"Huh~~" Zhu Youxiao was breathing heavily in the hall. Apart from that, there was no other sound. The maids and eunuchs serving beside him almost did not dare to breathe. The sound aroused the emperor's anger.

"Prepare the carriage and horses to go to the Tiangong Research Institute." After a long while, Zhu Youxiao calmed down and continued today's trip.

Tiangong Research Institute is Tiangong Workshop. After Xu Guangqi's drastic restructuring of the inner palace, all manufacturing functions were split up and turned into a place for researching technology. The name was also changed.

He originally planned to go there after getting up today, but he happened to be stopped by Luo Sigong and Wei Zhongxian, and heard some unpleasant news.

"I hope Xu Guangqi can give me a surprise." Zhu Youxiao expected it in his heart. The news brought by Luo Sigong made him feel a little uneasy.

Since the opponent is not a pure Japanese pirate, but a pirate gang gathered by scholars who escaped from the south of the Yangtze River, and they occupy certain geographical advantages in the local area, Yu Zigao and Qin Liangyu's counterinsurgency may have a lot of twists and turns.

After this incident, Zhu Youxiao completely distrusted the garrison troops. Not only did they have low combat effectiveness, but they also colluded with local forces and even foreign enemies to cause chaos in the local area. Even the basic qualities of a soldier were completely lost. Although he had once

I have seen in some data how poor the quality of the soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty was, but after all, they were just data, and this time it actually happened before our eyes.

The bad impression made him want to cancel all the guards now.

"It seems that we need to speed up the formation of the field army." On the way, Zhu Youxiao mentally calculated the available troops he had on hand.

At present, in general, only the Harin Army can be used. The capital city defense army is composed of the three major battalions and the garrison around the capital. It can be said to be quite combat effective, but this army must protect the safety of the capital and take over

Many Great Wall checkpoints in the north have tight tasks and cannot be used easily.

Moreover, Zhu Youxiao was quite dissatisfied with the city defense army, which still used cold weapons. Although the capital city defense army also practiced spear formations, they used bows and arrows instead of firearms, which Zhu Youxiao didn't want to use.

The Yulin Army will enter Sichuan to suppress the rebellion at the end of May. Without this force, the only thing they can rely on is the Xiliu Army, which is still only a prototype in Zhu Youxiao's mind.

The name comes from the Xiliu Camp of Zhou Yafu in the Han Dynasty. The name does not have a specific meaning, but Zhu Youxiao simply thought it sounded good, so that was how he named the field army.

In his vision, the Xiliu Army would be a purely firearms force. In this regard, he would cancel the spear infantry phalanx and use all firearms. Together with the cavalry, there would be no need for spearmen at all.

He is not one of those revolutionaries who started from different places and has no resources in his hands. He is the emperor, the most powerful person in this era. He has all the resources in the world at his disposal, and he can have as many firearms as he wants.

Nowadays, the manufacturing method of casting barrels and outer iron rings has made the quality of the muskets much better, even better than those used by the Yulin Army. It has a range of 70 steps, far exceeding ordinary bows and arrows. And Zhu

The establishment set by the school for each field army is 50,000. Except for the 5,000 cavalry that must be equipped, all others use or strong artillery.

Use cavalry to protect the two wings, and then use muskets to form a square formation. Think about it, if there are more than ten rows of battle lines, the Jurchen cavalry will not be able to rush over. What's more, he has the big killer weapon of the conscience cannon.

Although Yu Xiao said it was called rest, he was not really idle.

After a few days of careful thinking, he basically perfected his design. Now, he just needs to go to Tiangong Research Institute to experiment.

This is also the main purpose of where he went today. Apart from controlling the production of muskets and artillery, this is it.

"Hey, Mr. Xu, where are you going?" Just as Zhu Youxiao was sitting in the carriage and thinking, he suddenly felt the carriage stop, and it was Liu Ruoyu's questioning voice.

"May I ask Eunuch Liu, is it His Majesty who is in the car?" Immediately afterwards, Xu Guangqi's voice came over.

"But it's a coincidence that the person in the car is the Holy One. Mr. Xu is looking for the Holy One?" Facing the famous man in front of the emperor, Liu Ruoyu did not hide anything and told him directly. He knew that his Majesty went to the Tiangong Research Institute today to find Xu Guangqi.

of.

"That's great. I am coming to Beijing just to see His Majesty. Please tell me, Eunuch Liu, that I would like to ask Xu Guangqi to see you." Xu Guangqi's somewhat tired voice came.

"Then Mr. Xu, wait a moment, our family will go there right away."

Soon, the curtain of the carriage door was opened, and Liu Ruoyu said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Order..." Before he could finish, Zhu Youxiao interrupted directly.

"Needless to say, I have heard it all. Go and fetch Xu Aiqing and ride in the same car with me."

This situation made Liu Ruoyu stunned for a moment, but he quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant is resigning."

"You're careless, you're careless." After retreating, Liu Ruoyu was quite annoyed, "You actually put the person so close and his voice can be heard by your majesty. It's really careless. Fortunately, it's Mr. Xu this time. If he has such a heart,

Where is the evil moment?"

Although the emperor didn't say it, it was very likely that the emperor didn't know such a rule, but Liu Ruoyu still didn't get lucky, but secretly blamed himself.

Working as an errand beside the emperor is like no other place. If anything goes wrong, it will be an irreversible end. After secretly waking up, Liu Ruoyu invited Xu Guangqi over.

"I see you, Your Majesty." After getting on the carriage, Xu Guangqi reluctantly saluted. The space in the carriage was a bit narrow, and many movements could not be performed.

"There is no need to be polite if you love me." Zhu Youxiao knew this very well and quickly stopped it, allowing the other party to get away without courtesy.

"Ai Qing came here in such a hurry, why?" Zhu Youxiao asked first. He knew Xu Guangqi's temperament and would never come to see him unless there was no big deal.

"Your Majesty, I'm so happy, so happy!" Xu Guangqi's face was full of joy. "The old minister has already figured out the method of making steel in the open furnace that your Majesty handed over. Now he has successfully made a furnace of steel."

Zhu Youxiao was stunned by this news, and then his face was full of joy. Being able to make steel on a large scale, no matter how complicated and expensive it was, was a great thing for him.

The most direct effect of a large amount of steel is to greatly increase the combat effectiveness of his army. Steel breastplates, swords, steel guns, steel cannons, etc. can be produced accordingly.

Although there are still many technical difficulties, there is hope.

"What are the properties of steel?" Zhu Youxiao asked impatiently.

"This... I can't explain it clearly for a while. Your Majesty will find out when you go and have a look." Xu Guangqi replied.
Chapter completed!