Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Forget it, sooner or later.Sooner or later, the meat will rot in Daming's pot, there is no rush, especially this steam engine, with this thing, it will be more convenient to go to America, isn't it?

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about these things while walking, but suddenly his mind turned, and he remembered what he had read in the training materials for traversers.

In Tang Zhuan, Yun Ye seems to have smashed beef tendon and mixed it with fish maw to make a sealed cushion.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't remember what Yun Ye used it for, but he vaguely remembered it.

If someone surnamed Yun can do this, of course I can too.

Anyway, they are all time travelers, so this kind of thing is not welcome.

To avoid embarrassment after Daming already had such a sealing method, Emperor Chongzhen asked, "I don't know how Xu Aiqing solves the sealing problem now?"

Xu Guangqi smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I first used lacquer as a seal, and the effect was better than nothing. After a while, steam would leak, and the steam engine would stop.

Later, I used white hemp as the tendon, then sifted lime and mixed it with tung oil to seal it, but the effect was not good.

Later, I smashed lime together with tung oil, fish oil, thick silk, and Shiloh, but the effect was not very good. "

Emperor Chongzhen thought it over before saying: "I have read in the ancient books in the palace that in the early Tang Dynasty, beef tendon was mashed and mixed with fish gelatin as a paint, and the airtightness was excellent.

Among them, I don't remember much of them.But Xu Aiqing might as well give it a try. "

Xu Guangqi hummed, and thought for a long time before replying: "Isinglass glue is sticky, and it is feasible to use it for bonding, but I don't know what the use of beef tendon is."

Emperor Chongzhen was just an ignorant programmer, and he didn't know the principle of using beef tendon and fish maw, so he immediately evaded and said: "I don't understand the meaning, but since the predecessors were It is mentioned in the book that there must be some reason, Xu Aiqing will know its authenticity just by trying it."

It turns out that your old man doesn't know what's going on.

After deliberating for a while, Xu Guangqi said cautiously: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I learned from the western missionaries that there is an easier sealing method."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that the missionaries had a sealing method, he felt like shit in his heart.

It's true that there are good people among the missionaries, but that's more of it.If it weren't for the benefits that the so-called missionary activities can bring, ghosts would be willing to travel thousands of miles to preach.

As for the sealing method these guys mentioned, wouldn't it have something to do with the American continent?

Emperor Chongzhen immediately showed a very interested look, and asked, "What is the method? Xu Aiqing should tell me about it."

Xu Guangqi agreed first, and after careful consideration, he said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the missionary Tang Ruowang I mentioned earlier?"

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said: "I remember Xu Aiqing said that this person is quite accomplished in astronomy. Didn't he already invite Aiqing to help Aiqing with her calendar? Could it be that this sealing matter has something to do with Tang Ruowang?"

Emperor Chongzhen knew about Tang Ruowang.

Thanks to some kneeling and licking dramas of later generations, let Emperor Chongzhen, a history novice, know that Emperor Kangxi loves to learn Western knowledge to pretend to be aggressive, and a lot of content is learned from this guy named Tang Ruowang.

The last time Xu Guangqi asked for Tang Ruowang, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Jin Yiwei to bring this guy back from Xi'an.

It's just that according to Jin Yiwei's secret report, this guy is not very honest in Xi'an.

When he was in Xi'an, Tang Ruowang not only built a church to preach, but also kept inquiring and recording the routes they traveled, the names of the countries, places, post stations and the names of the commodities they passed through from the passing merchants and missions from small countries nearby to pay tribute to the capital. , trade status, etc.

As for the materials recorded by this guy, although he was going to send them back to Europe, unfortunately, the person who sent the letter failed to send the letter away.

The guys from Jinyiwei directly slaughtered the person who sent the letter. As for the letter, I don't know where Emperor Chongzhen threw it.

Xu Guangqi didn't know the messy things in Emperor Chongzhen's mind, so he just continued: "It's this person.

From his mouth, I heard that there was a man named Columbus who once sailed to a new continent, the size of which might not be smaller than my Ming Dynasty.Columbus called this place India. "

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was even more puzzled.

Although Columbus's so-called great voyage was hundreds of years later than Zheng He's great voyage, this did not prevent those western barbarians from treating this guy as a master of navigation.

Didn’t later generations say that what kind of America did Columbus go to, and that he even engaged in massacres of Indians?Isn't Columbus called the pioneer of some great voyage?Why did you go to Brother Ah San's poor place?

Emperor Chongzhen was wondering, but he heard Xu Guangqi continue to say: "It was only later that a scholar named Amerigo Vespucci pointed out that Columbus did not go to India, but a new continent.

Since Columbus died, Amerigo Vespucci called this place America. "

Emperor Chongzhen felt another groan in his heart.

Alright, A Meijian, look, sister, the source of these broken names is so fucking stupid!

Xu Guangqi went on to say: "Brother Ami read the voyage notes recorded by Columbus, and thought that what Columbus recorded [smear some white thick liquid on the clothes. The white thick liquid smears on the feet, and the water will not wet the feet in rainy days] It should be the sap of the "weeping tree" that Columbus saw.

According to Columbus' notes, as long as the bark is carefully cut, the milky white sap will flow out slowly.

Tang Ruowang said that if this tree sap was mixed with linen, it would be excellent to seal it. "

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, and his heart is rubber. I don’t really care about this thing. What I care about is the American continent...

It's just that one step late is one step late. Now those ghosts and beasts in Europe have already gone to occupy the Americas, right?

Forget it, don't think about it, let's get the fucking rubber first.

As for Yin Di'an, which has been China's inherent territory since ancient times, let them occupy it first, and then "hang the people and punish crimes" when I have free hands!

After making up his mind, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say: "Since there is such a tree and was brought back by Columbus, then I sent people to find the tree species and plant them in Daming."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen laughed again: "If Xu Aiqing wants this kind of tree, just tell me directly, why go around such a big circle?"

Xu Guangqi blushed when his mind was broken, but cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, I really don't need to go through such a big circle, but there is another extremely important matter related to this."

Emperor Chongzhen asked curiously, "Oh? What else is there?"

Xu Guangqi said: "According to what Tang Ruowang said, he originally went to Xi'an to take over the missionary Jin Nige.

This missionary named Jin Nige has come to our Daming twice, and this time he brought more than [-] books, covering theology, mathematics, psychology, physics, literature, art, military affairs, geography, etc. I want to translate all of them into Chinese characters.

I think the other books are nothing, but the four books on mathematics, Gewu, military affairs, and geography are extremely important. Whether it is borrowed, copied, printed, or simply snatched from the original, in short, I, Da Ming, should have a copy. is. "

Very good, very my style, I like it very much!

Appreciating the shameless spirit that Xu Guangqi learned from himself, Emperor Chongzhen said, "What's the difficulty? I'll order people to buy it when I turn around. If I don't want to buy it, I'll let Jin Yiwei get it."

But Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, Jinni Pavilion is no longer in Shaanxi, but has gone to Hangzhou. Last year, Jinni Pavilion originally invited me to visit him, but I didn't go because His Majesty summoned me." I think it's because of the translation."

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Good man!

It seems that what the ancients said is true, only by cultivating internal virtues can the guests of the barbarians be satisfied.

Isn't Daming right now what people want, even overseas barbarians know that they admire China. "

Xu Guangqi was defeated by Emperor Chongzhen's shameless boasting, and he just cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words are very true. His Majesty cultivates virtue within himself, so naturally there will be people coming from all directions."

Under Xu Guangqi's touting, Emperor Chongzhen has succeeded in chasing the three emperors, and matched the five emperors with virtue - but I don't know what Huang Taiji and Lin Danfa, the wealthy businessmen in the southeast, and the Donglin Party who were hated by Emperor Chongzhen thought.