In fact, in the emperor's lineage, the only person who can make Zhu Zhanyan look at it squarely, and the only person Zhu Zhanyan admires, is the Empress Dowager Zhang.

Naturally, the orthodox emperor does not need to say that Zhu Zhanyan does not take a look at it, and in addition to the orthodox emperor, there is only the current empress dowager Sun Ruowei.

Sun Ruowei is a person......

said that she could endure it, Zhu Zhanyan felt that she was also quite enduring, and when Emperor Taizong was in power, she could endure it under Hu Shanxiang.

Say she can't bear it, she can't bear it either.

After the death of the two emperors Taizong and Hongxi, she immediately squeezed out Hu Shanxiang with her son and became the empress of the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Ruowei in history, Xuande gave birth to Zhu Qizhen in the second year, and Xuande became the queen in the third year.

Although there is Zhu Zhanji's problem here, Zhu Zhanyan feels that Sun Ruowei is not working hard in it, because he knows what kind of person Sun Ruowei is.

But Sun Ruowei is limited to this.

is different from a big heroine TV series in later generations, Sun Ruowei in history really has no ability, not at all like in the TV series, he is working hard and distinguishing between right and wrong, Sanyang and Hu Hu and others will probably cry and faint in the toilet if they watch the TV series.

In the current Ming Dynasty, King Wu has almost completely controlled the government, and there are almost no officials who will support the emperor's line in the open, and only people like Zhang Fu who only seek self-protection will be ambiguous, whether it is the emperor's line or King Wu's orders.

The Empress Dowager Zhang is a sensible person, and she is also a person who can see the situation clearly.

Not to mention that his family is going to attend his brother's wedding, even if all the people in King Wu's lineage withdraw, the Zhang family will not dare to mess around.

There was no other reason than because she could see the situation clearly.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is quite stable if it is stable, but if it is unstable, it is also unstable.

The current Daming is actually completely supported by Zhu Zhanqi, once Zhu Zhanyan is dead, the backbone of King Wu's lineage will be gone, and then the emperor's lineage will definitely be able to pull together a batch of wall grasses and swear to fight back.

When the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, although the soldiers of the Western Expedition to Europe will not be in chaos, they will also become isolated islands, all supported by the Suez region of the Mu family and Jian Xiao.

Moreover, the biggest problem is that these are Zhu Zhanyi's cronies, and they will work hard for King Wu.

When the Suez region and Europe become an isolated island, and the Wu Dynasty cannot rush to the aid of the Central Plains in a short time, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Warat, who are taking the river of difficulties in the north, will seize the opportunity to go south.

At that time, even if the emperor's line can win this chaotic battle, it will not be the ultimate victor, because the imperial court without white phosphor eggs and fire oil bombs has no way to compare with Jian Xiao and them in terms of force.

Besides, this is all according to the worst-case scenario, King Wu will not face this situation in a short period of time, at least Zhu Zhanyan is still alive now.

The Empress Dowager will not mess around, now it depends on whether others have that kind of self-righteous stupid idea.

It's night, Injugung Palace.

"Eh, don't cry when you see me......"

Zhu Zhanyan hugged his son and was helpless.

Almost ...... Well, most mammals, after being away from their parents for a long time, basically do not recognize their parents, and human cubs are even more so.

Zhu Qiming was there when he was born, but Zhu Qiming didn't even open his eyes at that time, where did he get his memory?

Later, a few days later, Zhu Zhanyan went to Europe again, and this time he went for more than half a year, so when he came back this time, Zhu Qiming didn't give his father any face.

In Renshou Palace, from Zhu Gaoxu and his wife to the wet nurse and palace maid, whoever hugged Zhu Qiming was fine, and the bear child didn't even recognize his life at all, but Zhu Zhanyan, his own father, cried as soon as he hugged him.

"Let's let the concubine come......" Hu Shanshu took Zhu Qiming with a smile and began to coax.

As the saying goes, everything is someone else's good, and the child is still your own.

has not yet reached the kind of teenage age, using "other people's children" to motivate children to work hard, and now this kind of infants, parents are naturally more rare to have their own children, and Zhu Zhanqi, a first-time father, is even more so.

But helplessly, Zhu Qiming didn't give any face.

"Hey! This bear child! Looking at Zhu Qiming, who was taken away by Hu Shanshu, he regained his quiet after a few breaths, and Zhu Zhanyan was angry.

Looking at her husband's deflated face, and then looking at the child in her arms, Hu Shanshu couldn't cry or laugh, but she was also very happy.

For a woman whose husband is away from home all year round, this kind of day is the best day.

It's just that Zhu Zhanyan is destined not to be an ordinary person from the moment he was born, nor is he a person who can live in a corner for a long time.

"His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Ling's voice broke this happy scene, making Zhu Zhanyan's expression instantly serious, and also making Hu Shanshu's mood quickly lower.

"The palm print eunuch of the War Bureau and the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau brought it."

"Got it." Zhu Zhanyan put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.

"Take them to the study first."

Zhu Zhanyan smiled at his wife, and then walked out.

The War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, you can literally see what these two institutions do, but these two institutions in the Ming Dynasty are not the same as those in the previous dynasties.

The War Bureau is actually one of the 12 Ming Supervisors, the Four Divisions and the Eight Bureaus, of which the Eighth Bureau of the Ming Dynasty is the War Bureau, the Silver Bureau, the Huanyi Bureau, the Scarf and Hat Bureau, the Needlework Bureau, the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau, the Wine and Vinegar Noodle Bureau, and the Siyuan Bureau.

Doesn't it look like a waiting department in the harem?

That's right, they are really the servants in the palace, but the war situation is slightly different.

Originally, the War Bureau was responsible for the manufacture of iron tools for the purpose of the palace, such as needles and scissors, bells and drums, but later changed due to the reform of the Military Weapons Bureau, and became a department that made knives, guns, swords, halberds, whips, axes, helmets, armor, bows, arrows and other military equipment.

As for the Ordnance Bureau, it was originally the Ordnance Bureau, and the Ming Dynasty changed the Ordnance Superintendent to the Ordnance Bureau, and during the Hongwu Dynasty, the responsibility of the War Bureau was only responsible for the manufacture of iron tools in the palace, and the weapons and armor were the responsibility of the Ordnance Bureau.

However, as Yongle began to pay attention to firearms, the Ordnance Bureau was taken out separately and was specifically responsible for the manufacture of firearms.

Because of this change, the War Bureau, which was originally in charge of iron weapons in the palace, became a department that produced cold weapons, and the Military Bureau became a department specializing in firearms.

……

"The minister (slave maid) greets His Royal Highness!"

As soon as Zhu Zhan Yan entered the study, the eunuch of the Palm Seal of the War Bureau and the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, who had already been brought here by Zhu Ling to wait, knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Excuse me." Zhu Zhanyan waved his hand and walked straight to the back of the bookcase.

Reaching out and pulling out a letter from the bookshelf and placing it on the bookcase, Zhu Zhanyan looked at the two people in front of him.

The palm print eunuch of the War Bureau is named Chen San, who was the eunuch of Zhu Gaoxu when he lived in the palace, and later a person ascended to heaven, and with the control of the Ming Dynasty by King Wu, this portable eunuch also changed and became the palm print eunuch of the War Bureau.

As for the ambassador of the Ordnance Prison, Zhu Zhanyan himself chose it, and he was the first member of his prince's guard, named Xue Zhen.

"Xue Zhen, this is a blueprint of a new type of artillery, and I have already marked it for you."

"By the end of next year at the latest, I will see the finished product."

"Chen San, the Arms Bureau will assist the Ordnance Bureau, and this will be built before the end of next year."

"But one thing!"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan's tone was a little lower.

"These, let the Weapons Bureau and the War Bureau over there in Yingtianfu make them, and the two of you will personally go over and supervise them."

Chen San and Xue Zhen glanced at each other, and then responded in a deep voice: "Yes!" ”

The Ming Dynasty is a little special, after moving the capital to Shuntianfu, Yingtianfu as the capital, still retains the six central institutions such as the Ministry, and may be similar to the Ming Dynasty is only Chang'an and Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty.

There are bad things about such a system, and there are good things about it.

The bad thing is that such a system is easy to give opportunities to people with intentions, coupled with the complete institutions and facilities, it is easy for Yingtianfu to be occupied by people and then raise tigers.

The good thing is that there are many inconvenient things that can be pushed to Ying Tianfu to do, or they can't see the light, or they don't want people to know.

……

Chen San and Xue Zhen quickly retreated.

This time is different from the situation they have encountered in the past, they have to go to Yingtianfu, but the affairs of Shuntianfu cannot be left behind, they can only make arrangements in advance.

"New artillery? Is this what makes you confident? ”

Zhu Zhanyan wanted to clean up and go back to his residence, this study was a place for him to work.

But before he could put his seal away, his father Zhu Gaoxu's voice rang out.

"Yes, but not at all."

Seeing that his father was coming, Zhu Zhanyan was not in a hurry to go back, beckoned Zhu Ling to make tea, and he walked to the tea table and sat down.

"This new artillery is what I use to consolidate the defense ability of the Ming frontier, and it will also be used on the treasure ship, which has nothing to do with what you said."

"For treasure ships?" Zhu Gaoxu sat next to his son, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Isn't the treasure ship already equipped with artillery? Do you have anything special about this new artillery? ”

Today's Daming treasure fleet can be said to be well-equipped, and there is naturally no shortage of artillery, but Daming's artillery is not very good, and Zhu Zhanyan can't look down on it.

The drawings he gave to Chen San and Xue Zhen were a large artillery, similar to the later Hongyi cannons.

This kind of large artillery is very useful for defending the city, but it is slightly cumbersome for attacking, and in the case of the wooden ships of the previous treasure fleet, it may be no problem to use it once or twice, but if it is used more times, the hull is afraid that it will be difficult to resist the reaction force of the artillery.

Now that the steamship has its first finished product, and the hull of the steel structure has a basis for resisting reaction, Zhu Zhanyan naturally wants to change the Ming Dynasty's artillery.

As for the reasons for improving the artillery, it could not be simpler: in order to increase the range and lethality.

(End of chapter)