Borrow the day to change the day

In the seven years of Chongzhen, no major incidents occurred.The energies of the ministers in the DPRK and China are all concentrated on the affairs of the vassal king's feudal North America.

Only Zhong Jinwei spared some energy to do other things.For example, the various tribes of Mongolia have already belonged to Ming Dynasty, but this was at the end of last year.Therefore, the weather is very cold, and many things have been delayed until this year to be implemented.

The northern territory of Ming Dynasty moved north one after another.The field legions and local armies of the Ming Dynasty began to recruit Mongolian civilians and assigned them to different military systems according to their elite level.Then the station moved to the north, building a city on the grassland, and moving forward slowly in a distributed manner.

After the unlucky Zuo Liangyu heard that all his colleagues had been promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, he regretted that he had become greedy and let Dorgon go.

His mission remains the same. If Dorgon is not hunted down, he will not be able to return to Beijing victoriously.However, when Daming annexed various Mongolian tribes and readjusted the northern border, he took a complete rest for more than half a year.

After Zhong Jinwei got a preliminary idea of ​​what happened in northern Xinjiang, he had to set off again, heading further north to find traces of Dorgon.

However, because of the interference of the Cossacks, he also added a part of the new army for this departure.In addition, more Mongolian soldiers who are good at tracking on the grassland and adapting to life in the northern climate have been added.

By the time Zhong Jinwei was almost busy with the affairs on the grassland, it was already mid-summer in the seventh year of Chongzhen.

The Northern Fleet led by Yan Yingyuan still has no shadow. If the imperial court can't wait for the Northern Fleet to return, if it doesn't send a second batch of vassal kings, it will be delayed this year.

Fortunately, the formation of the second batch of Northern Fleet has been completed, although the combat power is definitely not as good as that of the first batch.

But because there are already precedents for setting off to North America, the supply points along the way have been the first supply to the passing fleet, and they are familiar with all aspects.What items are missing and what is in high demand are checked.As soon as the fleet passed by, ships from the supply point returned to Daming to report. The imperial court had already sent supply ships to make adjustments and reserves.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning.This second time the feudal lord is the feudal lord. Compared with the first time, he is not panicked and everything is organized.

Therefore, King Fu of Luoyang, Henan Province, who was the second to conquer North America, set off for North America in mid-summer.

Although the people along the way still came out to see the strange things, they were not as enthusiastic as they were in the feudal days of King Tang last year.As for King Fu's team, because Tang Wang was in front of him, he also calmed down a lot.

Zhong Jinwei did not participate too much in the matter of the feudal king's feudalism in North America, because everything has a law, and other officials can follow the rules.

In private, he directed Archie's chemical experiments and helped Archie review the articles she was going to publish, which made Archie's reputation spread among scholars who were interested in chemical research in Ming Dynasty.

Zhong Jinwei himself devoted more energy to the inspection work of various research institutes. Based on the knowledge he has acquired, he can give advice to the researchers of the research institutes from time to time, thereby speeding up the progress of the research work.

Under the leadership of the research institute, Daming's science and technology developed rapidly.The continuous increase in steel production, especially the experimentation and output of various steels, has benefited many industries.

On this day, Emperor Chongzhen led his cabinet members and six ministers to the Power Research Institute to watch the prototype of the train strongly recommended by Duke Xingguo.

Jin Yiwei's big Han generals filled the surroundings of the Power Research Institute and all the main roads in the Institute, while Fang Yizhi, the director of the Institute, led the researchers to stand in the courtyard of the Institute and wait.

The yard is very large and was expanded later.Around the inner circle of the courtyard, there is a railway track that is very familiar to later generations laid on the ground.

On the track near Fang Yizhi and the others, there was a very simple steam train parked.Originally, according to Fang Yizhi and the researchers' opinions, they wanted to make it look better, and then draw some images on it to show its extraordinaryness and facilitate the greeting of the holy car.

However, Zhong Jinwei stopped them from doing so, and asked them to focus on improving the steam engine, and not to do things that are empty-headed.Researcher, what you do is learning, not flattering.

Although Zhong Jinwei didn't say it very seriously, the meaning was clear, which made Fang Yizhi and others very ashamed.Therefore, this train prototype has not been artistically processed.

Emperor Chongzhen came here excitedly, and when he arrived, he was full of curiosity about the train.After Fang Yizhi and the others finished their salutes, he walked out of the corridor, regardless of the intensity of the autumn sun, and went to the front of the train to watch carefully.

At this time, someone came forward to introduce Emperor Chongzhen.If it were someone else, it might not be Fang Yizhi's chance to perform.Because for the matter of trains, Zhong Jinwei is obviously more qualified and has a higher status.

But Zhong Jinwei was different from others. He had already told Fang Yizhi to introduce him to Emperor Chongzhen.This made Fang Yizhi very grateful, secretly glad to have such a good Duke.Not only can he guide his research and development, but also give him a chance to perform.

After listening to the introduction, Emperor Chongzhen watched a long string of carriages being pulled by the head of the steam engine, and a large amount of coal was piled on top of the carriages.He couldn't help asking: "Can this really pull so many carriages full of coal?"

"Your Majesty, please move to the side of the corridor. I will let His Majesty do the experiment." Fang Yizhi replied respectfully.

Emperor Chongzhen was very interested, and immediately said to the ministers who were following him: "Let's go, Zhu Qing, follow me to the side to watch this steam train!"

When he walked back to the corridor, he realized that Zhong Jinwei had been staying in the corridor and did not go to watch together.Emperor Chongzhen immediately smiled and said, "Master Zhong, it's time for you to take this train out for a stroll, aren't you nervous?"

"Your Majesty, I have all ridden on electric trains, let alone this steam train!" Zhong Jinwei replied calmly.

Emperor Chongzhen was startled when he heard this, and turned to look at the ministers around him, as if he had never heard Zhong Jinwei's words.Then he smiled and stood beside Zhong Jinwei, and asked Fang Yizhi to start the steam train for him to see.

When these ministers saw that the steam train was about to start, they could not help but concentrate on the situation in the yard.For them, this start-up situation is still very curious.

Seeing them like that, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help approaching Zhong Jinwei, and asked in a low voice: "Master Zhong, what happened to the electric train just mentioned, is it more advanced?"

Zhong Jinwei smiled silently, and replied in a low voice: "Of course it is much more advanced than this steam train. It can travel 1000 or [-] miles in an hour."

He was talking about high-speed rail, which is such a speed in conversion.Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth wide when he heard this, and was stunned there.

It can't be blamed for Emperor Chongzhen's gaffe, after all, this speed is really unbelievable to the ancients.