novelraw Chapter 350
Chapter 350
The prince took the steward of the Ministry of Industry and several clever craftsmen to the waterside mill house in Huangzhuang to watch the water mill pound rice.The working principle of the water pestle pounding rice is very simple, that is, the water flow drives the water wheel to rotate, and the vertical force is converted into a horizontal force. At the same time as the rice is pounded, the rotation of the gear is also used to drive the operation of the stone mill.
It is simple to say, but the structure of the water reel is actually very complicated.A few skilled craftsmen, under the explanation of the carpenter who can make water scorpions, quickly thought that the water scorpion can be used in the workshop, and understood the intention of the prince to bring them here.
Looking at the eyes of the craftsmen, you can tell that they have more or less understood what they mean.The prince said to these people in a persuasive and encouraging way: "If you can use water power to punch out the gun barrel like a water hammer repeatedly pounding rice, it will replace the previous manual tapping to create a gun barrel pattern. Not only is it fast, but also because the water power is even, It is also easy to produce a uniform barrel. It is easier to forge iron and use water power than manpower."
A smart person knows everything.Several craftsmen and carpenters got together, pondered for a while, and soon came up with a general idea of how to use water power to replace labor.
"His Royal Highness, do you want to move the workshop to the waterside?" These craftsmen also knew that His Royal Highness did not object to their questions after getting in touch with the Crown Prince a lot.
"The part that needs to use water power is still convenient to move here. This is Huangzhuang, and the people who move here will have no worse food and accommodation than those in the city. Guhui will come to see it often."
The prince guided the thinking to the point, leaving the specific details to professional people to ponder over.In many cases, things that are not much beyond the times are just a little bit of guidance in the right direction.
The prince left Liufu and asked Liufu to pass on the message to the manager of Huangzhuang, asking him to prepare the house and so on according to the needs of the workshop.He has to go back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation as soon as possible, the saint has piled up all the work of critiquing the papers on his head.Since he was going to the Ministry of Industry to supervise the imitation rifle/rifle, the sage allowed him to allocate his own time. Some of the non-important and urgent papers could be read after dinner, but they were never allowed to be delayed overnight.
The prince returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and reviewed the papers under the eyes of the sage.In the past, when the sage was grading papers, he would often drink tea, type scores, or even read irrelevant books for entertainment.After he cleaned up the House of Internal Affairs, the sage gave him a place at the head of the imperial case.He approves one, and the saint reads one.Sometimes a sage explains it to him after he has read it.From a report on the spring drought, it can be extended to talk about the composition and background of local officials, the credibility of the spring drought, customs and so on.
Every time the prince listened to it, he deeply admired the sage. Not to mention all the state capitals and counties, in the sage's heart, those above the middle level are basically clear and familiar.As for some lower-level counties that are particularly impoverished, the sage paid more attention.
"Chengxian, you need to pay more attention to these impoverished counties and counties in the future. You can see that in the past dynasties, once natural disasters occurred, they started from these places and started chaos. Once the spread of refugees cannot be effectively curbed, the It will quickly rot out of the state capital. How many dynasties are planted in these poor places where they are usually not eye-catching, and when natural disasters occur, refugees will come out one after another, and when they flee, they will destroy the foundation of the ancestors."
"Yes, I will always remember my father's teaching." There are times like this every day.The one-on-one teaching quickly made the prince understand how to think, how to balance, and how to deal with special situations in a timely manner when standing at a high place.
"Father, my son thinks, for these places, the best way to deal with it is to think of a way to let the people have surplus food. Just look at the sky and plant the land, and they will be able to eat in good times. There is no surplus food reserve. After some natural disasters, after selling their children and daughters, they will sell their houses and fields, and become refugees.”
The saint nodded, "My only wish is that no matter what kind of natural disasters occur in the world, there will be no refugees caused by famine."
"Father, my son has read "Exotic Mountains and Seas". Father, do you still remember that book?" The prince saw that the saint gave a reaction of remembering, and then said: "The book said that going south, you can travel all year round. It is very hot, there is no winter, and the rice is more powerful than the second crop in Qiongzhou Prefecture, and it can be cropped three times a year. If we can send people to find such a place, we will not be afraid of possible natural disasters in the northwest and southwest."
"I'm afraid that when people go to those places, they don't want to come back."
"Father, let's open up the territory, set up a county government, and expand the area under the jurisdiction of the court."
Not long ago, the sage thought that the prince had a stable and conservative nature, and he pinned his hopes on the grandson of the emperor.But the crown prince's words almost overthrew the saint's self-confidence accumulated over decades.
How long has it been since the prince took charge of the government:
The maternity hospital launched by the prince last year has received obvious results in Gyeonggi.The number of women who died in childbirth has decreased, and the number of women with dystocia and the number of mothers and children who are safe has increased several times.However, the imperial court invested only in the initial training of stable women and medical women. All women who went to the maternity hospital to give birth were free of charge, and then paid for by work.It also provides free diagnosis and treatment and medicinal materials for children under one year old.The silver was all donated by the Royal Charity Association of the Queen Mother and the Crown Princess.
The sage heard that the prince put half of the money collected from the donation into the Thirteen Banks, and some into the Silk Embroidery Workshop, and the profits were used for the expenses of the maternity hospital.
In time, if maternity hospitals operating in this way can be spread throughout the world, the population will surely increase.
As for the proposal that children in the prefectures, counties and counties need to be literate and read, the cabinet passed the proposal on the same day, and also formulated corresponding measures to be distributed.
As for the artisan workshop of the Ministry of Industry, I heard that the imitation of firearms is progressing very smoothly.
Then look at the tacit understanding between the husband and wife when the prince cleans up the corrupt officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs...
Now it's time to break new ground!
The saint decided to take a closer look at his own son.
——Look at his education to his younger brothers: You are lenient — bullying the fourth prince once, kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet for an hour every day, copying a hundred times of respect for brothers and friends, lasting for a hundred days.There is also strictness—the crown prince sent people to supervise them every day, and he must go to the Fengxian Hall to kneel, and he also accepted the brothers and friends who copied them.
The sage himself thought this punishment was light at first.
But later, seeing the report from the Eastern Palace News, the number of times the third, fifth, sixth, and seventh princes, these four princes, had their fingerprints, admitted, and bullied the fourth prince one by one, the saint was worried for them.Worried that when they are in their tens, their sons will be older than they are now, and they may not be able to complete these punishments, so what should they do!
Speaking of which, the second prince was a little bit better, he only kicked the fourth prince once, and he was punished for a hundred days.But the second prince, how old is he?Anyone who gets married earlier should be a father.Just to let the younger brother of his own compatriots kick him to his heart's content, he kicked down his innocent brother.This character... Being punished like this, let alone the saint himself, never had the idea of letting the second prince succeed him.Even if Concubine Hui is still alive, seeing the second prince being punished for this, she should have no face fighting for the second prince.
Every time the sage thinks about those sons who kneel in front of the Fengxian Hall on time every day, he will feel his face burn slightly.He even felt that the prince's punishment for not saving face to his younger brothers seemed to be punishing himself as a father for dereliction of duty, and also punishing himself for being unkind to his father.
He had to think about it again, how many things surprised him under the prince's gentle and courteous, courteous surface.If the sage knew that there was a special word for this kind of behavior in later generations - black sesame glutinous rice balls, he would definitely stick this word on the crown prince's forehead.
——Abolishing five brothers who might compete for the throne at once is dark enough and ruthless.On the other hand, he is also innocent and a good person.
The saint was engrossed in his thoughts, but the prince did not dare to slack off in the slightest.After grading the papers, he greeted Wei Jiu and exchanged white water for the sage.Then take another piece of paper and write down what the sage explained.
"Father, it's getting late, so don't drink tea." The prince explained to the saint.
"Okay." The saint responded subconsciously, took the teacup Wei Jiu handed over, and took a sip before realizing that it was white water.When I came back to my senses, I thought about myself and said well, smiled, and drank a few more sips.
The sage glanced at his son, and was quite relieved to see that the prince was memorizing what he had just said.When the prince finished writing and put down his pen, he saw the sage reviewing the papers he had just approved.
The prince was drawing a picture on the side, a simple line drawing of a mortar.The prince finished the painting, looked left and right, thought about it, it was probably like this, call it a day.
It's been a hard day, it's time to go back to the East Palace to hug the little suckling pig.
"Chengxian, what are you painting?"
"It's a small cannon. It can be carried by a person or put on a horse. If it's bigger, it can be pulled by a carriage. Unlike the red cannon, it's inconvenient to move."
The sage heard that it could be carried by a human, so he guessed that this thing should not be heavy.
"How much does it weigh? How far can it hit? What's the range?"
"It is expected to weigh about fifty catties, and I hope it can reach a thousand feet, and the range is three to five feet. As for whether it can be achieved, it depends on whether the refined steel for casting cannons can be trained. Now it is just an idea, it is on paper. thing."
When the sage heard this, his eyes immediately lit up with eager desire. It would be great if there was such a thing when conquering the northwest.
"How long will it take to make it?" the sage asked eagerly.
"Father, this is just an idea of the son. It has not been discussed with the craftsmen yet."
The saint looked at the paper carefully, he didn't doubt the prince's idea, he just wanted to see the real thing as soon as possible.
"Father, this round chassis can bear the recoil generated by the shells in a balanced manner, or directly share them with the ground. The front bracket can be adjusted to determine whether it is a long-distance flat shot or a close-up projectile. This The trigger, after being moved down, can fire shells. If the shells explode/bomb, they should be able to cause damage to the enemy cavalry. The solid iron eggs can also be used repeatedly."
The prince introduced the most basic things of the mortar to the saint.
"It's the ignition inside. How is it the best? I have to wait for Dai Zi to study it. My son also saw him imitate the rifle/rifle and thought of making this."
"Okay, let Dai Zi study it carefully. If he imitates the rifle/rifle, I will pardon his crimes for you. Make this one, give him a fifth-rank chief of the Ministry of Industry, and make him a hereditary Yunqi Captain "
The crown prince thanked the saint for Dai Zi, and promised the saint that he would step up the research and manufacture of mortars by the Ministry of Industry.