Chapter One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four: Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
Some knowledge of chemistry and physics can create a fire dragon cannon, but the academy has been teaching it for decades
Zhu Yunye's face turned dark instantly, and he asked Han Du loudly, "Since Lord Zhen Guo knows that these knowledge can create fire dragon cannons, why do you still teach in the academy for so many years?"
Han Du looked up at him and said innocently, "Your Majesty, when the academy was established, there was no fire dragon cannon! And if there was no academy and there were not so many students who had studied chemistry and physics, the emperor thought that Ming Dynasty could build the fire dragon cannon?"
"
Zhu Yunye took a step back when questioned, and the aggressive aura he had just now disappeared immediately.
This is a question of the chicken first and then the egg. First came the academies to teach knowledge, and then the fire dragon cannon was born.
You can't blame the academy professor for learning just because you have the fire dragon cannon, right?
Zhu Yunye was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with his hands behind his back and heavy steps pacing back and forth in front of Han Du.
"Then what should we do now? The Fire Dragon Cannon is an artifact of the Ming Dynasty and must not fall into the hands of others!"
"Isn't this simple? Just leave all the academy students in the Ming Dynasty?" Han Du said with a nonchalant expression, "I have been guarding against this for a long time. On the one hand, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering the academy, and on the other hand, I try to keep people in the academy as much as possible.
.”
"But this can't prevent them from leaking the fire dragon cannon!" Zhu Yunye was furious. Each of these three words "fire dragon cannon" challenged his nerves.
Han Du didn't expect Zhu Yunye's reaction to be so big, so he smiled and explained, "It's not as serious as you think, Your Majesty."
"Why isn't it serious?" Zhu Yunye suddenly shouted, "This is a fire dragon cannon! A fire dragon cannon! How dare you make the slightest mistake?"
It is no exaggeration to say that the Fire Dragon Cannon is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. Since its debut in the capital, it has become a symbol of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Han Du forced all the foreign envoys to stand on the top of the city and saw the fire dragon cannons falling like rain from the sky, blooming with the light of death among the millions of troops.
All the foreign envoys were forced to kneel on the ground by unimaginable power. Even though they were unwilling to do so, their legs were not under their control.
Seeing Zhu Yunye's anxious look, Han Du quickly explained, "The emperor has misunderstood. How can it be so easy to make a fire dragon cannon?"
"Huh? Uncle, what do you mean?" Zhu Yunye stopped immediately and turned back to stare at Han Du.
Han Du nodded to calm Zhu Yunye's mood and said, "Although you can indeed make a fire dragon cannon after learning it, the emperor should know how much financial and material resources were spent on building the fire dragon cannon, right?"
Zhu Yunye's frowned brows dispersed a little, he straightened up and sighed, "I've seen the roster. It did cost a lot for my uncle to build the fire dragon cannon, but I think it's worth it no matter how much it costs."
With the suppression of the Fire Dragon Cannon, the foreign countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty have been calmer than ever before in recent years. In their dealings with the Ming Dynasty, they have responded to all requests. No matter what the Ming Dynasty asks for, these foreign countries will meet it without hesitation.
One of Zhu Yunye's highlight moments was during the annual pilgrimage of the foreign countries. Seeing His Majesty Dan kneeling before the dense crowd of envoys from the foreign countries, such beautiful words as "all nations come to court, heaven will come to heaven", etc., constantly echoed in his heart, giving him
He was extremely satisfied.
In order to explain clearly and avoid Zhu Yunye's worries, Han Du said again, "In fact, making fire
Dragon Pao’s financial and material resources are secondary, but the most important thing is manpower.”
"How do you say that?" Zhu Yunye raised his eyebrows and asked with some doubts.
Han Du said to Zhu Yunye in a calm tone, "The Fire Dragon Cannon cannot be built by just one or two people, even if they have studied physics and chemistry."
"When I first made the fire dragon cannon, I personally led hundreds of academy students. Which one of them was not the most talented scholar in the academy? In this way, and with the disciples and masters like Wanhu Hou, it took several years to build the fire dragon cannon.
Make the cannon."
"If just a few people who have learned the knowledge of the academy can build a fire dragon cannon, wouldn't it appear that I am too incompetent?"
Zhu Yunye couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, when it comes to understanding the fire dragon cannon, there is no one in the world who can surpass Han Du. Even when he made it, he spent so much energy, and others want to
It is naturally even more difficult to create.
After looking at Han Du for a moment, Zhu Yunye asked softly, "In that case, why didn't uncle Cai let Zhu Yunye take away the academy students? Isn't this inconsistent?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "It's actually not a contradiction!"
Feeling that his throat was a little dry, Han Du took a sip of tea and continued, "It is indeed impossible for Xinming to build the fire dragon cannon immediately when Zhu Zhanji takes away a few people, but your Majesty, don't forget, if Xinming's knowledge reaches them, they can
Knowledge is imparted to more people.”
"Three to five years, or even ten to eight years will be fine, but what about twenty or thirty years later? Once Professor Xinming has a large number of talents, it will be a matter of course for them to create the Fire Dragon Cannon."
After hearing this, Zhu Yunye pondered for a moment and then nodded slowly, "Uncle is still thoughtful, but does this mean that even if Zhu Zhanji takes away some students, it will be fine?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment and didn't understand why Zhu Yunye had to treat Zhu Zhanji like this.
He quickly said, "That's true, but if the emperor's knowledge spreads to Xinming, no one knows what things will be like in the future!"
Han Du thought that Zhu Yunye didn't care about what would happen decades later, but he didn't want to think that the Ming Dynasty would still belong to his descendants in a few decades. Even if he didn't think about others, he still had to think about his descendants.
There may be some reason for this, Han Du thought.
Sure enough, before Han Du could guess, Zhu Yunye returned to the dragon chair, reached out and patted the armrest heavily, and sighed, "Actually, when Zhu Zhanji came back this time, he bought a lot of slaves from me."
"Buy a slave? How much did you buy?" This was the first time Han Du heard about this matter, and he immediately guessed that Zhu Yunye's attitude towards Zhu Zhanji might be related to this matter.
"One hundred thousand." Zhu Yunye didn't hide anything and directly told Han Du the number. "And it's still a high price of one hundred thousand dollars."
A transaction of 10 million yuan is more than the maritime tax paid by the shipping company in a year. No wonder Zhu Yunye is so tempted.
For the Ming Dynasty, slaves were almost a business without capital. There were only 100,000 slaves, so they just ordered the navy to drive warships to the subcontinent and capture them in the West.
In recent years, naval warships have been cruising back and forth between the Southern Ocean and the Western Ocean, completely unrivaled on the sea.
There is a huge demand for slaves in various governor-general offices in Southeast Asia. The price of a slave who can speak Chinese was even as high as 40 guan. Even for ordinary slaves, the price is about 15 to 20 guan. Some chemical physics
Knowledge can create fire dragon cannons, but the academy has been teaching for decades
Zhu Yunye's face turned dark instantly, and he asked Han Du loudly, "Since Lord Zhen Guo knows that these knowledge can create fire dragon cannons, why do you still teach in the academy for so many years?"
Han Du looked up at him and said innocently, "Your Majesty, when the academy was established, there was no fire dragon cannon! And if there was no academy and there were not so many students who had studied chemistry and physics, the emperor thought that Ming Dynasty could build the fire dragon cannon?"
"
Zhu Yunye took a step back when questioned, and the aggressive aura he had just now disappeared immediately.
This is a question of the chicken first and then the egg. First came the academies to teach knowledge, and then the fire dragon cannon was born.
You can't blame the academy professor for learning just because you have the fire dragon cannon, right?
Zhu Yunye was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, with his hands behind his back and heavy steps pacing back and forth in front of Han Du.
"Then what should we do now? The Fire Dragon Cannon is an artifact of the Ming Dynasty and must not fall into the hands of others!"
"Isn't this simple? Just leave all the academy students in the Ming Dynasty?" Han Du said with a nonchalant expression, "I have been guarding against this for a long time. On the one hand, outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering the academy, and on the other hand, I try to keep people in the academy as much as possible.
.”
"But this can't prevent them from leaking the fire dragon cannon!" Zhu Yunye was furious. Each of these three words "fire dragon cannon" challenged his nerves.
Han Du didn't expect Zhu Yunye's reaction to be so big, so he smiled and explained, "It's not as serious as you think, Your Majesty."
"Why isn't it serious?" Zhu Yunye suddenly shouted, "This is a fire dragon cannon! A fire dragon cannon! How dare you make the slightest mistake?"
It is no exaggeration to say that the Fire Dragon Cannon is the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. Since its debut in the capital, it has become a symbol of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Han Du forced all the foreign envoys to stand on the top of the city and saw the fire dragon cannons falling like rain from the sky, blooming with the light of death among the millions of troops.
All the foreign envoys were forced to kneel on the ground by unimaginable power. Even though they were unwilling to do so, their legs were not under their control.
Seeing Zhu Yunye's anxious look, Han Du quickly explained, "The emperor has misunderstood. How can it be so easy to make a fire dragon cannon?"
"Huh? Uncle, what do you mean?" Zhu Yunye stopped immediately and turned back to stare at Han Du.
Han Du nodded to calm Zhu Yunye's mood and said, "Although you can indeed make a fire dragon cannon after learning it, the emperor should know how much financial and material resources were spent on building the fire dragon cannon, right?"
Zhu Yunye's frowned brows dispersed a little, he straightened up and sighed, "I've seen the roster. It did cost a lot for my uncle to build the fire dragon cannon, but I think it's worth it no matter how much it costs."
With the suppression of the Fire Dragon Cannon, the foreign countries surrounding the Ming Dynasty have been calmer than ever before in recent years. In their dealings with the Ming Dynasty, they have responded to all requests. No matter what the Ming Dynasty asks for, these foreign countries will meet it without hesitation.
One of Zhu Yunye's highlight moments was during the annual pilgrimage of the foreign countries. Seeing His Majesty Dan kneeling before the dense crowd of envoys from the foreign countries, such beautiful words as "all nations come to court, heaven will come to heaven", etc., constantly echoed in his heart, giving him
He was extremely satisfied.
In order to explain clearly and avoid Zhu Yunye's worries, Han Du said again, "In fact, making fire
Dragon Pao’s financial and material resources are secondary, but the most important thing is manpower.”
"How do you say that?" Zhu Yunye raised his eyebrows and asked with some doubts.
Han Du said to Zhu Yunye in a calm tone, "The Fire Dragon Cannon cannot be built by just one or two people, even if they have studied physics and chemistry."
"When I first made the fire dragon cannon, I personally led hundreds of academy students. Which one of them was not the most talented scholar in the academy? In this way, and with the disciples and masters like Wanhu Hou, it took several years to build the fire dragon cannon.
Make the cannon."
"If just a few people who have learned the knowledge of the academy can build a fire dragon cannon, wouldn't it appear that I am too incompetent?"
Zhu Yunye couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, when it comes to understanding the fire dragon cannon, there is no one in the world who can surpass Han Du. Even when he made it, he spent so much energy, and others want to
It is naturally even more difficult to create.
After looking at Han Du for a moment, Zhu Yunye asked softly, "In that case, why didn't uncle Cai let Zhu Yunye take away the academy students? Isn't this inconsistent?"
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "It's actually not a contradiction!"
Feeling that his throat was a little dry, Han Du took a sip of tea and continued, "It is indeed impossible for Xinming to build the fire dragon cannon immediately when Zhu Zhanji takes away a few people, but your Majesty, don't forget, if Xinming's knowledge reaches them, they can
Knowledge is imparted to more people.”
"Three to five years, or even ten to eight years will be fine, but what about twenty or thirty years later? Once Professor Xinming has a large number of talents, it will be a matter of course for them to create the Fire Dragon Cannon."
After hearing this, Zhu Yunye pondered for a moment and then nodded slowly, "Uncle is still thoughtful, but does this mean that even if Zhu Zhanji takes away some students, it will be fine?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment and didn't understand why Zhu Yunye had to treat Zhu Zhanji like this.
He quickly said, "That's true, but if the emperor's knowledge spreads to Xinming, no one knows what things will be like in the future!"
Han Du thought that Zhu Yunye didn't care about what would happen decades later, but he didn't want to think that the Ming Dynasty would still belong to his descendants in a few decades. Even if he didn't think about others, he still had to think about his descendants.
There may be some reason for this, Han Du thought.
Sure enough, before Han Du could guess, Zhu Yunye returned to the dragon chair, reached out and patted the armrest heavily, and sighed, "Actually, when Zhu Zhanji came back this time, he bought a lot of slaves from me."
"Buy a slave? How much did you buy?" This was the first time Han Du heard about this matter, and he immediately guessed that Zhu Yunye's attitude towards Zhu Zhanji might be related to this matter.
"One hundred thousand." Zhu Yunye didn't hide anything and directly told Han Du the number. "And it's still a high price of one hundred thousand dollars."
A transaction of 10 million yuan is more than the maritime tax paid by the shipping company in a year. No wonder Zhu Yunye is so tempted.
For the Ming Dynasty, slaves were almost a business without capital. There were only 100,000 slaves, so they just ordered the navy to drive warships to the subcontinent and capture them in the West.
In recent years, naval warships have been cruising back and forth between the Southern Ocean and the Western Ocean, completely unrivaled on the sea.
There was a huge demand for slaves in various governor-general offices in Southeast Asia. The price of a slave who could speak Chinese was once as high as forty guan. Even for ordinary slaves, the price was around fifteen to twenty guan.