Chapter 45: My Mother's Eldest Princess
It's not a good student at first glance......"
Seeing that Li Mingyue actually fell asleep listening to it, Zhao Hao pouted unhappily. His two apprentices studied geometry and could go three days and three nights without sleeping, why is the gap between this person and man so big?
Having said that, he tucked the girl into a big tussle, then added some firewood to the fire, and then leaned his back against the stone wall.
He was not worried about being rescued, not to mention that Gao Wu and the others must be looking for themselves in the world. Just said that from the girl's kettle and dagger, he saw the inscription of 'Longqing Imperial System', which shows that even if she is not the daughter of the prince, she is also a very favored noble daughter.
If such a person suddenly disappears while skiing, the family must be crazy, and maybe the next moment, the rescuer will appear in front of them.
Thinking like this, Zhao Hao became more and more relieved, and his thoughts returned to the purpose of his coming to Miaofeng Mountain.
Of course, I didn't come to tie the doll......
The main goal of his visit was to investigate whether this super coal base, which is adjacent to Beijing, has the prerequisites for the industrial revolution.
Everyone in later generations knows that the Industrial Revolution originated in Britain.
But textbooks say that it was the mass use of the steam engine that led to the advent of the coal age, but it is a fallacy to put the cart before the horse.
The correct logical order is that the enclosure movement of sheep eating people led to a massive influx of people into the cities, so that the big cities with millions of people finally appeared in the UK. Coinciding with the Xiaoice Age, citizens used coal on a large scale for heating, thus giving rise to a huge coal market. Britain happened to have a large number of high-quality and easy-to-mine mines, but it was so rich in groundwater that the coal mines would soon become permeable, and the coal miners finally developed steam engines in order to drain the water......
Simply distilling the main points, it can be seen that if you want to enter the copy of the industrial revolution, there are three indispensable objective prerequisites - a large market in a big city, a large number of cheap labor, and abundant coal resources.
In addition, there are two subjective conditions – the so-called capitalist relations of production, and a more enlightened political atmosphere.
Through field research, Zhao Hao believes that the first three points of Daming's Beijing City happen to be all there:
It has a population of more than one million and a strong demand for coal; There is a large number of displaced people who provide an abundant labor force; It is located in a super coal mine belt that is extremely easy to mine and of high quality.
Even the shortcomings of the Xishan Coal Mine are exactly the same as those of the United Kingdom - Xishan is rich in water resources and is the main source of water in Beijing, so as long as the coal kiln is dug deeper, there is a chance that it will leak.
As for the last two points, we can also expect the same:
First of all, the production of coal mines here is mainly private, and private capital and a large number of miners constitute a huge production, supply and marketing system under the relatively precise organization. Coal has made it the most modern industrial area in Beijing and even in the whole of the north.
There is no doubt that the germ of capital production has been formed here.
Second, in the next 50 years, the Ming Dynasty will enter a stage of super-relaxation with the most free thinking and the weakest government. Basically, no one cares what they do or say anything, and it is by no means something that Western scientists in Europe can imagine who are trembling under the inquisition.
This Beijing city is a rare treasure given by God to China to transform into modernization.
It's just that in another time and space, Da Ming didn't survive the Xiaoice River and waited until the day when the steam roared......
Zhao Hao wants to see if he can make up for this regret.
So he came, he investigated deeply, he thought carefully, and then came to the following conclusions:
Although there are still various problems, Nishiyama does have the prerequisites for the Industrial Revolution.
At present, there are two main factors hindering the industrial revolution here, one is that the imperial court is wary of Xishan Mining, and may not be willing to see the expansion of production scale.
The second is ...... His meow's steam engine hasn't been developed yet.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was really too much to take precautions.
Thinking about it in the middle of the night, Zhao Hao finally fell asleep.
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When it was almost dawn, Li Mingyue woke up.
She first subconsciously moved her right leg gently, and was pleasantly surprised to find that after last night's ice compress, although her ankle was still swollen, it was not so painful.
She added some wood to the fire that was about to be extinguished, then she curled up her left leg, pressed her cheek to her knee, and tilted her head to look at the boy who was sleeping against the wall.
Although he has a gray face, he looks quite ridiculous. is also a weak scholar, but Li Mingyue looks at it horizontally and vertically, and she feels pleasing to the eye.
It turns out that in a desperate situation, the most important thing is not how strong and good the skills are, but calmness and wisdom......
What's more, he can still carry himself up the mountain on his back, and ...... I also touched my ankle.
Recalling the events of last night, Li Mingyue's face was burning like fire, and she buried her face in shame.
She couldn't figure out why she relied on Zhao Hao so much, and she always subconsciously hid her boyish side, could it be really a fever?
"I'm ashamed, I'm Li Mingyue......"
Li Mingyue was swiggling around shyly, when she suddenly heard a shout outside.
"Found it, here!"
"County Lord, County Lord, are you in there?!"
Immediately after that, the voices of people gradually rose, and the small hill was surrounded by noisy footsteps.
"It's me, I'm here!" Li Mingyue was busy with surprise responses.
Zhao Hao was also woken up, and just wanted to get angry habitually, but he immediately realized that this was the person who came to the rescue, so he rubbed his eyelids and said, "Come to the rescue?" ”
Li Mingyue nodded excitedly, and then said to Zhao Hao apologetically: "I'm sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Li Mingyue, and my mother is Princess Ning'an......"
"Oh." Zhao Hao nodded, and said in his heart that this son is really getting stronger and stronger, and his guess is correct.
smiled and said: "My name is Zhao Hao, a prisoner of Nanjing Guozi. The students have met the county lord. ”
"Don't take it seriously, I never thought of myself as the county lord, it was just imposed on me by my uncle." Li Mingyue hurriedly waved her hand.
At this time, I heard a terrible wolf howl outside: "Sister! ”
Before the words fell, a figure rushed to the door of the shack, and looked in with a hunched waist, it was the little lord Li Chengen.
After the earthquake yesterday, he led people all over the mountains to search for his sister.
Seeing Li Mingyue sitting there roasting the fire, Li Chengen cried out:
"Great, you're not dead, otherwise my mother wouldn't have to pick my skin."
Li Mingyue wanted to scold him habitually, but saw that he was unkempt at this time, his eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth was also anxious to bubble. In addition, with Zhao Hao by his side, the words were automatically changed to:
"My little sister has worried my brother."
"Uh......" Li Chengen was stunned for a moment, leaned over and reached out to touch Li Mingyue's forehead and said, "Why do you speak so politely, do you have a fever?" ”
made Li Mingyue so angry that he couldn't wait to kick him out. Of course, with Zhao Hao by her side, she couldn't help blinking her eyes and said softly: "Brother is joking again, when did my sister speak rudely?" ”
Li Chengen just wanted to say, when did you speak politely, but then he saw that there was another person in the shack, and it was a man.
He immediately became vigilant and said, "Who are you?!" ”
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