Borrow the day to change the day

As soon as Zhong Jinwei heard it, he knew that Fang Yizhi was young, had little experience, and hadn't traveled many places.

So he gave some random examples to Fang Yizhi: "For example, the power to lift water from a low place to a high place can be provided by a steam engine, and it can be used in farmland, mines, etc. Pressing and drilling things can now be replaced by steam engines..."

When Zhong Jinwei said this, he suddenly remembered, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, many things in the military battle can be powered by steam engines, which can speed up the manufacture of weapons and ordnance."

One of the bottlenecks of Ming Dynasty now is the production of ordnance. Not only does its own army have to be fully equipped, but it also has to be sold to other countries. The current output of the Bingzhan Bureau is far from meeting this demand.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded and kept this matter in his heart.He now knows the profit of the ordnance business.As for the food in Southeast Asia, if you buy it with silver taels, you don’t know how much it will cost.

But now it is exchanged for ordnance, and the profit made Emperor Chongzhen want to laugh every time he thinks about it.What Master Zhong said is true, the profit of arms is really too great.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen also knew that to do arms business, he had to hold the highest-end technology of arms in his own hands.And to have the most high-end military technology, there is only continuous research and development.

Regarding this understanding, Emperor Chongzhen passed it down from generation to generation as one of his legacy.Of course, this is all for later.

After Zhong Jinwei mentioned the matter of arms, he wanted to give some examples, but he saw Song Yingxing out of the corner of his eye.Knowing that he has rich experience, otherwise he would not be able to write "Heavenly Creation", so he told the other party wisely: "There are still many places that can be replaced by steam power. About this, you can ask Weibo more in normal times." Uncle, he should know a lot."

When Song Yingxing heard this, he was waiting to say a few words of modesty, when Fang Yizhi saluted first.

Emperor Chongzhen was still very moved when he saw this scene from above.Although Jinshi is a higher level than Juren, many Juren even fail to pass the exam.But among Juren, there are still those with outstanding ability, which are better than many Jinshi.For example, Wei Bo Song Yingxing in front of him, and Liaodong Governor Zuo Yingxuan in Liaodong and others.

But the most shocking thing is Xing Guogong. He can point out the various uses of the steam engine casually, and he can also talk about what to do in the future.

For those who don't know about Zhong Jinwei's background, these things about Zhong Jinwei can only be attributed to the fact that the Duke is a real god descending from the earth, otherwise even Zhuge Liang, who is a monster with extraordinary wisdom, may not have this ability.

And those who know Zhong Jinwei's origin, such as Emperor Chongzhen, will treasure this master Zhong who traveled from later generations.As long as Master Zhong is around, Daming will not take detours, and can even make great strides forward.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen has repeatedly emphasized the irreplaceability of Zhong Jinwei, which is based on this understanding.

Everyone in the Wenhua Hall discussed the topic of the steam engine for a long time.Of course, Zhong Jinwei was basically giving the speech.

Afterwards, the meeting was over, and a group of people were busy around the steam engine again.Those who are engaged in logistics are engaged in logistics, those who assign work are assigned work, and those who command are commanded, etc.

After about ten days, another piece of good news reached the capital.The treasure ship of [-] materials is completed, and it is only waiting for the imperial court to send people to test the voyage.

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed and sent Duke Xing Guo to watch the sea trial without any surprise.

Zhong Jinwei can be regarded as someone who has seen aircraft carriers on TV, but when he saw the [-]-material treasure ship on the spot, he was still deeply shocked.

Such a large treasure ship was built by Ming craftsmen during the Yongle period. What a great achievement this is.Zhong Jinwei couldn't help being proud of his nation while watching.

This treasure ship with a bow of [-] materials has successfully completed its trial voyage and can be officially delivered for use.In fact, if you think about it, if you are not sure, no one would dare to go to the court, alert the emperor, and send someone to inspect the treasure ship.

At the same time, 42 bows of Western-style warships imitating the Netherlands are ready to be delivered, which is completely possible to form a huge fleet.

A meeting in the Wenhua Palace discussed this matter.

Yang He, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, first reported: "Your Majesty, there are currently one bow of 42 treasure ships, 130 bows of Western-style warships, [-] bows of [-] warships, and a total of [-] and six bows of various small ships."

Emperor Chongzhen liked it very much when he heard that Daming finally had a formal fleet. He asked Yang He, "What about the sailors?"

All the people in Wenhua Hall were paying attention to Yang He, including Zhong Jinwei who came back from inspecting the [-]-material treasure ship.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the sailors of Western-style warships, as the main battleships, are all soldiers after advanced training in the Naval Academy. The sailors of other types of warships are the elite of the water camps in various places. All the soldiers are in place." Yang He replied immediately. Emperor Chongzhen said.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and was very satisfied. With preparations in advance, the fleet will be established soon.

"What about the various ordnance guns used on the ship?" Zhong Jinwei was concerned about this.

Yang He turned his head to look at Xing Guogong, and replied respectfully: "The military battle bureau has already prepared, and now it has been equipped on the battleship."

That is to say, everything about this fleet is ready.Then, there is only one problem left.

In fact, this problem is not a problem, because it has been decided as early as the beginning.I only heard Emperor Chongzhen say: "Since everything is ready for the Northern Fleet, I have decided to appoint Yan Yingyuan as the first fleet commander. What do you think?"

Several people looked at Duke Xingguo who was standing at the front, and then they all bowed and replied: "This is what I mean as well."

It is really impossible to find a navy commander who can reassure the court now, but also has the ability.As for Yan Yingyuan, as early as a few years ago, the imperial court began to cultivate his ability in commanding the navy.Therefore, once the navy of the Northern Fleet was established, there would naturally be no objections to the candidate for the commander.

As soon as this matter was decided, Wen Tiren came forward to express his worries: "Your Majesty, the Northern Fleet has just been established. Although the ships are strong and powerful, it is a new establishment after all, so I don't know how it will be."

Everyone in Wenhua Hall heard that what he said was reasonable, and this was actually what everyone was worried about, so they all nodded slightly.

"But the feudal king's feudalism in North America is already on the line. When the spring of next year begins and the ocean thaws, the large supply points that have been built so far are still very simple, but they can at least supply part of them. Therefore, what I mean is that next year Begin to implement the feudal feudalism of North America."

What Wen Tiren said was that while building a large supply point, he began to feudalize North America.Naturally, the civil servants present would not disagree, since they were not going to North America anyway.

"Therefore, the Northern Fleet must have reliable combat capability next year to escort the feudal North America. But it is already November and the weather is cold. How should the Northern Fleet's joint training be handled?"

Wen Tiren talked a lot, and finally asked his question.