Second Assistant Fan Song welcomed a special guest.
"I want to see the prince!"
Xu Xiugang was welcomed into the door by Fan Song and sat down. This was the first thing he said.
Fan Song was still smiling.
But in my heart I had already sentenced Xu Xiu to death.
This time I am a first-level assistant, but I am still half a level higher than you. You come to your door to ask for help, and this is your attitude towards asking for help?
how?
You picked up the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and thought you were too good to compare?
You still open your mouth to see the prince, do you know that my fellow countryman is actually just the emperor's yes man?
Fan Song did not show these thoughts on his face.
Instead, they exchanged pleasantries and made insinuations to find out the inside story.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I will definitely send a note to the prince tomorrow, asking him to find time to see you as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, you will definitely welcome a wise man like Xu Shangshu to work with us to serve His Majesty and Liang Liang!"
"Then I'll leave everything to Master Fan!"
After sending Xu Xiu away.
Fan Songcai found a paper bag on the seat where he just sat.
"Hey! One hundred thousand taels of silver notes, what a big deal!"
"It's a pity that I don't dare to take it. Although the emperor only cares about ability and loyalty, if I want to be the chief assistant, of course I have to perform well."
Early in the morning.
Wang Zhonghou was shaken awake by his fifth son.
""What's going on? Your Majesty, do you have any orders? Go to Kunning Palace immediately!"
"It's just dawn? Doesn't the Emperor get up in the evening every time he stays at Kunning Palace this year? Today..."
"Godfather, it's Fan Cifu who is delivering the letter."
"Then you didn't tell me earlier!"
The older boy looked at his godfather depressedly, and finally decided to shut up and not refute.
You speak so quickly, I can’t even get in the way!
"Zhang Dang and his gang are really rich!"
"My fellow villager just sent him a message and gave him a full hundred thousand taels! Then what he gave to my father-in-law was not...to send a message immediately and make an appointment with Xu Xiu at Qingyun Tower three quarters ago."
Zhu Youde yawned.
Under the service of Queen Luo, I had breakfast, oh no, lunch.
Listen to Wang Zhonghou's report on Xu Xiu.
"Really turned against each other? Isn't this a little too smooth?"
"I'm not sure, but I checked Xu Xiu's personality to see if he could do stupid things."
"This is a bank note of 1.4 million taels from Fenghui Bank, as well as Xu Xiu's resume."
Eat and drink enough.
Only then did Zhu Youde smooth things over for Xu Xiu.
"Stupid and bad! I don't dare to use this kind of person. You should deal with him first. When I identify a suitable candidate, I will replace him immediately!"
"Except for the one million he gave me, these four hundred thousand taels he gave to you and Fan Song."
"Both Lao Nu and Fan Cifu voluntarily dedicate these to His Majesty and do their best to help His Majesty revitalize the beam!"
"Okay, I will remember every bit of it!"
Then, Zhu Youde came up with a list.
"Send these to the cabinet and ask them to expedite the appointment. In addition, urge the cabinet, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War to draft the new regulations for civil and military affairs as soon as possible next month."
"After sending the note, come back to Tongque Palace."
Bronze Bird Palace.
New Firearms Bureau underground area.
In broad daylight, Tang Huo and Feng Baigong were lying on their backs, sleeping on the makeshift wooden bed in the studio.
Scattered beside the bed are various copper and iron parts, as well as a large number of drawings.
"Why are Old Tang and Old Feng so unshaven again?"
"Your Majesty, the two adults seem to have new ideas for improving the fire gun. The two of them have been like crazy these days. They rushed out a version of the drawings last night and just fell asleep now."
Ling Feng, deputy director of the Firearms Bureau, replied respectfully.
"Then don't disturb them, you know what to do."
"Your Majesty, please go this way."
A group of people walked into an empty cave.
Rows of blazing fires make the underground space look like daylight.
The sound of forging iron continued to echo in the cave.
"Your Majesty, you see, according to the assembly line processing method you described, the Firearms Bureau has developed a unified and complete manufacturing process. From the barrel to the medicine chamber to the breech, they are all made by specialized craftsmen."
"Your Majesty, the assembly line you proposed is really amazing!"
"It used to take half a day to forge a fire blunderbuss, and it also required a skilled blacksmith. But now it is enough to use apprentices. Each person only learns to forge one component, so the efficiency is greatly improved."
"One assembly line a day can produce at least ten firecrackers that meet the specifications!"
"After the skilled workers are trained enough, it will not be possible to produce 30 workers per production line per day!"
Look at Manager Ling’s adoring look.
Zhu Youde had no fluctuations in his heart.
It’s just an artificial assembly line. If you know about the assembly line in the industrial era, I’m afraid it will scare you to death!
"Continue to add production lines, I need equipment as soon as possible!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Mr. Feng has been watching and urging you. The West Factory has also recruited many craftsmen to send them. Look here, there are ten new production lines."
"I know that Old Tang is only responsible for design improvements. You are responsible for these. Thank you for your hard work."
"I will not be tired if I serve His Majesty!" Ling Feng looked excited.
He really didn't feel tired at all.
Although His Majesty has set up strict penalties for yield rate, he has also set up high rewards.
Every time he builds a qualified fire gun, he can make a small profit!
After walking around, I randomly picked two firecrackers and returned to the ground.
"The firecrackers and fireworks on the ground are also made in large quantities. Since the Ministry of Industry has such good technology, it will sell the fireworks to everyone in the country, and even to the whole world!"
"Of course, don't forget that these are more important to cover underground."
"Confidentiality is the top priority! Wang Banpan and Eunuch Cao, this is your business. If the secret is leaked, I will settle the score with your heads!"
"This old slave will never disappoint His Majesty's expectations!"
"Let's go to the shooting range and try it."
Zhu Youde only fired once and then returned to his seat without interest.
More powerful than bows and arrows.
But it's only slightly better than bows and arrows.
Comparing the firearms I saw through images in my previous life, the difference is huge.
You even have to fill it with gunpowder yourself!
There is really no sense of experience.
But it is completely enough to deal with the cavalry!
"Dayan Iron Cavalry, right? Sooner or later I will beat you into pieces of scrap metal!"
Zhu Youde is actually satisfied with such a primitive firecracker. He was not a military enthusiast in his previous life and did not understand firearms at all. He is satisfied to have a weapon that is half a step ahead of the times!
at dusk.
Tang Huo and Feng Baigong finally woke up and hurried up to see the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the second version of Fire Gun has finally taken shape. Take a look."
When the two came up, they were excited to discuss firecrackers.
Zhu Youde didn't care at all about the two people's rudeness and took the drawings from their hands.
"According to His Majesty's description of the safety, trigger, medicine bag, etc., although I and I don't understand it now, we can think of a lot of things."
"Your Majesty, you see, these are the fire door cover, the dosing key and... when the second version is finalized, it should be able to increase the current power by 20% and the reload speed by 50%."
"Not bad! Good job."
“It’s not hard at all and it’s very interesting!”
Both of them were in good spirits.
Zhu Youde had to lament his good luck.
It was actually possible to find two pure and excellent researchers.
Especially Feng Baigong, who has only been exposed to fire guns for a long time, and is actually able to verify and discuss with Tang Huo. What a genius!
"In addition to inspecting this time, I also remembered something."
"Is the power of your gunpowder a little less powerful?"