This promise was not neat and loud, and Zhu Biao could understand it, and he could also predict that many problems would inevitably arise after the policy was implemented, such as problems caused by different customs and etiquette after Bei Guan was appointed to the south.
If you can't object, you will naturally make small moves.
But it doesn't matter, as long as petty actions are severely punished in accordance with the law. The lack of officials in the court is also due to too many killings. Purging the government is not only to deal with corrupt officials, but incompetence is also a crime. Lao Zhu will not be lenient.
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After dismissing all the ministers, only the Minister of the Ministry of Industry was left. Zhu Biao led him and said: "I know that the Ministry of Industry has begun to be busy with many official tasks such as local canals and the walls of the capital, but civilians such as charcoal, gunpowder, and equipment
This cannot be shelved, and the research and development required by this palace must not be stopped."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry is one step behind the prince. Although his beard and hair are a little gray, his steps are still very steady: "Old minister understands that no one dares to slack off after His Highness's orders."
The Ministry of Industry has been diligent recently, but it still needs to be pushed. As the Ming Dynasty prepares to expand overseas, the current firearms are naturally not enough, especially artillery, a naval weapon. The existing Feiyun Thunder Cannon, General Iron Cannon,
Baizi's Lianzhu Cannon is not very interesting, and it is difficult to show its power in naval battles in terms of power and accuracy.
In fact, at the moment, the Ming Dynasty's firearm technology is definitely the best in the world, and it has never stopped investing resources in research and development. This has nothing to do with Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang himself is a person who loves to fight with firearms.
During the Battle of Poyang Lake, Chen Youliang's troops were still fighting with the same old cold weapons, but Lao Zhu's side had already used all kinds of firearms. What is good at the top must be good at the bottom, so after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, various new types of firearms have been appearing.
, but no epoch-making products have appeared.
But this is actually a big problem. After the influence of the Yuan Dynasty, there are signs of firearms all over the world, but the level of technology is different. The Ming Dynasty's lead is not big now, and it has stagnated.
Instead of studying hard, he looked around and invented some alternative firearms that were of little use.
"My dear, I believe that the Marquis of Jiangyin was ordered to prepare for the sea voyage. This time I just went to explore the sea route first. It will be different next time. There are different rivers in sea warfare. The importance of firearms is very important to both me and your Majesty.
I miss you, and I hope your family will take more care."
"I understand that I have conveyed His Highness's words to the craftsmen, and no one will relax at this level of advancement."
The craftsman who developed gunpowder granulation is now the fifth-ranked doctor of Yu Heng’s Qing Li Department of the Ministry of Industry. How lucky he is to switch from a craftsman to a court official, let alone the fifth-ranked official. How much does a champion have to endure?
How many years of experience does it take to reach the fifth rank?
To be honest, this matter also caused an uproar. Naturally, the civil servants tried their best to remonstrate. No one wanted to suddenly have a breach in the territory they monopolized. However, they were all suppressed by Zhu Biao. After all, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the founding emperor and prince
If you really want to do something, no one can stop it, not even with your life.
What's more, this is not the first time. When Zhu Biao moved people to Fengyang, he promoted many officials to officials. Once they were familiar with each other, the prince's tough attitude and the courtiers could only recognize it. At most, they could not accept it.
Just ignore these lucky people.
Zhu Biao naturally knows that class consolidation is not a good thing. Whether they are current craftsmen or future scientific researchers, Zhu Biao will give them a chance to enter the court and become officials. Maybe it is just an empty title, but it is better than having no way to go up.
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The Ming Dynasty now dominates the world, and the old lands have surrendered to foreign vassals. This is naturally a prosperous age, but things like arms and weapons only developed faster in the war-torn years. In a unified dynasty, a stable environment, such as firearms
No one often researches and develops things. Everyone is more concerned about how to gain fame and how to make money...
The development and progress of science and technology mainly serve production and the consolidation of rule. It is natural for people to be too lazy to work hard when they have been alone and defeated. It is better to enjoy it. This is human nature.
In fact, it would be fine if there was only the Ming Dynasty in the world. It doesn't matter whether firearms develop or not. It is even more conducive to rule if they do not develop. Because if everyone uses cold weapons, whoever practices longer will have an advantage. Obviously, the imperial army will be there.
This has a very big advantage.
It is difficult for local rebellions to build a strong and sufficient army in a short period of time. An army with cold weapons takes time to accumulate, and a ragtag army cannot resist the imperial army.
This is why neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Biao cares about the rebellion reports that come every now and then. They are too far apart. If there is no problem in the court itself, it should not be too easy to suppress the rebellion.
But if you have firearms, it will be completely different, because a person can go to the battlefield after practicing with firearms for a few months. In this way, rebellion will become much easier. This is why the Qing Dynasty strictly prohibited the possession of firearms in local areas.
Walking all the way to the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Biao waved away a large group of people who were kneeling to greet him, and strode into the government office. The Ministry of Industry now has many craftsmen, all drawn from all over the country, and there are also many apprentices, most of whom
They are all orphans recruited by the imperial court. Learning a trade always has the capital to settle down and make a living.
However, unlike the traditional learning of crafts, Zhu Biao taught that everyone only needs to learn a part, taking pottery making as an example. Originally, it would take many years for an apprentice to learn it, but now it is different.
Each person only needs to master one of these skills of clay clay brick making.
This is not only the case at the Ministry of Industry, but Zhu Biao has ordered several official kilns in Jingdezhen to train apprentices in this way. Those with talent for drawing can learn drawing, those who are good at drawing, painting, glazing and kiln firing.
That's true.
Production will be faster in this way, because everyone only needs to do one thing and is very familiar with what they do, and the time and energy required to cultivate a corresponding talent is greatly reduced.
This is also necessary now. After Jinghaihou sweeps the coast, Zhu Biao can start sea trade. There are still many good things in the Southeast Asian countries, and naturally they need large quantities of goods to exchange, not to mention the future.
There is a wider market.
The reason why the Song Dynasty was able to defeat and fight repeatedly, and why it was able to pay tribute everywhere and still have a surplus, was because its trade was good. In fact, it was a pity for the Song Dynasty. Such a large and good trade was lost due to its founding national policy of emphasizing culture and restraining military force.
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During the Han and Tang dynasties, a good man joined the army to serve the country and immediately sought a title. In the Song Dynasty, thieves joined the army and the smelly Qiu Ba became the main force in the army. If a good man does not join the army, he will be called a good man outside Donghua Gate...
After Zhu Biao came in, he called the doctor and praised him again. This also made many officials of the Ministry of Industry turn dark. A man who was lucky enough to be promoted was more prestigious than them, the imperial officials, and they were a little worried. Such a simple situation
Emperor Xin, will he be in charge of the Ministry of Industry in the future?
"Is Tao Wanhu arriving soon?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Master Tao had already passed through Weizhou Prefecture when he wrote last time, and the Prime Minister will be entering Beijing soon."
"That's good. If Tao Wanhu arrives, you can entertain me first. There will be a banquet in the Japanese palace next door. I think my father will also miss Tao Wanhu a little."
Tao Chengdao resigned after his success, but now he is rushing to the capital with Zhu Biao's personal letter. I don't know if it was Zhu Biao's airplane model that impressed him, or he was just forced by the rules of the emperor and his ministers.
After a few words, Zhu Biao let him go. This man became famous by turning gunpowder particles into powder. He thought he would be determined to make progress, but in the end, Zhu Biao was a little disappointed and settled for wealth.
Zhu Biao had given an order at the beginning that he could ignore the doctor's government affairs, and he would be rewarded heavily if he made another breakthrough. However, this man was obviously happy to be an official, instead of continuing to study gunpowder and firearms desperately, and he had no choice but to lose his fortune.
It's a bit too much to say that I am sorry for his misfortune and angry for his inability to argue. After all, there is really no need for the fifth-grade official to fight anymore, but disappointment is inevitable. Zhu Biao really intends to praise him, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shangshu, or even the knighthood is not
No, how could Zhu Biao be so stingy with spending thousands of gold to buy horse bones?
But he stopped there, and Zhu Biao couldn't push him away. It has to be said that people's ambitions are really important. Zhu Biao is not afraid of ambitious people now, but he is afraid that all his subordinates will be those who are content with wealth.