I am the king of the dead

Chapter 490 Let Daming move!
Under the leadership of Xu Siqi, Zhu Qiyu followed him to the first place that could be called a road in the Ming Dynasty.

A tree-lined path stretches straight into the distance,

Next to the path, there are oaks and teak trees from Nanyang. These oaks were introduced and planted by the Sanbao eunuch from overseas, and have a history of nearly 40 years.

It’s just that teak is mostly used for ship decks in Daming, so the use of oak is mainly to analyze oak firewood. Oak has luxuriant branches and leaves, and when viewed from a distance, it looks like a big green velvet umbrella opened.

There are a few migratory birds who have just returned from the north singing and chirping in the tree, which is very lively.

The sunlight passed through the gaps in the branches, and the mottled light spots penetrated the dense forest and sprinkled on the concrete road.

The wind blew through the leaves, making a whirling sound, shaking the spots of light on the ground, and interlacing one after another of light and shadow.

And there was just a spring rain last night, and the soil in the woods gave off a moist earthy smell, mixed with the fragrance of green grass, which made people feel refreshed.

Zhu Qiyu stepped on the cement road, and the hardened road under his feet was a road of cement and gravel.

To the extent of Daming's understanding, water lime is still used to cement stones, so the surface of this road is still somewhat bumpy.

"Your Majesty, in summer, the roads from Kyushu outside the mountain to Xuanfu, and Xuanfu to the capital are extremely rugged, muddy and impassable, but the hardened road surface will not have such troubles at all." Xu Siqi looked at This hardened road, said proudly.

Zhu Qiyu strode along this tree-lined path, behind him were several craftsmen from Shijing Factory and the guards of Jin Yiwei.

The solid road, walking on it, feels very solid.

He tilted his head and asked, "How was it built?"

Xu Siqi made a gesture of invitation, led the majesty to the side of the road under construction and said: "First dig the foundation for more than a foot, add a foot of plain soil, crush it with stones, add a foot of lime soil and then Crush it with a stone and repeat it."

"In the last three feet, stone mills were used to hew it, and finally the wooden boards were laid, and lime, stones, and gravel were added and mixed together."

Zhu Qiyu pointed to a craftsman tapping the steel bars in the cement and asked, "What is this doing?"

Could it be that Daming is so extravagant that when paving the road, he still adds steel bars? !

Although Daming was very rich, he was not so extravagant as to throw steel bars on the road.

Xu Siqi hurriedly said: "The purpose of inserting the steel bars is to shake them to prevent the limestone from drying out and forming gaps. The limestone solidifies quickly. If you don't shake it, it will burst when the heat expands and contracts in the cold and hot summer. .”

"There will be a half-finger-wide slit every three feet, just to make it swell up in summer."

Xu Siqi explained the mystery to His Majesty one by one.

For example, before laying water lime, the road surface must be leveled first, and this leveling will have a road arch, and this road arch is for the road surface to have a certain curvature to facilitate drainage, and there will be ditches on both sides of the waterway for drainage. Prevent water accumulation on the road.

Zhu Qiyu nodded again and again, the craftsmen of Daming are not stupid, on the contrary, they have considered all aspects.

Zhu Qiyu stepped on the ground hard and said, "But will the horses be very uncomfortable when running on this road?"

The cement pavement is a hardened pavement. If the horse runs on the road, the horseshoe and the hardened pavement will meet head-to-head. Will there be any problems?

Xu Siqi hurriedly said: "This minister naturally thought of it, so this road has not yet been completed."

"We plan to lay asphalt on the surface to reduce the damage to the ground and horses caused by the collision between the horse's hooves and the ground." Xu Siqi took out a bottle of black tar and said, "This is my solution."

"The bitumen left over from the coal tar distillate paves the way."

Xu Siqi has a heart of obedience, His Majesty is very busy, how dare Xu Siqi let His Majesty wait for a long time?

Distillation is an important method of processing petroleum. The tribute of Ming Dynasty is divided into light oil and heavy oil. Because the output of petroleum asphalt is too small, it is mainly used to treat skin diseases of livestock.

Xu Siqi looked at His Majesty's questioning eyes, and hurriedly said: "During the process of preparing charcoal, we found that there will be a dark brown viscous liquid with a very pungent smell left in the feeder."

"It's this dark liquid like petroleum that I have in my hand, and then we start distilling it, and what's left is bitumen."

"We got several products from the fraction, the first being this light oil fraction."

Xu Siqi took another bottle of brown light oil from the person next to him, and handed it to Xing'an.

Zhu Qiyu had two bottles of oil in his hand, one was dark brown coal tar and the other was brown light oil, both of which had labels attached.

Xu Siqi introduced: "Your Majesty, this is coal light oil obtained from distilled light oil. It can be used as antiseptic oil for ships, but its antiseptic effect is much worse than that of tung oil. Since we have tung oil, there is no need to use it for antisepsis. gone."

Tung oil is paint, which will form a dense protective layer on the surface of the wood. The annual overhaul of ships is mainly to apply tung oil.

Although coal light oil can also prevent corrosion, the effect of coal light oil is much worse than that of tung oil.

Although coal light oil can be used in emergencies, Daming does not lack tung oil production areas, let alone the production process of tung oil, so there is no need to settle for the second best.

Tung oil is still irreplaceable in the construction of ships, especially wooden ships.

"This kind of coal light oil is very good for lighting lamps." Zhu Qiyu handed the bottle of coal light oil to Xing'an and said.

Minggong's lamp oil is light oil extracted from petroleum, which is roughly a mixture of gasoline and diesel oil. After pumping, pressurizing and preheating, it will become a blowtorch. The blowtorch hits asbestos and limestone, giving a white glow.

Coal light oil is not as bright as this, but it is suitable for entering thousands of households and used as a kerosene lamp.

The operation of the light oil blowtorch is cumbersome, and the raw materials for the light oil blowtorch are extremely scarce in the Ming Dynasty. The production of the light oil blowtorch is very difficult. There are many reasons, and it cannot be widely used.

But the brown-yellow light oil after the kerosene light oil fraction has no such concerns at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Siqi bowed his head and said, "This kind of kerosene lamp has already been used in the craftsman school and martial arts hall, and it can be used with a cotton sliver."

Zhu Qiyu agreed with Xu Siqi's approach very much. He thought carefully for a long time and said: "It's a good thing, the person who finds this thing can judge the top card at the end of the year. Everyone can judge and everyone can reward."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace." Xu Siqi hurriedly thanked him.

It is not so easy to get the first merit card. The officials on duty in the Ming Dynasty Hall can only watch helplessly as the craftsmen take the first merit card and the odd merit card.

Soldiers and craftsmen got most of the extraordinary merit cards and the first merit cards.

Thousands of households have a lamp, which is a pursuit of Hu Wei, or etiquette. For this reason, Hu Wei did not hesitate to hang around with a bright lamp.

Yearning for light is human instinct.

And with lighting, some artisans who are busy during the day can also join the ranks of learning at night.

So it should be rewarded with the top card.

"The second type is carbolic acid." Xu Siqi took the second bottle of dark brown oil with the words carbolic acid written on it.

Xu Siqi did not hand over the carbolic acid in his hand to Xing'an, but bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, this product has been tested in the Jiejue Institute, and it is slightly poisonous, but it can be effective after it is mixed with coal light oil and sprayed on the arms and the equipment used in the Jieya. to prevent infection."

After Xu Siqi finished speaking, he put carbolic acid on the tray and signaled his apprentice to take it away quickly.

"Eh? I haven't watched it yet." Zhu Qiyu looked at the leaving apprentice and said.

He held coal tar in his hand, and he also held coal light oil in his hand, but he didn't show him the bottle of brown carbolic acid.

Xu Siqi said helplessly: "Your Majesty, that thing is poisonous."

The great craftsmen headed by Xu Siqi respected His Majesty. Before His Majesty ascended the throne, the Ministry of Industry was at the end of the Six Ministries, and the imperial court did not have much financial resources to invest in large-scale production.

It's not easy to meet an emperor who is deviant and deviant, likes Mozi and Qiqi, of course they respect him.

"Isn't it through the glazed bottle? There's also a cork." Zhu Qiyu sighed as he looked at the distant figure of the apprentice.

He never hides his preference, just like this one.

This can be used to spray arms and sterilize equipment, and Zhu Qiyu thinks that it is probably a diluted phenol solution.

Xu Siqi shook from his sleeve, took out a memorial and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, just read this."

The real thing exists, and the preparation process has also been written into a book by literati who were thrown into Shijing Factory. If it is poisonous, please don't ask your majesty to touch it.

The memorial that Xu Siqi took out was the experimental report of the phenol solution in Jiejieyuan.

Inject carbolic acid into the rabbit's body, about less than one penny in weight, and the rabbit will be moderately stimulated, and drop about one centimeter into the rabbit's eyes, and the rabbit will go crazy.

Long-term inhalation of carbolic acid vapors can cause rabbits to have difficulty breathing and even lead to paralysis.

After repeated experiments on animals, it will be used on humans.

His Majesty is extremely cautious about the punishment of Ling Chi, that is, sending him to the Jieyuan Court. For crimes such as corruption, the worst is beheading.

The sinners in Xiejieyuan are all too many to write down, and they are people with heinous crimes.

How could there be so many prisoners in Ming Dynasty who needed Ling Chi?

Every lingering criminal is a precious lump and precious wealth of the Jiefang Hospital. It is a non-renewable resource and it is difficult to replenish.

The theory of anatomy has been perfected, so I will not use them directly as experimental materials and waste them in a leisurely manner. I will only use them after repeated verification.

Some criminals were cured of many illnesses in the asylum.

After reading the experimental report of the Institute of Understanding, Zhu Qiyu said: "Well, very good."

He looked at the road being laid and said: "Increase output, talk when you don't have money, Jin Shangshu refuses to give it, and I have money in my pocket. Similar things, the more the better, I will not be stingy in rewards."

"Too much, not much."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Xu Siqi led the craftsmen to bow their heads in thanks.

His Majesty has a preference for craftsmen, and the craftsmen led by Xu Siqi have not failed His Majesty's preference.

"Jin Shangshu is easy to talk to." Xu Siqi said with a smile.

Jin Lian's stingy temperament is completely due to the hoarding behavior of hamsters who are afraid of throttling.

But when it was time to spend money, Jin Lian had never been stingy, but the household department always quarreled with the nephew, and the purpose was naturally to hope that the nephew would get more money out.

The reason of the Ministry of Households is very good. The world belongs to His Majesty. Isn't it only natural for His Majesty to spend money?
The reason for the internal money is even more sufficient. High taxes are paid into the imperial government's state treasury. As the cost of maintaining the imperial court, why put the idea on the internal money?Do you have the way to be a minister, the heart of obedience!

The tense battle between the household department and the internal transport depot has become the norm, and no one will be surprised if they fight one day.

Zhu Qiyu took two steps and suddenly thought of a passage in "On Practice".

"During a long historical period, everyone's understanding of the history of society can only be limited to one-sided. On the one hand, it is because the prejudice of the exploiting class often distorts the history of society; on the other hand, because of the narrow scale of production, it limits people's eyes."

"People can have a comprehensive and historical understanding of the development of society and history, and turn their understanding of society into science. This is only when the modern proletariat emerges with the huge productive forces—big industry. This is science."

Zhu Qiyu thinks so.

Human beings are constantly exploring the world, recognizing all kinds of the world, and summarizing the exploration into social understanding.

Then, as the understanding continues to deepen, the main reason for changing from understanding to science is the huge productivity.

In the theory of practice, the resistance to the transformation of social cognition into science is comprehensively expounded.

The first is the prejudice and distortion of the expropriation class's understanding of history and society;
This kind of prejudice is widespread. For example, the Imperial College, the Imperial Academy, the Feng Xian Yan Guan, and the ministers of the court are very opposed to your majesty's enshrining Mo Di.

For example, Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong only saw those skinny horses who belonged to the emperor and powerful people changed their destiny, but he didn't see the miserable world behind these skinny horses.

Information acquisition, social education, and deformity of values ​​have all led to this prejudice and distortion.

Similarly, the Jiangnan Shilin headed by Cai Dongpan kept pouring dirty water on Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Wen, gouged out Tie Xuan's nose and ears and fed them to Tie Xuan, etc. They can talk about their noses and eyes.

This kind of distortion of history and social cognition by the deprivation class is extremely fatal.

They controlled the right to speak and brought Daming in a strange direction.

On the other hand, the scale of production is small and has never formed an industrial scale, and is limited to the stage of small workshops.

For example, cement that is limited to Longjiang Shipyard, such as Boshan Glass Workshop, Daming Fu Coal Technology, such as oil fractions in Yanchang County, etc., are too small to form a joint force to promote the expansion of production scale.

Zhu Qiyu stopped in his tracks. The Ming Dynasty was able to form an industrial scale, and only the imperial court could expand the production scale.

Those rich and wealthy people who hide silver coins and silver taels in the pigsty and count them five times a year can't do this, they don't have that insight.

What Zhu Qiyu has to do is to continuously expand the production scale and increase productivity. Daming's social cognition will naturally become science.

He said to Xu Siqi: "Continue to expand production. I will first put a layer of water lime on the masonry walls of Tai'an Palace, and then repair the road in front of my gate. I will try to build Jiulongyi Road within 15 years." Fix them all."

"Let Daming move inside and out, up and down!"

Zhu Qiyu didn't intend to do it overnight. With cement today, he can't wait to build roads to Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet, Ili, and Samarkand tomorrow. This is a continuous process and a long-term strategy for the country.

The second dilemma of being unable to form mass production is not so convenient transportation.

At this time, the traffic situation in the Ming Dynasty, except for the official road and post road, was basically that when it rained, the road became muddy and impassable; when it snowed, it was basically isolated from the world.

This is also Daming's workshop. It obviously has everything, but it can't expand production, because the market size restricts the materials from the north and the south, and the main thing is the communication of food, not production.

The rulers of all dynasties are well aware of the importance of transportation, and even the Yuan Dynasty maintained the official roads and post roads well.

Zhu Qiyu left Shijingchang and headed for the lecture hall.

As soon as he entered the lecture hall, he happened to meet Yu Qian and Shi Heng. Zhu Qiyu was very excited and exchanged his knowledge and insights in Shijingchang with these two people.

Shi Heng looked a little frightened and said: "Your Majesty, the road is not good, and this battle cannot be fought. It is limited to travel [-] miles within [-] days, and it rained for ten days, what should I do?"

Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, and the others were delayed by the heavy rain, and they couldn't make it to the place. The panic in the team intensified, which provided the ground for Daze Township to roar and the people to rise up.

Yu Qian thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, can farms from all over the world join in? Produce materials, and then the imperial court will rush to buy them and put them into road construction."

"And the farm has an urgent need for hardened roads. They need a grain drying field."

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