Late that night, Zhang Huangyan came to Yilun Hall again.
However, Chongzhen was not in Yilun Hall. After asking the young eunuch, he found out that he had gone to the laboratory of the School of Chemistry.
When Zhang Huangyan followed him to the laboratory of the School of Chemistry, he saw Boyle, the young dean of chemistry, dancing and introducing his latest research results to Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty, the explosive power of nitrocellulose is at least twice or even three times that of black powder."
"This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that nitrocellulose does not produce smoke after it explodes. In other words, if the Ming Empire uses nitrocellulose instead of black powder to load bullets, it will no longer be blocked by gunpowder smoke. In this way, I
Soldiers on the other side will have a better view of the battlefield."
Under Chongzhen's "advice", Boyle lived up to expectations and "invented" nitrocellulose.
However, there is still a long way to go from the invention of nitrocellulose to the production of stable smokeless gunpowder. Scientific and technological progress can never happen overnight and must be done step by step.
At that moment, Chongzhen asked: "How is the stability?"
"Uh..." Boyle's face fell, he scratched his chicken coop-like hair, and said with a little embarrassment, "Seriously, nothing can be hidden from His Majesty the wise and mighty Emperor. Yes, the stability of nitrocellulose
It's very bad, not to mention open flames, but even a tiny spark or a slightly heavier impact may cause an explosion."
After a pause, he added: "But don't worry, Your Majesty, I will find a way to solve it."
Chongzhen nodded and said: "You'd better find a suitable stabilizer."
"I think so too," Boyle said, "It's currently being tested."
While he was talking, Zhang Huangyan hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, I have an urgent message."
"Professor Boyle, thank you for your hard work." Chongzhen patted Boyle on the shoulder and left the chemistry laboratory.
When there was no one around, Zhang Huangyan reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Meng Xueli, Feng Guofan, and Yuan Fuzhong have left Nanjing with Hou Fangyu and Chen Zhenhui."
Chongzhen asked: "Is it still the Shaanxi trade route?"
"Yes." Zhang Huangyan said with some shame, "Hou Fangyu actually took the Shaanxi trade route when he came to Nanjing, but he was lame and disfigured at the time, so no one could recognize him."
"That's all, I don't mean to blame your Secret Investigation Department."
Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "After all, you are also humans, not gods."
Zhang Huangyan asked again: "Your Majesty, do I need to inform Li Ruolian about Meng Xueli?"
"It's not necessary." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "This is just a piece of free money sent by me. Whenever you want to use it, just send someone to find Meng Xueli. Li Ruolian doesn't need to be involved."
In fact, he was also afraid that Meng Xueli would act as a double agent and betray Li Ruolian.
Therefore, it is better for Meng Xueli not to know about Li Ruolian's existence.
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Time flies and comes to early June of the 21st year of Chongzhen.
After several months of recovery, Dorgon's health finally got better.
Early that morning, Dorgon came excitedly to the Fengtai camp with a group of Manchu and Han ministers.
Dorgon came here to see the training results of Meng Xueli and the others. Although it had only been more than a month, Dorgon could not wait to see the training results of the Jinshi Camp.
It must be admitted that Dorgon's learning ability is really excellent.
Chongzhen built a scholar camp, which was able to turn decay into magic and turn the tide from collapse.
So Dorgon thought of setting up a scholar camp following Chongzhen's example, or even a higher level, a Jinshi camp, so he handed over 300 Jinshi from Wuzi Branch to Meng Xueli and the three of them.
Dorgon hoped that Meng Xueli and the others could first train this group of Jinshi from Wuzi Branch.
Then let these more than 300 Jinshi train the Han Army of the Green Camp, and eventually build the Eight Banners Han Army of the Qing Dynasty and the Green Camp into a powerful force that can rival the Ming Army. Only in this way can the Qing Dynasty have hope.
However, Dorgon was disappointed from the moment he walked into the Fengtai camp.
Because the Jinshi camp with high morale and vitality that he expected did not exist at all.
All Dorgon saw was a group of disgraced and arrogant young men complaining endlessly.
Looking at the crooked queue of these new Jinshi, Dorgon's face immediately fell.
This group of Jinshi can't even stand clearly in the infantry formation. Are they asked to lead troops in the Green Camp? Isn't this nonsense?
Meng Xueli and the other three also saw Dorgon and his entourage, and hurriedly ran over and knelt down to pay their respects: "Slaves Meng Xueli/Feng Guofan/Yuan Fuzhong pay their respects to the master."
"No need." Dorgon pointed to the queue of Jinshi and asked with a dark face, "What's going on?"
Meng Xueli suddenly had a bitter look on his face, and said to himself, Master, what kind of things did you give us?
They dared to cry out in pain after only walking in line for an hour every day, and they dared to lie on the ground even after marching five miles in full force on foot.
You must know that when we first entered the Dabie Mountains, our scholar battalion marched in formation for four or five hours. We marched on foot for hundreds of miles without breathing in full force. Under extreme conditions, we had to march for hundreds of miles in knee-deep snow. !
It's not like Meng Xueli never thought of dealing with these Jinshi masters just like Chongzhen dealt with them.
But after trying it for a little while, Meng Xueli gave up decisively because he really couldn't afford to offend him.
These Jinshi masters all have extraordinary backgrounds, and their chamber masters and seat masters are all important officials of the Qing Dynasty.
In particular, Gang Lin, the examiner of this subject, treated these new Jinshi scholars as if they were nephews and loved them very much.
And the most helpless thing is that Hou Fangyu failed to get the Shang Fang Sword from Dorgon for them.
Many times, Meng Xueli and the others really thought it was ridiculous. The Ming Dynasty, a court that originally valued human relations and sophistication, no longer paid much attention to human relations and sophistication. At least Chongzhen and Shiziying would never talk to you about human relations and sophistication, especially Chongzhen, the dog emperor. , etiquette and law are all trampled underfoot, let alone human relations?
However, the Qing Dynasty, which should not pay attention to the sophistication of people, started to talk about the sophistication of the world less than five years after entering the country. Manchu officials such as Gang Lin and Qi Chongge were more sophisticated than the Han officials.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Anyway, it feels quite ridiculous, and the two countries seem to have fallen apart.
But there was no way to say these words. Meng Xueli and the others could only kneel down and apologize.
"Master, the slaves and others are incompetent and failed to train the Jinshi Battalion well. I have let you down, Master."
However, Dorgon was not that easy to deal with, and said angrily: "Tell me the truth, what is going on?"
Tell the truth? A wry smile appeared on Meng Xueli's face. Can he tell the truth? How can he survive in Beijing if he tells the truth? If others don't tell them, how can Gang Lin, a scholar at the Academy of Chinese History, spare them?
"Don't tell?" Dorgon's face gradually turned cold.
Hou Fangyu gritted his teeth and was about to get out of the queue, but Gang Lin had already spoken first.
"Master," Gang Lin reported, "the Jinshi scholars in the Wuzi family are all educated, and the future of the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty must be supported by them. It is really not honorable to let them walk in queues and wade through mud pits like Qiu Ba.
, Master, your reputation is not good when it is spread out, saying that I am a great Qing Dynasty and treat the scholars all over the world with indifference."
"I understand." Dorgon's face became more and more embarrassed.
This is really hard to guard against, it is hard to guard against domestic thieves, but it is actually the bad deeds of one of our own people.
But in fact, the current situation can be said to be Dorgon's own fault.
At the beginning, the power structure of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a tribal deliberative system, and power was in the hands of the banner leader Beile. After Huang Taiji became emperor, the power of the banner leader Beile was greatly weakened, and the power of the Manchu and Han ministers was strengthened.
Manchu ministers like Gang Lin, Sony and Qi Chongge all appeared at this time.
After the reorganization of the Dorgon Eight Banners, the flag owner Beile was completely marginalized.
From this time on, Manchu ministers such as Gang Lin, Qi Chongge, and Sony truly held real power.
And Gang Lin, as a bachelor of the Academy of National History and the head of all ministers, naturally has greater power.
During the period when Dorgon was bedridden, it can be said that all government orders came from Gang Lin's hand.
However, Dorgon was also a wealthy man, and although he had murderous intentions, he did not reveal them at all on his face.
"Ganglin, how is the Kongming Lantern going?" Dorgon was already thinking about how to deal with Ganglin.
Gang Lin said: "I am just about to report to my master that the first Kong Ming Lantern has been built and is waiting for my master to watch the ceremony."
"Very good, let's go. Now I want to see with my own eyes how the first Kongming Lantern of the Qing Dynasty flew into the sky." Dorgon said and left.
Gang Lin and other Manchu and Han ministers quickly followed.
Only Meng Xueli and three other slaves were left there.
Looking back, there are more than 300 new scholars.
There were people sitting all over the ground on Daying campus.
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The test flight site of the Kongming Lantern is also in Fengtai Camp.
So after walking not far, we arrived at the testing site.
In the last battle of Hunhe, Jiannu suffered heavy losses from the Ming Dynasty Air Force.
The Ming Dynasty's "Kongming Lantern" also left a deep impression on Dorgon and his Manchu and Han ministers.
After unintentionally capturing a "Kongming Lantern" belonging to the Ming army, Dorgon immediately ordered the imitation of Kong Mingning and handed over the matter to Gang Lin, a scholar at the National History Museum, who was personally responsible for it.
Gang Lin spent a lot of money to buy the gauze from Huzhou through the Shaanxi trade route.
After several months of trying, I finally built one.
The styles are all the same as the Kongming lantern that illuminates the Ming army.
After obtaining Dorgon's approval, Ganglin immediately ordered the fire to be lit.
The fire on the hanging basket spurted out, and the originally flat lamp body quickly bulged.
When the lamp body is filled with hot air, the huge Kongming Lantern slowly rises.
Seeing this, Dorgon couldn't help but look happy, Qi Chongge, Fan Wenchen and other Manchu and Han ministers couldn't help but cheer loudly, and Gang Lin's lips turned into a proud smile.
But soon, Gang Lin's smile froze.
Because the Kongming Lantern in the sky suddenly tore apart.
Immediately afterwards, the huge lamp shrank into a ball and fell rapidly from a high altitude.
In just a moment, the shriveled Kongming Lantern and the hanging basket fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Qi Chongge, Fan Wenchen and other Manchu and Han ministers looked at each other, what's going on? It was flying well just now, why did it suddenly fall down?
