Chapter 424 Zhu Zaijing’s Dream
Oil has limited application and value in this era, but Zhu Zaijing knows how high its actual value is!
You must know that there was such a saying in the industrial age.
Coal is the food of industry, and oil is the blood of industry!
However, with the development of various new energy sources, the status of coal is not as good as before, but petroleum is still firmly seated as the first energy source in the industrial era.
And according to Zhu Zaijing's knowledge, the root cause of wars in many places is actually over oil. Whoever can control oil now will be the master of the present and the future.
So, when Zhu Zaijing saw these dark brown oils, his excitement was incomprehensible to anyone.
This is just like Emperor Jiajing seeing the elixir he dreamed of. People can't help but be intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves!
Zhu Zaijing said: "The discovery of oil by Zhan Wa is a merit, and the improvement of the steam engine is also a merit. I will be rewarded with a thousand taels of Ming Dynasty banknotes that have just been redeemed, and a new residence in the Capital Special Administrative Region!"
Zhu Zaijing called Zhanwa unceremoniously. When Zhanwa heard Zhu Zaijing’s reward, he knelt down excitedly: "Thank you, my lord, sir."
At this time, Zhu Zaijing also looked at Zhan Wa and smiled, feeling that this Zhan Wa was like his lucky general.
Zhu Zaijing gently helped Zhan Wa up and said to him: "I heard that your name should be the name your parents casually called you when you were a child, right? Today, I will give you a new name. From today on, you It’s called Zhanwatt. Tiles are tiles on the roof that can protect against wind and rain. They have special characteristics.”
“I hope you can continue to maintain this curiosity and continue to experiment and study these existing materials. New application. I promise you here that as long as you can develop something good that can make me shine, then you will be the director of the mechanical field, and I will support you for the rest of your life!”
Zhu Zaijing directly gave Zhanwa, oh no, it was Zhanwat, and drew a big pie for him, which made Zhanwat couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
Zhu Zaijing was in a good mood and asked Teng Xiang and Zhan Watt to take him around Xishan again.
Zhu Zaijing finally went to the iron smelting field in Xishan. When he saw that they were smelting more steel than before, Zhu Zaijing was in a good mood.
Because steel is also an indispensable and important material in the industrial era.
If steel with higher hardness and strong enough toughness can be made, and then used to temper it with the power of a steam engine, maybe some magical things closer to Zhu Zaijing's imagination can be produced, such as --lathe!
Zhu Zaijing always dreamed about whether he could build a lathe, but unfortunately the steel smelting level of the Ming Dynasty was not up to par, and the current steam engine cannot control the fine power.
So Zhu Zaijing can only imagine, and he can only hope that so many smart craftsmen will have a flash of inspiration one day and break through important barriers on the road to industry, laying the foundation for the industrial road of Ming Dynasty. A new solid foundation.
And this is why Zhu Zaijing has always wanted to cultivate new craftsmen who are literate and educated.
It is still at a low-level stage, and smart craftsmen can still use their skillful hands and experience to make some surprising things.
But if we reach the stage where precision is required and professionals without sufficient knowledge reserves and knowledge training want to push the process of industrial development forward one step further, it will be delusional.
Because the manufacturing and learning of some things does require a certain threshold. If the threshold conditions are not met, it would be ridiculous to try to make an airplane cannon.
Some people always like to say that overtaking in corners requires you to be able to drive. Otherwise, how can you overtake? Do you just hit the accelerator in the opposite direction?
Overtaking like this can lead to vehicle damage and death!
If you want to achieve technological breakthroughs and transcendence, you must first complete the training and reserve of a wave of professional talents in a down-to-earth manner before there is hope, otherwise everything will be a daydream. After Zhu Zaijing returned from Xishan, he couldn't help but feel excited.
“I didn’t expect that there would be so much oil in the Ming Dynasty. It’s really exciting.”
Zhu Zaijing couldn’t help rubbing his palms, thinking about the oil in Xishan See the oil crude oil.
At this moment, Zhu Zaijing really had a domineering mentality that wanted to take all the oil in the world for himself.
But it is a pity that the current industrial strength is not enough to utilize oil for development, and the current grain output of the Ming Dynasty cannot support the Ming Dynasty's external expansion war.
After all, what a war fights in the end is food and people. Without food, there will be no people. Even if you have the best weapons and equipment, you will encounter the limit of expansion.
But if you have enough food, you can boldly advance towards unknown areas with confidence.
So the top priority is to find ways to increase food production.
After Zhu Zaijing thought for a long time, he finally couldn't help but write an official letter of guidance and have it sent to Zhejiang and handed to Hu Zongxian.
In this non-binding official letter, Zhu Zaijing asked Hu Zongxian to establish a navy with the ability to strike at high seas as soon as possible based on the actual situation in Zhejiang. The court could also allocate appropriate funds and also New ship-mounted guns will be provided.
Of course, Zhu Zaijing is drawing the pie in the following words, because Zhu Zaijing now does not have the authority to allocate funds to Hu Zongxian, let alone send new artillery to Hu Zongxian.
However, the current policy of the Ming Dynasty is also very flexible. As long as the military attachés who are fighting can make mistakes and invent, they can make their own weapons and artillery. Of course, the main financial allocation still needs the court.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing did not forget to say hello to Gao Gong and asked him to write a letter to Qi Jiguang, asking Qi Jiguang to improve the weapons and equipment of the Ming army according to the needs of the battle. He could help with the money needed. .
After Hu Zongxian received the official letter, he immediately summoned Xu Wei for discussion. Xu Wei looked at the official letter issued by Prince Guoyu's Mansion, and he couldn't help but touch his chin. Xu Wei said to Hu Zongxian: "Ministry, I think this is what the prince meant. Let us find a way to subdue Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and other pirates who are entrenched in Shuangyu Port as soon as possible. Now the Ministry can give orders to the Longjiang Shipyard and the Navy near the coast of Zhejiang to build ships and train troops to completely eliminate the Japanese pirates. Make preparations.”
Now Hu Zongxian has also been promoted again. The additional titles of Minister of the Ministry of War and Zuo Qiandu Censor of the Duchayuan have also been replaced by those of Minister of the Ministry of War and Censor of the Duchayuan. title and became a veritable "King of the Southeast"!
Listening to Xu Wei's analysis, Hu Zongxian also felt that it made sense. After all, when he was ordered to come to Zhejiang in the face of danger, he did not simply clean up the Japanese pirates on land, because the Japanese pirates on land all came from the sea. If the problem cannot be solved from the root, he can expect to fight on land year after year, fighting in the year of the monkey and the horse. Nor can we wipe out all the Japanese pirates.
And if the Japanese suppression took too long, blocked the way of others, and took the blame for the Japanese suppression for some people, then Zhang Jing's fate would be his.
So, Hu Zongxian nodded with deep understanding, "What Chang Wen said makes sense. We can't delay the shipbuilding and navy matters. The Qi Jiguang from Shandong and the one used by Governor Zhang before Yu Dayou is pretty good, you can let them try it out first and then make a decision.”
Hu Zongxian is not a coy person, he is a very decisive person, and he is also very strategic and strategic. As long as he has the right person, he will appoint him without reservation in order to achieve the strategic effect he needs.
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