Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 319 The Ming Dynasty's Highest Science and Technology Award and the War

In Xiyuan of the imperial city, beside Taiye Pool, a temple next to Diaoyutai is Chongzhi Hall.

Because His Majesty Zhu Youxiao requested that the highest science and technology award of the Ming Dynasty be held in February every year starting from the eighth year of the apocalypse, so the Chongzhi Hall in the Royal Inner Garden was set up as the awarding point of the science and technology award.

And this year is the first Da Ming Supreme Science and Technology Award, which represents the highest honor in the field of scientific research, and the bonus is also very high, 100 million silver dollars, but the number of places cannot exceed two.

That is to say, two or less talents with the most outstanding achievements in the scientific research field of the year are eligible to receive this award, and the 100 million silver dollars are not taxed, and the recipients can enjoy the full amount.

In doing so, Zhu Youxiao elevated scientific research, which was regarded by traditional scholar-bureaucrats as miraculous and obscene, to the supreme position.

You must know that throughout the world, no award has been established for anyone who has made outstanding achievements in Neo-Confucianism, Psychology, or other philosophical thoughts. Of course, this does not mean that there will not be any in the future, but the first one established now is the Science and Technology Award. It is intended to let people all over the world, especially the people at the most basic level, change their view that learning and excellence will lead to officials.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao also had a decree, not only to set up the highest science and technology award of the Ming Dynasty in the central government, but also to require the chief ministers of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces to also set up corresponding provincial scientific research institutions, such as the Huguang Academy of Sciences, not only the provincial This should be the case from the government to the state to the county, and there is a right chief envoy who is responsible for this matter.

Zhu Youxiao also decreed that once such an institution is established locally and corresponding craftsmen are recruited, they can apply for funding from the Imperial Household Department to support the development of corresponding scientific research projects, and the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Academy of Sciences will also select some places where they will be sent down. To take up official positions in these institutions, and let them be academic leaders to drive the development of local scientific research.

Because there is money to take, the local officials don't hinder it very much. Although some ministers of the Qingliu have some criticisms about this, they can't stop the local officials' desire to get rich.

What's more, the Ministry of Officials has stated that the progress of this scientific research work will affect the performance of the next assessment.

Especially the right chief envoy is the most active, after all, this can be regarded as his small coffers.

Zhu Youxiao knows that there is no way to completely eliminate corruption. He naturally knows that the implementation of these policies will deteriorate, but only [-]% to [-]% of the effect, so he has to do it.

The Ming Dynasty Supreme Science and Technology Award is the highest honor award in the field of scientific research, but the grade and scale established by Zhu Youxiao for it are quite large, no less than a parade on a horse after winning the first prize in the exam.

As His Majesty the Emperor, Zhu You will present the award in person, and the cabinet bachelors, six ministries and nine ministers in Beijing, as well as the officials of Ke Dao and the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, all have to participate.

It must be unprecedented for Zhu Youxiao to do this, and it broke the routine and ancestral system, but now that the power is in full swing, no one dares to touch Zhu Youxiao's Nilin.

After all, Zhu Youxiao still insists on completing the etiquette that should be completed, and also goes to court when it is time to go to court, and the benefits (including gray income) that should be given to you are not less, so for the ministers who are no longer defenders of the Manchu Dynasty , but also power and patience.

The winners of the first Ming Dynasty Supreme Science and Technology Award were Xi Jiyong and Qi Xiaohao. There was a big difference in age and status between the two.

Xi Jiyong originally came from a family of carpenters in Hejian Prefecture. During the Wanli period, he was called to Beijing for palace repairs. Later, because Song Yingxing of the Royal Academy of Engineering needed to manufacture the wooden machine tools arranged by Zhu Youxiao, he was admitted to the royal family. In the Academy of Engineering, no one thought that although Xi Jijie was over sixty years old, his IQ was not low. He became the leader of this research group within half a year, and even broke through several technical difficulties. Using the principle of torsion and leverage, a machine can be used Manufactured more sophisticated simple machine tools were manufactured.

Although such a machine tool is not worth mentioning in modern times, it is not even considered advanced in modern times. Compared with the small domestic machine tools made by Zhu You in the Academy of Sciences, it is also a few grades behind, but this is so important. It is a real self-produced product of Ming Dynasty, and it laid the foundation for the application of steam power, and also laid the foundation stone for the Ordnance Department to manufacture miniature bullets and miniguns.

Qi Xiaohao is the creator of the Mini rifle, but he also has another identity, that is, he is a student of Yueyang Mansion, and he is a strong contender for Jieyuan in Huguang Township. He was in charge of the Firearms Bureau, so he had the opportunity to get in touch with the Apocalypse-style flintlock. Later, through the Royal Academy of Engineering and the attached Daming Museum, he saw various firearms since the Song Dynasty, and even some firearms beyond the era. .

And after reading a lot of relevant materials, the talented and intelligent Qi Xiaohao had the desire to make a Minigun, so he applied for the project through Song Yingxing.

Zhu Youxiao approved him immediately when he knew it, and personally met him in Qianqing Palace, and explained to Qi Xiaohao for a whole night.

According to Zhu Youxiao's plan, no matter how smart Qi Xiaohao is and how much improved Daming's current scientific research foundation is, it will take two or three years to manufacture the Mini rifle.

But what Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that it took Qi Xiaowu more than half a year to make the finished product, and even passed the strictest test.

Of course, there are also flaws, that is, some relatively fine parts need to be carefully polished by a skilled blacksmith for several days. In the entire royal scientific research and military industry system, it is no more than ten times that the finer parts than jewelry can be polished. indivual.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to offer these ten blacksmiths as national treasures, and at the same time asked Xi Jiyong and Qi Xiaohao to continue in-depth research, striving to allow the Ordnance Department to mass-produce them.

This does not affect Zhu Youxiao's affirmation of Qi Xiaohao's contribution. This 30-year-old scholar will share with Xi Jiyong, who is in his sixtieth year, the 100 million silver dollars that is enough to buy the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou.

And it is accompanied by the title of academician of the Academy of Engineering who is an official of the Imperial Academy and the special royal subsidy.

The technology of complex firearms is slowly being explored, but the flintlock has been greatly improved and the technology has matured. The Ordnance Department is now able to manufacture the Apocalypse-style flintlock on a large scale.

With [-] craftsmen and thousands of workshops, the Ordnance Department, which has already occupied a large area of ​​land in Beijing, can now produce [-] Apocalypse Type [-] flintlock guns every month. Firearms are updated every few months.

Of course, this is only the maximum productivity of the Ordnance Division. During the non-war period, doing so will only waste national strength. Now, because the war is about to start, the Ordnance Division has begun to pull out its full horsepower.

According to Zhu Youxiao's request, not only the Imperial Guards must be equipped with Apocalypse Type [-] flintlock guns, some ace troops are equipped with Apocalypse Type [-] flintlock guns, and the cavalry is equipped with Apocalypse Type [-] cavalry special short-handled flintlock guns. All ministries are also equipped with Apocalypse-style flintlock guns.

This is also something that Huang Taiji and the others don't know. They think that neither the frontier army nor the imperial guards have moved, and they think that Zhu Youxiao really hasn't started to prepare. In fact, they don't know that the state violence machine has been in operation for a long time.

Not only weapons, food, grass and other supplies have also been transported to major concentration points one after another, just waiting for the day when Zhu Youjiao officially decides to start the war.

Yang Sichang, the left servant of the Ministry of War, has now become a frequent visitor to the Qianqing Palace, not only him, but also Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of Bingbi and the admiral of the East Factory.

The three now organized Zhu Youxiao's temporary staff department, Yang Sichang took on the role of combat staff, Xu Xianchun was the intelligence staff, and Liu Ruoyu assisted and reported the internal situation of the army.

"The Horqin tribe has a total of 5 cavalry, that is to say, the Horqin tribe can reject up to [-] cavalry, while the total number of cavalry in our Imperial Guard is only more than [-], that is, the cavalry army led by Obai, and most of them are newcomers. Training Qin soldiers, so this time the attack on the Horqin Department is still to use infantry to fight against cavalry, but the cavalry army has to be used in a concentrated manner. The Third Army of the Imperial Guard and the Fourth Army of Lu Jiayu formed the West Route Army, which quickly passed through the Chahar Department and Karl Kabuki, arrived at Horqin's left wing in the shortest time possible. At the same time, Chang Yanling's First Army, Fu Haihai's Second Army, and Qin Botong's Fifth Army, which had already set off by boat, formed the East Route Army. This is our current strategy, but the battlefield situation is changing rapidly!"

Listening to what Yang Sichang said, Zhu Youjiao saw Xu Xianchun running in, and motioned Yang Sichang to pause before reporting to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, the Khalkha Ministry attacked our mission. King Jinglue of Liaodong and Ministry of Rites Wen The servant has successfully escaped from danger, and now Wang Jinglue has reinforced the city defenses, and Wen Tiren has rushed back to ask His Majesty for instructions."

The Khalkha tribe dared to reject Daming's kindness. Zhu Youxiao was a little stunned, but he didn't show a look of rage. He just ordered: "The Khalkha tribe is a dog sitting on a sedan chair - I don't know how to praise you. Immediately, he told the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, Oboi, that he can directly defeat the Khalkha Division before sending troops to attack the Horqin Division, after all, we have to wait for news from the East Route Army."

"Yes!"

Here, Xu Xianchun was ordered to leave, and Yang Sichang immediately re-deduced according to what Xu Xianchun and Zhu Youxiao said, and said: "In this way, our enemy will add a Khalkha tribe. According to the news of the month, there are [-] troops in the Khalkha tribe, which means that there will be [-] people in the place we are facing. It is not a good thing to use it against our West Route Army, and to surround our West Route Army before our East Route Army has landed and regained its strength."

Hearing what Yang Sichang said, Zhu Youxiao didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately asked Liu Ruoyu to pass on an order to tell Obai of the West Route Army to be more careful to prevent the danger of being made dumplings.

At the same time, Wen Tiren was also called in by Zhu Youxiao.

As the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, one is Liaodong Jinglue with the title of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and the other is Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. Now they are attacked by the Khalkha Ministry after Jin Yiwei has notified the Mongolian ministries in advance. It was Wang Zaijin and Wen Tiren who were beaten in the face, and Zhu Youxiao was also slapped in the face.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao can't bear this tone, and he won't, but he also needs to understand what happened. As a superior, he needs to have a detailed and detailed understanding of emergencies.

Wen Tiren walked in terrified. He was greatly touched by the experience of being attacked this time. He admired Wang Zaijin, who was also a top-ranked Jinshi, who was able to move around under the cavalry chase and quickly interspersed with him to escape. He was born, but in addition to stimulating him, he also had to admit that in a battlefield where he was facing a life-and-death crisis, it was not just as exciting as a verbal battle, he was accompanied by the threat of death.

Wen Tiren tremblingly told Zhu Youxiao what happened, Zhu Youxiao didn't show any signs of anger, but he was also a little disappointed with Wen Tiren's cowardly behavior, so he ordered: " I see that you also lack experience. Since you are so impressed by Wang Zaijin, you should go to his side and be a patrol censor with the army. Just use your bad water on the Mongols. A revenge of the son."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, Wen Tiren naturally understood that His Majesty the Emperor thought that he was not brave enough to dismiss him from office.

But he also knows to accept orders, but his heart is also very bitter. If he really wants to negotiate on the table and talk about it, he is not afraid of any opponent. He has always been the only example of him digging a hole for others to jump into, but he did not get in. Things in other people's pits.

But now, the Khalkha Ministry did not give him a chance to speak, and greeted him with a sword as soon as he came, which immediately made Wen Tiren useless.

That's okay, from Wen Tiren's point of view, as His Majesty Zhu Youxiao said, if he went to Liaodong in the future, he might really be useful. He didn't believe that the Tatars could be more clever than himself.

At the same time that Wen Tiren took off the red robe of a high-ranking civil official and put on the indigo official uniform of a seventh-rank official censor, and came back to Liaodong, the imperial guards of Obai and Lu Jiayu also started to set off and entered Chaha within Seoul.

In this foreign battle, Zhu Youxiao used all the troops of the imperial guards. He did not draw from the frontier army, but used all the frontier troops as a reserve team, so that all the active officers and soldiers of the imperial guards could Participate in actual combat and let new weapons and new tactics mature in actual combat.

Moreover, it would be counterproductive to allow both the Imperial Guards and the frontier troops to participate in the Horqin Department. After all, it is difficult for two different types of troops to advance and retreat together.

This was the first time that Obai led more than 4 troops (including auxiliary troops) to participate in the battle, but he was extremely excited and serious, and he determined the marching plan strictly according to the news from various scouts.

He had already grown his long hair and was dressed in a Han Chinese attire. At this time, he completely lost the characteristics of being a slave. He even had a trace of Confucianism after he was influenced by Sun Chengzong in the Royal Military Academy and in the Qin Dynasty.

Of course, he couldn't see this when he was on horseback. As soon as he left the Chahar tribe and confirmed the settlement of the surrounding Mongolian tribes, he led his third cavalry army to speed up.

The entire Third Cavalry Army suddenly swept towards Khalkha like a torrent of steel.

And Lu Jiayu's Fourth Army also followed closely behind in a four-wheeled carriage, and was ready to fight the Khalkha cavalry after being dispersed by the Third Army. To put it bluntly, it was responsible for mopping up.

(End of this chapter)