Chongzhen slowed down for a while, and then asked with some hesitation: "Grandpa, this thing ...... Are you going to let it out? ”

"Or else?"

Lao Zhu has now stabilized his mood, and he said violently: "Could it be that you still plan to destroy it?" ”

Lao Zhu knew what Chongzhen meant, the things on it involved were too wide, and the changes involved were too great, Chongzhen was worried that this thing would impact the status of the imperial power, so he was a little afraid and a little resistant to this change.

But there are some things that he can't resist if he wants to.

Judging from the time recorded in this book, it is about a hundred years later, and the place is in a Western country outside the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, if the Ming Dynasty does not seize this opportunity to strengthen itself, after those Western countries on the other side of the ocean have undergone changes, at that time, who can guarantee that they will not come to fight the Ming Dynasty?

Not only that, Lao Zhu also saw more things from this book.

For example, why is the location of this book in those Western countries, and there is basically no Ming Dynasty, not even the Qing Dynasty in the original history.

What does this mean, this shows that the West is changing, but he has not changed.

"If we hadn't come, according to the development of history, after the Ming Dynasty, it would have been the Qing Dynasty that built slaves."

Lao Zhu deduced in his mind what history would be like without him.

There are many people in the Ming Dynasty and few people in Jiannu, and if Jiannu wants to rule China, they must integrate themselves into China.

But the problem is that in the original history, it seems that Huang Taiji will die next year.

If Huang Taiji can live a little longer, with his ability and according to his style of acting, maybe he can also let Jiannu and the Han people merge together, so that the two can be assimilated as much as possible.

But the problem is that Huang Taiji died too early.

One Nurhachi, one Huang Taiji, Jiannu has already produced two male masters, Lao Zhu doesn't believe that they can produce a third male master.

And even if it is out, their ability and mind are definitely not comparable to Huang Taiji.

Therefore, after they take the Central Plains, they will inevitably be killed, which is known only by looking at the Han people under the rule of Yuan Meng.

Although because of the small number of Jiannu people and the fact that there are many Han ministers under their rule, the status of the Han people under their rule may be much better than in the Yuan and Mongolian periods, but the more this is the case, the more they will be full of vigilance and defense against the Han people.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the people in power who Jiannu should be thinking about how to weaken the influence of Hanchen and how to prevent internal strife, and I am afraid that there will be no time for development at all.

Thinking of Lao Zhu's previous reading of the general history of the Ming Dynasty, the strange feelings for Westerners in those annotations, Lao Zhu can completely conclude that Huaxia must have suffered a big loss from the West in later generations because of its complacency!

"The world is constantly moving forward, if you don't move forward, then others will force you forward with a knife."

"But at that time, the knife is in someone else's hand, and someone else will cut your flesh or your life, then it may be said."

Lao Zhu muttered in a low voice, he knew better than anyone else about the nature of this world.

If you are backward, you will be beaten, this is the lesson summed up by countless dead kings in China, and Lao Zhu naturally does not want the Ming Dynasty to repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Go and summon Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing."

Lao Zhu, who made up his mind, directly asked Wang Chengen to summon the two of them, Song Yingxing, and the two of them, but after the two of them came this time, they found that the security in the palace was several levels strict, and even the two of them entered the palace and were carefully inspected several times, and they were not even allowed to bring a piece of paper in.

This made the two of them feel very strange, and they didn't know what was going on.

But the two didn't ask much, and bowed directly to Lao Zhu, "Minister, I've seen Your Majesty." ”

"Excuse me."

Lao Zhu pushed the pile of books on the table forward, motioned for Wang Chengen to put them next to the two of them, and then said, "These are the books you want." ”

"There are basically annotations in the book, in addition to firearms, there is also a lot of civilian knowledge, when the time comes, you can identify it yourself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Song Yingxing and the two of them, looking at the thick stack of books, were instantly a little excited in their hearts, when they asked Lao Zhu for books, they never thought that Lao Zhu could find out so much for them.

With so many books in it, as long as there are as many annotations as the first two books, they are absolutely confident that they will take their research to the next level.

As for where these books came from, although they were very curious in their hearts, they also knew very well what to ask and what not to ask, so the two of them were not only happy, but also buried all their curiosity in their hearts.

"Hmm."

Lao Zhu bowed slightly, and then put the book in the detailed history of the industrial revolution that was not given, his hand patted the book lightly a few times, and after the two of them looked at the book, he said: "We have another book here." ”

"This book, although it is not necessarily as advanced as the knowledge in those annotations, is very detailed and comprehensive."

"So this book is very important, you should think about whether you want to read it."

After Lao Zhu said this, he looked up at the two of them, and then said, "Let's talk about it first, once you read this book, there is no way out." ”

"Before the things in the book are popularized, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the two of you to leave the capital again, and no matter where you go, there will be a large number of Jinyi guards with you to protect you."

"You guys, think about it before you decide."

This detailed history of the Industrial Revolution, unlike other books, is systematic and comprehensive in terms of knowledge, and with the things in it, it can easily support a small country into a strong country.

Even if you take a step back, after reading the things here, the two of them can casually leak some of them, and they can create a lot of rich people in Daming, so Lao Zhu will let Song Yingxing and them think about it so carefully.

Of course, this also fully shows the importance that Lao Zhu attaches to Song Yingxing and the two.

Otherwise, if there were another person, Lao Zhu would not have discussed with them at all, and directly stuffed the books to them, and let them develop according to them, if there was anything wrong, just cut them directly.

Hearing that Lao Zhu actually said so seriously, the two of them instantly became a little excited in their hearts.

You must know that the annotations that Lao Zhu showed them before were already very advanced.

But when he gave those things, Lao Zhu never said anything, let alone such a serious warning.

What does this mean, it shows that this book is absolutely incomparably important.

The two almost didn't hesitate and chose to read the book directly.

As for Lao Zhu's requirements for them, they didn't take it to heart at all.

After all, one of the two of them has already been half buried, and the other is a second-rank official who has just been promoted, and Lao Zhu's requirements are not a restriction for them at all.

Seeing that the two of them made a choice without the slightest hesitation, Lao Zhu also felt a little relieved in his heart, he asked Wang Chengen to hold the book over, and did not let the two take the book away, but watched it here.

Lao Zhu is not worried about the two of them, but he is mainly worried that something will happen to them after they take this book away, so it is most suitable to put it in the palace.

The two of them didn't care, and looked at this detailed history of the industrial revolution like a treasure, wanting to see what was so special about this book.

Just watched it for a while, and the two were stunned.

Because the knowledge in this book is developed step by step, originally Song Yingxing also wanted to count how to develop agriculture, but now that he has this thing, he basically doesn't need statistics, change it slightly, and then just follow it.

And Bi Maokang also saw what he wanted to see, such as what ethanol is, how it should be extracted, and the detailed production steps of yellow powder, etc., which are clearly written on it.

With these things, Bi Maokang has absolute confidence that he can bring Daming's firearms to a new level.

Although it may not be possible to mass produce in a short period of time, as long as there is a direction, after the development of Daming's productivity, it can be directly mass-produced according to his method.

And beyond this knowledge, what excites the two of them the most is that this book doesn't just teach you how to do it, it also details why you should do it.

If the previous annotations were just a knife for them, then what is given to them in this book is how the knife was forged.

If such a thick book is seen by a layman, it is estimated that most of it is useless content, but in fact, those useless contents are the foundation of the future.

Da Ming can use the content of this book as the cornerstone to climb in a higher direction, and it is not difficult to even surpass the achievements of this book in the future.

And if there is no book, in order to achieve this step, Daming may consume a lot of time, and even if he is not careful, Daming will walk into a detour, and he may not be able to get out directly.

"Your Majesty, this book is a priceless treasure!"

Song Yingxing looked at it, raised his head reluctantly, and then said: "But this book covers too many aspects, and it is difficult to develop all of them by relying on the Civil Weapons Bureau alone. ”

Therefore, the minister suggested that some knowledge should be appropriately disseminated to the people, and those businessmen should be allowed to develop it, which can save a lot of time."

Song Yingxing is not just a scientist, he is also an excellent official, so he didn't finish reading this book and knew that it was basically not shown if he wanted to rely on the power of the imperial court alone to realize the contents of this book, and how much money the imperial court had was not enough to burn in it.

And there are a lot of people's livelihood technologies, it is obvious that they need to be popularized on a large scale in order to maximize profits, if the imperial court spends a lot of money on research and development, and then supplies them to the people free of charge in the end, then the imperial court must not lose money.

So Song Yingxing directly thought that it was possible to reveal the technology to the people, let them develop and produce, and even improve the technology with higher efficiency.

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In this way, the court and those businessmen can be regarded as a win-win situation.

"This matter can be talked about later."

Lao Zhu shook his head slightly and rejected Song Yingxing's proposal.

He's going to put these things out, but certainly not now.

Now these businessmen and wealthy families are all self-interested in their eyes, and they have no Ming at all, so let them put these things on them and let them block themselves.

So Lao Zhu decided to wait for him to plow the entire Ming officialdom, and then take out this thing, just with these things, he can also appease those surviving businessmen and Hao clans, and win a wave of people's hearts.