In order to put down the rebellion in the southwest as soon as possible, the emperor issued an order: Zhu Xieyuan, the governor of Sichuan, was given the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and also supervised the military affairs of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi provinces.
He was also given Shang Fangjian to command and put down the rebellion in the southwest.
Qin Liangyu was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief, Commander-in-Chief, and the Commander-in-Chief, and was granted the title of Madam.
Ma Xianglin was appointed as the Propaganda and Comfort Envoy, Qin Minping was appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief, and Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming were appointed as Staff Generals.
Zhu Youxiao asked the eunuch who announced the decree to bring the pocket watch and telescope to Lu Qin, and asked the eunuch to give oral instructions, explaining that his rank would be discussed after returning to Beijing, and he should be the deputy general first.
The minting machine finally arrived.
Xu Guangqi reported the good news to the emperor, but Zhu Youxiao was very happy.
Because now not only the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue is short of money, but his own internal funds are also somewhat unable to cope with it.
The Bingzhan Bureau is a money-burner, and the newspaper office is also a money-burner.
Last time, he had ordered a temporary halt to the restoration of the three main halls, which gave him a little more money.
It's really intoxicating that an emperor would be short of money.
At the same time as the coin minting machine, there are also machine tools that Zhu Youxiao once said, but they are not called by this name now.
Some are called grinders and some are called boring machines, which can be used for mechanical processing.
Zhu Youxiao asked someone to summon Sun Yuanhua, and then went to the mint with Xu Guangqi.
Li Zhizao greeted him at the entrance of the mint.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, telling him not to be polite, and several people came to the factory.
Two missionaries assisting Li Zhizao were operating the machine with the craftsmen who came with the coin minting machine.
After seeing the emperor, they came together to salute.
"No need to be polite, show me the operation process."
Zhu Youxiao said anxiously.
The two missionaries spoke a few words to the craftsman, and then the craftsman began to operate, while the missionary explained beside him.
The craftsman first uses a machine to press the silver into a thin silver plate, and then puts it in the coin minting machine.
The sledgehammer above presses down under the traction of animal power.
There is a steel mold at the bottom with a round hole in the middle and a circle.
The round silver coin fell out from the bottom, and the craftsman brought the silver coin up.
Zhu Youxiao looked at it carefully.
The cut surface was very smooth and there was nothing on the silver coin.
That was because the mold had not been made yet.
"Very good, very good."
Zhu Youxiao said happily: "How is the mold issue, Li Qing?"
"We have prepared multiple patterns, and your Majesty still needs to choose a suitable one to use as a mold."
Li Zhizao brought up the patterns prepared by the mint.
Zhu Youxiao looked through it, pointed to a lotus picture and said: "This is very good, but I have to change it first and ask someone to send it over tomorrow.
In addition, how is the size of the silver coin determined?"
"The mint has two plans, one is to use half a tael of silver, and the other is to use one tael of silver.
I respectfully request your Majesty's sanction."
"Bring me a tael and a half tael for me to try."
Zhu Youxiao picked up two pieces of silver and tried them.
He felt that the half tael was a little lighter and the one tael was a little heavier, so he put the two pieces of silver together.
Give it to Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua who just arrived next to you, and let them try it too.
Xu Guangqi weighed the silver and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that half a tael is a little lighter and one tael is a little heavier.
Can I choose between them?"
Li Zhizao immediately objected: "I think it's either one tael or half a tael.
If we use seven cents and five cents, it will be difficult to calculate."
He didn't care that Xu Guangqi was his boss or his friend, so he just went ahead without any hesitation. be opposed to.
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Zhu Youxiao thought it all made sense.
Although he thought seven cents and five cents was easy to calculate, after thinking about it, he still thought it was better to listen to Li Zhizao, because he thought it was always right to listen to professionals.
Of course, Xu Guangqi could also be considered a professional.
A professional, but he doesn't specialize in this, right?
"Well, let's follow Li Qing's wishes, just half a tael, eight silver or seven silver."
This refers to the silver content of the silver coin.
"I think that for early issuance, eight silver coins are better, and seven silver coins are too low.
In the future, we can use silver seven or even six silver coins.
We plan to use copper six coins for copper coins, and we can gradually reduce them in the future.
Your Majesty said the gold coins last time , prepare to use gold, nine silver and one.”
"Very good, Sun Qing, take a look at those machines and see which ones can be used in the manufacture of weapons.
They all focus on military affairs, especially armor.
I think if a whole piece of iron plate is used to make armor, it should be It is easier to protect against bows and arrows than the current scale armor.
You should try it in this direction.
In addition, it should be easier to use a machine to drill the blunderbuss tube. " Sun Yuanhua was ordered to see the machine tools.
After a while, he came back with joy and said excitedly: "Congratulations to your Majesty, I think these machine tools can not only speed up the production of blunderbuss tubes, but also should be much more standard than hand-made ones.
They can also be used in In terms of making cannon, the missionary just said that using animal power may be less effective, and it is better to use water power.”
"Well, you and the people from the Ministry of Industry find a place with abundant water power and install these machine tools first.
From now on, a special department for weapons production will be set up in the Ministry of Industry.
These things will slowly be transferred from the war situation.
Yes, no , let’s do this, let the Ministry of War cooperate with the Ministry of Industry to re-establish a bureau for me, called the Ordnance Bureau, and transfer the craftsmen from the original War and War Bureau in the palace and the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
This bureau will be yours first.
Take care, only be responsible to me.”
"Your Majesty, this is inconsistent with the old practice."
Xu Guangqi immediately reminded.
"Old rules, since they are old rules, of course they can be changed.
I will tell Fang Shoufu about this.
Sun Qing, you put up the frame first, mainly using craftsmen from the Military War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, and the management staff from the Ministry of Industry He was transferred from the Ministry of War, and by the way, Xu Qing also transferred a few experienced officers from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Go and keep accounts.
The regulations are still implemented according to the Military and War Bureau, and the Gunpowder Bureau has also moved out.
By the way, the place you choose can be a little far away from the capital.
This thing is very dangerous, so don't disturb the people."
He remembered that there seemed to be a Wang Gong.
The factory exploded, and Wang Gong Factory happened to be the location of the Gunpowder Bureau of the Military War Bureau.
Although this big explosion was not necessarily caused by a gunpowder explosion, it is certainly best to prevent it before it burns.
Xu Guangqi also pointed out that large-scale relocation will cost a lot of money.
Although the construction of the three main halls has been stopped now, considering the subsequent expenses, I am afraid that it will be a little more frugal.
Moreover, Wang Gongchang's War Bureau was changed to Ordnance Bureau and had to be rebuilt after it was moved out.
No matter what was built, a lot of money was needed.
It's money again, money is such a troublesome thing.
Zhu Youxiao is also planning to move out the weapons bureau and build a new school.
This is also a waste of money.
Where can he get the money?
There seems to be no reason to search Li Sancai's property.
After the coin minting machine comes, you can get a certain amount of interest by using new silver coins and copper coins, but it is a matter of making money slowly.
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How about making some inventions to make some money?
Think about glass.
I studied glass making in high school.
Isn't there transparent glass in the telescope?
That means that today's technology can produce transparent glass.
I also learned how to make mirrors in high school.
It's not complicated.
Zhu Youxiao was very happy that he was good at chemistry in high school.
He also thought about whether cement could also be made.
Not only could he make money, but it could also be used to build roads and so on
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