Hua Houwei nodded: "Tomorrow is the time to negotiate with the Portuguese, Second Master, have a good rest today, and give you the wind in the evening." You'll have to plan for me tomorrow! ”

Liu Jian nodded: "It doesn't matter if you catch the wind, it's just that what kind of charter is your Yamen in the Kaihai General Headquarters, you have to talk about it." ”

"Well, now there is a lot of waste to be built, and the preliminary idea is to establish a patrol department, a maritime tax department, a trade department, and an administrative department. The Inspection Division consists of two navies, one offshore navy to shoot Japanese troops to defend the coastal waters and exterminate pirates such as pirates; An ocean-going navy is a communist army that escorts merchant ships, strikes at the navies of other countries, and even destroys the country. The Department of Customs Taxation specializes in collecting taxes on goods sold outside the Ming Dynasty by opening the sea, which is divided into four or six percent, sixty percent in the capital, and forty percent in total. One and a half of the sixty percent of the capital is given to the inner court, and four percent is given to the treasury. The Department of Trade is responsible for foreign bargaining, entertaining foreign businessmen and envoys, and bidding for the export of goods from various countries. The Chief Secretary for Administration is mainly responsible for liaising with various yamen, as well as training professionals, such as translation, silk inspection, tea inspection, porcelain inspection... and so on. ”

"Hey, it's terrible, it's already one smaller Nanjing No. 6." Liu Jian admired, but there was no joy in his eyes.

Hua Houwei was stunned: "Lord Liu, is it inappropriate?" ”

Xie Qian sighed: "Your Highness, in the past, you always ate alone and did not get fat, why do you not know how to divide the profit now that you hold the power?" ”

Hua Houwei was stunned, and nodded for a long time: "Yes, I was negligent." In this way, the inspection department will be increased, and people will be transferred from the north, so that the honors and nobles will be integrated with the general office. Increasing the number of ceremonial divisions and transferring manpower from the six departments in Nanjing will make it profitable for civil officials to avoid extraneous branches. Increase the inspectorate, and the south list can be selected, and the entire south will be in the middle of the list. Increase the industry division, internal bidding, and responsible for the training of inspection personnel, instructors by craftsmen in various industries, the world's businessmen are bundled with the general manager. ”

Liu Jian frowned: "Industry Division? Your Highness, do you need it? ”

This time, Hua Houwei insisted on his opinion: "Lord Liu, the only way to fight against the landlords is the merchants, and if the merchants are not allowed to participate in politics, how can they withstand the strangulation of the gentry?" I don't want to exterminate the gentry, but I want them to be jealous and not to be lawless. In this way, the Ming Dynasty has complete agriculture and industry, similar forces, and elite soldiers, which can be described as solid. ”

Liu Jian thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, some people are indeed too greedy, so it's not too much!" ”

Xie Qian also agreed: "Your Highness's move is well aware of the art of balance, but you must guard against the backlash of businessmen. After all, there is no business, no treachery! ”

Hua Houwei nodded: "Second Master, rest assured, in my heart, Shinong Industry and Commerce have no good or evil, they are the cornerstone of my Ming Dynasty, and all of them are indispensable." ”

While talking, the convoy arrived at King Wu's mansion. After arranging for Liu Jian and Xie Qian to rest, Hua Houwei went out and went straight to the Jinling Gun Factory. Zhao Shizhen proudly reported yesterday that the mountain cannon has been formed and can be finalized for production, and Hua Houwei must go and see it.

At the Danxia Mountain Shooting Range, Zhao Shizhen saw Hua Houwei coming, and hurriedly greeted him: "Master, you can be regarded as coming." ”

Hua Houwei glared: "What's the matter?" Master, are you rich? Oh, yes, it's time to get an appropriation once it's finalized. You kid has bad intentions! ”

Zhao Shizhen shouted: "Master, what kind of heart are you spending the belly of a gentleman!" Have you forgotten that you just yesterday gave the task of developing a naval gun? ”

"Oh, yes! Master forgot! Well, let's look at your mountain cannon now! "The so-called mountain gun, the prototype is the French M1897 type 75 rapid-fire gun. Hua Houwei has been to the Military Museum and worked in a model factory, so he is very familiar with this famous French lady. I also secretly got some parts back, assembled one by myself, and could also shoot miniature shells, but was snatched away by my dead friends, and I was depressed for several days.

Zhao Shizhen led Hua Houwei to the front of the position, pointed to the mountain cannon and said, "Master, look at it, what are the questions?" ”

Hua Houwei didn't answer, and circled around the mountain cannon a few times. There are 28 rifling wires in the dark blue barrel, a shield of No. 45 steel plate in the middle of the two huge iron wheels, a screw gun bolt, and a long hydraulic re-entry track, well, it is what I remember.

"Let's have a shot!"

"Howler!"

Zhao Shizhen immediately ordered someone to bring over the brass cannonballs, and after the cannonballs were stuffed into the barrel, he closed the screw bolt and pulled the fire rope. Rumble! The mountain artillery jumped slightly, the cannon retreated, and under the action of the hydraulic reentry device, it returned to the original point!

Hua Houwei held the telescope in his hand, and a cloud of dust exploded in his field of vision, and the target painted by quicklime was nowhere to be seen. "Well, that's good. What is the rate of fire? ”

"Fifteen to twenty rounds per minute, thirty rounds at top speed."

"36 times the caliber?"

"Don't worry, Master. The barrel is 2.7 meters long, the caliber is 75 mm, the effective range is 8.5 kilometers, the angle of fire is 11 degrees to 18 degrees, and there are two kinds of shells, one high-explosive and one shotgun, all according to your drawings, Master, and they are definitely not bad! ”

Hua Houwei nodded with satisfaction: "Done!" Immediately do a destructive test to see how our mountain cannon performs and where the limit is! ”

Zhao Shizhen nodded and smacked his lips: "It's a pity." This cannon steel is the best ratio that we have tested for a long time before casting, and after forging, the inner chamber is finely ground. Although the rifling has a prototype when it is forged, it also has to be turned on a lathe, which takes a lot of effort. The main thing is that the shells are all brass, and that's all money! ”

Hua Houwei smiled and pointed to the south: "You have this vision!" Let me ask you, this mountain cannon was born, can there be an opponent in the world? ”

Zhao Shizhen shook his head.

"Yes! When the cannon sounds, the gold is ten thousand taels! It's about spending money, but it's also about making money! ”

"Make money?"

"Yes, let me ask you, what is the most lucrative business in the world?"

"Being an official?"

Huahou Wei's eyes widened angrily, and then he smiled bitterly: "Yes, but robbers make more money than officials!" Let's fire a few cannons, and how much gold and silver will be served! The army of the Ming Dynasty protects its own people, but not the people of the foreign domain! Do you understand? ”

"Okay, who called you Master?"

The two laughed for a while, and Zhao Shizhen suddenly said, "Master, I want to go to the internal combustion engine factory." ”

Hua Houwei nodded with satisfaction, this is Zhao Shizhen didn't say, he had to let him go. So he nodded slightly: "Okay!" Conquer the ship's guns first, and then go to the engine plant! Shizhen, as long as you can build a two-stroke engine according to the drawings, we can fly up! ”

Fly up? Zhao Shizhen's suspicious index finger pointed to the sky: "Above? ”

"That's right! Topmost! It's really not hard to go to heaven! ”

"Really?" A burst of light erupted in Zhao Shizhen's eyes, making people dare not look directly!

Hua Houwei smiled slightly, turned his arms back, and turned to leave.

"Master! Is it true or not? Zhao Shizhen shouted in place, watching Hua Houwei turn around and raise his right hand, his index finger and thumb circled in a circle, and the other three fingers stood upright!