I became a group pet after dressing as nine elder brothers

No matter how frantic Tong Jia's mansion was, it didn't leave much trace in the hearts of the elder brothers.After confirming that Concubine Tong Huanggui was not affected by Longkodo's troubles, even the fourth elder brother Yinzhen let go of his heart hanging in mid-air, and immersed himself in the work of the Ministry of Households wholeheartedly.

The other elder brothers concentrated all their attention on the train.With the completion of the first phase of the train project, testing the quality of the railway station buildings, tracks, steel bars of the train itself, wheels, connecting rings, etc. has become a top priority.

The most important of these is the durability of the steam engine on the locomotive, that is, the boiler.

You must know that the first few imitation steam engine boilers have suffered serious problems of cracking and even burning after more than a hundred times of repeated use.

If such problems occur when carrying the emperor and His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager, concubines and elder princesses, I am afraid that all the officials and researchers on Zhuangzi will have to commit suicide and apologize.

No one wants to go from being famous in the history books to becoming the top ten or top three or even the number one villain in history. All elder brothers, officials and researchers put all their energy into it.

miracly.

Perhaps there were too many people present during the test, or perhaps it was because Yinzhen frequently used concentration potions on a large scale. While studying steel materials, the researchers also came up with novel ideas one after another. Soon the second and third editions were released. , fourth edition...

Countless steam locomotive research plans were sent to Prince Yinreng, San Age Yinzhi and Yinzhen immediately.At the same time, the researchers blushed even more, taking turns talking about the advantages of their own plans.

After finally waiting for them to retreat, the three of Yinzhen in the study had already started to feel a headache.

Prince Yinreng flipped through the thick research.

He sighed deeply: "These designs...researchers from the Ministry of Industry have also spent a lot of thought."

But who to choose is a problem.

Yinfeng looked at this and that, and always felt that everything was good, and everything was good. The more he thought about it, the more hesitant he became, and he gradually fell into the difficulty of choosing.

Yinzhen reached out and took the design proposal.

He flipped through a few pages, and couldn't help showing a happy smile on his face: inclined double cylinders, inclined horizontal double cylinders, vertical cylinders of different shapes, water tank design and tender car design, two-wheel three-wheel or Big wheels match small wheels... No wonder all officials and researchers can't convince each other with all kinds of designs and collocations.

The population of the Qing Dynasty was close to [-] million, and there were many talented people among them.What Yinzhen first proposed was only the most basic horizontal single cylinder, and even the current version of the vertical double cylinder was made by researchers.

And now their ideas have surpassed their own expectations. Perhaps if this continues, more things will appear without their own research in the future, right?

Yinzhen smiled all over his face, and said briskly: "Brother, I think we can have a steam locomotive competition to see which type is the fastest and most stable before choosing. What do you think?"

The third elder brother Yinzhi took a breath.

He took over the stack of proposals, and couldn't help grinning: "This...is not a small project? Is it really in time?"

"It's too late!"

"It will be officially used in September." Prince Yinfeng also frowned.

"There are basic requirements for the width and specifications of the train. As for the rear passenger compartment, it can be manufactured separately by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. My brother, I think a style similar to a two-wheeled carriage is very good."

There was a hint of persistence in Yinzhen's voice. Seeing the joy and courage revealed in him, the worries in the hearts of the prince Yinreng and the third elder brother Yinzhi were inevitably swept away.

They couldn't help but laugh.

Is it really in time?Although the two of them were not as relaxed as Yinzhen, but at the moment their hearts were full of pride, and since the bet was his own ass, they both replied in unison: "That's fine! This matter is decided like this. "

A hint of cunning appeared in Yinzhen's bright black eyes, and he asked another question: "Since it is a competition, there should be rewards, right? My brother thinks that the research institutes should be separated, for example, one is in charge of people's livelihood and agriculture, and the other In charge of mechanical research or something?"

Prince Yinreng suddenly realized.

He smiled and nodded: "That should be the case, let's report to Han Ama immediately about the competition and rewards!"

Kangxi readily agreed.

To Yinzhen's surprise, Kangxi not only planned a race between steam locomotives, but also a race between four-wheeled carriages and steam locomotives.

"A race between a carriage and a locomotive?"

"That's right, do you still remember the external exhibition of the first phase of the project submitted earlier?"

The three of Yinzhen nodded in unison.

Kangxi laughed lightly: "Let's send some tickets to the Royal Commercial Bank and invite them to watch this unique horse-drawn carriage vs train match!"

The three fell into deep thought for a while.

The first one to come back to his senses was Yinzhen, who jumped up excitedly, with excitement and epiphany that even Kangxi didn't understand flashed in his eyes.Yinzhen blushed and shouted excitedly: "Khan Ama, you really are very scheming! What we are looking at is only the cost of the second phase and beyond, and you don't even let the first phase go!"

Prince Yinreng and third elder brother Yinzhi suddenly realized.Together with Yinzhen, the three of them looked at Kangxi in admiration, with pikapika shining in their eyes: "As expected of Khan Ama!"

Kangxi: ...

No!I didn't think so!

Faced with the endless flattery of his three sons, Kangxi blushed and felt guilty.The reason why he put forward this plan was that he wanted to welcome the Empress Dowager to watch the steam train on September [-]st, and there should not be too many idle people waiting to watch... Unexpectedly, it caused a storm in the hearts of his sons.

Not to mention that Kangxi was a little bit moved when they said that they were chirping!

News of the steam locomotive race passed.

The former has nothing to do with everyone, while the reward of the latter caused the researchers on Zhuangzi to explode.

In fact, most of them who are honored as researchers are former craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, or skilled craftsmen recruited from all over the world, and only a very small part of them are promoted from among the officials.

To put it simply, they are just craftsmen and civilians.Many researchers have been worrying in their hearts. After the steam train is completed, are they going to... leave?Therefore, the relationship between the craftsmen and the officials is also very strange, and they are faintly divided into two big factions.

But now this game made everyone's heart beat.

If they can win the prize... the craftsmen will truly have their positions, and it can be regarded as a one-time climb to Qingyuntai!

Even the hearts of the officials who originally held positions were ignited. If the craftsmen catch up with their positions, or work under them in the future...wouldn't they be thrown to death?

There was an endless stream of applicants for a while.

After submitting a detailed design proposal, many researchers unanimously raised another request: that is the demand for researcher assistants and ordinary craftsmen.

If there were really not so many people in previous years, fortunately, after several years of education, the first batch of graduates of the Eight Banners School has been freshly released in July this year.

Most of the graduates are dispatched to Zhuangzi as soon as possible.These people are naturally very clear about the railroad track - after all, speculation about the railroad track has already spread across the country.

Especially after the invitation letters were delivered to the owners of imperial merchants, salt merchants and chain firms from all over the country, people in the whole capital and even the whole world were full of curiosity and looked forward to the next exhibition day.

Not to mention the merchants who got the invitation letter, they have been very bullish recently.If others don't like it, they can get a complacent question and ask: Did you get the invitation letter?

It can be seen that this is something worth bragging about, even now they don't know what is in the half-covered building.

Who doesn't know the news that swept the capital for several days?Whose family has no one talking about the rails and the train station?In fact, the news that trains can run faster than horse-drawn carriages by relying on coal alone is also circulating in private, but most of them just scoff and don't take it seriously at all.

Graduates never expected this to be true.

Looking at the rumbling train, who can't be shocked?

Excited students joined the work immediately.They have learned the basics of physical chemistry, and they are full of energy and enthusiasm, just like the small cogs on a steam locomotive, which suddenly speeds up the whole machine.

When Kangxi came to visit, Yinzhen pulled him and boasted triumphantly: "Look! The graduates of the Eight Banners School are not bad, right?"

The graduation ceremony was presided over by Kangxi himself.

Kangxi is naturally well aware of the excellence of these graduates.He looked at the flamboyant Yinzhen and was amused: "It seems that the model of the Eight Banners School should also be promoted to the outside world."

When I first mentioned the Eight Banners School, it was because Yinzhen was making a fuss about winter and summer vacations, and forced all the elder brothers and clan Eight Banners children to take the exam.

Thinking of this, a smile flashed in Kangxi's eyes—is this a mistake?With the success of Baqizizidi School, coupled with the emergence of various inventions, the promotion of the school is much easier than he expected.

Kangxi hardly received any resistance and protests, and soon passed in the court that starting from Zhili, the Imperial College (prefectural schools), free schools, teaching halls and private schools in various places will be gradually banned, and the construction of schools in various places will be completed within ten years, and the teaching content will be unified. , the implementation of new teaching and examination.

School reform also sparked another thing.

Zhang Yushu, who was a scholar of the Wenhua Palace at the time, handed over the papers at the Dachao meeting: ""Zi Zhi Tong Jian" mentioned the way to select scholars. Virtue should be the first, followed by classics, followed by political affairs, and then arts. Among them, classics One column contains current affairs, poems, articles and scriptures, especially stereotyped essays must be selected from the Four Books and Five Classics, but now the school learning content is in line with the changes of the times, and the research institute is increasingly prosperous and urgently needs talents such as arithmetic, medicine, law, etc., Weichen I think...or the imperial examination should be reformed according to the trend!"

Reform the imperial examinations! ?

Zhang Yushu's remark immediately caused an uproar.

The officials present were in an uproar.

Many academicians of the Imperial Academy blushed: "This is a rule passed down from our ancestors, how can it be easily changed?"

Or some people who support the reform said: "I support Mr. Zhang. Many officials in the Ministry of Finance can't even do arithmetic and have to be trained separately. It's ridiculous!"

The fifth elder brother Yinqi also chose to stand on the side of support.What he said was well-founded: "Er Chen was an intern in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice before, and found that many magistrates, prefects, and even officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice could not recite the law and let their own ideas judge the facts of the case, resulting in frequent unjust, false and wrong cases. ——It is indeed good to add the law to the imperial examination.”

But there are also people who object: "If arithmetic, law, and medical skills are all added to it, wouldn't it be a hodgepodge? If you want to ask the officials to say, it is better to set up another arithmetic department and law department, so that people can refer to it."

There are supporters and there are opponents.

With the debate in the court, the situation was out of control in an instant.The atmosphere in the hall changed suddenly, every courtier was blushing, ignoring that the emperor was still sitting on the high platform, they just started arguing with each other.

At first glance, I thought it was a vegetable market in the capital. How can I tell that this is a high-ranking courtier?Kangxi had listened to the courtiers' discussion before, and as the courtiers' discourse changed from whether it was appropriate to reform the imperial examination to all kinds of breaking things between fellow courtiers, he couldn't help it.

Kangxi stretched out his hand and patted the armrest of the dragon chair, and shouted in a deep voice: "Enough! Shut up!"