of strength.

Then this force will go to the front power room to push the inner working shaft to rotate, and finally the outer gear and connecting rod can be used to pull the heavy object. "

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned the whole time, hoping that he could figure out the reason for this incident, and how this steam engine could lift a weight of five thousand catties.

But in the end, the emperor who was in charge of Ming Dynasty and played an important role in the world, found out helplessly.

I can't understand myself.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man's frowning expression, and explained: "Grandpa, it doesn't really matter how well the steam engine works, the important thing is as long as you have this thing.

In the future, our Ming Dynasty can use steam engines to build cities, dredge rivers, and other things that require pulling heavy objects.

It is no longer the same as before, everything can only be done by enlisting the people to serve as corvée, and raising a place is the power of the world. "

"Burning coal...burning coal..." Zhu Yuanzhang began to read softly at this time, and then his eyes sank: "How can the output of coal mines in Shanxi Road be enough?"

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang did not give Zhu Yunxie a chance to speak.

Turning around, he looked at the courtiers who had already surrounded him, standing on tiptoe three floors in and out, looking at the steam engine.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the courtiers present without a smile: "Have you seen enough?"

"Your Majesty, this is a divine object!"

"I have never seen anything so powerful in my life."

"It's really my great luck!"

"..."

Now anyone can see that Taisun did not tell lies about the steam engine, nor was he deceived by anyone below.

This is all true, and it takes no one to pull the weight.

No fake!
"Come up! Come up!"

"Those stones have all been hoisted up!"

"It's really eye-opening."

At this time, the officials surrounding the outside suddenly exclaimed.

On the city wall, the monarch and his subjects looked sideways and turned their heads at the same time.

Outside the city wall, the hoisting platform pulled by the four wrist-thick hemp ropes appeared in front of everyone, and more than 5000 kilograms of stones were piled up on the platform.

Then, everyone saw that the eighth-rank craftsman official of the Ming Dynasty had already begun to lead people to work on the pulley frame.

This time because it is a close viewing.

The monarch and his ministers have just seen that the pulley frame is fixed with a loose buckle.

As long as a few snaps are closed, the other snaps are opened.

The hemp rope could no longer move, but the pulley could move back and forth freely on the steel frame.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

The steam engine made a long hissing sound, and a huge amount of white steam spewed out of the chimney like a surge, rising into the sky in columns and clusters.

This is stopping the steam engine and releasing the internal pressure.

Then, a group of monarchs and ministers saw that the hoisting platform loaded with more than 5000 catties of stones, under the leadership of Zhang Ergong, slid from outside the city wall to the city wall, hovering in mid-air.

A gust of wind blew by.

The hoisting platform began to swing slowly and slightly.

There was no sound on the city wall of Zhengyangmen.

Zhu Yunxi coughed lightly, and looked at Zhang Ergong who was standing beside the steam engine with his hands tied.

Zhang Ergong trembled, frowning and looking at Zhu Yunxi nervously.

What is Taisun going to do?
I don't know.

Zhang Ergong timidly glanced at His Majesty the Emperor and those adults in big red robes from the corner of his eye.

"Your Highness, do you want to put things down..."

After holding back for a long time, Zhang Ergong finally said such a sentence.

Zhu Yunxi suppressed a smile, pointed at Zhang Ergong, with a look of hating iron but not steel.

"Don't you have something else that you want to present to His Majesty and the officials in the court?"

Hearing the reminder, Zhang Ergong finally came to his senses and nodded repeatedly.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang nervously, hunched his head and clasped his hands: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I still have a...a steam engine, I want...to show Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang had a kind smile on his face.

This Zhang Ergong now has an official status of eight ranks, but he has no official appearance at all.

In the court, this is not a good thing.

But in front of me, it couldn't be better.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: "Of course we want to watch it, but before watching it, we still have a few words to say to your superiors."

Zhang Ergong nodded, and he didn't understand the etiquette before the emperor.

It turned out to be self-care, and ran to the other side of the steam engine as if fleeing.

Then I saw that this guy was already directing the craftsmen under him, and began to put the five thousand catties of stones back under the city wall.

And Zhu Yuanzhang has already turned to look at Baiguan.

"This steam engine burning coal, you can also see it clearly."

The officials bowed and bowed: "I see clearly."

Zhu Yuanzhang hummed: "Look at this steam engine, it burns coal, but it uses a lot."

The officials lowered their heads and looked at the black coal residue scattered on the city wall.

The emperor never talks nonsense to his courtiers.

So, after His Majesty disliked the steam engine, it cost too much?

Just when everyone was wondering what the emperor meant by these words.

Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, has already stood up: "Your Majesty, I am here to tell you that the steam engines are all driven by coal and do not require a single manpower. They should be something that has never existed in the Central Plains. My Ming Dynasty will hold a sharp weapon in my hand to benefit the world. .

The minister advises that the imperial court is currently ordering to urge Li Jinglong, the general who suppressed the Japanese and Cao Guogong, to recruit Japanese miners into the court and go to various coal mines in Shanxi Road to expand coal mines, so that we can start tens of millions of steam engines in the future. "

After finishing speaking, Ru Yu glanced lightly at Zhan Hui, who had only had time to take one foot, but was preempted by herself.

Zhan Hui sighed slightly in his heart.

It is impossible for the emperor to seal up the steam engine. According to what happened today, His Majesty must vigorously use the steam engine.

Then His Majesty has repeatedly mentioned the matter of steam engines burning coal.

That was naturally worrying that Daming might lack coal to supply steam engines in the future.

But what is the situation of Japanese miners in Daming?
This is not an unknown thing in the court.

Throughout the thirteenth Dao of Ming Dynasty, I have seen any officials except Shanxi Dao who would take credit for how many Japanese miners they killed and used, and explain their achievements to the officials.

There is no second place in the entire Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled all over his face, and waved his hand: "Since the imperial court has made such a request, let's draft an order and send it to General Zhenwo."

After finishing speaking, the old man didn't give these people a chance to continue talking, he waved to Zhang Ergong, and actually led the eighth-rank craftsman down the city wall.

All the officials were left looking at each other on the city wall.

Why, didn't the imperial court only speak to a Minister of the Ministry of War? When did the entire imperial court demand this.

Zhu Yunxi leisurely passed by the crowd, and said lightly: "Everyone, go down, Zhang Ergong has another good thing to offer."

When everyone went down from the city wall.

Zhang Ergong, who was first taken off the city wall by Zhu Yuanzhang, had already made preparations for everything.

At this time, Zhang Ergong probably also saw that His Majesty the Emperor is not a cannibal, and his nervous expression never appeared again.

"Your Majesty, this steam engine has made another improvement. Although it can't directly lift heavy objects from the city wall, it can pull these [-]-jin stones to any place where there is a road."

Zhu Yunxi, who came down from the city wall, nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Zhang Ergong was able to deal with the old man calmly.

Zhu Yuanzhang watched the other one lift the tarpaulin, only to realize that this carriage was different from the one next to it.

The horses in front have been taken away.

In its place are longer carriages with five wheels.

The four wheels at the back are opposite to each other, distributed left and right.There is a single wheel in front, which is stretched out from an iron rod to the top of the carriage, and then connected together by a horizontal iron rod.

In the middle of the carriage, there is another steam engine, which is smaller than the one on the city wall, and there is a basket of coal beside it.

As for the stones that were hung on the city wall before, they were also distributed in front of and behind the steam engine at this time.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked very curiously: "Without a cow or a horse, can this... carriage be moved?"

The emperor was a little hesitant. Without a horse-drawn cart, can it still be called a carriage?

Being questioned by the emperor, Zhang Ergong, who had been able to deal with it calmly, became nervous again, not knowing how to answer.

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes helplessly, it seems that in the future, he should go to this guy to do practical things honestly.

He could only go forward by himself: "Grandpa, look at the bottom of this car. The four wheels at the back are all connected to the steam engine on it. Just like... the steam engine on the city wall just now."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up: "You mean, this steam engine can also drive this car to move? The wheel is the same as the pulley?"

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently: "Shengming has no faults with grandpa, there is nothing in this world that grandpa can't figure out."

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand to pat Zhu Yunxi's head with a smile on his face. Seeing that this bastard was still actively stretching his head over in front of everyone, he immediately stopped and snorted coldly: "I haven't been in a good shape all day! Let this guy The carriage is moving, let's take a good look!"

If a horse-drawn carriage could transport [-] catties of goods in the Ming Dynasty, from Yingtian to Jiubian would no longer have to rely on canals and sea transportation.

Even outside the Nine Frontiers without canals and oceans, it will play a huge role!

This is the biggest benefit that Zhu Yuanzhang thought of when he saw the carriage loaded with five thousand catties of stones for the first time.

"okay……"

Zhu Yunxi dragged his voice, and waved to Zhang Ergong. The two stood behind the crossbar at the front of the carriage, and one of them was holding one end of the crossbar.

Zhang Ergong was about to turn around and start the steam engine that had been boiling for half a day.

But he was stopped by a figure jumping up in front of him.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still standing on the ground, was already staring at Zhang Ergong expectantly.

Zhang Ergong quickly lowered his head: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said kindly, "Zhang Qing, you go down, we will drive with the grandson."

Zhang Ergong was at a loss, then nodded.Taisun knows how to drive a car best, and I still learned from Taisun.

Then, he jumped off the carriage.

But Zhu Yuanzhang frightened all the officials around him so frightened that they surrounded him one after another.

"Your Majesty, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Your Majesty is a body of thousands of rides and ten thousand pieces of gold. You must not drive lightly."

"I would like to help His Majesty to verify this car."

"Your Majesty, please think again, and put the Great Ming Society first."

Zhu Yunxi looked back at the old man. In fact, he was looking forward to letting the old man get in touch with these new things with his own hands.

But everything depends on whether the old man will listen to these courtiers.

(End of this chapter)