Chapter 483 Where is the nephew?
Huang Jin personally gave instructions, Emperor Jiajing personally supervised the work, and several poor craftsmen followed the instructions and began to stop the safety rope painted by Zhu Zaijing.
After a lot of fiddling, the safety rope was finally taken out.
Emperor Jiajing personally took it in his hand and weighed it on the left and right, then looked at Huang Jin and said, "Find someone to try?"
After Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, he immediately replied: "Okay, I'll find someone right now."
Emperor Jiajing hummed, then he pointed at the craftsmen and said: "Since they made it, let them try it. This way, if there are any problems, they can find out in time."
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As soon as Emperor Jiajing said these words, these craftsmen who thought they had nothing to do suddenly became numb.
Under the supervision of Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin, they made this set of safety ropes according to the sketch drawn by Zhu Zaijing, but they did not believe that adding a few locks to this rope would allow people to work at high altitudes. When an accident occurs, you can be safe and sound.
After all, in this trial, if something was wrong with the rope and lock and they failed to pull their bodies in time, wouldn't they fall to death on the spot?
For a moment, the faces of several craftsmen showed panic. You look at me and I look at you, but no one dares to stand up and take the initiative to try this safety rope. What is it like?
Emperor Jiajing was immediately displeased when he saw this, "Don't you dare to try what you make?"
Several craftsmen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, spare your life. It's not that we don't dare, it's that we don't know how to try."
Emperor Jiajing hummed and said: "How else can we try? Just tie this rope to your bodies, and then follow the instructions in this drawing to take safety measures, and then release the ladder from a high place to see if you can pull it. You don’t fall off.”
Several craftsmen turned pale when they heard this.
It is true that they made this thing, but they were not the ones who invented it.
If there is really a problem in this, there is no chance to regret it.
But now Emperor Jiajing and the eunuch Huang Jin are watching them, and there are a group of guards around them on standby. As long as they dare to say no, they will see what "the emperor's anger" means in minutes!
In the end, these craftsmen could only bite the bullet and tie the safety ropes to their bodies tremblingly, and then followed the instructions on the drawings with great care and began to check carefully.
Only when they were sure that the problem was indeed consistent with what was stated on the drawings did they start taking action.
Emperor Jiajing paid careful attention to their movements, Huang Jin also watched carefully, and even the surrounding guards looked at them slightly sideways. They were also paying attention to this matter.
After a while, the craftsman tied with a safety rope finally climbed to the highest point on the shelf. Emperor Jiajing also raised his head in anticipation, as did Huang Jin.
They all want to witness the miracle and see if this safety rope is safe or not. If this rope is really reliable and easy to use, there will not be too many scenarios where they can try to use it in the future.
You must know that in their time and before this time, although there were buildings of incredible heights and large buildings such as Buddha statues, in fact, when building these things, it is no exaggeration to say that human lives were used to build them. .
Under every tall building and every majestic statue, there are countless dead souls lying there.
If this safety rope can really provide a certain degree of protection and allow workers or civilians working at heights to rely on it to prevent them from falling into the air, then this thing can be regarded as a great meritorious thing.
The craftsman who climbed high nervously touched the safety rope tied to his body, and then looked at the audience below. He also knew that he had no other choice but to give it a try at this time.
And if this safety rope is really useful, maybe he will get a special reward from His Majesty the Emperor for taking the plunge. After all, Emperor Jiajing has participated in the whole process from the beginning of making this thing to the present test. It is conceivable that And it turns out that Emperor Jiajing also had high hopes for this thing.
Therefore, wealth will only come within this year!
The craftsman took a deep breath, his palms were sweaty from nervousness, and his legs were shaking slightly. To be honest, such a high height made him let go of his hands and try to see if the rope around his waist could save his life. This was really like gambling. No difference.
But now he really had no choice but to retreat, so after being nervous, he decided to fight!
I saw the craftsman at the height let go of his grip on the shelf, and ejected his body from the wooden board he was stepping on, suddenly flying into the air!
This scene appeared in front of Emperor Jiajing, Huang Jin and others, and everyone could not help but tense their eyes nervously. There was both expectation and panic in their eyes.
It seems that if the experiment fails, the craftsman will fall from a high place and be broken into pieces.
But soon they saw a miracle!
The safety rope suddenly climbed up and straightened in an instant. With a little buffering force, it pulled the craftsman who was experimenting from a high altitude smoothly and safely in the blink of an eye. And it wasn't over yet. He swung back again. After that, I grabbed the wooden stake railing on the shelf, and then buckled the next safety buckle in another position. I tried it again and the effect was still the same.
Obviously, the test of this safety rope was successful. It neither caused the person to fall down nor tied the tied position into a knot that could not be untied due to the effect of gravity.
It can be seen that everything went smoothly.
Emperor Jiajing shouted hello from below and said loudly: "Continue the test!"
The craftsmen who were testing safety ropes at high altitudes are now overjoyed and their confidence is greatly increased!
From being skeptical and nervous at the beginning, to being excited now.
He also didn't expect that this seemingly ordinary safety rope would be so useful. Not only could it save lives, but it could also reuse the safety buckle and change it to different positions for continued use.
You must know that when craftsmen in the past were working at high altitudes, although they would tie a life-saving rope to their bodies, the rope was almost always tied with a dead knot. Once an accident occurred, although it was possible to save lives, But the actual length of the rope will cause them to free fall a certain distance.
In this case, if you are lucky, you will be bumped at most. If you are unlucky, the rope may be too long, which will increase the gravity acceleration of the free fall and directly crush you to the wall. There are some on mountains or cliffs.
And this is still based on the condition that the rope is not broken. If the rope suddenly breaks, then the table will be opened directly, and there is no need to consider other issues at all.
But now even if the safety rope is in the air, the final hanging position is almost the same as the empty position. There is no large drop, and the person does not wander around like a kite with a broken string.
Obviously, the effect of this safety rope is excellent and completely beyond expectations.
Emperor Jiajing raised his head and stared for a long time. He was in a very good mood. He said to Huang Jin: "San'er still has so many good ideas. No one has ever discovered such a simple thing. It really shouldn't happen!"< br>
Huang Jin smiled and replied: "Prince Yu is as talented and intelligent as the emperor. He can learn many things by himself without a teacher, just like a man who is destined to be gifted by nature."
When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he laughed again and said: "Not bad, not bad, that's it. Let them try with someone else later. If they are sure there is no problem, I can go up and try it myself."
Huang Jin had a smile on his face, but when he heard that Emperor Jiajing still wanted to go up and try it himself, he immediately panicked. No matter what others try, it will be fine. Anyway, even if there is an accident, it is just an accident.
But if His Majesty the Emperor is climbing high for a test in high spirits, if something is not done well, whether the rope or the button is not done properly, this is no joke.
So when Emperor Jiajing said he was going to try it, Huang Jin hurriedly said: "Emperor, Emperor, you must not do it! I am willing to go up and test it on your behalf."
Emperor Jiajing took one look at Huang Jin's figure and felt that it was a little unreliable. He asked him to go up. What if the rope couldn't bear the weight?
And Huang Jin is the only person he can talk to next to him without so many precautions and thoughts.
If he had any good intentions, wouldn't Emperor Jiajing really be a loner?
So after thinking for a while, Emperor Jiajing said, "Forget it, call Chen Hong out later. He is thin and not heavy. He is also smart and has a lot of savvy. He should be able to give it a try."
When Huang Jin heard that Emperor Jiajing asked Chen Hong to try, he was relieved and said quickly: "The emperor is a wise man, Chen Hong will definitely be very happy to share the emperor's worries."
Emperor Jiajing chuckled and did not continue speaking.
At this time, the remaining craftsmen also began to climb up one by one to test. Finally, Emperor Jiajing pointed two guards who were watching the excitement to try it too.
After confirming that these people could master the essentials of using the safety rope after simple instruction, Emperor Jiajing felt relieved.
Emperor Jiajing, who was in a good mood, was indeed not stingy with rewards. He directly rewarded the craftsmen who went up for the test for the first time with a small house in the special area of the capital, and the rest were each rewarded with a Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve worth ten taels of silver. money.
After these craftsmen and guards received the rewards from Emperor Jiajing, they all happily thanked the emperor for his kindness.
You must know that these ten taels of newly exchanged banknotes can be exchanged for real ten taels of silver at any bank under the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve. Of course, no one in the capital is so bored as to take ready-made newly exchanged banknotes to exchange them for the equivalent value. Carry the actual money with you.
After all, the common people in the capital are now accustomed to using such convenient banknotes as daily currency.
Moreover, the weight and size of the ten taels of silver are not small, but the newly redeemed banknotes of these ten taels of silver are calculated according to the maximum denomination of one hundred wen, which is only one hundred pieces. No one can tell this when holding it in your arms. Yes, I don’t know how much safer it is.
And based on their salary, these ten taels of silver are almost their income for half a year, which is also a very considerable sum of money. Now that they have it in their hands, who would be unhappy if they let it go?
In addition, because of the popularity of Gangdian banknotes in recent years, as well as its actual market value, it has also attracted the jealousy of many clans.
Some clans began to petition Emperor Jiajing to exchange the treasure banknotes converted to them by the imperial court into newly redeemed banknotes issued by the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve Bank.
Emperor Jiajing sneered when he saw that these relatives and clansmen whom he had never met before were actually thinking of such a good thing.
Can the Ming Dynasty banknotes, which are like toilet paper, be comparable to the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve banknotes that have just-redeemed value?
They actually want to brazenly replace the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes issued to them by the imperial court with newly redeemed banknotes. This is just nonsense!
So after that, Emperor Jiajing also issued an order to the Ministry of Household Affairs and local governments that all clan salaries should be distributed in accordance with the latest "Clan Management Regulations". The amount of money that should be given will not be less, and the amount of money that should be given will be determined according to the actual situation. supply.
Anyway, if they want Emperor Jiajing to treat them well, there is simply no way.
Although Emperor Jiajing was also born as a vassal prince, it was precisely because he was born as a vassal prince that Emperor Jiajing knew that these vassal princes were not short of money at all in the local area. Which one did not have vast tracts of fertile land? Which country is not extremely wealthy?
To give them salaries and grain is simply to treat the emperor as a fool.
And if it were not for the consideration of face issues and the power of the clan kings, which was still relatively difficult to grasp, Emperor Jiajing was even considering that the clan salaries of each clan would be provided by the clan kings of each clan.
But it's a pity that this kind of idea can only be thought of. Once it is really done, these vassal kings will not all have to rebel!
Although their rebellion cannot be as unstoppable as that of Emperor Chengzu, they cannot withstand their large numbers, nor can they withstand the mouths of the world.
After all, rebellion by a feudal lord would be an unsightly thing in any period when an emperor comes to the country.
No matter how the matter was settled in the end, history books will vaguely record that it was because the emperor was at fault that the vassal kings rebelled.
The most direct example is Emperor Wuzong Zhengde, cousin of Emperor Jiajing.
During the Zhengde Dynasty, there were two rebellions by vassal kings. One was King Anhua of Gansu, and the other was King Ning of Nanchang.
Although the rebellion of these two princes was quickly suppressed by the imperial court, among the people of the world, people in the world would think that it was wrong to rebel against the princes, but they would also secretly accuse Emperor Wu Zong of doing it. Okay, so that’s why there was a clan rebellion.
If Emperor Jiajing fails to deal with the clan issues at once and causes any disturbance among these hot-tempered and ambitious clans, then he will be the one who is embarrassed.
Therefore, sometimes even if he knew that these clan kings were bastards and vampires, Emperor Jiajing could only endure it and not have an attack. Only when he really grasped the reason, he would ruthlessly deal with the erring kings.
But if Emperor Jiajing wanted to offend the vassal kings on a large scale, not even Emperor Jiajing, not even Emperor Chengzu could do it.
And the only one who could do it couldn't even leave a mausoleum.
Although Emperor Chengzu was buried with the rites of an emperor, he turned against him afterwards. Not only was his reign title abolished, but the location of his mausoleum was also erased from the history books.
It immediately solved an eternal mystery - where is the nephew?
Therefore, there is such a lesson learned from the past, and Emperor Jiajing also believed that he did not have the illustrious martial arts of Emperor Chengzu, so Emperor Jiajing would not do such a thing that offended the clan to death.
After all, trouble is really going to happen, and it's not easy to end it. Moreover, he is not young now and cannot afford to deal with such big things.
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