Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 199 Another Super Bull Arrives

Zeng Guofan's token can summon 30,000 Hunan troops.

Among them, 15,000 were infantry, 5,000 were cavalry, and 10,000 were naval.

Zhu Zhanjun was very satisfied with this number. With the Hunan Army keeping an eye on it, he didn't need to keep any troops here.

As for the later generations' evaluation that Zeng Guofan was not worthy of being a saint.

Zhu Zhanjun didn't care at all.

Good or bad, divine or holy.

As long as Zeng Guofan can bring benefits to the future Ming Dynasty, manage areas such as Bengal and Myanmar well, and open up a road for the Ming Dynasty to come here.

He can even be deified if he wants.

Back to reality, Zhu Zhanjun gave Zeng Guofan a few days to understand the current situation, and then handed over Bengal and other areas to him.

After arranging the local situation, Zhu Zhanjun had no plan to stay any longer and split into two with Zheng He's fleet.

Zheng He continued to sail forward with his fleet, while Zhu Zhanjun was waiting for the monsoon and preparing to return.

"I'm really tired of waiting for the wind like this."

As the monsoon blew the following year, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but complain.

Wang Jun, who was standing by, heard this and said with a smile, "Your Highness, what else can we do if we don't wait for the wind? Let the brothers row, and they will die of exhaustion and still not get home."

Zhu Zhanjun snorted twice and was too lazy to explain to this guy what a steamship was. He found an excuse to return to the cabin, asked Xiaohu to guard outside the door, and went straight into the space.

When I arrived at the space, there was no one in the courtyard. I guess Lao Zhu had taken them all to work.

Zhu Zhanjun came to the laboratory and pushed the door open.

Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing and others are conducting experiments.

"My Lord, how come you have time to come here?"

Xu Guangqi, who had just finished an experiment, saw Zhu Zhanjun coming and hurried forward to greet him.

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand, came to the experimental table and asked, "How is your deduction of the steam engine going?"

Since the ocean voyage, Zhu Zhanjun has put forward the need for engine experimental manufacturing to these people.

Starting last year, under the leadership of Xu Shou, several people began to study steam engines.

Xu Shou himself had experience and served as chief engineer to teach these ancestors.

"It has been successful. Didn't Mr. Xu report it to you?"

Hearing Zhu Zhanjun's question, Xu Guangqi replied in confusion.

"It's already healed!" Zhu Zhanjun was stunned for a moment, and asked quickly: "When did this happen? He didn't tell me?"

Xu Guangqi thought for a moment and replied, "Probably when Hu Ruzhen came. At that time, our experimental data was already perfect."

"The steel blast furnaces that have been built in reality can already produce this kind of steel."

"Half a year ago, Mr. Xu told us that the first steam engine had been tested and was running very well."

"It is estimated that Tiangongfang has already changed its production tools."

Zhu Zhanjun was delighted but speechless at the same time. Xu Shou didn't even tell him about such a big thing.

After talking about the steam engine, Xu Guangqi said excitedly: "My lord, take a look at this."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhu Zhanjun to a square experimental table.

Zhu Zhanjun looked over and felt that the things on it looked familiar.

"My lord, please wait a moment."

Xu Guangqi said something, took out a handle from the side and put it on a machine hole on the table.

Then the guy shook it hard, and suddenly a humming and friction sound was heard.

When Zhu Zhanjun heard the voice, he suddenly understood.

He said why she looked so familiar, and that feelings are like a generator.

As Xu Guangqi shook the table vigorously, two copper wires next to the table began to crackle and emit sparks.

After shaking it several times, Xu Guangqi finally let go of his hand and said excitedly: "My Lord, we have mastered the power generation you mentioned, and are currently researching light bulbs and other aspects."

"Mr. Wang, please tell us about it."

After briefly explaining the hand-cranked generator, Xu Guangqi called out to Wang Zheng who was doing experiments next to the laboratory table.

Wang Zheng, who was busy with an experiment, waved his hand and walked over after a moment.

"Lord."

Wang Zheng bowed to Zhu Zhanjun.

Xu Guangqi explained: "Mr. Wang is very interested in light bulbs, so he will be in charge of this aspect."

Zhu Zhanjun asked Wang Zheng expectantly: "What is the current progress?"

Wang Zheng was a very serious person. Facing Zhu Zhanjun's question, he replied with a straight face: "At present, the overall manufacturing of the light bulb is no longer a problem. The difficulty I am trying to overcome now is how to make the light bulb a vacuum state so that the tungsten filament burns slowly and does not burn out instantly."

"How's your research on noble gases going?"

Wang Zheng flipped a page of the notebook he brought with him and said, "With the cooperation of Chief Engineer Xu, we have already mastered this aspect."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded and asked, "How long will it take to develop the light bulb?"

Wang Zheng turned another page of the book, looked at it for a while, and then replied: "I have some inspiration now. Give me three months, I am sure there will be some results in three months."

Zhu Zhanjun was satisfied, but he said, "Don't be so anxious. Scientific research cannot be rushed. We have plenty of time."

Wang Zheng nodded and turned back to the laboratory table.

"My Lord, this is just Mr. Wang's character. Don't mind it."

Seeing that Wang Zheng still had a stern face when facing Zhu Zhanjun, Xu Guangqi considered the character of the superior and spoke in a low voice for the other party.

Zhu Zhanjun waved his hand.

Capable people all have tempers. As long as the other party can produce results, Zhu Zhanjun can accept it no matter how bad his temper is.

After staying in the laboratory for a while, Zhu Zhanjun was about to leave when he ran into Xu Shou who came in to do experiments.

Zhu Zhanjun grabbed him and went to the pavilion outside the laboratory, scolding him angrily: "You are really stupid. You have successfully developed a steam engine, but why didn't you tell me?" To this, Xu Shou calmly replied: "Your Highness, it's just an initial form of a steam engine. Is there any need to make a fuss?"

Zhu Zhanjun opened his mouth, it seemed that he was still ignorant.

"Okay, okay, okay, you make sense."

"What is the current situation? What is the current development of steam engines?"

There was no need to worry about these insignificant little things. Zhu Zhanjun looked at Xu Shou expectantly.

As the first chief engineer of the steam engine experiment, Xu Shou naturally kept these information in mind.

As soon as Zhu Zhanjun finished asking, Xu Shou answered directly: "Currently, some factories have begun to use the first batch of steam equipment."

"We are now expanding the steelworks to produce a batch of rails and build the first steam-powered engine."

"As for ships, we are currently building the first experimental steamship in a small dock on the Yangtze River. When Your Highness returns, we will probably be able to conduct experiments."

"it is good!"

Zhu Zhanjun clapped his hands excitedly, grabbed Xu Shou's hands, and said with emotion: "Mr. Xu, your influence on me is like a million-man army."

"Hahaha, Your Highness, you are too kind."

When Xu Shou heard Zhu Zhanjun compare himself to a million-strong army, he was very happy and honored, but he still waved his hand modestly.

The two chatted about other issues, and Zhu Zhanjun became happier and happier as they talked.

In the more than one year since he was away, Tiangongfang has developed rapidly under the leadership of Xu Shou, and the area around the imperial farm has become a large factory base.

Zhu Pangpang knew how important that place was to Zhu Zhanjun. As long as Xu Shou had any request, he would do his best to satisfy it.

In addition, the Ministry of Revenue is their own people, and there are Jinyiwei people on the security side, so the development of Tiangongfang is almost advancing by leaps and bounds.

However, many officials in the court had strong objections to the court investing a large amount of money to build some workshops.

But the old man simply ignored him. The crown prince Zhu Pangpang was playing Tai Chi and had never raised any opinions on this matter to Xia Yuanji, who had always spent money to oppose it.

It makes them feel very depressed.

What made them even more depressed was that with the introduction of new firearms into the army, many generals in the military group who had remained neutral actually began to secretly favor Zhu Zhanjun.

Every time there was a court meeting, when civil officials raised opinions on this, Zhu Pangpang didn't even need to say anything, the military generals group would silence them.

The group of military generals at this time were not the warriors who would be suppressed by them in the future.

They usually keep a low profile, but once their interests are involved, these guys become very fierce.

Especially those veterans who have retired from the battlefield and are enjoying their twilight years at home are very angry.

Every time he starts spraying, it makes the civil servants gag.

Listening to Xu Shou's story, Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help laughing.

It seems that the court was quite lively during his absence.

"By the way, please pay attention during this period to see if there is anyone special over there."

During the Chinese New Year, the space sent another person. Zhu Zhanjun is still unclear who it is, and no one from the fleet has come to look for him.

Zhu Zhanjun estimated that this person should be waiting in the Ming Dynasty.

"Special talents?"

Xu Shou scratched his chin and said uncertainly, "Your Highness, you're right. After the New Year, there really is a strange person under my command."

Zhu Zhanjun's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "What's your name?"

Xu Shou thought for a moment and replied, "His name is Zhan You. He was originally a member of the navy. Their ship was left behind to help us transport materials."

"When we were tinkering with the steam engine some time ago, he was watching and drawing with a pen."

"I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but later I occasionally heard someone say that he was drawing a ladder."

"I didn't think much about it at the time, but now that Your Highness has mentioned it, I think he might have drawn a railway instead of a ladder."

"Zhan You." Zhu Zhanjun repeated the name, and then his eyes lit up instantly, and he remembered a person who existed in history books.

"It must be Zhan Tianyou, the father of the Yanhuang Railway."

Xu Shou frowned: "So he is the one behind me."

Zhu Zhanjun thought about it and said uncertainly: "I should be from the same era as you, but younger than you. You were mainly responsible for the school later, so you may not care too much about this aspect."

In fact, Zhu Zhanjun did not know that Xu Shou had passed away the same year when Zhan Tianyou started his official career.

If you ask who Zhan Tianyou and Xu Shou are, he will definitely know, but Xu Shou may not know Zhan Tianyou.

After all, the two people's identities were different at the time.

One is a famous person, and the other is a young man who just graduated from school. It is impossible for the two to be connected together.

"In that case, this person might be the one your Highness was talking about. What kind of talent does this person have?"

Xu Shou, who has been here for several years and has some knowledge of space, knows that everyone who comes here every year is powerful.

The first one was Zhang Baigui, who was a talented person in governing the country. The second one was Zheng Zilong, who was the overlord of the sea. With just a few ships, he defeated the pirates in the entire Qiongzhou area.

The third person, Hu Ruzhen, seems to manage Siam and other territories in an orderly manner after getting to know him over this period of time.

It is said that even Zhu Pangpang has heard of this man's talents. If Zhu Zhanjun had not been using him, Zhu Pangpang would have wanted to transfer this man back to the core of the Ming Dynasty.

Another one appeared this year, and his talent is definitely no worse than the previous three.

"He is a talent in railway construction and other fields. The first railway in Yanhuang was designed and built by him."

Zhu Zhanjun briefly explained the situation of Zhan Tianyou.

After hearing this, Xu Shou's eyes lit up.

According to Zhu Zhanjun's account, this little guy named Zhan Tianyou was someone he had seen and eaten.

Except for Zhang Baigui, everyone who came later brought something with him. So did this guy named Zhan You also bring something with him?
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Xu Shou simply left Zhu Zhanjun behind and went to find Zhan You happily.

Zhu Zhanjun was also extremely looking forward to what Zhan You would bring.
Could it be the locomotive information?

Or maybe a complete steam locomotive.

(End of this chapter)