Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 353 Convince Zhu Qiyu

Lin Cunde said that he did not take the Empress Dowager to live in the mansion. After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. During this period, the Empress Mother is very busy. The imperial concubines and the noble ladies, as well as the princes and concubines, ask to come and visit from time to time. , I have no choice but to agree to the coming of those princes and concubines!

I guess, haha, they are worried. This time Wang Zhi is fighting corruption and promoting the New Deal in Nanzhili. I guess you also know it. It is very difficult. I am thinking whether I want you to go to Nanzhili to town. Stop them, they don't take me seriously now! "

After Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, he sneered.

"Does the vassal king still have relations with Nanzhili?" After hearing this, Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu and asked.

"There are both North and South Zhili. Of course, there are more North Zhili. After all, it has only been more than thirty years since Nanjing, where I moved from Nanjing to Beijing, and many old forces are still there!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and said Then he poured tea for Lin Cunde.

"Do you need me to go?" Lin Cunde asked tentatively.

"Are you free?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Your Majesty asked me to go, even if I don't have time, I need to go!" Lin Cunde said to Zhu Qiyu.

"Well!" Zhu Qiyu sat there and thought about it. He didn't want Lin Cunde to go. Lin Cunde was in the capital, and those civil servants were very honest. If Lin Cunde was not in the capital, those civil servants and local vassal kings would probably start to unite. There will be trouble in the capital too!

Because after the rectification of Southern Zhili, Northern Zhili also needs to be rectified, and Shandong also needs to be rectified. In addition, the replacement of the crown prince is also at a critical time. Without Lin Cunde, Zhu Qiyu is worried that something unexpected will happen!

"Let's take a look at the situation handled by Wang Zhi first. A Nanzhili, let such a vassal king take action. If the vassal king's place is rectified by then, we don't know what will happen. I hope they don't Force me, if you force me, I will not spare them!" Zhu Qiyu raised his head and said to Lin Cunde.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Cunde said with his hands raised to Zhu Qiyu.

"Why did you bring this box here this time?" Zhu Qiyu pointed to the wooden box with a smile and asked Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde turned to look at his wooden box, and then said with a proud smile, "Your Majesty, this is what I have been busy with for the past two months. The purpose of bringing it here is to ask for money, so that I can ask for money!"

Lin Cunde stood up as he spoke, opened the box, and took out the top three drawings!

Expand the first one, it is obviously a boat.

"Warship?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde and asked.

"That's right, the battleship is all made of iron, and its displacement is 1,200 tons. Of course, converted into our kilograms, it is about two million kilograms! There are forty-five cannons on the warship, including two strings and two Ten guys, two doors in front and three doors in back!

One bow warship can carry six hundred soldiers! "Lin Cunde unfolded the first drawing and said happily to Zhu Qiyu!

Zhu Qiyu frowned and looked up at Lin Cunde!

"Your Majesty?" Lin Cunde didn't understand what Zhu Qiyu meant, so he shouted!

"Iron, six hundred people, tell me, how to row? By sail?" Zhu Qiyu frowned and looked at Lin Cunde and asked!

Thinking to himself, Lin Cunde probably still doesn't understand the navy. After Lin Cunde said that he would form a navy, Zhu Qiyu began to read the information on warships. He knew a little about the navy's warships!

"Here, here!" Lin Cunde took out the second drawing and said, "Your Majesty, this is a steam turbine. From now on, my Ming warships will not need manpower or sails to propel them. With this machine, I think it’s enough!

However, I am still unclear about some aspects of the first drawing. I still need to consult shipbuilding experts and modify the drawings. From launching it to being fully finalized, I estimate that it will take at least five years, and this is the first time. The bow still needs various tests. Only after it is completely passed can we start mass production. However, the most important thing now is that this steam turbine, as well as this artillery and ship, I believe that the navy of the Ming Dynasty can build them! "

Lin Cunde lowered his head and said, very excited. He had hollowed out his head to draw these drawings, but he was not sure whether they were right, so he needed to do experiments.

Zhu Qiyu kept looking at Lin Cunde with a look of disbelief!

Lin Cunde lowered his head and found that Zhu Qiyu had no reaction, so he looked up at Zhu Qiyu and found that he was also staring at him.

"Your Majesty?" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu again and asked.

"You just said, use this thing to push a warship. Have you ever seen a warship? Also, this thing can push a warship. Hey, Cunde, I have a lot of drawings of warships here. , I will have someone collect them in the next two days and send them to your house, okay?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde and said helplessly.

"Okay, but this is called a steam turbine. It really works. Don't you believe it, Your Majesty?" Lin Cunde didn't believe what Zhu Qiyu meant, so he said emphatically!

"Believe it, I believe it, but you have to make the ministers believe it. How can I get money for you like this? Tell me how much it costs. If it's tens of thousands taels, I will use my own funds to get it for you. If it's tens of thousands, I'll get it for you." Ten thousand taels, I can also consider using the internal funds!" Zhu Qiyu thought, forget it, if Lin Cunde wants to do it, just do it. Anyway, Lin Cunde also got a lot of money for himself, so spending some money now is a small problem!

"Not enough!" Lin Cunde considered it for a moment, shook his head at Zhu Qiyu and said.

Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and said, "One million taels, I'll squeeze it out of my own money!" Lin Cunde shook his head again and looked at Lin Cunde.

"Just a thing like this, you tell me, one million taels is not enough?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde in shock and asked.

"Your Majesty, would you please listen to me first?" Lin Cunde knew that Zhu Qiyu probably didn't understand what he meant.

Zhu Qiyu drank a cup of tea, then poured himself a cup, and said to Lin Cunde: "Okay, you say it!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is called a steam turbine. It is installed on a ship. It burns heavy oil. Heavy oil is simple. I will tell you! I will not explain this to Your Majesty! The key is that after installing this machine, it will keep running most of the time. As the machine rotates with the oars behind it, it propels the warship. The speed can be maintained at eighty miles per hour and can be used day and night. That is, starting from Tianjin Wei, it can be delivered to Guangdong in just a few days. , and if we set out from North Korea, we can reach Japan in just a few days!

The key is, it can be used regardless of wind or rain, headwind or tailwind! "Lin Cunde gave a brief introduction to Zhu Qiyu.

"You don't need anyone, just rely on this?" Zhu Qiyu was still a little hard to believe?

"Yes, the reason why it costs so much money is that it needs to be produced and various tests need to be done to ensure that there are no problems. During this period, a lot of money is needed to make those parts. It may take several years to finalize a part!

And once the drawings and parts are determined, then you won’t need so much money for future production!

The same is true for warships. If a ship is made of iron, it will be difficult for the enemy's cannon to cause damage to our warship. The main thing is to be strong!

Of course, I am not familiar with battleships, but I can give some suggestions, and I also need to lead familiar craftsmen to do this!

Once our Ming Dynasty builds this warship and can sail at will on the sea, then as long as this country is close to the sea, we can attack. As long as our Ming Dynasty needs it, this is our land! The resources of this country, whether it is silver, whether it is spices or livestock, as long as our Ming Dynasty wants them, these are ours! "Lin Cunde continued to nod and continued to persuade Zhu Qiyu.

"Well!" Zhu Qiyu was sitting there. He didn't quite understand what Lin Cunde said!

But when I think about it, Lin Cunde is not an innocent person, nor is he an arrogant person. Moreover, Lin Cunde has done all the things he said before, such as this soap and soap. Wang Ying did not believe it before, but Lin Cunde did it. , now, it can also bring huge profits to the royal family!

"How much will it cost to give me an accurate answer?" Zhu Qiyu looked up at Lin Cunde and asked.

"I don't know, but I know that if the production is successful, the territory of our Ming Dynasty can be ten times the current size. Moreover, as long as it is fertile land, I, the Ming Dynasty, can go and occupy it at any time if it wants!" Lin Cunde shook his head and said, I really don’t know!

"Well, do you think this is okay? I will take out two million taels from my internal funds every year and give it to you for five years. I will give you five years to study this steam engine and this warship! What do you think? "Zhu Qiyu gritted his teeth and said to Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Qiyu in embarrassment.

"Ten million taels, isn't it enough?" Zhu Qiyu stood up in surprise and stared at Lin Cunde and asked.

"I don't know!" Lin Cunde shook his head and said with a wry smile!

"Then what do you mean? Or tell me what you think!" Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cunde and asked.

"I want two million taels every year, maybe for ten years. If the money is not enough, I will find a way. At the worst, I can get something out and continue to sell it to make money. But you can't let me stop studying this. Your Majesty, if this The bow battleship is successful, it can be said that no one in the whole world is our opponent!" Lin Cunde suggested to Zhu Qiyu.

"Ten years, right? Ten years, okay, ten years. I will give you ten years. I will prepare 20 million taels. If it is too much, I will not give it. I cannot bear it. The royal children and ministers will definitely have I guess you won’t be able to withstand it when the time comes!” Zhu Qiyu said to Lin Cunde.

"Okay, I need craftsmen, shipbuilding craftsmen and blacksmiths. I need all kinds of talents!" Lin Cunde heard this and said to Zhu Qiyu with a smile.

"Okay, you can go find Xie Yonghe, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. You are no stranger to him. Anyone you need can be there!" Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

Lin Cunde laughed when he heard this, then sat down and said to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Majesty, if you truly knew the power of these things, let alone 20 million taels, you would be willing to give up 20 million taels a year for ten consecutive years. You are willing to empty out the entire Ming Dynasty, because the benefits brought by these things are really beneficial to the future!"

(End of this chapter)