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When Du Yinxi and the others heard this, they could not wait to feel it. However, at least they have basic cultivation. Watch the memorials in turn according to their official positions to see what treasures there are in this cement?
Du Yinxi finished reading it first and handed it to Zuo Maodi, the Minister of Personnel beside him, and said with emotion: "It's really right. This cement is really a treasure trove! If Duke Xingguo is unfair to the public, he will just sell it, haha, there will be a lot of money!"
After hearing what he said, Zuo Maodi finished reading it almost at a glance, then patted the memorial and said with a smile: "It's not bad, the key is that this capital is also extremely cheap, and the raw materials can be obtained everywhere! If it really has this effect, it will be a blessing for my Ming Dynasty!"
When Zuodu Censor Liu Zongzhou heard that they both said this, he was a little anxious. He snatched it from Zuo Maodi and immediately started to look at it.
Emperor Chongzhen on the imperial throne never disappeared. He was surprised to see these ministers, as if the cement was thought out by him, and he was particularly happy.
After Liu Zongzhou finished reading it, he couldn't help but look up at Zhang Mingwei and confirmed: "Duke Xingguo, this cement is really so magical, has such a good bonding effect, and isn't afraid of water soaking after solidification?"
"Of course!" Zhang Mingwei nodded and said, "This formula is just the most common one. In the future, the imperial court can set up a special official position to study this cement formula, and even obtain cement that can be filled with water for repairing bridges. Well, it can also be used in the rivers and seas. Depending on the formula, this cement has endless uses!"
Hearing this, Liu Zongzhou was a little dumbfounded and asked, "Duke Xingguo, is this also a result of studying things?"
"Of course, it's not something that can be imagined by studying things. It can't be something you can think of in a dream, right?" Zhang Mingwei said with a smile. "In fact, this cement mainly reflects physical changes, and is a molecular structure..."
After talking casually, he came to his senses and did not say anything further, but changed his words: "In short, these things can be found."
When Liu Zongzhou and others heard Duke Xingguo say some words that they did not understand, they not only did not feel awkward, but instead felt very profound. They immediately admired Duke Xingguo's knowledge.
Especially Liu Zongzhou, he couldn't help but sigh: "I used to reject the imperial examination and kept exploring the steam engine. Now I know that the knowledge here is really useful!"
When others heard this, some knew it, and some didn't know it, they couldn't help but immediately asked again, "Why wouldn't the steam engine be a good thing like a treasure plate?"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at it and felt "I know if you don't know, but I know." He knew that what his husband said was all the scientific and technological knowledge from later generations.
This knowledge is really good. The gentleman said that after Zhongxing the Ming Dynasty, he would devote himself to the teaching of scientific and technological knowledge. Haha, one day, the Ming Dynasty might be able to achieve the same as shown in that documentary!
He was so impressed at this moment, and for a while, he completely forgot that the war was everywhere, and before Zhang Mingwei came, he was still anxious.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of his joy and spoke to the ministers below: "Actually, I haven't told you that the sir has offered a treasure tray before!"
When everyone heard this, they were stunned. Then, Zuo Maodi asked quickly: "Your Majesty, I wonder what kind of treasure plate it is?"
When the others heard this, they all listened with their ears. They were very surprised. How did Duke Xingguo’s head grow? Generally speaking, it would be amazing if someone could study something that would benefit the country and the people. However, Duke Xingguo actually had more than one good thing, and there was one before?
After all, it is something called a treasure plate. If it is not a good thing like cement, it is not qualified to call it a treasure plate. They are very excited about it. What kind of treasure plate is it?
Seeing that these ministers were so expecting, Emperor Chongzhen felt very proud and said loudly: "It is the method of firing transparent glass. Now it is probably already burned in Jingdezhen. It will probably not take long before everyone will know the news!"
Transparent glass, for these senior officials of the Ming Dynasty, have naturally seen it. They are all brought by the Western monks, just like crystal, very expensive! In terms of value, it is indeed a treasure plate!
Duke Xing actually knew the method of making transparent glass, but he selflessly presented it to the court. At this moment, they finally knew why the emperor had granted him a Duke from the beginning.
Such a valuable thing, in which dynasty, the emperor is probably willing to exchange it for the title of Duke of the Kingdom!
Of course, some people have different opinions, so they heard from the Zuodu Censor Liu Zongzhou: "Although this transparent glass can make a lot of money, I think it is not as much as cement!"
Seeing that everyone else looked at him, Liu Zongzhou explained: "This cement is beneficial to the country and the people, especially the south is flooded, and this cement has more benefits. However, this transparent glass is just an object to be placed."
After hearing this, I realized that he was looking at it from this perspective. When others heard it, they couldn't help but nodded, clearly agreeing with his opinion.
When Zhang Mingwei saw this, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled, "How can I say this? If you want me to say that the function of this transparent glass is far greater than that of cement for the people, or for us people!"
When everyone heard this, they were very surprised, especially Liu Zongzhou, who quickly asked, "Don't this statement makes sense?"
"Of course it makes sense!" Zhang Mingwei explained to them with a smile, "I wonder if you have any of the things that you can't see clearly and need to wear crystal glasses? This transparent glass can be made into various glasses to correct your vision. In addition, it can also be made into a telescope to make things in the distance clearly visible. It can not only be used on the battlefield, but also on navigation, etc. It can also be used in houses as windows instead of paper-paste windows..."
Hearing this, many people nodded, but looking at their expressions, they didn't seem to agree that this transparent glass would be more useful than cement.
So, Zhang Mingwei raised his voice and said, "The most important thing is that various transparent glass bottles are necessary for investigating objects. Various experiments, especially chemical experiments, are experiments that will change objects and turn from one object into a fundamentally different other object, these necessary vessels."
Speaking of this, he remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, biology, medicine, etc., all of them are inseparable from this transparent glassware!"
In Wenhua Palace, after Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, it suddenly became silent.
Almost everyone did not fully understand what Zhang Mingwei was saying. However, this did not prevent them from understanding what Zhang Mingwei was trying to express.
In short, this transparent glass is very, very important, and is far from just for viewing or drinking.
They all looked at Zhang Mingwei without saying anything. To be honest, this time it opened my eyes!
After coming back to their senses, they couldn't help but ask Zhang Mingwei what biology is, what medicine is, and they always feel that this thing seems to be very powerful.
But it was the Minister of War. Min Hongxue remembered that he was discussing the matter of wars everywhere just now? Why was it all exploring the knowledge in a blink of an eye?
This kind of imperial court discussion was really the first time I met after more than 70 years of living.
So he quickly coughed, and found that it was useless, so he coughed hard a few times.
When Du Yinxi heard this, he quickly asked with concern: "Min Benbing doesn't seem to be in good health. He is old, so he must take care of himself!"
"..." When Min Hongxue heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to scold people. Fortunately, he was well-educated, so he finally held back. He ignored Du Yinxi and turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, if there is a chaos today, let's discuss this first!"
When everyone heard his words, they couldn't help but feel silent. Then they all looked at the initiator. If it weren't for Duke Xingguo, how could everyone go off the topic? This was the matter in front of the imperial court. Such a thing happened. If you say it, no one would believe it!
Emperor Chongzhen himself was the same, thinking in his heart that the world is in chaos, he should be the one who cares most, why did he go off the topic!
So he looked at Zhang Mingwei and asked, "As for the chaos today, I am very anxious, so I asked someone to go to see if I can return to Beijing as soon as possible. I wonder what sir thinks?"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Jianlu has been dealt with almost the same. Although there are still some follow-up matters, the situation is good. As long as we can keep Jianlu out of the pass, we can concentrate on suppressing the thieves. Even if the world is in chaos, we will be able to pacify sooner or later."
Speaking of this, he paused and said, "The things are coming one by one, and there are still a few things left to complete the matter of the enemy."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen had to suppress his anxiety and asked Zhang Mingwei: "Okay, sir, let's talk about the enemy first!"
Others also made sense to hear that if the court had not been restrained by Jianlu, they would have already pacified the thieves. Every time they wanted to pacify the thieves, Jianlu would enter the pass and give the thieves a chance to breathe. This several times led to the thieves becoming bigger.
Zhang Mingwei heard from Emperor Chongzhen: "First of all, the main responsible persons who must be held accountable for Song Jin's defeat are Chen Xinjia, the former Minister of War and Zhang Ruolin, the Guanning Supervisor. If they had not urged the use of troops, they would have been defeated strategically. The Battle of Song Jin might not have been such a big defeat!"
At this time, Chen Xinjia had been dismissed, and Zhang Ruolin was impeached and imprisoned after fleeing back to the capital.
Chapter completed!