Entrepreneurs and politicians are two completely different creatures. Although they have extremely similar highlights in some aspects, such as self-discipline and self-improvement. However, in terms of vision and courage, the two are thousands of miles apart. No entrepreneur can tolerate losses of more than ten years, but politicians can make decisions that sacrifice a generation and preserve a hundred years.

Zhu Cixuan stood in front of two cross-age machines and clearly felt the struggle of his soul. On the one hand, he knew that the era of large-scale industrial dreams might not have come so early, and there was even a kind of evasive thought of leaving seeds to future generations. On the other hand, he felt his responsibility, and had an invisible hand pushing him behind him, allowing him to go further on this road.

"Very good." Zhu Cilang nodded and praised: "Look at how the train is."

The train uses iron-wheeled rails, which in theory should be faster than cars, but in fact, due to the increase in mass, the steam engine is insufficient in power, so the speed is slower. If it is towed a few more cars, the speed will probably be the same as the snail.

"Your Highness, these two... things have been doing in the past two years?" Duan said carefully and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Yes." Zhu Cilang nodded.

Wang Zheng's heart trembled and he thought to himself: It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is not satisfied with this.

"No one has walked fast yet, let alone horses." Duan widened his eyes and tried to find highlights from the two motorcycles: "The cost is both high and has a strange smell... Your Highness, how much money did you spend to build this?"

"Since the project was established in the first month of the 18th year of Chongzhen, to the recent investment of 5,000 taels of silver, it is about 1.6 million taels of investment." Zhu Cilang said calmly.

Wang Zheng was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself: I had used so much silver without realizing it!

Duan was also shocked when he heard this: "How many horses can this raise?" She suddenly regretted it after she said that because she knew that the royal family always had some quirks. Back then, the master of Ximiao just liked carpenter work, so it was hard to guarantee that this young master liked blacksmith work?

Other R&D personnel are also more or less depressed. Obviously, everyone knows that running slower than people, which is absolutely not satisfactory.

"In four years, 1.6 million taels. Spread the average of 400,000 taels per year, 30,000 taels per month, and the mobilized manpower is nearly 200..." Zhu Cilang increased his voice, and every word he said made the R&D personnel's head heavier.

"You have only spent so little money to create such a powerful and famous weapon!" Zhu Cilang suddenly turned around, and even made people unable to tell whether he was sarcastic.

"In the Warring States Period, our China found water power to replace human and animal power, and there was no breakthrough in two thousand years. Now, you have finally successfully found new impetus, even if it is not eye-catching. However, 'the little lotus has only revealed its sharp corners', and there will be a day to bloom in the future!" Zhu Cilang turned around and looked at everyone, sweeping over their faces affectionately.

"Kui Xin Gong," Zhu Cixuan turned to Wang Zheng and said, "You have been working hard here, which really makes me unable to reward. The country was still in turmoil. The money was inconvenient. Now that the world has been settled, don't save money in the future. All R&D personnel's salary subsidies, etc. will be doubled."

"Your Highness..."

"I know it's not just a matter of money," Zhu Cilang said, "You organize a list. Anyone who works hard will have a reward. A monument will be erected here in the future..." Zhu Cilang turned to find Lu Suyao: "Go and tell Wu Weiye. The inscription will be written by him. He doesn't need to know what this is. Just write it according to the rules of Pangu creating the sky and Nuwa creating humans!"

"Your Highness, is this a little over?" Wang Zheng said a little uneasy.

"You are all blinding your eyes to Mount Tai." Zhu Cilang said with a smile.

Because Watt was funded by the mine owner, he only thought about using steam engines to improve mining efficiency, and did not believe that this power could drive vehicles. Wang Zheng and others knew from the beginning that this was the power source to replace horses, but they did not expect how much impact this universal power source would have on human society.

To put it further, even if there is nuclear energy in later generations, the steam engine will not withdraw from the stage of history. Because the nuclear reactor is just a boiling furnace and does not directly convert other energy, the steam engine still needs to convert energy.

"It's not an exaggeration to say it!" Zhu Cilang sighed.

Wang Zheng is old and his eyelid fat is deteriorating. He can't hold his tears. He is already full of tears at this moment.

Zhu Cilang stepped forward and helped Wang Zheng's arm, joked and changed two Du poems, saying: "Kuai Xin Gong, my body and reputation are destroyed, and I will not abandon Kuai Xin forever."

Wang Zheng shook his head repeatedly: "Your Highness is too honored, too honored."

"I want to use the other title of public to set up rewards, and select scientific achievements and technological inventions that are of great benefit to the people of the world every five years. Zhu Cixuan said: "What do you think?"

"How can I afford this old man..." Wang Zheng said uneasy.

"That's it." Zhu Cilang smiled and faced everyone: "You are all the first batch of scientific researchers present in the Ming Dynasty. It seems that they have achieved such a great career in the past year, and their future is naturally limitless. If you make achievements in the future, you will shine your family and be named a marquis and title, wouldn't you be a good man? This year's Kuaixin Award will be awarded to all the staff of the Steam Engine R&D Bureau of Jingshi University, and everyone will receive a bonus of 100,000 taels. Whoever wins the Kuaixin Award in the 27th year of Chongzhen depends on your skills."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel ready to beat their hands.

Although it is nothing more than fame and fortune, it is not easy to say that it is not as tyrannical as the slightest scent of money.

Zhu Cixuan said, helping Wang Zheng walk outside the experimental field, and then asked in a low voice: "Kuai Xin Gong, can this steam engine be learned by others now?"

Wang Zheng knew that the crown prince was willing to make it public, and he also understood the reason why there were many people and great powers. Song Yingxing created "chemistry" in Jiangnan, and it was through newspaper rewards that he produced "figure acid" in a short period of time. Although that thing was very difficult to serve and seemed to have no other use except glass carvings, he could also see the benefits of the public research institute.

People hide their dragons and crouch their tigers, who knows if there are any capable people?

"Your Highness," Wang Kuixin frowned slightly, "In other words, if you only know the principles, you may not be able to copy our steam engine out of thin air."

In the end, Jingshi University mobilized nearly 200 people, took four years, spent a lot of money, and experienced dozens of major failures... to achieve today's results, and it is not something that can be copied by knowing the principles.

"But if someone buys one and disassembles it, it may not be difficult to imitate one." Wang Kui said in his heart: "A lot of effort is actually spent on calculations and planning. Once it is seen, it will naturally be worthless."

Zhu Cilang nodded.

This shows that the technical content of the steam engine itself is not high enough. If there is an internal combustion engine or even an electric motor, no one can imitate it even if it is thrown to others.

"How much does this steam engine cost?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

Wang Zheng calculated it in his mind and said, "The cost is nothing more than iron and manual labor. It doesn't cost much money, it's time-consuming." He sighed again, "Your Highness, I have been unable to figure it out before. Although the steam engine is pioneering, it is not as practical as it can be used. Just say that train. Without the railway tracks, you can't walk, and the railway tracks can only be made of Sugang from Xuzhou. If the freight costs on the road, you will have to pay three cents of silver per kilogram. How can this be paving the road? It's simply paving the silver!"

Zhu Cixuan smiled and said, "And Su Gang is not easy to buy, right?"

"That's right." Wang Zheng couldn't laugh: "Whether you cast cannons and build guns, you have to wait in line to buy them."

"What do you want to ask me about?" Zhu Cixuan looked back at Duan who was following behind, signaled her to step forward, and said, "Actually, what I want is very simple, the national situation."

"The Book of Changes says that it is defeated when it is prosperous. In my opinion, the Ming Dynasty has actually reached a peak. Our territory has reached a level beyond the control of the court. Our culture has also begun to return to the pre-Qin, the Tang and Song dynasties, and blindly learning from the ancients, it is difficult to create. If this continues, the decline of the country's power will be inevitable and will never be reversed because of the current sage and wisdom.

"So I want to study hard and not only benefit the people at the moment and inspire people's hearts, but also open a new path, a new path that can continue to move upward and flourish. Perhaps we will never see the railway tracks in our lives, the motorcycles roaring, or the moon landing... But our descendants may not be able to see it. As long as I start this, future generations will continue, the national power of the Ming Dynasty will not decline."

Wang Zheng was one of the few scholars who were enlightened by mathematics and later learned the classics. His worldview was more open than others, and his thinking about the world and country was deeper than others. Therefore, he had more doubts, so he turned to Catholicism and sought relief.

At this time, after listening to Zhu Cilang's explanation, his eyes suddenly became clear, and he seemed to have felt the "Tao" that had already existed in his heart but could not be summarized.

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"Your Highness, even if you have a good academic knowledge, there will be an end. What should you do then?" Wang Zheng asked.

Zhu Cilang looked down and walked with two legs, saying, "By then, what people saw, heard, knew and felt was far different from the ancient saints. Naturally, some people would discover new philosophical ideas and principles in the classics, history and literature collection. These "thoughts" will in turn allow natural science to move forward further."

"This cycle is like a yin and yang that is almost like a sign of the brightness of the yin and yang!" Wang Zheng was enlightened and opened his mind, sighing with a trembling voice: "I regret that I have not had much time, and I will never see the prosperous Ming Dynasty created by Your Highness."

"Why did sir say this?" Zhu Cixuan said: "Now sir is already at the helm, and you have to take good care of your body and come up with ideas. Let the students and disciples do the specific things."

Wang Zheng sighed: "When it comes to ideas, Chang Geng is a talent that is beyond the world, far better than me. It's a pity that I can't concentrate."

Zhu Cilang has never forgotten Song Yingxing, but now it seems that it is not time to call him back.
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