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Chapter 602 Daming Technology, Changing Life

Not to mention the Sangong Sixth Courtyard, even now, with six wives, but still unable to grow their own melons, is it worthy of being an emperor?
Two daughters, two sons, and two babies in the belly, the emperor counted with his fingers, and smiled more comfortably.

But how did you give birth to the emperor's family?At the end of the country, Chongzhen swung his sword and hacked the young girl to death, and cut off the arm of Princess Changping.Because of his incompetence, he harmed his family.

The emperor has pacified the Liao Dynasty and wiped out the slaves, and pointed his sword in all directions, crossing the four seas, and the danger of subjugation has been eliminated.

Although the royal family has many sons and daughters, it is inevitable that there will be a risk of competing for the throne in the future, but the emperor has his own confidence and can control it well.

The Qi family governs the country and the world, and even the children are not educated well. Are they worthy of being an emperor?

Well, the emperor's current self-confidence is also self-righteous.Throughout the dynasties, there have been quite a few emperors who were so angry with their unworthy sons and daughters that they cried.

"My lord, Zhao Dabao is here to see you." Wang Tigan didn't leave for a while, and the palace servants came in to report again.

The apprentice came, and all the carpentry skills were passed on to him. I don't know what novelty was created in the Academy of Sciences?

The emperor nodded and ordered the palace servants to announce Zhao Dabao into the palace.

Already a 15-year-old boy, he looks solid and honest, and has no official position.But in the palace, no one didn't know that he was the emperor's apprentice. He didn't enter the palace many times, but he was summoned by the emperor every time.

"Long live the little people." Zhao Dabao entered the hall and kowtowed like a ceremony.

"Get up!" The emperor smiled Hexi, turning his eyes to the objects he brought.

A wooden box with a handle, and on the wooden box are a few little people.The emperor had a guess in his heart, but he didn't say anything, and waited for Zhao Dabao's explanation.

Zhao Dabao stood up after thanking him, with a silly smile on his face, and said, "Xiaomin made a new thing for the two little princesses to play with."

"Dabao has a heart!" The emperor got up and left the throne, walked to the wooden box, and said with a smile, "show me a demonstration."

The palace man moved the stool, Zhao Dabao put the wooden box on it, and shook the handle, and heard a slight sound inside.

Clockwork!The emperor looked at the little figure on the wooden box. There was a fixed track, which should be driven by a spring and could move along the track.

Zhao Dabao stopped his hands and stood back for a while, the sound of ding ding dong dong sounded, and the little wooden figurines slid along the track in a posture, some circling, some moving side to side, very like Dance to the music.

Hehehehe, the emperor laughed, nodded repeatedly and said, "Very good, Ying'er Qin'er will definitely like it."

Zhao Dabao bowed and said: "The Academy of Sciences is studying Xiyi's clocks and watches, and Xiaomin is listening to the lectures and watching, and it is very rewarding. Next time, we can make more refined and better ones."

Clocks and watches belonged to precision machinery at that time, and almost all kinds of mechanical principles such as springs, gears, speed change wheels, etc. were applied.

If it can be studied thoroughly, not only watchmaking, but large-scale machinery such as bicycles, tricycles, and steam engines will also make great progress on this basis.

In ancient China, this kind of mechanical kinematics was called "organ news", which could only be made by skilled craftsmen, but it was not a discipline, it belonged to strange skills and obscene skills.

The Academy of Sciences already has specialized research and a special classification.The simple steam engine has been developed, and of course there is still a long way to go before it is practical.

Like the bicycle of chain drive, tricycle, although there is no rubber tire, the vehicle seat with band shock-absorbing spring has been arranged, has possessed practicality, is pushing to the market.

Just like glass mirrors, newly launched bicycles and tricycles are also luxury items for ordinary people.

But any kind of commodity, from its appearance to its popularization, has to go through a similar process with the maturity of the production process, the reduction of manufacturing costs, and the improvement of people's living standards.

In short, the increase of means of transportation and the improvement of road facilities have strongly promoted the development of the logistics and transportation industry of the Ming Empire.

From relatively high-end four-wheeled carriages, human-powered tricycles, two-wheeled bicycles, to squeaky unicycles, all social strata have their own economically and practically applicable ones.

In order to facilitate the maintenance of the road, the stone groove road specially set up for the wheelbarrow is even more convenient for the people at the bottom.Whether it is going to the market, pulling things, or sitting on two people, a wheelbarrow is much less labor-saving than carrying a pole.

The popularization of tools means the improvement of efficiency, and the people will have free time to do more work and earn more.

These changes may be very small, but accumulated, it means the increase of social wealth.

Of course, for Zhao Dabao and the researchers of the Academy of Sciences, they may not be able to see this.Whether it's for interest, or for fame, or for promotion, they all increase their enthusiasm for research and development.

The emperor's love for Zhao Dabao was also sincere.Although this simple music box-like device did not shock him.

In order to relax the atmosphere, the emperor continued to talk with Zhao Dabao under the shade of a tree outside the hall.

"The adults of the Academy of Sciences are moving the steam engine to the boat and doing experiments on the Yongding River." Zhao Dabao narrated and gestured with his hands, "The steam engine is huge and smokes, and the common people are watching."

The emperor smiled and nodded. The simplest reciprocating steam engine has been successfully developed, but the control system still needs to be improved.Applied to the navigation of ships, it is not satisfactory, and the effect is definitely not very good.

so what? "Fulton's Fool" was ridiculed by almost everyone, but only nine years later became the "Claremont" on the world's maiden steamship voyage.

From sail and steam to full steam power, from wooden boats to iron boats, from steam oars to propeller propulsion, the correct path is in his mind. Is it still a fantasy to end the history of manpower or wind power boats?
No, in the eyes of the emperor, this is completely possible within his lifetime.

"I will draw a few blueprints when I have time, so that the Academy of Sciences will avoid detours." The emperor said with a gratified smile: "Steam-powered ships will definitely succeed, and they will definitely sail on the rivers and oceans of our Ming Empire."

After a pause, the emperor continued: "The improvement of the steam engine cannot be relaxed. This is the key to applying it in practice. Well, you should learn mechanical manufacturing well. Clocks and watches are complicated. Once you learn it well, the rest will be easy."

Zhao Dabao nodded vigorously and respectfully agreed.

From an orphan who suffered from hunger, to the Shaoying Academy where there was no need to worry about food and clothing, and then to the Academy of Sciences with grades and salaries, his experience made him cherish this situation even more.

Although he also knows that he is not a material for studying, he has shown his understanding of mechanical manufacturing.A good carpenter doesn't necessarily have great knowledge, but a scholar can't be a good carpenter either.

The emperor did not despise him because it was very difficult for him to graduate from elementary school. With a specialization in science, grassroots can become a scientist.And the level of education that graduated from elementary school is also a minority in Daming, and it is enough.

And technology is the primary productive force, which is gradually being confirmed in the Ming Empire.

(End of this chapter)