The Ming Dynasty fleet set sail again, and it took three months to finally arrive at the Ningbo Shipyard.
After landing at Ningbo Port, we first took a carriage to Nanjing, and then took a train directly to the capital.
At this time, it was already February of the 19th year of Orthodoxy. Winter turned to spring, the ice and snow melted, and everything began to recover.
Zhu Qizhen looked at the scenery along the way and couldn't help but feel very good.
The establishment of Nanhaiwei and Ceylonwei marked the official arrival of the Ming Dynasty's maritime era.
From then on, there will be a steady stream of explorers, who set out from the Central Plains with their dreams, ride the wind and waves, and sail to distant places.
The Ming Dynasty's empire on which the sun never sets has begun.
The train station in the capital was greeted by hundreds of officials.
The emperor went to sea this time to open up new territories and make great contributions to the world.
However, they have already become numb.
Isn't it just that the territory has been increased and the territory has been expanded? This is the emperor's routine operation. Calm down, calm down!
The next step is for the cabinet to take the lead and work together with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs to draw up reward regulations. The soldiers who went out in battle will be rewarded based on their merits. The treasury will have plenty of money, and that's it!
Everything is proceeding step by step, and now Ming Dynasty is like a steam train. As long as it is on track, it can run normally regardless of whether the driver is present or not.
Because of this, Zhu Qizhen's ten months at sea did not affect the operation of the court at all.
Even after returning to Beijing, he was too lazy to take care of those complicated things.
In his philosophy, if the emperor had to ask about everything, do everything down to the smallest detail, and do it himself, what else would those officials do?
So, as soon as he returned to the capital, he immediately entered the Academy of Sciences.
Zhu Qizhen still has a very clear understanding of himself. He can just make up his own mind about major national affairs, and someone will take care of it.
However, scientific matters are not so easy.
If you don't spend some energy to guide yourself, it will be difficult to make breakthroughs in many projects.
Since the establishment of the Ming Academy of Sciences, the greatest achievement has been the development of the steam engine.
Only with steam engines can we have trains and armored ships. Currently, the steam engine research and development team has made a new breakthrough. They have produced a small steam engine that can be used to weave cloth.
In this way, the efficiency of weaving is greatly improved. On the one hand, the price of cotton cloth is further reduced, allowing people all over the world to buy cloth and wear clothes. On the other hand, it can free up a large number of labor force to supplement other industries.
industry.
In addition, there is also a group that is trying to use steam engines to build trackless steam vehicles. It is said that they have also started to hit the road, but they are too big and the cylinder may explode at any time...
There are many such studies. The purpose of the Academy of Sciences is to apply what they learn. When there is a breakthrough in research in a certain area, it will increase its efforts in this direction. Therefore, based on the steam engine research and development team, many secondary research institutions have been established one after another.
Subject groups.
Today, there are nearly a hundred independent research and development groups in the Academy of Sciences. In addition to the popular steam engine, it also involves mining, smelting, agriculture, medical and many other fields. However, there is only one person in one of the groups.
Zhu Qizhen also accidentally saw that everyone was busy and there were occasional quarrels, but there was one house that seemed very deserted.
"What group is that?"
Bei Lin followed Zhu Qizhen's fingers and replied: "Back to the emperor, it's the thunder and lightning research and development team, and the person in charge is Tong Xuan."
"Tongxuan?"
Zhu Qizhen seemed to be familiar with this name, and he suddenly reacted and asked: "The one with fried fish?"
Beilin nodded: "Yes!"
Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Why is there no one here?"
Beilin smiled bitterly and said: "Really... there was not much progress. At first, a few people were transferred here, but then... they all left one after another."
Zhu Qizhen said nothing and walked over with his hands behind his back.
The door was ajar. After opening it, I saw that the room was densely packed with copper wires and some scattered drawings.
There was a man sitting on the ground in the middle, scratching his head with both hands and muttering: "No, no..."
Zhu Qizhen asked: "What's wrong?"
"Why does it thunder when it rains? Where does this electricity come from? It can't be generated out of thin air, it can't be..."
Tong Xuan frowned and didn't even see Zhu Qizhen beside him, but answered subconsciously.
"It doesn't happen out of thin air. Where does it come from?"
"It must be hidden somewhere, somewhere..."
Tong Xuan was in a very bad condition, his face was a little sallow, and he seemed to be possessed by a demon, and he kept talking to himself.
Bei Lin came forward and whispered in Zhu Qizhen's ear: "Since the establishment of the thunder and lightning research and development team, Tong Xuan has been working hard, but he has never made a breakthrough. Wei Chen thinks... should he change his direction?"
Zhu Qizhen shook his head slightly, then bent down and pulled out a hair from Tong Xuan's head.
Tong Xuan felt the pain, so he raised his head to look. He was startled for a moment, then quickly got up and knelt down to salute.
"The humble minister Tong Xuan comes to see the emperor!"
"Get up!"
Zhu Qizhen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Has the research encountered a bottleneck?"
Tong Xuan looked distressed and said: "I am incompetent and have failed to live up to the emperor's expectations..."
"When it comes to research, how can it always be smooth sailing?"
Zhu Qizhen pulled up a chair and sat down, then picked up the hair in his hand and said, "Are you confused about the nature of electricity?"
Tong Xuan nodded repeatedly and said: "I don't understand why electricity only appears when it rains? Where is it usually hidden..."
"You watch!"
Zhu Qizhen picked up a wooden stick and wiped it on his hair. Under the puzzled eyes of Beilin and Tong Xuan, he moved closer to the hair in his hand.
At this time, a miracle happened!
The hair suddenly moved and quickly stuck to the end of the wooden stick.
Moreover, it was posted proactively.
Tong Xuan's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "The hair... can move?"
Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "Do you want to know why it moves?"
Tong Xuan did not speak, but nodded vigorously, with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes.
Zhu Qizhen handed over the hair and wooden stick and said, "Come and try."
Tong Xuan took it carefully and used a wooden stick to get closer, but nothing happened.
Even when I put the stick on my hair, there was still no reaction between the two.
He raised his head in confusion and asked: "Your Majesty, why can't I...?"
Zhu Qizhen chuckled and said, "Did you forget that I had another move just now?"
Tong Xuan thought for a while, then picked up the wooden stick and rubbed it on his hair.
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PS: Recommend the book "Time Pauses Ten Thousand Times"
【Harem Story】 【Not the Holy Mother】 【A little fleshy】
Every day you have a chance to stop time for an hour,
Only you can move, what would you do?
Have you watched the Japan Time Pause series?
If you like it, you may also be interested in this book.