Iron Dynasty

The Xixi river wind carries a hint of fishy smell of aquatic plants.

While admiring the merchant ships coming and going on the Xiaoqing River, the three talked about steam ships and steam engines.

Talking about steam ships and steam engines, Lin Wentao suddenly remembered something, and he said to Xiao Ming; Your Majesty, two days ago, Xiaguan's close friend at Qingzhou University once approached me. He said that he was preparing to apply for an electric power test. But because there are not enough copper wires and magnets, it can't be done at all.

Electricity test. Xiao Ming frowned.

In order to promote the development of Dayuguo science and technology, Xiao Ming made great efforts, especially after the establishment of Qingzhou University, he promised that any student can apply for Yinzi to set up his own research laboratory, and find cooperative students to conduct related research.

After this policy came out, it was very popular among the students, and soon the imperial court received more than 30 applications for the establishment of research laboratories, and the amount of money these students applied for was also varied.

However, for Xiao Ming, this money cannot be given indiscriminately. There are many cases of fraudulent scientific research and fraud in contemporary times.

Maybe these students could fool the officials, but they couldn't fool him, so after reviewing them, he directly rejected more than 20 applications.

It's an electric test. After the emperor rejected a lot of research applications last time, many students were more cautious. My dear friend came to discuss with me because he was afraid that he would be rejected by the emperor this time. Lin Wentao said.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming said: What he said is indeed the truth. Now copper wire is easy to find, but strong magnets are not easy to find. Fortunately, there are magnets in Qingzhou Prefecture. When the Mineral Department finds it, I will give it to him. Send it, let him apply for it before.

In fact, the interval between the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution is not very long. The accumulation of the first industrial revolution makes the second industrial revolution happen very quickly.

Now that the Great Yu Kingdom has entered the era of steam, it has already laid the foundation for the second industrial revolution, and electricity, as the foundation of the second industry, should be put on the agenda now.

European countries have spent a hundred years to complete the popularization of electricity through self-exploration, but it does not take so long for him. After all, he has mature technology and can save a lot of detours.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Lin Wentao said happily that he and this close friend have always cherished each other. When he was tinkering with the steam engine, this close friend had been concentrating on studying in the academy, and now he is finally going to show his skills.

Xiao Ming was also in a good mood, he asked, What's this person's name?

Su Liangcai.

Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, This person's name is interesting, I just hope he is really a good talent.

Many of this talented person's friends are talented people. I believe in Lin Wentao's vision. Xiao Ming said.

After talking to the two of them for a while, Xiao Ming and Qian Dafu returned to Xingyuan. The incident with Su Liangcai this time proved that the cause he buried was bearing fruit.

In addition to Lin Wentao, Qingzhou University's successful students began to come out and apply their knowledge to various industries.

The stronger the youth, the stronger the country. Now more and more scholars have left the Confucian books and picked up the books that represent science. This in itself is a proof that the Great Yu Kingdom is changing.

However, it is not enough for him now. He wants to make this change not only in Qingzhou, but also to speed up the process, he has to do it personally and participate in it.

He has already explained that Qingzhou University is going to build a great hall, and every seven days he will take one day to go to Qingzhou University to teach in person.

For him, this is not only to impart knowledge, but also to let the scholars in the world see clearly the importance that he, the emperor, places on the students, so that each of them has the glory of being a disciple of the emperor.

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Yingju, a city in the northwest of Goryeo.

After retreating from Liujingcheng, Beishan did not rush back to Shengdu, but led his troops to this small border town of the Golden Horde.

Taiji, the guests are here. Guduo's voice sounded outside the room.

Bei Shan was shocked and said, Let them in.

While leaving Liujingcheng this time, he sent people to a Goryeo castle that was occupied by the Japanese.

Soon he got a reply, the British were about to return from the Japanese country, and they could meet him before they left.

So the British drove the warship directly from the Japanese country and stopped in the waters of Yingzhou to meet Bei Shan.

After a while, Gu Duo led two blond and blue-eyed people to the door. Bei Shan was a little surprised. He had never seen such a person before, and he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

There were also four Japanese warriors who came with the two British. They had katana swords hanging around their waists, as if they had come to protect the two.

Respected Beshantaiji, I am the Earl of Kerry from England. Kerry showed a friendly color.

On this trip to Japan, he successfully met with Nobunaga Yamada and reached an agreement in many aspects, which he called the Nagasaki Agreement.

The content of the agreement had been drawn up before he came to Japan. From the date of signing the agreement, the United Kingdom would provide Japan with better quality muskets, artillery, and warships, and dispatched military personnel to train Japanese soldiers.

Moreover, the Japanese can send personnel to study in the UK, and the UK will help the Japanese to establish an industrial system and provide steam engines.

In contrast, Japan opened its market to Britain, allowing British merchants to do business in Japan, and the two countries were obliged to jointly address the threats facing Asia.

Kerry was also a little surprised to easily sign this agreement, but it was all thanks to the rise of the Great Yu Kingdom, because it made the Japanese country feel threatened.

That's why Nobunaga Yamada will sign this friendship treaty with them against all odds.

However, for Kerry, his task is far from being completed. The Great Yu Kingdom makes them too worried, and from what he understands, the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom is very ambitious.

He was very worried that the unusual emperor would continue to expand in Asia, and his fears were heightened after the capture of two castles in Goryeo.

Because of this, he insisted on coming to see this Beishantaiji.

Although he knew very well that the Great Yu Kingdom, the northern grassland empire, was more savage, the British were not afraid of savage tribes, only more civilized empires than them.

In order to restrain the expansion of the Great Yu Kingdom, he felt that it was necessary to create an encirclement in Asia, like a cage to trap the awakening lion of the Great Yu Kingdom. At that time, even if the circle could not work, But it was enough to delay the rise of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Taking advantage of this period of time, the British industry will roll forward, constantly leaving the Great Yu country behind.

So, no matter what you do, it will be beneficial and not harmful to the British Empire.