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Nanjing Ministry of Industry Yamen.
Gao Hongtu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was handling official business in the inner government office.
Suddenly, a clerk came to announce the arrival of the emperor.
Gao Hongtu was shocked and quickly stood up to greet him.
As soon as he walked out of the official office and before he could even walk around the screen wall, he saw the emperor walking towards him, surrounded by a group of pro-military guards.
Gao Hongtu quickly knelt down and knelt down to salute.
"Gao Hongtu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, pays homage to Your Majesty.
Long live our Emperor.
I didn't know that Your Majesty arrived at a distance and was far away to greet you.
I ask Your Majesty's forgiveness."
When the officials in the government office heard this, they all rushed out to bow and salute.
Zhu Cixiang was still in a good mood.
When he saw people kneeling in the courtyard, he raised his right hand and said, "Everyone, please get back on your feet."
Gao Hongtu then slowly stood up.
Seeing Lord Shangshu stand up, all the officials from the Ministry of Works also stood up and stood with their hands tied.
It's just that they all looked at it with their eyes, nose, nose, and heart, and they didn't dare to look up.
Zhu Cixiang didn't care about this.
He strode into the official office and said to Gao Hongtu, who was following closely behind him: "Da Sikong, follow me to the inner office."
Note 1 When Gao Hongtu saw that the emperor wanted to call him into the inner court, he knew that there was something extremely important to discuss, so he immediately followed him without any hesitation.
After entering the inner office, a group of guards in royal robes lined up on both sides to guard the palace.
In this way, not even a fly can fly in.
Zhu Cihong entered the official office and sat down at the head of the palace.
He said to Gao Hongtu, who was standing respectfully, "Da Sikong, there is no need to be so restrained.
I am here to discuss an important matter with you.
Sit down."
"Old minister, thank you for your grace."
Gao Hongtu sat down at his head tremblingly, wondering in his heart what kind of medicine His Majesty the Emperor was selling in the gourd.
If it had been two months ago when His Majesty had just ascended the throne, Gao Hongtu would not have racked his brains so much to figure out his intentions.
But now he had to do this.
Because His Majesty's actions in the past two months have been so shocking.
In just two months, the emperor reestablished factory guards, trained new troops, built military schools, investigated corrupt officials, solved crimes, and even sent troops to regain Shandong.
This does not seem to be the work of a young emperor.
Gao Hongtu believed that even Taizu and Chengzu could not do better than they did now.
Of course, this is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
The restoration of the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner when the hero is in power.
But for important ministers like Gao Hongtu, it's not entirely a good thing.
A heroic ruler would never allow an important official in the court to be mediocre and incompetent.
Although Gao Hongtu believed that he was worthy of the country, no one could make mistakes without being a sage.
If there are some small mistakes that happen to be noticed by the emperor, he will scold him, where should he put the face of an old minister?
The more powerful people are, the more they cherish their feathers.
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Gao Hongtu is no exception.
Although the Ministry of Industry is in charge of many things, in the final analysis there are only a few things.
Many of the palaces in the Forbidden City have been renovated not long ago, and the emperor certainly did not come here for this.
As for the construction of the mausoleum, it is even more impossible.
Although successive emperors would send people to build mausoleums as soon as they ascended the throne, it would only be a year later.
Jianzuo has only been here for two months now, so it is impossible to build a mausoleum in such a hurry.
Then there is only one possibility left: the emperor came for the work of the craftsman.
To be able to trouble the emperor to personally arrange the Ministry of Industry, this matter is definitely not an ordinary craftsman's work.
It must be related to military affairs.
Gao Hongtu guessed that it must involve ordnance manufacturing.
Although Gao Hongtu had already guessed the emperor's intention, he did not show any signs of it.
Instead, he respectfully waited for the emperor to ask questions.
Zhu Cixiang didn't know that Gao Hongtu had already analyzed a lot of this in his mind.
He opened his lips and said, "What does Da Sikong think of Ming Dynasty's firearms?"
firearm Gao Hongtu was stunned for a moment, coughed and said: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's firearms are naturally invincible."
Zhu Cixi shook his head.
"If this is the case, why do soldiers fear guns as much as tigers and would rather use bows and crossbows than fire guns?"
Zhu Cihong stopped Gao Hongtu in one sentence.
Yes, if Ming Dynasty’s firearms are really as invincible as he said, why are the soldiers so resistant to the use of firearms?
Among other things, among the muskets manufactured by the Ministry of Industry, five out of ten shotguns failed to fire, and three out of the remaining five shotguns exploded.
The soldiers in the camp often jokingly call the bird gun a fire stick, which means it can be rounded and smashed during close combat.
Seeing that Gao Hongtu was silent, Zhu Cixiang continued: "I have no intention of blaming Da Sikong.
I also know that freezing three feet does not last in a day.
During the Yongle period, Emperor Chengzu built the Shenji camp.
The firearms at that time were so sharp.
Why?
Two hundred years have passed, but the firearms produced have become increasingly inferior."
Zhu Cixi paused deliberately, and seeing Gao Hongtu's face turned red, he sighed with conviction: "I have thought about it for two reasons.
First, the amount of money allocated by the imperial court to the Ministry of Industry is limited, but the amount of firearms required to be manufactured is It is certain that if the Ministry of Industry wants to deliver sufficient firearms on time, it must use inferior materials.
Firearms are useless.
Secondly, since Emperor Taizu established the craftsman household system, the fate of craftsmen has been determined from birth.
It is said that these craftsmen who belong to the Ministry of Works only receive a meager monthly salary.
Having to undertake extremely heavy work will inevitably lead to resentment, which is reflected in the lack of effort in making firearms. " "Old minister will die" Zhu Cixiang pressed his hand down and continued: "Although I am not very proficient in firearms, I also know that to make a qualified fire blunderbuss, the most important thing is the making of the blunderbuss tube.
If the inner wall of the blunderbuss tube is too thin, , unevenness is extreme The chamber may explode.
I would not dare to use such a gun.
I think it is difficult to manufacture firearms that meet the requirements under the current model of the Ministry of Industry, so I plan to set up a separate firearms department under the Ministry of Industry to be responsible for firearms.
Manufacturing.”
Only after Zhu Cihong finished talking about Gao Hongtu did he understand what the emperor meant.
It is not difficult to set up a Firearms Department under the Ministry of Industry.
It is nothing more than adding a few more doctors, Yuanwailang, and chief officers.
But can this really change the current situation of today’s Daming firearms being crude and of poor quality?
Zhu Cixi seemed to see what Gao Hongtu was thinking, and said calmly: "It is obviously not enough to just establish the Firearms Department.
If the silver is not enough, everything will be in vain.
From now on, I will allocate silver directly from internal funds to the Firearms Department.
"In firearms manufacturing."
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This is not Zhu Cihong's plan.
All the money he copied from corrupt and treacherous civil servants and honorable ministers was put into internal funds, and now he has tens of millions of taels.
This much money can't be spent just to support the Shence Army for ten or eight years.
It is indeed a good choice to allocate some to the Firearms Department to manufacture high-quality firearms.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Gao Hongtu breathed a long sigh of relief.
As long as there is enough money, everything is easy to say, otherwise it will be difficult for him to make a living without rice.
Even if His Majesty puts this burden on his shoulders, he will not be able to lift it.
Note 1: Da Sikong is the elegant name of the Minister of Industry
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