Yang Lian pursed the corners of his mouth, and said with a little complaint: "It's just that I am honored as the queen, I don't understand why you are so stubborn?" ”

Zhao Nanxing shook his head lightly and said, "Wen Ru, this is a big deal!" It's just a friendship, so why talk about it? Moreover, Zhang Guozhang also admired the Donglin doctrine and was quite like-minded. ”

Yang Lian was silent, disdainful in his heart, but on this occasion, it was not easy to entangle and argue.

How could he not understand the thoughts of these people, influence the queen through Zhang Guoji, and then influence the emperor through the queen. Even if it can't be affected, the emperor's joys, angers and thoughts can be revealed, which is very useful.

Ye Xianggao gently put down the wine glass and said slowly: "If Zhang Guozhang has any scruples, there is no need to be reluctant. ”

Gao Panlong nodded lightly and said, "What Elder Ge said is extremely true. As the saying goes: catching up is not buying and selling. Let's be condescending, he has a cold face, and it doesn't mean anything. ”

Sun Shenxing looked at this, looked at that, and his face was displeased. You can say this easily now, it was not an idea for everyone to discuss at the beginning, and with the complicated wedding ceremony of the emperor, he intersected with Zhang Guoji.

But no one comforted him, because everyone's eyes were focused on a minister who had been summoned by the emperor.

Xu Guangqi was suddenly promoted by the young emperor, and every performance must be accurate, and the saint is in full swing.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on your wedding." Xu Guangqi congratulated him, and then said: "Zhang Tao and Sun Xueshi have purchased 22 cannons in Macao, and the price given by the Portuguese is very favorable, and at the request of the imperial court, more than 20 Portuguese gunners and a translator will be escorted into Beijing by Zhang Tao in the near future. ”

After the outbreak of the Ming and Jin wars, although the Ming army had many firearms, it lost more and won less, and the war situation in Liaodong deteriorated day by day.

At that time, Xu Guangqi went to the imperial court and advocated the introduction of advanced Western firearms and training methods to rearm the Ming army in order to reverse the decline of the Liaodong battlefield.

In the first year of Taichang, with the permission of the imperial court, Xu Guangqi entrusted Li Zhizao and others to send Zhang Tao and Sun Xueshi to Macao to buy firearms from Portuguese merchants.

Zhang Tao and others made several choices and purchased four Hongyi cannons. After the test firing, the power was really amazing.

After listening to the report of Zhang Tao and others, Xu Guangqi immediately wrote to the imperial court: "Today, the unique firearms of the affairs are the first righteousness...... It can defeat the enemy and win, and it is just a powerful cannon. ”

Although the bureaucrats of the Ming court were quite inefficient and did not attach importance to the muskets and artillery of the Xiyi people, after repeated discussions, they still sent Zhang Tao and Sun Xueshi as Qincha to buy artillery in Macao and hire Western artillery divisions, which happened before Ye Xuan crossed the possession.

Whether it's Taichang or the decision made by the true apocalypse. When Ye Xuan, the current Emperor of the Apocalypse, heard the news, he was still excited and excited.

This is exactly what he wants to do, and since he has done it in advance, then he will take over and continue to carry it forward.

"What about the muskets of the Portuguese, will they also send a team of musketeers?" Zhu Youxiao asked anxiously: "There are also Portuguese technicians who make guns, have you hired them?" ”

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty's will is a little late, and the Portuguese still have to make some preparations." He will remain in Macao and continue to fulfill the mission entrusted by His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked Xu Guangqi: "Can you find the root knot of the quality problem of the bird guns made by the Ordnance Prison?" Is it iron, or is it smelting, or is there something wrong with the crafting method? ”

Xu Guangqi was a little hesitant, but he still played truthfully: "According to Weichen's investigation and analysis, the quality of the firearms made by the Ordnance Supervision is not good, and the most important thing is the drawbacks of the craftsman system. ”

After a pause, Xu Guangqi continued: "During the Wanli period, Zhao Shizhen, a scholar in the Wuying Palace, had a sophisticated analysis, and the minister has summarized and written a song, and it will be presented to the imperial review tomorrow. ”

"Tomorrow?" Zhu Youxiao frowned and asked, "Song Shu has brought it with me, so I'll take a look at it now." ”

"Today is Your Majesty's day of great joy—" Xu Guangqi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's because the minister didn't bring the music." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Xu Qingke can roughly say that I also understand the disadvantages of this craftsman system. ”

Xu Guangqi was very pleased to see that the young emperor was so anxious, and he could see that he was concerned about national affairs, so he considered the words and tried his best to give a brief explanation in popular language.

Zhao Shizhen was an outstanding firearms research and development expert in the Ming Dynasty, who developed and improved a variety of firearms in his lifetime, and was good at writing and poetry, and also wrote "Artifact Spectrum", "Artifact Miscellaneous Sayings", "Artifact Spectrum or Question", "Anti-Captivity Vehicle Discussion" and other treatises on firearms research and development, use and training.

In the history of ancient Chinese science and technology, Zhao Shizhen can be ranked alongside the Ming Dynasty scientists Song Yingxing and Xu Guangqi, and is quite a powerful figure.

In the "Artifact Spectrum", Zhao Shizhen compared the Lumi gun, the bird gun, the Western gun, and the Japanese iron cannon, and found that the Lumi had the best performance, with the Western gun ranking second, the Japanese iron cannon ranking third, and the bird gun at the bottom.

In the process of researching firearms, Zhao Shizhen also discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, the performance of the Ming Dynasty's military genuine bird guns was not as good as the civilian pirated bird guns, which were exported to Southeast Asia and welcomed by the locals.

After analysis, Zhao Shizhen found the reason, believing that it was not that China could not make excellent firearms, but because of a stupid and backward system.

I don't want to be Seiko in China, and I can't be Seiko. This sentence shows the fact that the production of ordnance in the Ming Dynasty lacked supervision and was shoddy.

“…… My China is all public, there are companies that do not know how to build, generals do not know how to use, and soldiers do not know how to put and clean up. In the affairs of the public family, the craftsman will definitely refuse to do his best; The officials who supervise the creation, those who love themselves are dedicated to saving, and those who are unconscious are restrained, and once they are saved and restricted, it will be difficult to practice the law. There is no advantage in the front, and there is no fear of the law in the back. The size is confused, and it is enough to simplify things up and down, Anwang Seiko? ”

Xu Guangqi made a final summary, and the retelling was basically the conclusion made by Zhao Shizhen.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment, smiled bitterly, and said: "How does Xu Aiqing want to change, although the charter is played, I fully support it." ”

After a pause, the young emperor continued: "I also have some ideas and suggestions, which will be handed over to Xu Qing together, and if they are combined, they will be used, and if they are not, they will be invalidated." ”

Xu Guangqi bowed and bowed, and said respectfully: "The ministers obey the order, and they will live up to Your Majesty's expectations, reform the accumulated defects as soon as possible, and make Seiko firearms." ”

The artisan household, like the guards, has a low social status and looks like a serf, so where does the enthusiasm and enthusiasm for work come from?

There is no distinction between public and private, rewards and punishments are not clear, coupled with the corruption of the bureaucracy, the officials cut corners, and how many of the toys produced are qualified.

As for the rules and procedures, reward and punishment systems for the production of factories and enterprises in later generations, Zhu Youxiao must know something. What responsibility system, what assembly line, can it be used, leave it to Xu Guangqi to look at!