Meng Yan didn't feel that he was strong enough to fight against the entire Jinyi Guard, not to mention that this gray thing had been stored for a long time, and people were used to it, even if they knew it was wrong, if they wanted to move, they had to weigh it!

Those with vested interests will not give up lightly.

Even Guo Nu didn't dare to take this piece lightly, so he could only restrain his subordinates and try not to touch these!

The sphere of influence of the Northern Ya is mainly in the inner city outside the imperial city, while the Southern Ya is mainly in the outer city (made up by the author, readers should not take it seriously).

Nanya also has gray income, but it is mainly operational, which is still acquiesced by the emperor, because Nanya must have its own source of funds.

Relying on the imperial court to allocate funds to engage in intelligence, then nothing can be done!

Nanya's gray income does not need to be handed over to the inner court, nor does it need to be handed over to the national treasury, it can be intercepted and disposed of by itself!

Although the North Ya seems to be able to handle cases independently, and arrest people directly without going through the Criminal Department and the Cabinet, it is very powerful, but the financial power is not as good as that of the South Ya!

Nanya is rich, this is why Guo Nu was able to firmly grasp the power of Nanya, and Wang Zhen, Ma Shun and others tried to seize power several times but failed to succeed.

The cost of maintaining such a huge intelligence network is staggering, not to mention that Nanya still has his own job, which is also an extremely expensive thing.

Nanya is also in charge of military craftsmen, to put it bluntly, Nanya is also a new weapon research institute of the Ming Dynasty!

This is also where Meng Yan works!

Nanya craftsman as a division!

Outside the southern city, it occupies a large area, surrounded by high courtyard walls and heavily guarded, which can be said to be the core secret of the southern ya.

"My Lord Meng, why did you come, it's almost the third time, if you don't come again, you will be beaten with twenty military sticks according to military law!"

"Something happened on the way, it's too late!" Meng Yan hurriedly clenched his fists and confessed.

"Quick, I'll take you to see Master Tian, the master of the craftsman!"

After verifying his identity and entering through the side door, a magnificent building came into view, and this was the craftsman's division.

In the lobby of the craftsman's department, an old man in a red unicorn supplement suit and a middle-aged man in a flying fish suit sat in the hall!

"The newly promoted trial hundred households, Meng Yan, see Tian Dajian and Wei Qianhu!"

"Excuse me!"

"Eunuch Xie Tian, Lord Wei!"

"You're on duty on your first day today, why did you arrive at three o'clock?" Craftsman Si Qianhu Wei Shi pointed at Meng Yan and asked.

"There was a small incident on the way to the lowly job, so it was late, please forgive Lord Wei!"

"What?"

"A few colleagues from Beiya didn't pay for their meals, and they couldn't look past their humble duties, so they reasoned with them, so they delayed some time."

"There is no good thing in Beiya!" Eunuch Tian opened his mouth and scolded angrily.

"Tian Lao, be cautious!" Wei Qianhu hurriedly reminded that although this old man was only a master craftsman, and his rank was no more than five grades, he was old, and he was the head of the craftsmen of the craftsman division.

Now that he is old, he should have teased his grandson at home, but he couldn't stay idle, brought a few apprentices, and came to respond every day.

made Wei Shi, the actual head of the craftsman's department, dare not be lazy!

"Three times, you haven't passed the specified time, but the official still has to remind you, whether you are a young man or someone behind you, since you come to my craftsman division to do things, you must abide by the rules of the craftsman division, when to respond, when to change shifts, when to rotate, you have to follow the rules, you hear clearly!"

"Humble duty hear clearly!"

"Tang Xiao!"

"Humble duty!"

"Meng tried to be on duty on the first day of the hundred households, you first take him to familiarize himself with the environment of our craftsman division, and then take him to the handover!"

"No!" A young lieutenant nodded in response!

"Meng, please!"

"Captain Tang is polite, just call me Meng Yan!" Meng Yan said busily.

"Don't dare, etiquette can't be abolished, this is the rule, Master Meng just came, I didn't know that we have a strict hierarchy in the brocade guard, and I will understand it later!" Don laughed.

"I just came here and don't know the situation here, can Captain Tang introduce me to me?" Meng Yan felt that this Tang Xiao's attitude towards him was not bad, neither the indifference of rejecting people thousands of miles away, nor the excessive enthusiasm.

Maybe it's just contact, and no one can dig out their hearts to anyone.

"Our craftsman division mainly has two parts of work, one is production, and the other is research ......."

Listening to Tang Xiao's explanation, Meng Yan gradually understood what the Craftsman Division did, and he was equivalent to the General Armament Department of Jinyiwei.

It is engaged in the production of weapons and the research and development of weapons.

The Craftsman Division is the core department of Nanya, which has a huge weapons research institute under it, as well as workshops and factories that produce all kinds of weapons!

gunpowder, copper ore, steel, tung oil......

Everything related to weapons is almost everything.

"This is a firearms institute, specializing in firearms, there are a lot of interesting things here, but there are some dangers, if Lord Meng is interested, you can come and have a look......"

Meng Yan was excited, isn't this the Light Firearms Research Institute of the Ming Dynasty?

If you can make the guns of the previous life, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty enter the ** era in advance?

It's not realistic to think about it, it is estimated that the current gun is still in the front-loading mode, and if you want to transition to the rear-firing mode, at least it will be a long time!

"This is the three-eyed gun, it is the standard weapon of the Shenji Battalion, all produced and distributed by my brocade guard craftsman, it can be continuously excited, forming dense firepower, and the lethality of the cavalry is extremely ......"

Meng Yan nodded, these things were seen in museums before, but now that I see the real thing, I have to admire the wisdom of my ancestors.

If it weren't for the subsequent series of policies of closing the country to the outside world, perhaps there would not have been a century of darkness and humiliation in the future.

"This is called the Shenji Arrow, and it is also the main standard weapon of the Shenji Battalion, which can be fired with a single arrow and multiple arrows, and the human and animal will be exterminated within 300 steps......"

"Awesome, awesome!" Meng Yan gave a thumbs up.

"Tang Tang, you are not on duty under Wei Laoqian, what are you doing running the firearms?" A craftsman who seemed to be familiar with Tang Xiao walked over with a cylindrical thing in his hand!

"Old Deng, this is Lord Meng, a newcomer, in the warehouse, Lord Wei asked me to lead him to familiarize himself!" Tang Xiao introduced.

"Deng He has seen Master Meng!"

"Master Deng is exempt, what are you holding in your hand?" Meng Yan asked curiously.

"It's a ten-eyed gun!"

"Ten-eyed?"

"Yes, Master Meng, this is what we just tried to make, and we haven't tried it yet!" Deng He explained.

"How does this work?"

"That's ......"

After Deng He's explanation, Meng Yan understood that it was a ten-round arquebus, which could be fired ten times in a row when the gunpowder and ammunition were loaded, eliminating the disadvantage of needing to constantly reload and fire.

"Lord Meng is also interested in firearms?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Hehe, I'm interested in anything I've never seen!" Meng Yan smiled slightly and replied.

"Master Meng, please come here!"

The two came to the bow and arrow department.

It's obviously a lot busier here than the Firearms Department, and a lot of the craftsmen are working with their heads down.

As the name suggests, this is the place where the production of bows and arrows is researched!

The walls are full of bows of all kinds, finished and semi-finished, some beautifully made, others ordinary.

This should be the Ming Dynasty Bow and Arrow Museum.

The sharp-eyed Meng Yan even found a few European bows, thinking that they were brought by Westerners to Daming.

Hardwood is mostly used to make bows in the north, while bamboo is more used in the south, so bows and arrows in the north are more powerful than those in the south.

Of course, the north and the south have their own strengths, and it is not entirely about who is stronger than whom.

In his previous life, Meng Yan also received some training in archery, and during the battle, it was normal to run out of ammunition and food, and sometimes he would use cold weapons to take advantage of it.

Meng Yan's body itself has a strong ability to bow and shoot, which can be seen from some features on his fingers.

There are many sets of processes for making bows and arrows, and it is very time-consuming, a good bow is not only exquisite in the selection of materials, but also the process of making zuò is cumbersome and abnormal, sometimes it takes several years to complete!

Of course, such a good bow is not something that everyone can use, and famous bows always exist with famous generals.

Meng Yan just followed through the motions, and when he came, he was not in a hurry for a while.

Knife and gun department!

Jingle ......

The familiar sound of striking iron came, Meng Yan and Tang Xiao came to a huge iron-smelting station, dozens of blacksmiths lined up, in winter, they wore a pair of pants, ** upper body, and buried their heads in beating the iron.

No one paid attention to them, as if they didn't exist at all.

"Master Meng, if you want a weapon at hand, you can find Master Jia, but Master Jia is not here today, and I will introduce you to you in the future, there are all experienced blacksmiths here, there are few apprentices, many of them have official positions, and our Jinyiwei's embroidered spring knife is also made here!" Tang Xiao explained.

"Thank you Captain Tang for your advice!"

After visiting the weapon design and research institute of Daming Jinyiwei, the next step is to go to the place where Meng Yan is going to work.

Jinyi Weinan Yajiang is the treasurer!