Ming Dynasty, starting from the empty seal case

Chapter 172 The prototype of steam?

Su Xian quickly returned to Gewuyuan.

The goal has been set, now it’s time to implement it.

If you just start with a small case, it will be too slow and not in line with your expectations.

Moreover, small cases cannot accumulate momentum.

Now that Hu Weiyong is at the height of his power, in the eyes of everyone, the Holy Father seems to have delegated power. If the Hu Weiyong faction had stopped this matter a little bit midway, it might have been abandoned halfway!

Maybe even the prefect Lin Yide couldn't release him.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is already showing off and will not stop Hu Weiyong from doing anything in the short term.

The news released to the outside world is somewhat confusing.

Therefore, we still need to gather momentum...

In the inner courtyard, there is its own main entrance, which is specially guarded by troops from the pro-military Duwei Mansion.

As for the students who came from the Guozi School, as well as the core craftsmen, they were all within the Gewuyuan and did not participate in the "mechanical" production of MSG.

Basically, Su Xian was already a true royal relative at that time.

Su Xian did not ask them to do anything too difficult, but cooperated with those students to do some "flash of inspiration" experiments on strength.

It's just a dock, but underneath it's a wheel.

He seemed to have thought of something and said quickly: "Come with us."

At this time, Su Xian's eyes lit up after arriving, and he was attracted by a lifelike carved wooden horse.

Su Xian specially divided a batch of profits from the revenue of Gewu Academy, in addition to letting those students make a big fuss on "Analysis of Force", integrate articles, and deepen the analysis.

"Mr. Huang and the others took writing brushes and recorded for a long time, and analyzed for a long time. They said that they had to find a way to reduce the size of the stove. It should not be too hot, and the water boiling capacity was insufficient...Finally, they said that our iron is not good, so we should find a way. Ironmaking..."

However, in the eyes of many people, the Su family, a rising star, was thrown into the dust before it even got up.

Lu Shan said.

Behind the wooden horse is a carriage, which is connected to a large iron furnace.

But the prince in the palace, the eldest grandson of the emperor, and the noble heirs still come almost every day. With this frequency, it can be said that they are young and playful.

"After they figured out the force generated when the water boiled, they thought of using this force to pull the carriage up. But let alone pulling the carriage, even the iron furnace was not resistant to burning. If the temperature was slightly higher, no one would be able to pull it up. If you dare to go too close, it may explode if the time goes on.”

At this moment, Lu Shan also hurriedly explained: "Mr. Huang and Mr. Jia, they don't know where they heard what the dean said in the palace."

After all, being in the Gewu Courtyard, he knew very well that the inner court and the outer court were completely on two different levels.

"Dean..." Seeing Su Xian's arrival, Lu Shan quickly put down what he was doing.

Su Xian looked towards him and found that he was staring blankly at a piece of scrap iron and copper.

Su Xian could only focus on the "Gewuyuan".

just.

"Now, we just follow their ideas and change them from time to time."

"What is this doing?"

It's said to be a yard, but it's actually a wide, flat yard, with stables not far away.

Su Xian did not attack, but pretended not to know.

At first glance, it looked very crude. According to Su Xian's calculation, even if the boiler was blown up, it would be impossible for the carriage to move even one step forward.

If it were true, it would only be five or six years ago. Su Xian would have been thirteen or fourteen years old by then, according to the age at which princes and princesses get married.

But as long as one day in Gewuyuan was like this, it was enough to prove that Su Xian was not who the outside world rumored.

During this period, the Su family was involved in life and death cases.

With that said, he took Su Xian around the corridor and headed to the yard on the other side.

As for the remaining craftsmen...

As soon as the craftsmen responded, Lu Shan was still in charge. When he saw Su Xian arriving, the latter did not start to despise Su Xian like people from the outside world.

Su Xian was stunned, saying that it was a Trojan horse was not necessarily true.

At this moment, Su Xian brought Bai Jue and Lin Andong to the "workshop" of Gewuyuan.

For example, the simplest one is to use steam.

What's more, was the legendary infant engagement of the Eighth Princess meant to make the "death-free money" more prestigious?
Or is it really intentional?

This is worthy of speculation.

And these days.

"It's not Mr. Huang's side." Mr. Huang was of course Huang Ke. Lu Shan sighed: "The iron we used before was not good enough and would explode the furnace when burned. They asked us to find a way to make the furnace more resistant to burning..."

Lu Shan seemed to be quite complaining about this.

In addition to the integration of profit-making shops outside Gewuyuan, Zhu Xiongying himself integrated this "small class".

"This is?"

Lu Shan was a little embarrassed when he said this, "I said, the dean should remind them, after all, it is not a problem to spend so much money. The emperor's grandson sent someone to ask some time ago, saying that some kind of supervision was to be established. Check for corruption!”

what?
It seems that Chang Sen's blow was still too great.

Su Xian smiled in his heart and said immediately: "What are you reminding me? Just do as they say."

I came today for something else, but I didn't expect to get an unexpected surprise.

Su Xian was not prepared to participate in advance.

On the contrary, I am happy to see the results.

The reason is simple, because they have realized the "temperature" and "material" issues.

Set a seemingly “impossible” goal.

In the eyes of many people, it seems to be a waste of money, manpower and resources.

however.

Su Xian knew very well that only in this way could he make progress step by step.

Nowadays, there are many iron smelting workshops all over the Ming Dynasty, and many iron ores have been discovered. According to the current "environment" of Ming Dynasty, there is actually no shortage of iron.

A few years later, Emperor Hongwu even had to close some iron mines and official workshops in order to streamline his army and streamline his administration, and instead contracted private parties to build agricultural tools.

It seems that the country's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and it doesn't even have to worry about iron.

However... it's useless!
There are too many impurities in iron ore, and the smelted iron can only be used for some simple weapons at most, and even fire blunderbuss will explode.

But now, the Gewuyuan can take advantage of this matter and notice the problem of "materials" in advance. It only needs to be overcome.

It is not as simple as calcining at high temperature.

I'm afraid that by then, even the Ming Dynasty's military power will take on a completely new look.

"Call Huang Ke and Jia Xian."

Thinking of this, Su Xian had some ideas in his mind and quickly asked Lu Shan to call someone.

Lu Shan didn't know why, but he still nodded and sent someone to call.

After a while, the two people, who were a little tired but had bright eyes, hurried over.

Huang Ke is tall and thin, while Jia Xian is average-looking and a little thin.

"Did the dean also see it?" The two people arrived with worried expressions.

"Well, you did a good job." Su Xian nodded first.

The two of them fell into a trance.

"I just heard what Mr. Lu said, keep on doing it, but it has to reach the level you want. You won't be able to boil water later, you have to use that..." Su Xian thought, and suddenly said: "I know that at home It’s vegetable oil, right? But it’s not that, it’s that black sticky stuff that comes out of the ground.”

"What the dean is talking about is petroleum?" Lu Shan seemed to have thought of something, "I have seen this thing in Shen Gong's "Mengxi Bi Tan". It is a black and sticky substance that can burn... It was previously dug into the well salt. , I heard that this thing has also appeared in Shanxi."

"That's it! Just remember it." Su Xian said: "There is also coal. Using it to make iron is much stronger than ordinary charcoal."

"The dean is talking about coal and stone?" Lu Shan asked again: "This is not only found in Shanxi, but also found in various places. We have also used it, but the effect is not as good as charcoal."

"Exactly!" Su Xian said seductively: "Anyway, just remember it first."

"First find what they have in common, don't ask for learning how to use it, first get to know it, and then go check it out from various news channels, once it is confirmed!"

Su Xian's eyes shone, "No matter what the price, it will all belong to Gewuyuan's name!"

"Even not only within the Ming Dynasty, but also outside the Ming Dynasty, once there is news, we will immediately compile and record it." The three of them were the first batch to enter the Gewuyuan, and they believed Su Xian's words.

However, when he heard that the price didn't matter, Lu Shan still asked: "Is it true that the price doesn't matter? What if..."

Faced with questions from several people, Su Xian only said one sentence.

"These two things are more precious than gold and silver!"

"I see!"

Lu Shan nodded immediately.

"Of course, these are all things in the future. The current Gewuyuan can't do this yet. All we need to do is find it from Yingtian Mansion or even Nanzhili."

Su Xian continued to warn.

The three of them continued to nod, and inevitably relaxed a little after hearing words like the future.

However, what Su Xian didn't notice was.

Behind them, Bai Jue and Lin Andong looked at each other, but they both saw the determination in their eyes——

"The dean wants this!"

And this time.

Huang Ke and Jia Xian were also ready to leave. Su Xian's affirmation of them made them regain their confidence and prepare to continue.

just.

"Don't leave yet, we are talking about business now. Have you decided on the next edition of the Gewu Express?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Ke and Jia Xian were stunned for a moment, and then were overjoyed.

"Dean, do you have any ideas?"

"Since last year's Jingzhe, the sensation caused by the Guozixue experiment and the Introduction to Salt has completely allowed Gewuyuan to gain a foothold in the capital."

"After that, they were called those who came to Gewüyuan and were opportunistic people. They suddenly became foresighted."

Regarding this, the two of them have experienced that change.

In the subsequent times, although there was some minor sensation in the Gewu Daily and two or three "Yan Yin officials" were sent out, overall, they were not as good as the first time.

They had also asked Su Xian before, but the latter had been caught in a big storm.

Now...it seems like I have some free time.

The two of them were anxious.

"The next time is the Waking of Insects! It's been exactly one year." Huang Ke said quickly: "It's time for some more sensational news to appear again."

"Indeed!" Su Xian nodded.

"Really! Dean, you don't know that this quick report is getting more and more difficult."

This time, seeing Su Xian's attitude, the three of them were even more surprised!
He also hurriedly talked about his recent difficulties.

For a long time, Gewu Express has been divided into four pages: craft page, new product page, new recruitment page, and policy page!

The first three, after the finished product MSG, the most popular ones are the new "spice" developed by kitchen households on this basis.

Basically there are no big breakthroughs.

As for the craft version, it is completely semi-finished and there is nothing noteworthy about it.

The recruitment and policy editions are the mainstream of Gewu Express.

It’s just that this year, I’ve basically been eating an extension of the first edition…

In addition, with Prime Minister Hu recently taking power, public opinion can’t help but be a little more cautious.

Even Gokuyuan did not dare to mention Shiohiki again.

However, if it continues like this and nothing new appears, I'm afraid "Gewu Express" will soon be forgotten.

"Now the whole capital knows that I am free and don't need to go to the main hall. With the contribution I made in rescuing the Crown Princess, the Holy One has done his best. It seems that he is just waiting for Hu Xiang's knife to fall."

Su Xian said jokingly.

Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the three of them turned serious.

Well, it seems everyone thinks so.

"However, now that I have some free time." Su Xian smiled brighter and brighter, "then I have to output something again."

"The four pages...all have new progress!"

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were even more surprised. '

But Su Xian continued to say:

"First, the new craft version, let's take... this iron-making process as an example. After so long, there should be some progress in this iron-making process, right?"

"It would be better if you use charcoal." Lu Shan replied, which he had said just now.

"But when you use coal and stone, the result is always a little brittle. But in comparison, it's much better than what's on the market."

"I will tell you a method later. You can make a sword according to this method. It can be regarded as the finished product on the second page," Su Xian said casually.

Then he said:

"As for this third page, we are recruiting new people..."

Su Xian then thought, "Where is the highest place in the capital?"

what?
After hearing this, the two of them seemed to have not yet reacted.

"Si Tiantai of Qin Tian Jian." Behind him, Bai Jue quickly replied.

When Su Xian thought about it, it seemed that it was indeed the case.

Si Tiantai was built after the founding of the Ming Dynasty and imitated the Si Tiantai in the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. It is almost the tallest building in the capital.

But this place should be difficult to get to.

But... one person can.

"Prepare two copper balls. They should be solid. One is as big as a fist and the other is as big as a human head."

"Remember it?" Su Xian warned.

Huang Ke quickly asked: "Is it possible to recruit a new version using this method?"

"Not bad!"

"This time..." Su Xian said: "I am going to take this opportunity to expand the scale of Gewuyuan. I have collected so much royal land before, so it must be put to use."

Lu Shan took notes on the side.

And at this time...

The eyes of Huang Ke and Jia Xian have become intense.

For the entire capital and even them.

Gewu Express, due to the last "Salt Introduction", is almost the most popular page.

After all, the last Guozixue experiment was just a novelty. After understanding the principle, no one needs to talk about it anymore.

But discussing current affairs almost scratches the itch of the people.

Especially this "special moment" right now.

If Hu Xiang takes a little action, the Su family has already declined. In the eyes of the people, it was the previous salt argument that offended Prime Minister Hu.

And now...

Su Xian seemed to know what they were thinking.

"Page 4——"

Su Xian stretched out her hand, "Bring me a pen and paper!"

Huang Ke and the two were stunned, but Lu Shan reacted quickly and quickly sent someone to get pen and paper.

Su Xian took it and after just a brief thought, five big words appeared on the paper.

I was still talking about it in the palace... Secretly crossing Chencang!
However, in an instant, Su Xian's thoughts expanded again.

Rich family? The People’s Liberation Army?
Do not!
But... it is different from the previous integration of wealthy households, craftsmen, commercial taxes, miscellaneous taxes and even land taxes, as mentioned recently——

"On Taxation of the Four Peoples"!
If you want to come, come with a big one!
(End of this chapter)