The reason why Zhu Qizhen was angry was mainly because Donggong had just been ordered by Zhu Jianshen.

What's more, I was worried about fire prevention, but I didn't expect this kid to hit the muzzle of the gun!

I can see the light from a long distance, but ordinary lamps and candles are not so bright, so they won't be tinkering with gunpowder again, right?

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart, he must beat him up today to relieve his anger!

However, when he came to the East Palace in a rage, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

"Father!"

Zhu Jianshen was fiddling with his new toy with great interest, and when he looked up, there was another person in front of him.

Seeing his father's black face, he unconsciously took a step back, and then explained: "The child is not playing with fire, this is, it is ......"

"You made this thing?"

"Yes, ah no, it was Master Tong who did it, and the child was ...... helping"

Zhu Qizhen stepped forward and took a closer look.

The stove has an iron pot, the lid is special, the outer edge has a buckle to be fixed, and an iron pipe leads out in the middle, which is connected to a simple steam engine, and the other end is an impeller, which is driven by steam, the impeller rotates, and then drives the magnet to rotate, and finally the light bulb is connected.

The wick is made of carbonized bamboo wire, and after the electricity is turned on, the brightness is more than twice as bright as that of the candle.

"This is made by Tong Xuan?"

"Yes, Master Tong did it, and the child also helped!"

Zhu Jianshen introduced it with great interest: "Father, look at the copper wire, the cotton yarn on the outside is entangled. ”

"Well, that's good!"

The consternation on Zhu Qizhen's face slowly turned into a smile, Daming has an electric light!

It's really unimaginable, because it has only recently entered the steam age, is it going to step into the sky and directly cross over to the electric age?

You know, you're just providing an idea.

From idea to reality, it requires not only a lot of effort and trial and error, but also a look from heaven.

Hard work and luck are indispensable.

His mood is very complicated now, the wisdom of the working people is great, it is really incredible!

"Early tomorrow morning, call your Master Tong and come to my imperial study!"

Zhu Jianshen said excitedly: "The child obeys the order!" ”

In the past, no matter what I did, I was either scolded or beaten, but today is the first time that my father has admitted it, and the joy of this success is indescribable.

Zhu Qizhen is also very happy, his son is out, and there are successors to the Ming Dynasty!

When I returned to Qianqing Palace, I saw Wan Zhen'er kneeling on the couch and rubbing Queen Qian's stomach.

"The Emperor's ......"

The two of them got up and bowed one after another, but Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "Don't move, you continue!" ”

Empress Qian lay down again and asked, "Your Majesty, is there any happy event today?" ”

Zhu Qizhen sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "Why did the queen say this?" ”

"When the concubine sees the emperor's dragon face and great joy, there must be some happy event."

"Yes, there is a happy event!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "There has been another breakthrough in the research of the Academy of Sciences...... Forget it, you can't say it in a sentence or two, and you'll know for yourself later. ”

As soon as the queen heard that it was a matter of the Academy of Sciences, she stopped asking.

"The concubine heard that some students have gathered to make trouble recently, I don't know why?"

"It's okay, it's settled!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and asked, "I have been busy dealing with government affairs these days, and I have neglected the queen, has my health improved?" ”

Queen Qian glanced at Wan Zhen'er and said, "I am tired of the emperor's worries, and with Zhen'er taking care of her, the concubine feels much better." ”

Wan Zhen'er immediately became nervous, and she didn't know what to say.

Zhu Qizhen also looked at Wan Zhen'er and asked, "You are also half of Langzhong, I came to ask you, how is the queen's health?" ”

"Return to the Emperor's ......"

Wan Zhen'er knelt on the bed and saluted, and said: "The queen is a disease of palace cold, and the imperial doctor has already prescribed a prescription for conditioning, plus the slave and maid rub the lower abdomen every day, at least three months, at most half a year, and it will get better." ”

"Gong Han?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly, he had heard of this illness a little, and it seemed to be very common.

"Are there a lot of women who suffer from this disease?"

"Back to the emperor, there are a lot, but everyone's physical condition is different, and the severity of the illness is also different, and the queen's symptoms are ...... Heavier. ”

"How serious can this disease be?"

"The main manifestation is menstrual colic, which may lead to the inability to get pregnant, and if it is more severe, it may ...... Life-threatening ......"

Zhu Qizhen understood, it turned out that Queen Qian had not given birth because she was suffering from cold in the palace.

Queen Qian said softly: "Don't worry about the emperor, the concubine's body is already much better, and after drinking the medicine, there is a faint feeling of heat in her abdomen." ”

Zhu Qizhen held Queen Qian's slender jade hand, and suddenly a warm feeling came, and then he secretly relieved his heart, because the queen's hand was cold before.

"You can cultivate with peace of mind, and you will definitely get better."

"The concubine thanked the emperor for his concern."

Wan Zhen'er looked at the two of them, got out of bed silently, and didn't forget to pull down the curtain next to the bed when she left.

Early the next morning, Kuang Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took people to the door of the imperial study and blocked it.

Regarding the fact that the emperor doesn't like the court, everyone is used to it.

The strange thing is that the emperor's absence from the court does not seem to affect the operation of the imperial court.

Six ministries and nine secretaries, the yamen at all levels are still operating normally, and no big or small things have been left behind.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen has been laying out since the Tumubao came back.

He first asked King Yu to supervise the country, firstly, to exercise the little brother, and secondly, to exercise the entire court.

In the era of feudal monarchy centralization, the imperial court was too dependent on the emperor.

What's even more terrifying is that this position seems to be high, but I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring.

It's like an egg, as long as it cracks a crack, a swarm of flies will surround it, greedily sucking the egg liquid, and laying the egg in to let its larvae continue to suck blood.

Such imperial power is very fragile, especially when the power is handed over, and a careless person may be wiped out.

Historically, usually the first generation of emperors is to fight the country, and the second generation of emperors is to guard the country, but in the handover of the two, turmoil has appeared.

At the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin State dominated the world and established the first great unified dynasty.

However, it only lasted for more than ten years, and as soon as Qin Shi Huang died, Qin II lost his country.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a change in Xuanwumen, Li Shimin killed his brother and killed his father, and his hands were stained with the blood of his relatives.

In the Song Dynasty, there was the sound of candle shadow axe, and Zhao Kuangyin's brother was the last brother, and it was passed on to Zhao Guangyi, and the truth was unknown so far.

Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, passed on the throne to Emperor Jianwen, and then ......

Ahem, you can't say this, don't even think about it!

All in all, all dynasties in history have problems with the second generation of succession, and the reason for this is the disadvantage of the monarchy centralization.

The life and death of the people of the world are controlled by one person, and such a regime is very unstable.

Zhu Qizhen knows too well the disadvantages of imperial power, and naturally knows how to resolve them.

The first step is to let the king of the servant supervise the country, which is equivalent to having a backup candidate, even if he is not there, there are people who can be the masters of the house.

To put it mildly, if one day you suddenly get sick, someone can go on top, so that the dragons will not be leaderless, leaving an opportunity for other places to take advantage of.

In other words, if you are a temporary monarch, if you are not fully prepared, unless God gives you a Yu Qian, otherwise, the life and death of the country are only in a thought.

The second step is to open a new policy, reform the official system, decentralize power step by step, let every position fully function, reward meritorious service, punish those who have exceeded, and the court does not support idlers.

In order to test the court's ability to handle daily affairs, Zhu Qizhen began to selectively go to the court, and if he wanted to, he would go to the court once, and if he didn't want to go, he would sleep in bed.

Of course, there is also a reason why he is lazy......

The last step, and the most crucial, is for the imperial power to go to the countryside.

As the so-called Tiangao Emperor is far away, although the imperial power is supreme, in the locality, the right to manage is still in the hands of some patriarchs and squires.

These people have more majesty and prestige in the countryside, and the interests of the people in the countryside are closely related to these people.

Although the imperial court can reduce taxes and benefit the people, and promulgate some welfare policies that benefit the people, the right to control things in daily life is still in the hands of these squires and patriarchs.

Due to the underdevelopment of transportation in ancient times, the emperor issued a policy from the capital, which basically took several months to reach various provinces and cities, and the people in the countryside basically did not often go to the city to walk around, so many rural information was relatively closed, and the personnel were relatively closed.

For most people, the emperor is too far away, and they are basically illiterate, and even if they post the emperor's list, they don't know what they are talking about.

So much so that those lieutenants and squires became the spokesmen of imperial power.

Therefore, whether the local gentry could carry out the policies of the imperial court became the biggest problem.

Since the New Deal, the Ming Dynasty has shown incomparably strong vitality, countless industries have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the lives of the people have also undergone earth-shaking changes.

In the midst of these changes, the traditional education model has also begun to change.

Since then, the people's enthusiasm for reading has begun to rise, and the reason is very simple, that is, those who know how to read, some people rush to ask for work, and the labor cost is two to three times higher than that of ordinary people.

Who doesn't want their children to get ahead, even if they don't have a gold list title, it's good to earn more money in the future.

There are also people whose brains are more active, anyway, they are not very old, and now they are too late to read and write!

As a result, adults can be seen in many schools, so that many schools dedicated to adult education have developed.

With the continuous improvement of the literacy rate of the people and the increasing development of road transportation, any policy provisions of the imperial court can be quickly distributed to the most remote rural areas.

The people can receive the information of the imperial court in time, and it is impossible for the squires to deceive their superiors and subordinates.

In this way, the estrangement between the emperor and the common people will gradually be eliminated and slowly merged into a whole.

Such a regime will be stable, even if the emperor is not there, the entire court will be like a giant machine, and all the parts will operate in an orderly manner.

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When the time comes, a cabinet council can be formed.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty will change from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy with parliamentary decision-making.

Zhu Qizhen knows a truth, history is that the wheel is improving every day, some things, if you don't take the initiative to do it, sooner or later, someone will stand up and shout, the prince and the general, rather have a kind!

With the continuous improvement of productivity, the feudal monarchy will inevitably be replaced, rather than being eliminated by history, it is better to take the initiative, so as to ensure the perpetuation of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it is also to pave the way for their descendants.

Therefore, he really didn't go to the court today......

Kuang Yu has long been used to it, the emperor can come if he wants to, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to come.

Anyway, the big things have to be played, and the small things are solved at the level of the six books and the cabinet.

However, when he came to the imperial study, he found that there were people inside.

The eunuch on duty today is Zhang Min, the eunuch of Shangyi, who stood at the door at this time, with a professional smile on his face, and said: "Kuang Shangshu will wait for a while, the emperor is talking to Tong Hanlin about business." ”

"Tong Hanlin? Which Tong Hanlin? ”

Kuang Yu was a little confused, and he couldn't think of this person for a while.

"It's Tong Xuan from the Electric Power Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences."

"Tong Xuan...... Oh, remembered! ”

Kuang Yu suddenly realized and said, "Is it the one who led the thunder to blow up the fish?" ”

Zhang Min nodded and said, "Yes, it's him." ”

Kwong had to wait, but after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.

Seeing this, Zhang Min said: "Kuang Shangshu might as well go back to the Ministry of Rites first, and when the emperor is done, our family will send someone to send a message to Kuang Shangshu." ”

Kuang Yu shook his head and said, "The old man wants to go back, but the yamen of the Ministry of Rites is blocked by those students who are rushing to take the exam, can you go back?" ”

Zhang Min smiled awkwardly and said, "Let's move a chair for Kuang Shangshu......"

Before the words fell, there was a creak, and the door opened.

Tong Xuan led Zhu Jianshen out of the imperial study, saw the two of them, and bowed.

Zhu Jianshen also saluted in a good manner, Kuang Yu hurriedly returned the salute, and then impatiently walked into the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the old minister ......"

"I know!"

Zhu Qizhen knew what he wanted to say, waved his hand to stop it, and said, "Don't worry, the problem of the Gongyuan has been solved." ”

Kuang Wei sighed helplessly and said, "The celebrant is too stingy, he only prepares a candle for each candidate, and it is a very thin kind, which is not enough at all. ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "There is no need for candles anymore." ”

"Huh?"

Kuang Yu was stunned, looking very confused, didn't he give a single one?

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "When will the exam start?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there are only five days left!"

"Five days, that's enough!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Regarding the issue of the lighting of the Gongyuan, I have already ordered the Academy of Sciences to arrange it, and in three days, you will go and see it!" ”

Kuang Wei looked puzzled, and secretly said in his heart, why did he get involved with the Academy of Sciences again?

Can the Academy of Sciences conjure up candles?

Or has someone developed a candle that can illuminate but not cause a fire?

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