Although Luo Qinshun did not join the school of physics, he spoke highly of physics when teaching his disciples and encouraged his disciples to go to the School of Physics for exchanges.
At the same time, Luo Qinshun wrote to another pen pal and sent the latest editions of "Mathematics" and "Physics".
This pen pal's name is Zhang Bangqi, who wrote "Yi Jie" and "Shi Guoyu" at the age of fifteen. Most scholars in the country could not even understand the "Yi Jing" at the age of fifteen, but they had already written academic articles around the "Yi Jing"
Thesis. Nowadays, Zhang Bangqi serves as the minister of the Nanjing Imperial College. He also does not like political struggle, but his concept of governing the country is biased toward reform.
Wang Yangming, Luo Qinshun, and Zhang Bangqi have been each other's pen pals for many years, and have respected and admired each other for many years. However, one is a scholar of psychology, the other is a qigong, and the other is a neo-Confucian scholar. They refute each other, fall in love with each other, and do not agree with each other's academic thoughts.
Zhang Bangqi is very interesting. He is a traditional Neo-Confucian and does not accept new things like physics. But after receiving a letter from Luo Qinshun, he actually handed over copies of "Mathematics" and "Physics" to his students, so that the Nanjing Imperial College students were interested.
Just study it, which is equivalent to extracurricular books or hobbies.
"Teacher," Wang Yanzuo bowed and said, "Since Mr. Zheng'an entered and left the School of Physics, in just half a month, dozens of scholars have joined the School of Physics. Among them, eight were Jinshi and seventeen were Juren.
Many famous scholars also visited the School of Physics, some shook their heads, while others were very interested."
"This is a good phenomenon." Wang Yuan was very happy.
Even though Luo Qinshun studied academics all day long, Shilin's influence was very great, and the School of Physics immediately gained huge attention.
But again, physics is too boring, and mathematics alone can repel countless scholars. There are many charlatans in the School of Physics. They are here to mix up interpersonal relationships, and their ultimate goal is to gain Wang Yuan's appreciation and promotion.
Wang Yan added: "Teacher, this disciple came here today to report the news of the steam locomotive."
"Succeeded?" Wang Yuan said in surprise.
"The rails are being lengthened and laid, and they will be ready for trial operation in a few days," Wang Yan said.
Historically, the emergence of steam trains was twenty years after Watt completed the improvement of steam engines. This invention was logical, as Britain already had rail carriages at that time. It is easy to think of turning rail carriages into rail steam locomotives.
Talk about a very magical thing? Tracked carriages also appeared in China during the Qin Dynasty. They used hard and non-perishable wood? They laid long wooden rails and dragged them forward with horses to speed up the Qin army's food transportation?
Reduce the loss during the transportation of military rations - has this thing been unearthed in kind? So much so that some scholars have speculated whether Qin Shihuang's "cars on the same track" specifically refers to wooden rails?
After summoning Wang Ce, Wang Yuan said to his son: "The Luo family has agreed to get married? Will they send someone to hire him in a few days? You can study in peace."
Wang Ce blushed and said, "So fast?"
"Is it too early to get married? You haven't seen the auspicious day yet?" Wang Yuan said with a smile. "How many days will it take? Come with me to Xishan to watch the test run. Your Majesty will also go there then."
"Testing the car?" Wang Ce didn't understand.
Wang Yuan said: "Steam locomotive."
"Oh." Wang Ce scratched his head.
Very helpless, as Wang Yuan's eldest son, Wang Ce has no interest in physics. He likes military affairs most? Even the Four Books and Five Classics were forced to study.
Of course? You have to learn even if you are not interested!
When Wang Ce first arrived in the capital, he was forced to learn mathematics. Now he also has a lot of common sense in physics.
At the end of March in the twenty-third year of Zhengde.
Wanping County, at the foot of Xishan Mountain? Many students from the School of Physics came to watch the test run.
The emperor is here, Lin Jun is here, and Luo Qinshun is here.
The imperial concubine, Huang E, Song Ling'er and other female relatives also stood there with their children, waiting to see the strange thing.
A section of railway track was paved for 500 meters. Luo Qinshun walked over and knocked on it. He was surprised and said: "They are all made of wrought iron?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "They are all made of steel."
Luo Qinshun shook his head repeatedly: "This thing is difficult to implement and is too expensive. Even if the steam locomotive runs fast, it is still running on money. I am afraid there are unscrupulous people who steal the steel secretly."
Wang Yuan said to Zhu Houzhao: "If your Majesty wants to promote this thing, anyone who damages or steals the rails should be punished for treason!"
"Is this thing really so useful?" Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise.
Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty will know after just one look."
Two craftsmen and handymen were standing on the car with shovels in their hands. Ling Xia, the main improver of the steam engine, took his companions to check the machine one last time, and then came over and said: "Your Majesty, please give the order to test run!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Test the car."
Wang Yuan reminded: "Your Majesty, please stand farther away. The steam locomotive is driving and there is quite a lot of smoke along the way."
Mr. Zhu Houzhao, a health expert, naturally followed the good advice and took the imperial concubine, prince and princess with him to a distance to observe with a telescope. Everyone could only follow and retreat.
Shovels of coal burned in the boiler, and large amounts of smoke and dust were emitted from the top of the locomotive, even mixed with some sparks.
"Boom boom boom!"
The locomotive started slowly, and the wheels collided with the gap between the rails, making a loud noise. Two buckets of coal were pulled behind it, and it ran faster and faster, completing the 500-meter-long rail track in the blink of an eye.
Lin Jun's dim eyes suddenly shone brightly, and his voice trembled as he said, "If we lay the railway tracks to border towns, then we will arrive thousands of miles away, so why worry about border troubles?"
Reminded by these words, Zhu Houzhao also became excited: "Let's lay the rails to Datong!"
Wang Yuan quickly said: "The land of Shanxi, the mountains and rivers inside and outside, and even the official roads are not easy to repair. How can we lay a railway track from the capital?"
Zhu Houzhao was immediately doused with cold water and sighed repeatedly: "It's a pity, it's a pity."
Wang Yuan suggested: "Your Majesty, it can be laid gradually. I suggest that three railway tracks can be laid at present: one, from Xishan to the capital, can transport coal from the Xishan, benefit the people of the capital, and can also charge coal transportation fees to make up for the laying.
The cost of building railway tracks and locomotives can even be earned over the years; second, laying railway tracks from Beijing to Tianjin, so that grain transported to Tianjin can be transferred by railway locomotives, which can save countless expenses and labor; third,
, laying a railway track from Taiyuan to Daizhou can greatly alleviate the cost of military food transportation in Datong Town."
The three sections of railway are not very long.
The first section of railway, from Xishan to Beijing.
People in the capital mostly use coal from Xishan for their daily consumption. Once railway transportation is used, the price of coal will drop quickly.
The second section of the railway is from Beijing to Tianjin.
Whether for commercial or political reasons, this railway is very important, and it will definitely pay back quickly because the freight volume is so large.
At the same time, Wang Yuan is also engaging in favoritism. The coal used in the Tianjin factory comes from small local coal mines in Tianjin, and the shallow layers have been dug almost. If these two sections of railway are built, coal can be transported directly from Xishan to Tianjin, and Tianjin is there.
The factory has benefited immensely.
The third section of railway is from Taiyuan to Daizhou.
The military rations in Datong Town are mainly transported from Shanxi and Henan provinces. The biggest costs are transportation and corvee labor. In order to transport the military rations, the people who serve in the two provinces often go bankrupt, which also makes the price of rice in Datong Town extremely expensive.
However, the terrain in Shanxi is complex. With the current engineering level, it is very difficult to build a railway.
Therefore, Wang Yuan decided to lay the railway from Taiyuan to Daizhou first. The terrain of this section of the route is relatively flat. Once it is built, the Shanxi military rations gathered in Taiyuan can be quickly transported to Daizhou, and then transported by civilians to Datong Town via Yanmen Pass.
Wang Yuan’s bigger plan is to take advantage of Shanxi’s massive coal mines!
Wang Yuan plans to open the third factory in Shanxi and attract military attachés, border merchants and Shanxi merchants to do this business together. The cotton raw materials there are not enough, but a woolen mill can be built, and all the Mongols need to do is beat the pain again.
, you can force the other party to trade wool.
The Mongolian nobles are definitely willing to use this to strengthen the economic ties between the grasslands and the hinterland. However, these ties exist with each other, and it is possible to create a bunch of capitalists who, in order to continuously obtain wool, will actually help the Mongols speak and do things at critical times.
Luo Qinshun reminded: "The coal in Xishan may damage the Dragon Vein. If we lay the rails here, I am afraid that we will attract criticism and obstruction from the ministers."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It depends on your Majesty's decision."
Xishan is actually quite far away from the imperial mausoleum, but it belongs to the same mountain range. Coal mining in Xishan is suspected of cutting off the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty, so the imperial court has repeatedly ordered a ban on mining. It is just a verbal ban, and the emperor and his ministers all know that it cannot be banned. Once it is banned, the capital will
People could no longer make fires to cook and keep warm.
And if it is agreed to lay a railway from Xishan to the capital, then even the ban will be lifted, allowing the private sector to dig the Ming Dynasty Dragon Veins.
It doesn't seem to make any difference whether the ban is lifted or not. Anyway, they are always digging.
However, this is a very serious political issue, and you will be blamed for anything that happens. Even when Wang Yuan proposed building the railway, Yang Tinghe, as the chief minister of the cabinet, was one of the people directly responsible.
If officials want to cause trouble any day, and any disaster occurs, they can say that the railway has moved. If there is a party dispute, it will be more exciting. It is equivalent to handing over the butcher's knife to the political opponents, leaving only the opportunity to be slaughtered.
If Yang Tinghe dares to agree to build a railway in Xishan, then he will be bound to Wang Yuan and belong to a grasshopper on a rope.
Zhu Houzhao rolled up his sleeves and looked at the Western Mountains in the distance, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Repair!"
Isn’t it just digging one’s own ancestral grave?
Whether to build the railway or not is still digging, it is purely a matter of face, and Zhu Houzhao has always been shameless.