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Chapter 774 Confirm as soon as possible
This matter is settled in this way. In reality, although it seems that the emperor is generous, although it seems to be a great happy event, in reality, there are more people who do not see rabbits and do not scatter eagles. Now this matter is just a matter of saying First, I have not actually seen what the "Dujiangyan" looks like and whether it is useful. Therefore, more people are in a wait-and-see state. At least, they have to wait for the demonstration project to be repaired. When something is fixed, if it is really good, then everyone will follow suit, if not, then everyone should not waste energy.

This matter was not as grand as imagined, nor was it as bloody as imagined, but it was quiet, a bit outrageously quiet.

"Gentlemen, I have summoned you here today, and I have one more thing to share with you." Yang Reform solemnly looked at the ministers around him, and said seriously.

The minister who had some small discussions at first calmed down immediately and listened carefully to the emperor's words.

"It's hard for me to say anything about this matter, otherwise, if you think I'm partial to someone, you should read it first and then talk about it..." Yang Reform said, Yang Reform is going to let Zhang Xianyong play. You have to follow the trend and move out the things you want to move out.

The officials also became solemn, the emperor spoke so formally and seriously, I am afraid that this matter is not a small matter.

"Big companion, summon Daoist Zhang..." Yang Reform said.

"The maidservant leads the order!" Wang Chengen replied.

Zhang Xianyong arrived soon, and the ministers looked at all this suspiciously.

"I see Your Majesty!" After Zhang Xianyong came, he respectfully saluted.

"Exemption..." Yang Reformed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xianyong said.

"The Qing family will tell you about the latest interesting discovery..." Yang Reform said.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to bring the necessary things..." Zhang Xianyong said with a bright face.

"Yes..." Yang Reform said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xianyong said again.

The ministers were even more puzzled, what was it all about, so mysterious?
After a while, the things Zhang Xianyong needed were brought in.

A human-powered electric device, almost the same as last time.

"May I ask Your Majesty, is this...?" A minister couldn't help asking curiously.

"The Qing family don't need to worry, just look carefully..." Yang Reform said.

"Yes, Your Majesty..." The minister retreated again.

Zhang Xianyong didn't say much, and started his own experiment directly.

A commander of Jinyiwei poured a pinch of gunpowder between two copper wires with a blank face, and then quickly moved away from the electrifying device.

The ministers were commotion again.

"Your Majesty, this is..." A minister asked impatiently, looking at his posture, he was afraid that something bad had happened.

"Shh..." Yang Reform made a motion to silence his voice.

The restless officials were forced to quiet down again.

Zhang Xianyong looked at the emperor quietly, seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, so he said: "My lords, later on, I will turn this wheel, something unexpected will happen, my lords can stand a little farther away to avoid accidents."

There was another commotion among the ministers.

A minister looked at the emperor, ready to ask his innocence, but the emperor waved his hand, which meant to let them stand farther away, and the ministers had to stand farther away.

Seeing that he was almost ready, Zhang Xianyong immediately shook the electrified device.

There was a sound of "Boom...", a white light burst from the place where the gunpowder was poured, and there was a bang, and the gunpowder was ignited.

"what!……"

"Uh……"

"Oh……"

There was a lot of exclamation in the crowd, and they all showed incredible eyes.

"... Your Majesty, this..., Your Majesty, what is going on?" A minister asked in surprise.

The ministers all looked at the emperor. The ministers who understood already understood what the emperor was thinking. Except for the surprise on their faces, they were just anxious. Those who didn't understand thought it was fun anyway.

"Zhang Qing's family, tell me..." Yang Reformed.

"The minister leads the decree!" Zhang Xianyong said.

Zhang Xianyong had a look of radiance, mystery and pride on his face.

"Masters! My lords, the thing is like this. Pindao is participating in the research to understand the mystery of this electricity. Unexpectedly, the catastrophe of Anmin Factory happened in our dynasty. There were heavy casualties. I wonder if Pindao can't do anything for the dead and injured people. , I can’t do anything for the court, I feel deeply guilty, it can be said that I am suffering day and night, I can’t sleep at night, Pindao has always wanted to do something for the dead and injured people, and I have always wanted to do something for the court..." Zhang Xianyong began to say affectionately Tell me about your experience.

"...One day, the minister had a whim, since the spark of the flint can ignite the gunpowder on the flintlock gun and make the gunpowder ignite. How about igniting it? If electric sparks can ignite these things, I think there will be a new theory for some things..." Zhang Xianyong said flatly.However, he did not mention by name that there was a new theory about the explosion at Anmin Factory, but the meaning was already obvious. Electricity was the main culprit for igniting the gunpowder, so naturally it had nothing to do with man-made disasters.

Many ministers immediately recalled that the gunpowder was ignited by electricity?The electrification of the human body is definitely not new to God. Now there is a trend of playing with "electricity". The understanding of frictional electrification of the human body is definitely not a vacuum. It is common sense that the human body is prone to electrification in this dry season. ..., it is very clear what the emperor wanted to say..., everyone looked at the emperor in horror, and everyone looked at Zhang Xianyong in horror.

"This is impossible... Your Majesty, this is sophistry, this is evil talk, this is deception..." Chen Yuting immediately stood up and shouted loudly. He was really in a hurry. If such a big thing happened, he would give it to the emperor easily. If it is settled and no big fish is dealt with, then his president will be regarded as "interesting", and I am afraid that no one will take him seriously in the future.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but I believe in my own eyes. What I saw with my own eyes, how can it be false? If the Qing family doesn't believe it, you can do it yourself. If other things happen, then it's a different matter..." Yang Reform said faintly As the saying goes, science is science, science done by gods is also called science, science done by ignorant people is also called science, science does not distinguish between people, this is science.

"No, no, no, don't do it..." Chen Yuting flinched immediately. If he did it himself, the gunpowder would still be ignited. Doesn't that mean that the disaster at Anmin Factory was caused by electricity that was invisible and intangible before? Is the culprit?If that's the case, his work will be in vain.

"Which Qing family is willing to do it?" Seeing that Chen Yuting refused to do it, Yang Reform asked.

All the ministers were still surprised.The disaster at Anmin Factory has always been the focus of the ruling and opposition parties. Many people thought they would watch the emperor's jokes and planned to see how the emperor dealt with these matters. If the gunpowder is ignited and the responsibility is pushed to the electricity, then this good show will be nothing to watch.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try." The person who spoke was Sun Yuanhua.

Yang Reform and the officials were a little surprised. They didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua would be the first to appear.

Sun Yuanhua finished explaining his Dujiangyan, but he didn't leave. Instead, he watched Zhang Xianyong's hands-on experiments with the courtiers.He is a person who is very used to new things, and also a person who is very interested in new things. When he saw such a miraculous experiment, he was tempted immediately. Curiosity overcame everything, and he couldn't help but stand up and try it himself.

"Okay, Sun Qing's family, then you can try it yourself, pay attention to safety..." Yang Reform said.

"The minister leads the decree!" Sun Yuanhua said impatiently.After speaking, I started to do it. In fact, there is not much to do, just clean up the burnt gunpowder, then pour new gunpowder, and then turn the electrification equipment.

With a sound of "Boom...", everyone was startled again.

Sun Yuanhua stared at the scene of the explosion in a daze, and began to be lost in thought.

The results of this experiment were exactly the same as the last time, and the officials started to discuss again. Although they were very surprised and surprised by this matter, the same results twice in a row already explained the problem.

"Your Majesty, this is really miraculous. I didn't expect that electricity can have such a function. I think that if you bury mines on the road that the enemy must pass, and then use this kind of copper wire as a detonator, you can do it without knowing it." Before you know it, Your Majesty, just imagine, if you detonate a landmine with a radius of one mile at a time, what a spectacular method it is? It can instantly cause heavy casualties to the enemy, and even wipe out the entire army..." Sun Yuanhua is worthy of being a weapon expert, and for electric Practical, the first thing I thought of was weapons.

Yang Reform felt a little ashamed when he heard it. Could it be that the technology of electric detonation is about to be born?Is this a little too fast?Still static...

Not only Yang Reform was ashamed, but other ministers were also ashamed. They were not ashamed of any electric detonation technology, but ashamed of the singing and harmony performances of the imperial party, which was too conspicuous.Of course, they blamed the emperor wrongly this time. Yang Reform had no intention of letting Sun Yuanhua play the double reed at all. This was purely a coincidence.

"Sun Qing's family, let's talk about this issue later... Uh, does the Qing family want to try again?" Yang Reform said with shame.

Only then did Sun Yuanhua stop talking, and left the set of experimental equipment with some unfinished thoughts.

"Your Majesty, I think this is simply nonsense, it is simply nonsense, how is this possible, this is completely justifying the person responsible for the catastrophe..." A minister was so anxious that he came out to argue.

"Zhang Qing's family, what do you say about this?" Yang Reform lazily defended himself, and directly handed over the task to Zhang Xianyong himself.

"Your Majesty, I can't agree with this kind of words. I stand up and say this, not to excuse some people, but to cry out for the principles of heaven, but for people's lives... , to be honest, the ministers are familiar with the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the ministers of the Military Warfare Bureau, so how can we excuse them?" Zhang Xianyong immediately defended himself with righteous words, and his righteous words had reached the point where he could no longer be serious. .

This originally serious scene collapsed in an instant, and some ministers couldn't help laughing secretly.You, Zhang Xianyong, are indeed not familiar with the Minister of Industry and Fu Mingde, but you are a great imperial party, and those two people are also imperial parties, and you said that you have nothing to do. This is simply 300 taels of silver here. , still so serious...

"...Your Majesty!..." The minister just now was about to die of anger. Zhang Xianyong said solemnly that he had nothing to do with them, completely ignoring the fact that they were all emperors. The minister had nothing to do except to be angry. It's the imperial party, maybe these are ordered by the emperor himself.Although this is the truth, it cannot be said that, no matter how you say it, forming a party is a taboo. If you say this, it means accusing others of forming a party, and that will be the end of death.Now that the imperial court has managed to calm down, if the faction fights again, I am afraid it will be bloody again. Today's imperial party is obviously super large, and if there is a real faction struggle, I am afraid it will suffer even more.

"Hehehe..., facts speak louder than words, facts speak louder than words..." Yang Reform was also a little embarrassed, and repeatedly said two facts speak louder than words.

"...Your Majesty, yes, facts speak louder than words. The reason why I said this matter is definitely not to excuse someone, but because the Dao is like this, and the law of heaven is like this. If you bury the law of heaven in order to avoid suspicion, it is unacceptable. , Your Majesty, if I know this situation and don't reveal it, and let this discovery be buried, wouldn't the gunpowder magazine in the future still explode because it didn't know that it might be caused by electricity? Doesn't it mean that, The minister indirectly harmed the craftsmen of the gunpowder depot? The gunpowder depot is the sharp weapon of the country. If such a catastrophe happens without knowing it, isn’t it harming my Ming Dynasty? Is this what the ministers did? Therefore, Your Majesty, as soon as I came to this conclusion, I immediately reported it to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, human life is at stake, and we cannot delay for a moment..." Zhang Xianyong was not embarrassed by the previous people's ridicule, but became more serious and sincere. Get serious.

The officials who wanted to laugh at first, after hearing Zhang Xianyong's words, gradually put away the smile in their hearts, and began to think solemnly.What Zhang Xianyong said is indeed reasonable. If it is true that the explosion of the gunpowder magazine was caused by electricity, then it is true that a remedy should be done in time to avoid such a catastrophe from happening again. Over the past few years?There were so many casualties this time, it was indeed a matter of life and death, including my own, the big explosion in the year of the apocalypse and this big explosion killed more than one or two officials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that this should be paid attention to. Thinking about this disaster, more than [-] people were killed and injured, almost every family is in trouble. If you know the reason and pretend not to know, you will definitely be punished by God. Your Majesty, I think that we should confirm the authenticity of this matter as soon as possible, and then inform the gunpowder depot in the world to prevent this kind of thing from happening again... Besides, now that the large-scale use of troops outside the customs, the powder depot is really related to the country, and it must not be done again. There is a mistake,... this catastrophe has already spread to the battle outside the pass, Your Majesty... I think that this matter should be faced up to as soon as possible..." Yuan Chonghuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and analyzed the matter from the perspective of the Ministry of War up.

"Well, what the Qing family said makes sense. The accident in the gunpowder depot has indeed affected the battles outside the pass, and also affected the Beijing camp. The training of the new army will definitely affect our dynasty not only in the casualties of tens of thousands of people, but also in the loss of property. , if we don't face up to this problem, if this kind of thing happens again at a critical moment, I'm afraid I will suffer a big loss..., the country may be overthrown..., this time, thanks to the sufficient reserves in other places If it happens that the supply of gunpowder happens to be insufficient, and the Eastern Captive finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable..." Yang Reform said sternly.

After hearing this, the ministers put away their smiles and began to think seriously. Indeed, the issue of the gunpowder depot is definitely a big problem that cannot be ignored, and it is definitely not a big problem that can be avoided or turned a blind eye. If it is not good, big things will happen, and the country will be overthrown. This is definitely not a lie.

All the ministers began to seriously consider this matter.Chen Yuting also put away the small thoughts in his heart, and began to face up to the matter.Indeed, the catastrophe this time must not be simply regarded as a catastrophe; Zhang Xianyong stood up to excuse them, and it must not be simply regarded as an excuse for them.He really underestimated His Majesty and made things simple.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that this matter should be confirmed and verified as soon as possible, and that this kind of problem should not be repeated. The harm to my Ming Dynasty is too great... Your Majesty I think, since this matter was discovered by Zhang Zhenyong, Zhang Zhenren must have a way to prevent this kind of thing from happening again..." Han Yu also stood up and said, in addition to supporting this matter, he also threw the problem to Zhang Xianyong. If you find out, then you should think of a way to defend yourself.

"I want to report to Your Majesty, I think that Mr. Han Ge is right. Since Zhang Zhenren discovered this kind of thing, he should know the defensive measures and leave it to Zhang Zhenren to find a way to solve this matter. This matter is also a merit. There are countless things..." Immediately, ministers followed, asking Zhang Xianyong to find a way to defend against this matter.

Other ministers also heard something, and immediately followed up, asking Zhang Xianyong to find a way to prove and defend this matter.

Zhang Xianyong was a little anxious at first, but soon he calmed down. Why is there such a rush?Doesn't he have an emperor?Thinking that the emperor will definitely think of a solution for him, he is not as anxious as the emperor, seeing the emperor's face is not in a hurry, so why is he in a hurry?
"Really Zhang, what do you say?" Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter was also learned by chance. In addition to gunpowder that can be ignited by electric sparks, other alcohols and lamp oils can also be easily ignited by electricity. Your Majesty, I think that in addition to preventing gunpowder magazines from happening Such things, like alcohol storage, lamp oil storage, should also prevent such things from happening..." Zhang Xianyong draws inferences from one instance in a serious manner.

"Okay, it makes sense. Since all the Qing family said so, then the task of confirming this matter is left to Zhang Zhenren, and the way to prevent such harm is also left to Zhang Zhenren to think of a way. Do you have any objections?" ?” Yang Reform said along the way.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have no objection..." All the ministers said.

(End of this chapter)