Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

In ancient times, population was a strategic resource. Without population, who would pay taxes to the emperor?Who sent the daughter to the emperor?Return his mother's monogamy?In which war, a large number of men will not be killed, and there will be more men and women, so what will happen to the rest?Be an old maid forever?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that those traversers must have had their heads flooded with fish. Emperor Chongzhen simply took them to the Royal Academy in the southern suburbs of the capital.

After arriving at the Royal Academy, it happened that Xu Guangqi and others were testing guns again - there were more barbarians with red hair, yellow hair and blue eyes. got it in.

There were barbarians on the left and right, and Chongzhen didn't bother to care about it. After stopping Xu Guangqi and others from paying respects, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Are you still testing these guns today? What's the result?"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the result is not bad. If it is rifled, you can hit more, but the accuracy is not good enough."

What Chongzhen was thinking about was not guns, he hummed absently, and then continued: "Ai Qing, please experiment slowly. I said at the beginning, even if you want to experiment, you need money for money, and things for things. Be sure to get the best and safest guns for the soldiers to use."

Xu Guangqi bowed and asked, "Why did Your Majesty come to Weichen today? But do you want to see the test firing of the firecracker? Or do you want to see the progress of the steam engine?"

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Neither. I came today because I found something very interesting when I was looking through ancient books last night."

This time it was Xu Guangqi who was a little absent-minded.Now, Xu Guangqi, whose mind is full of firecrackers and steam engines, is not interested in other things at all, so he just bowed and said, "I don't know what it is? Do you want me to try it out for Your Majesty?"

Chongzhen hummed, and after stroking his thoughts, he began to talk nonsense: "This is quite simple. When I read the miscellaneous books of the former Song Dynasty, there was a very interesting thing recorded in one of them. Before the death of the Song Dynasty, there was The White Lotus taught the Celestial Master to turn water into ice in summer."

Xu Guangqi heard the words, but it hurts so much. The Bailian Sect has always been beaten as a heretic from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Who knows what is going on with their summer ice-creating tricks—— Xu Guangqi didn't believe there was any kind of sorcery, it was just a trick that hadn't been discovered yet.

Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "According to his book, once when this person was performing ice-making, he was captured by the government. The officials ordered his hands to be cut off, and one of his fingers was submerged in the teacup water, and the water became cold immediately." , then made ice, retested it, and it was all done. The official took his other hand to see it, but the nails were full of saltpeter powder. When Meng Yuan went south, this lonely book was lost. Thinking about it, this ice-making technique That’s how it got lost.”

Hearing the string song, Xu Guangqi knew what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do. He wanted to try to get the ice out, but it was not good for an emperor to end in person. He wanted to use his own hands to make things happen.

Now that he understood what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do, Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I am willing to give it a try." After speaking, he called someone over to give some instructions.

After a while, someone came over with several large and small water basins, and someone came over with a bag of saltpeter.

After these people put the basin and saltpeter on the table, Xu Guangqi reached out to test the water temperature, then picked up a piece of saltpeter the size of a fist, and threw it into a basin.

It's just that after some bubbling and bubbling, there was no movement.

Chongzhen went up to take a look, and saw that there was no change in the water. When he was wondering if he had made a mistake in his memory or how to make ice, Xu Guangqi stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water, and then said strangely: "It's strange." Yes, the water temperature has really dropped."

Fortunately, he was not slapped in the face!After a long sigh of relief, Chongzhen saw that the saltpeter in the water basin was still in lumps and did not disappear too much, so he said, "Or maybe the saltpeter is too big? Xu Aiqing might as well make the saltpeter into pieces first." Pieces or powder?"

Xu Guangqi nodded when he heard the words, and said, "Yes, it should be that the saltpeter block is too big. Just now His Majesty also said that the man in the Song Dynasty used powder."

Then, Xu Guangqi called someone again, took away a bag of saltpeter, and replaced it with saltpeter powder that was originally intended to be used for gunpowder.

The situation this time is much better than the last time, maybe it has something to do with the saltpeter being ground into powder, or maybe Xu Guangqi poured more?

Xu Guangqi stretched his hand into the water again, trying to test the water temperature.But this time, he quickly withdrew his hand and said with a happy face, "There's something going on!"

While talking, he poured some powder into it again. This time, the situation is quite different from before.After a while, ice scum slowly formed on the surface of the water, and after about a quarter of an hour, a thin layer of ice had formed on the surface of the water.

Chongzhen said happily: "It's done!"

Xu Guangqi was also very happy when he heard the words, but he was not stunned by the success: "Your Majesty Qizuo, it is feasible to make ice with saltpeter. It is just that how much ice can be made with as much saltpeter, and repeated trials are needed. And it is not clear whether this ice can be used. Come to eat, but it’s impossible to think about it.”

Chongzhen, on the other hand, smiled, stretched out his hand to copy the smallest pot with the least amount of water, put it on top of the frozen pot, and said with a smile: "Put the saltpeter powder in the bottom pot, and let the bottom pot freeze first." After the water in the upper layer freezes again, but it does not contain saltpeter, then you can eat it if you want?"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi laughed dumbfoundedly and said, "Your Majesty is so wise that I can't match it. In this way, these ices can be eaten like those ice foods sold outside."

Chongzhen put down the basin in his hand, and said with a smile: "Not bad. It's just that Xu Aiqing will try more to see which ratio is the best. It's just that this method should not be spread to outsiders. Taking advantage of the hot summer, I will also sell more ice. Then you will pay more here.”

Not to mention Xu Guangqi, even those scientific researchers of later generations, who is not looking forward to having enough funds?The more funding, the more experiments that can be done, and the greater the fame and fortune will be.

Now being tempted by Emperor Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi even bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this academy was originally isolated from the outside world. As long as the guards are properly guarded, this ice-making method will not be spread."

Emperor Chongzhen laughed a few times, and ordered Cao Huachun, who came with him, to say: "Send your people over here. Wait for Mr. Xu to figure out how to make ice, and let the East Factory handle the ice making. If the palace needs it, you send the people below to organize the sale."

When Cao Huachun heard the words, he bowed in response.Although there is a lot of ice in the palace now, it is not enough to release the supply. Now it is good, I can make ice in summer, and the ice can be made casually in the future!

But after he came out of the Imperial Academy, Chongzhen ordered Cao Huachun again: "Remember, those without nitrate will be supplied to the palace and Daming, and those mixed with nitrate will be sold to the grassland and Liaodong! You can get them in the East Factory. Those messy things, as long as they can’t be seen, they will be mixed in, as long as they can’t be found in a short time, feel free to mix them in!”

Cao Huachun, who was not a good person himself, bowed and replied: "Don't worry, the emperor, this servant knows well. Just like the salt law, if it should not appear in Daming, it will never appear! For the rest, this servant guarantees that the grassland and Liaodong The savages will love it."

Chongzhen hummed, and praised: "That's good. You should put more thought into it. It's best to sell those ices with added ingredients to those Xiyi."

Cao Huachun wanted to make fun of it, so he said with a bitter face: "My lord, you are embarrassing your servants. This ice is definitely not easy to preserve in summer. It's okay for the grassland and Liaodong alone. At worst, it is freshly made on the border between the grassland and Liaodong. It's too late. It's just sold to Xiyi, I'm afraid it will be melted when transported there."

Chongzhen laughed and scolded: "Idiot! You don't know how to save, why don't you let others study how to save it? There are countless talented people in this Royal Academy, why let them idle?"

Cao Huachun hurriedly bowed and said: "The emperor is holy, it's the slaves who are too stupid."

198 Octopus and bear's paw can't have both (4K words two in one chapter)

Since I can make ice, there is nothing to say, what kind of smoothie, fruit ice, etc., make some out to coax the queen, and send some to the rest of the concubines.Even though the empress couldn't eat more because she was pregnant, empress Zhou was also happy to see the food specially ordered by Emperor Chongzhen.

Chongzhen's wives, big and small, are all very happy. Is there anything more joyful than the emperor thinking about himself?

The people in the capital are also very happy.In August, the number of expensive iced drinks suddenly increased, and the price dropped a little, which is a good thing.Especially Bingjue, ordinary people can't buy more, but it's still okay to bite the bullet and buy a piece to break it up for the children to eat.

Those readers are also very happy.Because of the emperor's personal conquest, the palace examination, which should have been held long ago, has been postponed again and again, and it is now August, and the preparatory officials who have not even been able to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with their families feel that with these ices, the tail of this summer It doesn't seem so difficult anymore.

But many people in the capital are not happy.Especially the young masters of the Xungui family, and some housekeepers of the official lord's family. I don't know where so many bold and strong people came out, and they dared to discount the legs of so many people without any scruples. , so that bone-setting doctors in Beijing are very popular in the recent period.

But it doesn't matter, there are always those who have the guts to not believe in evil.

For example, the young grandpas of a few states have expressed that anyone who dares to touch me will try.

However, reality is always so slapped.

For example, the second son of Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen's family, the young son of Wudinghou's family, and the youngest son of Yangwuhou's family, no one can run away.They were all thrown at their respective doors after their legs were discounted.

Cheng Guogong Zhu Chunchen looked at his second son with a gloomy face, and said angrily: "Why did I give birth to such a brainless thing like you! I didn't let you show off outside, but I didn't let you encounter such a bad luck!"

Zhu Chunchen's second son, Zhu Zhengyuan, looked at his father's black face that could squeeze out water, and said in mourning: "Father, didn't you say that you want your son to make some small troubles outside? It's not a big deal. , now you still don’t decide for your son?”

Zhu Chunchen became more and more annoyed when he heard the words, and shouted: "Then do you know why I let you make trouble outside?"

Zhu Zhengyuan heard the words, but asked a little cutely: "Why?"

Zhu Chunchen said heartbrokenly: "If a family of nobles does not have a few prodigal sons, and the family is all saints, who would dare to use it? Look at Zhang Zhiji of the British government, isn't he just making an appointment with some barbarians? Look at how he is now , one family and two dukes, this is the real Jane in the heart of the emperor! But what about us in the same line as the duke of the country? If there is no improvement, I am afraid that in the future we will only be able to hold a title and wait for death-the key is still It depends on whether the emperor still wants you to hang around!"

Zhu Zhengyuan wondered: "The son caused trouble today, and his legs were discounted. Since there is such a stain, why is the emperor worried?"

I really want to stuff you back into your mother's belly!Zhu Chunchen thought bitterly: "Are you fucking stupid? Look at how the British government works, and look at you idiots! Those ice sellers are obviously from the palace, and you are so obvious. Threatening them, isn’t it courting death?”

Zhu Zhengyuan was a little dumbfounded at this moment: "Then the child's leg was broken for nothing?"

Zhu Chunchen said in a muffled voice: "Not only in vain, but I have to carry you out to parade the streets! Let the world see that I, Cheng Guogong, are not the kind of bullying people with advantages, so that the emperor can rest assured. Otherwise, I'm afraid an angel should come to the door tonight."

After finishing speaking, regardless of what Zhu Zhengyuan thought, Zhu Chunchen waved his hand to summon the steward, and ordered: "Order someone to carry the second young master, don't give him medical treatment, first go around the city, just say that he has acted recklessly, and the broken leg is his own fault." , has nothing to do with people.”,

No matter how incompetent Zhu Chunchen was, after all the nobles were military lawmakers, after the steward took orders, he called someone to lift Zhu Zhengyuan up and put him on a stretcher, and then he walked towards the gate of the house, regardless of how Zhu Zhengyuan was struggling and screaming .