Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

Zhu Tao is in a very good mood these days, and he has made a very clear plan for the asphalt road.

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's plan, at least all the main roads in South Zhili were paved as asphalt roads.

At that time, Zhu Tao said that he must have a large amount of Yanchuan stone liquid to refine asphalt. He did not expect that the State Commercial Department would soon send dozens of tons of Yanchuan stone liquid to Zhujiazhuang.

Now that there are so many material reserves, everything is not a problem. Zhu Tao has already taught Old Tang the technology of refining asphalt, so he can take the workers to do the rest.

In just over two months, four asphalt roads in the South Zhili area have been laid, and they have passed the acceptance of the Ministry of Industry very quickly.

Zhu Tao is naturally in a very good mood. After all, laying asphalt roads can be regarded as benefiting the country and the people, and he has no reason not to do it with his heart.

Of course, this matter would not let him do it for nothing. After the acceptance of these asphalt roads, Zhu Tao received 8000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Industry.

The extraction of asphalt is not the main job, the most important thing is to extract a large amount of oil from the Yanchuan stone liquid.

Old Tang was a very perfect executor. While he extracted a large amount of asphalt, he also quickly extracted about a ton of gasoline.

According to Zhu Tao's arrangement, all the gasoline was stored in a relatively secret corner of the Jingxin Lake warehouse.

Every time Zhu Tao finished his meal, he would take Lao Tang, Ma Dadu and other confidants to Jingxin Lake to study something, but he never let others accompany him.

For this reason, the Jingxin Lake Scenic Area has also been closed for more than ten days, which makes those tourists who come here very anxious.

More than ten days later, Zhu Yuanzhang came to Zhuangzi with Zhu Biao.

As soon as he entered the yard, he asked impatiently.

"Tao'er, last time you said you were going to give us a big surprise today, what exactly is it? Come on, we've been bored for quite a while."

Zhu Biao also looked at Zhu Tao, thinking about what he could come up with to make everyone shine.

"Cousin, don't hide anything, take it out and have a look, and see if you have made another invention or something delicious? Or some new seed?"

Zhu Tao smiled and said to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao: "Father, cousin, let's go to Jingxin Lake now, the surprise is waiting there."

Several people whipped their horses and came to Jingxin Lake. Zhu Tao pointed to the steamboat moored by the lake and said.

"Everyone has seen this steam ship before, because the boiler provided energy for it, so the speed was very slow, but I extracted a lot of gasoline from the Yanchuan stone liquid, and now I use gasoline to power the ship. Today we Let's see how fast it can run."

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Di have been looking forward to this steamship for a long time.

Seeing what Zhu Tao said, Zhu Yuanzhang first made a guess with a smile.

"I'm afraid it's okay to travel more than 300 miles a day, right? At least it's much faster than that bicycle."

Zhu Tao shook his head, then looked at Zhu Biao who was standing beside him and asked.

"Cousin, let's guess how fast this ship can run, just guess the most."

Zhu Biao thought to himself, since Zhu Tao, an evildoer, can develop this ship that sails without sailing, it is natural that he can get it.

It is not a problem to travel three hundred miles a day, and I am afraid that five hundred miles is not a problem.

Of course he would guess the most, and said directly: "This ship can probably travel more than five hundred miles a day, how about my guess?"

Zhu Tao smiled and said to Old Tang.

"You fill up the boat with gasoline, and then show it to my father and cousin Taiping, and we will know what kind of surprise it is."

After hearing Zhu Tao's words, Old Tang took the order to go. He quickly filled the boat with gasoline, and after receiving Zhu Tao's signal, the steamship pulled anchor and set sail.

Jingxin Lake is about a dozen miles from the lake to the opposite bank. The steamboat starts from the lake and returns to the lake on the other side.

The whole process is like an arrow flying from the string, thirty miles away, and it takes less than a quarter of an hour to go back and forth.

In other words, if there is enough gasoline as a support, it is conservatively estimated that this steamship can travel two thousand miles a day.

In all fairness, none of Ming's ironclad ships could achieve such a speed.

In the era of cold weapons, such speed can almost be equivalent to the same combat effectiveness.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood in an instant that this was more than a surprise, and it could make him overjoyed. If the fleets of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with such kinetic energy, they would be invincible in the world.

"Tao'er is really good. We will continue to provide you with a large amount of Yanchuan stone liquid immediately. You refine as much gas and oil as possible. As much as this kind of ship can be equipped, we Da Ming will equip as much!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes sparkled. As an iron-fisted emperor, he certainly knew how important such equipment was.

However, the surprises Zhu Tao gave him did not stop here.

"Father, if you really want to equip the army, kinetic energy alone is not enough, so I have made other improvements on this ship, please come aboard and have a look."

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he took Zhu Biao without hesitation and jumped on the steamboat.

After boarding the boat, Old Tang had been waiting on board for a long time, and when he saw them coming up, he quickly introduced them.

"Master, Master Tang, this steamship is now equipped with very important weapons in addition to power, let me demonstrate it to you."

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao take a look around the ship, and found that the ship was equipped with small Francophones all around.

Many of Ming's ships are equipped with artillery, so it is actually not uncommon to have small Francophones equipped on board.

Therefore, after seeing the weapons on board, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take it too seriously, and said with a smile.

"Tao'er, these weapons have already been developed by Da Ming, and they are not too rare, but you are able to fix them on the boat with precision, which is considered ingenious."

Zhu Tao shook his head, looked at Old Tang and said, "Old Tang, fire a cannon and show it to my father and cousin, and you will know the difference in the weapons on my ship."

Old Tang immediately ignited the fuse and fired the gunpowder. With a bang, the projectile spun out of the barrel at high speed, smashing a steel target in the distance to pieces.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao realize that this projectile was completely different from the projectiles fired by weapons on other ships, and compared with them, the power was several times greater!