My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 47 Chongzhen is wise and virtuous! The court is also wise and virtuous!

The reason why Tang Ruowang agreed so readily was nothing more than two reasons:
One reason is that Johann Adam Schall von Bell was indeed very interested in artillery.

The second reason is that as a Catholic missionary, missionary work has always been Tang Ruowang's main job!

But so far, only the ministers believed in religion, and he urgently wanted to win over a truly powerful person to believe in religion.

And the Crown Prince in front of him is undoubtedly the most powerful person he can ever meet!

After all, everyone knows that the emperor is seriously ill right now, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is acting as regent, and he might even become the new emperor someday!

This is the biggest thigh of the Ming Dynasty!
How could Johann Adam Schall von Bell give up?

Seeing that Johann Adam Schall von Bell agreed so readily, Zhu Cilang smiled slightly.

Of course he knew what Johann Adam Schall von Bell was thinking at the moment, but he didn't care.

"In that case! Then it's settled!"

"The Firearms Research Institute is still under preparation, but I have specially set aside a palace in the East Palace for various research projects."

"Master Tang, if you're free, you can go over and take a look. You can continue to hold the position at the Imperial Observatory, and the Firearms Research Institute can be considered a part-time job!"

"After the Firearms Research Institute is completed, I will invite you to take up the position there."

"As long as you do your best to help the Ming Dynasty develop artillery, I will not treat you unfairly!"

Zhu Cilang said.

"I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"I will definitely live up to the trust placed in me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Tang Ruowang quickly agreed, and at the same time he finally understood what Bi Maokang meant by those words just now.

The two sides chatted for a while and drank a cup of tea before Zhu Cilang took Bi Maokang away.

On the way back to the East Palace, Zhu Cilang noticed that Bi Maokang seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he asked with a smile:

"Master Bi, are you worried that I might be bewitched by Johann Adam Schall von Bell and convert to Catholicism?"

Bi Maokang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"That's right! This is exactly what I'm worried about!"

"Anyone in the Ming Dynasty can believe in other religions, but not the emperor!"

"If the king were to embrace a religious sect, the harm it would cause would be truly enormous!"

"So, I am a little worried!"

Bi Maokang speaks the truth.

He did not discriminate against any belief, but he absolutely could not accept the future emperor's Catholicism.

Zhu Cilang just felt funny in his heart, and then comforted him:
"Don't worry! I'm not interested in Catholicism at all, let alone believing in it!"

"But you also know that these Western missionaries possess many technologies that we don't understand, and these technologies can help the Ming Dynasty become more powerful."

"Ming needs their technology!"

"So just turn a blind eye to this kind of thing! When they develop to a certain extent in the future, I will naturally find a way to deal with them!"

Bi Maokang breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise and wise. I am the one who has been overly suspicious!"

When he returned to the East Palace, Bi Wenxuan had already moved all his things back to the vacated palace, and then began to study glass according to the method given by Zhu Cilang.

Bi Maokang looked at him from a distance, then looked at Zhu Cilang with curiosity and asked:

"Your Highness, can we really create crystals using the method you gave us?"

Bi Maokang still had some doubts!

After all, in his opinion, crystals can only be obtained from nature, so how can they be artificially produced?

Zhu Cilang didn't bother to explain, and simply smiled and patted Bi Maokang on the shoulder. "Master Bi, relax. We'll know the result tomorrow at the latest!"

After hearing this, Bi Maokang stopped talking.

After saying goodbye to Zhu Cilang, he also got busy preparing to start researching the flintlock rifle.

With nothing to do, Zhu Cilang went back to take a nap and woke up at lunchtime.

In the afternoon, the personal guards came to report and gave a brief account of the conversation between Empress Zhou and Zhou Kui. Because they did not notice any problems, they did not take any action.

Zhu Cilang nodded, not surprised.

After all, the previous idea of killing Zhou Kui was just a helpless act. As long as Zhou Kui did not cause trouble, Zhu Cilang could still let him enjoy his old age.

Overall, nothing major happened today.

He didn’t sleep well last night, so Zhu Cilang planned to go to bed early tonight. As soon as it got dark, he went to bed.

As a result, as soon as I lay down on the bed, I was woken up by Ma Bao's voice.

"My Lord, Elder Xue is here!"

Xue Guoguan?
What is he here to do?
Zhu Cilang was a little puzzled, but the next second, he reacted.

Could it be that the Ming Daily has already done it?

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang hurriedly ordered:
"Take him to the study, I'll be there soon!"

Not long after, Zhu Cilang met Xue Guoguan in the study.

Xue Guoguan was holding something that looked like a newspaper in his hand, and the four bright words "Da Ming Daily" had already caught Zhu Cilang's eyes.

"Your Highness! I, this old minister, have fulfilled my mission and have finally produced the first Ming Daily of the Ming Dynasty. Please review it!"

As Xue Guoguan spoke, he handed the Daming Daily in his hand to Zhu Cilang with excitement.

He was indeed very excited.

Because he knew what impact the Ming Daily would have on the future of the Ming Dynasty, and he contributed to this.

"You have worked hard!"

Zhu Cilang offered a casual word of comfort, then took the Daming Daily.

It feels very good to hold, and it seems that the best rice paper is used.

This was also what Zhu Cilang specifically instructed, that the Ming Daily could not use inferior paper, only the best paper for imperial edicts.

The cost may be a bit high, but it can let people know the importance of Ming Daily!
At first glance, the most eye-catching thing is the four characters "Da Ming Daily", followed by the headline on the front:
"The nobles of the Ming Dynasty are corrupt and intend to rebel. To prevent such incidents, Your Majesty has re-established the supervision of all officials by the Imperial Household Department."

The content below the title is naturally a detailed explanation of why the nobles were targeted before and why the factory guards had to be re-established.

In short, Chongzhen was wise and the court was also wise.

There are just a few termites gnawing at the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen killed those corrupt officials and, in order to prevent such things from happening again, decided to re-establish the Factory Guard to monitor all officials to ensure that corruption and bribery would not happen again.

And it's all written in vernacular Chinese, so basically everyone can understand it.

Zhu Cilang was quite satisfied with this article because it was quite straightforward and direct, without any of that pretentiousness.

It can make everyone understand the core content of this article intuitively.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang looked through the other pages and found that they were all arranged according to the previous plan.

The other side of the Daming Daily reported on the personnel transfers of court officials, including Xue Guoguan's restoration as the chief minister of the cabinet and Sun Chuanting's appointment as the governor-general of the three border areas.

On the back are some poems, songs, short stories and the like.

Although the content of the story seems a bit stiff, Zhu Cilang is still very satisfied with it overall.

After all, it’s just the beginning, and it’s not easy to achieve this step.

(End of this chapter)