I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 560 The Arrival of Mechanization
"I am an eunuch, to be appreciated by His Majesty, and to entrust such an important task to me is a blessing that I can't ask for in several lifetimes. How dare I ask for a reward from Your Majesty."

Hearing Liu Baohe's sincere words, Li Tian was slightly silent.

If Liu Baohe hadn't been a eunuch, it wouldn't be a problem for Li Tian to make him a fourth-rank official because of his many great achievements.

And Liu Baohe may also be afraid of Li Tian's embarrassment, so he declined Li Tian's reward in this way.

Li Tian secretly sighed in his heart,
"It would be great if you weren't an eunuch. It's not impossible to become the minister of the humerus in the court and your right-hand man in the future."

Thinking about it, Li Tian couldn't help but think of Zheng He again, this imperfect man who is also famous in history and shines forever.

He clenched his fists tightly and secretly made a decision.

"It doesn't matter whether he is perfect or not, as long as he is capable and talented, I will reuse him. Civil and military officials can say whatever they want. At worst, I can bear all the infamy alone."

It's just that his accumulation is not strong now, and this kind of thing still needs a certain amount of time to buffer.

Apologetically, he helped Liu Baohe up,

"Liu Yuanjian, get up, I know what you want, you don't want to embarrass me, although I can't give you too much today,
But I can assure you that one day, I will let the whole world know your achievements, and one day, I will give you and people like you the rewards you deserve. "

Liu Baohe looked at Li Tian's sincere eyes, and unconsciously shed tears in his eyes.

He slammed his head on the ground in excitement,
"I believe in Your Majesty, and believe that that day will eventually come, but now I am very satisfied, and I really don't need any more rewards from Your Majesty!"

Li Tian shook his head and said,
"That's not okay, how can you not reward someone who has meritorious service?"

Turning to Wang Fu, he said,
"Decree, Liu Baohe, the supervisor of Tiangong Academy, is diligent, loyal, and has made extraordinary achievements. Today, I will give you a thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of silk and satin, and several jewels and jade articles."

If a person with great merit is granted a reward, in addition to the reward of money, there should also be a reward of official title.

Even if they don't give real power officials, at least they should be given honorary titles such as Doctor Guanglu without substance.

But Liu Baohe is an eunuch, and the eunuch of Ming Dynasty can only do it at the highest level, the chief eunuch of the fifth rank, no matter how high he is, he will create another official position.

But in this way, Li Tian will inevitably be slandered and criticized by the courtiers. This is the critical moment for Li Tian to seek stability. He can't give civil officials an excuse to attack him because of his temporary excitement.

So what Li Tian can give Liu Baohe at present is nothing more than some gold, silver and silk rewards.

But this was enough to make Liu Baohe tearfully grateful.

He knelt on the ground, did not look up for a long time, just kept saying,

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward, I am terrified!"

Li Tian flattened him twice in a row, but he didn't get up.Li Tian didn't know what to say.

At this time Wang Fu came over and helped Liu Baohe up with his own hands.

Looking at this little eunuch who used to kowtow to him when he saw him, now Li Tian likes it very much, Wang Fu and other eunuchs also have a bright face.

He whispered to Liu Baohe,
"Liu Yuanjian, get up quickly. If you continue to thank me like this, it will be dark. How can your majesty continue to patrol?"

Only then did Liu Baohe come to his senses, he got up quickly and said,
"Your Majesty is terrified, and almost delayed His Majesty's important event. Please forgive me."

"Okay, you are just excited for a while, it's not a big deal, let's continue, you are talking to me, how do you plan to improve the efficiency of the workshop!"

"Yes, I will take His Majesty to see it now!"

After some inspections, Li Tian figured out why Liu Baohe said with such confidence that in just two more months, the production capacity could be doubled.

This newly built workshop seems to have reserved enough space for the steam engine in the early stages of construction.

At that time, as long as the whole machine is installed, through the transmission device, many assembly lines in the workshop will be supplemented by the mechanical power of the whole machine.

Whether it is a forging hammer or a rotary cutting machine tool, the power will usher in a huge leap.

Liu Baohe has personally participated in the design and improvement of the transmission device, so designing these structures is no longer a problem for him.

Even though Li Tian is not an expert in this field, with his vision far ahead of this era, he can still see at a glance that these designs of Liu Baohe have initially realized the overall upgrade of mechanical power.

According to the expected plan, in the future, the entire workshop only needs to add three to five steam engines to basically achieve full mechanization of power.

That is to say, as long as the machine is started at that time, the workers will no longer need pure physical labor such as pulling the bellows and stepping on the pedals.

They only need to operate the machine well in their own positions to make the whole assembly line run smoothly.

In the final analysis, the so-called industrial revolution is actually a power revolution.

Li Tian didn't expect Liu Baohe to comprehend the essence of the industrial revolution so quickly, and to foresee the arrival of this revolutionary machine in the early stages of building the workshop.

He silently gave Liu Baohe a big praise in his heart.

"Such a talent with foresight and insight is simply a treasure bestowed on him by God!"

The modernization and mechanization of the arsenal is only the beginning of this era.

Before long, textile factories will adopt this combination of mechanical power and conventional power.

With the existence of these two representative factories, it is believed that in the near future, the entire Ming Dynasty will be rushing towards a modern future amidst the roar of steam engines.

Li Tian is lucky to be assisted by such a talent as Liu Baohe. If such a talent did not exist, he would have to wait several years to achieve such results at least.

Walking in this small workshop, Li Tian likes everything he sees, and he is reluctant to take his eyes off everything.

Looking around, it took twice as long as Tiangongyuan. When they left the workshop, it was completely dark.

Li Tian was in a good mood, just like a boss who just made a lot of money and wanted to reward his employees, he waved his hand,
"Today, we will not return to Zuixianlou if we are not drunk!"

When Jiang Bao and Wang Fu heard Li Tian's nondescript words, they immediately looked at each other, thinking they had heard it wrong.

"Your Majesty, are you going to have a drink with us?"

Li Tian nodded and said,
"Yes, is there something wrong!"

Wang Fu blushed with anxiety and didn't know what to say.
"There's nothing wrong with it, but Your Majesty, it's already getting late, the queen's side..."

(End of this chapter)