after a full meal
Ying Zheng and the other two quietly took their leave in the darkness!
The flow of time here was seven times slower than that of the Great Qin Empire. They did not dare to stay too long. After all, it was not a good thing for the emperor to be away from the palace all year round.
Especially since Chongzhen had yet to stabilize the situation in Great Ming, he did not dare to leave for too long and hurriedly returned to the Imperial Palace.
At this time, it was already dawn!
The gray sunlight from the horizon shone into the main hall, and Chong Zhen's face was filled with excitement!
Because Ji Han had given him all kinds of artillery solutions, he felt the incomparable power of technology. His heart was burning with passion and he could not wait to go all out.
"Wang Daban, come in!" Chong Zhen said.
"Emperor, what orders do you have for this old servant?”
Wang Chengen, who had been guarding outside the hall, walked in respectfully!
Chong Zhen didn't waste any time and directly ordered,""Summon Bi Maokang to see me, immediately, immediately!”
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Chengen immediately conveyed this order!
Soon, a few eunuchs jogged away.
"Emperor, you've worked hard all night. Do you want to rest for a while?”Wang Chengen carefully made tea for Chongzhen while asking with concern.
"Zhen is not tired!" Chong Zhen waved his hand nonchalantly and asked,""Later, send a note to the Ministry of Revenue to urge them to transfer a few thousand more stones of grain to the relief program. The hundreds of thousands of disaster victims around the capital are crying for food. If we don't feed everyone, there will be chaos!”
"Emperor, I'm afraid that won't do!" Wang Chengen said dejectedly," The Minister of Revenue has been crying about poverty. To be honest, there is really no food. They have already urgently purchased grain in the capital, but it is still a drop in the bucket!”
"Because of the influx of refugees, the price of grain around the capital is skyrocketing. Right now, a stone of grain has already risen to thirty-two taels.”
"How much?"
Chong Zhen gasped!
32 taels of silver and a stone of grain? Was he crazy?
The amount of grain that usually cost a few taels of silver had suddenly skyrocketed by so many times. Could the lives of the commoners not be able to survive?
"What happened?" "Didn't we just transfer a lot of grain and fodder from the Jiangnan provinces?" Chong Zhen asked angrily. How could the capital be short of food? Are you kidding me?"
"Emperor, please calm down!" Wang Chengen hurriedly explained," According to the investigation of the people from the East Chamber, there are countless vendors secretly raising the price. The price will skyrocket."”
"Damn it!"
"These dogs deserve to die!”
Chong Zhen gritted his teeth in anger. He suddenly thought of the Eight Great Royal Merchants that Ji Han had mentioned and the prophecy of tens of millions starving to death.
With these dogs causing trouble, why would the people worry about not starving to death?
"Order the Ministry of Revenue to continue to allocate food to the disaster victims!”"Also, get Fan Jingwen to send people to negotiate with the major grain merchants. Tell them to lower the price. Otherwise, they will bear the consequences."”
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Chengen heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly passed down the order!
Soon, Bi Maokang arrived.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Bi Maokang bowed respectfully.
Chong Zhen's tense face immediately revealed a smile and said,"There's no need to be so polite, dear minister. I asked you to come over because I have two brand new cannons that I need you to hurry up and make!”
"Hmm?"
Bi Maokang was dumbfounded!
More cannons to build?
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that won't do!" Bi Maokang said awkwardly," The Artillery Bureau is short of craftsmen. We have to make the Red Cannon and develop new cannons. Where can we find the manpower to make other cannons?"”
" I won't make the Red Cannon anymore!" Chong Zhen sneered in disdain." These cannons are cumbersome and have little power. The manufacturing cost is also extremely high. It's also very difficult to transport them. They're not very useful even if they're made. Why waste time?”
"As for the development of the new cannons, you can personally lead a team of high-level craftsmen to complete it. As for the other craftsmen, focus on producing these two new types of cannons!”
With that, Chong Zhen handed over the simple blueprint he had just drawn to Bi Maokang!
After watching the video of the mortar and the heartless cannon, it was not difficult for him to draw a simple blueprint as long as he could understand it!
"Dear Minister, please take a look. This item is called a mortar. It needs to be made of refined steel. It's not difficult, and it can be fired quickly.”
"This item is called the Heartless Cannon. It's easier to make, but its power is quite terrifying.”
Chong Zhen pointed at the blueprint and continued to explain!
His memory was very strong. He could easily repeat what Ji Han had said once.
Bi Maokang was also a smart person!
He could tell how powerful these two cannons were.
After taking a deep breath, Bi Maokang exclaimed,""Your Majesty, who made this? These two types of cannons are simply shocking. Could it be that Your Majesty designed them?”
"No, this was taught to me by an Immortal in his dream!”Chong Zhen's unfathomable words stunned Bi Maokang.
"Can you manufacture these two types of cannons?”Chong Zhen asked.
Bi Maokang thought about it seriously and nodded.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" " These two types of cannons are not difficult to make," Bi Maokang said confidently." It can even be said to be very simple. I can make samples and test them in less than two days!"”
"Alright, alright!" Chongzhen laughed in satisfaction.”
"I don't dare to accept it, I don't dare to accept it!"
Bi Maokang was so touched that his blood boiled, and his heart was warm!
Chongzhen placed so much importance on the development of firearms, and he was also proud of it.
Next, Bi Maokang immediately returned to the Artillery Bureau to work overtime. In less than two days, he had made the mortar and the heartless cannon, and it was easy to test it.
After Chong Zhen personally inspected it, he was also shocked by the power of these two types of cannons!
Following that, Chongzhen ordered a secret warehouse to be set up in the Forbidden City to store firearms. A large number of grenades, flintlocks, and cardboard bullets were sent into this warehouse!
No one knew that these things were eventually put into the trading ring by Chongzhen, ready to be traded with Old Zhao at any time.
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