Xinshun 1730

Chapter 677
What the emperor thought was different from what Liu Yu knew.

Science, mathematics and technology go hand in hand at this time. Does the carpenter who makes the nautical clock know calculus?Watt, who produces steam, does not necessarily understand the laws of thermodynamics very well.

On Dashun's side, after Liu Yu started anew, science is not bad.This is an era when the discovery of the law of conservation of mass can be famous in the history of science.

Moreover, if you only engage in science in the ivory tower, the Dashun Academy of Sciences is likely to be reduced to the tragedy of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. The emperor felt that it was useless, and it was like playing young words, painting, and actors.From the very beginning, this Academy of Sciences was destined to pay attention to technology in exchange for the emperor's support.

Technically, Dashun's path is completely different from that of Europe.

Under the market orientation of the United Kingdom, it is true that trade feedback has led to technological progress in the textile industry.

Dashun can't do that, and Dashun really has "prophets", and if there are prophets, it still engages in the market to guide technological progress. That's really rusty.

Of course, it was impossible for the emperor to know at this time that Liu Yu hadn't considered the issue of "the death of the people and the rest of the government" at all in this matter.Because after breaking through a certain critical point, the next thing can only be "unless it is suppressed, wildfire will start a prairie fire." At that time, the "policy" of "death to the people" should be the policy of "comprehensive suppression of technological progress".

The emperor at this time didn't know what he was going to see, something that would affect the world, and of course, Dashun.

After commending the craftsman for a few words, the craftsman thanked the craftsman again and again, but what he thought in his heart was that if he had so much silver in a year, even if the court could reward him, it was only eight hundred and ten taels of silver.

After thanking him symbolically, the emperor asked again: "Marquis Jing uses 'fun' as a metaphor, this is where he spends a lot of money. I don't know much about these things, but I don't know what you are doing?"

Of course the craftsman knew what he was doing, but how to answer, there was a very standard set of words, which were all trained.

So the craftsman pointed to the crank-operated steam engine that bypassed the "crank patent" in the distance and said: "Return to Your Majesty, this thing is called Iron Bull."

"No need to feed, non-stop day and night, one thing can have the strength of three to five cows."

"Whale Hou said that this thing can be used to hang a hammer to hit the armor, or it can be used to drill the barrel of a gun for power, or it can be used to saw the plank of a warship for power... This thing can be regarded as a cow that can go anywhere. .”

"As early as in Weihai, Jinghou asked us to make it. After the boring machine was successful, the project was established. It cost more than [-] silver in several years, and now it can finally be handed over."

Craftsmen never leave "military technology" in every sentence. This has always been the rhetoric, so that people with "foresight" will exclaim in surprise, what will millions of people do when this thing is released?If this material is used for weaving, the common people will be unemployed, so wouldn't they become refugees?
But bypassing these things for civilian use and directly talking about military technology, the emperor's mind will not be so prescient for a while.

Sure enough, the emperor walked over to take a look at the improved steam engine that had basically taken shape. Seeing that this thing was driving the flywheel to rotate, he only needed to fill it with coal, and thought that this thing is really amazing.

But after all, he didn't know how great this thing was, so he just felt miraculous and not overly surprised.

Then he asked about the railroad track on the ground, and asked, "What about this thing? What is the use of this high-quality iron laid on the ground?"

The craftsmen have already prepared plans for such problems, and Liu Yu has taught them how many times.

At this time, according to the words taught before, I knelt down very smoothly and said: "I am a craftsman, and the purpose of this thing is beyond what I can say. In actual management of the major affairs of the society, I will listen to it. Today, Your Majesty Now that I have asked, please Your Majesty forgive me for the crime of making false statements about state affairs."

When Li Gan heard this, he became excited, and his thoughts were indeed of great use.I don't think it's possible for the Whale Marquis to be so boring.

"You just say it. Don't say that this is what Jinghou said, and you are not guilty. Even if he is really guilty, is Liu Yu's mouth saying enough guilty things? But it doesn't matter."

The craftsman said: "This humble minister is bold."

"Jinghou said that because of the navy, the Japanese who have usurped for thousands of years can be subdued. This is the power of transportation."

"Jinghou also said that the canal matter is to connect the north and the south. Except for grain, if there is no canal, the north and the south will be blocked."

"In the old days when Junggar was conquered, the marquis of Jing sighed. It would cost two to thirty taels of grain to be transported to the Western Regions for one tael of silver and one stone. If only there were a canal or a sea leading directly to the Western Regions, it would be great."

"That's why I invested and tried my best to make this thing."

"Jinghou said that the population of the Celestial Dynasty was bred, and there was still fertile land north of Liaodong. However, there is a watershed between Songliao and Liaodong, so population migration is not easy. If there is one thing that can connect Songliao, from the capital to Heilongjiang, within ten days, then It can accommodate tens of millions of people."

"Jinghou said that there are still thousands of miles from Xijing to the Western Regions, and the transportation is not easy, so that the Western Regions may be in danger of rebellion in a hundred years. If there is one thing that can connect from Xijing to the Western Regions, within ten days, the Northwest will be safe from now on."

"Alternatively, if there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in the capital, if there is one thing that can connect the territory of the Celestial Dynasty, and any one place can mobilize ten thousand people within a month of the capital, then the society will be stable from now on."

"This thing is the railway tracks His Majesty is looking at, and the iron bull that is smoking there. Although it has not yet been completed, it has already taken shape."

"In 20 years, it will be successful."

"The iron ox does not need to be fed or looked after. It does not need to rest day and night. It does not need to rest or grass at night. It is not difficult to travel three to five hundred miles a day. From the capital to Heilongjiang, from Xijing to the Western Regions, it can be reached in ten days."

"Sliding on the rails, even ordinary horses can pull thousands of catties. If the iron ox has the strength of ten or twenty cattle, and the pulley is on the rails, connected end to end, it can transport [-] catties of grain and grass at a time. More than a thousand people, no problem."

When the craftsman said this, Li Gan's face changed slightly, and he said in surprise, "This is the Grand Canal that the Marquis of Whale said before, without water or trackers?"

The craftsman replied: "Yes."

"In 20 years, may it be successful?"

"Yes. I feel that the 20 years given by Marquis Jing is a little too long. We have already thought about it, and we expect it to be successful within 20 years."

It is easy to say that Li Gan was also an emperor, he had seen many things in his life, and experienced many earth-shattering events, but after hearing these words at this time, he felt his heart beating fast.

The craftsman's answer was Liu Yu's carefully prepared words for a long time, the words of talking to people when he saw people, and talking to the devil.

Tell the emperor what to say about liberating and developing productivity, the emperor knows nothing.

Telling the emperor that this will promote the development of the textile industry, the emperor must not only worry about competing for profits with the people, but also worry about the intensification of land annexation caused by the rapid accumulation of capital.

Talk to the emperor about progress and science... The emperor is not a scientist, and learning geometry and algebra is just for fun.

The emperor would only pay attention to the content that said to the emperor, "It will help stabilize the country, help your Li family dynasty suppress uprisings, and help prevent border police affairs from returning to the sorrow of the Song and Ming Dynasties."

Liu Yu mentioned the Grand Canal "no need for trackers and no water" several times, but the emperor took it as a joke, or imagined it—as Liu Yu said, the Academy of Sciences might be able to produce a thousand catties of grain per mu, the emperor also took it as a joke at the time , to be honest, he could be named a viscount if he could succeed.In fact, as long as you get saltpeter and potash mines, you don't need good seeds to reach seven to eight hundred catties. If you have good seeds, you have to double it. However, the emperor's imagination is not enough, so it can only be treated as a joke.

The craftsman didn't talk about the rest of the meaning of the steam car from the beginning to the end, and didn't mention half of the technical issues, but only talked about the "important meaning" that Liu Yu had said countless times.

One-sided, important to the royal family, to the dynasty, and to the Li family.

Some things, the emperor is a joke.

Some things, once given a date, even 20 years, prove to be no joke.

The things the craftsman said completely moved the emperor's heart.

If such a road is built from the capital, it can really reach the banks of the Heilongjiang River within ten days and cross the Songliao watershed. This is simply a great achievement for Dashun to extend his life for a hundred years.

A large number of people near Gyeonggi, Henan and Shandong can migrate to the Northeast along the railway line to reclaim land, alleviate the conflict between people and land in the Central Plains, and create a large number of controllable homeowners along the transportation line.

If everything is as usual, then this must be a great achievement to extend one's life for a hundred years.

A large number of controllable self-cultivating farmers are the pillars of the dynasty; a large number of people who have migrated away can ease the conflict between people and land, and can keep the Gyeonggi area from chaos.

In addition to the [-]-year life extension, Xijing's arrival in the Western Regions also means that there will be no potential powerful enemies in the Northwest since then: as long as they appear, the imperial court will be able to destroy them, and will not give them a chance to become bigger.

If the Grand Canal, which does not require trackers and water, can be built to the surrounding area, then the capital can raise more troops, and the capital can send troops if something happens in the area.

This can greatly strengthen imperial power and strengthen local control.

As long as there are no descendants of that kind, Li Gan feels that if this matter is really achieved in 20 years, or this Dashun, it is really expected to become Fengzhou's 800-year foundation!

If this is the case, it can be said that the ancient times shine today.Since the Zhou Dynasty, how can there be a dynasty with an 800-year foundation?Even in the Han Dynasty, it was only a 400-year foundation.

This is really not a simple delicate device. As the emperor, under the intentional guidance of the craftsman following Liu Yu's words, it is easy to think of some strategic things.

Just like the battle of Dashun against Japan, it proved the strategic position of the navy, not just the significance of tactical victory.

The emperor doesn't understand the technology of this thing, but he understands the strategic significance behind it.

But then, the emperor looked at the rails under his feet, and suddenly thought of something on his mind.

"How much iron is needed for this thing to travel thousands of miles?"

This thing is different from building a canal.To build a canal, as long as it takes human life, the heavenly dynasty does not lack human life.But this thing needs so much iron, is there so much iron?You can't make the people have no iron to use just to repair this thing, right?
"Return to Your Majesty. The Marquis of Whale said that one life produces two, two produces four, and even infinity. The iron ox can blow a bigger wind, so it can build a higher iron-making furnace; a higher iron-making furnace can make a better one." Steel, so as to make a better and stronger iron bull.”

"When the iron ox is stronger, more iron can be smelted; more iron can be used to make more rails; more rails can be connected to coal and iron mines to transport more ore; more ore can be smelted More iron; more iron, and more iron bulls..."

"Jinghou said that merchants smelt iron in order to sell it to the people in exchange for money. The imperial court can smelt iron in order to smelt more iron."

"The purpose of production is to produce more, and the imperial court must take the lead to complete this step quickly."

"Jinghou also said that when we met in the early 20s, he knew the destiny at that time. If you reach the age when you don't exceed the rules, you don't ask for more in 20 years. If you can pass through the Songliao watershed and the capital directly reaches the bank of Heilongjiang, you can also smile. "

"I'm worthy of my Lord of Whale Sea."

"Secondly, it makes the Song and Liao fertile land for thousands of miles, and solves the contradiction of the Central Plains with more people and less land. Go north to Songliao and go south to the ocean, and let the population grow without any worries."

"If it is successful, he said that the attack on Luocha, the Pingzhunbu, and the Japanese attack are all under this skill-if this thing is successful, there will be no difficulty in transporting troops and supplies, and then Pingzhunbu will send a school lieutenant It can be said, where does His Majesty need to personally conquer? And if this thing is completed, Songliao and even Heilongjiang will all be immigrants from the Central Plains, so why would Luocha need to attack?"

(End of this chapter)