Zhang Anshi was happy when he saw Yiha: "I said how I could have joy chirping on the branches early in the morning, but it turned out that my father-in-law came." ”

Yisha smiled and said: "The slave and maid are just reporting the good news, isn't this joy still Your Majesty's?" ”

Zhang Anshi nodded, and then accepted the order.

The intention is very simple, add 30,000 households and add a guard.

It seems that this edict is very common, but in fact, Zhu Di is already very generous.

30,000 households is not a small number, this is the population of a county, and as for a guard, it is on the scale of 3,000 people.

Of course, these are all for fiefdoms, that is, in Zhang Anshi's Xinzhou, there are new manpower, and at the same time they get an arm.

This is of great significance for the consolidation of the New Deal, which is vast and sparsely populated, and the most scarce of them is manpower.

Zhang Anshi said." Your Majesty Hong'en, the minister is grateful. ”

It's also lost." Your Majesty was very happy last night, and has been looking forward to the dawn so that I can go and see the machine gun!"

Zhang Anshile said hehehe: "I will lead Your Majesty later." ”

Immediately, Zhang Anshi went to Zhu Di's big tent to thank him.

Probably in a good mood, Zhu Di was in good spirits, looked at Zhang Anshi, and said with a smile: "Okay, you're welcome, this is what you deserve, I don't think I'll give it too much, these 30,000 households...... If you want to send it out as soon as possible, you need to be a good family. ”

Zhang Anshi said." Your Majesty, can you ...... these migrants Migration of households in units? Instead of the period of Emperor Taizu Gao, he migrated in the form of a family. ”

There is a mystery here, the household is a small family, and the family is everyone.

Generally, a household is about five or six people, but a family is different, a large family may often have hundreds of people, or even thousands of people.

"Oh?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and said, "What is the reason for this?" ”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said. If the whole family migrates, this new continent, I'm afraid it won't be long before the dominant ones are those families and surnames, where is there anything to do? But if it is only transferred by household, the vast majority of people are not related by blood, and Yang Shiqi, the governor, is easier to manage in Xinzhou. ”

This is also true, no one in the Zhang family has gone to Xinzhou to rule, which means that the power of Xinzhou is incomplete now, although there is already a governor's palace, Yang Shiqi is absolutely reliable.

But Zhang Anshi has to make sure that before his son reaches adulthood, or he goes to Xinzhou to grow old, a new family will not appear in this Xinzhou quickly.

If this kind of clan is generated quickly, it is not a good thing for the Zhang family.

"In addition......" Zhang Anshi continued: "If the people who go to Xinzhou are not migrated, then the people who go to Xinzhou often have some thoughts in Daming, and the ministers are thinking that there will be more exchanges between Daming and Xinzhou in the future." ”

The place in Xinzhou is vast and sparsely populated, but the resources are extremely rich, this is a fertile soil, but precisely because it is fertile soil, you must hold the thighs of the Ming Dynasty. Only by joining the Ming trade system can there be a future.

This is also the reason why later generations of Australia, when the colonial system of the British Empire was almost falling apart, could still barely maintain loyalty to the British Empire.

Therefore, the bond of family affection is very important, the more the people of Xinzhou are to the Ming Dynasty, then it is easier to accept the rule of the Zhang family canonized by the Ming Dynasty, and many military and civilian people of the Ming Dynasty are connected with the blood of Xinzhou, which will naturally affect the national policy of the Ming Dynasty on Xinzhou.

Zhang Anshi in Xinzhou, obviously followed the same path as other vassal kings, and most of the other vassal states went to places where the natives were more dense, and their dependence on the Ming Dynasty came from the need for the support of the Ming Dynasty in order to defeat the local natives militarily.

Zhang Anshi relied on only this kind of blood connection.

In addition, Zhang Anshi still has some selfishness, this new continent is far away, it is not close, if the connection with each other deepens, a large number of people and business exchanges, it is bound to have a great demand for ships, and better and faster ships will also have a huge demand!

This is also a huge development for the future shipping industry.

Zhu Di listened, and seemed to agree very much, without too much hesitation, he bowed his head and said: "This ...... I'm right. ”

"As for this guard,...... Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: "Your Majesty, there is already a team of men and horses in that place in Xinzhou, and the minister is wondering if this guard can be changed to prepare for Haiwei, establish a water village in a port in Xinzhou, and practice boats. ”

"As far as the minister knows, pirates are rampant in Java, Luzon and other sea areas, but His Royal Highnesses King Zhao and King Ning are now on land. On the Xinzhou side, there are not many natives on land, as long as the people protect themselves, plus some locally set up patrols can solve the security problem, it is better to simply change this guard into a sailor guard to exterminate the sea pirates in the nearby seas. It can not only eliminate pirates, but also cooperate with the military horses of King Zhao and King Ning in Luzon, Java and other places. ”

"Set up a sailor?" Zhu Di's eyes widened slightly, he lowered his head as if he was thinking for a while, then looked up at Zhang Anshi and said, "It's just the ships and other firearms that are needed?" ”

Zhang Anshi said." You can find a way to make it locally, of course, this does not cost the silver of the imperial court, and these silvers are produced by the ministers. ”

Zhu Di said· It's good. ”

The sea frontier is too big, so big that Zhu Di has long been unable to scruple about it.

And as a large number of Daming ships began to go to sea one after another, the need for pirates also seemed to be eyeing these fat, so from time to time there was news of pirates attacking Daming ships.

Part of Zhu Di's current ships need to explore and explore the four seas. The other part is to continue to maintain the Western Ocean, and the purpose of the cruise is to deter the countries of the world.

In addition, there are a large number of merchant ships, but it is difficult for merchant ships to really kill pirates, because the purpose of merchant ships is to build deeper drafts and hold more cargo.

Therefore, such a ship can't add too much protection, and the speed is not fast, which leads to the fact that even if you encounter pirates, even if the people on board are enough to protect themselves, you can't pursue the pirates.

If Zhang Anshi establishes a naval division in Xinzhou, Java, and Luzon to carry out cruises, this will greatly alleviate the safety problem of shipping routes in the waters of this area.

The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more he felt that this proposal was very good, so he said. I'm right. ”

Zhang Anshi said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Di immediately said: "Your machine gun is very powerful, how much can you build every month?" ”

Obviously, what Zhu Di misses the most now is the machine gun.

"A dozen." Zhang Anshi said: "This is already the fastest speed, but in Chen's opinion, how much this machine gun can be built is secondary, and the most difficult thing at the moment is the problem of ammunition." Its rate of fire is too fast, and the consumption of bullets is extremely alarming, and this special supply of bullets is very difficult to manufacture, and the ...... We're also looking at ways to see if we can make improvements. ”

Zhu Di said: "We must try our best to improve." ”

Zhu Di paused, and then said: "You tell the truth, how many bullets can be made in a month?" ”

Zhang Anshi said: "It can only be 350,000 rounds, and if more craftsmen are recruited, the output may be increased to more than 100,000 rounds." But the gains outweigh the losses, and after thinking about it, you still have to put some effort into the tools. But...... Your Majesty, now that things have been made, as long as you are willing to work hard, it is only a matter of time before you break through this shackle. ”

Zhu Di thought for a while and said: "100,000 rounds a month, you first recruit a group of craftsmen to make it for me, and as for improving production, you also have to recruit a group of people to work hard." ”

Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty...... This...... It's a bit hard. ”

"Difficult?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi in surprise. What's so hard about that? ”

"There aren't so many craftsmen." Zhang Anshi replied honestly: "After all, there are other projects that need to be studied, and in addition, it takes ...... to call so many skilled craftsmen to produce in large quantities."

Zhu Di."

Zhu Di walked back and forth with his hands behind his back for a few steps before he said. The last thing I lack in Daming is manpower, how many craftsmen do you need, I will assign it to you. ”

Who knew that Zhang Anshi shook his head again: "Your Majesty, this craftsman is not the other craftsman." ”

Zhu Di."

"Ordinary craftsmen, all they can do is make simple things, but when it comes to something like a machine gun, with their skills, it is a little difficult to improve it." Zhang Anshi paused, and then said: "I am a master craftsman, most of them are illiterate, and they don't know how to calculate, but to really become a craftsman, these are indispensable. ”

"Other than that...... This alchemy, if you want to involve, it is even more difficult, the danger of alchemy is not small, so you need to repeat the experiment, to record the results of the experiment, and at the same time to compare the experiment, there is not a single error here, if there is no person who can read and hyphenation, and the level of arithmetic is quite high, it cannot be completed at all. ”

"The minister has encountered such a problem now, in my Daming, but anyone who can read and hyphenation, and the arithmetic skills are not bad, often disdain to be craftsmen, but there are not a large number of such craftsmen, and many projects can not be promoted. Now the minister is eager to use one person as ten people. However, if it is used in this way, it is very easy for these rare craftsmen to be easily distracted, and negligence is tantamount to putting them in danger. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Anshi sighed and said with a bit of depression: "Your Majesty, just a few days ago, there was an explosion in our workshop, killing and injuring many people, all of whom are skilled craftsmen. ”

After listening to this, Zhu Di finally understood what Zhang Anshi meant.

These craftsmen are very important, and without such craftsmen, the machine gun may be just a thing of ingenuity, and it will not be able to be used on a large scale.

And...... With a machine gun, who knows what else will be built in the future!

It can be said that ...... These powerful things are extremely important to the Ming Dynasty, and once the Ming Dynasty stops, it will be a huge loss.

However, the more projects move forward, the more serious the shortage of manpower becomes. In the past, if you just made one or two gadgets, there would be brave men under the heavy reward, and Zhang Anshi could always get together dozens or hundreds of people.

But now it's different, a single machine gun, the manpower required for mechanical manufacturing, alchemy, and smelting may be hundreds or thousands, and this is just a machine gun.

If there is no endless stream of readers who are willing to join this ranks, the machine gun that Zhang Anshi let Zhu Di see is actually just the so-called 'auspicious'.

Xiangrui is a thing that was given by God immediately, and the randomness is too strong, but in fact, it is impossible to apply it on a large scale.

Zhu Di's face became more and more solemn, and he said: "In this way, what do you mean ......?"

Zhang Anshi said." Does Your Majesty remember what the minister said about agriculture and industry? If Shinong, industry and commerce are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, they are all equally important to the Ming Dynasty, regardless of whether they are high or low, or ...... Then find a way to elevate the status of skilled craftsmen, so that it is possible to attract aspiring scholars from all over the world, with the dream of becoming skilled craftsmen, to enter this industry, only by reversing this trend, so that everyone realizes the importance of craftsmen, can solve the problem of manpower. ”

Zhang Anshi paused, and said: "I really don't lack manpower, just like I opened the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, so there are hundreds of thousands of millions of people in the world who study hard, just to gain fame, and they have worked hard all their lives to write articles, what a grand occasion this is." In the same way, if the status of a craftsman can also be compared to a scholar, then my Ming engineering can be invincible, and a machine gun is nothing? ”

Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "I finally understand what you mean, no wonder you said those words to me yesterday, I just took this opportunity to ridicule the reader." ”

Zhang Anshi said." Your Majesty actually said this, how could the minister be such a person? ”

Zhu Di groaned and said, " I'll think about it. ”

"One more thing." Zhang Anshi paused and said: "Dingguo Gong, there are some children of heroes, I hope to go to the workshop to learn the manufacturing skills of this machine, of course, they are young tempers, and the minister is afraid that they are just a whim...... 55。 ”

"Let them give it a try. Xu Jingchang, this bastard. ”

As soon as Zhu Di talked about Xu Jingchang, he was angry.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, he cares most about the two families.

One is the Zhang family, this Zhang family does not refer to Zhang An's family, but Zhang Yu's family, after all, Zhang Yu died in battle, and the orphans of the Zhang family such as Zhang Fu and Zhang Rail, Zhu Di naturally took special care of them because they lost their fathers at a young age.

And the other is Xu Jingchang, on the one hand, Xu Jingchang is the nephew of Queen Xu, this is after Xu Da, he has to take care of it.

What's more, when Zhu Di was martyred, no one was optimistic, and almost everyone regarded Zhu Di as a rebel, but Xu Jingchang's father, Xu Zengshou, was already the governor of the Five Armies and a very popular minister, but he still passed military secrets to Zhu Di at a critical time, and finally led to being killed.

Xu Jingchang inherited the title at a young age, and Zhu Di saw that this kid was mediocre, so he was angry, so he just wanted to catch it and beat him hard.

Zhu Di scolded angrily for a moment, and then said. This guy ...... No one is in charge of urinating, if it continues like this, sooner or later it will be reversed, I will never tolerate him, let him go freely. If he wants to learn, let him try. But ......"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di looked up at Zhang Anshi, his expression also looked solemn, and said: "Xu Jingchang, this kid, has always been stubborn, he has been orphaned since he was a child, and the people in the public mansion rely on him on weekdays, and they flatter him in every way, I am worried...... Don't delay, kid. ”

Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the ministers will take good care of him, and there will be no chaos in the custody." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi fixedly, and then nodded and said, "Well, you have always been disciplined in doing things, and you are his brother-in-law, so there shouldn't be any major problems." ”

Immediately, Zhu Di took the generals and went to test the machine gun.

Under the guidance of Zhang Anshi, Zhu Di personally operated the machine gun and began to strafe with a dada, and for a while, the blood was gushing and powerful.

He couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Haha, interesting, interesting." ”

The crowd shouted hooray.

When this hunt was over, Zhu Di drove back to the palace satisfied.

Zhu Zhanji had to ride a foal to accompany him, and Zhang Anshi also rode a horse to accompany him.

Zhu Zhanji said: "Uncle, I look at the machine gun, it's not powerful. ”

"Yes, yes, it's not as good as your riding shot." Zhang Anshi is too lazy to argue with children, yes yes yes is right.

Zhu Zhanji said." But when I think about it, the real power of this thing is not that. ”

"Huh?" These words attracted Zhang Anshi's attention.

I saw Zhu Zhanji say: "Since you can create such a thing, why not draw inferences?" Better artillery can be made, better chariots and horses can be made. This is a trick, as long as you understand the mystery here, maybe ...... Many things can be integrated. ”

After a pause, Zhu Zhanji continued: "This is like learning poetry, learning to compose poetry, then writing lyrics and writing articles is not an obstacle." Uncle, you have to work hard, and I will see that it will be of great use in the future. ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but look at Zhu Zhanji with strange eyes.

So Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but say: "Uncle, what do you look at me?" ”

Zhang Anshi said." Sure enough, Uncle didn't hurt you in vain, and he taught you a lot of words and deeds on weekdays. ”

Zhang Anshi naturally knew that Zhu Zhanji in history was both civil and military, and he was extremely smart.

What surprised Zhang Anshi was that Zhu Zhanji when he was a teenager still had an imagination that was difficult for ordinary people to reach.

In fact, this is also understandable, adults often have a fixed mindset, they see a machine gun, they will only be shocked by the power of the machine gun, and imagine how to use this thing to kill the enemy.

But Zhu Zhanji is different, at this time, Zhu Zhanji not only learned imperial art from Zhu Di, but also had the best generals in the world to teach him to learn military command and cavalry archery, and the best Confucianism in the world taught him history.

In addition, there are people like Zhang Anshi who have been people in two lives to take him to broaden his horizons, and in terms of dealing with the world, his mother Zhang is an expert, and she trained Zhu Zhanji properly.

It can be said that ...... This little guy, who has almost piled up the most nail-level resources in the world, seems to have already revealed a thinking that is more difficult to understand than ordinary people.

Zhu Zhanji crooked his little brain at this time and said, "But...... Why didn't the ancients know this? It's really strange that the ancients wrote poems and lyrics, and all of them were unwilling to work. ”

Zhang Anshi glanced at him with satisfaction, and said: "Because people who want to work can't read and write, they can't accumulate these things." And those who can read and write do not bother to work. ”

Zhu Zhanji was silent and continued to ponder.

Zhang Anshi didn't bother to tell him any standard answer, just said his own opinion, but God knows what the reason is, after all, the reason for the formation of anything must be many, it is better to let Zhu Zhanji think about it himself.

Zhu Di returned to the palace, and after the ecstasy, he gradually calmed down.

Zhang Anshi's words appeared in his mind again and again.

He had a melancholy look on his face, and it was clear that these words had made a great difference.

However, what he is facing is the social atmosphere that has been formed for thousands of years, and the deep-rooted idea that everything is inferior only to study.

And these words, the so-called word reading, are very narrow, and this reading is limited to reading the scriptures of the saints.

"Your Majesty......" Yisha appeared beside him cautiously, smiling and groaning.

Only then did Zhu Di put away his mind and raised his head. What are your thoughts on this hunt? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yisha immediately thought of the machine gun, so he said, "The slaves and maids are stunned, there are still ...... in the world 55。 ”

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "No, although I was also frightened, I was really frightened. ”

"Ah......" Yishu hurriedly said, "Is Your Majesty worried about something?" ”

"Of course I'm worried." Zhu Di said: "Manpower can have such divine might, what a terrifying thing this, Zhang Qing's family can find a way to gather a large number of craftsmen to make it, so ...... I was thinking, this world is so big, there are many people in the four seas, since the opening of the sea, I know that there are so many people in the four seas, is there not a certain place to destroy people...... Is there an extremely smart person like Zhang Anshi? ”

Yizha hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is too worried, I am the upper state of the Heavenly Empire." ”

Zhu Di was very sober and did not have the mind to be happy, and said very truthfully: "If it is the upper state of the Celestial Empire, how can even the Khitan be able to occupy the Central Plains in the north, how can there be Jurchen murderers, and how can there be Tatars who dominate the four seas?" These words should not be said, but they should be used to talk to the people and coax the people, which is true, but if you take these words and deceive yourself, you will be in trouble. ”

After a pause, Zhu Di continued: "I heard that there are many Yi people who respect businessmen, such as the Semu people, so will there be people in this world who respect skilled craftsmen, maybe decades later, or a hundred years later, these people will appear in the territory of the Ming Dynasty with such divine weapons?" ”

"If so...... How do I win? When I saw this thing, I was both surprised and frightened, there can be such a thing in the world, then in this world, there may be something sharper than this thing, and when the time comes, how can I resist it? ”

As he spoke, Zhu Di stood up and continued. If I don't want to take a long time, my descendants may suffer. ”

"Go and summon Master Yao and Jin Zhong to come, I have something important to discuss with them."

Yisha glanced at Zhu Di deeply and said. The slave obeys. ”