Four days and twelve hours.

Han Gang withdrew his gaze from the pendulum clock placed in the corner.

So far, there has been no bad news from the iron field, which means that the steam engine that is being tested is getting closer and closer to the first goal he has set.

Since two days ago, after this improved new steam engine broke the old long-term operation record, Han Gang began to pay attention to the real yàn on the side of the Kaifeng Iron Field.

However, he didn't expect that this time the real yàn would be so smooth, and he would throw the old record so far away at once.

Han Gang didn't expect that he would still have such an impatient mood.

In the empty public hall, he laughed self-deprecatingly.

After all, he's been waiting too long, too long.

In order to put the steam engine into practical use, the reward is only one aspect, and the imperial court's annual allocation for the steam engine project is far more than the official position and bounty.

The imperial court, or Han Gang, paid such a big price, and what was needed was not just a watt-style steam engine, but a successful R&D system, as well as successful experience in mechanical R&D. Because after a successful steam engine, there is also a gearbox, there are further improvements, and there are many more problems that need to be solved.

The research teams on the other side of the iron yard are all time-tested skilled craftsmen, and they all have their own unique side, and it is not surprising that anyone succeeds. Even if one group is one step ahead now, it does not mean that the R&D level of other groups is undesirable.

Han Gang didn't say that the steam engine can only have one form. It is impossible for the newly built steam engine not to be improved. With a steam engine comes a transmission to transmit power to a wide variety of production machines.

More problems require more researchers to solve.

"Xianggong." Zong Ze walked into the house quickly.

"What?! It's news from the iron yard. ”

Han Gang immediately asked, unexpectedly a little nervous.

"It's not." Zong Ze shook his head, "It's Anyang Yinxu's business." ”

After thinking for a while, Han Gang asked, "...... Is it the one that Xiangzhou said last time that the theft and excavation are not stopped, and the forgery has become a trend? ”

"That's it."

After receiving Zong Ze's affirmative reply, Han Gang said: "This matter is simple, just let Han Shipu take care of the people in his family." ”

Han Zhongyan, the master of the calligraphy, was the Privy Council Governor and the Shepherd. But a more important identity is Han Qi's eldest son.

Han Qi guarded the township and county, after his death, his cousin and son all served as the governor of Xiangzhou and Anyang, and in the past 20 years, they have always been the guest of Han Qi's family.

If Qufu is the territory of the Yansheng family, then Xiangzhou can also be said to be the territory of the Han family. The big and small things in Anyang are all related to the Han family, and the Han family is indispensable for everything.

Of course, the Yinxu incident was the fire lit by Han Gang, and without him, only a few hundred years later, would anyone be able to see the existence of the oracle bone inscription with their own eyes. But the current black smoke miasma in Anyang is not Han Gang's fault.

Relying on the excavation of the relics of Yin Ruins, led by oracle bone inscriptions, many families in Anyang have made a fortune.

Over the years, there have been countless oracle bones scattered in Yinxu, and more oracle bones have been forged, and an industrial chain has been formed in Xiangzhou, including bronze vessels, and at least eighty percent of the Shang Dynasty artifacts that come out every year are fakes. More and more people in Xiangzhou are devoting themselves to the promising profession of antique forgery, and even the blue and white of the Qin Dynasty, the Ru kiln of the Zhou Dynasty, and the steel and iron swords of the Shang Dynasty, because there are always fools who are deceived, have also appeared on the market.

But great interests also inevitably lead to constant strife. Underworld groups, large and small, naturally came into being.

As far as Han Gang knows, in Anyang, people die every day, but the Han family is powerful and suppresses all these chaos.

Half a year ago, Anyang rebuilt the city defense and dug up the bones of 37 people by the side of the moat, and all of them were fresh corpses that had not yet decomposed.

If it is a death of illness, there is something to say, but Xiangzhou and Anyang County jointly examined and found that everyone did not die of illness, but were killed. Therefore, this case was reported to the Hebei Provincial Punishment Department as soon as possible, and Yushitai and Dali Temple both sent people to Anyang to investigate the case.

However, the identity of the deceased was not found out in the end, only that it was not a local. In this way, the officials of Xiangzhou and Anyang were greatly affected by this, and the lightest ones were fines, and the two pro-people officials were replaced.

Therefore, some local officials made it clear that it was not their fault, but that after the Yin Ruins were unearthed, huge interests corrupted the local people's customs, and not only blamed the Han family in Anyang, but also implicated Han Gang.

Han Gang didn't think that this was his own problem, it was obviously the fault of the Han family in Anyang who was not strict in governing the family.

Hurriedly read the text brought by Zong Ze, and Han Gang said, "Rulin, you go and talk to Han Shipu in the next two days, if he can't solve the current problem, the political hall will send a better magistrate to Anyang!" ”

"Zong Ze knows."

Zong Ze nodded, he knew that Han Gang was very impatient now and didn't want to accommodate the Han family anymore.

"Rulin." Zong Ze was about to go out, but Han Gang stopped him again, "What will Han Shipu think over there?" ”

“…… Han Qunmu will be angry. Zong Ze said bluntly.

Just as Han Gang didn't think it was his own problem, Han Zhongyan didn't think it was his family's fault. Obviously, it was Han Gang who made the township into a miasma for the sake of the dispute over Taoism.

Moreover, Han Gang did reap huge benefits from the Yin Ruins.

It's not just that Wang Anshi rushed to take out the "Words Say" that wanted to unify different theories, but was smashed back by Han Gang with an oracle bone inscription.

Until now, Qi has benefited from it.

Up to now, except for simple and easy-to-understand words such as the heavenly stems and earthly branches, one, two, three, four, sun, moon, mountains and rivers, the vast majority of words are still a cloud of fog, and each faction has its own interpretation of the same word. Since everyone is holding the oracle bone inscription for their own theory, it also means that no one can obtain the right to interpret the oracle bone inscription.

Even if the land around Anyang was riddled with holes, and the trend of stealing and digging had even spread to Shaanxi, this also made it impossible for the Confucian sects to form a joint force to attack Han Gang's qi.

Han Gang didn't care about Han Zhongyan's anger, "For the sake of the loom's face, he won't say anything." ”

Since the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce made the technology of hydraulic looms and silk reeling machines public, a large number of factories have appeared in various places. Xiangzhou also produces silk, but Han Zhongyan has a stake in it behind his back.

What's more, Han Gang asked Zong Ze to find Han Zhongyan first, and still asked him to recommend a Han family member to be the magistrate of Anyang.

Except for Han Gang's unkind words, the interests of the Han family in Anyang were still preserved to the greatest extent.

"It's a pity that the ruins are ruined, I don't know how much they have been damaged."

"yes." Han Gang sighed, without the slightest sincerity.

The oracle bones of Yinxu are indeed important and have immeasurable significance to Chinese history, but Han Gang does not mind taking them as a victim of the ultimate goal of social development.

"That's right, Rulin." When Zong Ze was about to say goodbye and leave, Han Gang suddenly said again, "After you go out, let people go to the iron field again to see, and report any news." ”

"Got it." Zong Ze nodded in agreement, thought about it and asked, "Xianggong cares a lot about the results over there?" ”

"Of course, I've been looking forward to it."

Han Gang did not hide his eagerness at all.

This is the most important step in the industrial revolution, and no kind of praise will make him feel too high.

"But that's just the first step, and it can't even be used on the railroad."

"It's a rare thing to be able to take the first step. Which family's children grow up as soon as they are born? But the prosperity of the Han family began here. ”

Han Gang had no intention of seeking full blame.

Now that we have a practical steam engine, the next step is to consider how to make better use of this power and improve the design of the steam engine itself.

In addition to this, the most important is large-scale manufacturing.

Just for the sake of qualified industrial production, Han Gang even went so far as to standardize and precision weights and measures.

Even though there were no metric weights and measures, it was still possible to build a suitable machine according to the old-fashioned standards of size and weight. If you want to measure the size of a part, vernier calipers are sufficient for the time being.

The British used the foot-inch and did not influence the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution. The temporary use of existing weights and measures will naturally not affect the process of industrialization too much.

In the process of the invention of the steam engine, Han Gang even considered generators and electric motors. In Nature, he also wrote essays explaining the definition of electricity, from lightning to electric sparks flickering when undressing on a winter night.

How is electricity generated? Whether to cut the magnetic field to generate electricity, or to use the battery first.

The industrial capacity to lay submarine cables is not yet available in this era, and the electromagnet composed of enameled wire and silicon steel sheet is of course even more impossible.

However, there is no need for generators, as long as there are effective batteries and the ability to send radio messages, Han Gang can even directly wave his army to attack the Liao State.

Unfortunately, this is just a dream, and it is a dream that is out of reach.

But with steam power, it will be much easier to build a bridge across the river. Steel parts, which were indispensable for the construction of the bridge, will be made more easily and mass-produced.

The ultimate goal of Luoshui and Huaishui is the Yellow River – perhaps in a few decades, the possibility of building a bridge over the Yellow River is slim, but it is a little more likely than crossing the Yangtze River.

In any case, the steam engine is the first step in a beautiful future—the first step in creating the future.

However, this is only Han Gang's opinion, but Zong Ze in front of Han Gang does not think that the status of the steam engine is as important as Han Gang said. Although he felt that it was indeed important, it was not important enough to matter the rise or fall of the world.

"Ru Lin, do you know what a revolution is?" Han Gang asked suddenly.

Zong Ze's heart trembled, and he replied quietly: "The so-called revolution is the Mandate of Heaven." From the beginning of the Tangwu Revolution to the end of Taizu's Dingding, the change of dynasty is the revolution. ”

"Definitely." Han Gang shook his head, "This is a family with one surname, not a change in destiny." ”

"Then according to the public, what is the mandate of heaven?"

"Who belongs to the world: Huaxia, or Yidi. Yidi has a king, it is better to die in Zhuxia. The words of the saints are the meaning. ”

Zong Ze frowned, the Tangwu Revolution came from Yi Chuan, written by Confucius himself. Of course, Zhang Zai once said that among the ten wings, only the four articles of the elephant were written by Confucius himself, and it is not surprising that Han Gang, as his disciple, drove the "Yi" where the Tang Wu Revolution was located out of the Confucius anthology.

When the great Confucianism of the world, you can say whatever you want. Today's prime minister, if he says something, I don't know how many people will take the initiative to argue for him.

Han Gang could see what Zong Ze was thinking in his heart, and with Zhuang Yuanlang's talent, of course, it was difficult to agree with his statement that he arbitrarily used the words of the sage.

In normal times, Han Gang would not have said such words at all, but he was in high spirits today, and he couldn't restrain himself for a while.

"What is a real revolution? It's Huayi! Three emperors and five emperors, it is difficult to find, so leave it alone. Zhou to represent the merchants, divided the countries, east to the sea, west to the desert, north to the Yan Dynasty, south to Cangwu, eight hundred years, Zhuyi stars scattered. When the king of You, the dog Rong can break the national capital, to Qin Xing, where is the dog Rong? Zhou Xingyi died, China's luck was at its peak, and the Mandate of Heaven has since returned to China, which can be described as a revolution! ”

Han Gang paused, saw Zong Ze listening silently, and continued,

"Since the Qin Dynasty, 1,300 years ago, the Wuhu Rebellion has been endless, but the prosperity of Li Tang can still sweep away Hulu. However, when the country was founded, it was never able to sweep away the northern and southern barbarians like the Han and Tang dynasties. The Northern Captives overwhelmed China, and with the respect of the Son of Heaven, they even had to be brothers with the chieftains, and the decline of China can be seen. ”

"The Great Song Dynasty Wenzhi is far superior to the Khitan, and his martial arts are also overwhelming." Zong Ze retorted in a low voice.

"That was the last dozen years, and it was still not enough to turn things around." Han Gang is one of the main promoters of this change, and he is qualified enough to deny Zong Ze, "The Great Song Dynasty is changing the law, don't the Liao people?" But as soon as the steam engine came out, industry flourished. Before the guns, the force is superior, it is not to be said. A musket makes tens of millions, and children can also win bravely if they hold it. The Khitan iron cavalry can be separated for thousands of miles, and it was a dilemma for the officers and soldiers in the old days, but as soon as the track comes out, the locomotive is used, and the foot soldiers can also travel thousands of miles a day. Since then, the more the more the many. ”

"The revival of China, the death of the barbarians is indispensable!"