I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57
"In the "Shangshu Gao Taomo", it is said that the workers of the sky will replace them, and I deeply agree. Human beings are the spirit of all things, and their wisdom is infinite.

In the Qin Dynasty, the first emperor built the Great Wall and built artificial moats on the mountains; in the Sui Dynasty, there were two emperors who dredged canals and created thousands of miles of river courses between the north and the south. "

Hearing the emperor talk about the Great Wall and the canal, the eyelids of Yang Shiqi and his two twitched, and they even stopped the teacup they held in their hands.

What does this mean, king?
Is it possible that the emperor should follow the example of Qin Shihuang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and carry out the great project of opening up the world?
Thinking of the emperor's previous statement that he would turn the world upside down, both Yang Shiqi and Yang Shiqi felt a drum in their hearts. The late emperor made five expeditions to Mongolia, and Zheng He made seven voyages to the West.

However, as dignified elders, Yang Shiqi and the two of them naturally could bear their temper, and it would not be too late to persuade the emperor after he finished speaking.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Tian continued:

"That's why I hope that my Tiangong Institute in Ming Dynasty can also create tools that can compete with nature, such as a carriage that travels thousands of miles in a day, can run for several years without breaking down, and cannons that can shoot hundreds of paces away."

After Li Tian finished speaking, Yang Shiqi was stunned, Yang Rong was stunned, and even Jiang Bao was stunned.

The emperor is bewildered?

It takes at least two and a half days to run a thousand miles in one day, even if the Ministry of War is rushing for eight hundred miles, and using the imperial horses in the palace, the horse will definitely die from exhaustion after running .

There is also a Chidao that has not been broken for several years. The only Yongding Avenue in the capital is paved entirely with Qinggang rocks.

As for the cannon with a range of hundreds of paces, it is even more fantastic. The Shenjiying, which the late emperor spent nearly one million taels of silver to build, can hit five out of ten shots within twenty paces, which is not bad.

"Why are you so stunned, do you think I'm joking?" Li Tian asked back with a frown.

Yang Shiqi smiled embarrassingly, and couldn't bear to say:

"Your Majesty is just joking. A carriage that travels thousands of miles a day, a road that lasts for several years, and a cannon with a range of a hundred paces. These are things that ordinary people can do?"

Li Tian curled his lips and smiled helplessly. He had already put it away. If he told them that the high-speed rail in a few hundred years could run [-] miles a day, they might immediately ask the imperial doctor to see him.

"I'm just looking forward to the future, why bother so much."

Looking forward to the future?Your majesty, you can look forward too much, Yang Shiqi pursed his lips and stopped talking,
Seeing that Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong both looked like they couldn't bear to speak, Li Tian didn't care, after all, for them, what he just said was really too shocking.

At this time, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong finally understood what kind of yamen Tiangongyuan is, isn't it the Guozijian of the craftsmen, the academy of the craftsmen.

After clearing his mind, Yang Rong exhaled and said:

"Your Majesty's move will greatly improve the status of craftsmen. What should we do if it causes dissatisfaction with other household registrations?"

When Yang Rong said this, Li Tian felt a little headache.

For the convenience of ruling, Zhu Yuanzhang assigned household registrations to all people in the world, and also stipulated that children and grandchildren must inherit their father's business.

For example, there are 200 million military households in the Ming Dynasty. If the father is a soldier, the son must be a soldier. What kind of kitchen registration and medical registration are the same.

As for why he was so anxious to set up the Tiangong Academy, it was actually forced by the Mingjiao rebellion in Fujian during this period.

From the capital to Fujian, it will take more than 20 days to go back and forth. When the court finds out, I am afraid that the rebels and the criminals who colluded with it will have run away long ago.

Of course, Li Tian didn't think that the establishment of a Tiangong Institute would immediately build a highway from Beijing to Fujian, but having a Tiangong Institute at least represented a possibility.

Thinking about the pros and cons of abolishing the nine registration system, Li Tian thought for a while and said:
"It doesn't matter. When the Tiangongyuan prospers, I can naturally set up the Medical Engineering Institute and the Kitchen Engineering Institute. Besides, I don't think the nine-membership system cannot be abolished."

Yang Rong was stunned when he heard the words, why did the emperor say some strange things tonight.

The medical engineering institute sounds okay, but what is the kitchen engineering institute?Teach the cooks in the world how to cook?

"Zirong, why are you stunned again? Could it be that you think it's inappropriate for me to set up the Tiangong Academy?" Seeing Yang Rong's eyes wandering again, Li Tian was a little dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty misunderstood this humble minister." Yang Rong apologized, with a complicated expression on his face:

"Weichen just can't think of what the stove factory will be like. Could it be that there are hundreds of stoves cooking dishes at the same time?"

As soon as Yang Rong finished speaking, Li Tiandeng's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Yang Rong to describe the teaching scene of the culinary school of later generations in just one sentence.

Rubbing his chin, Li Tian felt that Yang Rong could be in charge of setting up the Zao Gongyuan in the future.

After recovering, Li Tian coughed twice and said:
"We'll discuss those trivial matters later, Zirong, you and Shiqi first help me to formulate a constitution for the Tiangong Academy."

The three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, with Li Tian in control of the direction, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, the two capable ministers of history, quickly made up the detailed rules.

Looking at the general regulations of the Tiangong Institute, which was eloquent and eloquent, Li Tianxi narrowed his eyes and shouted:

"Zirong, you just follow this regulation. The Ministry of Industry will issue an order tomorrow to ask Wu Shangshu to fully cooperate with you."

After chattering for a long time, Yang Rong's mouth was already parched, and he drank two mouthfuls of tea and nodded repeatedly:
"Tomorrow, I will go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry to do business with Wu Shangshu."

Putting the agreed constitution of Tiangongyuan aside, and pressing a new piece of paper, Li Tian pondered for a moment and said:

"The yamen of the Tiangong Bureau is the place I prepared for the craftsmen of the Tiangong Academy. Although the Ministry of Industry is also available, most craftsmen do not understand government orders and cannot read. If they go to the Ministry of Industry, they will only be bullied by their superiors.

However, the Tiangong Bureau is a newly established third-rank yamen after all. How to give the craftsman a suitable official position without being hated by others has to be carefully considered by the two lovers. "

Yang Shiqi knew that the household reform bureau gave official status to painters and craftsmen, so he bowed his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, Zhongchang's household reform bureau can be used as a reference in this regard, and the veteran will discuss it with Zhongchang tomorrow.

However, Your Majesty, the Household Reform Bureau has become extremely powerful in the court, and the veteran thinks that the Tiangong Bureau can no longer be placed on top of the Six Departments. "

"Yuan Fu's words are very true." Yang Rong accepted Yang Shiqi's words and echoed:

"Your Majesty, the Tiangong Institute was first established, and there will be no craftsmen in the Tiangong Bureau for a while. I suggest that it is better to hang the Tiangong Bureau under the Ministry of Industry, and wait for the Tiangong Institute to prosper. moved out."

"What the two lovers said is very reasonable, so let's do what you two said." After setting the tone, Li Tian turned and said:

"Although there will be no artisans in the Tiangong Bureau for a while, the planning and construction of its subordinate department must be discussed. I want to set up a patent department under the Tiangong Bureau. I wonder if the two lovers have any opinions?"

"May I ask Your Majesty what is the Patent Department?" Yang Rong asked very cooperatively.

"The Patent Department is a special office I set up to protect the rights and interests of craftsmen. For example, if a craftsman invents a new waterwheel, the Patent Department has the right to protect the method of making it. Another example..."

(End of this chapter)