When talking to Sun Yuanhua, some pictures suddenly popped up in Zhu Youzhen's mind, the machine guns roared wildly, bullets spilled out like the wind, the charging soldiers fell in pieces like cut wheat, the artillery positions, the artillery roared, the shells flew over the sky and fell for miles or even dozens of miles, and the explosions covered the entire position......

If I can have a weapon as powerful as hundreds of years later, how can I just build a slave!

But Zhu Youzhen knew that it was unlikely for now, because it was a powerful weapon that would only appear hundreds of years later. As far as the firearms and artillery are concerned, the Xiyi people are the strongest, and the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are mostly imitations of the Xiyi people, but they are not much behind the Xiyi people, and they can completely catch up with or even surpass them.

"Sun Aiqing, can Lu Mi Gong be used on a rainy day?" Zhu Youzhen asked suddenly.

Sun Yuanhua was stunned for a moment, and said slowly: "I'm afraid not, the gunpowder will be damp on a rainy day, and I'm afraid it won't be launched." But Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, if you fight with Jiannu, the bowstring will be loose on rainy days, and Jiannu's bow and arrows won't play much role. ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head: "Jiannu grew up in a bitter cold land, with a strong physique and strong martial arts, if you don't use firearms, bows and arrows, I'm afraid our army is not an opponent in hand-to-hand combat." Is it possible to make a firebolt that can be used on rainy days? I've heard that there are flintlock pistols that can be activated with flint, but I wonder if I can make them? ”

Sun Yuanhua pondered for a moment: "Weichen has also heard of flintlock firearms, Your Majesty will give the minister some time, and the minister will convene the Franc machine craftsman to study it and see if it can." ”

Zhu Youzhen continued: "Gunpowder will be damp on rainy days, can you put gunpowder in a paper tube, so that the loading ammunition is fast and not afraid of moisture, or change the gunpowder to a rear-loading gun, and the projectile gunpowder is loaded at the tail of the gun, so will the firing speed be much faster?" ”

Zhu Youzhen's series of questions made Sun Yuanhua a little confused, and he hurriedly picked up a pen and paper to record it. Zhu Youzhen's suggestions Sun Yuanhua has also heard of it, it seems that Xiyi has this kind of firearm, but the rear loading is a firearm, how to load the gunpowder projectile from the back of the gunpowder tube? Sounds a little hard.

"Aiqing should study these carefully, if we can create more advanced firearms and artillery, our army's combat effectiveness will definitely increase greatly, and I will definitely reward it at that time!" Zhu Youzhen promised.

"Wechen must do his best!" Sun Yuanhua hurriedly said. It didn't matter if there was a reward or something, he preferred this kind of research work.

But why does Your Majesty know so much about firearms? Your Majesty is not very old, and he grew up in the palace and palace, so he shouldn't have come into contact with these murderous weapons? Sun Yuanhua's heart was full of doubts.

After "guiding", Zhu Youzhen had lunch at the arsenal, which can be regarded as observing the people's feelings and enjoying the people, and then the next stop is the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had already been notified to welcome the emperor's arrival at Jishuitan.

The Academy of Sciences is located in the Royal Garden of Jishuitan, and the beautiful scenery is the most suitable for learning.

According to Xu Guangqi, the Academy of Sciences is currently planning the three major disciplines of agriculture, engineering, and mathematics, and is preparing to recruit more than 10 professors. It's just that most of these professors to be invited are well-known scholars, and many of them are still in other places, and it will take time to get them all in place.

At present, while preparing for the Academy of Sciences, Xu Guangqi is also planning to compile textbooks for various subjects.

"The minister had previously studied agricultural affairs and written some articles, and the minister planned to compile them into a book, which he named "The Complete Book of Agricultural Administration" as a textbook for agricultural science.

Engineering, the minister is ready to ask Song Yingxing to compile textbooks for the editor-in-chief, Song Yingxing is a native of Jiangxi, Wanli forty-three years in the move, but the continuous examination failed, the five years of the Apocalypse came to Beijing to participate in the examination when visited the minister, and the minister talked very happily, although it is a person, but has a deep study of agricultural workers, proficient in the production of various agricultural machinery, familiar with the origin of hundreds of raw materials and production technology, if you understand the hundred workers, I am afraid that no one can be outstanding. It's just that Song Yingxing is preparing for the March exam right now, and he doesn't have the energy to do these things for the time being......"

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand: "These are not in a hurry, it is important to try." ”

For a scholar, it is certainly not okay not to let him take the examination. However, no matter whether Song Yingxing will pass the test or not, Zhu Youzhen will get him to the Academy of Sciences. It's a pity that such a researcher can be an official. But it seems that in memory, Song Yingxing should not have passed the test.

"In addition to Song Yingxing, the minister is ready to recommend Wang Zheng as a professor of engineering, Wang Zheng is a person in the 22nd year of Wanli, and is now a magistrate of Guangping Mansion.

"If you are arithmetic, there are many textbooks that can be used, such as "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", "Zhou Ji Sutra", and "Xinji Token Ancient and Modern Arithmetic Treasures" compiled by Wang Wensu recently, as well as Cheng Dawei's "Algorithm Tongzong", which can be used as teaching materials.

Wang Wensu Cheng's throne has been passed away, and there are not too many scholars who are proficient in arithmetic at present, so he will temporarily take over the position of professor of arithmetic. However, if His Majesty agrees, the minister would like to recommend a few Xiyi people who are proficient in arithmetic. Xu Guangqi said.

"Xiyi?" Zhu Youzhen frowned.

Xu Guangqi thought that Zhu Youzhen didn't know, and hurriedly explained: "At present, there are many Xiyi scholars in my Ming Dynasty, many of whom are very knowledgeable, and have deep attainments in many disciplines of arithmetic, mechanical physics, and my Ming scholars read the Four Books and Five Classics, in order to take the imperial examination, and there are very few people who have the energy to study these miscellaneous studies." Since His Majesty established the Academy of Sciences, he set up an encyclopedia, and the minister thought that it would be better to invite these Xiyi scholars as professors, so that he could learn deeper knowledge. ”

Zhu Youzhen's brows soothed: "I agree, although Aiqing extends, as long as he is knowledgeable, regardless of whether he is a wise person or a man, he can be used by me!" ”

After seeing those pictures three hundred years later, Zhu Youzhen was instinctively wary and disgusted with the Yi people, but at the moment, the threat of the Yi people was not great, so he didn't have to care too much. The sea is tolerant of all rivers, and the master Yi has long skills to control the Yi, and Zhu Youzhen does not have any psychological burden on using Xiyi people as a professor.

"The agricultural department should be prepared as soon as possible, study crops such as sweet potatoes and corn, and cultivate enough talents, and I will use them to promote them to the world as agricultural officials.

Since Xiyi culture also has merits, the Academy of Sciences can carry out research and promotion. I am the center of the whole world, how can I let Xiyi culture overpower my Ming? I heard that the cannons of Xiyi ships are very powerful, and everyone in Xiyi is all over the world to grab territory, and now they have come to Daming from thousands of miles away. Why can't I go?

The Academy of Sciences can study shipbuilding and navigation technology at the same time, and then cooperate with the arsenal to study the cannons of firearms, one day my Ming ships and cannons will surpass the Yiren, and then I will follow the example of Taizong, send a fleet to cross the ocean, and add the power of my Ming Dynasty to the four seas! ”