"That's the mountain?" Zhu Di looked at the towering thing in the distance, although he couldn't see it clearly, but how could it be a mountain.

couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhu Zhanji beside him with a questioning expression.

Facing the old man's gaze, Zhu Zhanji pretended to be determined and pulled Zhu Zhanyong over on the side, pointed to the place where the old man said, and asked, "Third child, look, is that a mountain?" ”

Zhu Zhanyong also pretended to squint, looked at it carefully, and said, "Isn't that a mountain?" What else could it be? So high ....."

Zhu Di looked at these two brothers suspiciously, and always felt that these two boys were fooling themselves.

Especially when these two boys get together, it can't be easily believed.

Immediately, Zhu Di called Fan Zhong and the others on the other side and said, "Look, what is it in the distance?" ”

"Yes, it's over there, farther away, yes, that's it."

Listening to Zhu Di's inquiry, Fan Zhong and Zhao Quan, as well as Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui, who were not far from Zhu Di, also came over.

Looking in the direction pointed by the old man in the distance, everyone said that they couldn't see clearly.

"Is that a mountain? How does it feel boxy? Are the mountains boxy? ”

"That's right, second brother, you have good eyes, you see." Zhu Gaochi pulled Zhu Gaochu over and asked.

Han King Zhu Gaoxuzai looked carefully, looked back and forth, and said: "So high, what is not a mountain?" It is estimated that it is too far away to see clearly, it looks like a boxy, and it is estimated that it will be round when you get closer. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji hurriedly said: "I'll just say, what else can it be if it's not a mountain, second uncle, fishing or not, there are probably a lot of them in this reservoir." ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's deliberate divergence of the topic, Han King Zhu Gaoxu naturally didn't think so much, and said, "Okay! ”

Just when Zhu Zhanji hooked up with his second uncle Zhu Gaoxu and was about to leave, Zhu Di stared at Zhu Zhanji and suddenly said, "Come back!" ”

After speaking, Zhu Di glanced at Fan Zhong beside him, and then said: "Aren't you all unable to see clearly, go, the second and third children, and you two boys, I'll go and take a look with the old man." ”

"But let's talk about it first, since it's not yours, it's the old man's mine."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji's head went black.

How can this old man be as good as a fox?

However, he still said: "Grandpa, this Wangshan ran dead donkey, so far, how long does it take to run over." ”

My Healing Game

But the more Zhu Zhanji said this, the more energetic the old man became: "What are you afraid of, isn't it just riding a horse, go." ”

Seeing that the old man had to go, Zhu Zhanji's heart was as anxious as a fire.

Riding a horse, there is a mining area, and when you go, you will be completely exposed.

Zhu Zhanyong on the side also hurriedly persuaded him: "Yes, grandpa, you said that our family is fishing here, how good it ......?"

But before Zhu Zhanyong finished speaking, he was frightened away by the old man's eyes.

Immediately turned his head to look at the other side.

Seeing that the old man had to go, Zhu Zhanji could only say helplessly: "Yes, grandpa, can't my grandson explain to you." The grandson built a house there. ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, the surrounding crowd came over one after another.

"Stinky boy, that's the house?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with a pair of bull's eyes.

Zhu Zhanji said helplessly: "Yes, the house." ”

"So tall?" Daddy Zhu Gaochi asked.

Zhu Zhanji nodded: "Yes, so high." ”

Third Uncle Zhu Gaosui said: "How did you build it?" ”

Zhu Zhanji: "That's how it was built." ”

.........

Listening to the chatter of the people around him, Zhu Zhanji wanted to die.

But when the old man on the side saw that Zhu Zhanji finally admitted it, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl slightly, and said: "Since you admit it, let's go, let's take a good look at what the eldest grandson built..... The house, what's so peculiar. ”

Seeing that the old man was still going, Zhu Zhanji couldn't stop him.

After the old man took the lead in riding away, Zhu Zhanyong hurriedly came over and said, "Brother, it's not my brother who betrayed you." ”

After saying that, he hurriedly mounted his horse and followed.

And Zhu Zhanji, no matter how helpless he was, he had to follow.

Looking at all of them riding away on horseback, looking at all this in front of him, Xia Yuanji, who was happy in his heart, was willing to fall, and hurriedly brought a horse to follow.

With Xia Yuanji's appearance, the rest of the officials also followed suit.

Only Zhu Zhanji's father, who was too fat to ride a horse, asked people to hurry up after getting into the carriage.

But fortunately, the road was paved with concrete, and the speed of the carriage was much faster.

About a quarter of an hour later.

The crowd that had been running away all the way finally came to the bottom of the towering building.

On the way here, everyone got closer and closer to this place, and they already felt the height of the building.

However, it wasn't until they came to the bottom of the five-storey building, which was more than ten meters high, that they really felt how majestic the building was.

Although in ancient times, there were many buildings that were much taller than this, or even far more than this building.

However, such buildings are basically made of wooden towers, and the scale of the buildings is not large, and some of them reach the top floor, but they are only a little bit of area.

But the buildings in front of them today are not like that.

It is often twenty or thirty meters long and wide, and nearly twenty meters high.

On top of that, when they got closer, they realized that there was not only one building!

It's a whole row!

Several columns!

Although the surface of the buildings looked very rough and did not seem to have been carefully polished, this did not prevent them from being shocked by such a completely unfamiliar object.

couldn't help it, Zhu Di turned his head to look at Zhu Zhanji beside him, and said, "Stinky boy, let's talk about it, what's going on?" ”

Facing Zhu Di's inquiry, everyone around looked at Zhu Zhanji.

Those who didn't know much about Zhu Zhanji, or were not very familiar with it, looked at His Royal Highness the eldest grandson with incredible eyes.

His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, who doesn't seem to be in shape on weekdays and doesn't even want to deal with the government, has done so many big things behind his back!

The reservoir and canal just now had already shocked them.

After all, it's the real thing.

With these, hundreds of thousands of acres of land in an area have been turned into fertile land in an instant.

One acre of fertile land to grow rice can produce 8-10 stone of grain in one season, and a common person can eat enough with only 3-5 stone of grain every year.

These hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land can produce millions of stones of grain every year, which can meet the needs of millions of people!

If you only consider food, and do not consider the cost and employment and other issues, this alone can meet the food problems of the entire surrounding area of the capital, and even most of the people in Yingtianfu!

These are all real political achievements, real achievements!

If any of these officials find out, just the matter of the reservoir and canal, who dares to say that it can be stronger?

What's more, all these things were done by His Royal Highness the eldest grandson and the three emperors and grandsons, and even the imperial court was not alarmed.

Just ask, who of these officials can do it.

That alone was enough to shock them beyond measure.

Now, these buildings have been discovered, and I don't know what is so peculiar......

And in the face of everyone's gaze, Zhu Zhanji could only say: "These are actually nothing special, aren't they just ordinary houses.....

Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhu Di didn't believe his words at all.

Turning his head, he looked at Zhu Zhanyong on the side and asked, "Stinky boy, come on." ”

Faced with the old man's inquiry, Zhu Zhanyong suddenly looked bitter.

Especially when he saw the warning look in his big brother's eyes.

"Grandpa..... Or would you ask me ......?"

"Speak quickly!" Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di scolded angrily, and Zhu Zhanyong's kid almost didn't cry.

Where is there still a little bit of the appearance in the court before.

There's no way, for this old man, these children are afraid of growing up.

There are psychological shadows.

Even under Zhu Zhanji's vicious threat, Zhu Zhanyong still couldn't bear the power of the old man, and said in a grunt: "It's nothing.... It's just..."

Hearing this, the old man Zhu Di frowned: "Be louder!" ”

In an instant, Zhu Zhanyong hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it's just that these houses are stronger than ordinary houses, and they can also live a lot of people in them, like this house, at least four or five people, ten families." When it was first built, it was built to accommodate the farmers who farmed here. ”

As Zhu Zhanyong finished speaking, Zhu Di understood, and Zhu Zhanji's heart was also relieved.

How many people can live in this house, how strong it is, but secondary, it doesn't make much difference.

After all, there is no shortage of land in the Ming Dynasty.

What he feared most was that this kid would tell the secret of concrete.

This is one of the few hole cards that he Zhu Zhanji has.

Seeing that although everyone was amazed by the existence of this building, they all looked a little excited, and Zhu Zhanji's hanging heart finally fell.

Thankfully, no one asked what it was or how long it took to build it.....

As the crowd went deeper, they were still surprised by the size of the building, but they didn't say anything more.

Passing through this complex of concrete buildings, they entered the mining area in earnest.

It was also the first time I saw a living person.

In the middle of the mine, a very slow, miniature train was running on the laid tracks.

At the head of the little train was an extremely bloated, complicated-looking locomotive.

Of course, this is not the Watt-improved steam engine that Zhu Zhanji got in the original villa, but an extremely simple locomotive that uses steam as the power.

This thing has nothing to do with the system's rewards, and it is completely based on Zhu Zhanji's 21st century brain.

In fact, the principle of steam power is extremely simple, just like boiling water at home will make a 'all do' sound, and the lid of the kettle will continue to rise and fall after heating to a certain extent.

Although the thing he designed himself is not sophisticated, the energy utilization rate is not high, and the energy conversion rate between devices is also not high, but fortunately, there is no such thing in this era, and there is no need to compare the efficiency with others.

This is also the reason why the locomotive is unusually bloated, even though it looks very miniature in the train cargo box.

It is really not high energy conversion, resulting in insufficient power.....

So there's not much that can be shipped at a time.

But fortunately, it lasts for a long time, and the labor of the Ming Dynasty is not expensive.

As for how much efficiency can be improved compared to manual work, in fact, it can't be improved much, it is completely his interest in Zhu Zhanji's leisure before.

But since it has been figured out, it is used here, and it is also good to test it from the actual situation, carrying capacity, speed and other data.

And then a little bit of improvement.

After all, when this thing was created before, the system had not rewarded the improved steam engine of Nawatt.

And this thing, at most, is the prototype of guns in this era, and the firearm is a truth.

The gun does sound complicated and advanced, but this ancestor firearm is very simple, and it doesn't even require any production process at all, it is just a hollow iron lump inside, and at most the iron wall inside is smoother.

Stuff in the gunpowder first, then put ammunition on top of the gunpowder, and you don't even need buckshot or anything, and there is not much difference in getting some stones.

Then, through a reserved ignition opening, ignite, the gunpowder explodes, and the impact force is generated, blowing out the stones, iron, and lead bullets in front.....

Simple and crude, as for aiming ....

It's up to you.

Now the thing designed by Zhu Zhanji is the same as the fire gun, and it is in a rudimentary state.

It's just that these Zhu Zhanji are clear, but the old man and the Manchu Dynasty are not clear.

"What is this?"

"Why can you travel on your own! Weird, weird......"

"Zhao has lived for decades, and he has never seen such a strange thing!"

“...........”

Even the old man Zhu Di, who is the emperor, is not much better than these ministers, and at this time, he also stared at the big toy that Zhu Zhanji made in disbelief.

It's just amazing.

They had never seen anything dead that could travel on its own.

Although there was a man standing at the front of the car shoveling things inside, it was clear that the man was not pulling the lump of iron.

Why did this iron lump move on its own?

I have to say that for people in this era, how can they not be amazed when they see this thing for the first time.

If it weren't for broad daylight, I'm afraid I'd think I'd seen a ghost.

Even from time to time, there are two "all of them", and at night, it is really scary to see this thing alone.

Looking at the shocked looks of everyone in this scene, Zhu Zhanyong on the side couldn't help but worry.

Although this thing is not his Zhu Zhanyong, at least it is in his hands.

Now that I see so many people worrying about it, thinking of the old man's robber temperament, I may be going to get rid of it again.

For a while, Zhu Zhanyong's kid was quite painful.

However, the owner of this mini steam train, Zhu Zhanji, did not feel the slightest feeling at all.

For him Zhu Zhanji, this thing is a defective product, not even a defective product, it is just a big toy.

He could make another one at any time if he wanted to, but it was just a matter of finding a few blacksmiths.

And when he saw the shocked expressions on these people's faces, Zhu Zhanji suddenly felt that it was simply intolerable not to kill a wave of ripeness at this time.

Really.

As everyone gradually recovered from the shock, the old man Zhu Di was the first to turn his head to look at Zhu Zhanji, and asked incredulously: "You also made this thing?" ”

In the face of the old man's inquiry, Zhu Zhanji did not hide it, nodded, and said, "Well, I usually have nothing to do with it." ”

Zhu Zhanji is telling the truth.

However, the old man was too ignorant, so he stared at the beads and said, "Play? ”

After putting aside Zhu Zhanji, he turned his head to look at the Ministry of Industry in the distance and beckoned.

The Ministry of Labor hurriedly ran over.

"Your Majesty."

Zhu Di nodded and asked, "You are the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, have you seen this thing?" ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu shook his head: "Back to the emperor, Weichen is also the first time to see him." ”

"Then you craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry might make this thing?"

Facing Zhu Di's questioning, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu suddenly said with an embarrassed face: "Your Majesty..... This thing.... This thing is really weird, Weichen... Ministry of Industry..... I'm afraid it won't be made. ”

Hearing that the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty couldn't make this thing, Zhu Di immediately understood the value of this thing.

He was cheeky and said to Zhu Zhanji on the side: "Stinky boy, you also made this thing out of the money that the imperial court copied the family, right?" Confiscated! ”

Hearing this, before Zhu Zhanji could say anything, Xia Yuanji was the first to jump out and shout: "Emperor Shengming!" ”

Listening to the old man singing and harmonizing with Xia Yuanji's old bastard, he was about to get his mini version of the steam train away, and without waiting for Zhu Zhanji to be in a hurry, Zhu Zhanji was the first to be the first to hold back, and immediately scolded Xia Yuanji: "Shengming, your uncle, Shengming....."

If you don't play like this, it's not a calculation, it's just a robbery.

But as soon as these words came out, Zhu Zhanji immediately reacted and questioned the meaning of the old man, in order to prevent the old man from taking advantage of the topic, Zhu Zhanji hurriedly confessed at that time.

However, after the confession, Zhu Zhanji still said very solemnly: "Grandpa, grandpa, it is useless for your grandson, and how much silver you have shared in the imperial court, grandpa, you should be clear." How can a grandfather cheat his grandson like this, and he is not afraid of the jokes of the courtiers. ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji say this, Zhu Di was still a little embarrassed.

If there is only one family here at this moment, he Zhu Di will be shameless, and his conscience will be shameless.

But now in front of the civil and military forces of this Manchu Dynasty, he Zhu Di still has to take into account some imperial majesty.

I saw that the old man coughed twice, and said: "Is this thing made of court silver, let's not mention it for the time being, but you kid first tell grandpa, how did this thing move?" ”

Listening to the old man's question, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help scratching his head.

How can this be explained?

If he is talking to a modern person, as long as he says that the kettle is bubbling, he can basically guess eight or nine.

After all, they all came out of nine years of compulsory education.

But how to explain the transformation of energy?

After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Zhanji finally explained what he knew, little by little, from shallow to deep in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military and the old man.

Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, although some people still don't understand, there are still smart people.

And after they figured out what Zhu Zhanji said about the transformation of heat energy into pressure, and then from pressure to power, and internal energy into mechanical energy, it was as if they had opened up the two veins of Ren and Du in an instant, and they suddenly became enlightened.

It was as if the window of a new world had been opened by Zhu Zhanji and appeared in their cognition.

This is a cognition that they have never thought about and never realized in the decades they have lived.

They didn't expect that the kind of energy generated when boiling water at home could be converted into a pull like a horse-drawn cart through some instruments and procedures.....

Especially the Ministry of Works, after listening to Zhu Zhanji's explanation, he looked at the miniature version of the steam train, and suddenly had a new understanding of this completely incomprehensible thing.

can even find a place to apply the truths that Zhu Zhanji said on this mini version of the small steam train.

Although they don't have this knowledge, they are not stupid.

Looking at the appearance of the Ministry of Works' sudden realization, Zhu Di couldn't help asking, "Now you might make this thing?" ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu still shook his head: "After listening to the words of His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, although I understand some truths and can understand this thing, I still can't make it without a physical reference." ”

Isn't it clear enough to understand the meaning of the words of the Ministry of Works?

Zhu Di is such a shrewd person, how could he not understand.

couldn't help coughing, and then said to Zhu Zhanji beside him: "Stinky boy, look ......"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately said: "Impossible, this is the grandson's own, grandfather, you are the emperor or an elder, you shouldn't be able to do the things that are robbed, right?" ”

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's resolute attitude, Zhu Di had no choice but to say earnestly: "Stinky boy, think about it, if you put this thing here, at most it is to transport things, but think about it, if you let those craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry ponder and ponder, maybe you can make more." ”

"When that time comes, grandpa will send you three!"

Zhu Zhanji said with a disdainful face: "Don't." ”

"Five!"

"Don't!"

"Ten!"

"Don't!"

"Little bastard! I don't make sense with you, do I? ”

Seeing that the old man was angry, for fear that he would be really shameless, Zhu Zhanji could only accept it when he saw it, and said, "Grandpa, it's not impossible for you to want this thing." ”

"Oh?" Seeing that there was room for negotiation, Zhu Di also calmed down.

"But I don't make it for my grandson from the Ministry of Labor, and my grandson doesn't want anything else, you can't take away the land outside, as long as you agree, this thing will be given to you by your grandson."

Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't think about it, so he said directly: "No! That's hundreds of thousands of acres of rice land! ”

Looking at the old man's virtue, as if the rice field was originally his, he refused justifiably.

Although Zhu Zhanji was depressed in his heart, after all, he was talking about business and business, and he had to be polite.

The old man, there must be no good fruit to eat with him, and showing softness to him can pit you to death, anyway, it is soft and hard not to eat. The only way to do this is to flicker.

It's too watery to fool yet.

This man has been an emperor for decades and has fought for decades, and this is what the people say.

Then Zhu Zhanji reasoned with the old man and said, "Grandpa, why can't you see through it." ”

"Think about it, what is the use of those lands in your hands? At most, isn't it just to add a little bit of finance to the imperial court? Even if it helps, it won't be too much. This yamen branch, that yamen branch, in the end, nothing big can be done. ”

"But, if you think about it, if this land were in the hands of your grandson, it would be different. When my grandson didn't have any money before, he could make so many things, but what if he had this arable land? What if the grandson makes one, two, three, four, or five reservoirs and canals? What is this called, this is called concentrating resources to do great things! ”

"Besides, I am your grandson, even if this cultivated land is in the hands of the imperial court, will it still be handed over to my father one day? And when it is handed over to my grandson, it is said that it is in my grandson's hands, but can I eat so much food by myself? In the end, it was not placed in a place that was beneficial to the imperial court. ”

"Grandpa, the pattern, you are the emperor, the pattern must be opened~"

"If grandpa is really not at ease, it is better to let the court add a yamen, which is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and only listen to your dispatch grandpa, and put all these lands, reservoirs, and canals into this yamen. And this yamen doesn't do anything, just do one thing, make money for grandpa! Earn food! Earn hard. ”

"After you grow and develop, grandpa, do you still need to be secretly constrained by those bastards to fight?" While speaking, Zhu Zhanji motioned to the old man to look at those bastard ministers.

Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhu Di was really a little shaken for a while.

Although he knew very well that his eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji was fooling himself, there was still some truth in these words.

For example, he said that the annual increase in cultivated land will be distributed to the various yamen of the imperial court, and to put it bluntly, it will not have much effect.

After all, the imperial court governs a country, each yamen, and all localities.....

But if these lands are left in the hands of this eldest grandson, with enough money, if more reservoirs and canals can be developed.....

How much arable land could this add to the Ming Dynasty?

And how much more grain will you harvest?

And this kid also said that these can be included in a new yamen of the imperial court, and when the time comes, these will be nominally all of the imperial court.

It's just that the other yamen of the imperial court don't have the power to govern, but he Zhu Di has.....

The most important thing is that what the kid said is right, how many years can he Zhu Di live, and these things will not be in the hands of that kid at that time.

Since he wants to spend money, this kid doesn't refuse, so what else do you have to worry about?

Thinking of these, Zhu Di felt more and more feasible.

However, after seeing the change in Zhu Di's face, Xia Yuanji on the side was anxious.

This is hundreds of thousands of acres of rice fields!

Once in the hands of the imperial court, I don't know how much financial pressure it can relieve for the imperial court.

When even jumped out and said: "Your Majesty! No! This court ......"

However, before Xia Yuanji's words were finished, Zhu Zhanji immediately pointed at Xia Yuanji and scolded: "Xia Yuanji! I haven't counted the account you brought someone to block the gate last time! If you talk nonsense, you will be cured of a sin of disobedience first! ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment.

However, when he thought that the matter was instructed by the prince, and was about to defend something, he suddenly heard Zhu Di say: "Okay, don't talk nonsense." ”

After speaking, after being silent for a moment, he looked at Zhu Zhanji and continued: "This matter, just do it according to your wishes." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji suddenly felt happy in his heart.

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Looking at the speed at which his kid changed his face, Zhu Di also shook his head helplessly.

But that Xia Yuanji immediately cried and lost a face, this meat was eaten in his mouth, and he still spit it out?

With the end of the events here, the crowd went into the depths again.

It's just that after discussing the matter of establishing a separate yamen with the old man, Zhu Zhanji didn't have much resistance to everyone going this time.

Because there's only one arsenal left.

In the past few years, he has concentrated a group of craftsmen, blacksmiths and other special types of workers all over the country.

It was that munition that they developed.

And the most important reason why Zhu Zhanji no longer has too much resistance is that he knows that the old man is going to go on the expedition this time.

Most of these things that have been developed so far will also be handed over to the old man before the army travels.

Although he Zhu Zhanji is sometimes a little picky, and some things don't want to be exposed so early, he is still sensible in things like war.

After all, those who went to the front line were all heroic men of his Ming Dynasty.

Even if one less person dies, it will be a complete family.

Just as the crowd kept walking inside.

Peng!

An explosion startled everyone present in an instant.

The soul was almost scared away.

It was too loud, and it came so suddenly, that no one expected it.

Even Zhu Zhanji is the same.

is the only one who is used to being frightened, Zhu Zhanyong, who is a little better.

But even so, he was just reacting faster than the others.

Just when everyone looked around blankly, wondering what the hell was the loud noise.

The old man also came back to his senses, and after thinking about it, he looked at Zhu Zhanji beside him and asked, "Stinky boy, what the hell is this?" What is this movement? ”

Listening to the old man's question, although Zhu Zhanji didn't know very well, he still said: "It should be the sound of artillery." ”

"Artillery?"

Zhu Di never thought that there was something about artillery under this kid's hands.

I couldn't help asking, "How is it compared to the artillery of the imperial court?!" ”

Zhu Di, who knew that this kid liked to do those amazing things, now knew that Zhu Zhanji was still studying artillery, and suddenly couldn't help it.

After all, the role of firearms in war, no one in the world today knows better than him Zhu Di.

The army of the Ming Dynasty relied on firearms to win.

Even when Yu Qian was defending Beijing City in the later generations, it was only by relying on the Shenji Battalion that he had the foundation for a turnaround.

Listening to the old man's firearms and artillery, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui on the side also hurriedly squeezed over.

Looking at their nervous appearance, Zhu Zhanji suddenly smiled and said, "If nothing else, it should be stronger." ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's words, although Zhu Di had not seen the cannon yet, he was already so excited that he couldn't suppress it at this time.

The look of joy was even more overflowing.

"Let's go, take grandpa to see!"