My father is Jiajing

Chapter 424 Zhu Zai's Dream
The application and value of oil in this era are limited, but Zhu Zaigui knows how high its actual value is!

You know, there was such a saying in the industrial age.

Coal is the food of industry, and oil is the blood of industry!
However, with the development of various new energy sources, the status of coal is not as high as before, but oil still firmly sits on the throne of the number one energy source in the industrial age.

Moreover, as far as Zhu Zaigui knew, the root cause of wars in many places was actually for oil. Whoever can control oil now will be the master of the present and the future.

So, when Zhu Zaigui saw the black and brown oil, his excitement was something no one could understand.

This is like Emperor Jiajing seeing the elixir he had always dreamed of, making people unable to help but indulge in it and unable to extricate themselves!
Zhu Zaigui said: "Zhan Wa has made great contributions in discovering the efficacy of oil and improving the steam engine. He is to be rewarded with one thousand two taels of Ming Lian Reserve banknotes and a new residence in the Beijing Special District!"

Zhu Zaigui unceremoniously called Zhan Wa over. When Zhan Wa heard about Zhu Zaigui's reward, he knelt down excitedly and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, Zhu Zaigui also looked at Zhan Wa and smiled, feeling that Zhan Wa was like his lucky star.

Zhu Zaigui gently helped Zhan Wa up and said to him, "From what I heard, your name should be the name your parents casually called you when you were a child. Today, I will give you a new name. From today on, you will be called Zhan Watt. Watt refers to the tiles on the roof that can protect you from wind and rain, and Te means special."

"I hope you can keep your curiosity and continue to experiment and research new applications of these existing materials. I promise you that as long as you can come up with something amazing, you will be the director of the mechanical field, and I will support you for the rest of your life!"

Zhu Zaigui directly painted a big pie for Zhan Wa, oh no, it was Zhan Watt, which made Zhan Watt couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Zhu Zaigui was in a good mood and asked Teng Xiang and Zhan Watt to take him for another walk around Xishan.

Zhu Zaigui finally went to the iron smelting plant in Xishan. Seeing that they were producing more steel than ever before, Zhu Zaigui was in a very good mood.

Because steel is also an indispensable material in the industrial age.

If it were possible to produce steel with a higher hardness and sufficient toughness, and then use the power of a steam engine to forge it, perhaps it would be possible to create some magical things that were closer to Zhu Zaigui's imagination, such as a lathe!
Zhu Zaigui dreamed of making a lathe, but unfortunately the Ming Dynasty's steel smelting level was not up to the standard, and the current steam engine was also unable to control the fine force.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui could only imagine and hope that so many clever craftsmen would have a flash of inspiration one day and break through important obstacles on the road to industry, thus laying a new solid foundation for the Ming Dynasty's industrial road.

This is also why Zhu Zaigui has always wanted to cultivate new craftsmen who are literate and cultured.

It is still at a low-level stage, and clever craftsmen can still use their skill and experience to make something surprising.

However, if we reach a stage where precision is required and there are no professionals with sufficient knowledge reserves and knowledge training, it would be wishful thinking to want to push the process of industrial development forward a step further.

Because the manufacture and learning of some things do require a certain threshold. If you can't even meet the threshold, it's simply hilarious to dream of making an airplane or a cannon with your own hands.

Some people always like to talk about overtaking on a curve, but that requires you to know how to drive. Otherwise, how can you overtake? Do you just turn the steering wheel and step on the accelerator?

Overtaking like this may result in car crash and loss of life!

If you want to achieve a breakthrough and surpass in technology, you must first cultivate and reserve a wave of professional talents down to earth, otherwise everything is just a daydream. After Zhu Zaigui returned from Xishan, he couldn't help but feel excited.

"I didn't expect that there was so much oil in the Ming Dynasty. It's really exciting."

Zhu Zaigui couldn't help rubbing his palms, thinking about the crude oil he saw in Xishan.

At this moment, Zhu Zaigui really had an overbearing mentality of wanting to take all the oil in the world for himself.

But unfortunately, the current industrial strength is not yet sufficient to utilize oil for development, and with the current grain production of the Ming Dynasty, it is unable to support the Ming Dynasty's external expansion wars.

After all, war is ultimately fought for food and people. Without food, there will be no people. Even if one has the best weapons and equipment, there will be limits to expansion.

But if we have enough food, we can advance boldly into unknown areas with confidence.

Therefore, the top priority is to find a way to increase grain production.

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Zaigui finally couldn't help but write an official letter of guidance and asked someone to send it to Zhejiang and give it to Hu Zongxian.

In this official letter, which had no binding force, Zhu Zaigui asked Hu Zongxian to quickly form a navy with long-sea strike capabilities based on the actual situation in Zhejiang. The court could also allocate appropriate funds and provide new ship-mounted artillery.

Of course, the following words were all empty promises made by Zhu Zaigui, because Zhu Zaigui did not have the authority to allocate funds to Hu Zongxian, let alone send new artillery to Hu Zongxian.

However, the current policies of the Ming Dynasty are also very flexible. As long as the military officers who fight in the war are able to tinker and invent, they can make their own weapons and artillery. Of course, the main financial allocation still needs to come from the court.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui did not forget to greet Gao Gong and asked him to write a letter to Qi Jiguang, asking Qi Jiguang to improve the weapons and equipment of the Ming army according to the needs of the battle, and he could help get the required silver.

After receiving the official letter, Hu Zongxian immediately summoned Xu Wei to discuss. Xu Wei looked at the official letter issued by Prince Yu's Mansion and couldn't help but touch his chin. Xu Wei said to Hu Zongxian: "Minister, I think the prince wants us to find a way to subdue Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and other pirates entrenched in Shuangyu Port as soon as possible. Now you can give orders to the Longjiang Shipyard and the navy near the Zhejiang coast to let them build ships and train soldiers to prepare for the complete elimination of the pirates."

Now Hu Zongxian has been promoted again, and he was concurrently holding the titles of Vice Minister of War and Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. Now he has been changed to the title of Minister of War and Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, becoming a veritable "King of the Southeast"!
Hu Zongxian listened to Xu Wei's analysis and thought it made sense. After all, he was ordered to come to Zhejiang not to simply wipe out the Japanese pirates on land, because the Japanese pirates on land all came from the sea. If the problem could not be solved from the root, it would take forever to wipe out the Japanese pirates on land.

And if the suppression of the Japanese pirates takes too long and he gets in the way of others and has to take the blame for some people's failure to suppress the Japanese pirates, then Zhang Jing's fate will be his.

Therefore, Hu Zongxian nodded in agreement and said, "What Wen Chang said makes sense. We can't delay the shipbuilding and naval affairs. Qi Jiguang from Shandong and Yu Dayou, who was previously used by Governor Zhang, are both good. We can give them a try first and then make a decision."

Hu Zongxian was not a timid person, he was a very decisive person with great strategy and vision. As long as he had his eyes on someone, he would appoint him without reservation in order to achieve the strategic effect he needed.

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