Chapter 45: The Industrial Revolution of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di's order was quickly issued, and Zheng He, who had just arrived at Quanzhou Port, immediately began to act.
Such an action is simple.
Today's Ming Dynasty is already the absolute master of the South Seas and the East in name and in fact, and no one will have an opinion in the face of Zheng He's orders.
This is true even in these places and in other countries.
Because the country with an opinion has long been sunk in the ocean and fed the sharks.
In less than three months, the information had been transmitted back, and the Ming had already established a sea base in seven regions.
It's hard to imagine how fast and efficient it is.
And this is also the huge influence and control of the Ming Dynasty in the entire South Seas and even the East Ocean at this moment.
Compared with history, the short-lived Xuanwei Division of the Old Port, the Ming Dynasty at this moment is the absolute hegemon of the South Seas, the East, and even the West in the true sense.
No country, no nation, can be compared.
This point, after the flying scissor sailboat was put into operation, laid the foundation even more.
The speed of sea navigation as high as twelve knots was enough to quickly project the power of the Ming Dynasty from the territory of the Ming Dynasty to any place where the ocean was.
The deterrence of the Ming Dynasty has also spread almost half the world.
Of course, the changes in Daming overseas have also led to changes within Daming.
The sea ban has begun to ease.
And this time, the huge value generated overseas is not only unique to the royal family, Zhu Di according to Jiang Chen's method, the huge value generated overseas began to spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.
A large number of orders and a large number of materials have plunged the entire Ming Dynasty into unprecedented prosperity.
A large number of jobs have been created.
At the same time, the production of a large number of materials has brought the prosperity of society to a new height.
In addition, the new education reform, along with a large amount of funds and resources, has gradually spread to the entire country.
At first, it was only Nanjing, and Kyoto, and now it has been paved to various regions of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.
Education for all in the Ming Dynasty has begun.
And this kind of education for all naturally promotes the development of the whole society.
The most direct embodiment is the rapid growth of various technologies.
Even the textbooks of primary and secondary schools seem to have nothing in the later generations, but the knowledge contained in them is unimaginable in this era.
In the process of popularizing this knowledge, it is natural that there will be a qualitative transformation.
These qualitative changes may seem like nothing at present, but the impact they can have over time is unimaginable.
Especially for the whole society, the changes are enormous.
Kyoto.
Guozijian.
Compared with the popularization of knowledge in local schools, the knowledge taught by Guozijian is even larger, not only the knowledge of high school, but also the knowledge of the three major divine books.
Those who can enter the Guozijian are geniuses among geniuses.
The emergence of this knowledge undoubtedly produced a chemical reaction.
Now.
An experiment is underway that fascinates all students.
"Quick, quick, add water!"
"Cool down the dry pan!"
"By the way, piston, is the piston ready?"
"Add coal!"
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A young man of twenty-three or fourteen quickly directed his classmates to busy, and in front of them at this moment was a pitch-black machine with an extremely exaggerated shape.
It is made of steel, and it is constantly beating with the steam gushing out.
At this moment, if there are people in the future, they will find that this is actually an extremely crude steam engine.
That's right, it's the steam engine.
As early as half a year ago, the young man had already developed a steam engine, and the steam engine at this moment was improved by him.
Compared with the steam engine at the beginning, the steam engine at this moment has initially had practical value.
He's still a little rough, though.
However, its essence is very close to Watt's improved steam engine.
Compared with the previous steam engine performance is poor, easy to stall, and to re-ignite the drive, the operation link is more time-consuming and laborious, this time the youth added a third component to the cylinder, that is, the piston valve, the piston valve has an air inlet and an outlet, which improves the efficiency of the steam engine to do work.
Soon, the machine roared, and the driven valve began to move violently.
"Hahaha, it's done!"
"I'm done!"
Looking at the rapidly beating valve and the driving pole, the young man jumped up in an excited moment.
Of course, not only he was excited at this moment, but also the students who were busy with him.
His Majesty the Emperor said before that whoever can get the steam engine out will be directly given the official position of Fengzheng Qipin, and can enter the Hanlin Academy.
How can such a result not make them instantly happy.
And after they were overjoyed, the news was quickly reported to the palace.
Zhu Di was still reading the report, and when he heard the news, he couldn't help but stand up excitedly.
"That's true!"
Zhu Di looked at the eunuch who reported, and his eyes couldn't hide his joy at all.
After chatting with Jiang Chen constantly, Zhu Di naturally understood the importance of technology, and even knew what kind of world the future was.
It is also clear that the Ming Dynasty wants to go farther and stronger, and what is the most important thing.
In particular, Jiang Chen's description of the scene after the industrial revolution made him feel excited again and again.
The foundation of the first industrial revolution lies in the spinning machine, as well as the steam engine, the spinning machine has made great progress in the Ming Dynasty half a year ago, compared to the spinning machine described by Jiang Chen.
And the effect is undoubtedly extremely exaggerated.
With the progress of spinning machines, the wealth of the Ming Dynasty rising overseas has almost increased by 20%.
And this is just the beginning, and it's hard to imagine how much wealth will be available in the future.
The spinning machine is like this, and what layer should the steam engine be?
This filled him with anticipation and increased the rewards at the same time.
Unexpectedly, in just half a year, the steam engine was also made.
"Your Majesty, this is true, the slave has already checked it!"
The old eunuch spoke respectfully.
"Good, good!"
"Quick, take me to see!"
Zhu Di nodded excitedly, and the figure immediately walked out of the dragon chair.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The old eunuch nodded.
Half an hour later, Zhu Di came to Guozijian in person.
Faced with Zhu Di coming in person, the students of Guozijian couldn't help but fall into surprise.
And when Zhu Di saw the huge steam engine placed in the Guozi Prison, the smile on his face could no longer be hidden.
"Hahaha, yes, you're all good!"
Zhu Di laughed and spoke, and even patted the shoulder of the figure in front of him.