Chapter 130 Kneading iron is like a face

All in place.

After some etiquette, the steam engine was put into operation.

The earth-shattering movement of the steam engine naturally won't say much. Huang Zicheng drives the steam hammer behind the steam engine. Driven by a steam engine, a whole piece of iron, like dough, is flat and round.

But after a while, the iron armor will be formed. Delivered to the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang pinched the iron armor with his fingers.

There was still a trace of residual warmth from the repeated folding of metal on the hard iron armor.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately asked people to hand these iron armors to the people below. I've seen them one by one.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Huang Zicheng. With these machines, how much faster can I build iron armor? ”

Huang Zicheng said: "It's not good for the minister to say it now. After all, this machine has not been fully tested, but in Yichen's opinion, it can be improved at least tenfold. ”

In the past, hydraulic power was used to drive mechanical forging, and although iron armor could also be processed, the speed and ability were limited. The power and frequency of a hydraulic hammer cannot be compared with that of a steam engine. And the processed iron armor is not the same.

Others can't see it, but Huang Zicheng can also see that this iron armor is of higher quality, thinner, and lighter. Better defense. And it can be cold forged. To know the hydraulic forging hammer, if you want to process it, you need to want to burn the iron red. to be able to lower the hammer.

Now that this process is saved, how big is the impact?

Huang Zicheng couldn't think clearly for a while.

There has been a huge improvement in the quality of steel. He Xi had thought before that it would be possible to forge artillery directly. Such artillery will be lighter and more powerful. Even, the kind He Xi thought, the kind of infantry artillery that is light and can accompany the army, has become possible.

And so on, the speed of processing iron armor has become faster, and even the least affected one of them.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What do you think? ”

Fang Xiaoru's gaze swept over a white-haired old minister, who took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze froze, his gaze swept to the crown prince, Fang Xiaoru, and then condensed on this old minister, and said, "Xu Qing, how do you say this?" ”

This old minister is going to retire in the past few years. It can be said that it has been cautious all his life, and he has escaped many major storms since the founding of the People's Republic of China. It's been until now. Now that he dares to say it today, it can be seen that Fang Xiaoru has made a lot of efforts.

The old minister said: "The minister thinks that those who have constant production have perseverance, and those who want peace in the world will make the people of the world have constant production, and the acres of land will be produced." The machine is also produced, and the craftsman depends on the living, and now a machine out, ten times that of before, will take the property of ten people, and thousands of machines will take the property of thousands of people. It is because the world is uneasy and the society is restless. The minister thought that His Majesty should seal this monster and make the world safe. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people below also talked about it.

There are many people who agree.

This is what Fang Xiaoru said, if you beat yours, I will beat mine.

In fact, this old minister has made extensions in many concepts, and this extension is not made by him. It is Fang Xiaoru's explanation.

Constant origin, production is the meaning of industry. And Fang Xiaoru made an extension, interpreting it as a job opportunity. A means of earning a living.

Although Fang Xiaoru's explanation here is one-sided and static.

After all, every industrial revolution will eliminate many jobs, but it will also create many jobs. Forming a dynamic equilibrium of society. But the problem is that for those who are eliminated, it is very difficult to get new job opportunities.

It is impossible for them to look at the problem from the overall macro perspective.

And the bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to see this problem, and second, even if they can see it, what if they can see it? The bureaucracy itself is unwilling to make more changes and create extraneous branches.

Therefore, Fang Xiaoru took advantage of the words of this old bureaucrat and got the approval of many people.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond, but looked at Xie Jin, and Xie Jin immediately stood up as if his body was on fire, and said loudly: "Lord Xu's words are wrong. The way of the world, the one who follows the one is prosperous, and the one who goes against it dies, since this thing has appeared, the court does not use it, then there must be other countries to use it, in the past, a Han arrived at Wuhu, it is the use of iron soldiers, Rouran, Turkic, Khitan, the reason why it dominates the north, the use of cover iron. It is the north that is getting stronger. It is the humiliation of the Song Dynasty, and now you have this thing and don't use it, why do you get iron soldiers and hold bronze soldiers, it will be a disaster for future generations, and it will be laughed at for the world. ”

Xie Jin, as He Xi's mouthpiece in Beijing, doesn't need to say his position and foundation, on this occasion, such words, Xie Jin can't refute it, and he can't explain it to He Xi at all. I can't even explain it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's just that both sides can't draw conclusions because of one sentence.

So you went back and forth and I argued.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't have the heart to listen anymore.

The argument on this occasion is not so much about arguing for a result, but about showing one's own attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed and said, "Okay." ”

Everyone was quiet. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Today, that's it. Huang Zicheng, this machine was handed over to the Taiping Iron Works, and some people were transferred from Beijing, and what Beijing could make, the Taiping Iron Works must also be able to make. ”

Huang Zicheng said: "Yes." ”

Having said that, deep down, he secretly said: "Trouble." "One trouble is the trouble of transportation, how troublesome it is to transport this thing into Nanjing City, how troublesome it is to transport it out. Naturally, there is no need to say much. Another trouble is the trouble of building a steam engine.

In fact, the technology of the Taiping Iron Works has not improved much, and most of them are still in the time period when He Xi was in the Taiping Iron Works.

That's what He Xi felt. It seems that he is the only one who pulls everyone to conduct scientific research, and the others lack the driving force. Today's Taiping Iron Works' technology is already an era away from the north, and it is not easy to make up for it.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around again and greeted the prince. went straight back to the palace.

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In the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Prince, what do you think? ”

The prince said: "The sons have no opinion. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent, didn't speak for a long time, and said, "Prince, you are the prince." How can you not have an opinion on such a major event in the world? You've also read books about the future, and I don't need to remind you of the significance of the steam engine. ”

The crown prince remained silent.

In fact, it is already clear now.

With the differentiation between the north and the south, if it is said that He Xi's so-called changes were still empty shelves before, but now it is no longer the case, He Xi has a complete set of governance methods, and they have been promoted. The contradictions and conflicts between the two sides have changed from the beginning to the present, from simple relaxation to complex and fierce now.

The future heir is set of high requirements.

Before, the prince was worried that the impact of the change would be too great. He couldn't control the scene. Now this is a reality. Because the prince found that no matter what choice he made, it represented a great killing. The prince only chose who to kill, but not to kill.

And in such a situation, the prince would never want it.

The prince's heart is never ruthless enough. For the sake of the overall situation of the world, kill a few people. The prince will never be soft, but if he kills a group of people, or even tens of thousands of people, the prince can't do it.

The prince even had a resentment in his heart, and he secretly said in his heart: "I just want to think about An An's peaceful life, why did he force me to make such a choice?" Although he knew that as the crown prince and the future heir, this was a choice he could not escape.

It's just that the prince really doesn't want to choose.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I'm old. Now his hair is gray, his teeth are loose and crumbling. Historically, I lived to be seventy-one years old, and I now think that I probably won't live to that age. In the end, the world is yours, and there are some things that I don't force you, but you also have to be prepared. ”

When the prince heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he kowtowed and said, "The child is not filial, which worries his father." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently: "You are my son, I don't worry about you, who do you worry about." It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to you for long. There are some things that you have to give me an explanation, what do you want to do? ”

The prince was extremely ashamed in his heart, his father, who had never spoken soft words, said such a thing. It's just that the crown prince said: "Father, I didn't think about it. ”

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