The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 465
Emperor Chongzhen was not stupid, he knew the reason, he shook his head and sighed, what is loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?They spoke in a high-sounding manner, and when things came to an end, they all slipped away.

When the imperial court employs people, how can they come and leave whenever they want, like treating guests to dinner?
Emperor Chongzhen decided not to discuss it and directly ordered the general.But even the two important ministers failed to make the trip. After the imperial doctor visited them, they found that they were really sick.

There are constant reports of urgent battles in Guangzhou and Fujian. Yu Zigao, the commander-in-chief of Fujian, together with the guerrilla generals of Jinmen, fought against the Guo Huaiyi Group many times. Now the loss of warships is as high as [-]%, and they are unable to fight anymore. A certain amount of money.

The emperor was furious but helpless. Yu Zigao and Xu Xinsu had been defeated and fought repeatedly. Courage is always better than watching and snuggling.

This is the advantage of naval battles. Xu Xinsu and Yu Zigao did not go to war at all, but they showed off their power when they sent troops. The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs saw dozens of warships going out, and not half of them came back within a few days.

No one has any way of knowing how many casualties there were in the naval battle, because none of the civil servants had the guts to go on board to participate in the naval battle in person.Anyway, everyone saw the obvious traces of shelling left on the returning warship, and also saw the gray-faced sailors with wounds.

Xu Xinsu had actually controlled Jinmen Island, and it was too childish to hide dozens of warships, and it was too easy to play tricks with military officials, so he and Yu Zigao had no losses at all and got a lot of money and food.

Just when the emperor was at a loss what to do, he saw a memorial to leave again, which was Master Ge Lao Huang who asked for leave in advance and asked to go to a warm place in the south for the winter when autumn came.

A few months have passed since the "Liaoshen Great Victory". Master Huang has hardly said a word since he entered the cabinet, and he has not commented on how the court awards meritorious service.

Chongzhen looked at the memorabilia in front of him, and murmured to himself: "It is commendable that Huang Aiqing does not fight for power and profit! Is he going to stay away from the court?"

Looking up and seeing Wang Chengen, who was waiting carefully, Chongzhen asked: "Wang Banban, what do you think about using Huang Shengaiqing to go to Guangdong to fight against thieves?"

Wang Chengen didn't expect the Son of Heaven to ask such a big question, and he didn't know how to answer for a while without mental preparation, so he said perfunctorily: "The emperor is wise, he knows people naturally, and he must have made a decision."

"Huang Aiqing has worked hard and made great achievements. I originally intended to keep him in the capital to advise, but now it has been proved that he is not suitable to be a cabinet minister to coordinate the affairs of the world. It is more appropriate for him to lead troops to garrison one side."

Huang Sheng's dark chess plan played a role, Wang Chengen said smoothly: "The emperor is wise, and the servants also know the ability of Master Huang to lead troops. I think Master Huang will be able to defeat Guo Huaiyi when he goes to the south."

"That's right! It just so happened that Mr. Huang asked for leave to spend the winter in the south, so I appointed him as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to lead the army to suppress the bandits."

Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind that the north is full of powerful Ming troops, and it might not be appropriate to hand over all of them to Huang Sheng.

In the south where the military strength is weak, there are waves of ups and downs. Although the rebellion of She'an in the Tianqi year was quelled, the leader of the bandits, She Chongming and his son, fled and failed to be captured. After the war, their remnants continued to harass the prefectures and counties.

The war in the south has been going on for a long time. If there is a cabinet minister who is good at leading troops to fight, he will stabilize one side.

His unresolved plan has been implemented, not only using talents but also not leaving too many sequelae, he feels much better and decides to rest earlier and go to Queen Zhou.

Seeing that the lights in the Palace of Compassion and Ning were as bright as day, Chongzhen was a little displeased. What happened to the always thrifty queen?What is it that costs candles so much?

The delighted Empress Zhou saw the emperor coming, she greeted her delicately, and then said that there was a Kit Kat to present to the emperor.

It was a heavy-fire oil lamp, similar to the oil-glass shade lamp of the nineteenth century, with a cotton rope wick, the lamp head made of silver, and the lamp base and windshield lampshade made of glass.

There are multiple claws around the lamp head, and there is a small gear next to it that can control the rise or fall of the cotton rope, which is also made of silver.The bottom of the cotton rope extends into the lamp holder, and the lamp head has a screw to match the lamp holder, so the lamp head can be tightened on the lamp holder.

The flame oil is injected into the lamp holder, and the cotton rope will suck the flame oil to the end of the rope.Just light the rope end with a match and cover the lampshade to complete the lighting action.

This kind of glass and silver as the main material is a luxury product, which is mostly used as a gift. The Huang family promotes the use of glass and nickel-nickel-nickel copper as the main material, and sells it to the middle-class landlords and rich peasants.

Empress Zhou performed how to light a lamp in front of the astonished Emperor Chongzhen, which she had just learned today from Caier, who came to the palace to give gifts.

She stretched out her delicate hand to open a cardboard box one inch wide and two inches long, took out a thin black wooden stick, and stroked the side of the box lightly a few times, and the thin wooden stick burst into flames. Empress Zhou took it The shade of another high flame oil lamp which had been lowered on the table lit the wick and closed the shade.

The fire light inside was not very bright. Empress Zhou twisted the silver knob to raise and lower the wick, and immediately the light became brighter and brighter...

The original match was invented by the Chinese during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it was a new discovery during the early Taoist alchemy.Sulfur was the alchemist's main drug, so it is plausible that they invented the original match.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, there were already hawkers selling matches everywhere in the streets of Hangzhou.

It was someone who had whittled pine into little sheets as thin as paper and coated one end of it with sulfur.But it is not called "match", but "fazhu", "cui'er", which is already an early match.

But people didn't pay attention to it, so it didn't develop. The main reason is that it was too expensive, and the common people didn't want to spend more money to make fire quickly, so the market couldn't open.

There are so many skilled craftsmen in the Huang family, and the owner of the family arranged the subject of inventing matches and gave many suggestions. Unfortunately, there is no progress in chemical technology, and the formula of modern matches cannot be worked out.

The craftsmen used the flintlock priming formula to improve it to make matchheads, used fine flint to make fire by friction, used pine sticks to soak in sulfur and then dried to make matchsticks, and finally successfully developed it.

Now it has been mass-produced, but the cost is not low. Ordinary people should not mind wasting some time on making fire with fire knives, flint and velvet and choose to spend money on matches. This should also be positioned as a high-end commodity.

Empress Zhou saw that the emperor saw the god and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you read the memorial every night by holding a candle, and the concubines feel distressed watching it. Now that you have this fierce oil lamp to present to your majesty, the imperial study will be like daytime in the future, and your majesty will not suffer." Tired eyes!"

"The queen has a heart, but such an artifact should be worth a lot, right?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Lan Shangyi is willing to honor His Majesty. The flaming oil lamps sent to the palace will be supplied with flaming oil every month, which is guaranteed to be sufficient."

"Lan Shangyi?..."

"It's Master Lan, the head of the crew, and the concubine of Master Huang Sheng."

"Oh! It's rare that Mr. Huang is bothering. Fierce oil? There is no need to bother with this thing in the capital's arsenal."

"Your Majesty, the fire oil used in the army is different from that used to make lamp oil. It is said that it needs to be refueled. Your Majesty can order Shaanxi Province and Gansu Town to produce more fire oil and sell it to the Huang family. Those poor places will have a good living. Do you know how many people will be fed and fed!"

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