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Daqin Nanjing.
In the Internal Supervision Research and Development Department, Li Yi carefully rolled the painted copper wire around an iron rod as thick as a thumb. After rolling it up, he took out an oil lamp and burned the paint on the end of the copper wire.
After everything was done, Li Yi checked it carefully again and then turned on the electricity to the copper wire. A magical scene appeared. The iron rod wrapped with the copper wire sucked all the iron nails nearby.
When the nearby craftsmen saw this, they gathered around to watch. They saw Li Yi playing with it repeatedly. When the power was cut off, the small iron nails sucked onto the iron rod fell off. When the power was turned on, the small iron nails were sucked up again. The craftsmen watching were amazed.
Some people couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Yi, what's the use of this?"
Li Yi, who was only fourteen years old, smiled and said, "I don't know what it's used for, but I think it's useful. At least I proved that not only can magnetic fields generate electricity, but electricity can also generate magnetic fields, right?"
"It seems to make sense, but what good is it if you prove it? If it has no practical value, isn't it just a waste of time?"
"It is valuable, it must be valuable." At this time Huang Sheng pushed through the crowd, walked in, and personally turned the power on and off, just like Li Yi, letting the iron rod repeatedly suck up the small nails.
Now it was Li Yi's turn to ask, "Master Huang, you said this is useful, right? What do you think it is useful for?"
"I still don't know what it is used for, but I am sure it must be useful, we just haven't figured it out yet."
"Really, haha... Lord Li, do you think His Majesty knows its use? Will His Majesty like it?"
Li Yi is the son of a craftsman in the R&D department. He inherited his father's business and liked to tinker with these things, so his father brought him here. The R&D department has a lot of documents, including those books on electromagnetism written by Qin Mu. Li Yi reads them every day and forgets to eat and sleep. He not only reads, but also likes to practice by himself.
Huang Sheng encouraged him, "Your Majesty will definitely like it. I will ask Eunuch Han to report this to His Majesty. Maybe His Majesty will reward you greatly. How about this, you follow me and be my assistant in the future?"
"Really? That's great, thank you, Mr. Huang, thank you, Mr. Huang."
Huang Sheng patted him on the shoulder. He seemed to see the shadow of his youth in Li Yi.
The matter was quickly reported to the Jianjia Palace. Qin Mu was naturally very happy when he heard about it.
By the way, the electromagnet first reminded Qin Mu of the large cranes in the movies. A crane extends a boom, and there is a disc under the boom that can suck up a car at once. Some robbers seem to use this to rob money transporters. The suction cup on the crane is an electromagnet.
Of course, there are many other applications for electromagnets. The ringing of telephones in the past also seemed to utilize the principle of electromagnetism.
However, Qin Mu himself was not proficient in this field and only knew a little about it. But he knew that as long as he understood the technology of electromagnets, it would be of great use.
Qin Mu said nothing except giving Li Yi some rewards, and just asked Huang Sheng and Li Yi to continue their research.
There are many things that Qin Mu actually only knows the facts but not the reasons. If he talks too much, it will be like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, or even misleading.
Qin Mu has been very busy these days. After changing the court session from three days to five days, he issued another decree to separate the trial power from the local chief officials and hand it over to the Tongzhi and county magistrate who have received judicial training.
From now on, local county magistrates, prefects, and county governors will only be in charge of administrative affairs and are no longer allowed to interfere in judicial and criminal affairs.
At the same time, Qin Mu also separated the yamen runners from various places and established a patrol inspection department to perform the functions of the police station.
These reform steps at the local level are small and have been brewing for a long time. Qin Mu has also channeled the resistance encountered in advance, so the implementation has been relatively smooth.
The maple leaves outside the Jianjia Palace have turned red, like spring flowers in February, reflecting the red walls and green tiles. With a wisp of light autumn clouds floating by from time to time, the scenery is so beautiful that it seems unreal.
Liu Rushi carefully put away the memorials that Qin Mu had reviewed. Her movements were gentle and silent. Seeing that Qin Mu was squinting his eyes in deep thought, she could not help but whispered, "Your Majesty, judging from the memorials submitted by the provincial censors, the reform is going smoothly. What are you worried about?"
"You know." Qin Mu responded casually.
Liu Rushi was startled, then her beautiful eyes blinked and a smile as faint as smoke appeared at the corners of her eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be rushed. We must wait until the local reforms are stable before we can make further progress. I read the memorial from the Ministry of Revenue today and I am really happy. This year's autumn grain harvest is great, and grain prices have also risen. The people of the country are happy. Your Majesty, think about these happy things and you will feel better."
Qin Mu glanced at her. She was a beautiful woman with round cheeks and a smile on her face. She was really pleasing to the eye. He couldn't help but smile and said, "I am just a miserable person. I don't need to think about comfortable things, but I really can't help thinking about these troublesome things."
"Your Majesty's health is the most important thing. I think Your Majesty doesn't need to worry. Right now, the legislative power has been assigned to the Dali Temple. In the future, it will just be a question of how to divide the judicial power and law enforcement power of the Ministry of Justice. As for the supervisory power, it will still be assigned to the Metropolitan Censorate."
"Hahaha, that's not that easy. This matter is not just a matter of dividing the powers of the Ministry of Justice. After the division, the functions they should assume may make many people..." Qin Mu said this and stopped talking. He would occasionally talk about some political affairs with Liu Rushi, but they rarely talked in depth.
Liu Rushi is a very smart woman. She can guess some things even if you don't say them, but guessing it and you telling her are two completely different things.
If you don't tell her, even if she guessed it, she wouldn't dare to say it, and you both know it tacitly.
You tell her everything, and over time, you will develop a kind of dependence on her, and she will also feel special because you can't tell her enough.
In this harem, I am afraid of being special.
Qin Mu took a rest and drank a cup of tea, then someone outside the hall reported that Gu Jun'en, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, wanted to see him.
Qin Mu called him in. Gu Jun'en bowed and saluted, then said, "I congratulate your majesty. Congratulations, your majesty!"
"Gu Qing, where does your happiness come from?"
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War has just received an urgent report from Su Jin. Su Jin's 20,000 troops have entered Central Asia and have already conquered Turkestan, the capital of the Kazakh Khanate. However, due to the vast territory and long journey, Su Jin reported that the current military strength is somewhat stretched. Please ask the court to draw another 20,000 able-bodied men from Qinghai and Tibet to consolidate the newly expanded territory."
"Another 20,000 able-bodied men need to be mobilized?" Qin Mu waved his hand and asked the eunuch to bring over the globe on the wall and take a closer look at the Hezhong area.
"Your Majesty, Su Jin currently has 30,000 troops to patrol the Moxi grasslands and to send troops to Hezhong. This area spans thousands of miles, and 30,000 troops are indeed a bit scarce."
"Did Li Dingguo report anything? Are there any unusual movements from the Junggar tribe in the south?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The Junggar tribe has been relatively well behaved since they retreated to Yarkand."
Li Dingguo actually did not have many troops. Although the Junggars were obedient now, they still had to be on guard. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for Li Dingguo to withdraw troops to support Su Jin in Hezhong. If there was any change in Tianshan Province, Hezhong would be isolated from foreign countries.
"Your Majesty, in order to cooperate with the court in continuing to conscript men from Qinghai and Tibet, General Su has had some of the property seized by his soldiers taken back to Qinghai and Tibet. The people of Qinghai and Tibet see that it is profitable, so I guess there won't be much resistance to further conscription."
Qin Mu nodded slightly, tapped the table with his middle finger, and said, "How about this, let Gao Yigong transfer another 20,000 strong men from Qinghai-Tibet. In addition, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately send people to Yarkand City to persuade Batur to send troops to cooperate with Su Jin to pacify the Hezhong area as soon as possible.
If Batur is willing to send troops, all the spoils he has captured, as well as some of the local people, can be given to him. I believe that Batur is happy to take advantage of this opportunity.
After we take the Central Asian region, we can drive him further south. Gu Qing, the Indus River area here is the strategic passage from the Western Regions to the Indian Ocean. It would be best to let Batur take over this area first."
Gu Junen saw that the area around the Indus River that Qin Mu pointed to was currently the territory of the Mughal Empire. It was obvious that the Qin Dynasty was unable to occupy these places for the time being and had no plans to occupy them for the time being. However, the emperor asked Batur Khan to occupy them, which was obviously an attempt to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger.
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ps: I have been very tired these days. I wrote a few hundred words in the evening and couldn't continue. I stopped to watch TV and found a documentary "Super China" produced by South Korea's KBS TV station. This is an eight-episode documentary that observes China's development in the past few decades from a Korean perspective. I have only watched the first episode, but I feel it is worth watching. If you are interested, you may as well find it and watch it. From different perspectives, you can see how others observe China.
.(To be continued..)
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