Chapter 419 The Steam Engine with the Power of Three Horses
Zhu Yijun and Xu Wei chatted for a long time. It was not until sunset that Xu Wei left, and Xu Wei grasped the direction.
Zhang Juzheng has been in power for a long time. Are the emperor and his husband as at odds with each other as rumored? With the great power of the Ming Dynasty, has His Majesty become complacent and thinks that the Ming Dynasty is invincible and its ills have been eliminated? The wind of the opening of the sea blew all over the long coastline of the Ming Dynasty, a large amount of silver flowed in, and the population began to drain out. Does Your Majesty feel that the opening of the sea affected the stability of the imperial power? The return of the land is in full swing, with the blade pointing inward. Will Your Majesty feel embarrassed and make some choices? Will the fight between Jin Party and Zhang Party possibly get further out of control?
Xu Wei got the answers to many questions like this. Xu Wei needed to get the answers to judge the possible survival time of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace.
The reason why Xu Wei wanted to kill Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the Japanese king in Beijing, was because he was afraid that things would change later, and because he was afraid that the wind in the court would change, causing the Nagasaki Governor's Palace to lose the support of the Ming Dynasty. By then, the Nagasaki Governor's Palace would Like the pirate Wang Zhi, he will inevitably become a meteor in the Ming Dynasty's maritime power and overseas colonization.
Fortunately, Xu Wei got a very positive answer when he went to Beijing this time.
Your Majesty is a Hongyi scholar.
Of course, Xu Wei also knew about His Majesty’s treatment of Chiyo Tachibana. Now Hakume Chikuzen is washing clothes with a big stick in the cleaning bureau. The former Tachibana family governor can only do this kind of thing now, so Xu Wei There were some surprises, but they were just surprises.
He gives gifts and His Majesty accepts them. He doesn’t care where Your Majesty puts the gifts.
Xu Wei was going to stay in the capital for half a month. He first visited Zhang Juzheng and thanked Zhang Juzheng for vindicating Hu Zongxian, killing Xu Jie, and supporting the Nagasaki Governor's Office. Zhang Juzheng stayed at a banquet with Xu Wei and Sun Keyi. , Xu Wei once again visited Tan Lun, his former comrade-in-arms, and then went to the All-Jin Guild Hall and talked with Wang Chonggu for a long time, mainly about some experience issues created by the government and factory groups. Wang Chonggu did not hide his secrets and solved Xu Wei's doubts. Answer one by one.
Xu Wei then went to Xishan Cemetery to pay homage to Yu Dayou, the Marquis of Zhangping in the Ming Dynasty. Yu Dayou played a decisive role in the opening of the sea in Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. Yu Dayou played a major role in Songjiang City Ship Division and Songjiang Town Navy.
Songjiang Town Navy, when Yu Dayou went there, he only brought 3,000 guest soldiers with him. He used his reputation for fighting against Japanese invaders to summon the help of guest soldiers and strong men. In just three years, Yu Dayou The 3,000 guest soldiers were expanded to 30,000 naval divisions, and these 30,000 naval divisions were the ballast stone for the Ming Dynasty to open the sea.
It can be said that without Yu Dayou going south to build the navy, there would be no Nagasaki Governor's Palace.
Xu Wei left in September of the eighth year of Wanli. He took away the gift given to him by His Majesty, an ever-bright lamp and twenty kilograms of lamp oil. This ever-bright lamp will surely illuminate the confused overseas colonists. The way forward.
The excitement in the capital came one after another. Just after Xu Jie's death, the Xindu Yang family immediately followed suit. All the things that the Xindu Yang family did were published in miscellaneous newspapers.
The writers of the Ming Dynasty always pointed the reason in a subtle way to the emperor's personal revenge in public.
According to rumors, Xu Jie ransacked Yan Song's house and took out 10 million silver, but only gave the Taoist master 1 million taels; Zhang, now that the Beijing camp is on the side, the emperor is seeking revenge.
This must be true, otherwise why didn’t Emperor Ming refute it? !
People always believe in their own judgments, which is more reasonable and reasonable than acting for the common good and avenging private interests.
Zhu Yijun did not refute because what these pen writers said was true. It was not as simple as personal hatred, but imperial power.
Xu Jie and Yang Ting, as well as their father and son, seriously provoked the imperial power. Zhu Yijun's plan to deal with Xu Jie and the Yang family, in addition to his trip to the great road, did have the purpose of consolidating the imperial power. With the imperial power, only Zhu Yijun, the emperor, could act like an emperor.
Zhu Yijun couldn't be like a cheap scholar and ignore the facts, so he didn't let Wan Shihe clear up the matter.
Facts are facts, and there is nothing wrong with admitting what has been done. He also asked the high priests of the Ming Dynasty to go to the suburbs to worship Emperor Sejong to inform him.
"This is not the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. No donkey is like this." Zhu Yili ended his day, lying on the chair of the jade chariot, and said extremely tiredly, he was meeting Three or sixty-nine rests, plus the day when the emperor took a rest on the 24th, that is, thirty days in a month, he had ten days without risking his life with Zhu Yijun.
Just like that, Zhu Yili felt that half of his life had been lost.
Being a wise king is like walking on thin ice, not knowing whether you will reach the other side.
When you are a foolish king, you are scolded every day, but you still have to persuade him to stay and issue edicts to reflect on yourself.
"Looking lazy." Zhu Yijun shook his head and looked at a miscellaneous newspaper in his hand. The content was published by Legas in the people's newspaper. Ligas sharply criticized the people of the Ming Dynasty. Etiquette.
Legasi said: The Central Plains is a land of etiquette and civilization. The Chinese have a natural attitude of being tolerant, friendly, respectful and courteous. They also hope that through education, others can reciprocate the courtesy. This is a This is a very dangerous idea. Personally, I have lived in the Ming Dynasty for several years and still only learned a superficial knowledge of etiquette. The etiquette of the Ming Dynasty is a consensus formed through thousands of years of accumulation. In the battle to open the sea, If you communicate with someone with this attitude, you will never get a peach in return.
Admittedly, this is a beautiful vision, that is: as long as culture can be used to solve problems, no matter what system or means are used to achieve this purpose, it will be the least costly for anyone One way. Unfortunately, the problems that culture can solve are all based on solving the problems of political power, military conflicts, and ownership of land, pastures, and plantations.
"Hey, this country bumpkin from Thailand, who has never seen much of the world, dares to mock the Ming Dynasty's logic! How miserable he is. The Confucian scholars of the Ming Dynasty are believers in morality who can solve all conflicts. Legas will definitely be scolded. Shower your head." Zhu Yijun agreed very much with Li Yasi's statement.
But as a Ming Dynasty person, he still wants to scold Legasat as a country bumpkin. I, the Ming Dynasty, can only scold me as a Ming Dynasty person. Why are you a red-haired fan?
Zhu Yicheng lay down and finished reading Legas's editorial, nodding his head and saying: "This red-haired fan relies on our Ming Dynasty to eat and drink, and now he dares to find fault with Ming Dynasty! But brother, why do I feel that he Does that make sense? "
"So those who opened the sea were merchants and Zheshe households, and merchants and Zheshe households were pursuing profits. They were already in the moral depression of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yijun picked up another copy. When I read the miscellaneous newspapers, I saw that this was the "Kuwu Bao" of the Royal Institute of Furniture, "One Hundred Thousand Whys", which is still being serialized.
The research content of the Royal Institute of Research and Studies is all kinds of weird and unconstrained. These outrageous projects have actually been personally approved by the emperor and given financial support. It must be said that the emperor’s preference for not doing his job properly is Very obvious.
"Xi'er, you asked us a question some time ago. Our answer is not as good as the content of this miscellaneous report. Please take a look." Zhu Yijun handed the Gewu Bao to Zhu Yili, who had no interest in Zhengye. I am very interested in such an unorthodox place as the Imperial Palace.
Zhu Yili took the Gewu Bao, glanced at it twice, sat up suddenly, and read it carefully. He felt that he had learned a lot.
Zhu Yili asked the emperor a question some time ago, that is, why the refugees of the Ming Dynasty did not flow to the rich lands in the south, but to places outside the customs. For example, refugees in Liaodong, Daningwei and other places continued to seek refuge in reclamation. The reason why Zhu Yiyi asked this was the result of reports from Zhou Liangyin, Hou Yuzhao and others of the Ming Dynasty about the reclamation of wasteland in Daningwei and Liaodong.
It’s not that there are few people cultivating wasteland, but that there are many, many people cultivating wasteland.
Under the repeated efforts of Li Chengliang, the land reclamation in Liaodong continued to expand, and a large number of refugees poured into Liaodong. During the year when Hou Yuzhao arrived in Liaodong, he paid great attention to the people who arrived in Liaodong to reclaim the land. The people of Liao were organized into households, with a total of 54,000 households, totaling more than 200,000 people.
Song Dawei, a Ph.D. from the Royal Institute of Gewu in the Ming Dynasty, was also very interested in this issue and even made a special trip to Liaodong. This was Song Dawei’s research topic and a topic with serious research funds, about the resettlement of refugees from reclamation in Liaodong and the county. County basis.
Song Dawei's article said:
[Those who went to Liaodong were all farmers. The Jiangnan in their eyes was completely different from the Jiangnan in the eyes of the court scholar-officials. The pavilions in the Jiangnan water towns Tailou Pavilion has nothing to do with the refugee farmers. Jinling's royal aura will not be imparted to the refugee farmers. No matter how prosperous and beautiful Lin'an is, the crops grown in the soil belong to the landlords, not the farmers.
Farmers know very well that even if they arrive in a land of fish and rice, they will not be able to get a piece of their own land that produces fish and rice.
Without a place to settle down, prosperity is just prosperity that does not belong to oneself.
After leaving Shanhaiguan and walking for more than a hundred miles, the earth and the sky meet at a very far place. Under the horizon where the earth and the sky merge far away, you can’t think of any units to use to measure it. The land where life since eternity has been born, died here, rotted in the land, became the nutrients of the land, and was finally given to you who are hardworking.
This is the reason for exiting the customs.
When you arrive in Liaoyang, follow the official, and the official will give it to you who is carrying the child on your back. This land is yours, so just plant it, and whatever you plant will be yours within three years.
The first winter was so cold. You lived in an earthen cellar. You don’t have to dislike earthen cellars because Song Huizong and Song Qinzong also lived in this kind of earthen cellars after their northern expedition. You learned to use earthen kangs. , you also received half a truckload of coal. This is Yingbao's coal. You will use food to repay this debt next year. Don't worry, Yingbao's coal is six cents a pound.
You have survived the winter and started to open up wasteland in spring. You grabbed a handful of land and the black soil stuck to your hands. As a farmer, you know that this is fertile soil, even if it can only be harvested once a year. , enough to keep you and your children alive.
You have obtained five acres of land, and your children have been fostered by you in Zhuangzi. The wives of Zhuangzi only need a few bushels of grain to look after these children for a year.
Spring is black with hope, summer is pleasant green, and winter is so white that you can’t tell the difference between east, west, north, south, or even up and down.
Two years later, you built a small courtyard with walls and chicken coops. You returned to your hometown during the off-season. You thought your wife and parents were dead. Fortunately, they were still alive. While alive, you told the villagers about your life in Liaodong, and then you took your daughter-in-law and parents, who were about to starve to death, to Liaodong.
You seem to be aware that your daughter-in-law has paid a heavy price to get some food. She doesn’t even have a dowry. You know what she can sell, but you don’t care much because she is alive. Your parents are also alive. Being alive itself is a great blessing. Her only hope for living is that you can really find a way to survive in Liaodong.
Humans rely on food as their heaven and hope as their food.
You really found it.
Three years later, you had two more children. One of the two children had a look that was not very similar to yours, but you didn’t care, because he would be a strong worker when he grew up. He shouted Your father will not call anyone else his father. This year, Liaodong General Li Chengliang wanted to fight again and drafted you. You thought you were going to die, so you said goodbye to your parents, wife and children in a hurry, and even cried a lot.
When you got there, you realized that you were just transporting food. When you came back, you got a reward of one or two silver coins.
You returned home. Your old mother became ill from worry and died and was buried on a hill outside the village. Your father gradually lost recognition of people, but you knew that you were rooted in this land. Rooted down.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was naturally qualified to say that Jiangnan was good. Even if he died in the rouge pile of Yingying Yanyan, he never regretted it, but the farmers were not qualified.
I dreamed that Jiangnan was good, and it was by chance that I went to Liao. 】
Zhu Yixuan finished reading this essay, which was so scattered that he couldn't even summarize the central idea. It was more like Song Dawei's scattered dreams during his journey, but it made him completely want to I understood my original question, why did the refugees go to Liaodong instead of Jiangnan?
He is already a refugee, why should he go to Jiangnan?
"Song Dawei did not waste his internal funds." Zhu Yili felt that this article was worthy of His Majesty's approval and that his internal funds were not wasted.
"Brother, why did this farmer bring this dishonest daughter-in-law to Liaodong, and the child he shouldn't have is still alive and well?" After reading it over and over, Zhu Yili asked his own question.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhu Yiliu, frowned slightly, and then felt relieved. Zhu Yiliu was a born noble man. He thought about problems from his own standpoint, not from the farmer's standpoint.
Zhu Yijun thought about it seriously and said: "As you said, this farmer who carried his child to Liao must have taken away all the food at home, and did not even plan to take his parents and daughter-in-law over. This The farmer and the child on his back are the last hope at the end of the road."
"This father and mother have been waiting for death since the farmer entered Liaodong."
"A daughter-in-law loses her integrity in order to keep herself and her parents alive. She does not abandon her mother-in-law and her father-in-law, who can no longer work, and remarries someone else. She is already worthy of her husband." "In the theory of contradiction, survival is the first need, and it is also a human being. The first major contradiction with the Ming Dynasty is that food is the first priority for the people. ”
Zhu Yili is a born nobleman. When he thinks about problems, he subconsciously bases himself on the values of the nobleman, not the farmer. This ability of empathy is something Zhu Yili does not have and it is difficult to learn. Zhu Yijun was a latecomer, and he only had a little extra money in later generations. Zhu Yijun personally admired Antonio very much, because in the moral wasteland of Texi, Antonio actually saw civilians in his eyes.
"Brother has thought it through! I am only suitable for pleasure!" Zhu Yili immediately felt the difference in the world. He collapsed and lay down again.
He stopped pretending and showed off his cards. He just wasn't the material for a wise man. No matter how much he learned, it was just an illusion.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and smiled without admonishing him. He was very satisfied with Zhu Yili's growth. It was just a show, and he would not let himself go to waste after being sent overseas.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty continued to read miscellaneous newspapers. Most of these miscellaneous newspapers were published in January. Zhu Yijun liked to read them because they were written in common sayings and had punctuation marks. They looked more interesting than memorials. There are more, and this is one of the few spices in his boring life.
Zhu Yijun returned to the imperial study room of the Li Palace. Zhu Yijun wanted to run away but was choked by fate.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty grabbed his younger brother by the collar and pulled him to the main flower hall of the imperial palace. Unlike the west flower hall, which had different deliberation functions, the east flower hall was where Zhu Yijun saw the princes and military honors.
"I pay homage to your Majesty, long live your Majesty." Prince Dewang of the Ming Dynasty, Crown Prince Zheng, Dean of the Royal Academy of Geosciences of the Ming Dynasty, musician, mathematician, astronomer and physicist of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor's uncle Zhu Zaiyu, along with two Doctors of Gewu, came to the Imperial Study Room of the Li Palace.
"Uncle, you are polite, no courtesy." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down and talk.
Dr. Huang Zifu, a doctor of Gewu, was the master of mechanical craftsmanship who had some relationship with Tan Lun and invented the tea-serving boy. The tea-serving boy he invented spread to the Japanese country and even became one of the characteristic cultures of the Japanese country.
Dr. Song Dawei of Gewu, the author of that article, took the emperor's internal funds, ate and drank, and wrote a loose article.
"Uncle, you are bullying me!" As soon as Zhu Yili saw Zhu Zaiyu, he began to complain and complained. Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen are now surrounding the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Changzhi, and their love for Zhu Yili has disappeared, Zhu Yili can only choose Zhu Zaiyu to file a complaint.
Zhu Zaiyu said earnestly and sincerely: "Your Majesty is doing this for His Highness's good. Your Highness is at an age where you have a good temperament, so you must be strictly restrained."
"Uncle Emperor. What are you doing at this age?" Zhu Yili asked curiously.
"I built an earthen chamber in front of Prince Zheng's palace and slept in the open air for nineteen years." Zhu Zaiyu hesitated for a long time before speaking.
Zhu Zaiyu's father was imprisoned by the Taoist master within the high walls of Fengyang. The reason was: Houtan ignored my advice and was arrogant and rude in the Zheng Dynasty, which was treason.
Zhu Zaiyu felt that his father had been wronged.
Had he not been greedy for the precision-made sextant, he would not have come to Beijing.
Zhu Yili stopped talking directly. The emperor's uncle has always been friendly, and even if he didn't mention this, he had forgotten about this old incident.
Zhu Zaiyu had a lot of resentment about this matter, even to the point of rejecting King Zheng's throne, but he was also very persistent in his way. Even though he had deep resentment towards the court, he established the law. After the book, he also reported it to the imperial court, hoping to attract the imperial court's attention to science.
Zhu Zaiyu told old stories in front of the emperor, not to avenge his father. In the first year of Longqing, Emperor Longqing released his father to continue to be King Zheng. Zhu Zaiyu was a madman and had always been very persistent. Zhu Zaiyu Yu is also a very reasonable person. Master Dao's fault is Master Dao's, not His Majesty's.
Zhu Yixuan felt bad. My brother was so kind to the emperor's uncle, but the emperor's uncle still couldn't forget the old things, and even said it to his face, which made him so embarrassed.
Zhu Yixi immediately disliked this imperial uncle.
"Did someone whisper something in the ear of the emperor?" Zhu Yijun frowned. He was not Zhu Yili, Zhu Yili was a child, and Zhu Yijun was the emperor.
The emperor saw Zhu Zaiyu's hesitation, and after a moment's thought, Zhu Yijun realized Zhu Zaiyu's motive, which might be to anger him.
Obviously, someone was talking nonsense in Zhu Zaiyu's ears. Zhu Zaiyu mentioned this as a statement. He was very determined not to participate in state affairs, and he even did not hesitate to mention old things to anger the emperor.
Zhu Zaiyu had no idea how to deal with this kind of matter. He didn't know how to reply to the inquiry of his nephew who had already served in the fifth server. The emperor was very good to him, much better than his own nephew. There are many, but he talks nonsense and hurts people's hearts.
Huang Zifu said: "It's all the trouble caused by the reciprocating steam engine. These days, the dean has received a lot of invitations and is very annoyed. The concierge won't let them in, so they leave. Dr. Gewu's instructions were sent to the dean, but the dean ignored him and made all kinds of noises. "
Zhu Zaiyu's idea is very simple. I am in charge of the Gewu Institute, so you are annoying me. I don't care. Wouldn't it delay my research? There is no doubt that irritating the emperor is a good way. Prince Zheng was imprisoned in the high wall because of Tao Ye's fault. Your Majesty is bound to get the steam engine, and your Majesty will not completely drive him out of Gewuyuan because of this matter.
This is very Zhu Zaiyu. It’s not that he is unintelligent, but he is too lazy to use his brain on these things.
The affairs of the world are nothing more than four words, benefit comes and goes. This steam engine has great benefits, but the steel manufacturing and cylinder polishing of the Ming Dynasty require time to accumulate experience and craftsmen. The output is extremely limited, and only the Royal Gakushu Academy can manufacture it.
The word "entertainment" has brought a lot of trouble to Zhu Zaiyu.
"Leave this matter to me, you can just do your own thing with peace of mind." Zhu Yijun waved his hand. For Zhu Zaiyu, it was an extremely difficult matter to solve, but for Zhu Yijun, it was just an imperial edict. thing.
As for Zhu Zaiyu’s collision, Zhu Yijun didn’t even mention it.
Whoever can build a steam engine will benefit the country and the people, let alone inappropriate words, even if you scold him in front of him, he will not really do anything to the other person.
Steam engines are not sold to the outside world now. They are under a rationing system and are rationed for a long time. It will be difficult to sell them to the private sector on a large scale in the short term.
The demand needs to be solved, otherwise Zhu Zaiyu’s troubles will continue. Zhu Yijun plans to directly disclose the technology. If you buy one copy for two thousand taels in the Ming Dynasty, you can get the guidance of Dr. Gewu from the Gewu Academy. , he told Zhu Zaiyu his plan.
"One person is short of wisdom, but everyone is wise. Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zhu Zaiyu bowed his head again. He felt that His Majesty was really magnanimous. He was so old and so aggressive, yet this nephew did not lower his thunderous wrath.
And this idea is really good. There are only so many Doctors of Gewu in the Gewu Academy. The research and development and improvement of steam engines require more people to participate in it. Zhu Zaiyu is not short of money, let alone social status. , there is no need to cherish it.
Zhu Zaiyu talked about the serious business this time. He bowed his head and said, "This time, it was Dr. Huang Zifuhuang who built a machine."
He is here to offer auspiciousness. The Gewuyuan has taken so much money from the emperor, so he can't talk too much. He only publishes articles but does not sell anything. Doesn't that make him a base scholar?
Four Tiqiu brought three machines into the Donghua Hall. Zhu Zaiyu stood in front of the first machine and pulled open the red silk covering it. This was an auspicious, reciprocating steam engine. The finished product, this steam engine is about one person tall and consists of a furnace, chimney, cylinder, valve, centrifugal governor, piston, and crankshaft.
“When the crankshaft rotates too fast, the two copper balls will rotate quickly, driving the spring inside to press down and control the speed of the steam. When the crankshaft rotates too slowly, the speed of the copper balls will decrease. When the spring moves upward, the steam increases and accelerates, and the speed increases. The weight of the copper ball can be changed and the range of steam speed can be changed. "Zhu Zaiyu introduced his invention. The centrifugal speed regulator is the most important component for controlling the speed of the steam engine. It is stable and reliable. Controlled operation is the first requirement for machinery.
Zhu Yijun studied the two copper balls in his hand. Due to the working environment, the copper balls are more durable. Iron balls of the same weight can also be used, and they are extremely easy to replace.
Huang Zifu bowed his head and said: "This reciprocating steam engine, which is one person tall, can provide the power of up to three horses."
Zhu Yijun and Zhu Yiliu received a model as big as one foot. It can drive a fan. You only need to install the steam engine outdoors and the fan indoors to get wind under the scorching sun. Air drying is also a required step in many workshops.
From the hand-pulled one-way bellows, to the reciprocating bellows, to the reciprocating water pump, to the reciprocating steam engine that can rotate, and then from the one that can only rotate to the power of one horse, and finally reached three horses With great efforts, this road has reached its eighth year since Zhu Zaiyu entered Beijing in the first year of Wanli.
This horsepower can already be used in mines to collect water, pull coal, pull people, and exhaust air. It can also be used in steam drying, wood planing, and iron forging of some gun barrels and gun barrels in shipyards. Waiting for the scene.
The demand is too great and the output is too low. This is why the steam engine that Zhu Zaiyu invented brought him social trouble.
Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with this steam engine. He chatted with Zhu Zaiyu and Huang Zifu for a long time. According to Zhu Yijun's idea, he wanted to build a steam engine factory outside Beidaying specifically to produce steam engines. However, There were simply not enough raw materials. To build this thing, Zhu Zaiyu used ginseng iron from Benxi, but if he was willing to gain weight, he could actually use worse iron materials.
Zhu Yijun was quite sorry, but Zhu Zaiyu believed that mass production would be possible in about three years.
“What is this second one?” Zhu Yijun asked what the auspiciousness under the second red silk cloth was.
“This is a sewing machine.” Zhu Zaiyu introduced the second Xiangrui, a single-thread chain-type hand-operated sewing machine that first punches holes, then threads, and sews leather. Although the structure is simple, one person can shake it. One person can sew leather, greatly improving productivity.
Zhu Yijun looked at the sewing machine and was amazed. This thing is quite crude, and the finished product needs to be knotted by hand, otherwise the side locks will easily come apart, and two people are needed to operate it, but it is indeed a usable sewing machine. , the structure is not complicated.
"The tailor saw this thing and was afraid that it would destroy the Royal Palace Museum." Zhu Yijun tried the thing and said with a smile to Zhu Zaiyu.
Zhu Zaiyu was stunned for a moment and said blankly: "How could it be possible? This thing is used by tailors. This is a tool designed for them."
The first one The inventor who invented the hand-operated twin-spindle spinning wheel was beaten to death because the substantial improvement in work efficiency led to a large number of unemployed weavers. In the end, these angry weavers beat the inventor to death.
Zhu Zaiyu need not worry, his Royal Gewuyuan is close to the imperial palace, and attacking the Gewuyuan will be regarded as treason.
"Can it be changed to a foot-operated type? The hand-operated type is still not very convenient. It requires two people to operate and is not suitable for use." Zhu Yijun proposed a new research and development direction for this thing.
"Yes!" Huang Zifu's eyes lit up, and he looked eagerly at His Majesty's proposal. He only needed to add a crankshaft to reduce the number of people from two to one.
Zhu Zaiyu understood what His Majesty said. Indeed, technological innovation in production tools will indeed cause short-term unemployment. This is inevitable.
He doesn't have to worry about this. This is His Majesty's concern. He just needs to figure it out.
(End of this chapter)