There is a good deal that is definitely a good thing for Xiao Ruxun. The arms trading can not only digest the excess arms production capacity of the Qin Dynasty, but also make a fortune.

The Qin Dynasty's arms production capacity has been oversupplied so far.

In less than two years, Xiao Ruxun introduced the responsibility system, performance system and confidentiality management system, production and use of flow-through production, and introduced the mold concept that began to develop in Myanmar, which greatly increased the production capacity of some traditional weapons in Daqin and had excellent quality.

The same is true for firearm production capacity.

Bird gun production has long been no longer a problem. There are seventeen official firearm workshops in Daqin, distributed in every corner of the suburbs of the capital, and are a distance from the capital. It is quite safe. Most of them are bird gun workshops, and there is only one workshop for the light-open flintlock gun.

Technical innovation is not that simple, and it cannot be explained clearly with a slap in the head and open the mouth. It takes a long time to explore and summarize experience, and there is also a large amount of data to record.

Data records have always been quite special.

Arabic numerals are relatively convenient and fast in mathematical operations. They were introduced to China in the late Song and early Yuan dynasties, but ancient China had its own set of operation modes for a long time. Before the Ming Dynasty, they mainly used calculations and abacus as their representatives after the Ming Dynasty. Arabic numerals were not promoted in China until modern times.

Xiao Ruxun invited Matteo Ricci and asked him to tell him in detail the current development of Arabic numerals. From Matteo Ricci's narrative, Xiao Ruxun learned that Arabic numerals currently have clear concepts and expressions such as 123456789.

Matteo Ricci conveyed this concept to Xiao Ruxun in detail, and praised China's abacus and calculations, saying that he was also interested in this calculation method. Both China and their country used decimal systems, so it was not difficult to learn at all.

Xiao Ruxun didn't have much thought about whether to promote Arabic numerals. He thought that everything would be fine. China had its own calculation method. It was nothing wrong with it. It was taught to young children as a strange story in the textbook, so that they could learn and compare themselves.

However, Xiao Ruxun still made the 99 multiplication table and ordered it to be informed by every official of the Ministry of Education, telling them that the 99 multiplication table must be promoted and learned to ensure that every child who is studying in a new school can memorize the 99 multiplication table.

However, Zhao Shizhen was very interested in the calculation of Arabic numerals.

Traditional Chinese abacus calculations from high to low, while the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of Arabic numerals are calculated from low to high. This conversion made Zhao Shizhen very interested. After learning it himself, he also carried out small-scale promotions within the Ministry of Military Industry.

Xiao Ruxun has a non-intervention, support and objection to this.

When some old scholars heard about this, they accused Zhao Shizhen of making trouble and kept the memorials of not posting, they just pretended that they were not the case. They would teach Zhenbang four calculation methods in private and personally educate him on mathematics.

No matter how Zhao Shizhen learned Arabic numerals and European mathematical theory, he did a very good job in the Military Industry Department, which made many people unable to find black spots to black him, so he had to use such things that could not be beaten by eight poles.

After Xu Guangqi was transferred out to be responsible for the locust control, Zhao Shizhen was promoted by Xiao Ruxun to the second-in-command of the Military Industry Department, that is, the left minister of the Military Industry Department. He was nominally the left minister, but in fact, he was the top leader when Xu Guangqi went out to work.

Xiao Ruxun saw how this top leader did, and remembered it in his heart. He did a good job.

He inherited the achievements left by Xu Guangqi and further promoted them.

He led the technical staff of the Military Industry Department to achieve a large number of skills and experience summaries, and summarized many rules and regulations similar to formulas. Xiao Ruxun felt that he had begun to move towards modern science.

This is not a joke. Zhao Shizhen is a firearm expert. In the original history, he was able to imitate the flintlock gun alone. He also summarized a large amount of firearm knowledge and passed it on to future generations. In that eventful autumn, he was an extremely rare scientific and technological talent.

Talents emerge in troubled times. People like Xu Guangqi and Zhao Shizhen are all the light of hope given to the Ming Dynasty by God, but the Ming Dynasty failed to seize this last hope.

It can't catch it at all, really.

To save the country in troubled times, we must start from the top, completely clean up this already corrupt society, rebuild its upper class, and then gradually reform from top to bottom. Xiao Ruxun took advantage of the advantage of foresight, successfully made the Qin Dynasty leap forward to the future.

But he is not a scientist. He does not understand technology, the history of scientific development, and has no system, cannot climb the scientific and technological tree. He cannot personally lead the Qin Dynasty to move towards the universe era, and cannot turn the Qin Dynasty's journey into the sea of ​​stars.

He could only move towards hope with this traditional and conservative inland empire.

Entrust your hopes to generations of outstanding people, create a good environment for them, give them the guidance, direction and goals they can give, and entrust your hopes to them.

Zhao Shizhen did not disappoint Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun met seven or eight kings in a row, all of whom came to ask him for the Qin Dynasty's standard armor and weapons, as well as firearms, and especially cannons.

Without exception, these monarchs developed a strong interest in the artillery of the Qin Dynasty and tried to buy powerful artillery from Xiao Ruxun.

The king also asked whether Daqin could customize some special styles of armor according to their requirements, which were in line with their aesthetic views.

Xiao Ruxun talked with them in detail one by one.

Zheng Song, the lord of Annan, expressed his hope to buy the bird guns and cannons of the Qin Dynasty, as well as various standard weapons and armor, and asked Xiao Ruxun whether he could sell these weapons to him.

Xiao Ruxun said it was absolutely possible, Daqin could sell these weapons to you.

Zheng Song was overjoyed and immediately requested to start the negotiation of quantity and price. Xiao Ruxun expressed permission and arranged for the commissioners of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance to negotiate with them.

Next, except for Mo and North Korea, everyone came to Xiao Ruxun to purchase the latest weapons of Daqin. After obtaining permission, they began to negotiate with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to determine quantity, price, special needs, etc.

Within two or three days, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Finance were negotiating with the people of these vassal states on this issue.

Some countries are small and poor, and cannot afford the relatively high price of muskets and cannons, but they are very coveted by the power of muskets and cannons, so they are quite eager for this. So under the guidance of the officials of the Qin Dynasty, they proposed the idea of ​​using their own resources to exchange for weapons from the Qin Dynasty.

They are willing to exchange weapons with the country's minerals, tree resources, and various special things that Daqin does not have.
Chapter completed!