"What about the output?" Zhu Youxiao asked this core question. No matter how good the performance of this gun is, the output is the key. If it cannot be installed in large quantities, no matter how good the performance is, it will be useless.

"Let me think about it." Xu Guangqi lowered his head and thought. Output is a complex issue, especially when using hydraulic machinery. Power must be taken into consideration. Especially in the new machine tools used today, the part that clamps the iron rod and the tool part have to rotate.

Very energetic.

In addition to drilling, the manufacturing of the entire barrel also includes turning, milling, boring, grinding, and painting. The later installation of the butt flintlock and other tasks require skilled hands.

After thinking for about five or six minutes, Xu Guangqi raised his head, slapped his hand and said, "After the machine and production line are adjusted, I can guarantee a monthly output of 5,000 rods."

This was the most advanced workshop in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it naturally used assembly line production. Even so, a lot of manpower was invested, and the output of this model of muskets was not very large.

The output of five thousand is a bit lower than his estimate, but it will still be enough. Five thousand a month, which is 60,000 a year, is enough to form two field armies.

Of course, there is no replacement of damaged muskets, but even so, these are almost enough. After all, the field army is easy to recruit, but the ideological education will not keep up.

"Ideological education is indeed a big problem." Zhu Youxiao's head diverged to this point again, "The best Yulin Army has just been completed and was dismantled before it was consolidated. As a result, the other two newly formed

The troops are even more miserable, and I guess they haven’t even finished literacy training yet.”

"In this regard, the training officer is the key. Those who came from the Yulin Army are the best in executing orders in battles, but they are far behind in education. They just copy the teaching materials by rote, which is extremely rigid and the effect is very poor." Thinking of education,

Zhu Youxiao thought of another person, not an outsider, but Sun Chengzong, the current governor of Liaodong.

This person is a little expert in education. Before he failed to pass the Jinshi, he taught for more than ten years and has rich experience.

"It's just that it's not time to arrest him and take him to the Governor's Mansion. At least we have to wait until his governor's work is finished." Zhu Youxiao secretly felt a pity. If Sun Chengzong was allowed to be the Governor, a lot of work could be advanced quickly.

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"It looks like we have a big vote." Zhu Youxiao thought of the upcoming imperial examinations. In the autumn, provincial examinations will be held in various places. This year's provincial examinations are very different. Zhu Youxiao has added a lot of places for candidates.

The number of successful candidates in each province has doubled, with each province having at least 200 places.

This is why many people are interested in taking part in the imperial examination this year. In addition to wanting to catch the last train before the major reform of the imperial examination, the most important reason is because the number of candidates has increased and their hope of passing the examination has greatly increased.

This was originally Zhu Youxiao's method of recruiting talents. After this year, he will make major changes to the central government, which will require a large number of officials, and these new giants will be his backing. But judging from the current situation,

This is far from enough. Not to mention other things, there are more than 2,000 trainers left in the three field armies alone.

"Gather all the candidates in the country and order them to go to Beijing to take the exams. Everyone will take the exams in various subjects and be admitted based on their scores. Even those who are not admitted will be sent to the army and let them serve as instructors." Thinking about this.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing at the earth-shattering idea.

He was not sure how many people were elected in the entire Ming Dynasty, but a conservative estimate was that it was at least 20,000 people. Think about how much change could be brought about by so many people pouring into the army to teach literacy and promote patriotism and loyalty to the emperor?

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?" Suddenly, a cry woke up Zhu Youxiao. He looked up and saw Xu Guangqi looking at him with a strange face. The emperor who was giggling looked very funny at the moment, without the seriousness and depth of before.

But it has a touch of innocence and vitality.

"Ahem, Xu Aiqing, I am very satisfied with the output of five thousand. I don't care about your previous deception." Zhu Youxiao coughed and changed the subject and said, "However, regarding pig iron smelting and steel smelting, you

It's best to find out the reason as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will do my best to smelt steel as soon as possible." Xu Guangqi accepted the order. The emperor revealed this paragraph lightly, which made him feel relieved. After all, strictly speaking, he could be regarded as deceiving the emperor.

"Let's do this, Xu Aiqing, find a place and I will tell you about this elemental theory." Zhu Youxiao decided to publicize his world view. Anyway, he revealed it today and came up with a god-given

It doesn’t matter if I say more now.

"Okay, Your Majesty, come with me." When Xu Guangqi heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he couldn't care about anything else. He directly pulled the emperor's sleeve and hurried forward.

Because Xu Guangqi's movement was so sudden, no one present could react, not even Li Tao, who was following him today to protect his safety. When they came to their senses and understood what had happened, Xu Guangqi had already pulled the emperor and strode over.

It flew a few meters away.

"Brigadier, what should we do?" The soldier who was following the guard held the musket in his hand and looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, looking at a loss.

"Just follow." Li Tao gritted his teeth and decided not to stop him. An internal order, an emperor, and the most powerful people in the entire empire were not something he could interfere with.

"Yes!" The soldiers received the order and immediately followed. This was a gun factory and there were too many dangers. If an accident happened, they would be entirely responsible for their deaths.

As for the others, they raised their feet and then put them down dejectedly. The emperor had just said that he was only going to talk about the theory of heaven-given elements to the Lord of the Imperial Palace alone.

"I really want to hear it!" Song Yingxing thought a little disappointedly. He had been very interested in various technologies since he was a child. He often went to various workshops to observe and think about the principles. This is why he became Xu Guangqi in just a few short years.

In just a month, you can be in charge of a factory. You must know that such a factory must be at least a fifth-grade product.

"Oh, Song Yingxing, come and listen together." Just when he was extremely disappointed, the emperor who was being pulled by his sleeves by the teacher suddenly turned around and shouted. This sentence immediately made him stunned on the spot, rubbing his eyes, and couldn't help but

I can believe this flying banner.

"Oh, okay, Your Majesty." After a while, he came back to his senses, responded hurriedly, and then hurried forward, as if if he was slow, someone would snatch this opportunity away.

"My dear, where are we going?" Being pulled by Xu Guangqi, Zhu Youxiao was very helpless. He couldn't break free, otherwise he would hurt the old man and he would be the one crying. Therefore, he could only

Neng asked softly to avoid irritating Xu Guangqi, who seemed to be abnormal now.

"Tiangong Research Institute." Xu Guangqi replied without looking back. After dragging the emperor outside, he climbed directly into the carriage. He was impatient and did not wait for the driver to come over. He actually waved his whip and drove the carriage himself.

"Drive!" He shouted loudly, and the carriage started slowly. It looked like his skills were pretty good, and he drove the carriage well. When Li Tao and others behind him saw it, they got on their horses one after another and came up from behind.

They surrounded the carriage and moved forward with great vigilance.

Xu Guangqi glanced at them, as if he was dissatisfied with these people blocking his road, but he didn't say anything, he just slowed down and moved forward slowly surrounded by a large group of people.

"Hey, Xu Qing's family, your driving skills are not bad." Zhu Youxiao, who was a little bored in the carriage, asked.

"Of course." Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi suddenly became very excited and kept talking, "I got a small four-wheeled carriage with an open top and curtains hanging around it. I sit on it every evening and do whatever I want.

The old horse took me around, and I sat on it, drinking, reading, and admiring the scenery. I was so happy."

"Isn't this the right way to open it?" Looking at Xu Guangqi who kept talking about driving and traveling in front of him, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel a little stupid. Hey, you are Xu Guangqi who wrote the complete book on agricultural politics, not Xu Xiake who ran around.

Just like that, with Xu Guangqi nagging and showing off all the way, the two of them came to Tiangong to study. Once here, Xu Guangqi immediately stopped and took Zhu Youxiao forward, and then went up to a three-story building.

"Your Majesty, this is the place. This is the old minister's study and the place where His Majesty's previous writings are stored." Xu Guangqi stopped in a room with Zhu Youxiao and Song Yingxing.

There is no doubt that this is a study room. Whether it is the introduction of the owner just now or the furnishings inside, this is a typical study room. The only exception is that this study room is too big, with more than a dozen bookshelves.

It looks more like a library.

Looking at Xu Guangqi's desk, and then at the dozens of large bookshelves behind him, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help rolling his eyes. Damn, Xu Guangqi is going against the will of heaven. Is this the rhythm of changing his job as a librarian?

With a strange feeling, he took the main seat, and his only two audience members, Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing, moved a small bench and sat in front. Sitting upright with their hands on their knees, they were completely the same.

He looks like a well-behaved elementary school student.

One Xu Guangqi was hailed as the only savior of the Ming Dynasty by many people who liked to talk about ancient times in later generations. One Song Yingxing wrote a Tiangong Kaiwu called an encyclopedia of seventeenth-century craftsmanship. He gave these two people something to make Zhu Youxiao's heart rise.

I felt a sense of pride that people of this era cannot understand.

"For the sake of the great Ming Dynasty, I don't care about anything else. I decided to pass on the elements of this heaven-given method to you two. I hope you will learn well and live up to my hard work." Zhu Youxiao is quite a stickman.

Said, this mysterious statement made the two of them feel that there was a pair of eyes watching them from the dark side.

"I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty to the death, and this will never change." The two men shouted in unison, expressing their loyalty. They didn't know if it was an illusion. After saying this, they suddenly felt that the pressure on them was much less.

"Very good." Zhu You looked at them, satisfied with the application, and started his story.
Chapter completed!