Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 146 The first assembly line of Ming Dynasty
Zhu Hanming knew beforehand that Cao Wei was a rare virtuous minister, otherwise he would not be so valued by Zhu Yuanzhang. After being promoted successively, he chose to marry him.

But she didn't expect that Cao Wei would serve the country and the people so much.

Someone will eventually do the artillery improvement. It would be more dangerous for others to do it, so he would take the risk.

Cao Wei did this not for fame or profit, but to enhance the military power of the Ming Dynasty to ensure that the people of the Ming Dynasty could live and work in peace and contentment without suffering from war.

I wonder who in the world has such a broad mind as Cao Wei?

Zhu Hanming originally only had a good impression of Cao Wei, but after this conversation, that good impression turned into admiration.

It is no wonder that Zhu Yuanzhang favored such a humerus minister who was worried about the world's worries.

I'm afraid that if Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't become emperor now, he would definitely accept Cao Wei as his godson.

Now that his status was on display, Zhu Yuanzhang could not accept his godson, so he asked Cao Wei to be his son-in-law.

It wasn't until today after listening to Cao Wei's words that Zhu Hanming roughly understood what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.

And Cao Wei's image in her heart became more majestic, and his weight in her heart also increased a lot...

"Zhong Guogong is worried about the world's worries first. This integrity of taking the lead is really admirable to Hanming!" Zhu Hanming said this in a slightly louder voice.

"Since you have earned your royal salary, this is what a minister should do. Princess, don't praise me anymore. If you praise me again, I will go to heaven." Cao Wei replied with a chuckle.

After going around in a circle, the two of them walked into the pavilion again. Cao Wei suddenly cupped his hands towards Zhu Hanming and said:

"The improvement of the artillery has not been completed yet. I still need to go to the manufacturing bureau. I cannot stay here for a long time. I hope the princess will forgive me."

Zhu Hanming said: "Zhong Guogong doesn't need to say much. He is naturally focused on family and country affairs. Although Hanming is young, he is not a person who doesn't know the importance."

Cao Wei nodded and was about to leave.

But when he turned around, he asked again.

"I have something to ask the princess. Is it convenient?"

When Zhu Hanming heard this, he waved the maid away beside him, "If you have any questions for Duke Zhong, just ask him directly. Hanming will tell you everything he knows."

Cao Wei scratched his head rarely, and then said,

"I have been an official in the court for several years, and I am fortunate to be appreciated by your majesty. Now that your majesty sees that I am always alone, you want to find a good wife for me. The woman I found is only sixteen years old. There is a big age gap with me. The princess feels that, then Would a woman mind that I am much older than her?"

Although Cao Wei did not explain this directly, the meaning was very clear, which was to ask Zhu Hanming if he would mind that Cao Wei was older than him.

Under the instigation of Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yuanzhang, Cao Wei inevitably had the idea of ​​marrying a wife.

Moreover, Cao Wei was also very satisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's arranged marriage to the fourteenth princess Zhu Hanming, but his satisfaction did not mean that Zhu Hanming was willing. After all, the age gap between the two was there.

There was no one around today, so Cao Wei wanted to ask Zhu Hanming what she really thought. As long as she said no, Cao Wei would find Zhu Yuanzhang and refuse this God-given marriage.

Because he knew that he could reject Zhu Yuanzhang, but Zhu Hanming could not resist at all when facing his father.

When Zhu Hanming heard this, his heart suddenly warmed up.

As a smart girl, she naturally understood what Cao Wei meant.

As long as he shows a little resistance to this marriage, Cao Wei will be the one to offend Zhu Yuanzhang.

Unexpectedly, Cao Wei not only cared about his family and country, but also had such a delicate mind that he would come to explore the true thoughts of a girl.

Moreover, Cao Wei's words were very tactful and did not make it clear directly, giving Zhu Hanming the status of a third party, so it would not be too embarrassing whether he accepted or rejected.

For ordinary people, the gap in status is indeed a gap that is difficult to bridge.

Zhu Hanming is Zhu Yuanzhang's biological daughter and the princess of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, her status is extremely noble.

But Cao Wei is obviously not among ordinary people. Just because of his many contributions to the Ming Dynasty, he cannot be regarded as an ordinary prince.

Most of the other princes of the Ming Dynasty followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, and were named princes because of their military exploits.

Cao Wei also had military exploits. Although he only had one battle to destroy Bei Yuan, which was much inferior to other princes, Cao Wei's other achievements were beyond the reach of other princes!
Just for the credit of finding high-yielding grain for the Ming Dynasty with a yield of nearly one thousand kilograms per mu, Cao Wei can even compare with the saints!

Not to mention the development of steam engines, the search for Japanese Ishimi silver mines for the Ming Dynasty, etc.

Cao Wei's achievements are all unparalleled. Even if he is ranked among the three nobles, no one can say anything wrong.

After all, Cao Wei had no intention of fame and fortune, and he would take whatever Zhu Yuanzhang gave him.

In this way, Princess Zhu Hanming's identity is not too noble in front of Cao Wei.

Zhu Yuanzhang had more than ten daughters, all of whom were princesses, but there was only one Cao Wei in the entire Ming Dynasty.

As for the age gap between the two, Cao Wei is still overly concerned.

For marriages between wealthy families, there are cases where the age gap is even larger. Now that Cao Wei is just over thirty, the gap is not so big that it is unacceptable.

The marriage brokered by Zhu Yuanzhang was also a good match for Zhu Hanming. Like Cao Wei, no one could find another one like Cao Wei even if he held a lantern in the Ming Dynasty.

"Zhong Guogong is an indomitable hero and cannot be compared with ordinary people. In Hanming's view, even if there is a slight age difference, if the girl can serve by Zhong Guogong's side, it will be her daughter's blessing."

Zhu Hanming's words were tantamount to revealing his true feelings. After saying this, he did not dare to look at Cao Wei again.

After hearing this, Cao Wei nodded slightly.

"In this case, I can feel more at ease. I am busy with business, so I will leave first."

After raising his hand towards Zhu Hanming again, Cao Wei turned and left.

Zhu Hanming watched Cao Wei's back disappear at the entrance of the Imperial Garden, feeling a little lost.

Suddenly a voice sounded in my ear,
"Sister-in-law, how was your chat with Mr. Zhong Guogong?"

Zhu Hanming turned his head and saw Zhu Xiongying's face with a hint of urgency.

It turned out that Zhu Xiongying had not left and had been hiding in the dark to peek at the progress of the two.

Zhu Xiongying was heartbroken because of his former adoptive father, Cao Wei.

Zhu Hanming was coaxed by Zhu Xiongying to come here and saw Cao Wei unexpectedly. Now when he saw Zhu Xiongying again, he felt a little resentful in his heart.

Moreover, Zhu Hanming was too shy to ask the question Zhu Xiongying asked. Could it be that he told him that the date went well?

The younger daughter snorted at him heartily and left without answering.

However, Zhu Xiongying looked at her brisk pace and guessed that the effect of letting the two meet this time would be good.

Zhu Xiongying nodded very proudly, um... go back to see Grandpa Huang.

Time passes day by day.

Cao Wei's artillery improvement experiments have never stopped, but because he did not find the correct method, he achieved little results.

By late September, the assembly line developed by Song Ping and Zhao Heng finally bore fruit.

firearms factory,

After Cao Wei heard the news, he hurried over from the west compound.

"How's it going? Has the assembly line been successfully developed?"

Facing Song Ping and Zhao Heng who were waiting at the door of the firearms factory, Cao Wei asked.Three months have passed since he asked the two of them to start developing the assembly line in June.

"My lord, the assembly line has been built. Please take a look," Song Ping bowed his hands and then turned around and led Cao Wei to the gun factory.

Inside the manufacturing plant, thousands of workers were divided into two sides, leaving a road in the middle.

They were all excited when they saw Cao Wei arriving.

Many of them came from far away provinces and had always heard Cao Wei's name, but had never seen the real person.

Today I met the famous Lord Zhong Guogong. Everyone happily waved their hands and shouted "Gong Zhong".

Cao Wei smiled back at them, and then followed Song Ping and others to the front of the first assembly line.

Cao Wei had told the two of them about the general structure of the assembly line, so the assembly line developed this time was very different from the assembly line in Cao Wei's impression.

There are conveyor shafts, burlap conveyor belts made of silk with high flexibility, and some devices that connect the assembly line with the external hydraulic lathe.

After checking it, Cao Wei nodded,

"Possibly running now?"

Song Ping replied: "Of course you can."

Zhao Heng went to the side and connected the gears of the hydraulic lathe. The transmission shaft of the assembly line began to rotate slowly, and the coarse linen transmission belt above it also followed suit.

Song Ping gave an order, and several workers had already arrived at their respective posts. From the very beginning, a gun barrel and gun stock were processed continuously by several people on the conveyor belt. At the end of the assembly line, a worker picked up the fully assembled gun. For a musket, use a broach to rifling the barrel.

Song Ping stepped forward to take the musket, pushed open the magazine and loaded the bullet.

Here, Zhao Heng and a few people moved over a target for testing the gun, set it up next to the wall, and then everyone dispersed.

"Sir, please try the gun." Song Ping handed the gun to Cao Wei.

Cao Wei took it, weighed it in his hand, then aimed the gun at the target standing by the wall and pulled the trigger.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Six consecutive gunshots proved that the quality of this repeating musket was up to standard.

Cao Wei couldn't help but rub his ears. The musket was fired indoors, and the echo was so loud!

Turning around, Cao Wei looked at Song Ping, Zhao Heng, and the countless workers behind them.

Suddenly, Cao Wei opened his mouth and showed a smile.

"Okay! The assembly line manufacturing is successful! We can manufacture muskets on a large scale!"

Suddenly, earth-shaking cheers erupted throughout the gun manufacturing factory.

Compared with the gunfire just now, this burst of cheers seemed to lift Cao Wei's heavenly spirit cover.

Seeing the workers' emotions so high, Cao Wei did not say anything to stop them.

Instead, he shouted twice with them. After everyone calmed down, he once again said some words of encouragement, similar to... we workers have power...

After fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of the workers, Cao Wei brought Song Ping and Zhao Heng to one side.

"The successful development of the assembly line is entirely due to the two of you. I will report it to Your Majesty on a certain day. If you reward based on your merits, you will hopefully get an official position..." Cao Wei said.

When Song Ping and Zhao Heng heard this, their mouths opened in disbelief and their eyes widened.

They are just lads who can do some craftsmanship. Who would have thought that one day they would be promoted to official positions and honor their ancestors?
There is no need to even have a rank, just a service position approved by the imperial court is enough to make them excited!

"Pfft!"

Both of them knelt down towards Cao Wei.

"Sir, you are such a generous person. We will never forget it. From now on, we will definitely follow you, your Majesty."

At first, they were just craftsmen recruited from the private sector by the Ministry of Industry. They were only qualified to do the lowest level of hard work, and no one would respect them.

Since they followed Cao Wei, their life trajectory has been completely changed. First, they became the team leader of the manufacturing bureau. Because they were successful in manufacturing steam engines and trains, they could earn money from the court.

I thought this was their peak, but I didn't expect that today, they are expected to hold any official position in the imperial court!
This kind of support is like a new blessing to them!
At this time, the two seven-foot-tall men couldn't help but have red eyes.

They looked at Cao Wei warmly, it was Cao Wei who made their lives more meaningful!

Cao Wei was startled by the sudden kneeling of the two of them, and quickly helped them up after reacting.

"It doesn't have to be like this. You two are capable of creating an assembly line that benefits the country and the people. This is the result of your efforts. There is no need to thank me."

Song Ping said excitedly:

"Your Majesty has been kind to us. If we don't remember your kindness, wouldn't we be ungrateful?"

Cao Wei had no choice but to nod his head and then changed the topic.

"Now that the assembly line has been formed, the scale will need to be expanded next. One assembly line cannot meet the demand for the number of Daming muskets."

"From now on, you should make some plans to see how many assembly lines are suitable for the gun manufacturing factory. Then report to me and I will report to His Majesty. I can't keep His Majesty waiting too long."

The two nodded heavily,

"Follow your orders!"

……

The work of popularizing assembly lines in firearms manufacturing plants is in full swing.

Time to October.

The Japanese country on the other side.

After more than two months, under the orders of Houguishan, [-] Southern Dynasty troops rushed to the east of Ishimi Mountain.

He was stationed less than ten miles away from the Ming Dynasty military camp, and immediately began a series of military training in the mountains and forests, which looked impressive.

Inside the Daming Barracks.

On a mountainside of Ishimi Mountain, Zhu Di was holding a telescope and watching every move of the Japanese military camp in the east.

Next to Zhu Di were monk Daoyan and Ma He, who had arrived from the Ming Dynasty a few months ago.

After watching for a moment, Zhu Di handed the telescope to the two people around him and took turns watching.

After the two of them read it, Zhu Di said,
"At this time, the situation on the Japanese frontline has just stabilized. Hou Guishan came to Ishimiyama to train troops. It is clear that he came with bad intentions. Master, what do you think?"

Dao Yan narrowed his triangular eyes, as if the old god was there.

"Your Highness has been in Japan for too long, which made Hou Guishan suspicious. This move is just a test..."

(End of this chapter)