Borrow the day to change the day

Hearing the good news, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help laughing.In the past, when there was good news, it was usually brought to Emperor Chongzhen by himself, but now it was his turn to tell him.

Zhong Jinwei thought to himself, hoping that such things will happen more and more in the future!He asked Emperor Chongzhen a little curiously, "Your Majesty, what is the good news?"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded to Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet. After receiving the instructions, Wen Tiren said to Zhong Jinwei: "One of the five pirates who were imprisoned in Dongchang before said that there is a shortcut to go to North America."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was very surprised. How could there be a shortcut to North America?He quickly asked: "Really, what is the shortcut?"

Seeing Zhong Jinwei like this, Wen Tiren knew that he didn't know, and thought that Zhongxing Hou finally had something he didn't know.

He immediately turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, please give me a map."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately asked the servant on one side to take a map of the world.

Under Wen Tiren's signal, the servant unfolded the map.Wen Tiren pointed to an area in the North Pacific Ocean and explained to Zhong Jinwei: "Those pirates confessed that the sea water in this area flows eastward and can reach North America."

What Wen Tiren refers to is actually the North Pacific Warm Current, which flows from the confluence of the Japan Warm Current and the Thousand Island Cold Current to the waters near Vancouver, North America.

Zhong Jinwei frowned and looked at the map without speaking.When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he asked worriedly: "Master Zhong, don't you have any impression?"

If there is one more road to North America, then there will be more confidence in the feudal overseas affairs of the vassal king.After all, if you go all the way to the north, the climate is too cold, and the time you can pass in a year is very short.

Zhong Jinwei heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, thought for a while, and then raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, where is the original version of the world map, I want to see it again."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he naturally would not refuse to agree, he immediately said: "Master Zhong wait a moment, I will ask Wang Daban to fetch it."

After speaking, he asked his servant to deliver an order to Wang Chengen, asking him to bring the world map that Zhong Jinwei had brought.Only Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen knew where the original world map was.

"Marquis Zhongxing, do you have a clue?" Wen Tiren asked Zhong Jinwei curiously.

"I don't know, but this is an imitation map after all. Some things were removed to keep it secret. Therefore, I need to take out the original map to have a look. Maybe something important is missing." Zhong Jinwei frowned slightly, and asked Wen Tiren explained.

Wen Tiren had also seen the original version of the world map at the beginning, so he still had a little impression, knowing that compared with the imitation map, there are indeed many things missing.

If Zhong Jinwei could see something from the world map to confirm what the pirate said, it would give them more confidence.

In anticipation of several people, Wang Chengen quickly rushed over with a map.

All the people in the hall withdrew from the Wenhua Hall, leaving only Zhong Jinwei and three insiders.

Wang Chengen hung the world map on the screen and pushed it in front of Zhong Jinwei.Not only Wen Tiren, but even the Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious. He walked down and stood beside Zhong Jinwei to watch the original version of the world map.

Zhong Jinwei looked at it extremely seriously, and because he looked at it with a purpose, he really found a clue.I saw two dotted lines in the area pointed by Wen Tiren, and the legend in the lower right corner of the map indicated that these two dotted lines were navigation lines.

He was immediately overjoyed, and happily said to Emperor Chongzhen beside him: "Your Majesty, what the pirate said may be true."

"Oh, what did Master Zhong see?" Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked with concern.

Zhong Jinwei explained his discovery to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please see that these two dotted lines are actually the navigation lines of ships, both of which are routes from Asia to North America. Although the ships of later generations do not sail by wind and ocean currents, if Sailing in the direction of the ocean current can also save a lot of effort. Therefore, I think that this is also a proof that what the pirates said is true."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said a few "good" words repeatedly.

It's just that Wen Tiren was a little strange when he heard what Zhong Jinwei said, and asked him: "Marquis Zhongxing, if the ships of later generations do not rely on wind and ocean currents, how would they move?"

When Emperor Chongzhen and Wang Chengen heard this, they both looked at Zhong Jinwei with concern, preparing to hear the magic of future generations.

Zhong Jinwei was really taken aback by Wen Tiren's question, what did the ships of later generations rely on to sail?What else is nuclear power?It can't be steam power, it has been eliminated long ago.

He thought for a while before explaining to Wen Tiren: "The power of ships sailing has been developed for many generations. Now it is wind, then it is steam power, and there are many more in the future, all the way to the most advanced nuclear power."

The ancient people obviously didn't understand what the motivation Zhong Jinwei was talking about was, but it didn't prevent them from thinking.

Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei with a glimmer of hope: "Master Zhong, what kind of power can I use now in Ming Dynasty? Sailing by the wind is too restricted by the sky."

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, the word steam engine immediately appeared in his mind.Although it is not difficult to create a steam engine in many time travel books he has read, he also heard from netizens that the steam engine actually needs rubber to solve the sealing problem.It was precisely because of this impression that he never mentioned the steam engine.Originally, I planned to wait until the environment of Daming was stabilized, at least after Jianlu was resolved, before discussing this matter.

Now when Emperor Chongzhen asked, he thought about it and said it, so he answered Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the most likely power that can be realized in the Ming Dynasty is steam power, and its device is called a steam engine."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately remembered the mobile phone that Zhong Jinwei had brought, both of which came from the phone.He immediately asked: "Master Zhong, what is this steam engine and how can I get it?"

This explanation does not seem to be very easy to explain, after all, it is impossible for Emperor Chongzhen to boil water.But if you do an experiment, it is a very intuitive thing.So Zhong Jinwei replied: "Your Majesty, if I do an experiment, it will be easy to explain what a steam engine is."

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not disagree. He immediately asked Zhong Jinwei what raw materials he wanted, and asked Wang Chengen to get them.

So, the four people in Wenhua Hall looked around the kettle on the table.

Because Zhong Jinwei blocked the spout of the pot, after the little water boiled, he began to lift the lid of the pot.Based on this phenomenon, Zhong Jinwei explained the principle again.

Wang Chengen and Wen Tiren had seen this phenomenon before, but they didn't expect that there was a hint to change the world hidden in it, and they felt a little ashamed.

Finally, Zhong Jinwei explained: "Your Majesty, the process of converting thermal energy into steam and then into kinetic energy is very complicated, and I only know a little principle, and it takes a lot of practice to figure out this process. If the steam engine is really made Come out, Da Ming will truly be invincible in the world!"