serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 495 Southern Tour 2
  A lamp was lit on the imperial desk by the window. Jia Hu, dressed in casual clothes, was reading and grading in front of a tall pile of official documents. Occasionally he raised his head and thought silently. The sound of the whistle, the roar of the machine, and the sound of wheels rolling on the rails seemed like They are far away from him.

These are urgent official documents sent from the capital.

Today's trains are so slow that you can catch them even if you jump off and pee. Horses run much faster than trains.

The carriage door was pushed open, Lin Daiyu came in with a bowl of porridge, closed the door gently, and walked towards Jia Hu.

The porridge bowl was gently placed on the imperial desk. Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Hu, whose eyes were still on the official document.

After a while, Jia Hu placed the approved official document on the high pile of approved official documents on the imperial desk, and then picked up another official document.

Lin Daiyu spoke softly: "The porridge is getting cold."

"Oh?"

Only then did Jia Hu see the bowl of porridge on the imperial desk, put down his pen, picked up the bowl of porridge, drank in one gulp, and then said, "Why don't you go play with them?"

Lin Daiyu leaned over and sat down on a chair beside her, and said with a smile: "Xuan Yatou and Chang Le and the others are making trouble there. The noise is giving me a headache!"

Jia Hu smiled, picked up the pen again, and looked at the official document.

"Ah, there's a letter from the third girl!"

Only then did Lin Daiyu see the letter placed next to Jia Hu. She quickly took it over and showed it, then smiled and said, "I told you that this girl is pregnant with a boy, but you still don't believe it!"

Jia Hu looked through the official documents and said, "There is smoke rising from the ancestral graves of their old Wang family!"

After Lin Daiyu read the letter, she looked at Jia Hu and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jia Hu put down his pen and handed the official document to Lin Daiyu: "Read it for yourself."

Lin Daiyu took the exhibition suspiciously, her eyes sparkled as she looked at it, and she praised: "This Wang Hongcheng is really a genius! Tan Yatou has a good eye for it!"

Jia Hu nodded in agreement.

Wang Hongcheng developed a multi-expansion steam engine, which was specially developed for the navy.

A multi-expansion steam engine consists of multiple single-acting cylinders with increasing diameters. The steam engine designed by Wang Hongcheng consists of three cylinders.

The high-pressure steam coming out of the boiler first pushes the first and smallest piston. When the piston starts to retreat, part of the expanded steam is driven into the second cylinder to push its piston, so that the expansion of the first cylinder is continued. Steam, the third cylinder uses the steam expanded in the second cylinder.

The reason for developing this kind of steam engine is mainly because the current steam engine consumes too much water.

Steam engines on land can continuously add water, but warships at sea cannot replenish water frequently and must save water. This severely limits the range of activities of warships.

The steam generated by this new type of steam engine can be re-entered into the boiler and heated again after being continuously decompressed during the work process, greatly saving fresh water!
  Lin Daiyu finished reading the official document, closed it gently, and asked, "How do you plan to reward Wang Hongcheng?"

Jia Hu thought for a while, picked up a blank piece of imperial paper, and started writing on it.

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up and she looked attentively.

With the stroke of his pen, a line of words appeared on the imperial note: Granted to Wang Hongcheng, a first-class earl of the Imperial Academy and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, to wear a bullfight uniform.

First class uncle?

Lin Daiyu was slightly startled, hesitated, and said, "Is it too much? Xu De, who has the highest title in the Royal Academy, was promoted to the second-class viscount only next year, and he is several floors away from the first-class uncle! Besides, Xu Deming hosted artillery"

Jia Hu directly interrupted Lin Daiyu: "This is different! What Xu Deming changed was just the performance of a weapon and equipment, while Wang Hongcheng changed the combat capabilities and combat methods of the entire navy.

As long as the ironclad ships are equipped with this new steam engine, the entire West will be within the attack range of the imperial fleet. The powerful power can also allow the ironclad ships to be equipped with new cannons. The imperial fleet will once again widen the gap with the Westerners. , and the difference is several times! "

"If he were not a prince-in-law, I would definitely reward him with a third-class title, or even a second-class marquis!" Jia Hu added.

Seeing that Jia Hu didn't seem to be joking, Lin Daiyu finally understood why Jia Hu said that there was smoke coming out of their old Wang family's ancestral grave!
  Jia Hu opened another official document at this time, and his expression changed at first glance.

Lin Daiyu: "What's wrong?"

Jia Hu: "Large-scale riots broke out in Tianzhu Province, and serious riots broke out even in Delhi. The rioters organized attacks on Han people, broke into Han people's residences and set fires, besieged patrol camp soldiers, and smashed and looted wildly. Delhi dispatched [-] people The garrison and [-] soldiers and government officials arrested nearly [-] people in total!"

Lin Daiyu was shocked: "There is going to be a war in Central Asia!" Jia Hu nodded.

There was silence.

Jia Hu stood up and walked back and forth as usual. As he walked, he said: "The empire is well prepared for this war. If we fight head-on, our chances of winning are very high. It can be said that we are certain to win. I'm worried that they won't win." They will fight head-on with us, at least not in the early stages of the war."

Lin Daiyu understood: "You mean, they will incite rebellion among the indigenous people in Tianzhu, Central Asia and Siberia, and use these people to consume the empire's strength?"

Jia Hu: "Yes. We can kill [-], [-], or even a million people. But there are tens of millions of people in these places, especially Tianzhu and Tianzhu?"

Speaking of this, Jia Hu's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something.

Lin Daiyu said nothing and looked at Jia Hu closely.

Jia Hu stopped and his eyes flashed with a faint light: "Wrong! Our policy in Tianzhu is wrong."

Lin Daiyu asked curiously: "How to say?"

"If a dog wants to eat shit, you must not stop it, otherwise it will think you are trying to fight it and might even bite you."

Jia Hu walked back to the dragon chair and sat down, "No matter how rich the food you give a dog, it will never stop eating shit, because this is its habit, a habit engraved in its bones.

The caste system of Tianzhu people has a long history and has a profound impact on Tianzhu society. This system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The interest class does not want to lose their privileges. Those lower-class people think that this is a test from the gods. As long as they comply with the so-called "karma" Reincarnation', hard work in this life can exchange for happiness in the next life.

By abolishing the caste system, we are harming them! Therefore, we need to restore the caste system in Tianzhu and eliminate and replace the Aryans! "

Having said this, he looked at Lin Daiyu and asked, "Do you find it incredible?"

Lin Daiyu swallowed and nodded.

Jia Hu smiled: "This is the difference between us and the barbarians. What we believe in is that 'man can conquer nature' and 'princes, princes, generals, and generals should be content with each other'!"

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up and she asked urgently: "That's why you want to change the country's system? Let the royal family become the eternal royal family of the empire."

Jia Hu nodded.

At this moment, Zicuckoo's voice came from outside the door: "Queen, the second prince beat the third prince to tears again. Please go and have a look."

Lin Daiyu glanced at Jia Hu subconsciously, and then said: "I know."

"You go over first. I'll go over when I'm done. Don't hit me. They're just kids. There's no need to go up and down."

With that said, Jia Hu handed the manuscript and Tanchun's letter to Lin Daiyu, "Let the old lady and the others read it too."

Lin Daiyu: "Yes." She turned around and walked out.

Listening to the sound of the carriage door closing, Jia Hu sighed. This second son always liked to compete with Xue Baochai's son, which made it very difficult for him. He then thought of Xue Baoqin who had followed him and had ignored her for nearly three years. , it’s time to think about it carefully, after all, it’s still dragging down Zicuckoo and others.

Thinking of this, Jia Hu touched his waist, then opened an official document and started reviewing it.
  The blazing torches and bright lanterns illuminated the Yangzhou Railway Station as bright as day!
  The Imperial Guards who arrived here in advance blocked the entire train station like an iron barrel.

The huge queue to welcome the holy driver made the huge train station packed with people.

The governor of Liangjiang stood in the middle of the official queue. The commander of the Jiangnan camp and the commander of the Yangtze fleet stood beside him. On both sides were the governor of Jiangsu, the chief envoy and other senior officials. As a local parent official, the prefect of Yangzhou reluctantly stood in the first row.

In the distance, a bright light appeared.

"coming."

The governor of Liangjiang's eyes lit up and he shouted: "Quick, play music!"

Great drumming.

The governor of Liangjiang led all the officials to kneel down.

Accompanied by several crisp whistles, a train drove into Yangzhou Railway Station and slowly stopped on the platform.
  (End of this chapter)