The fire gun in the passing army is made of all copper, which is composed of three parts: the breech, the medicine chamber and the tail hammer, which is simple in shape and rough in casting.

There are inscriptions on it, such as the Baoyuan bureau system and so on.

The length of the breech is different, there are short guns, medium guns, long guns, etc., the caliber is different, there are all kinds of large and small calibers, and the breech also becomes longer and shorter.

The big ones use the car, and the second and the small ones use frames, piles, and supports.

The big is good for defense, and the small is good for war.

The breech communicates with the chamber and tapers from the chamber to the mouth.

The medicine room is an oval cavity, and there is a small hole in the wall of the chamber that communicates with the chamber, which is called an ignition hole.

A rectangular gunpowder trough is cast on the ignition hole, and a movable buckle cover is installed on the trough, called the fire door cover, and the fire door cover is closed after filling the gunpowder.

Ensure that the gunpowder in the medicine room is not eroded by wind and rain, gray and sand, and keep it dry and clean.

The tail chisel is hollow, not connected with the medicine room, the edge of the tail chisel is slightly larger, it is trumpet-shaped, and the wooden handle can be installed, which is used for hand-holding and individual use.

A reinforcing hoop is cast before and after the medicine room, and the hoop is added along the edge of the hammer, and the outer wall of the hammer is added. Yin. Engraved inscriptions.

First, the gunpowder is loaded into the medicine chamber through the mouth of the gun, and then stuffed into the wood. Horse. sub, then the projectile is loaded into the breech, and the fire is ignited with a fire rope through the ignition hole, igniting the gunpowder.

On the battlefield, three rows of wheels are used: the army is equipped with fire guns and magic arrows in three rows, and in the array, when the elephant advances, the arrows are fired forward; If you don't retreat, the next line will follow; and do not retreat, and the three lines follow.

Agu watched the Praetorian Guard's demonstration, and his eyes were full of greed.

During the Great Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian people also used firearms, but they were driven back to the grassland and degraded wildly.

The main reason is that Mobei lacks iron and copper, and even if it is made into fire, there is no saltpeter and gunpowder.

In addition, the Mongolian people did not have a fixed city, and there was no continuous supply of craftsmen for production, so mass production could not be achieved.

The firearms in the hands of the Mongolian people on the battlefield were all smuggled from the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongolian people also wanted to shoot at the Ming Dynasty with firearms, but the financial resources did not allow it, and the firearms bought by smuggling were too expensive.

But now, Daming is willing to sell firearms.

On the battlefield in the future, the Mongolian people will also hold fire guns and shoot at the Ming people, and when the time comes, see the city of the Ming people, how to block the Mongolian iron cavalry?

There was only one thought left in Agu's heart, buy!

Buy it for as much as you want!

Returning from the shooting range, Agu wanted to visit the inside of the Ordnance Bureau.

was rejected by Zhu Qiyu.

"You don't know how to make guns, what are you doing in there?"

Zhu Qiyu pointed to the nearby gazebo: "Go over and sit." ”

"The foreign minister obeys!" Agu kowtowed.

He learned the Ming etiquette system clearly.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the elegant seat of the pavilion, Ye Sheng stood next to him, and Agu knelt on the ground: "The foreign minister is willing to buy a fire gun." ”

"I brought you to sell you."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "As long as Tatar can afford to pay for it, with one hand of money and one hand of goods, Daming will open up the supply." ”

"But before the Tatars retreat, they are not for sale."

This one makes perfect sense.

The emperor is not a pig's brain, and if he sells firearms to others now, Daning City will be broken, and Jingshi will also be in danger of overturning.

Agu kowtowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, Uncle Tartar, Tatar is willing to pour everything into the purchase of firearms, can the price be lowered a little?" ”

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Ye Sheng.

The old boy was ruthless enough to scrape off a hundred percent of the oil and water from Agu's hands.

Half of this money went to the household department, and the other half belonged to Ye Sheng himself.

Ye Sheng is righteous and awe-inspiring, and the old god is there.

The old minister was thinking, how should this money be spent?

"Don't talk about the price, it's said to be for sale, but it's actually given to Tartary."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars, I wouldn't have given the herdsmen firearms." ”

"Can I settle with animals?" Agu's face was full of hope.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "If you bargain again, I will throw you into the shooting range as a target, and I will collapse you with one blow." ”

Agu tensed.

The power of that firearm can make a hole with a single shot.

It hurts to death.

I heard that Da Ming had developed a new firecracker, so he sold the old firecracker that was eliminated to them.

If a few new guns were bought and given to Tatar craftsmen to develop, they might be able to be copied.

Don't underestimate the craftsmanship of the Mongolian people.

When the Great Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains, they took away a large number of craftsmen, and although they were killed and wounded over the years, the technology was still preserved.

"Please give your majesty a new firearm to the foreign minister." Agu kowtowed respectfully.

"Give?" Zhu Qiyu accentuated his voice.

"Buy, the minister is willing to buy!" Agu took the bait.

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak.

"Your Majesty said, everything in the Ming Dynasty has a price, as long as the foreign minister can afford to pay for it, you are willing to sell it to us."

"Are you agitated?"

Zhu Qiyu sneered: "The price of the new fire gun is ridiculously high...... Well, take him to the shooting range and show him the power of the new firebolt. ”

"Slave obeys!" Wan Gong understood.

The emperor wanted the scrap to be sold to the Tatars.

He asked the people from the Ordnance Bureau to demonstrate that the firecrackers were made by hand, and the people who made them knew more about firecrackers, so there should be no problems.

Wait for Agu to leave.

"Feng Xiao, copy everything Agu said, send it to Daning, show it to Yu Qian, quickly!" Zhu Qiyu felt that Mandu Lu was cheating to death.

But he still left the decision to Yu Qian.

"See Your Majesty!"

A craftsman with a dish on his face knelt on the ground.

His name is Pei Mutou, and he was a carpenter in the early years, and he made the best of it.

Later, he switched to dispensing gunpowder.

The glazed lead was produced by him with people.

What he did with his own hands was qualified, but what his apprentices did was all unqualified.

He was punished by the emperor to eat pig food for a month, and as of today, he has eaten it for eleven days.

"Pei Mutou, how does the pig food taste?" Zhu Qiyu squinted at him.

Rebuild the Ordnance Bureau, the food is too good.

Pei Mutou gained ten pounds, and in the past ten days, he has lost weight again.

He hurriedly kowtowed: "Back to Your Majesty, I've eaten enough, I don't want to eat." ”

"If you don't want to eat it, you won't eat it? I can't punish you? Zhu Qiyu asked.

Pei Mutou hurriedly shook his head: "Your Majesty, Weichen didn't mean that, Weichen found a new way to mix gunpowder, and the power is twice as great as before!" ”

"Firebolt?"

To adjust the ratio of gunpowder, it is necessary to increase the caliber and turn the gunpowder into a bazooka.

"It's not a firecracker, it's used in artillery."

Pei Mutou grabbed his hair, he couldn't say it, so he could only ask the emperor to see it with his own eyes.

"When the Tatars are gone, I will look at what you said, if you really succeed in improving the gunpowder, you will make up for it and avoid pig food."

Pei Mutou swallowed his saliva: "Your Majesty, can you let me eat meat?" ”

"Think beautifully!"

Zhu Qiyu was not happy: "How much silver did it cost me to spend that glass lead?" Is it that you can earn it back by eating a few meals of pig food? ”

"I still want to eat meat, wait until you improve the cannon, or the firecracker, and then think about eating meat!"

Pei Mutou shrank his head in fright.

Keep your head down and don't dare to say anything.

"Is it really impossible to produce glass lead?" Zhu Qiyu was unwilling.

"Back to Your Majesty, the glass is too brittle, and it is easy to explode if it is not operated properly."

Pei Mutou whispered: "I also want to compensate the emperor's grandfather for his losses, but my thoughts, Gonggong Wan won't let me do it." ”

"What are you muttering? Speak up! Zhu Qiyu didn't hear clearly.

Pei Mutou looked at Wan Gong cautiously, gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa Emperor, Weichen has an idea!" ”

His call was very confusing.

One will be me, one will be a micro-minister, call the emperor for a while, His Majesty, and the emperor's grandfather for a while.

His father was a blacksmith and made armor in the War Bureau, but he learned the carpenter craft from his master when he was a child, and the family blacksmith craft was passed on to his younger brother Pei Tietou.

Because of his superb carpentry, he was often transferred to work by the Ministry of Labor, and Chen Xiang moved the idea of accepting apprentices.

As a result, he entered the Armory Bureau, because he ate too well, and heard the craftsmen say that the emperor attaches importance to the Armory Bureau.

He directly gave up his carpenter job and changed his career to cast a gun, because he wanted to earn more silver and take a concubine.

After doing this for a while, he found that the most popular in the Ordnance Bureau was the master who matched gunpowder.

The gunpowder master didn't know how to pass on the craft, so he learned it secretly, and when he was doing work, he really learned it.

is such a genius, but he doesn't know a single big word.

I don't even understand the sophistication of human feelings.

"If you have something to say, grind and chirp like a!" Zhu Qiyu glared at him.

The emperor was foul-mouthed, but he was very temperamental to the craftsmen.

These craftsmen don't know a few words, and they don't have much knowledge, so they know how to make money and take concubines to have sons.

When I told them about poetry and etiquette, they couldn't listen to a word.

Talk to them about women, and they talk for twelve hours without the same.

They are all cheap embryos, and it is easy to talk to them and discuss, but they can't suppress them.

It's okay to scold them a few words, whip them a few times, and they will be satisfied.

"That's what I thought."

As soon as Pei Mutou said his idea, he was very excited: "The rod was moved to the front, the arquebus clamp was pulled back, the length was halved, and the part below the fixing nail was cut off. ”

"Add a thing chain, connect the wood after the link, and connect the back end of the wood to something that can be hooked!"

He made a finger hook gesture.

"Trigger?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes lit up, isn't this the musket that pulled the trigger?

Pei Mutou kept nodding: "Yes, yes, yes, it's to pull the trigger of the bow and crossbow." ”

"When firing, as long as the trigger is pressed up, the rear end of the wood will move up, and the front end will descend, driving the chain link to pull the lever back and touch the medicine room."

"When the trigger is released, something is made under the wood, which pushes the rifling tip back into its original position, and the rod automatically returns to its original position."

Pei Mutou demonstrated as he spoke.

Isn't that how muskets worked!

"Is this what you think, or has it already been made?" Zhu Qiyu suppressed his excitement.

Before that, he commanded indiscriminately and urgently promoted the development of technology, but as a result, he developed into a four-like thing, but it was better to stand by and let the craftsmen use their talents.

Pei Mutou scratched his hair: "I did make one secretly, but after firing, it can't be automatically pushed back, and it needs to be pushed up manually." ”

Wan Gong's eyes were cold, he stole materials and made his own guns?

That's a great sin!

From the day the Ordnance Bureau was built, craftsmen were not allowed to make their own guns, is this Pei wood greasy?

"Show it to me!" Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this detail.

Pei Mutou ran back to the dormitory to get it.

In order to facilitate management, the families of craftsmen live in the courtyard, and craftsmen are not allowed to enter and leave the Ordnance Bureau, and they need the special approval of the admiral and eunuch Wan Gong to be allowed.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Wan Gong.

Wan Gong knelt on the ground with a puff: "Emperor, the slave maid is not stopping him, but he did something wrong before and lost a lot of money, and the slave and maid want him to settle down a little, do things well, and want to serve the emperor better." ”

He didn't say that Pei Mutou was wrong for casting the gun privately.

Because he could see that the emperor was very moved, and he would punish him after the emperor left, and this wind must not be fueled.

There are no rules, what if the craftsman privately makes his own gun and assassinates the king?

Who can afford this responsibility?

"When I established the Ordnance Bureau, I said that let the craftsmen innovate and develop."

"What if you lose it?"

"Success is summed up from countless failures."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "I will let you go this time, but there is no next time, you know?" ”

"The slave is guilty! The slave is guilty! ”

Wan Gong kept kowtowing, and cold sweat was dripping on his face.

At this time, Agu came back from the shooting range, and when he saw this scene, he didn't dare to ask more, and knelt on the ground respectfully: "Your Majesty, the power and range of the new gun are so powerful and far-reaching, that the foreign ministers have never seen before. ”

Originally, Agu was still thinking that if he smashed the pot and sold iron, he would also buy more firearms.

As a result, I finished watching the new gun.

He knew how ridiculous he was.

No wonder the Emperor wanted to sell them the old firecrackers.

As long as the Ming army was equipped with new guns, when the Tatars were stupidly rushing forward, they were just about to raise their guns, and before they entered the attack range, the Ming army would shoot with new guns, and very few could survive.

This fire gun bought a loneliness.

Moreover, the new gun can be used in rainy days, once the Ming army chooses to attack the camp in rainy days, the fire guns in their hands are burning sticks, which are not as effective as bows and crossbows.

Agu was convinced.

No wonder the emperor was willing to sell firearms, and their new firearms were very powerful.

If the Tatar bought an old firecracker, it would be a leek.

Send money, and give heads.

"The strength of the new gun is indeed a little better, but the old gun is also very strong, and there is still some stock in the Jingshi warehouse, you can take it away directly with the money."

Zhu Qiyu never mentioned Xingong.

Agu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the foreign minister is willing to buy a new gun!" ”

"You can't afford it, don't be reckless."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head resolutely: "Moreover, this new gun has very high requirements for the level of operation, you Tatars, you can't even understand the old gun, how to use the new gun?" ”

"Listen to me, buy the old gun."

The old gun is compared with the new gun, and the old gun has to be thrown.

When that thing was taken to the battlefield, it was also swept away by the Ming army, why spend money to pay IQ tax?

"The foreign minister still wants to buy a new gun, please ask Your Majesty to make an offer." Agu is stubborn.

"You are the only one left in the mission, I'm afraid you won't be able to be the master, go back to Daning, and discuss with your master, anyway, the new and old guns are here, and you can't run."

Listening to the emperor's intentions, he was unwilling to sell the new guns.

That's right, the new gun is a battlefield weapon, and after equipping the Ming army, the power is greatly enhanced, and the old gun he bought back has become a burning stick.

Agu made up his mind and bought a new gun.

Smash the pot and sell iron, and buy it.

Tatar has money, those nobles have robbed for hundreds of years, and they have mountains of gold and silver at home, and even if they don't, there are cattle and sheep all over the mountains, all of which are wealth.

"That's all for today, stand down." Zhu Qiyu is too lazy to talk nonsense.

Agu glanced at Ye Sheng.

The old god Ye Sheng is here.

Agu was very painful, and this old man was going to be slaughtered again.

"Farewell to Your Majesty, Foreign Minister." Agu bowed respectfully and kowtowed, and then reluctantly retreated.

"Hooked!" Ye Sheng smiled.

"After the Mongolian people retreated to Mobei, the military, political, economic, and ideological consciousness were all degrading."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It's not nice to say, even if there are smart people, there are limitations, and it's easy to deceive." ”

"Ye Sheng, you are very good at business."

"It's not derogatory, I'm going to put you to good use."

Ye Sheng's eyes lit up, being an official and being an official, didn't he just want to be a very good minister.

"Your Majesty Weichen Xie praises!" Ye Sheng bowed to the ground.

At this time, Pei Mutou came over with a fire gun.

Feng Xiao rushed over with an arrow and stopped Pei Mutou out of the range of the firebolt's attack.

Pei Mutou realized it, knelt on the ground, and after being inspected by Feng Xiao, he handed over the fire gun to the emperor with his own hands.

This is a musket.

A musket can be used in both hands, and the hand movement is shorter when fired, which facilitates aiming.

"Your Majesty, there is a lack of something here, and Wei Chen hasn't thought about it, what should be used to boost the launch and bounce back."

"Springs!" Zhu Qiyu immediately thought of this thing.

"What is a spring plate?" Pei Mutou looked at the blacksmith Zhang Xiaoliu in a daze.

His family is a blacksmith, and he has never heard of what is called a spring piece.

"You try it with a copper sheet." Zhu Qiyu didn't explain either.

"Oh."

Pei Mutou thought about it, and tried to put a copper sheet in it.

Just attach the fire rope to the rod, and then pull the rod to the position where it is ready to start, and a slight press of the trigger will release the copper plate, and the elastic force will press the rod into the medicine room.

"It's exquisitely done!"

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face, and he held up the firearm: "The Ordnance Bureau, it's about innovation. ”

"On the shoulders of predecessors, push through the old and bring forth the new!"

"Instead of resting on our laurels!"

"Innovation, how can it be achieved overnight? You have to go through countless failures before you can succeed! ”

"I told you before that I can afford to wait, and I am willing to give you the opportunity to display your talents!"

"So, don't be afraid of failure, be tireless in the pursuit of innovation and change!"

"Pei Mutou, reward you with a meal of meat!"

Zhu Qiyu was in a happy mood.

"I thank the emperor's grandfather!" Pei Mutou was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "After you go back, you will ponder this spring piece, and if it is successfully developed, you will report to the palace." ”

Pei Mutou kept nodding.

Daming's firearms have stopped since Yongle.

Because the court didn't want to fight anymore, it stopped innovating.

Now, he governs, and he wants to fight.

Ming people will not stop and develop and innovate.

"Let's go to the shooting range and see the new gunpowder you've developed." Zhu Qiyu feels that Pei Mutou is an innovative talent.

Outside the shooting range, a high platform is built.

The high platform can overlook the entire Ordnance Bureau, and at this height and distance, the cannon can't hit it.

Zhu Qiyu ascended the high platform.

Pei Mutou demonstrated in person, the cannon exploded, and the soil flew.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Ye Sheng.

Ye Sheng smiled bitterly: "Weichen doesn't understand firearms. ”

I don't understand.

"Wan Gong, has the power increased?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Back to the emperor, the power has more than doubled."

Wan Gong replied: "But there are also drawbacks, the gunpowder projectile has become larger, and it is not easy to fill." ”

"And after a few shots, the temperature of the barrel is too high, and it needs to be cooled down."

"It also needs to be dismantled and piped."

There are drawbacks, but the power is increased.

"Yes, reward Pei Mu with a bronze talisman, his fire gun is well done, and the ratio of this gunpowder is also well adjusted."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Wan Gong, talents like this should be promoted more, he is out of line, he can endure it, such a genius is rare to see in a thousand years." ”

"But."

"It is not only geniuses who support the development of Daming firearms."

"It's just the ordinary craftsmen."

"Wan Gong, if you manage them well, it will be a great achievement."

"I will ask Guanglu Temple to bring back the original food."

"Slave and maid, thank the emperor for his grace!" Wangong keeps kowtowing.

A few more words.

Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace.

Entering the Qianqing Palace, he began to dispose of the chapters.

"Back to the emperor, the Ministry of Industry came to report that all the wood and stone in the warehouse have been used up, and the Qinzheng Palace is being built." Feng Xiao came in cautiously and returned.

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Running out?" How much silver has been used? ”

"Back to the emperor, the palace records that 1.7 million taels of silver were used, which does not include the wood offered by Yunnan and Liaodong."

"So much?" Zhu Qiyu raised his head.

Feng Xiao was so frightened that he didn't dare to look at the emperor's expression.

The emperor picks more, he knows best.

At this time, 1.7 million taels of silver were used, just to repair the burned down hall, not counting the newly built Qinzheng Palace.

"Announce Shi Pu, Kuaixiang and Chen Xiang together." Zhu Qiyu was distressed.

With so much money, how good it would be to spend it in the army!

Zhu Qizhen beat up indiscriminately, and burned 1.7 million taels of silver!

Burn him dry and sell oil, and he can't sell even a fraction of it!

When he saw that Feng Xiao was still not leaving, he frowned: "What's the wrong thing?" Let's talk about it together! ”

"Emperor Qi, the money to build the Hundred Kings' Mansion is not enough."

"How much cash is left in the palace?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Back to the emperor, the silver has been used up, but there are some jewelry and antiques, but the price on the market is too low to pawn it out."

Suddenly!

Zhu Qiyu stood up suddenly: "More than 10 million taels of silver are gone?" ”

"The 500,000 taels that were escorted into the warehouse at the end of the month of the patrol camp, as well as the silver sent in by the Jingshi Guild."

"Gone?"

Zhu Qiyu was incredulous.

Feng Xiao was so frightened that he didn't dare to look up.

Blame you for being extravagant, this input belongs to the household department, that input is withdrawn, and the silver is sprinkled here, and the silver is sprinkled there, isn't it so fast.

"Back to the emperor, the current silver is only 6.8 million taels."

"That's too much to spend! It's only been a few months, and it cost more than six million taels? Zhu Qiyu's liver was furious.

Feng Xiao counted it for him one by one.

The money was really spent on the blade, and there was no indiscriminate spending.

"Bring Dong Ci to the royal firm and see if it can make some progress." Zhu Qiyu's face was full of gloom.

I really blame him for removing the banknotes in many places.

First cut the Huangdian and Huangzhuang, and then cut the banknotes, there is no income in the internal money.

The dirty fine silver in various places is kept in the local area and used for local construction.

Isn't that empty?

Zhu Qiyu's mouth was bitter.

The money that got rich overnight came and went quickly, and the ancients did not deceive me.

At this time, Shi Pu came in.

Shi Pu had beads of sweat on his face and ash stains on his body, apparently from the construction site.

Kuaixiang and Chen Xiang were not in good health and kept coughing.

"Are you sick?" Zhu Qiyu looked at the two of them.

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is old, his body bones are useless, he stayed on the construction site for a night, he caught a cold, and he coughed a little, which is harmless." Kuaixiang kowtowed back.

"Let the Imperial Doctor show you, treat minor illnesses and cure them, and you will give me a good life."

Kuaixiang and Chen Xiang were moved.

"Old Shangshu, is the money gone?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, Cining Palace, Renshou Palace, Wenhua Palace, and Imperial Pharmacy have all been repaired."

Shi Pu knelt on the ground and said solemnly: "I built Ciqing Palace in front of Renshou Palace, repaired Donghua Gate, Huiyin Gate, and Fengtian Gate, and built a row house for the military aircraft department under Fengtian Gate." ”

"Now the Chongxian Hall and the Qinzheng Hall are being built on both sides of the Qianqing Palace."

"And after the Holy Mother respectfully invites you back to Renshou Palace, you want to set up the main hall next to Xian'an Palace to worship the Buddha."

Zhu Qiyu's head was big when he heard it.

That's right, he added these places.

The main hall was built in order to naturalize Duogan and Usz.

"Salute the Buddha and respect, just use the big Buddha hall in Cining Palace, and the main hall will not be built for the time being."

Zhu Qiyu said: "But the Qinzheng Hall and the Chongxian Hall are to be built, how much do you calculate?" ”

"To return to Your Majesty, you need 170,000 taels of silver."

"So much?" Zhu Qiyu was taken aback.

The Qinzheng Hall and the Chongxian Hall are small halls, not a splendid hall, where can they use so much money?

Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness: "Your Majesty, it was true that you didn't need so much money, but now you really have to use so much money to build it." ”

"Don't beat around the bush, just say it." Zhu Qiyu was impatient.

"Your Majesty, the bulk of this money is used to pay the servants."

Zhu Qiyu stopped speaking directly.

Originally, the husband was not paid, but was part of the forced service, and the people of Gyeonggi were obliged to bear it.

But the emperor was soft-hearted, and if he wanted to make some money for the people, he gave each person three copper plates a day, and in order to rush the progress, he recruited more than 200,000 strong men for a long time, and he needed a huge amount of silver every day.

Zhuangding is to eat, and the meal money is borne by Guanglu Temple, but in fact, it is still the money spent.

The reason why it was repaired so quickly was because it spent money to recruit people, recruited enough strong men, and had high enthusiasm for strong men, so it was built so quickly.

Even, I heard that there was money to be made from repairing the palace, and the people in the vicinity poured into Beijing.

Originally, according to Kuaixiang's plan, it would take three years to complete the repair.

But the emperor had money, so he threw money hard, and most of it was completed in six months, leaving some scattered work, which was basically completed within two months.

"Just repairing the Forbidden City, it cost two million taels of silver?"

Zhu Qiyu's flesh hurts!

For the sake of royal style, it is necessary to maintain such a large Forbidden City, and no amount of family wealth is enough to be so defeated!

"With so much money, how many troops is enough?"

Zhu Qiyu was very distressed: "How many Tatars and Mobei can you fight!" ”

Kuai Xiang and Chen Xiang didn't dare to speak.

Shi Pu said: "Your Majesty, there is also a good side, the people of Gyeonggi are living a prosperous life. ”

"How?" Zhu Qiyu said.

"Your Majesty, those who come to work can receive three copper plates, which is more than in previous years, and the people's lives are visible to the naked eye."

That's true.

In fact, it is to engage in infrastructure construction and turn the country's money into the people's money.

Rely on infrastructure and then slowly return to the cost.

But the Forbidden City completely lost money, so the emperor lived alone.

You have to find a way to make a profit.

It's not the way to keep losing money.

is also not in line with Zhu Qiyu's character, he has to make money.

"The wages continue to be paid, and I will find a way to raise money." Zhu Qiyu's eyes are deep, and he can't do it without silver inside.

The emperor who has no money is the last emperor.

Moreover, as long as this wage is opened, it must be carried out throughout, otherwise what will the people think?

More than 200,000 people have gathered, and they can smash the Forbidden City with a hoe!

Besides, Zhu Qiyu also wants the people to live a good life, and he doesn't feel distressed when he spends this money.

"Your Majesty, the building in the palace also said that the main reason is that the burden of the Hundred Kings Mansion is too heavy."

"You're going to build a house as luxurious as possible, and you're burning money every day."

Shi Pu's face was full of bitterness, and he complained endlessly: "Your Majesty, the old minister urged Yunnan several times, but Yunnan couldn't find a suitable nanmu......

"Wait, what are you talking about?" Zhu Qiyu interrupted him.

"Nanmu, the palace system is all made of Nanmu, the big wood is picked, the elder is six or seven zhang, and there is one zhang six or seven feet around, and some are even rounder and thicker...... "Shi Pu said of course.

"Shi Pu, are you really stupid or fake?"

Zhu Qiyu was angry: "What kind of nanmu do you use for those princes!" ”

"Nanmu is resistant to decay and will not rot for a hundred years......" Shi Pu didn't understand.

"Old Shangshu, old Shangshu, you get up first!"

Zhu Qiyu was amused by him, he had never seen such a sincere person.

Help him up: "I will give you a stroke, let's detain the kings in the capital, for what?" ”

"Let the land be rejuvenated, free from the exploitation of kings, and make the people rich."

"The king's palace, I said that it would be built as luxuriously as possible, but I didn't say that it had to be built according to the regulations of the ten kings' palace."

"There is not much stock of Nanmu, come in and offer it, and keep it for the palace hall, isn't it fragrant?"

"Those palaces, use poplar, willow, fir and other messy wood, just fool around."

"As long as the surface looks extremely luxurious, as for the materials, they don't understand, you say it's nanmu, that's nanmu."

"Can't they take the golden pillar apart, inspect it, and then run to me to complain, right?"

"Even if you file a complaint, the referee is me, and what kind of wood I say is what kind of wood it is."

"Old Shangshu, you are too honest."

Shi Pu's mouth is wide open, aren't you lying?

The emperor led him down the path of the black-hearted developer.

People in these years are too simple, everything is real, and they have to learn to be flexible.

"500,000 taels, can you build the Hundred Kings' Mansion well?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Your Majesty, this is too little!" Shi Pu's offer was more than 1.2 million taels.

"Old Shangshu, you can find a way, as long as it looks luxurious."

Zhu Qiyu said: "What are you doing with the foundation of 30 zhang?" Seven or eight zhang is enough. ”

"In case of collapse......

"As long as they live in, they can only blame their own bad lives if they collapse, what does it have to do with the Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Qiyu's face was full of innocence.

I see!

Shi Pu understood, the emperor wished that all the palaces of the hundred kings would collapse, and all the kings would be stoned to death, and no matter how bad they were, they would all be disabled.

"500,000 taels, including the generals' mansions at all levels, are all out of this money."

Scaled back again?

You don't just don't build a foundation, just build a house on the side, and it will collapse in a strong wind.

It's just what you're thinking.

"Old Shangshu, is there a problem?" Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

"No, no."

Shi Pu didn't dare to have it: "The ...... of the Diligent Palace"

"I live, you dare to cut corners?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold.

Poof!

Shi Pu knelt on the ground: "That's what the old minister meant, what the old minister meant, is it okay to use the wood cut from the Hundred Kings' Mansion?" ”

"Your Majesty, those are all fine nanmu."

Shi Pu hurriedly added, worried that the emperor would think too much.

"That's okay."

Zhu Qiyu said lightly: "Every brick in the Forbidden City must be engraved with the name of the brickmaker and builder, and every piece of wood must have a name. ”

"If something goes wrong, all the people will be punished."

"Understood?"

Shi Pu immediately kowtowed: "Your Majesty is the most noble in the world, and the old minister will never dare to make any mistakes or omissions." ”

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and said quietly: "Get up." ”

"Old Shangshu, sometimes you have to turn around."

"The inner money is not an infinite supply, and you must also learn to save some silver for me."

Shi Pu just got up and knelt on the ground again: "The old minister knows." ”

The emperor was complaining that he was spending too much.

He was also aggrieved in his heart, you made me bloom before, and now you blame me.

"Before winter, the palace will be built."

"Wechen obeys."

Send away Shi Pu and the others.

Dong Ci cautiously entered the hall: "Slave and maid please the emperor!" ”

Zhu Qiyu asked him how the Royal Commercial House was doing?

"Back to Your Majesty, the wool spinning has taken shape."

Dong Ci looked excited: "Wool can indeed be spun into threads, but it is still rough and piercing, and the slave is sending people to use materials to soften it." ”

"But the poor are cheap, just keep warm, not so much."

"As for how to weave clothes, the slave doesn't understand."

"But the weaver girl is skillful, and the slave and maid give the thread ball to those weavers, promise heavy profits, and let them go home to study."

"I believe it won't be long before the weaving can be successful."

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "What is the cost?" ”

"It's very low, the wool is negligible, the loom is restructured by the firm itself, and the weavers are also our own people, so there is no cost." Dong Ci returned.

Zhu Qiyu stood up: "As long as the garments are spun, the people can afford to wear sweaters to keep out the cold." ”

"Reward!"

"The craftsman who remade the loom and weaved it into thread will give the bronze talisman! Allow one of his sons to participate in the imperial examination! ”

"In the future, whatever is invented, as long as it is the first to be invented, it will be rewarded according to this regulation."

"Dong Ci, you have done a good job, you must make persistent efforts to continue to develop looms, improve efficiency and reduce costs."

"The Royal Comptoir's making money is the second priority, and leading the trend of merchants is the first priority!"

Zhu Qiyu actually regarded the Royal Commercial House as a scientific research institute.

"Slave obeys!" Dong Ci kowtowed.

"I have come here to ask how much money is on the books of the trading bank?"

"Huh?"

Dong Ci was stunned: "Back to the emperor, the silver on the books has been used by the slaves to expand the scale, and there is almost no cash on the books." ”

Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.

So where should I borrow a sum of money?

"Do you know who would like to take over the antiques?" Zhu Qiyu endured the pain of cutting love.

"Is the emperor in trouble?" Dong Ci asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing, there are some jewelry and antiques stored in the wallet, I want to sell some of them, but I can't find a suitable buyer."

Zhu Qiyu will not say that he has no money.

"Spring is coming, calligraphy and painting antiques are prevalent in Beijing, many students are very rich, spending money like dirt, if there is calligraphy and painting is valued, how much money is willing to pay."

Yes!

There are still fat sheep in Beijing!

The corners of Zhu Qiyu's mouth curled: "This method is good, I plan to hold a poetry meeting and invite some students to appreciate calligraphy and painting." ”

"Emperor, the slave can come forward on your behalf." Dong Ci will not let go of the opportunity to be a shy emperor.

"No need, those rich students must be drunk and dreaming in the guild hall, just do it in the guild hall, and I will go to see it myself when the time comes."

Dong Ci was taken aback, the emperor's exit from the palace can be accompanied by danger.

"It's okay, I won't show up, besides, it's the territory of the factory guard, and it can't go wrong." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

Dong Ci kowtowed.

He talked about some problems with paper and paint, and then let Dong Ci out of the palace.

"Feng Xiao, go and bring Jin Zhong here."

"Emperor, Gonggong Jin is out of Beijing in shock." Feng Xiao mentioned.

Zhu Qiyu patted his head: "I forgot, who is in charge of the hall now?" ”

"Returning to the emperor, it's Jinyi Wei Qianhu Guan Yao."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Announce him to the palace." ”

"I'm going to hold a poetry meeting in the guild hall, go to the inner house to get a few calligraphy and paintings and give them to him, and make it more lively."

"Don't sell it first, hold a few more shows, and attract the attention of literati."

"Sell it slowly."

Feng Xiao understands that it is a very common method for businessmen to build momentum first.

Find a few more tories to drive up prices.

In order to earn money, the emperor also took great pains.

"But the emperor, how much money can you make like that?" Feng Xiao smiled bitterly.

The Ministry of Industry has a shortage of 700,000 taels of silver, how many can you earn by selling some calligraphy and paintings?

"Don't worry, calligraphy and painting will be realized slowly."

"The guild can rely on the poetry club to accumulate word of mouth, and there are a lot of inputs."

"There are also patrol camps, and every month they send money into the inner money."

"There is a real shortage of silver."

"But it can hold on for a while."

Zhu Qiyu said slowly.

Feng Xiao wondered, this is not in line with the emperor's temperament.

The emperor is anxious, and he can't wait to do anything, why is he not in a hurry this time?

Wait a minute!

Calligraphy and painting, literati!

The emperor is fishing with calligraphy and painting, fishing for those stupid fish from the south of the Yangtze River.

This time the fun came.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Feng Xiaole: "I may have a private visit, and you had better be safe at that time." ”

"Emperor, is it too dangerous for you to leave the palace?" Feng Xiao was not at ease.

"I'm going to go out of the palace to have a look."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It is said that the palace is thriving, and I want to see it with my own eyes." ”

"What happened to the seedlings in the people's fields?"

"How are the people doing?"

"I should know."

"So I only believe you, you choose guards for me, add more guards, and I don't speak or show up, so I should be fine."

Zhu Qiyu couldn't hold back his heart to leave the palace.

Of course, before leaving the palace, he had to let the factory guards clean it in Beijing.

It happened that Shu Liang was in Beijing, so he asked him to leave when he was done.

"Tell Shu Liang that I may leave the palace in a micro-suit and let him clear the obstacles." Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered.

"Slave obeys!"

Zhu Qiyu continued to dispose of the recital.

At night, he did not ask the concubines to sleep.

Hu Hui advised him to go to bed once every seven to ten days, following the doctor's instructions.

……

And at this time.

Inside the city of Daning.

Yu Qian looked at the news from the palace and frowned.

"What do you think?" Yu Qian showed Hu Xuan.

Yu Qian admired Hu Qian very much.

Hu Xuanjian went sideways, and his thinking jumped out, which just complemented him.

Although Hu Qian disdained him in his heart, at least he had to pretend on the surface, Yu Qian saw it all in his eyes, and he appreciated the arrogance of this young man.

"Back to the Taibao, my subordinates thought that Mandulu was cheating to death!" Hu Feng is very sure.

After reading it, Hu Feng handed it to Yu Kang.

The last thing to look at was the admiral eunuch Qi Zhuo.

It stands to reason that Qi Zhuo should be the first to watch, but Qi Zhuo followed Yu Qian out of Beijing, and he was extremely invisible along the way, and he was completely transparent.

never interfered with any of Yu Qian's decisions, nor did he frequently play to the emperor, as if the palace trusted Qian very much.

"Yu Kang, what do you think?"

"Back to the big handsome, I thought it was a fraud to death!" Yu Kang spoke concisely and to the point.

After a few months of training, he has matured a lot.

Qi Zhuo also nodded in agreement.

The corners of Yu Qian's mouth curled: "The Mongolian people can also play tricks, but it's a pity that I met a more intelligent majesty." ”

"Mandu Lu deceived him to death, wanting His Majesty to rush for quick success and quick profit, and forced this Shoufu to go out of the city to fight."

"But he didn't expect that His Majesty not only gave an order, but also told Ben Shoufu in the echo that all the fighters were in the palm of Ben Shousuke!"

"Your Majesty trusts you so much, this Shoufu can only repay Your Majesty with a big victory!"

Yu Qian was really moved.

On the recital, the emperor wrote in his own hand: No matter whether you win or lose, the Beijing master will be protected by me, and the Taibao will do whatever you want.

It shows the autonomy given to him by the emperor.

When leading troops to fight outside, what they are most afraid of is the center's fingers.

The emperor not only delegated power, but also supported him, even if he was defeated, he personally guarded the Jingshi, and he would never blame Yu Qian.

Yu Qian was extremely moved by this ambition.

"What do you mean?" Hu Feng was surprised.

"Count, count."

Yu Qian stroked his beard and smiled: "Mandulu is just a reckless man, and Ben Shoufu personally taught him how to use it." ”

Hu Feng and Yu Kang glanced at each other, very puzzled.

Mandulu was cheated to death, and the strength of the Tatars was not damaged.

If the Kaesong field battle is fought, isn't it just in the hands of Mandulu?

Two sheep! I said that I was so tired these days, my brain was groggy, I was tired, I had a little fever, I didn't care, I thought I was sleepy, I slept every day, and my brain was in a mess. This afternoon I was shivering, thinking it was a fever, but it turned out to be accurate, sheep. I took the medicine today, I am in spirit, and I will insist on updating, readers can rest assured and make up for the words owed yesterday! I hope everyone is healthy and healthy, don't goat, uncomfortable!

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