Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

The imperial edict to compile the annals of counties and prefectures throughout the country and the mention of "The Yin Zhi of Doing Good Deeds" were both meant to prepare the Ministry of Revenue for the next step of clearing the registered fields of prefectures and cities and implementing the new tax law, while the latter was to guide the people to be good.

The idea for the book "The Yin Qi of Doing Good" came to my mother-in-law when she was free and read some typical biographies of people who were rewarded for doing good.

The book tells the short stories of 165 people who were rewarded for their good deeds, and is divided into ten volumes according to category.

In the future, it will be serialized in the "Beijing News", with one short story per day, aiming to encourage the common people to be kind and generous.

It is just right for the current situation in our country where development is too fast and people’s hearts are a little unstable.

Zhang Xin sometimes feels that she must have been a bad teammate in her previous life.

The kind that holds the whole family back.

So, this time, she needs to work harder.

"Roll up your sleeves and let the people from the Treasure House in first."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The routine formalities were completed.

After returning home with nothing to do, Hu Shanggong, who was invited back by Zhang Xin to take charge of the Treasure House, quickly brought up the issues that needed to be resolved by Zhang Xin:

"Your Highness, we have received many orders for table clocks, pocket watches, and wall clocks. It is not a problem to make them, but they need to be shipped, assembled, and calibrated. The person who placed the order requires a craftsman to accompany him and stay for at least half a year."

"How many places are there?"

Zhang Xin understood as soon as she heard it and asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, twenty-three places."

Hu Shanggong replied.

"If there are two watchmakers in each place, there will be 46 watchmakers..."

Zhang Xin knocked on the table, feeling a little headache.

"Your Highness, they actually just want people."

Hu Shanggong was afraid that Zhang Xin might not expect this, so she gave her a reminder.

After the first clock was made, the trend became unstoppable. The craftsmen in the palace put their heads together and made at least a hundred models.

Big and small, various shapes, and various materials.

It sold extremely well in the Treasure House and the profits were outrageously high.

This kind of thing doesn't take up space but can be sold at a high price.

Rich businessmen flock to it.

But at that time, the watch bureau was short-staffed and could not produce in large quantities.

People outside wanted to make money from this, so they bought it, took it apart and tried to imitate it, but their craftsmanship was not as sophisticated as those of the craftsmen in the palace.

In the past few years, there have been imitations, but some of them became inaccurate or got stuck.

Finally, watches remained the exclusive business of the royal family to this day.

This year, the apprentices in the watch bureau have been basically trained and watches can be mass-produced, so Zhang Xin opened up pre-orders for watches.

The number of orders required from both the capital and the capital was far beyond the imagination of Hu Shanggong.

As someone who had been in the palace for thirty years and had escaped unscathed, Hu Shanggong immediately felt that something was wrong and hurried to find Zhang Xin.

"Yeah, I know. Pay me to send someone."

Zhang Xin nodded.

She originally thought that the people outside would be secretive and would delay for a while before placing a large order to recruit people, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Too anxious.

Forty-six craftsmen are not many, and now there are nearly two thousand people in the Clock and Watch Bureau.

These two thousand people have never leaked the core technology of making watches over the years.

But if you send people overseas, they are more likely to believe in the law of the jungle.

What Zhang Xin is worried about is the personal safety of these people.

"It's OK to find a middle point in three or four places and pair it with two or three people, but I still don't feel at ease."

Hu Shanggong understands the interests involved very well.

"Let me think about it. Tell them that the craftsman's matter is pending, and the watch order can be made first. They can decide whether to use it or not after they have decided. They can start the work after paying half of the deposit."

Zhang Xin had actually considered this before.

But this matter needs to be discussed with Xu and my father-in-law.

After all, war is costly and laborious, and it is bad for the reputation of the Ming Dynasty.

The twenty-three places can first become twenty-three enclaves.

The merchants’ speculation was also an opportunity for the royal family to take advantage of and move in.

"Yes, Your Highness."

After accepting the offer, Lady Hu took her leave.

After Zhang Xin finished all the miscellaneous things, he ran to Xu's yard to find Xu.

When they arrived, even Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di were on Xu's side.

Three people were talking around an egg-shaped container that was bubbling with steam. The closer they got, the hotter they felt.

"I was just looking for someone to call you, and here you are!"

Xu waved for Zhang Xin to come over.

Zhang Xin quickly completed the greetings and stood next to Xu.

"Mom, what is this?"

"It was presented by the Ministry of Industry. It's called a water-lifting steam engine."

Zhu Gaochi interrupted and spoke to Zhang Xin as if he was presenting a treasure.

"Draw water, from the well?"

Zhang Xin was a little confused.

"I don't know the details. It was invented by those of us who were exiled to dig coal. We use this water-lifting steam engine to pump water out of the mine without relying on manpower. I think it can also be used to pump water from the well. I want to come over and try it in the well in the other courtyard."

Zhu Gaochi spread his hands.

This is his blind spot.

Someone from the Ministry of Industry demonstrated it to him. They first heated the water in a container, then closed the steam inlet valve and sprayed cold water outside the container. At this time, they opened the water inlet valve and the water in a bucket prepared by the Ministry of Industry on the side would be sucked into the water inlet pipe.

This sounds very similar to the thirsty bird, a watering tool used in the fields to draw water from low places.

But it's more complicated, the difference in water height is much greater.

"That's a good thing."

Zhang Xin probably also knows the current situation at the mine.

Because maritime trade is prevalent now, a large amount of wood is needed for shipbuilding. As people's lives have improved, wood is also needed to build houses. As the weather is getting colder every year, wood is also needed to burn charcoal for heating. Over the past ten years, domestic wood prices have become increasingly high.

Two years ago, the imperial court issued an edict to close the mountains and grow forests.

Therefore, burning charcoal for heating became a luxury, and everyone switched to burning coal.

As the demand for coal increased, more and more coal mines were opened and dug deeper and deeper, and the water under the ground naturally emerged.

Pumping water became a very difficult task.

Many people had to go down to transport water manually, and a lot of people were lost.

"Zhang Dahua, you have hit the jackpot again. The blessings are continuous."

Zhu Gaochi once again had the urge to worship Zhang Xin.

Zhang Xin opposed sending prisoners to the army, so later they were basically sent to mine.

Among those who went there, quite a few were relatives of imprisoned officials who were educated and smart.

So, in order to save lives, people came up with this kind of water-lifting steam engine.

"Of course not, Xin'er is our family's lucky treasure!"

Xu also deeply felt the same way.

"Uh... it's a bit embarrassing."

Zhang Xin had just complained about being a bad teammate in her family, but when she was praised, her face turned red.

"Don't be shy, do you want to have an ice bowl? Let's go have an ice bowl and let the father and son play."

Xu took Zhang Xin's hand, and seeing that it was warm, she suggested.

It's such a hot day, and there's such a hot thing in the house. She will be bored for a while.

"it is good."

Zhang Xin nodded.

[Small science: The invention of the first steam engine was prompted by the factors described in this article. It was originally used to pump water in coal mines. Later, it was gradually improved and updated, and finally became the core symbol of the Industrial Revolution in history books.]