Emperor Chongzhen came from later generations, so he naturally knew that Zhang Xianzhong later rebelled. It's just that at this point in time, he doesn't know.

When he crossed over, Jianyu was wreaking havoc in the land of Gyeonggi, and Zhang Xianzhong and others were recruited by Xiong Wencan after the Yongwei Camp went south, and they were no longer making trouble. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's attention is mainly on the northern side. Seize military power and expel Jianguo.

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong did not let go of it, and had already sent a decree to Xiong Wencan, asking him to send Zhang Xianzhong and his righteous sons to Beijing, so as to eliminate the possibility of Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion again.

If you count it from the perspective of time, Xiong Wencan should have received his will more than a month ago. can look at Ruan Zhitian's recital, it seems that Xiong Wencan did not take measures against Zhang Xianzhong, so that Ruan Zhitian had no way to ask for help, so he directly handed the recital to Jingshi.

Not knowing the situation over there, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little uneasy. Now he has a total of six Grade A eavesdropping seeds in his hand; Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Chen Qiyu each have one, one is on Wu Zhong in Liaodong, and one has been taken to Turge in Shaanxi, and now there is only one Grade A eavesdropping seed in his hand.

I also felt that Sun Chuanting's side was less than a thousand miles away from Jingshi, so I just put a B-level eavesdropping seed. Otherwise, you have a Grade A eavesdropping seed at hand. Now that the situation in the south is unknown, it can just come in handy.

Therefore, he immediately sent an edict to Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and asked him to select capable generals to meet with him, and prepare to send him to the south to investigate the situation of the thieves who had been recruited.

Li Ruolian did not dare to slack off after receiving the order, and immediately selected a subordinate to rush to the audience. This right-hand man is Liu Yue, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei known to Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't talk much nonsense, and immediately explained to Liu Yue: "I suspect that there are rogues in the south who rebel again, so you immediately go south to check the situation." If it is indeed reversed, stay by the side of Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, and read and listen to the news he gets every day, especially the movements of the thieves, have you remembered it? ”

This request was a bit strange, but Liu Yue only thought so in his heart, so he immediately agreed.

"If there is no rebellion of the thieves, then you urge Xiong Wencan to immediately send Zhang Xianzhong and his righteous son to Beijing. dared to hesitate, and even Xiong Wencan took the escort back to Beijing. ”

Relatively speaking, this thing is a little more normal, but the power is also greater, and he can even take down the governor of the five provinces. Liu Yue was excited, and immediately agreed again, and then received the secret decree of Emperor Chongzhen, and rushed to the south day and night.

After finishing this matter, Emperor Chongzhen felt that time was still pressing. Originally, I thought that now that I have money, I will train the three major battalions well, so that I can have the capital to fight with Jianyu. But now it seems that there is not much time for the three battalions to train.

On the Hetao, if you can get rid of the Oirat, you can cut off the Manchu wings, and at the same time you can deter other Mongol tribes, and in addition, the most important thing is to get the horses of the Oirat Ministry. According to the estimates of Hu Dawei, Chen Qiyu and He Renlong, only tens of thousands of war horses can be obtained. For Da Ming, the improvement of military strength is absolutely obvious. In addition, horses that do not meet the standards of war horses can also be used as animal power.

However, in order to accomplish this goal, it is not enough to have the remaining troops in Shaanxi, and it is necessary to mobilize the strength of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division. The infantry army is useless, and only the hussar battalion can allocate five thousand horsemen. In addition, you must also drive the expedition in person, at least you have to go to Yansui to sit in the town. Only in this way can the first-class eavesdropping on the feedback from the seed be able to react as soon as possible and use it on the battlefield.

Last time, I didn't go to the front line of the war against the captives, so if I go to Yansui this time, I will be hindered, and I may not be able to do it. But the key to this conquest of the Tumut Ministry is his own intelligence system as the emperor. If you want to take the Hetao area with less risk and accomplish the set goal, you will definitely have to make a trip.

However, at the moment, Chen Qiyu is still rushing to the front station, and he is not in a hurry to leave the Beijing Division, so he should deal with the affairs of the Beijing Division first.

Although Bi Maokang did not rush to Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen already had a flintlock pistol in his hand. The manufacture of firearms must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen brought three flintlock pistols to the battle again.

At this time, a lot of craftsmen under the jurisdiction of the War Bureau had already been recruited. That is, after the announcement is out, there will be an assessment if there is a registration, and a job will be hired if the assessment is passed. As for the original craftsmen, they were all disbanded and let them go back.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen saw these craftsmen in the war bureau again, his first impression was to feel the difference. There is no longer the same lifeless air as before, but all of them are full of longing.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen personally announced the relevant regulations for these craftsmen.

"I have high hopes for you, hoping that your craftsmanship is the best of the Ming Dynasty, and the things you make are the best of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I will give you a year to perform, and you will not be a person who is indiscriminate, and after a year, you will be given the title of a junior craftsman and a reward of one acre of grain. ”

As soon as he heard this, there was a commotion among the craftsmen. Their eyes were wide open, and their faces were full of excitement. Blacksmith Liu Chengye's hands were unconsciously clenched into fists, and he thought to himself: As long as you work hard for a year, you can get a knighthood and be rewarded with grain fields, which ...... Is this true?

Thinking so, he turned his head to look at the craftsmen next to him, and found that they were also very excited, and he knew that he had heard correctly, and he couldn't help but smile happily.

Although it is said that the title of this junior craftsman is actually just a fictitious title, there is no privilege at all, you can only add a little money, and you can also get an acre of grain land; However, for them craftsmen, this is almost nothing. Even if one acre of grain land is a lot in the south, it is really not much in the north. However, this is a grain field rewarded by the emperor, which is a great honor.

After having a knighthood, when they went out in the future and saw their neighbors, their identities were different, and the custody made them all jealous.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at their reactions, and the effect of the secret encouragement in his heart was good.

There is no pressure on him to reward the grain field, so it should be a year-end bonus for these craftsmen.

In a short period of time, after the Jianyu devastated the land of Gyeonggi, many grain fields were barren and became borderless. Some of it can be rewarded. And in the future, Liaodong will definitely be defeated, where the shortage is not grain fields, but people, and rewarding grain fields is not a problem.

Emperor Chongzhen waited for them to digest what they had just said, and then said to them: "After becoming a junior craftsman, there will be an assessment every year. Everyone's products will be approved, divided into good, qualified and defective. If the number of defective products accounts for more than one-thousandth of oneself, and ranks in the bottom tenth of the same type of work, it is unqualified; If there is no defective product, the assessment is good; If the number of good products accounts for more than 60% of itself, and ranks in the top 10 of all people, and there are no defective products, the assessment of the year is excellent......"

Listening to him say these words, Liu Chengye and the others listened attentively, and at the same time secretly weighed in their hearts to see if they could do it. By the time Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, many people were like Liu Chengye, clenching their fists, and their faces were full of confidence.

“…… After three years of work, the annual assessment is good or above, and you can get the title of intermediate craftsman. I will not hesitate to reward the grain fields. When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he glanced at this group of craftsmen, and found that none of them had a grim face, and they all seemed to be sure, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

So, he continued: "But if you want to get the title of senior craftsman, you must have to do ten years, and at least eight times the assessment must be good, and not one of them is unqualified. I ask you, do you have faith? ”

After he finished speaking, Liu Chengye wanted to reply that he had confidence. However, I have never spoken in front of the emperor, and I can't help but hesitate a little in my heart, a little daring.

The other craftsmen actually had the same mind as him, and they all wanted to answer but didn't have the guts.

When Emperor Chongzhen's side accompanied the imperial horse eunuch Wang Chengen, the eunuch with the palm seal, saw the cold scene, his face couldn't help but sink, and he immediately shouted sharply: "Your Majesty asked, are you deaf?" ”

Liu Chengye listened, and saw that the emperor didn't seem to be unhappy, so he replied with the courage to say: "Have confidence!" ”

Such a big iron man, if it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen's better ears, he might not be able to hear it.

But he spoke, and the other craftsmen followed suit, in twos and threes, and the "confident" answers came and went.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen didn't care, knowing his identity, making them jealous, and it didn't matter if the answer was neat or not, he went on to say: "As for the title of professional craftsman or above, it is not how many years you can get, but you must have additional credit." For example, improving the process, inventing practical things, and so on. Do you understand? ”

"Got it!" This time, Liu Chengye and the others, after Emperor Chongzhen asked, did not need Wang Chengen to remind them, so they answered together. Of course, the voices were still a little low, and they all unconsciously lowered their voices.

"In addition, you can also write down your experience, if you can't write, you can find the bureau clerk and let the clerk help record it; As long as the experience is useful, it can also be used as a credit record. The more practical and valuable the experience, the greater the credit. I'll take care of this myself. If I am satisfied, I don't need to work up my qualifications year by year, I can be promoted by leapfrogging and being knighted according to the merit. ”

This is for technical schools, but at the beginning, it should only be opened on the side of the War Bureau. Wait for practical experience before promoting.

Hearing the emperor's words, Liu Chengye couldn't help but feel moved in his heart. I'm also a famous blacksmith in Beijing, and I have something I'm good at, so I'll take it out and see if I can change my title?

There are naturally those who have the same mind as him. But they always have some concerns, after all, what everyone is good at, in the past, is the skill that they rely on to survive. Although it is said that when you enter here, you will have a lot of money every month, so you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. But I'm always a little hesitant, and the biggest doubt is that I don't know how much credit I can make after I say it?

Smiling, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the faces of each craftsman, paying attention to their demeanor, and suddenly, his smile was gone, and he said solemnly: "If there is a reward, there is a punishment, if there is a failure in the assessment for two consecutive years, then the title will be reduced by one level, and if it is not qualified, then all titles will be deprived, I will not ask such a person to do things again, understand?" ”

Hearing this, although Liu Chengye and the others were sure in their hearts, they still secretly warned themselves, and hurriedly replied: "Understood! ”

But no matter what, they were excited that they could do something for the emperor. The emperor's treatment of these craftsmen can be said to have never been before. If you don't work hard to do a good job, you'll really live this life in vain!

For Emperor Chongzhen, he can actually use the one since ancient times, even the kind of Qin Dynasty, that is, severe punishment, engrave his name on the product, if he finds a defective product, he will be whipped or even killed. Under this high-pressure policy, I believe that these craftsmen dare not be serious, and they can also ensure that the defective rate is minimized.

However, Emperor Chongzhen, who came from the latter, could not do this. More importantly, in his view, this kind of high-pressure system will suppress the enthusiasm of craftsmen and hinder their creativity.

There are far more craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty today than in any previous period. The craftsmen used by the royal family must be attractive enough to make the best craftsmen in the country willing to come to Beijing and be used by the royal family.

This craftsman system is a bit exaggerated to say that it is suitable for 365 lines. But for most industries, it can be used. For example, steelmaking, ironmaking, shipbuilding, and other industries that are very useful to the country. Emperor Chongzhen believed that only in this way could the Ming Dynasty catch up on the road of science and technology, not be pulled down by the West, and even lead the world again.

After announcing the craftsman system, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand, and Chen Baoting, who was waiting on the side, immediately stepped forward and held a self-made fire gun in both hands.

He took it in his hand, showed it to the group of craftsmen in front of him, and said, "This is a self-generated firearm, which I prefer to call a flintlock pistol. Instead of using an arquebus, the fire is ignited by the flint on the hammer striking hard against the steel sheet to produce a spark. This kind of flintlock pistol is of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty to win the war and exterminate the thieves. Therefore, I decided not to build an arquebus in the future, but a flintlock pistol. That's what you're going to focus on. One thing, I want to explain......"

Speaking of this, he paused and then said: "This flintlock pistol will be disassembled, disassembled to the greatest extent, and then, each part will be built by a special person, and finally combined into this flintlock pistol." It's no longer everyone who is responsible for building a flintlock pistol. I call this method an assembly line operation, just like flowing water, after flowing through various links, you can complete the construction of a flintlock pistol. If you have any suggestions or experience in crafting a flintlock pistol, I'll be happy! ”

In fact, this kind of assembly line operation was also played by Xianqin. However, in the future, this method could not show personal skills, and finally drowned in the long river of history. Now Emperor Chongzhen has put it forward again, which is to erase the dependence on personal skills, speed up production, and improve the quality of production. If possible, the specifications for each component should be the same.

After the purpose of this visit was explained, Emperor Chongzhen asked the eunuchs of the War Bureau to start arranging these craftsmen according to their own wishes, and prepare to build flintlock pistols.

When he gave the order to return to the palace, suddenly, he felt a little darkness in front of him, and then a line of words began to appear.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed, it seems that the eavesdropping system is responding again, it should be rewarded again, right?