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

Chapter 206 Everyone in the court was shocked! Founding a country? Cao Wei doesn’t want to live anymore?

Although several years have passed, Zhu Xiongying still clearly remembers the first time when Cao Wei described to him the scene of human beings flying into the sky. At that time, Zhu Xiongying felt the tremor in his soul for the first time!

For thousands of years, no matter whether they are ordinary people, dignitaries, literati, or kings of a country, everyone can only look up at the sky and sigh, lamenting that they cannot go to heaven.

But Cao Wei did it easily!

He just proposed the idea of ​​a huge Kongming Lantern. Zhu Yuanzhang took this idea and asked the Ministry of Works to make it. It really made people soar!

Although the Kongming Lantern has many limitations, for example, for the safety of the people on the lantern, the Kongming Lantern needs to be fixed in a certain place at all times, but compared with the significance of flying to the sky, this disadvantage can be said to be insignificant!

Also, Zhu Xiongying still remembered that Cao Wei once made two bamboo dragonflies to demonstrate the principle of flying to himself.

Could it be that what Cao Wei wants to develop this time is a flying thing like a bamboo dragonfly?

Is there no need for shackles like traction ropes anymore, and can we really fly freely?

Thinking of this, even Zhu Xiongying, who had already sat on the throne, could not help but breathe heavily.

There are many people who have become emperors, but perhaps there are still no people who can fly to heaven!

If Cao Wei can really develop another truly flying thing, he must be the first emperor to fly into the sky! Experience the transcendental artistic conception of Li Taibai's poem "I stay in the clouds and receive my cup in the sky"!

Cao Wei couldn't help but smile when he saw that Zhu Xiongying's eyes lit up instantly when he heard about Feitian.

He stepped forward and took Zhu Xiongying's hand, and continued to walk forward, keeping up with Zhu Yuanzhang's footsteps.

"Your Majesty, this matter of flying into the sky is no small matter. It allows people to fly fish hundreds of miles in the sky. If you make a mistake, you will fall straight down and be shattered into pieces. You have to be more cautious, more careful and more careful."

"The thing I'm developing this time is called an airplane, but it's just started at the moment, and I haven't even written a word about it yet. Your Majesty, don't be impatient. You still have to wait for me to develop this thing until it's completely mature before you can use it. Otherwise, I will endanger other people’s lives in vain..."

Zhu Xiongying nodded clearly, and then he realized the importance and power of it.

"The aircraft developed by the Grand Master is just like a bamboo dragonfly?" Zhu Xiongying still couldn't forget the lesson taught by Cao Wei at that time.

Action force...lift force...

Cao Wei shook his head. He wanted to build a helicopter, like a bamboo dragonfly, but it was too difficult to make a helicopter and the principles were too complicated. It was simply unrealistic to build a helicopter in the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Even if you want to build an ordinary airplane, the difficulty is still unimaginable.

If an airplane wants to fly into the sky, it must reduce its weight as much as possible. The bloated energy supply system of a steam engine is not suitable. The airplane needs a lighter internal combustion engine as a power supply device.

The internal combustion engine and the aircraft body are both products that require a lot of calculation and practice to create. This process is destined to be quite long, and the gasoline and diesel required by the internal combustion engine also need to be extracted from petroleum. The process is the invisible guest threshold.

Even Cao Wei himself didn't know when this plane would be built, so he advised Zhu Xiongying not to be too eager.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked at the front, listening to the whispers of Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying, shaking his head secretly in his heart.

Planes really fly into the sky...

Now, he really doesn't want to die so soon.

In this era of rapid change, there are too many things he has not seen yet. As the former Hongwu Emperor, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what the airplane Cao Wei said looked like.

It's all Cao Wei. He has created so many novel things that make us want to live a few more days, Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang abdicated, has it been appropriate every day? Strengthening their bodies in order to see more of the increasingly prosperous Ming Dynasty, the three of them went from Cao's Mansion to the Manufacturing Bureau. It was Zhu Yuanzhang who insisted on walking more and stretching his muscles, so the three of them did not drive the carriage.

A few days ago, the Henan Memorial reported that the railway from Yingtian to Henan is almost completed!

All the way to the manufacturing bureau, Zhu Yuanzhang's blood rushed all over his body and he felt warm all over.

Entering the manufacturing bureau, I saw Yan Zhenzhi here.

"I have met your Majesty," Yan Zhenzhi, who also saw the arrival of Zhu Xiongying and the others, hurried over to salute.

"Yan Shangshu, why are you here?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, I heard that the first batch of manual rifles has been manufactured. It is expected that the scale of production will be expanded soon, so I came to see if there is anything the Ministry of Industry can assist with."

Every time the Manufacturing Bureau built a manufacturing plant and added various equipment, the imperial court had to allocate a large amount of financial resources, and the Ministry of Industry also took charge of the construction. Every time it came to help, it reaped considerable benefits. This time it wanted to produce manual rifles, and Yan Zhenzhi also I won't let this opportunity go to waste.

Zhu Xiongying nodded, and then Cao Wei summoned Song Ping and Zhao Heng.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

"Excuse me. I heard that the Manufacturing Bureau has produced a batch of manual rifles. Please take them out and let me have a look."

"promise!"

Song Ping immediately had the thousand manual rifles taken out, and they were all brand new and shiny.

Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these manual rifles, and their eyes suddenly flashed.

The scene when Cao Wei was experimenting with manual rifles is still vivid in my mind. These manual rifles are now the most high-end war weapons in the Ming Dynasty. There are only a thousand of them now, but in the future there will be ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or one million! Is there any hope of becoming a superpower?

"Your Majesty, I have asked some craftsmen from the manufacturing bureau who have hunted to shoot in the past few days. They have achieved some results and can stably hit targets three hundred meters away." Song Ping added.

Cao Wei was a little stunned when he heard this, and then smiled lightly, good boy, he is getting better and better at it.

When Cao Wei first tested the manual rifle, he only tried to hit a target of 200 meters, but Cao Wei said it could hit a target of up to 400 meters.

Song Ping made some preparations in advance to prove that Cao Wei was not exaggerating. As for whether it could be used... let's just consider it as the icing on the cake.

"Really?" Zhu Xiongying cheered up, "Quickly, practice it and let me have a look."

"promise!"

Song Ping summoned a dozen craftsmen, walked out of the manufacturing bureau, distributed manual rifles to them, and then set up a gun target at a distance of 300 meters.

"shooting!"

After listening to Song Ping's order, more than a dozen craftsmen who had already taken positions pulled the trigger together, and gunshots suddenly burst out!

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

When the gunfire stopped, another craftsman brought the target from a distance. When everyone looked at it, it was indeed riddled with holes!

Three hundred meters!

Being able to achieve such an effective strike at such a long distance with just a musket was something that was unimaginable before!

"Hahahaha," Zhu Xiongying laughed.

After seeing the terrifying combat capability of the manual rifle, he finally fully understood Cao Wei's intention of establishing another country in Europe.

The Ming Dynasty had such a powerful military, why didn't it expand outward?

Having such a powerful and terrifying weapon but not using it, wouldn't it be worse than Jin Yi Ye Xing?

Da Ming has enough strength, so he naturally wants to take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits!

"Okay! Song Ping and Zhao Heng obey the order!" Zhu Xiongying said with high spirits. Song Ping and Zhao Heng quickly bowed and saluted, "I'm here!"

"From now on, you two and Yan Shangshu will join forces to expand the scale of the firearms manufacturing factory and work together to build manual rifles for the Ming Dynasty. Within a year, we must make half a million. If you complete it, you will all be rewarded. If you can't complete it, you will be rewarded. I'm going to give you a slap in the face."

Song Ping and Zhao Heng both had happy faces after hearing the order.

Making five hundred thousand a year, although it was a bit tight in terms of the amount of steel produced in the Ming Dynasty at this time, it was not impossible. As long as it was completed within the specified time, a great achievement was waiting for them!

In other words, this is Zhu Xiongying's credit given to them for free because of their efforts for the Ming Dynasty day and night.

"I accept the decree and thank Your Majesty for His grace!"

Cao Wei and Yan Zhen looked at each other and smiled.

The next day, early in the morning.

After Cao Wei got up, Zhu Hanming changed into court clothes for him, and then walked towards the palace.

Zhu Di, Zhu Di, when you become an overseas emperor in the future, you must have brothers to help you.

As usual, Cao Wei's appearance once again made the officials waiting outside the hall become noisy and lined up to see Cao Wei.

Now that Cao Wei and Princess Zhu Hanming have given birth to a son, the Cao family has finally established a foothold in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a top-notch family. Who doesn't want to have a good relationship with the Cao family?

It's just that the icing on the cake is definitely not as good as giving someone timely help. Civil and military officials also know that building relationships cannot be done too deliberately. They don't bother Cao Wei on weekdays, but they won't let him go when Cao Wei comes to this hall. Take a chance on a familiar face.

Not reaching out to hit the smiling person, Cao Wei also arched his hands and returned greetings to everyone one by one.

Not long after, the door of the main hall slowly opened, and officials filed in.

After everyone stood still, they kowtowed and saluted Zhu Xiongying above.

"Wei minister, please see Your Majesty!"

"No courtesy, stay on your own." Zhu Xiongying waved his hand, and in his words and deeds, he became more and more majestic as a king of a country.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Baiguan straightened up.

"Haha, I have good news for you today," Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.

"Yesterday, a message came back from Europe. King Bingjian had killed the King of Sardinia, executed all his family members, and led an army to occupy the entire Kingdom of Sardinia."

After hearing this, all the ministers clapped their hands and applauded.

The King of Sardinia, Old Modrelli, did not respect the Ming's wishes and violated the Ming Dynasty many times. He secretly united Europe and China in an attempt to resist the Ming Dynasty. Such ungrateful behavior had already made the civil and military officials in the dynasty so angry that they wanted to run away with their swords. Go to Europe and chop off two pieces of meat from old Modrelli.

Now that he heard that Zhu Di had killed the old Modrelli family, he suddenly let out a strong sigh of relief!

"King Bingjian did a good job this time! Relieve his anger!"

"Yes! This is the consequence of rebelling against my Ming Dynasty!"

"In this case, let's see who dares to be my enemy in the future!"

"It would be a pity to kill them with one knife. They should be sent back to our punishment department. I will personally pay the full sentence for them!"

……

When the voices of the ministers subsided, Zhu Xiongying turned his attention directly to Cao Wei.

"Master Cao always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, so why did Master Cao come to the hall today?" Zhu Xiongying joked.

Cao Wei took a step forward, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I came here today with an unkind invitation."

"Grand Master Cao is my great minister of the Ming Dynasty. He has been working hard for the Ming Dynasty. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Cao Wei cupped his hand again and then said:

"King Bingjian wiped out the whole family of Sardinia who did not respect our Ming Dynasty in Europe, and occupied the entire territory of Sardinia. I wonder what your majesty wants to do with the territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia?"

Zhu Xiongying frowned as if thinking, then looked at the other ministers.

"My dear friends, what do you think I should do with the European lands occupied by the Ming Dynasty?"

When the officials first heard this question, they began to whisper among themselves.

After a while, someone stood up,

"Your Majesty, I think we should send more troops and use it as the Ming Dynasty's garrison in Europe. In this way, every move of the other European countries will be under the eyes and ears of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Xiongying nodded and then asked:

"But in this way, all expenditures in the European garrison areas need to be supported by the Ming Dynasty. The two places are far away from each other. How to solve this problem?"

"The original intention of occupying the Kingdom of Sardinia was to gain benefits for the Ming Dynasty, but doing so will require the Ming Dynasty to increase expenditures, which is probably not the best idea."

"Uh..." The man hesitated, obviously not expecting this.

At this time, another person stood up,

"His Majesty can increase taxation on top of other European countries to offset this part of the expenditure."

Zhu Xiongying waved his hand,

"Now that the Ming Dynasty has just established a foothold in Europe, it is not easy to push those European countries too hastily. If the Ming Dynasty's manual rifles are used in the army in large quantities, we can give it a try."

At this time, all the officials were at their wits' end and couldn't figure out how to reduce this part of the expenses.

When Zhu Xiongying saw that no one stood up anymore, he looked at Cao Wei again with a smile.

"Grand Master Cao raised this question, he must have already had an idea. Let's talk about what the merciless invitation you just said was."

Everyone's eyes also followed Cao Wei, and they also wanted to see what clever tricks Cao Wei had.

"Your Majesty, I believe that for the present, the best way to meet the interests of the Ming Dynasty is to establish a country in Europe that can be self-contained. In this way, the European dependent countries can be self-sufficient, and the economic benefits generated can be The continuous supply to the Ming Dynasty can also play a role in monitoring other European countries and make those European countries put the enemy in danger."

After Cao Wei finished speaking, everyone in the audience stared with big eyes and took a breath.

"hiss--!"

Cao Wei has had enough of the good life and wants to die?

Can such heart-wrenching remarks be made in front of the emperor?

The Nine Clans don’t want it anymore?

No, the emperor is also among the nine clans of the Cao Wei family...

Yan Zhenzhi and Xu Yungong, who had always been good friends with Cao Wei, were stunned after hearing what Cao Wei said.

After reacting, he quickly stood up to defend Cao Wei.

"Your Majesty, Grand Master Cao is busy in the manufacturing bureau every day. Maybe he is confused because of his busy schedule. This, this... must not be Grand Master Cao's original intention. I hope Your Majesty will not blame you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Master Cao must be too busy..."

Unexpectedly, Cao Wei turned around and said blankly:

"I'm not confused, I speak from my heart."

(End of this chapter)