Domineering Daming

Behind Song Yingxing are the principals of the Royal Political Council, professors, doctors, etc. Some Zhu Xu still knows, and there are even some missionaries with curly hair and blue eyes.

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Everyone is free, I just came to see, just keep a few people, and the others can do whatever they need to do."

Song Yingxing also felt that Zhu Xu didn't like ostentation, so he hurriedly dispersed the people, and then he dared to approach, glanced at Bi Ziyan from the corner of his eye, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the various budgets of the Political Council next year, please have a look at it. "

Zhu Xu frowned, a little speechless.

It's a good thing Song Yingxing didn't win the first place. If he wins, he probably won't be able to last a year or so in the officialdom.

Sure enough, Bi Ziyan frowned, glanced at Song Yingxing, and then at Zhu Xu, wondering if Zhu Xu specially called him here because he wanted to cut off the budget of the Royal Political Council.

Zhu Xu didn't care about anything else, just looked through it.

Song Yingxing not only did not reduce the budget, but also increased it to 320 million taels, and there was an "additional" option left empty, that is to say, Song Yingxing not only increased the budget that was cut by Bi Ziyan, but also wanted to increase it at any time.

"This Song Yingxing really isn't suitable to be an official..."

Zhu Xu cursed inwardly, then closed it with a smile, handed it to Cao Huachun behind him, looked at Song Yingxing and said, "Go, take me to see the fruits of your labor."

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't nod immediately, Song Yingxing was disappointed, and when he heard Zhu Xu say that again, his expression became bright again, and he said, "Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Bi Ge, please follow me."

"Master Bi, let's go and have a look together."

Bi Ziyan didn't understand what Zhu Xu was going to do, so he nodded and said, "Yes."

Several people were in casual clothes, and many people greeted Song Yingxing wherever they passed, but Zhu Xu and Bi Ziyan didn't know each other very well, so they took a few extra glances.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Bi Ge, let's take a look at the telescope we just designed."

As Song Yingxing said, he led a group of people up to an open-air observatory, on which four huge telescopes were set up in four directions, aiming at the sky from a distance.

Zhu Xu stepped forward with great interest, stopped in front of a telescope, and observed carefully.

This telescope already has the appearance of later generations, with a tripod, a monocular, and a glass mirror, just like a small artillery.

Zhu Xu bent down and looked closely.

Even during the day, the thick clouds in the sky seem to be in front of your eyes, and through some light, you can even see farther.

Song Yingxing stood beside Zhu Xu, and said, "Your Majesty, this is an improvement made by me based on Master Xu's posthumous work. Now it is about sixty times larger."

Zhu Xu frowned, holding the telescope and turning it slowly, looking at the sky non-stop.

Bi Ziyan had no interest in these strange tricks, but even if he cooperated with the emperor at this time, he had to put on a show, and those who were unwilling also followed Zhu Xu's example and watched from the binoculars.

He has already seen the military telescope, even if it is farther away, he doesn't think there is anything new, so he lacks interest.

On the contrary, Xiao Yongning yelled and yelled, hugged one and turned around, and greeted Li Xiangjun: "Xiangjun, look, look, there seems to be an eagle in the sky..."

Li Xiangjun was also very curious, but said a very quiet "um", and put her small face on the binoculars to watch quietly.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a while, then raised his head to look at Song Yingxing, and said, "That's right, this telescope is not only very important in military affairs, but also in a series of civilian uses, such as monitoring water conditions, disasters, etc., we cannot relax..."

"Yes, I obey the order." Song Yingxing was overjoyed, as long as the emperor was willing to support, money would be indispensable.

Bi Ziyan opened his mouth to speak, glanced at Song Yingxing, frowned and did not speak.In his opinion, the court is so difficult now that money should not be wasted in such places.

"Your Majesty, this way, this is the test room for our newly developed bow and crossbow." Song Yingxing glanced not far from his left hand, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Let's go!" Zhu Xu also said happily.Bows and crossbows are now one of the important weapons equipped by the Ming army. Naturally, the range, the greater the power, the better.

Zhu Xu's group turned to the arrow testing room not far away, and before they arrived, they heard the sound of nailing the nails.

"Please, Your Majesty." Song Yingxing stood at the door and signaled Zhu Xu to advance.

When Zhu Xu entered the room, he saw more than a dozen big men lined up, constantly drawing their bows and shooting at distant targets.

Zhu Xu checked the distance with his eyes, some were 200 meters, some were 500 meters, some were [-] meters, and some were even over [-] meters!

Song Yingxing stood at the side and introduced: "Your Majesty, the short range in front is for archers, and the effective range is about [-] feet. This kind of bow shoots fast and powerful. This side is for arrow artillery, mainly The shooting range is long, even if gunpowder is added, the shooting range is still one hundred feet away, whether it is a cavalry assault or arrow artillery advancing horizontally, there is enough killing distance..."

Zhu Xu became more interested, nodded and said: "Very good, the military department will definitely like it very much, you must continue to study, you can't stop!"

"Yes!" Song Yingxing was overjoyed, as long as it doesn't stop, the money will continue to flow.

"Your Majesty, let's keep watching." Then Song Yingxing said hastily.

Zhu Xu nodded naturally, followed Song Yingxing and turned around to go out again.

Zhu Xu and Xiao Yongning were all in high spirits, while Bi Ziyan kept his face sombre, expressionless.He has no interest in these, and now he is more concerned about how to cut the budget of the Royal Council.

"Your Majesty, this is salt production. We are trying to find a way to make better salt, and we have achieved initial results..."

"This is the mechanical department. Plows, horse-drawn carts, waterwheels, and windmills are all the focus of research now, and they have all made great progress..."

"Your Majesty, this is a greenhouse room. As long as it reaches the right temperature, you can grow the food and vegetables you want. I believe that if it can be promoted on a large scale, it will be of great use in fighting disasters..."

"This is the Department of Pharmacy, sorting out various prescriptions, researching various medical books, and also conducting experiments on various diseases, and refining them into medicines..."

Chapter 840

Song Yingxing led Zhu Xu, Bi Ziyan and others to walk around the Royal Political Council, constantly introducing the achievements of the Royal Political Council in the past few years and the next plan, with great enthusiasm.

Zhu Xu knew it well, didn't point it out, and followed Song Yingxing enthusiastically.

The disciplines of the Royal Academy of Sciences are quite complete and have made great progress. After all, they have a solid background, and they must be carefully summarized and excavated. Some progress can be said to be logical, but the practical transformation is relatively low.

Zhu Xu originally thought that there would be fewer students in each subject, but the fact is that there are a lot of students who are interested in "natural subjects".Agriculture, machinery, medicine, salt making, looms, etc., each subject has more than a hundred people, and there is already a considerable talent pool.

At the end, at the end of the library, there is a big house, full of professors, doctors, students, etc., coming and going in a hurry, and the fragrance of books is at its peak.

Zhu Xu and his group were not far from the door, raising their eyes to look from a distance, sizing up, all showing curiosity.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Bi Ge."

Song Yingxing smiled and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these people are easy to research. From ancient times to the present, celebrities, mountains and rivers, even bowls, chopsticks, etc. have been researched, and then recorded and published in the courtyard. The library is very rich, even more than the Hanlin Academy..."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, and said with a satisfied smile: "This is very good, I am satisfied! The Government Council needs to set up a special project and conduct systematic research. These are the achievements of our ancestors. Our descendants can't forget the origin and record them one by one. ..."

No one cared about these things in the past. The emperor agreed with them all the way, praised them from time to time, and made two very pertinent opinions. Song Yingxing was very excited and said, "Yes." He had a small notebook in his hand, With a charcoal pen in his hand, he quickly recorded Zhu Xu's words and deeds, which were all bargaining chips for asking the cabinet for money in the future. He was very smart in this regard.

Zhu Xu didn't go in to disturb, but just looked at it from a distance for a while, and then a group of people quietly withdrew.

Little Yongning pulled the corner of Zhu Xu's clothes, opened his eyes and said, "Uncle Emperor, can I come to the Royal Political Council?"

Zhu Xu rubbed her little head and said with a smile, "You have to go back to be the queen mother."

The little guy pouted immediately, Queen Mother Zhang would never allow her to come.