Song Yingxing went south by sea, and found on the ship that it was difficult for sailors to use the star-pulling board under the ups and downs, and the error was slightly larger. So he used the telescope, protractor, and rectangular ruler he carried with him, and equipped them with a stand, to make a new tool that was almost the same as the star-pulling board, but with much more accuracy and convenience than the star-pulling board.

Zhu Cihong named it a sextant.

If it weren't for this little thing that Song Yingxing made casually, Zhu Cihong sometimes really suspected that Song Yingxing was a "pseudoscience enthusiast" rather than a scientist. He always has all kinds of whimsical ideas, such as the air fortress that he thought of when developing hot air balloons, and the all-steel battleship he wanted to build in the Ming Dynasty, and the project report he sent this time turned out to be-

Inside! Burn! Machine!

"Your Highness, the minister has proved that the force of the explosion of gunpowder is more violent than the force produced by steam, so the kinetic energy of gunpowder should be stronger than the kinetic energy of steam." Song Yingxing thought of using gunpowder to advance from his aerial fortress plan, which is certainly in line with the Ming Dynasty's perception of the ultimate force, but there has never been a real gunpowder-powered machine in the East and the West.

Zhu Cihong has seen many civilian weapon designs, and nine times out of ten they are conceptual weapons. For example, the first stage rocket is ignited with gunpowder, and then the second stage rocket is ignited when it is separated, and finally the spearhead is sent ten or twenty miles away...... It's a good idea, but it can only be an idea before there is no electronic control technology.

Later, the minister has not been able to solve the problem of continuous and stable explosive energy supply of gunpowder, and he thought about it, because it was solid particles. What happens if I switch to a liquid? Song Yingxing gradually became excited: "So the minister thought of the fierce fire oil. Explosive oil can also cause the same explosive effect as gunpowder when heated in a confined space, and as a liquid, it can be sprayed into a gaseous state with a small pressure nozzle, and it can naturally continue to supply energy after ignition. ”

"This idea is very good...... Zhu Cihong was worried that it would hurt Song Yingxing's imagination, and on the other hand, he felt sorry for such a cow man wasting his energy in a direction that could not be realized.

"How are you going to light the fire? If the fire is transmitted by air traffic control, it will inevitably cause a change in the direction of pressure. Zhu Cihong said very seriously.

"So that's the problem with the minister. As long as His Highness gives people silver, he will be able to solve it. Song Yingxing said as a matter of course.

Zhu Cihong knew that it was impossible to produce spark plugs in this era, which seemed to be simple and had extremely high process requirements, so he had to shake his head and said: "In this way, I know that Mr. Song has many ideas, but Zhuangzi said well, I have an end in life and no end to it." With an end to the endless, idle.

"For example, the previous Flying Fortress, this internal combustion engine, and all the new things that all the gentlemen came up with in the future but were difficult to achieve for a while, might as well write a book "The Unthinkable". You can also recruit people from all over the world to provide ideas. After publishing the world, see who can solve the problem.

"And you can set a reward, for example, if someone can make the internal combustion engine that Mr. envisioned. The royal family offered a huge prize. How is it? Isn't it much better than a gentleman who is alone and meditating? Zhu Cihong followed the good path.

Song Yingxing wanted to personally make these wonderful ideas and even the results of his dreams, but when he heard what the crown prince meant, most of them did not support it. I was disappointed, but I felt that the publication of "Unthinkable" was somewhat interesting. Nowadays, the journal of Jingshi University is like a collection of problems, boring and boring, and it is not interesting to make these things that are regarded as "unacceptables".

"The minister obeys the order."

"It's not an edict, it's just a suggestion." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "If Mr. really wants to make this publication." I will donate three thousand taels of silver and order five copies at the same time. ”

"Your Highness. Chen Gang received three thousand taels ......"

"That's for yourself." Zhu Cihong said: "Some people say that people in the world are bustling, and the exchanges are nothing more than fame and fortune. If I want to promote the teaching of saints and things, I naturally want the world to see that engaging in the study of things can achieve fame and fortune, which is better than being an official. In this way, those who have heroic postures in the world will learn from it and not be in a hurry. Mr. Song, I know that Mr. Lu Dao and others are not good for fame and money, but this is to help me set an example. ”

Song Yingxing lowered his head slightly. There was a slight hesitation: "Your Highness, such people are not pure in their hearts, and I am afraid that they will not be able to devote themselves to academics." ”

"It is what you seek, and virtue is cultivated by yourself, if you only study the heart. But there is no foundation for success, what is the benefit to the country? ”

Chu knew that many of the legendary scientists were not of good character, including Sir Isaac Newton, who was regarded as the grandmaster of classical physics, and who was also corrupt in presiding over the Mint and spared no effort in cracking down on political opponents. As for Edison, the inventor, he persecuted his peers, monopolized the market, and did everything he could.

Song Yingxing's spiritual cleanliness is not serious, and he heard the crown prince say that virtue can be edified, so naturally he does not dispute in this regard.

"As for the all-steel ship, there is a bottleneck now, mainly because we have to wait for progress on the iron plant." Zhu Cihong said: "The steel formula involves the science of physical property changes, which is what I call 'chemistry'. If today's chemical foundation cannot be improved, the progress of steel plants will not be improved, and it is very difficult to rely solely on exhaustive methods to experiment. ”

"Your Highness means to let the minister delve into this chemistry?" It's not that Song Yingxing hasn't read "Chemistry", but his interest in this subject is not very high, especially because many of the contents involve Danfa, which always has a metaphysical flavor.

Zhu Cihong nodded. As a former liberal arts student, Zhu Cihong did not study chemistry after his sophomore year of high school. Moreover, with the "highly targeted" habit he has developed since childhood, the chemistry level is only at the level of passing the examination, and once he has passed the exam, he is basically deleted from his brain. Now that I can write a thin booklet, it is already the end of the crossbow.

For example, he knew the periodic table of chemistry, but he could not remember how many elements there were. For example, he knew the balance between the "valence" and the equation, but he could not recall the corresponding concept of what this "valence" meant.

In such a situation, even if Zhu Cihong has the heart to become the father of chemistry of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible. simply handed over this problem to Song Yingxing, and let this extremely open-minded big tomorrow come to think of a way.

On the contrary, in physics, Zhu Cihong is not worried. Now classical physics has been pushed on track. For the Chinese scholars who believe in "yin and yang pushing" and "circle worship", classical physics is a technique that truly fits their own philosophy, and the degree of harmony and derivation is very high.

"How's that student of yours?" Zhu Cihong suddenly remembered his great hero, Xu Xie who invented the iron mold casting cannon.

"Which student?" Song Yingxing looked dazed.

Zhu Cihong was speechless, could it be that Xu Xie had been herding sheep before?

"That Xu Xie invented the iron mold casting cannon." Zhu Cihong said with some displeasure.

Speaking of which, the one who really contributed the most to his reversal of the situation was this Xu Xie. If there was no artillery to crush it, the little force trained by Zhu Cihong would not be enough to turn the world upside down. What's more, the psychological bonus of artillery is also incomparable to ordinary weapons.

"Hmm, Xu Xie. This man is still a smart man, and the minister has nothing to teach him, and now he is asked to take his junior brother in college. Song Yingxing said.

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but be annoyed. Xu Xie is obviously a talent with experience far beyond theory, and letting him follow Song Yingxing to learn theory is precisely to make up for his shortcomings. Since he learns quickly, he can be separated as soon as possible, let him go to the foundry as a chief engineer, and bring more apprentices out.

"Before you go back, you should go to Hangzhou with me." Zhu Cihong didn't pity the manpower at the moment, and said to Song Yingxing: "I just want to tour Zhejiang south to solve a major matter, you follow me as a temporary consultant, and I still have to ask you for many things." ”

"The minister obeys the order." Song Yingxing said secretly while admitting: What is the big thing in Zhejiang? I don't have to ask a lot in practice now, how to consult? Or is this advisor just a fictitious job in the first place, and he doesn't care about it? It's also such a waste of time.

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March of the twentieth year of Chongzhen. With the edict handed down from Beijing, the Ming Dynasty officially changed from the two-Beijing system to the one-Beijing system, that is, Beijing. The Cabinet determined the boundaries of the two provinces, and changed the original Nanzhili to two new provinces, Anhui and Jiangsu. Among them, the Anhui Political Envoy Department and the Criminal Prosecution Department are located in Anqing, and both command and envoy departments are located in Wuhu. The post of governor of Caojiang was abolished.

The three divisions of Jiangsu are all located in Nanjing. Take Nanjing Palace City as the palace, and the Imperial City as the line. All officials were transferred from the ministry. Yuan Jixian led the governor of Anhui, and the political envoy was led by Wang Chen, who was born as an attendant in the East Palace. He was one of the earliest Shandong Fourteen Orders, and later rose to the prefect of Yanzhou, with outstanding political achievements, skipping the positions of small ginseng, large ginseng, and Taoist, and was directly awarded the position of political envoy, becoming the youngest uncle in the Ming Dynasty.

There was no governor in Jiangsu, only Lu Daqi was the political envoy of Jiangsu, and Ma Shiying was the procurator. This pair of undying enemies finally failed to escape the battlefield of confrontation with each other, especially this time Ma Shiying served as the "referee", and it was not easy to come to Lu Daqi. What's even more chaotic is that Zhang Yi, who was famous before, was also appointed as the governor of Yingtian, Suzhou, Changzhou, Songjiang and other prefectures, stationed in Suzhou.

It can be expected that in the post-Nanjing era, the political struggle in Jinling City will probably become more intense.

After the two new provinces were finalized, Zhu Cihong was ready to raise troops south and garrison Hangzhou. Of course, this is also to add a little pressure to Fang Guoan, to see whether he finally chooses to return to his hometown to become a squire, or is willing to accept the reorganization.

However, judging from the original historical script, although this person has ambitions, he does not have the courage to fight to the death, otherwise he will not surrender in the face of the Qing army in another time and space. Although history is accidental, this kind of history, which is driven by human temperament, will most likely not change.

In order to prevent him from really thinking about it for a while, the newly built divisional heavy artillery in Xuzhou also sent two guns, and equipped with 1,000 flintlock firearms. Even if Fang Guoan really dared to rebel, he could only be defeated and collapsed under the powerful firepower. (To be continued......)

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Incidentally, the search for the power of internal combustion power is inevitable in the development of science and technology, and Huygens, a Dutch scientific giant of the same era, also considered the use of gunpowder as internal combustion power, more than 30 years after this book. However, it would not be more than 100 years before the first internal combustion engine appeared.