Borrow the day to change the day

Hearing what Zhong Jinwei said, although it was the first time that Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren heard Zhong Jinwei's new term for crooked buildings, they could understand it and couldn't help laughing.

Wen Tiren first reminded: "It's just talking about the term Army Academy, which leads to the term New Three Armies."

"Master Wen has a good memory, amazing!" Zhong Jinwei said and pointed out his thumb to Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren smiled and shook his head, Duke Xingguo's mouth was getting sweeter and sweeter.

Seeing him on the other side, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but shook his head slightly, and then said with a smile: "Master Zhong, continue to talk."

The discussions with Master Zhong are often not dull, as if they are chatting, and the matter is solved unconsciously.Emperor Chongzhen liked this very much.

Zhong Jinwei corrected his attitude, picked up the previous topic, and continued to explain: "The Army Academy focuses on fighting on land to train our Ming army generals; the Naval Academy focuses on fighting at sea and trains us. The naval commander of the Ming Dynasty; the Air Force Academy can also be established in the future, so that the talents of the three armed forces of the Ming Dynasty can go out of the school controlled by the imperial court, and their loyalty is much stronger than before."

"Your Majesty, I think the points that Duke Xingguo said are okay, and it is indeed a good time to implement them now. If you miss this time, it will be difficult to implement them again." Wen Tiren thought about it and suggested to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen looked serious, nodded earnestly and said: "Okay, follow this policy to reform the frontier armies in the north, form field armies, and garrison along the Great Wall..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhong Jinwei, or only Zhong Jinwei dared to interrupt Emperor Chongzhen, and only heard him say: "Your Majesty, there is a saying in my hometown that offense is the best defense. There is another sentence It is not a hero who does not demolish the Great Wall. Instead of stationing along the front line of the Great Wall, it is better to include the entire north of the Great Wall, all the way to the Arctic Ocean, into the territory of Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Chongzhen was startled when he heard that, what a big goal.Before he had time to express his opinion, Wen Tiren said on the sidelines: "Mr. Xingguo, the north of the Great Wall is too bitter and cold. Even if the imperial court occupies it, it will be beyond reach. Rather than expending all our military power to open up the northern border..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhong Jinwei was shaking his head, apparently disagreeing with him.So, he stopped and stopped talking, ready to listen to Zhong Jinwei's different opinions.

"Master Wen, what you said just now may have made sense in the past. But I come from my hometown and know what happened later. I have a different view on what you just said. "

Upon hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen thought that Zhong Jinwei had a new point of view, so he quickly asked, "Master Zhong, what's the difference?"

"Your Majesty, we have now transitioned from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons. This is the progress of our human civilization. After that, we will enter an industrial age with rapid civilization progress. At that time, distance will no longer be a problem. "

When Emperor Chongzhen heard Zhong Jinwei talk about this, he suddenly remembered what he had said before, and interrupted: "I heard this from Master Zhong before. You said that there is a country called the United States in your hometown, and you can reach it in one day. Anywhere in the world, is that so?"

Zhong Jinwei did not go to flatter this time, and continued casually: "Yes, this is it. Now that our Ming Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the development of science and technology, the progress of Chen's hometown will be greatly shortened by my Daming. Maybe after many years, we will be able to see Changes. Judging from the current situation of Daming, there are at least two changes that are just around the corner."

Wen Tiren heard that there are two changes that are just around the corner, which means that he may see them in his lifetime.Can't help asking quickly: "Mr. Xingguo, what are the two changes?"

Zhong Jinwei looked at Wen Tiren when he heard the words, and introduced with a smile: "The first point is that it is already being done, that is, the construction of the cement road. Compared with the previous road, the newly built cement road will shorten the journey a lot."

"The second point is the steam engine that is being developed. Last year, I saw the prototype. The young man in charge of the steam engine is very good. Maybe a practical steam engine can be developed in the next few years."

Seeing Wen Tiren's dazed look, Zhong Jinwei further explained: "Actually, it can be said that it is a change in power. It used to be manpower and animal power. After the invention of the steam engine, it will transition to steam power. By then, Ming Dynasty will be turned upside down. The change."

"Master Zhong, please give me a few examples." Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei very curiously.

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Emperor Chongzhen again, and said something that people in later generations know: "For example, there is a kind of car called a train, which uses the power of a steam engine as a pulling force to pull many carriages into motion. In this way, no matter the movement Whether it is people or goods, it will greatly increase the transportation volume.”

"There are also steamships. This minister said before that the era of sailing ships that rely on sails will pass away. For those ships on water, whether it is sea or river, there will be earth-shaking changes; there are also all kinds of cattle and horses. And so on, can replace its power."

Following Zhong Jinwei's narration, such and such scenes appeared in the minds of Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren, and they couldn't help being stunned.

But Zhong Jinwei still said to himself: "In this way, the transportation will be much more convenient than before, and this will definitely be realized within a few decades. Correspondingly, Daming's demand for coal and other resources will greatly increase. Because the steam engine It is converted into heat energy by combustion, and then converted into kinetic energy."

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren heard these new terms again, but neither of them interrupted Zhong Jinwei, letting him finish at once.

Zhong Jinwei had already put a smile on his face at this time, and said to Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren seriously: "In the bitter cold land north of the Great Wall, there are countless coals and oils buried underground, and these things will be worth more than gold in the future." It must be precious. Therefore, no matter what, our Ming Dynasty must occupy the land of the extreme north."

"Okay, Master Zhong, I want it!" Emperor Chongzhen slapped the table in front of him excitedly and said loudly.

But in fact, there were bowls, chopsticks and dishes in front of him, just like that, he heard a mess of bowls and chopsticks.

Only then did Emperor Chongzhen wake up, frowned and glanced at the things on the table, then turned his head to look in front of Wen Tiren and Zhong Jinwei, and asked them, "You two loves, do you still need food?"

Although these dishes were all served warm in hot water, they had been discussing for too long and they were all a bit cold.Seeing that they were discussing state affairs, the maids did not dare to disturb them.

Zhong Jinwei made a guess and said, "I'm full, don't eat."

On the other side, Wen Tiren naturally couldn't say anything about eating.

So, Emperor Chongzhen asked the maids in the palace to quickly remove these, and then hung the world map brought by Zhong Jinwei on the screen, and the three of them looked at it together by candlelight.