High pragmatic concerns ultimately did not materialize.
Although Zhu Yijun is young, he also knows the traditions of the Ming Dynasty. The civil servants can tolerate the appearance of a prince's companion under special conditions. That is because the companion is still considered a civil servant, but it is absolutely impossible for them to agree to the prince's "handling of craftsmanship". ”——How can such a lowly industry be allowed to get into the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
Therefore, although Zhu Yijun was very interested, he only hinted that Gao pragmatism could invest more manpower, material and financial resources in this matter. It would also be good to even set up a small workshop to see if it was really impossible to stabilize the quality of firearms.
For this reason, he even hinted that he was very pragmatic. If he was worried that someone would cause trouble, he could name this small workshop under the Ordnance Bureau or the Military War Bureau. In this way, it would be regarded as a subordinate agency of the inner court, and even the civil servants would not be able to say anything - the inner court The production of ordnance is one of the ancestral systems!
As for the approval and other procedural issues, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince vowed that if it really doesn't work, he can ask his emperor father, and I believe he can be accommodating.
For Gao Pragmatic, this was of course an unexpected surprise. At least until Gao Gong institutionalized the legalization of private military industry or at least completed the pilot program, Zhu Yijun's idea was quite useful. At the very least, with such a cover, he can now put up the basic framework of the musket industry.
However, this matter is easy to say, but very complicated and even a little difficult to handle.
First of all, except for Gao Yi, Gao Yishi has no talent reserve in firearms manufacturing. Gao Yi himself is better at manufacturing explosive weapons, such as grenades and landmines. Although Gao Yi also knows about muskets, Some, but not necessarily proficient.
Now Gao Yi is still studying the musket design drawings Gao Jingshi gave him. It's hard to say when he will be able to understand it thoroughly - of course there is no way. Although Gao Yi is good at many things, he is not proficient in everything after all. What he has given The design drawings only have a general structure, but no precise design parameters. All precise standards require Gao Yi to study, explore, and test by himself.
This is just a lack of talent reserves in terms of "technical engineers", and even less in terms of production craftsmen, who are completely starting from scratch. Not long ago, Sanshenyuan reported that it had recruited more than 20 craftsmen, but only five of them had firearms production experience, and the others only had blacksmith experience. This shows that this is definitely not something that can be done overnight.
Gao Pragmatic thought about it and felt that from the current point of view, if he had to take a shortcut, he could only poach people from the government-run factories of the imperial court. But poaching people in government-run workshops is not a casual matter. At least the Third Bureau of the Inner Court, even with Zhu Yijun's support, Gao Pragmatic has no intention of poaching - this kind of thing is too sensitive, and he doesn't want to violate the ban.
That is to say, people can only be recruited from local government offices and local health offices. Thinking about it more carefully, Gao Pragmatic simply gave up on the local yamen. After all, civil servants are relatively difficult to deal with. If he encounters someone who is full and full and makes a fuss about this matter, then It's more annoying.
After all, Gao Pingshi was a secretary in his previous life. Generally speaking, he was a relatively cautious person. He always tried his best to avoid troubles that he could avoid, but he couldn't avoid them... Besides.
After all, it was easier to deal with the local guards. These generals had low political status. In their eyes, apart from their official status as the prince's companion, the most important thing for them was that they were "nephews of the elders in the high cabinet". I remember that when Liu Xiandang was the commander-in-chief of the town, he was violently reviled by a mere Tongzhou magistrate. He was so embarrassed that he almost lost his official position. However, Gaoge Lao has disciples and disciples all over the world, including many who are in the Kedao. A few military attachés from the guard station perform surgery, isn't that just a matter of looks?
Therefore, it is basically impossible for the local health center to dare to play tricks with Gao Yingshi. In line with the principle of picking weak persimmons, Gao Yingshi made up his mind to poach people from the local health center.
However, the timing was a little unlucky. Now he was about to return to his hometown to take the exam, so he couldn't spare the time to do this by himself, so he sent his cavalry to Sanshenyuan and informed Sanshenyuan that they could take care of him. The banner found its way through the three towns of Xuanda and Jiliao.
In addition, you can also find connections in Jingying, but there is no need for people from Sanshenyuan to come forward in Jingying. It is better to leave it to Wei Ximin - he is in charge of Jinghua soap sales business, and Jingyingxun Your relationship is as good as honey.
As for him coming to see Xin Zhai today, he had other things to do.
His cousin Gao Guoyan, the "financial director" in charge of the accounts, took the initiative to report on his work after learning that Gao pragmatic returned to Beijing from Datong. Gao pragmatic made an appointment with him to meet at Jian Xinzhai today.
At three o'clock in the morning, Gao Guoyan arrived at Jian Xinzhai after a long journey. Gao pragmatically asked him enthusiastically if he had had breakfast. If not, Jian Xinzhai had arranged a chef...
As a result, Gao Guoyan waved his hand and said that he had eaten casually on the way. Time was tight today, so he shouldn't waste time on these things and let's get down to business.
Gao Pingshi was startled when he heard this and asked, "You're not so busy, are you?"
"Isn't that true?" Gao Guoyan looked at him with wide eyes, pointed at his nose and said, "Your brother, I am so busy that I only sleep three hours a day! If I read the books of sages with such intention, even though I would not dare to say that the number one scholar, I don’t think there’s a big problem with Henan Jieyuan!”
Gao Pingshi laughed and said, "Second brother, if you are really willing to study peacefully, how dare I delay your future?"
Gao Guoyan rolled his eyes and curled his lips and said: "Don't do this. If I was willing to study, would I come to you? No matter what you said over there in Nanjing, the academic style is much better than in the north. Why wouldn't I study in the south and go back to Henan to take the exam? Do you know that those who can win the imperial examination in Suzhou and Hangzhou almost all have the chance to win Jieyuan in Henan - the southern list and the northern list are not the same thing."
Gao pragmatic smiled: "Of course I know that the academic style in Jiangnan is strong, but I don't care about the south and north rankings. Anyway, I am from Henan, and I don't have to go to South Zhili to take the exam. What are you afraid of? I know what you want to say, origin In the eyes of outsiders, the South List is more prestigious than the North List, but I don’t care about that. For me, as long as I can pass the exam, I’m done.”
Well, it doesn't matter if you get high marks, just pass... Anyway, Gao Shidu didn't plan to be Huang Guan or Shang Ren. This kind of thing requires not only sufficient skills, but also good luck. No one can say that. Therefore, his goal is to be a Jinshi. Of course, if possible, it is best to become a commoner.
"I don't care what you take the exam for! Stop talking about these things." Gao Guoyan put away his smile and said seriously: "There is some trouble over there in Kaiping. You have to be prepared. It is best to talk to your third uncle."
"Kaiping?" Gao Pingshi's heart skipped a beat, he stared at Gao Guoyan and asked, "What happened?"
