The invention of new weapons made the emperor's trip worthwhile.
Flint, spring, fire oil, such a combination, who can think of it?
"How did you come up with the idea of using springs?"
Zhu Yixi asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, we recently discovered that ordinary wealthy people used to ride bullock carts. Nowadays, there are more and more horse-drawn carriages. We are all curious."
"So, I took it apart and found the spring."
"Because the springs restored their ups and downs, the carriage's bumps were greatly reduced, so we simply used flints and mines..."
"Hahaha, carriage, carriage--"
When the emperor heard this, he burst into laughter.
Wasn't it him who invented the carriage spring?
In order to popularize horse breeding among the people and make traveling more comfortable, he had already improved the carriage and installed springs as early as Xiangyang.
However, artificially made springs are expensive and take a long time. It was not until Nanjing that they were widely popularized.
Who would have thought that by some strange combination of circumstances, he would actually be used in a landmine, which is really amazing.
"Reward, big reward!"
The emperor waved his hands, the joy on his face unstoppable.
After some more sightseeing, Zhu Yixi left the military factory area.
After returning to the palace, the former enemy marshal's office immediately asked the ordnance factory to mass-produce fire oil mines and pay attention to confidentiality.
In addition, he was quite satisfied with the construction of the Beijing camp.
There are about 60,000 people in the Beijing camp, divided into three types: musketeers, artillery troops, and heavy armored infantry.
Among them, there were about 3,000 spearmen, 5,000 lancers, and 7,000 arquebusiers, for a total of 15,000.
Musketeers are just too expensive.
Even if you lift a gun, the cost of each gun is not more than ten taels of silver, but the loss of gunpowder in daily practice exceeds three taels of silver per month.
Almost on par with cavalry.
The artillery soldiers are even more exaggerated.
The price of a red artillery gun exceeds one thousand taels, the French cannon costs two hundred taels, and the tiger crouching gun costs thirty-fifty taels.
Cannonballs, gunpowder, etc., countless.
A red-coated artillery requires more than a hundred people to serve it, including several livestock, which is a waste of money and energy.
Therefore, the artillery force has the largest number, more than 30,000.
The last heavy armored infantry is to select tall and powerful men, who are fully armored and majestic.
A pair of full-body armor costs more than fifty taels.
Not to mention, each person is still served by two auxiliary soldiers, operating the armor and serving for training.
It is said that there are 15,000 people, but in fact there are only 5,000 real combatants.
Of course, the combat capability remains to be tested.
Preparations for war are going all out.
Food prices and commodity prices in Nanjing are slowly rising with the army's purchases.
In response, the emperor forced people to suppress it.
However, there are too many smart people in the world, especially people from the capital.
Many people anticipated this situation and inevitably wanted to escape from the capital.
However, Zheng Sen, who has come all the way to Nanjing and has found nothing so far, has great confidence in the imperial court.
At this time, perhaps in order to win over people's hearts, the dignitaries who had paid all their money and suffered heavy losses in their property were finally released from prison.
"Why do you have confidence in the imperial court?"
Qian Qianyi suffered a lot and lost five or six pounds when he returned to the house. Although he was demoted to Guangxi and served as the prefect, he was still in good spirits.
There are still a few days of preparation, but he is very optimistic.
Zheng Sen held up his hands and said seriously: "Sir, my Zheng family has lived at sea all year round and is very good at navy. Now the imperial court's Yangtze River Navy has tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of ships, which is the best in the world."
"Even if the Manchus and Qing dynasties conquered all the land north of the Yangtze River, they would still struggle with the Yangtze River."
Gu Yan: "The north of the Yangtze River has long been in a mess. Whether it is Dingkou or taxes, they are only 30% less than those in the south of the Yangtze River. Because of this, why should the court be worried?"
Qian Qianyi nodded, stroked his beard, and sighed: "I never thought you would have such knowledge at such a young age. It's really good."
As he spoke, he said with emotion: "Although it was not my intention to sacrifice Nanjing, it is still a stain and cannot be avoided."
"Now that I'm going to Guangxi, I can atone for my sins. It's just that my little girl is in Nanjing, and I have to ask you to take care of her."
"Husband, you are going to Guangxi, why can't I go?"
Liu Rushi is swaying in various ways, with a fragrant breeze, and her plump figure attracts people's attention.
Zheng Sen couldn't help but be attracted by his gaze, and immediately lowered his head. No wonder the master was tempted and wanted to accept her regardless of the reputation. It really shouldn't be underestimated.
"You are different!"
Qian Qianyi looked back and said dotingly: "My daughter is only six or seven years old, and you are also thin. The smog-stricken area of Guangxi is really not a place where you can live forever. I will suffer alone, but I don't want to hurt you."
"Husband!" Liu Rushi couldn't help but hesitate after hearing her daughter.
It is difficult for Qian Qianyi to have children. He only has one daughter in his sixties, and he is afraid that it will be difficult for him in the future.
He couldn't bear it, and neither could he.
"Okay, let's go see how our daughter is doing."
Qian Qianyi waved his hand and asked him to step back.
Liu Rushi twisted her belt and left with the fragrance, and Qian Qianyi said with a serious face:
"If I go to Guangxi now, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for the rest of my life. I will leave my family and children to your care."
"Master, don't worry, my disciple will definitely live up to your expectations."
Zheng Sen nodded hurriedly, with a sincere look on his face.
Qian Qianyi nodded and said sadly: "It's okay for me. It's just that nowadays, I really hate the name Donglin. I'm afraid that in the future, there will be few Donglin names."
Later, Zheng Sen asked about his own affairs.
Qian Qianyi’s political literacy was immediately apparent:
"As for your Zheng family, I'm afraid the emperor will deal with it after preparing for a war."
"After the Jiangbei War?"
Zheng Sen was stunned.
"That's right!"
Qian Qianyi said calmly: "You, the Zheng family, support the Tang king, which can be regarded as an excuse for the court."
"If the imperial court wins a great victory and brings about unification, the emperor may not make things difficult for you."
"And once there is any disagreement, you, the Zheng family, will be the biggest fat sheep. All your millions of dollars will go into the imperial treasury."
When Zheng Sen heard this, he became pale: "No wonder, no wonder I contacted many courtiers, and all of them were delaying, and they all said that the emperor's attitude was unclear."
"If this is true, my Zheng family is not a vegetarian either."
Zheng Sen gritted his teeth, his face full of murderous intent.
Qian Qianyi felt bad when he saw it.
I have seen through the imperial court's intentions. If the Zheng family is forced to rebel and its navy is used by the Manchus, it will be a big deal.
Although he hated the emperor, he loved the Ming Dynasty.
Immediately, his mind changed: This might be an opportunity for me.
"Damu, please wait a moment. I'm familiar with both Jiang Hubu and Lu Bingbu. I'll help you ask in the next few days, and there may be results."
"Thank you so much, Master." Zheng Sen said movedly.
After he left, Qian Qianyi walked.
If the Zheng family surrenders, it will not be a good thing for Ming Dynasty.
And if I revealed it to the court and then made peace with it, wouldn't it save me the pain of running around?
He can also perform meritorious service in front of the emperor.
What a great opportunity.
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