Subsequently, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order, and in the future, Tianjin Shipyard will make every effort to build this kind of ironclad warship. We will strive to have a few more ironclad warships to join the ranks of the expeditionary force in May and June next year, when the American Expeditionary Force departs.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an order on the spot to transfer the elite of the shipyard to the Dongwu Shipyard to build a new ironclad battleship there and build an ironclad warship for the southern navy.

After doing this, Emperor Chongzhen was about to return to Beijing, suddenly, Jinyi Wei reported urgently, saying that there was a big explosion in Princess Taiping's house, the princess and the concubine were both injured, and more than ten people were killed and injured in the house, which is said to be an accident in the experiment.

Hearing this announcement, Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback and hurriedly rushed back to Beijing to see the situation.

The explosion was very loud and caused a fire, but the Jingshi had a Jinyi guard to inspect it, and it was the princess's mansion who was responsible for extinguishing the fire, so the fire was extinguished at the first time, and it did not cause much damage.

However, such a big movement still caused discussion among the people of Beijing. The news spread, and it was said to be related to the experiment, and suddenly, many people who were doing the experiment were so frightened that they stopped.

There are even some discordant public opinions, saying that the unhealthy wind raised by the Ming Dynasty made the heavens angry, so this disaster was sent down to warn the world! This kind of remarks has affected some people very much. All of a sudden, local public opinion has the potential to overturn the existing knowledge system and return to the original.

When Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Beijing, he heard the Dongchang warning that was monitoring the people, and immediately he immediately instructed Chen Baoting, the governor of Dongchang: "Those who spread alarmist rumors have been taken care of by me, and no one should be missed!" ”

"Slave obeys!" As soon as Chen Baoting heard this, he knew that those people dared to question the emperor's knowledge, and he was afraid that he would be unlucky, so he hurriedly responded to the order.

Jin Yiwei entered the princess's mansion in large numbers, Emperor Chongzhen came, everyone was curious, they didn't know what was going on with this explosion, and how would the emperor deal with such a thing?

When there was an accident in his son's house, Song Yingxing naturally rushed over to visit the situation, and when he heard that the emperor had arrived, he hurriedly came out to greet him. The pony and the princess were injured and could not get down.

Emperor Chongzhen, under the guidance of Jinyiwei, strode on the Horse Mansion, and Song Yingxing, who followed closely behind, cautiously said: "Your Majesty, the situation is like this. The pony and the princess invented something new, and it was these things that exploded. Thanks to the fact that the colt and the princess are now mostly guides, and the specific operations have been operated by their apprentices, so they are only injured. However, three of the lab's apprentices were killed, two were seriously injured, and the remaining seven were lightly wounded. ”

"Do you know what's new?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't show any signs of anger, but just asked on a case-by-case basis.

Song Yingxing listened, shook his head subconsciously, and then found that the emperor couldn't see it, so he hurriedly replied: "Weichen has just arrived, and he didn't ask in detail." ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't ask any more questions, because at this time, he was almost there.

The princess and the colt, supported by their subordinates, had arrived at the door to meet them.

Seeing that both of them were wrapped in their heads, and even the princess was still hanging a hand, Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly asked them to excuse themselves, and then after entering the house, he began to ask about the specific situation.

Emperor Chongzhen noticed that the expressions of the two of them were not frustrated or afraid, but with a hint of excitement.

"Father, this is the situation...... Princess Taiping answered Emperor Chongzhen's question and explained what happened in detail.

Emperor Chongzhen heard that Princess Taiping had experimented to obtain glycerin from oil, and then treated glycerin with nitric acid and sulfuric acid to obtain a yellow oily transparent liquid, which was very unstable and caused an explosion.

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of the words "nitroglycerin", for this thing, he can be said to have been looking forward to it for a long time, and if it is really invented by the princess and his wife, it indicates that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will really be invincible in the world.

Of course, even nitroglycerin, even if it is true, still has a long way to go before it eventually becomes a yellow dynamite. However, having approached the most critical step, the road will be much easier.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen further inquired about the details of the experiment, and even asked about the precursor experiment of the princess and his wife, and looked at their data.

To be honest, at today's level, Emperor Chongzhen is a little unable to catch up with Princess Taiping and his wife in terms of chemistry. Therefore, in some experiments, Princess Taiping has to explain in order to understand what kind of chemical reaction was carried out in that step.

In the end, Emperor Chongzhen came to the conclusion that the yellow oily transparent liquid obtained by Princess Taiping and his wife was probably nitroglycerin. So, he said to Princess Taiping and the two in earnest: "What do you two think of this thing, it is so dangerous, do you need to do another experiment to analyze the characteristics of this thing?" ”

Hearing this, before the horse could answer, Princess Taiping immediately replied as a matter of course: "Father, you once said that science is a process of exploring the unknown. Now that the sons and daughters have invented something completely new, even if it explodes, so what? Of course, it's to understand this new thing, to understand this new thing! ”

Hearing this, the colt also nodded, and his expression was more of a look of anticipation for new things.

Emperor Chongzhen noticed that Song Yingxing, who was on the side, looked at his son with a worried look on his face when he heard the princess say that they would continue to explore and analyze that new thing.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen didn't see it, as long as the person concerned had this spirit, he was relieved.

Actually, he really thought too much. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, horses are not allowed to engage in politics. The two of them, the colt and the princess, had no worries about food and clothing, and there was nothing else to do for the two of them. Therefore, they are interested in chemistry, and they devote themselves to this chemical experiment, and they get a sense of accomplishment from this chemical experiment, how can they easily retreat!

After Emperor Chongzhen understood the thoughts of the princess and the concubine, he smiled and said: "That's right, you two are doing the right thing, if you retreat when you encounter a little danger, then you can't have great achievements!" ”

After receiving the emperor's affirmation, Princess Taiping and his wife glanced at each other and smiled happily.

"I can tell you clearly!" Emperor Chongzhen looked at the husband and wife who had turned their heads to look at him, and said in an affirmative tone, "This unstable explosive invented by the two of you will change the whole world and make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and even mankind." I am very pleased with your spirit of scientific exploration, do a good job, protect yourself, and at the same time, try to stabilize this explosive, and then study how to control the characteristics of this explosion in our hands. I await the day when you succeed! ”

If the yellow explosives can be successfully developed, human history will be rewritten, and it is needless to say that the Ming Dynasty will stand on top of the world, and the progress of human beings to transform nature will also be greatly accelerated. A very simple application, that is, the difficulty of building railways in the Ming Dynasty will be greatly reduced in the future, and there is no need to have too high requirements for the terrain.

Of course, the powerful yellow explosives are indeed a double-edged sword, but they are only a tool, and what kind of effectiveness this tool makes is ultimately in the hands of humans. If yellow explosives are not used because they may cause great harm to human beings, it is absolutely impossible for human beings with such thoughts to become the overlord of the earth.

Princess Taiping and her husband didn't expect Emperor Chongzhen's evaluation to be so high, and they were all overjoyed, so that what they were going to do next was full of confidence and expectation. The two of them immediately said that if Emperor Chongzhen was reassured, they would definitely do what the emperor said.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally nodded his head of encouragement, and then personally came forward to comfort the injured apprentices in the princess's mansion. Subsequently, it was also explained to Jinyiwei's side, and the experimental information on the princess's mansion must be kept secret. The relevant persons shall be subject to the highest level of military secrets.

After arranging these, Emperor Chongzhen left the Horse Mansion, and said with a smile to Song Yingxing, who was following behind: "In the future, Qing is very tender and will not be as famous as them, haha......"

You can see that he is in a very good mood!

Song Yingxing listened from beginning to end, and naturally understood what the emperor was referring to, and couldn't help but respond with a smile: "The dog can have today, it is all the work of His Majesty." can see that his son can beat his father, and Weichen can wake up with a smile in his dreams! ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened, smiled and nodded, the Chinese are like this, they are very pleased that their children have a chance.

After returning to the Forbidden City, Emperor Chongzhen announced: The princess has made an unprecedented breakthrough in the history of chemistry, as long as she works hard, it will definitely bring great changes to the Ming Dynasty, and its achievements are not inferior to the original invention of the steam engine!

As soon as this announcement came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation.

If at the beginning, ordinary people did not realize how important the application of the steam engine was, now even children can know the importance of the steam engine. Now, the experiment related to the explosion of the princess and the horse has such a high evaluation, and many people are suddenly red-eyed.

At this time, many people's concepts immediately changed again, what is the explosion, if you can get such a huge result, you have to do it with your life!

In this way, with the endorsement of the emperor, the situation that was originally feared because of the danger of the experiment was immediately changed. In order to get ahead, in order to go down in history, even more people have flocked to the chemical industry.

For this situation, Emperor Chongzhen is of course happy to see it. However, he has not forgotten that the people who were brought out by this incident have not yet been dealt with.

Thinking so, he summoned Chen Baoting, the governor of Dongchang.