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The sound was a little loud and sudden, and it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Emperor Chongzhen heard the sound and looked around. Everyone below him had already consciously made way for a passage. In other words, everyone below them had turned their heads to focus on one person, so the person who had just shouted was suddenly exposed in the crowd.

This man was only in his twenties. When everyone looked at him, he seemed a little timid and cowered.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly and said, "What are your thoughts on steam engines?"

After asking, he thought for a while and then added: "Say it to me, even if it's useless, it doesn't hurt!"

When the man heard this, he suddenly regained his courage, hurriedly walked to the front of the crowd, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the common people are gunsmiths, responsible for operating the boring machine of the artillery bore. The common people saw that this new cylinder is not too big. So I thought that if this cylinder was bored with a boring machine like the barrel of a cannon, its inner wall must be extremely smooth, and maybe... maybe it could be useful for this steam engine!"

In the past, because a single cylinder was used, the cylinder had to be made very large and could only be made by hand. But in this way, the gap between the piston and the cylinder cannot be made very small, and the gap can only be sealed as much as possible with felt, paper, oilcloth and similar substitutes. No matter what, the air leakage caused by this approach is relatively serious. In other words, this approach actually wastes a lot of heat energy.

But now that the cylinder has been reduced, the diameter of the cylinder and the large-diameter barrel are actually not much different. If we make a large-diameter boring machine capable of boring cylinders for smooth inner walls...

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became excited when he thought of this, because just thinking about it, he knew that the steam engine could definitely be improved, but the effect of the improvement remained to be tested.

So, he immediately affirmed the gunsmith's approach, and publicly ordered the eunuch in charge of the Military War Bureau to write down the matter. Once the test is completed and it is proven that the steam engine can be greatly improved, he will definitely not hesitate to reward him heavily!

After seeing the gunsmith excitedly retreating into the crowd, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to everyone below: "I am here. If anyone else has any ideas about the improvement of this steam engine, no matter whether they are right or wrong, feel free to tell them. Listen, those who speak are not guilty, but those who are useful will be rewarded!”

What happened to Sun Erniu before had already excited these people below. It was also because of this that the gunsmith just now mustered up the courage to take a gamble. Unexpectedly, he actually got it right. But the size of the reward depends on the results of the experiment. But no matter what, he changed his destiny because of one sentence.

These two things made everyone below, especially the craftsmen, extremely jealous. They all thought hard about whether they could also have such good luck. Encouraged by Emperor Chongzhen, craftsmen one after another mustered up the courage to express their thoughts.

What made Emperor Chongzhen a little disappointed was that most of the people who made suggestions later had no practical use. There were only a few people's suggestions, which seemed to be of little use. However, he was still very happy about this enthusiastic situation.

So when the sounds gradually disappeared and the courtyard returned to silence, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to them: "Very good, if you have any ideas in the future, you can tell me. Maybe something good will come from you." In my hands. I will also set up a special official position in the War Bureau to let people record your ideas. This idea is not limited to steam engines, or even artillery. If I think it is feasible, I will allocate funds to allow you to realize your ideas!"

After saying that, it was getting a little late. After gaining another wave of achievement points by the way, Emperor Chongzhen gave some instructions to Liu Chengzhi, the eunuch of the Military War Bureau, before he drove back.

The emperor paid attention to it, and the War Bureau had enough manpower and material resources. A special boring machine was quickly manufactured and operated by the gunsmith himself. The new steam engine was transformed. After the formal experiment, a piece of good news was placed on the desk of Emperor Chongzhen: This new steam engine has four to five times more energy than the original steam engine. This is definitely a huge improvement. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be extremely happy. He immediately decided to mass-produce according to this new steam engine model.

He didn't know that in the original history, this steam engine with a two-way cylinder and a cylinder that was operated by a boring machine was actually Watt's steam engine after many improvements, which was the Watt Type III engine. This improvement took more than seven years from Watt's first improvement, but more than a hundred years before Watt improved the steam engine, under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen, a time traveler, the Ming Dynasty had the most skilled With the support of craftsmen and sufficient wealth, they were able to use a higher efficiency than Watt to make a steam engine alone. In a short period of time, he developed an improved version of the steam engine that could really be put to practical use.

This kind of steam engine doesn't need any rubber at all. In fact, in the original history, even during the Opium War, British steam engine battleships did not use any rubber.

The steam engine on this plane, under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen, finally has an improved version of the energy-producing steam engine. It is expected that in the near future, due to the reduction of cost and coal consumption, this type of steam engine will be unable to use water power in the Ming Dynasty. local application. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but get excited when he thought about all this.

The driving force for Ming Dynasty’s industrialization was finally there!

When Emperor Chongzhen watched the first mass-produced steam engine being assembled and placed in front of him to verify its efficacy, he couldn't help but get excited. He entered the chat group and used the photo function of the chat group to take photos. This is this dimension. The first truly practical steam engine in human history!

After taking the photo, he discovered that King Tang had sent a message: "Your Majesty, Crown Prince Fu is about to enter the city."

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he was in a good mood and replied to him: "Then show your Tang Dynasty truthfully to Prince Fu."

The king of Tang received it and immediately agreed. For him, if there are more feudal kings overseas, he will not have the potential danger of showing off in the forest. Therefore, for King Fu, he was very happy to show the benefits of the new vassal state, so that King Fu would be jealous and follow suit. This just satisfies the showing off mood of the young man Tang Wang. Of course, this is human nature. This is the so-called return home in rich clothes. It is hard to say anything about the King of Tang.

So, the King of Tang immediately led all the civil and military officials of Tang State to the city gate to greet him.

When Zhu Yousong, the crown prince of Prince Fu, arrived outside Ava City under the escort of the Jinyi Guards, he saw the King of Tang there, surrounded by many civil servants and military generals behind him. Wang's pomp is as low-key as possible. With just one glance, the envy in his heart was revealed involuntarily.

Speaking of which, the vassal kings in the late Ming Dynasty were actually really pitiful. Although he was nominally a vassal king and one of the most noble titles in the Ming Dynasty, the court had many restrictions on him. Even if the feudal prince leaves the city to visit his tomb, he must obtain approval from the local government before leaving the feudal prince's palace. To put it bluntly, these feudal princes are actually just pigs kept in captivity by the imperial court. The only difference between them and pigs is that the pigs will eventually be slaughtered, while the feudal princes will not and will just die of old age in the palace.

For such days, the older feudal king was better off, his enthusiasm had long been extinguished, and all the water chestnuts had been worn away in the long days; but Prince Fu was a young man, a passionate young man in his twenties. Who would be willing to die in such a small palace for the rest of their lives? The world is so big and beautiful. If you don’t go out for a walk and see something, who can be content with it?

In the past, there was no way. Once you have such thoughts, it is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be treated as treason. But what about now? It was the emperor who gave him such an opportunity. With the opportunity to establish a vassal state, he could control the military and political power within the vassal state. He could stick to his word and no longer be restricted by others, let alone be detained like a pig until death. Just thinking about it makes Prince Fu excited.

As soon as he got close, he quickly dismounted and greeted the King of Tang Dynasty: "Why do you bother Your Highness to go out of the city to greet me? You are ruining your nephew!"

"Hahaha..." King Tang immediately burst into laughter. It could be heard that he was in a good mood. He strode forward and grabbed Zhu Yousong's hand before he stopped laughing and said, "If it had been before, I guess we would have I won’t be able to see you until I die. Now that I have the chance, although the Tang Kingdom is a remote and small country with a lot of things to do and is busy every day, no matter what, I have to make time to go out..."

Don't talk about vassal kings like Tang Wang and Fu Wang who were separated by many generations. They are the kind of vassal kings who are brothers. Once they become vassals, they basically have no chance to see each other again, and they will only die of old age in their own palaces. It is for this reason that the king of Tang Dynasty said this.

Zhu Yousong was a little emotional after hearing this. Now that the national policy of the imperial court has changed, this is a good thing for the vassal king. He should seize this opportunity!

Then, he heard that King Tang seemed to be complaining about Tang State and being busy, but looking at his expression, he could tell that he was half complaining!

"Pretend, just pretend!" Zhu Yousong couldn't help but said silently in his heart.

The King of Tang was actually about the same age as Zhu Yousong, but he was dominating the scene at this time. He grabbed Zhu Yousong's hand and walked forward, while pointing at the civil and military officials and said: "Those natives in Dongwu have ulterior motives. It's basically useless. These are our Ming Dynasty's own scholars and military families, but they are not Jinshi and generals at all levels. They are just officials and guards at most. With the emperor's permission, they were poached by Gu. Haha, let my nephew see it. What a joke..."

Having said this, without waiting for Zhu Yousong to react, the King of Tang shouted loudly to the civil and military officials: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you come and see Prince Fu soon?"

Upon hearing this, the civil and military officials quickly bowed and clasped their fists to pay tribute to Prince Fu.

Zhu Yousong looked extremely envious. When he was in Luoyang, although he was in his own territory, how many officials would care about him, the prince of Prince Fu? If he met those officials when he went out, he, the Prince of Fu, would have to accompany him with a smile. Otherwise, if he wanted to go out, even if he walked on his own land, he would not be able to go if those officials made things difficult for him.

But looking at the King of Tang now, he must have been the same as me before, but now, there are so many civil and military officials, they all obey and listen at will, but the King of Tang is the only one who obeys, how majestic!

Just as he was thinking about it, Prince Tang had already taken his hand and got on Prince Tang's carriage. He opened the hood and sat on the carriage with a good view.

On the way back to the palace, the King of Tang pointed to the rows of soldiers under martial law and the people watching the excitement behind the soldiers and said: "These are mostly our people from the Ming Dynasty. After hearing that Dongwu became the Tang Dynasty, they came over one after another. To make a living. Although the Tang State was founded in the early days, it was really a bit poor. But there was a lot of land. Gu gave them all the land, and they all stayed. The emperor has an edict that as long as Gu can keep these people, they will belong to our Tang State from now on. The common people."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Those Dongwu natives are very lazy and have wasted so many good grain fields. But we people in the Ming Dynasty are different. There are three crops a year here. It won't be long before the grain is harvested." There is no need to worry. The emperor also told us not to be afraid that if there is too much food, it will rot. The imperial court will pay for the purchase of food, and we will collect as much as we can, so that Gu Neng can vigorously focus on people's livelihood and produce more food."

After saying that, the King of Tang pointed to the buildings in Ava City and said: "It really makes my nephew laugh. This capital city I chose is really incomparable with the cities in our Ming Dynasty. Look, this house is so short. You Look, that house doesn’t even have a yard, and that..."

Zhu Yousong didn't have a chance to speak at all. He listened to the King of Tang's eloquent introduction along the way. From time to time, he said that his Tang country was not very good. Now he heard the King of Tang "complaining" about the simplicity of his capital. He I couldn't help but say silently in my heart again: "Then you can stop here and change it to Fuguo! Just pretend, keep pretending!"

The King of Tang was the first vassal king to entrust overseas. In other words, he was the first vassal king to control military and political power by himself. He is a young man again, and when Zhu Yousong comes this time, he has the best person to talk about his achievements. He said he was very busy, but he still spent a lot of time going around the road to introduce various situations to Zhu Yousong. Looking at the envious expression on Zhu Yousong's face, he became more and more excited and kept turning around in many places. , there is really no introduction before we step into the palace gate.

The king of Tang's voice was slightly hoarse, and he still held Zhu Yousong's hand and said with emotion: "My dear nephew, I am really too busy. I have to deal with a lot of things every day, and the memorials are piled up. Now, that’s it, I’m still too busy. You don’t know, it’s so tiring! Sometimes, I miss my days in Nanyang, how relaxing it was..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yousong really couldn't stand it anymore. Are you pretending again? How about I go back and report it to Your Majesty so that I can do it for you?

But this was impossible. Zhu Yousong quickly decided to change the topic. He really didn't want to hear him pretend anymore: "My nephew heard that the White Army Army helped His Highness a lot. Where are they?"

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