"You have worked very hard for me, how can I not know? But due to the rules, I cannot reward you directly, so I will reward your family." Yunxi said to him.
Yunxi usually takes good care of his cronies. If there are weddings or funerals in the family of his cronies, birthdays of family members, or the birth of children, he will congratulate or say a few words of condolence, and send a gift to show his care and at the same time show that he is
Know their family well.
After a while, Huang Lu walked up to Yunxi and whispered something. Yunxi said to Chen Xingshan: "Chen Qing, follow me." Then he left the palace.
Chen Xingshan was stunned and quickly followed.
After a while, the two of them came to another palace. As soon as he walked in, he was surprised to see the eleven commanders of the Shangzhiwei, Zhao Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Yin Huanghuai of Yingtianfu waiting in the palace.
When these people saw Yunxi, they hurriedly saluted, and Yunxi returned the courtesy one by one, and asked them to sit down after he sat down.
When everyone was done, Yunxi said: "I called you here today because I have something to give you."
"Zhao Qing." Yunxi said.
"I'm here." Zhao Yi quickly stood up and replied.
Yunxi took out something that looked like an upside-down iron pot. It was much smaller and more curved than the iron pot. It was about the same size as a human head. He handed it to Zhao Yi and said, "Ai Qing, look at this thing. The craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry
Can it be made? The materials must be the same as this."
Zhao Yi took this strange thing, looked at it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, is this a helmet worn on your head?"
"Yes, this is a helmet, a steel helmet prepared for ordinary soldiers." Yunxi said.
The one Yunxi took out was a helmet modeled after the First World War, with added ear protection. Western countries Yunxi didn’t know, but Eastern countries never prepare helmets for ordinary soldiers, only generals who have reached a certain level have them.
.
But with the development of gunpowder weapons, helmets are necessary. Although explosive bullets have not been invented yet, and Yunxi does not know what kind of explosive bullets cannot be invented, shotguns already exist, and the head is easily injured after being injured.
Yun He felt it was necessary to protect the dead part separately. The other part that would die after being injured, the heart, was very well protected. Even ordinary soldiers would wear a protective goggle as long as they were not poor and scumbag.
Zhao Yi flicked it a few times and said: "Your Majesty, this is made of steel. No wonder it is so strong and not too heavy. The craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry can naturally make it. How many do you want to make?"
"Now the eleven guards of Shangzhiwei have a total of one hundred and ten thousand households, and one thousand and one hundred households. Each hundred households does not count the head of a hundred households. If one hundred households have one hundred and twelve people, there are twelve people in total.
There are 13,200 soldiers, and I want you to make 123,200 helmets." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty!" Zhao Yi said a little gaffefully after hearing this figure: "Your Majesty, the current steel production in the Ming Dynasty, according to statistics from the first year of Jianye, is only a hundred thousand shi. Even if it has increased in the past two years, it will
It won’t exceed two hundred thousand dan.”
"And such a helmet weighs almost five kilograms, and one stone weighs one hundred kilograms. Even if all the steel for a year is used to make helmets, we can only make 30,000 to 40,000 helmets, which is not enough to make more than 120,000 helmets."
"Your Majesty, it would be enough if the use of iron helmets is allowed. In the first year of Jianye, the output of iron in the Ming Dynasty exceeded one million shi. Even if the weight of the helmet increased to ten kilograms, it would be enough."
"No, you can only use steel to make the helmet, not iron. To use iron, you have to double the weight as you said, and it would be too heavy." Yunxi said.
"But the amount of steel is really insufficient." Zhao Yi said.
Yunxi looked at him and suddenly remembered what he had learned a while ago.
After Yunxi succeeded to the throne and roughly smoothed the government affairs, he started tinkering with steel for a while, and also set up a steel plant near the capital to produce steel in areas with iron mines.
But recently he learned that not all the steel produced by the steel plant could be sold.
Yunxi was very surprised. The productivity of agricultural society was so low. In some rural areas, wooden farm tools were still used. Why couldn't the iron be sold?
He asked Jin Yiwei to conduct an investigation. After the investigation, he found out that the reason was that the farmers could not afford it. A pound of iron cost 120 or 30 yuan, which could not buy many farm tools, but it was already more than an ordinary farmer's monthly income.
Average income. Although iron farm tools are easier to use, they are also more expensive. Many farmers will not spend such a huge amount of money to buy iron after much consideration.
Combining some books he had read in his previous life, Yunxi finally understood that the reason why the iron output in feudal society had not been high was not because more iron could not be produced, but because the total social demand was so much that even if it was produced, it would be sold.
If we don't go out, the total output will never be high.
The reason why steel production increased significantly in the 17th century AD and triggered the Industrial Revolution was because with the widespread use of firearms, the demand for steel soared. At the same time, Western countries obtained a large amount of gold and silver from America and India, enough to purchase steel.
, thus forming a positive cycle and stimulating industrial development.
The reason why Yunxi wants to produce a large number of steel helmets and later increase the use of Jingwei cannons is to meet this demand. He also happens to have a lot of money in his hands - whether it is treasure banknotes or gold, silver and copper - and does not have to worry about not being able to pay.
rise, thereby stimulating industrial development.
However, Yunxi could not explain these things clearly to them and did not want to explain them to them. He could only say: "I did not stipulate that they should be built within one year. I just issued this order and it will be completed within two or three years. And
With the manufacturing of steel helmets, the production of steel will definitely increase, and it may take two years to make all the steel helmets."
Since His Majesty spoke like this, they could not go against Yunxi's wishes and bow to agree.
But just as Zhao Yi was about to retreat, Yun He said again: "Slow down, Zhao Qing."
Just when Yunxi said "Slow down", Zhao Yi had one foot hanging in the air. He put his foot down and said, "What else does your Majesty have to do?"
"The Ministry of Industry also needs to supervise the craftsmen who produce firearms. I plan to build an army that only uses firearms, so the use of firearms will increase greatly. In addition, the steel helmets I just mentioned will only cost 112,000 for ten upper guards.
"Build one less guard." Yunxi reorganized one of the Shangzhi Guards and several of the Jing Guards into a complete firearms unit, similar to the Shenji Battalion in the previous life, so he ordered this again.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Having accepted the terrifying mission just now, the establishment of a pure firearms force is not that surprising.
After Yunxi asked Zhao Yi to retreat, he paused, whispered a few words to Chen Xingshan, and handed him a memorial. Chen Xingshan also replied a few words.
Then Yunxi said to the eleven commanders of the Shangzhiwei: "How do you think I treat the Shangzhiwei?"
"Your Majesty takes great care of Kaminao," Guo Ming said quickly.
"I think so too. Not only have the military salaries been increased, but the food has also been improved. Just because they are the most elite army in the Ming Dynasty, they naturally have to be treated like an elite army."
"But lately, there have been more and more violations committed by the Shangzhi Guards, which has failed to live up to my expectations. Among the guards in the capital, excluding the Xiaoling Guards stationed in Xiaoling, the officers and soldiers of the Shangzhi Guards have violated the most laws this year, accounting for the most.
That’s 50% of the total number of illegal things! There are eleven guards in the Kamizhi Guard, and a total of forty-eight guards in the Kyo Guard!”
"How do you guys control Shang Zhiwei!" Yunxi said in a stern voice at the end.
The eleven commanders were so frightened that they all knelt down and did not dare to speak.
Yunxi threw a bunch of memorials at them and said, "See for yourselves, these are all memorials from Yingtian Mansion and other Yamen to impeach some people from Shang Zhiwei."
These people hurriedly shook themselves, picked up a memorial from the ground and read it. They quickly read the memorial and then knelt down and said: "I am incompetent in running the army, please forgive me."
Yun He scolded them a few more words, and then suddenly said: "I can't blame you entirely. Many people who go to Zhiwei have become policemen, and they will look aside when their own people commit crimes, and you can't control it...
…”
"But this kind of thing must not be tolerated. After you go back, you can check according to the lists of Yingtian Mansion and other yamen to see if anyone has really broken the law and has not been held accountable. You must deal with such people according to the current military discipline." Yun said.
He said again.
All the commanders bowed their heads and said yes.
"The same goes for Yingtian Mansion. Police officers who are open-minded will be fired. Anyone who accepts bribes will be arrested and handed over to the Criminal Department for prosecution." Yunxi said to Huang Huai.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Huai bowed and agreed.
"Chen Qing, I am going to set up a Zhenfu Yuan in Shangzhiwei to manage the Zhenfu Department of each guard. Now the Zhenfu Department of each guard is under the jurisdiction of the commander, but it has not had any effect this time. I have decided to put the Zhenfu Department in charge of the Zhenfu Department.
The Fusi was separated into a separate yamen. Although the establishment is still in each guard, it is not under the jurisdiction of the commander. Chen Qing, I will temporarily appoint you as the officer in charge of the Fuyuan." Yunxi said to Chen Xingshan again.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't do this." Chen Xingshan said hurriedly.
"But there is no one suitable for this position around me, so I can only let you take the position first." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, I recommend someone who can definitely hold this position." Chen Xingshan said.
"who?"
"Shandong Inspector General, Tie Xuan. Your Majesty, Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong, the commander of Shengdu, previously joined forces to guard Yanzhou City. Tie Xuan also served as a case judge in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. It can be seen that he is good at dealing with military generals. He
He is upright and upright, and he is the right person to serve as a prison officer." Chen Xingshan said.
"Tiexuan?" Yunxi thought. After the Luxie Rebellion, Tiexuan was promoted due to his merit, and was later appointed as the inspector of Shandong. Yunxi now has too many famous ministers in his hands. Historically, the civil servants of Jianwen and Yongle dynasties were all
Under him, Tie Xuan was not very important, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
At this time, when Chen Xingshan mentioned it, he really felt that Tie Xuan was a good fit, so Yunxi said, "In that case, let Tie Xuan be the officer in charge of the Zhen Fu Yuan."