Out of the palace, Liu Hongjian almost non-stop, and rushed directly to Guozijian to deal with errands.

The Ming Dynasty has two national eunuchs in the north and south, after Zhu Yuanzhang laid down Nanjing, he first set up a national eunuch in Nanjing, and his son Zhu Dijing was difficult to succeed, and felt that the name was not in Nanjing and was not sure, so he moved the capital to his hometown Beiping, changed Beiping to Beijing, and called the Son of Heaven to guard the country.

As an indispensable educational institution in the past dynasties, Guozijian also took root in the capital and was called Jingshi Guozijian.

Although the number of students and the quality of teachings are inferior to those of Yingtianfu Guozijian, which is full of talents, there are more than 4,000 people, and they are all top talents from all over the north.

In the past few days, the Guozijian has been very lively, since Kong Yanzhi came from Shandong to complain that Liu Hong gradually demolished the mansion of Sage Kong, which made this group of enthusiastic and landless people crazy.

At first, they went to the palace of Anguo County in groups to question sharply, and then Jin Yiwei came forward and the palace spread the word, and then they made a fool of themselves and directly removed their fame and sent back to their hometown, and this group of people had to compromise.

They really didn't dare to go to the county king's mansion to make trouble, but they couldn't suppress their vigorous anger, plus they all thought they were, and they actually started poems when the master was away.

And the protagonist of the poem is, of course, Liu Hong, the king of Anguo County, who is famous (notorious) (famous) Ding (Zhao) Ding (author).

What fox squirrels are good at a hole, tigers and snakes are nine times. There are eyes in the sky, but there is no skin in the earth.

What cattle and sheep are paid to the jackals to herd, and the emperor's grace is Ercao, and Liu Hong is gradually written as a robber, bandit, and-stirring stick who brings disaster to the country and the people, and the ambition of the wolf.

In particular, a prisoner named Wang Genji made the most trouble, this guy not only wrote in the Guozi prison, but in order to show off his talent, he even secretly posted the poems on the street outside the palace of Anguo County.

On this day, the idle energy that had nowhere to release was tired of writing poems, and he was worried about the couplets of the Wangfu family in Anguo County.

Dozens of examples, you and I said one sentence, and I actually thought about all the door stickers of the major courtyards of the county king's mansion inside and out.

"Brother Wang, your plaque is beautifully written, it is really high!" Seven or eight people surrounded Wang Ji without praising him, and Wang Ji was full of false praise, but in fact his face was full of sorrow.

"Well, what Brother Renmin said is very true, if this word is hung on the gate of the palace of Na'an County, it will be 'complementing each other', wonderful, wonderful!" Another scholar chimed in.

"Who is going to write a plaque on this palace? Get up and let this king observe and observe! ”

This group of scholars was thinking about the words on the evaluation table, and no one noticed that Liu Hongjian had entered the courtyard for a while.

Seeing that the king of Anguo County himself suddenly came to the country's prison, a group of people who had secretly written satirical poems for several days thought that Liu Hong was gradually here to find fault, and they all stood on the spot.

The matter of Kong Yanzhi in the middle of the court has not yet reached the Guozijian, don't look at this group of scholars who speak wildly on weekdays, they look like they dare to be the first in the world, and when they come to the front, they dare to be angry and dare not speak, and a few people are afraid to slip away.

This is a ruthless person, I heard that he killed tens of thousands of Tartars outside the gate, and it's okay to get over it, but I still don't mess with it.

"You're Xiao Wang!" Liu Hong gradually asked Wang Genji, who was at a loss in front of the table, and said that this guy went to post poems a few days ago and was caught by Jinyiwei, and he also painted a portrait, which Liang Yang specifically mentioned last night.

Liu Hongjian is still knowledgeable, and with his conscience, Wang Genji's poems are not bad, but they are not used in the right place.

"Oh, look at my mouth, you're the foundation!" Liu Hong gradually felt that it was not appropriate to call it so, and then changed his title.

"Just call you Xiaoji! Forehead......" Liu Hong was gradually stunned, this name ...... What is Lao Tzu called?

"At the foundation of the lower king, the word is born, and the prince can call the table word below." The corners of Wang Genji's mouth twitched angrily, but he didn't dare to attack.

"Oh peanut, let this king read your post." Liu Hong gradually saw that this guy was blocking and didn't let him look at it, so he immediately said.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the following writing is clumsy, for fear of disappointing the prince, don't read it." Where did Wang Genji dare to take it out and show Liu Hongji, he was caught by Jinyiwei a few days ago, if it weren't for the old master of the country's priest Wine Wei, it is estimated that he would still be in prison now.

"You idiot, you are so twisting and pinching, why don't you dare to show people when you write good sentences." Niu Dabang took a step forward and snatched the rice paper.

"Hey? Master, I know these four words, the sky is three feet high, this is to praise you for your wisdom, hehe.

If the master of my family is happy, any recommendation to you can make you two hundred years ahead of the starting line of this group of scholars. ”

Niu Dabang mallet said as he handed the rice paper to Liu Hongji, completely ignoring Wang Genji's dead face.

The sky is three feet high, and the sky is three feet high......

"Humph! Okay, you dare to slander the prince of the dynasty, can you be guilty of the king's foundation? Liu Hong gradually took the paper and thought deeply for a while, and suddenly said angrily.

"I'm just criticizing current affairs, isn't it panicking that people are telling the truth?" Wang Genji suddenly hardened at this time, and he couldn't hide from life or death, so it was better to have another addiction.

"Criticism of current affairs? Brag unblushingly!

Do you know how the clothes you wear are made? Can you know how much sweat it takes to eat rice grains?

What kind of life are people living everywhere? Do you know how to deal with the endless stream of displaced people?

Do you know how to deal with the disaster? What to do with the victims? How do you keep them alive? ”

Liu Hongjian raised a series of questions almost in one breath, and he didn't know where to start when he wanted to justify what the scholars said.

"I am reading the books of sages and sages, and I am doing gentleman's things, and gentlemen are far away from cooking, so I am doing great things, how can I mess with such lowly things!" A scholar said suddenly.

"Which one are you? Hiding his head and showing his tail is a gentleman's doing? Liu Hong gradually glanced behind him and didn't see it.

"In the lower country, Wei Renmin, the prisoner, asks the prince to give advice." Wei Renmin squeezed out from behind, his father was the sacrificial wine of the Jingshi Guozijian, and he was bolder than other classmates.

"Those who sit in the well and watch the sky know that material resources are difficult! Without the weaver, would you run naked? Without a farmer, you eat!

And for the people, what a waste of this name! Liu Hong gradually spitted and the stars sprayed on Wei Renmin's face.

Wei Renmin was sprayed with a spit on his face by Liu Hong, and he was about to refute this vulgar remark, but who knew that Liu Hongjian didn't give him a chance at all.

"In the Ming Dynasty, farmers who pick up dung can speak politics, craftsmen who work and soldiers who carry knives can also speak politics, and even prostitutes in flower buildings can speak politics.

But you can't!

If you let this king know that any scholar dares to spread rumors and slander the courtiers, this king wants to spare you, and the board of the yamen of the criminal department does not want to spare you! Liu Hong said angrily.

Scholars have little social experience, listen to the wind and rain, take things for granted, and always have a warm blood, and they don't know how to be easily used as a knife.

After Liu Hong finished speaking angrily, regardless of whether this group of scholars could listen to it or not, he walked through a row of corridors by himself, walked to the statue of Sage Kong in the middle of the Guozijian, took out the incense candle that had been prepared a long time ago, lit it, inserted it on the incense burner on the table, bowed three times, and walked out of the Guozijian in a hurry.

"Master, didn't that idiot's writing praise you? Why are you so atmospheric? The bull stick mallet followed Liu Hong, and he was a little puzzled.

"You fool, where is this praise Lao Tzu, the sky is three feet high, how can the sky become high, it is because the ground is three feet shorter!" There was no common language with this group of nerds, and Liu Hong gradually turned over and went straight to the Xishan Ordnance Institute after finishing speaking.

The ordnance office was as busy as ever, Liu Hong's gradually opening moon silver was high, the food was good, and the craftsmen were also energetic.

"My lord is here, the old man is looking for you, look at this." Song Yingxing was full of black coal, pointing to a strange-looking thing in the laboratory.

"I know that you Song Lao is here, how about it? Is there a breakthrough in the steam engine? Liu Hong gradually saw Song Yingxing's excited look, and glanced at a strange machine on the ground.

The drawings of the steam engine were given to Song Yingxing a long time ago, but this thing was too avant-garde for Daming.

Although the principle is clear, but if it really comes to the actual development, don't say anything else, just the iron lump that is connected as a whole stumped Lao Song.

But when he encounters problems and solves problems, he is willing to study is the best quality of all engineering bigwigs, in addition to being busy with the affairs of the entire armory workshop, he will drill into his own exclusive laboratory as soon as he has time, pondering the drawings and pondering the iron lumps.

"Almost, almost, the old man will let the prince take a look first." Song Yingxing washed his hands and ordered his subordinates to burn the coal.

As the fire grows, the water in the boiler gradually boils.

Liu Hongjian didn't say much, standing on the edge of the machine and looking intently at the first thing that could be called a machine made by ordnance.

He also understood the principle of the steam engine, an iron pipe protruding from the top of the boiler, and the strange object connected to the pipe should be the cylinder.

The valve on the side of the cylinder controls the time when the steam arrives at the cylinder, enters the spool chamber through the main steam valve and the throttle valve, and is controlled by the spool valve to enter the left or right side of the cylinder alternately.

Open the left exhaust valve, the high-pressure water vapor pushes the piston to move to the left, when the leftmost end of the movement, open the left intake valve to close the right exhaust valve, and rush high-pressure water vapor to the left side of the cylinder, so that the cylinder piston moves to the right.

The steam pushes the piston inside the cylinder to do work, and the cooled steam is introduced through the pipe into the condenser to recondense into water, a process that is repeated as the steam engine moves.

Boom - Boom - As the pressure of the steam increases, the flywheel set on the outside slowly rotates and makes a loud noise.

"It's done! Song Lao! It's done! Liu Hong slapped his face, and spun around the steam engine regardless of the pain in his hands.

"Well, it's the initial results, but there is still some gap from what the adults asked, and the old man has already found the problem.

Give the old man a little more time, and the old man will be sure to strengthen the driving force of this steam engine. Song Yingxing stroked his beard and said.

Liu Hongjian also saw the problem, don't look at the loud sound, the speed of the flywheel is not as fast as the duck in the water.

It's just that most of the original steam engines were connected by multiple cylinders, and the joint force could improve the force, so Song Yingxing thought of it here.

The main warship of the Ming Dynasty is the Fu Ship, although this thing can be built very large, but it is limited to the driving force, and it is also a competent target.

Although the treasure shipyard in Tianjin has mastered the production of the Zheng family's main fortune boat, Liu Hongjian has not ordered a large-scale construction.

He was waiting, waiting for the steel mill, and also waiting for the steam engine.

He wants to be the strongest ship of this era, the fastest ship, and he wants not a warship, but a warship.

At the moment when the flywheel turned, Liu Hong gradually knew that this step had been taken.

The two ordered someone to make a few side dishes at Song Yingxing's residence, chatted while eating, and heard that Liu Hong was gradually going to run a school, and also obtained Chongzhen's approval, Song Yingxing was overjoyed.

If craftsmen could also enter the hall for further study like Confucian scholars, it would be a great sight, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they know astronomy and geography.

I heard that Liu Hongjian planned to pay out of his own pocket to accept all the school-age poor disciples from all over the country for free, but Song Yingxing couldn't even take care of eating, so he directly pulled Liu Hongjian out of the location of the ordnance station.

Xishan is located in the west of the capital, the north end of Taihang Mountain, although it is not big, but the scenery is extremely beautiful, the Wuding River runs through it, divides the Xishan into two sections in the north and south.

Although it is now gradually winter, the mountain is still full of forests, and the red leaf trees decorate the western mountain with extraordinary tranquility and beauty.

Outside the armory, there are also glass workshops and spinning workshops, which are too noisy and neither of them is satisfied.

Liu Hongjian did not plan to make a small fuss, he wanted to be the biggest, and create the best conditions for his disciples to study, which was the same as Song Yingxing's thoughts.

The two of them took the carriage out of the armory and continued westward, and they were not satisfied with several places suitable for building a school.

Walking straight to the confluence of Wuding River and Xishan, Liu Hongjian glanced at Song Yingxing and immediately made a decision.

This is it!

This place is about two miles away from the ordnance station, the environment is quiet by the mountains and rivers, and there is a large open land, which is simply the natural place of the school.

"Old Song, this king has an idea, what if you say that the entire Xishan is rebuilt and the ordnance station is moved to the mountainside of the Xishan?" After finalizing the address of the College of Engineering, Liu Hong gradually walked to the Wuding River.

On the left of the ordnance shop is the spinning workshop, on the right is the living quarters of craftsmen and construction teams, and in the rear is the musket and artillery workshops.

After all, the Ordnance Institute specializes in scientific research, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are all skilled and high-level craftsmen, or engineers.

If one of the muskets and the artillery workshop were to play with gunpowder carelessly, wouldn't they all be wiped out?

"Your Excellency is reasonable, it's just that things have to come one by one, and it's still important to the craftsman school, but adults can consider recruiting more people." Song Yingxing, as the second-tier head of the Ordnance Institute, naturally knows the Tao here.

But now his heart is full of school affairs, so that the craftsman can raise his eyebrows and pass on the engineering to the world, which is much more important than rebuilding Xishan.

Liu Hong gradually knew that this Uncle Song was stubborn, and he didn't say much, he didn't have much silver, but the uncle in the palace had it, so he had to ask for silver.

In fact, he had already thought about the idea of rebuilding Xishan, and building a scientific research institution in the mountain would be safe and control idlers.

Then build a few villas on the top of the mountain, as your own courtyard, and from time to time you can take your wife and children over to enjoy the tranquility of the mountains.

He was tired of living in the capital for a long time.

The two discussed everything, and just arrived at the gate of the armory station in a carriage, but saw two rows of small yellow doors standing at the door of the armory, and walked around with the eunuch Huang He, looking anxious and panicked.

Liu Hong gradually realized that it must be the uncle in the palace who was looking for him again.

"Lord, the emperor has a decree to announce your entry into the palace."

PS: Wuding River, that is, Yongding River.

PS: I owe two more, a monthly pass, and a recommended ticket, and I'm going to keep the account first, I'm not lazy, and I'm working overtime today.