Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 158 Incendiary Bomb Developed

"That's their incompetence!"

Zhu Di was still a little angry.

Thinking about it, dozens of craftsmen in my house studied for two months, but there was no progress at all.And Tao Yiping and Yang Ting developed it in less than half a month.

Doesn't this tell Zhu Di that the craftsmen in his house are all incompetent?
Whoever puts it on will feel a little uncomfortable.

Guo An also understood, and smiled lightly: "Your Highness, now Tao Yiping and Yang Ting are also members of our Yan Palace."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In the future, if Tao Wanhu has any more disciples, they must be kept by us."

"That's natural!"

Guo An smiled slightly, and changed the subject, "His Royal Highness, judging from Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, it is only scholars who come to study craftsman's skills, and the results will be the highest."

Zhu Di nodded in agreement, "Scholars have been enlightened by the books of ancient sages. Let them delve into the skills of craftsmen, so they are naturally much better than ordinary craftsmen."

Guo An continued: "Your Highness is wise, now we have glass workshops, cement workshops, wool workshops, Zhangjiawan Wharf and iron smelting workshops in Beiping Mansion, all of which can make a fortune every day.

However, the craftsmen in these workshops were just ordinary craftsmen. Although those craftsmen were rich in experience, they could not read a few big characters, and they did not have the intelligence of Tao Yiping and Yang Ting at all. "

Zhu Di seemed to have just realized this problem, and quickly looked at Guo An, with a strange look in his eyes.

"What Guo Qing means is that our Yan Palace still needs to invite some craftsmen from Tao Wanhu?"

Guo An was helpless, and hurriedly replied: "Your Highness misunderstood, Tao Wanhu is obviously a craftsman left by His Majesty for His Highness the Crown Prince, and it is considered lucky for my Yan Palace to get Tao Yiping and Yang Ting."

Zhu Di thought of something, and subconsciously nodded, "What Guo Qing said is correct, because we left Tao Yiping and Yang Ting behind, the emperor asked the emperor to write a letter to ask us about it.

If we try to make things up with Tao Wanhu's children again, I'm afraid the next time the emperor will personally scold him. "

Guo An looked at Zhu Di seriously, and said admonishingly, "Your Highness, Tao Wanhu used to be a scholarly family, and he was also the head of the Academy, so that he could cultivate a group of craftsmen who are proficient in craftsman's skills.

If His Highness opens a craftsman school, with Tao Yiping and Yang Ting as the head of the mountain, they will surely be able to train a group of craftsmen like Tao Wanhu for my Yan Palace.

In this way, why does His Highness need to be greedy for other people's craftsmen, so Yan Wang's mansion is hopeful for prosperity. "

Hearing this, Zhu Di felt something was wrong, squinted his eyes slightly, and turned to look at Guo An.

"When did Guo Qing have such an idea?"

Guo An smiled slowly, without any shyness, but said directly: "When I wanted to improve the iron-smelting furnace and develop cement, I had to write it myself even to record some processes and data.

Even, how to operate, I have to teach step by step.

The minister knew that if he wanted to prosper the Yan Palace by himself, he might be exhausted to death. "

Zhu Di asked with a strange expression, "Can artisans rejuvenate the country?"

Guo An's expression became ruthless, and he directly asked the words that caused Zhu Di's expression to change slightly, "I dare to ask Your Highness, if there were no firearms, would the establishment of the Ming Dynasty be so smooth?"

Zhu Di said leisurely: "Tao Wanhu's Wanhu doesn't want to be sealed for nothing."

Guo An continued: "Therefore, a craftsman is also a person that should not be underestimated in life. Your Highness, just calcined transparent glass and cleaned the smell of wool. How much money have these two technologies made for Your Highness?"

Zhu Di's expression changed.

Guo An hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Also, the fishing boat, although it is a few inconspicuous changes, it can bring huge benefits to Daming.

Wei Chen heard that the sea fish caught by the Daming Navy in the sea last year was tens of millions of catties!
Even our Prince Yan's Mansion has caught millions of catties of sea fish with just a few boats. "

"Your Highness, now that you use traditional methods to make money, Your Highness is suspected of competing with the people for profit.

However, as long as His Royal Highness's Yan Palace can always research new objects, no matter how much money it makes.

Then those officials and gentry not only won't make trouble with jealousy, but can even follow His Highness all the time to curry favor with His Highness, please His Highness to study more objects! "

"Of course, the most important thing is to study more powerful weapons and more steel swords and armors. My Yan Palace can attack the Mongols and Japanese pirates at will, so that these barbarians will run away in a hurry when they see my Ming soldiers, or kneel down. beg for mercy..."

Zhu Di was already a little moved, and frowned, "Guo Qing should know that many scholars don't want to farm, and they don't even want to be craftsmen!"

Guo An nodded and said: "So, I feel that His Highness should cultivate the craftsmen of King Yan's Mansion, directly recruit the offspring of those craftsmen, let their offspring enter the craftsman's workshop in advance, and learn to read while following along.

Or, if their heirs are too young, teach those craftsmen how to read. "

At this time, Zhu Di was really moved, but he was also a little distressed. You must know that reading and literacy is extremely expensive.

Although, there are tens of thousands of taels of silver lying in the treasury of his palace, which cannot be spent.

However, he was very reluctant to let him throw all that money to the craftsmen to learn to read and write, but his mind was full of the pictures described by Guo An.

He, Zhu Di, with tens of thousands of armored bodies and steel knives and firearms, wiped out Mongolian tribes one after another on the vast grasslands!
Extremely contradictory.

"So, how much money do we have to spend?"

Guo An was a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhu Di to speak so easily.

However, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, teaching artisans and their offspring to read is a very long-term event, and it will take at least two or three years.

The first step is to let the artisans or their heirs learn to read and write, and then according to their performance in the first year, select half of the craftsmen and their heirs who are smart and willing to work hard, and let them continue to read and write.

Then, in the second year, half of the outstanding ones will be selected from these craftsmen and craftsmen's descendants, and they will be provided with reading and writing in the third year.

When the third year comes out, although they are not as good as Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others, they are definitely stronger than most craftsmen.As long as they study hard for a few more years, they may even be no worse than Tao Yiping and Yang Ting.

As for the remaining artisan households, they have also begun to know some words, and they can go to work.

Of course, if they want to study at their own expense, my Yan Palace will also encourage them..."

After thinking about it carefully, Zhu Di understood Guo An's thoughts, and he breathed a sigh of relief, saying with satisfaction: "This will not only save half of the money and food for the family, but also encourage those craftsmen and craftsmen's sons, who dare not have the slightest Neglect, Guo Qing is really a great talent."

Guo An's face brightened, "Your Highness agrees?"

Zhu Di shook his head, "This matter is important, we still need to discuss it with Zhu Qing and Master Daoyan."

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Zhu Changshi is busy with the government affairs of the Yan Palace all day long, so he can't see such a cheap job as a craftsman.

As for Master Daoyan, in order to become an eminent monk, he studies Buddhism all day long, His Highness should not bother you because of such mundane things..."

Before he finished speaking, the entire carriage shook violently, and Guo An hurriedly braced himself tightly with both hands.

After a while, it calmed down.

Zhu Di said displeased: "Why is it so bumpy?"

"Forgive me, Your Highness, this road is really bumpy."

The coachman said with a look of panic outside.

Zhu Di ignored the coachman, but looked at Guo An with an ugly face, and said, "We should go to the gunpowder workshop on horseback."

Guo An said: "What Your Highness said is very true."

Zhu Di's expression softened slightly.

Guo An said again: "However, I feel that the road is so bumpy, I should find a time to pave the road with cement.

Otherwise, the transportation of ironworks, gunpowder workshops and cement workshops would be a huge problem. "

"Ok!"

Zhu Di readily agreed. Ever since he saw that the Zhangjiawan Wharf could bring him a lot of money for Yanwang Mansion, he has seen the benefits of cement roads.

……

As soon as Zhu Di and Guo An arrived at the gate of the gunpowder workshop, Qiu Fu hurried over with two guards.

"See His Royal Highness King Yan, and see Guo Changshi."

Zhu Di waved his hand casually and walked straight inside.

"Have you made the incendiary bomb?"

Hearing this, Qiu Fu didn't know what to think of, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he said quickly: "His Royal Highness, it has indeed been done."

"Why do you look like this?"

Zhu Di asked curiously.

Qiu Fu gave a wry smile, and said embarrassingly, "Your Highness will know it after just looking at it. That incendiary bomb is a bit weird."

Zhu Di glanced at Qiu Fu and didn't ask any more questions, but his pace was much faster.

As for Guo An, he has a stronger sense of expectation.

When several people came to the gunpowder workshop and saw the two houses dedicated to experimenting with gunpowder, both Zhu Di and Guo An took a breath and were stunned.

"They are so ruthless!"

Of the two experimental houses built with one-foot-thick concrete walls, one was dilapidated and out of shape.

Guo An had a feeling that with his physique, he could knock him down with one kick.

Zhu Di said in amazement: "The incendiary bomb is so powerful?"

Qiu Fu said: "Your Highness, the general has never seen such vicious gunpowder."

However, Zhu Di and Guo An ignored Qiu Fu and looked to one side.

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting walked over holding a black object that looked like an iron ball.

On the left and right sides, there are two guards guarding each other carefully.

Seeing this, Qiu Fu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, the iron object in Master Potter's hand is the incendiary bomb. This object is extremely dangerous. Please move to the safe house to watch, Your Highness."

Zhu Di's face darkened, "What kind of gunpowder have we never seen? It's just an incendiary bomb..."

Before Zhu Di could finish speaking, Guo An also hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I'd better go to the safe room to watch."

After finishing speaking, Guo An went to the concrete house not far away.

Zhu Di's eyelids trembled, feeling a little bad.

And Tao Yiping and Yang Ting also automatically stopped when they were twenty steps away from Zhu Di.

"His Royal Highness, this incendiary bomb is extremely dangerous. Please also enter the safe house with Master to watch."

"Since you are so persistent, let's take a closer look at how powerful this thing is."

With that said, Zhu Di walked into the safe house.

Behind him, Li Wang and Qiu Fu hurriedly followed.

Entering the safe house, Zhu Di took a dissatisfied look at Guo An and asked, "Guo Qing seems to know the power of this thing?"

Guo An smiled lightly, and said: "Returning to Your Highness, I have never seen an incendiary bomb before. However, this incendiary bomb was guessed by Wei Chen. Since Tao Yiping and his wife have already developed it, its power is comparable to that of Wei Chen. The minister's guess is not much different..."

(End of this chapter)