Southeast.
Chief Secretary of Fujian.
Lin Tingzhi, the governor of Fujian Province, was currently meeting with He Guangxue, the prefect of Hangzhou.
Magistrate He was exhausted from the long journey, but he did not dare to rest. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and carefully said to Lin Ting,""Lord Lin, bad news, bad news!”
Lin Tingzhi had long known that the Emperor had placed the commander of the Japanese army and the governor of the southeast in Hangzhou.
He said calmly,"The matter of colluding with the Japanese cannot be traced to you."”
"Ma Wensheng's achievements in Xicui doesn't mean that he can do the same in Southeast!”
"The West Border Army is capable, but don't you know what the Southeast is like?”
"What kind of waves can those rotten navy of the Great Ming Dynasty and those few small fishing boats in the coastal waters cause?”
"The country has always been shrinking its policy toward the southeast. Ma Wensheng is just putting on an act. You can deal with him and send him away.”
Hearing Governor Lin's words, the Hangzhou Magistrate calmed down."Alright, I understand."
……
Ministry of Works.
The Minister of Works, Jia Jun, had transferred more than half of the craftsmen to Hami.
The Ministry of Works was now headed by the left assistant minister, Zeng Jian.
Zeng Jian, Tianshun eight years Jinshi, ancestral home in Hunan, strong, always wise.
He was originally the head of the Ministry of Industry and was later transferred to the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry.
It could be seen that almost all of Zhu Youtang's people had strong personalities and were very tough internally and externally.
It was not enough to meet this point alone. Another element of Zhu Youtang's employment was that officials must have sufficient political wisdom.
A strong-willed official was destined to be tough in the Ming Dynasty's foreign war. Zhu Youtang had to completely stimulate this blood in the court.
Being an official with wisdom was entirely for Zhu Youtang to better control the court.
At this moment, the Minister of War, Liu Daxia, came to Zeng Jian with batches of blueprints.
"Assistant Minister Zeng, the Emperor has given you the approval of the Bureau of Military Personnel.”
Zeng Jian received the blueprint respectfully.
After opening it, Zeng Jian's eyes widened in an instant.
Shocking!
Liu Daxia didn't understand and asked,""Vice Minister Zeng, this is…"
"Shh."
Zeng Jian hurriedly asked Liu Daxia to keep quiet and looked at the drawings and improvement suggestions sent by Zhu Youtang.
"1. Increase the number of mother cannons. Each mother cannon will be equipped with 3 child cannons.”
"2. The front and back of the rear-loading cannon should be connected.”
"3. Test the capacity and attributes of the quantum cannon to prevent it from exploding.”
"4. Increase the direction of the gears.”
Zeng Jian was stunned.
He had been in the Ministry of Works for more than 13 years and had seen too many weapon designs and cannon designs.
He believed that he had already reached the state of an old monk.
But now, he was still shocked.
If he really followed this direction to improve, Da Ming's cannon range would increase to 200 meters.
Apart from that, the possibility of the chamber exploding was greatly reduced, saving the lives of the soldiers.
What was shocking was that the cannons that were equipped on ships in the past could only fire at a fixed point. However, if gears were added, the problem of adjusting the direction of the cannon would be solved.
"Lord Liu, this is…your improvement?”
Zeng Jian asked subconsciously.
"An expert!"
What?
Liu Daxia was also dumbfounded. What did this have to do with him?
He shook his head." It's not me. His Majesty wrote some suggestions himself. What's wrong?" Is it very powerful?"
Hiss!
Zeng Jian was speechless for a moment and was somewhat dumbfounded.
"What do you mean?" Liu Daxia asked unhappily.
Zeng Jian wanted to say something, but Lord Liu might not understand these reference data. He could only say perfunctorily,"Lord Liu is mighty. I won't treat you to a meal at the Ministry of Works. You can leave first.”
Liu Daxia was speechless.
After chasing Liu Daxia away, Zeng Jian called over the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works.
These people had extremely high salaries.
It was decided by Zhu Youtang.
Not only was the salary of every researcher higher than that of a high-ranking official, but they would also be rewarded if they developed a powerful firearm.
These insignificant salary reforms did not seem to have much of an impact, but they silently affected the enthusiasm of the Ming craftsmen.
At this time, in the second year of Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty, the enthusiasm of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty was unprecedented!
When this group of craftsmen saw Zhu Youtang's suggestion for improvement.
They were all stunned. They knelt down in unison towards the Forbidden City and said with tears in their eyes,""My emperor is truly a god who has descended to the mortal world! We are ashamed of our emperor's kindness!"
As craftsmen, they had strong self-esteem.
The cannons on the battleships that they had modified earlier had made them expand slightly.
However, after seeing Zhu Youtang's suggestions, they were still frustrated.
However, it was just a simple setback. Then, they said to Assistant Minister Zeng with determination,"Don't worry, sir. We'll go back and improve the experiment!”
"Good! Don't let the emperor look down on my Ministry of Works!"
……
A few days later.
Zeng Jian entered the palace with the blueprint.
Zhu Youtang met Zeng Jian in Yangxin Hall.
This was the first time Zeng Jian had looked at the sky so closely. He was sitting on the armchair respectfully, his butt touching half of his body as a sign of respect.
Zhu Youtang flipped through a few blueprints, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling.
Every frown and every movement made Zeng Jian's heart rise and fall.
"Let's call the cannon the Great Ming God's Might General Cannon.”
"Yes."
Zhu Youtang looked up at Zeng Jian." I can ask you, how many firearms and sailors do you think such a small warship can carry?”
Zeng Jian's heart skipped a beat.
However, he could not say anything.
The Ministry of Revenue gave the Ministry of Works only that much budget. In order to save money for the Ming Dynasty, he reduced the size of the warships.
"Your Majesty, although this warship is not as good as Eunuch Sanbao's…" he said in fear.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhu Youtang said.
"Your Majesty, this 300-foot warship can carry 500 sailors and two God Powered Cannons." Zeng Jian hurriedly replied.”
"Then build me a 600 feet ship that can carry 1,000 people and six God Powered Cannons!" Zhu Youtang said.”
Zeng Jian braced himself and said,"The budget…is not enough."”
"Zhang Min." Zhu Youtang said faintly.
"This servant is here."
"Let the cabinet vote for it, and the ceremonial supervisor approve it.”
"How much budget do you want from the Ministry of Works? Get the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds!"
"I can save any money, but I'm not stingy with military expenses.”
……
Zeng Jian left the palace in a daze.
At this moment, he finally felt what it meant to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
What was domineering!
What did Qian Gang mean by arbitrary?
What was swift and decisive!
I've always heard that the emperor's imposing manner is oppressive. What is imposing manner? It was something that could convince and convince people from the bottom of their hearts.
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