The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 25: Establishing a good relationship with Ming Dynasty
After thinking it over carefully, Zhu Jianxuan roughly told his father the emperor about the plan.

After hearing this, Emperor Zhu Zhonglin of the Ming Dynasty asked in confusion:

"Why don't you want to go to America? The environment in southeastern America is closest to the south of the Yangtze River, and it's much better than the barren land of Australia."

Zhu Jianxuan shook his head and made an excuse for his father:

"It's not that I don't want the fertile land of America, but I don't think I can directly control these barbarians among the barbarians.

“It is said that the taxes paid by the people in these colonies are lower than those paid by merchants in the UK.

“But their businessmen are still used to bribery and smuggling.

“The British government enacted the Stamp Act in an attempt to control their smuggling, but they just couldn’t accept it.

"They are now directly contacting foreign forces to rebel. They are really profit-seeking to the extreme.

"Their ancestors and they themselves were originally the dregs of the European barbarians, consisting of vagrants, paupers, speculators, and exiles.

"I don't want to become their king directly.

“That’s why I suggest that we continue to send immigrants from the Ming Dynasty to the local area.

"When the number of local Ming people is large enough, at least they account for the majority of the local population.

"I will go back and lead the people of the Ming Dynasty, and use the people of the Ming Dynasty to rule these barbarians."

Zhu Zhonglin knew the situation in North America and accepted this explanation:

"Xuan'er, you are right. These people are indeed the scum among the barbarians. They are the most lawless and selfish people in the world.

“If you go straight to being king, it will definitely be very uncomfortable.

“The immigration replacement method is good. The key is that since you want less power, the Ming Dynasty does not need to provide unlimited support.

“All we need to do is recognize their country and allow it to trade directly with Ming.

"When the war was about to be won, we symbolically declared war on Britain and imposed symbolic trade sanctions.

"This should give you the power you want."

Zhu Jianxuan nodded seriously this time, and the father and son decided on a plan to deal with the United States.

Then Zhu Jianxuan looked at Adams, recalled the not-so-good English he learned in his previous life, and greeted him:

"Hello Mr. Adams, welcome to Daming. I am the sixteenth son of the Emperor of Daming, Prince Wu Zhu Jianxuan."

Adams was shocked:
"You...Prince...Your Highness, you actually know English!"

Zhu Jianxuan laughed and said:
"I learned a little bit by myself, and I didn't find a teacher to teach me, so my pronunciation should be very unstandard. Can you understand me, Mr. Adams?"

Adams was still very excited and said:
"Your Highness is too modest. I can understand it. It's like a dialect. The accents of British people in different regions are also very different."

In fact, Zhu Jianxuan's pronunciation was relatively accurate.

But that's the standard of the 21st century, and speech will change over time.

Especially before the centralization of modern states and the popularization of recording and broadcasting equipment, it was impossible to establish a standard pronunciation.

What is relatively standard language in the twenty-first century would have been very strange in the eighteenth century.

However, it does not prevent people whose native language is English from understanding the meaning.

But Zhu Jianxuan did not continue speaking English. He just used his English proficiency to increase the other party's trust.

After achieving the goal, I spoke in Chinese, which I was more accustomed to. Anyway, there was a professional translator next to me:

“My father asked me to introduce my inventions, but I don’t know how to say many professional terms in English, so I continued to use Chinese.

"This is the reinforced rubber I invented. It solves the problem of rubber becoming sticky and deforming when exposed to the sun or heat. Mr. Adams, you can touch it.

"These are placed outside. They are all experimental products for us to continue optimizing the formula. They are being exposed to the sun for testing."

Zhu Jianxuan instructed his craftsmen to go to the table next to them and get two pieces of rubber, then handed them directly to Adams for observation.

Adams was obviously surprised when he heard the interpreter's translation, and he immediately became interested.

Adams came from Massachusetts, which is located in the northern part of the United States and has a strong business atmosphere.

Adams is a lawyer himself and is very sensitive to business intelligence. If there really is rubber that does not become sticky or deform when exposed to the sun or heat, then it will undoubtedly have extremely huge commercial value.

Adams took the two pieces of rubber. The black rubber was so hot after being exposed to the sun that it was a little hot to the touch.

But the rubber showed no signs of melting or becoming sticky.

One of the pieces was quite hard and flexible, and it barely collapsed even when squeezed hard.

The other piece has good elasticity and can be easily pinched to create a dent, but it will return to its original shape immediately when you let go.

Adams fiddled with it for a while and couldn't help but admire it from the bottom of his heart:

"If this is really rubber...regardless of whether it is rubber or not, these inventions are extremely valuable!"

Zhu Jianxuan smiled and said:
"Of course it's rubber. Mr. Adams may not have noticed that the carriage you rode in when you came here already had this kind of rubber tires.

"Don't you feel that this type of vehicle drives very smoothly without any noticeable bumps?
"The two types of rubber I showed you, the hard and wear-resistant one is used on the outer layer to contact the ground, and the soft and elastic one is wrapped inside to provide cushioning."

Adams was visibly stunned again and subconsciously looked back at the carriage he was riding in.

Only to find that the rubber on those wheels was completely different from what I remembered.

It is not the typical piece by piece, but a complete circle:
"Oh my God, Your Highness, I initially thought that the vehicles of the Ming Dynasty royal family were manufactured to a higher standard, so they were more comfortable to ride.

“It never occurred to me at the time that this was due to the improved rubber process used to make the tires.

“These inventions are extremely valuable and have extremely high commercial value.

“It is of great value around the world.”

Zhu Jianxuan nodded gently and said:

"That's right, so we need to do a good job of patent protection. Can I ask Mr. Adams to be my agent and apply for these patents for me in North America?"

Zhu Jianxuan knew Adams' identity. He was one of the most powerful lawyers in the United States of that era.

Adams subconsciously agreed to the commission out of professional inertia:

"I am very honored..."

After agreeing, Adams realized that it was actually a bit troublesome to apply for a patent in North America for a prince of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the profits contained in these patents and Zhu Jianxuan's identity as a prince made Adams decide to do the agency without hesitation.

Even if the Ming Dynasty did not support the Thirteen Colonies in the end, this agency business could still continue.

Zhu Jianxuan introduced rubber and took Adams into the yard.

I showed him the reciprocating steam engine, steam boring machine, steam machine tool in turn, and finally I took him to see the blast furnace and converter.

Of course, like rubber, no technical principles are introduced.

He was not told that rubber was improved with sulfur, nor was he shown a diagram of the internal structure of a reciprocating steam engine.

Nor did he tell him that hot air is used in blast furnaces and that the key to converters is blowing air and controlling the timing.

It just illustrates the effects and functions that these technologies can produce.

At the beginning, Adams couldn't control his emotions at all. When he heard the function of an invention, he couldn't help but shout loudly.

Because he realized the huge commercial value of these inventions.

If you can get just one or two of them, you'll be a super rich person, but there are more than a dozen of them right in front of you.

After listening to it so many times, Adams became mentally numb and gradually had no obvious reaction.

But in his heart, he began to panic about the possible impact these technologies might have.

The widespread application of these technologies in the Ming Dynasty will once again greatly enhance the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the current Ming Dynasty is also a first-class powerful country, it does not have a clear lead over other powerful countries.

With these inventions, the Ming Dynasty may soon be able to catch up with other countries.

Therefore, after the thirteen colonies in North America gained independence, they absolutely had to establish good relations with the Ming Dynasty, especially to obtain technological authorization.

(End of this chapter)