When Zhu Jingyuan heard the brawny officer introducing himself, he instinctively opened his eyes:
"Your name is Guan Tianpei?"
Guan Tianpei solemnly replied again:
"It is the last general who has been directly ordered by His Majesty to lead all 456 officers and men in our department to protect His Highness's safety with all our strength."
"From now on, there will be Laoguan Zhenfu and soldiers."
Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously bowed his hand again, but this time his attitude in returning the gift was slightly different from before.
It was probably a distant tribute to the old general Guan who died in battle at the age of more than 60 in another time and space.
Then it took Zhu Jingyuan a while to adjust his mentality, and then he slowly accepted the fact that Guan Tianpei was a strong young man.
If the Guan Tianpei in front of him is really the Guan Tianpei in history, then he is indeed only in his twenties this year.
Moreover, Guan Tianpei was able to become a major governor at the age of 24. He must have made meritorious service in the previous war, and he must have made a relatively large contribution.
The military rank system of the Ming Dynasty consisted of lieutenant, colonel, and general, which combined with upper, middle, and lower levels formed three levels and nine levels. Together with the independent marshal, there were ten levels in total.
For officers who graduated from undergraduate-level military academies, if they simply go through qualifications, they can only become majors when they are over 30 years old, and they may not be able to become chief officers of departments like town and fugitives at the same time.
Guan Tianpei's current military rank and position were at least two levels higher.
He was obviously a very capable young officer, otherwise he would not have been selected by the old emperor.
Under the introduction of the guards, Zhu Jingyuan formally greeted Guan Tianpei and asked Guan Tianpei to formally confirm that he wanted to protect the mission target.
Then Zhu Jingyuan looked at the ten people around Guan Tianpei and asked casually with a little doubt:
"Guan Zhenfu, where are the other soldiers of the First Division?"
Guan Tianpei immediately explained in a serious manner:
"Your Majesty, other officers and soldiers are either on the surrounding streets, around the palace, near the Ministry of Works, or as centralized reserves.
"If there is any situation, the soldiers will deal with it as directly as possible so that it will not directly interfere with His Highness's work."
Zhu Jingyuan understood immediately. Most of the soldiers dispersed and were monitoring the surrounding situation on the periphery. Some of them were responding to emergencies.
The group of soldiers in front of him are on duty directly in front of him, for anyone else who has any ideas to see, which shows that he has special protection.
At the same time, the mission of the soldiers in the Security Department is to protect the target. They will not simply follow the people they want to protect, waiting on them like servants.
The person being protected does not need to pay special attention to the other party's existence.
If possible, don't deliberately look for trouble, just do what you should do normally, and tell them what you want to do in advance is to cooperate with their work.
So Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly and said:
"Okay, thank you for your help. I will go to the Ministry of Industry next. I will go back to the government directly before and after the official release. I will go to the Royal Garden tomorrow. Guan Zhenfu can arrange it according to the situation..."
Guan Tianpei didn't ask for any details, he just clenched his fists and beat his chest and agreed:
"As commanded."
Although there are still ten days before the departure time set by the old emperor, it is completely sufficient for Zhu Jingyuan to arrange tasks for various aspects in turn.
But because of the arrangements made by the old emperor and his reaction at the time, Zhu Jingyuan felt inexplicably nervous.
Zhu Jingyuan inexplicably felt that time was very tight and wanted to get everything done immediately to avoid any accidents that would ruin his plans.
So Zhu Jingyuan greeted Guan Tianpei in advance, took the initiative to inform him of his itinerary for the past two days, and immediately took him directly to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
First, he found Shangshu Zou Bingtai, and at the same time called Wang Lai, the head of the Ship Department, to briefly explain his plan.
After listening to this, the two officials were stunned for a long time and were speechless. They were once again shocked by His Highness's train of thought.
Neither Wang Lai, who is relatively young, nor Zou Bingtai, who is about to retire, had ever thought of this way of working before.
After the scene was quiet for a few seconds, Master Zou Bingtai took a breath and confirmed the news to Zhu Jingyuan again:
"That is to say, Your Highness, you are going to take Chief Wang and a group of craftsmen on a business trip to the Imperial Mansion in Western Cape?"
Zhu Jingyuan smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, just go on a business trip. Don't tell people in other departments where they are going.
"Just say that you are going on a business trip. After all, you are not worried about scarcity but inequality.
"Even for me, I can hold off on telling my destination for the time being and wait until I'm on the road before making it public to reduce any possible impact.
"Letting the design team go to sea and go to the western capes is a plan that has to be kept secret."
Wang Lai is still having a hard time accepting the facts:
"Your Highness... we... do we really want to go to the Western Cape Imperial Mansion? The craftsmen don't need to spend money, right?
"Although the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are living a relatively good life, they still do not have the ability to participate in such a level of travel..."
Zhu Jingyuan immediately smiled and waved his hand to explain and comfort him:
"Of course there is no need to spend money. The entire cost is included in the cost of the peace talks. Your Majesty has already promised me that there will be a special passenger ship to send us there together.
"Director Wang quickly arranged for manpower to notify everyone, asking everyone to hand over the tasks at hand in the past few days, prepare luggage in advance, and settle relatives and friends.
"Don't inform people about this kind of thing, Mr. Wang. You have to take me to the departments related to armor research and development and main gun design. I have to arrange future tasks for them."
"Okay, okay..."
Wang Lai agreed in a daze, trying hard to digest the shocking facts he had just received.
Arrange people to notify craftsmen related to the hull design, and then take Zhu Jingyuan to the Armor Research and Development Bureau first.
Armor research and development work mainly focuses on optimizing the performance of existing armor, optimizing the classification of armor of different thicknesses and sizes, and optimizing armor production and installation processes.
The Armor R&D Bureau has its own test factory, located in the southeast of Jingshi New City. A large number of R&D craftsmen live in the factory.
Various new formulas are constantly tried and verified at the factory site, and new production and manufacturing processes are constantly explored and verified.
In the office of the Ministry of Industry, there are also designers and office staff staying behind, responsible for sorting out and selecting new experimental directions, and also responsible for connecting with other departments.
Zhu Jingyuan did not ask Wang Lai to summon everyone. The most important craftsmen were not present, so there was no need for it.
Just call the person in charge of the left-behind craftsmen to the conference room and record your requirements accurately.
Zhu Jingyuan, who inexplicably felt that time was tight, was not in the mood to adjust the atmosphere or hide anything, so he directly confirmed the level of Ming's armor technology:
"Mr. Wang, how many generations has our armor developed since the ironclads? How much has the defensive effect changed? Can you introduce it to me first?
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