Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Chapter 410: The design drawings of the ironclad ship have been leaked? Let me investigate thoroughly!
In the eleventh year of Hongwu, there were many complicated affairs in Yingtian Prefecture. Zhu Gang, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, was also very busy on weekdays.

But who could have thought that on these seemingly ordinary days, he would plunge into trouble.

It was not until later that Zhu Gang realized that he had fallen into some extremely unfavorable contract terms.

At this time, he was pacing back and forth in the study of the palace, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death, and he kept muttering to himself.

"Alas, what has happened to me, why am I so anxious?

This has caused such a big mess, and I don’t know how much trouble I will have to deal with in the future! "

After saying this, Zhu Gang shook his head repeatedly in annoyance, with a look of regret on his face.

The Yingtianfu city wall project was in chaos, and the ironclad ship construction was also encountering many problems, with no peace at all.

On this day, Zhu Gang was in his mansion, worrying about the ironclad ship with a worried look on his face.

Suddenly, the attendant Wang Chengyi rushed in and reported in a panic: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!
I heard that the design drawings of the ironclad ship were leaked maliciously!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gang's face turned red with anger. He slammed the table so hard that the teacups on the table jumped up.

Zhu Gang shouted loudly: "Who is this bastard who did this?
This is so audacious! Are you going to ruin my plans? "

At this time, the fire was burning brightly in the workshop where the ironclad ship was being built.

The blazing flames licked the surroundings, illuminating the entire workshop red.

The craftsmen gathered around the furnace, all of them looked tired and anxious in their eyes.

The air was filled with a pungent metallic smell mixed with the salty smell of the craftsmen's sweat, which made people dizzy.

It was as if an invisible big hand tightly grasped the person's throat, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Once the design drawings of this ironclad ship were leaked, it would be like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Some rivals of the vassal states saw this opportunity and immediately considered copying and sabotaging.

The work was not over yet, and Gongshu Qi, who was in charge of the specific construction work, hurried over.

He reported to Zhu Gang with a worried look on his face: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!

During the manufacturing process, subordinates discovered that the key iron smelting technology was not up to standard, which resulted in the quality of the armor not meeting the standards.

If this continues, how can this ironclad ship be built?"

When Zhu Gang heard the news, he was anxious and angry.

He felt as if there was a huge stone blocking his chest, making him feel uncomfortable.

In the following days, Zhu Gang was anxiously organizing people to investigate the leak of the blueprints, while at the same time he instructed Lin Yu, the new deputy commander of the Hidden Dragon Guard who was in charge of the investigation: "You guys always brag about your abilities.

You must investigate this for me thoroughly, who did such a good thing?
If you can't find it...

Humph, I will never let you off easily!"

After giving instructions to Lin Yu, Zhu Gang hurriedly summoned the iron smelting craftsmen to prepare for research and improvement of the technology.

He hurried to the iron workshop and said to the craftsmen sincerely as soon as he entered the workshop: "Masters, you are all experts in this field. If the quality of the armor does not meet the standards, it will not do!
This is related to the coastal defense of our Ming Dynasty. We must quickly find a way to improve the technology.

Everyone, please come up with some ideas. I would like to thank you all in advance."

But Zhu Gang only knew a little about iron smelting technology.

This led to him often offering some unreliable suggestions when guiding craftsmen to improve their techniques.

Once, Zhu Gang stood in front of the furnace, looking at the boiling molten iron as if he was looking at a difficult puzzle.

He scratched his head and thought for a moment, then said to the craftsmen: "How about we add some of this...that...well, I'm not too sure, let's all give it a try." After hearing what Zhu Gang said, the craftsmen looked at each other, and were a little at a loss for a moment.

An older craftsman hesitated for a moment, then bravely said, "Your Highness, iron smelting requires a certain temperature and formula, and you can't just add anything randomly!

If something goes wrong, the whole furnace of molten iron will be wasted."

Zhu Gang blushed slightly when he heard this, but he still said stubbornly: "I just want to try more methods, maybe I can get the right one."

The craftsmen were thinking, although the King of Jin had good intentions, wasn't this suggestion too unreasonable?

These fantastic suggestions left the craftsmen at a loss as to what to do and greatly slowed down the progress of improvements.

Despite the many difficulties in building the city walls and forging special hulls for ironclad ships, everyone in the Prince of Jin's Mansion never gave up.

Fortunately, with the passage of time, under Zhu Gang's strong promotion, the jewelry industry has gradually achieved a successful transformation.

In order to promote the transformation of the jewelry industry, Zhu Gang has put in a lot of effort.

He sent people to gather jewel merchants from all over the country to the meeting hall of Prince Jin's Mansion.

Zhu Gang sat in the main seat, looking at the shopkeepers who were either smart or honest, and said earnestly: "Dear shopkeepers, the world has changed now, and our jewelry industry must keep pace with the times.

You see, people's preferences are different now than before. We can't always stick to the old styles.

We need to make simple and unique jewelry to attract more people and make our business bigger and bigger."

Jewelers had different reactions after hearing this.

Some shopkeepers nodded slightly, with thoughtful looks in their eyes, as if they had understood Zhu Gang's meaning.

Some looked embarrassed, and one of the shopkeepers said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, it's not that we don't want to change it!

But making a new style requires a lot of thought and thought.

Secondly, I am afraid that the result will not be well received by the people, which would be a huge loss for me.”

Zhu Gang smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, the court will introduce new innovative policies to support you.

Just go for it!

If you make a good model, I will also promote it to you in Yingtian Prefecture and make sure your business will flourish."

At this time, the block where the jewelry market is located is bustling with people coming and going.

The shops on both sides of the street are full of various jewelry, which sparkle in the sunlight, attracting the attention of passers-by.

Thanks to Zhu Gang's unremitting efforts, those simple and unique jewels really began to be loved by the people.

Jewelers have also found space for survival and development under the new innovation policies.

During this period, the skills of the craftsmen were further improved.

The jewelry industry not only brought stable tax revenue to the Ming Dynasty, but also became a shining business card of Chinese culture among the major vassal states.

Zhu Gang looked at all this and felt very relieved.

He knew that although the journey was difficult, all the efforts were worth it.

At the same time, the construction of Yingtian Prefecture’s city wall was also proceeding with difficulty.

Countless craftsmen and common people worked together and shed their sweat for the security and prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)