The six ministries and nine ministers' yamen have been gradually established. Although they are not very grand, the organizational system is relatively complete. Most of the officials in charge of the government are people who have served as officials. They are experienced and strict in rules. Various institutions near the Chu Palace have begun to operate, except for those who do not need to
When going to court, the number of people was small, just like the central offices of the imperial court.
There are three largest pieces of paper stuck in Zhang Ning's study, representing the things he has not yet completed. The first one says to ask the Ministry of Personnel to formally appoint officials from various places and file them in a register. This matter has been handed over to Yang Shiqi.
The second one is to formulate a conscription decree and gradually begin to expand the number of soldiers; the third one only has two words written on it, Jiangxi.
After several ministers participated in the deliberations, the conscription decree was roughly finalized. In order not to arouse greater conflicts, the first method adopted was to voluntarily select civilians and be screened by the Ministry of War. Usually people are not willing to work as soldiers, let alone Huguang.
The separatist regime is at war with the imperial officers and soldiers, and everyone knows that they are likely to lose their lives. In addition to forced conscription, the only way to do this is to provide more benefits to the soldiers and persuade them.
The Ministry of War will send people to various places to coordinate with local officials to publicize this matter on the ground. Anyone who has been entered into the military register through the Ministry of War will be promised by the government to return to their hometown voluntarily in batches after serving for only three years, and will receive corresponding land and a sum of money.
Remuneration; soldiers' clothing, armor, weapons, food, and meals in the army are all supported by the central finance; during military service, the whole family is exempted from corvee and does not have to be conscripted into the government to do hard labor such as water conservancy works for free; soldiers who perform meritorious service have the opportunity to be transferred to various local government officials
, teach literacy in the army, you can also take part in the imperial examination in the future, and get priority in hiring local officials; those who commit crimes and endanger the families of soldiers and soldiers will be punished by one level...
These laws look good, but in practice they may not be as written on paper. First of all, military expenditures will be much larger than under the old system, which will greatly increase the financial pressure on the entire group, because the usual military system is based on
Cut military spending based on exploiting military households.
Zhang Ning drew a circle on it, wrote down a number, and wrote another item on his notebook, how to make the officials of the Ministry of War and local officials responsible for supervising the matter actively complete the decree. Then there was another item, how to ensure these
The law will be implemented in practice, and will not become a piece of paper that exists in name only.
A notepad on his desk that looked like an account was filled with similar trivial things. It was classified using a catalogue, but it still seemed a bit messy. The main words were written quickly and scrawled, and they were often erased.
In the afternoon, when Zhang Ning was casually looking through what he had written, he found a line written at the back: Ordnance Bureau Flintlock Gun. Suddenly remembering that, he asked Xu Jun who was arranging the desktop: "The Ordnance Bureau sent something today.
Are you coming?"
"It seems..." Xu Jun touched his hair, "I'll look for it." After a long time, she heard her say "I have it" with a slightly surprised tone, and took what Zhang Ning wanted.
come over.
But it wasn't as small as a piece of paper, but a stack of files. Zhang Ning opened it and saw that it was in neat small script with engraved script, but it was not Ma Dapeng's handwriting. This guy has learned how to write, so he got something to hand in.
He also hired a writer. The first page stated that the manufacturing of the new firearm was basically completed. It only needed to continue to improve and fill in the unsatisfactory areas before it could be put into the workshop for batch customization. It turned out that Ma Tiju deliberately made the dossier beautiful.
These are here to ask for merit.
The following is a detailed description of the drawings. The components are marked with dimensional tolerances and other information in three views, but there are no assembly drawings. The whole thing is just a sketch. The main reason is that Zhang Ning himself does not know how to assemble drawings, so no one in this era can.
.The three-dimensional view is also because he had dealt with the machinery factory for a long time when he was working in his previous life. He often went in and out to see a little bit, although he only knew simple things.
He looked over each picture in detail, and his mood gradually became very good.
The flintlock gun was a very ancient thing in later generations. When he fiddled with it at this time, it seemed that he had created a brand new thing and turned an impossible thing into a possibility. It was like he could imagine the moon.
What it's like, and the feeling of actually going up there, it's very exciting.
Zhang Ning was still shaking his head and laughing out loud. This contrasting behavior made Xu Jun also cover his mouth and laugh: "Is there some good news from the Ordnance Bureau that makes the prince so happy?"
"What great news!" Zhang Ning raised his head and said with a smile on his face, "You also helped, so come and give me a kiss as a reward."
"Oh, it's really..." Xu Jun's face suddenly turned red and he turned his head away.
But soon he discovered a good thing but didn't know who to share it with. I'm afraid he could only celebrate it with the officials and craftsmen in the Ordnance Bureau. Not to mention the people in the Chu Palace didn't understand, even the surrounding ministers and officials, and a few people
Can we truly understand the significance of a weapon fired by a match rope evolving into a firearm fired by flint?
Zhang Ning suddenly remembered: Does Yu Qian understand? He should understand. In this era, if this person cannot understand what progress is, then no one can understand it. There is a difference of hundreds of years, and there is not much difference in body, but because of his experience,
The difference made Zhang Ning feel that people in the world are really ignorant.
He calmed down his excitement and paced back and forth in the room many times, thinking about it for a while.
But seeing the sun outside the window, it was now Youshi, when all the government offices were going down. Zhang Ning thought of it and decided to do it immediately, and immediately told Jun: "Go tell Li Zhen, I will change into regular clothes and then go to Yu Qian's Mansion
Call him and ask him to prepare carriages and horses."
"Should we ask them to send someone to Yufu to deliver the post in advance?" Jun asked.
Zhang Ning suddenly remembered the ostentatious scene of the master and servants welcoming him when the door was opened wide, and said: "No need, Yu Qian and I are old acquaintances, it would be better to save some trouble." After that, he went into the bedroom where he was resting and found a blue cloth coat.
With a robe and a square scarf, he put it on himself and dressed up as a scholar or commoner.
When Li Zhen and others were ready, he asked Xu Jun to take a sedan chair back to the Chu Palace, and he and the guards took a carriage to the Yu Mansion.
Unexpectedly, he knocked on the door and after the concierge inquired about the visitor, the imaginary situation still occurred. The main door of Yu Mansion opened, and Yu Qian dressed up and personally greeted him at the door... I think this kind of thing is indeed inevitable. At this time, everyone was
Etiquette is important, especially if the door of a mansion from a scholarly family is usually closed. When someone of high status or equal status comes to visit, the front door must be opened to welcome him so as not to feel alienated.
Yu Qian bowed down and said, "I didn't know that when King Xiang came to visit, he would not be able to greet you from afar, which would be extremely disrespectful."
Zhang Ning hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and shook his chest to show what he was wearing, "I just want to get down and come over to ask Tingyi for a cup of tea. After all, it is difficult to return to the friendship of the past in this situation."
Yu Qian seemed a little moved when he heard this. Indeed, as the prince of a country that was divided into two countries, he treated him well enough. At least the sincerity could be felt.
He didn't say much, he just bowed and raised his arms and said: "Your Majesty, please."
The two of them entered, and a group of guards stayed outside, but Li Zhen arrived shortly after. Yu Qian said to the steward: "Immediately order someone to prepare the best tea in the house." The steward said hurriedly: "Old slave, you can go and do it."
Then Yu Qian welcomed Zhang Ning to the living room of the main room and took his seats in separate groups.
After a few more pleasantries with each other, Zhang Ning put the Ordnance Bureau files he had brought with him into several cases and motioned to Li Zhen to send the things over. "The Ordnance Bureau has recently made a firearm, and I want Ting Yi to see how it goes.
"
As Yu Qian took over, he said: "My official is not expert in firearms manufacturing and I dare not make any judgments... I have never seen these pictures before."
"Three views of the masterpiece." Zhang Ning saw a teacup sitting on the desk and picked up the lid. "Looking from top to bottom, it's a circle, but from the front it's a flat shape. When you look at it from the side, it's the same thing.
An object needs to be observed from multiple directions in order to be able to mark its dimensions three-dimensionally.”
Yu Qian touched the beard on his chin, pondered for a while, nodded and said: "I see, that's it."
At this moment, Mrs. Dong personally came in with a wooden tray. Yu Qian turned around and looked at him in surprise. Maybe he thought Zhang Ning was an unusual guest and didn't say anything. Zhang Ning was also stunned for a moment, and his heart moved slightly.
At this time, Jingjing could only pretend not to care and said, "How dare you let Mrs. Yu serve tea in person?"
"I'm rude." Mrs. Dong curtsied and said, "I feel that the prince treated me with courtesy..." She paused when she mentioned treating me with courtesy. She didn't know if it was intentional, but Zhang Ning was
He immediately thought of how he was "treating her politely". The fair and beautiful round face with light makeup in front of him seemed to be being kissed roughly. Under the dignified neck, the stand-up collar seemed to have been torn apart.
, the stretched outline on the chest reminded people of the white and soft breasts inside. Zhang Ning's mind was a little confused for a while.
She opened and closed her red lips gently and continued, "Your Majesty is an honored guest, so I took it upon myself to make tea and serve it with my own hands as a token of respect. I will make your Majesty laugh."
"Where, where..." Zhang Ning felt that he was speaking awkwardly.
He remembered the purpose of his visit today, which was to further enhance the sincerity of the alliance with Yu Qian. In the future, there will be many capable ministers with real talents and knowledge... But it made Dong a little uneasy. What he did in Chenzhou last year
In fact, it was a complete mistake. As expected, people cannot do whatever they want. If unnecessary grudges were caused between a married man and Yu Qian, it would be a pity to lose a talent like him.
Mrs. Dong then picked up a tea cup from the wooden tray, placed it on the table next to Zhang Ning, and then put away the empty cup on it. Her movements were slow and elegant. In fact, this woman from a wealthy family is very elegant.
At this moment, Zhang Ning suddenly found another small ball of paper behind the tea cup he had just put down. When he looked up at Mrs. Dong, he saw that she was looking at him, the corners of her mouth moved very slightly, and her back was turned to her head.
of people, so it’s impossible for anyone to discover it.
Zhang Ning hurriedly tried to calm down to pick up the cup, and calmly took the ball of paper into his hand. The tea cup was removed from the table, and there was nothing on it. Upon seeing this, Dong turned around to Yu Qian's seat as if nothing had happened.
Go up.
Zhang Ning can only take the things away first, what else will he do? What will happen if he stays here?