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Chapter 206 Make good use of talents
At this time, Tian Yi's words came into effect again. What do you mean you can't work diligently, travel far, check accounts, and train troops?Obviously, auditing, diligent administration and military training will, without exception, infringe upon the interests and security of the civil servant group, and will inevitably cause a very fierce backlash, such as Ying Zong and Wu Zong.

Traveling long distances also includes personal expeditions. This kind of behavior just provides opportunities for some people.It is much easier and safer to kill the emperor in the wild than in the palace.

But Tian Yi said again, the people who should be guarded the most are not the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, but a group of women in the harem.This confused Hong Tao a bit. Logically speaking, shouldn't these women be in the same trench as the emperor?When one is prosperous, both are prosperous, and when one is devastated, both are devastated.

It would be normal to think this way if you have never been an emperor, but once you ascend the throne, you can understand what Tian Yi means.From a certain perspective, the overt and covert struggles in the harem are no easier than the political struggles in the court.

Behind every woman, there are several families standing. The birth of every prince will make some people ecstatic and some people gnashing their teeth.Who will be the emperor and the emperor's life and death are both a big gamble for them.In order to win, any emotion can be given up, and any morality can be trampled on.

At this time, the logic can be deduced. When the imperial power infringes on the interests of officials and cannot be reconciled, they will find ways to force them into the palace.If the problem cannot be completely solved, then we have to find a way to change the emperor.

If the civil service group cannot handle it on its own, it will contact the noble military generals to collude.If you still can't do it, you can also unite some women in the harem to help.At this time, the emperor became a loner, and no matter how powerful he was, he could only send him away with a bowl of soup, a cup of wine, and a pair of medicine.

Tian Yi wanted to tell Hong Tao that eunuchs have their own way of inheriting their work. They not only know everything that happened in the royal family in the past dynasties, but they also do it personally and have rich experience.

Trying to seize power from the civil servants was dangerous, and he didn't know what to do.Because no one has succeeded before, there are many lessons learned. The most painful thing is that no one can be trusted. The closer you are, the more dangerous you are.It would be much easier to survive. As long as you don't do anything and don't care, the throne will be very stable.

This advice is very useful, but it is only a reference.Hong Tao is more sinister, cunning, and more tolerant than Emperor Yingzong. The most important thing is that he has a God's perspective. He can stand in the dimension of thousands of years and repeat the process like playing a stand-alone game, and then compare the results to come up with the most reasonable solution. Method.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Hong Tao thinks it is not too difficult. In fact, Emperor Yingzong has already demonstrated how to do it.It is nothing more than controlling the military to limit the power of the civilian clique.At the same time, keep a close eye on the harem and reuse eunuchs to prevent anyone from taking risks for their own benefit.

But Yingzong was too anxious and his actions were too obvious. As soon as he raised his hand, others saw his purpose and the order was not right. This led to a very fierce rebound and ultimately failed.

At present, what I think and do is basically the same as Yingzong.However, the circle is relatively wide. Sometimes they are attacking the civil servant group, and sometimes they stand with them. The purpose is very unclear, and they have not completely broken up yet.

In terms of the harem, there are indeed hidden dangers, such as the Empress Dowager, Queen Wang, Concubine Zheng, etc., but because of the early and proper approach, the eunuch group was united, so there is no need to worry too much about the fire in the backyard.

With the backing of the basic base, we can tentatively shake an olive branch to the noble group. If they are not completely abolished and can rely on their own strength to start a battle with the civilian group, I can watch the excitement on the side and add some fire to the situation.

Petroleum, also known as stone paint, ground grease, sulfur oil, and water in ancient times, was discovered as early as the Han Dynasty. It was initially utilized in the Song Dynasty. The mixed oil obtained after heating was used to make weapons, which was called fierce fire oil.

Shen Kuo wrote in "Mengxi Bi Tan": There is oil in the territory of Yan and Yan. It was said in the past that Gaonu County produced fat water, so this is it.It burned like hemp, but the smoke was so thick that all the curtains it touched were black.I suspected that the smoke could be used, so I tried to sweep the coal into ink. The black light was like paint, but the pine ink was not as good as that, so I made a big move.This is the person whose name is "Yanchuan Shiye".This thing will be popular in the world, and it will be done from the beginning.

At the same time, in some places in Sichuan, people will dig the ground to obtain a kind of burning oil and gas, and use it to boil brine to make well salt.Most of this oil and gas is natural gas, and a small part is light petroleum.

The territory of Yan and Yan refers to Yanzhou and Yanshui in Yan'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty.There was a Yanchang Petroleum Group in later generations. The specific output is unclear, but it is definitely exploiting.

However, being able to mine it in later generations does not necessarily mean that it could be mined in the Ming Dynasty. If it were not buried at a relatively shallow depth, even if we knew the location, we would not be able to do anything about it, and we would not have enough technical equipment to dig it out at all.

But Hong Tao thought it could be dug out because he saw the relevant description in a title book.A Shaanxi patrol officer named Bi Maokang reported on his work that people near Yanshui used oil instead of coal. In winter, the fire was so smoky that the stench could be smelled several miles away.

Listen, poor people can already use oil for heating, so it certainly won’t be too difficult to obtain.Shanxi Inspector Bi Maokang was immediately recalled to the capital. According to the details he described, it was indeed oil, and it was buried very shallowly. Some of it simply flowed out on its own, forming black lakes over time, where fish and shrimps did not grow, and birds did not fall. "I followed Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty in using petroleum to make ink, and the effect was quite good. If I can do it for a long time, I will definitely recreate the Yanchuan stone liquid!" When Hong Tao casually asked if petroleum could be used besides burning for heating, Bi Maokang offered it without hesitation. Ce, eyes full of hope.

"Oh! How does it compare to Huimo?" As a patrol censor, he can personally conduct experiments at the grassroots level and achieve preliminary results, so his hands-on ability should be considered very good.But Hong Tao didn't take it too seriously. Bi Maokang was from Shexian County. Huizhou ink was produced in his hometown and he was good at painting. It was normal for him to be able to make ink.

"Each one has its own merits. I haven't had time to compare them yet, so it's hard to draw a conclusion. However, I have already thought of a collection method. Please take a look at it... Well, thank you, father-in-law!"

Bi Maokang was very excited to be summoned by the emperor alone. He became even more excited when he talked about making ink. He almost forgot the etiquette. It was not until he was blocked by Wang Chengen that he realized that he should not hand things over to the emperor hand in hand.

What Wang Chengen handed over was a title book, which was [-]% off, but after opening it, there was not much text on it and it was all pictures. The pictures were not landscapes or birds and animals, but a machine.

It looks very familiar at first glance, very much like a pressurized water well of later generations.If you look closely, you can see that it is not a pressure well, but the original cast iron parts have been replaced by bamboo tubes and wood, and the handle has been changed into a seesaw, with two people taking turns stepping on it.

"...Did you come up with this? It's interesting. Tell me where it comes from and how to use it."

Hong Tao's first reaction was not surprise but panic. His expression did not change, but his hand touched the blunderbuss under the royal book case. He gently opened the nose of the machine and rushed forward, pretending to be curious and not understand.

If Bi Maokang's answer contains loopholes, cannot justify himself, and fails to provide sufficient evidence, then he will be greeted by a lead bullet!Fellow travelers are enemies, and any time traveler is much more terrifying than the civil servant group. There is no discussion, and we will kill him before we discuss it!

"Well, yes, very good. How about I be transferred to the Ministry of Works, Camp, Renovation and Cleaning Department, and go to Yanshui to recover oil for me?"

After some explanation, the short gun was quietly closed and placed in the secret compartment under the imperial desk.With a warm spring breeze on his face, Hong Tao asked for the other party's opinions in a very gentle tone.

Bi Maokang is not quite like a time traveler. He is good at painting but is more talented in mechanical manufacturing.Not only did he build keel waterwheels and pressurized water wells in his hometown, he also modified several agricultural tools, and he also studied fire guns. However, because the materials were too difficult to process, there was no harvest.

What's this called?In the eyes of most officials in the Ming Dynasty, it was called not doing their jobs properly, but in Hong Tao's case, they must be called talents.If you have talents, you have to put them to your own use. The easiest way is of course to be promoted.

"...I am so frightened that I will not be rewarded for my efforts!"

He suddenly jumped from a seventh-rank petty official to a fifth-rank official, only one step away from being ranked among senior officials. This big pie made Bi Maokang a little panicked. If he had to work hard for more than ten years, who would become an official without seeking promotion?

But his reason told him that the pie in the sky would not be dropped for no reason. Even if it really hit his head, he had to first ask about the source, understand the taste, and confirm that it was not poisonous before he swallowed it.

"The nine-border war requires oil to make sharp weapons to defeat the enemy. Go to the Ministry of Industry to repair the Cleaning Department, and take my handwritten letter to Yuanwai Lang Li Zhizao. He will explain the follow-up matters."

Of course, Hong Tao would not explain in detail why he was suddenly promoted until he found out the details of the other party, but he could tell lies.While talking, he began to write, and soon a secret letter was written. He folded it and handed it to Wang Chengen. He looked at Bi Maokang, the confused monk Zhang Er, with a sinister smile on his lips.

What a good luck. Just as I was planning to let the nobles go into the primary petrochemical industry, someone rushed up to show off their abilities.Yes, this time another general is saved. Let him work for two years first, and then slowly observe whether he can join the core team.

(End of this chapter)