Xinshun 1730

Chapter 676
"Long live, do you want to go in and have a look?"

Seeing the emperor standing at the gate in a daze, the attendant thought that the Marquis of Whale must be returning after being away for several years.

At this time, it is also the right time to mention a word.

The emperor was slightly taken aback, but he didn't actually want to come in and take a look.Now the inside has not been built yet, and the style is not so gorgeous, and there are not enough excellent practical scholars. If you only look at this architectural garden, it is really meaningless.

However, although it has not been completed, many craftsmen in Weihai have moved here before, which can be regarded as Liu Yu's desire to show that he did not tinker with any weapons in private.

In the past few years of military reform, some new types of firearms have been produced, and most of them are prototypes saved from the hands of those craftsmen in Weihai.

Real but not flashy.

For example, in the Emperor's Forbidden Palace, there are several air pump guns, which fire fast and shoot steadily.But the craftsmen in Weihai do not imitate, and absolutely mass-produce them. On the contrary, they either produce imitation brown basses, or produce French 1728 infantry models, which are far worse than those air pump guns.

The emperor has visited the Beijing camp several times in the past few years. The firearm formation has gradually developed, and he has seen a lot of guns and cannons. It all stems from this. Since the Dashun military reform has been completed, it seems that he should go and have a look.

Thinking of this, when the eunuch said so again, he said, "Alright, let's go in and have a look. The craftsmen supported by the Marquis of Jing have contributed a lot to the country. I am also curious about what they have been up to these few years?"

"Before Jing Hou left, he arranged for them to stay here, and begged me not to allow others to harass him. Jing Hou likes strange skills and ingenuity, and is suspicious of ingenious things. Even flying into the sky is not difficult, and I am really curious about what is going on here. doing what?"

The eunuch didn't know what was going on inside, but fortunately the leader of the craftsman was waiting here, so he called over.

After prostrating again, the leader of the craftsman did not dare to raise his head, and knelt down on the ground, waiting for questioning.

The emperor didn't ask, but said, "Get up now. When the Academy of Sciences was built, the Marquis of Whale first set up some houses and built some machines here."

"Some people have said that there is black smoke billowing here, and there are many rumors, saying that this place is not a place for refining corpses? I gave permission to Jinghou back then, but no one dared to move. I don't believe those rumors in the market, but I am also curious. I should go and see. .”

"Since it is a science academy, I have also studied geometry and Algerbala since I was a child. If I want to come, I can understand it."

The leader of the craftsman stood up tremblingly. He was not a skilled worker, but a management post, and he was a full-time management post. Liu Yu arranged to be in charge of logistics and communication in the capital.

In fact, he didn't quite understand, so he said: "Return to Your Majesty. Cao Min is far less intelligent and knowledgeable than Your Majesty. In the words of Jinghou, Cao Min is a food and grass officer who only cares about logistics. Cao Min doesn't know about those technical matters."

The emperor glanced at the craftsman leader, and said with a smile: "It's amazing! Someone who can be trusted by the whale marquis and who is in charge of money and food must be capable. You, the food and grass officer, use his money, so I don't feel bad. But I don’t know how much was spent on these delicate artifacts in the past few years since the Marquis of Whale left.

"Returning to Your Majesty, if the actual number is not many, but if the total number is too many. There are many technical things that the grassroots don't understand, and the whales have always rewarded them heavily. Whether they can be rewarded depends on the return of the whales. If you add the current declaration The reward may be more than 10 taels. Jinghou said... Some people like hunting, some people like prostitutes, some people like silk and satin, and he likes this stuff, so he should buy a horse."

The emperor has heard similar words countless times.In fact, I was both happy and unhappy.

The happy thing is that the money in the internal funds is used in too many places, if I really let myself spend it... ten thousand, it's easy to say.

But it has long been heard that Liu Yu is willing to spend money on this kind of thing, claiming that technological progress is made by throwing money at it. An uneconomic way to throw money at it.

Tens of thousands of flowers at every turn, the emperor also felt pain.Of course the emperor was happy that he didn't need money from internal funds.

Can be happy, but also unhappy.

The emperor knew that Liu Yu liked to argue with people in court, but the premise was that he didn't think it was too shocking.

The emperor's eyes are not blind, and Liu Yu has been avoiding technological progress that may cause social turmoil. How can the emperor not see the beauty of these exquisite things?
It's just that Liu Yu has never fought for money from the transfer government in the court.What this means is that Liu Yu feels that most of the people in the court are foolish about this matter, and it is impossible to support it.

The emperor was also very upset: In your eyes, the heroes of the world selected by the co-author, either by the Wude Palace or by the imperial examination, are all fools?

Liu Yu's style has always been like this, whenever he thinks there is hope, he should argue with reason, and he will not hesitate to quarrel and blow cannons in the court.But as long as you don't argue and do it secretly, you feel that what you think is right, but others can't support it.

This incident did not happen once or twice. The emperor had beaten him before, saying that he should not "kill first and play later", because he would not force the imperial court's policy-the imperial court is full of heroes in the world, not so stupid, why do you think yours If many ideas are right, will others not support them?

This time, it’s okay, instead of cutting and playing first, it has become a private matter with the reason that “some people like hunting, some people like prostitutes, and some people like silk and satin, so he likes this thing, so he should buy a horse”.I spend my own money to "prostitute", just for fun, it's none of your business?

This is a complete disbelief that the court will invest money, or that no one in the court will support it.

The emperor sucked his teeth lightly, and said in his heart that if you are not short of money, you don't say it, but if you are short of money, I am afraid that my money will not be as rich as it is now.

Then he half-jokingly said: "He made a good analogy. Hey... It's no different from prostitution? Just for fun?"

"Well, there are prostitutes, and they are divided into three, six, and nine grades. Some can make noble sons spend a lot of money, and some are only three or fifty taels of silver. But I don't know that the most important and most willing to spend money is the Which one? You lead the way, and I will go and have a look."

The craftsman leader hurriedly stood up, carefully sticking to the side of the road, and led Yujia to a small courtyard in the deepest part.

Before I went in, I saw black smoke billowing inside and a pungent smell of soot.The emperor had never seen coal before. Although he had heard of it, he didn't know that the pungent smell was soot. He thought that there seemed to be a smell of sulfur and nitrate. Could it be that my dynasty needs another elite weapon?
The attendants who accompanied him had already gone in to make an announcement, and all the technicians inside knelt at the door to greet them, shouting three times, and the emperor also left the car, and since he walked to the door and looked inside, he couldn't help but feel even more strange.

The inner yard is huge.

The high-quality iron has been made into the shape of parallel sticks, spreading all over the yard, like a spider's web.

Next to the yard, there was a large pile of coal, black as a hill.

On the parallel iron bars like spider webs, there are many cars piled up, which look strange, and the wheels are all stuck on those iron bars.

There are several rumbling machines in the distance, and those rumbling machines emit a burst of smoke.

The emperor didn't know why, but he felt a little lost in his heart.He thought it would be some kind of weapon, but now it seems that it is unlikely to be a weapon.

Speaking of which, the emperor has seen a lot of Liu Yu's things.Whether it is a hot air balloon or a copper cannon, they are all used for war.

What is this thing for?
After calling everyone to stand up, the emperor pointed to the person leading the way and said to everyone, "He said he was a grain and grass officer. Then who is your tactical staff?"

After the military reform, some words have become popular.After the emperor said this, someone came out and said, "Return to Your Majesty, this minister is in charge of technology."

He used "Weichen" instead of "Caomin". The emperor wondered, "Where did you come from?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I was in charge of the boring gun back then, and the Marquis of Whale asked the court to reward me, so I have a ninth-rank official status and hang in the labor government."

"That's how it is. The new cannons in the past few years can be said to be your merits. The imperial court will not treat you badly. A few days ago, I visited the Beijing camp and felt that your merits were not rewarded. It's just these things. Who deserves what merit, and who wants to come back, I will ask in detail to avoid omissions."

The emperor said it casually, but also knew about the meritorious deeds of these people. At this time, he only talked about rewards, but he also knew that he should not give rewards indiscriminately.

Liu Yu acted in accordance with the rules and regulations, following the procedures of the six governments.For a craftsman with no background, it would be no small feat to be a ninth-rank craftsman.

The ninth rank is an official, and there are still officials below. If you can mix up to the ninth rank, you have broken away from the identity of an official and a craftsman and become an official.Although it was the size of a sesame mung bean, according to the words of those noble children in the capital, they would not do it for nothing, and they couldn't afford to lose that person.

The emperor had other ideas in his mind, and what he said just now was not all the whim of a political animal.Instead, the emperor felt a little uncomfortable when he learned about the development of European artillery, the improvement of the level of European land warfare, and the emphasis on casting cannons in Europe.

The Mongols are barbarians, and they even know that the old Awadin, who is good at casting cannons or siege weapons, will be a ten thousand householder.This group of people from the Celestial Dynasty made a boring machine, which greatly improved the quality of the cannon, and sealed it as a ninth grade... The emperor thought to himself, that is, Liu Yu spent a lot of money to support it, and these people didn't care about the little salary, otherwise Europe If someone asks a price, will any of these people not run away?
In the past, there was nowhere to go.It's useless to go.

Now, he can run, and if he runs away, he may become a great success.

Liu Yu asked Kuai Ma to send it back to the report, and he talked about the issue of technical protection, especially the system of prohibiting artisans from going abroad in Britain and France, and also talked about the issue of their emphasis on artisans-the patent system.

Liu Yu knows that patents are not realistic for the time being in Dashun.That's why he also said that Handan toddlers are not good at learning, and it is easy to talk about it. We should adjust measures to local conditions and improve the treatment of some skilled craftsmen according to the characteristics of Dashun.

It's not just a matter of money, Dashun's culture has its own attribute of "fame and fame", and reputation has to keep up.

It's just that the emperor was also very embarrassed. On the Academy of Sciences side, he had already told Liu Yu that the academicians of the Academy of Sciences must be lower than the Confucian doctors, and they can only be ranked from the fifth rank.It can't be any higher, so what's the point?There are sages' words and they are not used, but these trivial knowledge are placed on the heads of those who spread the sages' words. This is a matter of Dashun's political correctness, and it cannot be easily moved.

According to the emperor's thinking, academicians of the Academy of Sciences are proficient in learning.You can't raise craftsmen to such a high level, can you?

Thinking that the ninth grade is a bit low, but there are many concerns and political correctness, it can't be too high.How to choose, we still have to wait for Liu Yu to come back to talk about it - the emperor is thinking about it, Liu Yu said that this matter is his private matter, and he will pay for it himself, but what about in the future?
In just over ten years, there have been too many changes, and the emperor also vaguely felt that it was no longer the era that remained unchanged for 500 years and was familiar to him for 1000 years.It is still necessary to find a way to institutionalize and maintain it so that people do not die.

Especially, this person... must have died earlier than himself.

(End of this chapter)