Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Soon, two young eunuchs brought a basin of clear water and an iron bowl, carefully placed them on the table next to Zhu Youjian, and then exited the imperial study.

Ah Qing stood behind the emperor, looking at Zhu Youjian expectantly, he didn't know what the emperor was going to do again.

"You all come here."

Zhu Youjian got up and picked up the iron bowl, and then asked the three ministers to watch. The three of them hurriedly got up and walked to the emperor, looking at Zhu Youjian suspiciously.

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly, and raised the iron bowl in his hand:

"This iron bowl is like an iron-clad battleship. If I put it in the water, do you think it will sink?"

"Your Majesty, the iron bowl will definitely sink in the water, that's why the development of the iron-clad battleship encountered difficulties."

"Really?" What's your opinion, Mr. Sun? "

Sun Chengzong hurriedly replied:

"Your Majesty, I thought the iron bowl would sink."

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but want to laugh. These people really don't know whether they are stupid or have too little knowledge.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian kept asking with the iron bowl, Ah Qing was very impatient. She wanted to snatch the iron bowl and put it in the water to see if it would sink.

But I can only think about it, give Ah Qing ten guts, she would not dare to snatch the iron bowl from Zhu Youjian's hand, it is the host.

"I said that the iron bowl will never sink to the bottom of the water."

As Zhu Youjian said, he threw the iron bowl on the surface of the water. The iron bowl dangled on the surface of the washbasin without sinking.

"You see, this is very similar to the principle of an iron-clad ship. Only when water enters the hollow, the iron bowl will sink."

As Zhu Youjian said, he poured half a bowl of water into the iron bowl. At this time, the iron bowl sank more than half, but still did not sink to the bottom. He poured some water into the iron bowl, and the iron bowl finally sank to the bottom.

"You understand, it's not that iron things will sink to the bottom of the water, it depends on how buoyant it is, with my Ming's current iron and steel making technology.

Although it is a bit difficult, it should be possible to create an iron-clad battleship. I have given you the design blueprints. Don't you have a solution?

Sun Chengzong and Meng Zhaoxiang hurriedly bowed and saluted:

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But Zhao Shizhen looked thoughtful and didn't respond for a while.

Seeing that he didn't answer the emperor, Meng Zhaoxiang was shocked. The current emperor is murderous without blinking an eye, so he hurriedly reached out to pull Zhao Shizhen's clothes, wanting to remind Zhao Shizhen.

Zhu Youjian grabbed his arm, shook his head at Meng Zhaoxiang, and signaled not to disturb Zhao Shizhen, Meng Zhaoxiang immediately dared not move any more.

No matter how smart people are, they often fall into misunderstandings. Zhao Shizhen himself is an expert in the development of firearms. He has just come into contact with ships, so it is obvious that he has entered into misunderstandings.

Everyone stared at Zhao Shizhen, and the imperial study room suddenly became quiet, and the sound could definitely be heard when a needle fell on the ground.

"The emperor is wise, I understand, thank you for your guidance."

Through the reminder of the iron bowl, Zhao Shizhen quickly understood where he was wrong. After reacting, he knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian and kowtowed to thank him.

But what surprised Zhao Shizhen was yet to come.

Zhu Youjian helped Zhao Shizhen up with a smile, and suddenly waved his hand, and a steam engine suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

It wasn't just Zhao Shizhen who was surprised, even Meng Zhaoxiang prostrated himself on the ground, shouting long live long live long live.

Chapter 158

Both Zhao Shizhen and Sun Chengzong were summoned.

They all knew about the emperor's methods, but Meng Zhaoxiang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, didn't know about it.

Zhu Youjian was also excited for a while, and he ignored this matter.

As a result, this coquettish operation frightened the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and kowtowed repeatedly on the ground.

"thump……"

"The emperor is a god and man, long live my emperor, long live, long live"

Meng Zhaoxiang didn't care what the steam engine was, he only cared about the emperor taking things out of thin air.

People in ancient times were superstitious, and being able to do such miraculous things shows that the emperor is not a mortal at all.

Reminiscent of the heroic performance of the emperor since the capital's counterattack, not only made the bandits flee, but also made the corrupt officials nowhere to hide.

Zhu Youjian was already like a god in Meng Zhaoxiang's heart. He lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to look up at Zhu Youjian.

In fact, Zhu Youjian killed so many people, and he didn't kill everyone. As long as the officials loyal to Daming were not guilty of serious crimes, he would almost always forgive them.

"Aiqing is flat, this is not a golden palace, so there is no need for such a grand ceremony."

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand to pull Meng Zhaoxiang up. At this time, Zhao Shizhen was completely attracted by the steam engine. Isn't this the thing he couldn't understand?

"Your Majesty, I have requested to borrow the steam engine for use. After half a year, the ironclad ship and the steam engine will be formed. Please allow me the emperor."

Zhu Youjian smiled slightly:

"This is a sample for you, and someone can move it to the Ministry of Industry immediately. After half a year, I want to see the launch of the Tiejian battleship."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will retire."

Seeing the steam engine, Zhao Shizhen didn't care about anything else. He had to study this thing carefully and strive to launch the iron-clad warship as soon as possible.

Zhu Youjian didn't want to waste their time, so he immediately ordered Jin Yiwei to send the steam engine to the Ministry of Industry. Meng Zhaoxiang and Zhao Shizhen then resigned.

After they all left, Sun Chengzong stood up and saluted:

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions for summoning your humble minister?"

Zhu Youjian nodded:

"Well, there are very important things for you to do. How is the recruitment of new recruits now? Is the supply of soldiers sufficient?"

Sun Chengzong:

"Your Majesty, according to your will, I have recruited [-] recruits from the people, and thousands of households in the Shenji Battalion have been training them. These recruits are able to endure hardships and are much better than those young soldiers."

Zhu Youjian:

"Very good, you go back and prepare, let them divide into two groups, and send some supplies to the Longteng Army of Meng Yuan and the Qi Family Army of Liaodong."

"The minister obeys the order."