Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

The warm wind blows on my face, and the golden sunshine of midsummer shines in the gaps between the shades of the trees, forming mottled light spots under my feet.

"The national division's convoy has arrived!"

Outside the city gate, the sound of hooves sounded rapidly.

As the clerk in front came to report, a group of officials in official uniforms walked out from the shade of the sun-shading trees, with solemn expressions on their faces, and lined up neatly by the roadside outside the city gate, waiting for Jiang Xinghuo who was about to arrive.

The leader is the second prince Zhu Gaoxu. He is wearing a bright light armor that reflects so much that it pierces his eyes. He is holding a two-handed sword and stands at the front like a hill.

As for Xu Wei Guogong Huizu and Zhenyuan Hou Gu Cheng, the two governors who stayed behind in Beijing to stay in the rear army governor's mansion, they were on the left and the right, also standing by the road. They were wearing Ming army generals' standard armor and long waist belts. Knives have the meaning of not being angry but showing off one's own power.

He was closely followed by Beijing Xingbu Shangshu Guo Zi, who was from Wu'an, Henan. He entered Taixue in the 14th year of Hongwu, participated in the Yingtianfu rural examination in the 17th year of Hongwu, and was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Hongwu. He was the chief examiner, and later promoted to the left and the censor of the capital. He was recommended by Yu Xin, the minister of household affairs, and was appointed the chief secretary of Peiping as the left counselor. He was then promoted to the right counselor and the left chief envoy.

During the Battle of Jingnan, Guo Zi, Sun Yu, the left counselor, Mo Lin, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Justice, and Lu Zhen, the Qianshi, formed the initial team of civil servants in the Peking Department. They followed the crown prince Zhu Gaochi to guard Peiping, so they were unbreakable. The eldest prince's line.

After the success of Jingnan, Zhu Di gave him platinum, Wenqi, and Basiba silver coins, and appointed him as the Minister of the Ministry of Education of the North (later changed to the Minister of the Ministry of Public Affairs of Beijing) to unify the six ministries in Beijing and ordered him to prepare for the construction of the city of Beijing.

After Guo Zi, there is Hou Boxungui with one vote.

In the distance, dust was flying, and a team was slowly approaching.

The leader is Jiang Xinghuo. He is sitting on a small gray horse. Although the mount is not very handsome, Jiang Xinghuo's tall and straight posture is like a pine and cypress, and his demeanor is still unforgettable.

His arrival made the originally noisy city gate suddenly quiet.

"Dr. Ronglu, Fengtian Fuyun, sincere and loyal civil servant, Shangzhuguo, national teacher Jiang Xinghuo has arrived!"

Following a high-pitched roll call, all the officials bowed and saluted to welcome the Imperial Master.

In fact, in terms of titles, Guo Zi, Xu Huizu, and Gu Cheng are not inferior to Jiang Xinghuo, and Jiang Xinghuo has no contact with the civil servants of the Peking Department. Obviously, the welcoming ceremony when Jiang Xinghuo arrived was so grand, it was Zhu Gaoxu's hand. arranged.

Jiang Xinghuo is Zhu Gaoxu's teacher, and no one can change this, so Zhu Gaoxu gives Jiang Xinghuo the greatest respect and also gives himself the greatest respect.

Guo Zi and others have never wanted to treat Jiang Xinghuo with such courtesy. Some of them said they were sick and could not come to greet him, but don't forget that the three major battalions of Beijing Camp with 200,000 troops are still in Beizhili. With so many honors, Gui Wuchen's attitude towards Jiang Xinghuo was different from theirs. They all wanted to get close to him.

"I've seen the Imperial Master!"

The chief military officer of the Fifth Military Battalion, Chengyang Hou Zhangwu, the chief military officer of the Three Thousand Battalion, Tongan Hou Huoli Huozhen, the chief military officer of the Shenji Battalion, An Yuanbo Liu Sheng, the chief military officer of Beijing Town, Taining Hou Chen Gui, and the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, Cheng An Hou Guoliang's large group of heavyweight nobles and military ministers shouted in unison, many of whom even rushed back from nearby stations.

Suddenly, the birds started to fly, and everyone who heard it changed their color!

At this moment, there seemed to be an atmosphere of solemnity and solemnity in the air. Even the civil officials who had been a little careless before, now everyone's face was filled with awe and respect.

This is a most direct statement!

With the military operations of the northern expedition against the Tatars and the western defense against Timur in the past two years, Zhu Gaoxu gradually showed his ability to take charge of his own affairs, and his prestige in the army further increased. It can be said that if Zhu Di suddenly died, then The more than 200,000 people in the three major camps in Beijing will immediately elect Zhu Gaoxu as emperor.

You have no choice but to wear this yellow robe.

The reason is also very simple. An emperor who supports the military's expansion of territory and upholds the "expansionist" national policy is most beneficial to the military aristocracy, and if this emperor also supports reforms with "mercantilism" as the main economic policy , then the military aristocrats will not only be able to obtain continuously opened upward channels (until the global expansion of the empire reaches its limit), but also be able to obtain the trade dividends that accompany external expansion.

When the eldest prince becomes emperor, not only will you not be able to be promoted to a noble title or make a fortune, but you will also have to go to Kuma and be released to Nanshan with swords and guns. You will lose your right to speak in the temple and be trampled on by civil servants. When the second prince becomes emperor, you will be promoted to a higher position and be rich with money. The world is so vast, and wars are fought every year. The military power in your hands can continue to increase your power of speech in the temple.

If you were a noble military minister, who would you choose to be the emperor?

But, but.

Since the noble military ministers support Zhu Gaoxu so much, why didn't Zhu Gaoxu become the crown prince in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life?

This is because of the series of butterfly effects brought about by Jiang Xinghuo's time travel.

First, in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, Zhu Di's first northern expedition was due to the annihilation of Qiu Fulang's army, and those who died with Qiu Fu on the grassland were all heavyweight supporters of Zhu Gaoxu. Now, with the formation of the Beijing camp, With the advance of the first Northern Expedition, these honorable men who shared life and death with Zhu Gaoxu during the Jingnan Campaign have all taken key positions in controlling military power.

Second, another important supporter of Zhu Gaoxu, that is, Zhu Neng among the three giants of Jingnan (Zhu Neng, Qiu Fu, and Zhang Yu), died of illness on the way to conquer Annan in the original historical line. At that time, Zhu Neng was still alive, and together with Yao Guangxiao, who was equivalent to the living Duke of the Yan Army, they all supported Zhu Gaoxu as the heir apparent.

Third, in the original historical line, those who supported Zhu Gaojiu were basically military officials and no civil servants, but now it is completely different. Although the civil servants who support Zhu Gaojiu do not account for the vast majority of civil servants, in absolute terms , not less.

Fourth, without Jiang Xinghuo's reform, the nobles would not be able to obtain more economic benefits even if they supported Zhu Gaoxu. But now as the reform process accelerates, the nobles have obtained from the equity of various companies and workshops. In order to maintain the far-reaching economic interests, they can only support Zhu Gaoxu and the reform.

Because of these reasons, Zhu Gaoxu now clearly has a great advantage in the battle for prince.

You know, in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, without these conditions now, Zhu Gaoxu would have been evenly matched with Zhu Gaochi. But now with the blessing of these favorable conditions, coupled with Zhu Di's own preference, it would be impossible not to occupy a huge advantage. Reasonable things.

Therefore, what is actually missing now is a justifiable name.

——As long as he takes advantage of these few months of delay to win the reform and development competition between the North and South Zhili, Zhu Gaoxu will be unstoppable when he ascends to the throne of prince.

Seeing Jiang Xinghuo approaching, Zhu Gaoxu could no longer hold back his excitement. He stared at the little gray horse that was getting closer and closer, and bared his big teeth. The little gray horse was so frightened that he trembled.

When Jiang Xinghuo saw Zhu Gaoxu's face on horseback, a hint of imperceptible warmth flashed in his eyes. The teacher-student friendship of several years had already surpassed the ordinary relationship.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward in person, stretched out his hands symbolically, and helped Jiang Xinghuo dismount.

Jiang Xinghuo took advantage of the force and jumped lightly, landing firmly on the ground.

Zhu Gaoxu bowed deeply: "Teacher, I haven't seen you for two years, but you are still as charming as ever."

Jiang Xinghuo helped Zhu Gaoxu up and looked at him carefully, with a smile on his face: "You have matured a lot. I am very happy to have you in the country."

After Zhu Gaoxu heard this, a trace of pride flashed in his eyes, but then he said modestly.

"The teachers teach well, and I don't dare to slack off at all."

The two stood like this outside Beijing, the joy of meeting again after a long separation intertwined with some inexplicable emotions, as if time had stopped for them.

When the surrounding officials saw this scene, they all marveled at the deep friendship between their teachers and students.

And when this scene fell into the eyes of some civil servants, they inevitably flashed with fear.

Then everyone greeted him.

Jiang Xinghuo smiled slightly after returning the gift, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and stopped at Guo Zi.

Guo Zi is about fifty years old, with a calm expression and slightly gray beard and hair, which shows a bit of the stability and ability of an veteran. A crystal clear jade pendant hangs around his waist, swaying gently in the wind.

Jiang Xinghuo had heard of his name for a long time and intensified his reform efforts in Beizhili. It was impossible to bypass this civilian leader.

Afterwards, a group of people surrounded Jiang Xinghuo and slowly walked into the city.

The current Beijing city in the Yongle era was built on the basis of the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty. Some people may not believe it. As one of the capitals of the Yuan Dynasty, Dadu City was actually an earthen city.

It wasn't until Zhu Di granted the title of King Yan to Peiping that all the earthen walls of the inner city were covered with bricks. Now the outside of the outer city wall is covered with bricks and stones. Now it looks decent. But as soon as you walk in, the outside The inner side of the city wall is still an earth wall.

The main reason why it is so shabby is that the production of concrete has been used in projects such as building bastions, building trade roads, and regulating the Yellow River. It has not yet been time to reinforce the inside of the city wall outside Beijing.

And the current Beijing city is very different from what he remembered.

In fact, there are 60 miles around the old city of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty, with a total of eleven gates. In the first year of Hongwu, General Xu Da made a northern expedition to conquer Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. Considering that the Ming army had not yet established a stable foothold and the city was too wide for defense, The northern area was abandoned, and then a new north city wall was built five miles south. The new north city wall had two gates in total. The original Anzhen Gate was changed to Anding Gate, and Jiande Gate was changed to Desheng Gate. At the same time, Chongren Gate on the east wall and Heyi Gate on the west wall were changed to Dongzhimen and Xizhimen, while the remaining seven gates remained as they were.

Therefore, the current city of Beijing still has eleven gates.

Other familiar city gate names, such as Fucheng Gate, Zhengyang Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Chongwen Gate, and Chaoyang Gate were all changed in the first year of Baozong, and these names do not exist yet.

As for the Forbidden City, there is no trace of it now.

Because of the financial, manpower and other issues involved, it is estimated that it would take ten to eight years to complete the construction of a series of buildings such as the Forbidden City, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Altar of Sheji, the Temple of Heaven, the Altar of Mountains and Rivers, as well as the Drum Tower and Bell Tower, which have the same regulations as those in Nanjing.

When they arrived at the original Prince Yan's Mansion, now the "Qian Mansion", the palace officials had arranged a banquet.

"Your Highness, we have prepared a banquet for the Imperial Master to receive the wind and wash away the dust. Your Highness and all your lords are invited to go there."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, then turned to Jiang Xinghuo and said, "Teacher, please."

With that said, Zhu Gaoxu personally led the way to Prince Yan's palace.

This is his home, Zhu Gaoxu is very familiar and relaxed.

At the banquet, Jiang Xinghuo didn't say anything else. He just drank and chatted with Zhu Gaoxu and the nobles and officials. The civil servants of the Peking Department wanted to test it. However, Jiang Xinghuo's erudition and profound insights also made everyone present feel excited. Impressed.

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Behind Prince Yan's Mansion, Meishan.

Trivia: Meishan is not called Meishan because there is coal in the mountain, but because the imperial court piled coal here to store it to avoid fuel shortages when Beijing was besieged, so it was called "Meishan".

In fact, the original Meishan was a hillock built here by Jin Shizong when he built Taining Palace on the basis of the Liaoyao Island palace and dug Xihuatan (today's Beihai); while Kublai Khan, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, was building During the reign of Dadu, the Yanchun Pavilion, the central building of the palace, was built on the south side of Tushan, and the Tushan was named "Qingshan". Flowers and trees were widely planted up and down the Qingshan as the royal back garden. When Zhu Di became King of Yan, he Fruit trees are planted all over the green hills, and flocks of cranes and deer are raised under the mountains for climbing, admiring flowers, feasting, and archery.

The thousand-year-old King Yan is now a long-lived emperor, so the mountain is renamed "Long Live Mountain".

It's late at night, and the hustle and bustle of Beijing gradually recedes, leaving only the sound of the gentle breeze rustling the leaves.

Jiang Xinghuo stood under the famous old crooked neck tree, his eyes slightly closed, but his heart was as clear as a mirror.

He recalled the conversations he had with everyone at the banquet during the day, and every detail was vividly in his mind.

Zhu Gaoxu's growth is visible to the naked eye, and almost all nobles support him. This is no accident. It is the result of his diligent study and continuous tempering for many years.

As a teacher, Jiang Xinghuo was extremely proud of his disciples.

But at the same time, Jiang Xinghuo also clearly noticed that the situation here was still complicated and changeable.

"Mr. Jiang."

Zhu Gaoxu changed his name.

"sit down."

The two of them did not take stools, but just sat on the ground without any image, with their legs stretched out, leaning against the old crooked neck tree, just like they did in the prison.

"I want to hear your opinion."

Although Jiang Xinghuo is not blind to the reforms and various situations in Beizhili, Zhu Gaoxu has been regarded as a local snake in Beizhili for many years. Only through in-depth communication can we better understand Zhu Gaoxu's thoughts and his future plans. Only by planning, Jiang Xinghuo can better promote the reform in Beizhili.

"Although Beizhili is calm on the surface, there are actually undercurrents."

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while and said: "Especially among the civil servants, they are all competing secretly. Some people are actually trying to push the envelope and slack off. They don't want Northern Zhili to develop better than Southern Zhili, and they want my eldest brother to win the battle for the crown prince. "

Jiang Xinghuo nodded after hearing this. What Zhu Gaoxu said was true. The civil servants in the Peking Department were indeed direct descendants of Zhu Gaochi, so it was inevitable to do something secretly.

Next, Zhu Gaoxu briefly introduced the current civil service team in Beijing and the reform process in Beizhili.

The reforms in the Northern and Southern Zhili were basically carried out at the same time. Compared with the Southern Zhili, the Northern Zhili had advantages and disadvantages in agriculture. The advantage was that the big landowners in the Northern Zhili were all military nobles, and their land was granted through war. These noble military ministers were very cooperative with the agricultural policies of the reform. Whether it was the farming of acres or the clearing of fields, it went very smoothly with basically no obstacles. The disadvantage was also obvious, that is, the cultivated land in the north was affected by the heat of the soil and water. Due to the restrictions of conditions, the grain output is inherently inferior to that of South Zhili. South Zhili is the granary of the world, while North Zhili can barely eat even if it uses chemical fertilizers.

Of course, the results of the reform of the North and South Zhili are a very complex indicator system. The yield per mu and the total output of the North Zhili have been adjusted by artificial coefficients, so there is not a big gap between the north and the South in agriculture.

The main backwardness of Beizhili is the economy. In addition to some business exchanges with the Mongols, at most there is some trade with the Koreans and Japanese from Tianjinwei. But the problem is that if you take the sea route, in fact, Korean and Japanese businessmen are more I like to go to Denglai or Ningbo.

So does Beizhili have any advantages?

Of course there are, and there are more than one.

Compared with South Zhili, the biggest advantage of North Zhili actually sounds a bit magical, and that is "culture and education".

In terms of culture and education, the indicators we look at are the number of prefectural schools, state schools, county schools, and social schools, as well as the number of teachers and students, as well as the teachers’ reputation level.

As a place of Longxing, Beizhili is also a place with relatively backward culture and education. Although the stock is not good, it cannot withstand the rapid increase!

Especially this group of Jingnan nobles with extremely astonishing wealth. Although they look down on scholars and most likely will not let their favorite heirs study, they all understand the significance of passing on fame and fame, and they spare no effort in developing culture and education in their hometown. .

In this way, relying on the model of local tycoons taking the lead in spending money, various schools were established in Beizhili in just three or four years. After the Jia Shenke imperial examination in the second year of Yongle, the heavyweight policy of the North and South Ranking Examination, It also greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of northern scholars.

You know, in the past, no matter how hard it was for northern scholars to pass the examination, it was impossible for them to pass the examination for southern scholars. Their proportion among Jinshi was less than 20%.

In this situation of "failure to pass the exam no matter what", it is inevitable to be frustrating.

The North-South Ranking Examination is a huge incentive for northern scholars, because it is equivalent to being unable to beat the game, but they can open a newbie server to play on their own, and do not have to compete with the southerners who are highly developed in economy, culture and education. .

In this way, since Beizhili had a large number of newly built schools and better remuneration, as soon as the policy of the North-South Ranking Examination came out, it attracted scholars and teachers from other northern regions such as Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong.

Under this siphon effect, Beizhili's culture and education soon began to expand rapidly from paper data.

And what is the level of culture and education in Southern Zhili in recent years?

The answer is to basically stand still. The confusion in the ideological circles has led to serious internal strife in the scholars, and they are verbally criticizing each other. Moreover, the schools in Jiangnan have long been saturated, and there is basically no increase.

In this way, multiplied by the balance coefficient, a situation of "actually not exceeded but exceeded on paper" is achieved.

Now South Zhili is slightly ahead of North Zhili in terms of overall data, but it is by no means irreparable.

What Yao Guangxiao said before leaving was correct.

The only chance to win is to develop northern industry.

Although it is only a few months, it is not impossible.

North Zhili has a complete industrial base, and all the technologies found in South Zhili are basically available here, including steelmaking, fertilizers, glass and other industrial sectors. Moreover, due to the war, North Zhili has a large number of military workshops. To produce firearms, gunpowder, armor, crossbows and other supplies.

However, Jiang Xinghuo still had an important question to ask Zhu Gaoxu.

Jiang Xinghuo turned to face Zhu Gaoxu. At this moment, his eyes were deep and sharp, as if he could see through people's hearts: "What I want to ask is, you have always regarded yourself as a general. Now, are you ready to become a prince? "

Becoming a prince does not mean becoming an emperor.

In fact, there is still a long way to go from prince to emperor, especially under Zhu Di's nose.

This is not Jiang Xinghuo's random imagination, but a fact.

In Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, Zhu Gaochi won the competition and became the crown prince, but Zhu Gaochi's position as crown prince was not secure at all.

Not only did Zhu Di not place Zhu Gaoxu, who was named the King of Han, in his fief, but he kept him with him at all times, and even tacitly allowed Zhu Gaoxu to cultivate power in the temple.

In this way, Han King Zhu Gaoxu and his forces, with Zhu Di's acquiescence and connivance, continued to attack the East Palace.

Zhu Gaochi's position as the crown prince is not stable at all, and he has to do things carefully. Even so, once he makes a mistake, most of the officials in the East Palace around him will be sent to prison for "ineffective assistance to the crown prince", which is used to weaken Zhu Gaochi's wings. , for example, Yang Pu was imprisoned for ten years and was not released until Zhu Di died.

Because of this, under this long-term high pressure, Zhu Gaochi died after only ten months as emperor.

So even if Zhu Gaoxu has a great advantage now, if he is established as the crown prince and becomes the prince, will it be stable?

Jiang Xinghuo referred to the history of his previous life and his understanding of Zhu Di, and came up with a very pessimistic answer.

- Completely unstable.

And contrary to imagination, Zhu Gaoxu will be suppressed even more severely in the long term.

The reason is not difficult to guess, because Zhu Gaoxu, who had great influence on the army, became the crown prince and posed a greater threat to Zhu Di's throne.

The prince and the emperor, except for a few examples such as Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, basically cannot win together.

And in history, especially for the emperor immediately, needless to say, it is not uncommon for his son to kill me and seize power?

Just during the Anshi Rebellion, there were two pairs, An Lushan and An Qingxu, and Shi Siming and Shi Chaoyi.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo can be sure that after Zhu Gaoxu becomes the crown prince, Zhu Di will definitely use it to his death while suppressing him from time to time.

And in order to check and balance Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaochi may not be sent to a local or overseas place to become a vassal king, but will still maintain the current structure.

In this way, Zhu Di could sit on the high throne and watch his two sons with their own shortcomings fighting each other. In this way, his throne was stable.

Yao Guangxiao even had a guess that the important reason why Zhu Di released Zhu Gaosui overseas so easily was that Zhu Gaosui had a good relationship with Zhu Gaojiu. Once Zhu Gaosui was established as the crown prince, Zhu Di would not be able to make Zhu Gaosui the prince. The prince, who still had a small-scale secret information and palace guards, asked him to come together with Zhu Gaoxu.

Otherwise, the combination of military power, intelligence, and guards will easily lead to the next Xuanwu Gate Incident, and Zhu Di will end up like Li Yuan.

Therefore, even if Zhu Gaochi becomes the crown prince, I am afraid that the existing temple structure will not change too drastically, and Zhu Di will still choose to retain Zhu Gaochi's power.

So having said that, with Zhu Gaoxu's mentality, can he withstand the pressure brought by the position of prince?

Zhu Gaoxu was also slightly startled. He did not expect that the teacher would raise this question at this time.

He was silent for a moment, then looked up at the bright moon in the night sky and took a deep breath.

"Mr. Jiang."

Zhu Gaoxu's voice was low and firm: "As a general, I can charge into battle without fear, but becoming a prince means taking on heavier responsibilities. This is not just a personal matter, there are many people who share weal and woe with me. .”

"To be honest, I'm not ready to become a prince, but there's no turning back."

Yes, there is no turning back for Zhu Gaoxu.

In the battle for the crown prince, only one person can win.

The losers will have almost no chance.

If Zhu Gaochi wins, can Zhu Gaoxu survive Zhu Gaochi to death and become emperor?

The answer is basically impossible.

Because the succession to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, according to the patriarchal system, has never been from brother to brother, but from father to son after death.

Even if Zhu Gaochi died in the throne of the prince, Zhu Zhanji would be the grandson. When Zhu Di died, he would directly step over Zhu Gaoxu and inherit the throne.

This is the same logic as Zhu Yunwen's ascension to the throne.

If according to the rules of brotherhood, Zhu Di tortured his three brothers to death in the last years of Hongwu, why did he become emperor before it was Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to die?

If there was such a good thing, why did Zhu Di launch the Jingnan Campaign after a narrow escape?

Therefore, we can only fight for the crown prince.

Jiang Xinghuo listened to Zhu Gaoxu's answer quietly, with no expression on his face.

But when he saw the determination in Zhu Gaoxu's expression, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Jiang Xinghuo finally spoke: "The matters in the court are complicated, but as long as you stick to your heart, you will definitely be able to find your own path. Since you are ready, let me give you a final helping hand."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu became more determined.

"May I ask Mr. Jiang what's the plan?"

Jiang Xinghuo explained to him: "Now these aspects, agriculture and economy cannot be changed in a short time. Culture and education have basically entered a saturation period, so only two aspects can win in the short term."

"The first aspect is to expand industrial production capacity. The industrial production capacity here includes both the steel industry, which has a sound foundation in the north, and the chemical industry. The current chemical industry basically only consists of fertilizers and gunpowder. Next, I will guide you to produce Nitrocellulose explosive made from a mixture of acid and cotton.”

The index weight coefficient of iron production is very low, because the Ming Dynasty has always been able to refine iron for one year and cannot use it up for three years.

But steel output is different. Steel can be used to make armor and weapons, and it is also the most important raw material for guns and artillery. Therefore, in the entire indicator system, steel output is an indicator with a very high weight coefficient.

The index weight coefficient of explosives in industrial products is not high, but it is not low either. Being able to produce more powerful explosives in a short time can also increase the weight.

As for why Jiang Xinghuo knew how to make nitrocellulose explosives but only took it out now, there is a reason.

The reason is simple. Nitrocellulose explosive is made from a mixture of acid and cotton. Its explosive power is two to three times greater than that of black gunpowder. Its scientific name is cellulose nitrate, formerly known as nitrocellulose and nitrocellulose.

This thing is easy to make and can be mass-produced quickly. It is indeed a much more powerful explosive than the current black powder. It is very useful at this time to boost production and increase indicator data.

The reason why Jiang Xinghuo didn't take it out before was that it couldn't be used in the military and was extremely unsafe.

Although nitrocellulose explosive is more powerful than black powder, its detonation speed is too fast, even faster than picric acid. Once this thing is used for military purposes, the firearm will almost 100% explode.

It cannot be used for military purposes, but can it be used for civilian purposes?

No way, if used in a mine, everyone would be buried alive if not careful.

Because of this, Jiang Xinghuo never considered making this thing.

But now if explosives are produced just to increase the coefficient, then they can be produced in large quantities, and the worst result is that they will be left unused.

Although it is wasteful, pulling indicators is easy to use, and it is a means of blocking bugs.

"The second aspect is to use thunderous means to complete the unified payment of food for the entire Northern Zhili gentry. The resistance will definitely be high, but once it can be completed, it can also greatly increase the results and make His Majesty look at you with admiration, because this is Southern Zhili It has not been done and cannot be done.”