The strangers of the Gewu Academy completed their attack on the humble Confucians and won a great victory in the field of science. Huang Zifu's skillful hands and the ingenuity of everyone in the Gewu Academy designed a scientific instrument that can intuitively observe the development laws of all things. , with the emperor acting as the referee and being impartial, it was expected that Gewuyuan would win.
Regarding this Gewu Conference, Gewu Daily, Minbao, Di Daily, etc., all published long and lengthy special reports, giving a comprehensive explanation of atmospheric pressure.
The reciprocating water pump cannot solve the problem of Ming Dynasty needing to pump water from more than 20 feet underground, because it requires continuous power. Ming Dynasty still needs to continue to move forward on this road, and under the bounty of large sums of money, the progress is Extremely fast.
It is a very common thing to use gold and silver to stimulate scientific progress.
In the eighteenth century, navigation that could only determine latitude but not longitude was very dangerous and even threatened England's maritime hegemony. This caused great trouble to England. Clocks with precise mechanical timekeeping became England's of top priority.
In the fifty-third year of Kangxi's reign, England established the Longitude Prize, awarding 20,000 pounds. The pound at that time was one pound of silver with a purity of 925, which was approximately equivalent to 12 taels of Ming Dynasty. In other words, in order to accurately determine longitude, England won A reward of 240,000 taels of silver was offered.
The clockmaker John Harrison invented the clock with precise timekeeping, and the institutions surrounding the awards and laws of the Longitude Prize and the Longitude Act eventually became the England Research Council, the England Technology Strategy Committee, and the awards and law, which greatly promoted the rapid development of the Royal Society of England, and eventually gained the status of the world's science and technology center in one fell swoop.
Zhu Yijun took out 500,000 taels of silver from his own funds to reward scientific progress.
If you don't burn coal, you will burn money. You have to burn both to achieve results. In most cases, both are burned.
With the meritorious little emperor being truly rewarded, various inventions of water pumps began to appear one after another. This was an advantage, but the disadvantage was gradually revealed. The development of things seemed to be unable to escape the framework of contradiction. One thing always shows its contradictory nature from two sides.
Some craftsmen are trying to create a device that can drive the flywheel without consuming fire, water, or animal power. This device is called a perpetual motion machine.
And this trend suddenly swept the entire market.
All kinds of weird perpetual motion machines appeared in front of the emperor's case, but most of them were toys. For example, a ring made of sixteen spirals was placed on top of the plan. Each spiral There is a small solid copper ball on the line.
Perpetual motion is a kind of mechanical thinking that pursues something for nothing.
"You will get something if you put in the effort, just like plowing in a field, two parts for planting, three parts for managing, and one part for fertilizer. Those who are willing to take good care of it will certainly gain more. If they are not willing to take good care of it, they will sow a handful of seeds and wait until the weather is right, and the harvest will naturally be less." , this kind of getting something for nothing is ultimately just trying to catch a fish, and there is no result." Zhu Yijun moved the ring in front of him.
Because of the existence of top lubricating oil such as Qianyou, it only needs to be gently turned to rotate for a long, long time. Because Zhu Yijun was busy, he could not even observe the stop. In order to further reduce the friction, every hour The copper balls are extremely soft and moist, and have also been coated with a layer of shark oil.
The country's surname Zhengmao captured another whale in Luzon, and sent a lot of it to the capital this time. The reason why Yin Zhengmao was so grateful was because the status of the five-masted ocean crossing ship in Luzon became more and more important.
It was not that the Spanish colonists did not counterattack. Even during the war, at certain dangerous times, the Spanish colonists almost counterattacked and captured Manila. The presence of the five-masted transoceanic ship ate up the Spanish colonists. Bitterness is even a weapon that determines victory.
The Spanish ship, facing the five-masted ocean crossing ship, could only feel despair.
The five-masted transoceanic ship deployed by the Ming Emperor in Luzon did not charge any fees.
The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Luzon Governor-General is like the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Yunnan. Luzon is a place in all directions of the Ming Dynasty, rather than a land that is a pity to abandon and tasteless. This is the signal released by the emperor, and Yin Zhengmao I only have gratitude in my heart, so I send all the good things to the capital for His Majesty to play with.
Those Thai and Western girls sent to the emperor's uncle's house were sent to the capital by Yin Zhengmao under such a background. It didn't matter whether the emperor accepted them or not. It was important whether Yin Zhengmao sent them away or not.
Zhu Yijun did not stop this kind of wind and public opinion. The various perpetual motion machines that he invented may never be able to move forever. However, when designing a perpetual motion machine, one issue is always inevitably taken into consideration, that is, the energy in the movement process must be reduced. loss.
Zhu Yijun hummed a little tune and returned to Xiyuan Baoqisi. Looking at a memorial in his hand, Zhu finally approved.
On March 17, Zhu Yijun issued a decree: all feudal lords and concubines were only allowed to petition for famous grains, and the marriage wages of men and women were not allowed to be solicited. The order was written.
This was another decree issued to those above the county and king since the second year of Wanli, when everyone below the county king had their own way of making a living. It was to only provide a good salary, and men and women had to get married. The emperor no longer gave money, and it became a routine.
This decree hurt the relationship between relatives, so Zhu Yijun sent the Thai-Western woman sent by Yin Zhengmao to the bedside of the emperor's uncle Zhu Zaiyu, to show that he still had a relationship between relatives.
Zhu Yijun looked at the memorandum in his hand and asked strangely: "Zhang Daban, yesterday, did Cui Min, the internal money eunuch, ask the outer court for money again?"
"It costs one hundred thousand from Guanglu Temple and one hundred thousand from national funds, a total of two hundred thousand taels." Zhang Hong answered honestly.
"What's the reason?" Zhu Yijun closed the farm book and asked, "Isn't there a lot of money in the palace? Is the money empty?"
"There is money in the palace, but there is no contradiction in asking the outer court to ask for it. The largest expenditure of internal funds recently is the firepower to raise water. The eunuchs of internal funds think that it should not be all spent from internal funds. That's why I asked the foreign court for the money." Zhang Hong explained.
There is money in the internal funds, but the firepower to raise water is not something that His Majesty can use alone. It is a major event that is used by the country and the dynasty. Why can it be completely independently spent by the emperor's small treasury?
As the emperor's minions, eunuchs have to maintain His Majesty's power and fight against the outer court, no matter whether they want it or not, they have to make gestures.
This is the meaning of the existence of eunuchs. Your Majesty's mercy is your majesty's mercy. Eunuchs also have to do their own work. Why do you have to enjoy the results while watching your country's money?
Dare to take the emperor's things for free, it is simply lawless.
"Well, let's do it then." Zhu Yijun agreed to this kind of asking for money. The Gewuyuan was not useless. After its establishment, it achieved many achievements. It only wanted to enjoy the blessings but refused to pay. Naturally, the eunuchs who owed money were dissatisfied.
The Ming Emperor asked for money from the national treasury again.
At the court meeting that started early the next morning, the first thing discussed was this matter. The emperor asked for money from the national treasury.
"This money should be given." Wang Guoguang, on behalf of the Ministry of Accounts, first expressed his position. Just that reciprocating water pump is enough to feed Ming Dynasty for a long time. How much money does it cost to use it?
Wang Guoguang continued to state his reasons for giving the money and said: "Pan Jixun, the governor of Jiangxi, Wu Guifang, the governor of water transportation, Sun Chengming, the censor of Zhili, and Yu Zhao, the governor of Liaodong, etc., expressed their congratulations and praised this as Jiarui of the Ming Dynasty. Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty and congratulations to Your Majesty."
Pan Jixun was working in the fields in Jiangxi, the Governor of Water Transport Wu Guifang and the Southern Zhili Inspector were working in Fengyang and other places, and the Liaodong Inspector Hou Yu Zhao was working in the Zhangwu. They spoke highly of the simple reciprocating pump and each of them received a copy. Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty for this auspiciousness and great benefit to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Juzheng added: "This morning, the cabinet received a congratulatory form from Ling Yunyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He also praised the water pressurizer and also attached a copy of how to use the underground water pressurizer. Please take a look."
For wells that exceed three feet, lower the water press or reciprocating water pump to a position less than three feet from the water surface, press the water into the water press, and then pump it continuously to pump out the water surface.
Craftsmen from Guangdong and Guangxi have made a spherical check valve so that water will not flow back when it enters the upstream pipe. In this way, water can be lifted.
The design of the ball check valve is very simple. When the water moves up, the ball is pushed to one side. When the water stops moving up, it falls back to the blocking position to block the backflow of water and realize pumping.
For such a good thing, it would be inappropriate to pay for it separately from internal funds.
Zhang Juzheng also thought that he could give money. Now that he has seen returns on this expenditure, he can do it more openly. Zhang Juzheng said: "Some people in the court objected, and Hu Ke was not convinced, so he went to the memorial to refute a few words."
"He said that the state's financial use is regulated, and one should go to the inner government to take it. If the silver from Guanglu Temple is used to pay for food and delicacies, while the money stored in Taicang is used to support the military and the nine countries, it must not be misused. Fee. Today's Guanglu monthly fee of ten thousand gold is only enough for three years. Taicang's annual income is only enough to meet the annual expenses. How can I pay for it if there is a hasty police? Donate it to His Majesty Wuzhao for his frugality."
"This kind of objection is a cliché. It can be roughly understood that from the position of the official, if you don't object, you won't be like the official. After all, the matter involves the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his last sentence is the key point. , Guangmao said: The mechanical tripod revolution will bring great benefits to the country, and the minister said: There will be special rewards and punishments according to the fifth-level martial arts merit, and the gold and silver gifts will be shared by the inner and outer courts."
Zhu Yijun discovered an interesting thing. When Hou Yuzhao and Guangmao talked about something, whether it was out of their true intentions or out of disguise, they had to say a few words about the retro style, and then say a few words. Keep talking.
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "What Guangmao said is very good. I am not short of these two hundred thousand taels of silver. If the inner and outer courts share the burden, it will be a unified palace and set up rewards and punishments. Naturally, Excellent.”
The establishment of a system of rewards and punishments is far greater than the value of two hundred thousand taels.
Luo Bingliang, the tax collector, ransacked the house several times before he confiscated it. But if it didn't work, he raised the price of this worsted woolen cloth and opened the human silver mine with more efforts. The money of powerful people is like water in a sponge. , there will always be some if you squeeze, but if it doesn’t work, you can squeeze.
It is necessary to establish a system of rewards and punishments for craftsmen and technological progress.
The final result of the court discussion was that the Ministry of Revenue allocated 250,000 taels of silver to the internal fund, which was regarded as supplementing the special reward of firepower and water, and then determined the auspicious mechanism.
If the problem of lifting water by firepower is actually solved, it will be judged as first-class auspiciousness. For major breakthroughs on this topic, it will be judged as second-class auspiciousness. As for the award, it will be supervised by Zhu Zaiyu and jointly researched and judged by the Institute of Gewu.
The fifth-level auspiciousness is an award for technological progress given by the Ming Emperor and the court.
"The ceremony for the crowning of King Lu stated that the title was to be held by the British Duke Zhang Rong, and I, the Second Assistant, the Minister of Rites, and I announced the decree." Zhang Juzheng said of the crowning ceremony of King Lu.
Zhu Yijun heard the excitement and asked with a smile: "Do you need me to do anything?"
"Your Majesty, your eldest brother is like your father, and you should advise him to take the right path." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said. Speaking of King Lu, Zhang Juzheng and his courtiers had complicated expressions, but King Lu Zhu Yiliu looked like a born nobleman.
King Zhu Yili of Lu was ten years old. He was arrogant, domineering, extravagant and extravagant. He caused a lot of troubles at the age of ten. Empress Dowager Li even issued a special order to teach the ministers.
Empress Dowager Li couldn't understand that Zhang Juzheng taught the little emperor so well, but other teachers taught Zhu Yixi like this.
Empress Dowager Li thought it was the teacher's fault. After starting school at the age of seven, she still hadn't finished reading the enlightenment books. Empress Dowager Li didn't want to trouble Zhang Juzheng. After all, as Yuanfu and emperor's teacher, Zhang Juzheng was very busy, so it was just a matter of hiring a teacher for Zhu Yixi. became a big problem.
As the current substantial prince and the first heir when the emperor had no heirs, King Lu was extremely unqualified.
This is also related to Queen Mother Li's connivance, and it has a lot to do with it.
King Zhu Yili of Lu was not punished for making mistakes, which was different from the emperor.
If the emperor made a mistake, he would have to go to the Ancestral Temple to read out the Notes of Sinners. However, when Zhu Yili made a mistake, he would not even be reprimanded. Therefore, Zhu Yili's character became more and more eccentric, and he was so eccentric that he had to be brought before the court to speak out.
Seen young at the age of seven and old at the age of ten, this Zhu Yiliu is probably going to spend his absurd life, doing things with no certainty, beating and scolding his servants at every turn, which is a shame. The bow string and the abuse of the servants were all done by Zhu Yili.
Zhu Yili gave a cake to his servants, which was mixed with stones. When the palace maid ate it, it broke into her teeth. Zhu Yili was very happy. As a result, Empress Dowager Li found out about this. Empress Dowager Li did not blame Zhu Yili. She was the palace maid who would serve Zhu Yili. After some treatment, they said that these palace maids were bewitching King Zhu Yili of Lu.
Zhu Yijun asked the palace maids to beat each other with wicker sticks. If anyone screamed, he would continue to beat him. If he couldn't scream, he would replace him. Zhu Yijun watched with joy. The emperor knew about this matter, and Zhu Yijun went there specially. Discuss this matter with Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li still wanted to protect her. In the end, although Zhu Yili stopped being so tormenting, he still did not receive any punishment.
Therefore, Zhu Yili's failure was due to Empress Dowager Li's connivance, and Zhang Juzheng meant that the eldest brother is like his father, and His Majesty the Emperor should discipline Zhu Yili and prevent him from growing into a crooked melon and cracked jujube.
"Okay." Zhu Yijun nodded. If something happens to him, the first heir to the empire, with this appearance, is indeed not a problem.
After Zhang Juzheng confirmed all the regulations for Lu Wang's crown ceremony, he began to discuss the palace examination. Passing the general examination and passing the emperor's palace examination would be considered as a complete Jinshi. Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu avoided reading the papers by using their sons' palace examination. The palace examination requires the first assistant, second assistant, and second assistant. The six books of ministers were read, and Zhang Siwen and Wang Qian had to take part in the palace examination.
Zhu Yijun did not agree. The country and the dynasty have high standards, and there is no need to evade the promotion of talents with justice.
The court discussion of these two ceremonies took up most of the time. After the court meeting and the banquet, Zhu Yijun went to Cining Palace. He had to come to see the ceremony on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. If it was not the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, Zhu Yijun could also come. See the Queen Mother.
"Come down!" Queen Mother Li's very angry shout reached the emperor's ears.
Zhu Yijun stopped. Queen Mother Li was probably angry. If he went over now, it would be easy to harm Chi Yu, so it would be better to slip away.
"Your Majesty is here!" While the emperor was still hesitating, the small yellow door opening the way shouted, and he had to go in.
Zhu Yijun adjusted his emotions and walked into the Cining Palace. Looking at the scene in front of him, his face was extremely surprised. King Lu Zhu Yijun huddled in the corner. If it was a corner on the ground, it would be fine. Zhu Yijun stretched out his arms and legs. , huddled in the top corner.
This scene is really too weird.
"I've met my mother, mother." Zhu Yijun saw the gift, looked at Zhu Yiliu and said in great surprise: "Mother, how did this brother get up there?"
"As you can see, Jiu'er broke a vase and my sister was angry, so he swooped to the corner of the roof." Empress Dowager Chen said cheerfully.
The escape route of King Lu Zhu Yili was unusual. Others ran outside, but he stretched out his arms and legs, and used his hands and feet to climb into the corner of the wall and into the corner of the roof.
"Come down." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Yili and said calmly.
Zhu Yixuan was not afraid of Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen, nor was he afraid of the courtiers. He was only afraid of this brother. He had personally seen his brother limping after being beaten by Luo Sigong without saying a word. Instead of punishing Luo Sigong, he rewarded him.
This is too cruel.
Zhu Yili is young, but he knows clearly who he must not mess with. There is a ruthless person standing in front of him who is extremely cruel to him. If he doesn't obey, he will definitely be beaten.
"I, I, I, can't get down." Zhu Yixuan said tremblingly.
It's easy to go up but hard to come down.
When this scene appeared, Zhang Hong went to find a wooden ladder. Zhu Yijun got on the wooden ladder and took Zhu Yili down.
"Come with me." Zhu Yijun dropped a word and said coldly to Zhu Yiliu.
When Zhu Yiliu saw that his brother was angry, he burst into tears, ran behind Queen Mother Li, and said loudly: "I won't go, I won't go."
Empress Dowager Li protected Zhu Yili and said: "It's just a vase. Mother is angry because he went to the house. What if it falls? Just come down."
"Come here." Zhu Yijun ignored Queen Mother Li, but looked at Zhu Yiliu, and his eyes became a little colder.
Empress Dowager Li's return to power means that Zhu Yijun is the head of this family. Although he is still a child, Zhu Yijun is about to grow crooked, so intervention is necessary.
"Mother!" Zhu Yiyi shrank again and completely hid behind Queen Mother Li.
Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Mother Li. After some consideration, Queen Mother Li pulled Zhu Yijun out and handed it to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yili dared to mess with Empress Dowager Li, but he would never dare to mess with Zhu Yijun. With tears in his eyes, he turned around and followed Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun brought Zhu Yili to the martial arts room and said, "Prince Lu, from today onwards, you will practice martial arts with me."
"I...learn!" What Zhu Yili actually wanted to shout was that he didn't want to learn, but the words changed when he spoke.
Zhu Yijun didn't teach him a lesson or nag him. He just asked Zhu Yijun to practice martial arts with him. For King Lu, Lajin was like killing him, but he could only grit his teeth and continue practicing.
"Come and sparring." Zhu Yijun gave Zhu Yiliu a wooden sword, and he also took a wooden sword. He wanted to practice daily.
Previously, the emperor's target for sparring was Luo Sigong, but today Luo Sigong watched the fun and the target of his sparring with the emperor became King Lu.
The pressure of sparring with the emperor was extremely high. Luo Sigong himself knew the skills of the best player in the world in the youth group.
Zhu Yijun started to take action, and he was merciless. He slapped Zhu Yijun, and Zhu Yijun screamed, dropped the wooden knife in his hand, and started wailing in pain while holding his arms.
"Does it hurt?" Zhu Yijun walked over and looked at Zhu Yiliu and asked expressionlessly.
"It hurts, it hurts, brother! It really hurts." Zhu Yili screamed hoarsely, covering his arm and wailing. It really hurt, and it was immediately swollen.
"You have to remember the pain today. I just hit you today. If you grow up and treat your maids poorly and let the maids of Prince Lu's Mansion kill you with one blow, I will lose a younger brother. Don't push me to this point. I want to kill you, do you understand?" Zhu Yijun told Zhu Yili very clearly.
If one day, Zhu Yili becomes an obstacle to the resurrection of the Ming Dynasty, then Zhu Yijun will not hesitate to take action against him.
"I know, I know." The muscles in Zhu Yirui's forehead twitched with pain. Only then did he realize how hard his brother worked on weekdays. He also knew that his brother did not use his full strength, so It looks like he has less than three points of strength.
If this was done with all my strength, I'm afraid this arm would be useless.
"I just watched it for fun, brother, I won't do it anymore." Zhu Yirui knew what his brother was angry about. It was the incident where he asked the maids to beat each other, not the broken vase today.
The vase broke, but he asked the maids to beat each other to endure the pain. The emperor became very angry and even had a quarrel with Queen Mother Li.
Zhu Yijun slowly squatted down, pulled King Lu up from the ground, and said very solemnly: "Brother, you are very smart. If you can figure it out, you will understand this truth. Those palace maids are all your servants. If they have resentment in their hearts and are deceived by someone with intentions, they will definitely kill you. You have already remembered the assassination of the king and the fire in the palace. "
"If you don't understand and are resentful of me, then just be resentful."
Zhu Yili could understand because after what happened last time, his brother personally ordered all the maids around him to be driven out of the palace. Although the reason was to confuse King Lu, he was actually afraid that those maids would hold grudges. He colluded with the foreign court and really took action against him.
Zhu Yili is a very smart person, and Queen Mother Li also explained it to him.
Zhu Yili knew that there would be a beating, so he didn't hide away and was beaten anyway.
"Come with me."
After the one-day martial arts course, Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yili to Xiyuan Baoqisi and asked him to farm with him.
It was time to plant potato seedlings again. Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yiliu to explain how to plant the land bit by bit.
Zhu Yijun was very wasteful, not that he couldn't finish the leftovers, but a completely unconscious waste. Moreover, Empress Dowager Li and Zhu Yijun could provide him with such a material foundation, so he didn't know that he was wasting.
Zhu Yili even thinks that rice beams grow from the containers of rice stores.
"Brother, why do we farm? My brother is the emperor and I am King Lu. We are both born nobles." Zhu Yiliu felt that he was about to collapse from exhaustion. He leaned on the back of his chair and asked in confusion.
In Zhu Yirui's heart, his brother was indeed a role model. He lived like a monk in the mountains every day for five years. He had to eat a light cake every day. It was so hard that Zhu Yirui only ate it once and never again. Not going to eat it.
Zhu Yijun took a shower and prepared to go to the capital. Seeing how tired Zhu Yijun was, he asked: "Why are we born nobles? It is the shadow of our ancestors, but the shadow of our ancestors is almost exhausted. The beauty of a gentleman , beheaded in five lifetimes.”
"You have grown up slowly and are now a little adult. Your father left early and your mother can't control you. Why are we born nobles? Just like the perpetual motion machine, we are not willing to pay, but only willing to pay. Ask for it, and it will be the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water.”
"Think carefully, I'm going to the capital camp."
Zhu Yijun's education to Zhu Yili mainly focused on two aspects. He practiced it personally and told Zhu Yili through his own actions that there are not so many things in the world for no reason, and there are not so many things that are taken for granted. The shadow of the ancestors will be at most five generations later. become thin.
The second aspect is labor education.
Most of the problems with thinking are caused by lack of work. Rice will not grow on the containers of a rice store for no reason, but if it grows in a deep palace, it is easy to think that the containers of a merchant store will grow goods on their own.
In March of the fifth year of Wanli, the mainstream trend in Shilin was still to focus on non-material production, or more accurately, to talk about one's nature with one's hands on one's sleeves. Then who would carry out material production?
Zhu Yijun believes that these are all ideological problems caused by not working. If you work hard and work hard, you will understand the hardship and suffering of life.
He has exhausted his own methods to make Zhu Yili become a talent. If Zhu Yili fails to become a talent, he, the emperor, has nothing to do.
When Zhu Yijun left the palace and went to the capital camp, he unexpectedly ran into Empress Dowager Chen's Luan Jia, who seemed to be waiting for him.
"I've seen mother." Zhu Yijun bowed slightly as a courtesy. Emperor Longqing's main palace was Empress Dowager Chen. Although Empress Dowager Chen was disgusted by Emperor Longqing for admonishing Emperor Longqing to be frugal, according to etiquette, Zhu Yijun still had to call her mother.
"My sister has her own reasons for conniving and protecting Prince Lu." Empress Dowager Chen waved her hand to keep others away before whispering.
Queen Mother Chen thought about it again and again, and continued to explain further: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If King Lu is more ridiculous, no one will have any evil thoughts."
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