"Artillery, how many do you want?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked noncommittally.

"Of course, the more the merrier. However, it is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. Zhu Zhen Zhenzhen said: "Father, the emperor still give me a yamen to make cannons." ”

"Nonsense, the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry gave it to you, what should our army do, we still have to buy guns from you?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head resolutely.

"I'm not asking for the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, I heard that in the 24 yamen of our inner court, there is also a yamen for making artillery." Zhu Zhen hurriedly explained.

"You mean the Scepter Bureau?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was slightly gloomy.

The War Bureau belongs to the Eighth Bureau, specializing in the manufacture of military equipment, as well as the occasional iron tools in the palace. Zhu Zhen grew up in the palace, so he naturally knew that the Staff Bureau also made cannons for the use of the Jing Army.

In Boss Zhu's original design, Jingjun was responsible for the security of the inner palace, so he naturally had to be well-equipped. But after many years, I realized that it was pure nonsense to expect these eunuchs to have combat effectiveness.

So don't waste money on casting cannons and armor for them. It is enough for one person to issue a knife and be a security guard on patrol at night.

"Can the Scepter Bureau still make cannons?" Boss Zhu asked uncertainly.

"I guess so." The prince was also not sure: "I didn't cut the cannon casting craftsmen, but let them recast the bronze bell, and it should be able to change it back...... Right? ”

"Okay, let's allocate all the cannon casting craftsmen of the Staff Bureau to the City Division." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, but added a restriction: "However, none of the rest of the people are allowed to move, otherwise the palace won't even be able to use scissors and kitchen knives." ”

"Understood." The sixth nodded. secretly complained, shouldn't these things be purchased directly? Do you still need to make your own?

But I thought that their family could make flatbread in the East Palace, and the West Palace Niangniang rolled the green onions. It's normal to strike iron yourself.

"In addition, you have to raise the money for the cannon." Boss Zhu added one more sentence.

"I didn't expect my father either." The sixth pouted.

~~

Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhen was still in a very good mood. How else do you have to find a leader if you have something? No, the problem of ships and artillery is basically solved.

"But you can't mess around." The prince reminded Lao Liudao: "Anyway, the Bei Wei fleet is the sailor of the imperial court, and if you really fight with them, the impact will be too bad!" ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I will pay attention to the impact." The sixth man smiled and said, "Don't your own people beat your own people." ”

"But don't be stupid, you have to wait until they do it before you fight back. That's going to be a big loss! The prince whispered again.

"Hey, I see." The sixth nodded happily. After all, the prince's brother is still towards himself.

~~

At the same time, in the Wan'an Palace.

Over there, Concubine Da Ding took Lao Qi and came to the door to ask the teacher.

"Look at your son beating my seventh child, he can't even open his eyes!" Dashi pointed to Lao Qi's black-eyed blue, and said to Concubine Hu Xian with a fierce attitude.

"He's squinting." Concubine Hu Xian opened her eyes and said nonsense. "What does it have to do with our sixth child?"

"It was he who hit it, and the prince saw it! Do you still want to deny it? Dashi asked Concubine Hu Xian menacingly: "You just say what to do, right?" If you don't give an explanation today, I'll go to the emperor to ask for an explanation! ”

She won't look for the queen, she has a vendetta.

"Old Seven, what did the prince say?" Concubine Hu Xian ignored Da Shi and asked Lao Qidao directly.

"The eldest brother said let me go back first, and he cleaned up the sixth child to vent my anger." Lao Qi replied.

"That's not it." Concubine Xian Niangniang has assisted the queen in taking charge of the six palaces in recent years, and her level is really good. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will punish him fairly, and it will not be the turn of the palace to be troublesome."

"It's Sister Dingfei, don't always be like an old hen protecting the chickens, so when will the child grow up?" Concubine Xian Niangniang won't throw a big match now, she has a more hurtful weapon - son!

Good son, to be exact!

"It's not that Hongu is boasting. Look at it, the sixth child is only half a year older than the seventh child, how much credit has he made for his father and eldest brother? Even the title of the virtuous concubine of this palace was earned by him. "Concubine Xian's words are like knives, stabbing at Concubine Dading's heart.

"You ......" Concubine Da Ding was so angry that her face turned red and she almost wanted to vomit blood. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, eager to give this vicious woman a black tiger heart.

But the remaining reason told her that the two of them were tied together, and they were no match for this female bandit.

And the other party is now a lot higher than himself, and he is the second person in the harem only under the queen's mother. If she beats her, she doesn't need to find the queen's support to let people beat her board.

He could only stomp his foot with hatred, and when he turned around, he gave Lao Qi a slap: "You waste!" ”

Lao Qi already had a blue nose and swollen face, but now he was even more injured, and half of his face was swollen into a hair cake. Aggrieved, he whined and cried, turned around and ran out of Wan'an Palace.

"You wait for me, you see how I clean you up!" Concubine Dading knew that if she stayed any longer, she could only bring humiliation on herself, so she chased her son away without even saying hello.

When I walked to the gate of Wan'an Palace, I met the sixth child who came to greet his mother.

"Yo, Concubine Ding, rare guest." The sixth child saluted Concubine Dading with a smile, and he didn't feel weak at all because he beat the other party's son.

"Humph! His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Concubine Da Ding looked the sixth child up and down, and said coldly: "Didn't your eldest brother clean you up?" How is the whole body intact? ”

"Why didn't you clean it up?" The sixth man said with pain on his face: "Beat me up, roll all over the ground." It's mainly a place to hit, and it's not very convenient to display, so you can't see it. ”

"Humph!" Concubine Da Ding didn't believe it, and no one knew better than her what it was like to finish the beating. But she can't tell the sixth child, I don't believe it, you take off your pants and come to me to see.

So I can only hold on.

"Humph!" Snorted again, Concubine Da Ding, who was holding her stomach, walked away without looking back. As for whether he will be angry with Lao Qi again when he goes back, most of the time it is certain.

"Old angry will get wrinkles!" The sixth child was behind her, and said loudly with his hands on his lips.

"You have to take care of it!" Concubine Dading's voice changed its tune and echoed through the night.

~~

Entering Wan'an Palace, the sixth child smiled and asked his mother to say goodbye.

"Son, have you eaten?" Concubine Hu Xian didn't mention what happened just now.

"I've eaten with my eldest brother at the old man's." After the sixth child finished speaking, he smiled at the gate of the palace and asked, "Then the old lady came to trouble you?" ”

"Just her? Also worthy? Concubine Hu Xian was like a big rooster who had won a fight, and said triumphantly: "It's not a level, you know?" ”

"Good guy, Sister Hong will also be overwhelmed by power now." The sixth child applauded and laughed: "In this way, when I am outside, I don't have to worry about you being bullied all day long." ”

"That is, I have a son to support me, and my mother is walking sideways in the palace!" Concubine Hu Xian is very stinky.

"You'd better take it easy, be careful when the queen mother will clean up." The sixth laughed.

"That's not it, my mother respects Sister Ma from the bottom of my heart." Concubine Hu Xian shook her head and said.

(End of chapter)