My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 97 What is Confucianism? My Mohism is the boss!

"Everyone!"

Zhu Gaoyu clapped his hands, and said loudly: "When you were rushing to work some time ago, you all went through the barrel of a gun."

"As far as I know, skilled craftsmen can only turn one inch per day, and because of uneven force and various reasons, it is easy to produce defective products, and they can't make a few qualified gun barrels in a month."

"Although animal power and water power were used, after all, due to various reasons, it is easy to go wrong in terms of strength."

"Everyone, please look here."

Zhu Gaoyu beckoned and asked everyone to gather around, pointing to the shaft supporting the copper ball's rotation.

"Here it rotates with the spherical shape, and because I control the amount of steam entering and exiting, the speed of rotation is also very uniform."

Picking up a small drill bit, Zhu Gaoyu stuck it on a small protruding point of the rotating shaft, and pressed it firmly.

The stuck drill bit started to rotate rapidly following the force of the sphere's rotation.

"I see."

The eyes of an old man from the Mo family lit up, and he couldn't help clapping his hands and exclaimed: "In this way, we only need to send someone to add firewood and water to control the air valve at regular intervals, and we can get two stable rotating heads."

He excitedly said to the surrounding people: "If we make more, one person can be used as two people."

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, his thoughts were still too simple.

"Your Highness, is the old man wrong?"

The old man who finished speaking excitedly saw Zhu Gaoyu shaking his head again and again, frowned slightly, and began to think about what he just said was wrong.

"Mr. Han's idea is good, but your idea is a bit overkill."

As Zhu Gaoyu said, he took out a rotating shaft.

This rotating shaft is not bare, there are gears fixed on it.

"I understand."

A young woman suddenly raised her hand excitedly, and excitedly said to everyone: "The steam ball is actually just a source of power. We can use this shaft to drive more drill bits in the form of gears."

"As long as the power is sufficient, a steam engine can drive ten, twenty or even more drill bits."

"In this way, we don't even need skilled drill pipe craftsmen. Ordinary people can operate one or even several such steam power devices with simple training."

"Clap clap clap..."

Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help applauding.

"Miss Yun is really smart. With just one item, she can think of the machine tool I'm going to talk about next."

On the side, Elder Han frowned while tugging at his beard.

"Xiaoyun's idea is good, but I think the force driven by the rotating shaft alone may not be able to support more drills."

"If we want to realize what Xiaoyun said, we need to amplify the power of steam power so that it has enough power to support the operation of so many drill bits."

Zhu Gaoyu felt a burst of admiration in his heart.

The heirs of the Mohist school really deserved their reputation. They are good at mechanics, and they can almost understand these mechanical aspects.

"Mr. Han is right. With the power of this steam ball alone, it is definitely not possible to drive so many drills. So what I want to tell you next is my improvement of the second-generation steam power device."

After speaking, Zhu Gaoyu took out a scroll from the package he brought and hung it on the blackboard.

The Mohist disciples who were attending the class frowned tightly when they saw this complicated figure.

"This is the second generation of practical steam power device I designed, and I call it the steam mother machine."

"The principle is..."

Holding the pointer in his hand, Zhu Gaoyu began to explain the principle of the steam engine's operating power.

The Mohist disciples who were attending the class all looked serious, frowning for a while, nodding suddenly for a while, and then recorded all this excitedly.

But Zhu Gaoyu, who was teaching, didn't notice that as he was teaching, some "quantity" floating in the void flew out from between his eyebrows, and drifted into the classroom with his voice.

And as the Mohist disciples listened carefully, these mysterious yellow rays of light, invisible to ordinary people, began to appear in the form of mist, pouring into the minds of the Mohist disciples who were listening to the class.

With the entry of these dark and yellow mist, the Mohist disciples who don't know much about some problems seem to have a computer installed in their brains. The problems they can't figure out can find a thread at once and solve it instantly.

Zhu Gaoyu not only talked about stationary steam engines, but also steam locomotives and various types of steam engines assembled on ships.

Zhu Gaoyu spoke happily, and the Mohist disciples below were pleasantly surprised.

This lecture lasted from morning to evening. At noon, I didn't even eat any food. They were like sponges short of water, absorbing knowledge crazily.

Picking up the cold tea and taking a sip, Zhu Gaoyu couldn't help falling into fantasy as he looked at the Mohist disciples who were discussing in a low voice and sharing their experiences with the partners around them.

The first industrial reform of Ming Dynasty will definitely be born from these people.

"Everyone."

When everyone was discussing, Zhu Gaoyu called out and stopped everyone.

Everyone quickly raised their heads and looked at Zhu Gaoyu respectfully.

Although there were many people present, they were all older than Zhu Gaoyu by more than one round.

However, the master is a teacher, and in their minds, they automatically ignored Zhu Gaoyu's youthful appearance and lifted him to the position of a learned teacher.

"In terms of steam power, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding."

"In the next few days, I will repeat these contents to everyone, trying to make everyone understand this."

"Steam power is a big reform. I believe that in the near future, there will be steam devices in production, transportation, and manufacturing."

"Because of the changes you brought to Daming, your names will be recorded in the annals of history, and your greatness will be proclaimed by future generations."

"I believe that the changes you bring will bring great achievements to Mohism, and even one day in the future, the prestige of Mohism will surpass the status of Confucianism and become the school that everyone praises and yearns for."

"At that time, everyone present here will, like Mozi, become a descendant of the Mohist family, an existence that everyone admires."

"Clap clap clap..."

Zhu Gaoyu's words made the Mohist disciples tremble with excitement. Even after a whole day of class and no lunch, they were full of fighting spirit.

If it wasn't for the fact that there were still some problems that they didn't want to understand, they all wanted to devote themselves to the manufacturing workshop and research the steam engine as quickly as possible.

In the next few days, Zhu Gaoyu didn't even go home, and gave lectures to the engineers.

The focus is on the steam engine and alchemy.

As long as the steam engine and gold training are improved, Daming's first-generation basic industrial reform will be half successful.

What surprised Zhu Gaoyu even more was that these engineers seemed to have eaten gold, and their ability to learn and comprehend was stronger than one.

Many ordinary people need to study for half a year or even a year of learning courses, and these people only use a few days to fully comprehend it.

Zhu Gaoyu was a little curious at the beginning, how did he become enlightened.

Later, during a lecture, I accidentally checked the illusory space, and only then did I understand the reason.

This made Zhu Gaoyu very excited, and at the same time blamed himself a little.

He always thought that this illusory space of his could only be used for farming. It was only at this moment that he realized that this illusory space of his had many hidden functions that he hadn't developed yet.

While Zhu Gaoyu was charging his engineers, the outside world was also disturbed.

During this period of time, the court was very busy.

While arresting, interrogating and pronouncing corrupt officials, officials were mobilized from various places to fill the vacancies in various yamen.

It's really a few joys and a few sorrows.

The officialdom is lively, and the folks have not stopped.

The Chamber of Commerce, which is blooming in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, issued an announcement that shocked the entire south of the Yangtze River.

'In order to promote the development of people's livelihood and economy, the chamber of commerce has reached a partial cooperation with the imperial court through multiple efforts. '

'In order to restore Ming's economy and finances, the imperial court will open up overseas trade experimentally. '

'All merchants who have the ability to go to sea can follow the imperial court and send a fleet to go to sea to do business together. '

'However, in order to prevent youngsters from disrupting the market, all ships going to sea must obtain a sea pass from the chamber of commerce. '

'Anyone who enters the sea without a sea pass will be detained on the charge of collaborating with the enemy. '

Good guy, when this news came out, the entire Jiangnan business circle was shaken.

In the past, the imperial court made a lot of money by going to sea, and they could only envy them.

It's not that they haven't thought about doing it themselves, but every time they go to Qiongzhou, they are detained by some naval department.

Not only will all the goods be confiscated, but even people will be thrown into it.

As the saying goes, seeing others make money is worse than losing money themselves. These businessmen are envious and jealous, and they are thinking about how to usurp those interest partners and make them oppose the court.

However, before they could take action, the imperial court had the idea of ​​opening the sea.

Although it is only experimental, it is also a good sign.

Who would want to fight against the imperial court if they could make money in peace.

On the day the news was announced, many powerful businessmen approached the chamber of commerce and wanted to receive the so-called certificate for going to sea.

However, after they asked, they were dumbfounded.

Sea-going certificates are not issued randomly. It is necessary to examine the strength and reputation of the merchants. For Daming's face, prevent all kinds of unqualified items from being spread overseas. Merchants with bad records are not eligible to receive sea-going certificates.

Anyway, there are all kinds of restrictions and rules.

Calculated in detail, there are really not many merchants in the entire Ming Dynasty who are qualified to receive this certificate.

But there is no way out.

Just when the businessmen were distressed by this and were thinking about whether to find a relationship to clear up, they got another piece of news.

The chamber of commerce has a membership system, and all members of the chamber of commerce have a certain relaxation in the review of the sea pass.

Members of each level have different degrees of relaxation.

And becoming a member of the Chamber of Commerce has more benefits.

For example, when passing through various supply points along the way, different discounts will be given according to the membership level.

When passing through various marine tax cards, you can also reduce or exempt certain taxes and fees according to the member's certificate. The higher the level, the more the reduction or exemption.

When arriving in overseas countries, members of different levels can also enjoy the business of introducing businessmen and yamen from other countries.

Of course, this also depends on your level, the higher the level, the bigger the merchants you introduce.

Beyond that, memberships have other hidden benefits.

Following the fleet of the imperial court, if you encounter pirates, the imperial warships will help solve the problem. If there is a problem with the ship, the imperial fleet will also help repair the ship. The chamber of commerce also has translators. If necessary, the chamber of commerce can also provide translation, but this All services cost money.

But then again, it is a great fortune to have someone to help you in the vast sea, and you still think about it for free.

When the businessmen learned about the membership system of the chamber of commerce, they all cried.

What kind of businessmen are they? Compared with the court's ability to make money, they are simply nothing.

Who in the entire Ming Dynasty didn't know that this chamber of commerce called the Sun Moon Chamber of Commerce was opened by the imperial court.

Kaihai brings hope to everyone, but various restrictions make you despair.

What's even more deceitful is that when you are desperate, they give you a glimmer of hope. Although this hope needs to be bought, it is better than nothing.

The membership price of the Sun Moon Chamber of Commerce is not high either.

The annual fee for junior members is 1000 taels, intermediate members are 5000 taels, and senior members are [-] taels. In principle, no money is required.

The amount of money is astronomical for ordinary people, but for big businessmen like them, although it is a bit painful, they can still afford it.

In order to get a sea pass, many big businessmen directly moved money to the chamber of commerce, and reluctantly bought a membership.

When they finished spending the money and became members of the Sun Moon Chamber of Commerce, they thought they could get a pass.

The person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce informed them of another insider news.

Since it is the chamber of commerce that clears the relationship to get the pass, the money for this needs to be paid by the merchants themselves.

Passes are divided into multiple levels, and each level is different. Merchants go to sea and can carry different cargo ships.

The Chamber of Commerce didn't cheat them either, and directly marked the price of each level of pass code.

Merchants can spend money to "clear up the relationship" with the chamber of commerce according to their own strength, and get a pass of the corresponding level.

Although he knew that this was another way for the court to make money, but the money had been spent to this point, so he was not afraid of the last shudder.

A large number of businessmen mourned and moved home with money to buy the pass they wanted.

However, when they breathed a sigh of relief holding the sea pass they had finally obtained, the chamber of commerce told them another piece of news that shocked them.

That is, the pass is not permanent, it is only valid for three years.

That is to say, if you want to continue to go to sea in the future, you will have to continue to buy a pass after three years.

After listening to the news, a group of businessmen counted their fingers and found that if everything goes well, while they are earning back their capital, the real income does not seem to be as much as imagined.

In addition to the benefits for the merchants, the common people in Jiangnan were not abandoned by the chamber of commerce.

As the news of the pass was publicized, the Chamber of Commerce also officially announced to the people in the south of the Yangtze River that it would collect all kinds of handmade products from the people's homes.

If you don't have any skills, you can also enter the training class of the chamber of commerce.

After studying, half of the profits for three years will be handed over to the chamber of commerce, and after three years, they can be self-employed.

In today's era, craftsmanship is passed on from male to female, and from elder to younger.

In order to learn a craft, many people are more exaggerated than recognizing their own father.

Not only do they have to work for nothing, but part of the money they earn in the future must be given to the master, and he will die for the master.

If a commoner wants to learn a craft, it is not easy, not to mention difficult.

There are few cultivated fields in the Jiangnan area, and the land at home is only enough for the family to eat and drink. Even in times of disaster, even food and clothing are problems.

In such an environment and such a family, it is impossible to keep surplus money.

Now that the imperial court has opened a training class, it only needs to pay half the income for three years to learn a craft, and the common people naturally flock to it.

Many families have many children, so the smartest one is selected and sent to the chamber of commerce to learn skills.

And those children who are not smart and are not good at learning this trade also signed up to work as laborers in the chamber of commerce.

These laborers will be named in the chamber of commerce, and members of the chamber of commerce will hire them when they need it. The chamber of commerce will only charge a small introduction fee and arrange work for them.

Just these few actions of the Sun Moon Chamber of Commerce brought the entire Jiangnan area alive.

The merchants who obtained the pass began to deliver their goods to Taicang Wharf and deploy ships at sea.

In less than a month, many sea-going ships appeared that the imperial court did not know about.

Due to the urgent notification of the news, many item merchants had no time to prepare and could only purchase from the folks and various workshops.

In order to increase production, each workshop applied for labor from the chamber of commerce, so that these common people could benefit.

Seeing that the people are in urgent need of goods, the government, which originally thought that their goods would not be able to get out, also brought their goods to the chamber of commerce, hoping that the chamber of commerce would help them to deal with these goods to those sea merchants.

For these official camps, the Chamber of Commerce does not treat them differently, and treats them equally.

All unqualified items were returned, and the price was determined according to the market price, so that the faces of those responsible for the delivery were green and blue.

Although they were very angry, they didn't dare to get angry. The people behind this chamber of commerce were His Royal Highness King Yue and Empress Empress.

If they dare to babble, Jin Yiwei will take them away within an hour.

With the replenishment from the government, the goods of various sea merchants were finally replenished before the monsoon came.

Under the ninth month of the tenth year of Yongle.

"It's windy!"

An excited shout resounded through the Taicang Wharf.

Docked at the port, the fleet of densely packed ships that could not be seen to the end suddenly resounded with deafening cheers.

"Crackling... crackling..."

Firecrackers sounded on the pier, and many dragon and lion dance teams, accompanied by joy, kept shuttling among the crowd.

"Matsu Mazu bless you, may my son Lang come back safely!"

On the huge sacrificial platform at the pier, the old man dressed in formal attire, held a fragrance, and bowed slightly to the statue of Mazu.

The old man actually didn't believe this, but everyone who sailed at sea believed it. In order to reassure the sailor, he held this sacrifice.

"Matsu bless you!"

Zhu Gaoyu led the representatives of the fleet to salute Mazu and pray for safety.

The crew members waiting on the ship also knelt down and bowed to Mazu at their respective positions on the deck.

"When encountering a situation overseas, how to judge it is up to you. The only request I give you is not to embarrass our Daming."

After the ceremony was over, the old man, accompanied by Zhu Gaoyu, boarded the flagship.

Standing on the bow of the ship, looking at the forest of masts and the huge fleet that stretches as far as the eye can see, the old man felt great pride in his heart.

If Daming didn't still need him, he really wanted to go to see the magnificent sea with Zhu Gaoyu.

"Father, don't worry, even if your son loses his life, he won't lose Daming's face."

Zhu Gaoyu, who was by the old man's side, made a solemn promise.

The old man nodded in relief. He didn't want to delay the auspicious time of departure, so he took a casual look on the boat and took people off the boat.

"Your Highness, the fleet is ready, do you want to set off?"

Wang Jin, who commanded the entire fleet, came to Zhu Gaoyu after receiving the signal that the ships were ready.

Looking at the old man, and Zhang Yue who was holding the child and looking at him with reluctance, Zhu Gaoyu took a deep breath, lifted his robe and said goodbye to the old man.

Seeing this, the old man's expression was a little touched, he took a deep breath and waved his hand.

Glancing at his wife and children again, Zhu Gaoyu raised his hand and waved at them, then turned around and came to the podium, and ordered loudly.

"set sail!"

After receiving the order, Wang Jin strode to the podium, waved the order flag in his hand, and issued the order loudly.

"His Royal Highness has orders, set sail!"

"Boom boom boom..."

With the roar of several artillery fires, the sailors chanted loudly and pulled up the sails vigorously.

Driven by the monsoon, the white sails left the pier with the huge warship and sailed towards the ocean.

The people on the shore cheered loudly to see off their loved ones.

He shouted that everything was going smoothly, but tears of reluctance flowed from his eyes.

And behind the old man, Zheng He, dressed in an eunuch's official uniform, stared blankly at the huge fleet going away.

(End of this chapter)