After Qi Jiguang asked, Chen Wenliang still replied truthfully:

"Back to Yuanfu, I saw that the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion sent it."

"It shouldn't be!"

Qi Jiguang couldn't help frowning after hearing this, scolded a sentence, and then asked, "What did you send?" ”

"I sent a blower."

Chen Wenliang replied.

After Chen Wenliang said, many officials present who came to give gifts couldn't help laughing, as if they were secretly laughing at Li Chengliang, as a dignified prince-level figure, actually playing the first assistant like this.

"How can this Marquis Ning Yuan be like this, he has no minister's demeanor, and he should be impeached!"

Youyu Shi was upset for Qi Jiguang at this time.

"That's right, teasing Motosuke like this is simply no minister's body!"

Many other officials followed suit.

Qi Jiguang ignored these people, and only continued to ask Chen Wenliang:

"What kind of blower is it?"

"Wooden."

"It's already been sent in, and it is said that the wind can be pressed into the furnace by pulling the plug inside with a lever sticking out of the box."

Chen Wenliang replied at this time.

Qi Jiguang laughed after hearing this: "It's still his old Li who understands my Qi family!" ”

"Why did Motosuke say that?"

Chen Wenliang couldn't help but ask at this time.

Qi Jiguang glanced at him and said, "Do you still need to ask?" Who doesn't know that Qi's sons are all good craftsmen and miscellaneous things, I am afraid of Mrs., but Mrs. spoils them as her own, do you say that if he Ningyuan Marquis Mansion didn't understand the situation of our family, would he send a blower that was not worth much but was beneficial for a thousand years? ”

After hearing this, Chen Wenliang looked at the wild ginseng in his hand and didn't say anything more.

……

"Tsuneyoshi, this new blower has inspired me, and we can also add this kind of movable plug to the steam engine, so that the pressure of the steam can become the force that pushes the wheels forward."

Will be a temple.

After Qi Changguo received the blower sent by Li Chengliang, he dismantled the blower, and then found out that this kind of piston blower appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history, and was later recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu", and then took the blower to Jiangzuo Temple, talked about the blower with Zhao Shizhen, and mentioned the idea of improving the steam engine.

Originally.

Because Zhu Yijun had only heard of the steam engine and had never built it himself, Qi Changguo and Zhao Shizhen even knew about the steam engine and built it, but if they really wanted to make the steam engine used in production on a large scale, Zhu Yijun actually couldn't provide much help.

The steam engine is still being improved, and there is a problem of materials, as well as the inspiration for the design and innovation of each specific part according to the latest theoretical knowledge of thermodynamics and aerodynamics.

But there is no doubt that the blower sent by Li Chengliang this time gave Qi Changguo, who was a professional steam engine and other equipment, and Qi Changguo, who was talented in it, inspired him to suddenly think of the piston as a component, which could be used on the steam engine.

In many cases, scientific revolutions also come from some accidental discoveries, especially in the process of turning theoretical effects into practical effects, which also requires some chance.

In any case, if the surrounding environment becomes more conducive to the emergence of inspiration for technological innovation, it will naturally trigger more serendipitous opportunities for technological progress.

Because Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to science and technology, and now the Ming Dynasty has peace and social stability, and the intensity of the struggle between the powerful and bureaucrats has also decreased a lot, which also enables magnates like Qi Changguo to calm down and engage in steam engines, and even Li Chengliang These magnates will pay more attention to this aspect, inadvertently promoting the progress of science and technology in the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhao Shizhen heard Qi Changguo say this, he also thought about it seriously, and said, "Then let's try!" ”

"Well, try!"

Qi Changguo replied with a smile.

So, the two really began to try to improve the steam engine, intending to add pistons and other components to make the steam power really turn into the power to turn the wheels.

Moreover, they also made an announcement to Zhu Yijun about this idea in the form of a temple inscription.

Although Zhu Yijun does not know how the steam engine is used on a large scale in the world, he is aware of the changes brought about by the steam industry and how important science and technology are to the improvement of productivity.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun has always attached great importance to technology research and development, and asked Qi Changguo, Zhao Shizhen and other powerful people who are specifically responsible for theoretical scientific research and technology research and development to tell him as soon as they have an idea, so that he can also understand the latest development of science and technology in the Ming Dynasty.

And now.

Qi Changguo and Zhao Shizhen's inscriptions were given to Zhu Yijun, and Zhu Yijun said to Qi Jiguang and others with great satisfaction after seeing it:

"Very good, there is a new discovery in the Jiangzuo Temple, and according to the people who will make the temple, this is still the credit of Ning Wuhou."

Zhu Yijun looked at Li Chengliang after speaking: "Marquis Ning Yuan, why did you think of giving this gift to Yuanfu?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty!"

"Because the minister knows that Yuanfu has always been high-spirited, so if the minister sends him away, Yuanfu will definitely not accept it, and he will look down on the minister! I also had to let people know that he was also a layman, but he was afraid of guilt, and let Mrs. Yuanfu be responsible for refusing to give those expensive gifts, which made Mrs. Yuanfu even more difficult to behave! ”

"And the minister is his friend, in order to express his congratulations, he can only send these ingenious utensils, because the minister knows that Yuanfu will not refuse this gift for the third prince who is willing to do Luban for the people, and with the wisdom of the third prince, it will also make it more beneficial to the country and the people, which is better than the minister selling it directly."

Li Chengliang got up at this time and gave up his hand and answered Zhu Yijun's question.

Zhu Yijun smiled slightly: "Yes, Ning Yuanhou actually knows Yuanfu so well, which surprised me!" ”

At this time, Qi Jiguang glanced at Li Chengliang gratefully, and then got up towards Zhu Yijun's left side and said to him: "Your Majesty, please resign from the post of privy envoy, so as not to be too powerful, which will make the whole country suspicious, and easy to disturb the national politics, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

"Accurate!"

"Decree the court to promote the privy envoy and other officials."

Zhu Yijun did not hesitate to agree to Qi Jiguang's invitation.

And it didn't take long for Tingtui to come up with the results, and Li Chengliang was also included in the Tingtui list, but he was just an accompaniment, and the main recommendation was Zheng Luo, a university scholar.

However, Zhu Yijun was the head of the north and south mountains in the army, and he still appointed Li Chengliang as a privy envoy, not to mention that he had recently learned through Jinyiwei that Li Chengliang took the initiative to sell all the shops and workshops in his family, and was obviously taking the initiative to show favor to the imperial court, in order to exchange for political benefits through economic concessions.

Zhu Yijun doesn't mind repaying this kind of minister.

After all, this kind of minister is better than the kind of minister who is unruly and wants to forcibly follow him, the emperor's intentions.

Zhu Yijun also has to admit that Li Chengliang is really a smart person, who can make corresponding gestures according to changes in the current situation at any time, and will never forget to focus on the long-term because he is reluctant to take immediate benefits.

Therefore, if Zhu Yijun hadn't passed the secret report of the factory guard, he would have thought that Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang were people wearing a pair of pants, and there might be no mountain.

But Zhu Yijun actually knows very well that there are mountains in the Ming army, but the performance of the Ming Dynasty, which is still in the period of expansion of external interests, is not obvious.

This is the same as the party among the literati and doctors, the old and the new parties in the current period of expansion of external interests, that is, when the cake has been getting bigger.

However, there is no such obvious difference, at least not to the point of incompatibility, and the dispute between the cabinet and the ministry is not as fierce as it was in the middle and late Wanli period in history.

For the sake of his own safety, it can also be said that he does not let the military ministers of the Northern Soldier System feel that they are left out in the cold, and considering that the Privy Council does need a person like Li Chengliang who understands military affairs to be in charge and Li Chengliang's personal performance, Zhu Yijun still chose Li Chengliang.

As for why Li Chengliang is only an escort, not the main promoter, the reason is naturally that the officials participating in the court meeting are mainly civil officials, so they still don't want to be martial arts at the same time as the first assistant is a martial artist, and even the privy envoy is also a martial artist.

This is even more unacceptable to them, and they are willing to list Li Chengliang in the escort, because Li Chengliang's personal qualifications and abilities are too dazzling, and they have to list it in order not to appear that their purpose is too obvious.

However, the emperor really chose Li Chengliang and did not consider the feelings of the ministers.

For a while, words and roads were intertwined.

"Your Majesty uses the escort, not the main push, there are quite a lot of times, it is not the way of the monarch and the minister, it is not in line with people's expectations, and you should be cautious about using the escort."

On this day, Huang Xun read a book from Deng Lian, the imperial history of Henan Province, to Zhu Yijun in front of the emperor.

Zhu Yijun, who was playing chess with the prince, said: "Do you have to be the one who I use the main push, there is no need to read such a playbook, all of them are left in the middle, and the meaning of letting them push is that I can use the escort push, just as they have repeatedly asked the court to discuss and then decide on the national policy, just like they can take one of the three strategies, those who can accompany the pusher are already in line with the expectations of the people in the world, and it is already a manifestation of my inability to be a lone-man husband." ”

"Yes!"

Then, after Huang Xun flipped through a few official chapters, he read a book of Xu Ziwei in the right of the official department: "The two governments are both military ministers, and I am afraid that the military will disrupt the government and dictatorship, and Your Majesty can't help but worry about it...... What's more, the Marquis of Ning Yuan has always been treacherous, and he used to be arrogant and arrogant to the governor in Liaodong, so please think twice, and the one who is on the right path is the prime minister. ”

"The fact that all the rulers are military ministers does not mean that the military ministers have the opportunity to mess with the government, it can only show that there cannot be only two people in power when the country is in power, and it is not enough to separate the military and the government! Only then will there be a special situation in which all military ministers are in power, and if the judiciary, supervision, and policy are directly directed to me and Guanbai, and each of them is in power, there will be no such situation. ”

"Decree that the courtiers should discuss it in court, and come up with a question on how to divide the five consuls."

Zhu Yijun commanded.

"Yes!"

Because Zhu Yijun gave Xu Ziwei's transcript like this, not long after he received Zhu Ben's answer, the courtiers really held a court meeting.

(End of chapter)