Of course, these things can be handed over to the internal supervisors to do, so that all the income can be attributed to the internal funds, so that I will be rich, hehe, Zhu Youxiao, you are so talented. Several ministers looked at the emperor alone in a daze, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling, and several people looked at each other.

Xu Guangqi coughed, the emperor did not react, and coughed continuously, and finally woke the emperor from deep thought, Zhu Youxiao saw the expressions on everyone's faces, coughed unnaturally, and said: "The problem of using money, Mr. should not be too thrifty, this is a heavy weapon of the military, we must ensure the quality, and I will find a way to do other things." ”

Li Zhizao proposed that the mint should also use water power, and there was still a large amount of open space next to the mint selected by the order last time, so whether the mint and the ordnance bureau could be built on the same riverside, Zhu Youxiao also allowed it, and asked the mint and the ordnance department to be connected together, and a high wall should be built around it, and troops should be sent to guard it, and the Jinyi guard would strictly check the people entering and exiting the crowd to prevent technology leakage and theft.

He remembered that last time Yang Guanggao said that the current iron scale armor protects the Jiannu bow and arrow ability, and the flexibility of the soldier will be greatly affected after wearing the iron scale armor, and flexibility is very important to the fire gun soldier in battle. So he asked Sun Yuanhua: "Is there an armor that is lighter than iron scale armor and has stronger protection ability?" ”

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Japan seems to have a kind of Southern Barbarian carcass, which is extremely protective, but I don't know if it will be lighter than iron scale armor." ”

Zhu Youxiao inquired about the specific situation, but Sun Yuanhua didn't know much about it, only knew that it was made of a whole steel plate. Zhu Youxiao remembered the European knights he saw in the movie, and felt that this Nanban carcass should be plate armor. So he asked: "We should be able to produce steel now, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, after the improvement of the process, the steel output can now be maintained at about 1,200 catties per day, because the production of bayonets has now decreased, but some will be used in the trial casting of iron cannons, and there are about 50,000 catties of steel in stock."

"The steel cannon will continue to test, the copper cannon is not as good as the steel cannon, the copper is too expensive, and it will be used to mint coins, since there is now excess steel, you have hydraulic machinery, as long as you change the mold, you should be able to make the whole steel plate of the armor, it is called plate armor, it is lighter than the iron scale armor, and the protection ability should be stronger. Try it. ”

Sun Yuanhua hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen is now developing a new weapon, and in the past, I was able to get His Majesty's personal guidance, benefited a lot, and made rapid progress. ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at him carefully, trying to tell whether he was talking on the back or telling the truth, but Sun Yuanhua's rigid face made him unable to see it at all. It was still Xu Guangqi who understood his disciple, so he opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Chuyang, Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, how can I discuss the artifact making method with you every day, don't talk nonsense." ”

Only then did Zhu Youxiao understand that Sun Yuanhua was both a sycophant and a truth, so he smiled and said: "Actually, everything I know has already been said to Sun Qing, Sun Qing is busy with many things alone, I can't think about it, Mr. Xu, but there are also disciples who are good at firearms and armor, let them discuss together, and they can get better results." ”

Xu Guangqi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, there is only one disciple of Sun Langzhong, but Bi Maokang, the imperial historian of Shandong Salt Patrol, has a lot of experience in the production of firearms, and another student named Mao Yuanyi, who is the author of the book "Wubei Zhi", should also be proficient in firearms. ”

Zhu Youxiao understood what he meant, and it was obviously not possible to let an official like Bi Maokang go to Sun Yuanhua to raise a subordinate as a subordinate, unless Bi Maokang was asked to manage the Ordnance Bureau. But he didn't believe in this evil: "Give me a decree, announce that Mao Kang and Mao Yuanyi will enter the Ordnance Bureau, and assist Sun Langzhong first." Sun Qing, you don't care about their qualifications, you can do what you should be, I only care about ability, qualifications and whatever. ”

Sun Yuanhua reluctantly agreed, he was very satisfied with his current life, and the knowledge he had could be converted into concrete objects, which felt good and powerful. But by myself, I do often have the feeling of having more than enough strength to do it, and now there are two more people, everyone confirms each other, there should be new inspiration, which is a good thing, but Bi Maokang was born in Jinshi, and he is a high-ranking official, will he obey his own management?

Everyone looked at the work of the new machine together, Zhu Youxiao didn't know much about this aspect, but he finally learned physics, so he discussed with Sun Yuanhua and others how to use the new machine to make plate armor, emphasizing that the key point is to be thin, so that it will be light, and even said that the European face armor also said, but it was a great inspiration to Sun Yuanhua. Zhu Youxiao wanted to know how Jiannu would deal with such iron cans on the battlefield.

Soon Bi Maokang and Mao Yuanyi were ordered to come to the War Bureau, and Sun Yuanhua greeted them at the door. Bi Maokang looks like he is in his fifties and has a peaceful complexion, while Mao Yuanyi is only in his twenties. As soon as the two entered the battle, they were attracted by the new flintlock torch and Hongyi cannon inside.

Bi Maokang took the flintlock firecracker, observed it carefully for a long time, and asked, "Who made this self-generated firecracker?" ”

Sun Yuanhua cautiously stepped forward and said: "It was made from below, but it is just a method proposed by the emperor." This kind of fire gun was named the flint fire gun by the emperor. ”

Bi Maokang muttered: "The flintlock pistol, I have always been conceited, but unexpectedly, ......" Originally, the flintlock pistol in Chinese history was first made by him, and he named it the self-made flintlock pistol, and now he has only one idea, but he doesn't want to see the real thing here.

He cleaned up his mood, turned to Sun Yuanhua and said, "Please ask Sun Langzhong to give more advice in the future." ”

Sun Yuanhua relieved his heart and said: "Don't dare, the emperor said that there are three kinds of firearms, artillery, and armor, and the three of us are responsible for one each, please choose one first." ”

Bi Maokang said: "I've always been a little interested in firecrackers, so let's choose firecrackers. Mao Yuanyi chose artillery, and the three of them divided the work, and there was no greeting, so they directly started the part they were in charge of.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao first summoned Wei Zhongxian and asked him to prepare the vigilance of the mint and the Ordnance Division, and clearly told him that these two places were in charge of the East Factory, and such an important place made him feel uneasy if he didn't put it in front of his eyelids, so he had to manage it directly, and of course the direct management was managed by the Inner Palace, and then reported to him.

In addition, he was asked to draw a plot of land opposite the mint to prepare for the making of glass and cement. And choose some eunuchs in the palace who can do practical things, and then they can be managers.