Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Lin Yuan said: "We can be in charge of the military. As soon as our factory is established, we can have brand new equipment."

"Our big problem is that we lack talents. According to my observation, most people in this country are illiterate, so I suggest that we open literacy classes; in addition, we need to build a number of schools, and seven-year-old children must go to school "When the Japanese were here, a number of schools were set up in Shuri for the purpose of enslavement education. These schools have a relatively high level of education, so some students can be selected from these schools and sent to study abroad."

Lin Yuan said: "Developing the economy and education requires a lot of specialized talents. We should hold another meeting, and we should listen to opinions from all walks of life at the meeting."

Fifteen days later, on November 1894, 11, a meeting called the "Ryukyu First National Founding Conference" was held by later historians. At the meeting, Shangtai proposed the Ryukyu Kingdom based on Lin Yuan's proposal. The tone of economic development is dominated by the service industry, with equal emphasis on industry and agriculture, and preparations have been made for the formulation of a constitution, a national flag, and a national emblem.

Historians believe that the development ideas of the banking and insurance industries proposed by Shang Tai Neng are because he accepted Western economic ideas during his stay in Japan, and Lin Yuan’s achievements were not mentioned at all, because compared with the subsequent historical progress, Lin Yuan This contribution to the development of the Ryukyu economy is simply too insignificant.

Lin Yuan left the meeting place, thinking in his mind: "Talents, we really need a lot of talents. The nine captured Japanese warships are still parked in the port. No one knows how to operate those artillery. The Japanese are leaving At that time, there was not even a single piece of paper left in the operation manual! If there are no knowledgeable people and amateurs trying to operate the artillery with a size of more than [-] mm, if there is a problem, many people will die!"

"Where is there anyone who understands these things?" Lin Yuan instinctively thought of the Beiyang Fleet far away in Weihai, "They definitely can't count on it!" Lin Yuan shook his head mockingly.

"Now is not the time to worry about these things. What about our chemical industry?" Lin Yuan remembered Su Zhengming's words.

The chemical industry is one of the foundations of the national defense industry. A relatively large use is to make gunpowder. Without gunpowder, it is impossible to develop weapons and equipment, from nitroglycerin, trinitrotoluene (that is, tnt) to the more powerful cyclotrimetha Trinitramine (that is, RDX) is inseparable from the chemical industry.

"One sulfur, two nitrates and three charcoals. This black powder formula has been passed down for thousands of years. Without saltpeter, let alone those powerful explosives, we can't even make black powder." Lin Yuan thought, needless to say saltpeter, now sulfur No, in the 21st century, the main sources of sulfur are oil and natural gas, but now obviously there is no such condition. It would be great if we can find pyrite. The main component of pyrite is iron sulfide, which is formed An important raw material for sulfur.

In fact, finding pyrite and saltpeter is equivalent to obtaining a key to unlock the inorganic chemical industry, because sulfuric acid or nitric acid is used in the production process of many chemical products.

As he was walking, he suddenly found a porcelain shop on the side of the road. Through the opened door, he saw a beautiful piece of porcelain. The glaze on that piece of porcelain made his eyes shine, it was beautiful peacock green.

He knew that saltpeter would be used in the firing process of this glaze.

It is said that "antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times", and now porcelain shops can also open for business, which shows that this country is stepping on the track of prosperous times.

Lin Yuan asked straight to the point: "Boss, where did you get these porcelains from?"

The boss smiled and said, "These porcelains are all brought from the Cheng family on Beishan."

Lin Yuan asked, "The Cheng family?"

The boss turned pale with shock, and said, "You can't be Japanese, are you? How can you not know the Cheng family!"

Lin Yuan knew that the boss's appearance was a sequela of the "Okinawa Massacre", but he spoke Chinese. Besides, he didn't know that the Cheng family must be Japanese?This boss is really timid.

Lin Yuan quickly said, "No, no, I'm Chinese, who are the Cheng family?"

The boss heaved a sigh of relief and said, "The Cheng family came here to escape the war at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Their ancestors made ceramics. Now all the high-grade porcelains in the whole Ryukyu are made by their family."

Lin Yuan asked, "Where is this Beishan?"

The boss said: "In Shichuan Town, the North Mountain belongs to their family. Outsiders can't easily go up there. With their porcelain firing skills, even the Japanese give them face."

Lin Yuan said: "Their porcelain is so good, can no one make porcelain like theirs?"

The boss smiled and said: "This master must not be in this industry, take a look at this colored glaze landscape bottle." He pointed to the porcelain that Lin Yuan had just seen, and then said: "Don't talk about the painter, just talk about it. This glaze color, look at this peacock green, the green is so translucent! This color alone, let alone Ryukyu, no one in the Qing Dynasty can do it."

The boss said again: "Tell me why their family can make this color. It is said that Beishan is a treasure place for gathering Qi. Their ancestors are buried there. Whenever it is time to burn porcelain, the souls of their ancestors will come out to help them go to the palace. color."

Lin Yuan knew that saltpeter was probably produced on that northern mountain, and for some reason there was such a legend. He thanked him and left. The boss was quite disappointed when he saw that the sale had not been made.

A few days later, he rushed to Shichuan Town. He wanted to find the Cheng family and see if the saltpeter from Beishan could be used for industrial production.Shichuan Town is located more than 50 miles east of Shuri. There is no car powered by an internal combustion engine in this place, so Lin Yuan had to borrow a horse and headed towards Shichuan Town. It was less than [-] miles away, and Lin Yuan walked for a while. In the morning, at noon, I finally arrived at Ishikawa Town.

This town is the porcelain distribution center of the entire Ryukyu. There are many sellers of porcelain vases and bowls. These things are needed in the daily life of ordinary people. There are also some finely crafted porcelains. They were supposed to be sold to all parts of Southeast Asia. The turmoil is now hoarded in the hands of the store.

When Lin Yuan went to the town to inquire, no one knew about the Cheng family, but when they heard that Lin Yuan was going to find them, they all shook their heads and said, "You can't go to them, their people have weird tempers. That's it! Especially Cheng Jiuzhen, the head of the Cheng family, has an even weirder temper, and no one who comes to the door can see him."

After inquiring, Lin Yuan found Beishan. This mountain is very big and there are not many trees on it. The Cheng family's house is halfway up the mountain. He walked up the mountain road, and after walking a few steps, he was shot by two big men with guns on their backs. Stopped, a big man asked politely: "My lord, I don't know who you are looking for?"

Lin Yuan was a little surprised when he saw this big man with a rough appearance, but he spoke politely, and said, "I want to find the head of the Cheng family."

The big man laughed when he heard it, and said, "You're looking for Master Cheng Jiuzhen, aren't you?"

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement, the big man smiled and said, "He has passed away."

Lin Yuan was taken aback, thinking that this could not be true, if Cheng Jiuzhen really died, how could the people in the town below the mountain not know.He knew that this must be an excuse Cheng Jiuzhen deliberately made up because he didn't want to meet outsiders.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Then I would like to trouble you to inform me that I want to see the person in charge of the Cheng family."

The big man laughed again: "The Cheng family has no masters, and they are all dead."