Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 436 Use your own brain
After watching for a while, Zheng Zhilong did not expect that there were no more than sixteen people who tried to pull the two hemispheres. In fact, there were relatively few people whose per capita cost was higher than one tael of silver.

People in each team who went to pull always felt that others could not pull, or that others were not as strong as themselves. They were discussing pulling skills and so on.

After watching for a while, Zheng Zhilong told the coachman to turn around and go back to the post station.

For him, what should be seen has already been seen, and through this incident, he has already understood the person in the palace better, and his goal has been achieved.

And the coachman had already managed to earn a little more money, so he didn't say anything, and even hurriedly sent them to the post station.

Only Zheng Sen, still a bit regretful, was also wondering there, logically speaking, since there is nothing inside and it is not a whole, why can't it be pulled apart!
Anyway, he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't figure it out, and finally he asked his smart father for advice: "Father, the child is dull, and I can't figure out why? Logically speaking, shouldn't it be easy to pull away?"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't possibly have something about the atmosphere, but it didn't prevent him from maintaining his image in front of his son, so he just replied indifferently: "Such a simple matter, you still need to ask me? Use your brain to think about it!"

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and went to rest again.

Zheng Sen felt helpless, so he had to think for himself.

After arriving at the post station and settling down, the officials of their own post station reported the news of their arrival in the capital.

Only on the second day, Zheng Sen was ordered to enter the palace to have an audience.

Emperor Chongzhen encouraged him and praised him for doing errands in the Jiangnan procurement office, which effectively relieved the pressure on the court and made great contributions. He hoped that he would make persistent efforts and continue to purchase enough supplies for the court, especially grain.

Zheng Sen was naturally very excited about this, and immediately sent Chest to promise that he would definitely continue to work hard to do a good job in this matter.

Afterwards, he submitted the account book that he brought with him, and the purchase records signed by him, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dongchang, to the emperor for verification.

Then, Zheng Sen also asked Emperor Chongzhen a question: "Your Majesty, there are only about 300 million taels of silver in the hands of Jiangnan's procurement office. I'm afraid this procurement will be enough for next year!"

In order to purchase enough grain and grass materials, the price naturally cannot be cheap, especially iron materials.

You must know that in the year that is about to pass, all the grain and grass materials in the north, including the materials for launching the Ningyuan War, were purchased by the Jiangnan purchasing office.This large number is very astonishing.

Of course, thanks to Zheng Zhilong's influence in Jiangnan, Fujian and Guangdong, and purchasing from Nanyang through maritime merchants, otherwise, it would be impossible to exchange so many materials with money.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was aware of the money spent on buying yamen in the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, after looking through the account book submitted by Zheng Sen, seeing the balance figure, he still sighed in his heart: money, there is not enough money.

Although the gold mine in Zhangjiakou, after the first year of mining, production has increased.However, this output is still very limited for Daming's huge material demand.The profit of the glass factory is also much higher than last year, but it is still not enough to make up for the deficit.

After all, the financial system can only be normal after the entire taxation system is normal.

However, although there is no war in the north, it is the first year of rest and recuperation. Emperor Chongzhen exempted taxes; The squire took the knife.There will be no tax collection for a while.

The easiest way to get money is to steal your home!

However, if the house is copied again, who should be copied?

In the north, so far, it seems that there is no suitable target for raiding the house?
Otherwise, go back and ask Liu Weichao to see if you can find a suitable partner?

Emperor Chongzhen thought about this, but he didn't show it. After he praised Zheng Sen, he said to him: "Da Ming's technology is changing with each passing day. As my trusted minister, Jin Yiwei is in charge of Tongzhi, and he is in charge of Jiangnan's procurement office. , You must know these knowledge, even if you are not proficient, you must at least know what's going on."

After a pause, he made a decision: "You go to the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences to study for two months first, and then return to Jiangnan after the Spring Festival in the capital!"

As soon as Zheng Sen heard this, he immediately remembered the experiment of the two hemispheres, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, does it take sixteen people to pull the hemisphere outside the palace?"

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen asked a little surprised when he heard it, "How do you know?"

So far, he has not received word that someone has pulled the two hemispheres apart.

In fact, in fact, the palace has tested it, and sixteen people can't pull it apart.Emperor Chongzhen asked those burly generals to try it, and it took eighteen people to pull it away.

Of course, if there were strong men, sixteen people would probably be able to pull them apart. After all, these big generals are just putting on airs.

"Return to Your Majesty, my father said it!" Zheng Sen didn't realize it at all, and sold his father directly, "My father said, Your Majesty rewards 100 taels of silver, and the cost of sixteen people is close to 100 taels, so it is estimated to be ten taels of silver." Six people can pull it apart."

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help laughing when he heard it, he guessed it from this angle.He thought Zheng Sen was so smart that he could know about atmospheric pressure.

In this regard, Liu Weichao also gave a popular science to Emperor Chongzhen. On weekdays, for example, when holding a hemispherical tool such as a pot lid or a tray, after putting it into the water, if you lift it parallel to the water, you can feel the pressure.

In this regard, if you can observe and think carefully, you must have this kind of cognition.

Emperor Chongzhen thought that Zheng Sen was also a person who was good at observing and summarizing, but unexpectedly, it was Zheng Zhilong who deduced it from the amount of rewarded silver.

Facing Zheng Sen's question, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "Basically, the matter in these two hemispheres is actually related to the atmospheric pressure. You can learn the reason by going to the Daming Royal Academy of Sciences."

Zheng Sen was very surprised when he heard this, and he couldn't help but developed a strong interest in the Royal Academy of Sciences of Ming Dynasty, so he gave an order to thank him, and it was considered as the end of this audience.

Watching him leave, Emperor Chongzhen still had a smile on his face.

Although this Zheng Sen didn't make him feel very smart, he was a person who couldn't hide his thoughts.Such a person, use it with confidence.

Being so idle, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of Zheng Sen's father, Zheng Zhilong, who was indeed a smart man!
Since you are a smart person, you don't need to beat around the bush, just get straight to the point and get it done.

Therefore, on the second day after summoning Zheng Sen, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Zheng Zhilong, who was waiting for the order at the post station, to let Zheng Hongkui accompany him to visit the Tianjin Shipyard, and then return to the capital.

In this regard, Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to follow the order.

And he knew that there must be something worth seeing in that shipyard, otherwise, the emperor would not have made such a decree.

Based on what he has seen and heard in the capital, Zheng Zhilong is actually quite interested in the trip to Tianjin Shipyard.After all, he was a pirate, and he was as familiar with things like ships as the bowls that ordinary people eat.

By the way, when he went to Tianjin, because it was daytime, he took the steam train and watched the scenery for a while.

But when we arrived in Tianjin, because it was already night, we first stayed at the post station in Tianjin.

On the next day, he went to the shipyard, and it was Song Yingxing, the tech boss, who received him.

Song Yingxing didn't have any airs, but said to him with great interest: "You are the best at sea battles, and you should be the most qualified to evaluate the role of the ships built by my order in sea battles. If there is anything wrong , please correct me more!"

At this time, Zheng Zhilong naturally knew a lot about the situation in the capital.Therefore, he knew that the tech guy in front of him was definitely a celebrity in today's eyes.

As a Juren, he didn't see the officialdom, and didn't go to the battlefield to make military achievements, but he was awarded the title of Science and Technology Boss, which is really a strange thing in Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the word science and technology, the word science and technology, is the most proud knowledge today, which shows that the emperor pays more attention to the earl who has no airs in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong quickly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! The villain is only familiar with naval warfare, but in fact he has no skills!"

Song Yingxing just smiled when he heard this, and immediately took the lead, leading Zheng Zhilong away from the yamen to the beach.

Of course, he would not stop talking along the way, so he asked Zheng Zhilong by the way: "I heard that Xiyi's ships are fast and the guns are far away. It is not easy to meet them at sea?"

Song Yingxing's knowledge is mainly based on what he saw on the way from Jiangxi to the capital for the exam. He actually doesn't know much about the situation at sea.

With Song Yingxing's thirst for knowledge, now that Zheng Zhilong is by his side, he naturally wanted to ask questions.

Zheng Zhilong nodded immediately after hearing this, and said with a little emotion: "That's right, Xiyi's sailboats are very fast, and their cannons are far and accurate. If we encounter them at sea, our Ming's warships will have to be beaten. In the past two years, the general has imitated several Xiyi sailboats, but they are still not as good as the Xiyi people!"

Between the words, there is a strong sense of regret.

Song Yingxing smiled and said: "This time I was ordered to transform the warship, and the goal is to compete with Xiyi at sea. You came at the right time, and you can measure whether our new Ming warship has the capital to compete with Xiyi. Yi's warships are competing!"

"Oh?" Zheng Zhilong immediately showed strong interest when he heard it, and quickly replied with that anticipation: "It's good to be brave. If the warship artillery is really not inferior to Xiyi, it will be based on the ones they came from afar. Order the boats and people, and eventually they will be able to teach them to be obedient!"

(End of this chapter)