Xu Guangqi pondered for a long time before he spoke: "In fact, the biggest problem is waste. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was confused by Xu Guangqi. Waste? This thing is used to save human resources, why is it a waste?

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen asked, "What kind of waste method is Xu Aiqing talking about?" ”

Xu Guangqi led Emperor Chongzhen forward, and said, "Your Majesty, the waste that the minister said is that this thing consumes wood and charcoal. In fact, in contrast, it is not as good as using manpower to save money, and the only advantage is that as long as there is enough fuel and water, this thing can work endlessly. ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, and said as he walked: "Take your time first, there will always be a lot better research than now in the future, as for now, it's nothing to waste some charcoal, although it is wasted, what I have outside of the Ming Dynasty is this thing, and the Ming Dynasty does not use it to eat dry rice." ”

Regarding the naked shamelessness in Emperor Chongzhen's tone, Xu Guangqi could only express his admiration and admiration - otherwise, how could Emperor Chongzhen refuse to build slaves east and invade Mongolia in the north after he ascended the throne? is really the only one among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just admiration and admiration, but the problem is still a problem.

Xu Guangqi continued: "There is another matter, which is the sealing problem of this steam engine.

In fact, the steam engine wasted a lot of wood and charcoal, and the root cause was caused by sealing. ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed, but did not speak.

After thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen could only reluctantly admit that he was indeed not that talented, and many things were returned to the teacher when he was in school - how did Watt solve the sealing problem, Emperor Chongzhen said that he was not impressed at all.

For example, this kind of sealing problem, except for knowing that it is related to rubber, the rest is not remembered at all......

It's just that a single rubber problem is enough for Emperor Chongzhen to have a headache, and this rubber problem is not so easy to solve at present.

Of course, if we want to solve the rubber problem, in fact, it is not that there is no solution at all - as long as we send troops to occupy the Americas, we can get rubber and we will be able to live.

Whether Columbus is going to America or not, Emperor Chongzhen said that he does not know and does not care.

But Daming must go to the Americas.

Indians, Yin Di'an, this is clearly the land of the Celestial Empire since ancient times, and the so-called Indians must be the remnants of Yin Shang.

And as Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, how could he allow the remnants of Yin Shang to be bullied after Yanhuang?

Even if the remnants of Yin Shang have become like savages because they have lost their civilization from their mother country, they are also dignified Yan Huang nobles, aren't they?

As for the loss of the inheritance of civilization, it doesn't matter, anyway, isn't the favorite thing Confucianism to do is to preach and educate, as long as enough Confucians are sent to educate?

And there is another benefit to going to the Americas.

The place is big enough, and there are enough people in the Central Plains, so you can just throw it there, and you can pretend to go down anyway.

What's that? How do I prove that the Indians are the remnants of the Yin Shang?

Joke! My words are proof!

Especially when the area of that continent is large enough and the materials are abundant enough, whoever dares to say that they don't believe it will go to the sky to find the Three Emperors and Five Emperors and ask them.

It's really not good, and it's okay to go to the underworld to find the king and ask.

After asking, remember to come back and tell me.

But it's a pity that the current Daming himself hasn't wiped off his shit, and he still goes to fight the South Seas and the Americas?

Emperor Chongzhen secretly hated in his heart that it was really a bunch of now, and on the other hand, he was feeling sorry for the American continent.

Forget it, sooner or later. Sooner or later, the meat will rot in the pot of Daming, and I can't wait, especially this steam engine, with this thing, it's more convenient to go to the Americas, isn't it?

Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about these things as he walked, but suddenly his mind turned and he remembered what he had read in the traverser training materials.

In the Tang brick, Yun Ye seemed to have smashed it with cow tendon and then mixed it with fish maw to make it into a sealing mat.

What Yun Ye used it for, Emperor Chongzhen didn't remember, but he vaguely remembered that there was such a thing.

If someone surnamed Yun can do that, of course I can do that.

Anyway, they are all traversers, so this kind of thing is not welcome.

In order to avoid that Da Ming already had this kind of sealing method, he was embarrassed after saying it, but Emperor Chongzhen asked: "I don't know how Xu Aiqing solved the sealing problem now?" ”

Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the minister first used lacquer as a seal, and its effect is better than nothing, and the steam will leak after a while, and the steam engine will stop at this time."

Later, the minister used white hemp as the tendon, and then sieved fine lime, mixed with tung oil to seal, and the effect was not good.

Later, the minister smashed the lime with tung oil, fish oil, thick silk, and fine luo, and the effect was not very good. ”

Emperor Chongzhen pondered it before saying: "I have read it in the ancient books in the palace, and in the former Tang Dynasty, the beef tendon was mashed and mixed with fish glue as lacquer, and the sealing was excellent.

One of them is half a claw, I don't remember much. But Xu Aiqing might as well give it a try. ”

Xu Guangqi snorted, and thought for a long time before replying: "Fish glue is sticky, and it should be feasible to use it for bonding, but I don't know what the use of beef tendon is." ”

Emperor Chongzhen is a little white ape who doesn't learn and has no skills, and how can he know what the principle of using cow tendon and fish swim bladder is, so he immediately excused: "I don't understand the meaning, but since the predecessors mentioned it in the book, there must be some reason, Xu Aiqing knows its authenticity even if he tries it." ”

It turns out that your old man doesn't know what's going on.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Guangqi said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the minister knows from the Western missionaries that there is a simpler way to seal it. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard that the missionaries had any sealing methods, he first groaned in his heart.

It's true that there are good people among the missionaries, but that's more often the case. If it weren't for the benefits of so-called missionary activities, the devil would be willing to travel thousands of miles to preach.

As for the sealing method that these guys are talking about, it can't be related to the American continent, right?

Emperor Chongzhen immediately made a very interested look and asked, "What is the method?" Xu Aiqing should talk to me about it. ”

Xu Guangqi responded first, and after careful consideration, he said, "Your Majesty, do you remember the missionary John Tang that the minister said before?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said, "I remember that Xu Aiqing said that this person is quite accomplished in astronomy, hasn't he already invited him to assist Aiqing in repairing the calendar?" Could it be that this sealing matter has something to do with John Tang? ”

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Tang Ruowang was such a person.

Thanks to some kneeling and licking dramas in later generations, Emperor Chongzhen, a historical novice, knew that Emperor Kangxi loved to learn Western knowledge and pretend to be forced, and a lot of the content was learned from this guy named Tang Ruowang.

Last time, Xu Guangqi ordered Tang Ruowang, and Emperor Chongzhen ordered Jinyiwei to find this guy back from Xi'an.

It's just that according to Jinyiwei's secret report, this guy is not very honest in Xi'an.

When he was in Xi'an, John Tang not only built a church to preach, but also constantly inquired about and recorded the routes they traveled from merchants and the missions of the nearby small countries that came to the capital to pay tribute, the names of the countries they passed, the names of places, the names of post stations, the names of the goods that came and went, the trade conditions, and so on.

As for the documents recorded by this guy, although they were going to be sent back to Europe, it was a pity that the messenger was not able to send the letter away.

The guys of Jinyiwei directly slaughtered the person who delivered the letter, and as for the letter, I don't know where Emperor Chongzhen threw it now.

Xu Guangqi didn't know about these messy things in Emperor Chongzhen's heart, so he just continued: "It's this person."

The minister heard from him that there was a man named Columbus, who had sailed to a new continent, and its area was so large that I was afraid that it was no less than my Ming Dynasty. Columbus called this place India. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was even more puzzled in his heart.

Although Columbus's so-called voyage was hundreds of years later than Zheng He's voyage, this did not prevent those Western barbarians from treating this guy as a sailing master.

Didn't later generations say that Columbus went to what kind of America, and also engaged in massacres by the Indians? Wasn't Columbus called a pioneer of the Great Voyage because of this? Why did you run to the broken place of the third brother?

Emperor Chongzhen was puzzled, but he heard Xu Guangqi continue: "It's just that later a scholar named Amerigo Vespsy pointed out that Columbus did not go to India, but a new continent.

Since Christopher Columbus had died, Amerigo Wisepsie called the place America. ”

Emperor Chongzhen's heart was groaning again.

Okay, Ah Meijian, Ah Mei, look, the source of these broken names turned out to be his mother's!

Xu Guangqi continued: "Brother Amei has read the voyage notes written by Columbus, and thinks that Columbus recorded in it [apply some white thick liquid to clothes, and wear this kind of clothing on rainy days to prevent rain; I also smeared this white thick liquid on my feet, so that the water would not wet my feet on rainy days] It is probably the sap of the "weeping tree" that Columbus saw.

According to Columbus's notes, if the bark is carefully cut, the milky white sap will slowly flow out.

John Tang said that if this kind of sap was mixed with linen, it must be very good to seal it. ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, isn't his heart just rubber, I don't care much about this thing, I care about the American continent......

It's just that no matter what, one step too late is one step too late, and now those ghost animals in Europe have already run away to occupy the Americas, right?

Forget it, I don't want to, let's get the fucking rubber first.

As for Yin Di'an, a place that has been an inherent territory of China since ancient times, let them occupy it first, and then "hang the people and cut down the crime" when I free up my hands!

After making up his mind, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Since there is this kind of tree and it was brought back by Columbus, then I sent someone to find the tree and plant it in my Ming Dynasty." ”

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen smiled again: "If Xu Aiqing wants this kind of tree, just tell me directly, why go around such a big circle?" ”

Xu Guangqi, who was broken out of his mind, blushed, but arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if this is really the case, the minister really doesn't have to go around in such a big circle, but there is another extremely important matter related to this." ”

Emperor Chongzhen said curiously: "Oh? What else? ”

Xu Guangqi said: "According to what John Tang said, he originally went to Xi'an to replace the missionary Jinnige.

This missionary named Jinnige has already come to my Ming Dynasty twice, and this time he has brought with him more than 7,000 books, covering theology, mathematics, psychology, gewu, literature, art, military affairs, geography, etc., and wants to translate them all into Chinese characters.

The minister thinks that the others are fine, but the four books of mathematics, gewu, military, and geography are extremely important, whether they are borrowed to copy or print, or simply to rob the original, in short, I should have a copy. ”

Very good, very good at me, I like it very much!

Feeling impressed by the shameless spirit that Xu Guangqi learned from himself, Emperor Chongzhen said: "What's so difficult about this, I will order someone to buy it when I turn around, and if I don't buy it, let Jinyiwei take it." ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Your Majesty, now this Jinnige Pavilion is no longer in Shaanxi, but has gone to Hangzhou. When he was last year, Jinnige originally invited Wechen to be a guest at his place, but His Majesty summoned him, and Wechen didn't go, thinking that it was for this translation. ”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Good man!

It seems that the ancients said well, only by cultivating virtue and politics within can there be four Yi guests.

Isn't the Ming Dynasty exactly what the people want, that is, overseas barbarians, and they also know that they admire China. ”

Xu Guangqi was defeated by Emperor Chongzhen's shameless boasting, but he just arched his hand and said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, Your Majesty cultivates virtue and politics, and naturally there are eight directions to come to the court." ”

Under Xu Guangqi's praise, Emperor Chongzhen simply chased the three emperors and matched the five emperors - I just don't know what Huang Taiji and Lin Danfa, who were scolded by Emperor Chongzhen, as well as the wealthy merchants in the southeast and the Donglin Party, think.

After some sighing, Emperor Chongzhen remembered what was going on: "Since this Mr. Jinnige admires Wanghua, I will order someone to take him into the capital and come to this royal academy to study with peace of mind." ”

Xu Guangqi arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Jinnige is already over fifty years old at this time, but I am afraid that it may not be able to hold the capital." ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "If you can't come, you can't come." I sent an imperial doctor over, if he could come, he would come, if he couldn't, let him translate in Hangzhou with peace of mind. But of these 7,000 Western Books, I will get a copy for Xu Aiqing to come to the Royal Academy. ”

After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen instructed Wang Chengen behind him: "Write it down, and go back and order Xu Xianchun to send someone to handle it." ”

After Wang Chengen was also there, several people had already arrived at a courtyard quite close to the Royal Academy, and the courtyard was still rumbling non-stop.

Pushing the door and walking in, Xu Guangqi turned around and invited Emperor Chongzhen to enter, pointed to a rumbling big guy in the courtyard and said, "Your Majesty, this is the steam engine made by the ministers." ”

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen just waved his hand casually and ordered the person who knelt on the ground in the courtyard to get up, but he stared at the big guy without saying a word.

obviously looks stupid and black, but in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, she is more delicate and moving than a beauty without clothes.