People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 201 Machine tools, the importance of the technology tree

"You're back?"

When Zhang Yi returned to the Taoist temple, Lao Zhu and Mu Ying had been waiting for a long time.

The moment he saw Zhang Yi, Lao Zhu greeted him naturally, without impatience, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth naturally.

Mu Ying has been watching Zhu Yuanzhang's movements from the side, but Zhu Yuanzhang may not have noticed it himself.

Every time he saw Zhang Yi, his attitude became much better involuntarily.

"Uncle Huang, you are here, I kept you waiting for a long time!"

Zhang Yi was still very cute when he was not black emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't wait for him to ask, and asked with a straight face:
"What happened to the medicine garden outside?"

Zhang Yi shrugged and said:

"Isn't there something wrong with the Ministry of Industry... The medicine garden I want to build has been blocked, and I don't have time, so let's get one out first! Let's talk about it later!"

Old Zhu snorted coldly when he heard the words:

"What do you mean later? The medicine garden you mentioned is a place for growing things. Once the experimental field is set up, wouldn't it be impossible to move it for a year? Could it be that you can do half of the experiment and then harvest the rice?" to build a garden?"

Zhang Yi was stunned, and then smiled wryly: "That can't be..."

"That's right, Yang Xian has done too much, a dignified right-hand man, but he always clings to you as a Taoist priest, and he is not afraid of losing his identity!
And those officials from the Ministry of Industry deserved to die, they dared to disobey the king's orders, and killed them alone! "

Before Lao Zhu met Zhang Yi, he had held back his anger, and now it exploded directly in front of his eyes.

Zhang Yi saw his King Kong glaring, and a murderous intent filled his whole body, and the air around him seemed to be a little bit colder because of Lao Zhu's anger.

This mysterious and mysterious phenomenon made Zhang Yi click his tongue secretly.

The identity of the old Huang Jiangyang thief was about to be revealed. Zhang Yi had the urge to write to Zhang Normal more than once to inquire about Lao Zhu's identity. The longer this Uncle Huang had been in contact with him, the more he felt that he was a bandit.

Shouting and shouting at every turn, do you really think this is the sea or something?

"Uncle be careful, partition walls have ears!"

Zhang Yi had already heard Deng Zhongxiu say something on the way, so he smiled wryly and advised him.

But he laughed at himself and responded to Lao Zhu's topic:
"The actions of those people in the Ministry of Industry are nothing more than procrastination, even if the emperor pursues it, they will have an excuse!

The harvest is about to be harvested. Whether it is the army or the common people, it is the busy time of farming. Can't we delay it?
In other words, I know Guozixue, and they can also say that it is more important over there, and they can't spare manpower!

This is just a trivial matter, the emperor can't blame them...

Uncle, we ordinary people, we must have the awareness of ordinary people, don't be angry! "

Zhang Yi solemnly comforted Lao Zhu, but Lao Zhu was unable to vent his anger.

Old Zhu was stunned, this guy made some sense.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to hold the Ministry of Industry accountable, in what name would he do so.

It seems strange in itself to stand up for a Taoist priest. Even if he is held accountable, at most the Ministry of Industry can find a reason to correct it quickly.

But so far, Lao Zhu has always wanted to keep a distance from Zhang Yi, at least not to let the officials know that they are too close.

In officialdom, procrastination is the most open and aboveboard conspiracy.

The Ministry of Industry really wanted to deal with itself, and some justified it, such as why the Ministry of Households did not pay, and the construction schedule was tight recently.

Speaking of which, he really had no way to show Zhang Yi out in the open.

Lao Zhu was inexplicably angry when he figured this out.

The king can't do whatever he wants, which is really aggravating.

Zhang Yi only thought that Lao Zhu was angry at his lack of ability, so he comforted Lao Zhu:

"Uncle Huang, don't worry, I'm fine, why are you angry?
I didn't want to have too much involvement with the old Zhu's family, so they won't let it go!And there is still no conclusion on this matter, maybe the Ministry of Industry will figure it out after a while? "

Knowing that Zhang Yi was just comforting himself, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and put the matter aside for the time being.

"You boy, even if the Ministry of Industry is not good enough, your uncle and I can't afford a few hundred taels of silver to build your yard?
The meaning of what you are going to do is not much lower than that of me letting Huang Ying go to sea..."

"Uncle, have you collected enough money to go to sea by yourself?"

Zhang Yi didn't accept Lao Zhu's love, but made fun of him instead.

Old Zhu got angry and replied: "I'm short of money, so it's not like I'm short of a thousand taels of silver. Don't tell me, I'll get someone to send the silver to you later...

By the way, there is something I want to ask you today! "

Zhang Yi was diverted by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Old Zhu asked: "Brother Huang Ying quietly asked someone to make the Hongyi cannon according to your blueprint, and the experiment was successful, but we asked someone to build it, ten of them, at most one or two!
Is there any way you can increase your success rate! "

"machine tool!"

Zhang Yi laughed, and directly gave Lao Zhu an impossible answer.

"machine tool?"

Just when Lao Zhu was wondering what the machine tool was, Zhang Yi waved his hand and said:

"For now, even if Pindao gives you blueprints, you won't be able to make them!

The key points of the technology tree need to be clicked step by step, and no one can surpass this!
At present, the cannon barrel can only be made by hand. After training a group of skilled craftsmen, they will have new needs for tools, and they will naturally want to develop new tools!

And the next technology tree can't be invented just by practicing, so...

Mathematical sciences, popularization of knowledge, this makes sense! "

Zhang Yi knows that the birth of the world's first machine tool was in the hands of Leonardo da Vinci in 1501. At that time, in order to meet the requirements of the watch industry and the production of cannon barrels, Western workers invented machine tools, but the real modern The birth of machine tools will be delayed for another 200 years...

Many things seem simple, but they cannot be created out of thin air without preconditions.

If possible, he, Zhang Yi, would have announced the required technology to the world long ago!
But in fact this is impossible, even if Lao Zhu is given detailed drawings, he can't reproduce these things.

Zhang Yi briefly talked about the principle of the machine tool, but Mu Ying was so greedy, he took the initiative to ask Zhang Yi to give him even the simplest design drawing no matter if it was possible or not.

Zhang Yi casually drew a picture for him, Mu Ying looked at it, and immediately felt like a big head.

This thing is much more difficult than ordinary cannon barrels, they are not good at making cannon barrels, let alone these things.

"This is the meaning of technology, the meaning of tools!
If there is an organic machine tool, you can get rid of the dependence on the master to a certain extent!

A skilled craftsman can't be cultivated only by time, he needs talent...

So when the factory develops to a certain extent, the craftsmen will definitely find ways to change the tools!
It's just that my Ming Dynasty doesn't necessarily have this kind of atmosphere... This blueprint might just be a dragon-slaying technique..."

The dragon-slaying technique Zhang Yi talked about is different from the Confucianism.

Lao Zhu understood Zhang Yi's meaning and nodded silently.

Since there are some shortcuts that cannot be taken, we can only slog through them.

However, Zhang Yiju doesn't care about productivity. Recently, he has gradually realized the limitation of productivity!
And his determination to promote simplified characters has also strengthened a bit.

The promotion of simplified characters has actually been going on, but this matter was promoted by Yan Shenggong.

In the process of promoting this matter in the Kong family, Lao Zhu vaguely discovered the benefits of it.

The word "education" is actually not limited to the emperor and the scholar group.

Even within Confucianism, Confucianism and the scholar-official class also had conflicts.

The implementation of simplified characters is an attempt to make their own voice heard after the Kong family was completely deprived of the power to engage in politics.

It is also something that the Confucian family must work hard to promote in order to wash away the word "traitor".

It would be great if we could cover up the stigma of the Kong family with an event that went down in history.

Kong Xixue and Kong Kejian probably also realized it during the process of implementation, and they paid special attention to this matter.

That is, when Er Kong left Beijing, he once again wrote to the emperor to implement it.

Zhu Yuanzhang pushed the boat along the way, and actually agreed to this approach.

Just how to push, how to push...

The priority of this matter is not high for the time being, but after today, Zhu Yuanzhang has a different decision in his mind.

Lao Zhu put the matter aside and changed the subject:
"How about you go out to look for rice seeds?"

There was a bit of joy on Zhang Yi's face:

"Better than I imagined, there are many suitable natural species in the wild, but there are no later generations!
There are too many things that have been annihilated in time at this time. I think there are several kinds of rice that can be used for breeding!

In addition, Xiaodao is really looking forward to the rice seeds my uncle collected for me! "

Mu Ying listened quietly on the sidelines, the doubts in her heart deepened. The question Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Yi talked about seemed to be related to food?
Seeing that he didn't understand, Lao Zhu briefly explained to Mu Ying what Zhang Yi was going to do.

When Mu Ying heard this, she was astonished.

In the absence of the important information that Zhang Yi can glimpse the future, rice breeding has become a very mysterious thing.

The halo on Zhang Yi's body became a bit more in Mu Ying's eyes.

He clasped his fists and saluted Zhang Yi.

"By the way, why didn't brother Huang come here today?"

Zhu Yuanzhang answered Zhang Yi's question: "He has other things to do. Recently, I arranged for him to deal with more trivial matters to exercise his ability!

If you are looking for him, you can go to the bookstore..."

Zhang Yi nodded and asked again:
"Then how did uncle go about going to the north to settle down?"

Old Zhu frowned:

"I have bought some land in the north, and I am going to try your method to plant rice in the north! It's just that this year is too late, and I will do it in the spring of next year!
It's just that the north is not peaceful now. Although most of them have been taken down, the Beiyuan army is still there!
There are 10,000+ people in Wang Baobao, and they are eyeing them now! "

Zhang Yi smiled when he heard the words, and replied:
"Don't worry about this, if Wang Baobao dares to attack the capital, his base camp in Taiyuan will be lost!
There are General Xu and General Chang on the front line, uncle don't have to worry about that!

Although His Majesty won the capital, firstly, he will not slaughter the city, secondly, he will not invade the people, and thirdly, he will have no obstacles to trade. This is the time when people are panicking!
Maybe this is the best time to win the property! "

The two of them acted as if no one was around, chatting about the major events of the future empire.

Mu Ying, a bystander, was terrified.

Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang were talking about the industry, but what they said behind their backs seemed to be more than just about the industry.

If he didn't know the bottom line, he would have sent someone to buy some land in the north.

As the conversation between the two deepened, the matter of moving the capital gradually emerged.

Mu Ying was calm on the surface, but her heart was full of turmoil.

The relocation of the country's capital is such a big event.

He has never heard of it in the court, which proves that this matter is only the emperor's thoughts.

But the two of them even discussed the specific plan. From this, we can see how important Zhang Yi is in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

Moreover, the migration of rice to the north is also a fantasy. No matter how much Mu Ying knows about agriculture, she also understands that this is contrary to common sense.

But Lao Zhu chatted all the way from planting time, harvesting season, and water conservancy construction. The attitude of the two of them is definitely not a joke.

"Little real, since the north is so good, why don't you let Longhushan buy some land?"

Mu Ying couldn't help asking when she saw that Zhang Yi boasted that there was nothing in the sky and earth in Hebei.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Yi were taken aback when they heard the words, and then looked at each other and smiled.

"Brother Huangying, please don't come up with bad ideas to hurt me. If my Zhang family does this, it will be a big disaster. Our old Zhang family can only guard one acre of land in Longhu Mountain!

One must have self-knowledge, and it is not good to cross the line! "

Zhang Yi explained to Mu Ying, but his mind changed.

As one of the largest landowners in Jiangxi, maybe some of my knowledge can really give back to Longhushan!

Mu Ying was thoughtful when he heard the words, and he glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang quietly. Old Zhu seemed to be accustomed to what Zhang Yi said.

The little thought in his heart that he wanted to buy the land quietly disappeared without a trace.

According to Zhang Yi, investing at this time is mostly okay, it is indeed possible.

As a soldier, he probably understands the current situation in the north.

When the Mongols entered the Central Plains, they used Hebei as a grassland and killed Hebei to the point of blood flowing into rivers.

Over the past 80 years, both the economy and the population of that place have collapsed.

If it wasn't for the country's capital being there, that place would have been like a ghost long ago.

However, when Lao Zhu conquered Dadu, he had no intention of moving the capital at all. Dadu lost its position as the capital and became Beiping.

Then in the sequence of the whole world, it is even further behind.

In addition, from the capital of the country to the front line against the Mongols,

This has a series of consequences, that is, everything in Dadu is the cheapest.

If you know that you will definitely be able to move the capital in the future, you can buy the bottom...

This is indeed a way to get rich.

It's just that there are some things, even if you see the interests first, you can't get involved.

"I got it, it's not as transparent as a child!"

Suppressing the greed in her heart, Mu Ying's eyes became clearer.

In fact, Lao Zhu had been observing Mu Ying quietly, and seeing that he had listened to Zhang Yi's words, he nodded in relief.

Muying is his Xu Fu, his adopted son who bears his trust. If he can't even suppress this bit of greed, it will be hard for Lao Zhu to believe him...

"I understand what you mean, I'll let someone bring the silver and go to the north to buy land later!

Speaking of it, if the north can have a certain amount of food independence, at least the problem of military food will be alleviated a lot!

I see that the imperial court is constantly transferring military rations to the north! "

Thinking of the military ration problem in the north, even Li Shanchang had a headache.

The matter of food transportation has been a problem since ancient times!

Zhang Yi understood Lao Zhu's emotion, the military ration issue was really difficult.

After moving from Longqi to the south, any court that wants to establish a capital in the north will face the problem of south-to-north grain transfer.

The Mongols rely on sea transportation, but the current situation in Ming Dynasty does not allow it.

The Grand Canal opened by the Sui Dynasty has long since fallen into disrepair, and its transport capacity is not as good as before.

The annual shipping volume of 30 shi is too small.

Zhang Yi said:
"This matter really needs to be thought of elsewhere!"

"Do you have a way?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

(End of this chapter)