Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 507 Artillery Restructuring
In fact, among the emperor's lineage, the only person Zhu Zhanhe could look at with a straight face, and the only person Zhu Zhanhe admired, was the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Needless to say, the orthodox emperor, Zhu Zhanhe didn't even look at him directly, and apart from the orthodox emperor, the only current empress dowager, Sun Ruowei, was present.

This person Sun Ruowei...

He said she could bear it, but Zhu Zhanhe felt that she was quite tolerant. When Emperor Taizong was in power, she could bear it even when she was inferior to Hu Shanxiang.

Say she can't bear it, she can't bear it either.

After the death of the two emperors Taizong and Hongxi, she immediately squeezed out Hu Shanxiang with her son and became the empress of Ming Dynasty.

Sun Ruowei in history gave birth to Zhu Qizhen in the second year of Xuande, and became the queen in the third year of Xuande.

Although there was Zhu Zhanji's problem, Zhu Zhanhe felt that Sun Ruowei worked hard in it because he knew what kind of person Sun Ruowei was.

But Sun Ruowei is limited to this.

Unlike a certain TV series with a heroine in later generations, Sun Ruowei in history really had no abilities. She was not like the person in the TV series who worked hard and could distinguish right from wrong. If San Yang, Hu Hui and others watched that TV series, they would probably I had to cry and fainted in the toilet.

In the current Ming Dynasty, the King of Wu's lineage has almost completely controlled the government, and there are almost no officials who will openly support the emperor's lineage. Only people like Zhang Fu who only want to protect themselves will be ambiguous, whether it is the emperor or the emperor. The orders of both the king and the king of Wu were obeyed.

The Empress Dowager Zhang is a sensible person, and she is also a person who can see the situation clearly.

Not to mention that his family was going to attend his younger brother's wedding. Even if all the people from King Wu's lineage were to withdraw, Zhang would not dare to mess around.

There is no other reason, just because she can see the situation clearly.

The current Ming Dynasty is quite stable if we say it is stable, but if we say it is unstable, it is also unstable.

The current Daming is actually supported by Zhu Zhanhe. Once Zhu Zhanhe dies, the backbone of King Wu's line will be gone. By then, the emperor's line will definitely be able to win over a group of grasshoppers and vow to fight back to the death.

By the time the Ming Dynasty is in chaos, although the soldiers of the Western Expedition to Europe will not be in chaos, they will become an isolated island, relying entirely on the support of the Suez region of the Mu family and Jian Xiao.

Moreover, the biggest problem is that these are Zhu Zhanhe's cronies, and they will fight tooth and nail for the King of Wu.

When the Suez region and Europe become an isolated island, and the King of Wu in the Central Plains cannot be rescued in a short period of time, the Chagatai Khanate in the east and the Oara who go north along the Onon River will seize the opportunity to go south.

By then, even if the emperor's line can win this chaotic war, it will not be the final winner, because the court without white phosphorus eggs and kerosene bombs has no way to compare with Jian Xiao and the others in terms of military force. .

Besides, this is all based on the worst-case scenario. King Wu's lineage will not face this situation in a short time. At least Zhu Zhanhe is still alive.

The Queen Mother will not mess around, now it depends on whether others have such self-righteous and stupid ideas.

It's night, Renshou Palace.

"Hey, hey, don't cry when you see me..."

Zhu Zhanhe hugged his son and was helpless.

Almost...well, most mammals will basically disown their parents after being away from their parents for a long time, especially human cubs.

Zhu Zhanhe was there when Zhu Qiming was born, but Zhu Qiming didn't even open his eyes at that time. How could he have any memory?

A few days later, Zhu Zhanhe left for Europe for more than half a year, so when he came back this time, Zhu Qiming did not give any face to his father.

In the Renshou Palace, everyone from Zhu Gaoxu and his wife to the wet nurse and maidservant could hold Zhu Qiming. The naughty boy even refused to recognize life at all. Only Zhu Zhanhe, his biological father, cried when he hugged him.

"Let me do it..." Hu Shanshu, dumbfounded, took Zhu Qiming and began to coax him.

As the saying goes, everything is other people's good, but your children are your own.

Before they reach the age of ten, when they use "other people's children" to motivate their children to work hard, parents of such infants and young children are naturally more interested in their own children. This is especially true for Zhu Zhanhe, a first-time father. .

But helplessly, Zhu Qiming didn't give him any face.

"Hey! This naughty kid! Seeing Zhu Qiming calm down after being carried away by Hu Shanshu after taking a few breaths, Zhu Zhanhe was furious.

Looking at her husband's dejected face, and then looking at the child in her arms, Hu Shanshu couldn't laugh or cry, but she was also extremely happy.

For a woman whose husband is away from home all year round, this kind of day is the best day.

However, Zhu Zhanhe was not destined to be an ordinary person from the moment he was born, nor was he someone who could settle down for a long time.

"His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Ling's voice broke the blissful scene, made Zhu Zhanhe's expression instantly serious, and also made Hu Shanshu's mood drop quickly.

"Bring the eunuch in charge of the military affairs bureau and the ambassador from the weapons bureau."

"I know." Zhu Zhanhe put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.

"Take them to the study first."

Zhu Zhanhe smiled at his wife and walked out.

The Bureau of War and the Bureau of Ordnance can be seen from the literal meaning of what these two institutions do, but these two institutions in the Ming Dynasty are different from those in the previous dynasty.

The Bingzhan Bureau is actually one of the Twelve Supervisors, the Four Divisions and the Eighth Bureau of the Ming Dynasty. The Eighth Bureau of the Ming Dynasty includes the Bingzhan Bureau, the Yinzuo Bureau, the Clothing Bureau, the Scarf and Hat Bureau, the Needlework Bureau, the Internal Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, and the Wine and Vinegar Bureau. The situation is Siyuan Bureau.

Doesn't it look like the waiting department in a harem?
It's true, they are really the servants in the palace, but the military situation is slightly different.

The Bureau of Military Affairs was originally responsible for manufacturing iron tools for the palace, such as needles, scissors, bells and drums, etc. However, due to the reform of the Bureau of Arms, it changed and became responsible for manufacturing knives, guns, swords, halberds, whips, etc. The department of military equipment such as axes, helmets, armor, bows, and arrows.

As for the Ordnance Bureau, it was originally the Ordnance Supervision. In the Ming Dynasty, the Ordnance Supervision was changed to the Ordnance Bureau. During the Hongwu Dynasty, the responsibilities of the Arms Bureau were only responsible for the manufacture of ironware in the palace. Weapons and armor were the responsibility of the Ordnance Bureau.

But as Yongle began to pay attention to firearms, the Ordnance Bureau was singled out and specifically responsible for manufacturing firearms. From that time on, the proportion of cold weapons manufactured by the Ordnance Supervision Office was very small, almost even two Chengdu less than.

Because of this change, the Bureau of Warfare, the department that was originally responsible for the palace's iron weapons, became a department that produced cold weapons, and the Bureau of Arms also became a department that specialized in firearms.

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"I (servant) pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe entered the study, the eunuch in charge of the Bingzhan Bureau and the Ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, who had been brought here by Zhu Ling, knelt down and saluted.

"No need." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and walked directly to the back of the desk.

He reached out and pulled out a letter from the bookshelf, placed it on the desk, and looked at the two people in front of him.

The eunuch in charge of the Military War Bureau is named Chen San. He was Zhu Gaoxu's personal eunuch when he lived in the palace. Later, one person attained the Taoism of chickens and dogs and ascended to heaven. As the King of Wu took control of the Ming Dynasty, this personal eunuch also transformed and became the leader of the Military War Bureau. Palm print eunuch.

As for the ambassador of the Ordnance Supervision, Zhu Zhanhe selected him himself. He was the first member of his crown prince's guard, named Xue Zhen.

"Xue Zhen, here are the drawings of a new type of artillery. I have marked the dimensions for you."

"I want to see the finished product by the end of next year at the latest."

"Chen San, the Bureau of Military Warfare will assist the Military Weapons Bureau to make this before the end of next year."

"But one thing!"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanhe's tone became slightly lower.

"Let the Ordnance Bureau and Military Warfare Bureau over at Yingtian Mansion make these, and you two will go over and supervise them personally."

Chen San and Xue Zhen looked at each other, and then responded solemnly: "Yes!"

The Ming Dynasty was somewhat special. After the capital was moved to Shuntian Prefecture, Yingtian Prefecture served as the remaining capital and still retained central institutions such as the Six Ministries. Perhaps the only ones similar to the Ming Dynasty were Chang'an and Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty.

This system has bad points and good points.

The bad thing is that such a system can easily give opportunities to those who are interested. Coupled with the complete institutions and facilities, it is easy for Yingtian Mansion to be occupied and then become a tiger.

The good thing is that many things that are inconvenient to do can be pushed to Ying Tianfu to do, or they can't see the light, or they don't want others to know.

……

Chen San and Xue Zhen quickly retreated.

This time the situation was different from what they had encountered before. They had to go to Yingtian Mansion, but they could not leave things behind at Shuntian Mansion. They had to make arrangements in advance.

"New artillery? Is this your confidence?"

Zhu Zhanhe wanted to clean up and go back to his residence. This study was his office.

But before he could put his seal in place, his father Zhu Gaoxu's voice rang out.

"It is, but it is not."

Seeing his father coming, Zhu Zhanhe went back in no hurry. He waved to Zhu Ling to make tea while he walked to the tea table and sat down.

"This new artillery is used by me to strengthen the defensive capabilities of Ming Dynasty's border defense. In addition, it will also be used on treasure ships. It has nothing to do with what you said."

"For use on the treasure ship?" Zhu Gaoxu sat next to his son, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Isn't the treasure ship already equipped with artillery? Is there anything special about your new artillery?"

Today's Ming Dynasty treasure fleet can be said to be well-equipped, and there is naturally no shortage of artillery. However, the Ming Dynasty's artillery is not very good, and Zhu Zhanhe does not like it.

The drawings he gave Chen San and Xue Zhen were of a large artillery, similar to the future Hongyi cannon.

This kind of large artillery is very useful for defending the city, but it is a bit cumbersome for attacking. And for the wooden ships of the previous treasure fleet, it may be OK to use it once or twice. But if it is used more often, the hull may be difficult to withstand. The reaction force of the artillery.

Now that the steamship has its first finished product, and the steel-framed hull has the foundation to resist reaction forces, Zhu Zhanhe naturally wants to replace the Ming Dynasty's artillery.

As for the reason for improving the artillery, it couldn't be simpler: to improve the range and lethality.

(End of this chapter)