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Wang Gong factory.

The use of firearms began at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. During the Yongle period, the manufacture of firearms developed greatly. Among the three major battalions stationed in the capital, the Shenji Battalion was the main force directly under the central government. It was equipped with the most advanced firearms in the world. Therefore, the imperial court Six gunpowder factories and bureaus were set up near Fucaifang Shifuma Street in the southwest of the capital. All the lead and gunpowder needed for the business of firearms were manufactured here. Most of the firearms used by the imperial army came from this block.

Wearing casual clothes, Zhu Hao went with Tang Yin to meet representatives of Bao and Huang, two craftsmen who came to the capital from Wuzhong.

Zhu Hao has appreciated the collection of the Forbidden City, which is a horn cup made by Bao Tiancheng, a rhinoceros horn sculptor in Wuzhong. However, Bao Tiancheng was a figure in the late Ming Dynasty, but it is not known whether he is a descendant of the Bao family, let alone whether he has anything to do with this Bao Liben.

There are already many "firearms experts" in Daming Wang Gong's factory, so Zhu Hao doesn't need to worry too much about the firearms transformation process.

Bao Liben and Huang Dan, one old and one young, were very polite to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin has a great reputation in Wuzhong, and now that he is working for the new emperor, the Bao family and the Huang family also took care of Tang Yin, a "big man" in the court, so they took their families to the capital to participate in the Ministry of Industry. The craftsmen should be selected, but they actually don't know what they are going to do.

Although Bao Liben was old, he was not good at words, and Zhu Hao couldn't understand Wu Nong's soft language. At that time, Huang Dan, as a young man, could speak northern dialect well.

The main communication is done by the yellow list.

"...Master Tang, I'm just a humble citizen, running a small business, but I don't know how I can serve the court? When I was about to arrive in the capital, I heard that the court was opening a coal mine, but I didn't burn any coal. The ability to..."

Huang Dan originally thought that there would be a big deal when he came to Beijing this time, but when he heard the rumors about Tang Yin on the way, he realized that Tang Yin was only a "big official" in name, and he was not even as good as the local magistrate in terms of official status. I don't know the difference between Beijing officials and local officials. I only know whether a person is a big official or a small official based on the level of official rank.

They also heard that Tang Yin was only in charge of opening the coal mine for the emperor, and they couldn't help but discount their expectations.

Tang Yindao: "The matter of the coal mine has nothing to do with you. Let's talk about the truth first. During the three-month trial period, each person will be paid at least one tael of silver per month. In addition, each person will be given five taels of silver as a settling allowance..."

Huang Dan and Bao Liben couldn't help but look at each other,
From Wuzhong to Beijing, if you add the time of the round trip, it will take five months, and one person can earn eight taels of silver, which is actually quite a lot of money.

Huang Dan asked, "If I can be selected?"

Before Tang Yin could answer, Zhu Hao said with a smile: "The wages are guaranteed to be three taels of silver every month, and you can add more in the future."

"Three liang, did you hear me right?"

Huang Dan was surprised.

A county magistrate only has a salary of forty taels a year. How can a craftsman get thirty-six taels?

These days, the official position is the standard, and it is only natural for an official to earn more than others. Craftsmen have always been bullied, so who can say that they have no social status?
Tang Yin didn't really know what Zhu Hao was going to do, but he still didn't understand what Zhu Hao wanted to do before he came here. …

Now that Zhu Hao stood up and said it himself, he was relieved a lot.

Zhu Hao said: "The Bao family is very good at carving, right? I heard that the Huang family is a master at making iron? Now we want to make high-quality iron, which may be a little different from what you used to make."

Huang Dan asked, "What's so strange about iron? Is it a weapon or a stirrup?

"Hey, do you know what a spring is?"

Zhu Hao glanced at the two with a smile, and asked, "Where's the bearing?"

Huang Dan and Bao Liben looked at each other, feeling like they were listening to a bible.

"The blueprints are all ready-made. If you can't cast them for a while, you can draw the wire first. Our iron is not ordinary pig iron. It is high-quality steel. You will know it when you see it... As for the Bao family, The main task is to build some wooden or rock bases, which must comply with regulations and be as fine as millimeters...you can temporarily
If you didn’t understand these new vocabulary before, it’s all up to your abilities…”

Zhu Hao originally wanted to recruit more types of craftsmen.

Now that the Bao family and the Huang family have their own strengths, they will use their strengths for their own use for the time being.

The skills of wood carving and stone carving can be used to make some gun stocks, gun mounts, etc. As for the Huang family who make iron, they don't let them use a sledgehammer to forge iron, but let them make fine iron parts, especially Build modules to produce steam engines, textile machines and even ship components to mass produce molds and products.

"Mr. Tang, I'll take them to Xishan in a few days to get used to the environment first, but before leaving...it's best to send people from your two families to learn from me. Some things can be made now. But there are some things that only exist on the blueprint, there is a shape, and you need to use your own insights to manufacture it."

When Zhu Hao was manufacturing steam engines and textile machines, he discovered a big problem, that is, ordinary carpenters, blacksmiths, etc., were unable to complete some fine work because of their rough craftsmanship.

It is also because in this era, there is no need to make the devices so fine. When encountering those unheard of devices, ordinary craftsmen cannot make them.

This is an important reason why Zhu Hao wants to recruit skilled craftsmen from all over the country.

I thought that the craftsmen Su Xigui invited might be barely competent, but now we need more professional people, with high-paying contracts and the deterrent power of the court, to bind them and provide help for Zhu Hao's road to industrialization of Ming Dynasty.

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Zhu Hao then inspected the craftsmanship of Bao Liben and Huang Dan.

It really is a unique skill handed down by the family, at least these two representatives are very capable.

Tang Yin was a bit shadowy about going to Xishan again, but fortunately this time Zhu Hao explained that he was asked to send people to Xishan, so that the two families could see the living and working environment of Xishan, and after they settled down, they could return to the capital. What emotions.

The next morning, Zhu Si finally sat down sick, pretending to cough a few times from time to time.

Yang Tinghe was holding back very hard, eager to know about his younger brother's situation, but unfortunately the other ministers didn't open their eyes, they mainly mentioned the matter of Northwest Tatar's violation of the border, the military plane had been discussing for a whole morning, Yang Tinghe was embarrassed to speak up, but no one Give him a head start.

"Ahem!"...

Zhu Si couldn't help it, and finally proposed, "My dear family, one thing happened in the past two days, that is, Yang Tingyi, the servant of the Ministry of War, was involved in an old case a few years ago. The imperial edict, let people inquire about it, I believe there will be results in the next few days."

The ministers held their breath and concentrated.

If it were someone else, someone might have come out to argue with the little emperor, but Yang Tingyi...

This person is very special in court.

He is Yang Tinghe's younger brother, but he is hated by many ministers. The main reason is that Yang Tingyi has no "bottom line" in doing things. When Liu Jin was in power, he tried his best to flatter and cling to him. He was not imprisoned for questioning.

Later, the officials became higher and higher, mainly due to the power of Yang Tinghe in the court. Especially at the end of the Zhengde Dynasty, after Yang Tinghe was the head and assistant, Yang Tingyi first served as the right servant of the Ministry of Industry to supervise the Yizhou Mountain Factory, and then transferred to the right servant of the Ministry of War. The servant... Then he took sick leave at home.

No matter where she is in office, Yang Tingyi has corrupted the law, and it is not that kind of secret, almost everyone in the court knows about it.

This made Yang Ting and the faction very reluctant to face it.

No matter how prestigious you Yang Tinghe is in the court, to have such a disrespectful younger brother, isn't it a bit...too ridiculous?

The emperor told about Yang Tingyi, but no one came out to speak for Yang Tingyi, which is enough to show how unpopular this person is.

Zhu Sidao: "I will never make things difficult for current or outgoing officials without reason. This is just a routine interrogation. I strictly prohibit people from being tortured. Do you have any objections to this?"

Yang Tinghe wanted to wait for someone to speak up for his younger brother.

It's a pity that even if someone wants to speak for Yang Tingyi, but hearing the emperor say that he doesn't plan to use torture, what else can he say?Ginseng

Even if impeachment is unreasonable, maybe it is the emperor's protection for Yang Ting and his younger brother?Still not coming out to mention this person, discrediting his official career.

Zhu Si waited and waited, but no one came out to talk, even Yang Tinghe was silent, and his heart suddenly blossomed with joy.

Previously, he was full of aggrieved because of the issue of the candidate for the Minister of Justice, but now he feels that he has found his place again.

Zhu Si looked at Yang Tinghe and said: "Mr. Yang Ge, don't misunderstand me. After my son ascended the throne, he has always been lenient and benevolent to the people. There have been many turmoil in the past. Now we need to work together to overcome the difficulties and make the big things smaller. , trivial matters... what do you think?"

How could Yang Tinghe fail to hear that Zhu Si had something else to say?
Previously, Wang Qiong, Lu Wan, etc. trafficked Ningwang and Chengchen cases, which were led by Yang Tinghe, and had a tendency to expand.

Zhu Si wanted to prevent the case from being further implicated, but Yang Tinghe could not tolerate it.

Now it's Yang Tingyi's turn... If you, Yang Tinghe, have the ability to say something that is better than letting go, then you will be the one who pushed your brother into the fire pit.

Yang Tinghe raised the wat board, cupped his hands, and did not reply.

How is love.

"I've always believed that lenient punishment and low law can comfort the people. I don't know if you have any other opinions?" Zhu Sixian asked Yang Tinghe, and then asked the ministers present.

The ministers saw that even Yang Tinghe didn't come forward to speak out, so who would come out to make comments?

Besides, there is nothing wrong with the emperor's words.

After experiencing the chaos of the Zhengde dynasty, how can you govern your subjects with severe punishments and laws?

Aren't you afraid of ****?
"Okay, I'll find out the result in these two days. In addition, I hope that for some less serious cases, I will pardon if possible... If it can be alleviated, then it will be alleviated."

Zhu Siyi behaved like a benevolent monarch, "I still want to pardon the world when I get married. If you have any opinions on this, feel free to raise them."

Amnesty has happened in all dynasties.

Zhu Si brought it up at this time, not abruptly.

When Zhu Si came to the throne, there was no act of amnesty, because Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and others, as well as their accomplices, had to be severely punished at that time, and it cannot be said that the crimes of these people can be ignored or reduced.

It was timely and appropriate to impose severe punishments and strict laws.

Now after more than a year of purges, it seems that it is time to treat people more leniently. At this time, Zhu Si proposed an amnesty, which should have the effect of winning people's hearts.
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