The World of Yellow Sky

Speaking of which, Wang Yi's female workers are actually not good, and they seldom sew any clothes.

The inner lining that Xu An is wearing now is sewn by Wang Yi, and it is an orphan in this world.

However, although the stitches are crooked and there are problems in many places, Xu An has always been wearing armor as long as he goes into battle.

A blush appeared on Wang Yi's fair face, and when he heard Xu An's teasing, he rolled his eyes lightly.

Although the two get together less and leave more, their relationship feels a little flat, but in fact it is very strong.

"Feng'er hasn't entered school yet, right?"

Xu An was playing with the wooden sword that was originally hanging on Xu Feng's waist, and asked at the same time.

"If you haven't entered school, it will take two years to meet the age limit before you can enter the Mongolian School. Even if you are admitted exceptionally, you will have to be five years old, and you are not old enough now."

Wang Yili smiled slightly, and replied in a clear voice.

The minimum age for admission to Meng Xuetang is six years old, and the threshold for exceptional admission is also five years old.

If you want to be admitted exceptionally, you must pass the interview of the interviewer, and a Meng school can only have ten places a year at most.

The benefit of exceptional admission is nothing more than entering school one year earlier.

In the current Taipingdao Academy system, outstanding students are allowed to skip grades one after another. There are age requirements for entering Meng Academy, but there is no age requirement for subsequent county studies or Chinese studies.

"However, when Lord Yan was here before, he was enlightened for Feng'er. Lord Yan taught him to speak and know how to read and write."

"After Yan Gong went to Qingzhou, he asked Yan Lun to teach Feng'er."

"Yan Lun..."

Xu An pondered for a moment, his impression of Yan Lun was already a little strange, but it wasn't that he had no impression at all.

Yan Lun is Yan Zhong's nephew. Because of his excellent handling of government affairs, he was later transferred to Taihang Workshop as the owner of the workshop.

Yan Lun is said to be one of the most outstanding young people in the younger generation of the Yan family. Not only has he read the entire book, he is also proficient in arithmetic and artisans.

Being able to become the owner of the Taihang Workshop relied more on his own ability, and the huge Taihang Workshop has never made any mistakes under his management.

After that, it perfectly completed the production task of the new harness, and the craftsmanship and production speed in all aspects were far superior to those of other workshops.

There were originally five workshops such as the Taihang Workshop, but under Yan Lun's management, the development of the Taihang Workshop was faster than other workshops, and the production speed was much faster.

Therefore, the Taihang workshop was also designated as the most important workshop, and the newly established research rooms and laboratories were also set up in it, and Yan Lun was taught to be in charge.

Before Taihang Workshop was abolished, Yan Lun had always been the owner of Taihang Workshop.

After the abolition, Xu An transferred Yan Lun to Chang'an City as the owner of the new workshop.

Yan Lun is now in Chang'an City, and is the owner of the most special workshop among the ten workshops - the research workshop.

As the name suggests, the main task of this workshop is not to produce arms and ordnance, but mainly to research and study various things.

The steam engine and gunpowder, as well as the improvement of papermaking are all experimentally researched in this workshop.

The research workshop is right next to Yingtianfu and Taiye Pond, which is also guarded by yellow angels, and all researchers are given corresponding permissions according to their technology and responsibilities.

When they understand the technology to a certain level, they will no longer be able to live with ordinary people, and their personal freedom will be restricted to a certain extent.

The research workshop is very special, quite closed inside, and even has its own market and hospital.

This place is not under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an Governor's Department, nor is it under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an government. The person in charge of its security management is the Yellow Angel, and the research workshop is directly under the jurisdiction of the Taoist government. In other words, they are only responsible for Xu An.

After all, although the Dao government has government orders and divisions, in fact, the entire Taiping Dao today is Xu An's monopoly.

"Yan Lun, he is quite talented."

Xu An nodded slightly, thinking in his heart that the research workshop has made some progress in the research of steam engines, but the lack of airtight materials makes it impossible to make further progress. The fleet to search for rubber has not sailed yet, and the steam engine can only be put on hold temporarily. down.

The proportion of black powder has also been determined by the exhaustive method to determine the approximate optimal ratio, and the trial production of gunpowder weapons is beginning.

Now the focus of the research workshop is mainly on firearms.

The idea of ​​the hydraulic forging hammer was also brought up by Xu An before. After many experiments, the craftsmen in the research workshop have already launched a machine that uses hydraulic power, but it is still in the process of being perfected.

Important infrastructure materials such as cement are also in the scope of trial production, and the improvement of textile machines is also advancing steadily.

The invention of the spinning jenny triggered the first industrial revolution. Xu An naturally remembered that the change in productivity was due to the invention of those machines.

There are many ideas, but the technical difficulties are not easy to break through.

Xu An is not a professional researcher in this area, and he only has a half-knowledge about many things, and he doesn't even know the appearance of many things.

Ordinary people don't take the initiative to understand these things, and they only have a rough outline of them. How can they know all of them and understand the details and principles.

Unless you are a master of science and engineering, you still have a certain amount of research in miscellaneous subjects, and your practical ability is full.

It seems that many people come here as soon as they open their mouths. The ratio of gunpowder is one nitrate, two yellows and three charcoals.

But in fact, those people don't know that the so-called one nitrate, two yellow and three charcoal does not mean the ratio of 1:2:3.

One nitrate refers to one catty of potassium nitrate in the black powder configuration, two yellow refers to two liang of sulfur, and three charcoal refers to three liang of charcoal, which is not a simple 1:2:3.

And even for those who know the true meaning of one nitrate, two yellow and three charcoals, most people definitely don't know whether the "two" of two taels and three taels is calculated according to the ancient 16 taels a catty, or is it now The current ten taels a catty is counted.

And even if you have mastered all the theoretical knowledge, it is another matter to actually do it.

There are often practical classes in physics and chemistry classes in middle schools in later generations. Many students talk about the theory well, but in practice, they often make many mistakes, so that the experiment fails in the end.

"Yan Lun is currently in the research workshop?"

Xu An raised his eyebrows slightly, he suddenly had a whim.

Wang Yi frowned, her phoenix eyes glistening, how could she not know what Xu An was thinking, now that the world is peaceful, but she still can't relax as a gentleman, she said helplessly at the moment.

"Today is not a holiday. The research workshop is naturally in operation. Now that I am riding a horse, the sun has not yet set. There should be someone on duty in the workshop."

Xu An was about to talk about going to the research workshop, but the conversation stopped at the end.

"It's too late today. The research workshop doesn't have any legs anyway, so I can't run away after all."

Xu An stood up, stretched out his left arm, and hugged the little fat man with one hand,

Wang Yi looked slightly surprised, and there was a bright wave in her phoenix eyes. She could see that Xu An really wanted to go to the research workshop at first, but she was surprised that Xu An actually changed his mind.

Xu An hugged the little fat man with one hand, and stretched out the other hand towards Wang Yi.

"There is no curfew in the past few days, and the east and west cities are brightly lit all night. It's a good time to see and see the grand scene of Chang'an."

Chapter 915 The Prosperity of Chang'an

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, on the top of the willow branches, the fiery trees, silver flowers and lanterns are like daytime.

As the night darkened, the city of Chang'an was still buzzing with people.

The curfew has been lifted for seven days in a row, and the seven days are a time of national celebration.

The world is stable, the world is peaceful, the war has ceased, the armored soldiers are in the warehouse, and the prosperous age has come, how can we not make people feel yearning.

Except for the police on duty and the guard troops in Chang'an City, the rest of the soldiers got a full seven-day holiday.

The soldiers on duty didn't need to be on duty all the time within seven days, and they were naturally arranged to change defenses. This was a grand event for the whole country to celebrate, so naturally they couldn't be allowed to stick to their posts all the time.

Xu An's whereabouts along the way back to the imperial court from Chen Du's class is not a secret, everyone knows the whereabouts of the army, and the capital reports almost three times a day.

Celebrations after returning to the city are of course indispensable. After returning to the city, the curfew will be lifted, and the news of the celebrations in the city has naturally spread throughout Chang'an.

In Chang'an City, everyone is waiting for the day when Xu An's class teacher returns to the court.

And this day is today.

The migrant workers in the workshops and workshops in Chang'an City put down their work early and were busy during the day, but the night time was their own time.

There is a curfew on weekdays, so I can only close the house and go to bed early at home.

Originally, Chang'an City was always extremely quiet at night.

Only when the watchmen and patrolling soldiers pass by the streets and alleys, will they make some noises, breaking the tranquility.

During the year, there are only a few days when the curfew is lifted at the time of the New Year.

Now that the curfew has been lifted, the city of Chang'an is full of jubilation and brightly lit, as if it were daytime.

Such a grand event, how can we not make people feel refreshed and happy, and how can we not make God yearn for it.

Inside the Honglu Division, there was also an uproar at this time, just like the outside world.

Honglu Division is affiliated to the Ministry of Rites and is one of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

Honglu, originally meant to preach praises loudly and guide ritual festivals.

Therefore, the Han Dynasty set up the Dahonghe to be in charge of the affairs of the princes and vassal states. The kings under their jurisdiction entered the court, counties and states, feuding princes and leaders of the states, etc., were mostly related to etiquette.

Originally, Xu An set up the Department of Foreign Affairs to take charge of this matter, and Pang Bo was the first director of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

However, after the establishment of the Three Governments and Six Ministries, the Department of Foreign Affairs was changed to the Department of Honglu.

Except for the Division of Honglu, the current responsibilities are more than those of the previous Department of Foreign Affairs, and the authority is also greater, faintly showing the demeanor of the head of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

The reason why the Honglu Division has such great power, and its position is faintly the head of the four divisions, is entirely because the Ming Court now owns a land that is far more extensive than its predecessors.

In Honglu Division, people come and go.

From time to time, clerks carrying paperwork walked quickly through the corridor, or they saw someone walking out of one attic and then quickly turning into another attic. Stay even for a moment.

A young official wearing a blue forged official robe held a document and walked around the corner, but was stopped by a group of envoys in different costumes.

"Bold."

The blue-robed official frowned slightly, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and scolded.

"In Honglu Division, you dare to block the road, and you still have to get out of the way!"

His name is Jiang Yu, he is the young secretary of the Honglu Division, and he still has official duties. If he doesn't finish it on time, he will be punished by the Ministry of Rites, and there must be no delay.

These people were dressed in various clothes, some of them he also recognized, and they were emissaries of the vassal tribes and the country.

Hearing the scolding, the envoys were all startled, and several timid envoys had already backed away from the road in a hurry.

In the country of foreign countries, many of the subordinate departments know small rituals but have no great righteousness, and fear power but not virtue.

To these emissaries of vassal tribes and countries, he did not have the slightest sympathy.

Shangguo officials have the majesty of Shangguo.

Today, there are eight provinces and fourteen prefectures in the Ming Dynasty, and the population sources of the inner and middle parts are extremely complicated.

The fourteen prefectures were originally Han lands and were well developed.

But even so, there are tribes such as Wuhuan and Qiangdi in Bingzhou and Liangzhou.

In Youzhou, there are Wuhuan, in Yangzhou there are Shanyue, in Yizhou there are the tribes of the Southern Man, and in Jiaozhou there are also the tribes of Baiman.

And inside and outside the eight provinces that serve as barriers, there are even more tribes, and there are also some small foreign countries.

Dongyi, Beidi, Nanman, Xirong, there are as many as hundreds of large and small countries, and Fanbang tribes.

Xianbei, Hujie, and Dingling in northern Xinjiang, Pyu, Panyue, and Shan in southern Xinjiang, Cheshi, Wusun, and Kucha in the Western Regions, etc.

Although most of its regions were dispatched to the jurisdiction of officials and were also included in the territory, many places still let them manage on their behalf and implemented the chieftain system.

These chieftains and foreign countries were rated according to their land area and population, and then they were conferred as chieftain officials and granted positions.

Not only do they need to pay taxes, but they also need to pay tribute regularly, and even contribute soldiers and provide troops as a barrier and as a vanguard.

What Ming Ting has to do is to provide protection and open up trade.

The only ones who are qualified to have permanent envoys in Chang'an are those slightly larger foreign countries, but even so, the number has reached more than forty, which is enough to see the prosperity of the Ming country today.

And some foreign countries that have not surrendered on the above table also have their own embassy in Honglu Temple.

In addition to being in charge of the foreign affairs of foreign countries and other countries, all national ceremonies, banquets, extensions, canonization, calendar, spring, inheritance, and victory are also handled by Honglu Division.

It is precisely because of this that the power is increasing day by day, and Honglu Division now has the title of the head of the four divisions of the Ministry of Rites.

"The Heavenly Officials of the Shang Kingdom are sympathetic."

An envoy wearing a brocade robe and a bell hanging from his waist looked terrified, but he didn't get out of the way, but still stood in front of him.

The emissary's tone of voice was rather strange, but his Chinese was indeed good.

"I heard that the Heavenly Lord of the Shang Kingdom led the army back to the court. May I ask when will I receive the summons? The officials who handed over to us agreed to inform us today, but they were nowhere to be seen. We had no choice but to stop the Heavenly Official."

Among the official titles, Xu An always appears as a Daojun.

Some of the rumors that spread in the country were spread abroad for some reason. Some tribes and countries really thought that he was a god, so they all called him Tianjun, and the title of Tianjun began to spread.