Ruan An is only in his early twenties. He is not handsome, but has an average appearance, a little shorter, and a lean body.
"Get up."
Zhu Yunwen said to Ruan An who was saluting.
Ruan An stood up and stood up straight, his eyes steady and resolute.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said to Ruan An: "Wan Haiping recommended you to me, saying that you have talent and wisdom. Now I will give you a chance to talk about how steam engines can drive large treasure ships."
Ruan An looked at Wan Haiping and others, and Wan Haiping smiled back, indicating not to be nervous.
The Dabao Ship is different from the Dafuku Ship. The Dafuku Ship has a limited load capacity and a limited volume. The Dabao Ship is a behemoth. Its load capacity and size far exceed the Dafuku Ship. With the current limited steam engine power, it is difficult to drive a Dafuku Ship with not much cargo. Without much speed, it is not easy to drive a large treasure ship and achieve considerable speed.
Facing the majestic Zhu Yunwen, Ruan An replied calmly: "There are still many problems that need to be solved when using steam engines to drive large treasure ships. I personally think that there are two ways to go. The first way is to create a large steam engine. Let one steam engine provide greater kinetic energy; the second way is to configure three to five steam engines on the Dabao ship at the same time to generate power together and move together."
Zhu Yunwen nodded. Considering the current steam engine technology, these are the best two ways. The Ruan An in front of him is indeed talented and insightful, and he is a useful person.
"It can be seen that Wan Haiping trusts you very much and has told you a lot about steam engines. In this case, don't betray his trust and work hard. I will arrange for your family to be invited to the capital. . As citizens of the Ming Dynasty, I hope you will dedicate yourself to the affairs of the country."
Zhu Yunwen said seriously.
Ruan An was very excited and saluted and thanked him.
This means that the status of a slave has been lifted, and in the future he will also be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and an upright craftsman. Annan has become the past, a past that cannot be returned to, but his relatives are still there, they can come here, and he will use his hands to bring them a better life.
"All talents should be put to their best use, regardless of their origins or their past. As long as they have a pure and good nature and are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, no matter they are a country boy or a slave, they should be used exceptionally and given preferential treatment."
Zhu Yunwen understands the importance of talents to technology.
How far Ming Technology can go and how high it stands depends not on the guidance of a simple emperor, but on countless talents, especially scientific and technological talents. But now the Ming Dynasty's technological journey has just started, and its talent force is very weak, so weak that it cannot even establish the crudest primary industrial system.
The accumulation of talents does not just pop up. It takes time and accumulation. It has only been five or six years since the reform of education, and most of the first batch of talents have become teachers and begun to train more talents.
Qualitative change will come only after measuring to a certain extent.
Whether Zhu Yunwen wants it or not, is willing or unwilling, the road to talent is long and must wait, and this kind of thing cannot be rushed.
Discover talents and cultivate talents.
This is the main task assigned to the Imperial College by Zhu Yunwen.
While medicine, engineering mechanics, mathematics, and Confucianism continue to make progress, the College of Agriculture has also made great progress in what soil quality is suitable for which crops, the best time to water, the problem of increased pollination, the innovation of farming tools, and the development of natural fertilizers. Application and improvement of saline-alkali land have achieved experience accumulation and certain breakthroughs.
In particular, the construction of large-scale greenhouses provided the capital with a large amount of off-season vegetables, which not only met the needs of the palace, but also found their way into the homes of the powerful and wealthy gentry, becoming the only way for the Agricultural College to "get rich" and obtain funding. .
At the same time, the Second Artillery Bureau creatively introduced steam engines and applied them in the field of forging, creating more powerful weapons with more forgings. Even the quality of artillery forging has been improved, and the rate of excellent products has increased significantly.
Upon seeing this, the Bingzhan Bureau also introduced steam engines into the forging of weapons and armor. Even the Baoyuan Bureau, the organization that manufactures treasure banknotes, began to contact the Engineering Machinery Institute to discuss the purchase of steam engines...
In order to demonstrate the importance of talents and to stimulate scientific research and invention
, Zhu Yunwen used the internal treasury to award a one-time reward of 30,000 taels, and Gongshu Qiao won the highest technology award, which was a full 5,000 taels.
At the beginning of the seventh year of Jianwen, there were not many changes in the government affairs. It was almost the same as in previous years. The censor started scolding, accusing people of this, writing black materials of that, and the noisy days began again.
There is really not much that the court can do when it is on track. Even if Zhu Yunwen does not go to court and hides in the harem to get some elixirs, the court can still operate.
Zhu Yunwen began to somewhat understand those emperors who had done something good at first, but then suddenly didn't want to work. The reason was simple, it was boring...
Faced with a bunch of scolding faces all day long, listening to a bunch of nonsense about the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, fuck you, a group of people with knives hidden in their smiles, and greetings written on the wat board, no matter who they attack, But things still repeat the same thing, not much freshness, not much excitement.
It's boring and boring. It's better to lie in the harem holding a woman, watching dances, playing with leopards, and refining elixirs. If you can't do it, fight crickets or do carpentry, which is more novel.
Seven years seems to be a checkpoint, a checkpoint between patience and impatience.
Zhu Yunwen also felt bored, but had no time to pursue other hobbies. Concubine Xian and Yizhen'er were pregnant one after another. These two people suffered from morning sickness, and they vomited whatever they ate.
Only Zhu Yunwen went to feed some in person, so that he could retain some and take a few breaths.
Zhu Yunwen simply stayed in the harem to take care of these two people, and the internal struggles within the court were completely invisible. As long as the big education was still promoted and the literacy movement was still going on.
Concubine Xian and Concubine Yizhen are happy, but Concubine Ma Enhui, Concubine Shu, and Concubine Ning are somewhat jealous, especially Concubine Shu. She thinks that when she gave birth, Zhu Yunwen was still busy with state affairs...
Ministry of War.
Tie Xuan looked at the document handed over by Wang Sui, frowned, and looked up at Wang Sui: "You know, if this memorial is handed over, it is likely to trigger the Navy's second expedition to the east."
Wang Sui nodded: "This result is in the interest of the court."
Tie Xuan squinted, shook his head and said, "This is the Year of Education and Literacy, so the possibility of the imperial court using weapons is low. Besides, your idea is a bit dangerous. If it really goes as you wish, the navy will mobilize on a large scale to directly target For the four Japanese islands, this will no longer be a small fight, but a real war to destroy the country."
Wang Sui said with a serious face: "Master Shangshu, the Japanese country has become a harbor of filth and a gathering place for pirates and pirates. The imperial court wants to ensure the safety of the voyage and protect the caravans. Conquering the Japanese country will never cause future troubles. The best way."
Tie Xuan narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Are you sure it's for the sake of the voyage and not for the silver and gold mines of Japan?"
Wang Sui heard this, his brows moved slightly, and he said calmly: "What silver mines and gold mines? Our Ming Dynasty lacks something like the Japanese. I am purely considering the safety of voyage trade. Besides, the missing shipwright in Yangjiang has not been found yet. When they come back, those people have been waiting for them to go home, shouldn't the Ministry of War think about them?"
Tie Xuan knew that it was impossible for Wang Sui to admit that he was coveting Japan's silver and gold mines. This kind of thing would indeed not be brought to the table, but what he said was not unreasonable. The revenge for the death of the Yangjiang sergeant was not avenged for the time being. It is said that those missing shipwrights are indeed missing. Isn't their most likely hiding place the Japanese country that sent Japanese troops to join the war?
However, although Japan is a small country, it is different from Annan. Annan is a land country. The Ming Dynasty said that if you want to fight, you can just walk there for a few months. However, Japan is an island country and you can't go there by foot, you can only go by boat.
And just relying on the power of the navy can defeat the Japanese country, but can it really occupy the Japanese country? Defeating and occupying are two different things. Whether you can control the situation after occupying is another matter.
"I think it would be better not to submit this memorial."
After careful consideration, Tie Xuan returned the memorial to Wang Sui and reminded: "The number of heads on Iki Island is enough to keep Ashikaga Yoshimitsu quiet for a few years. Let's let the Ming sergeant rest for a few years."
Wang Sui was a little reluctant: "If we don't mention it, the navy general will also mention it."
Seeing that Wang Sui was a little anxious, Tie Xuan smiled and said, "You are still young. You should learn to be steady and pay attention."
The big picture. Although the Northwest War was won, the price and pressure behind it made it almost impossible for the court to breathe. Now that there are no strong enemies or external threats, it is the time to recuperate and recuperate, but you are focusing on the war, which is not in line with the overall situation. "
Wang Sui was stunned and froze on the spot.
Tie Xuan stood up, walked to the side of the stove and leaned on his hands, saying: "Spring brings about all things, not spring kills all things. The current Japanese country does not pose a big threat to us. The emperor has shifted his focus to internal governance, officialdom, and education. , you no longer need to expend your energy to let the emperor shift his focus to military strategy."
Wang Sui understood that Tie Xuan was right. The signing of the peace covenant between the imperial court and Wala had already sent a signal to the outside world that the imperial court was about to enter a period of rest. But Wang Sui was unwilling to give in. If the Japanese country could not be eliminated as soon as possible, it would become the source of disaster sooner or later.
What Iki Island's head gave them was not tranquility, but fear, deep fear. As a talented person, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu knew that the best way to overcome fear was to kill the person who made him afraid.
The Japanese country has already targeted the Ming Dynasty. This is Wang Sui's judgment.
In fact, Wang Sui's judgment was only half correct. Ashikaga Yoshi was full of fear, but he did not directly target the Ming Dynasty, but North Korea.
There is only one reason: if you want to capture the Ming Dynasty, you must fight a land war, and North Korea is the best springboard for the Japanese country to enter the Ming Dynasty. As long as North Korea is occupied, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will have a stable rear area and a certain strategic depth, which can be fought when advancing and defended when retreating...
