I, Zhu Houzhao, join the US imperialist chat group

Chapter 227 The Father of Electricity in Daming? Preparation for the Seventh Chat! The Current Situation in Jinling!

"Your Majesty, that's it..."

"Just turn this millstone..."

"It can make the hair around us stand up..."

"Now the surrounding of the millstone is fixed with magnets!"

"It's on the millstone. We wound the iron wire around it..."

"We just need to turn this stick like grinding flour to make the surrounding hair stand up..."

In a laboratory of the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Houzhao saw a millstone, which was the stone mill commonly used by farmers to grind flour.

However, now this stone mill has been modified and looks novel.

The intelligence of the Ming Dynasty's craftsmen had been suppressed, but now, after Zhu Houzhao's guidance, their intelligence and talents were able to be brought into play again.

If modern people take a look at it, they will see that it is just a simple electromagnetic device for generating electricity.

"Oh, give it a try."

Zhu Houzhao watched this scene with great anticipation.

Li Shan immediately asked a blacksmith with bulging muscles in his arms to start pushing.

hum!
hum!
As the millstone was pushed, the invisible electromagnetism in the air was cut by the iron coil, generating electricity.

The moment the millstone started turning, Zhu Houzhao felt his hair stand on end.

As the blacksmith turned the millstone faster and faster, the various feathers drooping around it stood up without wind. Zhu Houzhao even felt that his hair seemed to be attracted by invisible energy.

boom……

Until suddenly there was a loud bang, and the pile of willow catkins behind Zhu Houzhao and the others caught fire.

The sudden fire scared Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Youlang.

"Stop! That's it!"

Li Shan quickly asked the craftsman to stop. As the craftsman stopped, the surrounding feathers and hair on the body seemed to lose their strength and fell down naturally again.

"How is this going?"

"Why is the brazier here burning?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at the burning brazier in surprise, and was even more surprised and curious.

"Your Majesty... it was you who gave us the instructions. We connected a thin wire in the middle of the millstone. The faster the millstone turns, the hotter this end of the wire will become, and then... it can ignite the firewood."

Li Shan immediately moved away another unburned brazier and showed Zhu Houzhao the iron wire in the middle.

"Is this... still possible?"

“Is this electricity?”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned by the results of the scientific experiment.

"It should be... After our experiments, we found that lightning from the sky can also start a fire when it hits the lightning rod we set up and then passes to the wood. Therefore, we infer that similar iron grinding wheels, combined with magnets, should be able to create electricity similar to lightning..."

"I just want to collect and store electricity..."

“We feel like we’re at our wits’ end…”

The preliminary production of electric current was used by Ming officials.

But I just don’t know how to store it or use it.

"However, if we want to achieve what Your Majesty said, using electricity to transmit information, we think it is still possible..."

"We just need one person to push the millstone here to generate electricity, and then the electricity can be transmitted through the wire to 30 meters away. Using a regular electricity, three or two times, it can be considered a preliminary way to transmit information..."

"But we have also conducted experiments and found that this type of information transmission..."

"It seems to have no effect beyond three or four hundred meters. No matter how fast we turn, the fire a few hundred meters away cannot be ignited..."

Scientific experiments are naturally afraid of having no direction.

Under the guidance of Zhu Houzhao's learning through the American group, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty used their intelligence and talents to achieve what Zhu Houzhao wanted.

"Don't be afraid, your progress has been rapid, just take your time!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't hide his joy: "Who found this thing?"

"Rewards! There are rewards for many!"

"Your Majesty... This was done by my good-for-nothing son, Li Shan. I don't know how he figured it out."

When Li Shan said this, his expression became a little strange, and he even felt a little embarrassed.

"what……"

"Your son?" Zhu Houzhao was surprised.

"Well, it's my son... He doesn't study hard, but has liked to do all kinds of messy things since he was young. This rebellious son... He is in his thirties, alas..." Speaking of his own son, Li Shan was obviously a little confused and had a headache.

"Hahaha……"

"Isn't this the same as mine? Quick, call him over so I can have a look!"

After Li Shanyue said this, Zhu Houzhao became more curious about Li Shan.

Electricity is naturally not a product unique to the West. The "Heavenly Creations" by Song Yingxing, a Ming Dynasty scientist born in 1587, records people's early exploration of electricity.

Song Yingxing not only described the phenomenon of frictional electrification, but also carefully recorded the characteristics of electricity attracting light and small objects.

It can be seen that at that time there were also many rich people who had nothing to do and were engaged in these researches.

Zhu Houzhao soon met Li Shan's son, Li Shan.

A slovenly man in his thirties, with a beard and loose hair. If Zhu Houzhao didn't know that he was only thirty years old, he would have thought he was an old man.

He was a little dissatisfied when Li Shan called him over.

"Dad, what do you want me to do again... I just had an idea, how to store this electricity..."

The scientist's train of thought is somewhat strange. Even though he knew it was Zhu Houzhao who called him, he still felt a little impatient and unhappy at this time.

"Rebellious son! His Majesty wants to see you, but you haven't met His Majesty yet! You can only do this thing because of His Majesty's guidance..."

Li Shan was so angry that he started cursing.

“Ah, see your majesty!!”

"Your Majesty, you said that we can use kites to attract electricity! Haha! I understand you, I really understand you... I have wanted to do this for a long time. Also, Your Majesty, you came at the right time. Tell me... How can electricity transmit human voice? How can electricity be stored? I have reached a bottleneck here."

However, when he met Zhu Houzhao, he still did not distinguish between high and low. Instead, he directly pulled Zhu Houzhao aside to discuss more profound issues.

"Rebellious son! You...this is His Majesty, you can't be so disrespectful to Him!" Li Shan was even more frightened.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay..."

"Li Shan, you are very interesting... However, I cannot answer these questions for you now. However, you have to believe me, I will let you know everything soon..."

"Tell me the problem you're facing first, and I'll try to see if the Grand Ancestor can come to you in a dream..."

Faced with such a casual Li Shan, Zhu Houzhao naturally did not mind. Instead, he continued to discuss the current problems with him.

After all, a month has passed.

Because the war in the north had reached a critical point, he temporarily delayed the chat group.

Now that the issues in the north have been resolved, his focus has shifted back to the next chat group, just in time to collect some questions.

"Okay, Your Majesty... I was just looking for you! I found... this kind of electric coil is too difficult to push with human power! I think we can use a waterwheel..."

Li Shan was even more excited and immediately shared with Zhu Houzhao some of the problems he had recently encountered.

Zhu Houzhao gave a slight gesture, and Wen Zhengming beside him hurriedly took notes.

……

"The reason I called you all here today is that I want to hear about the problems you have encountered recently."

"Then... it's time for Taizu to appear in my dream again."

"If you have any questions, please tell me right away. I'll see if I can get an effective answer."

In a room of the New Xiaoling Mausoleum, Zhu Houzhao was watching over several people.

There are six people: Xu Yunmiao, Zhu Youjian, Huang Bao, Lin Han, Li Shan, and Xu Yu.

He is the absolute core of Zhu Houzhao's current team.

There are so many things in Xiaoling Mausoleum, so naturally they can't be hidden from it.

Zhu Houzhao had already found an excuse, that is, Taizu regularly appeared in his dreams and in visions.

This perfectly dispelled their doubts.

At the same time, the things given by the American presidents this time are really too much. It is obviously unrealistic to rely on him alone to digest all these things. It is necessary to let them participate in some core secrets.

Xu Zhenqing and Wen Zhengming were taking notes. Everyone became serious when they heard this.

"Let's start with you, Duke of Wei. Tell us about the use of that batch of weapons and what problems there were?" Zhu Houzhao called on him directly.

"Okay. Your Majesty, let me talk about the new army's use of weapons... I found that the weapons given to me by Taizu and Taizong in their dreams, Washington's weapons, are very difficult to use, while Lincoln's muskets are popular with everyone, and... everyone is still not used to the use of Lincoln's cannons, etc., and some soldiers need to have some understanding."

"The most terrifying thing is the Gatling and Maxim machine guns that Your Majesty gave us. These things are too dangerous. We cannot let others use them, nor can we give them to others. These two weapons are powerful... But there is a problem. We are currently unable to develop their bullets. If these bullets are used up, we can only ask Taizu for more..."

"This actually leads to a problem. We only need to control the outflow of bullets. Even if this kind of high-kill weapon is accidentally leaked, it will not pose a threat to people..."

Xu Yu began to talk about some of the difficulties and problems faced in using American weapons. During this period of time, he was shocked again and again by those American weapons, especially when Zhu Houzhao took out the Maxim and Gatling machine guns two days ago, which was really a complete shock.

"Ministry of Industry, did you hear that? Didn't we give you the Maxim and Gatling bullets? But you can't make them?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly. Naturally, he had discovered these problems.

The reason why he gave Channing and the others revolvers was because he could control the amount of bullets that flowed out.

"Your Majesty, those bullets are too sophisticated. Our craftsmen have never seen them before... It may take some time, but we will try our best!"

When it comes to this issue, Li Shan obviously has a headache again.

"Okay, I'll solve these problems. The bullet problem, right..."

Zhu Houzhao took note of this incident.

"Is there anything else? Father-in-law?" He continued to look at Xu Yu.

"There is also the Daming Military Academy... We currently have too few talented generals, not many of whom have been on the battlefield, and... even though Your Majesty and I have given lectures, I have discovered... that many soldiers do not understand and have a weak ability to learn. The Jinling Military Academy... if we want to train some real officers who meet the requirements of Your Majesty and me, we need to add some courses on reading and writing..."

Xu Yu also mentioned another difficult problem. The Jinling Military Academy was barely established this month.

But... there is still a long way to go.

"Well, Lin Han, you arrange for some editors from the Hanlin Academy to attend court during the day, and teach them to read at night when you have time. Let's do it step by step."

Zhu Houzhao then arranged for Lin Han.

“Your Majesty, the editors in Jinling currently… have to teach craftsmen, teach… soldiers, and also participate in the supervision of various construction projects of the Ministry of Works. There is a serious shortage of manpower…” Lin Han also had a bitter face.

With Zhu Houzhao's various major actions, there are no longer enough people in the Jinling officialdom.

There is a large lack of basic talents.

"Then hold the special examination as soon as possible! Anyway... my Great Ming has everything, so scholars will certainly have something to offer! In addition, give them some additional banknotes, ten strings of coins a month, plus two kilograms of Jackson sugar, as an extra subsidy, but they must attend classes for ten days a month... at night! Don't worry about not having enough candles..."

Zhu Houzhao made all the arrangements generously.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Lin Han's expression softened again. Working with Zhu Houzhao was a great thing now!

There is money and resources at any time!
He believed that many people would rush to take on this job.

"Father-in-law, there should be no more, right?" After dealing with the issue of talent education, Zhu Houzhao asked Xu Yu again.

"Your Majesty, I still don't quite understand the military concept of hot weapons you mentioned. Didn't you say that there is a West Point Military Academy on Taizu's side? Can I have some books related to their military academy..." Xu Yu naturally would not be polite and immediately made another request.

"Okay! This reminds me."

Zhu Houzhao slapped his head. If Xu Yu hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten it. "Xu Zhenqing, remember this."

"Yes!" Xu Zhenqing and others hurriedly took notes.

"In that case, I don't have any here for the time being." Xu Yu tactfully stopped talking.

"Then it's your turn, Li Shan..."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Li Shan.

"Your Majesty, we have a lot of problems here! First of all, how do we lay the rails for the train you want? Then there are the electrical issues, as well as the ironclad ship, Jackson revolver, ironclad ship blueprints, etc. Yes... the most important thing is the ironmaking technology!"

"We discovered that... the quality of the steel given by Taizu is much better than what we made!"

"Your Majesty, could you please tell me about the production technology of this steel..."

"Also..."

"Yes! Jackson's white sugar! Why is their white sugar so white..."

"And their rice and flour..."

When he came to Li Shan, he seemed to have found an opportunity to ask for as much as he could, and he immediately rattled off a bunch of questions.

no way.

Jackson and his team were really awesome this time. What they gave was the crystallization of the industrial age.

All of them hit the agricultural country of Ming Dynasty at once. For the Ministry of Industry, almost every one of them was a dimensionality reduction attack.

They can see the technical content of these things and are almost overwhelmed by the technology, requiring a lot of cramming.

Excitement and powerlessness are the true portrayal of their feelings this month. They need help so much.

"Haha, speak slower... Don't worry, I've got it all memorized."

Seeing Li Shan being forced into this state, Zhu Houzhao felt a little embarrassed, and even made up his mind to compensate Li Shan by giving him a seat in the Northern Cabinet.

"Any more?"

Li Shan spoke for almost an hour, and finally after he finished reading the book in front of him, he even took out another book.

"Yes! Your Majesty, there are many more... These questions are only half of them..."

Li Shan was afraid that he would not be taken seriously, so he prepared to continue reading.

"Um, give all the questions you have recorded to Xu Zhenqing and the others. Let's skip to the next one..."

Zhu Houzhao was afraid of him and chose to skip it directly.

Some of the questions he raised were very professional and he didn't quite understand them.

"Your Majesty, you asked me to say it..." Li Shan was suddenly full of resentment.

"It doesn't matter. There will always be a chance! We can solve them one by one..."

"Huang Bao, it's your turn..."

Zhu Houzhao quickly jumped over.

"Your Majesty, the problem I have here is about the allocation of materials and personnel management. I won't talk about it. I don't think there is anything that needs your help."

Huang Bao was the overall coordinator, so he directly handed the topic over to others: "The President and the Queen should have a lot of questions."

"Your Majesty, I don't have anything here, but... I feel that the current imperial mausoleum is still too small. What if Taizu and Taizong give a lot of things? I'm afraid our current imperial mausoleum will be far from enough." Zhu Youlang was also a little scared.

"Well..."

This is a practical problem.

There are still many things in Zhu Houzhao’s chat group space that have not been taken out.

It is indeed because of space and manpower limitations.

"Then I'll ask you when I have a chance. How can I digest all this food?"

Zhu Houzhao gave an answer. There were too many supplies and they had spent them lavishly, but... they really couldn't spend them all and it was too late.

"Then I have no problem." Zhu Youluo didn't say much.

"The only one left is me, Your Majesty..."

Xu Yunmiao took the account book and said, "This month, we produced 100 million Yongle notes, and at the same time, we issued 3 million kilograms of grain with the Yongle notes... All in all, we used up nearly 10 million taels of silver..."

"It seems that the people of Jinling have become wealthy..."

"But Your Majesty, we also want to see..."

"The rice shops, cloth shops, sugar shops, oil shops and other businesses near Jinling have all closed down or left..."

"However, we have also discovered that the materials and food that are popular in Jinling are being transported and sold at higher prices by them. And because we sell some things exclusively, all kinds of wealth are flowing into Jinling..."

"Your Majesty, what I want is..."

"Can we get more efficient means and methods of using money from Taizu and others... so that our treasure notes can circulate faster and be easier to collect..."

The questions raised by Xu Yunmiao are more professional.

Jinling is indeed very prosperous at the moment, with major projects coming one after another and money and food being distributed on time, which has directly led to Jinling's unique economic overheating phenomenon.

Faced with this situation of overheated economy and oversupply of goods.

Xu Yunmiao obviously felt some crisis and wanted to find a more effective way to use the money.

In short, the problem she faces is the problem of financial regulation.

When this question came up, others were dumbfounded.

"Also... Your Majesty, it seems that no one knows the secrets here. Can we ask Taizu to give us some books?"

(End of this chapter)