"What is the most expensive in the 21st century? Talent!" Zhu Youxiao shook his hands and lay on a chair with his backrest, keeping reciting Uncle Li's classic dialogue. It has been more than a week since he was reborn. Time is really fast. Now the throne is stable, so I should act. Unfortunately, a group of crab soldiers and shrimp generals under him are experts in flattery and making money. If they want them to give me some good strategies for governing the country, they will be mute. Think about those heroes who have returned to different times and space. Those who are not waved by hand and rushed to the front. Now I am better, and they are all corrupt officials and mediocre officials have come. It looks like they are angry. If they rely on these people, they can still manage a country. I feel sorry for myself but no one will implement it.

After thinking about it, he called Wei Chao, the eunuch who was with him. This Wei Chao was the confidant of the eunuch Wang An. At the age of eight, he was selected to study in Nei Shutang because of his cleverness. His literary calligraphy was good. Wang An specially arranged for the Wei Chao to take care of Zhu Youxiao. Originally, Zhu Youxiao knew that there was a big eunuch named Wei Zhongxian in the Ming Dynasty, so he decided not to have a eunuch named Wei, but it was not easy to refute Wang An's face, so he interrogated him carefully. There was no bad record of the Wei Dynasty, so he stayed by his side to take care of his daily life.

He said, "Wei Dynasty, do you know what fun else is in the palace?" Seeing that Zhu Youxiao could not think of any good strategies for governing the country, he wanted to stroll around and relax.

If we say that the eunuchs in the palace have not started with flattery since ancient times, the Wei Dynasty cannot avoid the common people. What's more, we should be the eunuch's duty to welcome the emperor and please the emperor. We can't ask eunuchs to come out to take charge of government affairs and govern the country. The Wei Dynasty also knew that Zhu Youxiao loved to play very much. He did not become the emperor before and had strict discipline. Now there is no one to restrain him. He must be the tiger returning to the mountains and forests and was out of control.

So he said, "Your Majesty, there are many fun things in this palace, such as riding horses, shooting archery, playing chess, throwing objects, etc. I don't know which one the emperor likes."

When Zhu Youxiao heard that he had nothing new, he suddenly thought that there was a military tent in the palace, which specialized in the production of firearms such as bird guns, muskets and cannons. Before he ascended the throne, he could not walk around the palace. Today, he had freedom and must go and see it. Moreover, Zhu Youxiao had never seen a musket. Although Chen Xing knew how to use the musket, he wanted to fire a few shots with his own hands. He said, "I heard that the military tent in the palace produces some firearms, and the sound of the sound is shocking. It is very lively. Let's go there to see it today."

When Wei Chao heard that the emperor wanted to fire a musket, he said, "I will send someone to the military account to arrange the matter first. The emperor please wait." After that, he found a eunuch and ran to notify the military account.

After a while, Zhu Youxiao led a group of eunuchs and Jinyiwei to the military account of one of the twenty-four prisons.

Zhu Youxiao picked up the bird gun in front of him, looked at the eunuch in the military tent next to him, and asked, "What is the name of this bird gun?"

The eunuch of the military tent knew that this was an opportunity to show his performance and immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this gun is called the 'Milu Gun'. It was based on the bird gun tributed by Zhao Shizhen of the Wanli Kingdom (now Turkey), and created a mesh gun with a range of longer than a bird-beak gun, called it the "Lumi Gun" based on the bird gun tributed by the Lumi Kingdom (now Turkey).

"The total weight of the gun is 8 kilograms, 5 to 7 feet (1.5 meters), 4 qian of charge, and 3 qian of lead bullets. The plate of the conduit machine is installed in the buttstock, and it falls into the fire gate. After the fire is burned, it will be raised. There is a steel blade at the tail of the buttstock. When the enemy approaches, it will turn back to use it as a sabre. The gun has a long range and great power, and it is the main equipment of our Ming Dynasty."

After listening to it, Zhu Youxiao learned that he had learned from abroad and was imported, so it should be called foreign guns. Zhu Youxiao was not fond of these backward firearms. When he heard that they were not domestic products, he was even more disappointed. Thinking about Chen Xing's era, there were all airplanes and cannons, and now he is still using this kind of junk. Then he thought, it was good to have this, and the Qing Dynasty didn't even have this one. But it still needs to be improved and improved. Just by fighting birds, you can go to the battlefield, and it's not a meat bun to beat dogs - there is no return. Now, I don't care about it now, I'd better shoot a few shots first. I haven't shot a gun yet!

Zhu Youxiao picked up the bird gun and glanced at the target in the distance. Wei Chao next to him immediately went over and lit the fuse. When it burned out, there was a tinnitus in his ears. Zhu Youxiao asked him to take the target. When the target was brought, there was no shrapnel on it, and it was completely off the target. Zhu Youxiao's face turned red. The craftsmen in the commander's tent loaded ammunition again. He then aimed carefully and shot one shot, but still failed. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He came again, but he still failed. The eunuch Jinyiwei all looked solemn, wanting to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. Zhu Youxiao thought that it seemed that the craftsmanship was still lagging behind, and he didn't hit one shot in three shots. He had to improve the craftsmanship. How could the musket go into battle to kill the enemy when he was behind.

So he said, "Who is the eunuch in charge?"

After saying that, the eunuch in charge immediately knelt out. The eunuch saw that Zhu Youxiao had not passed the test and knew that the situation was not good. As soon as Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he said: "Your Majesty, the slave is the eunuch in charge of the military affairs bureau, who is in charge of the military affairs bureau."

Zhu Youxiao said again: "I asked you to take charge of the military tent and supervise the construction of firearms. Today I came to check you personally. I didn't expect that the muskets I took out were so inaccurate. I thought you would be not strict in supervision. I will dismiss you from your post today and go back to let the post. The military tent will be temporarily taken by my close attendant Wei Chao. I will ask Wang An to arrange the handover matters." After saying that, the eunuch was still complaining about the wrongdoing, but before he could even say a few words, the Jinyiwei official dragged him out.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that this had nothing to do with this eunuch, but today he lost face and could not let him go like this. This guy knew that he didn't understand muskets and let someone let the target go so far, but he was deliberately trying to make a fool of himself. He took advantage of the problem and showed some great benefits. First, he established prestige in the palace so that these slaves knew who was the master of the palace, second, he took the opportunity to support the people around him in charge of the affairs of the palace, so that the real power could be held in his own hands, and third, he comforted the prince and the people around him. Wei Chao had just gotten such a large official position as one of the twenty-four supervisors in a few days, which was equivalent to telling everyone around him that as long as he was following him well, there would definitely be many benefits. Another big reason is that he had to directly control the firearms in this military account, and he would also make some small inventions and small improvements in the future, let alone the firearms in his plan are the most important link.

This eunuch was very pitiful. He was dismissed from his post without making any mistakes and was labeled as a bad person. He thought that the courts of all dynasties were like this. His personal wealth and honor were only in the emperor's mind. Similarly, no matter how big the eunuch was, the collapse of the eunuch was only a moment.

As soon as this happened, Zhu Youxiao fired a bird gun again. This time, Zhu Youxiao learned a lot of smarter shooting skills. He came to guide him, mastered the shooting key points, and shot the bull's eye several times in a row. I think the eunuch was really unfair. Originally, this bird gun could shoot more than 150 meters away. If a skilled shooter with superb skills, he could easily shoot one hundred meters. In order to please the emperor, the target was only thirty meters away. Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao went into the battle himself as soon as he came. It was so close that he still missed a single shot. It was also destined to be destined and could not blame others.

After Zhu Youxiao shot a few shots, his addiction to shooting was satisfied. He thought of going to the factory workshop to take a look. Improving the firearms is one of the few good strategies that Zhu Youxiao can do to save the country. Now that we are here, of course we have to look at it. The so-called "no investigation" means no right to speak, and we can see in a false sense how we can have a clear idea.

So he asked the eunuch to take a look at the factory. Unexpectedly, he was told that the firearm was not manufactured in the Forbidden City, but was produced in the Anmin Factory in the east of Beijing. If you want to see it, you have to leave the palace. Zhu Youxiao thought that it was normal. This firearm was manufactured in the firearm, which is a gun factory. In modern times, it is a heavy industrial enterprise with high noise, high pollution, and high energy consumption. If it is in the Forbidden City, the emperor would still be able to sleep. However, the emperor was very complicated to leave the palace, so the eunuchs and Jinyiwei desperately persuaded the emperor to go there.

However, Zhu Youxiao was unwilling to give up after this idea. Seeing that Zhu Youxiao insisted, everyone remembered the pitiful experience of the eunuch of the military tent just now, so they did not dare to persuade him again. (In ancient times, the emperor was a big trouble. The entire Jinyiwei and various guard institutions had to take action. In addition, the emperor's travel etiquette was also very important. Anyway, it was just two words. Trouble. I didn't want to write these, so I kept it simple. So the crowd rushed to Anmin Factory east of the city.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao arrived at this Anmin Factory, he saw that this Anmin Factory leaning against a river. From a distance, he saw the houses everywhere. Someone immediately introduced him to him that this Anmin Factory specializes in the manufacturing of muskets, cannons, fire, etc. There are thousands of craftsmen in the factory, all of whom are craftsmen in Beijing. Fathers pass through sons and sons pass through grandchildren. They have been manufactured in Anmin Factory for generations.

When he entered the Anmin Factory, Zhu Youxiao saw that the houses inside were very neat, and each house was beautiful and had a bit of a modern factory atmosphere. At this time, the eunuch next to him immediately introduced: "The Anmin Factory has more than 5,000 craftsmen, each of which is a group of 50 people, and one person is responsible for each group of different tasks. Some make muskets, cannons, some make leads, iron bullets, and some make fire. Zhu Youxiao was inspired when he heard about the fire. It turned out that Chen Xing (this name was not taken seriously, and now it feels very ugly, woo woo) was studying, and later he studied biochemistry, and later he studied biomedical engineering, which can be said to be involved in biology, chemistry, and medicine. Fire is an entry-level content in chemistry, so he is naturally easy to grasp. He immediately said that he wanted to see how the fire was built.

However, when these eunuchs heard that the emperor was going to see the production, they were scared to death. They thought that the production was very safe at that time, but the production of fire still occurred frequently in Anmin Factory (there were major disasters on record. On June 2, the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Anmin Factory suffered a disaster, damaged the city walls and injured more than 10,000 people). How could the emperor have a body of ten thousand pounds to go to such a dangerous place? They stepped forward to dissuade them.

Zhu Youxiao was very unhappy when he saw the eunuch blocking him again, but he knew that the fire was dangerous, so he hesitated and thought for a moment, saying, "I won't go today. You have handed me a question in the past few days to introduce the situation in the Anmin Factory. If anyone dares to do it, I will definitely not forgive me. Then if you don't go to the fire today, I will go and see the cannons you made. It should be fine." Zhu Youxiao also knew that this reform must be taken slowly. Even if you go today, it would be open to your eyes. Moreover, although he has some understanding of fire, it is also a piece of paper. Given the current productivity, there is not much of his knowledge about fire. It is better to ask him to report it first to understand the general situation. Then, it is good to reform it. However, the cannons still have to go and see how they are not seen. I am satisfied with what they look like.

The eunuchs heard that Zhu Youxiao had abandoned the idea of ​​going to fire, and felt relieved. When they heard that they were going to see the cannons, their brows were tightened again. However, the cannons were not very dangerous. The emperor liked to watch them, so he went to watch them. If the emperor was happy, he could get promoted and make money. He led Zhu Youxiao to see the cannons.

Zhu Youxiao came to the Anmin Factory where the cannons were stored. Looking at the row of cannons in front of him, he was very happy. These cannons were extremely large and could be thousands of pounds at any time. It was estimated that the cost of casting cannons was very large.

The eunuch next to him began to introduce the cannons in front of Zhu Youxiao one by one.

"Your Majesty, this is a general's cannon. It is made of pig iron. It is three or five feet long and weighs five hundred kilograms. It has multiple reinforcement hoops, divided into three types, large, medium and small. It fires 7 kilograms, 3 kilograms and 1 kilogram lead bullets, and is carried in one car. The wheels are high in front and low in the back, and can be directly fired on the car, which has great power."

"Your Majesty, this is a cannon of the Deluo, made of clean iron. The pipe is 2 feet long and weighs 95 kilograms, with 5 hoops and 1 kilogram of lead bullet. It is carried by the Deluo car, and each car has 3 doors." After that, he pointed to Zhu Youxiao at the corner of the warehouse.

Zhu Youxiao was a person who had seen the power of artillery. He thought that in the 21st century, artillery was China's key skill at that time. The most important measurement indicators of this artillery were mainly two, one was range, the other was power, and the remaining rate of fire, etc.

So he asked, "How far can these cannons hit? How powerful can they do?"

When the eunuch saw that Zhu Youxiao was very professional, he knew that it would be impossible to get away with it today. Fortunately, he had some understanding, otherwise he would end up like the eunuch in the military tent. He answered better today, and some of them would be liked by the emperor.

Then he said, "Master, this general's cannon can shoot 3 miles, and the enemy cannon can reach 1 miles. As for its power, the power of our Ming cannon mainly depends on the ammunition it uses. There are three types of projectiles fired by our Ming army cannon: solid bullets, shotguns, and flowering bullets."

"First talk about solid bombs. There is no fire inside this shell, and it is cast from iron or lead. A small amount is ground into a sphere with stones. It is mainly used to siege the city walls and fortifications with a long range, but it is not very lethal to personnel unless it hits directly or hits other objects, causing them to break and splash, causing indirect personnel killing."

"Once again, it is the shotgun. This is a powerful type of field artillery. It is composed of several kilograms of lead-iron balls, and it is also loaded with gravel. When shooting, it hits a large area, mainly kills people. However, the shotgun has a fatal weakness, which is that it has a short range and is effective in killing about 300 meters (some say within 500 meters)."

"There is another type of flowering bullet, which is the nickname of explosive bullets. It contains fire yao inside. It is named because it explodes when shrapnel is shot everywhere, just like flowers blooming. The flowering bullet is the most powerful, but it is complex in the manufacturing process and costs a lot, but it is also the favorite in the army. Now Anmin Factory has ammunition production mainly focuses on flowering bullets, and there are also several other types of them."

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, wow, it seems that our ancestors cannot underestimate it. They have developed into different types of artillery and ammunition, and they have great potential. Then they thought that there is nothing good about these troops. My goal is not them. Of course, my goal is to be at the forefront of the times and develop more advanced artillery. He asked casually: "Is that all? What better artillery? I am happy today. I will reward you well later."

When the eunuch heard that Zhu Youxiao wanted to give a reward, he knew that the emperor liked cannons. If he was happy today, there would probably be many benefits. Then he thought that there were still several cannons in the warehouse, which were very advanced. I guess the emperor would be happy after seeing it.

So he said: "Emperor, a few days ago, the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi sent a few cannons, saying that they were from Macau's heroes to offer to the Celestial Empire. I think it was very good, but I haven't had time to study these days, but I think it's much more advanced than the cannons of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor wants to see it."

When Zhu Youxiao heard about the Macau heroes, he thought, "Are you just a Portuguese? What about the great Chinese country? Maybe the thoughts of China's great powers are respected, and the overseas ones are all red barbarians. However, the West should now be more advanced than the Ming Dynasty. The West began to make rapid progress in 1500, but our central country is still standing still. It is impossible for us to not fall behind after so long. It seems that the burden on our shoulders is quite large.

After thinking about it, he asked the eunuch to lead him to see the red cannons.

When Zhu Youxiao saw the Red Barbarian cannon, he was shocked. The cannon was really big, more than two meters long (6 meters). He thought to himself that he could see the power of this head, but it seemed to be at least a few thousand kilograms. It was okay to defend the city, but it was not possible to fight in the field. But it was still good. He took it to Shanhaiguan to see how he entered the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the eunuch introduced again: "This cannon is two feet long and weighs three thousand kilograms. It can shoot ten miles, and the cave stone penetrates gold, and the sound shakes dozens of miles. One shot can kill a thousand people."

Seeing that the cannon was very fierce, Zhu Youxiao knew that he was bragging when he heard that he could kill a thousand people, and ignored him, and asked, "Can I build this cannon in Ming Dynasty?"

The eunuch knelt down as soon as he heard this and said, "The slave is incompetent. The cannon is very complicated to cast, and the Anmin Factory cannot build it. But if you give the slave some time, the slave will definitely build a cannon better than this."

Zhu Youxiao asked, "How long will it take to build it?"

The eunuch thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty, you will definitely be able to create it within three years."

When Zhu Youxiao heard that it would take three years, he was immediately unhappy. He knew that the three-year period was afraid that he would say it. However, it was a good idea to imitate cannons. I thought that China also emulated the weapons of the Russians in the 21st century. However, this weapon knew that it was necessary to have talents, but what he lacked the most now was talents, so he asked:

"Does any weapon designers in your factory?"

The eunuch replied: "Your Majesty, the slaves make firearms according to the drawings of the Ministry of Works. There are regulations on the drawings to make them, so there is no need for design in the factory."

Zhu Youxiao was even more disappointed when he heard this. There were more than 5,000 people, so why didn’t there be anything that could be designed? Think about those craftsmen, who were craftsmen in the times, and had never read books, and how could they expect them to design advanced artillery? It seems that they still have to start from the Ministry of Works. However, the Anmin Factory should have close contact with the Ministry of Works, so they must know who knows firearms. Forget it, it’s still the same thing. I will explain it carefully in the previous question book.

Then he said, "Today I don't want you to imitate cannons. I want you, the manager in the Anmin Factory, to write a chapter and write some of your views on firearm manufacturing. If you don't understand, go and ask someone. As long as you indicate on the chapter, it is someone else's idea. I will reward you all the good ones. If someone writes on it, I will reward him for his merits in recommending others. If you dare to do something false, you will definitely be willing to forgive me. Today I am very happy. I just explained to me that he has 10 taels of silver. I will not inspect today, but I will come in the future, and I will reward you for your good work."
Chapter completed!