The Firearms Department of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry has been very busy these days.
Under the care and guidance of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, the Firearms Department finally developed a new type of firearm.
This kind of fire blunderbuss does not rely on match ropes to ignite fire, but relies on flint strikes.
The emperor even gave him a name himself, saying "Flint Hair Spear".
It is said that the emperor was very happy when he learned that the trial production of the flintlock gun was successful.
He specially commended Gao Hongtu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and generously rewarded the craftsmen who made the trial production of the flintlock gun.
The other craftsmen in the firearms department were envious but didn't say much.
Because they know very well the rules of the Firearms Department, or the rules of the Ministry of Works.
The Ministry of Industry is now the yamen with the clearest rewards and punishments in the Ming Dynasty, thanks to the strong support of the emperor.
It is said that the salaries and rewards given to the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry alone will be hundreds of thousands of taels a year.
Of course, these cannot be allocated from the national treasury, but are directly allocated from internal funds.
In this regard, all the censors and officials pretended to be confused.
Since His Majesty the Emperor spends his own money and not the treasury's money, of course there is no need for them to be rude.
As long as His Majesty the Emperor is willing, he can reward these craftsmen ten times.
You must know that the income of the emperor's internal funds now comes from a wide range of sources, including imperial estates, mining taxes and even maritime trade, all of which have the background of the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, the emperor was many times richer than during the Chongzhen Dynasty.
The emperor can even support a navy, but can't he support these craftsmen?
The emperor is willing to reward, and the craftsmen are willing to work.
The entire Huang Ming was in a state of prosperity from top to bottom.
Today, we must tell the world that he has clear distinctions between rewards and punishments through rewards one after another.
As long as someone is willing to contribute to Huangming and really achieves results, he will definitely reward him and give him a big reward.
But it was said that Zhu Cixi chose to leave the palace incognito after handling government affairs that day.
A group of royal guards in civilian clothes lurked in the dark to protect the safety of His Majesty the Emperor.
Of course, there is another person accompanying His Majesty the Emperor, Lu Zhenfei, Minister of War.
The relationship between this minister and the current emperor is extraordinary.
When the prince was still the prince, he fled to Huai'an.
Lu Zhenfei, who was the governor of water transportation and the governor of Huai'an at that time, warmly received the prince.
From then on, the Crown Prince remembered this person.
Later, Lu Zhenfei firmly supported the crown prince's succession to the throne in Nanjing, and made a great contribution to the throne.
After the crown prince ascended the throne, Lu Zhenfei naturally became Jian's most important minister in the emperor's heart.
From then on, he skyrocketed from the position of Governor of Water Transport to Minister of the Ministry of War.
Although this change is not big in terms of grade, the difference in political status between the two is worlds apart.
You must know that no matter how powerful the governor of Water Transport is, he is just a local official.
The Minister of War is one of the nine ministers.
There are no more than five people in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty who can be ranked before the Minister of War.
And if we talk about his actual status in the eyes of the emperor, Lu Zhenfei can even be ranked in the top three.
Such an important minister turned out to be the person who was most happy about the creation of the flintlock gun besides the emperor and Gao Hongtu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Although this credit was made by the Ministry of Industry, Lu Zhenfei would be happy as long as it was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
What's more, the flintlock gun manufactured by the Ministry of Works will benefit the Ministry of War sooner or later.
You must know that the national military affairs are under the overall management of the Ministry of War.
Now the Ming Dynasty and Donglu are fighting to the death.
The combat effectiveness of the army is related to the rise and fall of the dynasty.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that His Majesty the Emperor attached great importance to the equipment of military firearms.
The equipment rate of fire cannons in the Shence Army established and trained by the emperor himself exceeded 50%.
This is quite remarkable.
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You must know that the Qi Jiajun who was so powerful back then was nothing more than this.
Of course, the Shence Army has more money than the Qi Family Army, and they do not consider the cost when it comes to equipping firearms.
His Majesty the Emperor has money and is willing to spend it on this.
What else can others say?
Lu Zhenfei has always been an active militant, emphasizing the use of iron and blood to solve problems.
He was even more so on the Donglu issue.
In his view, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to truly revive and avoid repeating the mistakes of the Southern Song Dynasty, it must have a tough attitude and fight to determine the outcome.
Donglu was just suffering from ringworm in the beginning.
Why is he getting stronger and stronger?
Isn’t it because of the Ming Dynasty’s tolerance and indulgence?
If the Ming Dynasty had been firm in suppressing the Donglu from the beginning, perhaps there would not be the current problems.
But there is no point in saying this now.
We can only do what we do now to avoid worsening the situation further.
Lu Zhenfei believes that although Donglu's strength has increased, it is not invincible.
At least from the several battles between Gao Jie and the Shence Army and Donglu, it can be seen that they will not fall behind.
Although the tribes in eastern Sichuan under Wen Anzhi have never fought against the Donglu, their strength is not bad.
Nowadays, the Ming army and the Qing army will at least not be completely at a disadvantage when fighting against each other.
The two sides are in a 50-50 tie, and who can win depends more on on-the-spot performance.
In this case, it is particularly important to better equip the army with firearms.
What you lack in experience can be made up for with firearms.
If the firearm has a crushing advantage, it can even win directly.
"Your Majesty, today I want to accompany your Majesty to see the difference between the queuing and shooting and the traditional firecrackers."
Lu Zhenfei was so enthusiastic that his beard was blowing in the wind.
"Ahem, except for the road crew, keep a low profile."
Zhu Cixiang coughed and winked at Lu Zhenfei.
"Oh, okay, Mr.
Zhu."
Lu Zhenfei suddenly realized it and responded repeatedly.
Zhu Cixiang and others rode out of Dongcheng and headed straight for Purple Mountain.
He built a military camp here to train the army with new firearms.
This army is different from the Shence Army.
It is purely for testing new firearms and tactics.
Zhu Cixiang was not worried about directly equipping the army with the newly developed firearms, and he had to go through tests before he could be assured.
Now the entire Purple Mountain has been sealed off, and only people from the palace can enter and exit.
After Zhu Cixiang and his party revealed their identities after the horse fight, the commander in charge of the defense here trotted all the way to Zhu Cixiang and bowed his head.
"I, Commander Yao Yuanshan of Xishan, pay homage to Your Majesty.
Long live our Emperor."
Zhu Cixiang raised his hand and said, "Yao Aiqing, please settle down.
How are things arranged?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, everything has been arranged."
"Very good, take me to see it quickly."
Zhu Cixi couldn't wait.
"I obey my orders" Yao Yuanshan is extremely grateful for today's life.
You must know that a year ago, he was just a low-ranking general in the Beijing camp.
If the current emperor had not succeeded to the throne and carried out drastic reforms to abolish the Beijing Camp and establish the Xishan Army, Yao Yuanshan would not have come forward anyway.
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People sometimes rely on an opportunity.
Yao Yuanshan seized the opportunity when it came, so he is now the commander of Xishan.
But he will not forget that this opportunity was given to him by the emperor.
So even if the emperor asked him to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, he would not frown
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