Nanming: I can build wonders

It was because of this grand occasion that Louis XIV wanted a share of the pie so much.

In the summer of 1694, envoys from various countries were waiting for Zhu Kezang to agree to meet with him and then discuss the purchase of various weapons.

Zhu Kezang held a small meeting in the Royal Garden after inspecting the construction of the Wonderful View Bathhouse.

I saw him drinking tea while smiling and said:

"We sold too many rockets to Osman, and the sugar gunpowder probably leaked!"

"Your Majesty, can't you?"

Qu Dajun, a true Confucian scholar, said incredulously while drinking tea.

He is a liberal arts student, so of course he can't understand how easy it is to leak this technology.

After recovering the snow-covered plateau, Qu Dajun felt that he was old and lacked energy, so he resigned the position of governor of Sichuan and gave it to other young people.

Zhu Kezang was also kind, and asked him to come to Yingtian as a true Confucian scholar with no actual position, and just give his opinions to the court.

Lu Fan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was sitting on a stone bench to one side, was obviously more insightful, and only heard him sigh.

"Actually, it's impossible for sugar gunpowder not to leak secrets!"

"White sugar, saltpeter, plus rust, these three things are mixed together. As long as you get a sample, study it carefully, and come up with the formula, it's not a problem!"

"What the Ministry of Industry Minister said was that the branch of the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty in Europa reported that Louis XIV had bought sugar in Europa!"

"Damn it, Guochao's sharp weapon!"

Upon hearing this, the elderly Qu Dajun slapped his thigh fiercely.

"It seems that Guochao sold this kind of weapon to the Ottoman country, and it was a mistake. The French country can research this new type of weapon with a few unexploded rockets. Then Ottoman, I am afraid that it can also be researched. ?”

"Not bad!"

Zhu Kezang nodded in agreement.

Immediately, he smiled.

"Of course, Daming is not afraid of their sugar powder!"

Yes, Daming is afraid of a ball?
Daming also had smokeless gunpowder that was more powerful than sugar gunpowder!
Moreover, the raw materials for sugar and gunpowder are in Zhu Kezang's hands.

That is to say, it is a good thing that the recipe leaked out, because Daming can get a hold of Europa's neck.

Thinking of this, Zhu Kezang said to the officials with a smile.

"I intend to disclose the formula of this gunpowder!"

"what?"

As soon as Zhu Kezang's words came out of his mouth, everyone present looked serious.

"Your Majesty, you must!"

"Your Majesty, this thing is an important weapon of the country. It is a secret recipe leaked out. How can outsiders get it for nothing?"

Except for the knowledgeable Lu Fan and Yan Yuan who offered wine, everyone else was persuading Zhu Kezang.

"I'm so scared!"

Hearing the voices of the ministers, Zhu Kezang laughed a few times: "What kind of important weapon is sugar and gunpowder? It's better to let sugar and gunpowder become the cash cow of Ming Dynasty."

"You dear ladies may not know that the main raw material in the formula for making sugar gunpowder is sugar, and it's not ordinary sugar, it must be made with white sugar!"

"Although brown sugar can make do with it, the effect is far inferior to that of white sugar!"

"And looking at the world, [-]% of the white sugar in the world belongs to my Ming Dynasty!"

"Even if these foreigners get this recipe, they don't have white sugar, and they are still clever women who can't afford to live without rice. They obediently ask Daming to buy sugar, and the price will not be determined by Daming at that time!"

After everyone listened to it, they felt that this was really the case. In this way, Daming seemed to be earning quite a lot.

It feels a bit like a future oil tycoon.

Zhu Kezang's trick was bad enough. Originally, Kang Mazi and Louis XIV wanted to make a fortune with sugar and gunpowder, but he turned the table directly!
On the second day, Zhu Kezang summoned envoys from various countries in Europe in the Western Hall of the Huitong Hall.

At this time, I saw him shaking his wine glass, tasting the fine wine of Ming Dynasty, and said to the Western envoys in front of him:

"When you come to see me, I know exactly what you think, isn't it just for my Ming Dynasty's rocket, is my guess right?"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

As soon as Zhu Kezang's words were out of his mouth, various flavors of Chinese rang out from below.

These envoys are all masters of Chinese, but they still have a little Europa accent.

The British Viscount Thomas smiled respectfully at his old friend Zhu Kezang:

"Your Majesty, I request you to sell this powerful weapon to Britain!"

"Your Majesty, there is still our country!"

After other countries were unwilling to be outdone, they all came together to increase their sense of presence, especially Shinra, who faced Osman directly.

In addition, the rocket is also a major benefit to countries such as Portugal and Spain whose navies are gradually weakening.

Because of this thing, it gave them a chance to overtake on a curve.

In the past, in naval battles, the battle was to see whose ship was bigger, who had more guns, and whose gun barrel was thicker.

But after this rocket is used in naval battles, it is not good if the ship is too big. The bigger the ship, the higher the probability of hitting it.

Having too many cannons doesn't help, because the accuracy of the cannons is too low, and when they get close to the precise range, other people's rockets have already shot over.

The Netherlands, who knew the details of Ming Ming (he was beaten up a lot), wanted the Shipbreaker rocket more, but Ming didn't sell it, so he had to settle for the next best thing. Looking at the Mediterranean battlefield, Ottoman's ordinary rockets were also effective.

Seeing their excited faces, Zhu Kezang was very calm. He said with a smile: "Many of you are old friends of Daming, but you hurt Daming's feelings by engaging in the Eight-Nation Allied Forces!"

Zhu Kezang meant something.

"Hey! Your Majesty, the Eight-Nation Allied Forces in Europa are from the Crusaders, and they are specially designed to deal with the Ottomans. Only the Dutchman is ignorant of the sky and the earth, and uses it to make use of it!"

Thomas took the opportunity to demote Holland.

The Dutch ambassador next to him was defeated by Ming because of the Dutch East India, so he had to swallow his anger.

Other countries have expressed that they will never add chaos to Ming Dynasty, and the rockets are all used on Ottoman or other enemies.

Continental Europe is also not united.

"No hurry, no hurry, it's just a rocket, what's the point?"

"My Daming will give it to you!"

"Your Majesty, you are truly the most benevolent and wise emperor in the world!"

Upon hearing this, Thomas and the others poured out their compliments, flattering Zhu Kezang comfortably.

"Haha, then you are right, I am kind and generous!"

The shameless Zhu Kezang put down his wine glass, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to silence, and then changed the topic.

"However, there is an old saying in Ming Dynasty, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish!"

"So, I plan to give you better ones, and teach people to fish directly!"

"I will entrust the Ministry of Industry of Ming Dynasty to announce the production method of rockets to the friendly countries of Ming Dynasty. Then, you can make your own rockets. Of course, if it is more convenient, you can also place an order directly with the Ministry of Industry."

"Your Majesty, what you said is true and you didn't tease us?"

(End of this chapter)