Donglin was completely collapsed. As long as the eunuch party was cleaned up, the party struggle that harmed the Ming Dynasty would be completely over.

It is a hidden danger to the eunuch party's power at this moment, and it shouldn't matter much. After all, they can't stay for a few months.

After Taichang handled the government affairs, he was pulled to the Chengguang Hall again, because the transformation of the wheel boats had been completely completed.

On the dock, Wang Zheng looked at the ten newly renovated wheel boats in front of him, and couldn't help but feel excited.

He couldn't help but show off: "Your Majesty, why don't you sit in and try it? Your Highness the Crown Prince has tried it several times, and there is no problem with this new ship."

This child told him not to sit during the test boat, and he had also sat a few times!

He smiled and shook his head, then waved his hand, "Okay, I'll try it too, let's go."

After saying that, he stepped forward without hesitation and boarded a wheel boat that was docked at the side.

Seeing this, Wang Zheng, Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing, Gu Cheng, Cao Huachun, Liu Shiyou and others hurriedly followed him. A dozen Jinyiwei with excellent water qualities also flew onto the decks on both sides.

In fact, this wheel boat is quite large.

The length of the wheel boat is about fifteen meters and about five meters wide. The cabin alone is about ten meters long, and it is no problem to sit on twenty people inside.

Taichang looked at the simple tables and long benches in the cabin, then looked at the brand new protective panels on both sides, then sat down and waved: "Everyone is ready to sit down and prepare to drive the boat."

When everyone heard this, they quickly sat down carefully. The two Beijing sailors at the stern of the boat quickly opened the iron lid under the boiler, pushed the coal fire inside a few seconds, and then skillfully covered the iron lid.

After a while, the hot water in the boiler turned on.

"Woo woo", a whistle sound rang out, and steam had already sprayed out from the specially made whistle pipes on both sides.

This ship is actually two small boilers that drive two steam engines respectively, because the entire ship needs to maintain its center of gravity. If it is a large stern in the middle of the stern, the passage between the cabin and the stern in the middle will be blocked, and the person who controls the direction of the stern in the stern will have no place to stand.

There was no way, Taichang could only make two small arrangements on both sides.

In this way, the pipeline can also be saved, that is, the boiler must be equipped with two people.

The sound of the whistle proved that the boat could be driven. Wang Zheng hurriedly called everyone to sit down, and then waved his hand to order the two sailors to open an air supply valve on both sides at the same time.

"Puchi, puchi." A rhythmic rhythm sounded, and the ship began to slowly leave the dock.

This is the lowest speed, which is slower than a person walking, just like a turtle's speed.

After the ship completely left the dock, Wang Zheng couldn't wait to wave his hand: "Drive at full speed!"

The two sailors opened the other valves on both sides at the same time. At this moment, the rhythm of the steam engine immediately became rapid, and the ship rushed forward quickly.

This speed is at least thirty yards?

Taichang didn't know why, but this number suddenly popped up in his mind.

Unfortunately, there is no speedometer now, and he doesn't know the specific speed.

In short, the speed of the ship is considered fast, faster than a sailboat with smooth sailing.

Taichang looked at the flying scenery outside and asked: "Liangfu, have you ever thought about the problem of steering when the gunboat is created in the future. It is definitely not possible to turn at the lowest speed on the battlefield, and turning at such a high speed is a bit dangerous. I am afraid that there must be one or two medium speeds in the middle!"

Wang Zheng nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, this Weishi has already thought about it. At that time, the large ship with a thousand-material material will definitely have four sets of water wheels. A large ship with a two-quarter material requires eight sets. As long as we open a few fewer sets or add an extra air-drained valve, the speed in between can be generated in many ways."

Uh, you just superimpose it so simply?

A centipede-like gunboat appeared in Taichang's mind. If that guy had five thousand materials, there would be no twenty sets of water wheels on both sides of the ship!

However, this is not impossible.

This superposition method is the easiest. If the water wheel is increased, the steam engine must also be increased. If the steam engine is increased, the boilers, pipelines, valves and so on must also be increased. It’s a problem.

OK, it’s impossible to eat a fat man in one bite. Now it’s impossible to make such an advanced steamer in the future. It’s better to use this easiest way to build the tower ship and gunboat first.

As for increasing the steam engine and water wheel, take it slowly, and don’t worry. After all, the continent has not yet built the steam engine and ship, and they still have a lot of time to develop it.

Taichang thought about it and said earnestly: "Liangfu, your burden is very heavy. Not only do you have to develop a building ship gunboat, but you also have to develop a steam machine tool. Have you ever thought about how many disciples you bring?"

Wang Zheng nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, this Weishi has already thought about it. When the exam is over, Weishi will find a way to find a few students who have failed the exam and are willing to learn this."

Students who failed the exam?

These people are quite useful.

You should know that except for a few Imperial College students who can participate in the imperial examination, the rest are all Juren.

Juren can already become officials, and they can be officials under the sixth rank, or even sixth rank.

Well, students who failed this session must carefully select and select a group of talents.

Taichang thought carefully, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back after a walk. We have to discuss how to choose and arrange the juren who failed the exam."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng quickly ordered several sailors to turn around the ship. Not long after, the ship returned to the dock.

Unexpectedly, Gu Bingqian, the chief minister of the cabinet, actually stood on the dock with the memorial in hand and waited!

Why is this useless waste coming?

Didn’t this guy ask Wei Zhongxian for instructions if he had something to do?

Taichang was just curious. Gu Bingqian had already come up quickly, raised the memorial over his head with both hands, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good. The victims of Shangzhou gathered to rebel, and thousands of rebels are besieging Luonan County."

ah!

When Taichang heard this, he almost staggered and fell into the Taili pond.

Shangzhou announced the Political and Envoy Department in Shaanxi!

The victims of Shangzhou gathered crowds to rebel. Is this the most massive peasant uprising in the northwest in history about to begin?

It's impossible!

When is this time?

Historically, the peasant uprising in the northwest occurred at the end of the Apocalypse, and there are still four or five years left before this time!

He only felt his scalp numb.

The peasant uprising in the northwest is not a joke. Once it starts, it will be endless.

I don’t know how many of the 13th family and the 72nd battalion are. Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong alone are always under their command.

Moreover, these people still cannot burn all the wildfires, and the spring breeze blew and endlessly. They resurrected after a suppression not long after a suppression not long after a suppression not long after a suppression not long after a suppression.

Jiannu and these rebels seemed to have made an appointment. After you finished singing, I made a comeback. I just came back and took turns to come back and kept coming, and the Ming Dynasty was killed in the turn!

Could it be that this troubled time is really unstoppable?

Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is really destined to perish!

He was stunned for a while, then he grabbed the memorial and looked carefully.

In trouble, the victims of Shangzhou have really rebelled. Xu Zhen, the governor of Yunyang, reported urgently that thousands of victims of Shangzhou are attacking Luonan County like crazy. This guy has mobilized two thousand elite troops of the Tunwei to encircle and suppress the rebels.

What's going on?

He roared in anger: "What did Wu Chunfu do for food? Did the Ministry of Revenue not allocate money and food for disaster relief? It is not up to him to the Ministry of Revenue to bear it in Liaodong and southwest. Can't he even squeeze out money and food for disaster relief in northwest?"

Gu Bingqian was frightened and said, "Don't calm down, the Ministry of Revenue in the northwest has allocated all the money and grain of disaster relief in the northwest, and this minister has already investigated."

Will you still go to check Wu Chunfu?

Taichang was stunned when he heard this.

Gu Bingqian is just a waste snack. The victims of the Northwest rebelled. Can he think of checking the Ministry of Revenue’s accounts?

Why is this so weird?

Could it be that Wei Zhongxian was afraid that I would go to check the Ministry of Revenue’s account, so he made Gu Bingqian lied that he had investigated it!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Go and let Wu Chunfu immediately send the account book of disaster relief money and food in the northwest to the imperial study."

These dogs have been in power for so long that they caused the Northwest disaster victims to rebel!
Chapter completed!