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Chapter 762 This Value

platform.

The staff officers introduced the situation outside the pass.

Yang Reform took several ministers to watch.

watched for a while.

"That is to say, Donglu and Lin Danhan are fighting hard now?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, the grassland is fighting hard now." The staff officer agreed with certainty.

"Grass grows and horses grow fat, that's the cruelest thing..." Yang Reform sighed.

"...Yes, Your Majesty..." The staff officer agreed again affirmatively.

"Well, your explanation is very good... What's your name? Are you from there?" Yang Reform gave a compliment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment! Minister..." The staff officer immediately ecstatically agreed to introduce his background.

Yang Reform listened carefully for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay, do it well, don't let me down..." Yang Reform gave another word of encouragement.

"Yes, Your Majesty..." The staff officer immediately thanked him ecstatically, as if he was favored by the emperor...

After the staff officer explained, he went out, leaving only a few ministers.

"It seems that this Lin Danhan doesn't want to be captured without a fight!" There were only a few ministers left here, and Yang Reform began to discuss things.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, this Lin Dan Khan is determined to fight to the death with Huang Taiji, the eastern prisoner. There was a blood feud between the two families, and now it is a new hatred and an old hatred. It's only natural to fight hard..." Yuan Chonghuan said.

"Well, is that so?" Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty, the Eastern Prisoners have been restrained by our dynasty and dare not use their full strength to deal with Lin Danhan. They always have to allocate a lot of troops to guard against our dynasty. If Lin Danhan does not take this opportunity to fight to the death, I am afraid that in the future I don't even have the courage to meet Donglu..." Yuan Chonghuan continued.Now there is a good show on the prairie. Donglu Huang Taiji and Lin Danhan can be described as a bloodbath.The Ming Dynasty, on the other hand, sat on the sidelines and watched the two families fight.So, there is a good show on the grassland.

"That's a good point. When Lin Danhan met Donglu Huang Taiji, it was like a mouse meeting a cat. If he didn't take the opportunity to show his strength this time, he might not even have the courage to stand in front of Donglu in the future." No more..." Yang Reform affirmed this, Lin Danhan's life is like a kitchen, where all kinds of tragic tableware emerge in endlessly.

"...Your Majesty, according to the information reported today, it is still Lin Danhan who has lost the most and lost the most! Your Majesty, this Lin Danhan may not last long. Look, Your Majesty, do I want to make a move..." Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said.

"Yes! Your Majesty, do you want me to send more soldiers to restrain him? According to this situation, I'm afraid Lin Dan Khan won't last long..." Yuan Chonghuan also said that the current situation on the grassland is that Lin Dan Khan has suffered the most losses. Large, while Donglu lost less, occupying a considerable advantage.Yuan Chonghuan and Bi Ziyan were both worried about Lin Danhan, not because they were really worried about Lin Danhan, but because they were afraid that Lin Danhan would collapse suddenly and the Ming Dynasty would be caught off guard, giving Donglu a chance to recuperate in vain.

"No, Lin Danhan's potential has not yet been tapped, and he will not collapse so soon..." Yang Reform thought for a long time before making this judgment.In the past, Yang Reform would never have taken so long to make a judgment. Yang Reform could easily "judge" their future results based on history, but now, history has changed, and it is no longer possible to rely on history. More Yes, you need to rely on your own vision and ability, and you need to rely on the actual situation to analyze.

"...Your Majesty..." Yuan Chonghuan asked a little puzzled. In this situation, it is obvious that Lin Danhan is very dangerous.

"Don't worry, Lin Danhan will never collapse..." Yang Reform thought for a while and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, why..." Yuan Chonghuan asked inexplicably, not only Yuan Chonghuan was suspicious, but even Bi Ziyan, Han Yu, and Shi Fenglai felt strange.

"...It's simple, I think, this Lin Danhan looks tough and is known for his toughness, but in reality, if he really encounters an irreversible situation, he will never die in battle, and he will never put himself Whoever caused the entire army to be wiped out, I guess he will definitely run away..." Yang Reform said.Although history has deviated from the original track, Yang Reform feels that this person's heart and character will not change in a short time. Lin Danhan heard in history that Huang Taiji brought an army to beat him, so he ran away Lu, then, now that he can't fight anymore, he still runs away, there shouldn't be any accidents.

"...But, Your Majesty, what if..." Yuan Chonghuan said worriedly.

"What if? It doesn't matter. Don't worry, Lin Dan Khan loves his own life more than his territory and his followers. Besides, isn't there still a few parties fighting in the Western Regions? Lin Dan Khan is more likely to go west. , there is someone who will meet him over there, have you forgotten? The dispute between the red and yellow sects outside the wall here is very fierce..." Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty is right..." After hearing this, several people felt that this was indeed the case. That is to say, Lin Danhan's danger level is not particularly serious now, and he was just worrying about it.

"...In addition to Lin Danhan's side, let's talk about Donglu's side, and the situation on Donglu's side is not clear to you. According to the statistics since I have statistics, Donglu has been on a large scale in recent years. The stamina of using soldiers has already been exhausted, and their production is almost entirely dependent on the old and weak, women and children. This situation has lasted for at least two years, right? In fact, the Eastern Captives have almost reached the point where they are about to collapse. If there is a mistake, it will fall apart immediately..." Yang Reform said.

"...According to His Majesty, now, there is no need to interfere too much with this battle on the grassland, just let them fight on?" Shi Fenglai asked.

"Yes or no, this still depends on the specific situation. Now, I just need to make enough preparations and maintain pressure on the two parties. I don't need to get involved too much. Of course, I also need to be prepared to Unexpectedly, the preparations to sweep across the past immediately with a tense overwhelming momentum cannot give Donglu a chance to cultivate, even if it is inconvenient to fight in winter..." Yang Reform said.In fact, according to the conclusions drawn by the analysis and conclusions of the staff officers, most of the two parties fought because they could not survive. Food and forage were a direct reason. There are almost no food and grass reserves. The eastern captives use large-scale military operations every year. Food production almost always depends on women, children, old and weak. There are also factors such as the migration of the whole family, and the sharp shrinkage of the land. Therefore, those who are short of food Trouble, it can be said that it is unimaginable, except to take advantage of this season of abundant aquatic plants to make a last-ditch effort, I am afraid there is no way out.If it was winter and the mountains were covered by heavy snow, they would simply not be able to prepare the food and grass needed to go out and rob.

"But, Your Majesty, according to this statement, Donglu should be more determined to fight Lin Danhan, because only after beating Lin Danhan can he eat! Doesn't this mean that Lin Danhan is more dangerous? Already..." Yuan Chonghuan asked puzzled.

"It can be said that, but the Qing family, don't forget, who forced Donglu to this position, and I watched from the sidelines, can Donglu go to war with peace of mind? Although it is a wholehearted fight against Lin Danhan Food is a must, and half of my heart is devoted to defending against our court's attack. This kind of life is very uncomfortable for Donglu..." Yang Reform explained.

"...But, Your Majesty, Lin Danhan..." Yuan Chonghuan was still puzzled.

"...Is this difficult to understand? Didn't I just hope that Donglu would wipe out Lin Danhan? If Lin Danhan wasn't wiped out, how would I get the land on the grassland? If I didn't drive them all to the west, And how do you free up your hands to clean up those tigers lying beside the couch in the west?" Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty is right... Your Majesty, I understand." Having said this, Yuan Chonghuan finally figured it out.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand that this Lin Danhan doesn't need me to rescue..." Bi Ziyan also understood, and the worries caused by the tense situation on the grassland just now disappeared.

"Yes, I can only support Lin Danhan and help him contain the troops, but I will never really rescue him. It has always been my hope to let Donglu kill Lin Danhan..." Yang Reform explained.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I understand..." Yuan Chonghuan said. Originally, Yuan Chonghuan saw Lin Danhan's situation was in crisis, and wanted to put some pressure on Donglu, and wanted to give Lin Danhan more help so that the two could fight harder. Don't send troops to beat Donglu and let the strength of the two be balanced. Now, I don't think it is necessary. They can fight as they like. Lin Danhan can hold it better, and he can fight more intensely. If he can't stop, he will run away by himself, and the Ming Dynasty can just take advantage of the situation to clean up the Eastern captives and occupy those territories.Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight has become a fisherman's profit.

"It's good to understand, but you still need the support you need, and you still need to restrain what you need. You can still give more to Lin Danhan for some supplies that are in short supply. I still don't want to lose this favor... ..." Yang Reform added.Yang Reform has always coveted Lin Danhan's imperial lineage, and wanted to get Lin Danhan's imperial lineage in his hands. When doing things, he is indeed a bit tied. If he doesn't care about Lin Danhan's imperial lineage, Yang Reform may not have so much energy Engage in these means with your mood.

After dealing with today's matter, Yang Reform became even more skeptical, whether he was too soft on this matter, or in other words, his thinking was biased?Maybe, I should make a quick move, and I shouldn't be so hesitant... I still want to get someone else's seal, get someone else's imperial lineage... Maybe it's really whimsical... But the emperor's lineage is something that Yang Reform covets Yes..., this weight is really not light, Yang Reform really can't let go, and he can't let go...

Tangled, Yang Reform has not felt the feeling for a long time, and now, he has a deep understanding of this again.

After dealing with today's affairs, Yang Reform prepared to disperse the platform and go back to rest.

"Your Majesty, I have something unclear, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to clarify..." Yuan Chonghuan asked suddenly.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, it's about Liu Tingyuan, former minister of the Ministry of War..." Yuan Chonghuan was indeed a fool, and he still couldn't get bored, so he asked what he wanted to ask.

"Oh, what does the Qing family want to ask?" Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being reckless. Your Majesty, there are rumors outside that your Majesty relegated Master Liu to Daliuqiu as a patrol inspector in order to guard against Zheng Zhilong..." Yuan Chonghuan asked this question that shouldn't be asked. This temper, I guess This is the only part of the entire imperial court.If Yang Reform hadn't become emperor and knew about his past and contacts, I'm afraid it would be impossible to accommodate him.

After hearing this, Yang Reform frowned. This Yuan Chonghuan's personality is really... Yang Reform is also relatively speechless. This really shouldn't be asked to himself. You can guess in private, but ask yourself directly..., Yang Reform Reform is not tangled.

"This..." Yang Reform's entanglement, he doesn't know how to say this, is he guarding against Zheng Zhilong, isn't this trying to provoke the relationship between himself and Zheng Zhilong?Didn't you say you were guarding against him?Then I have to find a better excuse.Yang Reform is entangled, Zheng Zhilong is now like a kite in the sky, pulled by the string in his hand, if the court spreads such words, I am afraid that the string may be broken.

"...No, I didn't do it to guard against Zheng Zhilong. I trust Zheng Zhilong. It doesn't make sense to say that a minister of the Ministry of War was demoted to Daliuqiu in order to guard against him..." Yang Reform was so depressed and entangled. Asked by Yuan Chonghuan on the spot...

Yang Reform thought for a while, maybe it was a good thing to ask. If he sent Liu Tingyuan to Daliuqiu, if he said that he had no intention of guarding against Zheng Zhilong, that is not necessarily the case. Yang Reform said no to this point, but he must admit it in reality. Whether intentionally or not, this is the fact that Liu Tingyuan's rise will gradually weaken Zheng Zhilong's influence on the sea.It is of great significance for him to control the sea.

Listening to Yuan Chonghuan asking this question, Han Yu was anxious, thinking that his student's temper was too dumbfounded. This Yuan Lengzi was indeed not screaming for nothing. Han Yu sighed. He didn't know about his student. Is a blessing or a curse……

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The meeting broke up.

Yang Reform is still struggling. This matter seems to be much more serious than I imagined. Although I had some intentions to guard against Zheng Zhilong at the beginning, in reality, Yang Reform's bigger meaning was to prepare for the trip to Nanyang. Yang Reform The original idea was that the navy was used to deal with the enemy's navy, to deal with the established sea power, especially the water power specially designed for combat by the foreigners, to truly occupy the territory, fight with the original local regime, and fight with the local natives. To fight a war, we must rely on this inspection department. The separation of the two is to avoid the distraction of the main battle navy. According to Yang Reform, the West already has quite a lot of warships in India, and the West has a large number of warships in Southeast Asia. Even the battle in the Indian Ocean must be very fierce. It is impossible to spare energy to deal with the natives and the original regime on the shore, and it is impossible to rely on the power of the main battle navy to control and manage a territory as large as Nanyang. There may be more in the future. Australia, and North and South America, obviously, if the main combat power of the navy is dragged into this unfilled pit, then the main combat power of the navy will be exhausted.

Letting Liu Tingyuan do this inspection in the Great Liuqiu is to prepare for future expansion and to accumulate experience in dealing with the local natives. In fact, the location of the inspection is mainly on land, and the size of the fleet is at most a local fleet.

After the meeting, Yang Reform has been entangled. This matter can't just let him ferment like this. He should take some measures. Otherwise, let the rumors ferment, Zheng Zhilong can't be suspicious?Not scared to death?I'm afraid that there will be a lot of grievances in the future, the impact of this is really a bit big.

After thinking again and again, Yang Reform asked: "Big Companion, Zheng Zhilong's son, has he arrived at my Ming Dynasty? When he arrives, he will come to Jingzhong, and I will take him with him to teach him. I told Zheng Zhilong before that I am busy these days, so I forgot to ask." It's gone..." Yang Reform suddenly remembered that Zheng Zhilong's son seemed to be coming back for him. He had a playful heart to cultivate a national hero at the time, but he didn't expect that it would be a great help now. The relationship between himself and Zheng Zhilong, this Zheng Chenggong is a lubricant.

"Your Majesty, I'll ask you now..." Wang Chengen quickly agreed. He has been busy with his affairs, but he really forgot about it. He thought it was just a joke of the emperor, but he didn't expect it to be true.

"Hmm..." Yang Reformed said.But I was thinking about other things in my heart. It was just a "game" to develop Zheng Chenggong. How to deal with the relationship between Zheng Zhilong and Liu Tingyuan, and how to deal with the relationship between myself and Zheng Zhilong, still had to think of other ways.

Perhaps, it is time to redefine the functions and tasks of naval forces, and it is time to clarify the relationship between the main combat navy and the naval inspection.

Thinking about it, I felt that it might not be appropriate. The matter of expansion has not yet been completely finalized. The people of the Ming Dynasty have not yet tasted the sweetness of expansion. It is not too ripe to throw this matter out now.

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The platform is scattered.

Han Yu couldn't help but start to teach his students a lesson.

"Zi Ru, it's not right for you to ask Your Majesty this question today..." Han Yu said with a serious face.

"Mr. Ge taught me that the student is wrong and shouldn't ask such a direct question, but the student really can't hide it..." Yuan Chonghuan is a stunned person, and his temper is a stunned one. If he can learn to be tactful, Then he is not that Yuan Chonghuan.His own teacher taught him, he could only stand there and admit his mistake, he asked rightly, but he also knew that he shouldn't ask, it was wrong.

"Do you know that when you ask this question, the relationship between His Majesty and the pirate leader is frozen. If there is no effective way to maneuver, I don't know how many troubles there will be in the future. The Great Liuqiu is alone overseas. Rely on the navy to ensure safety. Although there are millions of immigrants in that place, it is also the lair of the pirate leader. If this incident causes the pirate leader and His Majesty to turn against each other, Ziyou, this is a serious crime for you, you know! Your Majesty! After a lot of hard work, Liu Tingyuan finally got Liu Tingyuan to go there to do inspections. He just wanted to suppress this person in this special capacity. Once you ask, the relationship will become frozen..., alas, You shouldn't ask, you shouldn't ask!" Han Yu kept lecturing Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan lowered his head, blushed, and was so taught by Han Yu that he didn't dare to speak back.

"Mr. Ge taught me the lesson. The students know their mistakes, and they will never make this mistake again..." Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help admitting his mistake.

"Oh, free! Your temper is really frustrating. If you continue like this, what's the matter? If you don't change, sooner or later something will go wrong. It's just that His Majesty is magnanimous and can tolerate your temper..." Han Yu Sighed for a while, the relationship between him and Yuan Chonghuan is not even clean. The relationship between teachers and students is definitely a matter of life. Although they can support and take care of each other on weekdays, in case something happens Things, implication is also indispensable.

"Student got it wrong... No wonder all the court elders did not object when Liu Tingyuan was promoted to the official position earlier. The student is really stupid and shouldn't doubt His Majesty..." Yuan Chonghuan lowered his head and admitted his mistake in front of Han Yu.He also thought before that the silence of Han Yu and others was due to the imperial party's factors and fear of the emperor's power. Although he was also an "imperial party", he felt that he had to be responsible to the imperial court. When something is wrong, he has to stand up and correct it, and he can't just "combat with the same party". He has been unable to eat well or sleep well for the speculation that has been circulating. If it is really to guard against the pirate leader, he will definitely support it. The emperor supports the promotion of Liu Tingyuan. If the emperor promotes Liu Tingyuan just for a game, a joke, he must give advice. There are different opinions on this matter. His heart is up and down, just like a cat The paws were scratching, although reason told him that this should be the emperor's plan to control Zheng Zhilong, but he was still not sure. He was not at ease without the emperor's confirmation of this sudden temper attack.When he really asked, his stunned temper quickly faded away, and he knew that he had made a big mistake.

"Oh, free! You still need a lot of training! You have been promoted too fast, and you have not experienced some things that you have to go through. You suddenly reached the high position of Minister of the Ministry of War. I originally thought it was a good thing, but now I see you. , It really backfired and hurt you..." Han Yu said with a sigh.Originally, when the emperor planned to promote Yuan Chonghuan to the official position, he also thought about this issue, but after all, he could not resist the temptation and agreed to let Yuan Chonghuan be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War. Now it seems that this is indeed a wrong move. Yuan Chonghuan still lacks the necessary experience , people are still too young, people are too impulsive, easy to do bad things, too easy to be caught, this means that the imperial court is not very fierce now, with the emperor pressing on it, if it used to be, his student is afraid If you can't work for a few days, you have to leave, I'm afraid it will hurt him.

"Mr. Ge's lesson is right, the students have been taught..." Yuan Chonghuan had lost his temper, and his heart became clearer. After listening to Han Yu's lesson, he blamed himself very much.

"Forget it, this matter has already happened, it just depends on what remedies His Majesty has. Even if a pirate leader is more important, he will not be able to jump out of His Majesty's palm. I believe His Majesty will find a way,...Speaking of it, It's not necessarily a bad thing if it's made public, at least it's a good thing for Liu Tingyuan, if His Majesty wants to promote him again in the future, I'm afraid no one will stop him, I'm afraid everyone will be eager to give him a promotion..." Han Yu said again .Han Yu has only one word to describe his mood now, that is: misfortune comes with blessing, and blessing comes with misfortune.Liu Tingyuan turned from misfortune to blessing, but he seems to have turned from blessing to misfortune.

"Ge Lao taught me..." Yuan Chonghuan could only keep admitting his mistakes.

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The next day.

Yang Reform is still thinking about it.Whether to clarify the responsibilities and functions of the navy, and thinking that the timing may not be right, continue to struggle.

The matter of raising Zheng Chenggong has also come to fruition. Zheng Chenggong has returned to China from Japan, but he is a child after all. It is indeed a very dangerous thing to cross the ocean in this age. It's still being recuperated, and it will be sent to Beijing after the recuperation is complete.

Yang Reform believed this statement, and he didn't blame the people below for not being able to do things well, nor did he blame the Zheng family for being tricky. Yang Reform could imagine the dangers of crossing the ocean in this era without having to experience it himself, and travel thousands of miles Coming to the capital, the threat to children is even greater.Yang Reform is not a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Yang Reform chose to let Zheng Chenggong continue to cultivate, and he does not need to rush to Beijing.

Seeing that the emperor was a little unhappy, Wang Chengen lowered his voice several times.

"Your Majesty, Sun Yuanhua asks to see you." Wang Chengen said.

"Oh, Sun Yuanhua is here? Let him in." Yang Reform said after clearing his mind and mind.

"Slave obeys the order!" Wang Chengen promised.

After a while, Sun Yuanhua arrived.

It's still so black, it's no different from splashing soy sauce.

"I see Your Majesty..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"Get up..." Yang Reform said, looking at the spirited Sun Yuanhua, Yang Reform's mood improved a lot.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Yuanhua thanked him.

"The Qing family came to see me today, but what's the matter?" Yang Reform asked, generally speaking, if Sun Yuanhua came to see him, there must be something wrong, and Sun Yuanhua would not come if nothing happened.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I do have something to do, and it's a happy event..." Sun Yuanhua said with joy.

"Oh, what happy event? Let's talk about it..." Yang Reform immediately wiped away his entangled and depressed mood, and hurriedly asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have figured out how to engrave threads on silver...the threads engraved on silver can be better fitted with screw caps..." Sun Yuanhua said proudly.

"Oh, solved the silver screw?" Yang Reform became curious. Yang Reform had paid attention to the screw before. He remembered that Sun Yuanhua had only figured out the screw thread technology of wood. Unexpectedly, he had solved the thread technology of silver so quickly.Doesn't that mean that the next step is the thread technology of steel?This is indeed worth looking forward to.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, now it is possible to carve threads on silver, and screw them together..." Sun Yuanhua agreed.

"Is there a finished product?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, I have already brought it..." Sun Yuanhua said immediately, according to his idea, woodworkers can easily make wood into various shapes and cut it at will, which illustrates his theory That's right, what he lacks is the means to cut steel. He needs to approach this impossible thing step by step, and from wood to steel, there is a softer metal like silver in between. The cutting of things, the next step should be steel.

Soon, Sun Yuanhua's samples were brought over.

Sun Yuanhua's sample is a box, and inside the box is a piece of white "silver". Of course, if you look at it again, the silver is all whole, and it seems that there are threads on it.

Yang Reform was dazzled by the gleaming things in the box, and took one in his hand to look. It was indeed a gleaming silver bar with threads on one end.

Yang Reform carefully observed the thread, not very fine, but very rough.

Yang Reform picked up another screw cap, which was also made of silver. Yang Reform screwed it on. Although it was rather rough, it had to be said that it could indeed be screwed in. After tightening it, it felt completely still.

Yang Reform unscrewed it again, but it could still be unscrewed.

Yang Reform nodded, this is indeed not a small progress.Looking at the silver in this box again, I sigh, only if he doesn't care about the cost, Sun Yuanhua has the capital to take out so much silver for experiments, otherwise, just these silver used for experiments can make Sun Yuanhua Bankruptcy, this is all hard currency!
"That's right, how did you solve this problem?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, two methods were used to engrave this silk, one is to engrave it with a steel knife, and the other is to extrude it with steel..." Sun Yuanhua explained.

"Oh, squeezed out?" Yang Reform was more interested in this.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, it is extruded. Silver is relatively soft, and I extruded it with special steel. As long as there is enough force, this kind of silk thread can be easily extruded. Of course, this kind of belt must be poured in advance. Wired steel comes..." Sun Yuanhua explained.

"Oh, this is quite interesting. Did the Qing family say that the money is squeezed like this tofu?" Yang Reform asked curiously.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, it was squeezed out in this way, and it was formed directly...Your Majesty, do you know how silversmiths process silver?" Sun Yuanhua said affirmatively, afraid that the emperor would not understand, so he explained again.

"I know a little about this, I just tapped and tapped, and then came out..." Yang Reform said.

"Exactly, Your Majesty, silversmiths rely on beating to make silver, and what they need is force. I use special steel to squeeze it. As long as the force is enough, this kind of thread can be pressed out without any effort..." Sun Yuanhua felt a sense of accomplishment. Said, the ancients said that cutting iron is like mud, and now he just squeezes silver at will, and already has the ability to cut iron like mud.

"Oh, is that so? This is really interesting..." Yang Reform picked up another silver rod and screwed it with the same nut, and it was tightened too...

At this point in the test, Yang Reform realized why Sun Yuanhua dazzled himself by carrying this box of silver rods. It turned out that these were made in batches!No wonder.

Yang Reform tried a few more times, and almost all of them could be tightened.

"That is to say, the Qing family has mastered the ability to manufacture in batches?" Yang Reform asked happily.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, I found that as long as the steel is hard enough, as long as there is enough force, it is really easy to press soft things such as silver into the desired shape..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"So, anything similar to silver can be extruded?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, now silver can be squeezed at will, but I still stop at silver now, like harder ones, such as copper, I still feel a bit difficult, and the squeezed steel is still not enough It is hard, and often deforms after being squeezed a few times, and the strength is not strong enough, even if water power is used. According to Chen's estimation, if you want to squeeze steel, you will need even harder steel, and you will need a bigger one. We need more hydraulic facilities..." Sun Yuanhua said, he came today to announce the good news and to ask for help. In order to verify his idea, the emperor can support him with silver and ask him to use a lot of silver to pay for it. To do experiments, without the support of the emperor, he would not be able to verify his own ideas. Now, he needs a larger investment, so he can only come to the emperor.

"Oh, what does the Qing family need my help for?" Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense and asked directly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have been constantly groping for tougher steel materials. As long as I persevere, there will always be a way. It is the problem of strength, but it is a difficult problem. This requires more water power to drive this strength. The strength required The bigger it is, the more water it needs, and the more hydraulic facilities it needs, Your Majesty, I kindly request that a bigger hydraulic facility be built on the side of the Western Hills to study this..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"Oh, really? How much will it take? Does the Qing family have a plan?" Yang Reform asked. Yang Reform has always supported this kind of thing, and naturally he will not disappoint Sun Yuanhua. This step-by-step process is also possible for Yang Reform. If you understand it, you are naturally not afraid that Sun Yuanhua will deceive him.

"Returning to Your Majesty, naturally the bigger the better, the more water the better, so that the water power will be greater. Your Majesty, at this time, human and animal power are completely unusable, and we must rely entirely on water power..." Sun Yuanhua said.

"The bigger the better... Okay, how much does the Qing family plan to spend on repairs?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know..." Sun Yuanhua lowered his head and said.

"...The Qing family doesn't know either?" Yang Reform asked in disbelief.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's not that I don't know, but it's that I can't calculate exactly how much money I need for a while. Your Majesty, now that I'm on the side of Xishan Mountain, I use the traditional method to burn a small amount of cement, and then use the cement and steel to build the building. The hydraulic facilities lead the water from the river to the cement factory, and then use the hydraulic power to produce more cement. Only in this way can the output increase... If the previous method is used, the cement output will not increase anyway. Yes,... This kind of factory that needs hydraulic power, this new way of building a factory, has never happened before, and I don't know how to say it for a while... If I can make a rough estimate, I think it may be hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. One million silver coins are indispensable, so that a thing with enough water power can be built to squeeze steel into steel. If this can be built, Your Majesty, the firecrackers I will produce will no longer require manpower bit by bit Drilling out, you can directly use this kind of machinery to drill out, which can greatly save labor and time...not only firecrackers, but also cannons..." Sun Yuanhua said excitedly, thinking of using steel Sun Yuanhua couldn't believe the power of cutting steel.

Yang Reform was stunned when he heard that, and invested millions of silver coins to build a hydraulic processing center. Was Sun Yuanhua spoiled by himself?Or crazy?Isn't this too old-fashioned?

"Are you sure the Qing family really needs this hydraulic facility?" Yang Reform had to confirm again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the difference now is only the issue of strength. Your Majesty, the machines that cut and squeeze silver, copper, and steel are all made of fine steel and are extremely heavy. They cannot be driven by manpower or animal power at all. , I really can't think of a better way than driving it with water. This kind of water needs to be poured down from a height of several feet to drive the machine with such a huge force. Otherwise, it is impossible to use steel to cut steel. Yes...Your Majesty, if you want water to pour down from a height of several feet, the volume of water must be large enough. It may be necessary to build aqueducts for several miles, or tens of miles. The construction of this thing is quite huge, so, Your Majesty, the minister said, it's hard to measure..." Sun Yuanhua said excitedly.

Yang Reform sighed for a while, is this a super project of the Ming Dynasty?Absolutely, it is definitely a super hydraulic project of the Ming Dynasty. The use of water power has been used for a long time in ancient China. I met Sun Yuanhua, a lunatic who is now looking for greater power, and met myself, a lunatic emperor who is dedicated to industrialization. Probably this super hydraulic power of the Ming Dynasty The center is about to be born.

"... Your Majesty, this seems a little crazy, but Your Majesty, I have to say, this is also a huge opportunity!... It can even be said that many things can be changed. Think about it, Your Majesty. Once this hydraulic facility is built, I don’t know how many manual beatings are saved, and how many things are saved? Your Majesty, do you know how many times a blacksmith needs to hammer repeatedly to make a thing? Your Majesty, if there is a huge water power to replace manpower, you can directly If you knock on the base of the crude model poured out of steel and make it into shape, things can be produced continuously, this is simply a chicken that keeps laying eggs..." At the end, Sun Yuanhua blushed and gestured hard , and finally pulled out the chicken to make gestures.The whole face and neck are already red.I don't know if it's redness, or excitement.

Fudge, this is definitely a fudge, Yang Reform quickly heard that your ability is still at the silver stage, and there is still a long way to go before cutting and extruding steel, so you just urged me to build such a super hydraulic power Center, I'm afraid it's better to experiment for yourself.

However, Yang Reform is happy to be fooled. Once this super hydraulic center is built, it can actually replace part of the functions of steam engines to a certain extent. Once it is built, it will be a big step into "industrialization".Of course, this kind of hydraulic power still has great limitations. For example, it can only be built in places with water, for example, it cannot be installed on trains, which have great disadvantages.

But Yang Reform also saw business opportunities from this. The huge and continuous force is already a great motivation.For example, drill barrels, these hydraulics are fully capable, can be manufactured in large quantities and continuously, and the use of tools to manufacture tools will have a greater improvement in accuracy and yield. For example, to manufacture some objects that require repeated hammering, It will definitely reduce the cost significantly. For example, you can use huge hydraulic power to directly press the raw steel products into shape. These are things that small workshops cannot do with ordinary manpower and animal power.

Yang Reform thinks, this value!
(End of this chapter)