Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 878

Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen decreed that Tianjin Shipyard would make every effort to build such iron-clad warships.Try to have a few more ironclad warships join the ranks of the expeditionary force when the American Expeditionary Force sets off in May and June next year.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen made an order on the spot to transfer the elite of the shipyard to Dongwu Shipyard to build a new ironclad warship shipyard there to build ironclad warships for the southern navy.

After finishing all this work, Emperor Chongzhen was about to return to Beijing. Suddenly, Jin Yiwei reported urgently that there was a big explosion in Princess Taiping's mansion.

Upon hearing this report, Emperor Chongzhen was shocked and hurried back to the capital to see the situation.

The explosion was very loud and caused a fire. However, the capital was patrolled by Jinyi guards, and the person responsible for extinguishing the fire was the Princess Mansion, so the fire was extinguished immediately and did not cause much damage.

However, such a big commotion still aroused discussions among the people in the capital.When the news spread, it was said that it was related to the experiment. Immediately, many people who were doing the experiment were frightened and stopped.

There are even some disharmonious public opinions, saying that the unhealthy winds rising in Ming Dynasty made the heavens angry, so this disaster was sent to warn the world!This kind of speech has greatly affected some people.All of a sudden, local public opinion has greatly overturned the existing knowledge system and returned to the original ones.

When Emperor Chongzhen arrived at the capital, he heard the report from Dongchang who was monitoring the people. Immediately, he ordered Chen Baoting, the admiral of Dongchang, to say: "I will take care of those who spread alarmist words, and don't miss any of them!"

"My servant obeys the order!" When Chen Baoting heard this, he knew that those people dared to question the emperor's knowledge, and they were afraid that they would be in trouble, so he quickly accepted the order.

Jin Yiwei entered the Princess Mansion in large numbers, and Emperor Chongzhen arrived. Everyone was curious about what happened to this explosion, and how would the emperor deal with such a thing?

When something happened at his son's house, Song Yingxing naturally rushed over to check on the situation. When he heard the emperor's arrival, he quickly came out to greet him.The prince consort and the princess were injured and inconvenient, so they lay on the bed and did not get off.

Under the leadership of Jin Yiwei, Emperor Chongzhen strode across the consort's mansion, and Song Yingxing, who followed closely behind, carefully reported: "Your Majesty, the situation is like this. The concubine and the princess have invented some new things. It was these things that exploded. Fortunately, the son-in-law and the princess are mostly guides now, and the specific operations have been performed by their apprentices, so they are only injured. However, three apprentices in the laboratory died, two were seriously injured, and the remaining seven For minor injuries."

"Do you know what's new?" Emperor Chongzhen didn't show any signs of anger after hearing this, but just asked in a matter-of-fact manner.

After hearing this, Song Yingxing shook his head subconsciously, and then realized that the emperor couldn't see it, so he quickly replied: "My minister just arrived, and I didn't ask in detail."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen didn't ask any more questions, because at this time, he was almost there.

With the support of the servants, the princess and the son-in-law had already arrived at the door to greet them.

Seeing that both of them covered their heads, and even the princess had one hand hanging, Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly excused them, and after entering the house, he began to ask about the specific situation.

Emperor Chongzhen noticed that the expressions of the two of them were not depressed or afraid, but rather a little excited. Emperor Chongzhen saw this and said nothing.

"Father, the situation is like this..." Princess Taiping answered Emperor Chongzhen's question, explaining what happened in detail.

Emperor Chongzhen heard that Princess Taiping obtained glycerin from oil through experiments, and then treated glycerin with nitric acid and sulfuric acid to obtain a yellow oily transparent liquid. It was this new thing that was very unstable and caused an explosion.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of the words "nitroglycerin". It can be said that he has been looking forward to this thing for a long time. If it is really invented by the princess and his wife, it will indicate that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will He is truly invincible in the world.

Of course, even if it is real nitroglycerin, there is still a long way to go before it will eventually become dynamite.However, the most critical step has been approached, so this road will be much easier to walk.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen further inquired about the details of the experiment, and even inquired about the pilot experiment of the princess and his wife, and looked at their data.

To be honest, in terms of current level, Emperor Chongzhen is already a bit behind Princess Taiping and his wife in terms of chemistry.Therefore, in some experiments, Princess Taiping had to explain it to understand what kind of chemical reaction was carried out in that step of the chemical reaction.

In the end, Emperor Chongzhen came to the conclusion that the yellow oily transparent liquid obtained by Princess Taiping and his wife was probably nitroglycerin.So, he said seriously to Princess Taiping and the two: "What do you two think about this thing? It's so dangerous, do you want to do another experiment to analyze the characteristics of this thing?"

Hearing this, before the son-in-law could answer, Princess Taiping immediately replied as a matter of course: "Father, you once said that science is a process of exploring the unknown. Since the son-in-law and his wife have invented a brand new thing, Even if this kind of thing will explode, so what? Of course we have to understand this new thing, to understand this new thing!"

Hearing this, the son-in-law also nodded there, with an expression of anticipation for new things.

Emperor Chongzhen noticed that Song Yingxing, who was next to him, looked at his son with a trace of worry on his face when he heard the princess said that they would continue to explore and analyze that new thing.

Regarding this, Emperor Chongzhen pretended not to see it, and as long as the person concerned had this spirit, he would be at ease.

In fact, he really thought too much.According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, concubines are not allowed to be in politics.The son-in-law and the princess have no worries about food and clothing, and for the two of them, there is nothing else to do.Therefore, they are interested in chemistry and concentrate on this chemical experiment. How can they easily shrink back after gaining a sense of accomplishment from this chemical experiment!
After Emperor Chongzhen understood what the princess and the son-in-law were thinking, he said with a smile, "That's right, you two did the right thing. If you shrink back when encountering a little danger, you won't be able to make great achievements!"

After receiving the emperor's approval, Princess Taiping and his wife looked at each other and smiled happily.

"I can tell you clearly!" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the couple who had turned back to look at him and said in a positive tone, "The unstable explosive invented by you two will change the entire world. You have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and even to mankind. I am very pleased with your spirit of scientific exploration. Do it well. While protecting yourself, work hard to stabilize this explosive, and then study how to master the characteristics of this explosion. It’s in our hands. I’m waiting for the day you succeed!”

If it is true that dynamite can be successfully developed, the history of mankind will be rewritten. It goes without saying that Ming will stand on top of the world, and the progress of human beings in transforming nature will also be greatly accelerated.A very simple application is that the difficulty of building railways in the Ming Dynasty will be greatly reduced in the future, and there will be no need to have high requirements on the terrain.

Of course, the powerful yellow explosive is indeed a double-edged sword, but it is just a tool, and the effectiveness of this tool is ultimately in the hands of humans.If it is not used because dynamite may cause great harm to human beings, it is absolutely impossible for human beings with this kind of thinking to become the overlord on the earth.

Princess Taiping and her husband did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen's evaluation would be so high. They were immediately overjoyed and full of confidence and expectations for what they were going to do next.The two of them immediately said that Emperor Chongzhen should rest assured that they would definitely do what the emperor said.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally nodded his head in encouragement, and then personally came forward to condolences to the injured apprentices in the princess' mansion.Later, it was also explained to Jin Yiwei that the experimental data in the princess' mansion must be kept secret.Relevant personnel, etc., are executed as involving the highest level of military secrets.

After making these arrangements, Emperor Chongzhen left the Prince Consort's Mansion. To Song Yingxing who was following behind him, he smiled and said, "In the future, you may not be as famous as them, haha..."

It can be seen that he is in a very good mood!

Song Yingxing listened from the beginning to the end, and naturally understood what the emperor meant, and could not help but respond with a smile: "The dog is able to be today, thanks to His Majesty's support. Seeing that his son can beat his father, even a humble minister can laugh in his dreams." Awake!"

Emperor Chongzhen listened, and nodded with a smile. The Chinese are like this, and they are very pleased with their children's future.

After returning to the Forbidden City, Emperor Chongzhen announced that the princess son-in-law has made an unprecedented breakthrough in the history of chemistry. As long as he works harder, he will definitely bring about great changes to Ming Dynasty. His achievements are not inferior to the original invention of the steam engine!

As soon as this announcement was circulated, it immediately caused a huge sensation.

If at the beginning, ordinary people did not realize how important the application of steam engines was, then by now, even children can know the importance of steam engines.Now, the experiment related to the explosion of the princess consort has such a high evaluation, and many people are immediately jealous.

At this time, many people's ideas immediately changed. Explosions are nothing. If you can get such a huge result, you have to do it even if you risk your life!
Just like that, with the emperor's endorsement, the situation that was originally daunting due to the danger of the experiment was immediately changed.In order to get ahead and go down in history, even more people are joining the chemical industry.

For this situation, Emperor Chongzhen was of course happy to hear it.However, he did not forget that those people brought out by this incident have not yet been dealt with.

Thinking of this, he sent an order to summon Chen Baoting, the admiral of Dongchang.

(End of this chapter)