Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 103 Establishing a Firearms Research and Development Factory
After Yu Huatian led the five hundred Jinyiwei and Yue Fei away, Zhu Youjian looked at Zhao Shizhen: "Zhao Shizhen, you are a rare talent in my Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that I didn't meet Bole. Today I will be your Bole."

Zhao Shizhen, who had never been reused in his life, became excited when he heard what the emperor said. It seemed that the emperor wanted to reuse him, so he knelt down immediately:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Zhao Shizhen must be devastated for Daming, even if he exhausts his last ounce of strength, he will never disappoint His Majesty and Daming."

Zhao Shizhen is a god-level craftsman. What do craftsmen care about most?
What they care most about is not the official position, but to be reused and trusted by their superiors.

Only when the higher-ups fully trust them, can they have the opportunity to fully display their talents.

Zhu Youjian stretched out his hand to support Zhao Shizhen, and said with full expectation:

"I will appoint you as the minister of the Ministry of Industry. You must give full play to your talents. As long as you can make good firearms, you will be given money and people.

Now that you are the minister of the Ministry of Industry, you have the right to choose what kind of people you use. I don't care about the previous work, what I want is the result. "

Grateful, only these few words can describe Zhao Shizhen's mood at this time. In his previous life, he exhausted his family property to study firearms, and was treated coldly by others.

As a result, after arriving at Zhu Youjian's place, not only did the emperor personally meet him, but he also strongly supported him. He was given the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry when he came up, and he was a senior official in the court.

Zhao Shizhen prostrated on the ground excitedly, and kowtowed again and again:

"Zhao Shizhen thanked the Lord Long En, the emperor, you just wait and see, the humble minister will never let you down, if you can't make a good firearm, Zhao Shizhen commits suicide and apologizes."

As a time traveler, Zhu Youjian certainly knew his ability, and he helped up the big firearms engineer with a slight smile:

"Okay, I believe you. I will report to the Ministry of Industry tomorrow. For the time being, I will allocate 100 million taels of silver to you for the construction of factories and research and development funds. If you encounter any problems or have any difficulties, come to me directly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

In this way, Zhu Youjian not only had everyone who developed firearms, but also established a Daming firearms development and manufacturing factory by the way. Zhu Youjian also gave Zhao Shizhen the firearms research and development skill book and smelting skill book rewarded by the system.

Although they are all low-level skill books, they were considered very advanced in the Ming Dynasty.

He gave Zhao Shizhen enough space, power, and freedom. As long as he has the ability, Zhu Youjian will help him even if he breaks the sky.

After Zhao Shizhen resigned, Zhu Youjian picked up another manuscript, which he drafted himself, mainly related to land distribution and commercial trade issues.

Because of war, plague, famine and other reasons, the population of Ming Dynasty has shrunk greatly. It stands to reason that there will be a lot of land vacant, and people should be allocated a lot of fields.

However, the actual situation is very different from what people expected. Almost all the good land is occupied by wealthy businessmen, officials, and nobles.

The same is true in terms of commerce and trade. Minerals, sea salt, etc. are all controlled by those honorable and wealthy businessmen.

Although these are state-owned assets, they are almost swallowed up, and the annual tax revenue is pitifully small.

The taxation of the entire Ming Dynasty is on the heads of the common people, but what they plant is some barren land, how can they not rebel.

Land reform is very urgent, otherwise, Zhu Youjian's little money will be exhausted soon.

As all parts of the north were recovered by Li Yan, the people there were not only extremely hungry, but also faced a huge threat of plague.

Many, many things are in front of Zhu Youjian, but there is no way to solve them all at once, only one thing at a time.

"Ah Qing, let Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department of Jinyiwei, see me."

"obey"

Zhu Youjian put down the draft, picked up the teacup, and waited for the Minister of the Household Department to arrive.

After a while, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department, hurried into the imperial study:

"My minister Ni Yuanlu sees His Majesty."

"Free of charge, sit down"

When Zhu Youjian summoned ministers alone, he would let them sit down and talk.

But the ministers hardly dared to sit down, most of the buttocks only touched a little chair, and they dared not sit firmly at all.

This way of sitting is more uncomfortable than not sitting, but not listening is rebelling against the order.

Before Zhu Youjian came to power, those important officials would not be like this at all, and even some emperors went too far, and they might fall into the water and drown at any time.

Today's situation has been reversed. It is no longer the civil servants of the Donglin Party who are in power, but the military commanders are already on an equal footing with them.

Some military generals in important positions have a higher status, such as Sun Chuanting, Qi Jiguang, etc., which are far from what they can compare with civil servants.

After so many years of internal fighting among civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian has temporarily calmed down.

If anyone dares to impeach the guard general without evidence, Zhu Youjian will immediately dismiss him from office.

Zhu Youjian looked at Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs:
"Ministry of Households, have the land, shops and population of the capital been counted?"

Ni Yuanlu hastily reported truthfully:

"Report to the emperor, all of them have been registered now."

Zhu Youjian nodded, and handed the manuscript to Ni Yuanlu:
"Look at this, if you are asked to implement it, how difficult is it?"

"Sir, follow orders"

Ni Yuanlu hurriedly took the manuscript and read it carefully.

As he picked up the manuscripts one by one, the sweat on Ni Yuanlu's forehead began to drip down, and his body trembled a little.

Until he read the entire manuscript tremblingly, Ni Yuanlu knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian with a plop:

"Your Majesty, this is very difficult. Our household department can't do it at all. I hope your Majesty will think twice..."

Zhu Youjian looked at the Minister of the Household Department, and said angrily:
"Ni Yuanlu, I'm here to ask you, whose household is the household, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs Xungui, and even the princes, whose subjects are they?"

Ni Yuanlu kowtowed again and again:
"Your majesty, the household department is your household department, and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, Lord Xungui, is your subordinate..."

Ni Yuanlu didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked such a mentally retarded question, but he couldn't help but answer.

Zhu Youjian said coldly:

"Ni Yuanlu, the answer is wrong."

"The household department is not my household department, you are Daming's household department, those civil and military ministers, honorable princes, are all ministers of Ming Dynasty, I am the emperor, and manage Daming on behalf of heaven.

Daming is not mine's Daming, nor is it anyone's Daming. Daming is the Daming of the common people in the whole country. No matter whether they are nobles or princes, they are all human beings just like the common people.

Without ordinary people, who will support you? Do you go to farm, fish, dry sea salt, dig mines, and fight with weapons?
They took the state's salary, ate the food grown by the common people, and occupied the land of the common people.

When my Ming Dynasty was in danger, those honorable princes’ homes were as rich as mountains of gold and silver. Where were they at that time, and what contribution did they make for my Ming Dynasty?
The manuscript was printed and distributed overnight, and announced to the world the next day. "

Ni Yuanlu blushed at Zhu Youjian's rebuttal, but he still felt that something was wrong. This was too appalling, and it had never happened in history.

"Your Majesty, but..."

"Ni Yuanlu, I'm telling you, there's nothing but, if you feel that you don't have the ability to carry it out, I'll replace you immediately, and you all go home and farm."

(End of this chapter)