novelraw Chapter 275
Chapter 275
The English envoy stayed in the capital for a month and discussed with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs many times on the interests of future exchanges between the two countries.
Nalan Xingde is not a person who knows how to do business, and he forcibly learned what bargaining is during this tempering.
The literati whose spiritual thoughts floated in the air before fell back to the ground and stepped on the ground.
In the past, it was an empty worry of worrying about the country and the people, but now it is full of enthusiasm.
Nalan Xingde still loves literature, and his collection of poems has never been reduced. Recently, his works have added a lot of life flavor. For example, this time, he expresses emotion in his poems: , I don't know the five tastes of life, and now I talk to foreign envoys to set the price of the country, even if I know it is indescribable.
He also mocked himself with a smile, saying that he has become a layman who "every time he takes advantage, he feels secretly refreshed".
However, he does not regret that he has become a layman, because "the people's livelihood is better, and the heart is happy together."
In the past, most of the people who appreciated Nalanxingde's poems were literati, and the heart-to-heart bond and profound communication between literati were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.Now, even ordinary people are familiar with it, and can recite two lines of his famous poems.
After sending off the English envoys, the emperor conferred an official post on Richard who they left behind.
Interestingly, although Robert Hooke did not serve in the imperial court, his status in the research institute was higher than that of Richard, and he received huge grants for his endless inventions. Experimental activities carried out are put on the agenda, which leads to the birth of more inventions.
The Richard who stayed in the Qing Dynasty will become the link between the Qing Dynasty and England, and his heart is still toward his homeland.
But Mr. Hook has become a "married daughter, splashed water", and the "maiden's family" has nothing to do with it.
Coupled with the cover of the crown prince, Robert Hooke was extremely satisfied with his life in the Qing Dynasty.
He was old, and occasionally in poor health, and he had a good doctor who treated him specially.
The cervical spine stiffness and dizziness caused by the experiment have all been treated well. He doesn't need to spend money, the institute pays for everything, and he is also paid a salary!
The addition of Robert Hooke has made the laboratory even more powerful. He is not only as simple as inventing microsurgery, but also the person who made the discovery of "force as elongation" and invented the microscope. He is essentially an excellent mechanic Home, proficient in mechanical manufacturing.
He came to the Qing Dynasty for a month, and he solved the problems that had plagued the research laboratory for a long time. He will reproduce half of the experiments in England again in the Qing Dynasty, and because he has enough financial support for scientific research, he invented the vacuum pump!
The appearance of the vacuum pump made the process technology of the Qing Dynasty develop by leaps and bounds, and all related experiments related to vacuum started from then on.
Whether it is papermaking, smelting, chemical invention, or even food, the invention of vacuum technology has penetrated into this country from all aspects.
From vacuum pumps to wheel-type barometers, air pumps, and other experimental products related to atmospheric pressure, he also brought them.
Robert Hooke possessed such a wealth of knowledge that he even restored the Ma Debao hemisphere experiment that caused a sensation in the Holy Roman Empire 36 years ago in the laboratory of the Qing Dynasty.
With the concept of atmospheric pressure, Daqing’s use of pressure pumps has entered a new level, and the problem of how to make water flow from low to high is also easily solved, and since then there has been air pressure water supply.
Perhaps due to the influence of the Qing Dynasty's emphasis on agriculture, these inventions were the first to be combined with the country's agriculture. Robert Hooke didn't care about agriculture, and it was fine for the Qing Dynasty to use their brains to combine these inventions with reality.
Since the original invention was made by Hooker, other craftsmen in the research institute would respectfully call him Mr. Hooker when they saw him. Every time they made a new improved invention, they would wear Hooker’s name and blow a rainbow fart to the original author. And these are exactly what Hooker, who was treated unfairly in the past, needs most.
Affirmation and praise are the driving force for him to continue to study and improve. When he came to Daqing, he only needs to continue his own ideas and complete his favorite experiments without thinking about other right and wrong, and he can achieve success and even go down in history!
All the court ladies and eunuchs who tended flowers and plants in the imperial garden were overjoyed to get a new tool "pressure watering can". You only need to pump air on the pole on the top a few times with your hand, and the water in the kettle can be airtight. Sprayed out densely, it works great.
The little people cheerfully praised the ingenuity of the research institute's invention in private, but they didn't know that outside, the agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishery of the Qing Dynasty ushered in great changes. Mechanized too much.
This kind of change is like gentle wind and light rain, moistening things silently. Farmers only feel that using new tools is more convenient and less labor-saving. Farm work that originally required three people to do can now be done by one person.In this way, the other two people can do other work, whether it is weaving or going to work in the city, the source of income for the family immediately increases.
All applications for reports on agricultural inventions in the research institute will be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, where Yinzhen is currently working.
Yinfeng negotiated with him and asked him to stay here to prepare for the land reform after the war. Yinzhen stayed in this position, and all the applications from these research inventions caught his eye.
The people below said: Farmers are generally divided into multiple periods of farming. At the end of winter every year, farmers start to plow the land, loosen the soil, and cultivate seedlings. In spring, they transplant rice seedlings. The busy farming during autumn harvest is the end of the whole family. in a hurry.
Therefore, the Institute has set up several projects to speed up the working efficiency of farmers to harvest rice in various periods.
Examples include improved plows to speed up soil loosening, improved design of irrigation and drainage systems, and the creation of harvesting machinery.Whenever it is necessary to dry and shell the rice to make rice with a pestle and mortar, it is extremely laborious. If mechanized improvement and creation can be carried out, the pressure on the people's busy farming will also be relieved.
Yinzhen sat in front of his desk and worked: Well, this one is approved, that one is also good, approved!
This one is also good, approved...
Although this is a huge cost, it is necessary to study it. If you can really make a real thing, it will definitely be a great achievement, and it is also approved...
When he came back to his senses, among the pile of documents in front of him, most of them were approved, while there were very few that were not approved on the other side.
"Fourth elder brother," the left servant of the Ministry of Agriculture said helplessly: "This amount is too much, and it exceeds the budget given by the Finance Department. All of the things you approved may be returned."
The servant on the right smiled and said, "Why don't you choose the most urgent and most useful ones first?"
Yinzhen fell into a long silence. He opened the documents he had previously approved again, screened out a batch, and reluctantly removed a few more.
"Can't it be less? There are too many projects established."
Yinzhen raised his eyes and looked at him with calm eyes: "Why don't Master Fucha make the choice and select another batch?"
Fucha Kaiyinbu: If I could make a choice, I wouldn't leave the problem to you.
Yinzhen tentatively asked, "Can't the finance department approve more?"
Kaiyin preached: "The Ministry of Finance has given the Institute the maximum allocation, any more will exceed the quota."
It's not that it can't exceed, the main reason is that the treasury balance of payments, more peaceful and stable development, can have the confidence to resist accidents.
The amount of appropriation is not determined by one person, but the most suitable result drawn up by the courtiers.
Moreover, the inventions of the scientific research institute are uninterrupted, and there are always surprises. Even Chen Tingjing, who is sitting in the position of Minister of the Finance Department, is refreshed when he signs the funding for the research institute. The support the research institute has received is enough .
"Fourth elder brother, there are still many big projects waiting to be allocated by the Ministry of Industry! You mentioned that you want to increase the allocation, and the sixth elder brother will probably learn from you."
Kaiyinbu said in a low voice: "The Ministry of Industry will build reservoirs, build bridges, carry out urban sewage drainage, farmland water conservancy, and survey and design. They must also be submitted to them when the time comes. Don't offend them easily!"
Yinzhen can be regarded as understanding what entanglement is. There are too many good things, and he is also very embarrassed, and he is also very helpless!
Now I understand why the prince tried his best to increase income for the treasury.
He felt a little regretful. In a short period of time, most of the money and food in the national treasury still had to be supplied to the war. If it was not for the recovery of the Western Regions, these projects would have been implemented long ago.
Therefore, after all, the problem with Galdan still needs to be resolved, so that the Qing Dynasty can usher in a great opportunity for civil development, and various measures can be realized one by one.
Yinzhen took a deep breath. The troubles of the Junggar Khan tribe continued until his death. After Galdan's death, Khan Ama temporarily reached a truce and reconciliation with the Western Regions.His descendant, Ce Ling, went to war again, and Yinzhen left the chance of finally cleaning up to his successor Hongli, but he didn't know what happened afterwards. Could Hongli completely recover the Western Regions?
As for the news after that, I'm afraid I can only ask Shisi, who has done things in the army.
After being poked at the sore by Fourteen, Yinzhen didn't really want to see Fourteen since he laughed at his heir Hongli for corrupting the treasury.
Yinzhen also wanted to regain the Western Regions earlier, so don't delay it for too long like the previous Khan Ama, and finally let it go due to the internal affairs of the country.
He stayed at the Ministry of Agriculture until dusk, and when the rest of the officials got off work, he finally made up his mind to seek Yinfeng's help.
Yinfeng was surprised and said: "You want to go to the fourteen sets of words alone?"
Yinzhen nodded and explained: "Fourteen has a deep relationship with me, most of them are malicious. If I come forward, I can't tell whether what he said is true or not."
On the contrary, this is not the case for the prince. There is a huge age difference between the prince and the fourteenth, and there is almost no friction.
"In your last life, you spent all your energy on confronting the boss, but Fourteen didn't feel bad for you. In addition, in this life, he has devoted himself to becoming Princess, and has lost hope of inheriting the throne."
"I understand the truth, but I don't know him," Yinfeng said helplessly, "I have no impression of him in my mind, so how can I dig out the secret from his mouth in a familiar way?"
Yinzhen: "I'm just telling you the person who is most likely to know the situation in the west. After all, Shisi once led the army as the commander of the Western Expedition. When the Junggar Khan attacked Tibet, he was the one who went to save Tibet and drive Zhun. He personally attacked Junggar. The leader of the Khan tribe, Cewang Alabutan. As the commander-in-chief, he commanded the Western Regions, Gansu, Qinghai and other Eight Banners, and the Green Camp (1), and he is a well-deserved general king."
Yinfeng: "..."
Yinzhen was taken aback by his twinkling eyes, and took a step back: "You, what are you doing?"
"Gu didn't expect the fourteenth brother, even, it's the ninth younger sister who is so powerful!"
As the commander-in-chief of the three provinces, the military power he holds is not much more than that of the current Lu Dehong. Isn't that powerful?
Before, he felt that the younger brothers were too immature and needed to be cultivated and sharpened. Now Yinzhen pointed out a new candidate for him, a big golden donkey!
Although that big donkey, she is only one year old.
Yinfeng rubbed his chin: "It's just that Jiumei is now with the concubine Defei, what reason can she go to Yonghe Palace alone so that people won't be suspicious?"
Yinzhen: "How about, on the grounds of leading the craftsmen to improve the construction of the palace, first ask Khan Ama if he has introduced running water into the palaces?"
The trouble is that it is a little more troublesome, but the introduction of running water to improve the life of the palaces is paid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is more convenient to clean the life. Khan Ama will not refuse to improve the living conditions of the palace.
After all, this is only a small part of the burden of the Ministry of Internal Affairs compared to building a palace.
Once you have the opportunity to enter the Yonghe Palace, it seems that it is not difficult to find an opportunity to meet Jiumei face to face for a while.
With Yinzuo helping to attract Concubine De's attention, Yinzhen offered to take care of Wen Shi himself, and Wen Xian was studying in the study, wouldn't the prince be able to contact Wen Shi alone?
Before the one-year-old Fourteen could react, he felt that the palace people around him suddenly disappeared.
He frowned, feeling something was wrong, and saw the fourth child coming head-on, and his chubby little face turned black immediately.
Princess Yinzhen bared her teeth, her eight teeth were neat like grains of rice, and she sprayed fiercely at him: "Believe it or not, if I yell here and say that you bully me, Erniang will definitely rush in." scold you."
After spraying, I subconsciously touched my mouth with the handkerchief around my neck to prevent the embarrassment of saliva from flowing down.
Yinzhen didn't answer, but turned sideways, revealing the person behind him.
On the prince's autumn-colored uniform, there is a noble panlong jade hanging on it. The five-clawed golden dragon with its fangs and claws is just like the one used by the emperor.With a startled glance, the young prince's face is elegant and handsome, with a faint and distant temperament, like an exiled immortal who does not eat the grains of the world.
The crown prince saw Yinzhen looking at him, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and his smile was as gentle as jade, like the first melting snow, which made people's eyes shine.
Yinzhen stared at him blankly, his mind went blank, and only one sentence echoed: What is this fourth child doing, how did you attract the prince here? !
The author has something to say: Notes:
Ma Debao's hemispheric experiment: recorded in physics books, proved the existence of atmospheric pressure.
Hooke invented a variety of instruments such as universal joints, air pumps, balance wheels controlled by springs, and wheel-shaped barometers.
Note (1) about Yinzhen leading the army is taken from Baidu ↓
In the spring of the 57th year of Kangxi (1718), the leader of the Junggar tribe, Tsewang Allah Butan, sent troops to attack Tibet, and Lazang Khan asked the Qing Dynasty Central Committee to send troops to rescue.In October, Yinti was appointed as the general of Fuyuan and led the army to Qinghai. He crusaded against Cewang al-Abutan, named him the king of the general, and set off with the standard of the emperor's personal conquest, "using the banner of the Zhenghuang flag, according to the style of the king's banner."In December, when Yinti’s commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition set off, Kangxi held a grand farewell ceremony for him. , Beizi, and ministers of the second rank and above all gathered outside the Meridian Gate. The general Yinzhen knelt to accept the imperial seal, thanked him and saluted, followed the imperial seal and left the Meridian Gate. Go. All the kings, Baylor, Beizi, Gong, etc., and ministers above the second rank are all sent to the private soldiers. The general Yinzhen bowed his head at the palace and bowed his head, and marched in full force."
When Yinti was on the expedition, Emperor Kangxi issued an order to the prince of Mongolia in Qinghai, saying: "The general is my prince. He is indeed a good general. He leads the army. He knows that he has the ability to lead troops, so he is in charge of the important task of life and death. You or military affairs , or matters large or small, you should follow the instructions of the general king. If you can sincerely work hard, it is no different from my face-to-face instruction. You should only be in harmony, with one body and mind, and work hard.” It can be seen from this that Yinti was in Kangxi. The status of the emperor is very high.
In March of the 58th year of Kangxi (1719), Yinti arrived in Xining and began to command operations.He commanded the Eight Banners and Green Battalions stationed in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and other provinces, claiming to have more than [-] troops, but the actual strength was more than [-].Yinti's general is a comprehensive management position, participating in military decision-making and command, army dispatching, personnel deployment, recommending and appointing generals, guaranteeing logistics, collecting intelligence, calming and stabilizing the army, motivating troops, adjusting internal and external conflicts, and win over the Dalai Lama, Qinghai The various ministries and other ethnic minorities persuaded the various ministries in Qinghai to send troops to escort the Dalai Lama and so on.It can be said that the affairs faced are intricate and require a strong comprehensive ability.After everything was ready, Yinti commanded General Yanxin of Pingni to march from Qinghai and General Ge Erbi of Dingxi to march from Sichuan and Yunnan to Tibet.In August, Geerbi led his troops to Lhasa.In September, Yinti ordered Yanxin to send the new Dalai Lama to Tibet, and held a solemn enthronement ceremony in Lhasa.So far, the Tibetan rebellion instigated by Tsewang Alabutan was completely put down, and Yinti became famous far and wide.Kangxi ordered a monument to be erected to commemorate it, and he ordered the clan and Fuguo Gong Alanbu to draft an imperial inscription.After Yongzheng ascended the throne, the inscription did not praise his father, but "only called the great general Yin Yu Gongde", so he ordered the inscription to be destroyed and the inscription to be rewritten.