The Rise of the European Emperor

Although he had given up in his heart, in the early morning of the next day, the little emperor still spat out all the officials of the Ministry of Industry, which made the civil and military of the whole court a little stunned.

"Zeng Shangshu (Zeng Jian), how did your Ministry of Industry work as an errand? You can't imitate even a single firearm. It's really a vegetarian meal!"

Zeng Jian was a bit stunned by the little emperor's spraying - didn't the ministers spray you with guns in the imperial city? How did you get on the old man's head? I just want to make some soy sauce...

At the same time, the rumor-clearing officials who planned to continue to criticize the little emperor were also stunned by the little emperor's hand.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao did it on purpose. He knew that the fact that he was shooting in the imperial city was really absurd, and he would inevitably be sprayed by the Qingliu civil servants for a while. So, he decided to divert everyone's attention. Then, Zeng Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, who was honestly handed, was innocently shot...

The little emperor was not satisfied after spraying, so he asked someone to bring a matchlock gun and let the eunuch deliver it to Zeng Jian, and then continued to spray:

"Look, no one in the Ministry of Works can make such a simple firearm! Zeng Shangshu, isn't this a shame for the Ministry of Works?"

Zeng Jian held the arquebus with a bewildered look on his face, but he didn't see anything special about this arquebus. To say that it is different from the Daming Fire Gun, it is probably that the barrel is very slender. However, Zeng Shangshu doesn't understand technology either...

Although he is a minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zeng Jian is also a serious scholar. The reason for being the minister of the Ministry of Industry... Does it mean that in addition to Confucian scholars, there are Mohist children as officials? Isn't it normal for a layman to lead an expert after the Confucian family dominates...

So, Lao Zeng couldn't see anything unusual about this gun barrel, and Manchao Wenwu didn't realize how difficult it was when he looked at the long iron pipe...

In fact, it is not that the Confucian disciples of the Manchu Dynasty have never seen slender iron pipes and copper pipes. However, they don't understand the power of a musket to fire and the explosive detonation of gunpowder, which requires a very strong iron pipe. The iron pipes and copper pipes of the Ming Dynasty were mostly made of rolled iron sheets or copper sheets, which had no pressure resistance at all.

But the Confucian scholars in the Manchu Dynasty did not understand it.

So, they also echoed:

"Mr. Zeng, it seems that the Ministry of Works needs some internal rectification! There must be someone in the Ministry of Works who eats a corpse for vegetarian meals. Otherwise, they can't make it with a mere gun control?"

The Confucian officials of the Manchu Dynasty unanimously agreed that there must be too many related households in the Ministry of Industry and they need to be cleaned up. Otherwise, why can't a single iron pipe be made?

Can Zeng Jian, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, know more than other Confucian ministers. After all, he knew very well that the group of old blacksmiths from the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry who followed him to the Xishan Camp yesterday were the best at making firearms. They say they can't make it, there must be a reason.

However, in front of the lay ministers, he is not good at refuting everyone's face. So, he can only follow everyone's meaning and say:

"A lot of reminders from colleagues, after Jian returns, we must rectify the Ministry of Works, clear the corpses of vegetarians, and give your Majesty and the adults an explanation!"

However, Wang Hao, a cabinet scholar, was someone who witnessed the scene yesterday, and naturally knew that this matter was not that simple. So he came out and said:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. The blacksmiths who went with us yesterday were all fire-gun blacksmiths with the best craftsmanship in the Ministry of Works. They said it was difficult, and there must be a reason..."

"Old Wangge, I don't like to hear this. It's just a piece of iron pipe, is it difficult to build? The next official sees that the Ministry of Industry needs to rectify!" A Qingliu official stood up and retorted.

Wang Hao glared at the guy immediately, and said in his heart - numbness, you know what to say, you can make it if you want...

However, our old Wang Ge never thought about it, he is also a first-class mouth gun expert...

Seeing the success of the diversion of attention, the little emperor no longer embarrassed the honest man Zeng Jian. So he waved his hand and said:

"Zeng Shangshu, I am not targeting you. You are conscientious and conscientious, and I also see it in my eyes. However, with such a gun, a small Western country can be created, and I, Daming, as the kingdom of heaven and the suzerain of all states, even a gun. If the tube is not made well, it will inevitably be ridiculed by outsiders.”

"Your Majesty is wise!" The Manchu civil and military all agreed with Emperor Zhengde's words. After all, being the boss is not as good as the younger brother who came to surrender, it is really shameless...

"So, I ordered you to recruit experts who are good at making firearms in the arms bureau of the capital, the arms bureau of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and even the craftsmen's bureaus all over the world. If you can make a qualified gun tube yourself, you can also Save face for me, Daming!"

"Good! Great good!" All the ministers agreed with this view.

"In addition, if there are craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty who can imitate the same gun tube as this arquebus, I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver from the inner treasury, and I will give you the title of a hereditary hundred households of Jinyiwei! And the officials who recommend this craftsman will also be rewarded!"

The ministers also had no opinion on the award given by Emperor Zhengde. After all, Jin Yiwei was the emperor's family slave, and the emperor rewarded the craftsman with the position of Jin Yiwei, and they had no problem with it. As long as it's not a major event like Fenghou, they generally won't object. Moreover, the silver reward is also paid by the internal treasury, not by the household department, so everyone doesn't care.

"So, let's retreat first, Zeng Shangshu, it's up to you!"

"I am frightened!"

In this way, an early court where the ministers formed a group to spray the little emperor was avoided by the bear children...

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After the dynasty was disbanded, only some of the ministers reacted - oh, haven't we prepared a lot of words to criticize the little emperor? Why did I forget... for a time, many Qingliu civil servants were annoyed...

And the three cabinet ministers are also discussing the little emperor:

"Your Majesty is really smart. The matter of using firearms has diverted everyone's attention. Otherwise, this morning would have been very lively." On the way back to the cabinet office, Li Dongyang said with a smile.

"Hmph, although Your Majesty is smart, it is not used in the right way! If all those smarts are used in governing the country, he is a wise ruler comparable to the previous emperor. Unfortunately, Your Majesty was brought down by Liu Jin and other eunuchs!" Wang Said angrily.

On the side, Jiao Fang, who is also a cabinet scholar, did not say a word. why? He, a cabinet scholar, got here with the help of Liu Jin. Wang Hao sprayed Liu Jin, he was really not good at talking. Could it be that he was fighting against Wang Yu to protect Liu Jin? it's out of the question. Even if Jiao Fang cooperates with Liu Jin, it is an equal ally, not under Liu Jin's command. Therefore, he also can't afford to fight against Wang Da's trolls. In terms of sparring, he is not Wang Yu's opponent either...

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On the other hand, after the court, Zeng Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, launched a vigorous "rectification movement" after returning to the Ministry of Industry. Although he also reacted afterwards, the little emperor just took this matter to avoid being sprayed by the ministers. However, the emperor's words, he could not but express. Therefore, it is necessary to replace a few incompetent Ministry of Industry officials. Otherwise, it is not easy to explain to the outside world.

In addition, Zeng Jian, in the name of the Minister of Industry, convened the best gunsmiths from the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing and various ordnance manufacturing bureaus across the country to gather in the capital to jointly study how to make qualified guns. Long gun tube...

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