Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king
Chapter 165 How Profitable Merchants Are Made!
Chapter 165 How Profitable Merchants Are Made!
The fire blunderbusses used in the Tongxing army are all made of copper, consisting of three parts: the front chamber, the medicine chamber, and the tail. The shape is simple and the casting is rough.
There are inscriptions on it, such as Baoyuan bureau system and so on.
The length of the front chamber is different, there are short guns, medium guns, long guns, etc., and the calibers are different, there are both large and small calibers, and the front chambers also become longer and shorter.
The big ones use carts, the second and small ones use frames, piles, and supports.
Great for defense, small for war.
The front bore communicates with the medicine chamber, and gradually tapers from the medicine chamber to the muzzle.
The drug chamber is an elliptical cavity, and there is a small hole in the wall of the chamber that communicates with the chamber cavity, which is called the ignition hole.
A rectangular gunpowder tank is cast on the ignition hole, and a movable buckle cover is installed on the tank, which is called the fire door cover. After filling the gunpowder, the fire door cover is closed.
Ensure that the gunpowder in the medicine room is not eroded by wind, rain, dust and sand, and kept dry and clean.
The tail is hollow and not connected to the medicine room. The mouth of the tail is slightly larger and has a trumpet shape. It can be equipped with a wooden handle for hand-held use by individual soldiers.
A reinforcing hoop is cast at the front and back of the medicine room, and hoops are added along the edge of the scorpion, and inscriptions are engraved on the outer wall of the scorpion.
First put the gunpowder into the medicine chamber from the muzzle, and then stuff it into the wooden horse. Then put the shotgun into the front chamber, use a matchlock to ignite through the ignition hole, and ignite the gunpowder.
On the battlefield, the three-row method is used: in the army, firecrackers and magic arrows are arranged in three rows. In the formation, when the elephant advances, all the blunderbuss and arrows will be fired in the forward direction; if they do not retreat, the next row will follow; , followed by three lines.
Agu watched the demonstration of the guards, his eyes were full of greed.
During the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolians also used firecrackers, but they were driven back to the grassland and degenerated wildly.
The main reason is the lack of iron and copper in Mobei. Even if it is made into a firecracker, there is no saltpeter, and it cannot be made into gunpowder.
In addition, the Mongols did not have a fixed city, and there was no continuous supply of artisans for production, so mass production was impossible.
The firearms in the hands of the Mongolian people on the battlefield were all smuggled from Daming, and the Mongolian people also wanted to use firecrackers to shoot at Ming Dynasty, but financial resources did not allow it, the firearms bought by smuggling were too expensive.
But now, Daming is willing to sell firearms.
On the future battlefield, the Mongols will also hold firecrackers and shoot at the Mingren. When the time comes, see how the Mingren's city can block the Mengren's iron cavalry?
There was only one thought left in Agu's mind, buy it!
Buy it for any money!
After returning from the shooting range, Agu wanted to visit the inside of the Ordnance Bureau.
It was rejected by Zhu Qiyu.
"You don't know how to make guns, so what are you doing in there?"
Zhu Qiyu pointed to the nearby gazebo: "Go and sit down."
"The minister obeys the order!" Agu kowtowed.
He has learned the Ming Dynasty etiquette clearly.
Zhu Qiyu sat in the elegant seat of the gazebo, Ye Sheng stood beside him, and Agu knelt on the ground: "The minister is willing to buy firecrackers."
"I brought you here to sell you."
Zhu Qiyu laughed and said: "As long as the Tatars can afford the money, first-hand money and first-hand goods, Daming is open to supply."
"But until the Tatars retreat, they won't sell them."
This one makes sense.
The emperor is not a pig's brain. Now that he sells firearms to others, Daning City will be destroyed, and the capital is also in danger of being overthrown.
Agu kowtowed respectfully: "Uncle Your Majesty, Tatar is willing to pour everything into purchasing firecrackers, can the price be lowered a little?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Ye Sheng.
You old boy is ruthless enough to scrape off [-]% of the oil and water from Agu's hands.
Half of the money went to the household department, and the other half went to Ye Sheng himself.
Ye Sheng was righteous, and the old god was there.
The old minister was thinking, how should the money be spent?
"Let's not talk about the price, it's for sale, but I actually gave it to Tatar."
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that Daming and Tatars had nothing to do with each other, I wouldn't have given the herdsmen firearms."
"Can you settle with animals?" Agu was full of hope.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Haggle any more, and I'll throw you into the shooting range as a target, and I'll blow you up with one shot."
Agu tensed up all over.
The power of the firecracker can punch a hole in one shot.
It hurts to death.
I heard that Daming has developed a new firecracker, so I sold the old firecracker that was eliminated to them.
If you buy a few new firecrackers and give them to Tatar craftsmen to develop, maybe they can be imitated.
Don't underestimate the craftsmanship of fools.
When the Great Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains, they kidnapped a large number of craftsmen. Although they were killed and injured over the years, the technology was still preserved.
"Your Majesty, please give me a new firecracker." Agu kowtowed respectfully.
"Give it?" Zhu Qiyu raised his voice.
"Buy, the minister is willing to buy!" Agu took the bait.
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak.
"Your Majesty said that everything in the Ming Dynasty has a price. As long as the foreign ministers can afford it, you are willing to sell it to us."
"Are you pissing me off?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The price of the new firecracker is ridiculously high... How about this, take him to the shooting range and let him see the power of the new firecracker."
"Slave obeys the order!" Wan Gong understood.
The emperor wanted the waste products to be sold to Tatars.
He asked people from the Weapons Bureau to demonstrate that the firecrackers were hand-made, and the people who made them knew more about firecrackers, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Wait for Agu to leave.
"Feng Xiao, copy all the words that Agu said, send it to Daning, and show it to Yu Qian, hurry up!" Zhu Qiyu felt that Mandulu was cheating his death.
But he still left the decision to Yu Qian.
"See Your Majesty!"
A pale-faced craftsman knelt on the ground.
His name is Pei Mutou, he was a carpenter in the early years, and he made the best firecracker wooden supports.
Later, it was switched to dispensing gunpowder.
Liuli lead was produced by him with others.
What he made by himself was qualified, but what his apprentices did were all unqualified.
I was punished by the emperor to eat pig food for a month. As of today, I have eaten it for eleven days.
"Pei Mutou, how does the pig food taste?" Zhu Qiyu squinted at him.
Rebuild the Arms Bureau, the food is very good.
Pei Mutou gained ten catties, and in the past ten days, he lost weight again.
He hurriedly kowtowed: "Report to Your Majesty, I've had enough, I don't want to eat."
"You don't want to eat if you don't want to eat? I can't punish you if I speak well?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Pei Mutou quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty, I don't mean that. I have found a new method of mixing gunpowder, which is twice as powerful as before!"
"Fireball?"
To adjust the ratio of gunpowder, you have to increase the caliber to turn the firecracker into a rocket launcher.
"It's not a firecracker, it's used on artillery."
Pei Mutou scratched his hair, he couldn't tell, so he could only ask the emperor to see it with his own eyes.
"When the Tatars are gone, I'll see what you said. If you really succeed in improving the gunpowder, you will make up for it and save the pigs from eating."
Pei Mumu swallowed his saliva: "Your Majesty, can I have some meat?"
"Think beautifully!"
Zhu Qiyu was not happy anymore: "How much money did I spend on the glazed lead? Can you earn it back by eating a few meals of pig food?"
"I still want to eat meat, wait until you improve the cannon, or firecracker, then think about eating meat!"
Pei Mutou shrank his head in fright.
He lowered his head and dared not make a sound.
"Is it true that the glazed lead can't be produced?" Zhu Qiyu felt unwilling.
"Return to Your Majesty, the glass is too brittle, and if it is not handled properly, it will easily explode."
Pei Mutou whispered: "I also want to compensate the Emperor's grandfather for the loss, but my idea, Eunuch Wan won't let me do it."
"What are you muttering about? Speak out louder!" Zhu Qiyu didn't hear clearly.
Pei Mutou carefully glanced at Wan Gong, gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa Emperor, I have an idea!"
His name was very confusing.
For a while, I, for a while, for a humble minister, for a while, to call the emperor, for a while, for your majesty, and for a while, the emperor's grandfather.
His father was a blacksmith, who made armor in the military bureau, but he learned carpentry from his master when he was a child, and the blacksmith craftsmanship passed down from his family was passed on to his younger brother Pei Tietou.
Because of his superb carpentry skills, he was often transferred to work by the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Xiang even thought of accepting him as an apprentice.
In the end, he entered the Military Weapons Bureau, because he ate too well, and heard the craftsmen say that the emperor attached great importance to the Military Weapons Bureau.
He directly gave up his carpentry work and switched to casting gun bodies because he wanted to earn more money and take a concubine.
After working for a period of time, he found that the most popular gunpowder master in the Armament Bureau was the one who matched gunpowder.
The gunpowder master didn't know how to pass on his craft, so he learned it secretly, and he learned it secretly while doing work, and he really learned it in the end.
Such a genius, but he doesn't know a single word.
Even people don't know much about the world.
"Say something quickly, Mo Mo Chi Chi is like a bitch!" Zhu Qiyu glared at him.
The emperor was full of foul language, but he was very temperamental towards the craftsmen.
These craftsmen don't know a few words, and they don't have much knowledge, so they know how to make money and take concubines to have sons.
Tell them about etiquette in poetry and books, they can't listen to a word.
Talk to them about women, and they will talk for twelve hours without any resemblance.
They are all cheap, and it is easy to talk and discuss with them, but they can't hold them down.
It's okay to scold them a few times, whip them a few times, and they will be happy.
"That's what I think."
As soon as Pei Mutou expressed his idea, he became very excited: "The gun rod is moved to the front, the matchlock is clamped backward, the length is halved, and the part below the fixing nail is cut off."
"Add a thing to the chain, then connect the wood to the chain, and connect a thing that can be hooked to the back of the wood!"
He made a gesture of hooking his fingers.
"Trigger?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up. Isn't this a musket that pulls the trigger?
Pei Mumu kept nodding: "Yes, yes, it is to pull the trigger of the crossbow."
"When firing, just press the trigger up, the rear end of the wood will move up, and the front end will drop, driving the link to pull the gun rod back down to touch the medicine chamber."
"When the trigger is released, something under the wood pushes the front end of the rifling back to its original position, and the rod returns automatically."
Pei Mutou demonstrated while talking.
Isn't this the principle of muskets!
"Is this what you thought of, or have you already made it?" Zhu Qiyu suppressed his excitement.
Before, he commanded indiscriminately and urgently promoted the development of technology. As a result, he developed into a four-faced one. Instead, he might as well stand by and let the craftsmen use their talents.
Pei Mutou scratched his hair: "I did make one secretly, but after firing, it can't be pushed back automatically, it needs to be pushed up manually."
Wan Gong's eyes turned cold, he stole materials to make guns privately?
That is a great sin!
From the day the Military Weapons Bureau was built, craftsmen were not allowed to make guns privately. Is this Pei Muwu tired?
"Bring it to me to see!" Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this detail.
Pei Mumu ran back to the dormitory to get it.
For the convenience of management, the family members of the craftsmen lived in the yard, and craftsmen were not allowed to enter or exit the Military Weapons Bureau. They needed the special approval of the eunuch Wan Gong from the admiral.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Wan Gong.
Wan Gong knelt on the ground with a thud: "My lord, this servant is not stopping him, but because he did something wrong before and lost a lot of money, this servant just wants him to be more peaceful, do things well, and want to do better for the emperor. effective."
He didn't say that it was Pei Mutou's fault that he made the blunderbuss privately.
Because he could see that the emperor was very moved, and punishing him after the emperor left, this trend must not be encouraged.
There are no rules, what if the craftsman makes a gun privately, and the assassin king kills him?
Who can take this responsibility?
"When I built the Military Weapons Bureau, I said, let craftsmen innovate and develop."
"So what if you lose?"
"Success is summed up from countless failures."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "I let you go this time, but there will be no next time, you know?"
"Slave is guilty! Slave is guilty!"
Wan Gong kowtowed non-stop, his face dripping with cold sweat.
At this time, Agu came back from the shooting range. Seeing this scene, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and knelt on the ground respectfully: "Your Majesty, the new gun is so powerful and has such a long range that foreign ministers have never seen it before."
Originally, Agu was thinking that he would buy a lot of firecrackers if he sells iron.
As a result, I finished watching the new gun.
He knew how ridiculous he was.
No wonder the emperor wanted to sell them the old guns.
As long as the Ming army was equipped with new guns, when the Tatars rushed forward stupidly, they were just about to raise the guns, and before they entered the attack range, the Ming army would use the new guns to shoot, and very few survived.
This firecracker bought loneliness.
Moreover, the new blunderbuss can be used in rainy days. Once the Ming army chooses to attack the camp in rainy days, the firecrackers in their hands are fire sticks, which are not as effective as bows and crossbows.
Agu was overwhelmed.
No wonder the emperor is willing to sell firearms, their new firearms are very powerful.
If Tatar bought an old gun, it would be leeks.
Send money and send heads.
"The strength of the new guns is indeed better, but the old guns are also very strong. There are still some stocks in the capital's warehouse. You can just take the money and take them away."
Zhu Qiyu never mentioned the new blunderbuss.
Agu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to buy new guns!"
"You can't afford it, don't be brave."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head resolutely: "Besides, this new gun requires a high level of operation. You Tatars can't even understand the old gun. How can you use the new gun?"
"Listen to me, buy an old gun."
Comparing the old gun with the new gun, the old gun has to be thrown away.
When that thing was brought to the battlefield, it was also swept away by the Ming army, so why spend money to pay the IQ tax?
"The minister still wants to buy a new gun, please ask your Majesty to make an offer." Agu was very stubborn.
"You are the only one left in the mission. I'm afraid you can't be the master. Go back to Daning and discuss with your master. Anyway, the old and new guns are here, so you can't escape."
According to the emperor's wishes, he was unwilling to sell new guns.
That's right, the new blunderbuss is a weapon on the battlefield. After being equipped with the Ming army, its power will be greatly enhanced, and the old blunderbuss he bought back will become a fire stick.
Agu made up his mind and bought a new gun.
You can buy it even if you sell it.
Tatar is rich, and those nobles have robbed it for hundreds of years. There are mountains of gold and silver in their families.
"Let's come here today, step back." Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to talk nonsense.
Agu glanced at Ye Sheng.
The old god Ye Sheng is here.
But Agu was in great pain, the old man was about to be slaughtered again.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." A Gu bowed respectfully and kowtowed before retreating reluctantly.
"Hooked!" Ye Sheng smiled.
"After the Mongols returned to Mobei, the military, politics, economy, and ideology were all degraded."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "To put it bluntly, even if there are smart people, they have limitations. It's easy to deceive."
"Ye Sheng, you are very good at business."
"This is not derogatory. I want to use you a lot."
Ye Sheng's eyes are shining brightly, being an official is not just wanting to be an extremely human minister.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!" Ye Sheng kowtowed to the ground.
At this time, Pei Mutou came over with a firecracker.
Feng Xiao dashed over, blocking Pei Mutou out of the firing range of the firecracker.
Pei Mutou realized later, knelt on the ground, and after being inspected by Feng Xiao, he handed over the firecracker to the emperor with his own hands.
This is a musket.
A musket that can be held with both hands, the hand moves a short distance when firing, which helps aiming.
"Your Majesty, there is something missing here, and I have not thought about it. What should I use to boost the launch and bounce it back."
"Spring!" Zhu Qiyu immediately thought of this thing.
"What is a spring?" Pei Mutou looked at the blacksmith Zhang Xiaoliu in a daze.
His family was a blacksmith, and he had never heard of a leaf spring.
"You try it with a copper sheet." Zhu Qiyu didn't explain.
"Oh."
Pei Mutou thought, he punched a copper piece and stuffed it in for a try.
Just put the matchlock on the gun rod, then pull the gun rod to the ready position, and press the trigger lightly to release the copper plate, and the elastic force will press the gun rod into the medicine chamber.
"Exquisitely done!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face, and he held up the firecracker: "The Ordnance Bureau is about innovation."
"On the shoulders of the predecessors, bring forth the new!"
"Instead of being complacent!"
"Innovation, how can it be achieved overnight? It takes countless failures to succeed!"
"I told you before that I can afford to wait, and I am willing to give you a chance to display your talents!"
"So, don't be afraid of failure, and be tireless in pursuit of innovation and change!"
"Pei Mutou, I will reward you with a meal of meat!"
Zhu Qiyu was in a happy mood.
"I thank the emperor's grandfather for his kindness!" Pei Mumu was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "After you go back, think about this spring, and if you successfully develop it, report to the palace."
Pei Mutou kept nodding.
Daming's firearms have stagnated since Yongle.
Because the court did not want to fight, it stopped innovating.
Now, he governs, and he wants to fight wars.
Ming people will not stop, develop and innovate.
"Go, go to the shooting range to see the new gunpowder you developed." Zhu Qiyu felt that Pei Mutou was an innovative talent.
Outside the shooting range, build a high platform.
The high platform can overlook the entire military bureau. At this height and distance, artillery can't hit it.
Zhu Qiyu climbed onto the high platform.
Pei Mutou demonstrated it himself, the cannon exploded and the soil flew up.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Ye Sheng.
Ye Sheng smiled wryly: "I don't understand firearms."
I don't understand either.
"Wan Gong, has the power increased?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to the emperor, the power has more than doubled."
Wan Gong replied: "But there are also disadvantages. The gunpowder bullet becomes larger and is not easy to fill."
"And after firing a few shots, the barrel temperature is too high and needs to be cooled down for use."
"It still needs to be dismantled and removed."
There are disadvantages, but the power is increased.
"That's right, I reward Pei Mu with a bronze talisman. His firecracker is well made, and the ratio of the gunpowder is also well adjusted."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Wan Gong, a talent like this needs to be promoted a lot, he does things extraordinarily, and endures as much as he can, such a genius is rare in a thousand years."
"but."
"It is not only geniuses that support the development of Daming Firearms."
"It's even the ordinary craftsmen."
"Wan Gong, if you manage them well, that's a great merit."
"I will let Guanglu Temple bring back the original meals."
"Thank you, my servant, for the grace of the emperor!" Wan Gong kowtowed non-stop.
He said a few more words.
Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, he began to dispose of the memorials.
"Going back to the emperor, just now the Ministry of Industry came to report that all the wood and stone in the warehouse have been used up, and the Palace of Qinzheng is under construction." Feng Xiao carefully came in to report.
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Is it used up? How much money have you already used?"
"Reporting to the emperor, according to the records in the palace, 170 million taels of silver were used, which does not include the wood offered by Yunnan and Liaodong."
"So much?" Zhu Qiyu raised his head.
Feng Xiao was too frightened to look at the emperor's expression.
The emperor is too picky, he knows best.
All of a sudden, 170 million taels of silver were spent, just to repair the burned-out hall, not to mention the newly built Qinzheng Hall.
"Advertise Shi Pu, Kuai Xiang, and Chen Xiang together." Zhu Qiyu felt distressed.
So much money, how good it would be to use it in the military!
Zhu Qizhen burned 170 million taels of silver in one beating!
Burn him dry and sell oil, and you can't even sell him for a fraction!
Seeing that Feng Xiao still didn't leave, he immediately frowned: "What else is wrong? Let's talk about it together!"
"Report to the emperor, the money to build the Hundred Princes' Mansion is not enough."
"How much cash is there in the palace?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Going back to the emperor, all the silver is used up, but there are some antique jewelry, but the market price is too low now, so I can't pawn them off."
Ho!
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly: "There are more than 1000 million taels of silver in the house, are they all gone?"
"The 50 taels that were escorted into the warehouse at the end of the month in the patrolling camp, and the silver sent in by the Jingshi Guild Hall."
"All gone?"
Zhu Qiyu couldn't believe it.
Feng Xiao was too frightened to raise his head.
It's your fault for being extravagant. This income goes to the household department, and that income is abolished, and those who sprinkle money here and there don't have to be so fast.
"Go back to the emperor, the cash is only 680 million taels."
"That's too much! It's only been a few months, and it cost more than 600 million taels?" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
Feng Xiao gave him the calculations one by one.
The money was really spent wisely, and it was not spent indiscriminately.
"Send Dong Ci here and see if the Royal Trading Company can make some money." Zhu Qiyu looked downcast.
I really blame him for canceling the banknotes in many places.
First cut off the Huangdian and Huangzhuang, and then abolish the banknotes, so there is no income from the internal money.
Dirty fines from all over the country are kept in the local area for local construction.
Isn't the inner money empty?
Zhu Qiyu's mouth was bitter.
The money to get rich overnight comes quickly and quickly. The ancients never deceived me.
At this time, Shi Pu came in.
Beads of sweat hung on Shi Pu's face, and there were gray stains on his body, obviously from the construction site.
Both Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang were not in good health and kept coughing.
"Are you two sick?" Zhu Qiyu looked at them.
"Returning to Your Majesty, I am old and my body is useless. I stayed on the construction site all night and caught a cold and coughed a little. It is harmless." Kuai Xiang kowtowed back.
"Let the imperial doctor show you that minor ailments can be cured, and you can live well for me."
Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang were moved.
"Old Shangshu, is the money gone?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Compassion Ning Palace, Renshou Palace, Wenhua Palace, and Imperial Pharmacy have all been repaired."
Shi Pu knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "The Ciqing Palace was built in front of the Renshou Palace, the Donghua Gate, the Huiyin Gate, and the Fengtian Gate were repaired, and the military aircraft department was built under the Fengtian Gate."
"Now Chongxian Hall and Qinzheng Hall are being built on both sides of Qianqing Palace."
"And after the Holy Mother invited you back to Renshou Palace, you want to build the Zhongzheng Hall next to Xian'an Palace to worship Buddha and Taoism."
Zhu Qiyu's head got dizzy when he heard it.
That's right, he added these places later.
The main hall was built to naturalize Duogan and Usseng.
"To pay homage to Buddha and Dao, let's use the Great Buddha Hall in the Compassionate Ning Palace. The Zhongzheng Hall will not be built for the time being."
Zhu Qiyu said: "But the Qinzheng Hall and the Chongxian Hall are to be built, how much do you need?"
"To report back to His Majesty, 17 taels of silver are needed."
"So many?" Zhu Qiyu was taken aback.
The Hall of Qinzheng and the Hall of Chongxian are small halls, not magnificent halls. How can so much money be spent?
Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness: "Your Majesty, it really didn't cost so much money in the first place, but to build it now, it does cost so much money."
"Don't go around the bush, just say it straight." Zhu Qiyu was impatient.
"Your Majesty, most of the money is used to pay the servants."
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak directly.
Originally, there was no money for husband's labor, it was part of the corvee, and the people of Gyeonggi were obliged to bear it.
But the emperor was soft-hearted, and wanted to make some money for the people, so he gave each person three copper coins a day. In order to rush for progress, he recruited more than 20 strong men for a long time, and he needed a lot of money every day.
The strong man needs to eat, and the money for the meal is borne by Guanglu Temple, but in fact it is still money spent within the family.
The repairs were carried out so quickly because of spending money to recruit people, enough strong men were recruited, and the strong men were highly motivated to build so quickly.
Even, hearing that there is money to be made in repairing the imperial palace, the people in the vicinity flocked to the capital.
According to Kuai Xiang's plan, it took three years to complete the repairs.
But the emperor had money, so he spent all his money, and most of the construction was completed in six months, and the rest of the scattered work was basically completed within two months.
"Only repairing the Forbidden City cost 200 million taels of silver?"
Zhu Qiyu's flesh hurts!
For the sake of the royal style, it is necessary to maintain such a large Forbidden City, no amount of wealth is enough to be defeated like this!
"How many troops is enough to support so much money?"
Zhu Qiyu was very distressed: "How many Tatars and Mobei can you fight!"
Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang dare not speak.
But Shi Pu said: "Your Majesty, there is also a bright side. The people in Gyeonggi are now living in prosperity."
"How?" Zhu Qiyu said.
"Your Majesty, anyone who comes to work can receive three copper coins, which is more income than in previous years. The people's life is a visible improvement."
This is true.
In fact, it is to engage in infrastructure construction, turning the country's money into the people's money.
Rely on infrastructure and then slowly pay back.
But the Forbidden City lost money completely, so the emperor lived alone.
Gotta figure out a way to make a profit.
Losing it all the time is not an option.
It doesn't fit Zhu Qiyu's character either, he has to make money.
"The wages will continue to be paid, and I will find a way to raise money." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were deep, and he couldn't do without money.
The emperor without money is the last emperor.
Moreover, as long as the salary is opened, it must be used throughout, otherwise what will the people think?
More than 20 people gathered, and they could smash the Forbidden City with a hoe!
Besides, Zhu Qiyu also wants the common people to live a good life, so he doesn't feel sorry for the money spent.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the buildings in the palace also said that the main reason is that the burden of the Baiwang Palace is too heavy."
"You want to build the house to the utmost luxury, and you are burning money every day."
Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness, and he complained endlessly: "Your Majesty, the veteran urged Yunnan several times, but in the end, Yunnan couldn't find any suitable nanmu..."
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Zhu Qiyu interrupted him.
"Phoebe, all the palaces are made of nanmu, and the big logs are up to six or seven feet long, with a circumference of one foot, six or seven feet, and some are even rounder and thicker..." Shi Pu said naturally.
"Shi Pu, are you really stupid or fake?"
Zhu Qiyu got angry: "What kind of nanmu did you use for those princes!"
"Panmu is resistant to decay, it will last a hundred years..." Shi Pu didn't understand.
"Old Shangshu, old Shangshu, get up first!"
Zhu Qiyu was amused by him, he had never seen such a sincere person.
Help him up: "I will give you a stroke, let's detain the kings in the capital, for what?"
"Rejuvenate the place, avoid the exploitation of the kings, and make the people rich."
"The palaces of the kings, I said that they will be built in an extremely luxurious manner, but I didn't say that they must be built according to the regulations of the ten palaces."
"There are not many nanmu in stock. Don't you want to offer it up and keep it to build the main hall in the palace?"
"Those palaces use poplar, willow, fir and other messy wood, just fool around and forget it."
"As long as it looks extremely luxurious on the surface, they don't understand the materials used. If you say it's nanmu, it's nanmu."
"Can't they disassemble the gold pillar, inspect it, and then go to complain to me?"
"Even if you sue, the referee is me. I say what kind of wood it is."
"Old Shangshu, you are too honest."
Shi Pu opened his mouth wide, aren't you lying?
The emperor led him to the road of black-hearted developers.
People these days are too simple, they take everything seriously, and they have to learn to be flexible.
"50 taels, can we build the Baiwangfu?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, this is too little!" Shi Pu's quotation exceeded 120 million taels.
"Old Shangshu, think of a way, as long as it looks luxurious."
Zhu Qiyu said: "What's the purpose of digging thirty feet for the foundation? Seven or eight feet is enough."
"In case it collapses..."
"As long as they live in it, they can only blame their own fate if they collapse. What does it have to do with the Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Qiyu looked innocent.
Understood!
Shi Pu understood that the emperor wished that all the palaces of the hundred princes would collapse, and all the kings would be smashed to death, or even disabled.
"50 taels, including the generals at all levels, all come from this money."
Reduced again?
Don't build the foundation at all, just build a house on the ground, and it will collapse in a strong wind.
It just happened to be on your mind.
"Old Shangshu, is there a question?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.
"no no."
Shi Pu didn't dare to have it either: "The Qinzheng Hall..."
"I live, you dare to cut corners?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes turned cold.
Pfft!
Shi Pu knelt on the ground: "That's not what the old minister meant. What the old minister meant was, is it okay to use the wood cut from the Hundred Princes' Mansion?"
"Your Majesty, those are all high-quality nanmu."
Shi Pu quickly added a sentence, worried that the emperor would think too much.
"That's okay."
Zhu Qiyu said lightly: "Every brick in the Forbidden City must be engraved with the name of the brick maker and builder, and every piece of wood must have a name."
"If something goes wrong, everyone will be punished."
"Understand?"
Shi Pu kowtowed immediately: "Your Majesty is the most honorable in the world, and the veteran will never dare to make any mistakes."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and said quietly, "Get up."
"Old Shangshu, sometimes you have to turn a corner."
"There is no unlimited supply of domestic money, you have to learn to save me some money."
As soon as Shi Pu got up, he knelt on the ground again: "The old minister knows."
The emperor complained that he spent too much.
He was also wronged, you made me bloom earlier, now you blame me again.
"The construction of the palace must be completed before winter begins."
"The minister obeys the order."
Send away Shi Pu and others.
Dong Ci entered the palace cautiously: "Slave and maidservant pay respects to the emperor!"
Zhu Qiyu asked him how the Royal Trading Company was doing?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the wool spinning has been formed."
Dong Ci looked excited: "Wool can indeed be spun into thread, but it is still rough and thorny. The slaves are sending people to use materials to soften it."
"But poor people have cheap skins, so they just need to keep warm, and they don't have to pay so much attention."
"As for how to weave clothes, slaves don't understand."
"But the weavers are skillful, and the slaves gave the balls of thread to the weavers, promising a lot of money, and let them go home and study."
"I believe it won't be long before we can weave successfully."
When Zhu Qiyu heard it, a smile appeared on his face: "What's the cost?"
"It's very low, wool is negligible, the looms are remade by the business itself, and the weavers are our own, so there is no cost." Dong Ci replied.
Zhu Qiyu stood up: "As long as weaving ready-made clothes, common people can afford sweaters to keep out the cold."
"It should be rewarded!"
"The craftsman who remade the loom and weaved it into thread will be given a bronze amulet! Let his son take part in the imperial examination!"
"In the future, no matter what, as long as it is the first to be invented, it will be rewarded according to this rule."
"Dong Ci, you have done a good job. We must continue to develop looms to improve efficiency and reduce costs."
"Making money is the second priority of the royal firm, leading the trend of merchants is the first priority!"
Zhu Qiyu actually regards the Royal Firm as a scientific research institute.
"Slave obeys the order!" Dong Ci kowtowed.
"I ordered you to come because I want to ask how much money is in the bank's books?"
"what?"
Dong Ci was stunned: "Going back to the emperor, the money on the account has been used by the slaves to expand the scale, and there is almost no cash on the account."
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.
Where should I borrow some money from?
"Then do you know who is willing to take over the antiques?" Zhu Qiyu reluctantly gave up.
"Is the emperor encountering difficulties?" Dong Ci asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing. I have some jewelry and antiques in my wallet. I want to sell some of them, but I can't find a suitable buyer."
Zhu Qiyu would not say that he has no money.
"Spring is just around the corner. Calligraphy and painting antiques are prevalent in Beijing. Many of the students' families are very rich and spend money like water. If calligraphy and painting are valued, they are willing to pay as much as they want."
Right!
There are fat sheep in Beijing!
The corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth curled up: "This is a good way. I plan to hold a poetry meeting and invite some students to appreciate calligraphy and painting."
"My lord, this servant can come forward on my behalf." Dong Ci would not let the emperor's chance go.
"No need, those rich students must be drunk and dreaming in the guild hall, so I will do it in the guild hall. When the time comes, I will go and see for myself."
Dong Ci was startled, the emperor going out of the palace would be accompanied by danger.
"It's okay, I won't show up, besides, it's the site of the factory guard, so nothing can go wrong." Zhu Qiyu laughed.
Dong Ci kowtowed.
After talking about paper and paint, Dong Ci was released from the palace.
"Feng Xiao, go and bring Jin Zhongxuan here."
"My lord, Eunuch Jin left Beijing in surprise." Feng Xiao pointed out.
Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead: "I forgot, who is in charge of the guild hall now?"
"Reporting to the emperor, it is Jinyiwei Qianhu Guanyao."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Send him into the palace."
"I'm going to hold a poetry meeting in the guild hall, and I'll go to the house to pick up a few calligraphy and paintings and give them to him, making it more lively."
"Don't sell it first, and hold a few more shows to attract the attention of literati."
"Sell slowly."
Feng Xiao understands that building momentum first is a very common method for merchants.
Find a few more entrustments to drive up prices.
The emperor also took pains to earn money.
"But your lord, how much money can you make that way?" Feng Xiao smiled wryly.
The Ministry of Industry has a shortfall of 70 taels of silver. How much can you earn by selling some calligraphy and paintings?
"Don't worry, calligraphy and painting will slowly materialize."
"The guild hall can rely on the poetry club to accumulate word of mouth and earn a lot of money."
"There is also a patrol camp, which sends money into the internal funds every month."
"Silver is indeed lacking."
"But it can last for a while."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly.
Feng Xiao wondered, this is not in line with the emperor's temperament.
The emperor is impatient, and he can't wait to do anything at his fingertips. Why is he not in a hurry this time?
and many more!
Calligraphy and painting, literati!
The emperor fished with calligraphy and painting, catching those stupid fish from the south of the Yangtze River.
Here comes the fun.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiaole: "I may visit incognito, and you'd better be safe then."
"My lord, is it too dangerous for you to leave the palace?" Feng Xiao was not at ease.
"I always have to go out of the palace to take a look."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It is said that the palace is thriving, I want to see it with my own eyes."
"How are the seedlings in the common people's fields?"
"How are the people living?"
"I should know."
"So I only trust you. You choose guards for me and increase the number of guards. If I don't speak or show up, I should be fine."
Zhu Qiyu couldn't hold back his desire to leave the palace.
Of course, before leaving the palace, he had to let the factory guard clean it in Beijing.
It happened that Shu Liang was in Beijing, so he was told to leave after finishing his work.
"Tell Shu Liang that I may go out of the palace in a subdued manner and let him clear the way." Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered.
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Zhu Qiyu continued to deal with the memorial.
At night, he didn't order his concubines to go to bed.
Hu Wei advised him to go to bed once every seven to ten days, and he followed the doctor's advice.
……
And this time.
Inside Daning City.
Yu Qian frowned as he watched the news from the palace.
"Hu Bin, what do you think?" Yu Qian showed Hu Bin.
Yu Qian admired Hu Bin very much.
Hu Binjian took a slanted front and his thinking escaped, which just complemented him.
Although Hu Bin dismissed him in his heart, at least he wanted to pretend on the surface, Yu Qian saw everything in his eyes, and he appreciated the young man's arrogance.
"Back to the Taibao, my subordinates thought that Mandulu was cheating to die!" Hu Bin was very sure.
Hu Bin read it and handed it to Yu Kang.
The last one to watch is Qi Zhuo, the admiral and eunuch.
It stands to reason that Qi Zhuo should be the first to watch, but Qi Zhuo followed Yu Qian out of Beijing, and he was completely invisible along the way, completely transparent.
He never interfered with any of Yu Qian's decisions, and did not report to the emperor frequently, as if the palace trusted Qian extremely.
"Yu Kang, what do you think?"
"Back to Commander, the bidder thought it was a fake death!" Yu Kang said concisely.
After a few months of experience, he has matured a lot.
Qi Zhuo also nodded in agreement.
The corner of Yu Qian's mouth twitched: "Mongols can play tricks, but it's a pity that they met a more intelligent Majesty."
"Mandulu cheated to death, wanting His Majesty to rush for quick success, and force the chief assistant to go out of the city to fight in the field."
"But he didn't expect that His Majesty not only refused to issue an order, but also told the chief assistant during the replay that all the fighting opportunities are in the hands of the first minister!"
"Your Majesty trusts me so much, I can only repay Your Majesty with a big victory!"
Yu Qian was really moved.
In the replay, the emperor wrote in his own handwriting: Regardless of victory or defeat, the capital will be protected by me, and the Taibao will do whatever he wants.
It shows the autonomy given to him by the emperor.
Leading troops to fight outside, the most fearful thing is the center to dictate.
The emperor not only delegated power, but also supported him. Even if he lost the battle, he would personally guard the capital, and he would never blame Yu Qian.
Yu Qian was extremely moved by this ambition.
"What does Taibao mean?" Hu Bin was surprised.
"Just count."
Yu Qian stroked his beard and smiled: "Mandulu is just a reckless man, I personally taught him how to use tricks."
Hu Bin and Yu Kang looked at each other, very puzzled.
Mandulu cheated his death, and the Tatar's strength remained intact.
If there is a field battle in Kaesong, wouldn't it be in Mandulu's arms?
Two sheep!I said that I was so tired these days, my mind was groggy, my whole body was sluggish, I had a little fever, but I didn't care, I thought it was just sleepiness, I slept every day, and my mind was in a mess.I was shivering all over this afternoon, thinking I had a fever, but it turned out that it was a sheep.I took the medicine today, I feel refreshed, and I will continue to update. Readers, rest assured, I have filled in the words I owed yesterday!I hope everyone is healthy and healthy, no more sheep, uncomfortable!
(End of this chapter)
The fire blunderbusses used in the Tongxing army are all made of copper, consisting of three parts: the front chamber, the medicine chamber, and the tail. The shape is simple and the casting is rough.
There are inscriptions on it, such as Baoyuan bureau system and so on.
The length of the front chamber is different, there are short guns, medium guns, long guns, etc., and the calibers are different, there are both large and small calibers, and the front chambers also become longer and shorter.
The big ones use carts, the second and small ones use frames, piles, and supports.
Great for defense, small for war.
The front bore communicates with the medicine chamber, and gradually tapers from the medicine chamber to the muzzle.
The drug chamber is an elliptical cavity, and there is a small hole in the wall of the chamber that communicates with the chamber cavity, which is called the ignition hole.
A rectangular gunpowder tank is cast on the ignition hole, and a movable buckle cover is installed on the tank, which is called the fire door cover. After filling the gunpowder, the fire door cover is closed.
Ensure that the gunpowder in the medicine room is not eroded by wind, rain, dust and sand, and kept dry and clean.
The tail is hollow and not connected to the medicine room. The mouth of the tail is slightly larger and has a trumpet shape. It can be equipped with a wooden handle for hand-held use by individual soldiers.
A reinforcing hoop is cast at the front and back of the medicine room, and hoops are added along the edge of the scorpion, and inscriptions are engraved on the outer wall of the scorpion.
First put the gunpowder into the medicine chamber from the muzzle, and then stuff it into the wooden horse. Then put the shotgun into the front chamber, use a matchlock to ignite through the ignition hole, and ignite the gunpowder.
On the battlefield, the three-row method is used: in the army, firecrackers and magic arrows are arranged in three rows. In the formation, when the elephant advances, all the blunderbuss and arrows will be fired in the forward direction; if they do not retreat, the next row will follow; , followed by three lines.
Agu watched the demonstration of the guards, his eyes were full of greed.
During the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolians also used firecrackers, but they were driven back to the grassland and degenerated wildly.
The main reason is the lack of iron and copper in Mobei. Even if it is made into a firecracker, there is no saltpeter, and it cannot be made into gunpowder.
In addition, the Mongols did not have a fixed city, and there was no continuous supply of artisans for production, so mass production was impossible.
The firearms in the hands of the Mongolian people on the battlefield were all smuggled from Daming, and the Mongolian people also wanted to use firecrackers to shoot at Ming Dynasty, but financial resources did not allow it, the firearms bought by smuggling were too expensive.
But now, Daming is willing to sell firearms.
On the future battlefield, the Mongols will also hold firecrackers and shoot at the Mingren. When the time comes, see how the Mingren's city can block the Mengren's iron cavalry?
There was only one thought left in Agu's mind, buy it!
Buy it for any money!
After returning from the shooting range, Agu wanted to visit the inside of the Ordnance Bureau.
It was rejected by Zhu Qiyu.
"You don't know how to make guns, so what are you doing in there?"
Zhu Qiyu pointed to the nearby gazebo: "Go and sit down."
"The minister obeys the order!" Agu kowtowed.
He has learned the Ming Dynasty etiquette clearly.
Zhu Qiyu sat in the elegant seat of the gazebo, Ye Sheng stood beside him, and Agu knelt on the ground: "The minister is willing to buy firecrackers."
"I brought you here to sell you."
Zhu Qiyu laughed and said: "As long as the Tatars can afford the money, first-hand money and first-hand goods, Daming is open to supply."
"But until the Tatars retreat, they won't sell them."
This one makes sense.
The emperor is not a pig's brain. Now that he sells firearms to others, Daning City will be destroyed, and the capital is also in danger of being overthrown.
Agu kowtowed respectfully: "Uncle Your Majesty, Tatar is willing to pour everything into purchasing firecrackers, can the price be lowered a little?"
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Ye Sheng.
You old boy is ruthless enough to scrape off [-]% of the oil and water from Agu's hands.
Half of the money went to the household department, and the other half went to Ye Sheng himself.
Ye Sheng was righteous, and the old god was there.
The old minister was thinking, how should the money be spent?
"Let's not talk about the price, it's for sale, but I actually gave it to Tatar."
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "If it weren't for the fact that Daming and Tatars had nothing to do with each other, I wouldn't have given the herdsmen firearms."
"Can you settle with animals?" Agu was full of hope.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Haggle any more, and I'll throw you into the shooting range as a target, and I'll blow you up with one shot."
Agu tensed up all over.
The power of the firecracker can punch a hole in one shot.
It hurts to death.
I heard that Daming has developed a new firecracker, so I sold the old firecracker that was eliminated to them.
If you buy a few new firecrackers and give them to Tatar craftsmen to develop, maybe they can be imitated.
Don't underestimate the craftsmanship of fools.
When the Great Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains, they kidnapped a large number of craftsmen. Although they were killed and injured over the years, the technology was still preserved.
"Your Majesty, please give me a new firecracker." Agu kowtowed respectfully.
"Give it?" Zhu Qiyu raised his voice.
"Buy, the minister is willing to buy!" Agu took the bait.
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak.
"Your Majesty said that everything in the Ming Dynasty has a price. As long as the foreign ministers can afford it, you are willing to sell it to us."
"Are you pissing me off?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The price of the new firecracker is ridiculously high... How about this, take him to the shooting range and let him see the power of the new firecracker."
"Slave obeys the order!" Wan Gong understood.
The emperor wanted the waste products to be sold to Tatars.
He asked people from the Weapons Bureau to demonstrate that the firecrackers were hand-made, and the people who made them knew more about firecrackers, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Wait for Agu to leave.
"Feng Xiao, copy all the words that Agu said, send it to Daning, and show it to Yu Qian, hurry up!" Zhu Qiyu felt that Mandulu was cheating his death.
But he still left the decision to Yu Qian.
"See Your Majesty!"
A pale-faced craftsman knelt on the ground.
His name is Pei Mutou, he was a carpenter in the early years, and he made the best firecracker wooden supports.
Later, it was switched to dispensing gunpowder.
Liuli lead was produced by him with others.
What he made by himself was qualified, but what his apprentices did were all unqualified.
I was punished by the emperor to eat pig food for a month. As of today, I have eaten it for eleven days.
"Pei Mutou, how does the pig food taste?" Zhu Qiyu squinted at him.
Rebuild the Arms Bureau, the food is very good.
Pei Mutou gained ten catties, and in the past ten days, he lost weight again.
He hurriedly kowtowed: "Report to Your Majesty, I've had enough, I don't want to eat."
"You don't want to eat if you don't want to eat? I can't punish you if I speak well?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Pei Mutou quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty, I don't mean that. I have found a new method of mixing gunpowder, which is twice as powerful as before!"
"Fireball?"
To adjust the ratio of gunpowder, you have to increase the caliber to turn the firecracker into a rocket launcher.
"It's not a firecracker, it's used on artillery."
Pei Mutou scratched his hair, he couldn't tell, so he could only ask the emperor to see it with his own eyes.
"When the Tatars are gone, I'll see what you said. If you really succeed in improving the gunpowder, you will make up for it and save the pigs from eating."
Pei Mumu swallowed his saliva: "Your Majesty, can I have some meat?"
"Think beautifully!"
Zhu Qiyu was not happy anymore: "How much money did I spend on the glazed lead? Can you earn it back by eating a few meals of pig food?"
"I still want to eat meat, wait until you improve the cannon, or firecracker, then think about eating meat!"
Pei Mutou shrank his head in fright.
He lowered his head and dared not make a sound.
"Is it true that the glazed lead can't be produced?" Zhu Qiyu felt unwilling.
"Return to Your Majesty, the glass is too brittle, and if it is not handled properly, it will easily explode."
Pei Mutou whispered: "I also want to compensate the Emperor's grandfather for the loss, but my idea, Eunuch Wan won't let me do it."
"What are you muttering about? Speak out louder!" Zhu Qiyu didn't hear clearly.
Pei Mutou carefully glanced at Wan Gong, gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa Emperor, I have an idea!"
His name was very confusing.
For a while, I, for a while, for a humble minister, for a while, to call the emperor, for a while, for your majesty, and for a while, the emperor's grandfather.
His father was a blacksmith, who made armor in the military bureau, but he learned carpentry from his master when he was a child, and the blacksmith craftsmanship passed down from his family was passed on to his younger brother Pei Tietou.
Because of his superb carpentry skills, he was often transferred to work by the Ministry of Industry, and Chen Xiang even thought of accepting him as an apprentice.
In the end, he entered the Military Weapons Bureau, because he ate too well, and heard the craftsmen say that the emperor attached great importance to the Military Weapons Bureau.
He directly gave up his carpentry work and switched to casting gun bodies because he wanted to earn more money and take a concubine.
After working for a period of time, he found that the most popular gunpowder master in the Armament Bureau was the one who matched gunpowder.
The gunpowder master didn't know how to pass on his craft, so he learned it secretly, and he learned it secretly while doing work, and he really learned it in the end.
Such a genius, but he doesn't know a single word.
Even people don't know much about the world.
"Say something quickly, Mo Mo Chi Chi is like a bitch!" Zhu Qiyu glared at him.
The emperor was full of foul language, but he was very temperamental towards the craftsmen.
These craftsmen don't know a few words, and they don't have much knowledge, so they know how to make money and take concubines to have sons.
Tell them about etiquette in poetry and books, they can't listen to a word.
Talk to them about women, and they will talk for twelve hours without any resemblance.
They are all cheap, and it is easy to talk and discuss with them, but they can't hold them down.
It's okay to scold them a few times, whip them a few times, and they will be happy.
"That's what I think."
As soon as Pei Mutou expressed his idea, he became very excited: "The gun rod is moved to the front, the matchlock is clamped backward, the length is halved, and the part below the fixing nail is cut off."
"Add a thing to the chain, then connect the wood to the chain, and connect a thing that can be hooked to the back of the wood!"
He made a gesture of hooking his fingers.
"Trigger?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up. Isn't this a musket that pulls the trigger?
Pei Mumu kept nodding: "Yes, yes, it is to pull the trigger of the crossbow."
"When firing, just press the trigger up, the rear end of the wood will move up, and the front end will drop, driving the link to pull the gun rod back down to touch the medicine chamber."
"When the trigger is released, something under the wood pushes the front end of the rifling back to its original position, and the rod returns automatically."
Pei Mutou demonstrated while talking.
Isn't this the principle of muskets!
"Is this what you thought of, or have you already made it?" Zhu Qiyu suppressed his excitement.
Before, he commanded indiscriminately and urgently promoted the development of technology. As a result, he developed into a four-faced one. Instead, he might as well stand by and let the craftsmen use their talents.
Pei Mutou scratched his hair: "I did make one secretly, but after firing, it can't be pushed back automatically, it needs to be pushed up manually."
Wan Gong's eyes turned cold, he stole materials to make guns privately?
That is a great sin!
From the day the Military Weapons Bureau was built, craftsmen were not allowed to make guns privately. Is this Pei Muwu tired?
"Bring it to me to see!" Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this detail.
Pei Mumu ran back to the dormitory to get it.
For the convenience of management, the family members of the craftsmen lived in the yard, and craftsmen were not allowed to enter or exit the Military Weapons Bureau. They needed the special approval of the eunuch Wan Gong from the admiral.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Wan Gong.
Wan Gong knelt on the ground with a thud: "My lord, this servant is not stopping him, but because he did something wrong before and lost a lot of money, this servant just wants him to be more peaceful, do things well, and want to do better for the emperor. effective."
He didn't say that it was Pei Mutou's fault that he made the blunderbuss privately.
Because he could see that the emperor was very moved, and punishing him after the emperor left, this trend must not be encouraged.
There are no rules, what if the craftsman makes a gun privately, and the assassin king kills him?
Who can take this responsibility?
"When I built the Military Weapons Bureau, I said, let craftsmen innovate and develop."
"So what if you lose?"
"Success is summed up from countless failures."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "I let you go this time, but there will be no next time, you know?"
"Slave is guilty! Slave is guilty!"
Wan Gong kowtowed non-stop, his face dripping with cold sweat.
At this time, Agu came back from the shooting range. Seeing this scene, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and knelt on the ground respectfully: "Your Majesty, the new gun is so powerful and has such a long range that foreign ministers have never seen it before."
Originally, Agu was thinking that he would buy a lot of firecrackers if he sells iron.
As a result, I finished watching the new gun.
He knew how ridiculous he was.
No wonder the emperor wanted to sell them the old guns.
As long as the Ming army was equipped with new guns, when the Tatars rushed forward stupidly, they were just about to raise the guns, and before they entered the attack range, the Ming army would use the new guns to shoot, and very few survived.
This firecracker bought loneliness.
Moreover, the new blunderbuss can be used in rainy days. Once the Ming army chooses to attack the camp in rainy days, the firecrackers in their hands are fire sticks, which are not as effective as bows and crossbows.
Agu was overwhelmed.
No wonder the emperor is willing to sell firearms, their new firearms are very powerful.
If Tatar bought an old gun, it would be leeks.
Send money and send heads.
"The strength of the new guns is indeed better, but the old guns are also very strong. There are still some stocks in the capital's warehouse. You can just take the money and take them away."
Zhu Qiyu never mentioned the new blunderbuss.
Agu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to buy new guns!"
"You can't afford it, don't be brave."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head resolutely: "Besides, this new gun requires a high level of operation. You Tatars can't even understand the old gun. How can you use the new gun?"
"Listen to me, buy an old gun."
Comparing the old gun with the new gun, the old gun has to be thrown away.
When that thing was brought to the battlefield, it was also swept away by the Ming army, so why spend money to pay the IQ tax?
"The minister still wants to buy a new gun, please ask your Majesty to make an offer." Agu was very stubborn.
"You are the only one left in the mission. I'm afraid you can't be the master. Go back to Daning and discuss with your master. Anyway, the old and new guns are here, so you can't escape."
According to the emperor's wishes, he was unwilling to sell new guns.
That's right, the new blunderbuss is a weapon on the battlefield. After being equipped with the Ming army, its power will be greatly enhanced, and the old blunderbuss he bought back will become a fire stick.
Agu made up his mind and bought a new gun.
You can buy it even if you sell it.
Tatar is rich, and those nobles have robbed it for hundreds of years. There are mountains of gold and silver in their families.
"Let's come here today, step back." Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to talk nonsense.
Agu glanced at Ye Sheng.
The old god Ye Sheng is here.
But Agu was in great pain, the old man was about to be slaughtered again.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." A Gu bowed respectfully and kowtowed before retreating reluctantly.
"Hooked!" Ye Sheng smiled.
"After the Mongols returned to Mobei, the military, politics, economy, and ideology were all degraded."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "To put it bluntly, even if there are smart people, they have limitations. It's easy to deceive."
"Ye Sheng, you are very good at business."
"This is not derogatory. I want to use you a lot."
Ye Sheng's eyes are shining brightly, being an official is not just wanting to be an extremely human minister.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your praise!" Ye Sheng kowtowed to the ground.
At this time, Pei Mutou came over with a firecracker.
Feng Xiao dashed over, blocking Pei Mutou out of the firing range of the firecracker.
Pei Mutou realized later, knelt on the ground, and after being inspected by Feng Xiao, he handed over the firecracker to the emperor with his own hands.
This is a musket.
A musket that can be held with both hands, the hand moves a short distance when firing, which helps aiming.
"Your Majesty, there is something missing here, and I have not thought about it. What should I use to boost the launch and bounce it back."
"Spring!" Zhu Qiyu immediately thought of this thing.
"What is a spring?" Pei Mutou looked at the blacksmith Zhang Xiaoliu in a daze.
His family was a blacksmith, and he had never heard of a leaf spring.
"You try it with a copper sheet." Zhu Qiyu didn't explain.
"Oh."
Pei Mutou thought, he punched a copper piece and stuffed it in for a try.
Just put the matchlock on the gun rod, then pull the gun rod to the ready position, and press the trigger lightly to release the copper plate, and the elastic force will press the gun rod into the medicine chamber.
"Exquisitely done!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face, and he held up the firecracker: "The Ordnance Bureau is about innovation."
"On the shoulders of the predecessors, bring forth the new!"
"Instead of being complacent!"
"Innovation, how can it be achieved overnight? It takes countless failures to succeed!"
"I told you before that I can afford to wait, and I am willing to give you a chance to display your talents!"
"So, don't be afraid of failure, and be tireless in pursuit of innovation and change!"
"Pei Mutou, I will reward you with a meal of meat!"
Zhu Qiyu was in a happy mood.
"I thank the emperor's grandfather for his kindness!" Pei Mumu was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "After you go back, think about this spring, and if you successfully develop it, report to the palace."
Pei Mutou kept nodding.
Daming's firearms have stagnated since Yongle.
Because the court did not want to fight, it stopped innovating.
Now, he governs, and he wants to fight wars.
Ming people will not stop, develop and innovate.
"Go, go to the shooting range to see the new gunpowder you developed." Zhu Qiyu felt that Pei Mutou was an innovative talent.
Outside the shooting range, build a high platform.
The high platform can overlook the entire military bureau. At this height and distance, artillery can't hit it.
Zhu Qiyu climbed onto the high platform.
Pei Mutou demonstrated it himself, the cannon exploded and the soil flew up.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Ye Sheng.
Ye Sheng smiled wryly: "I don't understand firearms."
I don't understand either.
"Wan Gong, has the power increased?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Back to the emperor, the power has more than doubled."
Wan Gong replied: "But there are also disadvantages. The gunpowder bullet becomes larger and is not easy to fill."
"And after firing a few shots, the barrel temperature is too high and needs to be cooled down for use."
"It still needs to be dismantled and removed."
There are disadvantages, but the power is increased.
"That's right, I reward Pei Mu with a bronze talisman. His firecracker is well made, and the ratio of the gunpowder is also well adjusted."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Wan Gong, a talent like this needs to be promoted a lot, he does things extraordinarily, and endures as much as he can, such a genius is rare in a thousand years."
"but."
"It is not only geniuses that support the development of Daming Firearms."
"It's even the ordinary craftsmen."
"Wan Gong, if you manage them well, that's a great merit."
"I will let Guanglu Temple bring back the original meals."
"Thank you, my servant, for the grace of the emperor!" Wan Gong kowtowed non-stop.
He said a few more words.
Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, he began to dispose of the memorials.
"Going back to the emperor, just now the Ministry of Industry came to report that all the wood and stone in the warehouse have been used up, and the Palace of Qinzheng is under construction." Feng Xiao carefully came in to report.
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Is it used up? How much money have you already used?"
"Reporting to the emperor, according to the records in the palace, 170 million taels of silver were used, which does not include the wood offered by Yunnan and Liaodong."
"So much?" Zhu Qiyu raised his head.
Feng Xiao was too frightened to look at the emperor's expression.
The emperor is too picky, he knows best.
All of a sudden, 170 million taels of silver were spent, just to repair the burned-out hall, not to mention the newly built Qinzheng Hall.
"Advertise Shi Pu, Kuai Xiang, and Chen Xiang together." Zhu Qiyu felt distressed.
So much money, how good it would be to use it in the military!
Zhu Qizhen burned 170 million taels of silver in one beating!
Burn him dry and sell oil, and you can't even sell him for a fraction!
Seeing that Feng Xiao still didn't leave, he immediately frowned: "What else is wrong? Let's talk about it together!"
"Report to the emperor, the money to build the Hundred Princes' Mansion is not enough."
"How much cash is there in the palace?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Going back to the emperor, all the silver is used up, but there are some antique jewelry, but the market price is too low now, so I can't pawn them off."
Ho!
Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly: "There are more than 1000 million taels of silver in the house, are they all gone?"
"The 50 taels that were escorted into the warehouse at the end of the month in the patrolling camp, and the silver sent in by the Jingshi Guild Hall."
"All gone?"
Zhu Qiyu couldn't believe it.
Feng Xiao was too frightened to raise his head.
It's your fault for being extravagant. This income goes to the household department, and that income is abolished, and those who sprinkle money here and there don't have to be so fast.
"Go back to the emperor, the cash is only 680 million taels."
"That's too much! It's only been a few months, and it cost more than 600 million taels?" Zhu Qiyu was furious.
Feng Xiao gave him the calculations one by one.
The money was really spent wisely, and it was not spent indiscriminately.
"Send Dong Ci here and see if the Royal Trading Company can make some money." Zhu Qiyu looked downcast.
I really blame him for canceling the banknotes in many places.
First cut off the Huangdian and Huangzhuang, and then abolish the banknotes, so there is no income from the internal money.
Dirty fines from all over the country are kept in the local area for local construction.
Isn't the inner money empty?
Zhu Qiyu's mouth was bitter.
The money to get rich overnight comes quickly and quickly. The ancients never deceived me.
At this time, Shi Pu came in.
Beads of sweat hung on Shi Pu's face, and there were gray stains on his body, obviously from the construction site.
Both Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang were not in good health and kept coughing.
"Are you two sick?" Zhu Qiyu looked at them.
"Returning to Your Majesty, I am old and my body is useless. I stayed on the construction site all night and caught a cold and coughed a little. It is harmless." Kuai Xiang kowtowed back.
"Let the imperial doctor show you that minor ailments can be cured, and you can live well for me."
Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang were moved.
"Old Shangshu, is the money gone?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Compassion Ning Palace, Renshou Palace, Wenhua Palace, and Imperial Pharmacy have all been repaired."
Shi Pu knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "The Ciqing Palace was built in front of the Renshou Palace, the Donghua Gate, the Huiyin Gate, and the Fengtian Gate were repaired, and the military aircraft department was built under the Fengtian Gate."
"Now Chongxian Hall and Qinzheng Hall are being built on both sides of Qianqing Palace."
"And after the Holy Mother invited you back to Renshou Palace, you want to build the Zhongzheng Hall next to Xian'an Palace to worship Buddha and Taoism."
Zhu Qiyu's head got dizzy when he heard it.
That's right, he added these places later.
The main hall was built to naturalize Duogan and Usseng.
"To pay homage to Buddha and Dao, let's use the Great Buddha Hall in the Compassionate Ning Palace. The Zhongzheng Hall will not be built for the time being."
Zhu Qiyu said: "But the Qinzheng Hall and the Chongxian Hall are to be built, how much do you need?"
"To report back to His Majesty, 17 taels of silver are needed."
"So many?" Zhu Qiyu was taken aback.
The Hall of Qinzheng and the Hall of Chongxian are small halls, not magnificent halls. How can so much money be spent?
Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness: "Your Majesty, it really didn't cost so much money in the first place, but to build it now, it does cost so much money."
"Don't go around the bush, just say it straight." Zhu Qiyu was impatient.
"Your Majesty, most of the money is used to pay the servants."
Zhu Qiyu didn't speak directly.
Originally, there was no money for husband's labor, it was part of the corvee, and the people of Gyeonggi were obliged to bear it.
But the emperor was soft-hearted, and wanted to make some money for the people, so he gave each person three copper coins a day. In order to rush for progress, he recruited more than 20 strong men for a long time, and he needed a lot of money every day.
The strong man needs to eat, and the money for the meal is borne by Guanglu Temple, but in fact it is still money spent within the family.
The repairs were carried out so quickly because of spending money to recruit people, enough strong men were recruited, and the strong men were highly motivated to build so quickly.
Even, hearing that there is money to be made in repairing the imperial palace, the people in the vicinity flocked to the capital.
According to Kuai Xiang's plan, it took three years to complete the repairs.
But the emperor had money, so he spent all his money, and most of the construction was completed in six months, and the rest of the scattered work was basically completed within two months.
"Only repairing the Forbidden City cost 200 million taels of silver?"
Zhu Qiyu's flesh hurts!
For the sake of the royal style, it is necessary to maintain such a large Forbidden City, no amount of wealth is enough to be defeated like this!
"How many troops is enough to support so much money?"
Zhu Qiyu was very distressed: "How many Tatars and Mobei can you fight!"
Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang dare not speak.
But Shi Pu said: "Your Majesty, there is also a bright side. The people in Gyeonggi are now living in prosperity."
"How?" Zhu Qiyu said.
"Your Majesty, anyone who comes to work can receive three copper coins, which is more income than in previous years. The people's life is a visible improvement."
This is true.
In fact, it is to engage in infrastructure construction, turning the country's money into the people's money.
Rely on infrastructure and then slowly pay back.
But the Forbidden City lost money completely, so the emperor lived alone.
Gotta figure out a way to make a profit.
Losing it all the time is not an option.
It doesn't fit Zhu Qiyu's character either, he has to make money.
"The wages will continue to be paid, and I will find a way to raise money." Zhu Qiyu's eyes were deep, and he couldn't do without money.
The emperor without money is the last emperor.
Moreover, as long as the salary is opened, it must be used throughout, otherwise what will the people think?
More than 20 people gathered, and they could smash the Forbidden City with a hoe!
Besides, Zhu Qiyu also wants the common people to live a good life, so he doesn't feel sorry for the money spent.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the buildings in the palace also said that the main reason is that the burden of the Baiwang Palace is too heavy."
"You want to build the house to the utmost luxury, and you are burning money every day."
Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness, and he complained endlessly: "Your Majesty, the veteran urged Yunnan several times, but in the end, Yunnan couldn't find any suitable nanmu..."
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Zhu Qiyu interrupted him.
"Phoebe, all the palaces are made of nanmu, and the big logs are up to six or seven feet long, with a circumference of one foot, six or seven feet, and some are even rounder and thicker..." Shi Pu said naturally.
"Shi Pu, are you really stupid or fake?"
Zhu Qiyu got angry: "What kind of nanmu did you use for those princes!"
"Panmu is resistant to decay, it will last a hundred years..." Shi Pu didn't understand.
"Old Shangshu, old Shangshu, get up first!"
Zhu Qiyu was amused by him, he had never seen such a sincere person.
Help him up: "I will give you a stroke, let's detain the kings in the capital, for what?"
"Rejuvenate the place, avoid the exploitation of the kings, and make the people rich."
"The palaces of the kings, I said that they will be built in an extremely luxurious manner, but I didn't say that they must be built according to the regulations of the ten palaces."
"There are not many nanmu in stock. Don't you want to offer it up and keep it to build the main hall in the palace?"
"Those palaces use poplar, willow, fir and other messy wood, just fool around and forget it."
"As long as it looks extremely luxurious on the surface, they don't understand the materials used. If you say it's nanmu, it's nanmu."
"Can't they disassemble the gold pillar, inspect it, and then go to complain to me?"
"Even if you sue, the referee is me. I say what kind of wood it is."
"Old Shangshu, you are too honest."
Shi Pu opened his mouth wide, aren't you lying?
The emperor led him to the road of black-hearted developers.
People these days are too simple, they take everything seriously, and they have to learn to be flexible.
"50 taels, can we build the Baiwangfu?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, this is too little!" Shi Pu's quotation exceeded 120 million taels.
"Old Shangshu, think of a way, as long as it looks luxurious."
Zhu Qiyu said: "What's the purpose of digging thirty feet for the foundation? Seven or eight feet is enough."
"In case it collapses..."
"As long as they live in it, they can only blame their own fate if they collapse. What does it have to do with the Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Qiyu looked innocent.
Understood!
Shi Pu understood that the emperor wished that all the palaces of the hundred princes would collapse, and all the kings would be smashed to death, or even disabled.
"50 taels, including the generals at all levels, all come from this money."
Reduced again?
Don't build the foundation at all, just build a house on the ground, and it will collapse in a strong wind.
It just happened to be on your mind.
"Old Shangshu, is there a question?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.
"no no."
Shi Pu didn't dare to have it either: "The Qinzheng Hall..."
"I live, you dare to cut corners?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes turned cold.
Pfft!
Shi Pu knelt on the ground: "That's not what the old minister meant. What the old minister meant was, is it okay to use the wood cut from the Hundred Princes' Mansion?"
"Your Majesty, those are all high-quality nanmu."
Shi Pu quickly added a sentence, worried that the emperor would think too much.
"That's okay."
Zhu Qiyu said lightly: "Every brick in the Forbidden City must be engraved with the name of the brick maker and builder, and every piece of wood must have a name."
"If something goes wrong, everyone will be punished."
"Understand?"
Shi Pu kowtowed immediately: "Your Majesty is the most honorable in the world, and the veteran will never dare to make any mistakes."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and said quietly, "Get up."
"Old Shangshu, sometimes you have to turn a corner."
"There is no unlimited supply of domestic money, you have to learn to save me some money."
As soon as Shi Pu got up, he knelt on the ground again: "The old minister knows."
The emperor complained that he spent too much.
He was also wronged, you made me bloom earlier, now you blame me again.
"The construction of the palace must be completed before winter begins."
"The minister obeys the order."
Send away Shi Pu and others.
Dong Ci entered the palace cautiously: "Slave and maidservant pay respects to the emperor!"
Zhu Qiyu asked him how the Royal Trading Company was doing?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the wool spinning has been formed."
Dong Ci looked excited: "Wool can indeed be spun into thread, but it is still rough and thorny. The slaves are sending people to use materials to soften it."
"But poor people have cheap skins, so they just need to keep warm, and they don't have to pay so much attention."
"As for how to weave clothes, slaves don't understand."
"But the weavers are skillful, and the slaves gave the balls of thread to the weavers, promising a lot of money, and let them go home and study."
"I believe it won't be long before we can weave successfully."
When Zhu Qiyu heard it, a smile appeared on his face: "What's the cost?"
"It's very low, wool is negligible, the looms are remade by the business itself, and the weavers are our own, so there is no cost." Dong Ci replied.
Zhu Qiyu stood up: "As long as weaving ready-made clothes, common people can afford sweaters to keep out the cold."
"It should be rewarded!"
"The craftsman who remade the loom and weaved it into thread will be given a bronze amulet! Let his son take part in the imperial examination!"
"In the future, no matter what, as long as it is the first to be invented, it will be rewarded according to this rule."
"Dong Ci, you have done a good job. We must continue to develop looms to improve efficiency and reduce costs."
"Making money is the second priority of the royal firm, leading the trend of merchants is the first priority!"
Zhu Qiyu actually regards the Royal Firm as a scientific research institute.
"Slave obeys the order!" Dong Ci kowtowed.
"I ordered you to come because I want to ask how much money is in the bank's books?"
"what?"
Dong Ci was stunned: "Going back to the emperor, the money on the account has been used by the slaves to expand the scale, and there is almost no cash on the account."
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.
Where should I borrow some money from?
"Then do you know who is willing to take over the antiques?" Zhu Qiyu reluctantly gave up.
"Is the emperor encountering difficulties?" Dong Ci asked in a low voice.
"It's nothing. I have some jewelry and antiques in my wallet. I want to sell some of them, but I can't find a suitable buyer."
Zhu Qiyu would not say that he has no money.
"Spring is just around the corner. Calligraphy and painting antiques are prevalent in Beijing. Many of the students' families are very rich and spend money like water. If calligraphy and painting are valued, they are willing to pay as much as they want."
Right!
There are fat sheep in Beijing!
The corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth curled up: "This is a good way. I plan to hold a poetry meeting and invite some students to appreciate calligraphy and painting."
"My lord, this servant can come forward on my behalf." Dong Ci would not let the emperor's chance go.
"No need, those rich students must be drunk and dreaming in the guild hall, so I will do it in the guild hall. When the time comes, I will go and see for myself."
Dong Ci was startled, the emperor going out of the palace would be accompanied by danger.
"It's okay, I won't show up, besides, it's the site of the factory guard, so nothing can go wrong." Zhu Qiyu laughed.
Dong Ci kowtowed.
After talking about paper and paint, Dong Ci was released from the palace.
"Feng Xiao, go and bring Jin Zhongxuan here."
"My lord, Eunuch Jin left Beijing in surprise." Feng Xiao pointed out.
Zhu Qiyu slapped his forehead: "I forgot, who is in charge of the guild hall now?"
"Reporting to the emperor, it is Jinyiwei Qianhu Guanyao."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Send him into the palace."
"I'm going to hold a poetry meeting in the guild hall, and I'll go to the house to pick up a few calligraphy and paintings and give them to him, making it more lively."
"Don't sell it first, and hold a few more shows to attract the attention of literati."
"Sell slowly."
Feng Xiao understands that building momentum first is a very common method for merchants.
Find a few more entrustments to drive up prices.
The emperor also took pains to earn money.
"But your lord, how much money can you make that way?" Feng Xiao smiled wryly.
The Ministry of Industry has a shortfall of 70 taels of silver. How much can you earn by selling some calligraphy and paintings?
"Don't worry, calligraphy and painting will slowly materialize."
"The guild hall can rely on the poetry club to accumulate word of mouth and earn a lot of money."
"There is also a patrol camp, which sends money into the internal funds every month."
"Silver is indeed lacking."
"But it can last for a while."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly.
Feng Xiao wondered, this is not in line with the emperor's temperament.
The emperor is impatient, and he can't wait to do anything at his fingertips. Why is he not in a hurry this time?
and many more!
Calligraphy and painting, literati!
The emperor fished with calligraphy and painting, catching those stupid fish from the south of the Yangtze River.
Here comes the fun.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiaole: "I may visit incognito, and you'd better be safe then."
"My lord, is it too dangerous for you to leave the palace?" Feng Xiao was not at ease.
"I always have to go out of the palace to take a look."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It is said that the palace is thriving, I want to see it with my own eyes."
"How are the seedlings in the common people's fields?"
"How are the people living?"
"I should know."
"So I only trust you. You choose guards for me and increase the number of guards. If I don't speak or show up, I should be fine."
Zhu Qiyu couldn't hold back his desire to leave the palace.
Of course, before leaving the palace, he had to let the factory guard clean it in Beijing.
It happened that Shu Liang was in Beijing, so he was told to leave after finishing his work.
"Tell Shu Liang that I may go out of the palace in a subdued manner and let him clear the way." Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered.
"The slaves obey the orders!"
Zhu Qiyu continued to deal with the memorial.
At night, he didn't order his concubines to go to bed.
Hu Wei advised him to go to bed once every seven to ten days, and he followed the doctor's advice.
……
And this time.
Inside Daning City.
Yu Qian frowned as he watched the news from the palace.
"Hu Bin, what do you think?" Yu Qian showed Hu Bin.
Yu Qian admired Hu Bin very much.
Hu Binjian took a slanted front and his thinking escaped, which just complemented him.
Although Hu Bin dismissed him in his heart, at least he wanted to pretend on the surface, Yu Qian saw everything in his eyes, and he appreciated the young man's arrogance.
"Back to the Taibao, my subordinates thought that Mandulu was cheating to die!" Hu Bin was very sure.
Hu Bin read it and handed it to Yu Kang.
The last one to watch is Qi Zhuo, the admiral and eunuch.
It stands to reason that Qi Zhuo should be the first to watch, but Qi Zhuo followed Yu Qian out of Beijing, and he was completely invisible along the way, completely transparent.
He never interfered with any of Yu Qian's decisions, and did not report to the emperor frequently, as if the palace trusted Qian extremely.
"Yu Kang, what do you think?"
"Back to Commander, the bidder thought it was a fake death!" Yu Kang said concisely.
After a few months of experience, he has matured a lot.
Qi Zhuo also nodded in agreement.
The corner of Yu Qian's mouth twitched: "Mongols can play tricks, but it's a pity that they met a more intelligent Majesty."
"Mandulu cheated to death, wanting His Majesty to rush for quick success, and force the chief assistant to go out of the city to fight in the field."
"But he didn't expect that His Majesty not only refused to issue an order, but also told the chief assistant during the replay that all the fighting opportunities are in the hands of the first minister!"
"Your Majesty trusts me so much, I can only repay Your Majesty with a big victory!"
Yu Qian was really moved.
In the replay, the emperor wrote in his own handwriting: Regardless of victory or defeat, the capital will be protected by me, and the Taibao will do whatever he wants.
It shows the autonomy given to him by the emperor.
Leading troops to fight outside, the most fearful thing is the center to dictate.
The emperor not only delegated power, but also supported him. Even if he lost the battle, he would personally guard the capital, and he would never blame Yu Qian.
Yu Qian was extremely moved by this ambition.
"What does Taibao mean?" Hu Bin was surprised.
"Just count."
Yu Qian stroked his beard and smiled: "Mandulu is just a reckless man, I personally taught him how to use tricks."
Hu Bin and Yu Kang looked at each other, very puzzled.
Mandulu cheated his death, and the Tatar's strength remained intact.
If there is a field battle in Kaesong, wouldn't it be in Mandulu's arms?
Two sheep!I said that I was so tired these days, my mind was groggy, my whole body was sluggish, I had a little fever, but I didn't care, I thought it was just sleepiness, I slept every day, and my mind was in a mess.I was shivering all over this afternoon, thinking I had a fever, but it turned out that it was a sheep.I took the medicine today, I feel refreshed, and I will continue to update. Readers, rest assured, I have filled in the words I owed yesterday!I hope everyone is healthy and healthy, no more sheep, uncomfortable!
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