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Chapter 1024 My Great Enemy

In many cases, especially when the emperor is willing to listen to the opinions of his courtiers, the emperor's attitude cannot influence the intentions of all ministers.Just like Tang Ming, the censor doctor, he can ignore the emperor's face.

With a cold snort, Tang Ming, the censor doctor, came out and said to Jiang Yifan first: "Little Huangkou, you can tell what is the way of heaven!"

Then, he arched his hands high towards the emperor, with a very solemn attitude, and said: "Your Majesty, my Great Xia Dynasty is the destiny of destiny. The land of the Central Plains, after thousands of years of changes, has been regarded as orthodox by the surrounding countries and dominates the world. Your Majesty must not listen to the words of villains, and let the way of evil spirits shake the orthodox position of my celestial dynasty."

The words of the imperial historian Tang Ming fell, and there were many echoes.

The general meaning of so many people is: Even if the so-called machines, the status of the Celestial Dynasty is still as stable as Mount Tai.For his own selfishness, Jiang Yifan promoted the demonic things and spread them across the Celestial Empire, regardless of causing the Celestial Empire to fall into chaos.

Everyone was chattering, and soon unified the front, and all the voices in the court were against the popularization of industrial machines.Those officials who originally planned to express their different opinions didn't even have a chance to intervene.

Even Jin Rong, who has always been low-key, couldn't help frowning, stepped forward two steps, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Have you misunderstood what you mean?! The reason why my Great Xia Dynasty can dominate the world is because of its strong force, which is strong enough to resist With the power of foreign enemies, if there is no strong national power and strong military force, can orthodoxy guarantee that I will not be invaded by foreign enemies?"

What a joke!The enemies of Northern Xinjiang are always ready to move, and they will knock on the gate from time to time.The year before last, it took a year and a half and how many materials were used in the national treasury to assess the coastal banditry.At that time, why didn't anyone use orthodoxy and the way of heaven to defend against the enemy? !
Under Jin Rong's anger, he spoke a little louder.Coupled with his special status, he immediately suppressed the mixed voices, "Masters, don't you understand that a large country without the advantage of force cannot defend its home and country just by relying on what you say about the way of heaven and orthodoxy. Then It’s just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and it’s even more coveted!”

Everyone looked at each other.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Liu Chengzhi couldn't help being anxious.At such a time, King Yu cannot be allowed to take the lead in such an important event.At least it has to be delayed for a while. After King Fu came out to participate in politics again and took charge of the Ministry of Industry, King Fu proposed to implement industrial machines on a large scale.

His Royal Highness Fu Wang has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years, and this achievement should be recorded in the name of Fu Wang.

He gritted his teeth secretly, and regardless of his status, he came out and said, "Is King Yu's statement too alarmist? The so-called machine is just a clever trick, how can it dominate the stable position of my celestial dynasty?"

Jin Rong glanced at him, then looked at Jiang Yifan.

Jiang Yifan cupped his hands to express his thanks, then turned to the sitting emperor, and said, "Mr. Shi from the machinery workshop once said that the power of a steam engine can be widely used in various industries. Since a steam engine can drive a blower, it can also drive a machine similar to a paddle. The impeller makes it run at high speed in the water and pushes the ship to move fast. The steam engine provides a huge driving force, which should be able to drive a huge ship to sail long distances, and the speed will also be very fast.”

The emperor had heard that steam engines could be used to drive ships, but he was not as specific as what Jiang Yifan said.I never thought that a ship powered by a steam engine would have such a huge advantage.

The emperor frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at Dong Bolin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. There was a shipbuilding workshop under the Ministry of Industry, which was under the jurisdiction of Dong Bolin.

"Master Dong, what Master Jiang said, is it possible to achieve fast sailing with a huge ship driven by impellers?"

Dong Bolin is a member of Jin Rong's family. The rail carriages of the past few years were reported to the court through Dong Bolin's hands.After that incident, Dong Bolin was quite valued by the emperor.

Dong Bolin's own business is very good, and he has studied the practical affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. Among many officials, he can be regarded as a knowledgeable and down-to-earth official.

He was also one of many officials who went to Huaiyuan County yesterday.

Hearing what Jiang Yifan said just now about the impeller driving the giant ship to sail fast, he was very moved. Hearing the emperor's question, he quickly replied: "Return to Your Majesty, if the power provided by the steam engine is strong enough and can ensure continuous stability, it is the best way to drive the giant ship to sail." It's entirely possible."

He thought about this possibility again, and added, "This speed must be much faster than the boatmen rowing on both sides of the warship now, it will be much faster."

To Dong Bolin's imagination, the propulsion formed by the rotation of the blades, which is comparable to the speed of a blower, is definitely beyond human reach.He couldn't even find a suitable word to describe it, so he could only tell the emperor that it would be soon.

What Dong Bolin thought was that if the ships of the Great Xia Dynasty used this kind of power, they would have an absolute advantage in transportation, water warfare, and naval warfare.

Liu Chengzhi was not the case. He gave Dong Bolin a sideways look, and said in a very flat tone, "Excuse me, the giant ships of China today are the best in the world, and the shipbuilding technology is excellent. As an official in charge of the shipbuilding industry, Mr. Dong will not You don’t even know this, do you? Mr. Jiang’s proposal is clearly superfluous.”

Liu Chengzhi's official position is already extremely high, but Jiang Yifan didn't take it seriously at this time. He didn't even pay attention to what Liu Chengzhi said, and continued to say to the emperor sitting above: "When I was young, I used to travel with my master. Under Heaven, I have heard by chance that there is a vast land at the end of the ocean, with a vast area and a large population, which is no less than the sum of Great Xia and surrounding countries. I think that maybe one day, there will be a strong enemy of our dynasty."

Jiang Yifan's words stunned everyone.There are other races outside the ocean, and many people present have heard of them.Even many officials who have served in coastal areas have seen blond and blue-eyed people from other lands.

But according to the information they have, they are all small islands or small countries, and the people there are also backward barbarians.How can there be such a large area of ​​land and a large population that Jiang Yifan mentioned?
Besides, at this time, what are you doing on the other side of the ocean?Rival or something, is it too far away?
Taifu Xing's eldest son, Xing Bin, is now the young minister of Honglu Temple. He was about to speak when Zhongyong Hou interjected: "My minister has heard about the situation on the other side of the ocean. Persian merchant ships once brought such rumors. It is said that the foreign land is also very large and vast. But it is just hearsay, and there is no real evidence."

The emperor frowned. According to the historical records of all dynasties and dynasties in the Central Plains, the surrounding countries are smaller than the Central Plains.As for the north and west, although there is still a large area of ​​land, it is said that the population is also large and there are constant wars.

However, going back and forth from the Central Plains to those places requires a long journey, and the roads are difficult. It is difficult for the two sides to start a war.

But if there is such a region on the other side of the ocean, and it can master the fast sailing method of huge ships, it will be hard to say.

The emperor signaled Jiang Yifan: "Jiang Aiqing continue."

The voice of Jiang Aiqing made everyone's teeth hurt again.This kid is about to become the target of public criticism, and the emperor is actually talking about Jiang Aiqing and Jiang Aiqing. Could it be that he is supporting and encouraging this kid?

　That's it for the next chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)