New Shun 1730

"Long live, do you want to go in and take a look?"

The attendants saw the emperor standing in a daze at the gate, thinking that Marquis Jing must have been away for several years, and now he was about to return. The emperor's favor was so deep that he could not help but miss him when he saw things.

This is the right time to mention something.

The emperor was slightly startled, but he didn't actually want to come in and take a look. Nowadays, the interior has not yet been built, and the style is not so gorgeous. Excellent practical experts have not filled the period. It is really meaningless to just look at the architecture and gardens.

However, although it has not been completed, many craftsmen from Weihai have moved here. Liu Yu can be regarded as showing that he has not secretly tinkered with any weapons.

In recent years, the military reform has produced many new types of firearms, most of which are prototypes saved by craftsmen in Weihai.

Real but not flashy.

For example, in the Emperor's Forbidden Palace, there are several air pump guns that shoot quickly and steadily. However, the craftsmen here in Weihai do not imitate, and they definitely produce on a large scale. Instead, they either produce imitation brown basses or the French 1728 infantry model, which is far inferior to those air pump guns.

The emperor has visited the Beijing camp several times in the past few years. The firearms formation has gradually been developed, and he has seen many muskets and artillery, all of which originated from this. Now that the Dashun Army has been reformed, it seems that it is time to go and see it.

Thinking of this, when the eunuch said this again, he said: "Okay, let's go in and have a look. The craftsmen raised by Marquis Jing have contributed a lot to the country. I am also curious about what they have been busy with in the past few years."

"Before Marquis Whale left, he arranged for them to live here and begged me not to allow others to harass him. Marquis Whale likes strange skills and is suspicious of ingenious things. It is not difficult to fly into the sky. I am also really curious about what is going on here. do what?"

The eunuch didn't know what was going on inside. Fortunately, the leader of the craftsmen was waiting here, so he called over.

After prostrating again, the leader of the craftsmen did not dare to raise his head and knelt on the ground, waiting for questions.

The emperor didn't ask, he just said: "Get up now. When the Academy of Sciences was first built, Marquis Jing first placed some houses here and built some machines."

"Some people have long said that there is black smoke billowing here, and there are many rumors, saying that this is not the place where corpses are made? I originally agreed to the Jinghou, but no one dared to touch it. I don't believe those rumors in the market, but I am also curious, so I should go and take a look. ”

"Since it is said to be an academy of sciences, I have also studied the Elements of Geometry and Algebara since I was a child. I think I can understand it."

The leader of the craftsmen stood up tremblingly. He was not a technical worker, but a management position, and it was a full-time management position. Liu Yu arranged for him to be in charge of logistics and communication in the capital.

In fact, he didn't understand much, so he had to say: "Go back to Your Majesty. The common people are far less intelligent and knowledgeable than Your Majesty. In the words of Marquis Jing, the common people are food and grass officials, only responsible for logistics. The common people don't know about those technical things."

The emperor glanced at the leader of the craftsmen and said with a smile: "That's amazing! Anyone who can be trusted by the Marquis of Whales and is in charge of money and food must be capable. You, the food and grass official, only use his money, so I don't feel bad. But. I wonder how much I have spent on all these exquisite utensils in the past few years since Marquis Jing left."

"Back to Your Majesty, if it's a real number, it's not much. But if it's a total number, it's a bit too much. There are many technical things that ordinary people don't understand. The Whale Lord has always rewarded you generously. Whether the reward can be rewarded depends on the Whale Lord's return. If you add the ones declared now The reward is probably more than one hundred thousand taels. The Jinghou said... Some people like hunting, some people like prostitution, and some people like silk and satin. He likes this thing, so he bought a horse. "

The emperor had heard similar words countless times. In fact, I was both happy and unhappy.

Fortunately, there are many ways to use the internal funds. If you really let yourself spend it... it's easy to say that it costs ten thousand or eight thousand.

But I have long heard that Liu Yu is willing to spend money on this kind of thing. He claims that technological progress is made by throwing money. An uneconomical way to throw away money.

Spending tens of thousands of flowers easily made the emperor feel sick. Of course the emperor would be happy if he didn't use internal funds.

But while I was happy, I was also unhappy.

The emperor knew that Liu Yu liked to argue with others in court, but only if he felt that the matter was not too shocking.

The emperor was not blind, and Liu Yu had always avoided technological advances that might cause social unrest. How could the emperor not see the beauty of these exquisite things?

It's just that Liu Yu never fought for the government's money in this matter. What this means is that Liu Yu feels that most of the people in the court are stupid about this matter and there is no way they can support it.

The emperor felt very unhappy: In your eyes, the heroes of the world who were selected by me either through Wude Palace or through imperial examinations are all stupid?

Liu Yu's style has always been like this. Whenever he feels there is hope, he will argue with reason, even if he doesn't hesitate to make a big fuss and blast the cannon in the court. But if you don't argue and do it secretly, you feel that what you think is right, but others cannot support it.

This did not happen once or twice. The emperor had beaten him before and told him not to "cut first and report later". If he did not do it, he would force the court's policy - there are all heroes in the court. They are not so stupid. Why do you think your If many ideas are right, why won’t others support them?

This time, it’s okay, instead of killing it first and playing it later, it becomes a private matter using the excuse “Some people like hunting, some people like prostitution, and some people like silk and satin. He just likes this thing, so he just buys a horse.” I spent my own money to "sex a prostitute", just for fun, it's none of your business?

This is a complete disbelief that the court will invest money, or that there is no belief that anyone in the court will support it.

The emperor sipped his teeth lightly and said to himself, "If you are not short of money, then you won't say anything. But if you are short of money, I'm afraid I won't be as rich as I am now."

Then he said half-jokingly: "He made a good comparison. Hey...it's the same as a prostitute? Just for fun?"

"Well, even prostitutes are divided into three, six, and nine grades. Some of them can make the prince spend thousands of dollars, and some can only give you thirty-fifty taels of silver. But I don't know that the one that the King of Whales values ​​the most and is most willing to spend money on is, Which one is it? Just lead the way and I’ll go and see.”

The leader of the craftsmen quickly got up, carefully followed the roadside, and led the imperial driver to a small courtyard in the deepest part.

Before I even entered, I saw black smoke billowing inside and a pungent smell of coal smoke. The emperor had never seen coal before. Although he had heard of it, he didn't know that the pungent smell was coal smoke. He thought that there seemed to be a smell of sulfur and saltpeter. Could it be that our empire needs another elite weapon?

The accompanying attendants had already gone in to make announcements, and the technicians inside knelt at the door to greet him. They shouted long live, and the emperor also left the car. When he walked to the door and looked inside, he couldn't help but feel even more strange.

The yard inside is huge.

The fine iron was shaped into parallel sticks and spread all over the yard, like a spider web.

Beside the yard, there was a pile of coal, as dark as a hill.

There were a lot of strange-looking cars stacked on parallel iron bars like spider webs, with their wheels stuck on those iron bars.

There were several rumbling machines in the distance, and those rumbling machines emitted bursts of smoke.

The emperor didn't know why, but he felt a little disappointed. He thought it would be some kind of weapon, but now it seems that it is unlikely to be a weapon.

Speaking of which, the emperor had seen a lot of Liu Yu's stuff. Be it hot air balloons or bronze cannons, they are all used in war.

What is this thing for?

After asking everyone to stand up, the emperor pointed to the man leading the way and said to everyone: "He said he is the grain and grass officer. Then which of you is the tactical staff officer?"

After the military reform, some words have become popular. When the emperor said this, someone came out and said, "Your Majesty, I am in charge of technology here."

He used the word "minor" instead of "minor". The emperor asked curiously: "Where are you from?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen was in charge of boring and cannons back then, and Marquis Jing asked the court to award him a reward. Therefore, Wei Chen has a ninth-grade official status and is attached to the Workers' Government."

"That's it. The new cannons in recent years can be said to be the result of you and others. The imperial court will not treat you badly. A few days ago, when I inspected the Beijing camp, I felt that your contribution was not well rewarded. It's just these things, Who deserves the credit? I also need Marquis Jing to come back. I will ask more details to avoid omissions."

The emperor said casually and knew the merits of these people. At this time, he only talked about rewards, but he also knew that he could not give random rewards. He had to wait for Liu Yu to come back, lest the merits would not be rewarded, but a good thing would turn into a bad thing.

Liu Yu acted in accordance with the rules and regulations and followed the procedures of the six governments. For a craftsman with no background, it would be a big deal to be a ninth-grade craftsman.

The ninth rank is an official, and there are also officials below. If you can get to the ninth rank, you have broken away from the status of officials and craftsmen and become an official. Although it is the size of sesame seeds and mung beans, in the words of those noble sons and daughters in the capital, if you don't do it for free, you can't afford to disgrace that person.

The emperor had other thoughts in mind, and what he just said was not entirely the temporary expression of a political animal. But learning about the development of European artillery, the improvement of the level of European land warfare, and the emphasis on cannon casting in Europe made the emperor feel a little uncomfortable.

The Mongols were barbarians, and they even knew that old Awadin, who was good at forging cannons or making siege weapons, would be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. This group of people from the Celestial Dynasty built a boring machine, which greatly improved the quality of cannons and granted them a ninth-grade title... The emperor thought to himself, even if Liu Yu spends a lot of money to support him, these people don't care about their salary, otherwise Europe If someone makes a price, will these people run away?

In the past, there was nowhere to go in the world. It's no use going there.

Now, you can run away, and if you run away, you may become famous.

Liu Yu asked Kuai Ma to send the report back, and talked about the issue of technical protection, especially introducing the system of prohibiting craftsmen from going abroad in Britain and France, and also talked about the importance they attached to craftsmen - the patent system.

Liu Yu knew that patents were not practical in Dashun for the time being. So he also said that Handan's toddlers are prone to troubles if they don't learn to walk well. It is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions and improve the treatment of some skilled craftsmen according to the characteristics of Dashun.

It's not just about money, the culture here in Dashun has its own "fame" attribute, and reputation must also keep up.

But the emperor was also in a dilemma. As for the Academy of Sciences, he had already told Liu Yu that the academicians of the Academy of Sciences must be lower than Confucian doctors, and they could only be ranked in the fifth grade. It can't be any higher. What's the point of being higher? There are words of sages but they are not used, but these people with little knowledge are allowed to dominate the people who spread the words of sages. This is a political correctness issue in Dashun, and it cannot be easily touched.

According to the emperor's opinion, academicians of the Academy of Sciences are proficient in knowledge. You can't bring craftsmen to such a high level, right?

I thought that the ninth grade was a bit low, but there were many concerns and political correctness, so it couldn't be too high. How to choose, we still have to wait until Liu Yu comes back - what the emperor was thinking about, Liu Yu said that this was his private matter, and he would pay for it himself, but what about the future?

In just over ten years, there have been too many changes, and the emperor also vaguely felt that it was no longer the kind of era that remained unchanged for five hundred years and still looked familiar after a thousand years. We still need to find ways to institutionalize and maintain it, so that people do not die and the government dies.

Especially, this person...must die earlier than me.