I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 108 The new era of Ming Dynasty begins! (two in one chapter)

In the 24th year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty mobilized 20 handicraft craftsmen from all over the country, about [-] people, and concentrated them in [-] workshops in the south of Jinling City to carry out handicraft production in order to prosper the market and provide military and civilian supplies. product.

This is the famous Jinling Eighteen Lanes in later generations.

The eighteen workshops of Jinling are divided into paint workshop, arrow workshop, bow workshop, cotton weaving workshop, silver workshop, copper workshop, iron workshop, machine workshop, etc.

This is the technology and manufacturing center of the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is the manifestation and guarantee of the prosperity of the Ming Empire.

Most of the artisan households in Shibafang are directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and work for the imperial court.

Even Ying Tianfu cannot interfere with them.

But now Zhu Yunxi is the grandson of the emperor, and he is ordered to supervise the country's governance, so naturally he can manage everything.

The key to creating a new army is new weapons, guns and cannons.

Institutions must match technology.

Without the support of science and technology and without new guns and cannons, the new army is just a flower in the water and the moon in the mirror.

Today, Lao Zhu has approved the establishment of a military school to train new troops.

Then he must solve the problem of weapons.

The flintlock gun is a preliminary solution.

But it was not enough, so he brought Ma He to Jinling Shibafang.

Zhu Yunxuan quickly ordered relevant officials to summon the best craftsmen from the carpentry, machine shop, iron workshop, copper workshop and other workshops.

After knowing that His Highness Taisun had summoned them, these people were very excited.

Now Zhu Yunxi's reputation among the people is like a god.

The legends about him became more and more exaggerated, and the more they spread, the more outrageous they became.

For example, when you are born, there is purple energy coming from the east, and the Buddha's light is ten thousand zhang.

What is it that one can read at the age of one, memorize texts at the age of two, and the wisdom of three years old has surpassed that of adults...

There are also various short stories that reflect his extraordinary strategy and talent.

Even when he wrote "The Rolling Water of the Yangtze River Passes East" in Jixian Tower, there are rumors that when the pen was written, a giant dragon flew from the depths of the Yangtze River, the dragon soared ten thousand feet, and a strange phenomenon descended from the sky...

In short, God will tell you how to tell it, and how to say it as bizarre as possible.

The seven-year-old grandson of the emperor has done all kinds of incredible things and written shocking poems. This is already a legend. Shouldn't they be allowed to add more oil and vinegar when they brag?
"You are the best craftsmen, talents that my Ming Dynasty urgently needs."

"If the country wants to develop and science and technology needs to be revitalized, it all depends on you."

As soon as Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth, the craftsmen half understood what he said.

I thought that he was worthy of being the Emperor's Highness, indeed he was incomparable to others.

"If you want to make an artifact for Daming, you need to work hard."

"Those who perform well during this process will not only be rewarded heavily, but they will also be given official titles, titles, and even titles to protect their descendants. It is not impossible."

These words shocked all the craftsmen.

Agricultural business.

The household registration system of Ming Dynasty has strict regulations, and the status of craftsmen is only a little higher than that of the most humble businessmen.

But what was the emperor's grandson saying just now?

Conferring officials and titles, or even conferring ranks, to shelter descendants, this... is this true?

If it was told by others, even the officials in charge of Shibafang, or even the adults of the Ministry of Industry, they would not believe it.

Leave it for fun.

Give them a seal?
how can that be possible?
Dogs don't believe it.

But when these words came from the mouth of the emperor's grandson, it was different.

Who is the emperor's grandson?

Can he lie?
Can you lie to these craftsmen?
For a moment, the faces of all the craftsmen turned red, and their breathing became heavy.

"This is the blueprint for the flintlock gun." Zhu Yunxi took out the blueprint from his pocket and said, "Now it has been handed over to you for making. Many of you should have seen it."

The craftsmen looked at it and nodded.

Since Zhu Yunxu invented the flintlock gun in Yangshan and asked craftsmen to make it, the flintlock gun officially began to be mass-produced on a large scale.

After all, Yangshan's workshop is not large in scale.

Shibafang is the technology and manufacturing center of Ming Dynasty.

The manufacturing of flintlock guns was naturally transferred here.

The craftsmen had seen the drawings before and knew that it was the invention of the emperor's grandson, and they all admired it.

It's incredible for a seven-year-old doll to come up with such a thing.

They didn't believe him when he said he was not the reincarnation of a god.

"But this gun still has a lot of room for improvement."

Zhu Yunxi expressed his idea, changing from a front-loading gun to a rear-loading gun.

He had carefully considered the problem of fixed loading of ammunition. It didn't seem complicated on the surface, but it was difficult to solve.

The main reason is that the knowledge he possesses is too little.

The gunpowder used today is still black powder.

Instead of the yellow gunpowder that was widely used in later generations.

This problem alone is not easy to solve.

He didn't even have any knowledge in this area, so he didn't know how to start.

Although there are also fixed-load ammunition made of black powder, Zhu Yunxi feels that it is impossible to do it by himself.

He still has a lot of things to do, and it is impossible to focus all his energy on it.

The only way is to encourage craftsmen who make guns and gunpowder to think and make.

Point out the development direction for them, and then give them the temptation of rewards, try their best to give full play to their ingenuity, and encourage them to innovate and change.

The rest, whether it can be made or not, can only be handed over to God.

However, Zhu Yunzhen believes that his encouragement and promotion will greatly accelerate the pace of technological improvement.

This is enough.

In addition to the fixed ammunition, the mechanism of the rear loading gun is also very complicated.

Zhu Yunxi expressed his vision, to make breech-loading guns with fixed-loading ammunition.

In fact, he didn't figure out how to make it, just a vague concept.

After all, breech-loading guns are much, much more complicated than front-loading guns.

He had never been a soldier in his previous life. Although he was a fan of the army, Ye Gong loved dragons. He only became a keyboard warrior for bragging and chatting. He was not familiar with the specific structure of guns.

Zhu Yunxi asked the craftsmen to express their opinions to see if they could find inspiration.

They are the best among the 10,000+ craftsmen. Not only are they good at craftsmanship, but they also have their own insights into making various mechanical objects.

It's just that it has been ignored by officials for a long time.

Their ingenuity, most of the time, is just used to make some clever and useless mechanisms for the rich and powerful to have fun.

The craftsmen were a little cautious at first, but with Zhu Yunzhen's constant encouragement, they gradually relaxed.

Every word you say to me keeps improving.

When it comes to the key points, I still draw them on paper.

Zhu Yunxi couldn't get in his mouth anymore, so he let them design it themselves.

"This thing is very important, and it may become an artifact of the Daming Kingdom in the future. If anyone among you can perfect the design and manufacture it, he will be rewarded with a thousand gold and given an official position."

"If several people design and produce it together, they will all be appointed officials together, and at the same time there will be many rewards."

"The artisans of Shibafang, regardless of their status, are the same for anyone who makes them."

After hearing these words, the craftsmen could not be moved. They all geared up and vowed to make it.

Zhu Yunzhen nodded with satisfaction.

Is there no talented people in China?

It's just that they haven't been properly utilized, and their talents have been buried.

This led to later falling behind the West in the wave of the Industrial Revolution.

Now, he has pointed out the direction for the development of technology, and there is no need to explore the way. He also encourages people to give full play to their talents and strengths. I believe that it will not take long to see the effect.

Immediately, Zhu Yunxi proposed a new idea.

Make cannons.

That is, the Fran cannon, which is a rapid-fire cannon.

Compared to breech-loading guns, although the Folan cannon is huge, its mechanism is much simpler.

But this kind of gun has many advantages over the guns used by the Ming army.

The first is rapid fire.

Secondly, it has fast heat dissipation and strong continuous shooting ability, which also greatly reduces the possibility of natural gunpowder.

Furthermore, the capacity of the sub-cannon is determined and the amount of ammunition loaded is constant, so there will be no explosion accidents due to overloading.

"This cannon is called the Invincible General Cannon. It was designed alone and must be manufactured as soon as possible."

Zhu Yunxuan handed the drawings and instructions written by himself to the officials in charge of Shibafang.

He also ordered: "Gu is just a preliminary idea. If the craftsmen find any problems during manufacturing or have better ideas, they can send someone to report to Gu and make improvements."

"If the improvement suggestions put forward are true and useful, Gu will be rewarded heavily."

To be honest, he has no idea.

There is always a gap between theory and reality. Although this gun is not too complicated, he is also worried that he has missed something.

Ma He has been watching from the side, seeing the invincible general cannon designed by Zhu Yunxi, he is also amazed in his heart.

From Ma He's perspective, he could naturally see how extraordinary this cannon was.

Compared with the big fire gun that Daming uses now, it is much higher.

You know, at this time, even the Hongyi Cannon is not equipped yet.

Before that, the Ming army had only a few simple types of firecrackers.

This is the result of Zhu Yuanzhang attaching great importance to development.

But Zhu Yuanxi suddenly proposed to manufacture a very advanced invincible general cannon, and also gave a specific manufacturing plan.

How could it not be shocking?
The more I know about the emperor's grandson, the more unfathomable he becomes.

Literary ability can shock the world by writing poems, and wisdom can enter the court to stabilize the country and stabilize the country.

It is unbelievable that he is only a seven-year-old child.

Ma He had always admired Yan Wang Zhu Di very much before, and felt that there is no hero in the world better than Yan Wang.

But since he got to know Zhu Yunxi, he has truly seen what a genius in the world is!

Thinking of his latent mission, Ma He's heart was disturbed again.

Do you want to be his enemy?

Not right either.

Dao Yan's explanation seemed to have something else in mind.

Zhu Yunxi was still busy with his own affairs. After drawing the design drawings of the Invincible General Cannon and writing the instructions, he delivered a speech to the craftsmen.

"The Ming court placed you in Jinling not as a punishment for you, but to reuse you."

This is the first sentence he spoke.

Zhu Yunxi knew that many craftsmen were dissatisfied with the imperial court moving them to Jinling City.

People in this era attach great importance to their hometown and nostalgia.

Unless absolutely necessary, no one is willing to leave their hometown.

Ming Dynasty's relocation was mandatory, but not voluntary.

However, it would be different if you are a candidate for examination, become a Jinshi, or enter the court as an official.

It doesn't matter if you leave your hometown in order to get ahead.

"You are all outstanding craftsmen who can make all kinds of utensils needed by the court and the people."

"The development of Daming cannot be separated from your efforts. The future of Daming rests on your shoulders."

"Anyone of you, whoever has any inventions, inventions, or whimsical ideas that benefit the court, the people, or the country, can submit them to Gu."

"If you adopt it, you will be rewarded heavily."

"Shortly after, General Gu will set up a technology research and manufacturing bureau. From among you, select the outstanding ones to join, bestow official titles, and receive imperial salaries."

"If you can make outstanding contributions, it is not impossible to be granted a title of marquis or knight in the future."

"I hope that all of you can work together to benefit Ming Dynasty, the common people, and the world."

"For yourselves, and for your children and grandchildren, create a great future."

Zhu Yunxi bowed down and bowed at this point: "Please everyone!"

Below, countless craftsmen were stunned and couldn't believe it.

The country attaches great importance to scholars and talents.

It is not unprecedented for a superior to treat the virtuous and the corporal with extremely high courtesy.

But those they respect and worship must be great Confucians and scholars.

When will it be the turn of these lowly and humble craftsmen?
Only His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun would do this.

At this moment, all the craftsmen were so excited that it was hard to hold back.

Have we also become talents of Daming?
We were treated so courteously by His Highness the Empress Dowager?
They couldn't believe their eyes, they were all frozen there, as if petrified.

After a long while, someone shouted loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor. We will work hard for the people, the Ming Dynasty, and the world until death."

A craftsman who had read many books was the first to kneel down.

All the craftsmen came back to their senses one after another, and they all knelt down one after another.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Grandson of the Emperor. We will work hard for the people, the Ming Dynasty, and the world until death."

"For the people, for the Ming Dynasty, for the world, I will devote myself to it until death."

Shouting loudly, one wave is higher than the other.

Among the shouts, many were already in tears.

They are just the most humble craftsmen, but they are treated like this by the dignified grandson.

Every time a dog is slaughtered by justice, it is mostly a scholar who bears his heart.

Most of these craftsmen don't read much, they only know a few words and can read drawings.

But they know how to repay kindness better than those scholars who talk about benevolence, righteousness, morality and Confucius' poems all day long.

Your Royal Highness has treated me with sincerity, and I will repay you with sincerity.

Not to mention, there are also generous rewards from high-ranking officials, generous salaries, and titles.

Then what else to think about.

Fight.

Among them, many people also make some toys or various tools out of hobbies, but they are often put on the shelf.

Now, His Royal Highness made a big promise and placed high hopes on them, which immediately ignited the fire of hope in their hearts.

Zhu Yunzhen did not expect that his speech and actions today would have such a big effect.

The new era of Ming Dynasty begins here.

(End of this chapter)