Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Late that night, Zhang Huangyan came to Yilun Hall again.

However, Chongzhen was not in Yilun Hall, and only after asking the little eunuch did he know that he had gone to the laboratory of the School of Chemistry.

When Zhang Huangyan came to the laboratory of the School of Chemistry, he saw Boyle, the young dean of chemistry, dancing and introducing his latest research results to Chongzhen.

"Your Majesty, the explosive power of nitrocellulose is at least twice or even three times that of black powder."

"This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that no smoke is produced after the explosion of nitrocellulose. In other words, if the Ming Empire uses nitrocellulose instead of black powder to load bullets, it will not be blocked by the smoke from now on. In this way, we Soldiers on the other side will have a better view of the battlefield.”

Under Chongzhen's "promotion", Boyle lived up to expectations and "invented" nitrocellulose.

However, there is still a long way to go from the invention of nitrocellulose to the manufacture of stable smokeless gunpowder. The advancement of science and technology has never been achieved overnight, but has to be taken step by step.

Immediately Chongzhen asked: "How is the stability?"

"Uh..." Boyle's face collapsed, he scratched his chicken coop-like hair, and said with a little embarrassment, "It's true that nothing can be hidden from His Majesty the wise and mighty emperor, yes, the stability of nitrocellulose It's bad, not to mention an open flame, but even a tiny spark or a slightly heavier impact could cause an explosion."

After a pause, he said again: "But don't worry, Your Majesty, I will find a way to solve it."

In particular, Gang Lin, the chief examiner of this subject, treats these new Jinshi as if they are nephews and loves them very much.

So after walking not far, we came to the test site.

Manchurians like Gang Lin, Sony, and Qi Chongge all appeared at this time.

However, Dorgon was disappointed the moment he walked into Fengtai Camp.

Looking at the crooked queue of these new Jinshi, Dorgon's face immediately collapsed.

In a flash of time, it came to the first ten days of June in the 21st year of Chongzhen.

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Chongzhen set up a scholar camp, which turned decay into magic, and turned the tide.

All Dorgon saw was a group of disgraced, arrogant and coquettish sons.

Anyway, it feels quite absurd, and the two countries seem to have lost each other.

The styles are all the same as the Kongming lantern of the Ming army.

However, Dorgon is also a city man, although his murderous intentions are moving, he does not show it on his face.

But there was no way to say these words, Meng Xueli and the others could only kneel down and plead guilty.

Dorgon counted on Meng Xueli and the three of them to be able to train this group of Jinshi from Wuzike first.

Then let these more than 300 Jinshi train the Green Camp Han Army, and finally build the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty into a powerful force that can rival the Ming Army, so that the Qing Dynasty will have hope.

Chongzhen asked in disbelief, "Is it still the trade route in Shaanxi?"

From then on, Manchurian ministers such as Ganglin, Qi Chongge, and Suo Ni really held the real power.

Because the Jinshi camp with high morale and vigor he expected did not exist at all.

"Forget it, I don't mean to blame your secret investigation department."

"Yes." Zhang Huangyan said with some shame, "When Hou Fangyu came to Nanjing, he actually took the trade route from Shaanxi, but he was lame and disfigured at that time, so no one could recognize him."

During the period when Dorgon was bedridden, it can be said that all the government orders came from Gang Lin.

Looking back, there are more than 300 new scholars.

After several months of trying, I finally built one.

In fact, he was also afraid that Meng Xueli would act as a double agent and betray Li Ruolian.

They dared to cry out when they only walked for an hour every day, and they dared to lie on the ground when they marched for five miles in full armor.

This is really hard to guard against, and it is hard to guard against family thieves. It is actually a bad thing for one's own people.

"I think so too." Boyle said, "It's currently being tested."

Therefore, it is better for Meng Xueli not to know about Li Ruolian's existence.

But after trying it for a while, Meng Xueli gave up decisively, because he really couldn't afford to offend him.

The fire on the hanging basket spewed out, and the originally deflated lamp body quickly swelled up.

Gang Lin said: "The slave is about to report to the master that the first Kongming lantern has already been made, and is waiting for the master to go to watch the ceremony."

"Master." Gang Lin came out to report, "The Jinshi of Wuzike are all the seeds of reading, and the future of the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty depends on them. It is not decent to let them walk in queues and walk in mud pits like Qiu Ba. , It is not good to spread your reputation to the master, saying that I treat scholars all over the world contemptuously in Qing Dynasty."

You must know that when we first entered the Dabie Mountains, it took us four or five hours to walk in a queue in the Shizi Battalion. It was even more difficult to march for hundreds of miles in full armor without breathing. Under extreme conditions, we had to march for hundreds of miles in knee-deep snow !
It's not that Meng Xueli didn't think about dealing with these Jinshi masters like Chongzhen dealt with them.

At the beginning, the power structure of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a tribal deliberative system, and the power was in the hands of the Banner Lord Baylor. After Huang Taiji became emperor, the power of the Banner Lord Baylor was greatly weakened, and the power of the Manchu and Han ministers was strengthened.

After obtaining Dorgon's consent, Ganglin immediately ordered the fire to be lit.

After inadvertently capturing a "Kong Ming Lantern" from the Ming army, Dorgon immediately ordered Kong Mingning to be imitated, and handed over the matter to Gang Lin, a scholar of the National History Museum, who was personally responsible.

And the most helpless thing is that Hou Fangyu failed to get Shangfang's sword from Dorgon for them.

"Master, the slaves are incompetent, and failed to train the Jinshi camp well, and let you down, master."

So Dorgon thought of setting up a scholar camp like Chongzhen, or even a higher-level one, and then handed over 300 Jinshi from Wuzike to Meng Xueli and the others.

"Don't say?" Dorgon's face gradually became cold.

While talking, Zhang Huangyan hurried in: "Your Majesty, I have something urgent to say."

Early this morning, Dorgon brought a group of Manchu and Han ministers to Fengtai Camp excitedly.

Zhang Huangyan asked again: "My lord, do I need to tell Li Ruolian about Meng Xueli?"

"Very well, then let's go, I want to see with my own eyes how the first Kongming lantern of the Qing Dynasty flew into the sky." Dorgon left after speaking.

When Hou Fangyu gritted his teeth and was about to step out, Gang Lin had already spoken first.

However, Dorgon was not so easy to fool, he said angrily: "You tell me the truth, what is going on?"

Gang Lin and other Manchu and Han ministers hurriedly followed.

The test site for Kongming lanterns is also in Fengtai Daying.

Many times, Meng Xueli and the others really thought it was absurd. Daming, the imperial court that used to be the most sympathetic to the world, no longer talked about sophistication. At least Chongzhen and Shiziying would never tell you sophistication, especially Chongzhen, the dog emperor. , etiquette is trampled underfoot, not to mention worldly manners?

Daming's "Kongming Lantern" also left a deep impression on Dorgon and the Manchu and Han ministers under his command.

"It's not necessary." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "This is just a piece of idle money that I set up. When you want to use it, just send someone to find Meng Xueli directly. Li Ruolian doesn't need to participate in it."

Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "After all, you are human beings, not gods."

After several months of raising up, Dorgon's body finally got better.

After the reorganization of the Dorgon Eight Banners, Baylor, the banner owner, was completely marginalized.

It must be admitted that Dorgon's learning ability is really excellent.

This group of Jinshi couldn't even stand in the infantry formation clearly, let them go to the Green Camp to lead troops?Isn't this bullshit?
The three of Meng Xueli also saw Dorgon and his party, and quickly trotted over and knelt down to pay their respects: "Slave Meng Xueli/Feng Guofan/Yuan Fuzhong greets the master."

Chongzhen nodded and said, "You'd better find a suitable stabilizer."

"Understood." Dorgon's expression became more and more embarrassing.

However, the Qing court, which should not pay attention to the world's sophistication, talked about the world's sophistication within less than five years after entering the customs. For example, Manchen officials like Gang Lin and Qi Chongge were more worldly than Hanchen.

Meng Xueli suddenly showed bitterness, and said to himself, master, what kind of things are you giving us?

"Forget it." Dorgon pointed at the queue of Jinshi, and asked with a dark face, "What's going on here?"

Ganglin spent a lot of money to buy light yarn from Huzhou through the Shaanxi trade route.

These jinshi masters all have extraordinary backgrounds, and their house teachers and seat teachers are all important officials of the Qing Dynasty.

But in fact, the current situation can also be said to be Dorgon's own fault.

When there were no one around, Zhang Huangyan reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Meng Xueli, Feng Guofan, and Yuan Fuzhong have already left Nanjing with Hou Fangyu and Chen Zhenhui."

to be honest?A wry smile appeared on Meng Xueli's face, can he tell the truth?To tell the truth, how will you hang out in Beijing in the future?Others don't say, can Gang Lin, a scholar of the National Academy of History, spare them?

And Gang Lin, as a bachelor of the Academy of National History and the head of the Manchen, naturally has greater power.

Only Meng Xueli and the other three servants were left in place.

Sitting all over the ground in a mess on the school grounds of Daying.

In the last Hunhe battle, Jiannu suffered a great loss from the Ming Air Force.

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"Professor Boyle, thank you for your hard work." Chongzhen patted Boyle on the shoulder and left the chemistry laboratory.

Dorgon came to watch the training results of Meng Xueli and the others. Although it has only been more than a month, Dorgon can't wait to see the training results of the Jinshi camp.

Seeing this, Dorgon couldn't help showing joy, Qi Chongge, Fan Wenchen and other Manchu and Han ministers couldn't help cheering loudly, and Gang Lin's mouth even burst into a smug smile.

When the lamp body is filled with hot air, the huge Kongming lantern rises slowly.

"Gang Lin, how is the Kongming Lantern going?" Dorgon was already thinking about how to deal with Gang Lin.

But soon, Gang Lin's smile froze.

Because the Kongming Lantern in the air suddenly tore apart.

Immediately afterwards, the huge lamp body shrank into a ball and fell rapidly from a high altitude.

After a short while, the shriveled Kongming lantern and hanging basket fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Qi Chongge, Fan Wenchen and other Manchu and Han ministers looked at each other, what's going on?It was flying well just now, why did it suddenly fall down?