The mine chuáng in Luzon is not too deep.

The main reason why individuals are unable to exploit is that due to the rainy weather in the South Sea, the underground water veins are extremely abundant, and the dug mines are full of oceans, and the serious water accumulation makes it impossible for miners to operate. Some people wanted to renovate the rickshaw in their hometown to remove the stagnant water from the mine, but after experimentation, it took 1,000 people to do the work to ensure that the mining could proceed normally. But in this case, the cost is too high. And for deeper mines, the waterwheel is also powerless.

But Nanyang had a secret weapon that could do it without manpower, and Hua was the ugly device that rumbled, spewed steam in front of the silence at the moment—a huge boiler with coal burning at the bottom, connected with thick copper pipes to a cylinder like a rectangular metal bellows of equal magnitude. There is also a hose at the bottom of the cylinder, which is connected to the water tank hanging at a high place. At the other end of the cylinder was a huge piston with an eight-foot-long counterbalance lever attached to a solid metal support, and at the other end was a thick rope from which hung a heavy bell block, under which was a long metal rod that went deep into the bottom of the pit.

Now is not the time of day, but the big men naturally do not have to wait until tomorrow, the chief instructs the workers who guard the machine to show it to a few adults, and a few workers will add coal to the boiler, and soon after the boiler is boiled, the foreman in charge of the cào column turns on the steam on the cylinder and enters the cylinder. The piston is quickly pushed to the top of the cylinder by the combination of steam pressure and the counterweight at the other end of the lever. When the gauge pointer on the cylinder points to the red sè area, the foreman turns off the steam mén and turns on the water mén, spraying cold water from the tank into the cylinder.

At this time, something miraculous happened, the piston actually began to descend, and quickly lifted the metal lever on the left side of the lever, so that the water pump installed in the depths of the mine brought out the stagnant water more than ten zhang deep below the surface of the well. Wait for the piston to drop to the bottom. The foreman turned off the faucet again and drained the cooling water from the other water. Then the intake is opened, and the steam and counterweight lift the piston up again, and so on, and the water comes out continuously, and the process takes a long time, but it is only a short moment, and it takes a few breaths to complete a reciprocation. The machine was so powerful that it kept the groundwater draining and kept the water level below a dozen zhang, which caused the trees on the mountain to wither and become bare.

"This, this is simply amazing." Looking at the stagnant water gushing out of the water pipe, Shen Jing, who was well-informed, also opened his mouth wide in shock. He had heard of a machine boiling water in the mines, which could replace cattle and horses. But he kept scoffing at it, thinking that it was just a rumor. But now that I have seen this trick-like scene, I can't help but mutter, could it be that there is still a cow or a horse hidden there? The more he thought about it, the more he wondered, and he asked the manager, "How can this thing have so much energy?"

"Uh" the manager smiled bitterly: "1 The villain also feels strange, when this machine was first installed, the people in the mine stopped working and watched this thing all day long. I'm not afraid of your jokes, 1 villain is also in it, and I wonder if it's okay, what the hell is going on. "What the hell is going on?" "1. The villain didn't figure it out." The manager spread his hands and said: "If Nòng understood, I wouldn't be staying here, I would have been invited by the Suzhou Research Institute a long time ago." "Hey" Shen Jing bared his teeth and cracked his mouth, if he could be violent, he would have fanned up the melon seeds and taught you to be happy with Lao Tzu!

"Don't embarrass him" Silent eyes stared at the machine, and said loudly: "In this world, there are only a few people who can understand the principle of this thing. "Surely you know." Shen Jing said: "It's you who want to come and see, you must know!" ”

"I know it, I don't know why." Shen Mo shook his head and stretched out his hand, wiped it on the machine of this machine, and after wiping off the thick soot, a brass nameplate appeared. I saw a line of official writing engraved on it: "Must-enter steam water lifter, under the official book are two lines of small characters: "Jiangnan Manufacturing General Bureau, Shanghai Machinery Bureau, Suzhou Research Institute supervision." , caressing the nameplate, his silent gaze lifted his head, as if he saw the gray-haired old man, smiling at him. Ouyang Bijin, the pioneer of the invention of the Daming steam engine, has been dead for ten years, and his children finally used his theory to develop the first practical steam engine, although it is simple and clumsy, although extremely inefficient, except for the coal mines that are full of fuel and this kind of gold mines that are not afraid of the cost, other mines can not afford to use it. Especially without a stable output, it is still a long way from the ultimate dream of a machine driving a machine, but the theory of converting fire into mechanical energy has been successfully practiced, and the rest is only a matter of time......

Ouyang Gong, immortal.

After watching the steam engine, I had my silent wish fulfilled, and I stayed in the mine for one night and then set out on my way home.

In the days following his return to Manila, Shen Mo had been in meetings with Shen Jing and Zheng Ruozeng, where they summed up the lessons of Luzon's past and present and laid out the future.

"Your success is far beyond my imagination, and my trip to Luzon has given me great confidence and inspiration, and I want to congratulate and thank you!" In the quiet clean room, Shen Mo said slowly: "But your good life will definitely not last long......" Shen Jing and Zheng Ruozeng glanced at each other, and the latter nodded and smiled bitterly: "Yes, Pifu is not guilty, Luzon is not a wild island twenty years ago, and now it is like a pearl in the South China Sea, and it is impossible not to attract attention." Even if the emperor is far away, Beijing will stretch out his hand. "What are you afraid of" Shen Jing smiled and said, "Who dares to reach out and chop it for him!" This Luzon is not the land of kings! ”

"But you can wear the official uniform of the imperial court." Shen Mo said softly: "What if the emperor summons you back?" "Ignore him!" Shen Jing shook his head and said: "If you have the ability, send troops to take me, and Lao Tzu will not kill them, all of them will be sent to the mine to carry stones!" , "Hey" Shen Mo was amused, and said with a smile: "A feudal town, there must be this kind of gangsterism that the king of heaven and Lao Tzu are not afraid of!" "On this island of Luzon, there is really no one who can touch him" Zheng Ruo was worried: "But the consequences of openly rebelling against the imperial court, have you considered it clearly?" ”

"I resisted, what's wrong? What can they do to me? Since Shen Mo said so, Shen Jing no longer suppressed the gangsterism all over his body, and said with a smile: "This is called a big tail!" ”

"It's better to be as reasonable as possible." Silently glanced at him helplessly and said: "The common people often say that it is difficult to move an inch without reason all over the world, so we must pay attention to the means and firmly hold the word "reason." "Yes, Luzon is a small situation after all, and it is necessary to obey the overall situation of the adults...... Zheng Ruozeng said!" We will report to you in a timely manner. "Far away from the ocean, how can it be in time?" Shen Mo shook his head and said: "When you encounter something, you two will discuss it" After a pause, he said something unexpected: "The future Ming is not afraid of being a son, and the big Ming can be governed." He said with a smile: "Of course, we can't luàn ourselves, the three pillar industries of Luzon, we can't let anyone luàn." The establishment of the three-tier council should also be stepped up, and only by making the people the masters will they fully support our cause, rather than being a numb bystander. ”

Zheng Ruozeng picked up the bell pen and shorthanded it down in the small book. Then he listened to Shen Mo and continued: "I am not worried about the Spaniards, nor am I worried about the emperor of Beijing, because you have proven yourself to be the true ruler of this land. I'm not worried about whether you will be able to pass in the face of difficulties, what I am worried about is whether you will lose in the face of the rolling wealth. The accumulation of gold is not necessarily a sign of the strength of a country or region, and it is not necessarily conducive to its own development. ”

In the words of the great man's book "Economics", "the wealth of a nation cannot be measured in terms of the possession of money, but in the amount of money consumed by the state." Right? Zheng Ruozeng said.

"Not bad," nodded silently approvingly: "For a country or region, if there is a fiscal surplus, the most ideal way to distribute it is to distribute the money fairly. There is no privilege to profit from the fact that money is truly distributed to producers according to their contributions. Of course, equitable distribution is absolutely impossible, and no one can do that. He paused and said, "So what about retreating?" The surplus should be concentrated in the Ministry of Innovation, especially in Luzon. Sooner or later, the mines will run dry, and the plantations that produce primary agricultural products will also be in a position to be removed in the commodity trade. Only by creating new high-profit products can we continuously bring new wealth and bring tangible benefits to the people. Of course, innovation is too risky, and the government and Nanyang are not suitable to participate, so it is better to do it through the financial industry. ”

"What you can do directly is to improve the welfare of the whole people. Building bridges, paving roads, and running schools can benefit the people. As a government, it is necessary to actively raise funds and take the initiative to take responsibility.

Nanyang Company should establish a sense of feedback and use the money earned from the people of Luzon to improve the well-being of the people of Luzon, so that the market of Luzon can be expanded, the quality of the people can be improved, and the Nanyang Company will ultimately benefit. ”

"Speaking of education," Shen Jing said, "You said that the Governor's Office spends forty percent of its annual income on education, is this figure a little higher?" ”

"It's not much at all" Shen Mo shook his head firmly: "We have a good life, but what is the purpose of working hard and asking for hardship?" Isn't it just to find a way to become a strong country? In a civilized country, the hope of gaining freedom from ignorance has never been and will not be. If the youth is strong, the country will be strong, and there is nothing more correct than investing in education.

education enables our next generation to have a higher level. It is possible to create a mobile social class, which is no longer uncrossable. In this kind of leap, a nation, a country will become rich and strong, because no one will hold a stick on you, and the source of struggle comes from inner transcendence. "If you say that, I understand the benefits of the imperial examination." Shen Jing said thoughtfully.

"The form of the imperial examination is good, but when all the intellectuals in a country regard becoming an official as their goal in life and strive for their whole lives, they are very wrong. "The bureaucracy cannot create wealth, but is parasitic on the national economy, and when a country squeezes its head into the officialdom and uses its ingenuity in intrigues, but no one is willing to create wealth, there will be no hope for the country." ”

Shen Jing nodded, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "I found that you are much sharper than before, and everything you say is to the point."

"In the past, I couldn't help myself in officialdom, and I spoke and did things in a measured way." Shen Mo smiled and said: "I have changed my identity now, I am afraid that I am not sharp enough, and I can't break or wake up my countrymen." After a pause, he said: "The worst fate of social wealth is to be concentrated in the privileged classes. This leads to skyrocketing prices, inflation, and the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. Moreover, the rich can obtain infinite wealth through privileges, and naturally they will not be interested in investment and production, and the country can only get poorer and poorer, and the more poor people will be, the more acute the social contradictions will be. ”

"My lord is going back to China, but you must be careful." Listening to Shen Mo's words, Zheng Ruozeng was worried: "I heard that Emperor Wanli rebuilt the East Factory, and now under his command, there are two spy agencies in the East Factory, and most of the more than 7,000 eunuchs newly recruited have enriched these two institutions. They're not going to eat dry food! "I see." The silent leader smiled: "But you don't have to worry, I don't plan to break up my identity." ”

"That's good." Zheng Ruozeng was relieved. When he was done, he took his leave. Tomorrow Shen Mo will leave Luzon, and the brothers will definitely say something.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Shen Jing looked at Shen Jing silently. He took a sip of the teacup and said, "It's not your style. ”

Jing nodded, looked at Shen Mo directly, and said word by word: "You tell me the truth, is your third child wronged!" ”

The hand that held the tea cup silently trembled slightly: "Why did you come up with such a sentence?" ”

"Brother, twenty-five years ago, I followed Jiang Zhou to fool Wang Zhi's ......" Shen Jing stared at him and said, "At that time, I was stunned by your performance, and I was convinced of your judgment.

But when I went back, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong......"

"Why doesn't it smell." Shen Mo said lightly.

"I said don't be angry, the reason you gave is too far-fetched." Shen Jing smiled and said, "I thought about it repeatedly, but I felt that Yongqing's motivation was not enough. As he spoke, he said in a deep voice: "And all the intelligence sources, there is no direct evidence. Although "there is no suspicion of guilt, it is not necessarily correct, but is it a bit far-fetched for you to think that everyone is covering him up based on conjecture? Shen silently put down the tea bowl, lowered his eyelids and said, "I said that I am just guessing, aren't you guessing now?" If he wasn't convicted of his sins, what reason did Lou have to get along with his son? ”

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have believed you so easily." Shen Jing shook his head and said lightly: "I've been thinking about why you want to abolish your favorite son." But after watching you for a while, I have an answer...