Something is wrong, although it is precious, but it is nothing to an inner servant like Liu Jin and Zhang Yong, but the meaning behind this is different. Because rewarding Zhang Yong means that Zhu Houzhao thinks he has done a good job and recognizes his merits. Let Liu Jin send it to Zhang Yong, that is, Zhu Houzhao is completely unkind.

Everyone in the East Palace knows that Zhang Yong and Liu Jin in the palace are not dealing with each other, since Liu Jin began to take over the affairs of Qianzhuang, Liu Jin can be said to be in full swing.

Of course, the main thing is that Liu Jin's atmosphere is good, basically showing himself to be favored on various occasions or intentionally or unintentionally. Like Zhang Yong, who stays in the war bureau all day long, either dealing with iron guys or craftsmen, naturally he can't see anything favored, and he is not less sneered and excluded by Liu Jin on weekdays.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao knew these things, and he also knew that Zhang Yong was very hard and had merits in the War Bureau, but Zhu Houzhao had no intention of stopping it at all, the reason was very simple, that is, Zhu Houzhao needed them to fight and make trouble. Whether it is the inner court or the outer court, what Zhu Houzhao needs is balance, not a monopoly.

Of course, you have to provoke it when the time is right, otherwise how can they fight so fiercely?

For example, now, Zhang Yong has made meritorious contributions, and asked Liu Jin to give him something to give him, Zhang Yonghui will be less cynical? Or Liu Jin won't be sour? Anyway, no matter what the situation is, the two of them will definitely not be hello and I will be good to everyone, it is destined that as long as there is some dirt, it is just that Liu Jin is depressed and Zhang Yong is happy.

got a reward and angered Liu Jin, even if Liu Jin said something, it would not affect Zhang Yong's mood at all, and the two of them still had to fight.

For Zhu Houzhao, you have to let them fight, if they don't fight, then his Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be happy.

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with the iron-hearted copper cannon, Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yong, and then asked, "How are other aspects going?" ”

With such a big war bureau, it is naturally impossible to just study a steel cannon and finish, this is just one of the projects, of course, it can be regarded as a project that Zhu Houzhao is more concerned about. In addition to this, recent research projects include the rifling of artillery and the sights of artillery and, more afar, metal fixed shells and rear-loading guns.

Zhu Houzhao opened a project team in the War Bureau to conduct research together, of course, these are all high-precision technologies in this era, and Zhu Houzhao has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in research and development.

This is still only for cannons, but also for muskets, such as the assembly line casting of barrels, the development of flintlock pistols, and the manufacture of granular gunpowder and mini rounds. There are also rear-loading guns and metal fixed bullets in the distance, anyway, everything is moving forward, continuous research and research is studying, and Zhu Houzhao is willing to put money inside.

Although I don't know what it will look like in the end, whether I can smash one and take it over, Zhu Houzhao didn't think about it, anyway, it will definitely not work if he doesn't smash it.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince!" When Zhang Yong heard Zhu Houzhao's question, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "The production of sights has almost been completed, and I believe it will be fixed soon." ”

It is impossible to talk about how accurate the sights of this era are, because they are front-loading smoothbore guns, and you can't control the trajectory, you can only estimate by elevation angles and parabolas, and after many experiments to develop a rough sight. Of course, although this kind of sight can't point where to shoot, the cannon's tolerance for accuracy is very high.

The difficulty of making this kind of sight is not so much, and Zhu Houzhao provided a lot of things, so after Zhang Yong finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao was not surprised at all, just nodded, and there was no expression on his face.

Zhang Yong saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's expression, and he also understood in his heart that a single sight would definitely not satisfy His Royal Highness the Prince, but he was not unprepared, and hurriedly said: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, we have tried to carve rifling, and some progress has been made recently, and drills and machine tools have been made. ”

The so-called machine tool is actually a very simple wooden shelf, but the War Bureau has indeed solved the problem of rifling bits, that is, carving knives.

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang Yong, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Take your time, don't worry, this palace believes that you can do well." ”

Although Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhang Yong himself still did not dare to relax, and Zhu Houzhao had no intention of continuing to look, because Zhu Houzhao came to inspect today on a temporary interest, and you can't rise up to inspect, and you will make a lot of new achievements in the entire military war bureau.

"Soldiers and battles add meals, enjoy wine and meat!" Zhu Houzhao smiled and said to Zhang Yong: "In addition, everyone in the War Bureau will be paid double this month. ”

Although I don't know where the rules are, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, it must be rewarded, and it may start with the labor army. However, Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about this, as long as the people in the War Bureau work hard for themselves, the money is nothing. You must know that His Royal Highness the Prince's small treasury is still very sufficient, and Zhu Houzhao is very satisfied with this.

"By the way, let's arrange it, the palace is going to eat here." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and instructed Zhang Yong.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince!" Zhang Yong naturally didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly agreed.

Nanjing, Hubu Yamen.

For Liu Qi, today is another leisurely day, holding a purple clay pot in his hand, the warm feel makes Liu Qi very satisfied, and Liu Qi is very unpopular in the entire Nanjing officialdom. You must know that the last Yangzhou case of illegal salt and the case of the Lianghuai salt field involved a lot of people, and many people were deeply involved in Nanjing.

Not to mention these, how many Nanjing officials who were implicated in the Yangzhou smuggling salt case were sold by Liu Qi? Including the predecessor of Liu Qi's current official position, that is, the original Nanjing household servant.

Under such circumstances, Liu Qi's life is better than that of ghosts, and many people can also see from the direction of the court that Liu Qi is afraid that it will be over. However, no one expected that Liu Qi would really sit firmly in the position of the household servant in Nanjing, the court did not belittle him, and he did not bow down, as if this was the case.

Even so, Liu Qi is not treated well in Nanjing officialdom, and he is also excluded, you must know the truth that many people know, this guy is corrupt and betrays his teammates. Even if you don't know the truth, you feel that Liu Qi is really loyal and patriotic, but you don't stay away from Liu Qi, and rarely dare to contact Liu Qi, because you don't know when you will be sold by Liu Qi.