Chapter 231 New explanation of auspiciousness
The strangers of Gewuyuan completed their attack on the humble Confucians and won a great victory in the field of science. Huang Zifu’s skillful hands combined with the ingenuity of everyone in Gewuyuan A scientific instrument was designed that could directly observe the development laws of all things. With the emperor acting as the referee and impartiality, it was expected that the Gewuyuan would win.
Regarding this Gewu Conference, Gewu Daily, Minbao, Di Daily, etc., all published long and lengthy special reports, giving a comprehensive explanation of atmospheric pressure.
The reciprocating water pump cannot solve the problem of Ming Dynasty needing to pump water from more than 20 feet underground. Because it requires continuous power, Ming Dynasty still needs to continue to move forward on this road, and with the help of large sums of money, Under the bounty, the progress is extremely fast.
It is a very common thing to use gold and silver to stimulate scientific progress.
In the 18th century, navigation that could only determine latitude but not longitude was very dangerous and even threatened England's maritime hegemony. This caused great trouble to England, and the precise timing of precision machinery The clock has become England's top priority.
In the 53rd year of Kangxi’s reign, England established the Longitude Prize, which awarded 20,000 pounds. The pound at that time was one pound of silver with a purity of 925, which was approximately equivalent to 12 taels of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, for After accurately determining the longitude, England offered a reward of 240,000 taels of silver.
The clockmaker John Harrison invented the clock for accurate timekeeping, and the institutions surrounding the awards and laws operating around the "Longitude Prize" and the "Longitude Act" eventually became the England Research Council, England The Technology Strategy Committee, as well as awards and laws, greatly promoted the rapid development of the Royal Society of England, and eventually gained the status of the world's science and technology center in one fell swoop.
And Zhu Yijun took out 500,000 taels of silver from his own funds to reward scientific progress.
If you don’t burn coal, you will burn money. You have to burn both to achieve results. In most cases, both have to be burned.
With the meritorious little emperor being truly rewarded, various inventions of water pumps began to appear one after another. This was an advantage, but the disadvantage was gradually revealed. The development of things seemed to be unable to escape the framework of contradiction. One thing always shows its contradictory nature from two sides.
Some craftsmen are trying to create a device that can drive a flywheel to rotate without consuming fire, water, or animal power. This device is called a perpetual motion machine.
And this trend swept the entire market at once.
All kinds of weird perpetual motion machines appeared in front of the emperor's case, but most of them were toys. For example, a ring made of sixteen spiral wires was placed in the plan. On each spiral, there is a small solid copper ball.
Permanent motion, a mechanical thinking that pursues something for nothing.
“You will get something if you put in the effort, just like plowing in the field, two parts for planting, three parts for management, and one part for fertilizer. Those who are willing to take good care of it will certainly gain more. If they are not willing to take good care of it, just sow a handful of seeds and see. If you eat every day, your harvest will be small. This kind of getting something for nothing is ultimately a fruitless endeavor." Zhu Yijun moved the ring in front of him.
Because of the existence of the top lubricating oil such as Qianyou, it only needs to be gently turned to rotate for a long time. Zhu Yijun was busy and could not even observe the stop time. In order to further increase the friction After being reduced in size, each small copper ball is extremely soft and moist, and has also been coated with a layer of shark oil.
The country's surname Zhengmao captured another whale in Luzon, and sent a lot of it to the capital this time. The reason why Yin Zhengmao was so grateful was because the five-masted transoceanic ship's status in Luzon became more and more important. .
It was not that the Spanish colonists did not counterattack. Even during the war, at some dangerous times, the Spanish colonists almost counterattacked and captured Manila. The presence of the five-masted ocean crossing ship made Spain The colonists suffered a lot and were even equipped with the weapons to win.
The Spanish ship, facing the five-masted ocean crossing ship, could only feel despair.
The five-masted transoceanic ship deployed by the Ming Emperor in Luzon did not charge any fees.
The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the Luzon Governor-General is like the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Yunnan. Luzon is a four-dimensional place in the Ming Dynasty, rather than a land that is a pity to abandon and tasteless. This is the emperor's release The signal came out, but Yin Zhengmao was only grateful in his heart, so he sent all the good things to the capital for His Majesty to play with.
Those Thai and Western girls sent to the emperor's uncle's house were sent to the capital by Yin Zhengmao under such a background. It didn't matter whether the emperor accepted them or not. It was important whether he, Yin Zhengmao, sent them away.
Zhu Yijun did not stop this kind of wind and public opinion. The various perpetual motion machines that he has invented may never be able to move forever. However, when designing a perpetual motion machine, there is always one issue that must be taken into consideration, that is, it must be Reduce energy loss during exercise.
Zhu Yijun hummed a ditty and returned to Xiyuan Baoqisi. He looked at a memorial in his hand and finally approved it.
On March 17, Zhu Yijun issued a decree: all feudal lords and concubines were only allowed to submit petitions for famous grains, and the marriage wages of men and women were not allowed to be summarized, and the order was written.
Since the second year of Wanli, when everyone below the county king had their own way of making a living, this was another decree for those above the county king, that is, only a good salary would be given, and the emperor would no longer give money to men and women who wanted to get married. And it becomes routine.
This decree hurt the relationship between relatives. Zhu Yijun sent the Thai-Western woman sent by Yin Zhengmao to the bedside of the emperor's uncle Zhu Zaiyu to show that he still had a relationship with relatives.
Zhu Yijun looked at a memorial in his hand and asked strangely: "Zhang Daban, yesterday, did Cui Min, the internal money eunuch, ask the outside court for money again?"
"From Guanglu Temple wants 100,000 yuan, and the government money wants 100,000 yuan, a total of 200,000 taels," Zhang Hong answered honestly.
"What's the reason?" Zhu Yijun closed the farm book and asked, "Isn't there a lot of money in the palace? Is the internal money empty?"
"There is money in the palace, but ask the outer court If you ask the outer court for it, there is no contradiction. The biggest expenditure of the internal funds recently is the firepower. The eunuch thinks that it should not be all spent from the internal funds, so he asked the outer court for this money. "Zhang Hong. explained.
There is money from internal funds, but there is money from internal funds, but this firepower to raise water is not something that His Majesty can use alone. It is a major event that is used by the country and the dynasty. Why can it be completely independently spent by the emperor's small treasury?
As the emperor's minions, eunuchs must maintain His Majesty's power and fight against the outer court. No matter whether they want it or not, they must make a gesture.
This is the meaning of the existence of eunuchs. Your Majesty’s kindness and forgiveness are your majesty’s kindness and forgiveness. Eunuchs also have to do their own work. Why are you doing it with national funds and not taking a penny, but the results are high? enjoy?
It is simply lawless to dare to take the emperor's things for nothing.
"Well, let's have it." Zhu Yijun agreed to this kind of behavior of asking for money. It's not like the Gewuyuan was useless. After its establishment, it achieved many achievements. It only wanted to enjoy the blessings but refused to pay. Naturally, the eunuch was a money-lender. dissatisfied.
The Ming Emperor asked for money from the national funds again.
In the court meeting that started early the next morning, the first thing discussed was this matter. The emperor asked for money from the national treasury.
"This money should be given." Wang Guoguang, on behalf of the Ministry of Household Affairs, first expressed his position. Just that reciprocating water pump is enough to feed Ming Dynasty for a long time. How much money will it cost to use it?
Wang Guoguang continued to state his reasons for giving the money and said: "Pan Jixun, the governor of Jiangxi, Wu Guifang, the governor of water transportation, Sun Chengming, the censor of Zhili, and Yu Zhao, the governor of Liaodong, etc., sent congratulations and praised this as Jiarui of the Ming Dynasty. Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty, and congratulations to Your Majesty."
Pan Jixun was stationed in Jiangxi, Governor of Water Transport Wu Guifang and Nanzhili were stationed in Fengyang and other places, and Liaodong Inspector Yu Zhao was stationed in Zhangwu. The simple reciprocating water pump was highly praised, and each person wrote a congratulatory form to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on this auspicious and prosperous Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Juzheng added: "This morning, the cabinet received a congratulatory form from Ling Yunyi, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He also praised the water pressurizer and also attached a copy of how to use the underground water pressurizer. Please take a look. ”
For wells that exceed three feet, lower the water press or reciprocating water pump to a position lower than three feet from the water surface, press the water into the water press, and then continue Twitch, pull out of the water.
The craftsmen of Guangdong and Guangxi made a spherical check valve so that water entering the upstream pipe will not flow back, so that water can be lifted.
The design of the ball check valve is very simple. When the water moves up, the ball is pushed to one side. When the water stops moving up, it falls back to the blocking position to block the backflow of water and realize pumping.
For such a good thing, it would be inappropriate to pay for it separately from internal funds.
Zhang Juzheng also thought that he could give money. Now that he has seen returns on this expenditure, he can do it more openly. Zhang Juzheng said: "Some people in the court objected, and everyone in the household department was not interested in it, so they refuted it. A few words. "
" He said that the state's financial system is to be provided to the inner government. If the Guanglu Temple's silver is used to meet the expenses of food and wine, Taicang's The reserve is used to support the military and the country, and it must not be spent excessively. Today's Guanglu monthly fee is only enough for three years, and Taicang's annual income is enough to cover the annual expenditure. How can the police pay it in a hurry? Please express your gratitude to His Majesty Wuzhao for his frugality.”
“This kind of objection is a cliche. It can be understood that from the position of the official, if you don’t object, you won’t be the official. , after all, the matter involves the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his last sentence is the key point. Guangmao said: The mechanical tripod revolution will greatly benefit the country. The minister tried to say: There are special rewards and punishments according to the fifth-level martial arts merits, and the gold and silver gifts will be shared by the inner and outer courts. ”
Zhu Yijun discovered an interesting thing. When Hou Yuzhao and Guangmao were talking about something, whether it was out of their true intentions or out of pretense, they would say a few words about the retro style, and then say a few words. Keep talking.
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "What Guangmao said is excellent. I am not short of these two hundred thousand taels of silver. If the inner and outer courts share the burden, it will be a good thing for the palace." In one body, it is natural to establish rewards and punishments. "
The establishment of a system of rewards and punishments is far greater than the value of two hundred thousand taels.
Luo Bingliang, the tax inspector, ransacked the house several times and took it back. It really didn’t work. He raised the price of this worsted woolen cloth and opened up the human silver mine to increase his efforts. The money of the powerful will be It's like water in a sponge. If you squeeze it, there will always be water. If it doesn't work, you can squeeze it out.
It is necessary to establish a system of rewards and punishments for craftsmen and technological progress.
The final result of the court discussion was that the Ministry of Revenue provided 250,000 taels of silver to the internal funds, which was regarded as supplementing the special reward of firepower and water, and then determined the auspicious mechanism.
If the problem of firepower to lift water is effectively solved, it will be judged as first-class auspiciousness. For a major breakthrough on this topic, it will be judged as second-class auspiciousness. Regarding the award, it will be supervised by Zhu Zaiyu and led by Gewu. The hospital jointly researches and makes judgments.
The fifth-level auspiciousness is an award for technological progress given by the Ming emperor and the court.
“The ceremony for the crowning of King Lu stated that the British Duke Zhang Rong held the ring and held the crown, and I, the Second Assistant, the Minister of Rites, and I announced the ring.” Zhang Juzheng talked about the crowning ceremony of King Lu.
Zhu Yijun heard the excitement and asked with a smile: "Do you need me to do anything?"
"Your Majesty, your eldest brother is like your father, and you should advise him to take the right path." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said. Speaking of King Lu, Zhang Juzheng and his courtiers had complicated expressions, but King Lu Zhu Yiliu looked like a born nobleman.
The king of Lu, Zhu Yixi, was ten years old. He was arrogant, domineering, extravagant and extravagant. He caused a lot of troubles at the age of ten. Empress Dowager Li even issued a special edict to teach the ministers.
Empress Dowager Li couldn't understand that Zhang Juzheng taught the little emperor so well, but other teachers taught Zhu Yili, but they ended up like this.
Empress Dowager Li thinks it’s the teacher’s problem. After starting school at the age of seven, she still hasn’t finished reading the enlightenment books. Empress Dowager Li doesn’t want to trouble Zhang Juzheng. After all, as the Yuanfu and the emperor’s teacher, Zhang Juzheng is very busy. Finding a teacher for Zhu Yili became a big problem.
As the current substantial prince and the first heir when the emperor had no heirs, King Lu was extremely unqualified.
This is also related to Empress Dowager Li's connivance, and it has a lot to do with it.
Lu Wang Zhu Yiliu made mistakes without any punishment, which is different from the emperor.
If the emperor made a mistake, he would have to go to the Ancestral Temple to read the Notes on Sinners. However, when Zhu Yili made a mistake, he would not even be reprimanded. Therefore, Zhu Yili's character became more and more eccentric, and he was so eccentric that he had to be punished by the court. To the point where it comes up.
Looking young at the age of seven, and looking old at the age of ten, Zhu Yiliu is probably going to spend his absurd life, doing things without certainty, beating and scolding his servants at every turn, and making a fool of himself. The bow string and the abuse of the servants were all done by Zhu Yili.
Zhu Yili gave a cake to his servants, which was mixed with stones. When the palace maid ate it, it broke into her teeth. Zhu Yili was very happy. As a result, Empress Dowager Li found out about it. Empress Dowager Li did not blame Zhu Yili. He dealt with the maids who were serving Zhu Yili and said that these maids were deceiving Zhu Yili, King of Lu.
Zhu Yijun asked the palace maids to beat each other with wickers. If anyone screamed, he would continue to beat him. If he couldn't scream, he would change others. Zhu Yijun watched with joy. The emperor knew about this matter, and Zhu Yijun went there specially. Discuss this matter with Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li still had the intention to protect her. In the end, although Zhu Yili stopped being so tormenting, he still did not receive any punishment.
So, Zhu Yili's ineffectiveness was caused by the connivance of Empress Dowager Li, and Zhang Juzheng meant that the eldest brother is like his father, and His Majesty the Emperor should discipline Zhu Yili and prevent him from growing into a crooked melon and cracked jujube. "Okay." Zhu Yijun nodded. If something happens to him, the first heir to the empire, with this appearance, is indeed not a problem.
After Zhang Juzheng determined all the regulations for Lu Wang’s crown ceremony, he began to discuss the palace examination. Passing the general examination and passing the emperor’s palace examination can be considered as a complete Jinshi. Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu took the palace examination as their sons. To avoid reading papers, the imperial examination requires the first assistant, second assistant, and six ministers to read the examination papers, and both Zhang Siwen and Wang Qian must take part in the imperial examination.
Zhu Yijun did not agree. The country and the dynasty have high standards, and there is no need to evade the promotion of talents with justice.
The court discussion of these two ceremonies took up most of the time. After the court meeting and the banquet, Zhu Yijun went to Cining Palace. He would come to see the ceremony on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, not the first and tenth day of the lunar month. Fifth, Zhu Yijun can also come over to see the Queen Mother.
"Come down!" Empress Dowager Li's very angry shout reached the emperor's ears.
Zhu Yijun stopped. Queen Mother Li was probably angry. If he went there now, it would be easy to harm Chi Yu, so it would be better to slip away.
"Your Majesty is here!" While the emperor was still hesitating, the small yellow door opening the way shouted out, and he had to go in.
Zhu Yijun adjusted his emotions and walked into the Cining Palace. Looking at the scene in front of him, his face was extremely surprised. King Lu Zhu Yijun huddled in the corner. If it was a corner on the ground, it would be fine. Zhu Yijun stretched out his arms and legs. , huddled in the top corner.
This scene is really too weird.
"I have met my mother, mother." Zhu Yijun saw the gift, looked at Zhu Yili and said in great surprise: "Mother, how did this brother get up there?"
"As you can see, "Jie'er broke a vase and my sister was angry, so he swooped to the corner of the roof," said Queen Mother Chen cheerfully.
The escape route of Lu Wang Zhu Yiliu was unusual. Others ran outside, but he stretched out his arms and legs, and used his hands and feet to climb into the corner of the wall and into the corner of the roof.
“Come down.” Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Yili and said calmly.
Zhu Yixuan was not afraid of Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen, nor was he afraid of the courtiers. He was only afraid of this brother. He had personally seen his brother limping after being beaten by Luo Sigong without saying a word. He did not punish Luo Sigong or reward him. Got him.
This is too cruel.
Zhu Yili is young, but he knows clearly who he must not mess with. There is a ruthless person standing in front of him who is extremely cruel to him. If he doesn't obey, he will definitely be beaten.
“I, I, I, can’t get down.” Zhu Yixuan said tremblingly.
It's easy to go up but hard to come down.
When this scene appeared, Zhang Hong went to find a wooden ladder. Zhu Yijun got on the wooden ladder and took Zhu Yili down.
"Come with me." Zhu Yijun dropped a word and said coldly to Zhu Yiliu.
When Zhu Yirui saw that his brother was angry, he burst into tears, ran behind Empress Dowager Li, and said loudly: "I won't go, I won't go."
Empress Dowager Li protected Zhu Yirui and said: "It's just a vase. Mother is angry because he went to the house. What should I do if it falls? Just come down."
"Come here." Zhu Yijun ignored Empress Dowager Li and looked at her Zhu Yirui's eyes became a little colder.
Empress Dowager Li's return to power means that Zhu Yijun is the head of this family. Although he is still a child, Zhu Yijun is about to grow crooked, so intervention is necessary.
“Mother!” Zhu Yiyi shrank again and completely hid behind Queen Mother Li.
Zhu Yijun looked at Queen Mother Li. After some consideration, Queen Mother Li pulled Zhu Yijun out and handed it to Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yili dared to mess with Empress Dowager Li, but he would never dare to mess with Zhu Yijun. With tears in his eyes, he turned around and followed Zhu Yijun.
Zhu Yijun brought Zhu Yili to the martial arts room and said: "Prince Lu, from today on, you will practice martial arts with me."
"I...learn!" What Zhu Yijun actually wanted to shout was that he didn't want to learn, but the words got out of his mouth. The edge has changed.
Zhu Yijun did not teach or nag, he just asked Zhu Yili to practice martial arts with him. For King Lu, Lajin was like killing him, but he could only grit his teeth and continue practicing.
"Come and sparring." Zhu Yijun gave Zhu Yiliu a wooden sword, and he also took a wooden sword. He wanted to practice daily.
Previously, the emperor's target for sparring was Luo Sigong, but today Luo Sigong watched the fun and the target of his sparring with the emperor became King Lu.
The pressure of sparring with the emperor is extremely high. Luo Sigong himself knows the skills of the best player in the world in the youth group.
Zhu Yijun started to take action, and he was merciless. He slapped Zhu Yiliu, and Zhu Yiliu screamed, dropped the wooden knife in his hand, and started wailing in pain while holding his arms.
"Does it hurt?" Zhu Yijun walked over and looked at Zhu Yiliu and asked expressionlessly.
"It hurts, it hurts, brother! It really hurts." Zhu Yili screamed hoarsely, covering his arm and wailing. It really hurt, and it was immediately swollen.
"You must remember the pain today. I just hit you today. If you grow up and treat your maids poorly and let the maids of Prince Lu's Mansion kill you with one blow, I will lose a younger brother. Don't push me to the point where I want to kill you, do you understand?" Zhu Yijun told Zhu Yili very clearly.
If one day, Zhu Yili becomes an obstacle to the resurrection of the Ming Dynasty, then Zhu Yijun will not hesitate to take action against him.
"I know, I know." The muscles in Zhu Yirui's forehead twitched with pain. Only then did he realize how hard his brother worked on weekdays. He also knew that his brother did not If you use your full strength, it will only be less than three points of strength.
If this is done with all my strength, I am afraid this arm will be useless.
"I just watched it for fun, brother, I won't do it anymore." Zhu Yili knew what his brother was angry about. It was the incident where he asked the maids to beat each other, not the broken vase today.
The vase broke when it broke, but he asked the maids to beat each other to endure the pain. The emperor became very angry and even had a quarrel with Queen Mother Li.
Zhu Yijun slowly squatted down, pulled King Lu up from the ground, and said very solemnly: "Brother, you are very smart. If you can figure it out, you will understand this truth. Those palace maids are all They are the servants around you. If they are resentful and are deceived by someone with intentions, they will definitely kill you. You have already remembered the assassination of the king and the fire in the palace."
"If so. If you don't understand, then you can resent me."
Zhu Yixi can understand because after what happened last time, his brother personally issued an order to expel all the maids around him. Although the reason for leaving the palace was to seduce King Lu, in fact, he was afraid that the maids would hold grudges, collude with the outer court, and really attack him.
Zhu Yixuan is a very smart person, and Queen Mother Li also explained it to him.
Zhu Yili knew that there would be such a beating, so he did not hide away and was beaten anyway.
"Come with me."
After the one-day martial arts course, Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yili to Xiyuan Baoqisi and asked him to farm with him.
It was time to plant potato seedlings again. Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yiliu to explain how to plant the land bit by bit.
Zhu Yijun was very wasteful, not that he couldn't finish the leftovers, but a completely unconscious waste. Moreover, Empress Dowager Li and Zhu Yijun could provide him with such a material foundation, so he didn't know that he was wasting.
Zhu Yili even thinks that rice beams grow from the containers of rice stores.
"Brother, why do we farm? My brother is the emperor and I am King Lu. We are both born nobles." Zhu Yili felt that he was about to collapse from exhaustion and leaned back in his chair, quite confused. asked.
In Zhu Yili's heart, his brother was indeed a role model. He lived like a monk in the mountains every day for five years, eating a light cake every day. I ate it once and never plan to eat it again.
Zhu Yijun took a shower and prepared to go to the capital. Seeing how tired Zhu Yijun was, he asked: "Why are we born nobles? It is the shadow of our ancestors, but the shadow of our ancestors is almost exhausted. It's over, the virtue of a gentleman will be killed in five lifetimes."
"You have grown up slowly and are now a young adult. Your father left early and your mother can't control you. Why should we? Are you a born noble? Just like the perpetual motion machine, you are unwilling to give but only willing to take. That is the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water. "
"Think about it carefully, I went to Beijing Camp. ”
Zhu Yijun's education to Zhu Yili mainly focused on two aspects. He practiced it personally and told Zhu Yili through his own actions that there are not so many things in the world for no reason, and there are not so many things that are taken for granted. The shadow of the ancestors will be at most five generations later. become thin.
The second aspect is labor education.
Ideology problems are mostly caused by lack of labor. Rice will not grow on the containers of a rice store for no reason, but if you grow in a deep palace, it is easy to think that the containers of a merchant store will grow on their own. Grow goods.
In March of the fifth year of Wanli, the mainstream trend in Shilin was still to focus on non-material production, or more accurately, to talk about one's nature with one's hands closed. Then who would carry out material production?
Zhu Yijun believes that these are all ideological problems caused by not working. If you work hard and work hard, you will understand the hardship and suffering of life.
He has exhausted his own methods to make Zhu Yili become a talent. If Zhu Yili fails to become a talent, he, the emperor, is helpless.
When Zhu Yijun left the palace and went to the capital camp, he actually met Empress Dowager Chen's Luan Jia, who seemed to be waiting for him.
“I’ve met my mother.” Zhu Yijun bowed slightly as a courtesy. Emperor Longqing’s main palace was Empress Dowager Chen. Although Empress Dowager Chen was disgusted by Emperor Longqing for admonishing Emperor Longqing to be frugal, according to etiquette, Zhu Yijun still had to address her. For mother.
"My sister has a good reason to condone and protect Prince Lu so much." Queen Mother Chen waved her hand to keep others away before whispering.
The Queen Mother Chen thought about it again and again, and continued to explain further: "There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If King Lu is more ridiculous, no one will have any evil thoughts."
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