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

Chapter 204 The Ming Dynasty actually perished during the Hongwu period!
The old man wanted to install electric lights, and he wanted to do it in the name of Empress Xu.

Considering how frugal Empress Xu was in history, Hai Rui knew that she would definitely arrange the bedroom in a single palace and would not make it too extravagant, so he did not strongly object.

But the prince can't do that.

As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you should share the country's worries, how can you indulge in pleasure?

"Can I pay for my dad to install one myself?"

Seeing that his father looked a little disappointed, Zhu Zhanjun turned his head and looked at Hai Rui.

My father worries about me every day and is busy with things to come, and his health is not good. I don’t know how many more years of enjoyment he has left. What’s wrong with installing a lamp?

However, there are some things that cannot be done in the name of the court.

Hai Rui showed a satisfied smile on his face. "As a son, it is natural for me to be filial to my parents. I, your servant, have nothing to say."

Zhu Zhanjun smiled. This Hai Rui was actually not that unkind. At least when it came to filial piety, there was nothing to be criticized.

The steamship experiment was conducted on the Yangtze River. Led by the old man, the group walked out of Tiangongfang and headed to the ship experiment base.

There, the craftsmen were already on standby and the ship had already been started, ready to set off for sea trials at any time.

"Your Majesty, may your Majesty be in good health."

After the crew members finished their salute, the old man, accompanied by Zhu Zhanjun, boarded the steamboat.

Due to its experimental nature, the hull is not large and has only one steam boiler.

According to the Ming Dynasty's standards, this was just a small boat of two hundred tons.

"Did you see that this ship is made of iron?"

As the boat was too small to accommodate everyone, the other officials could only stand on the shore and watch.

At this time, someone noticed that the ship was not made of wood, but had a metallic luster.

"Oh my god, iron can actually float on water, how is it possible?"

“Is this a divine method?”

After confirming that it was indeed iron, the officials couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ugh!"

Zeng Guofan, who saw this scene in space, couldn't help but sigh.

"what happened?"

Old Zhu looked at him in confusion.

Zeng Guofan sighed and said, "Whether a court is strong and whether it can achieve greater glory is closely related to the cognition of officials."

"Whether it's the current court or the one we're in, many people have cognitive problems and think that things beyond their cognition don't exist."

"Just like now, no one believes that iron can float on water, because it is a position beyond common sense."

"If the person in charge of this experiment is not His Royal Highness, but an ordinary minister."

"Without the court's permission, it would be difficult for him to complete the experiment independently. Even if he succeeded, the emperor probably wouldn't watch it in person."

“If he reported all this to the emperor, the officials in the court, including the emperor, would not be amazed but questioned when they heard that iron was floating on the water. They would not even investigate.”

Xu Guangqi beside him also nodded: "Your Highness once said something that I have always believed to be a wise saying."

"The entire Ming Dynasty is not short of talents. What it lacks is the people who can discover talents and the recognition of talents by the entire class."

"Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans seem to exist equally, but we are all people who come from reality, and we all know the class differences among them."

"In an era when Confucianism and class rule the world, if there is no one with a certain level of strength to take the lead, even if you can create advanced products, if no one appreciates them and no one helps, they will be lost in the world."

After listening to several people expressing their feelings, Lao Zhu looked embarrassed.

The current class structure of the entire Ming Dynasty was once established by him.

He thought he was perfect and that if everyone performed their duties and worked together, they would definitely create the ideal Ming Dynasty.

However, from Zhu Zhanjun's mouth and the mouths of these future people, it is completely proved that his ideas are just ideas and his fantasies are just fantasies.

The world will not follow his ideas. Only when generations of talents stand out and work together can the Ming Dynasty be brought to greater glory.

However, the various systems he established in the early days blocked the path of Ming Dynasty's development.

Zhu Zhanjun even made a joke, which made him angry for a long time.

The Ming Dynasty actually perished during the Hongwu period!
After some discussion inside and outside the space, the old man was asked to leave the boat and stand on the viewing stand.

The steamship is currently in the experimental stage and the steam engine inside is extremely unstable.

If the old man was on the boat, and it suddenly exploded when it reached the center of the river, the entire Ming Dynasty would have collapsed.

The old man looked reluctant to be asked to come out, but he also understood that it was too dangerous on the boat.

"Is this ship really made entirely of iron?"

Listening to the whispered discussions of the people around him, the old man also asked in a low voice.

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head and replied, "It's still made of wood inside, but it's just covered with a layer of iron outside. An all-iron warship is only a theoretical concept, and we will study this aspect next."

After hearing this, the old man nodded and raised his hand and said, "Let's start."

Zhu Zhanjun clasped his fists, bowed, and waved to the people below.

Wang Jun, who ran over to see the novelty, happily ran onto the steamship.

Zhu Zhanjun told him about the dangers inside and asked him to just watch from the shore.

As a result, Wang Jun said directly: "As a member of the Ming Navy, it is his honor to die in the improvement and innovation of Ming ships."

"Woooooooo..."

A melodious whistle sounded across both sides of the Yangtze River.

The people on the shore were attracted by the sound and looked over curiously.

Only a black smoke was seen rising into the sky. Under the gaze of everyone, the experimental steamship had large waves rolling up behind it and the ship slowly moved forward.

“It moved. It really moved.”

"There's no sail. Let's see if anyone is rowing."

After a commotion, everyone finally confirmed that the boat was really not using its sails and no one was sliding.

In this way, with the help of an unknown force, it began to sail slowly on the water.

"Isn't this too slow?"

The old man was a little disappointed when he saw that the steamship was not even as fast as the sailboat.

Zhu Zhanjun at the side whispered: "They need to increase the speed. They can't just run forward right away." The old man nodded and continued to watch the operation of the ship with a telescope.

Just as Zhu Zhanjun said, through the glass, he saw some people in the cabin starting to turn various valves and handles.

As the staff moved, the speed of the boat became faster and faster, soon exceeding the speed of the sails.

The old man stretched out his hand and sensed it. A hint of red appeared on his face. He smiled and said, "If it's so fast against the wind, then if it's with the wind, wouldn't it be even faster?"

After the old man mentioned this, everyone realized that the steamship was sailing against the wind.

"hiss!"

Many people present exclaimed in surprise, especially the officials from Jiangnan, whose eyes lit up as they looked at the steamship.

They are from Jiangnan. Now that the Ming Dynasty is slowly opening up overseas trade, maritime business will get better and better.

If you want to go out to sea, a boat is essential.

With their wealth, building a ship is not a problem, it’s just a matter of size.

The only thing that gives them a headache is that they can’t go out to sea at any time. They need the help of monsoons and ocean currents.

It only happens once or twice a year, which seriously affects the speed at which they make money.

They have all paid money to the Veterans Chamber of Commerce and the Navy Department, so taking a day off is just a waste of money.

If in the future the Ming Dynasty used all of this kind of ships that did not require sails and could sail at any time and in any place, then they could go to sea whenever they wanted.

We don't have to build the lightbulb locomotive or anything like that, but we must increase investment in this steam ship, the sooner the better.

The steamship on the trial voyage did not return, but went directly along the river to Haikou.

As an experimental ship, they had to discover some major problems in advance before formal construction to prevent subsequent problems and cause major losses.

Although Xu Shou and others had information, they arrived at a time when Yanhuang had not yet come into contact with real steam turbine manufacturing.

Their experience and knowledge accumulation only stays on the surface, and some real practical problems still need to be explored by themselves.

"good very good."

Through the telescope, the old man watched the ship gradually disappear and only the black smoke could be vaguely seen in the sky. He nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.

He also attached great importance to the ocean, otherwise he would not have organized Zheng He to sail to the West many times.

Now that he saw that the Ming Dynasty had new ships, and they were epoch-making new warships, the old man was extremely satisfied.

But there is still a little regret in my heart.

He knew in his heart that most of these experimental ships were still theoretical. It would be impossible to build a super-large warship like the treasure ship without ten or twenty years.

The old man probably won’t be able to wait until that time in ten or twenty years.

Looking at his fat son and grandson beside him, the regretful feeling he had originally felt disappeared instantly.

He can no longer see it, but he left a good foundation for his children and grandchildren.

My son may not be able to hold on for many more years, but my grandson is still young and there will be plenty of time in the future.

With Sun Tzu's far-sightedness and profound insights, the future achievements of the Ming Dynasty will shock people of ancient and modern times.

"Don't forget to install the light for me, the sooner the better."

After visiting all kinds of new things, the old man left with his people satisfied. Before leaving, he did not forget to instruct Zhu Zhanjun to install the light bulb as quickly as possible.

Before getting in the car, Dad Zhu Pangpang also had an expectant look in his eyes and signaled to keep it a secret from Mom Zhang for the time being.

It seems that this fat dad is planning to create some romance and surprise.

After giving assurances to the two people, Zhu Zhanjun sent the large group of people away.

Xu Shou, who was waiting at the door, came over and said, "Your Highness, the things are ready. Do you want to go and take a look?"

After seeing off the old man and his group, Zhu Zhanjun did not go back, but walked into Tiangong Workshop again.

The experiments we are going to conduct today are not just about steam engines, but also some more advanced things.

But we will see that these are all items in an experimental or conceptual state and are not suitable for public release for the time being.

"Let's go."

Zhu Zhanjun said this, and the two of them got on their bicycles and headed to the small hill where the Shenjiying used to store gunpowder.

The hillside was transformed into a weapons testing base.

Today, a total of 6 types of weapons will be put into testing, and all of them are epoch-making weapons. They were made by Xu Shou and several weapons experts using simple machine tools.

When we arrived at the testing ground, several firearms testers were already waiting there.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness be blessed with good health!"

"Okay, everyone, get up."

Zhu Zhanjun smiled and waved his hand, then walked forward and picked up a rifle.

Yes, it is a rifle, not the flintlock rifle currently used by the army, but the bolt-action rifle used during World War I and World War II.

This gun is a bit like the Russians' water-link gun. The reason why this style was chosen as the main style is that the Ming Dynasty mainly deals with various harsh environments.

The Ming Dynasty spanned a large area from north to south. For example, various sophisticated rifles, the current technology was not up to standard, and even if they were produced, they would not achieve the desired effect.

Although the Russian weapons are crude, there is one thing they cannot be denied, and that is their durability.

With the guidance of Zhu Zhanjun, a later generation, we will naturally not go astray in gun manufacturing.

The third-generation rifle equipped by the Ming Dynasty was a bolt-action magazine-feeding five-round rifle.

The reason for not choosing a semi-automatic or fully-automatic rifle is very simple.

If productivity does not meet the requirements, guns can be made, but it is useless if there is a shortage of bullets.

As for the third-generation rifle that Zhu Zhanjun had, if he wanted to formally mass-produce it, it would take at least 10 to 20 years given the current development of the Ming Dynasty.

But the same thing applies: use a batch, prepare a batch, and research a batch. This is the standard of Tiangongfang.

In addition to this rifle, there are also pistols, submachine guns, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, mortars and an infantry gun.

All of them are standard models from the World War I and World War II periods.

The light machine gun was Czech-made, the heavy machine gun was Maxim, the mortar was 60 caliber, and the infantry gun was the standard 92 caliber.

This series of choices were the result of discussions between Zhu Zhanjun and everyone else.

Either it is light, durable and easy to mass produce, or it is highly accurate and saves shells and ammunition.

The main point is to save money, save technology, and have great effect!
(End of this chapter)