"If you can't find a breakthrough in technique, you can try to get it in materials!"
Zhu Youxiao started talking and added: "For example, think of a solution from the drill: since the quality of these iron materials varies by region, it means there is a reason;
Just like a piece of pig iron has different effects depending on the number of times it is smelted, this means that there are other impurities in the iron or steel. The reason why the iron material becomes steel is that this impurity is reduced, so you can find a way to control this impurity. You can smelt the steel drill you need based on the content of the substance in the iron or steel!
In my opinion, this iron material will have sparks once it is exposed to fire, perhaps because there is charcoal in it and it is burned by the fire. You might as well try adding wicker sticks to stir it when making iron, and observe by adding different amounts of wicker sticks;
When the wicker is different, what is the difference between the smelted iron used to make gun barrels or the smelted steel used to make drill bits? This is the same as when you smelt iron and soak the smelted molten iron with straw overnight. Both straw and wicker belong to Grass and trees have the effect of charcoal. The two must have something in common. As for what they have in common, it needs to be carefully explored by the Academy of Sciences. "
Zhu Youxiao's purpose in saying this is to try his best to allow people of this era to change their thinking in natural science from relying on pure experience and subjective thinking to explore new techniques, to exploring basic laws and substances. Exploring new techniques in a new way.
Bi Maokang, who was born as a Jinshi, was naturally not stupid. He immediately understood what Zhu Youxiao meant and said in amazement: "I will remember your Majesty's holy precepts! Let's start by changing the corresponding materials."
At this time, Xu Guangqi also took the initiative to think because of Zhu Youxiao's words, and thought to himself: "Straw and wicker have the effect of charcoal, which is true. They can be burned with fire or burned into fire, but stones and water cannot burn. , does it mean that they have no charcoal effect? What are the similarities and differences between them?"
Zhu Youxiao didn't know that his Minister of War had already fallen into thinking because of his words. At this time, after he proposed the wicker steel frying method that appeared in "Tiangong Kaiwu", he couldn't help but think of the importance of the steel industry, so He shouted: "Xu Qing's family!"
"Xu Qing's family!"
"Xu Qing's family!"
Zhu Youxiao shouted three times before Xu Guangqi came back to his senses: "Your Majesty, please give me instructions!"
"Smelting iron ore is the basis for forging tools. You and the Bi Qing family should think of ways to increase the iron production in our Ming Dynasty. This large amount of iron production will not only be beneficial to the manufacture of ordnance, but also beneficial to farming, so that every household of the people can If you have a sharp tool for plowing wasteland, think more about some new methods of smelting iron."
Zhu Youxiao gave orders.
"yes!"
Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang both replied.
Then, Zhu Youxiao said: "One more thing, you must remember that the General Administration of Ordnance Manufacturing is responsible for improving standard ordnance, but the research and development of various new firearms still has to be done by the Ming Dynasty Engineering Academy, and everyone must perform their own duties. , you can’t be too many without being good, and you can’t be too good without being too many, there aren’t even many new firearms coming out, you can only improve on the original firearms, do you understand?”
"I understand!"
Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang replied again.
Zhu Youxiao nodded. As far as he knew, the Ming Dynasty's firearms were very complete in type. There were firearms with various functions, including mines and water mines, but there was no time spent on muskets and cannons as the main equipment. Spend more energy making improvements.
Zhu Youxiao hoped to use his role as emperor to change this shortcoming in the development of weapons in the Ming Dynasty. While maintaining the original advantages, he also spent energy on improving the muskets and artillery as the main equipment. This is why Zhu Youxiao established a special The reason for the musketry and artillery bureaus.
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While Zhu Youxiao inspected the Ordnance Manufacturing General Administration, the 1,000th Headquarters of the Guards Battalion also embarked on a journey to Liaodong.
At the same time, Qin Liangyu, who stayed in Beijing, also led the Baigan soldiers and Tong Zhongkui's Sichuan soldiers back to Sichuan.
In the entire capital, only the 2,000th headquarters of the Guards Battalion, the Beijing Battalion, and the Jinyi Guards were left.
Among them, the 2,000th headquarters of the Guards Battalion is in the Forbidden Garden, ready to ensure the emperor's safety at any time.
The Beijing camp was still in a state of half-death as usual.
The Jin Yiwei continued to expand its strength and strengthen the training of special agents in order to prepare to provide reliable military intelligence to the Ming Empire in frequent military operations in the future according to Emperor Zhu Youxiao's order.
This is Jin Yiwei's specialty.
Zhu Youxiao met with Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergen shortly after inspecting the General Administration of Ordnance Manufacturing, and issued an order to clearly separate the functions of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
All Jinyiwei personnel working in Dongchang were re-awarded corresponding official positions in Dongchang.
The Jinyiwei was separated, with Tian Ergen as its commander, fully responsible for the collection of external intelligence, especially military intelligence, and of course still responsible for the security of the imperial city.
besides.
Before the first batch of military cadets graduated from the Ming Dynasty Military Academy, Zhu Youxiao had already ordered Xu Guangqi to recruit the second batch of military cadets, and there were still fifty. Now the second banner military cadets are about to graduate, Zhu You The school asked Xu Guangqi to start the third phase of enrollment in order to prepare for the subsequent expansion of the new Yulin Guard army.
"After the second batch of officer cadets graduates, we will continue to recruit more Habayashi guards. This time we will still recruit from Huangzhuang. But after the third batch of officer cadets graduate, we can't just recruit from Huangzhuang, because the young men in Huangzhuang have already If it is not enough, then we will recruit from farmers in Gyeonggi who have household registration and can test their family background. In addition, the enrollment scale of the third phase of military cadets must be increased, and some subjects must also be added, such as adding a special service department, so that some powerful, loyal and reliable frontier soldiers will be recruited. If you don't accept the recruitment, come to the capital and give me the opportunity to join the Habayashi Guards!"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao gave Xu Guangqi instructions about the martial arts hall.
Xu Guangqi quickly said yes.
It is obvious that Zhu Youxiao intended to turn the Ming Dynasty Lecture Hall into an increasingly comprehensive military school in the Ming Dynasty.
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"Your Majesty! I have something to report. The selection of concubines has now reached the final round. Three of the fifty concubines need to be selected as queens and concubines. Your Majesty, please tell me which concubine will be selected for the temporary position of queen mother. He can be a person for the emperor and his concubine."
On this day, Liu Ruoyu mentioned the matter of choosing a concubine to Zhu Youxiao.
Because many major cases occurred this year, and Zhu Youxiao asked Dongchang to investigate the process of selecting the concubine more closely, the selection of the concubine took a longer time this time.
"It's a pity that neither my biological mother nor my legitimate mother is alive. The Queen Mother's seal should not be given lightly. It must be given to someone with a heart of great mercy and love! But how can I judge! In my opinion, there is no Queen Mother in the Ming Dynasty. It is God and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty. The arrangement of the sect is to prevent my harem and relatives from interfering in politics after I ascend the throne at a young age. Therefore, I will choose the queen and concubines myself. I tell the concubines that they just want to take care of themselves and take care of themselves. I will not disturb their peace with the busy affairs of the harem. .”
Zhu Youxiao would not find a queen mother to make himself unhappy.
Because Zhu Youxiao didn't want that after future reforms touched more vested interest groups, someone would rebel in the name of the Queen Mother's secret decree, or even depose him in the name of the Queen Mother.
Although the harem of the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to interfere in politics, if there were civil servants who really supported the Queen Mother's interference in politics, then "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics" would be nothing more than a piece of paper.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao did not appoint a concubine to serve as temporary queen mother because he wanted to choose a concubine, and he also blocked the harem and the queen mother on the grounds that God and the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty prevented the harem from interfering with the affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The mouths of concubines.
In other words, if anyone wants to become the Queen Mother, it means that she wants to be involved in politics from the harem or even let her relatives do it.
"My slave obeys the order!"
Liu Ruoyu replied.
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"What, the emperor wants to choose his own concubine and not allow a certain concubine to temporarily serve as the queen mother?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but feel disappointed. She glanced at Mrs. Liang who was standing aside: "Sister, look at this, it seems to be illegal!"
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