"Deputy Director?" Liu Yifei raised his distracted eyes, I don't know if Zhu Youzhen is chilling himself, the position of supervisor has been lost, and he has become like a stray dog without a home, and now he has a bone thrown by Zhu Youzhen, should he want this thrown bone? He hesitated.

"Although Ben Wang is the head of the Firearms Bureau, he still has to set up a military academy and train soldiers, so he cannot be stationed in the Firearms Bureau for a long time. Director Liu has been in charge of the Firearms Bureau for many years, has rich management experience, and knows Daming's firearms very well, I wonder if he can undertake the daily management of the Firearms Bureau? Zhu Youzhen saw that Liu Yifei was still hesitating, so he had to explain his plans and plates, without Liu Yifei, he really didn't know where to find such a familiar person with the Firearms Bureau to manage the daily research and development and production of the Firearms Bureau.

Day-to-day management? Could it be that Zhu Youzhen is just a nominal supervisor? It's just that your title has changed, but the actual job content has basically not changed?

Liu Yifei understood that Zhu Youzhen was the king of letters, and he only came to the Firearms Bureau occasionally to guide the work, and it was likely that he was concerned about the production of some special firearms. If you agree to be the deputy head of the Firearms Bureau, it will be no different from your previous job.

Even if he is still the director of the Firearms Bureau, as Zhu Youxinwang, he comes to the Firearms Bureau to give advice, and he can only completely obey it.

Liu Yifei's mood suddenly brightened, and the slackness of Zhu Youzhen just now gradually turned into reverence for Zhu Youzhen, the key is that he can witness the take-off of Daming firearms. Thinking of this, he stepped forward and knelt down in front of Zhu Youzhen: "I am willing to listen to the arrangement of His Royal Highness the King." ”

"Well, then you go and find the craftsmen who have mastered the technology in each production unit, and I will have a meeting with them to reorganize the Firearms Bureau." Zhu Youzhen finally began the reorganization of the Firearms Bureau, and only by reorganizing the Firearms Bureau could the Ming Dynasty's firearms develop rapidly and not fall behind in the future war with Jiannu.

"Yes, Your Highness. This is arranged. Liu Yifei, who was in a relaxed mood, saluted Zhu Youzhen again and walked out of the main hall quickly.

After a while, more than 100 craftsmen from the Firearms Bureau appeared in front of Zhu Youzhen. They are the core personnel of the individual production units.

"See Your Highness." All the craftsmen paid homage to Zhu Youzhen.

"Get up! I'm not Shin Oh now, I'm the head of the Firearms Bureau. You don't have to make a big salute, and you won't have to. Guys, sit down and talk. "Zhu Youzhen really doesn't like these etiquette, although it is not strange to say that there are many people, but if there are more etiquette, it will divide the distance between people.

In front of Zhu Youzhen, how dare the craftsmen sit down, they look at me, I look at you, but no one dares to sit down, and they are crowded into a heap.

It seems that they are still too restrained, in such an atmosphere, how can the reorganization plan go smoothly? Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to give Liu Yifei a look and ask him to persuade the craftsmen to enter the role of memories as much as possible.

Liu Yifei understood the leader's intention at a glance: "Don't be nervous, sit down!" His Royal Highness Shin King has a big announcement for you. ”

"Actually, it's not an announcement, it's a discussion with everyone." Zhu Youzhen tried his best to soften his tone and let the craftsmen settle down. Liu Yifei persuaded again and again, and the craftsmen finally sat down tremblingly.

Zhu Youzhen felt that the craftsman sitting in the front row was very familiar, so he asked, "...... are you?"

"Back to Your Highness, my name is Li Luo." Li Luo replied while kneeling down again.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stopped: "No, no, you sit." I remember, you made the mines and grenades, right? How's it going? ”

"Back to Your Highness, the test has been completed and it is ready for production." Li Luo's eyes flashed with excitement, when it came to the mine grenade, he no longer looked cramped, but very excited, in a few months, he and his companions earned a hundred taels of silver, which was an income that he had not seen for several years before. Moreover, if mines and grenades can be produced on a large scale, he will receive a good income.

"Okay, I will send someone to accept, if it is really qualified, my reward will not only be a lot, but also a large number of orders, you have to be prepared." Zhu Youzhen was also excited, and finally had a firearm for energy production.

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Luo was afraid of arousing the jealousy of others, but he didn't dare to get carried away when he was proud.

Zhu Youzhen nodded, and Ding Lan suddenly appeared in his eyes, "Ding Lan, how are the balloons and rockets made?" "I remember that last time Ding Lan built balloons and rockets, but they didn't quite meet the requirements.

"Back to Your Highness, the balloon can already carry people to the sky, but it can only carry one person; The accuracy of the rocket increased, but the range was still not enough, only six hundred steps. Ding Lan looks more energetic than last time, although the clothes are made of ordinary coarse cloth, they are very clean and tidy, and she will never be with Hanako again, and her hair is neatly combed, but the skin on her face is still a little dark.

"The rocket can shoot up to 600 paces, which is already good, at least it has exceeded the range of the bow and crossbow, and the balloon can only carry one person, which is far from enough, at least three people." Zhu Youzhen is not very clear about the exact use of rockets and balloons on the battlefield, but to use them on the battlefield, the range of rockets must at least exceed that of Jiannu's bow and arrows, and the balloon must have a payload of at least three people, one person to control the rope, control the direction, one person to drop bombs, and load ammunition. Balloons that cannot carry three people can only be used for sightseeing.

"Yes, Your Highness, the grass people will definitely live up to Your Highness's trust." In Ding Lan's eyes, Zhu Youzhen is his God. Zhu Youzhen not only allowed him to live a normal life, but also pointed out the direction of rocket research for him. If he hadn't met Zhu Youzhen, he would still be a madman in the eyes of others.

Zhu Youzhen finally found Bi Maokang in the crowd, I don't know why, he always avoided his gaze: "Bi Maokang, how is your gun?" Is there any progress? ”

"Back to Your Highness, the problem of ignition has been solved, but the barrel is not good, and it can only be fired more than ten times." Bi Maokang felt that his research and development lagged behind others, so he didn't dare to see Zhu Youzhen, so he hid in the crowd.

The problem of the barrel is not a technical problem, but a material, to be precise, a problem of smelting technology of steel, it seems that the steelmaking technology of the Ming Dynasty must be improved. "Don't worry, the ignition problem is the most important link, the ignition problem is solved, and other problems are much easier." Zhu Youzhen comforted Bi Maokang. In the original history of the Ming Dynasty, Bi Maokang was the founder of the flintlock pistol, and that should not be a matter of materials. Now with its own guidance, there is no reason why it is not possible to build a flintlock pistol, it is only a matter of time.

"Yes, Your Highness, the grass people will do their best to make flintlock pistols as soon as possible." Bi Maokang no longer dodged Zhu Youzhen's gaze, and Zhu Youzhen did not blame, which made him regain a little confidence.

The craftsmen gradually relaxed, and Zhu Youzhen felt that the heat was about the same, so he discussed with the craftsmen about the Firearms Bureau: "I plan to reorganize the Firearms Bureau, to be specific, there are three things, two of which are related to everyone here. "Zhu Youzhen really doesn't know what to call these craftsmen, if he calls them directly, it seems to be particularly disrespectful to them, if he doesn't call them craftsmen, then how to call them? Technical personnel? Technical personnel? Labor elite? It seems that there is no such designation at all now.

"First, the technical experts of each production unit will no longer be engaged in production, but will specialize in the research and development of firearms, and for this reason, I plan to establish a research and development institute. Most of you will be part of the R&D Institute. What do you think? ”

"R&D Institute?" Although the craftsmen didn't understand the three words of the R&D Institute, Zhu Youzhen said it clearly enough, and they still understood the specific connotation. However, they didn't know what the consequences of this new thing would bring to them, so they didn't say anything.

Zhu Youzhen is not in a hurry, they already have a comparison object. "You've all heard about Li Luo and them, right? The income in the R&D institute will be much larger than the production unit, as long as you have results. ”

"All have Li Luo's income?" The craftsmen are gradually becoming active, they have all heard about Li Luo and Ding Lan, especially Ding Lan, now that he has changed his whole person, not only does he have the silver to study rockets, but he also has ten craftsmen as assistants, can such a good thing also fall on him?

Zhu Youjian waited for the discussion of the craftsmen to calm down, and further stimulated them with economic levers: "All of you, as long as you have the ability and desire to research and development, can enter the research and development institute and leave the production unit from now on." Would you like to? ”

"Yes." "Yes." There were more and more people raising their hands to sign, and some people thought that Zhu Youzhen was registering, but they were afraid that Zhu Youzhen would not see him, so he actually raised his hands and stood up.

"Everyone, be quiet." Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied with the craftsmen's expression, and this was what he wanted. "You think about it clearly, after the meeting, you can register in front of Deputy Director Liu, and those who didn't come today, as long as they meet the conditions, they can go to the R&D Institute. But I would also like to mention the second aspect of the restructuring of the Firearms Agency. That is, you used to be the supervisor of each production unit, and now that you have left the production unit, you have to teach the skills you have mastered to other production personnel, do you agree? ”

Craftsmen are once again cold and teach their skills to others, so how can they still earn income? If you keep the current technology, although you are poor, you will still have a good life. If you teach your own technology and can't achieve results in the R&D Institute, or if the R&D Institute is disbanded, how will you live in the future?

This is precisely the reason why Zhu Youzhen wants to reorganize the Firearms Bureau, if he is only satisfied with the current technology, and uses it for a lifetime, or even several lifetimes, then how can the technology of the Ming Dynasty be developed? "Teach others technology, you can enter the R&D institute, and from then on you will specialize in R&D, and your income will increase significantly. The door of the R&D Institute is not only open to you, but also the craftsmen who have mastered the technology from all over the Ming Dynasty have the opportunity to enter the R&D Institute. Where to go, you choose. Zhu Youzhen does not intend to use force, he believes that in the face of interests, these craftsmen will make the right choice.

The scene was particularly quiet, and the Han people had a herd mentality, as if no one wanted to take the lead in making decisions.

"Your Highness, I am willing to join the R&D Institute." It was Ding Lan who spoke, he now has a blind worship of Zhu Youzhen, and his every qiē was given by Zhu Youzhen, even if he really loses it again, it will only return to the previous situation.

"Your Highness, we are also joining the R&D Institute." It was Li Luo's group of people who spoke, they were the earliest beneficiaries of the R&D system, and they had already received one hundred taels of silver, and there were also later benefits.

Subsequently, Bi Maokang also announced that he would join the R&D Institute. Gradually, the number of people who joined increased, almost half.

Zhu Youzhen looked at it, and new things always had to be accepted by others. "Everyone, it doesn't matter if you don't participate, I won't force everyone, it's better for everyone to go back and think about it before making a decision. Now I will talk about the composition of the R&D Institute. The first president of this R&D institute was Bi Maokang. Zhu Youzhen valued Bi Maokang in the hope of giving him better conditions so that he could develop a flintlock pistol as soon as possible.

"Me?" Bi Maokang didn't expect that he was not the first person to express his position, but he became the first president of the R&D Institute, how could he know Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.

"What? Don't want to? Zhu Youzhen looked over with a smile.

"Thank you, Thank You, Your Highness, for your grace." Bi Maokang reacted at this time, he knelt on the ground silently, and knocked his head three times.

Zhu Youzhen asked Bi Maokang to get up and continued his idea: "The R&D Institute has various sections, and Bi Maokang will also serve as the head of the fire # gun section because he is engaged in the development of fire # guns; Ding Lan served as the head of the rocket section, and the rocket department also developed the negative value balloon; Li Luo is the chief of the artillery shell section, and after the mine grenade is accepted, he will be engaged in the development of flowering shells. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Ding Lan and Li Luo agreed, and sighed secretly in their hearts, fortunately, they announced that they would join the R&D Institute early.

Zhu Youzhen also wants to set up an artillery section to specialize in the study of artillery of various calibers; The explosives department specializes in more powerful explosives, etc., but he doesn't know much about the craftsmen's specialties now, so he hasn't announced the candidate for the time being.

"Regarding the reorganization of the Firearms Agency, there is a third aspect." This is also an important reason for Zhu Youjian's reform of the Firearms Bureau, "In the future, each production unit will implement assembly line production, and craftsmen will not need to learn a full set of techniques, but only need to learn one of them." "Assembly line production, of course the craftsmen don't understand, even Liu Yifei has never heard of it. Zhu Youzhen has another addiction to being a teacher.

Zhu Youzhen is now the head of the Firearms Bureau, and he is also the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and no one will be stupid to come out and oppose anything that has nothing to do with his vital interests.

After the meeting ended, the craftsmen gradually dispersed, but Liu Yifei stayed alone: "Your Highness, if you follow the reward standards of Your Highness, the Firearms Bureau will not be able to pay the craftsmen." ”

It's a matter of money again. Zhu Youzhen thought for a while, "Will the rewards of the craftsmen be too much for a while and a half, you first draw up the standard of rewards, and if the money is not enough, I will find a way." "Niang Xipi, none of the three factories has any income, but he has to spend money everywhere, this Li Chunye let himself hold so many positions, is it to make Lao Tzu so poor that he has no pants to wear?