golden scales

Song Yingxing went south by sea, and on the boat, he found that the sailors used the starboard to use it under the choppy waves, and it was difficult to use, and the error was slightly larger.So he used the telescope, protractor and square ruler that he carried with him, and equipped with a bracket, to make a new tool that is almost the same as the star board, but far more accurate and convenient than the star board.

Zhu Cihong named it sextant.

If it weren't for this little thing that Song Yingxing came up with casually, Zhu Cihong sometimes really suspected that Song Yingxing was a "pseudoscience enthusiast" rather than a scientist.He always has all kinds of whimsical ideas, such as the air fortress that he thought of when developing hot air balloons, or the all-steel battleship of the Ming Dynasty, and the project report he sent this time turned out to be——

Inside!burn!machine!

"Your Highness, I have proved that the explosive power of gunpowder is stronger than that produced by steam, so the kinetic energy of gunpowder should be stronger than that of steam." Song Yingxing thought of using gunpowder to propel it from his sky fortress plan, which is certainly in line with the Ming Dynasty. Cognition of ultimate power, but there has never been a real gunpowder-powered energy machine in the East and the West.

Zhu Cilang has seen many civilian weapon designs, and nine out of ten are conceptual weapons.For example, use gunpowder to ignite the first-stage rocket, then ignite the second-stage rocket when leaving, and finally send the spearhead more than ten or twenty miles away... The idea is very good, but it can only be imagined before there is no electronic control technology.

"Later, I have been unable to solve the problem of continuous and stable explosive energy supply of gunpowder. I thought about it, because it is a solid particle. What would happen if it was replaced by a liquid?" Song Yingxing said gradually excited: "So I thought of fierce fire oil. Fierce oil heated in a confined space will also cause the same explosion effect as gunpowder, and as a liquid, it can be sprayed into a gaseous state with a small pressure nozzle, and it will naturally continue to supply energy after being ignited."

"This idea is very good..." Zhu Cihong was worried that Song Yingxing's imagination would be hurt, but at the same time, he felt sorry for such a talented person wasting energy in directions that could not be realized.

"How do you plan to ignite the fire? If the fire is transmitted through the air traffic control, it will inevitably cause a change in the direction of the pressure." Zhu Cihong said seriously.

"So this is where the minister's problem lies. As long as His Highness gives someone silver, he will be able to solve it." Song Yingxing said naturally.

Knowing that it is impossible to produce spark plugs in this era, which seems to be a simple product with extremely high technical requirements, Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "That's it. I know that Mr. Song has many ideas, but Zhuangzi said it well, my life has a limit, but knowledge has no limit. , follow the boundless with the boundless. Slack.

"Such as the previous aerial fortress, this internal combustion engine, and all the new things that all the students have come up with in the future but are difficult to achieve for a while, you might as well write a book of "Impossible Things". It is also possible to recruit people with strange ideas from all over the world to provide ideas. After it is published in the world , to see who can solve the problem.

"And rewards can also be set. For example, if someone can make the internal combustion engine that Mr. conceived, the royal family will give a huge reward. How about it? Wouldn't it be much better than Mr. thinking and meditating alone?" Zhu Cihong said persuasively.

Song Yingxing really wanted to come up with these fantastic ideas and even what he got from his dreams, but he listened to what the crown prince wanted.Mostly not very supportive.I was disappointed, but I also felt that it was interesting to publish "Can't Be a Thing".Now the journals of Jingshi University are like problem solving collections, which are boring and meaningless. Wouldn't it be extremely interesting to make these things that are regarded as "things that cannot be done"?

"The minister obeys the order."

"This is not a decree. It's just a suggestion." Zhu Ci said with a smile, "If you really want to make this publication, I will donate 3000 taels of silver and order five copies at the same time."

"Your Highness, I just received 3000 taels..."

"That's for your own use." Zhu Cihong said: "Some people say that the people in the world are bustling with each other, and their contacts are nothing more than fame and fortune. I want to promote the teaching of sages and personalities, so naturally I want the world to see that studying the study of physicals can gain both fame and fortune. It’s better than being an official. Such a heroic person in the world will study and not rush to work. Mr. Song. I know that Mr. waits for fame and money, but this is to help me set an example.”

Song Yingxing lowered his head slightly, hesitating a little: "Your Highness, this kind of people have impure aspirations, and I'm afraid they won't be able to devote themselves to academics."

"It's what you ask for. Virtue is cultivated by yourself. If you only pay attention to motivation, but don't have the foundation for success, what good will it do for the country?"

Zhu Cilang knew that many legendary scientists were of poor conduct, including Sir Isaac Newton, who was regarded as a master of classical physics.Similarly, when he presided over the Mint, he was corrupt and spared no effort to attack his political opponents.As for the invention king Edison, he persecuted his peers, monopolized the market, and did everything he could.

Song Yingxing's obsession with spiritual cleanliness is not serious, and he heard the crown prince say that virtue can be taught, so naturally he didn't argue about it.

"As for the all-steel ship, there is a bottleneck now, mainly waiting for the iron factory to make progress." Zhu Cihong said: "The steel formula also involves the study of physical property changes, which is what I call 'chemistry'. Today's If the chemical foundation cannot be improved, the progress of the steel plant will not be improved, and it is very hard to experiment simply by exhaustive methods."

"Your Highness, do you want me to study chemistry?" It's not that Song Yingxing has never read "Chemistry", but he is not very interested in this subject, especially since a lot of it involves alchemy, which always has a taste of metaphysics.

Zhu Cihong nodded.As a former liberal arts student, Zhu Cihong has never studied chemistry since her sophomore year of high school.Moreover, with the "highly targeted" habit he developed since childhood, his chemistry level is only at the level of passing the college entrance examination. Once he passes the examination, he is basically deleted from his mind.It is at the end of its strength to be able to write a thin pamphlet now.

For example, he knows the chemical periodic table, but he doesn't remember how many elements there are.Another example is that he knows "chemical valence" and the balance of the equation, but he can't recall the corresponding concept of what this "valence" means.

Under such circumstances, even if Zhu Cihong wanted to become the father of chemistry in Ming Dynasty, it would be impossible.Simply hand over this difficult problem to Song Yingxing, and let this extremely open-minded Da Ming come to think of a solution tomorrow.

On the contrary, Zhu Cihong is not worried about physics.Now classical physics is on track.For Chinese scholars who believe in "yin and yang push each other" and have "circle worship", classical physics is a technology that truly fits their own philosophy, with a high degree of harmony and derivation.

"What happened to that student of yours?" Zhu Cihong suddenly remembered his great hero, Xu Xie who invented iron mold casting cannons.

"Which student?" Song Yingxing looked blank.

Zhu Cihong was speechless, could it be that Xu Xie had been herding sheep before?

"That Xu Xie invented the cast iron cannon." Zhu Cihong said a little displeased.

Speaking of it, it was this Xu Xie who really contributed the most to turning things around.Without the crushing of the artillery, the troops Zhu Cihuang trained would not be enough to turn the world upside down.What's more, the psychological bonus of artillery is also unmatched by ordinary weapons.

"Well, Xu Xie. This person is still a smart person. I have nothing to teach him. Now let him guide my junior in college." Song Yingxing said.

Zhu Cihong couldn't help being annoyed.Xu Xie is obviously a talent whose experience far surpasses theory, and asking him to learn theory from Song Yingxing is precisely to make up for his shortcomings.Since he is a fast learner, he can be assigned earlier and let him go to the Cannon Factory as the chief engineer, and it would be good to bring more apprentices.

"Before you go back, you should go to Hangzhou with me first." Zhu Cihong didn't feel sorry for manpower anymore, and said to Song Yingxing: "I just want to tour Zhejiang in the south to solve a major issue. You will follow me as a temporary consultant. I need to ask you something."

"The minister obeys the order." Song Yingxing agreed, while secretly thinking: What's the big deal in Zhejiang?I don't ask too many questions in practice now, how can I be a consultant?Or is it that the consultant was originally a vain job, and he didn't care about it?It's also a waste of time.

……

In March of the 20th year of Chongzhen.With the edict passed down from Beijing, the Ming Dynasty officially changed from the two-Beijing system to the one-Beijing system, that is, Beijing.The cabinet determined the new boundaries of the two provinces, and changed the original Nanzhili to Anhui and Jiangsu two new provinces.Among them, the Anhui chief envoy and the criminal inspection department are located in Anqing, and the command envoys are both located in Wuhu.The post of governor-general of Caojiang was dismissed.

The three divisions of Jiangsu are all located in Nanjing.Take Nanjing Miyagi as the palace, and the imperial city as the residence.All officials were dispatched from the Ministry of Officials.Yuan Jixian led the governor of Anhui, and the chief envoy was led by Wang Chen, who was a servant of the Eastern Palace.He was one of the earliest Fourteen Orders in Shandong. Later, he was promoted to the magistrate of Yanzhou.

Jiangsu did not set up a governor, but only Lu Daqi was appointed as the governor of Jiangsu, and Ma Shiying was appointed as the inspector.This pair of endless enemies finally failed to escape the battlefield of confrontation, especially this time when Ma Shiying served as the "referee", Lu Daqi's life was not easy.To make things even more confusing, Zhang Rian, who had been famous for a while, was also appointed as the inspector of Yingtian, Suzhou, Changzhou, Songjiang and other prefectures, and stationed in Suzhou.

It can be expected that in the post-Nanjing era, the political struggle in Jinling City may become more intense.

After the matters concerning these two new provinces were finalized, Zhu Cihong was going to move his troops southward and station in Hangzhou.Of course, this also puts a little pressure on Fang Guoan, depending on whether his final choice is to return to his hometown and become a country gentleman, or whether he is willing to accept reorganization.

However, judging from the original historical script, although this person was ambitious, he did not have the courage to fight to the death. Otherwise, he would not have surrendered without occupying the Qing army in another time and space.Although history is contingent, this kind of history driven by human nature will mostly not change.

In order to prevent him from really thinking about it for a while, Xuzhou's newly built heavy artillery of the division also sent over two, equipped with a thousand flintlock guns.Even if Fang Guoan really dared to rebel, he could only be beaten to pieces under the powerful firepower.

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Incidentally, it is inevitable to explore the energy mechanism of internal combustion power. The contemporary Dutch science giant Huygens also considered using gunpowder as internal combustion power, more than [-] years after this book.But the first internal combustion engine would not appear for another hundred years.