Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"National Preceptor, they're recruiting!"

The next day, in the Presidential Reform Affairs Office, which was established in a low-key manner, the newly appointed President Jiang was drinking tea in the duty room and proofreading the relevant information on hot-air balloons sent by the War Bureau. In the afternoon, he was going to watch the hot-air balloon test and in the evening. Go to the fertilizer workshop and watch the progress of Zhang Yuchu and Yuan Gong refining silver iodide.

It was promised that the three months of studying things and asking the sky would not be far away at this time.

Ji Gang came to the door in person, crossed the threshold with his Fei robe, and said excitedly.

"Oh?" Jiang Xinghuo put down the tea cup and raised his head.

"The Imperial Master was unaware that before dawn, those guys who had been unable to open their mouths had actually revealed everything, including the person behind the scenes."

Ji Gang walked to his desk and sat down, looking at Jiang Xinghuo with the light of gossip in his eyes.

"The mastermind behind the scenes?" Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly.

Ji Gang nodded, picked up the teapot, filled himself with lukewarm tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he said: "Not only did I not expect this person, but I'm afraid you, the Imperial Master, also didn't expect it."

"who is it?"

Jiang Xinghuo had a bad premonition in his heart, and as expected.

Ji Gang put down the tea cup and said the name slowly.

"Seriously?"

"National Master, this matter is absolutely true. How dare I joke with you! I have checked and found that they are all students of his students." Ji Gang said, patting his chest.

Jiang Xinghuo was silent for a moment, calmed down, frowned and said: "We still need accurate confirmation. We will check again. It will take some time to pray for rain. On that day, it will be announced in public."

Ji Gang responded, couldn't hold it back, and asked: "National Master, I am really curious."

"Why were they so frightened that they lost control of their bowels and urine just by listening to the sound of water, even though they didn't shed a drop of blood? I have never heard of this method of execution in the 30 years of hand execution in Jinyiwei. It is simply unbelievable. "

Ji Gang looked at Jiang Xinghuo with eyes full of admiration. The Imperial Master was really omnipotent!

Last night, Ji Gang followed the method Jiang Xinghuo taught him and announced to Chu Daheng and others that they would be tortured unless they repented and confessed.

A few people were naturally dismissive.

The method of "torture" was to tie them up, cut their wrists, and let the blood drip out drop by drop before they died.

Several people who were placed in different torture cells were blindfolded and their hands were tied behind their backs. A jailer slashed several people's wrists with a knife, but it was not actually cut, and then made a sound of water dripping into the bucket. to imitate the sound of blood dripping.

It only lasted until the first half of the night. In the fear of being deprived of vision and hearing themselves dying before their eyes, some people completely collapsed and then recruited the mastermind behind the scenes.

This is the "drip experiment" mentioned by Bernie Ron, a famous medical scientist in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, in his book, but the prototype is a Tianzhu prisoner.

At first, Ji Gang didn't believe it.

After all, President Jiang is a typical "layman guiding an expert". Just because you have been in jail for a long time does not mean you know how to interrogate, and you were not sentenced at the time.

Therefore, Ji Gang just took the attitude of trying Jiang Xinghuo's method. However, late at night, after he heard the words "I plead guilty, I will take them all, please let me go" from a prison student, Only then did I believe it completely.

Ji Gang was amazed. The national master was indeed the national master, and he solved the problem that had troubled Jin Yiwei for many years with just one sentence.

This method is much easier to use than Jin Yiwei's traditional method.

Originally, Ji Gang was thinking that if the Imperial Master's trick didn't work, he would use rice paper to press the sack. But now, the Imperial Master told him that it would only take one drop after another of water, without any physical harm, to make these troublemakers confess.

What is this operation?

Ji Gang saw all the suspects collapsed this morning, and his whole head was buzzing.

Ji Gang looked at Jiang Xinghuo's calm and calm expression as he sipped his tea cup, and suddenly felt that the days of studying punishment methods last year were in vain. How could the gap between people be so big?

"It's just a psychological suggestion."

Jiang Xinghuo's faint words left Ji Gang speechless.

Ji Gang took over the big job. At this time, he had a heavy workload, but he didn't stay at the president's reform office for too long and said goodbye.

Jiang Xinghuo put down the various information about "Hot Air Balloon A and B" from the War Bureau report, and planned to go to the War Bureau to see the progress with his own eyes.

Walking out of the house, there was only one clerk on duty in the duty room next to him, who was busy sorting out the official examination results for the six ministries and various temples.

"Chai Che, where is Guo Jing?"

Chai Che, who was behind the paperwork, raised his head, his eyes already full of red bloodshot eyes: "National Master, Guo Jing announced a half-day holiday to Zhuo today. There is a large-scale debate in the Imperial College about the Rain." Paradoxically, he went to listen to the records and came back.”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded, and the two people's personalities, or working methods, were already obvious at this time.

Chai Che is honest and hard-working, and decisive in situations. Guo Jing is usually more slippery and quick-thinking.

Is it important to sort out the diesel vehicle test scores? Of course it's important, but no matter how well you do it, the exhausting work is just your job and it's not outstanding.

Guo Jing took a half-day leave. It was a leave in name, but it was to inquire about public opinion news for Jiang Xinghuo. Even if it was just to record the content of the debate between the supervisors and scholars, it would allow Jiang Xinghuo to understand the current public opinion trends. , is also a bonus, isn’t it?

Jiang Xinghuo said warmly: "It's hard work. I'll talk to Zhuo Gong on behalf of him later and ask him to add more minor officials to the Yamen."

The President's Reform Affairs Office was founded, and there were still a bunch of empty officials, and they couldn't take care of the minor officials, so at this time, one person could only be used as two people.

Chai Che nodded and immersed himself in the papers again.

In the corridor, Wang Bin came up to him holding a knife and asked: "Where are you going?"

"Prepare your horses and go to the war station first."

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The person who came to greet Jiang Xinghuo was Ma Jing, the eunuch of the Bingzhan Bureau.

"The Imperial Master is here, but he is welcome from afar!"

Eunuch Ma's smile was a little more flattering, and Jiang Xinghuo also smiled back.

"I received the paperwork from Eunuch Ma today, so I came here to check on the progress of the hot air balloon."

The two of them and a group of guards came to the place where the fire cannon was tested last time. A large area had been cleared and there was a thick pile of straw underneath.

It's really thick, as tall as a person, and there are other cushioning materials inside.

After all, if something goes wrong with the hot air balloon, the testers above must jump down. This is not a leap of faith like playing Assassin's Creed. From a height of several to more than ten feet, there is no buffer below, even if the hot air balloon is tied with a rope. It is also a certain death.

Jiang Xinghuo felt a lot more relieved when he saw the careful layout of the military battle. He originally had a similar idea and made some sheepskin raft airbags or the like to use as safety cushions.

Although Jiang Xinghuo has experienced so many lives, logically speaking, he should have taken life and death lightly, but human life is still full of weight in his heart. Jiang Xinghuo cannot stand by and watch people do things for him because of what he wants to do. of innocent people died tragically and accidentally.

Two large hot air balloons of basically the same style had appeared in front of them. There were several thick ropes tied under the baskets of the hot air balloons. These thick ropes were firmly tied and embedded in the soil. On the big iron drill.

It was the same old craftsmen from last time who introduced him.

"National Master, the one on the left is an airbag sewn with sheepskin, and the one on the right is made of silk and oilcloth painted with paint."

Looking at the creation in front of him, Jiang Xinghuo thanked him sincerely: "You have worked hard."

It is really hard work. You must know that in ancient times, various textile materials, such as cotton, silk, linen, etc., were actually used for clothing, either to keep warm or breathable. However, the airbags used in hot air balloons must be airtight and breathable. It is light in weight and it is difficult to meet this condition by hand weaving.

Therefore, we can only mix several textiles together for testing. After all, if the airbag has poor air tightness, it will not fly at all.

The principle is also very simple. The air tightness is poor and the air rushes around inside and outside. There is no obvious difference in internal and external air pressure at all. If there is no difference in internal and external air pressure in a hot air balloon, where does the buoyancy come from?

And with so much silk, Sichuan brocade, and fine cloth, spending money is the next best thing. The key is that there can be no mistakes in sewing!

You must know that in the modern aerospace industry, there is another job called "spacecraft recovery parachute product sewing worker". In the Ming Dynasty, it was an even more laborious job.

The leading craftsmen were quite flattered and waved their hands to say it was not hard work.

"Also, according to the requirements of the national division, this hot air balloon is divided into three parts: the balloon, the hanging basket and the heating device."

"I tried two types of balloons, and the same goes for the hanging basket. One is made of bamboo strips woven into countless layers, and the other is made of rattan. They are both light and tough."

Jiang Xinghuo took a closer look and reached out to touch it. It was indeed true. This was already the lightest material available now.

In principle, the lighter the hanging basket, the less effort it will take when the hot air balloon floats up. Of course, you must also pay attention to the scale, and you cannot ignore the strength and solidity for the sake of lightness.

Judging from the fact that the two hanging baskets can only produce white marks when using the knife, they are indeed strong enough.

"Bamboo strips and rattan strips should be pretty much the same."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and then asked: "Where is the heating device?"

The last part of a hot air balloon's launch requires a heat source that can burn stably and is strong enough. This kind of heat source is definitely not suitable for burning firewood. As for fish oil, lard, camellia oil, and turpentine oil, it is even more unreliable.

Jiang Xinghuo pointed them to the "wooden gas" hand-rubbing technology.

Well, in the videos of Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, we often see North Korean trucks and cars, which require wood to be thrown into the boiler to burn and drive.

It seems strange, but in this era it was the only hope to provide a heat source for hot air balloons to take off.

A forged steel gas storage tank made at a high price, a large iron pot with a feed port and a gas outlet, and an air extractor similar to a kitchen appliance.

"No problem, I did as you said."

Jiang Xinghuo finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the answers from the craftsmen.

Next is the time to witness the test of hot air balloons A and B.

The two craftsmen boarded two hot air balloons on the ground respectively. The flames lit by the wooden gas were as high as one person. A "hissing" sound began to be made. The balloons of the two hot air balloons began to slowly expand due to heat. stand up.

Slowly, under the witness of everyone, the hot air balloon with several thick ropes tied to the two hanging baskets slowly flew up.

Seeing the two hot air balloons flying precariously, although they were only a little higher than the warehouse, Jiang Xinghuo's heart clenched.

Scientific experiments will always fail.

But Jiang Xinghuo hopes that the price is not the lives of the experimenters.

At this moment, the hot air balloon with the sheepskin balloon suddenly started to tremble.