Of course, the prerequisite for this is that the yellow explosive can be detonated.
Normal yellow explosive, which was named Taiping dynamite by Emperor Chongzhen, is essentially different from nitroglycerin in that it is very stable. It is so stable that when destroying expired yellow explosives, it can be directly ignited and burned without exploding.
If Emperor Chongzhen was not a time traveler and just relied on Princess Taiping and his wife to figure it out on their own, it is probably unknown whether a truly usable explosive could be invented in this life.
But Emperor Chongzhen was a time traveler, and these security explosives were invented under his guidance.
"Father, this... this Taiping dynamite will not explode even if it is burned with fire or ignited with black gunpowder. It does not have the same power as the previous nitroglycerine." Princess Taiping was in the laboratory of the Princess Mansion at this time. He looked at his husband with a sullen expression, and then told Emperor Chongzhen.
After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other with a little expectancy. Just hope that Emperor Chongzhen can solve their problems. It was also for this reason that Princess Taiping ran excitedly to greet the emperor. While reporting the good news immediately, she also wanted to ask how to solve the next difficulties.
But she didn't expect that the explosive that Emperor Chongzhen gave her directly would be named after her title. Then, before Princess Taiping had time to ask a question, her mother and the prince's brother stole the topic.
After waiting for two days, just when the couple wanted to enter the palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen himself came over.
"This is not difficult. You just need to invent something that can detonate this security explosive." Emperor Chongzhen said this with a smile. Seeing that the faces of the couple suddenly became more expectant, he Without whetting their appetite, he said to them, "You can try to synthesize it using acids, mercury and other things. You should be able to gain something."
There was no other way. When he was in later generations, he only knew about detonators, also known as mercury fulminate. Other than that, I don't know. So, that much can be said.
But from the perspective of Princess Taiping and the Prince Consort, they thought Emperor Chongzhen was testing them. If we tell them everything directly, what else do they need to do? We can just go to the War Bureau and go to production.
Putting this new type of explosive in the name of their husband and wife, training them, and letting them gain the reputation of inventing the new type of explosive is just like the father putting the steam engine in the name of the prince.
As the saying goes, point it out without telling it, most of the content has been said, and you have to figure out the rest by yourself. Isn't this the usual practice of famous teachers and disciples?
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's instructions, Princess Taiping and his wife looked at each other with smiles, accepted the order to thank them, and then happily went back to do experiments.
Watching them leave, Emperor Chongzhen actually felt unsure. Because he only knows about acid and mercury, as for acid, what other raw materials are added, or none at all, and what are the ingredients in between, he really has no idea.
If it was just to show off, Emperor Chongzhen really didn't want to show off. Once they travel through time and do this directly, no matter how fierce the Jianlu are, they will definitely beat them.
But after all, it was in this ancient time that we recruited the best craftsmen in the country and the smartest Ming people. It took nearly twenty years to get preliminary results. Climbing the technology tree is not that easy!
Knowing from the eavesdropping system that Princess Taiping and his wife had obtained stable yellow explosives, Emperor Chongzhen rushed back immediately. The main purpose was to instruct them to invent mercury fulminate and perfect the new explosives.
In this way, many Ming soldiers could be saved, and the whole of Europe could be directly defeated and ravaged at will. Of course, it will also become very easy to open mountain roads, build bridges when encountering water, etc. The development of Ming Dynasty will become even more rapid with each passing day!
Now that Princess Taiping had been left busy, Emperor Chongzhen temporarily forgot about it and went to the power plant to guide the prince's invention.
The progress on the Prince's side is relatively slow, and there are two important difficulties to be solved. First, the storage of electricity is a problem; second, the long-distance transmission of electricity is a problem.
"Father, I asked the craftsmen to pull out copper wires of the same thickness as possible. However, after the distance is far away, it still doesn't work." Zhu Cixiang faced Emperor Chongzhen and said worriedly.
In fact, even if he pulled out a copper wire of the same thickness, he would not know how many hairs he had turned gray due to worry. This is so difficult!
The rubber trees mentioned before by Emperor Chongzhen already existed in the Ming Dynasty. The Portuguese brought it from South America last time, and it has been transplanted over there in the Southeast Asia.
Emperor Chongzhen knew about this problem, so he said to him: "In this case, I will tell you about the common sense of high-voltage current transmission in physics..."
Hearing this, Zhu Cixiang was speechless. Thinking: Father, it is common sense to you, but it is really not common sense to us!
Although he was thinking this, he and the most important craftsmen immediately took out their pens and papers respectfully and began to listen to Emperor Chongzhen's lectures.
"Any wire has resistance, so current passing through any wire will generate heat, resulting in power loss. When the current is low, the heat generated by the wire will be smaller, which can reduce the loss of electric energy by the transmission line. Under the premise of a certain electric power, the The voltage is to reduce the current, so..."
Listening to Emperor Chongzhen's talk, Zhu Cixiang asked questions from time to time to learn his physics knowledge. Before I knew it, an hour had passed.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that he had finished speaking, and then told Zhu Cixiang: "If you want to go further in electricity, you need to learn more about physics. I will also publish some more advanced follow-up articles in the past few days. You have to study it seriously."
Zhu Cixiang looked ashamed after hearing this and quickly agreed.
Just when Emperor Chongzhen continued to write content on mathematics, physics and chemistry to further advance the scientific level of Ming Dynasty, Sun Chuanting's class teacher returned to Beijing.
No matter what, he has conquered such a large territory for the Ming Dynasty and has not been back for nearly ten years. This is a great contribution. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen ordered his cabinet ministers and civil and military officials to greet him.
At this time, Sun Chuanting was already sixty-seven years old. When he landed at Tianjin Port, he saw that Tianjin City, where he could only lead a few thousand troops to ambush, had become extremely huge. The prosperity of the port shocked him even more.
Later, he was welcomed to the train station by Tianjin officials. When he took the train to the capital, he realized that what Zheng Zhilong said to him was not an exaggeration at all.
"My Lord Governor, I feel that if you return to the Ming Dynasty, you will definitely not recognize you. Our Ming Dynasty is changing with each passing day. Not to mention that the Lord Governor has been away for nearly ten years, even if he has been away for three years, there will be a big one. Changed!"
Recalling Zheng Zhilong's previous introduction, Sun Chuanting didn't take it seriously at the time. There must be changes. After all, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. With the wise and powerful Holy Emperor on the throne, the people are healthy and prosperous. But if you say you can't even recognize him, he won't believe it.
However, the train under my butt is very new and has never been seen before. Sitting steadily on the train, rolling up the curtains of the windows, drinking tea and watching the passing scenery outside. Has such a leisurely journey ever happened before?
What he saw along the way was laughter and laughter everywhere, people working and children playing, which made Sun Chuanting feel very confused. It was also on this land that an army of 200,000 rebels was wreaking havoc, burning down countless towns and taking away countless properties. Everywhere they looked, there were ruins and corpses lying on the roadside.
At that time, who could have imagined that today’s Ming Dynasty would be like this!
Along the way, Sun Chuanting never stopped feeling similar emotions. Even though he had passed through this place before when he returned to the capital from his post in Nanjing, he was not as moved as he is now. The contrast between the past and now is really too strong!
Sun Chuanting had a meal on the train, looked at the scenery, used the toilet, and then arrived in the capital!
This speed can match the speed of galloping horses in those days. The key is that people are not tired!
Surprise, joy, smile, etc., alternately changed on Sun Chuanting's face, so much so that he thought less about what kind of reward he would get from the emperor after returning to Beijing for such a great contribution.
However, when the chief assistant Zhang Pu came to greet him with all the civil and military officials, his thoughts returned to the officialdom. At this time, he realized that the generation back then was already old. The first assistant, Xue Guoguan, is no longer here, but the younger Zhang Pu.
Is an era about to pass?
At this time, he suddenly wanted to know very much, what happened to the other two of the three who were in the capital of King Qin back then?
Originally, he was a little worried that he would not be able to see the emperor when he returned to Beijing. However, when he learned from Zhang Pu that the emperor was there, he was very happy and went to see him immediately.
On the way, he also asked about the other two people.
When he learned that Hong Chengchou had fought far to the west, he was named Marquis of Mingwei by the emperor; and Lu Xiangsheng was appointed governor of Persia with the title of Minister of War, but his title had not yet been promoted. It was only then that he began to look forward to his expansion of territory this time. He wondered what rewards he would get?
When passing by the Fengtianmen officialdom, he saw a huge map hanging there, a map of the world. All Ming dynasties are marked in red; while the vassals of the Ming Dynasty are in light red. Just at a glance, the entire world, except for the oceans and lakes, is almost all red. Including the Americas conquered by Sun Chuanting, it has now been reflected in it.
Looking at this map, Sun Chuanting suddenly felt that his contribution was not that big. The person who made the greatest contribution to the Ming Dynasty's ability to have such a huge territory was the person he wanted to meet.
Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting calmed down, recalled what he had seen and heard along the way, and solemnly entered the palace to pay his respects.
