On 16 March, the boat had just set off, and the Huai'an Firearms Bureau was silently set up in the midst of a hustle and bustle.

The Firearms Bureau is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ordnance Bureau.

There are quite a lot of higher-level departments in charge of the Ordnance Bureau, according to the rules, the Ministry of War is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Bureau, the vast majority of the personnel under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Bureau are artisan households, and the household registration of military households and artisan households are all under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so the Ordnance Bureau is also directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but the situation in Nanjing is different, because of the counselor's service, the actual power is mastered, and it needs to be governed by comprehensive matters, including military, administrative, logistical support and many other mattersAt that time, the reason was that the Japanese were wanton and plundered, and the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau undertook the heavy research and development of firearms, which required a large amount of money and grain.

After Jiajing, the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau is still under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Books, but the Ministry of War can also meddle in the affairs of the Ordnance Bureau, which leads to the fact that the Ordnance Bureau has both the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War.

For many years, because the Ordnance Bureau lacked silver taels, it was unable to develop and manufacture firearms and other cold weapons for combat needs, and gradually people did not pay attention to it, and the military department and the household department did not ask about the affairs of the ordnance bureau.

Zheng Xunrui sent the soldiers of the Zheng family army to move all the equipment of the Firearms Bureau in the Ordnance Bureau, and Liu Zongzhou, who was unwilling, still put forward a request, the Firearms Bureau must obey the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, and obey the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Bureau, this time it is just to relocate the Firearms Bureau to Huai'an. However, the subordinate relationship will not change, that is to say, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household can directly intervene in any affairs of the Firearms Bureau, and the Bureau of Ordnance can directly interfere in the affairs of the Firearms Bureau.

Of course, Zheng Xunrui will not ignore Liu Zongzhou's request, what kind of joke is there. The Firearms Bureau was relocated to Huai'an, and all the expenses were the responsibility of the Caoyun Governor's Office, and the military department and the household department in Nanjing did not contribute money or effort, so why should they meddle in the affairs of the Firearms Bureau.

What's more critical is that Zheng Xunrui has high hopes for the Firearms Bureau. For a period of time after that, his main energies would be devoted to the Firearms Bureau and the development of new types of firearms, and many advanced concepts in his mind played an important and even decisive role in the process of firearms development.

The most important thing for the Weapons Bureau is the need for secrecy, whether it is the Weapons Bureau in the capital. Or Nanjing's Weapons Bureau, even if it is in a state of stagnation, all the equipment and drawings inside it are top secret, can not be leaked out, whether it is weapons or firearms, are regarded as sharp weapons, easy not to show people, you must know that when the imperial army faces the Houjin Tartars, it occupies a certain advantage in front of firearms. If the secret of the development of firearms is also leaked out, then the imperial army will not have any advantage when facing the Houjin Tartars.

Zheng Xunrui's ideas will soon be implemented in the process of developing firearms. Once advanced firearms are developed, the shock will be enormous, and it will certainly have a decisive impact on the course of society, and even directly affect the process of the whole world, this kind of change is not only limited to the Ming Dynasty, but will also change the world.

The development of firearms is carried out in absolute secrecy. Whether in ancient times or hundreds of years later, advanced weapons often represent hegemony, representing the trend that can conquer the world and lead the world.

From this extent, the heavy responsibility of the Firearms Bureau is huge, and it needs to be absolutely confidential, so the location of the Firearms Bureau, Zheng Xunrui is very cautious, the Firearms Bureau is close to the Zheng Jiajun's barracks, within a range of 500 meters around, there are no households, in Huai'an, where every inch of land is valuable, to find such a place, Zheng Xunrui is to spend a lot of effort, but also to spend countless thoughts, fortunately, the relocation of this era, no more than a few hundred years later, the relocation order issued by the Caoyun Governor's Palace, who has to implement it to the letter.

In the process of relocation, the Caoyun Governor's Office took out a considerable amount of silver to ensure that the relocated residents could find a new place to build a house to live in.

The Huai'an Firearms Bureau was formally established, and its management system was very simple.

In the Governor's Palace, Zheng Xunrui is directly in charge of the Firearms Bureau, Xu Wanghua is the senator of the Firearms Bureau, and Zheng Jiajun, Zheng Jinhong is the honorary person in charge of the Firearms Bureau, mainly responsible for providing enough money and food for the Firearms Bureau, that is to say, the people around Zheng Xunrui, only Zheng Jinhong and Xu Wanghua can be involved in the internal affairs of the Firearms Bureau, and the rest of the people cannot interfere.

Of course, the military room of the Governor's Palace is the direct superior department of the Firearms Bureau.

The military room of the Governor's Palace is no longer a military room in the simple sense, and there are many things to manage, including coordinating the affairs of the Zheng family's army.

The internal management of the Firearms Bureau is also very simple, the general person in charge is Tang Ruowang, Tang Ruowang's deputy is Bo Yu, the division of labor between the two is also very clear, Tang Ruowang is mainly responsible for the research and development of firearms and other matters, Bo Yu is mainly responsible for the manufacture of firearms and other matters, more than 300 craftsmen and recruited personnel who are proficient in manufacturing technology, all of which are deployed by Bo Yu.

Supervised and urged Yu Shi Zhao Danyu to be transferred to the Firearms Bureau and was responsible for overall coordination.

Zhao Danyu's responsibilities are very clear, one is to represent Zheng Xunrui in overall jurisdiction over the Firearms Bureau, and the other is to coordinate specific matters in the Firearms Bureau.

Besides, once the Firearms Bureau starts to develop firearms, there will inevitably be a lot of things to do, the relevant departments involved, etc., Zhao Danyu came forward to coordinate, everyone is buying, which also makes the daily operation of the Firearms Bureau very normal and will not be disturbed in any way, although Xu Wanghua also cares about the relevant matters of the Firearms Bureau, but Xu Wanghua has too many things, it is impossible to care about the matters of the Firearms Bureau, so that Zhao Danyu can come forward to coordinate specifically, and the efficiency will be much higher.

Zhao Danyu must obey the management of Tang Ruowang and Bo Yu, and do things according to the requirements put forward by Tang Ruowang and Bo Yu, this is because the research and development of firearms is a profound matter, and the layman can never lead the insider, but can only serve the insider, and do a good job in accordance with the requirements of the insider.

Once the Firearms Bureau is operational, it needs a lot of silver to support it.

This is a truth that everyone understands, the development of firearms has always been in the stage of exploration, it is impossible to say that a certain test can produce results, perhaps ten or more failures, before there can be hope of success, in this process, the consumption of silver is a lot, hundreds of years later, the evaluation of weapons research and development, is to burn money, and it is the same today.

It can be said that in the Ming court, except for Zheng Xunrui, who really understands this truth and is willing to invest in silver, the rest of the people are reluctant to invest a lot of silver in the research and development of firearms, even if it is the emperor, who would rather buy Hongyi cannons from the Netherlands and Portugal and other places, rather than really start developing more powerful artillery.

Zheng Xunrui is not such a task, it is necessary to learn from the experience of others, but more importantly, it is necessary to develop it by yourself and master the real core technology, so that you can really walk in the forefront of the times, otherwise it is difficult to plagiarize the achievements of others in the long run.

Zheng Jiajun obtained a lot of money in several battles with the Houjin Tartars, and the total amount of silver stored was close to 30 million taels of silver, and it was precisely because of so much storage that Zheng Xunrui made up his mind to start the research and development of firearms, and when the Firearms Bureau was just established, Zheng Jinhong directly allocated 1 million taels of silver as an early investment.

Zheng Xunrui's request made Zheng Jinhong feel surprised, Zheng Xunrui asked the firearms bureau to ensure that the monthly expenses were 400,000 to 500,000 taels of silver, especially when the first stage of developing firearms and artillery, such silver taels of expenses must be guaranteed, which surprised Zheng Jinhong, the expenses of the firearms bureau even exceeded the monthly expenses of the Zheng family soldiers, you must know that the total number of Zheng family soldiers is close to 50,000, including more than 10,000 Liaodong Han people recruited by Yang He in Fuzhou.

Zheng Jinhong believes that such expenses of the Firearms Bureau are unbearable and cannot be maintained for a long time.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't care, a large amount of investment in the front means a lot of income in the later stage, as long as he really masters the sharp firearms, there will be a steady stream of money and food at that time.

Of course, Zheng Xunrui will not say the causal relationship for the time being.

Any matters within the Firearms Bureau are confidential, including monthly expenses, etc., and the Firearms Bureau is also low-key on weekdays, not showing the mountains and waters, doing things silently, Tang Ruowang and Bo Yu and others, there are not many opportunities to show up, their Yulu is equivalent to the treatment of Zheng Jiajun's generals, and there are one hundred and twenty taels of silver per month, which is a very high Yulu, which is unimaginable anywhere.

According to Bo Yu's suggestion, the craftsmen were divided into three grades, namely the first-class craftsman, the second-class craftsman and the third-class craftsman, the first-class craftsman's monthly salary was forty taels of silver, the second-class craftsman was twenty-five taels of silver, and the third-class craftsman was ten taels of silver, which was enough for the craftsman's family to live a relatively comfortable and prosperous life.

With such investment, it is clear that Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Zhao Danyu and others, even they are surprised by Zheng Xunrui's generous investment. (To be continued.) )