That night.
After Zhu Xuan returned to the small yard, he designed the layout of the factory he wanted to set up next and sketched the design.
Uncle Twenty directly gave the land. His next plan was to try to develop industry, not only for steelmaking, but also for munitions, power generation, and other experiments.
"The bookstore can make money, and there is basically no need to worry about the funding for research."
"I am four years old now. If I continue to teach this knowledge, by the time I am fourteen years old, the industry should have a certain scale."
"I can use strong ships and cannons to go to sea and destroy the Japanese country first."
"I did my own research in the early stage. When the technology is almost mature, I will hand it over to Grandpa Huang. We must cooperate with Grandpa Huang to develop the industry."
"Hou Xian!"
At the end of his mind, Zhu Xuan shouted again.
Hou Xian was still copying the story book. Hearing this, he quickly got up and said, "My slave is here!"
The tool man's consciousness suddenly awakened again. He knew that the little emperor grandson might do something big next, so he showed great cooperation.
Zhu Xuan spread out the design drawings and explained to him in detail the functions of each section of the factory. He also talked about steelmaking, generators, machine tools and other things.
Hou Xian didn't understand what it was at all, but that didn't stop him from remembering it first.
As a martial arts master, his memory is quite good. After Zhu Xuan simply said it twice, he could basically remember it.
Zhu Xuan would also explain all the physics and chemistry knowledge that he still remembered to Hou Xian, as if it were a class.
As long as he learns all the principles, Hou Xian can understand steelmaking and other things.
In the blink of an eye, another half month passed.
During this period, nothing else happened. The DPRK gradually returned to calm. There were no voices of discussion. The bookstore developed very well and there were no problems.
"The little grandson knows so much!"
After listening to the class for half a month, Hou Xian admired Zhu Xuan very much.
He felt that the little emperor's grandson must have descended from the stars in the sky, otherwise he would not know so many things. He also briefly tested those principles and they could be turned into reality.
"Hou Xian, I treat you as one of my own, that's why I tell you so many things."
Zhu Xuan said solemnly: "From now on, you have to keep it a secret from me and tell everyone that you learned those physics and chemistry knowledge from that master and then taught it to me. By the way, I will give you this knowledge. To give it a name, it’s called studying things to achieve knowledge.”
"This slave knows!"
Hou Xian patted his heart and assured.
But he was thinking in his heart, even if he admitted that everything was his, would people outside believe it?
Regardless of whether you believe it or not, just do as the little emperor grandson said.
"Tomorrow morning, we will leave the palace and build our factory."
"I've asked Uncle Twenty to find craftsmen and the like. Tomorrow is your time to show off."
"Good job!"
Zhu Xuan stood on the soft couch and patted Hou Xian on the shoulder.
Children are troublesome, they are not tall enough, they are not old enough, and they cannot do many things.
Hou Xian had to bend down so that the young emperor could pat him on the shoulder.
The next day, morning.
Zhu Xuan asked for leave to leave the palace, and first went to find Zhu Song and let him lead the way.
They took a carriage and went out from Ande Gate. After walking for a while, they finally came to Zhusong's land. There was a hill here, and a small river passed through the valley and flowed downward. The terrain and the drop were all there.
This small river is not too big. It should be no problem to build a dam without affecting the water supply downstream.
Although there are rivers passing through here, most of them are poor land with many rocks and very little soil, which is not suitable for farming. There is not much farmland downstream.
In addition, most of the land here was awarded to Zhu Song by Zhu Yuanzhang.
There is no cultivation in Zhu Song, so this place is almost like abandoned. Under the superposition of these conditions, there will be no problem in anything.
"Uncle Twenty, this piece of land is pretty good!"
Zhu Xuan looked around and said with satisfaction.
Zhu Song said helplessly: "This land is not good at all. I have wanted to rent it out several times, but when the tenants came over and saw that it was such a poor land, no one was willing to take it. This is why your Uncle Twenty is so poor."
Zhu Xuan said confidently: "Uncle Twenty, don't worry, this land will not be poor in the future. Hou Xian, please make arrangements and let's start construction!"
"yes!"
Hou Xian took out various design drawings and arranged for the craftsmen he brought to divide different areas into different areas to build factories here.
"Xiao Yunxuan, what are you going to do?"
Zhu Song asked strangely.
Hou Xian came over and explained sensibly: "Back to His Royal Highness, the King of Han, I provided some steelmaking and power generation technologies to the little emperor. The little emperor thought it would be good for our Ming Dynasty, so he wanted to try it out. "
"What generates electricity?"
Zhu Song could understand what steelmaking was.
But generating electricity…
In the perception of people in this era, electricity only has the concept of thunder and lightning.
What is power generation?
Hou Xian's role came into play again. He took out other drawings from his body and explained some knowledge to Zhu Song about studying things to achieve knowledge. He directly transformed into a scientist.
Zhu Song: "..."
What are you talking about?
Why don't I understand it at all?
This was much more profound than when Qi Tai explained the scriptures in the main hall, which made him confused.
"Does your Highness understand?"
After Hou Xian finished explaining part of the explanation, he asked respectfully.
Zhu Song came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Oh... So that's it. I understand, you continue."
Hou Xian smiled awkwardly but politely and continued to direct the work.
Zhu Song laughed sheepishly and asked Zhu Xuan again, "Xiao Yunxuan, do you understand?"
Zhu Xuan seemed to understand: "I should understand."
Zhu Song touched his chin, looked back at Hou Xian's back, and said strangely: "Xiao Yunxuan, you, a personal eunuch, know too much, don't you?"
Even the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry can't say so many things that sound very powerful.
"Uncle Twenty, don't worry about these details!"
Zhu Xuan could only explain it this way.
Zhu Song understood instantly and really didn't care.
They left Hou Xian outside the city, then returned to the city and the bookstore to check accounts, distribute money, etc.
Zhu Xuan wrote some more popular science articles and handed them over to Zhang Wu for printing.
Building a factory also takes time.
During the construction period, Zhu Xuan also sent people up the mountain to collect resin.
Mainly rosin.
To make natural resin into plastic, Zhu Xuan said he didn't have the technology yet, but with some use, he could do a lot of things.
Building a factory is quite expensive.
In the past few months, Zhu Xuan spent almost all the money he earned.
A long time has passed, and time has entered October of the 29th year of Hongwu. The weather in Yingtian has gradually turned cooler. Although it has not snowed yet, it is already very cold.
Zhu Xuan took Zhu Song with him and came to the factory again.
A complete factory, under the supervision of Hou Xian, appeared outside the city.
Some of the workshops that have been completed have begun research and production. According to Hou Xian's instructions, the workers made the first batch of cement. Now they are making cement boards and paving the inside and outside of the factory with cement.
