Just the day after the canonization ceremony, happy events followed one after another.
Zhu Youxiao had just gotten up, and Chao Fu couldn't wait to report to him that the arsenal's research and improvement of firearms had made a major breakthrough.
Bi Maokang has successfully completed the task assigned to him.
The modified version of the Streaming Divine Machine Arrow has been successfully completed. All that remains is to adjust and test it.
The improved and upgraded version of the Folan cannon has also been completed. It has been tested repeatedly. It is currently confirmed that there are no problems and we are requesting money for mass production.
As for the Shenwu self-generated fire guns used by the cavalry, the first batch of two thousand has been produced.
This made Zhu Youxiao very happy. The improved and diversified firearms would greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
Especially the modified version of the Flowing Light Divine Machine Arrow, in his opinion, is a magical weapon that can affect the entire battle situation.
The previous Liuguang Shenji Arrow was a van cart, which was not only difficult to move, but also troublesome to load and took a long time.
Although the firepower is very dense, it is far less powerful than artillery. After all, it only fires rockets carrying explosives.
After his research combined with the ideas of later generations of weapons, the explosion range and power of this new magical arrow have been greatly enhanced.
The purpose is to be able to directly break through Jiannu's three-layer armor within the mid-range range, so as to make up for the loopholes and shortcomings of the Ming army in mid-range battles.
After all, long-range strike weapons include artillery, while short-range strike weapons include new firearms, all of which are armored weapons.
Moreover, this new rocket is also easy to carry and easy to load.
Because it refers to the structural principle of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, it is very good at fighting in mountains, forests and basins.
Zhu Youxiao was in a very good mood and immediately agreed to Bi Maokang's request.
Of course, he will not pay out all the money by himself. The treasury will naturally also pay.
In order to avoid offending all the officials when collecting taxes from Nanjing last time, Zhu Youxiao reluctantly made a decision.
The recovered food and grain would be split 50-50 between him and the Ministry of Household Affairs in exchange for the support of officials of all sizes in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Otherwise, the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing would not be so cooperative.
Although the Nanjing Household Department is not under the jurisdiction of the capital, it is still a system. As the saying goes, we share the blessings.
When Cheng Guoxiang saw the little eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he knew something was up to him.
Sure enough, it cost another hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
He refused to sign and seal it on the spot, and went to the Qianqing Palace to see the emperor in person.
Anyway, the only thing I can say is, there is no money.
Zhu Youxiao persuaded me kindly and used metaphors to illustrate what happened last time.
"Ai Qing, do you think that if I didn't have tens of thousands of troops stationed in Nanjing, I would be able to pry money out of the mouths of those powerful landlords?"
Cheng Guoxiang doesn't understand this truth, but there are many places that need money and food right now. Shaanxi, Shandong and other places are in urgent need everywhere.
Every penny and every grain of grain from the Ministry of Household Affairs has a big impact.
As for the army, a lot of money had been spent over the past year, so he thought it could be postponed.
In fact, he also has selfish motives. After all, he is still a civil servant and has been influenced by Confucianism since he was a child.
Therefore, more or less, we look at the military generals through colored glasses.
"Have you forgotten the shame of Saarhu's defeat?"
Cheng Guoxiang was confused again. Isn't this talking about the expenditure of the treasury?
Why did Your Majesty get involved in war again?
Zhu Youxiao hated the fact that iron cannot become steel and said:
"What was the reason for the defeat of the Ming Dynasty? It was precisely because we did not pay attention to border defense and armaments that we suffered such a tragic defeat."
"In the Ming Dynasty, we gathered heavy troops from the four towns of Xuanfu, Datong, Ji, and Liao. We had more than 70,000 elite troops, and the whole army was wiped out in one battle. We spent millions of taels of money and supplies."
"Ai Qing is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Could it be that he doesn't even understand the accounts?"
"Today it only costs two to three hundred thousand taels. When tomorrow comes, does Aiqing know how much it will cost?"
Sometimes Zhu Youxiao really doesn't understand why the civilized officials of this era are so short-sighted.
It's not that they don't know these things, they even know them better than he does, but they are unwilling to correct them and take practical actions.
Zhu Youxiao was given another good lesson. In short, his attitude was very firm, and the Ministry of Finance and Accounts had decided on this.
As for Cheng Guoxiang, he was finally convinced and said that the state treasury could spend 200,000 taels of silver and let the arsenal manufacture improved Franco machine artillery.
After Zhu Youxiao finished handling some urgent matters and important memorials, he put on his armor and left the palace under the escort of Ma Xianglin and two thousand guards.
The nine gates of the capital and the city defense are now in charge of the Yulin Army, so Zhu Youxiao dared to leave the city in a big way.
In the past, he would never have dared, at least he would have concealed his whereabouts.
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The news that the emperor had left the capital spread quickly, and the capital was in an uproar.
After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, even though they live at the feet of the Emperor, they are still as far away from him as a world.
It's like a god-like existence that they can see wherever they want.
But since the new emperor ascended the throne, he gradually broke away from this perception and idea.
Some people even witnessed the emperor's appearance with their own eyes, which became their own bragging rights in front of their relatives and friends.
Especially Chen Liangxun and others, who had long had different intentions, could no longer calm down.
When the emperor leads his army out of the city, there must be something important, so they must keep track of the emperor's whereabouts.
At this juncture, they were extremely concerned about the emperor's every move.
Now their sensitivity has reached the extreme. Although they have made up their minds, they are still afraid in their hearts.
They first went to the cabinet, and then mobilized their respective connections to inquire around, only to learn that just now, the Ministry of Household Affairs had spent two hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Don't panic. Since neither the cabinet nor the officials in the court know about this, it won't be a big deal. It's just an expenditure of two hundred thousand taels of silver. Don't think too much about it."
"Although the emperor is restless, he is also shrewd. If there is any big event, he will never not even say hello."
"We still proceed according to the plan. When the trouble breaks out in the south, let Yang Hong unite with the Mongolian invaders to launch an attack."
People who come from a big family are indeed not comparable to ordinary people in certain aspects. As for Chen Liangxun's calmness and composure at this time, it is far beyond the comparison of others.
Zhu Youxiao, who was testing new firearms in the arsenal at this time, was naturally unaware of the conspiracy hatched by the civil servants.
Under the command of Ling Banbing, the ten newly developed firearms were launched instantly. In the blink of an eye, they hit the mountain in front and exploded.
Then he demonstrated parabolic arc shooting, which made everyone exclaim.
Zhu Youxiao held a monocular and witnessed the whole process with his own eyes.
"The power is indeed considerable, much stronger than the flowing light divine machine arrow."
"According to His Majesty's ideas and inspiration, I summoned dozens of skilled craftsmen to study and improve day and night, and finally made it."
"Please also ask Your Majesty to give this firearm a name."
Zhu Youxiao looked at the multiple rocket launcher tube standing in front of him with joy on his face. This was exactly what he wanted.