The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 367

I stretched out my hand to signal Xiao Qi beside me to fill Jia Sidao and Chen Yuan with tea, and said with a serious expression: "Chen Yuan, the matter about cavalry nemesis is our top military secret. So it is inconvenient for me to tell you, and please keep this matter a secret, "

Chen Yuan saw that I didn't seem to be joking, but he didn't believe that the Mongolian cavalry would have any nemesis, but he still responded: "Don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Well, Chen Yuan, I believe in you. Before you came, I also specifically checked your situation and knew that you are a loyal and righteous man." I smiled and continued to ask the question just now, "From what I said about manpower, From the perspective of material resources and financial resources, our dynasty’s financial resources are dominant, and our material resources are slightly better. With the method of restraining cavalry, our military strength will at least not be weaker than that of the Mongolian army. The combination of three points and one, is it a good chance of winning? Woolen cloth,"

Chen Yuan nodded thoughtfully, Jia Sidao listened, and seemed to be interested: "Your Majesty, there is one more point, the Mongolian people are few in number, and they cannot be mentioned on the same level as my Han nationality. I agree with your majesty. There is indeed a [-]% chance of winning, "

"Well, what the grand master said is very important. The only thing I want to correct is that the Mongols are not only facing the Han nationality, but the entire Chinese nation, including all the ethnic groups in our dynasty, such as the Miao family. wait,"

Jia Sidao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Yuan is only an official of Annan Kingdom, and the relevant direction needs to be determined by the monarch."

"Chen Yuan, An Nanguo Chen Hao is too upright, he does everything based on his own subjective consciousness, while Chen Huang is too weak, he acts indecisively, neither of them is a man of great talent and plan. I have told you so much today, and my purpose is very clear. One day, when I bring Annan and the Champa Kingdom in the south of Annan into our territory, I hope you can preside over the overall situation there,"

My blunt words made Chen Yuan uneasy for a moment, Chen Yuan lowered his head and drank tea silently to cover up his inner uneasiness.

After a while, Chen Yuan said, "Thanks to His Majesty, it's just that this matter is of great importance, and I'll allow Chen to think about it."

"Mr. Chen Yuan, don't worry, you and your mission should stay in Lin'an for a few more days these days, and take a look at the new situation of our dynasty. I just hope you can understand that an official should put the people first. If Chen Huang can bring happiness to you people in Annan, you can live and die with him. That is loyalty and righteousness. If not, you don’t need to stick to the morality in your heart. "

"Yes, Your Majesty, Chen Yuan will seriously think about it,"

"Well, Xiaoqi, let Ma Tingluan come in,"

"Yes, official,"

Ma Tingluan, who was waiting outside, hurried into the apse with Xiao Qi: "See Your Majesty,"

"Excuse me, Ma Aiqing, on behalf of me tonight, you will hold a grand banquet to entertain envoys Chen Yuan and Annan's delegation, and let Wen Tianxiang from the Government Affairs Council also attend."

"Yes, I obey the order,"

"Okay, Chen Yuan, after I defeat Mongolia, you can give me an answer."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Chen Yuan is leaving,"

As for the future personnel arrangements of Annan Kingdom, I will naturally not let Chen Huang continue to be in power. Chen Huang is the former Annan Kingdom. Undoubtedly, Chen Yuan is a good choice to support local forces that are loyal to me and capable. Of course, all of this will have to wait until after the Song-Meng war.

In mid-to-late August, the Royal Academy of Sciences successively developed a new type of glass, which I call glass, as well as soap, tooth powder, toothbrush and other items. In addition to the sales right of glass, which is organized by the Ministry of Commerce, the sales right of soap and other basic daily necessities I handed them over to Shifeng Commercial Company and Dasong State-owned Commercial Company. Items such as soap and toothbrush are common gadgets in later generations, unremarkable, but they can change people's living habits in this era. Benefits come.

Although these new products are far from comparable to later generations, they have taken a big step forward.

Since August, Lin’an University began to move to new sites outside the city one after another, and the Royal Academy of Sciences moved to the original Gongyuan. Since the Science and Technology Month event in March, the staff of the Academy of Sciences has expanded rapidly, and many non-governmental scientific and technological talents from all over the world have gathered in Lin’an , and became a member of the Academy of Sciences after being audited. Most of these newcomers have special skills. Although they don't have much theoretical knowledge, their hands-on ability is first-rate. The results are changing with each passing day. Of course, it will take some time for these achievements to be transformed into items that adapt to people's lives. However, there is still no progress in high-end products like steam engines.

After lunch, I left the palace with Yuan Ji and Xiao Qi, changed my mask at Shifeng Trading Company, and came to the newly relocated Royal Academy of Sciences. Compared with the original lively scene, this place is much quieter, although the number of people in the academy It has reached more than 200 people, but it is still not comparable to the number of universities.

Quanjue, Shen Yiqiu and Yun Bofei who were waiting in the room hurriedly saluted me when they saw me coming: "I have seen you, son."

"Well," I said after sitting down, "everyone sit down."

"Thank you young master,"

"Quanjue, although this place is not big enough, it is enough for you to use. The reason why the Academy of Sciences was moved to Gongyuan is because it is close to the Lion Peak. I can come and have a look at it at any time. Of course, the Academy of Sciences in the future will follow the subdivision of disciplines. And divided into many branches, until then, here is still not enough, "

"With the continuous investment and construction of several major industrial bases such as iron and coal in my dynasty, the future development will be faster and faster. As the top leaders of my dynasty's scientific and technological circles, the three of you must open your minds and dare to think of the predecessors. Not daring to think, boldly innovating, this time folk scientists have brought a lot of "whimsical" ideas, for this, we cannot deny it first, but boldly assume that our Chinese nation has many ancient legends, for example, the ancient There is a saying that you can hear voices thousands of miles away, I think you will all think that this is just a myth and legend that is impossible, but I can tell you with certainty that in the future, this can be realized, "

"what,"

"You don't have to be surprised. Before the ancients drilled wood to make fire, no one would have imagined that there would be such a thing as fire. The so-called science is to constantly explore unknown areas. In addition to your own awareness, you must also ask me. The purpose of my coming here this time is to tell you that, taking advantage of the residual heat of the Science and Technology Month, to publish a professional newspaper sponsored by the Academy of Sciences, it will be used to popularize popular science knowledge, publicize scientific viewpoints, and open up new horizons. Thinking and vision, let me attract more talents, especially young people who have the intention to join in scientific exploration.”

"Publish a newspaper," Quanjue asked.

"Yes, this newspaper is called Science and Technology New Newspaper. The content of the newspaper is jointly written by your Academy of Sciences and Lin'an University. I will transfer two editors from the Dasong Royal Newspaper to be responsible for typesetting and distribution,"

"Yes, sir,"

"Everything needs continuation in order to be effective, especially things like science and technology that are both rational and emotional. Quanjue, I have informed the Royal News that someone will come to contact you tomorrow,"

"Yes, this subordinate understands,"

I took a sip of tea, took out a booklet, handed it to Quanjue, and said, "This is the information about the steam engine that I compiled recently. You can see if it is helpful for your research."

I can still remember some of the basic principles of the steam engine. After returning from Dali, I spent several nights writing down all the information and sketches I could remember.

A simple steam engine is mainly composed of a cylinder, a base, a piston, a crank connecting rod mechanism, a slide valve steam distribution mechanism, a speed regulating mechanism and a flywheel. The flow valve enters the slide valve chamber, and is controlled by the slide valve to alternately enter the left or right side of the cylinder, thereby pushing the piston to move.

Of course, the efficiency of this simple steam engine is very low.

The reason why I attach so much importance to the steam engine is that the first industrial revolution in the world was marked by the widespread use of the steam engine as a power machine. The role of the industrial revolution in transforming society surpassed that of the political revolution. After the first industrial revolution, factories The system replaced the handicraft workshop as the main body of society, showing a new look of the capitalist social mechanism, which led to the rapid evolution of the whole society, and made Britain the most advanced country in the world in one fell swoop.

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the earliest sprouts of capitalism in our country had already appeared. If an industrial revolution could be carried out in my lifetime, it would bring the Song Dynasty into a brand new field.

After reading it, Quanjue handed it to Shen Yiqiu and Yun Bofei.

"You mobilized all my talents in this field to form a steam engine research group. The Academy of Sciences is also very close to me. I will come often in the future to discuss with you,"

Shen Yiqiu nodded and said, "Yes, young master."

"Mr. Shen, everything in the university is normal,"

"My lord, everything is normal. After the new students enroll this year, Lin'an University will have about [-] students,"

"Well, these students are my hope for the future. The school's various supporting measures must keep up, and more importantly, the quality of learning of the students must be guaranteed,"

"Yes, please rest assured, my lord,"

"Bofei, what about the Gunpowder Supervisor?"

"Young master, the production speed of muskets has been improved. We estimate that by next year, we should be able to produce [-] pieces a year. With the help of Wanyan, cannons have also made a great breakthrough. Next year's plan is to produce [-] guns per month. It is estimated that the output of throwing bombs can reach [-] per month. At present, Wanyan, Zhao Yuncong and I are developing the next generation of guns and artillery, and Chen Dongping is in charge of the expansion of the arsenal."

"Okay, let's speed up the development. In addition, although I gave you the formula of the gunpowder, you can also continue to develop its ratio, or add other additives to make gunpowder with greater power and smaller volume. Mr. Shen, Quanjue, you all cooperate fully here, "

"Young master, this subordinate understands,"

"I told Annan's envoy Chen Yuan a few days ago that the Mongolian cavalry already has a nemesis. If you work harder, I will make the invincible Mongolian cavalry fall under the guns of our Great Song Dynasty."

After leaving the Academy of Sciences, I asked Xiao Qi to inform Fang Ling, Wen Zhang, Zhang Quanyi and Tian Xiuyan to have dinner together at Shifeng Firm.