spnThe battleship that the Ming Empire took more than three years to finally build was indeed extraordinary. Although no one knew why Zhu Youcong gave the battleship such a strange name, everyone who set out from Nanjing saw the majestic battleship at sea for the first time.
When he was in heroic form, he was already deeply impressed by the aura that swallowed up mountains and rivers. If no one had stopped him, Zou Weilian could have jumped into the sea and swam across regardless of the wind and waves.
The shooting performance at sea is also thrilling. After listening to the earth-shattering roars of the six main guns at the same time, and watching the crazy shooting of the forty machine guns on both sides that can change the color of the situation, no one will doubt that Zhenguo
As the general said, the new warships are the mobile territory of the Ming Empire.
If such an iron guy could put hundreds or even thousands of ships in it and just put it at the door of someone else's house without making any sign, who would dare to say that the territory does not belong to the Ming Dynasty? Not to mention that the one in the distance looks bigger.
It is a semi-finished product. It is said that it is the standard equipment of the Ming Dynasty Navy. Now this is just a fishery ship used to fight against pirates and catch smugglers all over the world.
Capturing pirates? Who would believe what that damn fat man said? Even in the heyday of the Zheng family pirates who have been wiped out, they are not worthy of having this new warship with full firepower, right? To combat smuggling? Who has ever seen smugglers organize more powerful organizations than those in the West?
The allies' main fleet is coming with a larger force? As for Zhu Youcong's last explanation of the purpose of this kind of warship, it is even more dumbfounding. To drive away fishermen? This makes it impossible to comment. With a displacement of 16,000
A multi-ton, cruiser thing that was called a cruiser in another time and space can chase a small sampan. Only this damn fat guy can do it!
Of course, no matter how powerful the battleship is, it is still a special toy for the military. And Chongzhen’s purpose of bringing the court officials to visit was also very simple, which was to let them know that the Ming Empire’s military strength was enough to cope with any challenge and that it had the ability to contribute to the rise of the empire.
Guarantee. No matter how well the domestic construction is done in the future, others can only envy and dare not be jealous, let alone have any bad intentions. People in the Ming Dynasty are so rich that they throw money into the water and listen to the music. Others can only watch from the sidelines.
You are drooling. Want to rob? Those who are not afraid of death will come. The military generals are worried that they have no excuse to start a war.[
For most court officials who need to improve people's livelihood in order to have a chance to leave their mark in history, the facilities of the Qingdao Shipyard are what they need most at the moment. The huge gantry crane is too powerful to be used for the time being, so it's okay not to give it to them.
But why doesn’t anyone look at the much smaller crane next to it, but also driven by a steam engine? It would be much easier to dismantle a few of these cranes and build houses, build city walls, or use them to load and unload goods!
Now that such a large warship can be built, it must have adopted new welding technology, and it is impossible to continue to use brazing and riveting. This method must be said. It can be used in many civilian products! That kind of water throwing
There are guns popping out of it, and you have to provide a white stone that can be put in a can to ignite and cut steel plates. Doesn’t it take your research institute three years to come up with it? Anyway, this thing is useful! And... Anyway...
In a word, except for the iron lump that excited the courtiers just now and is still floating on the sea, everything in Qingdao Port can be dismantled and contribute to improving people's livelihood!
However, the result of the begging was that the civil servants started to curse people again. Scum! The most shameful scum since the founding of the Ming Dynasty! From Qingdao Port to Tianjin, the curses never stopped. But this time the cursed people
The target was not General Zhenguo, but Zou Weilian, who had been appointed to formally take over the Ming Navy's home fleet.
This guy is so cool. He can actually sell the free invitations sent by the emperor for five hundred taels. But this can't be entirely blamed on others. Who made everyone rush to join in the fun without finding out the information? And there are more than one person collecting money.
Zou Weilian, didn't you see that the Ministry of War still asked for one hundred taels when stamping? To be honest, this is a disaster caused by insufficient determination. But why did he list all the facilities in Qingdao Port as military supplies? This is not allowed
Those who touch and are not allowed to see, even those production processes are said to be some kind of state secret. If you don’t criticize this kind of scourge, who will criticize it?
"Okay, Zhou Aiqing, Wen Aiqing, it's useless for you to find me! The welding technology used in the shipyards is indeed immature, and the imperial court is not able to provide you with so much steel to build merchant ships!" No matter who is being buzzed by a swarm of flies in his ears all day long.
Om, I couldn't bear it either. Chongzhen's temper was already good. He didn't kick Zhou Yanru directly into the sea after seeing him.
The courtiers all thought that this was a new process used this time, but in fact the Mohist masters still used the old method, but it was more complicated. Mortise and tenon structure, inlay technology, brazing, riveting and even thermite reaction could be used.
All have been used. And according to Mo Wu's judgment, the useful life of this battleship cannot exceed five years.
The new technology existed and was being used in the construction of that giant battleship, but Chongzhen could not say. It took the institute several years and was only invented two months ago with the help of students from the Imperial College.
He is still very immature and often has problems. If he exposes this thing and lets his elder brother know about it, he will not be scolded to death?
"Your Majesty, that's not what I'm doing!" After a night of sea breeze, Zhou Yanru also figured it out. The Zhenguo general was right in prohibiting them from fishing in the lake and recruiting craftsmen from the Qingdao shipyard. If it was for the sake of economic development, it would delay the construction of the Imperial Navy.
Who can afford the consequences?
What happened in Tianzhu deeply touched the officials of the Ming Dynasty. A small city-state could have treasures that could not be collected for ten days and nights, which shows how rich the Mughal Empire was. But without strong military strength for protection, this
Is everything useful? There are only a few dozen Western allies, carrying long guns and artillery into the city, and hundreds of years of accumulation are not all prepared for them? What is more important between economic development and military construction?
Is there any need to say more?
No matter how poor you are, you can't afford national defense, no matter how miserable you are, you can't suffer for your children. This is the new consensus of the Ming Dynasty. A strong national defense system can ensure that the people will not be harassed by foreigners and will not have to live a homeless life in panic. Future generations will
It is the hope of the entire empire. A strong young man will make the country strong. If you want the Chinese nation to be at the top forever, and if you want the Ming Empire to last forever, you must not relax for a moment in the cultivation of future generations.
With security guaranteed and a strong talent pool, it will be easy to develop the economy. If the court only had one tael of silver now, all the ministers, including Zhou Yanru, would propose that half be used to maintain the army and the other
Half is used to increase investment in education.
"Then if there is any problem, just sit down and talk about it!" As long as he doesn't continue to clamor for the Qingdao Shipyard to be dismantled and shipped away, Chongzhen will be more relieved. Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren are now the main leaders of the business school.
The guys must have made some important decisions together. It might as well be heard.
"The old minister suggested improving the treatment of the technical college and expanding the enrollment scale!" The establishment of the technical college was fully supported by Kong Yanzhi, but the results were not very good. This was not because they did not work hard, nor was it due to traditional opponents.
The discrimination of craftsmen makes the temptation of Imperial College too great, and no one will give up the opportunity to enter there easily.
"Improve the salary? How to improve it?" Imperial College is the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty. Those who can enter there are the top talents. In the words of Galileo and others who teach there, even just one of them can change this.
The scientific and technological progress of the times. Because of this, the difficulty of entering it is far greater than that of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.
Diverting students and allowing ordinary talents to invest in all walks of life as soon as possible to contribute to the construction of Ming Dynasty was what Zheng Chongzhen wanted. But he did not think of how to do it specifically. If the salary of the technical college was raised too much
If it is high, it will inevitably affect Imperial College’s enrollment plan, which would be too much of a loss.
"I beg your pardon, may I ask your Majesty whether the facilities of Qingdao Shipyard are classified as confidential products from the Research Institute?" Zhou Yanru also knew that this was pure nonsense, but he had to say it, otherwise he would not be able to find an excuse to talk to the Emperor.
"Zhou Aiqing. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't beat around the bush like before. I'm still busy!" What Chongzhen hates most now is this. Those treacherous sycophants in the court can't just say a few words clearly before going about their own business.
Really? If you keep talking like this all day long, then the reform of the Ming court should not have started yet.
"If they are not all state secrets, can students from the technical college be allowed to participate in the entire process from the beginning of the design?" Zhou Yanru could not get access to the core secrets, let alone make such a request.
"what do you mean?"[
"The exquisite instruments designed by the Imperial Academy are of great benefit to the country and the people, but because..." Zhou Yanru's words are also very reasonable. The current high-tech products of the Ming Dynasty first meet military needs, which is simply impossible
It must be converted to civilian use as soon as possible, but there is indeed a need for these things in domestic construction.
Moreover, military products and civilian products have very different requirements for products because of their different uses. In order to ensure reliability, improve durability and reduce failure rates, the standards set by the institute at the beginning of the design are often on the high side, resulting in high costs. However,
This is completely unnecessary for ordinary civilian products. If there is a problem with the steam engine that provides power during combat, it will definitely be fatal, but in actual production, it is normal to stop work for a day or two for maintenance.
Therefore, Zhou Yanru's request is also very simple. After the institute has figured out the principle of general equipment, they will only be responsible for mastering the core technology and managing the production of military products, but they can hand over civilian products with relatively low requirements to the technical college for production.
It improves the efficiency of converting science and technology into productivity. Secondly, because students from technical colleges know better what local factories want, they can also produce more suitable products and avoid wasting raw materials.
"This method has another advantage." Wen Tiren believed that Chongzhen would agree to something that would not reveal state secrets and could improve efficiency. "In its current form, the only institution with a higher status than the Imperial College is the Research Institute.
.If ordinary students can also have the opportunity to receive their guidance, even if they have no status, it can give them a sense of psychological pride, and they will not think that they are forced to make choices because their skills are inferior to talents."
"And..." Zhou Yanru struck while the iron was hot and continued: "There are still many omissions in the current method of selecting talents in Ming Dynasty. If we can give the students of the Technical College a chance, let them learn the latest technology.
,perhaps……"
No selection system can guarantee that the best talents will be swept away. Zhou Yanru also knows this truth. What he has to do is to set up another enchantment array outside the court to try to catch those who slip through the net.
Live. An empire with highly developed science and technology cannot only have a spire and a base, but must also have the most solid tower body. The Institute of Technology is to make up for this key link between the past and the future.
Moreover, the students eliminated by Imperial College are not unqualified. They may be unsuitable for engaging in the highest-tech research for one reason or another. These high-tech talents who are fighting on the front line of production may sometimes have a flash of inspiration.
Unexpected effect.
"Well, let me think about it first! After I visit Tianjin and visit that thing, I will discuss it with the emperor and brother Cong in detail, and also listen to the opinions of other ministers in the court." This matter is very important, and Chongzhen didn't do it either.
Thinking of the Qingdao Shipyard and his party not only aroused the pride of the ministers, but also made Zhou Yanru and other relatively die-hards realize the urgency of converting science and technology into productivity. "You also go down and prepare a memorial seriously. Not only
To solve the problem of status, material rewards cannot be less." (To be continued...)