Chen Zenian's eyes widened again. The reason why the number of pipe holes should be increased is to solve the problem of slow loading speed and weak continuous firepower, which is always a symptom rather than a cure, although the number of pipe holes has increased, the weight has also increased, and the operation has become complicated. But Lao Zhu's idea solves this problem very well, although the lethality is reduced, the sustainable firepower has been unprecedentedly strengthened! Especially the idea of this wheel, why didn't he think of it?

Looking at the new version of the Five Thunder God Machine that was constantly spitting tongues of fire, Lao Zhu's heart was filled with a sense of pride. Although it is not an invention or creation, it is his first effort that has been richly rewarded! Then Bi Fei, who was experimenting, finished all the bullets with great interest, and then reluctantly let go of his hand, looked at Lao Zhu and said with a smirk: "Zhu Qianhu still has the ability!" Where is the little old man half a point compared to the adult! ”

Staring at these old craftsmen who had paid countless efforts for Daming's firearms, the excited and joyful expressions, Zhu Yidao suddenly felt that his eyes were a little moist. They have personally created the glory of the Daming official army, witnessed the development of Daming science and technology, and although they have been treated unfairly, they still pay without regrets! Only science and technology are the primary productive forces, Lao Zhu unconsciously popped up such a sentence in his mind. He bent down deeply in front of the craftsman and said with sincerity a famous quote that had been hypocritical: "If I stand tall and see far, it is because I stand on your shoulders!" Without the hard work of your masters, there would not be such advanced firearms today! ”

Several old men hurriedly knelt down, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau stood beside him, and a five-grade official bowed to him, which was a big taboo! But Zhu Yidao ignored it, insisted on supporting them, bowed deeply, and then said coldly: "As long as I, Zhu, am here, no one will want to touch you again!" If you dare to move, then step on my Zhu someone's corpse first! ”

Chen Zenian shook unconsciously. In fact, he didn't plan to do anything to these old craftsmen, but they were used to seeing too many blank eyes and disdain, and suddenly someone shocked them to show respect, naturally they were at a loss! But Zhu Yidao was able to be so respectful and polite to these craftsmen, and when he mentioned such a high status, anyone would feel incredible. But I didn't expect him to treat craftsmen so respectfully, so the people in the East Factory would have fun watching it. Chen Zenian gloated in his heart and thought that the fans of the East Factory have never had a good face, and they are either beaten or scolded, and the craftsmen are afraid of them like tigers, so they can't avoid them! I just don't know, will Zhu Qianhu do anything to these fans?

Zhu Yidao, who returned to the temporary bedroom, was full of great regret in his heart! In the past few days, he has not seen the beating and scolding of the craftsmen, not the pitiful treatment and extremely low status of the craftsmen, but he has never had a chance to change. It is impossible to change it by relying on one's own strength. Power can change many things, but there are still some things that cannot be changed, such as tradition, such as officialdom, the inertial thinking formed over thousands of years, which can definitely not be changed in a few decades! But in any case, I have to do something for them, these people are priceless, and you can't exchange them for the five guards!

Lao Zhu, who had made up his mind, dictated to Wang Shi and wrote a secret letter to the emperor: "Craftsmen are the priceless treasures of my Ming Dynasty, and the quality of military equipment and the size of its power all lie in their creation." These people are comparable to Xiao He of the Han Dynasty, although they are inconspicuous, but they are the guarantee of the repeated victories of our Ming officers and soldiers, so it is necessary to increase their treatment, improve their status, improve their work efficiency, and reduce their working hours; Only in this way will I have more and better equipment, in order to attract the best craftsmen in the whole Ming Dynasty, I hope the emperor will think deeply! ”

When Wanli saw this secret letter, he shook his head helplessly with a wry smile. This Zhu Yidao, do you think you don't have enough trouble? Haven't you gotten me enough trouble? For the success of your delta wing, I did not hesitate to send my own uncle to Longxi, but in the end, I only came up with an improved version of the Five Thunder God Machine! How can I trust you again? Besides, although I am the Son of Heaven, I can't do many things! In case it causes the ministers to write frantically and scold, what should I do? He couldn't help but rub his temples, that's it, since you want to toss, then toss! It's better to divert the attention of the ministers, and don't just focus on my head!

His reply was simple: "You can do your own thing, but you have to measure it." ”

With the emperor's words, things will be much easier! Zhu Yidao didn't hesitate anymore, found a reason, and mercilessly beat a few people who often beat and scolded craftsmen with hundreds of canes, and then threw them back to Dongchang. At the same time, warn the other fans, if this situation occurs again, behead immediately!

At this time, all the fans of the East Factory were in an uproar. For the sake of these lowly minions, Zhu Qianhu openly confronted Dongchang, is he crazy? Either these craftsmen are crazy, or how can he stand up for these minions? There are still unbelievers who sprinkle their anger on the craftsmen. In just one day, more than a dozen craftsmen were injured and disabled. For the safety of the craftsmen, the sergeants of the Kyoshi Guard have exercised the utmost restraint, but to no avail. After all, they can't protect these craftsmen forever, and once the defense mission is revoked, they are afraid that the Ordnance Bureau will be retaliated by the East Factory and even the celebrant of ceremonies!

Jiang Fei didn't dare to tell Zhu Yidao about these situations, he was afraid that Lao Zhu would do something bad under impulse. No one dared to tell him in the guard, and the craftsmen were even more frightened and couldn't even say well, so this matter was concealed, when Zhu Yidao asked Chen Zenian, why there were so many fewer people in the past two days, Chen Zenian said haha, and sent some people to Liaodong to repair weapons.

The situation deteriorated more and more, and Dongchang didn't react when he saw Zhu Yidao, and quickly determined that this was just one of the three fires of his new official taking office, and he would not really stand out for these lowly minions, so he let go of his courage again. The fans don't know where they learned that the reason why Zhu Qianhu would issue such an order was because some craftsmen quietly complained, so all the dissatisfaction and grievances during this time were sent to them! Originally, this Ordnance Bureau was the territory of the East Factory, but it was suddenly snatched away by the Beijing Division, and constantly suppressed himself, so Zhu Yidao is the emperor's henchman, we have nothing to do, but you damn slaves and maids will not also be the emperor's henchmen, right? Beat me to death!

The elderly Bi Fei looked coldly at the things that had happened in the last few days, he was the most honest and troubleless among the craftsmen. But since Zhu Yidao came, his different attitude towards the craftsmen always made him feel that this Zhu Qianhu might be able to make decisions for his own people, and he didn't expect him to say anything good for himself, but no one could really be hurt anymore! Those disabled craftsmen are all extremely skilled, I don't know how many years they have been working, and they are extremely experienced old people, if they have three long and two short, not to mention others, the task set by the imperial court this year will not be completed, at least dozens of people will have their heads on the ground! Could it be that I am a master of the Ming Dynasty, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there is really no royal law? We have done our best to do things for the court, and we have never had any complaints, it is these people who have corrupted the emperor's kindness! Now there can be someone who can't say that he is in charge of everyone, I don't want to fight for this old life, and I have to fight for the big guy!

That night, Bi Fei took ten taels of silver - a dozen people's money for a few months, and slowly touched the small courtyard where Zhu Yidao lived in the workshop. The sergeant guarding at the gate stopped him without hesitation, saying that it was too late at this time, Lord Qianhu had already slept, and if you have anything, let's talk about it tomorrow!

Bi Fei was a little scared, looking at the cold barrel in the sergeant's hand, he took out ten taels of silver with trembling hands, and whispered, "Military ...... Master Jun, you can do it, little old man...... The little old man said a few words and left...... Guaranteed, guaranteed not to disturb the rest of the adults! Okay, okay! Just a few words...... A few words! ”

Lao Zhu strictly forbade this unhealthy trend of accepting bribes in the Beijing Divisional Guard, and in Jiang Fei's words, the strictness of discipline in this area was even worse than that of the Qi family's army! As soon as the sergeant saw the silver, his face suddenly changed greatly, the barrel of the gun was aimed at his chest, and he shouted in a low voice: "Get out of here!" Otherwise, don't blame the old men for being unkind! ”

"Master Jun!"

Bi Fei was really frightened, and knelt on the ground with a thud, trembling like a sieve, and he wanted to give up. But he remembered that if he didn't say a fair word for the big guy today, who would speak for him tomorrow when it was his turn to be beaten?

"Master Jun...... You can do it, you can do it! The little old man only said one sentence, and left after saying a word...... Please, please......" He kept kowtowing, and there was a large bruise on his head. He has decided to let go, he has lived a lifetime in his nest, even if he dies, he has to die like a person!

The sergeants fell silent.

It's not that they haven't seen the respect of Lord Chihu for these craftsmen, and since they came here, the adults have sighed to them from time to time, if it weren't for these craftsmen, I really don't know where the firearms in my hands came from! This old man came to see Lord Qianhu in the middle of the night, and it must have something to do with what happened in the past few days! To put it or not to put it? Everyone's eyes invariably looked at the assistant who led the team.

The assistant looked at Bi Fei's thin figure, trembling like a sieve, and was extremely scared, but he still insisted on seeing the adult, sighed, and silently took off the helmet representing his assistant's status, and stuffed it into the hands of the sergeant next to him: "...... Go ahead...... This assistant, his subordinates won't do it......"