On the ship returning to the Ming Dynasty, many Jinyiwei captains were still confused by the magical turn of events these days. Among these confused people was Wang Yijian, a member of the Jinyiwei family.
He couldn't help but find an opportunity to ask Sun Chuanting alone: "Are you not afraid that the Japanese will become angry if you admit to setting the fire? Is it really detrimental to us? After all, the fire was not small."
Sun Chuanting successfully completed his mission and was in a good mood, so he explained to him: "Before coming, I studied the Japanese and found that they are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. When China was strong, they were very humble. This is
There are many clear evidences since the Tang Dynasty."
Wang Yijian realized something and said with some surprise: "So we are showing strength, but they can't figure out the situation, so they are afraid?"
Sun Chuanting nodded, then shook his head and said: "No matter what, if it weren't for my illustrious military power before the Ming Dynasty, no matter how strong we were, it would be useless. Do you think if we were envoys from North Korea, this would be the result?"
Wang Yijian smiled and shook his head. If the North Korean envoy dared to do this, he would have been thrown into the sea by the Japanese.
He discovered that when people face external forces, if the motherland is strong, it will not only have a strong backbone, but also have many corresponding benefits.
However, one thing Sun Chuanting didn't expect was that the man Kenichiro was actually Tokugawa Hidetada's man. He was ordered to reveal the news of building captives to Sun Chuanting. However, none of them expected that Sun Chuanting would be so ruthless and set a fire.
In addition, what Sun Chuanting did not expect was that this mission to Japan was one of the most important things in his life. There were some things that he did not know yet, so he did not understand the benefits that the results of this mission would bring to Ming Dynasty. Until
It was many years later that he understood why the imperial court promoted him over the top for this purpose.
Of course, at this time, the imperial court did not know the results of his mission to Japan, and other matters were being discussed in the Wenhua Palace.
"Yang Qing, you are the Minister of War, do you think we should agree to Master Sun's request?" Emperor Chongzhen gently patted the memorial on the imperial case, and then asked Yang He.
Not long after Yang He took office as Minister of War, he was cautious and thought for a while before replying: "Your Majesty, I think that Mr. Sun Ge's reason for setting up an ordnance supervisor in Jinzhou is indeed reasonable and reasonable. The capital is far away from the front line. If you start from
The capital's fortune will consume a lot of manpower and material resources."
When he said this, Marquis Zhongxing glanced in front of him from the corner of his eye and seemed to frown, and he couldn't help being surprised.
After Yang He came to the capital, he heard all kinds of deeds of Marquis Zhongxing, and he already placed Marquis Zhongxing in an important position in his heart.
Now his mind changed a little, and he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was showing signs of asking questions to the Marquis of Zhongxing, so he immediately added: "But I just came back from Qin, and I am not familiar with the war in Liaodong. I suggest that your Majesty consult Yu.
Marquis Zhongxing, he has achieved great victories against the captives and knows a lot about them. His advice should be the most pertinent."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded slightly. No matter what, he was still very satisfied with Yang He's humble attitude. He would not pretend to understand and jump to random conclusions like Liang Tingdong before.
On the other side, Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, looked at Yang He and secretly said, "Old treacherous man."
Of course Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what his ministers were thinking, so he turned to Zhong Jinwei and asked: "Master Zhong, what do you think?"
Zhong Jinwei had an idea just now. Now when Emperor Chongzhen asked him, he immediately responded: "Your Majesty, I do not agree."
"Oh, why is this?"
Emperor Chongzhen was quite curious when he heard Zhong Jinwei come to such a straightforward conclusion. In fact, like Yang He, he himself was in favor of establishing an ordnance supervisory authority in Jinzhou.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the expressions of several people in the palace and seemed to be surprised, so he explained: "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun requested to set up an ordnance supervisor in Jinzhou. The purpose is mainly because Daling River City will be built and a large number of city defense artillery will be needed. And
There are two methods of cannon casting in Ming Dynasty, among which the old clay mold cannon casting method is to be eliminated. If the Jinzhou Ordnance Supervision adopts this method, it will not only be time-consuming, but also have a very low cannon qualification rate, so a lot of manpower will be wasted.
It’s not cost-effective in terms of material resources.”
"Yes, if an ordnance inspector is set up in Jinzhou, of course he will use a new cannon casting method." Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement.
With the new cannon-casting method, there is no doubt that no one in power would be willing to waste manpower and material resources using the old cannon-casting method.
Zhong Jinwei also nodded in response: "Since we are going to use a new cannon-casting method, that means more people will know about this cannon-casting method. What if it is leaked?"
As soon as Zhong Jinwei said these words, several people in the Wenhua Hall understood why Zhong Jinwei did not agree with the establishment of the Ordnance Supervision in Jinzhou.
"To put it bluntly, this new method of casting cannons does not have much technical difficulty. With the current level of craftsmen, if others know the name, they can figure it out by themselves. Therefore, I cannot imagine that if an ordnance inspection is opened in Jinzhou, this new method of casting
Can the artillery skills be preserved?"
When Zhong Jinwei said this, his face was solemn and his tone was very serious. Emperor Chongzhen, Wen Tiren and Yang He all became serious when they heard this. This matter really needs to be simplified.
Zhong Jinwei did not intend to give up yet, and continued: "Jinzhou is located on the front line. If there are Jianqiu who works carefully and steals the new cannon-casting method, then if Jianqiu comes to attack the Ming Dynasty's city in the future, he will inevitably bring siege cannons. Then there are
How many cities can be defended without being blown down by Jianlu's cannons?"
Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhong Jinwei's words and thought that if what Master Zhong said happened, except for a few fortified cities with heavy troops and artillery, all other cities would fall. If Jianlu attacked the capital at the beginning of the year,
, carrying siege artillery, the consequences would be really unimaginable.
Thinking of this, cold sweat began to appear on Emperor Chongzhen's forehead. If Master Zhong was not here today and he just discussed with other ministers, he might simply agree to the establishment of an ordnance supervisor in Jinzhou because of the manpower and material resources required for transportation.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei was not finished yet, and continued: "I asked Gonza from the Portuguese army. Currently, there is no such new cannon casting method in Europe. It is still clay mold casting. Therefore, this new cannon casting method is what our Daming firearms have surpassed.
If the Western weapon is leaked, when facing powerful Western enemies in the future, there will be less of a magic weapon to defeat the enemy. In this way, it will inevitably affect the vassal feudal overseas national policy and the Ming Dynasty's process of striving for world hegemony.
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Emperor Chongzhen broke into cold sweat after hearing this. He knew how good this new cannon-casting method was, so as soon as he saw the new cannon-casting method, he immediately ordered it to be kept secret, and the level was still A. But no matter what, their awareness of confidentiality
None of them were as strong as Zhong Jinwei from later generations, so there was an inadvertent oversight.
In its original history, Jinzhou set up an ordnance supervisor and cast cannons directly on the front lines, which ultimately benefited the captives.