Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 482 What is a Toilet?
As soon as Qin Shao entered the office of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Wang Yin hurried over.

"Master, the third son brought you something back!"

Wang Yin said excitedly.

"Eh? What did you bring this time?"

Qin Shao laughed.

Since that kid went out to sea with Hong Fu and his merchant ship, he would send back some strange things every once in a while.

"Grandpa, just go and have a look!"

Wang Yin said with a smile.

Looking at his smile, Qin Shao knew that what the kid brought back this time must be good things, so he put down the things in his hand and walked forward with great interest.

As soon as I arrived in the yard, I saw a row of bright guys above the ground.

"Your Majesty, look at these things..."

Wang Yun was asking people to take out the contents of the box one by one, put them on the ground, and line them up.

"Is this the third son sent over by someone?"

Qin Shao looked at the row of bird guns on the ground, went up to pick up one, looked left and right, a little bit fond of it.

Men have a natural love for this kind of stuff!
Even though Daming also has bird guns, this kind of bird guns seems to be very different from ordinary Daming bird guns.

"Your Majesty, I don't seem to have seen this thing before. It looks like a bird gun but doesn't look like it. There seems to be something that can bounce..."

Wang Yun also picked up a handful, wanting to touch that part.

"No!"

"Don't touch!"

Qin Shao's voice and another person's voice sounded at the same time.

The man was wearing a white cloth, and stood aside with several soldiers who looked like soldiers, apparently they came together to deliver the horse.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, my lord, this...this thing is dangerous, I...my name is Wen Xiong, and I was sent to demonstrate how to use this bird gun..."

Seeing Qin Shao, Wang Yun and others looking at him, the man stammered, obviously a little nervous, but the man's eyes were calm, and after introducing himself, his expression became much calmer.

"Uh, tell me about it!"

Qin Shao called the man over and asked Wang Yun to hand over the blunderbuss in his hand to the man.

The place where they stayed was a shooting range, and they used to practice bow and arrow and target shooting.

Wen Xiong is a craftsman. Through his introduction, Qin Shao knew that he was the leader responsible for the R&D and manufacturing of this batch of bird guns.

The few he demonstrated were called bird guns, but in fact they were more accurately called spring wheel guns. Compared with traditional bird guns, they were greatly improved.

Its function is similar to that of a lighter. It has an iron wheel, which is driven by a spring to rotate, and the rough-textured wheel surface rubs against a piece of pyrite to generate sparks.

This kind of gun was actually developed by Qin Shao based on some research books he had read and made a summary and passed it to Wang Hong to find capable people.

This time, it was Xiao Sanzi who sent someone to send it over. Obviously, it was Hong Fu who came back from the sea and went to Wang Hong's.

Sure enough, when Wen Xiong introduced them, he said that Hong Fu and the others had seized many of the blunderbuss from foreigners. him some.

In addition to some foreigner's new bird guns, Xiaosanzi also sent over a weapon called a swarm of bees, which is a wheel-wheel gun with ten bursts and a range of 300 meters. It is an ancient Katyusha rocket launcher.

In addition, there are some firecrackers with a length of 43.5 cm and a well of 3 cm. They are fired in a group of 2 people. One person is responsible for supporting and aiming, and the other is responsible for igniting and shooting, with a range of 180 meters.

"Master, this kind of bird gun is really convenient to use!"

Wang Yin said excitedly after trying a few times.

These things are very useful for self-defense. Wang Yin is in Jinyiwei, mainly to protect Qin Shao's safety, and thinks these things are very useful.

"Did you have a name for it?"

Qin Shao asked Wen Xiong.

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen it yet. This kind of bird gun is somewhat similar to it, but it has been improved. Everyone... everyone is still used to calling it a bird gun!"

Wen Xiong replied.

"There is a spring device on it, so it will be called a spring wheel gun from now on!"

"Yes!"

This Wen Xiong is indeed a talented person. This person has been educated, and he is regarded as a family of poetry and books, but later he declined. Although he did not pass the exam, he is very intelligent and capable in mechanical skills.

Qin Shao was curious about why the imperial court recruited such talents to take the martial arts exam, why he didn't take the exam.

After asking, I found out that the family is very difficult, and there is only one old lady. If he goes to take the exam and his old lady is left unattended, he will probably starve to death at home.

"Your Majesty, your... those key points of knowledge about making blunderbuss and other equipment are really... very useful. I... I read it...Governor Wang said that it was written by His Majesty. This time I come to Beijing In addition to sending these things, there is... just... I just want to ask His Majesty for advice, Governor Wang said that His Majesty has a big heart..."

Wen Xiong watched Qin Shao look and look at those revolver guns, stepped forward and said hesitantly.

"Wang Hong means to praise me a few words, I will not hide my secrets, and I will tell you all I know, right?"

Qin Shao glanced at Wen Xiong and said.

Although this person is smart, he is obviously obsessed with equipment manufacturing. He has also entered Beijing, and now under Wang Hong's command, Wang Hong can reuse him, so he should be treated well, but he is dressed in rags, I don't know I thought it was someone fleeing famine, no wonder Wang Yin was wary when he saw this person earlier, thinking it was some unknown visitor!
"I... I dare not... dare not!"

Seeing that there was no smile on Qin Shao's face, Wen Xiong said in a panic.

Obviously, this person is not a fool. As an equipment craftsman, he naturally knows the importance of those techniques.

If it was someone else or Qin Shao was a craftsman, he might hide his secrets, but his current status and position naturally wouldn't...

"Don't worry, I do have a lot of books on weapons and equipment here. Since you are talented in this area, the books will naturally be given to those who are destined to study. I am preparing to set up a weapons and equipment research bureau. Since you are interested in this method, why not Take this courage, but I also have a request..."

Qin Shao laughed.

"Only follow His Majesty's orders! Your Majesty will be my teacher from now on..."

That Wen Xiong directly knelt down and bowed to the teacher.

Wang Yun and Wang Yinze were dumbfounded.

At first, they looked at this person as a little foolish and obsessed, but now it seems that he is pretending to be stupid on purpose, right?It's too easy to worship His Majesty as a teacher and become His Majesty's disciple, isn't it?

Are stupid people blessed with stupidity, or are they too shrewd?
"I'm not your teacher, I just have some books. The Equipment Bureau is a new department. I'm going to be bold in the future. If you encounter any problems in your research, you can come to me to discuss them. I'm not sure I know, but you can discuss them. Next, as for the book, I will have it printed in a few days, and I will give it to you when the time comes, and you can make an overall plan to see what to focus on improving in the next step!"

Qin Shao laughed.

Although he has the advantages of his previous life, to be honest, he is not good at research, and he has too many things to do. It is better to leave professional things to professional people!

He never thought that the people in the previous life were smarter than the ancients now, and he found that the wisdom of many ancients in Ming Dynasty can tell the truth infinitely.

It’s just that any human research is a relatively long process. Maybe I can help the research work to avoid many detours, and even take many years to leap forward.

As for the wheel-wheel gun today, although it looks simple, it will appear hundreds of years later according to the development of history, and it was invented and created in Western society. As for the arrival in Daxia, it will be many years later.

Although weapon research is incomparable compared to his previous life, Qin Shao is not very anxious. After all, many conditions for those powerful weapons are still unattainable.

At least as far as he knows, Daming's equipment is at least a lot ahead of the surrounding countries.

According to the letter from Xiao Sanzi, he knew that during the battle at sea, the guns and equipment of the Daming Sea Guard led by them were much more powerful than the islands they encountered. Now the merchant ships of Daming are not dared to be messed with by many ships at sea.

Now the sea area around Daming is basically under their control. Wang Hong is stepping up the training of the sea guards. The private merchant ships along the coast are in the stage of testing the water. The country will be opened in May, and ships can enter and leave freely.

Qin Shao's destination for going south this time also includes the Guangdong and Guangxi port areas. He wants to participate in the first sea-opening event of Ming Dynasty before those ships go to sea!
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In the morning, I chatted with Wen Xiong about the manufacturing of equipment, and the two talked happily in detail.

Qin Shao was very surprised at Wen Xiong's transparency in equipment manufacturing. He briefly told Wen Xiong what he knew.

At noon, Qin Shao went back to Kunning Palace for dinner.

It is said to be eating, but in fact it is all food bought from outside.

Recently, the sewer was dug in the palace, and it was not very convenient to cook in the kitchen. Qin Shao didn't let Han Jinrong lead the kitchen to cook. He just bought some food from the market outside.

Today's lunch was actually bought outside.

The food is rich, rice, sauced duck, pork knuckle, roasted tofu, diced chicken and peanuts, etc., and the table is full.

The three children probably got tired of eating the food at home, but the food outside was delicious, and the eldest son was doing better, but the two little ones almost stuck their heads in the bowl and couldn't get out.

"Grandpa, you're back!"

Seeing Qin Shao's return, Han Jinrong quickly got up with the maid, and ordered the others to bring up the other meals that had been put away.

Qin Shao came back to eat at an irregular time. In order to avoid affecting the children's meal, he asked them to eat in advance, and he could save some for himself.

"Father! Come and eat, today's food is delicious!"

Xiao Fu'ai raised her head after Qin Shao came in, and told her father to sit down and eat.

The eldest son helped to arrange the meals, while the second son was so anxious to speak with a chicken leg in his mouth that he almost spit out the food.

Qin Shao couldn't help sighing.

The eldest is stable, the younger daughter is cute and well-behaved, and the second is a foodie.

"Children like to eat food outside. If you ask me, it's as clean, hygienic and nutritious as home!"

Han Jinrong looked at the children and sighed a little.

She is also very strict with the second child, but this child is usually careless and heartless.

"Children are like this. When I was young, I also liked to eat outside food. I always felt that the food made by others was delicious. Today, I bought food outside Dong'anmen, right?"

Qin Shao laughed.

When I was a child, my grandma’s cooking was actually pretty good, but I just liked to eat unhealthy food on the street.

Fortunately, in this era, there are not so many high-tech hard-working foods, which can be regarded as original ecological delicacies.

"Yes, it's over there at Dong'anmen. It's bustling right now, and there are a lot of people shopping there. The kids want to go there too. Today they have no classes, so I'll take them there together, and they're all very happy. very."

Han Jinrong smiled, chattering about the trivial things at home.

Qin Shao didn't feel like it. In his previous life, his family was weak and he never enjoyed the warmth of a family.

When he was in school, many students were impatient with the concern of family members and the trivial words of parents and family members. For him, those were the warmth that he envied.

In this life, I have three lovely children and a virtuous wife. After leaving work every day, listening to her rambling about trivial matters at home makes me like and feel at ease.

"Father, Donghua Gate is really lively tomorrow and Sunday. I heard from Ah Chang that there will be a morning market in the morning. I want to go and see it!"

The youngest daughter, Fu Ai, put forward an idea. The little girl has already begun to study, but she is still playing.

Yes, Donganmen has a morning market and various stalls.

These were not developed by Qin Shao, but existed from the beginning!
Qin Shao was a little stunned the first time he saw a small businessman setting up a stall in Dong'anmen.

Putting the booth in the palace, for Qin Shao, this is something that many people in the previous life never thought of.

But in this Ming Dynasty, it is a real existence.

Not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also during the Han and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the street stall economy prevailed in the imperial palace.

Although the safety of the palace is very important, it is not as exaggerated as Qin Shao's performance on TV in his previous life. Many of the ancient kings were actually close to the people.

For example, apart from talking about Zhen in the court hall, he talked about me most of the time, and the previous emperor of Ming Dynasty was actually the same.

As for the street stall economy, Zhu Houzhao liked these the most when he was alive. Sometimes he played the role of a vendor, sometimes he played the role of a customer, and he enjoyed bargaining.

The reason why Dong’anmen formed a market actually had little to do with the emperor. The main reason was that the previous ministers went to court earlier, and they all got up at one o’clock and went out in a hurry. There were very few people preparing food at home.Gradually, some people sold some food here, and gradually many vendors gathered.

Although Qin Shao has changed the time of going to court now, those street stalls have not disappeared, but the time has also changed. The time of the morning market has become later. As for the morning market
Nothing more than nothing more than wonton, old tofu, rice porridge and so on.

At noon, it is quite rich, and there are many delicious dishes.

Seeing this situation, Qin Shao simply rented out the surrounding idle houses. The rent can subsidize the expenses of the palace.

As for those houses that have become shops, restaurants, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, rouge and gouache, and bookstores are all available!
Although this did help earn a lot of money, it just caused certain hidden dangers to the safety of the palace.

Fortunately, the expenses over the past few years at the imperial mausoleum have been relatively small, but they have produced a lot of money.

Qin Shao didn't know if Zhu's ancestors would scold him in the cemetery, but in his conception, this Ming Dynasty spent too much money on the imperial mausoleum, and people were gone. It was a waste to spend so much!
Instead of spending so much useless money, it is better to let the living people live well and contribute to the construction of the Ming Dynasty!
With this money, Qin Shao simply took advantage of the time when the water was changed, and asked someone to build a wall in the direction of the night market, which is convenient for the use of the palace and also solves the security problem.

"Father, what is a toilet?"

As soon as Qin Shao had a mouthful of rice, the second son, who was full, rubbed his chubby belly and said.

(End of this chapter)