Zhu Houzhao is also looking at this Taishi, as a Taishi, but he is a high-quality official, in the Ming Dynasty, only the important ministers of the empire can get this honor after his death, and now Ma Wensheng, the only one who has been awarded the title of Taishi during his lifetime, is also imposed by Zhu Houzhao using imperial power.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't expect the Mongolian Taishi to wear it so badly, not even brocade, and there was a trace of sheep's smell on his body.

Looking at the action of Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, pinching his nose, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but pinch his nose and asked, "Are you the Taishi of the Yongxie Department?" ”

"Exactly, I haven't seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

He also saluted Zhu Houzhao, although the Ming Emperor in front of him looked very young, but he didn't dare to directly show his contempt.

"Excuse me, Dayuan has long been replaced by Da Ming, why do you still retain the official position of the previous dynasty?"

Zhu Houzhao changed his words at this time, and directly asked coldly, his tone was quite stern!

Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, couldn't help but chuckle in his heart after hearing this, thinking to himself What is Your Majesty doing here, not to form an alliance with others, why is there a meaning of interrogation in his words?

Liu Jin, the master of ceremonies, was also surprised, thinking to himself what his emperor wanted to do.

Zhu Houzhao naturally had a purpose in asking this, in order to make these Tatars completely lose their ambition to restore the Great Yuan, the first thing to do was to completely get rid of all the Yuan Dynasty symbols on them, including the official positions of the Yuan Dynasty.

He was also surprised, he didn't expect that he just thought that the Ming Emperor in front of him should not be very majestic when he was young, but who knew that as soon as he came, he directly asked himself why he wanted to keep the official position of the previous dynasty, how could he explain this? Explain that he still misses the previous dynasty and intends to restore Dayuan, so he will not directly make Yongxiebu and Da Ming enemies, and even he will be hacked to death on the spot.

"Your Majesty, this matter is also excusable, because the new dynasty has not been granted, therefore, they can only temporarily receive the officials of the previous dynasty, Your Majesty may as well follow the example of Taizong to seal Arutai, and give it and not the official title?"

At this time, Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, replied.

Zhu Houzhao was waiting for Jiao Fang's sentence, but he didn't say it directly, he didn't take the initiative to ask for an official if he wanted to wait.

I also saw that the Ming Emperor in front of him wanted to attach himself to the Ming Dynasty and become a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but now he is a tribal lord, that is, the Emperor of the Earth, and even the little prince, the Great Khan, he didn't recognize it, and now he wants to belong to the Ming Dynasty, and he is still attached to a young emperor who doesn't seem to have any hair, so he hesitated.

Zhu Houzhao also saw this thought, so he asked Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet: "Jiao Aiqing, you said that Jia Silan, Yi Sima and this are not bad, who is more worthy of being the lord of the Yongxie Department?" ”

Zhu Houzhao asked this question, and the implication was that the Yongxie Department not only did not have a lord, but also did not want to belong to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty could choose one of the other lords of the Yongxie Department to take a high position, and when the time came, he could also help his people to unify the Yongxie Ministry.

is neither stupid nor stupid, and naturally he also heard the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words when he asked the civil official in front of him.

I don't think that no matter what the young Ming Emperor wants to do in front of him, he must not let the other lords of the Yongxie Department get the opportunity to join the Ming Dynasty, so that they will get the funding of the Ming Dynasty and drive themselves out of the position of the Grand Master, and they have to take advantage of the fact that they understand Chinese and are now the first to come to see the Ming Emperor to occupy this opportunity to belong to the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, he suddenly knelt down directly: "As this master said, the minister did not get the Ming Dynasty, so he had to succeed as the official of the previous dynasty, and now the Ming Dynasty is the dynasty to which the mandate of heaven returns, and the minister does not have a heart to the Ming Dynasty, and has long been attached to His Majesty's heart, but now please ask Your Majesty to accept the ministers to do the account of cattle and horses!" ”

At that time, the Mongolian nobles mostly called the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty as Taishi, just as I called Wang Chonggu Taishi when I was in Jiajing.

Zhu Houzhao smiled, he had to admit that this Yibu was still very smart and knew how to adapt to changes.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly personally helped him up: "Why should you be like this, please get up quickly, please get up quickly, I have always treated the ministers of the previous dynasty preferentially, especially those like you who can be willing to learn the words of the Ming Dynasty, which shows that there is indeed a heart to the Heavenly Empire!" ”

Zhu Houzhao turned around as he spoke, and commanded with a serious face: "Spread the decree!" Feng is not obedient to the loyal king! Charge him to lead the people of Yongxie and give him a hundred brocades! A hundred short crossbows! ”

Short crossbow?

Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, looked solemn.

The crossbow is different from the bow, the crossbow pays attention to the mechanical, and the bow focuses on the material, but the former has always been more valued because it contains technology, after all, a crossbow can allow an ordinary person to shoot a hundred steps through the effect of the Yang, and the bow to shoot the effect of a hundred steps through the Yang requires the bow to be a good bow, and the person who pulls the bow must also have good arm strength.

Therefore, the manufacturing technology of the crossbow is often top secret.

Especially the short crossbow newly made by the Ming Dynasty, which is a cavalry combat weapon, Jiao Fang, as the first assistant of the cabinet, has also seen the shocking scene when the cavalry of the Guards uses the short crossbow military exercise, but now he doesn't understand why His Majesty wants to give the most advanced weapon of the Ming Dynasty.

What if the Tatars had mastered this technique?

"Your Majesty! The minister thought that the Yuan people had always been brave, and the arm strength was particularly amazing, and the short crossbow was only suitable for the Central Plains people and not for the Yuan people! Therefore, the minister thought that it was better to give him a hundred taels of gold! ”

At this time, Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, hurriedly raised objections, of course, he couldn't directly say that Your Majesty, you can't give such advanced ordnance to others, and he can only find other reasons.

Zhu Houzhao also understood what Jiao Fang meant, but he felt very speechless about it, he had to admit that although the officials of this era were better than monkeys in the officialdom, they were limited by the unknown of future history, so that they always seemed so narrow-minded in this era.

However, Zhu Houzhao himself knew very well that if he wanted to be ahead of the enemy in military equipment, he could not rely on secrecy, and the only reliable thing could only be to be faster than the enemy and ahead of the enemy in technological updating and improvement, and moreover, it would be advantageous to sell some better advanced weapons to the enemy, because this would make the enemy dependent on his own military supplies, as long as he could ensure that the enemy could not copy them, and he did not improve the strength of such weapons.

Zhu Houzhao now has this confidence, he believes that even if the Yongxie Ministry wants to imitate the short crossbow after obtaining it, it will not succeed, because they will not be able to make high-carbon steel, let alone make springs, and even if they can be made by craftsmen, the cost will be too high and the quality will not meet the standard.

With the Yongxie tribe, a traditional Mongolian tribe, there is no industrial technology at all, if they want to have more short crossbows, they can only rely on the Ming to provide, even if the Yongxie tribe learns to assemble it itself in the future, it will also rely on the Ming to provide some important parts.

Moreover, once the Mongol cavalry of the Yongxie Division became accustomed to using short crossbows, they would neglect archery training, and when the time came, they would be completely inseparable from short crossbows, and naturally they would rely more on the Ming Dynasty, and it would be easier for the Ming Dynasty to control these tribes.

Zhu Houzhao is reluctant to give any gold and silver to the outside world, gold and silver are general equivalents, and they are necessary for future financial reform, so Zhu Houzhao will not give them out casually, especially gold!

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not adopt Jiao Fang's suggestion: "Gold is a thing of gold and stone, and King Shunzhong is one of the lords of the Yongxie Tribe, how can there be a shortage of gold, and the short crossbow is the thing that King Shunzhong lacks the most!" ”

As soon as Zhu Houzhao said this, Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, couldn't say anything, so he could only draw up a will and let Liu Jin seal it.

I didn't expect that I would become the Shunzhong King of the Ming Dynasty so quickly!

Under the influence of sinicization, he also knows what the title of Wang means, which means that his current status is higher than that of the Taishi, and he can legitifiably conquer the tribes of other Mongolian Taishi.

For short crossbows.

It is not that he has no concept yet, but when he saw Zhu Houzhao let the cavalry of the Guards Battalion drill, he knew that Daming already had such a sharp weapon, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he fortunately agreed to belong to Daming and did not become an enemy of Daming.

Because once there is such a short crossbow, it means that an ordinary cavalryman can become an elite soldier who can draw a strong bow on a horse!

This also means that tens of thousands of elite iron riders can be added at once.

I can't believe how powerful my clan would be if I could get so many short crossbows.

"I gave you these 100 short crossbows, but if you want more short crossbows, King Shunzhong, you can only buy them for money! After all, this crossbow costs a lot! I can't afford to give it away! ”

When Zhu Houzhao said this, he was very surprised: "Your Majesty! What do you say, this short crossbow can be sold? ”

"King Shunzhong misunderstood, this crossbow is a thing that is difficult to build! Da Ming is only a thousand, His Majesty said to buy, but if you still want a dozen, you can only buy it! ”

Jiao Fang, the first assistant of the cabinet, first explained to Zhu Houzhao, but he was roaring in his heart, Your Majesty, how can you say that you can buy it, can you sell this short crossbow, this is more confidential than a cannonball! The cannon is still a forbidden weapon for sale, let alone this short crossbow!

"What I mean is not the intention of the chief, what I mean is that King Shunzhong can buy short crossbows from the Ming Dynasty, but the price is very expensive, each crossbow can only be exchanged for gold or good horses of the three rivers or high-quality wool, the price I will let the people of the Ordnance Bureau discuss with you, but I have one condition! If you want to be eligible to buy it, you'll have to help me destroy the Little Prince! ”

Zhu Houzhao said directly.

He wants to give the Ordnance Bureau a chance to make money from the outside world, otherwise the Ordnance Bureau will become an unprofitable organization, and it will continue to swallow up the savings of his Royal Tax Office because of the supply of weapons to the Ming army.

Only by allowing the Ordnance Bureau to make a profit by selling weapons to the outside world through the central court can foreign enemies provide the imperial court with the financial resources to manufacture ordnance.

In this way, one day in the future, Da Ming will be able to use the money of foreign enemies to destroy foreign enemies.

Naturally, he didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to be so far away, he only knew that if his clan had this kind of short crossbow, he would be able to have tens of thousands of more elite iron horsemen! You don't have to be afraid of the little prince's threat!

Although he was not well dressed and smelled of it, it was because he did not like to bathe, and brocade was expensive, especially in the grasslands, but as a Yuan nobleman, there was no shortage of gold and horses and wool.