Chapter 751 The Era of the Yellow Emperor, the 41st Century of the Ming Dynasty
The production of a train mainly depends on the movement of a piston.
In this regard, Ming's technology has already reached this level.
It is completely possible to make a steam train directly.
The rail side is not too difficult.
The only drawback is that the current level of Ming technology is not enough to cross rivers and open mountains, so construction can only be done on plains.
To put it simply, direct access is not possible.
However, for now, these problems are not considered to be a big deal.
Return to the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had seen the steam sledgehammer, was half lying down.
"When the railway from the capital to the grassland is completed, the Beiyuan side should be included in the Ming Dynasty."
"The current support for Beiyuan is only a temporary measure after all. They have always been our thorn in the side."
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was lazy, but the meaning revealed was bloody.
Zhu Ying nodded and said: "Grandpa is right, it should be settled."
"When the time comes, we will build the railway directly onto the grassland and build cities. From now on, the entire grassland will be the land for horse herding in the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Hold on tight, we want to see this scene sooner."
At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang straightened up: "The troubles in the grasslands have been causing pain in the Central Plains for thousands of years, and they are finally coming to an end in our hands."
As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang became a little excited.
This is a great achievement.
It's enough to be featured in the history books of later generations.
It can be said that he is the Three Emperors of Great Merit and the Five Emperors of Virtue.
Not only that, the places that steam trains can reach will be the land of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang obviously cared more about the land than the sea.
In the true sense, all the territory of the Mongol Empire was included in the Ming Dynasty. It may have seemed a bit wishful thinking in the past, but now, it is truly possible to realize it.
How could this not make Lao Zhu excited?
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Zhu Ying has been relatively busy during this period.
Due to industrial needs, the Ming Dynasty currently needs to vigorously promote reform in the area of mineral deposits.
As in the past, not only is efficiency low, but the system is also imperfect, making it easy for people to take advantage of loopholes and engage in corruption.
In the state-owned sector, it has always been the oil and gas sector among officials.
In order to be able to mine more coal mines, the imperial court has now also opened up the power of coal mine exploration and mining.
Shanxi is a coal mining province.
In order to crack down on Shanxi merchants, Zhu Ying carried out a cleanup in Shanxi. A large number of officials were dismissed, and countless smugglers were suppressed, forced to work, and exterminated.
As the relationship with Bei Yuan has eased, the smuggling business has become harder to do.
As a result, Shanxi merchants were in a slump, and those big businessmen who spent a lot of money were nowhere to be found.
In the entertainment industry, it became depressed.
However, in the past two years, with the development of the coal mining industry, more and more mine bosses have appeared, and they have reaped the dividends of coal mines.
"Over in Shanxi, notify the Third Division to arrange for more inspection teams. Now the imperial court has a huge demand for coal mines, and therefore the right to open coal mines has been opened up. There are many cases of rat droppings, tax evasion, and collusion between government and businessmen."
"Especially in the area of private mining, we must crack down hard. It's so dangerous down there. They only care about their own interests and don't care about other people's lives. They deceive others and do whatever they want."
"Send the order, and if anyone reports on the illegal mining, he will be rewarded with a thousand coins."
In the main hall of Kunning Palace, Zhu Ying was giving lectures to the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the three divisions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Zhu Ying is very aware of the activities in coal mines in later generations. Although she has never seen them with her own eyes, there are many in movies and TV series.
Especially when it comes to opening private mines, those behaviors are simply outrageous.
Like future generations, in today's era, I'm afraid it will be even more severe.
While the Ming Dynasty was developing rapidly, Zhu Ying did not forget to protect the people at the bottom.
The change of dynasties, climate factors, etc., in the final analysis, the greatest impact comes from the people at the lowest level.
Who would do the work of rebellion if they could have enough food and clothing?
"I sincerely obey Taisun's order."
Sansi replied respectfully.
After the Third Division left, Zhu Ying was ready to plan the recruitment of troops.
It is undeniable that once the steam train is built and the rails are completed to build the border, the war era of the Ming Dynasty will begin.
Soldiers must not wait until then to recruit. Recruitment and training must begin now.
"That guy Timur is still thinking of attacking our Ming Dynasty. He originally said that you would die of illness in a few years, but now it seems that you can't wait any longer."
In history, Tamerlane died suddenly on the way to the Eastern Expedition five years later.
Now that Zhu Ying's butterfly is flapping its wings, I don't know if Timur will continue his eastern expedition. After all, the current Ming Dynasty is not the Yongle period.
Not to mention the generals, the country's strength is unprecedentedly strong.
If Tamerlane had not gone on an expedition in person, would he have died suddenly?
Zhu Ying didn't care much either.
So what if you don't die? The Eastern Expedition is just asking for death. Now just wait for the Ming Dynasty to attack Samarkand.
"Your Highness, Master Daoyan requests an audience."
The young eunuch outside the door spread the word.
Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Let him come in."
Yao Guangxiao came over at this time. Could it be that the mythological system of Middle-earth has been established?
Zhu Ying couldn't help but look forward to it.
After Yao Guangxiao came in, he saluted and said: "The young monk pays homage to His Highness the Grand Sun."
Huh!
The title "Little Monk" came from Yao Guangxiao's mouth, which is really surprising.
Even when facing Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Yao Guangxiao, they always called themselves poor monks.
Calling himself a little monk means that he has a very high respect in front of this person.
"The exemption of rituals is a classic of the mythological system. Has it been completed?" Zhu Ying asked.
With a smile on his lips, Yao Guangxiao replied: "Reporting to Your Highness is complete."
After saying that, he took out a book from his sleeve.
"Please take a look at it, Your Highness."
Guo Zhong next to him stepped forward to take it and handed it to Zhu Ying.
After Zhu Ying took over, he started to look through it.
The cover of the book reads "Ancient Chronicles".
Opening the book, the first thing is the outline: Pangu opened up the world, three emperors ruled the world, and five emperors fixed the wheel. The world was divided into four major continents.
What follows are some records about prehistoric times and stories about various gods.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Basically, it is based on what Zhu Ying told.
Zhu Ying didn't read it carefully. After all, it was a fixed volume and not very readable.
Turn to the end and it says July of the 32nd year of Hongwu and the 4096th year of the Yellow Emperor.
Seeing the Yellow Emperor's Era, Zhu Ying was stunned.
He suddenly remembered that in the Central Plains of later generations, before he traveled through time, due to some special relationships, he used the Christian era, which is commonly known as the Gregorian calendar.
What is the Christian era? It was introduced from Europe, and the time point used is the birthday of Jesus.
The year that Jesus was born was called the first year of the Christian era.
What do you mean by the twenty-first century, two thousand years? That is how many years it was before Jesus was born.
Just like other countries, they all have their own era.
Even the Japanese country had its own era name, but later generations of the Central Plains did not.
In the words of later generations, the current Ming Dynasty is in the 41st century of the Central Plains.
The year Jesus was born was already the end of the Western Han Dynasty in the Central Plains.
In the past, historical figures such as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin Shihuang, Liu Bang, etc. have all appeared and then disappeared one after another.
The Central Plains is already an extremely powerful country, with countless Silk Roads connected.
At this time, Jesus was born.
Some people in later generations who worshiped foreigners did not even know that the God they admired, Jesus, was a full 2,717 years younger than their ancestor, the Yellow Emperor.
Don't underestimate a simple calendar.
Because this is a kind of national self-confidence.
Before Zhu Ying of later generations traveled through time, the twenty-first century was clearly the forty-eighth century.
"Your Highness, the young monk feels that the use of the Yellow Emperor's Era can better reflect the long history of our Central Plains mythology system, and this is also to distinguish the ancient times from the present. The young monk has written in the book that before the Yellow Emperor's Era, it is collectively referred to as the ancient times."
Yao Guangxiao was very thoughtful. When he saw his grandson turning to the end, he suddenly frowned and became silent. He immediately guessed that it was about chronology.
Naturally, Yao Guangxiao was not thinking about national self-confidence.
For the current Ming Dynasty, all other areas except the Central Plains are barbarians.
Yao Guangxiao's main consideration was to distinguish the mythical era from the ordinary era, and the Yellow Emperor's era seemed more real.
Zhu Ying came back from her thoughts, raised her head and glanced at Yao Guangxiao, then turned to Guo Zhong and told Guo Zhong: "Send the order to the Di Di Report Office. From today on, all Di Di reports must add the Yellow Emperor Era."
"First the era of the Yellow Emperor, then the era name of this dynasty."
Guo Zhong was a little hesitant when he heard this, because the reign name of Hongwu belonged to His Majesty, so doing this would create a gap between His Majesty and the grandson.
However, I could only keep this thought in my heart, and immediately replied: "Follow the order."
Zhu Ying then said to Yao Guangxiao: "Master is right. The Yellow Emperor's Era can also let overseas barbarians know the longevity of our Central Plains. This matter should be popularized."
Yao Guangxiao felt relieved. He was also worried that this way of counting years would have an impact on the imperial power.
Zhu Ying noticed the hesitant expression on Guo Zhong's side and understood his concerns.
"It doesn't matter grandpa, I will tell you personally."
Hearing Taisun's words, Guo Zhong's heart dropped to the ground.
The Yellow Emperor's Era has actually always existed, but these dating methods are mainly used by Taoism, and most people use the reign name of the current emperor.
This time, Zhu Ying wanted to promote the Yellow Emperor's Era.
The thirty-second year of Hongwu sounds like it was only over thirty years ago, but it does not sound as domineering as the four thousand years of Huangdi.
Those outside the Ming Dynasty can clearly see that the civilization of the Central Plains has a history of more than 4,000 years since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
What a glorious atmosphere this is.
In terms of expression, it is also very direct.
Therefore, Zhu Yingcai requested that the Huangdi Era should be in front of the current emperor, so that it would be more eye-catching.
Moreover, the Yellow Emperor was originally the ancestor of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, so there is nothing wrong with adding him to the front.
You must know that among the four ancient civilizations, only the Central Plains civilization has never had any gaps and has continued from ancient times to later generations.
The form of the Yellow Emperor's Era can better reflect the strength and prosperity of the ancient civilization of the Central Plains.
Fortunately, Zhu Ying was a grandson and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
As long as he wants to do it, he can promote it.
This is the power of imperial power.
"Next, regarding this prehistoric myth system, I will ask the Di Newspaper Department to publish continuous records and create a special section."
"What the Master writes will be spread to all countries in the world."
Zhu Ying opened her mouth and confirmed.
At this time, Yao Guangxiao suddenly bowed and kowtowed three times to Zhu Ying.
Then he said: "Little monk, I have no regrets in this life."
Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Don't be so anxious. You still have a lot of things to do. This ancient mythology system can continue to be improved, and it also needs people to take the lead in spreading it."
"Over there in Korea, you don't have to travel around anymore. You can spend your later years in the capital recuperating."
"I will make you the abbot of Tianjie Temple, and for the rest of your life, you will work to spread our Ming civilization."
"You should also find a disciple to pass on your talents and knowledge. It wouldn't be a waste to take them away like this."
"You have heard about the steam engine recently, go and find out more about it."
"Perhaps within two years, a steam train will be built. By then, it will only take three or four days for you to go to Korea."
"By then, the whole world will become even more exciting."
"The mage should live a little longer, otherwise it would be a pity."
Zhu Ying understands that for people like Yao Guangxiao, the pursuit is not glory and wealth, but the obsession in their hearts.
After he bowed and kowtowed to himself three times, he clearly felt that his energy and energy were being lost, and he felt very tired.
And Zhu Ying wanted to give him a new direction.
as expected.
Yao Guangxiao didn't know what a steam train was, he had never heard of it.
But he said he would arrive in Korea in two or three days, which he remembered.
The originally calm inner lake became turbulent again.
"How long does it take to reach Goryeo in three or four days?" Yao Guangxiao asked directly.
Zhu Ying said: "Master does not need to come to me to ask. You can go and see for yourself whether what I say is true or false."
"These past few days, the mage has been studying the mythology very hard. I'm afraid he hasn't even read the capital's newspaper. You can read more of the newspaper in the future."
"The Ming Dynasty now undergoes huge changes every few months."
Yao Guangxiao bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your advice."
Zhu Ying waved her hand, it was easy to talk to smart people, and she could understand her thoughts in just a few sentences.
The next day.
Regarding the adoption of the Yellow Emperor's era, it was reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Liu He reported carefully, but Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take it as a big deal after hearing it.
Instead, he said: "Dasun did a good job. In the 4000th year of the Yellow Emperor's reign, those foreign ministers saw it and felt that it was magnificent."
"This is a good thing for our Ming Dynasty."
"Follow Da Sun's wishes. From now on, throughout the Ming Dynasty, the era of the Yellow Emperor should be the main one, and the emperor's reign name should be the supplement."
Zhu Yuanzhang's mind has long been on expanding his territory.
The Yellow Emperor's Era happened to cater to the needs of spreading Ming culture, so Zhu Yuanzhang naturally had no reason to refuse.
Zhu Ying had discussed with him a long time ago about spreading the civilization of the Central Plains and civilizing the Fanyi.
Four thousand years of civilization can naturally easily defeat those short-lived barbarian civilizations.
It was at this time.
Capital Outer Station.
Wang Jinyi, Queen Aida, and the sisters finally arrived.