Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 176 Zhu Di’s vision

Yangzhou.

Yang Xian didn't know what these Huaixi nobles were doing behind their backs, so even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

In his view, the implementation of the new tax system is an inevitable trend.

Anyone who tries to stand in front will be crushed by the rolling Ming Dynasty chariots.

Yang Xian is now focusing all his attention on his arsenal, and now he has finally produced some results.

Xu Da, who heard the news from Zhu Biao, rushed to Yangzhou directly.

He had been in the capital for the past two years, and he was completely bored.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to hold the position of Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province in order to restrict Li Shanchang.

Zhongshu Sheng, inherited from the emperor, and ruled the six ministries and three academies below.

Including all provinces, states, and prefectures, Li Shanchang, who holds the position of Prime Minister Zuo of Zhongshu Province, is the real prime minister of the country.

In particular, the Huaixi brothers who conquered the world together with Zhu Yuanzhang were really close to Li Shanchang. The more this happened, the less secure Zhu Yuanzhang felt.

Only then did Xu Da take over as the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province.

Although Xu Da is a military general, he has always had a high prestige among civil servants. He is a representative of integrity, bravery, loyalty and honesty, and he is also the Duke of the country. He is the most suitable for this position.

But as a military general, Xu Da naturally couldn't like those civilian jobs.

To be honest, Xu Da had a hard time staying in this position.

But there is no way.

The mood was already depressing.

In addition, in the capital, the eldest daughter of his family is so strict that she is not even allowed to eat a roast goose. It is almost like a year.

Now that he finally got an opportunity to come to Yangzhou to inspect the work progress of the Ordnance Bureau, how could he not seize it.

Yang Xian and Xu Da are now old acquaintances.

But what Yang Xian didn't expect was that the person accompanying Xu Da this time was not the crown prince Zhu Biao, but the fourth son of the emperor Zhu Di.

That is, the later King Yan and Emperor Yongle.

Although Yang Xian had met Zhu Di several times before, he did not have a close relationship with him.

I couldn't figure out the other person's temper for a while.

As a landlord, he first took Zhu Di and Xu Da to visit Yangzhou, and after lunch.

Xu Da then proposed that he wanted to visit the Yangzhou Arsenal.

"In such a hurry to visit the munitions, it seems that Wei Guogong has not given up on the battlefield after being away from the battlefield for so long." Yang Xian said with a smile.

"You kid, please don't laugh at me about this. I'm not suitable to stay in a place like Zhongshu Province. We can only lead troops to fight. We can't care about political affairs at all, let alone those talented people." Xu Da complained. road.

Zhu Di on the side just pretended that he didn't hear Xu Da's words.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, it was one thing whether he could control Xu Da or not. As long as he was placed in the position of Prime Minister on the right, it would be a deterrent.

"Fourth Prince, you won't go back and report this matter to His Majesty." Xu Da said.

"Did Uncle Xu say anything just now? Why didn't I hear anything?" Zhu Di said with a smile.

Yang Xian also smiled and said: "Okay, I know you are having a hard time these days, Mr. Wei Guo. I will take you to the military factory to have a good time. I will not let you down." "That's a good relationship." Hearing that, he could immediately Went to see the munitions. Xu Da, who had been lacking interest all morning, finally smiled.

Zhu Di's eyes also shone.

After lunch, after taking a short rest, Yang Xian took Xu Da and Zhu Di to the military factory in Xishan outside the city.

Under the leadership of Yang Xian, everyone passed through strict sentries and entered an open mountain valley.

Xu Da looked at the sentries outside the military factory and nodded slightly.

A place as important as a military factory absolutely needs to be closely guarded by sentries.

along the way.

Yang Xian smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, is also interested in firearms?"

Zhu Di nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, and I think firearms will be the key to influencing the battlefield situation in the future."

Yang Xian glanced at Zhu Di, he was indeed the Yongle Emperor who founded the Shenji Camp in the original time and space.

At this time, he had already demonstrated his extraordinary strategic vision.

During the Yongle period of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, with the improvement of weapon manufacturing technology and the increasing proficiency in the research and development of gunpowder, special firearms units represented by the Shenji Battalion came into being.

The special firearms force represented by the Shenji Battalion had indispensable value in the military culture and foreign wars of the Ming Dynasty.From conquering Mobei in the north to resisting Japanese pirates in the southeast, the advantages brought by weapons are inseparable.In the early Ming Dynasty, they relied on firearms to successfully intimidate the nomadic peoples in the north. The country's transformation from weak to strong was accompanied by firearms.From Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the Ming Dynasty, to Zhu Di's expedition to Mobei, and finally to Li Zicheng's uprising, the use of firearms has been throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Indeed, as young Zhu Di said at this moment, it is the key to controlling the battlefield situation in the future.

The outermost part of the military factory.

On display are the firearms and equipment of the Ming Dynasty today.

Put it here except for display purposes.

It is also to provide a contrast to the craftsmen in those military factories.

Sensing Zhu Di's gaze, Yang Xian picked up a fire stick-like thing and saw that its entire body was made of wrought iron.

It is about three feet long, with a thin forearm, a fire door drilled at the bottom, a wooden handle on the back, and an iron ring on the front.

"Fireguns, I believe both of you are familiar with them. Most of the firearms and equipment of the Ming Dynasty's army are now like this."

"If you want to launch, you need to load gunpowder and projectiles first, then insert a fuse on the fire door, and finally light the fuse. The process is too complicated, and it is completely impossible for one person to operate it, unless that person has two pairs of eyes. , four hands.”

Xu Da nodded and said: "That's true, and the most terrible thing is that, thirty steps away, you don't know where the projectiles are flying."

As a front-line general who has been exposed to these firearms for a long time, he is also aware of the shortcomings of fire blunderbuss.

It is inconvenient to operate alone, and the most important thing is that it is impossible to aim.

"These shortcomings have been greatly reduced by the Three-Eyed Fire Gun." Zhu Di said from the side.

The three-eyed fire gun has three gun barrels cast into one body, and the insides are connected to each other. After ignition, the three barrels fire in a volley, which naturally greatly increases the chance of hitting.

But the essence has not changed at all.

"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, do you really think that the three-eyed fire gun has solved these problems?" Yang Xian smiled, picked up another larger fire stick on the side, waved it a few times with great force, and said. "In my opinion, this thing is useless except that it can be used as a mace to fight against the enemy after being beaten. It cannot be called a gun at all."

"Whether it is a fire gun or a three-eyed fire gun, in my opinion, neither can really change the future battlefield as His Highness just said. The role they can play is just to assist. The main theme of the home field will still be It’s a sword, it’s a horse, it’s a cavalry.”

(End of this chapter)