Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

The ministers agreed, and Zhu Youjian waved them back.

Only the Bi Maokang brothers remained.

He whispered instructions to Wang Lian, who hurriedly found a stack of drawings and placed them on the desk in front of Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian then asked:

"Two old Qings, when I was studying, I heard that there were machines powered by water power in the Song Dynasty. Do you know anything about this?"

Bi Maoliang asked instead:

"Has your Majesty ever heard of the term "parent officer"?

"This is the local name for magistrates and other people-friendly officials. I know this."

Bi Maoliang said with a smile: "In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Du Shi was an official in Nanyang. At that time, Nanyang was an important place for iron smelting. Du Shi made water drains and used them for smelting iron."

"Oh?"

Zhu Youjian was very curious. Although he was a student of history, he naturally knew that water drainage began in the Han Dynasty.

As early as more than 1600 years ago, the Han Dynasty had already begun to use water power.

Not only iron smelting, but also water mills, water cones, etc.

However, when manpower is finally exhausted, the water row starts from Du Shi, which he does not know.

Bi Maoliang asked him to get to the bottom of his problem.

"In that case, I should build a temple to worship Du Shi!"

Bi Maokang pointed in the direction of Nanyang: "Your Majesty, there is indeed Du Shi Archway and Du Shi Temple before Nanyang."

"It's a pity that it was destroyed by the war."

Zhu Youjian took a note and ordered the young eunuch on the spot to remind him to rebuild the Du Shi Temple and the Urban Archway in Nanyang.

Erbi hurriedly bent down and praised the emperor for his sage.

Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hand to let the two of them get up, and said, "What does this have to do with parents and officials?"

Bi Maoliang said: "During the Western Han Dynasty, some ministers were summoned to build water conservancy projects in Nanyang, which benefited countless people. In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Du Shi also built major water drainage projects in Nanyang to improve people's livelihood.

Du Shi died of illness while in office in Nanyang. After his death, he was "poverty-stricken, without a land or a house, and he had no place to return to in mourning."

The people of Nanyang pooled their money to bury Du Shi, and lamented the integrity of the two officials.

Therefore, the local people used "Zhao Fu Du Mu" to refer to the two people, and also used it to refer to the later incorruptible officials.

As time passed, the saying slowly spread throughout the country, so the local political officials came to have the saying "parent officials". "

Only then did Zhu Youjian suddenly realize.

Sure enough, what I learned from the book was only shallow, and I knew that I had to practice it!

Bi Maoliang didn't say anything, he really didn't know who developed the water drainage system, nor did he know that his parents had such a story.

……

After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian smiled.

Du Shi Temple not only needs to be repaired, but also needs to be overhauled and specially repaired!

You have to make a big fanfare and rush to worship in person.

This is a powerful tool to stabilize people's hearts!

There is no trivial matter in politics. When the emperor shows a certain tendency, it is an earthquake in the officialdom...

……

Zhu You checked his thoughts and looked at Bi Maoliang and the two.

Since the two of them knew so much about water power, it was easy for him to explain.

He flipped through the drawings, pulled out one of them, and handed it to Wang Lian:

"Two old ladies, let's take a look at this hydraulic composition."

What Zhu Youjian gave the two of them was a design drawing of a hydraulic stamping machine.

This thing is also a universal machine. If you replace it with different stamping parts, it can become a variety of practical machines.

For example, water rows, water mills, water cones, and water wheels are all using water power and are just different working instruments.

They are all machines that replace human and animal power. They are essentially different from steam engines, internal combustion engines, and even electric motors... that is, they are just different in terms of efficiency.

The great development of hydraulic machinery will lead to another thing - hydraulic spinning machine.

Once this product comes out, it will represent a revolution in the spinning industry.

And this one is the symbol of the first industrial revolution!

……

Bi Maokang put on his glasses, looked carefully for a while, high-fived and praised:

"wonderful!"

"Your Majesty has turned the power of water into a weapon for blacksmithing!

He took off his glasses, handed the drawings and glasses to his brother, and smiled at the emperor:

"Your Majesty, this is a wonderful idea. Blacksmithing has always required manpower, but now just building a large waterwheel can save countless manpower!"

What is most lacking around the emperor now?

It is nothing more than the prime-age working population.

The emperor, who has less than 200 million people under his command, lacks most of all, and what he lacks most is population!

This seems contradictory, but in fact it is just a different understanding between the overall situation and the one-sided view.

Because Nanyang is surrounded by ruins, and this is when a large number of people are needed!

With a population of 200, if they only engage in farming, that would be enough.

However, if you want to expand your workshop...

Difficult!

You know, there are many workshops in Jiangnan with thousands of people!

Zhu Youjian asked: "If the two Qing families are in charge, I allow all the manpower you need to be selected first. How long will it take to prepare?"

Bi Maoliang also finished reading the drawings. Hearing this, he raised his head and said:

“With your Majesty’s full support, it will only take ten days.

The workshop is easy to build, the simplest one - just cut down trees and build a wooden workshop!

The difficulty now is that there are only a dozen apprentices under the old minister. Even if he tries his best to make weapons, it will only be a drop in the bucket! "

Zhu Youjian laughed:

"The millions of refugees I brought have been divided into different categories. There are more than [-] blacksmiths alone.

Craftsman——I have already prepared it! "

As a time traveler and at the peak of China's era, how could we not start the Industrial Revolution with our own hands?

He has already made all preparations!

He turned to look at Wang Lian:

"You follow the two old officials Bi, and you must cooperate with them, mobilize all resources, and do your best to complete this matter!

Wang Lian, I only have one sentence for you - no matter who dares to block it, you can kill it first and then report it! "

Wang Lian was shocked.

Your Majesty is beginning to reuse himself!

He hurriedly bent down to the ground and repeatedly expressed that even if he was shattered to pieces, he would still fulfill His Majesty's great trust.

Zhu Youjian looked at Er Bi: "Bi Maoliang, Bi Maokang, listen to the order!"

Erbi stood up and said in unison:

"The minister is here."

"I appoint Bi Maoliang to be the admiral of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau, with the title of third rank.

Bi Maokang was under the jurisdiction of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau, with the title of Third Grade.

You two are solely responsible for the manufacturing of weapons. "

The two were stunned.

What do you mean?

These admirals and tiha existed in the Song Dynasty, so they can understand that they were the first and second leaders of the manufacturing bureau!

But why did His Majesty give them full responsibility?

According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it either placed in the inner court or the outer court?

And to give them such a high level...

In this case, the head of the Ministry of Industry will not have jurisdiction over them!

Does the emperor intend to make weapons manufacturing independent?

Zhu Youjian saw the confusion of the two people, but did not explain it. He just waved the two people to leave, but told Wang Lian that everything about the manufacturing of weapons should be arranged optimally.

The two of them could only figure out what they were doing.

After Wang Lian was given some instructions by the emperor, he quickly chased him out.

He bowed his hands to Bi Maoliang and saluted:

"Both Shangguan, please give me your advice in the future."