In the afternoon, Huang Luzhuang left the palace. Compared to his somewhat nervousness before entering the palace, he walked much more relaxed when he left the palace.

I haven't seen Zhu Yicheng for a long time. This time I met in Beijing, Zhu Yicheng's majesty was even more powerful than before, but he was still kind and kind to Huangluzhuang. Not only did he chat with him for a long time, but he also specially kept him for lunch. Such treatment may not even be the Minister of Military Affairs, that is, he is Huangluzhuang.

Zhu Yicheng asked about the work of the Academy of Sciences and could see that the emperor was very concerned about the progress of the Academy of Sciences' work. Huang Luzhuang answered happily, not only knowing every project ongoing by the Academy of Sciences, but also being confident in some of the questions raised by Zhu Yicheng, which made Zhu Yicheng very satisfied.

Afterwards, Zhu Yicheng asked about military industry. In the first phase of the battle of Liaodong that had just ended, the new muskets equipped by the Ming army were better than the previous muskets in actual combat, but they were still somewhat unsatisfactory.

These issues have been sorted out with the technical staff of the Military Academy of Sciences, and the next step is to continue to improve the structure and design of the musket. Huang Luzhuang was prepared before coming, and immediately talked to Zhu Yicheng about several plans of the Academy of Sciences. Zhu Yicheng expressed his approval and instructed the Academy of Sciences to conduct in-depth research on military industries such as artillery in addition to musket design, and at the same time proposed to start from various factors such as materials, chemistry, and mechanics to obtain new technologies.

Zhu Yicheng also had a detailed discussion with him about the Nanjing Academy of Sciences that Huang Luzhuang had worried about before. According to Zhu Yicheng's idea, the Nanjing Academy of Sciences will continue to retain it, but as an independent Academy of Sciences, the Ming Academy of Sciences moved to the north as a whole. Zhu Yicheng has selected a new location for the Academy of Sciences in Baoding, and will soon ask the Ministry of Works and others to start construction as the new location of the Ming Academy of Sciences.

As for Nanjing, as the branch of the Academy of Sciences, the Ming Academy of Sciences will continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Ming Academy of Sciences. The specific work and research direction arrangements of the two places will not interfere too much. Everything will be handled at the discretion of Huangluzhuang, and personnel transfers will also be arranged according to the actual situation.

Zhu Yicheng's statement made Huang Luzhuang completely relieved. This plan was much better than he had imagined before. And as Zeng Yishu said, it was no longer the past, and it was much more convenient to travel from north to north than before. When the railway was completed, it would only take two days to reach Nanjing from the capital. In addition, the theme of the Academy of Sciences was moved north, so Nanjing still stayed in the branch, which was even more good for the Academy of Sciences.

Satisfied Huang Luzhuang said goodbye and left. He was thinking about the next work arrangements along the way home, and he couldn't wait to go to Baoding to see the new location of the Academy of Sciences. Until the mansion, Huang Luzhuang even went straight into the study, picked up his pen and wrote while thinking, and he didn't rest until late at night.

Although Zhu Yicheng came from later generations, he only had a little understanding of science. Although he did not understand these majors, he still understood the general direction.

As the Ming Dynasty was officially still for some time, it was natural that the Academy of Sciences moved north in Nanjing. Moreover, in Nanjing, the Academy of Sciences was extremely unfavorable for the Ming Dynasty, especially Zhu Yicheng, to understand the progress of various research and guidance on its direction. In addition to the consideration of other factors, this is why Zhu Yicheng decided to move the main body of the Academy of Sciences to Beijing.

This was an era of great change. Although the land of China missed the most glorious time of the Age of Discovery due to the Qing Dynasty, fortunately, the appearance of Zhu Yicheng made the Ming Dynasty seize its tail and gain huge benefits from it.

Now, Australia has found that it is a foregone conclusion. In addition, the rule of Xinming has gradually stabilized, and Luzon and Johor have embraced the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the initial layout of the Ming Dynasty has been basically completed in the world.

Having controlled most of the western and northern parts of North America, the Ming Dynasty had a window to contact directly with European countries and joined the ranks of competition for hegemony through Xinming.

The profits in the South China Sea have made the Ming Dynasty an unquestionable overlord in the South China Sea, especially East Asia, firmly controlling the entire South China Sea region and ensuring the position of the Ming Dynasty.

As for Australia, in addition to expanding its territory, what is more important is the abundant mineral resources, which will be the basis for the development of the Ming Dynasty in the future for hundreds of years or even longer.

If we only look at martial arts, the Ming Dynasty has far surpassed all dynasties. You should know that the vast territory of the Ming Dynasty is unparalleled. Although the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the point where the sun has not set yet, it is actually not bad in terms of national strength.

Zhu Yicheng is not an exaggeration to call him the Emperor of Eternity. The martial arts of that emperor in Chinese history are as powerful as the Ming Dynasty today? There are so many lands? In the court, many ministers have written letters to persuade Zhu Yicheng to Fengshan, but this suggestion was directly beaten back by Zhu Yicheng. In his opinion, the so-called Fengshan is meaningless at all. It is better to do more practical things.

Zhu Yicheng's mind was not hot. He knew clearly that all this was also a little lucky in addition to the reason for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, there is no gap between the Ming Dynasty and Western countries. They occupied the New Ming Dynasty and the layout in the South China Sea, and they only took advantage of loopholes in the European war. Now that the European war has come to an end, European countries will soon have a new round of interests for colonies around the world. This time, the competition is far more tragic than the initial seizure of colonies, because now there are basically no colonies available for direct occupation. If you want to expand the colonies, there is only one way, which is to snatch them from other countries.

War is often a catalyst for promoting scientific progress. Every large-scale war breaks out in human history is accompanied by a change in science.

Now, Europe has shown signs of an industrial revolution. Although the Ming Dynasty had built steam engines and completed its application, it even built railways and trains.

Europe is not bad. Although it is not as fast as the Ming Dynasty's application speed, the invention of the steam engine actually appeared in Europe more than ten years ago. In addition, other corresponding technologies have been produced one after another. The technology between Europe and the Ming Dynasty is basically on the same starting line, and there is not much difference.

Moreover, with the construction of the Ming Dynasty Railway and the opening of the first section of the railway, it caused a huge sensation. Europeans in the Ming Dynasty naturally began to pay attention to steam engines. According to Zhu Yicheng's knowledge, the ministers, diplomats, merchants, etc. in the Ming Dynasty passed the news back to Europe last year. When the news spread in Europe, Europeans did not believe it at first, but later when it was confirmed, the whole Europe suddenly became excited.

At present, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries are all working hard to study the actual use of steam engines. Even some other European countries have become very interested in these new inventions. Among them, the manuscripts left by the French scholar Dennis Papan who invented cylinders and piston devices are regarded as treasures. Several of his students were also hired by the French Academy of Sciences to become professionals in France studying steam engines.

British engineer Toms Newcomer even invented and built a steam engine that could be used more than ten years ago. Now he has been hired as a professor by the University of Oxford in the UK. I also heard that the Royal College also intends to invite him to become an academician.

It has to be admitted that the reason why European countries can rise is not only because of the historical factors that the Far East has been closed to the country and stopped moving forward. Even if the Qing Dynasty did not invade the Central Plains, the infinite pursuit of interests of European countries will force them to explore the world and make continuous progress in technology.

Therefore, Zhu Yicheng knew very well that the progress of the Ming Dynasty was only a small step. Once he was arrogant and looked down on the world, European countries would catch up and lose their immediate advantages.

If you don’t advance, you will retreat. This is the characteristic of this great era. Once you fall behind, the Ming Dynasty will not only lose everything you are now, but will also become the target of others eyeing it. History has long proved this, which is an unquestionable fact.
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