My Daming New Empire

Today's cement consumes the most labor for grinding.But Daming's manpower cannot be said to be inexhaustible, at least there is as much as one wants.

It wasn't until he was about to leave that Zhu Zhanji suddenly remembered something more important.He confessed to Li Liang: "After returning to the palace, you go to the Inner Prison Scarves and Hats Bureau and ask them to make two thousand sets of masks with double-layer cotton cloth and send them over. The craftsmen here distribute two pairs of masks to prevent dust from entering the lungs and causing lung diseases. .”

Cement is the most polluting, and there is no vacuuming equipment for future generations, and it relies entirely on manual grinding. Zhu Zhanji suspects that if they don't wear masks, these craftsmen may not be able to do it in a few years.

In later generations, one can wash one’s lungs, but in this era, one has to wait for death if one suffers from pneumoconiosis and silicosis.

At the same time as the success of the cement side, the first large-scale water truck also officially fell into the water on the bank of the Jiajiang River.

Although this waterwheel is still made of wood, the main shaft in the middle is made of iron wood just brought back from the southwest, and bearings are used at both ends of the iron wood.

With the smooth power of the bearings, the power of the waterwheel can be utilized to the greatest extent.

Ma Zhicai has been staying by the Jiajiang River during this period of time, and every day with a large number of people from the Ministry of Industry, they are experimenting with various linkage devices.

According to Zhu Zhanji's request, the water wheel should have the functions of grinding, forging, and perpetual motion. Different functions require different linkage devices.

The power required for grinding is not too high, but for machine tools and forging equipment, of course, the higher the power, the better.

In particular, Zhu Zhanji wanted to directly drill the barrel of the gun, and also wanted to directly produce a hydraulic forging press to make gold and silver coins. The power required for this naturally stumped a large number of technical talents.

Because of the successful development of cement, Zhu Zhanji also ordered to temporarily suspend the construction of infrastructure on both sides of the Jiajiang River, waiting for Kong Cheng to come up with more effective cement.

It is of course better to use cement to build a pier near the water than to quarry stones to build a pier and install waterwheels and factory buildings.

On Jiangxin Island on the other side of the Jiajiang River, a naval barracks was originally under construction, but work has also been suspended.

Of course, this water guard is to protect the entire industrial area. In the future, this area will be the most advanced and concentrated area of ​​various technologies in Ming Dynasty. Of course, some confidentiality and security measures must be considered.

But as soon as Jiajiang stopped working, Zhu Di knew about it.

This day is March [-], which is also the seventh birthday of Jiaxing. When Zhu Zhanji came back from Jiajiang, he asked Liu Wan, who came back from Suzhou, to buy a cart of various dolls and snacks at the market to bring back. in the palace.

The seven-year-old Jiaxing is Zhu Zhanji's favorite sister, not only because she was born to the same mother, Jiaxing's cheerful personality and generous personality also make Zhu Zhanji prefer her more.

Seeing this cart of worthless gifts, Jiaxing liked it very much.Some kites, windmills, dolls, and snacks were given to other brothers and sisters to enjoy together.

Even Sun Xian didn't forget, knowing that Sun Xian likes to raise birds, she gave her an exquisite birdcage.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji nodded secretly, Sun Xian accepted the gift with a smile and made her happy.

A group of children were in high spirits, but the servants reported the news of Zhu Di's visit to the Wenhua Palace. The flustered Mrs. Zhang led a group of concubines and children to welcome him.

It is very rare for Zhu Di to stop the court before noon. At this time, even Zhu Gaochi is still in Zhanshi Mansion and has not come back.

After appeasing everyone, he also specially rewarded Jiaxing with a jade handle, so he asked Zhu Zhanji. "Why did the project in Jiajiang stop? I also know that the people in the Ministry of Industry can still do their best, and the progress is going smoothly. Are you afraid of delaying the military order you have issued?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Zhu Zhanji also told about the cement. "Originally, I wanted to wait for Kong Cheng's results to inform Grandpa. I'll give you a surprise. Now that Grandpa asks, grandson can't hide it anymore."

"It really works?"

"Exactly!"

Zhu Di laughed happily. "This is a big deal, you dare to hide it, I really should give you a few boards and a long memory!"

"If you don't reward, you will be punished, and the grandson will not accept it."

"There is no reward, what should I do?"

Although this was a joke between the grandfather and grandson, Zhu Zhanji felt that this was a good opportunity to speak for Zhang Fu.

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After organizing his own language in his mind, Zhu Zhanji said: "Grandpa is worried about the affairs of the British public?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Why do you see it?"

"There is no reward...the grandson is a relative of the grandfather's blood, and he is a family. Rewards and punishments are just jokes. But grandpa blurted out the words that there is no reward, which shows that he is thinking deeply. But in the current court, The only one who can be the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs who can say this is the British Duke."

As soon as these words came out, the voices in the side hall of the Wenhua Palace immediately fell silent, and no one dared to make any noise.Concubine Jing sat on the lower head of Mrs. Zhang, clutching her handkerchief tightly.

Zhu Di turned his head and asked loudly, "What time is it?"

Li Qian's voice came over. "Your Majesty, it's a quarter to noon."

Only then did Zhu Di turn his head and say to Zhang Shi: "We will have dinner a quarter after noon, and Ji Er and I will go to Dongyuan for a walk."

Mrs. Zhang glared at Zhu Zhanji, and then Wanfu said: "Ji'er is reckless, how can you ask him for such a major national matter."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ji'er is your son and my grandson, even if I say something wrong, I won't really blame him."

I didn't use my self-proclaimed name, which shows that Zhu Di is really not angry, and Zhang's heart is relieved.

If Zhu Gaochi presumptuously discussed state affairs, Zhu Di would not be so easy to talk about. Anyone can see his preference for Zhu Zhanji.

After finishing speaking, he took the lead to walk outside the palace gate, and Zhu Zhanji quickly followed and held his left arm.This time, none of the eunuchs dared to come up to him, only dared to follow from a distance.

When the grandfather and grandson came to Dongyuan, Zhu Di shook off Zhu Zhanji's hand, put his arms behind his back, and walked slowly in the avenue. "From childhood to adulthood, you always think twice before you do things. This time you mentioned this to me, you must have already thought about it."

Zhu Zhanji followed him half a step behind, nodded, he couldn't see, and said with a huh: "Before the British Duke returned to Beijing, there have been a lot of discussions inside and outside the court. Since Liang Zhang wrote the letter, the atmosphere has become more intense. My son just doesn't want to know, and I know the opinions of all walks of life."

"Then what do you think?"

"Although the conferment of Duke Qian is the first of its kind in the town of Gonghou Shizhen, it is really a special case. Although our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, there is no surplus. Within the territory of Daming, this example cannot be repeated."

Zhu Di turned his head and glanced at him, then turned back and continued walking. "In other words, outside the territory of Ming Dynasty, do you think this case can be opened?"

Zhu Zhanji replied: "Every time my grandson looks at the globe, he always imagines how big the world is. It's unimaginable. If the whole world is owned by my Zhu family, then he is sitting on the world. But... the world is so big, The imperial decree passed from Daming to America may take a year or two on the road, how can we ensure that it really belongs to my Daming, to my Zhu family?"

Zhu Di pondered for a while, and then said again: "Continue talking."

In Zhou Dynasty, the world was only in the area of ​​the Yellow River, and the King of Zhou wanted to divide the world. If I, Daming, really wanted to sit on the entire earth and maintain the current national policy, it would be almost impossible.So the grandson thought about it and thought that the implementation of "one country, two systems" is a good way to solve the problem. "

Zhu Di suddenly became a little interested, pointed to the pavilion and said, "Sit down and talk to me in detail."

When the grandpa and grandson entered the gazebo, Zhu Di waved his hand, and the eunuchs who wanted to serve them retreated far away.

Zhu Zhanji went on to say: "The boundary of the Ming Dynasty is the boundary of my orders and prohibitions, the boundary of respecting my Chinese etiquette, the boundary of observing my Chinese customs, and the boundary of learning from my Chinese literature. Orders and prohibitions are limited by time and distance. However, the spread of my Chinese culture is persevering, endless, and never stops. In the realm of my orders and prohibitions, it will always belong to the Zhu family, but outside the boundaries, it can be more tolerant, such as the countries in Southeast Asia. But in terms of specific implementation, it is not There is a difference."

The Nanyang countries already have their own rule, but they admire my Chinese culture and are willing to be my vassals.But other areas may be uninhabited and need our Ming Dynasty to relocate people, or there are savages and need the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses to conquer.The price paid is different, and the natural conditions are also different. "

Other areas can be discussed later, take Jiaozhi as an example.Today, our Ming Dynasty occupies only the area from Dongguan (now Hanoi) to Qinghua. In the south and west, there are still most of them because of the rugged terrain, and it is difficult for our Ming army to reach them.A place like Bagu, viewed from the globe, is the closest place for my Ming Dynasty to another ocean. If I can control this place, it means that my Ming Dynasty has mastered the Western Ocean again.However, it is difficult for our army to conquer, and this place is poor, and the conquest is like a grassland. "

However, if these areas are conditionally entrusted to meritorious ministers, or to my King Zhu Family Xian, they will naturally do their best to guard the country and develop people's livelihood for my Ming Dynasty.The Ministry of Households does not need to bear too much expenses, but my Ming Dynasty can expand its territory, so some things need to be viewed from a different angle. "

Zhu Di asked: "What if this place refuses to obey orders in the future?"

"This place is a place that my Ming can't order and prohibit. As long as they can learn from my literature, speak my words, and respect my etiquette, they will naturally fall in love with Ming. Besides, the imperial court will not lack the means of restraint. Like Jiaozhi In one place, although there is now a political envoy, it costs more than one million yuan a year, and the tax revenue is only 7 taels. This is because the management methods are not in place, and the loss outweighs the gain. If the British centimeter is entrusted to this place, he will naturally try his best to develop people's livelihood , to wipe out the rebel forces and stabilize the rule. If he can really control this place, my Ming Dynasty will have more money in the future. If he can't control this place, it will be the same if he changes people to crusade at that time."