Daming Military Empire

Chapter 704 Shenzhou Paradise (finale)

After setting up the crown prince, rewarding the officials, and arranging the defense, Zhu Cijiong felt relieved. He could finally calm down and enjoy the life of being an emperor.

Of course, enjoying life does not mean ignoring state affairs. He still has to consider many things, but the time is not so urgent, and everything can be done slowly.

In the 19th year of Chongzheng, he spent most of his energy on the harem.

Uh, well, in fact, he is mainly resting, and while resting, he will educate his children, for example, teaching the prince Zhu Heyu how to govern the country.

After 20 years of Chongzheng, after a year of rest, Zhu Cijiong began to pay attention to the development of the North American colonies.

First of all, he ordered Lu Xiangsheng to start negotiations with the Indian tribes to divide the territories and divide the territories of the Indian tribes, the colonies directly under the Ming Dynasty, and the fiefdoms of various titles.

Then, he ordered the Ministry of War to speed up the recruitment, organize the remaining hundreds of thousands of guards as soon as possible, and send them to North America to complete the garrison of the entire colony;
Then, he made an order to recruit immigrants from the mainland of Ming Dynasty and the vassal states, and move them to the North American continent for comprehensive development there;
In the end, he also united Spain and Portugal to dig through the Panama Canal, connecting the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, making the traffic between the East and the West more convenient.

In the 21st year of Chongzheng, he ordered the Ministry of War to start counting the household registrations of regular legions and garrison guards, and began to adjust the garrison guards.

Among them, the families of the Qin Army, the First Army Corps, the Second Army Corps, the Third Army Corps, the Fourth Army Corps, the Dongjiang Army and the Dingliao Army all moved to the Siberian Plain;

In addition, the families of officers and soldiers of the Guanning Army, Liaodong Army, Shaanxi Reserve Corps, Shanxi Reserve Corps, and Henan Reserve Corps moved to the Siberian Plateau as much as possible;

In addition, the family members of the First Army of the Expeditionary Army, the Second Army of the Expeditionary Army, the Jiangnan Reserve Army, the Guangnan Reserve Army, and the Yunnan Reserve Army moved to the provinces of South Asia as much as possible;
In addition, the families of the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army and the Zhongyong Army moved to the North American colonies as much as possible;
In addition, the families of the soldiers of the First Legion of the Imperial Guard and the Second Legion of the Imperial Guard moved to the provinces near the capital as much as possible.

He did this mainly to make it easier for the soldiers of these legions to go home to visit their relatives in turn. After all, these legions will basically be stationed in these places in the future. If they can't see their family members for a few years or even ten years, it's no wonder they can stay at ease.

In the 22nd year of Chongzheng, he began to recall various technologies and products of later generations, and personally compiled a book "The Road to Science and Technology Development" as a guide for the future development of science and technology in Ming Dynasty.

Among them, there are airplanes, mobile phones, TVs, computers, washing machines, and rice cookers, etc., as long as he can think of it, write it all in.

Of course, he is not omnipotent. It is impossible for him to understand the principles of these things. He can only write what he knows. Take a detour.

In the 23rd year of Chongzheng, he organized the establishment of the Daming Academy of Sciences, Zhu Guogong Xu Guangqi was the honorary president, Ji Guogong, the deputy prime minister of the cabinet, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry Bi Maokang were the presidents.

Daming began to gather elites in various fields to discuss various new things described in "The Road to Scientific and Technological Development", establish projects, designate responsible persons, and start research.

Zhu Cijiong believes that they can be done in the end, because these are things that will be successful in later generations, but at this time, I don't know if it will take decades or hundreds of years.

In the 24th year of Chongzheng, under his full promotion, the first generation of automobile engine was developed.

This engine uses gasoline instead of steam to drive multiple pistons to provide power output and more powerful power;
This engine greatly reduces the weight of the power unit, and also greatly reduces the volume of the power unit;

This engine greatly reduces the manufacturing cost and operation difficulty of the car, making it possible for the car to enter thousands of households.

In the same year, the first portable car came out. Although this car only had a load of about [-] catties, it could only carry two to three people, and its speed was only about [-] kilometers per hour, which was far from being comparable to the cars of later generations.

However, after all, the real thing has already been made, and it is much easier to develop on this basis.

In the 25th year of Chongzheng, Wang Zheng led the development of a new type of steam turbine, which was more powerful than a steam engine and operated faster, which doubled the speed of the ship and doubled the economic and military strength of Ming Dynasty.

In the 26th year of Chongzheng, the development of the wired telephone project presided over by Xu Fuyuan was completed. Since then, Ming Dynasty has entered the era of instant communication, and the transmission of various information has become more convenient and faster. behind.

In the 27th year of Chongzheng, the first Global Calligraphy and Painting Competition was held in the capital of Daming. Calligraphers and painters from all over the world participated enthusiastically. Chinese characters and ink landscape paintings once again set off a wave of enthusiasm in the world, and Chinese became the second language of most countries in the world.

In the 28th year of Chongzheng, the 16-year-old prince Zhu Hedi succeeded to the throne and changed the Yuan to Pinghe.

Peace, which means Zhongzheng peace, Zhu Cijiong hopes that his son can follow the rules, follow the footsteps left by himself, and continue to develop, so that the Ming Empire will become more and more prosperous.

This year, Zhu Cijiong was only in his 30s. The reason why he passed the throne to his son so early was not because he was tired, nor was it because he was tired. Can it continue to develop steadily.

If not, he can make corresponding adjustments.

After Zhu Heyu succeeded to the throne, he only continued to observe in the capital for a year. After that, he took the empress dowagers, empresses, imperial concubines, all concubines and children, as well as Xin Wang Zhu Youjian's family, and all the family members of Ming Dynasty. The rest of the royal family rushed to Dongsheng Shenzhou together.

After arriving in Dongsheng Shenzhou, he started another enfeoffment, but this time, it was for the royal family.

It turned out that the titles of the remaining royal family members have not changed, but their territories have doubled, and most of them are concentrated in the abbot city in the southwest corner, which is the vicinity of Perth in later generations.

As for the trustworthy king Zhu Youjian, Zhu Cijiong directly entrusted him with a large area of ​​land near Yingzhou City, which is later known as Melbourne, so that he can take care of his old age there.

As for himself, he brought the two empress dowagers, queens, imperial concubines, all concubines and children to live in Penglai City, which is near Sydney in later generations.

In the sixth year of peace in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cijiong's [-]th birthday, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong's family, Xin Wang Zhu Youjian's family, and Bi Maokang and other officials came to celebrate, even the Emperor Zhu Heyu came to celebrate. The palace in Penglai City was almost overcrowded.

After the luncheon, Zhu Hejiu accompanied the Empress Dowager Qin Mingyue to eat and go for a walk, while Zhu Cijiong brought a group of ministers to Qiandian Square.

Parked on the square is the latest Mingwei [-] off-road vehicle produced by Daming Royal Automobile Industry Group, which was specially transported by Emperor Zhu Hedun of Pinghe on the Daming to celebrate his birthday.

This car, how should I put it, the design of the tires and chassis parts is good, it is almost the same as the off-road vehicles of later generations, only the upper shell is really ugly, boxy, like a coffin board.

Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but said to Sucheng Hou Wangzheng, who was in charge of the car project: "Liangfu, why isn't this casing made streamlined?"

Wang Zheng heard the words, thought for a while, and then asked awkwardly: "This, the emperor, please forgive me for being dull, what is streamlined?"

These old ministers couldn't change their words for a while. Seeing that he was called by the emperor, he was used to it. As for the streamlined shape, it was really hard to explain. After thinking about it, he said to Cao Huachun behind him: "Eunuch Cao, go Take pen, ink, paper and inkstone."

Cao Huachun went away in response, Zhu Cijiong was not idle either, he directly said to Ji Guogong Bi Maokang: "Meng Hou, do you remember the plane I asked you to think about?"

Hearing this, Bi Maokang said in embarrassment: "This, your majesty, I haven't figured it out yet."

Zhu Cijiong shook his head with a smile, and then said to Teng Guogong Sun Yuanhua: "Chuyang, do you remember the rocket I asked you to think about?"

Sun Yuanhua heard the words, and said in the same embarrassment: "This, the emperor, I haven't figured it out yet."

Just at this time, Cao Huachun had already brought the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Zhu Cijiong directly took out a piece of white paper and spread it on the flat hood. Then he picked up the brush and drew on the shell of his favorite luxury car in later generations.

While drawing, he explained: "The streamlined shape is a shape with a certain curvature, like the shape of an airplane and a rocket is streamlined, and the car shell should also be made into a streamlined shape."

Wang Zheng on the side couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, how do you process this streamlined shape? Do you use a hammer to process it manually?"

Zhu Cijiong shook his head while drawing: "No, use a punching machine. The punching machine can not only break the iron plate, but also punch out various shapes, as long as the mold does not have a sharp edge."

When Wang Zheng heard the words, he suddenly realized, and couldn't help nodding his head again and again, praising the emperor for his wisdom.

Bi Maokang on the side couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, why should the shape of the plane be streamlined?"

Zhu Cijiong explained while painting: "The streamlined shape is to reduce the resistance of the wind."

Sun Yuanhua on the side couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, is there still resistance to the wind?"

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