Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 633 Development Planning
Wubei City Shipyard, in the drawing room.

All the officials of the Ministry of Industry were sitting upright, with serious expressions on their faces.

What the emperor showed them this time really touched them a lot.

Although the emperor didn't say anything, they blamed themselves endlessly.

Over the years, they seem to be a little slack.

Perhaps, they are proud and complacent because of their existing achievements.

Or maybe, life was so good that they lost the motivation to fight hard.

In short, they have indeed stagnated in recent years. Except for Song Yingxing who is by the emperor's side, the others seem to have developed nothing new.

To be honest, Cheng Jiashuo, the minister of the Ministry of Commerce, is much better than them, and he has developed a lot of civilian machinery anyway.

Alas, in the past few years, I have lived more and more.

They were sighing, and so was Taichang.

This place is so nostalgic.

When he was developing the Aegis ship, he was also busy here for a while.

At that time, Daming's resources were not as rich as they are now. In order to build the Aegis Ship, he had to quickly order people to mine iron ore and coal.

It was also at that time that he boasted to Song Yingxing, Wang Zheng and others, "I can fly into the sky, do you believe it or not?".

Scenes of the past emerged in front of my eyes, which made people feel a lot of emotion.

Alas, Daming these years has been really not easy!
Taichang sighed secretly, then habitually raised his head and glanced around.

Seeing everyone's expressions, he couldn't help but wondered, "What's wrong with you?"

Bi Maokang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said rather ashamedly: "Your Majesty, I have neglected my duties. In the past few years, our Ministry of Industry has done almost nothing. I am ashamed of the emperor's favor!"

What is this?

It seems that these people have misunderstood.

Taichang couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly: "Who said you didn't do anything, trains, ships, railway bridges, weapons and equipment, all kinds of luggage, all kinds of goods, etc., you don't know how much you have built, can this be called doing nothing? "

Bi Maokang quickly explained: "Wei Chen is saying that we haven't developed anything new in the past few years."

This is normal.

Do you think new things are so easy to develop?

Many inventions and creations require inspiration.

If there is no inspiration, study slowly, and it is normal to develop a new thing for several years or even decades.

I don't mention anything, I don't give you inspiration, it's normal that you haven't developed anything new in a few years.

Taichang shook his head again and again and said: "Okay, I didn't mean to blame you. If I really blamed you, why would I grant you titles and fiefdoms? This proves that you have done a good job. Well, I am very satisfied."

Uh, this is true. If the emperor is not satisfied, what dukes and earls will be granted to them, and what fiefdoms will be given to them?
Hearing this, Bi Maokang was stunned for a moment, but still sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, we have indeed been a little slack these years, we have owed the grace of God!"

Taichang said helplessly: "I really don't blame you, the reason why I haven't developed any new things these years is all my fault.

I was only focused on expanding the territory, but didn't pay attention to the development of Ming Dynasty, that's why it happened.

The reason I summoned you this time is to determine the future development plan of Daming.

Don't think too much, we haven't done nothing these years.

At least we have established a huge territory and have inexhaustible resources.

Moreover, we are not short of money.

Now is a good opportunity for us to develop! "

Uh, the emperor originally asked everyone to discuss the development plan.

Say it early!
You didn't say anything, you summoned everyone here for no reason, and then took us around. What you saw was not something developed by our Ministry of Industry. How can we not be panicked?
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

Taichang glanced around again, and seeing that everyone was relieved, he continued: "If we want to continue to develop and develop new things, we must establish a special research institute and create a good research and development environment. Then set goals and let relevant talents take the lead in overcoming difficulties one by one.”

When everyone heard the words, they all nodded their heads in agreement.

They didn't develop anything new just because they had no goals!
Bi Maokang couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, what goals do you think we should set?"

This is a bit more complicated.

Taichang thought for a while, and then explained in detail: "This has to start with the research institutes. We must first establish various professional research institutes, and then set up one after another for each research institute according to the needs of development. Target."

This is indeed very complicated. At this moment, Bi Maokang would not have thought of setting up those professional research institutes.

He could only ask cautiously: "Your Majesty, what kind of professional research institutes do you think we should set up?"

Without hesitation, Taichang said: "This is of course based on needs, what do we need most?

Needless to say, it must be a weapon

The current world is far from peaceful, and the European barbarians are aggressive. If they are not completely wiped out, they will not be honest.

Therefore, the development of weapons and equipment is still very important.

We must ensure that our weapons and equipment are always ahead of the European barbarians in order to remain invincible. "

Hearing this, Bi Maokang couldn't help nodding his head and said, "Your Majesty, this weapons and equipment research institute is essential. Your Majesty, what weapons and equipment should we develop first?"

Taichang thought for a while, and then explained in detail: "We can't set up a research institute in general for weapons and equipment, because there are too many types of weapons and equipment.

For example, muskets and artillery, this is a category that can be counted as pure weapons.

So, what is the development direction of muskets and artillery?

There are many directions in this direction, such as range, rate of fire, power, etc. There is a lot of room for improvement.

We can proceed step by step according to the degree of difficulty, one by one.

In addition, ships are also a very important category, because we mainly focus on sea area colonization.

So, what is the direction of ship development?

There are also many directions in this direction, such as speed, loading capacity, defense capabilities, attack capabilities, etc., all of which have a lot of room for improvement.

We can also proceed step by step according to the degree of difficulty, and do the same thing.

Which of you will be in charge of these two research institutes? "

Bi Maokang immediately volunteered and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take charge of the weapons research institute?"

Taichang shook his head without hesitation and said: "No, the person in charge of the research institute must concentrate on research and can't take care of other things. If you don't care about the Ministry of Industry, who will take care of it?"

Uh, this, okay.

At the moment, I really can't find a suitable person to manage the engineering department.

Because the Ministry of Industry is responsible for too many things, and they are all professional and technical things.

He really didn't dare to take this burden off lightly. If he was replaced by someone who didn't understand anything, the Ministry of Industry would probably be messed up soon.

This is an important period for the rapid development of Ming Dynasty, and the Ministry of Industry is in chaos, so what's the matter?

Bi Maokang could only sigh slightly, and gave up the idea of ​​studying muskets and artillery by himself.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanhua quickly volunteered and said, "Your Majesty, why don't I take charge of the Weapons Research Institute? I can leave the affairs of my minister to others."

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Well, you are in charge of the weapons research institute."

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he couldn't help showing a hint of excitement on his face. After all, he had won the lead.

Seeing this, Wang Zheng quickly recommended himself: "Your Majesty, why don't you take charge of the Ship Research Institute."

He thought that he must be in charge of ship research, after all, he has been in charge of this all these years.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to stand up and recommend himself.

Now that the person in charge of the Weapons Research Institute has been settled, he has to pretend to recommend himself.

Unexpectedly, Taichang shook his head slightly and said, "Liangfu, you have other more important things to be responsible for."

what?
Now not only Wang Zheng was stunned, but everyone else was also stunned.

They also thought that the study of this ship was none other than Wang Zheng. Who would have thought that the emperor would deny it.

Who will be in charge of this ship research?
To be honest, among the people here, there really is no one who understands ships better than Wang Zheng.

Because Wang Zheng has always been in charge of ship development, the rest of the people here have never participated.

Everyone seemed to be stunned, and no one said anything for a long time.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help asking: "Are none of you familiar with ships?"

Uh, this, can't say the same.

Everyone is familiar with ships, but when it comes to developing ships, they seem to be a bit behind.

The development of this ship is not so simple. Just the hull structure is a dense pile of blueprints. For inexperienced people to do it, it is estimated that they will have to fumble for a few months before they dare to start developing a new type of ship.

Wang Zheng looked at everyone's expressions, and explained helplessly: "Your Majesty, the development of this ship is not just about being familiar with ships, but also having rich experience."

Ok.

Taichang simply said: "Then think about it, who is suitable for this."

Wang Zheng looked at the crowd and said, "Why don't you let Bo Gong come? Although he is not in charge of this, he is quite diligent and studious. He also participated in the development of ships, and his skills are still very good."

Zhang Jimeng is indeed quite studious.

Although this kid is Bi Maokang's disciple, he often follows the crowd to study and study.

Not only does he have good ship skills, but he also has pretty good mechanical skills, and he also understands guns and artillery.

It is indeed good for such a person to be in charge of the research of the ship.

When everyone heard the words, they all nodded slightly to show their approval.

Seeing this, Taichang nodded without hesitation and said, "That's fine, let Bo Gong be in charge of the ship research institute."

(End of this chapter)