Oh? A moving machine? "Isn't that a steam engine?

Zhu Jun's voice trembled a little, as early as a few years ago, he submitted the basic principles of the steam engine in an anonymous way to various newspapers, although Zhu Jun did not understand how the steam engine converted steam into kinetic energy, but at least put forward a research direction, there are thousands of skilled craftsmen in the world, and the erudite people are like carp crossing the river, Zhu Jun does not believe that no one has developed the world's earliest steam engine along this road.

The steam engine is widely used, one of the most important is the application of steam trains, which boil water with coal to turn water into steam, thereby pushing pistons to make the train run. This principle seems simple, but it is very complicated to manufacture it mechanically, and it is difficult to imagine that some people have already understood it.

"Back to the emperor, it is indeed a moving machine, the development of a named Sun Chengen, another Westerner named Watt, the two are also teachers and friends, settled in Suzhou together, the favorite is to tinker with all kinds of machinery, now that machine is very famous in Suzhou, but also for them to earn a lot of silver." Zhou Mubai is worthy of being engaged in the economy, and he can't do without silver in a few words.

"Watts?" Zhu Jun was very confused, the Ming steam engine in history was also called Watt, but that was a hundred years later, I'm afraid most of it was the same name. Zhu Jun's mood calmed down, even if the steam engine comes out now, it will take a year or two to really apply it to the industrial field, and he nodded and said: "Zhou Aiqing, you go to Beizhen Fusi, and inform Hu Yan to personally bring a team of people to Suzhou to bring the two of them to see me, in addition, the moving machine must also be brought, pay attention to safety." ”

Zhou Mubai saw that the emperor had no intention of chatting, so he didn't dare to slack off: "Then Weichen will go and pass on the emperor's message now, and Weichen will leave." ”

Seeing Zhou Mubai away, Zhu Jun was still sitting on the imperial case and immersed in joy, what does the steam engine mean? It means that the industry will enter the semi-automatic era, the original manual operation of the industrial mode will be gradually replaced by automation, and if the steam train appears, then the distance between the provinces of Daming will be rapidly shortened, the original week to walk, in the gallop to catch the car may only take two days, and the steam train can also double the time, only one day to reach more than ten years ago seven days away, this is not important, if put into the freight, a wagon of inland ore can be transported to the production base at any timeThe goods produced by the production base can also be quickly transported by steam locomotives to various places, not only without labor, but also transported hundreds or thousands of times more goods at a time than horse-drawn carriages.

In later generations, trains were basically the industrial bloodline of a country, and their role was absolutely significant.

Zhu Jun stood up abruptly and said to Xiao Guizi on the side: "Go, invite the household book, I have something to say." ”

Xiao Guizi first saw that the emperor was silent, and then suddenly got up, was startled unexpectedly, and hurriedly answered.

Zhu Jun is an acute child. It is also known that history is going to the local people. Now that the steam engine has been revealed. Then if the steam train is developed by the imperial court with a lot of manpower and material resources, it will be a matter of time sooner or later. The actual application period should be within three years. Case. Zhu Jun naturally wanted to prepare for a rainy day, and lay some railroad tracks first. Save land and wait for the steam engine to come out. It will take a few more years to lay the rails. What a waste of time.

The subway rail between Yunnan and Haidu has actually been laid a long time ago. It took five or six years of work. More than 100,000 people were mobilized. More than thirty million pieces of silver were expended. It can be described as the power of the whole country. Nowadays, the local finances are tight. However, due to the expansion of the territory. The population has increased. In addition, the industrial field is thriving. The annual tax revenue of the imperial court has approached 100 million taels of silver. This is not counting the tariffs on foreign trade. Therefore, there is a lot of money and land. Earn a lot of land. Move around, squeeze around, and maybe squeeze out a little money to repair the main tracks.

The head of the household is long overdue. After saluting Zhu Jun. didn't give Zhu Jun a good face. For several years. The emperor personally summoned him three times. Every time, I asked for money. And the number of places to be asked is astronomical. Now this is the fourth. Lord Shangshu had already thought of dozens of reasons for financial difficulties before leaving.

"Huh? Jia Aiqing is here. Well. Little Guizi. Why don't you go and move a chair for Master Jia. Do you want Master Jia to stand and talk to me? Zhu Jun had a smile on his face. The name of this household secretary is Jia Mingkui. He has been acting with the Ministry of Households. Zhu Jun knows him very well. Be honest and honest. Although he is in charge of the money and food of the world. But he lives in an apartment with a family of more than a dozen people. The four walls of the house are naturally not to the ground. The salaries of officials have risen quite a bit. But it's not easy.

It's just that honest and honest officials are generally characterized by slamming the door. You said you were going to take money out of the treasury and repair the school. He does. Take the money and go to the disaster relief. He was willing, too. But if you want to take the money and go to the road and lay the railroad tracks. He has nothing

By the objection. This is clearly the old bureaucracy. Rigid thinking. But Zhu Jun really had no way to deal with him. I had to be kind to each other. Salute first, then soldier.

Jia Mingkui's eyes revealed a trace of vigilance, something is wrong, something is really wrong, although the emperor has always been more polite to his courtiers, but he will not be so enthusiastic, obviously he wants to ask for money again, Jia Mingkui sighed bitterly in his heart, and said: "I don't know what the emperor can do when he summons Weichen?" Before Zhu Jun could speak, Jia Mingkui spoke again: "What the emperor wants to ask is the construction of the Chi Road?" Nowadays, the improvement of the road network between prefectures and counties in various places has cost a huge amount of money, and Wechen has been working hard to raise it recently.

Jia Mingkui is not a fool, before Zhu Jun spoke, he said the difficulties of the household, look at it, the emperor himself wants to repair the Chi Road, and you want to connect the Chi Road to the counties, Wei Chen is acting in accordance with the order, and now the money in the treasury has been spent because the emperor repaired the Chi Road, and the rest is still squeezing around, the emperor is always embarrassed to open his mouth and make other famous halls.

Zhu Jun smiled bitterly, this old guy is cunning and cunning, and the soft one seems to be unsuccessful, Zhu Jun went straight to the point and said: "I said it, now I want to lay railroad tracks, promote the connection between the provinces of my Ming Dynasty, and prosper industrial and commercial trade, you can tell me, how much silver can the household department draw out?" ”

Jia Mingkui almost fainted on this Qinzheng Palace, it cost more than 30 million silver to lay the railroad track between Yunnan and Haidu, and now it will be built, God knows how much it will cost, he tried to calm his mood, and opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the imperial court has vigorously built the gallop road, and then paving the railroad is really unwise......

Zhu Jun interrupted him: "I don't ask about this, I just ask how much silver can the household department come up with?" ”

"Up to 500,000 taels." Jia Mingkui originally wanted to argue with this emperor who spent money like water, but thinking that the emperor just asked how much silver he could take out, his eyes rolled, and he reported the amount with a look of embarrassment.

Zhu Jun's face became ugly, damn it, he kicked his nose in the face, and screamed Huazi, 500,000 taels of silver? I'm afraid it won't even be enough to recruit craftsmen: "I want you to take eight million taels of silver, and you must raise it within a month, this is a holy decree, if you disobey the decree, be careful that I do it." ”

Zhu Jun is going to play ruthlessly, he can't be reasonable against literati, the more he talks, the more chaotic it becomes, these old officials are actually similar to women, and the things they recognize are to cry, make trouble, and hang themselves to oppose it, if they don't use tough means, they will never be able to figure it out.

"Eight million taels is absolutely impossible to take, and the emperor wants to kill it and listen to it." Jia Mingkui also got angry and began to play scoundrels.

"If this is the case, then the silver taels for the construction of schools in various places do not need to be allocated, and all of them will be levied as the construction cost of the railroad tracks." Zhu Jun suddenly hit Jia Mingkui's heart, Jia Mingkui is the most enthusiastic about cultivating the academy, since you don't let me repair the railroad tracks, then I won't repair the academy, who wouldn't cheat?

Jia Mingkui's face turned pale all of a sudden, and he trembled and wanted to say something, but he couldn't spit it out, and finally said like a defeated rooster: "Your Majesty, eight million taels of silver is absolutely impossible to take, Weichen works hard to raise it, maybe he can squeeze out three million, as for repairing the school, it is the foundation of the country, and it must not be abolished." ”

As soon as Zhu Jun saw that there was a play, he immediately clenched it tightly: "Since this is the case, then seven million taels, no less." ”

"Five million taels." Jia Mingkui reported a number viciously: "It can't be less, otherwise the emperor won't cultivate the school, and Weichen won't be able to come up with the silver." ”

"Okay, I'll give you a month to raise it, so you can go down." It's rare that Lord Shangshu is so happy today, Zhu Jun gave him some face, and waved his sleeves generously.

Jia Mingkui went unhappy, Zhu Jun began to calculate again, five million taels of silver is obviously not enough, there are fewer mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, although the construction of railroad tracks is compared with Haidu to Yunnan to save a lot of silver, but if you want to build a few out, it will not be possible to do it without tens of millions of taels of silver in the past four or five years, since the treasury does not come out, Zhu Jun plans to pay for it himself and then solve the problem of funds by financing.

Zhu Jun is not too difficult to raise money, after all, he has a royal sign, this sign is absolute credit, the biggest problem is to convince the merchants that in ten years, they can be profitable on the rails, this is the most important point.

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Hey, the little brother keeps checking information, studying politics, economy and military, and now he is doing it back and forth, these things are actually piled up with money, and everything is fine with money, and there is nothing to ask for without money. Convenient for next visit