Zhu Yunwen didn't care at all about Zhu Gaoxu's ambition.
He knows his son better than his father. In the past, Zhu Di could convince himself that his second son was not sensible and was just messing around. But after Zhu Gaoxu entered the security bureau several times, he finally got to know this silly son again.
Now Zhu Zhanji is the future of Zhu Di's lineage, and it is also the most fundamental motivation for Zhu Di to go to North America. How to use Zhu Gaoxu may have been in his mind.
Perhaps, when Zhu Gaoxu complained about being tired from wielding a hoe, Zhu Di would also say: Your elder brother is not in good health, so you have to work harder. This great country of Yan is so charming...
Zhu Di is good at injecting chicken blood.
The future of North America is left to this group of people. Tang Saier can preach wherever he wants. It is also his ability to win over the natives to the throne of Maitreya. As for whether Zhu Zhanji will help tamper with the doctrine , defining King Yan as Maitreya Buddha has nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. With Zhu Zhanji's head and Tang Saier's concern for Zhu Zhanji, it is unlikely that the Foyan Kingdom will appear.
If you want a firearm, give it to them.
Crouching tiger cannon, gunpowder bombs?
Give.
It doesn't matter, just give it to them. Even if Zhu Di led people to produce gunpowder bullets and firearms in the cottage, it would not be a problem.
The application of black powder is approaching its limit. The Second Artillery Bureau is exploring new explosive materials. High-concentration sulfuric acid has appeared in the Imperial College. They are already developing glycerin. In the future, nitroglycerin can be produced by treating glycerin with nitric acid and sulfuric acid. This thing is not Gunpowder is dynamite. It has an extra "zha" than gunpowder, so it may shock people.
After more than ten years of accumulation, the Imperial College finally evolved into chemistry, which seems to be the law of scientific development itself. When the understanding reaches a certain level, the exploration of the unknown, with creative thinking and experimental methods, begins to have a deep understanding of the characteristics of matter, and the characteristics of the combination of matter and matter, just like alloys. The people of the Imperial College also believe that it is always the same. Some materials combine to have greater energy, such as electricity.
Zhu Yunwen was very generous in providing firearms. He directly granted Zhu Di 800 advanced Tiger Crouching Cannon and 80,000 gunpowder shells.
After receiving the news, Zhu Gaochi excitedly found Zhu Di and quickly handed over a document signed by the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office: "Father, the emperor not only gave us the best firearms, but also gave us a large amount of gunpowder ammunition."
Zhu Di looked at it carefully, but he was not as happy as Zhu Gaochi thought, and just fell into silence.
Zhu Gaochi was puzzled and said: "With so many firearms, we can solve the problem with zero casualties. The indigenous people there may not allow us to enter, and we always need to show strength to get them to submit. The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office have pushed back many times. This time the emperor has spoken and approved, why is my father unhappy?"
Zhu Di put the document on the table and asked: "Chi'er, think about why the emperor gave us so much gunpowder and gunpowder bullets?"
Zhu Gaochi said without hesitation: "Of course it is for the convenience of our work in America."
Zhu Di looked deeply at Zhu Gaochi.
Only then did Zhu Gaochi realize that the problem was not that simple. He pondered and said, "North America does not need so many advanced firearms, but the emperor still agreed. Could it be that there are difficult enemies there that require so many gunpowder shells?" "
Zhu Di waved his hand: "How can the indigenous people, such as the southwestern chieftains, be so powerful in the wild land? With fire blunderbuss, strong bows, and hard crossbows, we can completely wipe them out. The emperor can really give us these firearms without any worries, I'm afraid It’s because the Second Artillery Bureau has newer and more powerful firearms.”
Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath.
When firearms iterate to a certain extent, outdated firearms will become useless. The imperial court's current firearms trade with Timur State is basically nothing more than the transfer of outdated firearms from the Ming Dynasty and the opportunity to exchange them for gold and silver.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon and gunpowder shells are the main battle firearms in the army and have always played an important role in foreign operations in recent years. Even when my father conquered the Tatars last year, the Crouching Tiger Cannon was still the main firearm. But depending on what the father means, the Tiger Crouching Cannon is already lagging behind?
"Outsiders don't know the details, but you should know that the acting king Zhu Gui was shot by a mysterious firearm. That precise shot
Degree, creepy. "
When Zhu Di saw no one around him, he whispered.
Zhu Gaochi nodded: "There is such a strange firearm, but after that, it never appeared again, and I haven't heard that the Beijing army is equipped with new firearms."
Zhu Di chuckled and said, "Look, the emperor still has a few hands left. If my guess is correct, the scouts are probably replacing new weapons. There must be new progress at the Second Artillery Bureau. Yes. Only when you rely on it and are sure of victory can you ignore threats."
Zhu Gaochi nodded bitterly: "The information at the Second Artillery Bureau was severely blocked, and no news came out to the outside world. However, the emperor ordered several times to issue treasure banknotes from the Ministry of Household Affairs. It seems that there has been great progress and will be used for rewards."
Zhu Di walked to the door and looked at the sunshine in the yard.
It's starting to get hot.
Zhu Di whispered: "Remember to bring a group of gentlemen and craftsmen to the Americas. Make good use of your status as a student in the Imperial Academy to win over some people to go with you. The Yan Kingdom also needs to learn all kinds of knowledge and master advanced ideas. . Only in this way, twenty years later, when we look back at the Ming Dynasty, we can still see the familiarity. "...
Zhu Gaochi nodded repeatedly.
Facing today's Ming Dynasty, changes have begun to increase, especially in the academic aspects of the Imperial College. It can be said that it is full of all kinds of complex theories. Some of them are unbelievable and bizarre, but behind these craziness, they have brought many new breakthroughs.
For example, a student from the Imperial College wanted to prove that there is no hell in this world. The hell described by Buddhism is void, so he chose a place with extremely bad geomantic omen and took people to dig through it. As a result, Hell was not found, so we just developed a set of deep well drilling, deep support technology, and deep lifting technology...
No one knows what kind of knowledge these people will bring and what results they will produce in the process of acting haphazardly. If the Yan State does not contact the Ming Dynasty for ten years, does not pay attention to education, and only focuses on construction, after ten years, I am afraid that it will not even be qualified to look after the Ming Dynasty.
In terms of knowledge, you must keep up.
Zhu Gaochi had been studying in the Imperial College for many years and had many classmates and friends, some of whom were still in the Ministry of Household Affairs. They were very close, so he might not be able to persuade him after some lobbying.
Zhu Di sighed and said, "Purchase a batch of Imperial College teaching materials and take them with me."
Zhu Gaochi agreed: "Teaching materials, teachers, craftsmen, doctors, stable mothers...all the talents will be recruited. However, if Tang Saier wants to bring a group of White Lotus followers to sea, will there be any hidden dangers?"
