The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The Franji people want to reacquire silk.

Since the trade in silk, tea, and porcelain was banned in the West, tax revenue has languished.

Will the price of silk and other items increase if we re-purchase it?

Yan Chengjin always insisted that the price of silk would increase and sent Yan Song as an envoy to the sea. So far, nothing has happened, and all officials have been shaken.

Jiang Mian stared at the wooden box and asked, "Is this sent by the Franji people?"

Although Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were not interested in things.

At this moment, they gathered around.

"This thing is called a pendulum. It can tell the time. There is one in Yan Qing's house, right?" Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly and said, "There is a Zhengde clock."

The faces of the Supreme Emperor and the princes trembled slightly, and they couldn't help but feel a little angry. This matter was not mentioned in front of the princes.

"What's the cost?"

Baiguan's mind became active.

How much efficiency can be gained in one day without looking at a sundial? Not too confused.

"You need to ask Xie Pi, I don't know how to waste money."

It has been three years, and Yan Chengjin only keeps grudges in his mind, but does not keep accounts. Yan Chengjin has no idea about numbers.

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi was slightly disappointed.

The princes looked at the mahogany and bronze firearm again.

Li Dongyang frowned slightly. There was no spring steel wheel on the firearm, and there was a stone on the jaws.

Liu Jing, the new Minister of Industry, asked worriedly: "How powerful are firearms?"

"Flanji said that the speed and accuracy of loading gunpowder can hurt people within a hundred steps, which is far better than a fire blunderbuss." Xiao Jing bowed and said carefully.

The imperial fire gun can penetrate light armor within thirty steps and kill people within fifty steps.

Beyond fifty steps, it was difficult to even aim, and the chance of catching fire was extremely high. The Franji people were actually able to improve, and the level of craftsmanship exceeded their expectations.

Liu Jian and others frowned and became solemn.

Yan Chengjin said: "If Liangxiang is allowed to develop it, it may be possible to make such a firearm, but the law stipulates that firearms cannot be made in the workshop."

Therefore, engineers have not been allowed to study it.

When science was introduced into the West during the heyday of the Renaissance, a butterfly effect would definitely occur.

The improvement of muskets in the West was originally a matter of ten or twenty years, but it seems that it was brought forward due to the butterfly effect.

Liu Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, frowned slightly, "Sir Yan, engineers cannot be officials. How can such craftsmanship be controlled by the people?"

Firearms are banned in the market and cannot be opened in this case.

Once the craft of casting firearms leaks out, the surrounding tributary countries will benefit first, and it will become more difficult for the court to control it.

Yan Chengjin said: "Yes, we want to prevent it from flowing into the market, but can the Ministry of Works make it?"

Liu Jing did not dare to agree. Engineers in Liangxiang were selected for the imperial examination all the year round, and talents emerged in large numbers. Maybe there were really a few craftsmen who could do it.

If the Ministry of Works fails to do it, it will have to rely on engineers from Liangxiang.

The princes showed their thoughts.

…

Liangxiang,

Merchants walked between the official road and the market, looking at the buildings standing in the streets.

Ovais also took Franji people to stop and watch.

Rumor has it that all the ancient books in the palace are hidden in this building, and I plan to go and see it for myself.

When we arrived at the market in Liangxiang, the roads were paved with gravel and were as wide as the streets in the Portuguese royal city.

"I'm afraid I can't go in."

Those who can enter the School of Science wear blue and white clothes, and they are all Han Chinese. Ovais looked at the Dalcaro brothers next to him and said.

They agreed to make firearms and pendulums after promising the Dalcaro brothers to take them to the East to see them.

Among the Francois who were traveling with them, there were also many craftsmen with an attitude of studying abroad.

The rising Renaissance made them extremely interested in Eastern civilization.

Especially when I saw the science books brought back by the merchants.

An Oriental craze swept the West, and scholars and businessmen all wanted to come to the East to see it.

"It's dangerous overseas. We went through all the hardships to get here, but we can't go in. That's not what you said at the beginning."

The Dalcaro brothers had fiery eyes and admired Ming Dynasty's science, but they did not take Oves seriously.

Only superb academics can make them truly surrender.

Several famous craftsmen who were traveling with him were ashen-faced and wanted to go into the School of Science and the library to observe.

Owens was silent for a long time.

If the Ming Dynasty could not make such a firearm, it would turn to him. If he spoke to the Ming Dynasty court first, the negotiations would be at a disadvantage.

If the imperial court asked for firearms drawings in turn, any conditions would be easy to negotiate.

"Everyone, please be patient. Within ten days, the imperial court will send someone to discuss the matter."

The tenth day was the return time they proposed to Honglu Temple.

Except for this matter.

He wants to send the purchased goods back to Portugal, make secondary imitations, and then sell them to neighboring countries to make huge profits.

This trip to sea can make the royal family and nobles make a lot of money.

………

Fengtian Temple,

The Supreme Emperor Hongzhi hesitated.

In his mind, Liangxiang engineers have superb craftsmanship, from ships to bridges, from iron smelting to Kongming lanterns, and have a tendency to surpass the Ministry of Industry.

He took a deep, doubtful breath.

"If this thing is sent to a good country, how long will it take to make a firearm?"

The princes were stunned.

Only Wang Gong Factory can supervise the manufacture of firearms. If Liangxiang also supervises the manufacture, the safety of the people cannot be guaranteed.

But at this moment, the princes did not say anything.

Yan Chengjin did a little calculation and found that there were ready-made guns, and even the drawings were not needed.

Just make it more high-end based on the imitation.

"The shape is easy to make, but the difficult part is the ratio of materials and gunpowder. I even asked Zhang Xian."

The shape can be carved out by craftsmen.

But the gunpowder ratio is wrong, it is easy to explode and catch fire when lit, and the power is not as good as the French musket.

The retired emperor Hongzhi and the other officials had no choice but to stop asking questions. After leaving the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Houzhao followed happily, staring: "Lao Gao, who made the hanging lamp?"

The ministers passing by glanced at Zhu Houzhao, but did not say anything.

Yan Chengjin glanced at him inconspicuously, not wanting to pay attention to him, "It was the French who entered the palace today. The new emperor should settle the account himself."

This guy is a vengeful person.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned in place, his eyes flickered, and turned his head to look at Gu Dayong, "Go to the pharmacy and help me reserve a silkworm room."

Huimin Pharmacy, a silkworm room.

Ovis woke up in a daze, and the beams came into view.

He only remembered that he was hit by a stick and fainted. He must complain to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty about the public security when he had the chance.

I saw that several people next to him were wearing white clothes, covering their bodies tightly, leaving only their eyes exposed.

"You... who are you?"

How come the structure of the barbarians is different from that of Jiang Bin? Zhu Houzhao was at a loss.

Hu Dalong, who was originally arrested by Zhu Houzhao to stop the bleeding, was also shocked, as if he had opened the door to a new world.

He quickly observed carefully from the perspective of medical skills.

Ou Weishi saw a man holding a knife and walking over excitedly, and then he found that his lower body clothes had been taken off.

He was full of anger, struggled for a moment, and said: "Do you still have the king's law in your eyes?"

Gu Dayong smiled and said: "The king's law is standing in front of you, but the king's law will castrate you."

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and the knife fell.

After Ou Weishi screamed in pain, he felt that something was missing from his body, his eyes were red, and he fainted.

"Next."