Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

Xu Yulanfang and Chang Buzhouzheng led the entire regiment to conduct various military trainings. When they saw Zhu Youjian entering the camp from a distance, they quickly ordered the training to stop and everyone gathered to welcome the emperor for review.

Zhu Youjian nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the soldiers who were sweating profusely from training and whose uniforms were soaked with sweat, but with their heads held high and their chests held high, looking energetic, energetic and high-spirited.

He came over to supervise the training whenever he had time. Needless to say, all the soldiers in the regiment had been training for several months. Xu Yu, Lan Fang, and Chang Buzhou had just joined in, and they were also regimental commanders. They all had strict requirements on themselves. , trained hard and performed very well, which also impressed the entire regiment.

Let me ask you, is there any army commander in the world who, like an ordinary soldier, participates in various basic military trainings with the soldiers, not to mention his outstanding performance, and even eats and lives with the soldiers? Who does not admire and admire him?

Zhu Youjian was equally satisfied. He saw the hard work and dedication of Xu Yu, Lan Fang, and Chang Buzhou, and he also saw a lot of changes in the three of them.

If nothing unexpected happens, the three of them will be the first batch of future generals in the Ming Dynasty's new army.

With Xu Yu, Lan Fang, and Chang Buzhou personally leading the training, Zhu Youjian felt relieved. After having lunch with the soldiers in the military camp, he went to his Royal Arsenal and the Academy of Military Science.

In the arsenal, skilled workers are working hard. Those who smelt iron ore, smelt steel, cast molds, make embryos, and drill gun barrels are all very busy. Although the work is busy and people are tired, everyone has a smile on their face. Xanadu smiled happily.

The treatment of the technical workers in the Royal Arsenal was so good that it was enviable. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was the first conscience factory in the Ming Dynasty. It made all the poor people working in the factory eager to join the factory.

But not everyone can get in if they want to. You have to go through a series of assessments, and you may be admitted only after passing the test. Of course, if you have a skill, it will be easier to get into the factory, and you can even choose a job that is easy and pays well.

Old ideas and concepts passed down for thousands of years, those craftsmen with various unique skills are not valued at all, their remuneration is not high, and their social status is low. Many craftsmen can barely make ends meet based on their skills.

As a time-traveler, Zhu Youjian knew very well that science and technology were the primary productive forces, and scientific researchers were treasures, so he naturally treated them like treasures.

Of course, it is difficult to overthrow old ideas and traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years all at once. You can only do it step by step, slowly influencing people and slowly changing their minds. New things will naturally be gradually adopted. People accepted it.

Although the arsenal has added several musket production lines, the output still does not meet Zhu Youjian's requirements. However, he is not in a hurry or pressing it. At least the current output is enough to equip an army of 50,000 people.

The reason why Zhu Youjian was not in a hurry or urged was because the matchlock gun with a front-loaded ammunition was too backward. For a time-traveler from a high-tech society, he could not tolerate the use of an elite army trained by himself. This primitive level of crappy weapon.

Since he can't tolerate it, he can only research and create. Although he cheats in all kinds of ways, his golden finger is not omnipotent. He really doesn't understand anything about complicated high-tech stuff like firearms. I just read the history of the development of guns on Du Niang.

The bamboo-tube musket is the originator in the history of firearms development. In the 14th century, the musket appeared, the matchlock gun appeared in the 15th century, the musket appeared in the 16th century, the percussion gun appeared in the early 19th century, and the metal gun appeared in the middle of the 19th century. The cartridge case is fixedly loaded and then loaded with a striker gun. Magazine guns appeared in the second half of the 19th century, and automatic firearms appeared at the end of the 19th century. They have a development history of more than 600 years.

Zhu Youjian didn't understand firearms, but he knew its development history. He only needed to guide the general direction and avoid detours. The rest was up to the old craftsmen who were proficient in firearms.

Well, he admits, he's not a fan of the word expert.