I'm really not doing business

Chapter 186 A Mechanical Egg
San Niangzi made a proposal that the court could not refuse, to raise more sheep and less horses.

"Do you know what this means?" Ma Ziqiang heard what the third lady said, and said with a frown, as if the imperial court's attempt to engage in the wool business and weaken the offensive power of the grassland seemed to have been noticed by the chieftain.

"You know, the Changshengtian gave us the ability to survive on horseback, allowing us to control the strings and draw the bow, but the Changshengtian did not give us life, leaving us with a lack of pot, cloth, salt and tea. Killing is all the time and everywhere. If there are fewer horses, there is no way." With looting and fewer horses, there is no way to go south." The third lady said with certainty: "Perhaps if there are fewer horses, our life will be stable."

"The power and tycoons of Ming Dynasty are more greedy than the chiefs of various tribes."

San Niangzi, or the supporters behind San Niangzi, are very aware of the consequences of increasing the wool supply. It is not difficult to understand that what Daming is playing is an unstoppable conspiracy.

"I Da Khan caught the eagle all his life, but he was pecked by the eagle after all." Zhu Yijun looked at the third lady and said something that everyone could understand, but others sounded suspicious.

Altan Khan's basic base is the Tumed Department. He himself is a Wanhu. He has fought with his brother all his life. Altan Khan himself is a hardcore main fighter. He advocates fighting to support war, forming a path dependence. The basic supporters of Answer Khan are the main combat faction.

Al Da Khan used a woman to act out a tribute scene, but was directly emptied by this woman.

The supporters of San Niangzi are advocates of harmony, and she herself is also a firm advocate and appeasement faction. She believes that fighting is not as good as peace, and the tribute and border trade are very impressive, and there are more and more supporters.

In the fifth year of Longqing, when the court was discussing the tribute of I Da, the courtiers came to a conclusion, that is: the success of the first conferment was actually the intention of San Niangzi.

Many tribes in the grassland have a complete feudal system, that is, the Khan seals [-] households, [-] households seals [-] households, and [-] households seals [-] households. Unlike the [-] households and [-] households of the Ming Dynasty, these [-] households and [-] households belong to each tribe. The chief, with a grasp of the actual military and government finances, is more like the chieftain of the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guizhou.

Therefore, if the imperial court refuses to give up the profits, it is really difficult to implement the matter of raising more sheep.

Because of raising more horses, they can have the motivation to go south to invade, and they can also be used to conquer each other without invading Ming Dynasty. However, San Niangzi hopes to use a different method to resolve and end the hostile relationship through non-military means.

San Niangzi can be regarded as a symbol, a symbol of peace talks advocated by Beilu internally.

When Alta Khan succeeded in entering the bandits, everyone followed in his footsteps, but the 15-year war between Altan Khan and Daming did not produce a good result, and the people who finally negotiated peace occupied the mainstream.

"How much do you want to increase the price for a bag?" Wang Chonggu asked with a frown. He was in charge of the official woolen factory, and the third lady asked too much, so he would never agree.

The third lady shook her head again and said: "I'm not going to raise the price. What's the use of raising the price for a catty or a bag? You raise the prices of iron pots, fabrics, salt, and tea accordingly. It's like exchanging your left hand for your right hand." Same, it’s useless at all.”

"Grassland needs a long-term stable price, and it will be calculated every five years to give a relatively stable, and most importantly, a long-term price."

"The people of Daming are too cunning. Now the price given by Daming is reasonable and fair, but we raise more sheep. You bought wool in the northeast, but suddenly cut off the wool in the northwest. The sheep we raise, the wool we shear is sold. For whom?"

"We don't control the method of making wool. It looks extremely simple, but it is a trap. Even the merchants of Ming Dynasty can't do it in Daming, let alone the Northwest Grassland."

"Ming people want to live and work in peace and contentment, and we grassland people also want to live and work in peace and contentment."

San Niangzi raised a very crucial question. Now Daming and Tuman Khan are fighting to the death. Tomorrow, the Tuman suddenly pays tribute and buys wool directly from the Northeast, and the Northwest is immediately plunged into mud.

Therefore, San Niangzi hoped that the court would agree, that they would give up force peacefully, and that Daming could set a long-term stable price so that the grassland could live in peace.

"What about the Tuman Khan?" Zhu Yijun looked at the third lady and said, "The Tuman Khan is the Great Khan of the Mongol suzerain. They are afraid of Alta Khan's soldiers and horses migrating eastward. When they go back, what will Alta Khan do?"

"Tu Man Khan does not pose a threat." San Niangzi said very confidently: "The one who was beaten and hid was only a mouse, not a tiger."

The strength of the Tuman Khan is actually not strong. As the Suzerain Khan, he does not have the strength of the Suzerain Khan. Even if he returns to the west of the Great Xianbei Mountain, the three left-wing tribes are not afraid. Lose the most important thing, that is courage.

Only then did Wang Chonggu show a smile and said, "I am now convinced that you came to the court to discuss business."

Feng Wang is a political bond, and Gongshi is an economic bond. Wool business can effectively improve the efficiency of economic constraints.

However, there is a lack of military restraints, and the above restraints are all castles in the air.

San Niangzi is indeed here to discuss business. A long-term stable price is beneficial to Daming, and Daming does not want raw materials to fluctuate too much, which will have an extremely bad impact on Daming's production.

At least San Niangzi was not stupid enough to say that if you Ming did not increase the price for us, we would march south; nor was she stupid enough to say that she could only buy our wool, not wool from other places; at least San Niangzi was not stupid enough To make an appointment with the emperor as the country of uncle and nephew is not ashamed.

It's about talking about business in a down-to-earth manner. This pragmatic attitude and approach is conducive to mutual communication. Wang Chonggu is very good at business.

Zhu Yijun opened his mouth and said: "At Madam's request, I will discuss it with Da Sikou. The business of the official woolen factory is under the management of Da Sikou."

As the emperor, Zhu Yijun agreed and could talk.

Can Daming and Beilu live in peace forever?If Daming did not advocate the recovery of the Hetao, it might have been so stable, as it has been in history, but if the Ming Dynasty advocated the recovery of the Hetao, it would have poked the lungs of the northern captives, and there would definitely be wars.

San Niangzi's staunch peace faction will also become the main war faction in an instant. Hetao is the biggest point of conflict between Daming and the three left-wing tribes. If you agree to pay tribute to me, you are actually agreeing not to repeat it.

Daming needs to re-set, because if there is no re-set, the grain in the northwest of Daming cannot be self-sufficient. Several severe droughts in the three sides of Yansui, Gansu, and Ningxia in the late Ming Dynasty directly caused large-scale civil unrest for decades. If there is Hetao, Even if it is a severe drought, there will not be nothing to eat.

If it is not done again, the Yellow River in Daming cannot be effectively controlled, and the annual slush can wash away the dams that have been treated for one year.

It is imperative to repeat the set, so Daming and Beilu will still fight.

However, before the war, it is necessary to do a good job in the division of the northern captives.

"Your Majesty, I have a merciless request." The third lady was also relieved when she heard that the emperor had agreed to discuss the business. She knew very well that Daming's culture of being ashamed of rhetoric was actually just being unrealistic and trying to save face. .

But San Niangzi looked at the bare foundation, and the new emperor did not look like a face-saving person in such a place to receive envoys.

This is easy to say, if everyone is pragmatic, then it is easy to talk, if not pragmatic, then the talk is useless.

"Since it's a ruthless invitation, then don't invite it." Zhu Yijun heard that he had rejected the third lady's ruthless invitation. Since he knew it would embarrass the court, what did he say?

The third lady was stunned for a moment, then she bowed her head and said, "I want to visit Daningwei."

"I want to see if my Ming Dynasty can stand in Daningwei? I also want to see if the white soil of Taotu Mountain really exists? Go if you want to." Zhu Yijun deliberated for a while, and finally agreed down.

Deterrence by force requires that the northern captives actually see force, otherwise it is not deterrence. Now that the Beijing camp is in Daningwei, let San Niangzi see the achievements of Daming Zhenwu in these years .

"What do you think, sir?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked Yuanfu's opinion, whether the third lady could go, after all, it involved military affairs, especially the deployment of defense and the front line.

Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhang Juzheng highly supports His Majesty's decision, let San Niangzi see the current strength of the Ming army, so that Ida Khan will not have any thoughts that should not be born, make a strategic misjudgment, and want to join forces with Tuman Khan, or Simply advance east and west, threatening Daming to withdraw from the Great Ningwei.

"Then go and have a look." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, it was not a big deal.

The third lady knelt down on the ground again, bowed her head and said obediently, "Thank you for your majesty's grace."

The third lady walked out of the threshold, and Chen Xuexue took the third lady away from the Huangji Gate, while other envoys were waiting to see her, including the envoy from Jeju Island.

"Didn't Yuanfu rule the Ming dynasty? Why did Yuanfu just say something about His Majesty's sages?" The third lady walked out of the Meridian Gate and was about to board the car and return to the Siyi Pavilion when she suddenly asked.

San Niangzi explained again: "Contrary to what I expected, Wu Dui, Fang Fengshi and others in the northwest said that Yuanfu is a powerful master and oversteps the divine weapon. I heard that Yuanfu's new policies are quite effective, but today I will take a look at them. That’s not the case, that’s why I asked this question.”

The third lady can't figure it out. In the northwest, she was able to overthrow I Da Khan, who has fought all her life. Zhang Juzheng only said that his majesty is holy, but Zhang Juzheng's New Deal in Daming is in the grassland. Incompetent people are.

"I don't know why you are asking this question. Why did Yuanfu want to take away His Majesty's power of prestige? Yuanfu hopes that His Majesty can become a man." Chen Xuexue looked at the third lady and explained. The third lady was puzzled, and Gao Gong was also puzzled. The courtiers of Daming were also puzzled, Zhang Juzheng, when will you really do something to shock the Lord?
"I see. Yuanfu is indeed a great man, and a real man." The third lady thought for a while and said: "I thought there was no such person as Zhuge Kongming in the world, it was just a story in a storybook, but today I saw Yuanfu, Only then did I realize that there really is such a man.”

"There are many, not many. In fact, there is only one in Daming." Chen Xuexue pulled down, so that he can rule the country without overstepping the magic weapon, and there are not many courtiers in Daming who only want to rejuvenate.

The third lady smiled and said, "Don't you still have Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou? Li Chengliang can also be counted as half of them. They are all heroes. They know that Ming Dynasty is harsh on warriors and it is very difficult to do things, but they don't seem to give up."

"gone."

The reason why the third lady was willing to come over to have a talk in person is actually very simple. It is difficult to win a war lightly, and she is willing to talk about business honestly when she can't plunder. She put down the car window and walked towards the Siyi Pavilion. go.

Chen Xuexue shook his head. Just like San Niangzi, counting the great men and men of Ming Dynasty in detail, they are not too few. Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Tan Lun, Hai Rui, and even people like Yin Zhengmao and Li Chengliang Saying that they are feudal towns, they still follow the lead of the imperial court.

Many people say that these people are stupid, indeed, they are not shrewd, with this kind of power in their hands, forming a party for personal gain, it would be great to hollow out the corners of Ming Dynasty together, anyway, everyone is doing this.

Chen Xuehui brought the next batch of envoys to meet, this time envoys from Jeju.

These envoys, who don't know Chinese, donated some seafood, fish oil, etc., and got some rewards. Zhu Yijun understood what the other party meant after making gestures and guessing. The strong wind blew their boat away. I hope Daming can send them back. .

Zhu Yijun agreed to this request. Daming did want to conduct hydrological surveys on Jeju Island. Wa Kingdom is increasing its influence on Ryukyu, and Ming also wants to increase its influence on Wa Kingdom.

The third group of envoys were the Korean envoys Li Houbai and Yin Geunshou. These two envoys asked the court for corrections. The Ming Dynasty wanted to revise the Ming Huidian.

Ever since Daming repaired the Da Ming Hui Dian and published it in the world during the Hongzhi period, the Korean envoys kept playing, saying that Daming had made a mistake.

This mistake happened during the Hongwu period, and Li Chenggui himself played it himself, saying that he was not Li Renren's son.

During the Yongle period, this mistake was finally corrected.

But in the reign of Hongzhi, this mistake appeared in the Ming Dynasty Code, and heard that the imperial court planned to revise the Ming Dynasty Code, and also appointed the president, vice president, and editor to open the library, and immediately sent an envoy in a hurry , I hope I won't make any mistakes this time.

Li Houbai and Yin Genshou were both stunned and shocked when they entered the Meridian Gate!

The emperor sat on the empty foundation to meet the courtiers of the vassal state. The king of Joseon was canonized by the Ming Dynasty for each generation. It was indeed a vassal state.

In the first year of Wanli to congratulate the new emperor on his enthronement, these two came here once. At that time, there were so many splendors in the Huangji Hall, but now it is so shabby and shocking.

North Korea is now also trapped in party disputes and divided into Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern, but compared with the burning of the palace in Ming Dynasty, North Korea’s party disputes are nothing. It's so atmospheric!
The incomparably brilliant center-axis building will burn as soon as it is set on fire.

Zhu Yijun agreed to the request of Li Houbai and Yin Genshou. It is also recorded in Taizu Shilu that Li Chenggui said that his father was not Li Renren. The purpose is easier to make mistakes in this paragraph.

It was indeed a mistake.

However, during the Hongzhi period, under the influence of Neo-Confucianism and mind-learning history, few people devoted themselves to studying history, and few people even understood the easier things that Emperor Wen decreed. The mistakes that had been corrected back then, It was written in the "Da Ming Hui Dian" in a grand manner.

Therefore, it is really necessary for Zhang Juzheng to revise the Great Ming Huidian. Originally, there were really too many mistakes.

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong Hongzhi, the rule of culture flourished, but in the revision of national codes, even the more error-prone things that Emperor Yongle personally issued, can be omitted. Is this considered the prosperity of culture and education?
Zhu Yijun has read the history of the country once, and he knows everything. Did those scholar-bureaucrats repair the national code while lying on the belly of a woman?

When Li Houbai and Yin Genshou saw the emperor's agreement, they wept with joy. The founding monarch's father was misremembered by the suzerain, and now it has finally been corrected in the new national code.

The fourth batch of envoys came from Ryukyu. The Ryukyu envoys offered fish oil and other things, scolded the Japanese country, and asked the Daming Navy to go to Ryukyu for inspections, to wipe out the Japanese plague, and to restore the peace of Ryukyu. Zhu Yijun said that Daming is beyond the reach of the present. , Daming is inspiring the navy, and it will definitely go there in a few years.

The Ryukyu envoy cried bitterly. After many years, the Ming court never let go. Today they finally got a promise that is not a promise.

The fifth group of envoys to enter the temple is Li Yashi, who is considered an old acquaintance. Li Yashi has only met the saint twice, and this is already the third time.

After saluting respectfully, Legazit looked at the empty foundation and sighed involuntarily: "Your Majesty is wise, wise, invincible, and supreme. The humble outsider is a little puzzled. Did the hall just burn down like this? Is this the wealth of Daming?"

The emperor had already begun to investigate the arson case in the palace. It was someone who set the fire, not a natural disaster. There had been a lot of rumors in the public, which naturally reached the ears of Li Yashi in Beijing.

"Before I came here, I thought that the stupid Francisco was the biggest idiot on earth. He said that only 40 people were needed to conquer Ming Dynasty, and later added 2 people. But now, I don't think he is either. So stupid." Li Yashi teased the Emperor Ming with arias and half-baked Chinese.

You are not angry, Emperor Ming, and don't be an emperor in the future.

"Do you think 2 people are really enough?" Zhu Yijun asked calmly.

Li Yashi Youbang was surprised for a moment, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Francisco is an idiot, I am here, I think that 200 million people are not enough, subjects loyal to His Majesty, subjects loyal to the Ming Dynasty, yes Most of the silent ones."

"Turning silent people loyal to His Majesty and the court into traitors is a mistake that should not have happened, although it always happens."

Taking advantage of the fact that the imperial palace was burned down, I would tease a little bit, be amazed for a while, almost got it, if I put my nose on my face, I would really be thrown into the Taiye Pond by the Emperor Ming to feed the fish.

"Are you here to join in the fun, or do you have something to talk about?" Zhu Yijun asked, and today he concentrated on meeting the envoys, and Li Yashi also said that he wanted to meet, since he wanted to meet, then let's meet together.

Li Yashi smiled and said: "The last time my king gave His Majesty a clock as a gift, it can keep time very conveniently, but when it traveled across the ocean to Daming, it was broken by a reckless servant. I have recently repaired it, difficult as it is, and present it to His Majesty, a Nuremberg egg watch from Germany."

"Whether it is the exchange of items or knowledge, it is inseparable from the consideration of time."

The last sentence of Legasit was spoken in Latin. This is a Tessian motto. It doesn't matter who said it. The important thing is that it comes from the dead Rome.

"Once time passes, there is no turning back. Present it." When Zhu Yijun heard that there was a gift, his smile became brighter. The sentence he said was in Latin, which is also an ancient Roman adage.

Zhu Yijun is really learning foreign languages ​​seriously again, and his pronunciation is more authentic than Li Yashi's, which surprised Li Yashi very much.

An egg about the size of Zhu Yijun's fist was presented to the imperial court. Zhu Yijun looked at the egg. It was not so much an egg as it was a pocket watch, which could be hung around his neck.

The dial is completely made of gold. The whole is a hexagonal Colombian emerald, embellished with enamel patterns, and the gemstone movement is placed in it. You can hear the ticking sound of the escapement inside. There is no second hand on the dial, only the hour hand And the minute hand, but the ticking sound can prove that there is a second hand design inside.

"Reward!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I am very satisfied with your gift, so what are your demands?"

"It's actually a trivial matter. Can the war in Luzon be stopped for a while? Or, let's put it peacefully. Daming has been launching an offensive against Mindanao. I received a letter saying that the situation is already very bad." Embarrassed: "The conflict affects trade."

Zhu Yijun said with a sad face: "Messengers from afar, you have also seen that at my age, I have not actually been in charge of the government. I have promised you, but I can't do it. Lu Song is too far away. Indeed, they bowed their heads and bowed their heads, but Li Special envoy Yashi, I cannot effectively restrain them, just like Felipe II cannot effectively restrain the new world."

Zhang Juzheng heard that he raised his head and glanced at His Majesty, His Majesty accepted Li Yashi's gift, but did not do anything for Li Yashi. Who did he learn from in this way of doing things?Zhang Juzheng's student Li Le.

Li Le was the first to set the precedent for cashiers not doing business, followed by Fan Yingqi and Wang Jiaping, and now the little emperor is doing the same!
The little emperor also said sadly, Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Yuanxun, and Deng Zilong did not obey the imperial edict, is it possible?The first five-masted oceangoing ship in Ming Dynasty must be handed over to Yin Zhengmao for use!Ask Yin Zhengmao himself if he listens to the imperial court's orders!

Yin Zhengmao is called the surname of the country everywhere he goes!His Majesty's holy family is too kind.

It was clearly the emperor's decree to continue to expel Hong Mao Fan!

Play, keep playing!
"Special envoy, don't you think so? My order doesn't work." Zhu Yijun said bitterly.

"Indeed, alas, these overseas commanders and governors are always so difficult to tame!" Li Yashi said with empathy, Felipe II is so powerful that he can't control the New World, let alone a young man like Daming. The emperor.

Cape Verde is also very close to Spain, but it is already a land abandoned by gods. No one knows how many pirates and smugglers there are there.

"Since it is a national gift, Daming can't be shabby. Zhang Daban, take a double-faced velvet four-fold Ruyi embroidered dragon patch, as a national gift, and it is reciprocal." Zhu Yijun kept his tone flat, and he made a very generous move. The velvet mending gown embroidered with dragons was a royal item, and it was a silk fabric as precious as the golden silk good-wing crown worn by Zhu Yijun.

"Thank you for your grace." Li Yashi was very pleasantly surprised. Sending this thing back can completely satisfy the vanity of Philip II. Philip II has always wanted to propose to King Elizabeth, but Elizabeth has been hesitant. Ken agreed.

Spain has a long history of traditional arts through marriage and opening up borders.

Li Yashi left, and Zhu Yijun held the golden egg in his hand, observed it carefully, and said: "Sir, this is a precision machine, any line that is not accurate enough will make its error larger, and a small error Accumulated, the travel time will be inaccurate, and the Taixi people use it to sail and use time to measure their own longitude."

"It's not shameful to admit that you are inferior. Daming did not have the craft of watchmaking."

Zhu Yijun stood up as he spoke, and walked towards the side hall of the Wenhua Palace, Zhang Juzheng followed suit.

In the side hall of the Wenhua Palace and the Royal Laboratory of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun sat in front of the grand master's chair, carefully removed the hour hand, and then pried open the golden egg, revealing the movement inside.

Zhu Yijun carefully observed the movement, the mainspring, the escapement, and the equalizer. The mainspring provides power, the reciprocating movement of the escapement, and the equalizer compensates for the changing tension of the mainspring spring of the timer.

The escapement is actually easy to understand, but the uniform cone wheel is very difficult.

It is a conical disc with a raised spiral around which the chain is wound and connected to the mainspring.When winding the mainspring, the more winding, the smaller the diameter of the helix - the tighter the mainspring is stretched, the force at the end of the chain does not increase, and the output is stable to the escapement.

Zhu Yijun began to disassemble the device, took out the uniform cone, pointed at the sun and asked: "Sir, do you look familiar with this line?"

"Huh?" Zhang Juzheng looked at it for a long time, took out one of the question boards and said, "Is it this map?"

The longitudinal section of the conical wheel is actually a conical hyperbola, while its chain behaves as a helix on the uniform cone wheel.

"The egg from Taixi is not neat." Zhang Juzheng inspected it carefully, and said with certainty that Da Ming has the ability to make the egg from Taixi more precisely because he has mathematical tools.

This is the benefit of degree bypass.

Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Let's start by imitating this egg. First, we need spring steel, a steel sheet with excellent elasticity, and then we need to make gears. After the imitation, we need to understand the function of these gears. Finally, we need to make a Ming egg." eggs."

"Precise machinery is not so easy to make, we need some patience."

"Leave it to Mister."

Zhu Yijun disassembled each part, and after drawing the picture, handed it over to Zhang Juzheng for imitation. It is very easy for Daming to imitate, but it takes a long time to figure out the specific function of each gear.

Zhu Yijun is still young, he can wait.

Moreover, Zhu Yijun believes that the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty can understand the meaning of all the gears, and then improve them to make them more accurate.

There is a official book screen on the Wenhua Hall, and there is a map of the world in the middle of the official book screen, but its proportions are seriously out of balance, and there is a serious flatness. The sextant and the table can make this map more be more precise.

The business negotiation between Wang Chonggu and San Niangzi ended in mid-May, and Wang Chonggu sent the results of the negotiation to the imperial court. Wang Chonggu was the supervisor, and the Yongding woolen official factory was not Wang Chonggu's own business. Of course, he was also a shareholder and received [-]% of it. profit share.

When the results were delivered to the emperor, Zhu Yijun looked at them dully and said to Zhang Hong, "Are all scholars so dirty in their minds?"

"Your Majesty, the minds of scholars have always been so dirty." Zhang Hong looked at the result and said with a complex expression.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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