In many cases, especially if the emperor is willing to listen to the opinions of his courtiers, the emperor's attitude does not influence the intentions of all ministers. is like Tang Ming, the imperial historian, who can not look at the emperor's face.

With a cold snort, the imperial historian Tang Ming came out of the ranks, and first threw a sentence at Jiang Yifan: "Huangkou Xiaoer, how is the way of heaven, you can also tell it!" ”

Then, he arched his hands high towards the emperor, and his attitude was extremely solemn, and said, "Your Majesty, my Great Xia Dynasty is originally the destiny of heaven. The land of the Central Plains, after thousands of years of changes, has been regarded as orthodoxy by neighboring countries and dominates the world. Your Majesty must not listen to the words of the villain and let the way of the evil demons shake the orthodox status of my Celestial Empire. ”

The words of the imperial historian Tang Ming fell, and there were many echoes.

The general meaning of so many people is that even if the so-called machine is the so-called machine, the position of the Celestial Empire is still as stable as Mount Tai. Jiang Yifan only wanted to be selfish for his own selfishness, so he promoted the evil things and spread the Celestial Empire, regardless of letting the Celestial Empire fall into chaos.

The crowd was chattering, and soon the battle was united, and the court was full of voices against the popularization of the industrial machine. The officials who had intended to express their dissenting opinions did not even have a chance to intervene.

Even Jinrong, who has always been low-key, couldn't help frowning, took two steps forward and stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Are you wrong?!" The reason why my Great Xia Dynasty can dominate the world is because of its strong force, which is enough to resist foreign enemies. ”

What a joke! The enemy in the north has always been ready to move, and from time to time he has to knock on the pass. The year before last, it took a year and a half to mobilize the state treasury and how much materials were used to assess the coastal banditry. At that time, why didn't anyone take orthodoxy and the way of heaven to defend against the enemy?!

Jin Rong was angry and spoke louder. Coupled with his special status, he immediately suppressed the chaotic voice, "Don't you understand that a great country without the advantage of force can only rely on what you say about heaven and orthodoxy, and it is impossible to defend the country at all." That is a fat sheep to be slaughtered, and it will be coveted even more! ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Liu Chengzhi couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that everyone was speechless. At this time, such a major event cannot be led by King Yu. At least it will be delayed, and after King Fu comes out to participate in politics again and takes charge of the Ministry of Industry, King Fu proposes to implement industrial machinery on a large scale.

His Royal Highness King Fu has been in charge of the Ministry of Works for many years, and this merit should be recorded in the name of King Fu.

He secretly gritted his teeth, regardless of his identity, and said, "Is King Yu's words too alarmist? That so-called machine is just a clever way, how can it dominate the solid position of my Celestial Empire? ”

Jin Rong glanced at him and looked at Jiang Yifan.

Jiang Yifan thanked him, then turned to the emperor who was sitting high, and said, "Mr. Shi of the mechanical workshop once said that the power of the steam engine can be widely used in various industries. Since the steam engine can drive the blower to operate, it can drive the impeller, which is similar to the blade, so that it can run at high speed in the water, propelling the ship to move quickly. The steam engine provided a huge boost that should be able to propel a giant ship to a long voyage and sail at high speeds. ”

The emperor had heard that the steam engine could be used to drive ships, but it was not as specific as Jiang Yifan said. I never thought that a ship powered by a steam engine would have such a huge advantage.

The emperor frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at Dong Bolin, the squire of the Ministry of Works, which had shipbuilding workshops under the jurisdiction of Dong Bolin.

"Lord Dong, as Master Jiang said, is it possible for a giant ship driven by an impeller to achieve fast sailing?"

Dong Bolin is a member of the Jinrong family, and the rail carriage a few years ago was reported to the imperial court through Dong Bolin's hands. After that incident, Dong Bolin was quite valued by the emperor.

Dong Bolin himself is very good in business, and he has studied a lot of practical matters under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and among many officials, he can be regarded as a well-informed and down-to-earth official.

He was also one of many officials who traveled to Huaiyuan County yesterday.

When I heard Jiang Yifan say just now that the impeller pushed the giant ship to sail quickly, my heart was very moved, and when I heard the emperor ask, I hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, if the power provided by the steam engine is strong enough and can ensure continuous stability, it is completely possible to drive the giant ship to sail." ”

He thought about this possibility again, and added, "This speed must be much faster than the oars of the boatmen on both sides of the warship now, and it will be much faster." ”

For Dong Bolin's imagination, the driving force formed by the rotation of the blades, which is comparable to the speed of a blower, is definitely beyond the reach of manpower. He couldn't even find a suitable word to describe it, he could only tell the emperor that it would be soon.

Dong Bolin thought that if the ships of the Great Xia Dynasty used this kind of power, then they would have an absolute advantage in transportation, water warfare, and naval warfare.

Liu Chengzhi didn't, he glanced at Dong Bolin, his tone was very flat, and said: "With all due respect, the giant ships of the Celestial Empire are the best in the world, and the shipbuilding technology is excellent. As an official in charge of the shipbuilding industry, Lord Dong wouldn't even know this, right? Master Jiang's proposal is clearly an extra move. ”

Liu Chengzhi's official position was already extremely high, but he was not looked at by Jiang Yifan at this time, he didn't even pay attention to what Liu Chengzhi said, and continued to say to the emperor sitting above: "When I was a young man, I traveled the world with my master, and I heard by chance that there is a vast land at the end of the ocean, and the territory and population are no less than the sum of Great Xia and the surrounding countries. Weichen thought that maybe one day, it would become a fierce rival of our dynasty. ”

Jiang Yifan's words stunned everyone when they heard it. There are other races beyond the ocean, and many of you have heard of them. Even many officials who had served in coastal areas had seen blond-haired, blue-eyed exotic people.

But in the information they have, they are all small islands or small countries, and the people there are also backward barbarians. How can there be a large area of land and a large population that Jiang Yifan said?

Besides, at this time, what to do on the other side of the ocean? Rivals or something, it's too far, right?

Xing Taifu's eldest son, Xing Bin, who is currently the post of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, just wanted to speak, but heard Zhongyong Marquis interject: "Weichen has heard people talk about the situation on the other side of the ocean. Persian merchant ships once brought rumors that the foreign land was also very large and vast. But it's just heard, and there's no evidence. ”

The emperor frowned, in the historical records of the dynasties and dynasties of the Central Plains, the surrounding countries were smaller than the Central Plains. Further to the north, although there is also a large area of land, I heard that the population is also large, and there are constant wars.

However, it is not worth it to travel from the Central Plains to those places, and the roads are difficult, and it is difficult to start a war on both sides, and it is not worth it, and the long distance is too much attrition.

But if there is such a region on the other side of the ocean, and you can master the fast navigation of giant ships, it is difficult to say.

The emperor motioned to Jiang Yifan: "Jiang Aiqing continues." ”

This Jiang Aiqing made everyone feel another toothache. This kid is about to become the target of public criticism, the emperor is still a mouthful of Jiang Aiqing and Jiang Aiqing, is he supporting and encouraging this kid? I want to talk about "Women's Beauty" with more like-minded people; Talk about life and find a confidant~