Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 637

What Emperor Chongzhen wanted Song Yingxing to do was actually to travel through the cement in the Three Treasures.

If the glass can be fired, then there is no problem with the cement.However, compared with glass, cement has a special feature, that is, it needs to be crushed into powder.

If this process relies on manpower, although manpower is very cheap at this time, the cost is still very high.After all, the demand for cement is very high, and it depends on manpower to do this. I don't know how many people are needed.

But now that the steam engine has been built, it is much simpler to use the burning gas as the power to smash it continuously with the steam engine.

Compared with glass, cement is not so profitable. The main use is to build roads and houses.When the imperial court was not rich in finances, it really couldn't afford to consume large-scale cement.

But it's different now, the imperial court has money, and this confidence is enough.With the advent of cement for infrastructure use, large-scale infrastructure construction can be carried out completely. With the two things of steam engine and cement, the transportation of Ming Dynasty will definitely change greatly.By then, the radiation power of the central court will also be greatly enhanced.

In the foreseeable future, all the roads in Daming will be made of concrete, and the roads from counties to villages will also be improved.Only under such a premise can we change the situation that the imperial power does not come down to the county since ancient times.

If the transportation is inconvenient, even if there are officials at the village and town level, it will be useless.The so-called sky is high and the emperor is far away probably means this.

In addition, due to the floods in the south and droughts in the north brought about by the Little Ice Age, the emergence of cement can also greatly alleviate the floods in the south.

But generally speaking, it will take a long time for the improvement of the transportation infrastructure to see the effect.

"...All in all, after the invention of this cement, it has the function of binding sand and sand, and can be used for road construction, bridge building, house building, etc." Emperor Chongzhen explained to Song Yingxing, "If it is combined with steel bars, not only You can build bridges in the water without falling down, you can build buildings very high without collapsing, the heavy rain is heavy and the roads are no longer muddy..."

At the first moment, Song Yingxing and others thought of glutinous rice juice. In the past, when building city walls or building houses for wealthy people, glutinous rice juice was used to glue them together.This cost is very high, and it is not affordable for ordinary people.

But according to what the emperor said, this cement is just made of sand and stone. With the help of a steam engine, not only the cost will be lower, but also the output will be high, and it can be used in so many places. One can imagine the change!

It was based on this understanding that after Emperor Chongzhen finished his introduction, Song Yingxing saluted him very solemnly, and said in a decisive tone: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will burn the cement as quickly as possible!"

The only difficulty in firing this cement is that Emperor Chongzhen did not remember the ratio of lime to clay. This required Song Yingxing to constantly experiment to obtain the cement with the best performance.

After this cement is fired, you can continue to study cement with other materials added to produce cement for various purposes.I have to say that this cement is shallow, but the knowledge is very deep, and it takes a lot of time and money to explore.

The prince Zhu Cihong next to him was very envious when he heard it. He was obviously ready to move, and he also wanted to do this thing of burning cement. When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he smiled and said to him: "The application of the steam engine is not enough. There is a long way to go. When it can be used in carriages and ships, it will be considered a phased victory, and when that happens, I can give you a new thing to tinker with."

"Thank you, Father!" Zhu Cihong was very happy after hearing this, and hurriedly replied, "I must apply steam engines to carriages and ships as soon as possible!"

Other people watching from the side, including Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing and others were a little stunned.Because they couldn't imagine how knowledgeable the emperor is to have so many abilities?
It is said that Confucians do not believe in ghosts and gods, but at this moment, they really doubt it.If Emperor Chongzhen was really not the real Dragon Emperor or a deity descending to earth, how could he know so much?
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The next day, the news of the military battle bureau spread.When the people in the capital heard about it, there was another discussion, which should be a common practice.

This time, though, they weren't talking about steam engines being built.

To be honest, although the steam engine has been discussed since Emperor Chongzhen gave the prince a lecture, but for the people of Ming Dynasty at this time, this steam engine is a bit mysterious after all, and it cannot really be used for horse-drawn carriages. On the ship, not many people would be very shocked.

Compared with this steam engine, the crown prince's title of "Machine Master" was the topic they were most concerned about and discussed the most.

"Tell me, what is this called? The prince still uses the title of Grand Master?"

"Why can't it be sealed? The prince made that steam engine, which is very useful to Daming, and the emperor sealed it. Is there any problem?"

"That's right, the prince won the title of machine master, which means that the prince has the level of a master in machine building. This is the prince's ability, why can't he have it?"

"But, prince, the prince is the future emperor of my Ming Dynasty. Can the emperor still have the title of these craftsmen? This is too absurd!"

"What's so absurd? Didn't the former Emperor Zhengde proclaim himself a great general? Isn't this equivalent to a war master? Besides, these titles of masters and masters are not titles of artisans, okay? I am the first one in Ming Dynasty Master Bi is the master, you say Master Bi is a craftsman?"

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The arguments of the people in the capital, because of their different buttocks, hold different views.Especially those who are old-fashioned and stubborn, it is more difficult to accept the crown prince's title of machine master.

But no matter how hard it is for them to accept, this matter is already a conclusion, and they cannot change it.

Only a few memorials were handed over to Emperor Chongzhen's desk, saying that the appointment of the prince as a machine master was too absurd and inconsistent with etiquette, and he urged the emperor to withdraw the order.

Regarding these memorials, Emperor Chongzhen originally didn't want to pay attention to them, so he just stayed in the middle school.However, after thinking about it later, he made a special instruction.It is said that the invention of the steam engine is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and it belongs to the prince's meritorious deeds.In this case, I will give it a commendation, what's wrong?
There were many people who supported the prince's appointment as a machine master, and even more people, because the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen was high enough that whatever Emperor Chongzhen did, it must be right.

Now that it has reached the height of benefiting the country and the people and meritorious deeds, they all stand up to support Emperor Chongzhen's statement. For a while, the old stubbornness can be drowned out by just saliva.

After Empress Zhou heard about this, she had opinions as Zhu Cixiang expected.However, after Emperor Chongzhen explained, he was no longer stubborn.To her, it was certainly better for the prince to be recognized by the emperor than to be reprimanded.

Everyone believed that when this incident passed like this, Emperor Chongzhen issued another imperial decree, and the capital was once again a sensation.It can even be said that as long as the news is received, it will be a sensation.

This imperial decree is that Emperor Chongzhen told the world that he wanted to create a 360 five-element champion list.Of course, this number one scholar is not an official like the number one scholar in the imperial examination.After the comparison, it will be included in the number one scholar list printed by the royal family, and it will be published and distributed to the world, so that it will be known to the people all over the world.In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also took out 100 million taels from the internal treasury and deposited it in the bank, and the interest obtained was used to reward the champion of 360 five.

This idea, Emperor Chongzhen actually came from the Guinness Book of Records in later generations, which is to encourage the people of Ming Dynasty to be the first in all walks of life.

The reason why this news caused a sensation in the world is that this matter can be said to be a matter of fame and fortune.

The name is the number one scholar, entered by the royal family, and praised by the world.This point is an absolute temptation for those who are not short of money.

Li, as long as you get the first prize, you can get a reward, although it is not a lot, but if you have this ability, if you don't get it, you won't get it!In addition, there is another great advantage.For example, the wine, dishes, objects, etc. made by the champion will naturally be the most popular items, and it is completely unimaginable how much profit there will be.

Therefore, after the decree was announced, everyone began to ask what exactly is the charter of the No. [-] list?Which industries can be included in the end, and what is the comparison method, etc.

Only Emperor Chongzhen can answer these questions.

It didn't take long for Emperor Chongzhen to announce the specific details.According to the classification in "Tiangong Kaiwu", all things can be compared and tested, divided into two capitals, the north and the south, and each of the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus in the palace will dispatch personnel to confirm the test records.

Of course, it's impossible to say how perfect this rule is.There will definitely be a lot of problems in this, but it doesn’t matter. We are all trying to cross the river by feeling the stones. We can only improve it step by step during the hosting process.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about all kinds of highest records of human movement, and finally decided to wait for this matter to be done first, and then slowly join in.By the way, a sports meeting can be held in the future.

For now, this top pick list needs to be completed first.For Emperor Chongzhen, there are actually profits in it, and it depends on whether he wants it or not.

Print out the number one list, and print the number, at least those who are on the list, will definitely buy a copy for collection, right?Maybe I will buy more, and I may not necessarily give it to relatives and friends.

This kind of very commemorative thing, if others print it out and sell it, it is estimated that not many people will buy it.If you dare to fake the royal printing, it will be too long.

Taking the year as the unit, if you update the No. [-] list every year, then there will be a large number of sales.

If this continues, it is entirely conceivable that the royal family will definitely be able to make money by running this number one list.

But for Emperor Chongzhen, he didn't care about making money.What he cares about is the spirit of encouraging the people of Ming Dynasty to keep improving.

While he was busy with this matter, an urgent report arrived.

　Thank you Han Miao for the reward of 500 starting coins!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)