Back in his house, Liang Asheng began to continue working.
The light in the room is a bit dim, and there are various tools of various sizes on the table, such as hammers, files, hand saws, etc.
In addition, there is a thick stack of draft paper, on which very complex mechanical models are drawn with charcoal.
I saw four big words written on the top of the draft paper: The fire ship will leave!
It is clearly recorded in history textbooks that the steam engine was invented by Europeans!
Later, Watt improved the steam engine and solved the problem of piston and cylinder processing. The steam engine was put into use, which directly promoted the outbreak of the first industrial revolution in human history.
Humanity has now entered the industrial age!
However, this understanding is wrong.
Because as early as the late Ming Dynasty, someone in China had already invented the steam engine and even built a steamship.
It is said in history that the fire ship goes away!
This great man is called Wang Zheng, a native of Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He has been proficient in arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and other subjects since he was a child. He is the author of the book "Pictures of Strange Weapons".
Together with Xu Guangqi, he is called the King of South Xu and North!
A true technical guru!
Compared to the West, which only put steam engine technology into practical use in the 18th century, science and technology in the late Ming Dynasty was still at least two hundred years ahead of Europe in terms of steamships alone.
Rather than saying that Europe invented the steam engine, it is better to say that missionaries took advantage of the wars between the Ming and Qing Dynasties to steal China's steam engine technology!
If the Manchu Qing Dynasty had not used literary inquisition and enslaved education in order to stabilize their rule after entering the country, thus interrupting the development of science in China, what else would have happened in Europe during the Industrial Revolution?
Qianlong's old dog repaired Sikuquanshu. He said he was repairing books, but in fact, he was collecting books and then burning them in the name of repairing books!
How many Chinese technological and cultural treasures have been destroyed by Sikuquanshu?
Let’s take Song Yingxing’s “Tiangong Kaiwu” as a simple example!
In two consecutive wars, thousands of foreigners defeated the Manchus with their powerful ships and cannons.
Forced the Manchus to sign various treaties that were humiliating and humiliating the country!
As a result, insightful people inside and outside the government deeply felt the risk of national subjugation and genocide.
He began to promote the Westernization Movement, hoping to use this to reverse the unstoppable decline of the Qing Dynasty.
As a result, during the Westernization Movement, the textbook the Manchus received was the English translation of "Tiangong Kaiwu".
It’s so funny!
"Tiangong Kaiwu", which even "foreign adults" still regard as a treasure, was banned by the Qing Dynasty two hundred years in advance!
If you want it, you have to buy it from the West!
It is worth mentioning that at that time, Japan also needed many translations of "Tiangong Kaiwu".
One can only imagine how many good things were destroyed by the literary prison of the Qing Dynasty!
The accountant who taught Liang Asheng how to read and write, his surname was Wang and his last name was "an", and he was from Xi'an Prefecture.
He is a descendant of Wang Zheng!
After the Manchus entered the customs, he did not want to shave his hair and change clothes. After his death, he had no face to meet his ancestors, so he traveled to Nanyang incognito and came to Luzon Island.
After Liang Asheng received the teaching from Wang An, he began to be fascinated by various machines.
The fire ship is one of the machines he is most interested in!
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It was the fifth day of March, 1661 AD, and the weather was fine.
The sun hung high in the sky, emitting blazing light, and the clouds rolled and relaxed, casting shadows on the earth.
In the meeting hall!
Zhu Hongyu sat at the top with bright eyes, a straight face, and an unpredictable expression, making it impossible to tell his happiness or anger.
In front of him, the generals of the Liberation Army and various civil servants knelt on the ground and were urging them to come forward.
Li Guangyuan knelt at the front and said loudly.
"Please, the general, take the throne as the emperor, ascend the throne in heaven, issue an edict to all the people, and lead us to drive out the Tartars, restore China, and create another great cause of Emperor Taizu!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
"Please, the general, take the throne as the emperor, ascend the throne according to heaven, issue an edict to all the people, and lead us to drive out the Tartars, restore China, and create the great cause of Emperor Taizu!"
"..."
Facing the persuasion from his subordinates, Zhu Hongyu was confused.
He really didn't expect that the guys under him could do this to him!
Good guy, how many soldiers, how many people, and how much territory do you have, do you want to be the emperor?
The Grass Head King himself is not so careless!
Some time ago, Jin Yiwei reported that the people below were working together. Zhu Hongyu was originally a little wary, fearing that someone would cause trouble.
But he never expected that someone was indeed causing trouble, but what happened was like this!
Feeling the fiery eyes of the people below, Zhu Hongyu could probably understand what they were thinking.
When Zhu Hongyu ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, he will definitely have to ennoble the meritorious officials. Then won't they all become princes?
But, it’s really too urgent!
Zhu Hongyu coughed slightly and said.
"Not the time!"
"Now is not the time!"
"Huo Qubing, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, once said, "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, so why should we call home?"
"Now that I am in Nanyang, the size of the Han Dynasty has not yet been restored. Almost all of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty have fallen into the hands of the Tatar chieftains."
"Billions of Han people are wailing and crying under the slaughtering knives and iron hoofs of the Tartars, looking south to the king's army!"
"How can I, the general, have the honor to proclaim himself emperor?"
"Even if you are proclaimed emperor, how can you worship your ancestors' tombs? Should you kowtow in the direction of the captive chief?"
Zhu Hongyu's voice was a little unhappy. He could understand the pursuit of fame and fortune among his subordinates.
He can give you fame, fortune, and wealth, but not now!
Amidst Zhu Hongyu's scolding, all the generals of the Liberation Army fell into silence.
Zhu Hongyu stood up from his seat, took out the long knife from his waist, and then loosened his bun.
His eyes looked around, full of ferocity and determination, and he spoke.
"Today, I, the general, will cut my hair here to express my ambition!"
"If you don't return to the Central Plains, you will never grow your hair!"
After saying this, he picked up the long knife at hand and cut off his hair.
Strands of long hair fell to the ground, followed by waves of gasps!
Chinese people have attached great importance to hair since ancient times.
Regardless of whether they are ordinary people or dignitaries, they all pay attention to the parents who care about their body and skin and should not be damaged easily!
Especially after Cao Cao played the game of cutting off his hair to replace his head, his hair was given a different meaning.
This is also the reason why there is so much resistance to shaving your hair and changing clothes after the Manchus entered the customs.
A government order requiring people to shave their hair and change their clothes caused the Central Plains and Jiangnan, which had been conquered long ago, to erupt one after another against the Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Hongyu made a decision today in front of everyone, and his decisive attitude was undoubtedly revealed.
After a while, Zhu Hongyu finished cutting his hair, but since he did it himself, he didn't have a mirror.
The remaining hair stubble looks like it has been chewed by a dog and is uneven.
But Zhu Hongyu didn't care at all, he only felt a sense of relief.
To be honest, his ambition to separate the country was not only to show that he would not be partial to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains.
More for coolness and convenience!
The weather in this hellish place like Luzon is so hot that every time you move even a little bit, you will sweat all over your forehead.
My long hair was shaved short, which made it easier to take care of. Not to mention getting rid of lice, it was also much cooler.
During this time, Zhu Hongyu had to do his hair in a bun every morning, and he had already started to feel annoyed.
This time is just right, I might as well shave my hair short!