For Prince Rui's Mansion, it was not an easy task for him to come up with money.
Although Zhang Mingwei led the army to Hanzhong Mansion, the rebellion is now in Sichuan, and there is no rebellion here in Hanzhong Mansion.
In this way, it would not work if we wanted to follow the original imperial edict, which required local squires and even the vassal king to provide money and food to prevent thieves in the event of banditry.
If King Rui Zhu Changhao really doesn't give him money, Zhang Mingwei actually has nothing he can do. Therefore, if he wanted to smooth out the wool, he could only adapt to circumstances.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Changhao actually handed Zhang Mingwei a comb himself, so he could only go with the flow and smooth out more wool.
At this time, at least the army had money and food to enter Sichuan to suppress the bandits. And the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so we have to reward these soldiers who are still fighting for the country, so there is no need to worry about these things.
While he was thinking about this, Zhu Yuluo, who was accompanying him, suddenly asked him: "Sir, are you really planning to attack Tianzhu?"
"Yes!" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned to look at him and nodded matter-of-factly.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuyao immediately reminded: "Didn't Sir, didn't you say that now that Tianzhu is ruled by the Mughal Empire, it is the time to become powerful?"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei showed a little reminiscence and answered her: "If I remember correctly, in the Mughal Empire today, during this period, a prince killed other brothers and forced his father to abdicate. And imprisoned, the Mughal Empire's strength will rapidly collapse after reaching its peak in the hands of this prince, a bit similar to the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty."
Seeing Zhu Ya'ao's very surprised expression, he knew that Zhu Yu'ao was stunned by the civil strife in the royal family of the Mughal Empire. This was simply unimaginable in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, ignore Ming Chengzu.
But even Ming Chengzu, if Ming Taizu was still there, would not have any intention of giving him 10,000 courages.
However, this kind of thing was a tradition in the Mughal Empire. There were actually cases of father and son falling in love and killing each other. If you succeed, you will take the throne; if you fail, you will be killed by me. Don't make it too common.
"When our Ming Dynasty has put down the civil strife and has the strength to expand its territory, I believe that the Mughal Empire is on the verge of collapse." Zhang Mingwei continued to say to Zhu Yuyao, "At that time, we will attack the Mughal Empire again, I believe There won’t be many difficulties. I will write this down in the memorial later.”
When he said this, he suddenly showed that confident look and said: "Actually, even if the Mughal Empire is still strong, so what? They are just descendants of the Mongol Tatars! It's okay for them to bully the original residents of Tianzhu. If they dare to fight me, the Ming Dynasty, we will let them taste what it was like when their ancestors were expelled from the grassland."
"Sir, you are right, we will stand on top of the world in the future after the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Ayao replied proudly after hearing this.
After finishing speaking, he and Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but look at each other and smile.
Just like that, the group of them returned to the camp talking and laughing.
After returning to the Zhongjun tent, Zhang Mingwei learned that the two students Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi had already replied to their letters.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but be very happy, and immediately asked for a reply and asked Zhu Aona to read it to him.
In the letter, Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi explained why they did not take the initiative to write to Duke Xingguo. It's not that they don't have doubts, but because they feel that when Duke Xingguo leads troops to fight for the country, state affairs should be the top priority. Therefore, [Doudou] dare not disturb him by writing, lest he distract Duke Xingguo and delay the state affairs.
When he heard this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Look at these two students, they really underestimate me, their teacher. They are even afraid that I will be distracted. Do they still need me to rack their brains and waste many days to solve their doubts?" Do you have time to answer their questions?"
After hearing this, Zhu Ayao immediately pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Sir, of course there is no problem, but for us, why did the fan fall to the ground instead of to the sky? We can probably think about it for a lifetime, but we may not know the reason."
Zhang Mingwei also smiled after hearing this. He just said this and asked Zhu Yuyao to continue reading.
Next, Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi reported in detail the process of researching steam engines and the various problems they encountered.
Zhang Mingwei could tell that many of them had vague understanding of vacuum, pressure, friction, force arm, torque, etc. There are also many difficulties in converting power and utilizing gears. It was not until Song Yingxing and Tu Shaoxuan arrived in the capital and participated that everything went smoothly.
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but smile.
Relatively speaking, Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi belong to the theoretical school. What they learned about studying things was mostly theoretical research. But Zhang Mingwei didn't understand Tu Shaoxuan, but Song Yingxing did.
Song Yingxing went to the capital several times to take the exam. Although he never passed the Jinshi exam, he traveled thousands of miles and recorded what he saw and heard along the way. Finally, he wrote "Tiangong Kaiwu", which made his knowledge available. It is said that he was completely the first person in the late Ming Dynasty.
Although Song Yingxing may not be able to fully explain many of the problems encountered by Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi, he can often give suggestions on how to deal with them.
It is not difficult to understand that the several of them work together and are complementary to each other. The progress is smoother when they cooperate.
"Do you know who Tu Shaoxuan is?" Zhang Mingwei thought and asked Zhu Aonao.
Shaking her head, Zhu Yuyao replied: "I only know that he and Song Yingxing are good friends, and he funded Song Yingxing's book publishing."
This, of course, is also stated in the letter.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei felt that birds of a feather flock together, so he should be considered a good talent.
After thinking about it, he had an idea and said to Zhu Yuluo: "Go back and write to Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi. By the way, Song Yingxing too, and ask them to recommend friends of the same profession! If you are good, no matter where you are, you can use!"
"Okay, I'll take note of it!" After hearing this, Zhu Yulao nodded in response. Then seeing that Zhang Mingwei had no other instructions, she continued to read the letter.
As they listened, Zhang Mingwei realized that they still had a lot of understanding problems regarding the conversion of force by gears. With a thought in his mind, he grabbed the brush and started drawing on the paper.
Zhu Ainao was curious when she saw it, so she stopped reading the letter and looked over curiously.
She saw that her husband was drawing, one circle after another, which made her very curious, and finally she couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what is this?"
Zhang Mingwei did not explain immediately, but continued to draw. When he finished, he held the pen, stood upright and looked at it, and finally showed a wry smile, which was not very similar. But the basic components have been drawn.
So, he explained to Zhu Yuluo: "This is called a bicycle. It is driven by human power. When people sit on it, it starts to move like a carriage."
Like a carriage? A series of question marks flashed through Zhu Yuluo's mind. To be honest, there is really no way to connect what the husband drew with the carriage.
But an idea struck her, so she picked up the brush she was using and imitated the bicycle on another piece of paper. After finishing the drawing, she drew a carriage at the back. In short, she replaced the horse with this bicycle.
After finishing the painting, Zhu Aolao asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, is this what you want to paint in the end?"
"Haha!" Zhang Mingwei smiled a little sheepishly. His painting skills are really unmatched. "You have a tricycle, so you can still have it."
After he finished speaking, he felt that his painting could not be used. If the two knowledgeable students saw it, it would damage his image, so he said to Zhu Yuluo: "Here, you come and paint the components of this bicycle, one by one." Draw it, and then draw it as a whole.”
The original structure of the bicycle is actually very simple. There are no brakes, only two basic wheels and human power driven by gears. But even so, under Zhang Mingwei's guidance, it took a long time before the painting was completed.
After finishing the painting, Zhu Yuluo already knew the bicycle well, so she quickly asked: "Sir, is this really acceptable?"
"Of course!" After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said to her, "Send it to the two of them and let them build this first to study the transformation of power. The most important thing is to understand the many uses of gears. It can be used first. It will be good for them to study steam engines."
Everyone is curious about new things. In fact, at this time, Zhu Aolao wanted to build one and try it out for herself.
However, she finally understood that she was leading the troops in the war with her husband and did not have such free time.
So, she had an idea and decided to send a drawing to her father. In addition, she also drew a bicycle-powered carriage, which was similar to a tricycle.
Zhu Aona felt that after she dedicated this thing to her father, her father must also be very interested, and maybe he would have someone build it for a look.
Thinking like this, a scene flashed in her mind: Emperor Chongzhen was riding this wooden bicycle, with the Jin Yiwei in front of him clearing the way, heading to the Wenhua Palace to discuss state affairs.
Then, a second picture popped up: Emperor Chongzhen was riding a bicycle-style dragon chariot, and the royal guards and maids beside him were all traveling on bicycles!
Then, the civil servants followed suit and rode this new type of bicycle...
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After thinking about it, Zhu Aona burst into laughter.
Zhang Mingwei looked at her in a daze first, then giggled, and then even laughed out loud, which felt a bit inexplicable. But he didn't think too much and said to Zhu Yurao: "I said, you write, I have to teach them some basic theoretical knowledge so that they can go further."
Hearing his words, Zhu Yuyao did not answer but asked: "Sir, can this be patented?"
