Zhu Qiyu came to the horse farm. The representative figures of the Ming Dynasty who participated in this jockey club include the Imperial Heavenly Bureau, the Ten Major Bureaus, Shijing Factory and other official factory craftsmen, who carefully maintained the iron horses to prevent anyone from competing before the competition.

Do external moves in the middle;

The entire sixty-mile-long road is guarded by His Majesty's Royal Guard Ti Cavalry and the Beijing Camp to prevent anyone from maliciously destroying the road and competition, and is also responsible for delivering messages in real time;

Shang Lu brought a group of Hanlin Academy, the censor of the Censorate, and the Imperial College student sitting upright on the viewing platform, whispering in a low voice, while two scholars of Confucian robe were communicating with the eunuchs of the Imperial Horse Prison;

Not far away are a group of foreign envoys from the Siyiguan. They stood on an arc platform and looked around. According to the Ming Dynasty etiquette, they still had no seats. Hino Tomoko and Hosokawa Katsumoto from Japan, from North Korea

Jiang Mengqing and Jin He, as well as Yin Fan III from the Duchy of Moscow, and envoys from the South China Kingdom.

Zhu Qiyu also saw the envoy from Kang State and the Kingdom of Timur, which surprised him a little. What surprised him even more was that the Roman envoy who had already lost his country, the last governor, Nikolaoz, actually had Xiao Xun and Yao.

Kui, Liu Ji, and Ma Huan sat together.

"Is there any problem with the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites?" Zhu Qiyu asked Yu Qian sideways, as to why Nikolaoz was in the Ministry of Rites, not the position of the French envoy.

Yu Qian frowned and said, "Niculousi is the head of the Maritime Affairs Hall, and he is also a common official of the Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. It is normal for the Tartar officials who receive the salary of the Ming Dynasty to be in the Ministry of Rites."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "Yin Fan was also a common cause of the Honglu Temple. He also translated Roman documents together. Yin Fan was on the side of the messenger. When there were any activities in the past, Nikolauz insisted on his identity as a Roman messenger.

I'm on the side of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhu Qiyu certainly knew that Nikolaoz was a Tartar official in the Ming Dynasty. After all, when Nikolaoz came, he brought three hundred yellow-faced and thin Roman soldiers. This was the only remaining armed force in Rome. Before this time,

Nikolaoz never regarded himself as an official of the Ming Dynasty, just like Yin Fan.

Today is a little different.

"I'll ask, please send me a question." Xing'an whispered, sent a small yellow gate to hear the news, and received a reply soon.

"Your Majesty, it's because the fifth prince was born." Xiaohuangmen said respectfully: "Sister Hu reminded Nikolaoz that if Nikolaoz still regarded herself as a Roman, it might cause some trouble to the fifth prince."

Zhu Qiyu knew it, so that's it.

Nikolaoz is not stupid, not pedantic, nor ignorant, and not ignorant of flexibility. This is a result that both sides are happy to see.

After Zhu Qiyu sat down, he looked towards the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College. These people were the other side of today's competition.

"Does Yu Shaobao still remember the iron lock Hengjiang in Hukou County?" Zhu Qiyu suddenly talked about the past to Yu Qian. Zhu Qiyu visited Jiujiang Prefecture in the south and took a boat to Hukou County at the entrance of Poyang Lake at Gantang Bianyuan.

I met the iron lock Hengjiang.

"I will remember it," Yu Qian said inexplicably.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian's confused expression and explained: "At that time, I discussed the five techniques of weakening the people with Yu Shaobao, and Yu Shaobao scoffed at this."

"In summary, the five techniques of weak people are actually better than development than development, and stability is greater than everything."

Yu Qian recalled the content of the Five Techniques of the Weak People, nodded and said, "It's true."

"In the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a riot occurred in the capital of Rome, and Emperor Nero committed suicide. Since then, the major Roman army began to compete for many emperors. In the end, a man named Vespasian became the Roman emperor.

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"This emperor, who rebuilt the order of the Roman Empire, was good at managing the treasury, and was as greedy as me, was a monarch to suppress the rebellion."

"One day, Vepasian accepted a gift from a craftsman and obtained a water-drawing dragon tail truck, which could save manpower. Vepasian was overjoyed and rewarded the craftsman with great reward, but he did not allow the craftsman to continue to build the water-driving truck.

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After the Roman emperor Nero committed suicide, a chicken-eating competition for who will be the emperor was launched on the vast land of Rome. In the end, Vespasian successfully ate chicken and became the emperor of Rome.

The emperor reestablished the order in Rome, but he did not allow the craftsmen to create the dragon tail chariot.

Yu Qian nodded and said, "This is the same as the five techniques of weak people. It is better to not develop than to develop. Pursuing stability first."

Zhu Qiyu mentioned Vespasian, but he is just a microcosm of meat eaters. These meat eaters are not stupid. Technology progress can bring wealth, but technological progress will definitely bring change, and changes will definitely touch the interests of some people.

For example, Mobuto, one of the five major tyrants in Africa, saw Burundi being driven off the stage by an uprising, and wrote to Burundi: [I told you to not build roads, now they are driving on the road you are building against you.

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Zhu Qiyu added: "In fact, not only the meat eaters are afraid of change, but also the people are afraid of it. When the eighty-spinning wheel came out, it was smashed directly."

"In fact, technological progress is not neutral, nor is it universal. Technology progress is often highly bound to the meat eaters, and technology is also part of the rule of the meat eaters."

"So the people are also afraid of technological progress, because technological progress may bring about a variety of new methods of stripping."

Yu Qian said convincedly: "Your Majesty is really, his eyes are like torches, and he is as clear as a fire."

Yu Qian understood the meaning of His Majesty's words. He started with the Five Skills of Weak People saying that meat eaters hate technological progress, and then promoted it to the people also hate technological progress, because the so-called technological progress cannot be enjoyed, but instead they are all kinds of

New methods of stripping are painful.

Take Xiu Chidao as an example, that is, Zhu Qiyu used work instead of relief. When he became an industrial craftsman, he would not only not starve to death, but also receive generous rewards. What if he changed to the later Tartar Qing Dynasty?

The Qing Dynasty only knew how to recruit people, but the civilians refused to recruit people and killed them. In the end, the railway was repaired and a contract was made to give the railway to foreigners. In the end, the road protection movement emerged, and the Qing Dynasty exterminated itself from the people.

This is what Zhu Qiyu said about technology that is never neutral, nor is it universal, but is highly tied to the interests of meat eaters.

For its own dominance, the Qing Dynasty sent a railway full of flesh and blood and sadness to foreigners, even some vested interests, completely unacceptable.

"Actually, Mr. Shang is quite unlucky. Look at his absent-minded look." Zhu Qiyu knew when he looked at Shang Lu's expression. He didn't want to come at all, but as a Hanlin Bachelor of Hanlin Academy, he had to come.

Shang Lu was the third year of the three years of the year. He was good at studying and studying, but he was not very good at fighting in the court. He just wanted to compile history safely and steadily and complete the "Records of King Jili" explained by His Majesty.

The result was first the case of Ren and Xia’s fraud, and then the case of Yongjiansheng, the north and south, exhausted Shang Lu and his expression was full of life and his expression was full of love.

Today, Shang Lu has to represent the corrupt and pedantic Confucian scholars to participate in this horse racing. This horse racing is Shang Lu sticking out his face and slapping someone on the left and right.

So what if the good horse from the Imperial Horse Supervisor wins?

The Confucian Bachelor lost at the beginning of this competition because the competition was held on the road!

It is because the good horses that were highly expected by Confucian scholars won the victory and the landing was solemn that His Majesty's goal was not achieved?

Even if the iron horse loses, will the military battle not use the steam engine to imprint silver coins? Does Shijing Factory not use the steam engine to pump water? Does the weaving bureau not use the steam engine to spin and weave cloth?

The final winner is His Majesty.

The general situation has come true, and no matter how hard you struggle, it will be futile. Instead, you will be struggling to make a fool of yourself. The more you struggle, the happier your Majesty will be.

What to do?

"When the matter is over today, let the scholars move. Even the gate of the ancient and modern Tongjiku is better than in the Hanlin Academy." Zhu Qiyu still planned to let Shang Lu go. Since he is good at literature and history, he is in literature and history.

The previous consistent thing is.

"Yu Shaobao, why is the right place?" Zhu Qiyu suddenly asked.

Yu Qian thought about it and said, "Then go to the ancient and modern Tongji Library to read the library."

With His Majesty's skill, he still wants to fish. How could Yu Qian, the largest fish in the court, have such a hook? Yu Qian is a fisherman, not a fisherman.

The appointment and removal of officials in the capital was decided by His Majesty. After the battle in the capital was over, Yu Qian only made suggestions on personnel appointment and removal to this day.

Zhu Qiyu was a little disappointed and thought that this unexpected hook would gain something, but obviously, Yu Qian was always vigilant.

Shang Lu naturally couldn't go to see the gate, but he could still continue to study history.

"Your Majesty, you're ready to stop!" Shi Heng walked from afar, bowed his head and said, "The iron horse should be equipped, and the good horse also took out the bridle. Just wait for His Majesty to give the order to start."

Zhu Qiyu looked at the track. The horses were already in place and the iron horses were placed on the rails. They had started boiling water. Steam was coming out of the chimney and the body of the car kept vibrating.

The sleepers are made of steel-concrete structures with a strength of about 'nine feet', while the tracks of the storm are made of special steel. The cost of these 60-mile storm is about 1.2 million silver coins, up to 20,000 silver coins per mile.

The price is so expensive that the Minister of Revenue Shen Yi wailed. It was only sixty miles, but His Majesty wanted to build Jiayuguan, which was eight thousand miles away. If it was built with all the channels, the price would make Chen Yi dynasty dare not.

think.

Moreover, this is a policy loss. Even if Chidao is repaired, operating Chidao will be a loss-making transaction and it will be difficult to make a profit.

Policy losses are relative to operating losses. Policy losses are losses caused by the implementation of imperial decrees, but if this loss is lost, it will be profitable from that end.

Chidao is a fulcrum for leveraging the circulation of economy and commodities. If you lose ten silver coins on this end, you will earn one hundred silver coins on the other side.

"Let's start." Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

Xing'an held a vermilion flag and waved it vigorously. After the eunuchs on both sides of the road saw the flag dancing, they opened the gate that prevented the horse from starting.

"Driving!" The groom swung the whip in his hand vigorously, and the two horses began to start, and at first walked slowly, then walked quickly, and finally started running.

In order to adapt to the running of horses, the distance between the sleepers is restricted. The closer to the starting point, the closer the distance between the sleepers is, and the more it is only after leaving the station.

The iron horse's air inlet was twisted, and a scream began to come, and the flywheel drove the gears to start rotating.

In comparison, the starting speed of the iron horse is far less than that of the good horse running. When the good horse has already left the station, the iron horse slowly began to move.

This kind of speed moves forward makes everyone watching the ceremony laugh and lean back and forth.

Just such a thing, is it worth it to let everyone come out to see?

"It's moving." Zhu Qiyu said in surprise: "It doesn't matter if you walk slowly, it's a good thing to be able to move."

"Now that the steam engine is finally one year old. If you can move, you will make progress."

The carriage pulled by the iron horse was still moving forward unswervingly, and then slowly began to accelerate, eventually disappearing from everyone's sight.

Everyone present was discussing each other whisperingly, and Zhu Qiyu leaned against her body and said a few words to Xing'an.

Xing'an shook the whisk, walked to a platform, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has an order: It is not a solution to do this, so it is better to add some lottery."

"Your Majesty takes out a pair of Yugui, and the Iron Horse wins."
To be continued...