My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 55: Lao Zhu, You Are Really Cruel
"This painting you're talking about was given to me by a friend. I thought it was pretty good, so I framed it and hung it in my shop to decorate it."

Li Han actually spoke the truth.

However, when Li Tianming heard these words, their meaning changed completely.

What do you mean the painting is okay? If I hadn't studied history, I would have thought this painting was an authentic one!
You even use it to decorate your house. You are really using gold bars as wooden bars!
Also, what kind of friend is that of yours? You can give such a precious painting to me just like that. Even if your family is rich, you can’t treat it like that, right?

Li Tianming looked like a pearl covered in dust, and he was very angry in his heart.

But it seems that Li Momo is absolutely right. Li Han, this guy, has a complicated background.

It was just an ordinary antique shop, but the treasures inside were so precious that they could be used as paintings passed down from generation to generation. He used them to decorate the storefront...

Could it be that this is the true portrayal of a great hermit hiding in the city?

At this moment, Li Tianming no longer had the same mentality as when he came here. He wanted to expose the conspiracy and stop the evil plot. He wanted his little thoughts not to be seen by others.

I didn't want to stay any longer. If Li Momo knew that I came here without permission to pick a fight with Li Han, wouldn't she bombard me with insults?

Before leaving, Li Tianming bought the small-leaf red sandalwood screen. Apart from anything else, this small screen was really exquisitely made and so adorable!

Another deal was made and Li Han was in a good mood. As a wealthy man, it was normal for him to have a little eccentricity. As long as he spent money to buy things, he would be a good customer.

After hanging the painting, Li Han returned to the inner hall, took out the letter and began to read it.

I wonder what Lao Zhu would think after watching the video of Modern Warfare?
As he watched, he laughed out loud. Zhu Yuanzhang actually complained about Xu Da wearing glasses?

If you think about it carefully, Xu Da was the greatest hero of the Ming Dynasty, so he must have been a brave man. But I really don't know what he would look like with glasses.

I continued reading and thought, wow, Mr. Lou Ying is thinking of taking me as his disciple?
The old man is really persistent. However, if he wasn't so obsessed, he probably wouldn't have spent his entire life writing "Compendium of Medicine".

Lou Ying also wants to study bacteria and viruses, which is difficult.

Li Han thought carefully, how about buying a microscope and sending it to Lou Ying?
Ordinary optical microscopes cannot observe viruses, but bacterial cells can be observed with ease.

Well, that’s a good idea, let’s do it later!
However, a microscope alone is not enough. If you want to understand bacteria and viruses, you also need corresponding introductory teaching materials.

I also have to prepare basic biology textbooks for Doctor Lou. Judging from the knowledge of the people in the Ming Dynasty, the textbooks used in school are definitely not enough. It seems that I have to find information online and compile them myself.

However, this knowledge and technology is truly epoch-making. Lao Zhu must be reminded that this knowledge and the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" must not be passed on to others!
Especially when foreign countries came to pay tribute, the Ming Dynasty would reward them out of joy. This kind of thing of saving face and suffering in return must never be done again.

Especially among these foreign countries, there is one called Goryeo...

If a few hundred years later, some Korean professor comes out and says that they discovered bacteria, they would be screwed.

I think Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet given Goryeo the title of a country at that time, so it is not too late to remind them now.

Throughout history, have there been few technologies that have flowed out of China?

Not to mention anything else, the knowledge and technology that flowed out of the Ming Dynasty alone, including mathematics, medicine, astronomy and geography, iron smelting, sugar making, printing, etc., are too numerous to mention.

And among those countries that have taken advantage, is there any one that will truly thank China?
not a single one!

China should stop being the good guy that gets taken advantage of.

Thinking that with the development of Ming Dynasty's production technology, more and more advanced technologies will be sent over, how to prevent the outflow of technology becomes a major issue that must be considered.

Should we prepare a bill for the Ming Dynasty to restrict/prohibit the export of sensitive products/technologies?
The more I think about it, the more I feel that these ideas have a sense of déjà vu.
Li Han touched his head and slapped his thigh. Wow, isn’t this the Ming Dynasty version of a courtyard with a high wall?

However, saying that the courtyard is surrounded by high walls is a bit petty and seems to lack vision. These technologies and knowledge are time-spanning and should be used to build a fortress and hot springs.

In the 14th century, the only country in the world that could achieve a technological leap forward was the Ming Dynasty. The Pacific Ocean is huge, but it can only accommodate one Ming Dynasty, right?

When Li Han saw Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of modern warfare, his smile stopped. Old Zhu could understand that modern weapons and equipment were developed after the Industrial Revolution.

It is not easy to realize this.

However, his understanding of the Industrial Revolution was obviously a little off and needed to be corrected.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned the population issue based on realistic considerations.

After industrial development, it will inevitably absorb a large number of labor forces, leading to a decrease in the farming population.

According to Zhu's logic, if there are fewer people farming, there will be less food. If there is less food, everyone will starve, and if they are hungry, they will rebel.

Very simple logic can also form a self-consistent closed loop.

How does China solve the food problem in the 21st century?
Of course, my neighbor stores grain and I store guns, so my neighbor’s house is my granary.

China's strength is one thing, but if food shortages really come to a head, I'm afraid the whole of Southeast Asia will tremble and rush to sell food to China.

Just think about it, if a country with the world's second most powerful military and the most powerful industry really encounters a food crisis, all Southeast Asian countries will be scared awake from their dreams.

But this kind of thing is impossible to happen. On the one hand, the country imports large quantities, and of course the most important thing is that its own production is actually quite high.

Agricultural scientists, represented by the agricultural god Yuan Lao, devoted their lives to solving the problem of food for the Chinese people and worked until their death.

Only with food and guns can you be invincible.

Therefore, increasing the yield of grain crops is the fundamental way to solve the problem.

It seems that we have to find a way to increase Ming Dynasty's grain production. However, seed selection is a big problem, and I need to study it carefully.

When Li Han saw that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted him to give him a gun, he couldn't help laughing anymore.

Old Zhu, Old Zhu, your idea is really cruel!
Where can I, Old Li, get that thing for you?
China is a land of peace and prosperity. Who among good people would bother with that kind of thing?

However, when it comes to the development of muskets, Li Han's brain becomes active.

The thing used by the Ming Dynasty now is called a fire gun, and later it was the matchlock gun. After iterations, Europeans developed the flintlock gun, and then evolved from muzzle-loading ammunition to breech-loading ammunition, which greatly simplified the difficulty and operating steps of shooting.

Later, with the advancement of forging technology, it became possible to produce one-piece ammunition, and the Americans developed the Springfield M1873 trapdoor rifle.

Later, it was the romance of men, pulling the big bolt!

Speaking of pulling the bolt, he wanted to get a few Type 98Ks for Zhu Yuanzhang, but...

With the level of the Ming Dynasty, given the technology and drawings, it would not be a problem to make bolt-action parts. As for the rifling, it could be produced by training skilled craftsmen, but the problem of bullets could not be solved.

The Ming Dynasty did not have stamping technology and could not produce one-piece bullets, not to mention that propellant and primer were also a big problem.

The worst thing is that buying this thing is too obvious!
If I give Lao Zhu a 98K, I'm afraid I'll have to stay in jail until I'm .

What about antiques?
A sudden inspiration came to Li Han's mind. He missed a key invention!

Dresser M1841 needle-fired rifle, the world's first bolt-action rifle!
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