Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 243 Chapter 243: Civil and military shock: The population of Ming Dynasty has reached million?
A watch shop along the street.

Fang Xiaoru and others were fondly playing with the electronic watches in their hands.

After seeing the huge bell tower before, Fang Xiaoru and others were greatly shocked when they traveled through for the first time. However, they did not expect that people more than three hundred years later would have made clocks so small and exquisite that they could be worn directly. On the wrist!
The first clock in the history of the Ming Dynasty was invented by Zhu Yue, King of Han Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Chengwu. However, at that time, not everyone could own a watch that could be worn on the hand, let alone ordinary people. It says it’s available, but I guess I haven’t even seen it!
However, starting from the Chengwu period, all major state capitals in the Ming Dynasty would build a tall clock tower, with clock times visible on all sides. Basically, as long as you are in the city, you can see the current specific time by looking up. How much is that!

This has greatly facilitated ordinary people to determine the time on weekdays!
You must know that before the advent of clocks, basically all people judged the approximate time by looking at the sky.

The appearance of the clock tower directly gave the common people a clearer concept of the moments of every day!
Even in the Jiwu era, watches are a symbol of the rich, and ordinary people can basically not afford them. Watch shops like this are targeting customers who are either rich or noble!
Zhu Yuanzhang was also very heroic. He brought Fang Xiaoru and others to the watch store and promised to give each of them a watch!
Even the cheapest watch is enough to make Fang Xiaoru and others feel grateful, as if they have obtained a treasure!

When they walked out of the watch shop, Fang Xiaoru, Li Xin and others looked at the watches on their wrists and were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear!
nice one!
From now on, all you have to do to check the time is raise your hand. Who has nothing to do to look at the sky or listen to the midnight clock caller?
"There's something I need to tell you first!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fang Xiaoru and others who were smiling happily, as if they had gotten a big deal, but he spoke abruptly.

Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again.

"Things from this world can only be used in this world. The watch we gave you cannot be taken back to the Hongwu Dynasty!"

"So you can only cherish this month in front of you and enjoy it!"

"Although it is temporarily impossible to make a watch that can be worn on the wrist, building a few clock towers is not a big problem!"

"This is no problem!"

Zhu Yuanzhang would not wait until the day he returned to Hongwu Dynasty to tell them, but he would have to make it clear on the first day of traveling!

This is why Lan Yu will also be anxious!

Zhu Li nodded happily when he heard this.

The happier I am now, the greater the psychological gap will be when I return to the Hongwu Dynasty. If you want to feel uncomfortable, let’s all feel uncomfortable together!

Li Xin suddenly remembered something at this moment and turned his eyes directly to Zhu Yue.

"This...Your Majesty...Master, this watch is so magical, can it really not be brought back to the Hongwu Dynasty?"

"Didn't you say that Master Ninth invented this clock?"

After this kind of time travel, I returned to the Hongwu Dynasty, but could no longer experience the convenience and technical services of later generations. Naturally, I had to let Fang Xiaoru and others have a taste of it!

Fang Xiaoru, Lan Yu and others immediately became anxious.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's words were like a basin of cold water, directly pouring down Fang Xiaoru and others!
Originally, they thought they could take the watch with them when they went back, right?
As a result, everything in this world cannot be taken away?

"We don't want to spoil your interest, but when you go back, sooner or later you have to know!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slowly.

The person who invented the clock was Zhu Querk!

Since watches from this era cannot be brought back to the Hongwu Dynasty, then they set up their own head office in the Hongwu Dynasty, right?

He was also thinking about whether he could ask Zhu Yuanzhang to buy some more watches and take them back together when he returned to the Hongwu Dynasty!
So you can’t bring anything with you?
"There's nothing we can do. This is what Xiangrui stipulates, and even we can't change it!"

It can only be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has a somewhat evil taste.

"Then after returning to the Hongwu Dynasty, can Master Ninth invent this clock?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Fang Xiaoru and others who were still excited, and struck him mercilessly.

Especially Lan Yu. Although he is a martial artist, on the battlefield, the need to determine accurate time is only more urgent and necessary than that of ordinary people and those civil servants in the court!
Having an accurate timing method is also very important for marching and fighting!

The watch is too small. With the technology of the Hongwu Dynasty, it was something that was unthinkable. After all, there were too many fine parts in it, such as precision gears. It was simply impossible to make it with the existing technology of the Hongwu Dynasty. come out!

However, a large clock tower is equivalent to enlarging a watch hundreds or thousands of times. Although the structure is very complicated, it is just a little more complicated. It only takes a while to make it!

As long as you understand the internal structure of a clock, you can build a large bell tower with the technology of the Hongwu Dynasty!

"Yes, after we return to the Hongwu Dynasty, we will ask Lao Jiu to find a way to build bell towers in Xi'an Mansion and Hanzhong Mansion!"

"This kind of timekeeping method must be promoted in the future so that the entire Ming Dynasty can benefit from it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with deep understanding.

The reason why he attacked Fang Xiaoru and others was to see their attitude. He also hoped that after these ministers returned, they could also promote the popularization of clocks and new timekeeping methods!

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with the reaction of Fang Xiaoru and others, and it was considered to have achieved the effect he wanted!
"Don't worry, sir. After we go back, we will definitely support Master Ninth in building the bell tower!"

After hearing this, Fang Xiaoru and others quickly expressed their attitudes one by one!

"It's a pity that we can only build a bell tower first, but there is no way to make a watch that can be worn on your hand!"

"It would be much more convenient if I could wear these watches when marching and fighting!"

Lan Yu sighed somewhat disappointedly. Zhu Yue could only build a bell tower for the time being. He couldn't let the soldiers carry a bell tower around when they were fighting, right?
You have to be able to carry it!
"You have to eat your food one bite at a time. It has been more than three hundred years since the development of this watch during the Chengwu period!"

"There are so many good things in this era. You can't expect Lao Jiu to make everything for you when he goes back, right?"

"The Ming Dynasty that you can see now is the result of more than three hundred years of accumulation by predecessors. Don't think about unrealistic things!"

Zhu Yuanzhang warned him seriously.

"What the master said is that we are too greedy!" Li Xin and others responded one after another!

"Let's go, there are many things in this era waiting for you to discover!"

"The main reason why I brought you here this time is to give you a long experience and broaden your horizons and thinking!"

"After returning to the Hongwu Dynasty, we can better help Lao Jiu carry out reforms!"

"So you must read more and learn more, do you understand?"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand at this time, and after warning everyone, he took a group of people to stroll on the street again!

In fact, during the period of Emperor Jiwu, the overall development of the Ming Dynasty was not much different from modern society!

Zhu Li feels that the Ming Dynasty during this period is equivalent to what it was like in the 1970s and 1980s in the original history!
But it’s not a domestic concept in the 1970s and 1980s, but the level in Western countries in the 1970s and 1980s!

After all, in this time and space, the Ming Dynasty is a well-deserved superpower. The development level of Western countries is equivalent to the domestic level of the original time and space in the past seventy or eighty years!

It’s like switching places between domestic and foreign countries!
Airplanes, cannons, tanks, and even missiles have been developed long ago in this era. However, Western countries in this period are still at the original level of time and space between World War I and World War II!
This can also show how far the gap between the Ming Dynasty and Western countries in this time and space has widened!
It is no exaggeration to say that it is more than half a century ahead, about seventy years ahead!
In addition, during this period, the Ming Dynasty, with its absolute leading technology, also strictly blocked technology from the outside world. It was not easy for Western countries to catch up!

But there are also many problems within Daming!
This also reminded Zhu Li of North Korea in the original time and space, but it was fundamentally different from North Korea!

The Ming Dynasty during this period could not develop like the New China in the original time and space. The fundamental reason was because the imperial power still existed, and the imperial power dominated everything!
This is in some respects more stringent than North Korea's blockade in the original time and space!
In terms of technology, the Ming Dynasty was indeed ahead of the entire world for seventy or eighty years, but in terms of political structure and ideology, the Ming Dynasty was not far ahead. Even because of the existence of imperial power, the current development of the Ming Dynasty was basically at a very high level. A slow state, or standing still!
"We probably understand why Zhu Zhiqin wants to gradually weaken the influence of the imperial power!"

Zhu Yuanzhang also sighed with emotion.

It was during the Jiwu period that he more intuitively felt how profound the influence of imperial power had on the development of the times!

Even if the gap between the Ming Dynasty and modern society in some aspects was not particularly large during the imperial power period, this political system was like a gap. If there was no way to cross the past, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to enter the truly modern society and society. A period of rapid development!

"Weakening the influence of the imperial power?"

"This……"

When Fang Xiaoru and others heard this, they were all shocked!
As an emperor, you actually want to weaken the imperial power?

This is simply more unbelievable than allowing them to travel back in time more than three hundred years!
"You don't have to be so surprised. Imperial power will limit the development of the times. This is inevitable!"

"If you want the Ming Dynasty to continue to develop, the emperor must learn to gradually delegate power!"

“But this is a rather long process, and it’s not something you should worry about!”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to explain too much to Fang Xiaoru and others on this issue!
At least during the period of imperial power, it was necessary for these courtiers to maintain absolute awe of the emperor!

It’s not like Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to abolish the imperial power after returning to the Hongwu Dynasty!
When Fang Xiaoru and others heard this, although they were a little surprised and confused, since Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to say more, they couldn't ask more questions!
On the street, a group of people continued to wander aimlessly.

Fang Xiaoru and others also saw many things that they had never heard of before!
Especially the big box that can emit sounds and images, which is said to be a TV, shocked Fang Xiaoru and others beyond measure!
Because this TV not only has sound, but you can also see people on it!
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and other "old fritters" could explain it to them. Otherwise, this kind of electrical appliance, which completely subverted their understanding, would be regarded as an artifact by them, and they might have to kneel down and kowtow a few times!
"Sir, why do I feel that this Shuntian City is much larger than the Xi'an Prefecture of the Hongwu Dynasty?"

Zhang Yan asked Zhu Yuanzhang at this time.

Not only is the size of the city much larger than that of Xi'an in the Hongwu Dynasty, but the main reason is the density of the population, which is not the same concept!
"Isn't this a normal thing?"

"After more than three hundred years of development, the population of the Ming Dynasty has reached 800 million!"

"How can the current Shuntian City be comparable to the Xi'an Prefecture more than three hundred years ago?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he laughed disapprovingly.

"Eight hundred million?"

Zhang Yan and others were stunned when they heard this.

They do not yet have the concept of the unit of 100 million.

Zhu Yuanzhang could only educate them on these most basic common sense.

After figuring out what 800 million was and how many people the Ming Dynasty had now, Fang Xiaoru and others were completely shocked!

What is the concept of 800 million?
It is equivalent to more than ten times that of the Hongwu period!

In just over three hundred years, the population has increased more than ten times. How can this not shock Fang Xiaoru and others?
"Today's Shuntian City has a population of eight million. The population of the entire Ming Dynasty is equivalent to the combined population of one hundred Shuntian City!"

Zhu Yue just asked some passers-by about the general situation of Shuntian City and spoke slowly.

"A hundred Sunchon City?"

When Fang Xiaoru and others heard this, their faces were filled with astonishment!

No matter how you listen to it, it feels unrealistic, but it really happened in front of them!

"Of course, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to really have a hundred Shuntian City. For a city as big as Shuntian City, there are only about ten cities in the Ming Dynasty today!"

"Most of the rest are small and medium-sized cities with populations ranging from hundreds of thousands to more than one million!"

Zhu Li looked at everyone's shocked looks and continued to educate them.

(Dividing line!)
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