The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Chapter 256 In Continuing Shock

Xia Jing deeply believed that in the ancient imperial examination system, studying was for fame.

Those who study well can become officials after taking the imperial examination, while the lower-ranking candidates and scholars go there for welfare.

In short, as long as you have fame, it can be said that life in ancient times was more comfortable than that of civil servants in later generations.

On the contrary, craftsmen who improve and invent practical tools have little social status.

"If the Imperial College no longer only accepts students with merit, but students who are talented in certain aspects, would you be willing to teach, sir?"

"How is it possible? Not only that the threshold for the Imperial College is extremely high, but also that the opening of other courses is not something you and I can decide." Ji Jingming felt that Xia Jing's words were simply a fantasy. How could the imperial examination system that has lasted for thousands of years be changed at the drop of a hat? .

Ye Fei wiped the stone bench next to him and put down a cushion.

Xia Jing walked over and sat down, feeling the cool breeze halfway up the mountain. "Actually, sir, you should be talented and learned. Staying in Guozi to supervise logistics is really a waste of time. It is a big loss to Dayu."

After hearing this, Ji Jingming smiled bitterly in his heart, but did not say a word.

Xia Jing turned her head, looked at him and asked, "Sir, have you ever heard of the Queen's ironworks workshop?"

Ji Jingming really paid attention to this matter. He nodded: "Well, I heard that when the Queen was in Lingnan, she opened such a workshop. She not only smelted fine steel, but also used it to make countless ordnance. The Lingnan soldiers and horses became famous among Dayu and even the whole world, and can be said to be unparalleled in the world."

Xia Jing did not refute what he said. What he said was the truth. "What you said was only part of your achievements. The iron workshop later produced many flintlock guns and steel cannons, and later even boring machines and internal combustion engines."

For this era, it is not an exaggeration to say that the ironworks workshop's contribution to Dayu was a great achievement.

Although she provided the drawings, there is no doubt that the craftsmen in the iron workshop are highly skilled.

"Boring machine and internal combustion engine?" It was normal for Ji Jingming to have never heard of the iron workshop whose technology was kept secret.

"Yes, the boring machine is a tool for making weapons such as flintlock guns and steel cannons. As for the internal combustion engine, it is a source of power. Nowadays, the ordnance forged in the Capital War Bureau is powered by the internal combustion engine, which greatly saves the output of manpower."

"This" was too high-tech for the ancients, and they were a bit unaware of it.

Xia Jing smiled and said, "Sir, you can go to the Military War Bureau when you have time."

Ji Jingming trembled all over, shuddered, stared at Xia Jing and stuttered, "You, you, you are"

"As you can imagine, sir, there is no need to be excited. I came here to take a walk this time. Unexpectedly, I was destined to meet you here." Xia Jing could probably guess that Mr. Ji must have guessed her identity. .

After receiving a positive reply, Ji Jingming stood up in fright and greeted Xia Jing: "Ji Jingming, a commoner, has met the Queen. I didn't know her identity before. If there is any disrespect, please don't take offense."

Xia Jing raised her hand and said, "Sir, please sit down. I didn't reveal my identity before. Those who don't know are not guilty. After all, it was me who disturbed you first."

Ji Jingming sat down nervously, not daring to look around this time.

Xia Jing knew that Ji Jingming would not be able to feel comfortable for a while, so she looked past the matter and said, "Sir, do you think it is appropriate for the Imperial College to open multiple classes?"

"This" Ji Jingming didn't dare to say nonsense, because if these words came out of his mouth, he might become the public enemy of students all over the world.

Students all over the world are proud of their talents, how can they be willing to go to school with a craftsman who is a craftsman?

Xia Jing frowned slightly, "Sir, do you think steel has a great influence on Dayu?"

"Big!" Ji Jingming replied without hesitation: "It can be said that the ordnance made of fine steel gave Dayu's soldiers courage, allowing them to move forward bravely on the battlefield without fear of injury, and they were invincible."

Xia Jing nodded and continued: "Sir, do you know that fine steel was smelted by craftsmen with hard work and had a profound impact on Dayu. Do you think craftsmen made a great contribution to Dayu? Compared with these students who only know about it all day long. , whose contribution is greater?”

Xia Jing didn't wait for Ji Jingming's answer, then pointed to the large wasteland on the other side of the mountain, "Have you seen that wasteland? I plan to wait for the resettlement housing outside the city to be completed, and then build an engineering college and a military academy there next year .Specially and systematically cultivate Dayu’s elites from all walks of life and the elites in the military.”

Speaking of this, Xia Jing looked longingly: "Can you imagine a day when Dayu is full of talents?"

Even though Xia Jing wanted to live a life of retirement in the early days of time travel, after a few years in this era, her thoughts will slowly change.

The main reason is that in the past few years, whenever I encounter someone who needs to be employed, I have discovered that talents are simply scarce in this era.

Ji Jingming couldn't imagine what it would be like to have so many talents, mainly because the knowledge of the ancients limited his imagination.

Xia Jing also knew that she was a bit pushy. "Do you know how to measure the transition from an agricultural country to an industrial country? It is not the output of farmland, but the output of steel and the process of industrialization. It can be seen that steel has a certain role in a country. How important, and how much the craftsmen in the iron workshop contributed to Dayu!"

Ye Fei stood aside and looked at Ji Jingming's confused expression, and suggested: "Master, why don't you send someone to accompany you around and open up our glass factory, textile factory, cement factory and war bureau in the capital, so that we can Is he going to gain knowledge?"

Xia Jing agreed very much after hearing this. No matter how much she said, it would be worse than the shock she felt at first sight.

Just like that, Ji Jingming was invited into the carriage and went down the mountain.

Seeing the carriage disappear on the circular mountain road, Ye Fei asked the doubts in his heart, "Master, do you think he can be a gentleman in the engineering college?"

Xia Jing glanced at him, took the tea poured by Hongmei, drank half a cup and said: "With his professional skills, he definitely does not meet the requirements of the engineering college for a gentleman, but his knowledge reserve is no problem. Based on this, he I can barely get into engineering school.”

His professional skills are definitely not as good as those of the master craftsmen in the iron workshop, but the master craftsmen are illiterate, let alone giving lectures to students. In this case, Ji Jingming can play his role.

Preaching and teaching karma to solve doubts.

If he can't figure it out, Ji Jingming can ask the master craftsman, and then teach it to his students after he understands it.

Over time, I believe that with his intelligence, he should be able to cope with it.

Today, Dayu's productivity is too backward, and relying on manpower is ultimately too inefficient. To achieve industrialization, agricultural production and transportation must first be improved, so that more labor can be liberated and production efficiency can be improved.

Ji Jingming was first sent to a cement factory outside the city. He was familiar with cement roads because all roads in the capital were paved with cement.

He knew it, but when he actually walked into the production workshop, the roar of the machinery still shocked him very much.

This was also the first time that he felt the gap in efficiency between manpower and machinery.

Then there's the glass factory.

"Eunuch Cheng, can glass be made by adding sand and gravel?" Ji Jingming was shocked when he found the sand and gravel added to the hopper.

Eunuch Xiaocheng was the little eunuch sent by Ye Fei to serve as Ji Jingming's guide.When Eunuch Xiaocheng heard what he said, he smiled, "These sand and stones are not ordinary sand and stones. I don't know what kind of sand and stones they are. Oh, Master, please explain to him, what kind of sand and stones are these?" "

With that said, he called for a technician.

A technician from the glass factory came over after hearing this, nodded to the two of them, pointed to the sand and gravel in the hopper and said: "This is not ordinary sand and gravel, it is a mixture of silica and gravel, which turns into a liquid through heating. shape, then pour it into the prepared mold, and then "

The technician briefly explained the principle of making glass, but Ji Jingming and Eunuch Xiaocheng were confused and did not understand a word.

Mr. Ji Jingming didn't understand and asked: "Master, what is silica?"

"Silica is silica." The technician doesn't know what silica is. He only knows that this kind of sand contains silica.

Ji Jingming was so convinced by the technician's arrogance that he began to reflect on himself. He had been praised for being smart by others since he was a child. Is he really smart or are others just complimenting him for being smart?
After coming out of the glass factory, both of them fell silent and let the driver drive the car all the way.

After arriving at the textile factory and getting off the carriage, Ji Jingming asked Eunuch Xiaocheng: "Eunuch Xiaocheng, do you like to recruit craftsmen from all walks of life?"

Eunuch Xiaocheng was also an eunuch who was originally on duty in the palace, but later went to Jiankang.

After the capital was recovered, it was kicked back again.

He hadn't been following Xia Jing from the beginning. How could he know so much about Xia Jing's situation?

He only knew a rough idea. After listening to Ji Jingming's question, he nodded, "Well, the empress does her best to improve the living conditions of the people. She is trying to improve the food, clothing, housing and transportation."

After hearing this, Ji Jingming thought of the improved cement road, the resettlement housing being built outside the city, and the textile factory he was stepping into at this moment.

It can be said that you don't want to know, but you will be surprised if you pay a little attention. The Queen has had a profound influence on Dayu without knowing it.

Ji Jingming lamented that her foresight and long-term vision were beyond the reach of ordinary men.

The textile factory was originally located in Lingnan.

Xia Jing had someone make the first-generation Jenny machine, which greatly improved the speed of women's weaving.

With this first-generation machine, the technical craftsmen recruited by Xia Jing improved it and combined the internal combustion engine with the textile machine. Today's textile factory can be said to be semi-automated. Textile workers only need to change yarns. The kinetic energy of the textile machine has been replaced by the internal combustion engine.

Ji Jingming entered the textile workshop. When he saw the flying shuttles turning into afterimages, his head shut down on the spot.

Since when did Dayu advance to such terrifying levels?

After a long time, Ji Jingming recovered from the shock. He tugged on Eunuch Xiaocheng's sleeve, "Eunuch, when you came in, didn't you tell me that the looms here move by themselves?"

Eunuch Xiaocheng also recovered from his daze and pulled back the sleeves that were tightened by him, "It's my first time here too, so I'm not much better than you."

The two supported each other and walked to the workshop, observing the movements of the machinery and the movements of the textile workers.

Ji Jingming noticed that the yarn in the workers' hands was different and asked: "What kind of yarn is this? Why is it so rough?"

The worker who was changing the thread listened to his words, threw the replaced thread spool into a basket aside, and took the time to reply: "This is wool thread."

"Wool thread?" Ji Jingming frowned slightly. Is wool thread made of wool?
When Eunuch Xiaocheng heard about wool thread, he immediately became energetic: "I know about wool thread. I have heard that all these wools are provided by herdsmen who immigrated from the grassland, and they also purchased a lot from the grassland. Of course, The purchase price will not be too expensive.

After special treatment, it is spun into thread and then into cloth. It is called woolen wool.I heard from the internal affairs deacon in the palace that when the wool nuns are spun to a certain amount, the soldiers in the army will be given military uniforms made of this kind of wool nuns. "

Ji Jingming has been in shock. He didn't know when Dayu's textile industry had undergone earth-shaking changes.

"We are changing the uniforms of the army. Are these textiles not intended for sale outside the country?"

Eunuch Xiaocheng raised his head slightly and said matter-of-factly: "Of course, I heard that this kind of woolen cloth is very warm. The purpose of dressing up the army is to keep the soldiers guarding the border well fed and clothed."

What can Ji Jingming say? After many years, the status of soldiers has finally improved.

He was happy for the soldiers on the border. Dayu's queen remembered their hard work and their dedication to Dayu.

After leaving the textile factory, the sky was slowly getting dark. The north wind was blowing on the street, and the chill shot up from the soles of my feet to my back. It was very cold!
But at this moment, Ji Jingming had no idea of ​​going back. Instead, he wanted to take advantage of this good day to visit the general battle station.

The excitement of the military battle was in sharp contrast to the cold wind and coldness outside.

The sky was getting dark, and the few people who were bundled up outside felt warm as soon as they entered the war station, and even warmer when they entered the workshop.

Many of the people working inside were only wearing single clothes and still sweating, which shows what this workshop will be like in the summer.

When Ji Jingming saw the boring machine for forging ordnance, he asked curiously: "How is this driven?"

"Internal combustion engine!" Eunuch Xiao Cheng rolled his eyes.

It was not too late for this man to remember the power of machinery at this time.

"Internal combustion engine?" Ji Jingming was looking for the power source. When he saw the internal combustion engine spitting smoke, he was startled: "Why is it on fire? You guys put out the fire quickly!"

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha!"

"The internal combustion engine is smoking because it is burning coal, not catching fire!" Eunuch Xiao Cheng has been to the war station several times, but he has seen more of the world than Ji Jingming.

Ji Jingming was stunned for a moment, and pointed at the internal combustion engine to confirm: "Isn't this roar and smoke really about to explode when it's on fire?"

Eunuch Xiaocheng and the steward next to him were overjoyed.

After Eunuch Xiaocheng had laughed enough, he asked: "When we were in the textile factory, the internal combustion engine drove the textile machine there. Why didn't I see you startled? How come you had such a big reaction in the final battle?"

Ji Jingming's eyes widened and he looked at Eunuch Cheng, "You mean the textile factory is also driven by this internal combustion engine?"

"Correct!"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I told you earlier that I should pay more attention to how the internal combustion engine converts energy!" Ji Jingming was stunned by the speed of the textile machine at that time, and did not even think of investigating how the power came from.

Only when he got here did he suddenly realize, just say
Why do I feel like I missed out on million?
(End of this chapter)