The logic is actually very simple. Let Dai Zi continue to study gun technology in depth. Sooner or later, the Qing Dynasty will no longer buy the Hongyi cannons from Nan Huairen.
At that time, every time the Qing Dynasty purchased a Hongyi cannon, Nan Huairen received a large commission.
After Nan Huairen's death, the Italian missionary Philips succeeded him as the supervisor of Qintian Prison in the name of Domingo, and his Chinese name was Min Mingwo...
Min Ming and I inherited Nan Huairen's legacy and always wanted to find opportunities to torture Dai Zi to death.
Hard work pays off.
When Dai Zi was exiled to Fengtian, he was still studying gunpowder. Due to an accident, the gunpowder exploded and injured people, so Dai Zi was arrested by the government.
After Min Mingwo heard the news, he was overjoyed and quickly used the science of astrology to slander Dai Zi that he wanted to blow up the Dragon Vein of the Qing Dynasty.
Kangxi was actually very superstitious, but after all, he was still a monarch who loved talents. He did not kill Dai Zi rashly, but arrested him in the capital and put him in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
"Pa." Yuzhu grabbed the gavel on the case and slapped it hard. Dai Zi's body shook violently and he raised his head.
At this moment, Yuzhu could see Dai Zi's face clearly through the bright torch light.
Alas, in addition to the hooked nose, his appearance is also crooked and inferior. No wonder he was easily fooled by Nan Huairen and Min Ming.
In this very superstitious era, people with bad looks can easily be compared to Sima Yi, the "eagle watching the wolf".
It is no exaggeration to say that just by looking at his face, Dai Zi looks like the detective captain Jia Gui in the TV series "Underground Traffic Station".
However, as the old saying goes, people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured by its measure.
Who could have imagined that the Dai Zi in front of him would be a rare weapons genius in the entire Qing Dynasty?
There was also a weapons genius in the pre-Ming Dynasty named Sun Yuanhua. He studied firearms technology with Xu Guangqi and was very knowledgeable.
However, because Kong Youde launched the "Wuqiao Mutiny" and led his people to defect to Hou Jin Dynasty, Sun Yuanhua, who was the governor of Denglai at the time, was beheaded at Caishikou by the prodigal Chongzhen.
What a pity!
"Dai Zi, I have sent you an edict, and you must answer it clearly."
"Yes, the guilty minister has received the order." After Dai Zi was arrested, he suffered some hardships on the road and in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He had not eaten for three days, and it was inevitable that he looked a little weak.
"The Emperor asked you, why did you want to blow up the dragon veins of our Qing Dynasty?"
When mentioning Kangxi, Yuzhu stood up decisively and cupped his fists to the left to show his respect.
"Returning to the emperor, how dare you, the guilty minister, blow up the dragon's veins? What will be blown down is nothing more than the exile's hut."
Dai Zi smiled bitterly, and if he wanted to accuse someone, why bother having nothing to say?
Yuzhu held the pen in his hand, licked the ink, and wrote a line: The guilty minister Dai Zi reported: What collapsed was the exiled hut, not the dragon's veins.
"The Emperor asked you, why are you so restless?" Yuzhu knew in his heart that Kangxi knew everything, but deliberately used Nan Huairen's frame-up to exile Dai Zi to Fengtian.
In fact, there are only two words: guard against Han!
"Back to the Emperor, Western gunpowder is becoming more and more powerful. I am afraid that the formula of gunpowder in the Qing Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Western one. Sooner or later something will happen in the future." What Dai Zi said was extremely pertinent, and history happened to be what he expected.
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Yuzhu asked and took notes while An Bulu, the Minister of Punishment, sat beside him.
However, An Bulu still couldn't understand what kind of tendency Yuzhu had?
Ambrose is a veteran who has been handling cases for a long time. He knows better than anyone that if the interrogator wants to absolve the guilty party, he will definitely give hints during the questioning.
However, Yuzhu's questions were fair and impartial.
An Bulu couldn't tell at all. Did Yuzhu want to protect Dai Zi or kill Dai Zi?
Yuzhu is also a mature old bureaucrat. This is his first time running errands for Kangxi. His attitude must be upright and peaceful, without any bias.
Who was Kangxi?
He is an old politician who has been the emperor for forty-five years. In most cases, he is aware of the tricks below. He is just pretending to be deaf and dumb.
For old politicians, it is easy to see if Yuzhu's report is biased.
Yuzhu actually knew it very well in his heart.
Dai Zi in history, even though he was framed by two foreign missionaries, Nan Huairen and Min Mingwo, Kangxi still did not kill him because he cherished talents.
Since Dai Zi's life is not in danger, why should Yuzhu interfere and make things superfluous?
Kangxi tested Longko for more than twenty years before trusting him.
How could a veteran politician like Kangxi give military power to Yuzhu all of a sudden?
There will definitely be a constant stream of tests, and Yuzhu must withstand the test before he has the chance to follow the example of Xiaozhan.
Back then, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still alive, Huo Guang was always cautious and did not miss a single errand.
However, after the death of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang dared to abolish the throne and ousted Changyi King Liu He from the throne of the emperor.
How strong this person is, how much he can do!
In fact, Dai Zi's matter is very clear, and there is no secret to investigate. The only secret is the gunpowder formula used in Dai Zi's experiment.
To others, that formula may be valuable, but to Yuzhu, it is worthless.
The formula of black gunpowder has long been written down in various novels, that is, 10% sulfur, 15% charcoal, 75% saltpeter...
In fact, the same black powder has explosive power that is several times different due to different formulas, storage and properties.
The black gunpowder of the Qing Dynasty was simply a mixture of charcoal, sulfur and nitrate in various proportions. It was a loose mixture that was not resistant to storage and transportation, was susceptible to moisture, had many impurities, and was low in power.
During the Opium War, the British army seized tens of thousands of kilograms of black powder from the Humen Fort that the Qing army had not had time to destroy, and eventually dumped it directly into the sea.
Because these inferior black powders are of no use to the British army!
Not to mention other things, the Qing Dynasty, which was lagging behind the times, could not produce just a steam compaction, mechanical granulation and polishing process.
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For example, lithium batteries and new energy vehicles have changed their tracks, and some technologies are even ahead of the West.
The scary thing is that when you fall behind, you still have to be harsh: these are all leftovers from our ancestors!
Kangxi sent Yuzhu to interrogate Dai Zi secretly for a purpose. It was Yuzhu's first time on a mission, so he asked questions very carefully.
Dai Zi has been staying in the penal colony in Fengtian, and his experience is very simple, with nothing particularly worth mentioning.
According to Yuzhu's understanding, the reason why Kangxi captured Dai Zi and came back was probably because of superstition. He was really afraid that the Qing Dynasty's ancestral dragon vein would cause Dai Zi to explode.
"Who else is in the family?" Yuzhu adheres to the principle of being diligent when doing errands. Now that he is here, he must ask everything about it, and cannot be careless and only ask about the black powder.
"My lord, there are still four sons in the guilty minister's family, namely Dai Jing, Dai Liang, Dai Heng and Dai Gao, all of whom live in Fengtian."
Yuzhu nodded and asked Dai Zi: "Besides crying out for injustice, what else can you say to the emperor?"
"Please sir, please report to the Ming Emperor on behalf of the guilty minister. It is not pity for the guilty minister to die, but the four sons are innocent. I hope they can be pardoned." Dai Zi did not beg for mercy on his own behalf, but for his four sons.
The feeling of licking a calf is human nature.
After the interrogation lasted for more than an hour, Dai Zi was escorted to the cell.
Yuzhu also said goodbye to Anbulu, left the Ministry of Punishment, returned to Qianqing Palace in a sedan chair, and paid the decree to Kangxi.
Kangxi read the transcript made by Yuzhu and suddenly asked him: "What do you think?"
This question was meaningless, but Yuzhu knew in his heart that Kangxi was referring to whether the dragon's veins would be blown up.
"Your Majesty, I cannot discuss national affairs arbitrarily." Yuzhu is not stupid. The Dragon Vein matter can be big or small, so there is no need for him to get involved.
Anyway, as long as Yuzhu did not intervene to change the trajectory of history, Kangxi would not kill Dai Zi.
"Talents are rare." Kangxi sighed and said, "It would not be good to let him go back to Fengtian. It would be even worse to pardon him. Let's do this, lock him up in your house. As long as he doesn't die, you can do whatever you want.
Disposal."
Yuzhu didn't want to get involved. He shook his head and said, "I still want to spend more time to have a legitimate son. How can I have time to look at him?"
Originally, Kangxi just said this casually, but when Yuzhu refused without hesitation, he made up his mind.
"That's it. There is just one rule: he is not allowed to have any contact with the Han people in the south." Kangxi made the final decision, and Yuzhu had to accept this inexplicable arrangement.
Yuzhu wanted to leave, but Kangxi said again: "The imperial concubine is ill. You are her nephew. Go and see her. Don't be in a hurry to leave the palace right away. Stay with her and have a nice talk."
Just as Yuzhu was walking backwards to go out, Kangxi suddenly stopped him and asked: "I am getting older. The concubine's birthday seems to be on the fourth day of next month?"
Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat, Kang Mazi was so powerful, this was a sudden attack.
Fortunately, Yuzhu had a good memory and asked Longkoduo to bring birthday gifts to the palace every year and dedicated them to little Concubine Tong. Otherwise, Kangxi would really have asked.
"Back to the emperor, your concubine, she was born on the 14th day of the seventh month of Wushen, the seventh year of Kangxi's reign, and she is a monkey." Yuzhu answered without missing a beat.
Kangxi said nothing and waved his hand to let him go.
Wei Zhu on the side secretly broke into a cold sweat for Yuzhu. If Long live the Lord asked this, it was obvious that Yuzhu was about to be put to great use.
However, if Yuzhu doesn't even know the birthday of his aunt and father in the palace, it's really hard to say whether Long Live Lord will reuse him.
The palace has been the most unsympathetic place since ancient times.
However, Kangxi paid special attention to filial piety. If he was in poor health, he would need his sons to come to the sick bed, serve soup and medicine, and ask for help.
"Wei Zhu, go with him and ask him to talk to the imperial concubine more. If it's too late, let Yuzhu rest in Jingren Palace. There is no need to be so busy between my aunt and nephew.
There are too many taboos." Kangxi didn't know what he thought of, and ordered Wei Zhu again.
Wei Zhu understood everything, but he didn't dare to leak a word to Yu Zhu.
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