"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
Xu Guangqi and the others looked at Chongzhen with serious expressions.
"The first sentence is that technology has no national boundaries, but scientific and technological researchers have national boundaries!"
"You also don't want that one day, those overseas countries will use the firearm technology you have developed to attack Ming Dynasty, and let the people of Ming Dynasty die under your firearms!
Don’t think I’m sensationalizing. Look at the Dutch who occupied Taiwan, the Japanese pirates who fought against the Ming Dynasty for several years, and the Spanish in Haojing;
Ming Dynasty is a fertile land for overseas countries. Our silk, tea, porcelain, etc. are all silver in their eyes.
Just because we won't invade now doesn't mean we won't in the future. "
Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua were silent, while Sun Chengzong and others looked solemn.
This situation is very likely to happen.
But Chongzhen ignored them and continued talking.
"Second sentence, if there is a god, standing on the land of China, even the gods, Buddhas, immortals and saints from all over China for thousands of years can't save you, let alone foreign gods?"
The faces of the two people changed, and their expressions were a little subtle.
Chongzhen was also silent for a moment. He came from later generations, and he was an atheist in later generations.
But the matter of time travel broke his three views, but even so, he still believed in the God of China.
But then again, what you believe in is personal freedom and he can't change it.
But if these people preach in the Firearms Research Institute in the future, and the people in the Firearms Research Institute all believe in Catholicism, there is no guarantee that these people will not cause trouble.
Therefore, some things must be said clearly: first be a gentleman, then a villain.
"Okay, the matter of the Firearms Research Institute has been settled. Xu Aiqing, you can discuss with the Ministry of Industry and design the drawings of the Firearms Research Institute.
Remember, the hiding room and fire prevention measures are the key points, and you must not be careless. "
"Bi Aiqing, Xu Aiqing, the current task of the Firearms Research Institute is the improvement of firearms and artillery. This is the top priority, and the speed must be fast.
Before the research institute is built, you can go to the Military War Bureau or the Ordnance Bureau to do research. If you are not used to it, then find a royal village outside the city to do research. In short, start taking action immediately. "
"Sun Aiqing, your cabinet should pay more attention and start preparations immediately!"
"I obey the order!"
Everyone responded in unison.
"Bi Aiqing, how much silver does it cost to build a Vulcan Spear?"
"Your Majesty, the total materials and labor for a Vulcan Gun cost about four taels!"
"Sun Aiqing, how much does a Hongyi cannon cost?"
"It costs one thousand taels to buy from Hao Jing. We imitate it ourselves. The materials and labor add up to about one thousand two hundred taels. Moreover, the quality and efficiency are still a bit behind."
PS: In the middle of the Jiajing period (around 1540), the Ming Dynasty military book "Wu Bian" recorded that the manufacturing cost of matchlock guns was two taels and three cents per cent. Considering the rise in prices during the Chongzhen period, it should be converted to four taels! The Hongyi Cannon No. One purchase of one thousand taels.
After listening to the two people's responses, Chongzhen pondered for a moment: "Daban, you will take Xu Aiqing to collect 500,000 taels of silver from the internal fund as a starting point!"
Wang Chengen responded, and Chongzhen continued: "Xu Aiqing, Bi Aiqing, don't be afraid of spending money, as long as you use it in reasonable places and have details, you can give as much as you want.
I have only one request. Daming must master the full set of technologies and improve them. "
"In addition, during the development process, you must clearly account for all processes, materials, labor, etc. and record them."
As Chongzhen spoke, he picked up a pen and started drawing on a piece of rice paper. In a moment, a table for future generations appeared on the rice paper.
"My dear friends, this form is for calculating labor costs. The leftmost column contains the process and type of work, such as making pi and making boards."
"Write working hours in the middle, such as one working hour for Lian Pi. For one working hour here, you can determine a base number by yourself, such as a quarter of an hour or half an hour as one working hour."
"In the third column, write the price of silver, the price of one refining Pi."
"Write the price in capital Chinese characters in the fourth column to prevent anyone from tampering with the money."
"Then, you create a material cost sheet, with materials on the left, quantity in the middle, and price on the right."
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at the three of them: "Can you understand?"
"able!"
The three of them were all experts in firearms and naturally proficient in mathematics. They were very surprised by Chongzhen's recording method.
Although the Ming Dynasty had account books and documents and certain writing standards, compared with Chongzhen, it was much more troublesome and not as clear as this.
Naturally, several cabinet ministers could see the superiority of Chongzhen's form, and they were also thinking about promoting it to other places in the future.
Once again, I was impressed by Chongzhen's talent.
PS: There were yellow books, fish scale books, accounting records, etc. in the Ming Dynasty. I checked and found that they were not in the form of tables. Let’s assume that the Ming Dynasty did not have such dimensional tables.
Chongzhen made this kind of form, firstly for cost calculation, and secondly for the preparation of equipment for future troops.
The Firearms Research Institute is equivalent to an ordnance industry group. If the army wants to use it, then purchase it yourself to avoid the army's habit of not cherishing it and asking for it.
After everyone looked at it for a while, Chongzhen said: "Study the form slowly, and now I will help the four of you!"
Chongzhen walked towards the outside of Dongnuan Pavilion first. After walking a few steps, he suddenly said: "Daban, send someone to the Agricultural Research Institute outside the city and ask Song Yingxing to come with him."
"Your Majesty, Dean Song may not be able to spare time for a while!"
Before Wang Chengen could speak, Li Banghua spoke, and then continued: "Last night, Mr. Song sent someone to find me and asked me to transfer some manpower to him, saying that he wanted to build a greenhouse to cultivate potato seedlings."
"greenhouse?"
Chongzhen repeated it softly, and then his eyes lit up. From the literal meaning, it is a warm house. Isn't that a greenhouse?
"Your Majesty, the warm chamber minister doesn't know the specifics, but from the literal meaning, it seems to be something similar to the fire chamber in the palace. The details need to be explained by Dean Song."
Chongzhen naturally knew about the fire chamber.
Because in a dinner a few days ago, he actually ate leeks and yellow bean sprouts. You must know that leeks need a temperature of 20 to 25 degrees to grow.
It's winter now, or the winter of the Little Ice Age. It's freezing outside even in the early morning, so how can there be leeks?
In the end, Wang Chengen explained to him that it was cultivated by royal vegetable growers in fire chambers.
But the fire room is small in area. Since Song Yingxing wants to raise seedlings, it must be a large area, and it must be somewhat different from the fire room.
Chongzhen was also a little curious. Later generations of greenhouses were made of plastic or glass, which had better light transmittance, sealing, and thermal insulation. What kind of greenhouse did Song Yingxing look for?
"Are you interested in taking a look?"
"Haha, of course, it will also open my eyes!"
"Okay, let's go take a look!"
After finishing speaking, Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen: "My companion, take my barbecue grill with you, prepare more chicken wings, pork belly and mutton, and get some vegetables. I invite you all to make skewers."
"Your Majesty, I will make arrangements now, and notify the Warrior Battalion and the Imperial Guards to make preparations!"
