[Qing] If you don't work hard, you will be forced to inherit the throne

Yinzhen was slightly startled, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Tell me in detail, what do you mean the prince gave you money to build a big ship?!"

Yinzuo made him a little flustered, but fortunately, there were only two brothers in the house, and he was full of trust in the fourth brother who had been reliable since childhood.

The prince didn't say whether this matter should be kept secret, but he also knew that Khan Ama should not be allowed to know, otherwise their money would be confiscated and they would be tied up in the Forbidden City.

"It was the prince's second brother who gave me the money to research and build a big ship, but in fact it hasn't been built yet." Because they encountered the biggest difficulty - power.

Neither the Ministry of Industry nor the Scientific Research Institute can find any other power that can get rid of natural water flow, wind power, and human power. They have encountered a bottleneck, and as long as that bottleneck is broken, the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty will surely surpass the world by leaps and bounds!

Yinzuo told Yinzhen: It was he who told the second brother of the prince that he had a dream of building a big ship. The second brother of the prince supported him in pursuing his dream and gave him many interesting suggestions.

He wanted to build a ship of unprecedented size, on which small boats could be placed, and ships in the belly of the hull.Similar to the technology of large ships, there are actually records in the Ming Dynasty, but most of the ships in Ming Dynasty were made of wood, and Yin Zuo wanted to build a stronger one.Yinreng also provided Yinzuo with many suggestions on the power of the ship.

If there is energy to generate power, then the ship can travel against the current and wind, which will be a leap forward for the existing shipbuilding industry in the whole world.

Yinzuo received a lot of financial support from the prince. He could personally design ships, use engineering and machinery to the extreme, and run around the Ministry of Industry and the Science Research Institute, constantly trying to find "power".

It's a pity that he hasn't found a power that can replace artificial nature. The only thing he can do is to use mechanical physics and other means to make artificial power easier.

"But I think it's almost there! Only one layer of window paper is missing!" Yinzuo said loudly, and he mentioned that when he was looking for "motivation", he was like a scientist who had been beaten with chicken blood.Although the road ahead was shrouded in fog, he had a premonition that he would find the answer soon.

Yinzuo also showed Yinmo the notes he had studied for a long time.

"Fourth brother, what can be used as a driving force? The so-called driving force refers to something that can push something forward."

"The second brother of the prince taught us the conservation of energy, can the energy released in it be used in power?"

"Center of gravity, speed, acceleration," Yin Zhen read the notes written by Yin Zuo, but he couldn't understand the many symbols and mathematical formulas behind.

"The prince taught you these too?"

"Of course not. This is mentioned in the works written by Galileo Galilei. They are books from abroad. I want to find all the content related to power. There are closets full of them in the scientific research institute." The collection of books was collected by the envoys of the Qing Dynasty from various countries."

The library of the Science Research Institute is full of science-related books, which are found in various countries. If it is difficult to read, you need to extract them and run to the two ends of the School of Foreign Studies.

Only a prince like Yinzuo can find someone to help him without any scruples.

"Mr. Hook helped me a lot," Yin Zuo said in a low voice, "Although he also has his own research projects, it's his erudition that made us hit it off."

The library of the research institute is a treasure, especially for scientists like Hu Ke, because in the Qing Dynasty, all the books banned by the Pope can be seen, and there are very few people in the Qing Dynasty who believe in the Jesuits. No one will ask you to burn books in the name of God.

The texts of books in Western countries are different. It is a huge project to find these books and then translate them for viewing.

As for the translation of books collected from various countries into Manchu and Chinese languages, foreign scholars have been doing it all the time. Even if the number is too large, they still translate at the speed of a few books per year.

The imperial examination system is like crossing a single-plank bridge. Perhaps only one person in ten thousand people can successfully cross it, so what should other scholars do?

Year after year, they fail the exam, and they always need to find a way to make a living and find another way to get promoted.

Foreign studies are a new field of knowledge. Although you can’t be an official if you learn it, this industry is a new industry. As long as you study for a few years, you will not have to worry about finding a job. You can do some work for the court, or translate for businessmen and high-ranking officials. , if you are lucky, maybe you will be promoted to become a small official, why not?

Since the prosperity of foreign schools was hindered and the impeachment failed by the opposition in the DPRK and China, more and more people have poured into foreign schools in recent years.

Yinzuo asked Yinzhen: "Fourth brother, the Kongming lanterns can float because there is a fire burning underneath, and the hot air surges up to make the Kongming lanterns fly. If more fire is burned, the heat will increase. Is it possible to float the lanterns?" People also carry it and fly?"

Yin Mo: "..."

"If it can carry people, can it also carry the boat?" Yin Zuo really dared to think, he also drew Kongming lanterns that were bigger than people on the blueprint, and let them be tied to the boat. Countless, can the ship fly?

Yinzhen turned into a dead fish's eye when asked by his younger brother, and he pointed out the bad points: "Since you chose to float the Kongming lantern, why are you obsessed with putting a boat underneath?"

Yinzuo scratched the back of his head, looked at his notebook in a daze, and muttered in his mouth: "But isn't this for the purpose of crossing the ocean? The Kongming lantern floats on it, and the boat swims on the sea. Taking care of both sides, can't you sail faster? ?”

Speaking of which, it brings back the issue of motivation.

The background of scientific researchers in the Qing Dynasty was not as deep as that of foreign countries due to the influence of stereotyped scholars. Fortunately, the prosperity of new learning in the early years laid the foundation for the development in recent years. Researchers can only dig out some rare gold bumps among officials.

People like Dai Zi are even more closely guarded, and their personal safety has become the top priority.

Yinzhen twitched the corners of his mouth. He never expected that his sixth younger brother, who had been naughty and escaped since he was a child, would plunge into the Ministry of Industry and have a tendency to become a scientist.

Facing the sixth younger brother who died young in the previous life, Yinzhen has no comparison in his memory. In addition, although Yinzuo is always a cheater in this life, every time he asks him for help, he should be very forthright. For the fourteen "heartbroken" elder brother, it is quite novel to have a younger brother to raise.

Yinzhen proposed to take a look at what Yinzuo has been working on recently.

Yin Zuo introduced everything knowingly: "I am in the Ministry of Industry, and I have actually made some practical achievements, but the achievements of our department are not the same as those of other departments." Because the construction of infrastructure is not done by one person, engineering design It is not decided by one person, it is discussed by everyone, and finally decided by one person as a whole, and then reported.

For example, the widening design of the sewers and the construction of drainage facilities in a city, if they still follow the style of the Ming Dynasty, it will no longer be able to cope with the more and more people living in the city, and it is bound to be repaired and expanded.

It is said that every line is like a mountain. What Yinzhen did when he was an emperor in his last life was to make requests, and his subordinates fulfilled the requests. This time, he has a deep understanding of the projects that Yinzuo has done, and he can't help being in awe of physics and mathematics.

No wonder the prince has repeatedly emphasized the importance of physics and mathematics, which are related to the country and the development of people's livelihood. Even departments such as the Ministry of Industry have their importance.

There are also river governance and embankment repairs. These are the funds that must be invested every year. The Yellow River will flood every once in a while, and sediment will accumulate in the lower reaches of the river. These problems have continued from the reign of Khan Ama to Yin The succession of zhen's son Hongli to the throne has become a common problem that requires long-term governance and maintenance.

Yinzuo interrupted for a while, and Yinzhen almost forgot what the two of them were talking about today. He immediately told Yinzuo solemnly: "If Khan Ama didn't ask, just pretend that he didn't know. If he asked Get up, and you say that everything is for the benefit of the Qing Dynasty by researching new ship power."

Don't talk about the dream of the stars and the sea, it is undoubtedly dancing on Khan Ama's sensitive nerves.

Yin Zuo nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"By the way, the agricultural tax reform implemented by the fourth brother is not easy. There are still people who make you feel uncomfortable. I want to help, but there is nothing I can do."

"Where do I need your help? I can deal with those things. North Korean, Chinese and military officials are not vegetarians." Yinzhen rubbed his younger brother amusedly: Why didn't you find that Yinzuo was good before?

Although he loves to show off a bit and is a bit mischievous, he has a pure heart, and this kind of sincerity towards people warms his heart.

"Just do your own thing well," Yinzhen said confidently.

Under such a bad government environment in the previous life, the decree was carried out. Is Yinzhen a person who is afraid of being infamous?

In this life, he has never carried the infamy of the "emperor who copied the family", and there is a prince behind him as a backer, and Khan Ama is on top of him. If he can't do this, then he should not mess around.

Yinzuo secretly thought that according to the current speed, it would take decades to find a new motivation, and maybe the emperor grandson would have grown up by then.

Little did he know that nine years later, an overseas inventor named Newcomen made a breakthrough in power and formally proposed that "steam connects the piston and the connecting rod to generate motion (1)".

By that time, the term "patent" had become a default rule among countries, and the Qing Dynasty paid a considerable price to buy the Newcomen steam engine.

During this period, various countries have already begun overseas colonization, using outward scrolling to carry out colonial expansion. England is one of them. However, the countries that gather around the ancient eastern countries are something that Westerners dare not easily touch. .

They gathered tightly around the ancient eastern country, proclaiming their vassals to obtain asylum and support. Seeing the tragic situation of the colonized country on the other side of the ocean, they shivered. Compared with the benefits and treatment they received from the ancient eastern country, they hugged their thighs more tightly in joy.

Transactions between Western countries and Eastern countries have produced huge trade deficits. Often, Eastern products are more popular in the West, while Western products cannot be sold in the East, so that Western countries are in a hurry.

In this regard, England took the lead in setting an example. Since the Qing Dynasty strictly prohibited the inflow of opium, once it was discovered, it would be severely punished, and many cooperations with countries that sold them opium would be terminated. England did not dare to try rashly.So, they had to find another way.For example, by selling advanced technology patents, this trade deficit can be quickly reversed.

Is this a good thing?

Half of the members of the English Parliament don't think this is a good thing, because it will make the eastern country stronger, but that country is still too far away for them. Compared with the eastern prosperity, it is their own one-acre three-point land development especially important.Their neighbors are rushing to accumulate capital, and England is naturally not to be outdone, even if the way is to sell patents in exchange for wealth.

This is a good thing for the Qing Dynasty. Too much money has flowed into the country, and there is no place to spend it. If it is put in the country, it will cause inflation!

The incumbent Minister of Finance of the Qing Dynasty Yinzhen said: Science and technology that can be bought with money, no matter how expensive it is, it is taking advantage of it, and it is a fool not to take advantage of it!

Of course, that was all nine years later. For Daqing, nine years passed in a hurry, but for Yinfeng, these nine years of hard work were the result of his becoming a "baby father". Somewhat survived.Not a babysitter to raise a son, but to cover the bottom line for the younger brothers.

From the age of 22, the "middle-age crisis" troubled Yinfeng.The 41-year-old father on the top entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, the little donkeys in the middle are rampant and show their strength, and occasionally they find the second brother of the prince when they get into trouble, and there is Hong Xi waiting to be fed and drinking grandma below.

Originally wanted to be a chess player behind the scenes, but who knows that he has become a social animal. Looking at the younger brothers who rely on him and regard him as a reliable back, facing their expectations and trust, can he bear to refuse?

Yinfeng: I'm lonely... I can't bear it.

Because he raised these little donkeys!

Therefore, he deserves to become a social animal that goes out early and returns late.

Seeing that he was so tired, Kangxi asked him amusedly: "When every younger brother comes to ask you for help, you answer. What is this? They can't do it, just replace it."

"I think they are malleable and can grow in the future, not just for a while."

Yinreng endured and endured, constantly building himself up mentally: the little donkeys are still young now, and when they can be alone, they can retreat behind the scenes.

If there is something that Yinfeng can't stop, he will seek Kangxi's help in the most cheeky way.

"Khan Ama, I can't decide this matter, you see..." Why don't you clean up the mess?

Kangxi heard that he wanted to withdraw from the blame, and was so angry that his teeth itched.

The trip to Saibei was originally intended to communicate with northern Mongolia, appease them after the war, and go to see the princess of the Qing Dynasty who married Mongolia.

Kangxi’s envisioned trip to Saibei included horseback riding and hunting, surrounded by princes and nobles and Mongolian Taiji. He rewarded the tribes of Mongolia, and the tribes sent friendship and loyalty, tasted the delicious food on the grassland in harmony, and imagined the future development of the grassland.

As a result, when I arrived at Yinreng, I went to the north to soak in a hot spring and enjoy it first. After seeing my second sister Rongxian, I started to discuss the great development of Mongolia.

Yinreng: Come on, let's not talk about those falsehoods, let's talk about reality.

Treating Mongolia should be governed according to the customs here, and a government agency that maintains order in Mongolia and implements the decrees of the dynasty should be established.

Mongolia needs to restore its economy, animal husbandry needs to be developed, and farmland needs to be reclaimed and planted, right?

Oh yes, there is also the control of grassland desertification. Planting trees is very important to prevent soil erosion.

Next, we need to establish schools, popularize education, and promote the development of mutual markets and commerce, so that things from the south can enter the prairie.

Come on, the second sister didn't study in vain for so many years, why don't you take a look at the Mongolian development plan that Gu made for you?

Rong Xian: "..."

Before seeing the prince again, she thought that the prince was a mature and stable person with excellent character and learning, gentle and elegant.

When she received the letter from the prince, the ramblings that rushed to her face made her twitch the corners of her mouth, she couldn't believe it was written by the prince.

Seeing a real person this time, Rong Xian experienced the feeling that a handful of highland flowers in his imagination turned into rapeseed flowers in an instant.

So why did she have a "stiff relationship" with this younger brother for so many years?

And why do you think that the prince is difficult to get close to and alienated from others thousands of miles away?

"Second Sister looked at this development plan, and I believe that with Second Sister's current status in Monan Mongolia, it is definitely possible to stand up here."

The prince's call to second sister made Rong Xian's eyes turn red.

"If I had known this before, I could have talked about the misunderstanding before I got married, but I didn't talk to you face to face until today." Princess Rong Xian said.

"The past is in the past, so we have to look forward, don't we?" Yinfeng motioned Princess Rongxian to read the plan.

It is written in the planning book: first set a small goal to become a "consultant" in the discussion of politics in Monan Mongolia.

Another big goal is to pour power into Monnan Mongolia and become the "country" of the Qing Dynasty.

How bold people are, how productive the land is, as long as you dare to think, you can do it!

Rong Xian: ...

You really think highly of me.

Yinfeng said: "Animal husbandry development technology, postpartum care of sows, genetic selection of cattle and sheep, development of dairy cows on pastures, for everything that requires technical knowledge, the orphan will send books to the second sister. If the second sister lacks manpower, the orphan I can also send you support."

Do you feel it?Sending warmth from the capital, even if it is a married princess, there is an entire imperial court behind her as a backer!

Yinfeng told Rong Xian in a warm voice: "Although my sister is married, we will never forget you, and we will remember you for every good thing. You are the daughter of Khan Ama and the princess of the Qing Dynasty. You should live like a pearl Just as dazzling, well-fed and well-fed, and respected by people."

So, do you want to become that bright pearl, the opportunity is in front of you, we will always support you behind you, so why don't you give it a try?

The care and love from her natal family made Rongxian's eyes moist, and Yinreng sent her a letter from his biological mother, Concubine Rong, asking Yinreng to bring it, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Concubine Rong hopes that you live a happy and comfortable life. Of course, as a brother, I only hope that the second sister can live the life she wants and become someone who no one can influence your decision."

Do you desire to become stronger?

Eager to have power, to have power?

Yinfeng sincerely stuffed a silver note worth 20 taels into Rong Xian's hands.

Rong Xian was shocked, and pushed in disbelief: "No way! How can this be possible?"

"This is just some confidence that Gu, as the younger brother, gave to the second sister. Don't dislike it." Yinfeng forced the bank note to her, blinked, and said deliberately: "Gu wants to reciprocate with the second sister. This is purposeful." Yes, it's not just giving you money. If it can deepen and stabilize the trade interests between Mongolia and the Qing Dynasty, the 20 yuan will be too worthwhile."

The prince's frank treatment moved Rong Xian to the point of crying.

After learning so much knowledge, how could the smart princess be willing to be controlled by others in her life?

The son-in-law treats her very well, but after she married to Monan, she has not been able to participate in government affairs once, and now the prince has proposed the great development of Mongolia, which just happens to allow her to take the opportunity to participate.

So, under the eyes of Kangxi, Rong Xian, taking advantage of the support of Khan Ama and his brothers, invited her to contribute to the development of Mongolia as a princess!

Everyone was caught off guard, and the Mongolian Taijis showed astonishment on their faces.

Kangxi was also very surprised. It was an unprecedented precedent for Rong Xian to submit the memorial as a princess, and it was about the development of Mongolia, which meant that he wanted to participate in political discussions.

Rong Xian straightened his back under the eyes of the emperor, and said sonorously: "I have been married to Mongolia for a long time, and I have seen all kinds of difficulties here, and I want to improve this place. Taiji are nomadic here, maybe they haven't seen the current situation in Mongolia. With the rapid changes in the Qing Dynasty, my son saw the prosperity of the south, and wanted to make the people of Mongolia as rich as the south."

As a princess, calling herself a "son" and bringing in the identity of a courtier, Kangxi immediately understood Rong Xian's heart.

Kangxi sighed: My princess, the princess education I have spent in the study for many years is finally enlightened!

Yinfeng drove the little donkey Rongxian up with 20 taels of silver notes. If he couldn't buy 20 taels, he would suffer losses, and if he couldn't buy 20 taels, he would be fooled.

When the prince returned to the camp, the princess heard him humming a strange tune, she was in a great mood when she saw him, and her tail almost went up to the sky with pride.

Yinfeng could vaguely be heard humming: A new storm has appeared, how can it be stagnant!

The author has something to say: Note (1) is from Baidu Encyclopedia, who invented the steam engine first.

In the 17s, Newcomen partnered with Cali to manage ironware, and later jointly developed a steam engine, and in 80 obtained the patent right for "condensing the steam entering the lower part of the piston and connecting the piston with the connecting rod to generate motion".After that, Newcomen continued to improve the steam engine, and in 1705, for the first time, a practical atmospheric steam engine was made, which was called the Newcomen steam engine.The cylinder piston of this steam engine has a diameter of 1712 cm, reciprocates 30.48 times per minute, and has a power of 12 horsepower.However, the thermal efficiency is low and the fuel consumption is large, so it is only suitable for places with sufficient fuel such as coal mines.

Watt did not invent the steam engine, but improved the steam engine to make its efficiency conversion better.

When Baocheng was 22 years old, the timeline was 1696, that is to say, nine years later, the first steam engine was invented.