The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Many years ago, scholars from the Ming Dynasty discovered "Wang Qi", which is oxygen, and analyzed the proportion of Wang Qi in the air and gave an approximate weight. Scholars from the Imperial College in Peking also discovered the "negative side" of Wang Qi. .

"If Wang Qi supports combustion, then the negative gas of Wang Qi cannot support combustion. The gas we breathe is the negative gas of Wang Qi." A scholar did an experiment.

The breathed gas combines with solid substances such as quicklime, and air can be regenerated from these solids through heating.

Zhu Zhanji, who could not see the meaning, still gave him enthusiastic applause.

That's how science is.

Just as Chinese scholars invented the art of severing a circle a long time ago and calculated the decimal point of many digits of pi. Mathematics is the foundation of science, but scientific knowledge that is too advanced cannot directly affect productivity.

Scientific inventions and the popularization of social productivity are indispensable.

Later generations are relatively backward in the former, but they have advantages in the popularization of social productivity.

The experiment was not just a monotonous process. Scholars burned sulfur and phosphorus. Phosphorus was a substance discovered by scholars by refining urine. Sulfur has been around since ancient times. When burning, they absorbed air and increased their mass.

Alchemists refine all things.

The same goes for chemistry.

This is an infinitely tedious and boring job, but with data, experimental processes, etc., chemistry breaks through the shackles of tradition and moves to a higher level.

A scholar heated lead to a higher temperature in oxygen and obtained red "crystals", which later became lead monoxide.

Through complex and continuous refining, it was discovered that when this substance is heated together with charcoal, its mass will decrease. The scholar told the "nobles" in the audience that this is because the red "crystals" have lost air.

The R&D Department has a large number of scholars who receive subsidies, doing things that ordinary people think have no effect at all.

Some people even laughed at him.

With the rise of private commercial banks, the concentrated resources of large commercial banks, and fierce competition, more researchers have been cultivated, and the bottlenecks that various factories continued to solve have been solved.

This is not a scientific breakthrough made by a single person, but due to the needs of society. In short, under the urgency of the market, the work of countless researchers has not been effective, but there are also a small number of researchers who have achieved breakthroughs, either actively or passively. .

Under the "exhaustive method", a large number of new materials were developed, including red "crystals". People discovered some effects of this substance, such as being able to be made into a dye.

In the highly prosperous market of the Ming Dynasty, such bright dyes represented huge benefits.

In the smelting industry, red "crystals" can serve as combustion accelerants, helping to increase the melting point of metals and improve their quality.

Because red crystals can be obtained in large quantities, unlike the production process of phosphorus, red "crystals" are increasingly used in the smelting industry. There are already chemical plants specializing in the production of red "crystals" located in the Tianjin area.

Including the drying effect of this substance, it was finally used by Nanyang trading companies to add it to the production process of rubber vulcanization, and played a huge role.

The red "crystals" have a certain insecticidal effect and are used by insecticide and pesticide manufacturers, incorporated into the production process, etc. After the introduction by the scholars, Zhu Zhanji took the lead in applauding, and the applause was given to the scholars present.

“Science is not monolithic.”

"It is the joint efforts of society, the participation of countless people, small breakthroughs and big breakthroughs in all walks of life, and ultimately the continuous progress of social productivity."

His Royal Highness the Prince's speech in Peiping was quickly published in newspapers.

Then came the news of His Royal Highness returning to the capital.

The military operations in which the princes participated defeated the rebel forces, stabilized the Tianzhu region, opened up the Ming Dynasty's overseas markets, and established the vassal system. Such huge military achievements have not been widely publicized in the Ming Dynasty.

Many people were unhappy with the county king.

Zheng Luo, who has stayed in the north of Tianzhu for six years, is about to enter his forties from a young man in his early twenties, leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade. He and Wu Zhongming followed the prince, and relied on their outstanding talents and performance. People are the fastest-promoting generals, and they are the youngest commanders in the Ming Dynasty.

Since the selection of military officers from hereditary military attachés has been abolished, the promotion of military officers in the Ming Dynasty has become more and more strict. Generals and even thousand-year-olds can be born at the age of twenty. The phenomenon of guarding has completely disappeared.

Zheng Luo returned to his hometown in Shandong, and his family welcomed him grandly.

In front of the family members, Zheng Luo expressed his merits for the prince, "The achievements of the prince are no less than those of the champion, and the whole country should cheer for the prince."

Zheng Luo told people how big the Tianzhu area was, how rich it was, how vast the plains were, and how rich the water resources were. Over the years, the Tianzhu area had become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, or Xuanwei Division, etc.

Including the stability of the Balihe area, and even the promotion effect it has on the seven western provinces.

Until the evening, Zheng Luo's uncle warned him vigilantly, telling him that he should not say certain things in public and that he needed to exercise restraint. Zheng Luo looked at his uncle blankly, and his uncle sighed secretly.

The prince is the most important.

Zheng Luo, who understood everything, felt sad for the prince. No wonder the prince was still unwilling to return to Beijing, and he understood the prince's mood and depression.

After years of companionship, and even the friendship of "comrades", Zheng Luo stopped speaking and became taciturn, as if he had completely "grown up" overnight.

Zheng Luo let go of his worries and began to quietly watch the changes in his hometown.

Six or seven years ago.

My hometown has changed a lot.

There are many rickshaw pullers on the streets. In the past, there were only Korean maids and Japanese maids in the Ming Dynasty. Today's Ming Dynasty has various maids and even overseas male workers. Many overseas men can be seen in the rickshaw puller industry.

There are also many people riding bicycles on the streets.

I even saw a steam locomotive emitting steam. The same rubber tires were used. Because they were difficult to control, accidents occurred on the dense streets. Newspapers discussed whether to ban steam locomotives from entering the city.

The most prosperous streets in Jinan are actually equipped with street lamps, which are lit at night. Other streets are still illuminated by lanterns or kerosene street lamps hanging at the entrances of shops on both sides of the road.

As for the less bustling streets, they are also dark, and people return home at night.

However, there are more and more people chatting on the street, and many people are sleeping later and later. Many people will go shopping in busy places and come back to sleep very late.

Stability and order.

What a precious thing, Zheng Luo sighed.

No matter what kind of society, stability and order are the most important to the people. Zheng Luo also has a clearer understanding of the prerequisites for industrial development such as social stability, agricultural security, etc., as advertised in newspapers.

This is the reality facing the northern Tianzhu region and the Balihei region. The Ming Dynasty brought food satisfaction, social peace and order, and the changes that took place in those places were too real.

The holiday was long, and Zheng Luo, who was depressed, came up with the idea of ​​visiting Wu Zhongming. Not long after, Zheng Luo bought a train ticket and set off.

I didn’t go to the capital to visit the Prince’s Palace, but took the train all the way to Champa Palace. From Shandong to Champa Prefecture in Cochin Province.

The scenery along the way and the different social customs made Zheng Luo feel more relaxed. The more he saw and the more he learned, the more smiles appeared on Zheng Luo's face. He saw a huge ship on the dock.

It was much bigger than the buildings on the shore, and Zheng Luo was stunned.

On the boarding ladder, Zheng Luo and everyone lined up to board the ship. Because of his status as an officer, Zheng Luo got a 50% discount on the fare and purchased a first-class seat. The room was not only clean and bright, but also had glass windows for viewing. sea.

Many of the passengers on the ship were playing cards. Although the Ming Dynasty banned gambling very strictly, it could not be stopped. However, gambling houses did not dare to open openly. The people's own gambling behavior, as long as there was no organized gambling, the patrol officers would not No matter, because if you can't control it, it will easily lead to scolding.

There are also various styles of dances that emerged from Southeast Asia and the seven western provinces. Women dance cheerfully and warmly welcome men to come forward and dance together. Dancing with them costs money, but many people are still willing to go up.

Looking at the lively and prosperous scene, Zheng Luo smiled and was speechless while drinking his own yellow rice wine. There were dozens of different kinds of wines and drinks.

The days on the boat are monotonous and lively.

Half a month later, the ship arrived at the north shore dock of Bonidus.

Compared with Champa, the dock here is smaller, but after staying on the sea for half a month, Zheng Luo finally saw land and familiar scenes. Being down to earth brought him a sense of security.

I saw the arrival of the ship at the pier and many people came to meet it.

There were rickshaw drivers, shop waiters, small businessmen selling goods, and people holding signs to greet them.

A young man with brown skin and a white coat raised a sign with his name above his head. The sign said Shandong Zheng Luo. Zheng Luo saw his name and stepped forward.

When the young man saw someone standing in front of him, he reacted quickly and asked respectfully: "But Mr. Zheng?"

Zheng Luo nodded.

The young man immediately said enthusiastically: "My master didn't know when the ship would arrive, so he sent me to wait. He has been waiting for three days. Every day when I see the ship docking, I will hold up the sign for fear of missing it. "

Hearing the fluent Chinese, Zheng Luo looked a little strange.

Zheng Luo knew the address of Wu Zhongming's manor and was not prepared to be greeted. It seemed that Wu Zhongming was still so attentive.

Different from the Ming Dynasty, Bonidusi's manpower is cheap. It not only has coachmen but also sedan bearers, which are all models passed down from the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Luo chose to take a carriage instead of a sedan chair.

There are no more sedan chairs in the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Luo is not used to sitting there.

The carriage left the pier, passed through the city, and headed towards the suburbs.

"There are no roads here. The road under our feet was built ten years ago. It is very convenient to pass through our manor." The brown guy kept introducing things along the way to Zheng Luo.

Bonitos is developing really well.

Zheng Luo kept nodding, getting used to the brown guy's behavior.

After about half an hour, we finally stopped in front of a manor. A fence was built in the manor. The wooden fence was painted with a layer of red paint, which made it look conspicuous and beautiful. The houses inside were three-story and lined up.

The roof is black, the walls are painted with the same white paint as Jiangnan, there is a lawn in the open space, and there is a pool in the distance.

On both sides are miscellaneous buildings such as horse stables, cowsheds, and warehouses, and on the other side are the houses where the long-term workers live.

Two male workers were mowing the lawn, and several female workers were drying bedding at the back of the yard. Zheng Luo had heard Wu Zhongming talk about his home, but he never expected it to be so big.

Although the style is very different and much more monotonous than the courtyards in the mainland, the scale and manpower require that there must be more than one viscount.

After receiving the news, Wu Zhongming led his family to greet Zheng Luo.

After the two met, they embraced each other warmly and then bowed, all without saying a word.

"The manor has been buying land over the years, and we have about two to three thousand acres of land." Wu Zhongming and Zheng Luo drank wine, listening to Zheng Luo's questions, Wu Zhongming answered casually.

Zheng Luo couldn't help but feel excited. Although overseas was far less prosperous than the mainland, it was not bad to live such a life. After all, there were thousands of acres of land.

Wu Zhongming relied on his father's family business.

After Wu Zhenmeng retired from the army, he chose to stay in Boni. Relying on his seniority and position, he initially obtained a thousand acres of land. At that time, the land in Boni was not valuable at all.

By recruiting long-term workers and having mature workers, the Wu family's estate became more and more solid and began to acquire more land, so it now has a scale of two to three thousand acres, and there are dozens of long-term workers in the family.

"Why are the locals so docile?"

Zheng Luo asked curiously, is it possible for the seven western provinces? The changes in the Ming Dynasty over the years have only led to what they are today. Although Boni Dusi also has management, compared with the investment in the seven western provinces, the Ming Dynasty's power in Boni is far inferior.

Wu Zhongming smiled and introduced the local customs.

There was no armor, no horses, no mature iron smelting industry, no corresponding system, primitive style and appearance, etc. Zheng Luo suddenly realized.

in history.

Ordinary people who could not survive the Ming Dynasty went to sea to seek a living. Not only did they become the upper class of Nanyang, including Boni and Luzon, they were all within the sphere of Han influence. There was no government organization behind these ordinary people, let alone government support.

Such success can be achieved precisely because of the huge gap in civilization.

It was not until the arrival of the Western colonists that they massacred the Nanyang Chinese again and again, either actively or indirectly. Until later generations, there was also the shadow of the Eagle Department, adding fuel to the fire, and finally launched the revolution of the new century. massacre.

The so-called modern civilization in the West is just a slogan to maintain their status. If they really stand in front of them, they will do the most vicious and inhumane things in the world.

An old Western saying: The winner is not blamed.

An old saying from the East: The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.

So there is nothing to blame. This is the nature of the world. Of course, if you lose, you have to bear the consequences. All fate is in the hands of others. Bet on your own luck. After all, the world is full of complex situations.

But you don't have much luck, so winning is the only option.

In short, the Ming Dynasty's governance in Boni Dusi, including Luzon, was very easy in comparison, and the government's energy was not wasted too much.

This is also the reason why the southern faction persists.

Although the northward faction had the upper hand at that time, due to economic interests, the original conflicts had long since disappeared, and a large number of people took the initiative to move south, which has become a de facto choice.

To this day, the Ming Dynasty still needs to invest a lot of material and financial resources in the seven western provinces, including the migration of the population. It also requires many means and efforts from the court, which is many times more difficult than the governance of Nanyang. (End of chapter)