Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

It seems that I have to take some time to ponder the mechanical structure of the steam engine and try to draw a sketch.

Then let Fang Yizhi find a craftsman to build the concept machine of the first steam engine first.

As a time traveler, Chongzhen knew the principles of steam engines, internal combustion engines and electric motors very well, but he couldn't remember the specific results clearly. Who would go to these things if they have nothing to do?Even if it has been forgotten.

Therefore, it took Chongzhen a while to figure out the mechanical structure of the steam engine.

Moreover, the mechanical structure that has been figured out may not be correct, and it may be very different from the real steam engine.

But that's okay, as long as the steam engine can be started and the mechanical power can be continuously output, as for structural optimization, it can be improved slowly in the future.

Thinking of steam engines, Chongzhen thought of Boym again.

It's already the end of October, almost two years, and Boym hasn't come back yet?This unlucky guy, he must have been in a shipwreck and died in the sea, right?

It was such a coincidence that Chongzhen was thinking about Boym,
Prince Zhu Cihong led Boym to find the arsenal.

"Boymig, you're finally back?" Chongzhen said happily.

I said to myself, this person really doesn't talk about it. As soon as I started talking about you, you came to the door.

But Boym cried out, "Your Majesty, Boym almost lost sight of you."

"What do you mean?" Chongzhen said dumbfounded, "You don't really have a shipwreck, do you?"

"That's right." Boym wiped his eyes and said, "Those damned Anza savages sank the merchant ship I was on. If I hadn't been lucky enough to hug a wooden barrel, I would have drowned."

"It's fine." Chongzhen suddenly thought of something else, and said anxiously, "By the way, are the scientists you hired okay?"

"Oh, I'm about to report this matter to His Majesty the Emperor." Boym sighed, "The dozen or so scientists I hired from Lisbon with a lot of money all sank into the Indian Ocean with the Queen."

"What, they're all dead?" Chongzhen's face darkened.

After waiting for nearly two years, I ended up waiting for a fart. How do you say this?

Boym hurriedly said: "However, I still tried my best to collect some books on various subjects from Goa, oh, and some publications, hoping to help you a little bit, His Majesty the Emperor."

After finishing speaking, the two Hong Yi walked over carrying a box.

Boym opened the box, only to see that it was filled with books.

And there are many tomes, but they are all written in Latin.

Chongzhen casually picked up the thinnest book from Fengzi, but couldn't read it.

Boym helped translate: "On conic sections, this is a mathematical monograph widely circulated in Europe and Rome, the author Blaise Pascal."

"Pascal?" Chongzhen's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be the Pascal, the unit of atmospheric pressure?This is a big cow.

Boym said: "Your Majesty, have you heard of Blaise Pascal?"

Chongzhen hummed lightly and said, "I heard Tang Ruowang mention it, it seems to be quite famous."

"That's really quite famous." Boym said, "Pascal is the most potential physics and mathematics genius that has emerged on Europa in the past fifty years. Even Master Descartes thinks highly of him."

...

Descartes is very important?That should be the pressure unit.

If you can get this big cow to Daming, then there will be a leader in the physics and mathematics of the Daming Academy of Sciences in the future, and with his support from the whole country, it will take less than [-] years for the physics and mathematics of Daming to catch up. Come a long way to develop and firmly occupy the academic commanding heights of physics and mathematics.

Chongzhen immediately said: "Boymig, can you bring this Pascal to Daming?"

"Ah? Bring Pascal to Daming?" Boym was taken aback when he heard the words, but he quickly said, "Of course, of course, as long as His Majesty the Emperor provides you with generous conditions, not to mention Pascal, even Master Descartes." They can be found here, but if you want to bring over masters like Pascal and Descartes, you will need a lot of silver."

Hearing this, Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Boymig, tell me, how much silver do you need?"

"Maybe, maybe..." Kamig stared into Chongzhen's eyes, as if he was judging Chongzhen's bottom line, but unfortunately he was too shallow to see anything at all. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It will take about ten thousand taels of silver. .”

"I'll give you [-]!" Chongzhen said again with a big wave of his hand, "But it can't be just Descartes and Pascal, you have to bring their labs, and even their colleagues and students, tell Descartes And Pascal, as long as they come to Daming to work, I can provide them with the most favorable scientific research conditions."

"In addition to millions of taels of scientific research funding every year, there are also a large number of students who follow them to engage in scientific research."

"I want to set up two colleges specifically for the two of them, the Royal School of Mathematics and the Royal School of Physics, and recruit thousands of students from the entire empire every year."

"Oh God, oh my God!"

Boym has been frightened silly, a million taels of scientific research funding every year?
Also want to set up two colleges dedicated to Descartes and Pascal?God, did I hear that right?

God, is there really an emperor in this world who attaches so much importance to natural science?

"Boymig!" Chongzhen continued to promise Boymg, "As long as you can bring Descartes, Pascal, and their colleagues and students to Daming, I will give you another fifty thousand taels of silver as a reward."

After a short pause, Chongzhen continued: "And you are allowed to preach freely in Daming."

Of course, Chongzhen still would not tell Boym that the prerequisite for free preaching was to reform the teachings.

"Oh God, oh God, respectable, wise and benevolent Emperor, you are so generous, I can't find the right words to praise your greatness." Boym knelt down at Chongzhen's feet, wishing he could kiss him toes.

Chongzhen asked Gao Qiqian to find a pen and paper, scribbled down a letter, and then handed the letter to Boym: "Boymig, you take this letter from me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to collect the money. Return to Europa immediately, but this time you can’t just go for two years like before, you have to come back as soon as possible.”

"Of course, of course." Boym said again and again.

...

"I will ask the Governor of Macau to send a fleet to escort me back to Europe."

"Once Descartes and Pascal are persuaded, we will return immediately, and we will also persuade His Majesty the King to use the fleet along the way to protect our fleet."

Boym left excitedly with the handwritten note.

It wasn't until this time that Zhu Cihong, Zhan Yangzhi, Gao Qiqian, etc. beside him came back to their senses.

Although he was full of questions, Nao couldn't understand why Chongzhen valued the two Hongyi so much, but no one dared to ask more questions, the Holy One naturally had his reasons for doing things.

Chongzhen didn't tell them, because even if he did, they wouldn't understand.

Descartes and Pascal are not just two scientists, but mean the establishment of mathematical systems, physical systems, chemical systems and even Western philosophical systems.

But the Western philosophical system is fine.

Chongzhen only wanted a mathematical system, a physical system, and a chemical system.

As long as these three major systems are established, the modern natural sciences will probably no longer be dominated by Europe. In the future, the natural science development level of Ming Dynasty will be far ahead of Europe, and there should be no suspense about a tie.

After dismissing Boym, Chongzhen's attention returned to the production capacity of the flintlock.

Chongzhen asked Zhan Yangzhi: "Zhan Weng, that is to say, the production of flintlock guns will never increase?"

"There is really no way." Zhan Yangzhi shook his head and smiled wryly, "The monthly production of [-] guns is really the limit, but it can be increased to [-] guns per month in a year."

Chongzhen couldn't help frowning.

One thousand guns a month, but only ten thousand guns a year.

Even if it produces [-] guns a month, it is only [-] guns a year.

After all, there is a rate of defective products. With the level of technology in this era, a [-]% rate of good products is not bad.

However, such a small production capacity was a drop in the bucket for Ming, because with the flintlock gun, there was no need to equip the infantry with spearmen separately, so every soldier, including the artillery, had to be equipped with a flintlock gun.

The first batch of 27 recruits is currently undergoing initial training under the leadership of a thousand recruiters.

When the 27 recruits come to Nanjing by the end of the year, what will we give them?Still give them spears?And let them take spears to fight Jiannu?Isn't that nonsense.

Immediately Chongzhen asked again: "The rolling of the barrel is too time-consuming, can it be cast?"

This Zhan Yangzhi also understood, and he shook his head and said, "My lord, casting is not enough. The barrels that are formed directly by casting are all cast iron barrels, which are too hard. They cannot be processed by drilling and polishing in the later stage, and the barrels are not flat enough. Straight and smooth, the airtightness is poor, and the lead is easy to get stuck in the barrel."

Chongzhen sighed again, probably the casting of the gun barrel was really impossible.

Otherwise, the barrels of bird guns and Lumi guns would not use the rolling method.

That is to say, before the power system is solved, the production capacity of the flintlock is not expected to increase by leaps and bounds, and it is only a small amount in a month.

Immediately Chongzhen said: "Okay, that's it, change the order of Lumi guns to flintlock guns."

"Okay." Zhan Yangzhi said, "Xiao Lao will first determine the craftsmanship with all the masters, and then arrange various workshops and various supporting factories to carry out renovations as soon as possible."

"Oh, that's right." Chongzhen remembered something again.

"The Daming Armory needs to add another carton shell workshop."

"Huh, the paper shell workshop?" Zhan Yangzhi was taken aback when he heard this.

"Gao Banban, you give Zhan Weng a cardboard bullet." Chongzhen said.

Gao Qiqian quickly took out a cardboard bullet from his leather pouch and handed it to Zhan Yangzhi.

Zhan Yangzhi was also a man of knowledge, and instantly realized the value of paper shell bullets.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll arrange it right away." Zhan Yang agreed with a single word.

Because there is no technical difficulty in producing this paper shell bullet, and it does not require strong men. You can find some women and children in Nanjing city or nearby countryside to process it.