From Chief to Ball

In addition to the two muskets and the booklet, there are basically books written by Zhao Shizhen himself on the case table, such as "Anti-Nu Che Gun Discussion", "Miscellaneous Talks on Divine Weapons" and so on.

There is still a piece of white paper on the case table, next to it is the ink that has been grinded, and a pen is placed horizontally on the pen holder.

There is not a word on the white paper, not even a dot of ink.

Zhao Shizhen just sat quietly for a whole night.

It wasn't the first night like this.

Ever since he received the two muskets as a gift, he has often sat in the study like this for a month.

It's not that he doesn't know how to write, but he doesn't know why.

A month ago, these strange messengers sent muskets and exchanged a few words.

Zhao Shizhen knew very well why these people found him, and the musket was just to open the door to trade, at least there was a chance.I happened to be one of the few people in China who valued muskets, and finding myself was nothing more than creating some opportunities in the capital through my identity as a member of Zhongshushe.

It can be said that this is what it likes.He is also willing to be courted.

Firearms are important military weapons, and if you want to get trade from here as an entrance, it seems like a good thing to get the best of both worlds.

After just a few glances at the cast, I knew it was a good thing. It could be said that the other party found the right person they liked, but they didn't find the right person who could do it.

Zhao Shizhen is very clear about the impure purpose of these people.It is nothing more than relying on the sharpness of the firearms to attract the attention of the palace, but the real purpose is to open the market for trade.

Normally speaking, regardless of whether the purpose is pure or not, sharp firearms are always useful to Da Ming.

Once it is promoted and used in the Beijing camp, it can be a strong position to control the light.The wide frontier can be opened and folded to resist insults.The silver taels that can be saved every year and the expenses caused by some hidden deterrents add up to a few hundred thousand taels at least.

If it was a few years ago, Zhao Shizhen must have had a hot head, and he would write vigorously.

But now, he no longer dares to write, and he doesn't want to write these things anymore.

Because reality gave him a slap in the face, making him understand what the real world is.

Or maybe he knew it long ago, but just pretended not to understand.

Six years ago, he was nearly fifty years old, but he was still full of enthusiasm.

He tried to manufacture the Thunderbolt, the Peruvian Gun, improved the Anti-Captive Gun, and eagerly wrote a letter to tell the benefits of firearms.

However, it was only one month after the letter was submitted, and all kinds of ridicule and gossip filled the capital.

First, you, Zhao Shizhen, are an official who relies on heresy things like writing. What do you think you are?Xingchen.Second, you made these things just for the purpose of advancement, the purpose is not pure, villain.Third, you are a middle school scholar, you care about firearms, and you still think about building gun chariots for siege and defense. What do you want to do?

However, when everything is supported by passion, there will always be tirelessness and fear of rumors.

In the face of rumors and ridicule, Zhao Shizhen turned a deaf ear, continued to write letters, and continued to die.

Half a year later, he inspected the weapon manufacturing workshop of the Ministry of Industry and wrote another memorial.

After investigation, he found that every time the cannon was cast, the chamber would always explode during the test, and after each explosion, he could fill out a report and ask for more money.

Therefore, he believes that the reason why the cannon explodes every time it is tested is not only due to poor technology, but also due to the deliberate influence of those who made the workshop.If you don't blow it up, you can't get money. If you don't give him money, he will let the cannon blow up.As the saying goes, "necessary failure, intentional damage".

In fact, everyone knows about this, but you Zhao Shizhen wrote it and sent it up, which is clearly an enemy of everyone.

So someone warned, someone threatened.

Zhao Shizhen didn't feel ashamed at that time, so he continued to write.

Half a year later, he wrote a letter saying that according to the experience of Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others, it is best for the military to send one person to supervise the manufacture of weapons.

Because those who make weapons do not use weapons, they don't know how much harm to the morale of the army if the firearms are not made well.Furthermore, if someone supervises, some ills can also be eliminated.

In today's ordnance manufacturing, there are three companies.The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry pushed each other, and all wanted to take the opportunity to get more money.In the future, His Majesty can try to form a department of weapon manufacturing, so that it is easy to order out a family.Your Majesty, you can send one person to manage the money, and one person in the barracks to monitor, so that the bombing rate of the firecrackers will definitely increase, and the efficiency will also be improved, and the annual money will not be so much.

Once the thing written by Zhao Shizhen spread, it immediately caused an uproar, and Wanli approved and allowed him to try to make it.

Never, never, the first thing Zhao Shizhen did was to reconcile accounts.

According to the accounts, there should be 70 to 6000 taels of silver in the mansion, but the other party responded that it was only [-] taels.

Of course Zhao Shizhen didn't believe it, so he wanted to go to various relevant yamen to check, and the result can be imagined.

Zhao Shizhen is a member of Zhongshushe, and this matter was also approved by the emperor. Although the money did not match, the weapons still had to be made, so the Beijing camp sent a supervisor named He Liangchen.

Soon, He Liangchen, who was sent by the Ministry of War, was investigated first.

First, this person has a criminal record of being greedy for ink. It is ridiculous to use such a person to supervise ordnance manufacturing.

Second, how much did you, Zhao Shizhen, charge He Liangchen?Why use him?

Third, the manufacture of ordnance is the business of our Ministry of Industry. Is there no one in our Ministry of Industry?

Fourth, even if there is no one in our Ministry of Industry, is it true that everyone else in the Ministry of War is dead, and must send a person with a criminal record?

I think you, Zhao Shizhen, did not intend to make gun chariots, but have other secrets.

Not long after, the engineering department was recruited by Shen Liangchen.

Zhao Shizhen also knew that at this time, the matter should not be made a big deal, otherwise, this matter would really not be able to be done.

After being slapped fiercely, he still wrote a letter with a smile: "The engineering department is doing this for my own good. I'm afraid that if I don't know that He Liangchen has a criminal record, if there is a big problem in the future, I will be implicated."However, the use of He Liangchen by the Ministry of War is following a due process, and there is no procedural injustice nor is it unfounded.If Your Majesty interrupts the major project of making gun chariots because of this incident, I am afraid that in the future, everyone in the world will take me as a warning and never dare to do business again.If there is any responsibility, I will take on it, and if there is a problem, I will deal with it, but I must finish making the gun chariot.

When the rest of the people saw it, they never expected that there would be such shameless and unsophisticated people in this world.

Everyone thought, it seems that if you want to kill Zhao Shizhen, you really have to find a different way, and if this continues, everyone will not be able to raise money.

It's your business, Zhao Shizhen, to have the world in your heart, but you can't block our money just because you have the world in your heart, or because you saw Japanese pirates rampant in your hometown when you were young, right?

After persuasion and persuasion, after talking and talking, if you are still stubborn, then there is nothing you can do.

As a result, as soon as the case of the demon book came out, rumors began to spread: this demon book was not written by Jiao Shengguang at all, but was actually written by Zhao Shizhen, a member of Zhongshushe.

Jiao Shengguang was Ling Chi, what kind of person are you, Zhao Shizhen, who can be at ease?Are you worthy of your conscience?Can you fall asleep at night?Aren't you afraid that Jiao Shengguang will come to claim your life?Isn't it worthy of judicial justice not to delay Zhao Shizhen?

Chapter 67 The rise and fall of the world, what does it have to do with me

Yes, Zhao Shizhen couldn't sleep well after that.

Regardless of the cold, summer, autumn or winter, his room is always sealed, with a bronze mirror hanging inside, and the doors and windows are sealed tightly with mulberry paper, for fear that Jiao Shengguang will really come to claim his life, so that he is in a trance.

Jiao Shengguang was lingchied, slashed by lingchi.

At that time, the rumors had not yet come out, and many people in the capital witnessed the Ling Chi, the executioner carefully cut off every piece of meat with a knife, the scene was like purgatory.

Zhao Shizhen had witnessed the Ling Chi, and seen the fear and anxiety in Jiao Shengguang's eyes, as well as a trace of resentment, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to yell out this resentment.