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"Yes, the people immigrating to the Americas are directly chartered by the Immigration Bureau, and even the tickets are directly issued by the Great Su Kingdom. The common people only need to bring their luggage on board." Chen Zilong reported himself to Zhu Youjian achievements.

"Is the next generation of naval warships also designed in this way?" Zhu Youjian asked suddenly.

"It must be the same!" As soon as Chen Zilong finished speaking, Zhu Youjian's face turned dark.

7Chapter 16: Find professional people for professional matters

The traditional Confucianism of Ming Dynasty advocates the mean, that is, not to be in front of others and not to fall behind.Sometimes it is the same when using technology. It seems that when you surpass others, you start to be complacent, as if you are waiting for others to catch up with the good feeling.

From this point of view, Westerners are different.Westerners have a strong pursuit of new things. They admire new things and pursue individuality, so they are also bold. They like to strike first when they fail. We always like to be passive and defensive and like to strike later.What we are pursuing is that if you don't hit me, I will never take the initiative to do it, and I will definitely be the first to use a weapon and never fire the first shot.

The military technology of a country is beyond that of civilian products, let alone a traveler like Zhu Youjian who came with cheats.

When he arrived at the Baguazhou Shipbuilding Base, Zhou Quanbin greeted him early on the pier, ready to receive the emperor's praise.It turned out to be a mess.

"Let's look at the power workshop first." Zhu Youjian actually had a stern face, not at all happy.

Sure enough, in the boat workshop, Zhu Youjian saw the most advanced steam engine of Ming Dynasty, and the large-scale double-cylinder steam engine was in front of him.There are also vertical, horizontal and other models.Even the transmission has more than a dozen models, and also includes mechanical transmission screw steering.As far as this workshop is concerned, Zhu Youjian guessed that it has at least reached the technical level of the iron-clad ship in the early stage, 150 years earlier than the original historical invention.

"Are these things built here for me to visit?" Zhu Youjian said in a very bad tone.

"Your Majesty, these things have not been tested and need further verification." Zhou Quanbin hurriedly explained.

"What the hell, experimenting in a factory building?" Zhu Youjian was angry: "I think there is something wrong with your thinking."

When Zhu Youjian returned to Daming this time, he found a sign, which is a common problem of the Chinese nation: Once the technology is ahead, they start to be proud and start to stand still.To put it nicely, this is called "traditional virtue, diligence and thrift".

"I'm here to issue an imperial decree to you. You must build a new type of warship made entirely of steel. This warship must be at least the size of a second-tier battleship, and it must be powered by a steam engine with a speed of no less than 12 knots." Zhu You Jian put his hands on his hips, and said directly to the pile of machines in front of him, "Use the technology here to build it."

"All iron?" Immediately, some officials were stunned.

"Yes, it's all iron. Except for the deck, if you let me see the wood, I will dismiss you." Zhu Youjian said angrily.

"My Majesty, the cost of building such a warship is at least as high as three first-class battleships." An official reminded.

"Such a battleship, five first-class battleships can't do anything about it." Zhu Youjian turned back.

Zhou Quanbin originally wanted to refute Zhu Youjian, but after hearing this, he swallowed it back.He had to admit that what Zhu Youjian said was very reasonable. A guy with a whole body of iron, even five first-class cruisers, couldn't do anything about it.Even if the enemy is very good and punched a big hole in the side of the ship, the cabin has a watertight cabin.What's more, the iron lump cannonball can smash a big hole in the iron ship?

There is no awareness of armor-piercing bullets in this era.

"Go and tell the prince to come over for a meeting. I will be working here today." Zhu Youjian said to Li Guang angrily.

He originally thought that since he was not in Daming, there were some things that Daming could learn to walk by himself, but when he came back this time, it was inevitable that he would be dissatisfied.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong was very worried. Since the emperor came back, he had been cautious, but he still felt the emperor's disdain.

In the office of the shipbuilding base, Zhu Youjian waited for the prince.

"You didn't let them take the risk of building a new ship, right?" Zhu Youjian didn't get too angry this time, but changed to a slightly smiling expression.

"Yes. Every experiment costs a lot, and I want to save a little money for the court..." Zhu Cihong explained.

"Then about the train, are you the one who suppressed the use of new technology?" Zhu Youjian asked again.

"Yes. If the train uses a big steam engine, it will be full of fire and smoke, which will easily disturb the feng shui of the ancestor's grave." Zhu Cihong replied.

"Then tell me, how much does Jiangnan's annual tax increase compared to last year?" Zhu Youjian asked again.

"On the basis of what my father stipulated, I can increase my income by 2% every year." Zhu Cihong seemed very happy this time, after all, increasing taxes is a good thing.

Zhu Youjian almost exploded his lungs, but he still tried not to get angry.With a large number of new technologies being put on the market, the large-scale industrial revolution promoting development, and the situation of large-scale immigration, the growth rate of 2% is better than wiping the neck.

Think about the economic growth rate of future generations!It's better not to compare, or Zhu Youjian will get angry again.

"How do you handle government affairs?" Zhu Youjian continued to ask with a smile.

"My son only sleeps for two hours a day, and everything is fine-grained. He must be strict and not make a single mistake." Zhu Cihong felt that he had learned Confucianism in vain since he was a child, and he has put it to good use.

"Oh my god! What you did is really good." Zhu Youjian covered his face with his hands, and he couldn't bear to look at the prince.

"Let's do this! You see how I do it. Just listen for a while, don't talk." Zhu Youjian really didn't know where to start.

"Zhou Quanbin, tell your people to get out of here." Zhu Youjian didn't get angry at the prince, but yelled out the door.

"Your Majesty, all the humble ministers are here." Zhou Quanbin opened the door carefully, and took a peek at the prince.He was followed by seven or eight shipbuilding department officials and chief technical directors.

"Let's talk about it first, can you meet my request?" Zhu Youjian asked, lighting a cigarette.

"Yes, absolutely no problem." A chief engineer wearing glasses replied.

"How is the hull welded?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Riveting. A rivet at a distance of two to three inches, a cast keel, four large double-cylinder steam turbines, and double propellers..." the chief engineer continued, talking in one breath for a long time.

Although Zhu Youjian couldn't understand it himself, he still let the other party play to their heart's content. He could see that the technicians had been suppressed by the management for too long, and this was a stage to show off their skills.

"What about the weapons department? What's your opinion?" Zhu Youjian and others who were in charge of the hull finished talking, and then asked about the weapon configuration plan.

"It is necessary to manufacture a larger caliber cannon. It must be able to kill the enemy first outside the range of the enemy. Wei Chen heard that the hydraulic device has been manufactured. This can just be configured on the new cannon to reduce the recoil of the cannon and ensure greater Cannons of this caliber can be mounted on a ship, and they can be fired far and accurately..."

Another stick of incense time passed, and the chief engineer was eloquent, spitting and flying.Zhu Youjian still did not interrupt the other party's narration, but instead showed strong interest.In fact, he still didn't understand a word.

"Do you understand?" Zhu Youjian asked the prince after everyone finished speaking.

"My son didn't understand." Zhu Cihong replied honestly.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, as long as they understand." Zhu Youjian patted Zhu Cihong on the shoulder, turned around and said to these technical people: "I trust you. Just do what you just promised. If something goes wrong, the court will bear the responsibility." Responsibility, but if you can't do it, I will trouble you until you do it. Remember: those who can do it will be rewarded, and those who can't do it will not be a big brother."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone dispersed.

"Remember: professional things should be done by professional people instead of you doing everything." Zhu Youjian said to Zhu Cihong earnestly.

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7Chapter 17: Big Change

"But father, if others can do anything, what do you want our royal family to do?" Zhu Cihong was a little dissatisfied.

"Good question." Zhu Youjian didn't say right or wrong, but said in a way of betting: "I will make a bet for you: From now on, I will adopt some basic administrative measures to make the The court was able to function on its own.

Within six years, you and I, father and son, will only run the army and hand over the government affairs to the imperial court. Let's see what will happen to the Ming Dynasty if the royal family is established immediately.If everything in the court is running normally after six years, you will succeed directly; if not, you will continue to be your prince.how? "

This is a trick. If Zhu Cihong wants to become emperor, not only can he not interfere with the administration of the court for the past six years, but he has to support it well; and if he makes trouble in private and causes the court to be unstable, then he will have no chance of succeeding to the throne.

Zhu Youjian has fully matured on the throne.Zhu Cihong knew that this was another blatant conspiracy. No matter how you think about it, it is a trap, but you can't escape it.The only hope is that the court is not doing well, but the result is still not good for him.

"Everything is arranged by the emperor!" Zhu Cihong felt powerless, and he could not refute.