Chapter 323: Daming Arsenal
Bi Maokang was originally a second-class official of the Ming Dynasty, but he resigned and returned to his hometown because he was dissatisfied with the internal infighting in Donglin.
But no matter how you mix it, it won't roll into the way it is now.
Hearing the emperor's question, Bi Maokang sighed helplessly and told Zhu Youzhen everything that had happened.
It turned out that not long after returning to his hometown, his hometown was attacked by the Liukou, and after knowing that he was an expert in firearms, the Liukou would certainly not let him go.
Along the way, he took Bi Maokang with him, preparing to let him make firearms after he was stable, but who knew that the Beijing division was completely annihilated by the Ming army in the first battle.
Bi Maokang became a homeless person, and later met two children who had lost their parents and family, that is, the two sisters and brothers in front of him.
After seeing the earth-shaking changes in the Ming Dynasty, the three of them lived in Jingshi.
The two children are very sensible, and their lives are happy.
But the good times didn't last long, Bi Maokang suddenly fell ill, and soon spent all his savings, and then it was like this.
Zhu Youzhen also regretted what happened to Bi Maokang, but why didn't he ask the court for help.
"You can go to the Tai Hospital to see a doctor, or you can ask the court for help, the court will not ignore you meritorious men."
Bi Maokang shook his head:
"When the court is in difficulty, as a courtier, there is nothing to do, and now where is the old face to ask for help from the court."
Hearing the uncle and grandfather speak, the two children finally knew that their uncle was actually the Ming Emperor, and immediately knelt in front of Zhu Youzhen.
"Uncle Emperor, please save grandpa, we have lost our parents, we can't lose grandpa ......"
Zhu Youzhen bent down to help the two children:
"Don't worry, I won't let your grandfather suffer again."
Zhu Youzhen said and looked at Ah Qing:
"Ah Qing, immediately notify the Tai Hospital to come and pick up the adult Bi for rehabilitation, and the two children will accompany them together, so that my sister and brother can no longer be wronged in the slightest."
"Obedience"
Ah Qing said yes and turned to leave.
After Ah Qing left, Zhu Youzhen said to Bi Maokang again:
"After arriving at the Tai Hospital, take care of your illness, Daming needs you now, I will appoint you as the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, while the old bones have not fallen apart, and fight for Daming for a few more years! Haha......"
Bi Maokang was moved by old tears:
"Your Majesty, the old minister will do his best for the development of the Ming Dynasty, I have this holy monarch in the Ming Dynasty, God really has eyes!"
With a stick of incense or so, Ah Qing led a group of people to Bi Maokang's residence and immediately picked him up.
Zhu Youzhen and A Qing continued to rush to the Ministry of Industry, and on the way, A Qing asked the emperor puzzled:
"Lord, what does Master Bi do, is it very powerful?"
Zhu Youzhen laughed happily:
"Amazing, of course amazing, experts in firearms, with Bi Maokang, Zhao Shizhen and Song Yingxing, my Ming will sweep the world, hahaha......"
Zhu Youzhen is really happy, although he has a system, everything can be settled with the system.
However, as a traverser, Zhu Youzhen knows very well that if you want the sustainable development of Daming, it is best to get rid of dependence on the system as much as possible.
Otherwise, when the system disappears one day, Daming will have to return to the original point, and so many years of hard work will not be in vain.
He wants to use the power of the system to let Daming develop in an all-round way and take the lead in letting Daming industry take off.
The Ministry of Industry Ordnance Manufacturing Factory is definitely a forbidden place in the Ming Dynasty, and no one who has nothing to do with it can approach.
Even if the head of the Ming Cabinet is the first assistant, it can't be done without the emperor's permission, and those who disobey will be killed on the spot.
Seeing the two horses galloping towards them, the flintlock pistol in the guard's hand immediately pointed at the two:
"Idlers in the military forbidden land are exempted, go away immediately!"
Zhu Youzhen A-Qing restrained the war horse, and A-Qing immediately took out a big inner waist card and raised it to the guards:
"Inspect the factory by His Majesty's order!"
The guards immediately ran to Ah Qing's side, stretched out his hand to take the waist card and looked at it carefully.
"The Imperial Guard, Ah Qing"
The emperor's personal beauty bodyguard is unknown to everyone now, and Baihu hurriedly bowed down to salute:
"It turned out to be Lord Aqing, and his subordinates were offended by acting on orders, please come in!"
Baihu said, waving his hand to his command, and the gate of the arsenal immediately opened slowly.
Zhu Youzhen Aqing jumped off the war horse, threw the reins of the horse to the hundred households, and walked into the arsenal.
As soon as they entered the compound, the two of them heard a clanging sound coming from inside.
In such a cold weather, the factory is still in full swing, and Zhu Youzhen is very satisfied.
The door of the workshop was also closed, and in front of it stood two soldiers armed with flintlock pistols, and not far away a dozen soldiers.
"Stop, please show your ID!"
Ah Qing was just about to show his waist card again, and the soldier hurriedly bowed down and saluted:
"See Your Majesty!"
Zhu Youzhen looked at this soldier, he didn't seem to have seen it, and it was impossible for ordinary soldiers to see the emperor casually.
"Do you know me?"
"Back to the emperor, his subordinate is Jinyiwei, he is the son of Dongchang, and we are the internal security here!"
It turned out to be Jinyiwei, no wonder I knew him, there were Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi, and the factory security was absolutely airtight.
"Oh, it's Jinyiwei, wear thick clothes and stand guard well, here are the secrets of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Obey"
When Jin Yiwei and Zhu Youzhen were talking, Dongchang Fanzi had already opened the door of the workshop.
Zhu Youzhen waved his hand to more than a dozen Jinyi guards and Dongchang fans and entered the workshop.
The workshop is very large, and it is divided into several types of work, not only steelmaking furnaces, ironmaking furnaces, but also machine tools and drilling rigs.
Although it is not a high-tech in modern times, it is definitely the most awesome existence in the Ming Dynasty, and of course it is produced by the system.
Zhu Youzhen walked over to a drilling machine, which was a primitive drilling rig, but much more efficient than manual drilling.
Several craftsmen were working on the barrels, and they were working so carefully and so carefully that they didn't even notice two people walking up to him.
"Spiral rifling?"
Zhu Youzhen was surprised to find that one of the craftsmen among them was actually making spiral rifling.
Although the Royal Guard was armed with rifled guns, the chambers were all rifled.
Zhu Youzhen didn't expect Zhao Shizhen to think through the rifled gun.
If the development is successful, this is not a trivial matter, a big invention.
However, this gun is best used with mini rounds, and only with mini bullets can it be used to maximize its power.
Although Zhu Youzhen gave all these production drawings and processes to Zhao Shizhen.
However, it should be difficult to develop with the current technology, and Zhu Youzhen did not hold out much hope.
He patted the craftsman and asked:
"Has this gun ever been made?"
The craftsman was suddenly photographed, and he was startled and looked back.
I saw a very imposing middle-aged man and a very beautiful girl standing beside him.
He knew that ordinary people couldn't enter the workshop, and it should be a member of the Ministry of Engineering to inspect, so he hurriedly replied:
"Yes, there may be more than a dozen, all of which were taken by Lord Zhao."
"Oh, that's good, how much is your salary a month, and is it paid on time?"
"Back to my lord, the small salary is six taels of silver a month, and it will be paid in full and on time!"
Zhu Youzhen nodded in satisfaction, and then walked to the office not far away.
The two of them came to the office, pushed the door and walked in.
Zhao Shizhen was playing with a rifled gun, and when he heard someone coming in, he pointed the muzzle of the gun directly at the person:
"There are no rules, the next time you enter my office, knock on the door, otherwise..."