King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 361 Dad, you are too stingy!

When Daiyu entered the palace, Zhu Jinghong also came outside the Qianqing Palace, holding a memorial in his hand.

But his arrival was unlucky, because he was in the palace at that moment, and the emperor was summoning important ministers to discuss matters.

As before, Zhu Jinghong still entered the palace to wait, and also eavesdropped on the emperor's proceedings.

The officials summoned this time were all members of Zhao Yushan's family, and the content of the discussion was the issue of clearing the father's land.

The purpose of all this is to increase tax revenue and make the court's life easier.

Of course, it is not realistic to suddenly promote it nationwide at this time, so Zhao Yushan decided to find a place to pilot it first.

From the initial province, the pilot scope has been narrowed to one prefecture. The question now is which prefecture to choose.

After everyone discussed it, Emperor Zhu Xianming finally made the decision, and the matter was implemented on a pilot basis in Jinling Yingtian Mansion.

The reason is also very good. Yingtian Mansion is a companion capital, and the relationship is complicated and the forces of all parties are intertwined. If the pilot can be successful here, it will have a very good demonstration effect.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

In the midst of praises and praises, the meeting ended, and a group of senior officials walked out of the hall.

"Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Master is outside asking for an audience!"

"What is he doing?"

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Zhu Jinghong had already walked into the Nuan Pavilion. Seeing Zhu Xianming frowning, he had the idea of ​​​​beating him with "family law".

"Dad, my son has something important to report!"

"What's important? What's important? Making trouble everywhere, flirting with women...is that what's important to you?"

Obviously, the emperor was fully aware of what Zhu Jinghong had done.

Zhu Jinghong groaned at this, because his purpose of coming today was not simple.

Seeing the emperor getting up and leaving, Zhu Jinghong immediately followed him and said, "Dad, how dare my son do anything wrong? There is indeed something important to come here today!"

Stepping towards the side hall, Zhu Xianming had no intention of answering. Zhu Jinghong could only say to himself: "Foreigners and us craftsmen have all been relocated to Shanglin Garden in accordance with your wishes!"

"The Ministry of Works and the Supervisor of Ceremonies have sent people to supervise and manage things. Everything there is on the right track. I think there will be output in the near future!"

While he was talking, the emperor came to the study room of the side hall. Zhu Jinghong quickly stepped forward, pulled out the chair, and directly snatched the young eunuch's work.

After patting the non-existent dust on the chair, Zhu Jinghong raised his head and said with a smile: "Dad, sit down!"

Zhu Xianming sat on the chair, picked up a book from the desk, and read it carefully.

Seeing that the emperor didn't answer, Zhu Jinghong was very anxious. It was not easy for him to plead for the Qin family.

"Dad, according to my son's estimation, it won't be long before they have production. The guns they build will definitely shoot faster, more accurately and farther!"

"After being reminded by my son, those craftsmen are already developing integrated bullets. This thing can greatly speed up the loading speed. When the time comes..."

At this moment, Zhu Xianming finally became interested and asked, "What is an integrated bullet?"

Zhu Jinghong quickly introduced: "Dad, you know, today's muskets are loaded with gunpowder first and then loaded. It takes a lot of time from loading to firing!"

"But if we combine gunpowder and bullets, and the soldiers can load them once, wouldn't this save some time?"

Zhu Jinghong didn't know much about the development history of firearms, but he knew the final evolution of the bullet, so he was able to give suggestions to the craftsmen.

"When someone else fires one shot, our army can fire two or even three shots. One of our troops can hold up two or even three of the enemy's troops. Isn't this a huge advantage?"

When Zhu Xianming thought about these words carefully, he felt that they made sense, so he asked: "The idea is good, but can they make it happen?"

Zhu Jinghong smiled and said: "Dad, it all depends on people. Who would have thought of such things as guns and artillery back then!"

"Even so, it can only hit faster, so how can we hit more accurately and further?" "Dad, this involves another thing called...rifling!"

Regarding rifling, Zhu Jinghong roughly knew what it was. If he really wanted to explain it in detail, he couldn't actually explain it clearly, but this did not prevent him from deceiving people.

"The rifling is the carving of several spiral lines into the barrel of the gun..."

"With this thread, the bullet will spin inside, and then it will be very stable..."

"The more stable it flies, the further it will naturally fly, and its power will also become greater!"

After several minutes of Zhu Jinghong's explanation, Zhu Xianming roughly understood what was going on, but he was still skeptical.

After all, it was Zhu Jinghong who was talking, and no one could predict what the facts would be.

Putting down the book, Zhu Xianming said slowly: "You are so powerful, who knows whether it is true or false!"

"Dad, how dare my son lie to you? When the things are made, you will know for yourself when you see them!"

"How long will it take to make it?"

With the design direction, there is no doubt that the speed of technological development will accelerate, but Zhu Jinghong is actually not sure how long it will take to produce the actual product.

"This... it can take at least a month or two, or at most... um..."

Hearing this, the emperor, who had been looking forward to it, suddenly turned cold and said, "That's the end of it!"

"Dad, you can't say that. As the saying goes, good things come hard..."

"If these things are completed, our Ming army will be invincible in the world, and we can rob it everywhere...promote kingship!" Zhu Jinghong changed his mind in time.

Of course, his words truly spoke the emperor's heart. In order to cover up the dark history, Zhu Xianming needed to create great achievements.

Picking up the book, Zhu Xianming said calmly: "I hope so!"

Zhu Jinghong laughed twice, but when he was about to speak, the emperor spoke first: "Now that you've finished speaking, why don't you leave?"

"Dad... my son has a little problem, and I would like to ask for your advice!"

After turning a page of the book, Zhu Xianming said while reading: "Hurry up and get out of here!"

"Son...son..."

Seeing Zhu Jinghong hesitating, Zhu Xianming turned around and said, "If you have nothing to say, just leave. Don't waste my time!"

"Dad, my son has fallen in love with a woman!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xianming probably knew what he was going to fart, and immediately said with a cold face: "You are the one who has been jumping up and down for the past two days to do the work for others!"

"Dad, you know everything!" Zhu Jinghong actually knew that he couldn't hide it from the emperor.

"You want to pardon the Qin family? This is absolutely impossible!" Zhu Xianming said firmly.

The case of the Qin family, or rather the case of Prince Xiang's Mansion, involves the overall direction of the current situation in the DPRK, and no single link in it can overturn the verdict.

Zhu Jinghong walked around to the front of the emperor and said very humbly: "Father, I can't forgive Qin Ye, but let his children go. You can still be tolerant!"

Before the emperor could refute, the man continued: "My son has made a lot of achievements during this period, but he has never asked you for a reward. Now this is the first time he speaks... You must give your son some face!"

"Face? What you did has completely ruined my face. What more face do you want?" Zhu Xianming said angrily.

Zhu Jinghong immediately retorted: "The military parade in Shanglin Garden and the polo match showed off your power... How can your son lose your face!"

"Dad... you are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. All the billions of people in the world belong to you. I am your direct son. However, you are too stingy if you don't agree to reward me with a woman!"

(End of this chapter)