Chapter 45 Alchemy (Part 2)
The aluminum that Deng Ming gave Zhou a lot of electrolysis and replacement was carried out through several processes. For the Wuyi Pavilion, it confirmed a hypothesis that was circulated among people earlier, that is, elements have a lively nature (because Deng Ming did not have the ability to sort the elements, so the proposer of the hypothesis did not have the ability to do this, and could only propose a general concept). In order to obtain this aluminum, it stimulated the research on purification, sealing reactions and other research on 51 Pavilion, so it is the representative of the highest technological level of the Wuyi Pavilion. Because it was not directly electrolyzed, it was very expensive. Deng Ming knew that this thing could not be used to make military kettles, tableware and other various weapons, and consumable combustion weapons (Deng Ming)
I heard of the word aluminum heat bomb in the movie, I didn't dare to try to study it. Other reverse regression work that knows the conclusions is easy, but Deng Ming instructed the alchemist to power the alchemist for a long time, but he failed to directly power out the aluminum. Deng Ming probably because he didn't know the complete conclusion. Now the elemental hypothesis is also widely accepted by the alchemist at the Fifty-one Pavilion. Many alchemist furnaces are electrolyzing various liquids day and night, and then burning the things they have found in the fire or burning them with other things. The sorcerers carefully observe what they have become or what they can bring. Without Deng Ming's support at all costs, the sorcerers could not explore the unknown chemical world in such a luxury.
Knowing the correct conclusion and then performing reverse verification verification is a hundred times easier than exploring and moving forward in the dark. Like electricity, after Deng Ming instructed others to throw out the element theory, it was quickly accepted by people in District 51, which was even smoother than Deng Ming's most optimistic estimate. Later, Deng Ming realized that because these people did not have a preconceived ready-made system in their minds to explain what they saw. If it was a normal theoretical evolution, various hypotheses would appear, most of them would be wrong.
With the cultural level of the Fifty-One Pavilion researchers, Deng Ming suspected that all kinds of monsters and monsters might take advantage of the situation. A large number of myths that can be self-consistent or barely self-consistent will be created. Perhaps several new beliefs and religions will be established as by-products of electricity. But this will take some time, and even monsters will take time to gradually form and become fuller. Before these gods and ghost stories and religious beliefs were conceived, the elemental hypothesis and the vitality hypothesis were
They have appeared, and they can explain phenomena, and humans instinctively use a theoretical system to understand the world they see. Therefore, the alien technology brought by Deng Ming quickly occupied a dominant position (for the Earthlings in this universe, Deng Ming may have become a real Earthling through metabolism, but this theory is still a complete alien technology). Alien technology did not encounter any resistance at all, and other explanations and various monsters were strangled before being imagined.
If Deng Ming was a scientist, their acceptance speed could not be as fast as that of the people from the Fifty-one Pavilion. Because scientists will form their own independent insights while exploring the laws of nature, and may have a solid thinking system to explain the world. Although it is likely to be wrong, the inherent ideas will resist the invasion of alien technology and will go through a painful process of "resolute resistance, self-denial, and gradual acceptance". However, there are many skilled craftsmen in the Fifty-one Pavilion, and all scientific training starts when they arrive here, and they come into contact with alien technology from the beginning.
The Ming craftsmen at the Fifty-One Pavilion were full of faith in the law of conservation of energy. When discussing the composition of the microscopic world at the dinner table, everyone felt that it was normal. Even Zhou Kaihuang would occasionally interrupt and ask a few questions curiously. He would not feel any inappropriate whether he understood or not. There was probably only the source of all this - Deng Ming himself would have an inexplicable sense of absurdity.
"I wonder if District 51 is really studying alien technology?" When Zhou Kaihuang put away the small aluminum wine pot, Deng Ming suddenly had such an idea in his mind, remembering the prototype of the 51 Pavilion he built: "If it is true, I don't know if the host is a lurking alien, maybe an art student? Maybe he would be worried about how to repeat the physics and chemistry experiments he had done in junior high school? The people in the Qing Dynasty in Beijing would definitely not have thought that they would be crushed by alien technology, right?"
Deng Ming realized that his thoughts were floating too far, so he ended his imagination.
When Zhou Kaihuang was chatting, he talked about a trend of thought in the academy, that is, he believed that the Battle of Myanmar was not in line with the interests of western Sichuan. Although Deng Ming had explained this issue to the Imperial Parliament, many people still felt that it was inappropriate to waste troops on the territory of Myanmar when the Qing court still controlled 90% of the Chinese territory; although saving the emperor was a very necessary action, Deng Ming still had not fully achieved this goal, so he had greater doubts about the Battle of Myanmar.
As for the dividends of the Battle of Myanmar, Sichuan and scholars actually got a limited share. Although all those who went to the battle with Deng Ming made a fortune, they were only a few thousand people. Even if they included jade and ivory transactions, more than half of Sichuan people did not feel that they had gained any benefits. Especially those new immigrants who had just arrived in Sichuan were more likely to accept the traditional idea of unification and believed that only actions that benefited territorial unification were correct.
"It is too difficult to explain to them that attacking Myanmar is also conducive to unification. The key is to make more fellow scholars feel that this battle is good for them, and hope to benefit from foreign wars in the future." Deng Ming was thinking about countermeasures in his mind. Although Zhou Kaihuang did not take this seriously, Deng Ming realized that as more and more people poured into Sichuan, traditional concepts were launching a counterattack, and they collided with Deng Ming's development concept.
According to Zhou Kaihuang, the two factions that were arguing in the academy had the same views on this issue, that is, attacking Myanmar was not worth the loss, and it was a foolish act of military force. This was not beyond Deng Ming's expectations. I believe they would not agree to do business with the Qing governor, and good and evil were incompatible. In Deng Ming's view, negotiations and transactions were part of the war. We should strive to obtain benefits from the battlefield from the negotiating table. When wars cannot be obtained more, we must rely on transactions to further strengthen ourselves and weaken the enemy. As for the war against Myanmar, the same is true. Imperialists and war madmen are two completely different concepts. As long as the profit is high enough, Deng Ming does not mind playing the role of the invader, but the invasion operation must be calculated in advance. If the investment is too large and the risk is too high, Deng Ming is still very interested in peace.
"What do they say about the Battle of Myanmar?" On the way back to Chengdu, Deng Ming repeatedly asked Zhou Kaihuang about this question.
"Many professors in the academy began to believe that the admiral had only won tragically in Myanmar. More than 8,000 soldiers who went to war were killed, and the emperor did not take them back. Myanmar was not conquered, but just lost money." Zhou Kaihuang did not understand why Deng Ming was so concerned about this issue. In his opinion, the war had nothing to do with the professors in the academy.
"But they will influence the view of the war between the scholars. We did win this battle, and we won a great victory. We obtained tens of thousands of taels of gold and a continuous source of jade trade profits. It would be fine if we made the scholars tired of war because of the defeat. A war that was not worth the loss should have been avoided, but it should not be said that the profitable war was a military force. Such a war should be fought as much as possible." Deng Ming hesitated for a moment, and he suddenly realized that he also had a great responsibility for it.
The Sichuan government's income in this war was one-fifth of the tax paid by the Expeditionary Force, and all the compensation was used by Deng Ming. The subsequent jade and ivory business were monopolized and controlled by Deng Ming. Now no one can interfere in how Deng Ming spends money, and no one can even ask how much private money Deng Ming has. It is difficult for anyone to give up the power he has obtained. Since such a large sum of money is subject to Deng Ming's free reign, he can do not need the government's financial allocation to support the three walls and the Rangers, buy expensive military uniforms and the best weapons for them, and almost all the war horses produced by various horse banks in Sichuan this year; in addition to the private guards, Deng Ming can also give a large amount of funds to 51 Pavilions and use funds that the merchants cannot compete for to select the best craftsmen.
Therefore, although the Battle of Myanmar has huge benefits, the benefits obtained by Sichuan scholars are indeed disproportionate. Thinking of this, Deng Ming suddenly felt that Sichuan public opinion's evaluation of the Battle of Myanmar is reasonable. If citizens cannot obtain enough benefits from the war, they will of course think that this victory has nothing to do with them.
After discovering the problem, Deng Ming thought about how to solve this problem on the next road. The easiest way is to pay a large amount of war dividends to Sichuan Fanku, and then pay dividends to Sichuan scholars. However, it is not interesting to each person to get a few dollars, and they will not think that the war in Myanmar has brought them much benefits. If each scholar gives a large dividend, it will be effective, but the cost will be too large. At 500,000, each scholar will cost 100 million yuan, which is equivalent to 100,000 taels of gold or million taels of silver. Moreover, this dividend will not be of any benefit to immigrants who came to Sichuan later in the Battle of Wanxian. Two hundred yuan is much less, and more is not much. If you want to continue to expand the scale and increase the dividend amount, the price you have to pay is an astronomical figure.
Chapter completed!