The weapons of the Ming Dynasty were all manufactured by the Ordnance Bureau at the beginning, and the Ordnance Bureau made saddle bridles and various weapons at the beginning. Later, he made the saddle bridle an independent bureau, and the Ordnance Bureau specialized in all kinds of firearms and cold weapons.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang took into account the factors of transportation costs and the nearby replacement of equipment, and ordered all parts of the country to set up ordnance bureaus to manufacture various weapons.

After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he set up the Beijing Ordnance Bureau, and so far, the Ming Dynasty set up the Ordnance Bureau in Nanjing and Beijing.

Of course, the country's ordnance bureau is the largest in Beijing, followed by Nanjing, and again in Liaodong, not to mention the rest.

The most awesome thing is that they successfully used all the military households as free labor to help them farm the land, and the things of the state do not need to be cherished, and the landlords wantonly oppressed for the sake of profit, resulting in a large number of military households fleeing.

Military households are still treated like this, not to mention the craftsmen of the lower rank, they not only have a hard time surviving, but also suffer from bullying, and the money allocated by the imperial court for the manufacture of ordnance has always been the lord of the household department to issue an invoice of 100,000 yuan and give 50,000 taels of silver.

The objects in the capital are so high, and the salaries of officials are so low, everyone is a cultural person, of course, they have to have a party from time to time to contact their feelings, often listen to a private concert to relieve stress, and have nothing to do to raise a few star Oiran to develop new postures, plus cultural people should have their own hobbies, such as liking antiques or something.

Of course, the old men of the military department also have to live, and when they receive 50,000 taels of silver, they must take the lion's share, and give 20,000 taels to the governor's mansion below, and then everyone peels onions layer by layer.

In the end, when it falls into the hands of the craftsmen who actually do the work, if you are lucky, you may still have a few thousand taels left, and then you will not be paid, and you will have to bring your own rice overtime to dedicate to the country.

Dedication is also counted, anyway, in this era, there is no such thing as time is money, and the professional skills in the hands of craftsmen cannot be exchanged for money, but the masters of the household department have issued invoices for 100,000 taels of silver, and craftsmen must make ordnance of 100,000 taels of silver with thousands of taels of silver.

And then it really exploded! At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the firearms troops who beat the Mongolian iron cavalry and suppressed the heavens now don't even dare to touch the guns, and whoever touches them will explode!

"Your Majesty, the war has arrived." Wang Chengen woke up Yang Su, who was still looking through the history of the Ming Dynasty in his mind.

The eunuch institution of the Ming Dynasty was based on the "Twenty-four Yamen". The 24 yamen include 12 prisons, 4 divisions, and 8 bureaus, and the War Bureau is one of the eight bureaus, which is an institution set up by the emperor to specialize in the production of ordnance, and the reason for the establishment is that the number of eunuchs has increased from a few hundred in the early Ming Dynasty to more than 100,000 today.

There are too many people to be idle, so a certain prescient emperor set up a military bureau in the palace to help the emperor arm the Jinyi Weidong Factory and other directly subordinate institutions.

Compared with other weapons bureaus, this military bureau is undoubtedly a little better, and greed is certainly unavoidable, but at least the quality is guaranteed.

Eunuchs have always paid attention to quality, and people don't look at the price! For example, the radish eaten by the emperor is definitely the best radish in the world, so it is bought at the price of ginseng.

"You're coming soon, before I do!" As soon as Yang Su got out of the car, he saw Gao Qiqian waiting outside the military battle.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid has just gone to the silver vault to check the batch of ordnance prepared by the emperor, the emperor allowed the slave maid to tell that a certain material has been added to the steel used in the spear, which can greatly increase the strength, but the specific material please forgive the slave and maid for not recognizing it, as for the steel armor seems to be simple but it is actually very practical, not to mention that it is all refined steel, the protection is extremely strong, the only lack is the craftsmanship, if this batch of steel is made by our military bureau, it will be able to go to the next level!" Gao Qiqian pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of the ordnance that Yang Su purchased from the system.

"How's the helmet?" Yang Su didn't say anything, and asked about the helmet instead.

"Your Majesty, this helmet is designed like this, the slave maid is the first time to see it, and after the slave experiment, it was found that this helmet is extremely protective, and there is a layer of padding made of unknown materials inside, the slave maid thinks it is better than the helmet we are currently equipping! The only drawback is that it is too small to protect the back of the neck and sides, and such a fine helmet may leave such defects for some reason, which is really puzzling to the slave! Gao Qiqian looked puzzled.

"Do you have any other suggestions and requirements, you are going to supervise the army in Sichuan for me immediately, and I allow you to make requests!" Although Yang Su is not obvious on his face, he is undoubtedly satisfied with Gao Qidive. "Let's go, you accompany me to go in and have a look, you know about the military, just to explain it to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty! The slave must know everything! "Gao Qiqian is very good at doing things, and he always shows his loyalty" All the slaves and maids are given by the emperor, and I dare not ask for anything, but I just hope that the emperor will allow me to select some ordnance in the War Bureau. At the same time, I hope that the emperor will give an order to let the War Bureau help the slave maid make some modifications to the steel armor and helmet! ”

With the empty check issued by Yang Su before, Gao Qiqian really wanted to help Qin Liangyu train the recruits, and boldly put forward new requirements: "The slave and the maid are courageous, and I hope that the emperor can allow the slave and the maid to select some skilled craftsmen from the war bureau, and let the slave and maid stay in Sichuan to generate ordnance for the recruits." ”

"Oh! Isn't there an Ordnance Bureau in Sichuan? Why do you want to spawn weapons separately? Yang Su pretended to be puzzled.

"Your Majesty, you don't know, I have been in peace for a hundred years, and now it is inevitable that there will be some slackness in the military in some places, so I don't attach so much importance to the Ordnance Bureau, and the Sichuan Recruit Emperor has high hopes, and the slave maid will help Qin Shaobao practice well even if he is a liver and brain, so the slave and maid in this ordnance think that the skills of the War Bureau in our palace are the best, so don't you want to bring a group of good hands over to help generate ordnance!" Gao Qiqian slightly revealed a little about the current situation of the Ming army, he personally led the troops, of course he knew these cats, but this basket was too big, he didn't dare to poke it open.

Yang Su pondered for a moment, he actually understood everything, and the history of the Ming Dynasty in his mind explained all these big problems, and of course Chongzhen in the past did not know these situations, because he himself abolished the factory guards, and he had no eyes and ears, and he could only know what the ministers could tell him, just like a blind man.

Chongzhen in his previous life was among the emperors, coupled with his hard work, he can barely be regarded as a medium level, but unfortunately he has always been a pastemaker, just like Li Hongzhang, it seems that he has worked a lot, but under the internal and external troubles, it will not help the current situation, and he will inevitably be defeated after all!

"Okay, I've got it! The War Bureau will fully cooperate with you. Yang Su agreed to Gao Qiqian's request.

At this time, I got the news that the big boss had overtaken the military battle bureau, and a number of senior executives such as eunuchs and admirals in the military war bureau rushed to take over the car with sweaty heads.

Can they not be nervous? Who doesn't know that the atmosphere in the palace is very delicate now, and it was only after a big purge the day before yesterday. Now that the big boss has come down to check in person, there must be something big.

"Slaves and maids participate in the emperor!"

"Get up! I've already seen everything I should see, and this time I want you to fully cooperate with Gao Qidive. Yang Su didn't say good or bad, and directly asked them to cooperate with Gao Qidive.

"Slave obeys!" The Palm Seal of the War Bureau, the eunuch and others knelt down to receive the order.

Wang Chengen suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Yang Su's ear

"Your Majesty, Gonggong Cao just sent someone to report that Concubine Li Kang has passed away, and Concubine Liu is arranging the aftermath, please ask the emperor to return to the palace to preside over the overall situation!"