Not just to expand the army, in the next period of time.

Zhu Youzhen put forward the goal of concentrating forces in coastal areas and setting up several large-scale comprehensive shipyards.

As for the purpose, there is also only one.

That is, to occupy a greater advantage in the next Nanyang plan.

...

Among the things that made Zhu Youzhen most pleased this winter, the status of electric lights was almost irreplaceable.

Although tungsten filament has not yet been tinkered with by researchers from the Ming Royal Academy of Sciences, the use of bamboo charcoal filament can also achieve good results.

At night, in the palace city of Daming.

The little eunuch Xu Dehou was in a hurry.

He still held a light bulb that he had just replaced, and muttered to himself: "This is a precious thing, you must not break it... You have to send it back to the General Administration of Industry."

"Xu Dehou! What are you doing walking so fast? ”

An old eunuch pinched his throat and walked out from behind him with a strange expression.

"Our family won't be able to catch up with you... How? Have you forgotten any rules in the palace? ”

"I haven't forgotten... Don't dare to forget! ”

"That's good.. What's in your hand? Take it and let our family be quiet? The old eunuch's words made Xu Dehou's brows furrow instantly.

Hurriedly waved his other hand and said, "This.. This is the light bulb that the emperor has just replaced, there must be no mistakes, each one is counted! Father-in-law.. Just let me pass! ”

"Hey! You little one! How do you speak.."

"I'll just see... It's up to you, so don't break it! ”

Seeing this, Xu Dehou had no choice but to obediently hand over the light bulb in his hand.

When!

If nothing else, it should be an accident.

The light bulb shattered and splashed in all directions!

The little eunuch Xu Dehou was stunned, and said busily: "What! How did it break! ”

"Little one! We said in advance that you should hold it steady, but why did your hands slip... Alas! ”

The old eunuch was already a human spirit, not only sad in the spring and autumn, but also louder and louder the more he spoke: "Little guy! Why did you break the light bulb? ... It's a precious thing! ”

Such a scene.

Naturally, it attracted the attention of other eunuchs and palace maids around in an instant, and after a while, five or six people gathered around to watch the excitement.

"Father-in-law... Don't you dare to say that... Here's what you want to see. ”

"Then I gave it to my father-in-law, but my father-in-law didn't catch it!"

The old eunuch who was pointed at by the little eunuch and said that he had broken it himself, but he couldn't see any emotional changes on his face, so he had to say... He has a good talent as an actor.

"Nonsense! You little eunuch, you obviously did something wrong yourself... How dare you deny it to our family! ”

As soon as the old eunuch finished speaking, everyone thought that this little eunuch was about to be unlucky.

In the distance, a person said lightly: "Who gave you the courage to slander this little eunuch casually, huh?" ”

Putting his eyes on the source of the voice, the eyes of everyone present shrank tightly together, only to see Zhu Youzhen slowly leaning over.

Zhu Yujian, who took a walk in Miyagi and took a breath of today's fresh air by the way.

Shortly after coming out of the East Warm Pavilion.

I bumped into such a scene.

"Emperor! It's the old slave's fault, it's the old slave's fault! The old eunuch almost instantly weakened his knees and fell to his knees after seeing the comer.

Why, the emperor is here?

Xu Dehou opened his mouth slightly, he didn't understand... Why did the emperor appear behind him and be able to say such a paragraph.

"The Emperor.. The little ones are fine! ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head and said to Wang Chengen on the side.

"It's time to change the atmosphere in the palace, another light bulb can be worth a few dollars... As for being so expensive? Save up for a while, and then let the General Administration of Industry send someone to the palace to get it. ”

"The Emperor.. The old slave understood. Wang Chengen hurriedly said.

Then he squeezed his eyes frantically, and motioned to the little eunuch to get up quickly and get out of the way, as for the old eunuch...

I'm afraid it's going to be hard for the rest of the day.

No one cares about him.

...

If electricity is only used for lighting, it is no different from using gunpowder to develop fireworks, and the birth of the telegraph machine made Zhu Youzhen even more happy.

Inside the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Zhu Youzhen arrived here early on the dragon chariot, and there were a large number of researchers from the Academy of Sciences waiting on the side.

On a table in the distance, a telegraph was quietly placed.

"I heard that you have completed all the tests of the telegraph and set up and tested the telegraph transmission from the capital to the port of Tianjin?"

Turning his head, it was Wang Yisi standing on the side.

The minister of the Royal General Administration of Industry came out with the steam engine at the beginning, and every step until now has made Zhu Youzhen feel that he is a rare talent in the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Yisi opened his mouth and said: "Back to Your Majesty, not only from the capital to Tianjin, but even from the capital to Zhili, we have all completed the test in the past few days... In the words of the book, the current radio environment can be said to be quite good, and every telegram can be transmitted without even encryption. ”

"Hmm... Wang Aiqing's speed is still much beyond my expectations, after saying that the development of the generator will end soon, I am still thinking... In the future, if there is electricity, the development of Daming will have a qualitative leap, now it seems: The first thing to make a leap forward is communication.

"Wang Aiqing is really a virtuous minister of my family!"

Wang Yisi first saluted and thanked Zhu Youzhen for his praise, and then said: "Your Majesty, the minister does not dare to make credit alone, every achievement is developed by many local ministers and craftsmen, how can I be counted as the only one?" ”

"Haha! I understand, there is a reward! ”

All the officials and craftsmen present thanked them one after another, and then Zhu Youzhen said: "Now if I want you to build the Daming Telegraph Bureau, and promote this telegraph to at least the provincial government level, will you be under pressure?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, if it's just to the province, then there won't be any problems..."

Zhu Youzhen nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "The generator thing is also promoted as much as possible, but I know... Today, the power line is expensive to build. ”

"Your Majesty.."

When it came to the cost of wires, Wang Yisi instantly became a little ashamed.

The best copper wire wrapped by natural rubber, no matter how you look at it, is extremely expensive, and the former is a strategic material that Daming is in short supply today.

And the latter, copper, is money to put it bluntly!

"There is no need to worry about it, the more expensive it is, the more expensive it is, but we must set up a telegraph office in every provincial capital and yamen within this year, and we must set up telegraph offices in key prefectures and counties."