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Chapter 70 Privateer License

"Have you ever tried to seal it with a copper piston ring?" In the courtyard of the machinery factory, Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Zheng who was frowning.

"Copper? So much eucommia glue is useless. Are copper piston rings useful?" Wang Zheng's bitter face was full of doubts.

"You don't know until you try it. Try using copper pads on the head and tail of the cylinder."

Many people think that rubber must be used to make steam engines. In fact, that stuff is not suitable for high-temperature and high-pressure sealing materials at all.

Now he very much hopes that Wang Zheng can make this thing as soon as possible, not only for the development of technology, but also because he is worried that this little old man will die suddenly, and then he will be guilty of great crimes.At such an old age, I don't sleep all night.Zhu Youjian really admires it!

After leaving the machinery factory, Zhu Youjian came to Song Yingxing's Academy of Sciences again.

In the end, I didn't see anyone, so I found out after asking, and went to a steelmaking workshop outside the city.Zhu Youjian thought for a while, and there was nothing wrong with him, so he simply went out of the city and came to Song Yingxing's steelmaking workshop.

The workshop is not big, covering an area of ​​about seven or eight acres. Two hydraulic blowers were built near the river, and they were whirling in circles.

Song Yingxing was directing the workers to work, and his face was dirty somewhere.

"Dean Song!" Zhu Youjian yelled, Song Yingxing turned around and saw that it was him, and was about to salute, but Zhu Youjian stopped him with gestures.Song Yingxing walked over quickly.whispered:

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"Let me take a look, how is the steel refining going?"

"Everyone is groping. Although it can be refined, the quality is uneven." Song Yingxing scratched his head, looking a little distressed.

"You don't need to pay too much attention to it. Mass production is progress. As for the standard, it has to be summed up in repeated failures. You can't be too hasty. How is the cement?" Zhu Youjian comforted him and then asked.

"I have already made the double mill that His Majesty gave you last time, and the grinding efficiency has really improved a lot. Coupled with the double-layer sieve and the hand mixer, a worker can make up to about [-] catties a day."

"It's the slack season right now, let's see if we can recruit more workers and build cement and steel plants. If you need money, you can ask me for it, and if you need land, I can draw it for you. Whether it's cement or steel, they are very useful. wide, and the quantity needed will be large.”

"Yes! I understand."

Now that the steam engine has been built, can it be far away from the train?

Thinking about the transportation capacity of the train, Zhu Youjian was excited. How much time and material consumption can be saved by one track and one train.Take the last time soldiers from the Beijing camp escorted grain and farmers went to Shaanxi to repair the river channel together. It was more than 1000 miles, and nearly 20 deniers of grain were consumed on the road alone.

If there is a train, the consumption will be reduced geometrically.

Not to mention the strategic value of a railway.

There is also cement. He seemed to see straight and flat concrete roads extending to every corner of Daming, with four-wheeled cars driving on them.

Oh shit.It's exciting to think about it!I don't know how many years it will take to develop to that day.

Zhu Youjian returned to the palace with longing.

While reviewing the memorial, a person's name caught his attention.

Zheng Zhilong?
This is a big man, nicknamed Zheng Yiguan, also known as Nicholas Gaspard.

The most important thing is that he is Zheng Chenggong's father.

The memorial was written by Fujian governor Xiong Wencan, saying that in September of this year, the great pirate Zheng Zhilong was recruited, and the coastal defense guerrilla was given the title of "Five Tigers Guerrilla General".

Speaking of this Zheng Zhilong, he is now the well-deserved overlord of the southeast waters. He has more than 1000 warships and tens of thousands of sailors under him. Will such a character surrender willingly?Is it just for the fallen leaves to return to their roots?
But no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that people now submit to the Ming Dynasty.

But with the current ability of the imperial court, it is impossible to control him at all.How can I use it if I can't control it?

Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought again.

Daming rushing to the sea is an inevitable development trend he imagined.

But right now, there are slaves outside and famine inside, which is not enough to support his idea of ​​building a navy on a large scale.If Zheng Zhilong can be completely used by him, the time for implementing this plan will be greatly shortened.But what should we do?

Got it!

Zhu Youjian slammed the table and stood up!
Privateer's License!
Issue a privateering license to Zheng Zhilong!
A privateer license is a license that allows them to hunt down and destroy illegal persons and fleets outside their own country.In layman's terms, it is piracy permitted by the state, and the fleet with a privateer license also has a famous name: Royal Pirates.

He intends to use this method to build up his own sea force without spending a lot of money, and at the same time to train excellent sailors and officers.Let Zheng Zhilong become the royal pirate of Ming Dynasty, and everyone will share the loot.

It feels exciting to think about.

But I can't say a word or two about this matter clearly, and I have to talk to him, but if he is rashly called to Beijing, does he dare to come?
Zhu Youjian hesitated.He was afraid of the imperial decree, which frightened Zheng Zhilong, and then went to sea to become a pirate.What if it is issued together with the private plunder license?
Works, worth a try.

So I found a piece of paper and wrote the title and content of the privateering license.I stamped it with a seal, then bought an aluminum alloy photo frame from Bingxixi and framed it.

"Wang Banban, draw up an edict to let Xiong Wencan's newly recruited guerrillas for coastal defense come to Beijing to see me. No matter what method is used, deliver the edict to him as quickly as possible, and bring this with you when you go."

After speaking, he pointed to the private plundering license beside him.

Wang Banban agreed and began to draw up the decree.

He didn't know anything else, but it was definitely not a simple person who could make Long live take him so seriously.

After a while, the imperial decree came out of the palace and flew all the way to Fujian.

After watching the memorial for a while, Zhu Youjian stood up and walked towards Kunning Palace.During the time he came back, he would go to Kunning Palace to check on Zhou Yufeng's condition whenever he had nothing to do.In his previous life, he lived for more than 30 years, and he was a good person, but he never even had a serious relationship.Now that he is about to become a father, there is still some little excitement from Diaosi.

These days the uterus has been rectified, and it is much colder than before. In addition, three thousand soldiers from the Yongwei Battalion are stationed and patrolling the palace, which makes the eunuchs and maids in the palace silent.

Zhu Youjian is very satisfied with this, after all, there will be no good end for eating inside and outside.

When he arrived at Kunning Palace, it happened that the emperor's wife Zhang Yan was also there.He was whispering with Zhou Yufeng on the couch.Hearing the notification from outsiders, he hurried down to salute.

"Sister-in-law Huang doesn't need to be too polite, why come to the front when you have time today?" Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

"In the past, Sister Yufeng would come to my place to talk with me. Now that Sister Yufeng is pregnant and has difficulty moving, I naturally want to come and accompany her more. Besides, I have business to discuss when I come today." Zhang Yan smiled. said.

"Oh? What's the important thing?"

"It's about giving the concubine to Long Live."

Ahem, it’s not impossible, it’s a big deal.You have to pick and choose.

"Sister-in-law, I originally refused this matter. You guys are forcing me so hard, so I reluctantly agreed!"

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