After a war, Fujian, under the efficient new policy system of Ningchu, began to gradually return to normal, a large number of Ningchu officials quickly went down to the counties and townships to establish grassroots rule, and in this process, the third division of the Fuhan Army also cooperated with the countryside to clean up those local tyrants and inferior gentry who were still resisting, so that the smoke was everywhere.

Of course, this is a very normal thing for today's Fuhan army, and the generals know in their hearts that the front of this battle is tofu, and the back is nail. The so-called tofu refers to the Qing army that crumbles at the touch of a touch, and the nails refer to the local emperors and landowners who have taken root in the place.

In this regard, Ning Yu's attitude has always been extremely firm, even if the fight is slower and the losses are bigger, it doesn't matter, but it is necessary to completely smash the local forces that were originally loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then insert their own people, in order to firmly control the local situation, otherwise there will be a possibility of recurrence.

The sound of gunfire brings not only death, but also hope for the future.

In mid-July, a large number of people stood on the wharf in Fuzhou, among which the leader was Guo Chong, the political envoy of Fujian's right cloth, and Cheng Zhien, the chief military officer of Fujian, with a large group of red robes, who were bidding farewell to Huang Dian and others who had concluded negotiations.

"General Huang, the Taiwan government is carrying Chonggang, the Belt Islands, Langqiao Nanping, the Chicken Coop Beiwei, with Penghu as the gateway and the deer ear as the throat, which is the key place in China, and my Dachu will not forget this."

Guo Chong clasped his hands into fists, and a smile appeared on his face, "At the moment, we should still value peace, this farewell, but I don't know when we will be able to see each other again......"

Huang Dian looked humble and said softly: "What Lord Guo said is extremely true, the kindness of Great Chu will be remembered by the whole Taiwan government...... There is no mention of Ming Jun and Zhu Yigui in his words.

Cheng Zhien, the general soldier of Fujian, also saluted with his fists and said loudly: "As soon as General Huang goes on this trip, Cheng wishes him smooth sailing, but if he has an accident in the future, he can send someone to send a letter, and Cheng can help, and he will never shirk half a point." ”

According to the agreement reached between Ning Yu and Huang Dian, after he returns to Taiwan this time, the entire Fu Han army will become his backing, if Zhu Yigui dares to make a secret move, then Fujian's third division will cross the sea to attack as soon as possible to control Taiwan.

Therefore, the current farewell scene is also to prop up the waist pole for the Yellow Palace, and clearly tell Zhu Yigui that if he dares to move the Yellow Palace, the Fu Han Army will immediately fight it...... And no matter what Zhu Yigui on the other side of the strait thinks, at least the current Huang Dian is full of gratitude, as long as he lives, then he will have the opportunity to control the Taiwan government into his own hands.

Of course, Huang Dian did not go back completely empty-handed, in order to ensure that Huang Dian could wrestle with Zhu Yigui, Ning Yu deliberately allocated 10,000 people to Huang Dian the Ming army captured after the previous war, and gave some captured weapons such as shotguns and swords and spears, these soldiers and equipment will follow Huang Dian to Taiwan by boat.

On the one hand, Ning Yu forcibly pressed the White Lotus Sect's righteous army to attack Guanzhong, and on the other hand, he planted a nail in Taiwan, of course, the purpose was to force Zhu Yigui and Huang Dian to turn their attention to Southeast Asia and expand the basic market.

The world is like a chessboard, Ning Yu has countless children, but he is still more focused on internal development, whether it is supporting industry and commerce, or pulling the county officials to hold meetings, it is one of the links, how to string these rings together, it will take a lot of time, and for Ning Yu, it is mainly reflected in two aspects, one is the talent book brought back by Ernst from the West, and the other is the top-secret research base in Nanjing.

Located in a top-secret area of the Purple Mountain, the base has been under construction since Ningyu occupied the city of Nanjing, and unlike other places, all the buildings are made of cement, surrounded by barbed wire, and the Praetorian Guard Division has a battalion stationed here all year round.

For the entire Ning Chu, the first is a top secret, except for a few people who know about it, no one else has heard of this place at all, and it is impossible to find the existence of this base on any written materials. In particular, within the Military Intelligence Service, it is classified as Class A and no one is allowed to enter it unless it is a related person.

Of course, it is mysterious, but in fact, the whole is very inclined to the simple style of later generations, with several rows of tall concrete buildings divided into various research areas, and a few small gray buildings, which are used as the daily living places of researchers, and daily related daily necessities will be transported by special personnel.

At the beginning of the establishment of the first base of Guimao, Ning Yu urgently recalled the thunder camel, he had experienced the construction of the Hanyang Gun Factory, and he had a lot of experience in this area, and it was very suitable to serve as the first director of the first base of Guimao.

"Your Majesty, this is where the steam engine was developed..... At present, there are three R&D groups in the base to develop steam engines in different directions, and the progress is very rapid, and perhaps after a while, steam engines will be available. ”

Lei Huozi stood aside and introduced very attentively, only to see dozens of people wearing research clothes discussing fiercely, even if they saw Ning Yu coming, they didn't mean to stop at all.

Of course, this is also the regulation of Ningyu, all the researchers here have official status, that is, they have the grade of the imperial court, like ordinary researchers are the sixth grade, middle-level researchers are generally the fourth grade, and those like Lei Huozi who have the status of chief university scholar are as high as the first grade.

In Ning Yu's memory, there is only a general impression of the steam engine, although it cannot help the thunder camel in essence, but in this era, the prototype of the steam engine has actually come out, and among the relevant materials provided by Ernst, there are records of the relevant vacuum steam engine.

According to Ernst's data, there was an early industrial steam engine more than 20 years ago, and this kind of steam engine appeared mainly for the mining industry, such as the scale of the British mining industry at that time, especially the coal mine, the traditional mining methods and manpower have been difficult to meet the requirements of removing groundwater from the mine, so the steam engine has entered people's field of vision.

It wasn't until more than a decade ago that Thomas Newcomen built an industrial steam engine that introduced steam into a cylinder and the valve was closed, then cold water was sprinkled into the cylinder, and when the steam condensed, a vacuum was created to push the piston by air pressure, and then a rod deep into the shaft was attached to the mine to drive a pump that discharged the water out of the shaft with the power generated by the movement of the piston.

Before Ernst came to China, he still knew a lot about this industrial steam engine, although he could not provide a complete industrial sketch, but under his guidance, Lei Huozi had a certain idea of the principle of the steam engine, so the imitation of the Newcomen steam engine was also progressing very fast.

Ning Yu glanced at the sample placed in the center of the room, stupid and black appearance, looking a little nondescript, but this still made Ning Yu's heart still a little excited, this is the artifact of the future!

"Funds, materials and talents, I will find a way to allocate them to you, and its birth is of great significance, by no means ordinary. But I only have one request, and that is to develop it within this year. ”

Ning Yu looked at the thunder camel and said solemnly, even more serious than when he asked the thunder camel to make the cannon.

"Your Majesty, the minister will definitely be able to develop it this year,"

Although Lei Huozi still doesn't understand what its role means, he also feels the power contained in it, just like the rocket developed at the beginning, which changed the fate of a dynasty, and the emergence of the steam engine may also change an era.

Ning Yu stroked the steam engine and said in a low voice: "I am a great Chu to establish a country for innovation, I think it is better to ask him to innovate a one-year steam engine." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Thunder camel, I have one more thing to tell you, it is not the end, the current steam engine is still relatively rudimentary, there are still many problems in itself, and there is no way to do more, so this will be a very long-term work, probably in decades....... Your sacrifice and dedication, I will know in my heart. ”

The meaning of Ning Yu's sentence is clear, it is not a short-term project, but requires long-term continuous efforts to achieve breakthroughs, which means that its secrecy will be very long, and everyone here will pay a certain sacrifice in order to adapt to the needs of secrecy....... Or even a lifetime of sacrifice.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lei Huozi understood, and everyone else understood, but he didn't hesitate in the slightest. From the moment he came to the first base, Lei Huozi has been mentally prepared, he is the chief scholar of Da Chu, and he has dedicated his life to Da Chu, which is also his due righteousness.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to ask for a favor." As soon as Lei Huozi's words fell, he thought about kneeling, but before he could completely bend his knees, Ning Yu had already helped the old man up.

"Aiqing has any hardships, even if she tells me, if she can do it, I will never object."

Lei Huozi did not open his mouth to ask for a reward for his children and grandchildren, but slowly glanced at those scientific researchers who were still working hard, and said in a low voice: "The minister has been favored by His Majesty, and he is in the important position of the chief university scholar of Great Chu, and there is nothing else to ask for. It's just that some of these people who follow the ministers are only in their twenties and have not yet started a family......"

"I will arrange for a woman of the right age to come on a blind date, and if there is a suitable match for them, I will allow it if needed!"

Ning Yu did not hesitate to make a package ticket, these things were originally prepared by him, but for the efforts of these people, it seemed that it was not enough, so he spoke again: "The soldiers who killed the enemy on the front line for meritorious service, there will be medals and rewards, although you have not killed the enemy in the rear, but the merit is no worse than theirs, I will also award you a knight!" ”

"Anyone who leads the team to take the lead in breaking through major science and technology, all members will be awarded the third-class medal of Luban, and the leader will be crowned!"

"If anyone can lead the team to complete the first-class project, all the staff will be awarded the second-class medal of Luban, and the leader will be crowned a marquis!"

The words came out, but it made the thunder camel startled, not to mention the preciousness of the Ning Chu Medal, this title is even more precious, except for the Ning royal family, ordinary people don't roll a few times on the battlefield to live and die, and there is no chance to get the title at all, so this time Ning Yu's attitude is almost telling everyone that as long as you get the steam engine out like your life, you can be knighted!

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Everyone bowed deeply, Ning Yu's statement almost made their blood begin to boil, he really pointed out the way to everyone, as long as they can show their value, they will get more rewards, and even recognition in the real sense.

"The future of Da Chu is inseparable from the contribution of each of you, I once said to the ministers of the cabinet, you are not the so-called craftsmen, you are engineers, you are creators, you are the future is hope, and it is also the confidence of Da Chu!"

Ning Yu's attitude was very sincere, and when he spoke, he unconsciously remembered that before, from artillery to muskets, to rockets, from the small gun workshop in Xiaogan County to the Hanyang Gun Factory with a scale of tens of thousands of people, these people have really worked hard and sacrificed for the rise and fall of this country.

"I hope that each of you can live with dignity, so I give you an official body, not to let you become officials, but to let you understand that utensils and objects can still achieve great things, and at the moment the country has nothing, in the future, we will change the imperial examination, change education, start from the basics, and there will be more people to walk your path!"

This speech at the first base of Gui Mao was exciting, but it also exposed Ning Yu's thoughts to a certain extent, or ambition, but it was in a secret place, and what the emperor said was also top secret, so it didn't cause any turmoil, but Cui Wancai, the second assistant who followed on the side, was a little worried.

"Your Majesty, will our education be changed in the future?"

"I want to change! And it's going to be overhauled! ”

In front of his cronies and father-in-law, Ning Yu naturally did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, of course, this did not cause Cui Wancai's surprise, he had long known what kind of character his student was, and this matter may have been in the emperor's heart for a long time.

Cui Wancai is not that corrupt, he also thinks that education needs to be reformed, but the difference with Ning Yu is that he thinks that this matter should be done slowly.

"At present, all the policies taken by His Majesty have had a good effect, but for the gentry, it is also quite a big impact, and the matter of education reform is a rather tricky matter...... If His Majesty vigorously promotes it, I am afraid it will cause a recurrence. ”

Ning Yu sighed softly, and every time something involved in change, it seemed to slow down...... Can this problem be solved by simply slowing it down? Didn't it stay the same......

"Mr. Cui, of course I understand what you mean, but I thought that if things could be done if they slowed down, they would be done, but if they keep delaying it, this problem will always remain......"

"If I don't do it, who else can I expect to do it?"