Returning to the palace from the Yongwei camp, Zhu Cihong immediately ordered someone to search for the file, and finally found a note dated July 20, the eighth year of Chongzhen.

It was Bi Maokang, the former right attendant of the military department, who presented a self-written book called "Illustrated Weapons of Weapons".

The book lists all kinds of firearms, poisonous crossbows, and flintlock pistols that he had in mind, and the book is illustrated with pictures and texts, describing the manufacture, use, and power of weapons.

Zhu Cihong was excited when he saw it, and hurriedly asked Bi Maokang where he was. The result disappointed him, Bi Maokang is now the right attendant of the household department in Nanjing, the governor of Qian Liang.

"It's too far, I have to find a way to get His Majesty the Emperor to transfer him to the capital and take charge of the military and war bureau, such a good talent, what kind of money and food is in charge, it's really overkill." Zhu Cihong sneered.

Fortunately, there are books, let's see if the craftsmen of the War Bureau can build them according to the map.

If Zhu Cihong wanted to rebuild the Daming firearms, he had to find a group of scientists who were proficient in firearms, such as Xu Guangqi. But Xu Guangqi, a scientific giant, has been dead for a few years, and he missed it.

The second person that Zhu Cihong thought of was Xu Guangqi's student Sun Yuanhua, and later inquired, Sun Yuanhua was actually killed by the imperial court a few years ago because of the Denglai Change!

Sun Yuanhua, this is a talent buried by history, if he doesn't die, it is not impossible to recover Liaodong.

Sun Yuanhua was a student of Xu Guangqi, he studied both Chinese and Western, and he devoted himself to the study of Western artillery, and was a unique expert in artillery manufacturing and ballistics in the late Ming Dynasty.

When he was governor of Denlai, he even formed a Foreign Legion with 27 Portuguese gunners, which was regarded as the commander-in-chief of the Great Ming Firearms Force.

When the wild boar Pinurhachi led the Eight Banners Army to be invincible in Liaodong, it was Sun Yuanhua who brought the eleven Hongyi cannons to Ningyuan, which bombarded the Eight Banners Army and achieved the famous "Ningyuan Victory".

The wild boar skin was "invincible, invincible, but Ning Yuan could not take a city, so he returned with great resentment", and eight months later, died in depression.

The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were ecstatic about this key victory, a main cannon, and was also awarded the title of "General of the Anguo Whole Army Ping Liao Jingyu" by the emperor.

Later, Sun Yuanhua was reused, and he was ambitious and wanted to train a strong force with advanced artillery and tactics to recover Liaodong. It's a pity that a historical accident shattered Sun Yuanhua's grand plan and dream of strengthening the army.

'A mutiny caused by a chicken', so that Kong Youde and others under his command rebelled, Dengzhou fell, Sun Yuanhua was held by the rebels, and he failed to kill himself.

Sun Yuanhua was captured and released, framed by political enemies Yu Yinggui, Li Mengchen, Lu Zhenfei, Wen Tiren and others, arrested and imprisoned, and finally unjustly killed.

Sun Yuanhua's death made Houjin the biggest winner, and in the fifth year of Chongzhen, the famous traitors Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, with hundreds of warships and a large number of skilled Western gunners, crossed the sea to join Houjin.

The defection of the most elite firearms unit of the Ming Dynasty brought about a great change in the balance of military power between the Ming and Jin.

After Jin Ru obtained the treasure, Huang Taiji personally led Zhubeile out of Shengjing ten miles to greet him, and used the most solemn "hug ceremony" of the Jurchens to treat each other. At this moment, he had the capital to enter the Central Plains.

Later, the Manchu Qing Dynasty used captured and imitated artillery to attack the city and seize the land, and the momentum was like a bamboo. After entering the customs, in the confrontation with Li Zicheng's peasant army, the artillery showed its might, and the peasant army avoided it thereafter.

It is a pity that such a character died in a party dispute.

Zhu Cihong paced back and forth in the Zhongcui Palace, thinking about how to keep the military equipment manufacturing bureau in his hands, and who to find to develop weapons for him, what he needed most at present was scientific researchers.

In the future, the Ming army fought an asymmetrical war with the Manchu Qing with sophisticated firearms and cold weapons, and the one-sided suppression was a little exciting to think about.

"Your Highness, the War Bureau has sent ten binoculars, please take a look." Wu Zhong led several eunuchs to report to Zhu Cihong with a wooden plate and a telescope.

Zhu Cihong frowned and said, "I'll make a batch, and they'll make me ten?" ”

The people in the War Bureau thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just a temporary interest and wanted a few more binoculars to play, so they built ten to deal with it.

Although Wu Zhong didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to do, he still spoke: "The slave maid will go and tell the War Bureau and let them build more." ”

Zhu Cihong held a telescope in his hand, and suddenly said, "Wait a minute, was this telescope brought to Daming by a person named John Tang?" ”

Wu Zhong thought for a while before he said, "Back to Your Highness, it is the Qintian Supervisor Zheng Tang Ruowang. ”

"Let him come to me." Zhu Cihong's heart moved slightly, he almost forgot about this great god, this great god is an all-rounder, not only has a deep knowledge of astronomy, but also has a lot of research on artillery.

"Wait, I'll visit him."

Zhu Cihong planned to visit John Tang's home in person, and for the scientific researchers, he felt the need to be courteous to Corporal Corporal.

Zhu Cihong sent Jinyiwei to find Tang Ruowang, who was at this time in a catholic church in the capital, which was also his home in Daming.

Zhu Cihong brought Xu Sheng, Wu Zhong and a group of guards to visit.

Looking at the people coming and going in front of this Western-style church, Zhu Cihong was a little surprised, he didn't expect so many people to believe in the Catholic Jesuits at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

He actually saw a eunuch in the church! It was an old eunuch who was praying in the church.

"Pang Tianshou!" Zhu Cihong stopped the old eunuch.

That was Pang Tianshou of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, under Cao Huachun, his status was not low, and Zhu Cihong had seen him when he went to the Imperial Horse Prison to find Cao Huachun before.

The old eunuch named Pang Tianshou was a little annoyed at first when he heard that someone called him by name, and when he turned around and saw Zhu Cihong, he quickly changed his face and trotted over to salute.

"Pang Tianshou, why did you become religious?" Zhu Cihong was puzzled, a eunuch didn't believe in Rulai and Laojun, nor did he believe in the Jade Emperor, but in Jesus?

Hearing His Royal Highness the Prince's inquiry, Pang Tianshou didn't dare to hide it, so he could only answer 1510.

Hearing Pang Tianshou's explanation, Zhu Cihong knew that it turned out that Tang Ruowang used his position as Qin Tianjian to often chat with eunuchs in the palace, and used the opportunity to explain astronomy to the eunuchs to spread Catholicism in the palace.

Many eunuchs were brainwashed by John Tang into the church, and this imperial horse eunuch Pang Tianshou was the biggest one among the brainwashed eunuchs.

Zhu Cihong was slightly shocked in his heart, this Tang Ruowang is really powerful, he can actually brainwash the eunuch into the church? It's like selling a comb to a bald man and sneaking away to take off!

"Okay, it's none of your business, you're busy." Zhu Cihong waved his hand at Pang Tianshou and did not pursue anything.

The development of Catholicism in the Ming Dynasty is considered legal, and even some ministers believe in religion, such as Xu Guangqi, the previous secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who also believes in Catholicism, and was pulled into the religion by another brainwashing expert, Matteo Ricci.

While speaking, Tang Ruowang, who was wearing a black priest's robe, saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come to the door in person, and hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose!" Tang Ruowang saluted in fluent Chinese, he could brainwash the eunuchs, and naturally his Chinese would not be so lame.

As the supervisor of Qintian and an official of the Ming Dynasty, Tang Ruowang is still very clear about the various etiquettes of the Ming officialdom.

Zhu Cihong looked at the bearded Tang Ruowang in front of him and said, "Tang Jian Zheng, no courtesy." ”

"I don't know what Your Highness is here, what is the so-called matter?" Tang Ruowang didn't understand Zhu Cihong's intention to come to him, and asked directly.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. is very knowledgeable, so I came here to ask for advice." ”