I'm Not a Playboy
Chapter 24
Perhaps it was because Qianlong didn't lack money, or perhaps it was because No. 14 led the troops well, but the morale of the Qing army was high.
They set out in March, and in half a year, they made the big and small Jinchuan obedient.
When No. 14 and his group returned, it was already the end of the year.
Looking at Helanca, who was so tanned that it looked like it was dug out of the soil, and then looking at Fu Heng, who was still clean and handsome, Ming Yu pulled Yingluo aside and asked if Yingluo gave Fu Heng any skincare products.
"I didn't even see Fu Heng at that time. How could I give it to him?"
Maybe Helanca was tanned easily. Ming Yu comforted herself by saying that Helanca was more mature after becoming tanned.
However, when Helanca opened her mouth, it was still that familiar tone.
"Ming Yu, don't you think I'm more handsome?
How do I compare to Fu Heng? "
"I think you can play Guan Yu on stage with a fake beard.
Why is the sun shining on your skin? Why don't you dry the water in your brain … Shake it, let me hear if there's any noise in it? "
Yingluo and Fu Heng didn't talk much, but they saw the light in each other's eyes. This was more real than any words.
"Are you hurt?" In the end, Yingluo spoke first.
Fu Heng shook his head and said, "In this battle, the Qing dynasty didn't have a single casualty."
The Qing dynasty's firearms were very mature. It wasn't something that the big and small Jinchuan could stop with knives.
The Fourteenth Prince originally wanted to come up with a plan, but after he saw that the Qing Dynasty's firearms were too easy to use, as if they were cutting melons … If the other party had such firearms, the Fourteenth Prince felt that any strategy he came up with would be useless.
There were only two ways to survive: either escape or surrender.
No wonder The Emperor valued firearms so much. If the old man valued Dai Zi, he wouldn't have been fooled by Galdan for so many years.
It had to be said that compared to the Old Master, the current Emperor was more worthy of the title of Emperor through the ages.
Qianlong, who didn't know that Fourteen had placed such a high hat on him, was joking with Fourteen and asking him if he was having a good time.
"Awesome, super awesome!"
Fourteenth Prince had never fought such an easy battle. He wanted to expand the Qing Dynasty's territory before he was buried in the yellow soil.
Tanhua squinted his eyes and licked his claws. Qianlong understood what the Fourth Master meant.
He said that he had to be cautious about this matter and that he needed to think about it carefully.
He had to be cautious about such things. Fourteen nodded and left to play with his grandson.
It was a big taboo to be militaristic. Fourth Master expressed that if he did not give him a reasonable explanation, his claw would not be a joke.
If he couldn't explain it clearly here, he would just have to explain it in his dreams.
Qianlong asked Li Yu to inform the Empress and then rested in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Fourth Master, please listen to my explanation. I've thought about it carefully …"
The phrase "militaristic" referred to using all the military forces and using force at will to start a war.
Qianlong and the Fourth Master talked in circles, indicating that he did not need to use all the military forces and that he would throw the soldiers out in batches to train.
Moreover, they could not use force casually. They would use firearms.
The more they used, the more beneficial it would be for the improvement of firearms.
"Then look at what kind of place you have chosen.
Can you make gold out of sand?
What's so good about the north?
Can you turn snow into salt?
What are you trying to do? "
The Fourth Master did not know that the things under the sand were much more valuable than gold. There were even more resources in the north.
Although they did not have the ability to mine them now, they could occupy the place first. Their descendants would thank him one day.
When it came to areas that the Fourth Master did not understand, the Fourth Master did not say anything.
Then he asked Qianlong how he planned to defend the territory if they really conquered it.
With so much land, there had to be people to defend it.
But in the future, this land could be said to be lacking in everything, but not in people.
Now that the sailing route was gradually being figured out, Qianlong planned to gradually open up the qualifications to go out to sea to do business.
When more people went out, it would naturally form a situation of ethnic integration.
When the time came, they would be brothers, so there would be no need to fight.
But this was not an effect that could be seen in one or two generations.
"Actually, the Qing dynasty can only be said to be not backward by doing this. The outside world has already begun to stir.
There is a person called Washington in this place. He was born in the same year as me. He is amazing.
If there is a chance, I would like to treat him to a cup of tea. "
In the end, the Fourth Master acquiesced to Qianlong's approach. Then he talked about the problem of Yongcong's future education.
Enlightenment, who would enlighten him?
When it came to this problem, Qianlong also had a headache.
The Fourth Master was silent for a long time. Then he told Qianlong a place where he had prepared the enlightenment teaching materials for Hong Hui.
As for the master who would enlighten him, the Fourth Master said that he would talk to him and come back to inform Qianlong after he was done talking.
With the Fourth Master involved, there would definitely be no problem.
Qianlong had a good sleep. Early the next morning, the people at the stick office brought Watt over.
Watt was now Qianlong's guest of honor. As long as Qianlong was awake, Watt could see Qianlong immediately if he wanted to.
"Your Majesty, look, I made the train you mentioned …"
What Watt made was only a model of a train. Although it was a model, after adding charcoal and water, the steam could drive the train to move in circles on the rails.
Although Qianlong was a liberal arts student in his previous life, he had at least seen pictures of steam engines in books.
He drew a sketch for Watt, and Watt followed the directions provided by Qianlong.
He actually managed to create something decent.
"Water is heated and vaporized by coal to produce superheated steam. The steam then enters the steam engine to expand and do work, pushing the steam engine's piston to move back and forth. The piston, through connecting rods and rockers, turns the reciprocating linear motion into circular motion of the wheels, driving the locomotive's driving wheels to rotate, thus pulling the train forward …"
As Watt explained the principle, he demonstrated it to Qianlong. After a while, the little train started to move.
The iron lump really moved. Out of curiosity, he wanted to use his claws to touch the train.
"My Lord, it burned my claws."
Curiosity killed the cat, and the curious cat killed the man …
"Now, if you want to turn this train into a train that can carry people and things, what are the difficulties?"
There were many difficulties. With a bitter face, Watt spouted a long string of English, which made Qianlong confused.
Uh … I only heard the word 'rubber' …
Let's do it bit by bit. I don't know if I'll be able to sit on a train in my lifetime.
After the demonstration, the little train became Yongcong's toy.
The Kunning Palace was connected to the ground dragon. Qianlong sat cross-legged on the carpet and demonstrated the train to Yongcong.