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Chapter 333 People of Ming Dynasty, You Are Great

Yang Reform doesn't want to spend the money, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's because he's shy in his pocket. The money is getting more and more slippery, and he has to spend it if he doesn't know how to hold it. Yang Reform is very stingy now.

For Sun Yuanhua's cannon-casting operation, Yang Reform supported it. However, Yang Reform was heartbroken about the cost, and he kept evasive, not mentioning the most critical thing-money, and kept dodging.

"Hey...here, Sun Aiqing, I don't know something, I want to ask Sun Aiqing..." Yang Reform has always wanted not to pay the money, or to say, not to pay the money for the time being, and to talk about it after he has survived for a while, so, excuses The delay is not as usual, and the money will be given when the problem is clearly understood.

"Return to Your Majesty, I know everything, please ask your Majesty." Sun Yuanhua said.

"I know you know a lot about casting cannons. To cast cannons, you need to melt copper and iron. So, I want to ask you a question. In this world, I know that there are pure gold, pure silver, pure copper, and pure iron, but there are pure gold, pure silver, pure copper, and pure iron. Tin? Pure lead?" Yang Reform asked.

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while and agreed: "Your Majesty, there are indeed pure tin and pure lead in this world. When these things are mixed with gold, silver, copper and iron, they will have some unexpected special effects."

"For example? Can you give an example?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, for example, adding tin to copper can turn pure copper into bronze. For example, the Yongle bell in our dynasty was cast with the method of bronze, weighing about 80 jin. It is the pinnacle of casting achievements in the Ming Dynasty." As an expert who is familiar with casting, Sun Yuanhua is proud of the casting technology of the Ming Dynasty.

"Wait, you mean, the Yongle bell weighs 80 catties? It was formed at one time? Did you make a mistake?" Yang Reform was dizzy. Damn, I poured 80 jin of bronze objects at a time. I thought Sun Yuanhua was crazy, and he put 80 jin of steel-making furnaces at every turn. How did I know that Sun Yuanhua was very reliable and had already reduced the scale from [-] jin to [-] jin? catty.Yang Reform was a little stunned. Feelings, he underestimated the people of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps the people of the Ming Dynasty in his impression were not what he imagined...

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, the Yongle Bell of our dynasty is the pinnacle of casting history. There is no bigger, heavier, and better casting object. It is indeed a one-time pouring molding, and 80% of it is used The copper is nearly 23% tin, so the cast object is bronze, two feet high, more than one foot in diameter, weighing [-] catties, and casting scriptures with more than [-] characters inside and outside. Because of the addition of tin, the sound is beautiful. With a light impact, the sound is clear and crisp, and can reverberate for dozens of breaths, if it is a heavy impact, it can be heard for a hundred miles around..." Sun Yuanhua began to talk about the greatness of the Yongle Great Bell.

"..." Yang Reform was speechless for a while. The people of the Ming Dynasty were indeed better than he imagined. They cast 80 jin of bronze objects at a time. This matter, even in the [-]th century, was not a small project. Even a writer with [-] changes per day will have to write scriptures for nearly a month... You can hear the sound within a radius of a hundred miles... The volume of this tweeter is amazing...

Yang Reform was in a state of infatuation, his eyes were looking up, his eyes couldn't help aiming up, his mouth was opened in surprise, completely disregarding his image.

"..." Yang Reform was speechless for a long time. He asked Sun Yuanhua to put a 80-jin blast furnace at a time, and he was afraid that Sun Yuanhua would kill someone. In fact, the casting technology of the Ming Dynasty far exceeded his imagination, and others played with heartbeats. , [-] catties... Then, that is to say, your own steelmaking furnace can start from [-] catties... Yang Reform is already crazy, the Ming Dynasty was able to cast objects weighing dozens of tons, then, for example Of course, it is not a problem to cast a cannon weighing one or two tons. For example, it is not a problem to cast a steel bar with a length of four or five meters. Now, you can completely play with reinforced concrete... Yang Reform sighed, and he could only express his respect for the people of the Ming Dynasty in one sentence, that is: People of the Ming Dynasty, you are so great.

Yang Reform is in a dizzy state. The technology of the Ming Dynasty is far more powerful than he imagined. Many things and technologies are on the eve of the dawn of industrialization. Many things have accumulated enough quantities. From quantitative changes to qualitative changes, only There is a gap of one layer of paper... The history books show that there are germs of capitalism in the morning, and Yang Reform is now convinced.

"Your Majesty..., Your Majesty..." Seeing that the emperor's "condition" was not good, Shi Fenglai reminded the emperor.

Whispering... Yang Reform sucked his saliva, then swallowed, his expression became normal again, and he became a normal emperor.

"That's right, it's really good..." Yang Reform muttered to himself and praised, Ming Dynasty can play such a powerful thing, he can learn from it, others don't need more than 80 catties at a time, one hundred thousand catties at a time, That's enough.The cost of making steel will be reduced rapidly, and the use of steel will be popularized on a large scale. This..., making guns, making guns..., the cost will be reduced rapidly..., I want to play the Seven Seas Overlord It is not a problem to install one or two hundred guns on a battleship, which not only reduces the weight of the gun body, but also reduces the cost. One hundred guns is a ship, and 2000 guns are a hundred ships. If a cannon weighs two thousand catties, that is, [-] million catties, and a furnace can produce one hundred thousand catties of steel at a time, it only needs two hundred times. That is to say, as long as you have money, you can completely equip a The guns needed for a hundred Monarchs of the Seas...

Thinking of this, Yang Reform's Harley couldn't help but flow down again.One hundred Sea Monarchs, what is this concept?A hundred battleships... crush them!Crushing... the Overlord of the Seven Seas is not difficult at all.

As the output of steel increases, the various properties of this steel will gradually be explored, and the quality of the steel is guaranteed. Perhaps, I can try to ask Sun Yuanhua to make some steel bars, and then use the local method to make some cement. Maybe, It won't be long before I can live in a reinforced concrete house..., and then go out, maybe, by using the quick-drying effect of cement, I can use the "bunker" to go all the way to the wild boar skin's old home..., use interstellar The wretched methods inside tortured the wild boar skin to death.

The embarrassment of the ministers, the well-behaved emperor didn't know what kind of demon, his eyes were crooked and his mouth was slanted, and he was drooling. This was completely epileptic.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Wang Chengen also noticed that something was wrong with the emperor, so he quickly reminded him.

Yang Reform woke up from the "dream" again, and sucked his halizi again, with a smirk on his face, no different from an idiot.

"Big steelmaking, big steelmaking, must be big steelmaking, Sun Aiqing, this steelmaking matter is very important, it must be large-scale steelmaking..." Yang Reform shouted loudly.

Sun Yuanhua was completely at a loss. He didn't know if the emperor was in a normal period. The image of the emperor just now was really infiltrating.

"Silver, how much do you want when I come out? It's enough..." Yang Reform wished that tomorrow he could produce a [-]-jin furnace, the day after tomorrow he could tap steel on a large scale, the day after tomorrow he could cast cannons on a large scale, and the day after tomorrow he would be able to cast cannons on a large scale. , a hundred Sovereigns of the Seas went to the sea to crush them.

"Your order." Sun Yuanhua came here today for this purpose, asking for silver. Copper is used to cast Hongyi cannons, and this kind of cannon is cast with "money". Without silver, it is impossible.Hearing the emperor's great kindness and enough money, he immediately agreed. As for the other things, he didn't think so much.

"Sun Aiqing, after you go back, don't be too busy making cannons, but think about the steelmaking thing first, and see how to make steel on a large scale. I want to build cannons on a large scale, and make that kind of red barbarian cannons. Always using copper is definitely not enough. Steel must be produced, it must be large-scale steelmaking, and the performance must be stable, that is, what I just told you, through step-by-step comparisons to get the corresponding ratio, and then according to Ratio steelmaking, of course, how many ratios match how many ratios, what kind of steel can be obtained, this, Sun Aiqing, you must record everything in the record, be good at summarizing, and apply the summarized experience to your next steelmaking, Gradually master the know-how of steelmaking..." Yang Reform said beautifully that steel is the standard to measure the strength of a country, and the technology of steelmaking is also the standard to measure whether it is industrialized. Yang Reform sees a bright future and is ready to take money Smash, use silver to smash the window paper leading to the road to industrialization.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the emperor in surprise, the emperor was completely different from the one just now, the previous one was no different from an idiot, looking stupid, but now this one, wise, decisive, and courageous, is completely two different people.

"I obey the decree. After I go back, I will immediately try to make a [-]-jin furnace according to your majesty's instructions, and try to make steel according to your majesty's method as soon as possible, and try to use steel instead of copper to cast cannons..." Sun Yuanhua immediately agreed. , He also agreed with the emperor's statement that casting copper cannons was a very extravagant thing in the copper-deficient empire of the Ming Dynasty, and cannons were recognized by the ruling and opposition parties as the first-choice weapon to deal with the enemy. Therefore, if you want to cast For more cannons, it is definitely not feasible to use copper. There is no other possibility except to use steel. Therefore, large-scale steelmaking has become inevitable.

"Okay! This matter is very important. It is related to the safety of our dynasty. Sun Aiqing, you must pay attention to the matter of steelmaking. Write a memorial the next day and report your steelmaking situation. I must always pay attention to the progress of steelmaking... ..." Regarding the importance of steelmaking, Yang Reform suddenly raised several levels, from the original indifference to the current super concern, almost catching up with the focus on Shaanxi.

All the ministers were very surprised. The emperor paid too much attention to this matter of steelmaking. The memorial will be presented the next day. How many people have this treatment?This lift is not easy!This person has a chance!It is really important to pay homage to a good teacher.But no one came out to stop what the emperor wanted to do. The emperor wanted to read the memorial of this person the next day. That was the emperor's freedom. There may be unlimited use of copper-cast cannons, so, as the emperor said, if you want to use more cannons to defend the Ming Dynasty, or to use more cannons to deal with the Eastern Captives, you can only use steel to make more cannons... , We can't fight in the field, but we are good at bombarding with cannons.

"Minister Zunzhi." Sun Yuanhua was overjoyed. This kind of treatment far exceeded his expectations. Originally, he just wanted to get some money to cast cannons. Now, he has instantly become a very popular "favorite" who can communicate with the emperor the next day. Minister".

"Sun Aiqing, you must pay attention to this matter. The number of cast cannons may be very large. A furnace of [-] catties sounds like a lot, but it is actually not much. I have newly built a lot of warships, and the cannons I need are not a few. In the future, if The technology of steel has matured, even muskets can be made of steel, and at that time, I can have even more powerful muskets to deal with the Eastern captives, it would be great..." Yang Reform began to babble.

"The minister leads the decree..." Sun Yuanhua agreed.

"Okay, I will give you 30 taels first, and you can start work as soon as possible. If there is a shortage of workers, you can recruit them from Shaanxi. If there is a shortage of iron, you can recruit workers to mine, and you can also hire the victims of the disaster in Shaanxi. Now, there are no victims. If I can find a job to earn a living in a steel factory or a mine, it will relieve my worries..." Even though Yang Reform is pursuing technology, he does not forget to promote his immigration work.

"Your Majesty's painstaking efforts can be learned from the sun. Blessed are the disaster victims." Sun Yuanhua flattered him a few times.Once his steelmaking plant expands to the point where a furnace of [-] catties of steel will be needed, the iron ore required will be massive, and it will inevitably require a considerable number of people to mine. This point, the emperor will think about it The method, now the emperor asks to recruit disaster victims, the emperor is willing to give up money, he recruits a thousand or ten thousand, there is no pressure at all.

Yang Reform's heart was pounding for a while before he turned the topic back to what he said at the beginning.

"By the way, Sun Aiqing, what I asked earlier, besides gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and lead, are there other similar objects that can be purified to the purest level? What I mean is, metals Metal, Sun Aiqing, can you understand?" Yang Reform was afraid that Sun Chengzong would not understand metal, so he explained.

A very powerful function of the Chinese language is to derive a brand new thing based on the combination of different characters. When the two characters Jin and genus are used together, a new thing and a new definition emerge. , Moreover, it contains some features of the original two characters, and the basic meaning of the word can be understood literally.

Sun Yuanhua said a few times, "Metal, metal..." Then he said: "Return to Your Majesty, I understand, metal, metal..." Sun Yuanhua kept chanting the word metal.

"The reason why I want to divide gold, silver, copper, iron, lead and tin into one category is that I think these things can be purified to pure, pure gold, pure silver, pure iron, and then these metals can be purified in a pure state for a certain period of time. According to the ratio of proportions, it can be concluded that there are many things with special purposes. The things made according to the same ratio are exactly the same, because the ratio of different metals contained in each item is the same, so the manufactured things are the same. The stuff is quite stable..." Yang Reform said alone.

The ministers have long been in a mess, completely watching the performance of the emperor and Sun Yuanhua.

This time, even Sun Yuanhua didn't understand what the emperor meant. The emperor talked for a long time, but he didn't understand what the emperor said.

"I report to Your Majesty, I am so stupid that I really don't understand the truth of what Your Majesty said..." Sun Yuanhua said it directly. If it were someone else, a person who didn't know the Emperor, he would never have the guts to tell the Emperor that he didn't listen. He understood the emperor's words, but Sun Yuanhua was different. His teacher was Xu Guangqi, and Xu Guangqi knew the emperor quite well. Therefore, he warned his students to speak directly with the emperor, not to beat around the bush, let alone pretend to understand.Therefore, Sun Yuanhua bluntly said that he did not understand the emperor's words.

"Uh..., that's it! Actually, I'm also expressing my feelings. What I mean is, um, let me give you an example. Sun Aiqing has seen the silver coins I made?" Yang Reform gave an example.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I must have seen it. It is quite beautifully made, and it is incredible. Every silver coin can be blown, and each one is almost exactly the same. I have dabbled in casting, but I have seen Your Majesty's silver coins. , It can only be said that it is ingenious and unbelievable... Now, it has become an indispensable thing in the daily life of the people. This thing has a very good reputation among the people." Sun Yuanhua is not saying good things about silver coins, but to tell the truth. This exquisite silver coin is even more valuable and more acceptable than pure silver.

"Okay, it's good that you know. I was also inspired from it. Almost all of my silver coins are exactly the same. The reason for this is pure silver to pure copper. Therefore, the ratio of silver to copper in the silver coins is In order to make almost all of them the same, so the ratio is quite stable, the quality is quite stable, so, what I mean is that if you can use these things that can be purified to the purest, and then mix them according to different ratios , perhaps, many incredible things can be made... For example, my silver coins... Of course, this is not my main meaning. What I mean is that if metals can be purified to the purest, then, according to Only the things produced by the proportion ratio will be exactly the same, and there will be no deviations due to different batches. Do you understand what I mean?" Yang Reform asked again.

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while, and with the silver coin as a metaphor, he understood the meaning of the emperor, that is, first purify the metal to the purest, and then make a ratio with the purest metal, so that the obtained , no matter when it is made, no matter what batch it is made in, the things made are always exactly the same, such as silver coins...

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand..." Sun Yuanhua breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor is indeed a genius. The teacher is right. If the emperor wants to follow his path, he must be a genius. Unfortunately, the emperor is the emperor. It is impossible to devote energy to your own path without limit.

"Understood? Just understand. What I mean is that if you are free, or if you have the ability, try to extract more metals from different ores, and then use various pure metals to Conduct ratio experiments to find out more formulas with special functions, for example, stronger steel, for example, steel that is not afraid of rust, for example, lower the melting temperature of steel, etc..." Yang reformed constantly Tearing up the layer of window paper that entered the industrialized era, I hoped that within my lifetime, science and technology would reach a certain level, that the Ming Dynasty could enter an industrialized society, and that the Ming Empire would have more ability to fight against natural disasters, against this one that made me hang myself "enemy".

(End of this chapter)