Daming heir

There was silence in front of Hongwu Gate.

The imperial edict summarizes in one sentence: Emperor Yongsheng is a businessman, so he is very busy, and the emperor's eldest son is also talented, so from today on he is the crown prince, supervising the country's affairs and sharing the important responsibilities of the country.

As for why there was total silence in front of Hongwu Gate.

This is because at the beginning of the year, after the royal family dismissed the title of the grandson of Emperor Zhu Yunxi, although the court remained silent, there were speculations as to whether Zhu Biao wanted to consider the eldest son again.

Only a small number of people would vaguely speculate when the incident happened. They probably did that in order to be directly canonized as the crown prince later.

But most people still analyze and view the problem from the perspective of conspiracy.

That's why today's decree to confer Zhu Yunxi as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty surprised people.

Even in the current Ming Dynasty, officials are in awe of Zhu Yunxi, who holds high the banner of reform and takes the lead in restructuring, and are worried that he will act recklessly because of promoting reform.

But inevitably, people believe that this royal child can indeed be regarded as the best candidate for the country in some aspects.

The mood of the officials was complicated.

It's probably the feeling of love, hate and fear.

Zuo Jing, who took over Sun Gouer's errands in the inner court, had a calm expression but his eyes were full of smiles.

He glanced at the silent officials around him.

Then he rolled up the imperial edict in his hand, stepped forward and bent down, slowly squatted down, and reached out to support Zhu Yunxi, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the edict has been read out. I will help you up."

Zhu Yunxi smiled, stretched his legs, and let Zuo Jing help him up.

Zhu Gaochi, who was on the side, looked surprised.

He knew very well that the second crown prince of the Ming Dynasty must be Zhu Yunxi himself. But he also didn't expect that this canonization decree would come so quickly.

And beforehand, this matter had not been discussed in the court or even within the royal family.

Then Zhu Yunxi stood up.

Zhu Shangbing, who had been kneeling with him, was about to stand up, but suddenly he felt his body sink and became unsteady. He put his hands heavily on the ground and sat down on the ground.

I saw that Zhu Gaochi, probably because of lack of flexibility in his legs and feet, actually put his palms on Zhu Shangbing's shoulders and supported him to stand up.

Zhu Shangbing glared at Zhu Gaochi angrily, and it took him a while to get up.

This end.

Zuo Jing was already standing in front of Zhu Yunxi with an attentive face, bowing down.

"Prince, Your Majesty said, I will say thank you later. Although the decree has been issued, there are still some days for the Zongren Mansion and the Ministry of Rites to prepare it properly. These days, the Crown Prince will just be busy with his own affairs."

This surprised Zhu Yunxi again.

He took a step forward and whispered: "What did your father and grandfather do in the palace today?"

Even the prince of the dynasty should not interfere with such things as spying on the palace, the overlord and the emperor.

However, it is Ming Dynasty now.

Rather than the pre-Han, pre-Tang, and pre-Song.

Zuo Jing said with a smile: "The Emperor and His Majesty made an appointment today and went to the main hall early in the morning. I heard that His Highness Prince Tang received five points from Mr. Fang in class today. The Emperor was very happy."

The king of Tang is Xiao Ersan Zhu Huan.

He was canonized as the King of Tang Dynasty in the 24th year of Hongwu. However, he was still young at that time, so he stayed in Beijing and enrolled in the main hall.

In recent years, as the world is at peace and the country is prosperous, the royal family's training and requirements for its internal children have also changed.

Before these princes reach adulthood, it is basically unlikely that they will go to the fiefdom to become a vassal.

Even those who went to join the feudal clan a few years ago are likely to return to the capital in the future according to the internal plans of the royal family.

It is unlikely that the imperial court will continue the national policy of using the royal family and princes to guard local areas and guard borders established at the beginning of the country.

This national policy is somewhat impractical compared to the environment now compared with the environment at the beginning of the country.

With the exploration, discovery and development of the New World, and Zhu Yunwen's achievements in the New World, the royal family already had plans to send some adult royal children to more distant places to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is still limited to an idea. How to implement it depends on the subsequent arrangements of the royal family.

However, Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows at this moment: "Grandfather and father went to the main hall this morning?"

Zuo Jingding nodded and said: "After the court meeting, His Majesty went to the Yangxin Hall first, had an iced meal with the Supreme Emperor, and then went to the main hall. The time happened to be when the first class in the morning was over."

Now that the weather is getting hotter, the ice cream in the palace to cool down is no longer limited to ice cream.

Zhu Yunxi nodded to express his understanding.

Zhu Gaochi asked from the side: "Why did Uncle Tang Wang get extra points from Mr. Fang today?"

It would be a good thing if that little Tang Wangshu could avoid being deducted points in the main hall.

Unexpectedly, he was able to get extra points from Fang Xiaoru. This was really a knife in the butt, and it was an eye-opener!

Zuo Jing's face did not change, and he replied with a smile: "Mr. Fang seemed to be talking about the four conquests and four attacks in class today, and then he asked me what words should be used to refer to the upcoming military expedition to the Western Regions. His Royal Highness the King of Tang was the first one. Raise your hands and say that you should refer to Ezekiel.

Later, the Crown Prince of Jin replied, considering the purpose of our dynasty in the Western Regions and how to govern it in the future, both the Western Expedition and the Western Conquest are reasonable.

Later, Mr. Fang felt that King Tang had been very obedient and active in class recently, so he awarded him five points. "

Only then did Zhu Gaochi understand how his little twenty-third uncle, who went to heaven and earth and made everyone in the palace fall over from time to time, got extra points.

Zhu Yunxi smiled, but his thoughts were a little more serious: "So, the decree brought by Zuo Daban was only issued by the emperor and his father after they were in the main hall?"

Zuo Ding nodded.

Zhu Yunxi glanced around at the officials who had not dispersed. They were probably waiting to come forward to compliment him. He said to Zuo Jing: "I have a lot to do with Zuo Jing today. When the Xicheng project opens in a few days, I will ask someone to send me there." Come here with a few tickets, Zuo Daban can take a bath alone or have any relatives at home, and you can go there with the tickets to play."

Chinese Valentine's Day is the time for the partial opening of the Xicheng project.

The project has also prepared admission tickets early. With the ticket, you can enjoy many projects, and you can also receive free iced sour plum soup, ice cream, snacks, etc.

Although there are not many, it is better to have some.

As for Zuo Jing, as the new general manager of the twenty-four yamen of the inner court, he will naturally not be short of these.

But this was given by Zhu Yunxi, the new crown prince, and his heart was the most important thing.

Zuo Jing also knew that Zhu Yunxi probably had other things to do at the moment.

He bowed and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you for the reward, I will definitely go and join in the fun when Xicheng opens."

As the only thing Zhu Yunxi is doing personally now, the Xicheng project has attracted much attention from the beginning.

People have witnessed countless times that many novel things were born from Zhu Yunxi's hands.

The Ming Dynasty has already begun to discuss how to send troops to the Western Regions. In fact, it can be said that most of the credit comes from Zhu Yunxi.

People have been looking forward to what kind of impact the Xicheng project will have on Yingtian City, and how it will bring new changes to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yunxi watched Zuo Jing leading people into Hongwu Gate.

He looked away and sighed softly.

"The old man and my father have probably decided that I will personally lead the army this time and send troops to the Western Regions." Zhu Gaochi looked solemn and didn't know what he was thinking.

On the contrary, Zhu Shangbing clenched his fists and shouted softly.

"Brother Xi can't leave me behind this time! Let me be the vanguard all the way!"

The two people beside them ignored Zhu Shangbing's desire to rush into battle and kill the enemy.

After Zhu Gaochi spoke for a while, he said, "Where is our Crown Prince going now?"

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Xiaopang: "Is your tax office not busy? Judging by the time, shouldn't the preparations for the summer harvest have started recently?"

Zhu Yunxi expressed his dissatisfaction with Xiaopang's frequent absence from work.

I am eating dust on the construction site in Xicheng all day long, so why can this kid be idle all day long.

Zhu Gaochi, however, was calm and said in a leisurely manner: "It's just the way to serve."

After finishing speaking, he stared at Zhu Yunxi with deep meaning.

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes: "Did I say this?"

Zhu Gaochi curled his lips: "Are you going to the Ministry of Works now or to the General Supervisor? According to your temperament, since you know that you want to lead this military expedition to the Western Regions, you must still pay attention to the principle that if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. "

This kid kept telling me what I was thinking.

Zhu Yunxi growled in annoyance: "Only you understand! You've already understood everything! Should I change my title in the future? I'll call you the King of Understanding!"

Zhu Gaochi moved his mouth.

"Are you sure you're not scolding me?"

……

Will be the supervisor, experimental factory outside the city.

Zhu Yunxi finally led them here just as Zhu Gaochi said.

When the imperial court wanted to completely abolish the chieftain system in the southwest, he, as the emperor's grandson, led the troops in the southwest. He was the first general to serve as a prisoner and used the newly built mortars on the battlefield for the first time.

The effect is naturally significant.

The mountainous terrain in the southwest that originally troubled the Ming army. Those chieftains who used to be able to hide in the mountains with the help of high mountains and valleys, now have no way to hide, hide, or escape in front of mortars.

The reason why Southwest was able to end the chieftain system so quickly was largely due to the emergence of new mortars.

What was the war about?

It is the comprehensive national strength of a country.

More advanced training models, more advanced military equipment, and better logistics supplies.

"The Western Region is different from the Southwest. Mortars can achieve remarkable results in the Southwest and earn huge profits, but if they are transferred to the vast Gobi Desert in the Western Region, they may not have the same effect."

Zhu Yunxi explained softly at the experimental factory outside the city.

Zhu Gaochi asked curiously from the side: "So this time, the supervisor has come up with something new?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head, so that Zhu Gaochi, who was still full of curiosity, couldn't help but look disappointed.

He just smiled and said nothing.

Even if I create countless settings for the supervisor, it is impossible for the supervisor to come up with new things from time to time.

The development of industrial science and technology requires more and more time.

Like now.

The firecrackers used by the Ming Dynasty have only been improved in terms of barrel strength and firing method.

More strength, faster firing.

But if you want to transform directly from a firecracker to an automatic rifle, even a bolt-action rifle, there is a huge gap in technological accumulation.

If only it could be like that.

On the contrary, Zhu Yunxi hoped to get a six-barreled machine gun first.

With the Ming Dynasty's current resource integration, as long as more than a thousand machine guns are lined up on the battlefield in the Western Region, no matter how many enemies are on the opposite side, just pull the trigger and don't let go.

But the reality is that the current industrial accumulation in Ming Dynasty is still primitive.

However, even if no new weapons appear, improving on the original basis is currently the focus of the work of the Ministry of Industry and General Supervisors.

Zhang Ergong, who resigned as Minister of Industry, is now more energetic.

No longer involved in the tedious affairs of the ministry, Zhang Ergong seemed to be rejuvenated.

I heard from some tabloids in Beijing that plagiarized newspapers and newspapers.

Zhang Ergong, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, is now at home and can always show off his majesty at night.

Zhang Ergong was accompanying Zhu Yunxi and the others at this moment, walking past the rows of manufactured artillery pieces and muskets.

"Now the general supervisor has reclassified all of my firearms."

"In terms of artillery, there are now three types of land artillery: light, medium and heavy, all of which are manufactured with new technology. There are more categories of gunfire, and there are no less than fifteen types. Today, all three types of artillery are distributed and equipped in the army. There are eleven types of fire gun equipment in the army, four of which are still under testing.

The firearms used by the navy are mainly light artillery and heavy artillery, which are different from the land version. They add sea stability decoration and supplement shooting accuracy. There are two types of naval firecrackers, long-range firecrackers used on ships, and rapid-fire firecrackers used on landings. "

In the huge open-air warehouse, countless firearms with metallic luster are lined up in a dense row.

Zhu Shangbing stood in front of the heavy land artillery and couldn't move his feet.

The heavy artillery weighing 3,000 kilograms (the largest artillery in the entire Ming Dynasty was no more than two tons), can blast open a city gate with one shell. Most of these are now deployed at important passes and city defenses.

Zhang Ergong led Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi to a row of light artillery.

"The latest wheeled horse-drawn artillery has an overall weight of only 500 kilograms, and the entire unit can be pulled by a group of pack horses. If the road is rugged, it can be transported in separate packages by four pack horses, or by a small flag team of officers and soldiers.

This time the imperial court is about to send troops to the Western Regions. The ministers and generals and supervisors believe that the army should equip the army with this batch of artillery in large quantities, which is most suitable for the terrain of the Western Regions and the enemy forces it faces. "

Zhu Gaochi listened to Zhang Ergong's introduction with interest.

Zhu Yunxi had already walked to the introduction placed next to this artillery piece.

According to the classification of the general, this artillery should be between the land-based light artillery and the medium artillery.

Light artillery with a weight of 500 kilograms and less than 300 kilograms is classified, and medium artillery with a weight of more than 1,000 kilograms and less than 2,000 kilograms is graded.

Light artillery is currently used in the military, mostly for large-volume fire coverage.

The medium-sized artillery is used for fortification and high-power attacks.

This 500-kilogram horse-drawn artillery is more focused on mobility and firepower balance.

Zhu Yunxi reached out and patted the rising muzzle of the cannon, looking at Zhang Ergong.

"Can it be done with a thousand cannons?"

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