When everyone saw His Majesty coming, they quickly ended their discussion and paid homage: "I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Zhu Youde waved his hand to continue. He did not send anyone to inform him because he did not want to interrupt the discussion.
Academic discussions are extremely targeted, and any academic discussion that has been discussed will make epoch-making progress in addressing current conflicts.
The same was true for many inventions in his past life in his memory. He wanted to create an open academic world.
Seeing that His Majesty was here, Tang Huo simply introduced two options: "Your Majesty, Anima and I have differences regarding the instrument of the Qingyu Empress."
"I propose to strive for excellence, pursue quality over quantity, and want to use high-quality materials to build high-quality musical instruments."
"Anima advocates popularizing it among the masses, pursues quantity at the expense of quality, and wants to use a large amount of medium and low-grade materials to make musical instruments."
The other craftsmen kept adding explanations, which made Zhu Youde feel dizzy. Sure enough, he was only suitable for making decisions.
He simply started with the one he was best at making decisions. Both options made sense and were both correct, so why not adopt them at the same time?
He expressed his thoughts, and the craftsmen were puzzled. The two plans were opposites. How could they be adopted at the same time?
Zhu Youde spoke slowly: "I plan to establish Taixue and make musical instruments a subject. Since it is a professional subject, it needs professional musical instruments. The plan designed by Master Tang can be used here."
"But relying solely on Taixue is too monopolistic. I also want to popularize music among the people, so Anima's method here is consistent..."
Both plans were handled properly, and the craftsmen were impressed by the little emperor.
Anima also had a look of admiration on her face, once again refreshing her image of the little emperor.
Tang Huo is very calm, and he is a king who makes good decisions and uses people well. His Majesty's decision-making and employment abilities are among the best among the emperors of the Liang Dynasty.
After deciding on the plan, Tang Huo sent the craftsmen off to work on their own.
Zhu Youde stepped forward and patted Anima on the shoulder, nodding and praising: "You are very capable and can serve as an official in Shang Fang Mansion. How about becoming Lord Tang's deputy?"
Anima was shocked and quickly waved her hand to refuse, then looked to see if Tang Huo was angry.
"No need, Your Majesty. I just expressed my opinion. I don't want to hold an official position." He was worried that Tang Huo would be suspicious of him if he took office, thinking that he was trying to grab his status.
This is a very common phenomenon in Yuezhi and the Western Regions. The Hu people advocate that the strong are respected, and they must be strong and victorious in everything. Official positions are also reserved for those who are capable.
Therefore, a strong folk custom was developed.
Zhu Youde also saw Anima's concerns, and smiled to indicate that this was not necessary: "Daliang is different from the Western Regions. We pay attention to kindness. Although there is competition, it is all peaceful competition..."
Tang Huo also said: "Your Majesty appreciates you, why don't you accept this kindness? I said, if you want to compete for Shang Fanling's position, it is not impossible. I am very confident in my own abilities. I have discovered through research on Daliang Domestic Theory.
Called second, no one is called first!"
After some persuasion, Anima finally agreed to serve as the minister of Shang Fang Mansion and was Shang Fanling's deputy.
No one in the entire Shang Fang Mansion was dissatisfied. Anima's ability was obvious to all, second only to Mr. Tang.
Anima was very excited after being awarded the title. She didn't expect that she was not trusted by others in Yueshi, but was reused in Daliang.
What an irony...
Then he took out the engraved saber drawings and a forged sword.
"Your Majesty, this is the saber drawing."
"This is the saber."
Zhu Youde glanced at the drawing and frowned slightly. Compared with the traditional broadsword, it was only slightly longer and had one more row of serrations. There was no substantial upgrade.
But when he picked up the saber, his face was shocked.
This knife... is so light.
He picked up Li Renjie's sword for comparison. It was indeed much lighter.
"Your Majesty, the secret of the saber's ability to break shields lies in the metal used. The traditional broadsword is made of bronze fused with iron stone, but the saber is completely made of iron stone, so it is lighter, sharper and harder!"
After explanation, Zhu Youde finally understood that the materials were different. The Western Region is rich in iron and stone, but beams are relatively scarce, and most military products are cast in bronze.
Only generals like Li Renjie and Wang Po can use weapons made of iron and stone.
"Bring me the beam, blade, and shield. I want to test it myself!"
Weapons were stored in Shang Fang's Mansion, and Tang Huo sent people to retrieve them for His Majesty's testing.
The result was just as Anima said, any bronze blade could be easily cut off by a saber; shields mixed with iron and stone would require two more cuts.
"Li Renjie, try it with your sword!"
Zhu Youde held his saber against Li Renjie's sword, and there was a crisp "ding" sound.
The two of them each took a step back, the blades in their hands intact.
"It's really powerful!" Zhu Youde shook his hands and gasped, asking Anima if he knew how many sabers were equipped in the Western Regions.
After pondering for a moment, Anima said with a gloomy face: "The Western Region sent a hundred thousand troops to attack the Yuezhi capital, all equipped with sabers."
At least 100,000 troops!
Zhu Youde was worried about the soldiers on the front line. Yuezhi was good at using shields, and Daliang was even better. He could only hope that Wang Po would adjust his strategy in time to allow the Fire Gun Army to exert its strong firepower advantage.
He returned to the palace with his saber and blueprints, and took out the mineral resources of Daliang he had investigated before to study them again.
If you want to crack the Saber of the Western Regions, mineral resources are the core. To defeat the Yueshi who have not been defeated for hundreds of years in the Western Regions, you need to dig out a huge iron ore mine and build the Saber.
However, the number of iron ore ores recorded in Daliang is only a few dozen, and the reserves are small. More importantly, there are not many bronze ores left.
Previously, building fire cannons, continuous fire cannons and equipping with enough gunpowder consumed a lot of mineral resources. It can be said that Daliang's current resources are in danger.
Of course, this has a lot to do with detection technology. The current methods of excavating mines are slow exploration and accidental discovery, which is stupid compared to professional exploration in later generations.
If a detection tool were invented...
A magnet immediately popped into Zhu Youde's mind!
magnet!
It is currently known that the unexploited mines in Daliang happen to contain magnetite! The use of magnets was not discovered before, so it was not mined.
ecstasy!
Zhu Youde, who had been sullen just now, looked happy and started talking to himself: "Mining magnetite and using its properties to find iron ore... Daliang is a vast land with rich resources. I believe there are also many iron ores."
Suddenly, his mind recalled the various minerals in later generations, including steel, aluminum, brass, tin... and synthetic metals!
Each of them is a product that transcends the current era. If synthetic metals can be refined, wouldn't it make up for the shortcomings of cold weapons?
Zhu Youde fell into deep thought. Previously, he had spent all his resources on building a fire gun. Although it was powerful, the gunpowder limited its firepower, making it impossible to continuously bombard it.
Cannonballs are one-time consumables and require continuous mining and refining of minerals. At this time, the importance of cold weapons is reflected.
Once the saber of the Western Regions came out, it swept away the Yuezhi who had been undefeated for a hundred years.