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Chapter 270 The country is governed scientifically, and the Yi army marches eastward!
Liu Sheng, Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang sat down in the reception room of the arsenal and ordered the guards to get a coal stove and an iron kettle.

What Liu Sheng wanted to do was naturally to experiment with heating hot water.

In order to save time, Liu Sheng asked the guards to fill the iron pot with hot water and put it on the coal stove to burn.For the sake of experimental effect, they were asked to block the air holes of the kettle.

Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang are both smart people. Naturally, they would not think that Liu Sheng was just boiling water to make tea, and they both watched patiently.

Soon the water in the iron kettle boiled, making a gurgling sound.

One of the guards subconsciously wanted to lift the lid of the pot, but Liu Sheng stopped him.

Because the air holes were blocked, the lid of the iron kettle was lifted up after a short while, and water vapor also poured out...

'The experimental results are not very good. '

Liu Sheng was a little embarrassed, but he pretended to be inscrutable and asked, "What did you two gentlemen see?"

Li Changwen said: "After the water is boiled, the steam pushes up the lid of the kettle - is the steam engine that the king mentioned is similar to this iron kettle that boils water?"

Liu Sheng smiled and nodded, "Mr. Li is right, the principle of the steam engine is indeed similar to that of this iron kettle for boiling water."

Li Changwen fell into thinking again, but he still hadn't figured it out yet.

At this time, Zhang Kuang said: "A small iron kettle, the power of water vapor is insignificant. Could the steam engine the king mentioned be a very big iron kettle?"

"Hahaha," Liu Sheng laughed happily, "Mr. Zhang is indeed a smart person. A steam engine is actually a big iron kettle for boiling water. Water vapor is used instead of water to drive the machine.

Our Yibu Arsenal's production is so efficient thanks to waterwheel-driven machine tools and other equipment.

However, the waterwheel must be built beside the river and has certain requirements on water flow.

Steam engines only need to use coal to boil water, and they can use steam to drive machinery without being restricted by rivers. I don't know how convenient it is.

In addition, after the waterwheel is established, it can only be fixed in one place and is difficult to move.If the steam engine is shrunk, it can be moved elsewhere after being built, and even placed on large ships and carts.

By then, steam engines will be able to replace people and animals driving carriages and horses! "

After hearing Liu Sheng's explanation, Li Changwen finally figured it out and couldn't help but applaud and praised: "Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

Zhang Kuang couldn't help but his eyes lit up as he imagined the sight of steam engines being used on cars and ships.

Liu Sheng took the opportunity to instill the concept of "rejuvenating the country through science and technology" into the two men.

“In fact, the principles contained in everything in the world are worthy of our exploration. Even if we can find out just one or two points and apply them effectively, we can promote the improvement of productivity.

As productivity increases, the level of military, agriculture, and other industries will also increase.

As a result, people's lives will become better and better, and their ability to fight disasters will also be enhanced.What do you two gentlemen think? "

At this time, Liu Sheng was envious of the few protagonists in high-quality historical novels who could develop a set of ideas and scholarship after time travel to support their concept of "rejuvenating the country through science and technology."

However, he was not good at this, so he could only say it forcefully.

However, after he dominates the world in the future, he can gather talents in this field and let them try to come up with a set of relevant ideological theories to support the rejuvenation of the country through science and technology...

Li Wenchang was thoughtful after listening to Liu Sheng's words.

Zhang Kuang said: "It seems that the king attaches great importance to the art of utensils, but in the eyes of most scholars, these are just miraculous tricks."

Liu Shengdao: "In my opinion, Confucianism can cultivate one's character, educate people, and can also be partly used to govern the country. However, it is far from enough to rely entirely on Confucianism to govern and rejuvenate the country."

Zhang Kuang nodded, "What the king is saying is that all dynasties were actually based on external Confucianism and internal Fa, or a combination of Confucianism, Fa, and Huang-Lao techniques."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng understood that the "Huang-Lao's Technique" mentioned by Zhang Kuang was not an ordinary Taoist theory - for example, Chen Ping, a famous figure in the early Han Dynasty who was known for his good use of intrigues, was a descendant of the Huang-Lao School.

Therefore, "Huang-Lao's Way" is not only labeled as "governing by doing nothing", but can also be understood as "the art of maneuvering."

What Zhang Kuang means is that emperors of all dynasties have governed the country with external Confucianism and internal laws, mixed with power and strategy.

Liu Sheng smiled after hearing this and asked: "Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, all dynasties have governed the country according to the method mentioned by Mr. Zhang, right?
I dare to ask, after so many dynasties, which family has been in power for more than 300 years?

Due to the usurpation of the throne by Wang Mang, the Han Dynasty was actually divided into Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, each of which was only 200 or [-] years old.

The Song Dynasty had the shame of Jingkang, and Wanyan Gou's southern crossing was equivalent to being divided into the Southern and Northern Song Dynasties, each of which had its own power for more than 100 years.

The Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful, but it only lasted 289 years.The Ming Dynasty was established when Zhu Yuanzhang drove out the Tartars. It was the most upright country in the past dynasties, but now it will collapse.

It can be seen that relying on what Mr. Zhang said cannot break the vicious circle of chaos.

If we want to break the situation, we can only introduce new ideas and concepts, that is, governing the country scientifically, rejuvenating the country through science and education, and strengthening the country through science and technology! "Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang were stunned by Liu Sheng's words.

Especially Zhang Kuang.

Because he didn't have much contact with Liu Sheng, he subconsciously regarded Liu Sheng as a military commander-type hero.

I never thought that Liu Sheng had studied history so deeply that he could see the strange cycle of chaos and chaos in the rise and fall of dynasties, as well as the law that made it difficult for a dynasty to enjoy a country for more than 300 years!

But after recalling what Liu Sheng said, Zhang Kuang had doubts.

"Your Majesty, who is Wan Yangou? Could it be Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty?"

Seeing Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang looking over curiously, Liu Sheng realized that he had used the customary name for Zhao Gou that later generations used.

He was not embarrassed and explained: "For his own selfish interests, Zhao Gou unjustly killed Yue Wumu, gave up the opportunity to regain the Central Plains, and gave up all the land to the Jin Kingdom. He treated the Jin Kingdom Emperor like a son and serving his father. Shouldn't he change his surname?" Finished?"

After hearing this, Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang were stunned at first, and then laughed together.

Zhang Kuang even clapped his hands and agreed: "Your Majesty, it is more appropriate for Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty to change his name to Wanyan Gou."

The two of them stopped discussing with Liu Sheng whether to govern the country with Confucianism or science.

Because both of them could see that Liu Sheng had made up his mind to introduce the concepts of scientific governance, rejuvenating the country through science and education, and strengthening the country through science and technology in the new dynasty. No one could stop him!

The two of them are not corrupt Confucian scholars, nor can they even be called true Confucian scholars, so naturally they will not object to this matter.

What's more, Liu Sheng's theory just now really touched them and some of them were convinced.

If we vigorously develop science, as Liu Sheng said, it can really make the country rich and powerful, the people live better, and they are more capable of fighting disasters, there should be no one in the world who opposes it.

Speaking of which, Liu Sheng's instilling science-related ideas into Li Changwen and Zhang Kuang can only be considered superficial.

But after that, when Li Changwen was in charge of many affairs of the Government Affairs Council, he consciously paid attention to "strange skills and tricks" - in fact, the Ministry of Finance already attached great importance to this aspect, but now it has become even more important.

For example, in various departments and localities, managers and officials who understand technology are more likely to be promoted.

Further improvement of the status of craftsmen, etc.

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In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the 23rd day of the first lunar month.

The Wei tribe, with Peng Youyi as the chief general and Hu Dongliu and Zhang Xin as deputy generals, led the Second Division of the Standing Army and the independent No. 15 Brigade, totaling nearly [-] troops, to march eastward.

The 24th day of the first lunar month is Shouzhou.

The 25th of the first lunar month is still far away.

On the 27th of the first lunar month, Fengyang, the central capital of the Ming Dynasty, was defeated!

In the next ten days, in Bozhou, Mengcheng, Suzhou, Lingbi, Hongxian, Wuhe, Sizhou, Xuyi, and Dingyuan, the Ming army either fled in the face of the wind, or surrendered the city, or was defeated in one attack. The cities were all occupied by the Wei army. Easily captured.

The entire Fengyang Mansion, except Tianchang County in the southeast corner, is owned by the Yi army!
After that, the Fengyang Prefecture's troops were divided into two groups, one heading northeast to capture Guide and Xuzhou Prefectures, and the other heading straight east to capture Huai'an and Yangzhou...

Capital.

Forbidden City.

Inside the Hall of Martial Arts.

"Trash! It's all trash!"

After reading the military intelligence report sent from Nanzhili, Chongzhen slapped the imperial court and became furious because of his incompetence.

"Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa, if one loses Shandong and the other loses Fengyang, they both deserve to be killed!"

Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia stood in the hall, their heads lowered like quails, for fear of being affected by Chongzhen's anger.

But one of them is the Chief Assistant and the other is the Minister of War. There are some things that cannot be avoided by being a quail.

Soon Chongzhen walked down, stared at Chen Xinjia with bloodshot eyes, and asked: "I asked you to negotiate peace with Jiannu, why is there no progress now?"

Chen Xinjia hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I am about to report this matter."

When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately showed hope, stared at Chen Xinjia even more closely, and urged: "Da Sima, please tell me, what are the conditions for becoming a slave?"

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