Chapter 70 New Thighs (Sorry for being late at home)
Ding Xiu has been in a bad mood recently because he was caught by his master when he went to Jiaofangsi. He was also banned for three days and was not allowed to go out to drink.
Oh my god, Ding Xiu just made friends with Ling Yunkai, a brother who likes to drink and treat guests to Jiaofangsi. The key is that the girls in Jiaofangsi are not the same as the brothels outside. The girls there are very moist.
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However, I was aggrieved, so I still had to listen to my master's words. The main reason was that I couldn't beat the master, and if I got the chance to beat him up, it would be bad. Although Ding Xiu was naughty, he was not a masochist.
Lu Xiu was currently in the Weapon Bureau under the jurisdiction of the inner government, which was one of the firearms forging departments of the Ming Dynasty. Firearms had been developed on a large scale for a period of time in the Ming Dynasty. But what is annoying is that this department has developed over time.
, instead of gradually expanding, it became shrinking. From the original 3,163 craftsmen of the Bingzhang Bureau, there were only 1,781 craftsmen left during the Longqing period.
The Ordnance Bureau, another department under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, has shrunk from 2,947 craftsmen to 191 craftsmen. The entire firearms manufacturing industry has almost stagnated.
The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were aware of the power of firearms. But it was precisely because of this power that they felt fear. Because this kind of weapon, in the hands of any civilian, could easily kill a veteran of hundreds of battles. This
Such a sharp weapon is not conducive to governance.
Because the rulers didn't like it, firearms naturally couldn't really develop. So a funny situation emerged. That is, as time went by, the Ming army's firearms and equipment became worse and worse. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, not only had there been no development and progress
, on the contrary, there has been a serious decline in all aspects of quality and quantity.
Later, during the Chongzhen period, the tax revenue was not enough, let alone the research on emerging firearms. Most of the craftsmen in the Firearms Bureau were just dawdling. Except for the handmade high-quality firearms that the emperor used as rewards,
The rest of the firearms were basically crudely made. When they were sent to the army, the Ming army would rather use broadswords and spears than such things.
At this time, a large group of people were kneeling in front of Lu Xiao. These people were basically the leaders of the Firearms Bureau. Lu Xiao didn't know who they were, and he didn't intend to know them.
During the long life of eating and waiting to die, the management here has almost become rotten. Lu Xiao didn't even look at these people, and threw a pile of files on the ground for them to read.
These things were all obtained by using the authority of Jinyiwei. The investigation revealed that these people were corrupt and perverting the law, and used shoddy evidence as evidence.
"Take a look. Don't say that our Jin Yiwei has wronged people. After reading it, go to Zhao Prison by yourself. Of course, if you don't want to go, we can help."
Lu Xiao said expressionless words that made the officials on the ground feel heartbroken. Then, he bypassed them and walked into the firearms bureau.
Lu Xiao came so fiercely that all the leaders outside knelt to hand it over. How dare the craftsmen inside not to kneel down? The several gray-haired old men at the head knelt at the door shivering, not daring to raise their heads.
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Lu Xiao did not help them up, he could have a heart of benevolence and righteousness. But time had to be decided, and the current situation could not be solved by him.
Lu Xiao took a spear from Ling Yunkai behind him. To be precise, it was a flintlock gun.
The firearms of the Ming Dynasty were not without progress, but they were not popularized. In fact, around the same time that the European flintlock gun appeared, a Chinese scientist also produced a flintlock gun. It is a pity that the rulers of the Ming Dynasty did not
I like this kind of dangerous weapon, and the situation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was so corrupt that this kind of weapon was not promoted at all.
The man's name was Bi Maokang, a Jinshi during the Wanli period. He was awarded the title of Zhongshu Sheren, and later moved to Guangxi Province to supervise the censor, the censor of Youqiandu, the inspector of Shaanxi, and the censor of salt inspection in Shandong. He can be regarded as a practical official. But Tianqi
During the period, he was ostracized by Wei Zhongxian and was demoted and returned to his hometown.
From this point of view, apart from collecting taxes, Wei Zhongxian did not do much in personnel matters.
Lu Xiao actually didn't know that there was such a person. When he searched Luo Yangxing's home, he found such a musket. At first, Lu Xiao thought that it was a Western product made by Luo Yangxing. After asking around, he found out,
This thing is actually made in China.
This made Lu Xiao overjoyed. Originally, he was going to find those Western merchants and buy a batch of them to copy. But now that there are domestic ones, there is no need to go to such trouble. Lu Xiao sent people to find Bi Maokang and took them there.
Go to the Firearms Bureau and find the craftsmen.
"Everyone in the Firearms Bureau is corrupt and corrupt, substituting inferior products and delaying military flights. If we are held accountable, everyone here will be sent to prison. Do you understand what I mean?"
The group of craftsmen on the ground knelt even harder, their heads bleeding. They didn't know how to defend themselves, so they just kept begging for mercy.
"But now I'll give you a chance to raise your heads."
The few old craftsmen at the front looked up and saw a strange-looking firecracker in Lu Xiao's hand.
"Does anyone know this thing?"
Several old craftsmen looked at each other, and one of them said cautiously.
"Sir, this is the musket made by Master Bi. I was lucky enough to see it, and I even fought with it back then."
"Great, can you make the same one?"
"This, I have been young for many years..."
"How long will it take to make it?" Lu Xiao asked directly without waiting for the other party to finish.
"Sir, I need to... take a look at it first."
Lu Xiao knew that he probably wanted to dismantle it, so he threw the musket directly to him.
"You can research it as you like, but I want you to understand all the details within five days, and then the Firearms Bureau will start working hard to manufacture this kind of musket."
"Well, sir, within five days, there should be no problem with small ones. But the Firearms Bureau is afraid that they don't have so much money to make this kind of fire blunderbuss. This blunderbuss is more precise than other fire blunderbuss. If you want
I'm afraid it would be extremely expensive to manufacture. I'm afraid it would be..."
"You don't have to worry about the money. I will take care of it. Just do what you have to do. If you do it well, you may be promoted and make a fortune. If you don't do it well, go to prison and explain the issue of shoddy goods."
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After speaking, Lu Xiao turned around and left without waiting for the other party to respond.
"Ling Yunkai, that group of people outside, you took people to ransack their homes and used their money to supply the Firearms Bureau to make new firearms. Listen, I don't care if you squander some oil and water to drink. But you can't miss the business.
Do you understand what I mean?"
Ling Yunkai has no temper at all in front of Lu Xiao. These days, he has noticed a very scary problem. That is, his uncle Wei Zhongxian seems to be powerless against Lu Xiao. In other words, Lu Xiao has just now
It's his real thigh.
Since it’s the thigh, what are you waiting for? Lick!!!
