Wang Gong's accounts, Chongzhen will personally look at them every month, and the material silver, ICBC, surplus silver, etc. are all clearly recorded in the book, and even where the last waste materials go, they are also recorded separately.

Since Zhu Shun served as the ambassador of Wang Gong's Bureau, he has never been greedy for a penny of silver, and the reason for the high cost of flintlock smoothbore guns has been found.

It is not an overnight thing to eradicate corruption in the Ministry of Works, and it may not be possible to eradicate it in a lifetime.

But......

Chongzhen thought that this person was a Westerner, just like buying artillery from the Franc machine man, and the Ming Dynasty's firearms were later purchased from this Franc machine merchant, which can be regarded as bypassing the Ministry of Industry and indirectly controlling the corruption problem: "I don't know the selling price of this new type of firearm, geometry?" ”

Ruvio deliberately stood straight and did not speak, and after a while, he smiled without saying a word: "Respected Emperor Ming, five taels of silver." ”

The highest price that Chongzhen could give was roughly thirty taels of silver, and five taels of silver was far less than thirty taels of silver, reducing a large amount of military spending.

Now the most headache for Chongzhen is to send Liao, the firearms and lead bullet gunpowder of the Ming border army, which will be purchased from the Franco merchants in the future, and the Ming Dynasty's imminent collapse of finances can be pulled back from the brink of collapse.

You can take out more silver to suppress the bandits, as long as Gao Yingxiang is eliminated, the silver of the Ming Dynasty will improve.

Chongzhen looked through the spy report submitted by Wang Chengen and knew that this Franc machine businessman had been doing business in Daming for many years, and had also lived in Beijing for many years, and rarely went to sea.

Could it be that this is a recent new invention of the Franc machine merchant, and it has not been leaked yet.

Chongzhen thought that Da Ming might monopolize this new type of firearm, and Jiannu couldn't buy it even if he had silver, so he was very excited, and couldn't wait to ask: "Has this new type of firearm ever been sold to others?" ”

Ruvio replied without a smile: "This is the latest invention of this knight, and it has not yet been manufactured, and it has not been sold to others. ”

Chongzhen still knows some of the situation of Europa, and knows that the knights of Europa are also members of the nobility, and there has been a slight change in his attitude.

Merchants really don't have any status, but knights are different, and they are already qualified to trade on an equal footing: "I allow you to open a gun factory in Daming and buy and sell firearms, but you must abide by two rules. ”

"First of all, this new type of firearm cannot be sold to Jiannu, nor can it be sold to the bureaucrats and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, but can only be sold to the royal family."

"Second, the gun factory can only be in the vicinity of the Beijing Division, and cannot be separated from the scope of the Beijing Division."

After saying these two sentences, Chongzhen obviously lacked confidence, and he was quite a bit of a strong buying.

The other party is not a Ming person, and the new firearms are the invention of the Francophone aristocracy themselves, and it is completely possible to establish a gun factory overseas, and they can buy and sell firearms as they want.

At that time, you have to beg the nobles of the Francophone to sell this new type of firearm to Daming, and the price is how much it depends on the mood of the other party.

On the contrary, there were many constraints to opening a gun factory in Daming, and it also restricted who the firearms were sold to, and made a lot of money.

Zhu Shun saw Chongzhen's reaction, and knew in his heart that the matter of the arms company had been completed, and now it was no longer his own begging for Chongzhen to establish a gun factory.

On the contrary, Chongzhen begged Ru Weio, hoping that he could establish a gun factory in Daming.

Zhu Shun did not expect to establish an arms company overseas, but it involves a very fundamental issue, an arms company that has always been ahead of the world in science and technology will undoubtedly become the most advanced arms company in the world.

Hundreds of years later, if the advanced firearms were sold to the Japanese and used to deal with the Han state at that time, Zhu Shun would rather not establish an arms company, and would not let that happen.

Zhu Shun coughed lightly, and Ru Wei knew that it was time for him to speak: "Respect Emperor Daming, the arms company can be established in Daming." ”

"It's just that I have decided to follow Gongbo and become his retainer, hoping that Emperor Daming can give me the qualifications to establish a family knight."

The nobleman didn't speak for a long time, Chongzhen almost thought that the other party would not agree, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart.

I didn't expect Zhu Shun to give himself such a big surprise, and he actually convinced this Francois nobleman and made him a retainer of the industrial uncle, well, it should be the master of Daming.

Chongzhen thought about it carefully, and he understood that the flintlock pistol, the Ming steam engine, the steam mill, etc., every new invention of Zhu Shun brought a great shock to the Manchu Dynasty and the military, and also had a far-reaching impact on the Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen himself was shocked every time, and it was natural to convince a Francophile nobleman.

Thinking about it, if there was no Zhu Shun this time, it would be impossible for the nobles of the Francophone to stay in Daming to establish a gun factory, and it was really Hu Lian of Daming.

Chongzhen felt a little more grateful to the newly appointed industrial Bo Zhu Shun: "You can establish a family of knights, and the number of people in armor in this village can not exceed twenty, and it should be used to protect the gun factory." ”

"In addition, your knighthood, Da Ming also gave a certain recognition, and the rank is roughly equivalent to that of Fengguo Duwei."

After Chongzhen said this, he suddenly turned his gaze to Zhu Shun, who was standing aside and did not speak, and said with a smile: "Aiqing stepped forward to listen to Feng." ”

When Zhu Shun heard this, his expression was a little smiling, originally he begged Chongzhen to establish an arms company, and changed his thinking, but instead Chongzhen begged himself.

Chongzhen waited until Zhu Shun stepped forward, but this time he really couldn't hold back, and walked over and held Zhu Shun's arm: "The pardon order is respected as a hundred households in brocade clothes, and the order hall is a six-grade order." ”

There are two kinds of Jinyi guards, one is the spies who are responsible for the supervision of each guard, and the other is called Luan Yiwei, who is responsible for guarding the emperor's side.

Because he often accompanies the king, pardoning Luan Yiwei has always been regarded as the biggest shade, but it is generally the elders who shelter the nephews in the next generation, Zhu Shun didn't expect that he would be sheltered by his father.

This can't be helped, Dad only has one craftsman and doesn't have any merit, if he has merit, it is estimated that he has been promoted.

Although Jinyi Baihu is a military attaché, it is enough to make my father have enough official addiction and become an official who he couldn't think of in the past.

Zhu Shun immediately thanked him: "Thank you for the emperor's reward." ”

After the reward was over, and the matter of the gun factory was confirmed, Chongzhen asked the nobles of the Franco machine to retreat and left Zhu Shun alone: "Aiqing, this Westerner is willing to become your master, and you must find a way to sign the deed for the establishment of the gun factory." ”

"Only in this way can we really control the gun factory and ensure that the new firearms do not fall into the hands of Jiannu."

Zhu Shun was thinking about how to make an excuse and put the deed in his name, when he saw Chongzhen's solemn face.

Yes, it has become Chongzhen begging himself again.

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