I, Zhu Qizhen, am not called the Son of Heaven!

This matter seems to be unexpected for Lord Shangshu?"

Zhu Qizhen looked calm and smiled faintly.

"Yes, Wei Chen never expected that the barbarian things could surpass my Daming Empire. "

Officials like Shangshu of the Ministry of Works are blindly arrogant and have a natural sense of national superiority, and Zhu Qizhen knows that there are no longer a few.

The Daming Empire is the first in the world, and everything is the first in the world.

They rightfully believe that this is a must!

Of course, Zhu Qizhen does not completely deny this arrogance.

However, what he hoped was that the officials of the Daming Empire, and even every common people in the world, would have a sense of national pride.

But......!

It's not about arrogance in technology!

"Your Majesty, Governor Zheng Chenggong seems to be not satisfied with the outcome of this naval battle, and he seems to want the navy of the Daming Empire to have more advanced warships and artillery. "

After a moment of contemplation, Shangshu of the Ministry of Works said.

"Yes, Zheng Chenggong's biggest purpose in this twist is to hope that the navy of the Daming Empire can be equipped with more advanced warships and artillery. "

Zhu Qizhen paused and emphasized, "I hope so too." "

"At present, Xu has an idea, Ai Qing, you can listen to it. "

"Wei Chen listened to the hadith. "Ministry of Works Shangshu handed over.

"The battleship is cast with steel, with the current technology of the Daming Empire, can it work, will the power of the battleship be affected?"

Zhu Qizhen asked.

"A battleship made of steel?!"

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Shangshu of the Ministry of Works couldn't believe his ears a little, exclaimed, his eyes widened, and his face was full of incredulity.

How could His Majesty have such a fantastical idea?

"Your Majesty, is there something unknown about Weichen?"

Zhu Qizhen said, "You can say bluntly, now there are only two of us, so there is no need to taboo anything." "

"Wei Chen dared to ask His Majesty, how does steel go into the water?

Ministry of Works Shangshu asked with a fist, his face full of doubts.

"Not necessarily. "

Zhu Qizhen smiled, then turned his head and ordered, "Wei Zhongxian, go and get a golden bowl, and in addition, bring another basin of water." "

"The slave obeys the order. "

Outside the hall, Wei Zhongxian promised and trotted away.

After a while, he took a golden bowl and brought a basin of water.

Zhu Qizhen took the golden bowl and put it in the water.

The golden bowl actually floated on 543 water!

"I want to ask Ai Qing, this golden bowl can float on the water, can't a steel battleship float on the sea?"

Shang Shubi of the Ministry of Works was stunned and extremely shocked.

Although this is just a small common sense of life, it contains a big principle, and he, as a Shangshu of the Ministry of Engineering, is in charge of all the crafts and technologies of the Daming Empire.

For decades, it didn't even notice!

After a long while, Shangshu's eyes suddenly lit up, stood up, and handed over his hand: "Thank you Your Majesty for prompting, Weichen understands." "

"Very well, in three months, I hope to see an iron ship that can be launched. "

Zhu Qizhen said, "You will also take this golden bowl and give it to you." "

"Your Majesty Longen. "

Shangshu of the Ministry of Works bowed down, raised the golden bowl high above his head, and confidently led: "Weichen will live up to His Majesty's trust." "

He was a wise man, and he knew that this was a gift from His Majesty, and it was a reminder from the emperor.

Then, Zhu Qizhen sighed again: "Let Zheng Chenggong send a royal warship that never sets, which can be studied by the Ministry of Engineering." Although Daming's navy is very strong now, it does not dare to slack, perhaps a moment of slackness will be surpassed by other countries. "

Weichen did not dare to slack off in the slightest. "

Shangshu of the Ministry of Works solemnly surrendered.

"Hmm. "

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and then asked, "How is the current progress of artillery shell research?"

Shang Shuzhan of the Ministry of Works said: "Back to Your Majesty, the progress is great and gratifying. Although it did not increase the range much, he did develop a shell that was amazingly powerful and exploded violently, more than ten times the original. "

"Good. "

Zhu Qizhen praised, waved at Shangshu of the Ministry of Work, and told him to retreat.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Works held the golden bowl and left the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Qizhen gave instructions to Zheng Chenggong.

"What Ai Qing played, I already know. "

"The Ministry of Engineering has developed a new type of artillery shell, which is more than ten times more powerful, and will continue to study a steel warship. Ai Qing responded to the order and immediately transported a British artillery to the Ministry of Engineering. This time for the victory of the British fleet, Xu is very gratified, Ai Qing did not live up to Xuan's expectations..."

After Zhu Qizhen gave instructions to Zheng Chenggong, he ordered the inner guards to send the instructions to the Fujian Naval Governor's Office.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu asks for a meeting. "

Wei Zhongxian came again to report.

"Announce him in. "

Shangshu Zhao Hengchen of the Ministry of Rites entered the main hall, and after bowing to the emperor, he reported: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination has completed the township examination, and all the people in various places have entered Beijing to rush for the examination, please ask Your Majesty to give questions for the world's lifting sons and select talents for my Daming." "

Zhao Hengchen handed over the fold and reported: "Your Majesty, this is the solution of the township test. "

Zhu Qizhen took Zhao Hengchen's twist and turned.

This is a list of seventeen people.

Daming has two Beijing and fifteen provinces, and the first place in each province will be submitted to the imperial court, and these seventeen people are the first place in the township examination, which is called Xieyuan.

He entered the capital and conducted a palace examination in the Forbidden City Bohol Hall.

The palace examination was presided over by the emperor himself, and after high school, he was called Jinshi, and the first place among the Jinshi was the champion.

Zhu Qizhen is looking forward to it.

This time the imperial examination will provide the Daming Empire with many good ministers.

"Please Your Majesty to test for the Temple. "

Zhao Hengchen handed over a specially made red book.

Zhu Qizhen took the red book and wrote a line of neat small letters: On how to develop the navy and Daming technology?

"Let's take that as the title. "

"Obey. "

After receiving the exam questions, Zhao Hengchen, a Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, bowed and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

Before the start of the exam, no second person can know, and the examiner will tell all candidates about the exam questions only after the exam starts and the candidates enter the exam to prevent cheating.

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Ten days later, the Fujian Navy Governor's Mansion.

Jin Yiwei quickly came with a whip, holding the holy decree in his hand, and said loudly: "Governor of the Daming Navy, Zheng Chenggong stepped forward to receive the order." "

"Wei Chen takes the order!"

Zheng Chenggong led a group of admirals to kneel on the ground in good manners and obey the order.

Jin Yiwei unfolded the holy decree and read aloud Zhu Qizhen's instructions to Zheng Chenggong.

At the same time, in the naval prison.

More than eight hundred British captives were in ashes, although they knew that the Daming Empire was strong, but they never expected that the Daming navy was so terrifyingly powerful.

These Britons have always roamed the sea and won every battle.

They never expected that in front of the navy of the Daming Empire, they would taste defeat for the first time.

Moreover, this defeat is a complete fiasco!

In the past, they firmly believed that the imperial battleship of the Sun Never Sets Empire was an undefeated god of war in the ocean!

However, in front of the Daming Navy, it is vulnerable!

After Zheng Chenggong received the holy decree, he immediately ordered people to transport a royal warship that never sets, through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, to the capital and hand it over to the Ministry of Engineering.

Over the course of several months, the second and third fleets were gradually built.

Zheng Chenggong divided the navalization into three detachments, the Liaodong Detachment, the Bohai Detachment, and the South China Sea Detachment, cruising the waters in which they were located.

Compared with the previous dynasty, the defensive power of Daming coastal defense has increased by more than a thousand times.

It has to be said that this naval battle with the Japanese Empire greatly deterred the Yokou pirates around Daming.

After that war.

The Wokou, who had often invaded the Daming Sea before, fled as long as he saw the flag of the Daming Navy from a distance, and slipped faster than the rats on the water.

In the capital, the three thousand craftsmen of the Ministry of Works were busy, because Shangshu of the Ministry of Works gave them a new order

Build a steel battleship!

In the Qianqing Palace, after several days of busyness, Zhu Qizhen could finally relax, and the Daming Navy had begun to take shape, and defeated the imperial warship that was known as the strongest in the world.

What does the sun never set?

The battleship does not sink, the sun does not set!

However, in the territory of the Daming Empire, the warships of the Britons had only one way to go, that is, to sink to the bottom of the sea forever and become ruins.

However, Zhu Qizhen is not enough. (Read violent novels, go on Feilu Fiction Network!)

He believed that in the near future, the navy of the Daming Empire would not only be large, have many warships, and be strong in artillery, but would also be able to develop an ocean-going fleet.

Even a fleet of aircraft carriers!

Zhu Qizhen walked out of the Qianqing Palace, and the spring breeze was blowing.

The spring breeze has blown the world green, spring ploughing has long been vigorously opened, and now the cultivated land of the Daming Empire is full of green seedlings.

Ruixue Mega Year.

Last winter, there were several heavy snowfalls, and this year is bound to be a good harvest year.

Zhu Qizhen walked in the Royal Garden.

Led by Wei Zhongxian, a group of eunuchs and palace maids followed closely behind the emperor, holding porcelain plates and placing melons and fruits, carefully waiting.

Zhu Qizhen didn't know that while he was walking happily, in the Cining Palace, his mother Empress Dowager Sun was sad at this time.

The seventeen beautiful women of Xiwan Lake stood in the Cining Palace in a regular manner, listening to the Empress Dowager's instructions.

"Look at you, you've all been in the palace for nearly half a year, right?"

"But I haven't even seen the emperor's face once, look at Murong Xian, people entered the palace with you, and they have already been canonized as concubines." "

"You girls, aren't you in a hurry?"

The Queen Mother showed a look of hatred that iron is not steel.

To be honest, these seventeen beautiful girls were all carefully selected by her, and she liked each one very much, and sincerely hoped that all of them could become the emperor's concubines.

How.

"Alas..."

The Queen Mother sighed heavily.

Seventeen palace maidens, including Murong Xian's sister Murong Shu, and Jiang Yuyan, who had met the emperor once or twice, each of them was a little aggrieved.

When people see it, they can't help but feel compassion.

Seeing Murong Xian being favored and canonized as an imperial princess, in their hearts, how not to be envious and jealous, in terms of talent and beauty, they are not inferior to Murong Xian.

Moreover, the female officials also told them.

"Anyway, every two years, the Empress Dowager will select beautiful women from the people to enter the palace, and by that time, if they can't see the emperor and don't get favored, I'm afraid your life will be over." "

People are not as good as old, clothes are not as good as new.

This old saying, in the court, did not apply at all to the emperor's women.

"This emperor is also true, after a few months, he has been lucky with a woman. "

The Queen Mother's face was full of sadness.

If this goes on, when will she be able to run with her grandchildren?

At this moment, the palace maid of the Cining Palace ran over and said in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is walking in the imperial garden to enjoy the flowers. "

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's face suddenly became happy.

"A few months have passed, Concubine Xiang has not been pregnant with the Dragon Heir, it is time to urge the emperor, since Princess Xiang, she has not turned the sign again, how can this work?"

"yes, it's really worrying us old people. "

Concubine Zhang and Concubine Zhao also spoke up.

"These seventeen beautiful women are all carefully selected by the Wei family to enter the palace, which one is not the color of the heavenly fragrance? "

The Queen Mother muttered softly, obviously dissatisfied with Zhu Qizhen's work efficiency!

"The Empress Dowager, the emperor has never seen them, how do you know that they are so bright and lovely?

Concubine Zhang suggested.

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows with joy.

"My sister said well, this is the truth, the emperor does not turn over the brand, we can also send the show girl to the emperor ah, do not expect the emperor to be lucky to come to how many show girls a day, but at least give birth to an imperial grandson to the Wei family first, just relieve the stuffiness." "

After saying this, the Queen Mother turned her head, her face was frosty, her expression was serious, and she solemnly ordered these seventeen beautiful girls.

"The emperor is in the imperial garden, and the Wei family will arrange for you to go there in a while. "

"Each of you has stood out from hundreds of thousands of people, and the Wei family also knows that you have the appearance of a city and a country, but you have been in the palace for nearly half a year, but only Murong Xian has won the favor of the emperor, which really disappoints the Wei family. "

"Don't hide from you, in a few months, the Wei family will choose a beautiful girl to enter the palace again. "

"If, by that time, you have not yet received the emperor's blessing, then you will be a palace maid in the palace and serve the concubines who have been honored by the emperor. "

"It's not that the Mourning family didn't give you a chance, but you must also cherish it. "

Hearing the words of the Queen Mother, the seventeen beautiful women, all of a sudden, were all discolored.

These seventeen people are all from famous families.

Only others serve them, but they have never served others.

Entering the palace and living in Xiwan Lake, the same is true, eating and dressing are carefully served.

Even sometimes, they have the illusion that they are no longer a showgirl, but the emperor's concubine.

But now, the Queen Mother's words shattered their illusions.

After a few months, if they have not yet received the favor of the emperor, then they will change from the status of show women to palace women.

At that time, they will not be the young ladies in the family, let alone show girls, but will serve those beautiful women who have just entered the palace.

"The competition in the harem is far more brutal than you think. "

These words, which the female officials said to them when they entered the palace, were deeply experienced for the first time at this moment.

Every show girl was a little panicked.

"When I get to the Royal Garden later, I must perform well and show my best side. "

Every show girl admonishes herself so in her heart.

"Remember, although the Wei family will give you a chance, you need to work hard yourself, firmly grasp the opportunity, and become the emperor's concubine. "

The Empress Dowager ordered, "Take them to the imperial garden to meet the emperor." "

"The slave obeys the will. "

The eunuch took the order and took seventeen palace maids to the imperial garden.

After seeing these beautiful girls leave, the Queen Mother sighed slightly.

"The emperor is like this, he gets up early every day to deal with the imperial government, and does not pay attention to the dragon body, just like his father desperately, the Wei family is really afraid that he will be the same as the previous emperor..."

Hearing this, Concubine Zhang hurriedly waved her hand: "The emperor is young and strong, and he will definitely be blessed with Qi Tian, favored by heaven, and live a long life." "

The first emperor Zhu Zhanji died young because of his efforts to govern and eat and drink.

"Sister Zhang is right, the emperor is a person who is destined by heaven, and he will definitely live a long and blessed life, and have many children and grandchildren. Concubine Zhao also hurriedly spoke up.

"Little Guizi, you go to the imperial garden and stare a little, these seventeen beautiful girls, as long as anyone makes the emperor look a few more times, the mourning family will send her to the Nourishing Heart Hall." "。