Chapter 173 Hu Yuancheng! The God of Ming Firearms!

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Zhu Gaoxu didn't know the little moves between Big Fatty and Husky.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

When Chen Ji and others compile the new textbooks and the Ministry of Education is newly established, the government and the public will naturally understand what he wants to do.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu came to the war situation again to inspect the cement production work.

Although Eunuch Haishou is a piece of shit, these eunuchs are better than being obedient.

Due to the snow disaster in Shandong, Zhu Gaoxu ordered the Military War Bureau to deploy craftsmen to produce cement.

Eunuch Haishou carried out this order to the letter. At the risk of delaying the Northern Expedition military aircraft, with the help of the Ministry of Industry, he mobilized most of the craftsmen from the Military War Bureau to go to Shandong, Hebei and other hard-hit areas to produce cement. Help victims rebuild their homes.

This alone made Zhu Gaoxu's attitude towards Hai Shou change a lot.

No wonder Emperor Yongle liked to reuse eunuchs. Such smart and obedient eunuchs were much easier to use than those aloof and proud literati.

Eunuch Haishou followed Zhu Gaoxu step by step and said with a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, there is news from Shandong and Hebei. The people are full of praise for the cement of our military warfare bureau, and they are even more grateful to you, Your Majesty."

"I even heard that many people spontaneously set up longevity tablets for you at home to express gratitude for your kindness and pray for your happiness and longevity."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was a little confused.

Isn't this...not good?

If this matter falls into the ears of the boss and the princelings, they might scold him for trying to win people's hearts again.

Thinking about it, Zhu Gaoxu also sighed.

Common people are simple and honest by nature, and they will see in their eyes and remember whoever treats them well.

The only thing to blame is Zhu Gaoxu's soft-heartedness. He didn't want to see the people suffering and always wanted to do something.

"Okay, stop flattering. One thing you have to pay attention to is that the cement production process cannot be leaked yet, otherwise it will become a tool for businessmen to make money and make profits!"

Zhu Gaoxu's face straightened and he reminded him of this with a serious expression.

Cement is an artifact of construction. At this stage, it needs to be in the hands of the court to vigorously build people's livelihood development and military bases, and cannot be promoted hastily.

Eunuch Haishou nodded with deep understanding, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will certainly understand."

The cement production process is the only thing that can compete with the first game in the second game, so Eunuch Haishou naturally attaches great importance to it.

The craftsmen sent out were all old men from the Military War Bureau, and their wives, children, and children were all in the Military War Bureau. Before leaving, Eunuch Haishou personally warned them that no mistakes would be allowed.

But in this way, the second game can be regarded as allocating manpower to support the disaster area, how can it compete with the first game?

Thinking about it, Eunuch Haishou said bravely: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, the second game will not be able to compete with the first game!"

"Moreover, the main competition between the two rounds is armaments. This cement is far less important to the army than weapons and baggage..."

"Well, I understand what you mean, and I am here to solve this hidden danger today."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and waved his hand, "I have specially invited a talent. I believe you will soon have your own competitive weapon in the second game."

Eunuch Haishou was overjoyed when he heard this, and at the same time he was full of expectations for the "great talent" in the words of His Highness the King of Han.

There was a quick chat, and soon a green-robed official who was over forty years old came in.

As soon as Eunuch Haishou saw this person, a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum bloomed on his face.

"Your Majesty, Hu Yuancheng, has met His Highness the King of Han, Eunuch Haishou!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately stepped forward and helped him up with a smile.

"Meng Yuan, please get up quickly. No need to be polite. I have always wanted to see you, but it's a pity that I'm busy with trivial matters."

These words were not words for the occasion, but the true words of Prince Han.

After all, this legendary figure in front of you is no ordinary person!

Hu Yuancheng, whose original name was Li Yuancheng, was originally the eldest son of Hu Jiya, a powerful figure in Annan and the monarch of the Hu Dynasty. He served as Situ in the Chen Dynasty and Zuo Xiangguo in the Hu Dynasty.

This Hu Jisao was originally a relative of the Chen Dynasty. He then took advantage of the situation to seize power and fight against dissidents. He eventually usurped the throne of the Chen Dynasty and changed the country's name to Dayu.

To put it bluntly, this is a rebellious minister and traitor, but he is still restless. He reported to Zhu Laosi that the Chen Dynasty royal family was extinct. As a nephew, he was promoted as emperor by the ministers and asked for canonization.

Far away from home, Zhu Laosi didn't know the truth, so he directly canonized his son Hu Hancang as King of Annan.

As a result, many surviving ministers fled to the Ming Dynasty to expose this lie. Zhu Laosi sent the governor Huang Zhong to escort the fake clan member Chen Tianping back to the country and ascended the throne. As a result, Hu Jishen directly ambushed the Ming Dynasty envoy and executed Chen Tianping in Lingchi.

Hu Jiya's stupid behavior completely made Zhu Laosi furious, and he directly ordered Zhu Neng, the Duke of Chengguo, to be the general to conquer the barbarians, Xiping Hou Mu Sheng to be the left deputy general, Xincheng Hou Zhang Fu to be the right deputy general, Fengcheng Hou Li Bin to be the left deputy general, and Yunyang Bo to be the left deputy general. Chen Xu was the right-hand general and led 800,000 troops to conquer Annan.

Facing the mighty power of the Ming Dynasty, the Hu Dynasty's army completely lost its combat effectiveness. The Ming Dynasty annexed Annan, the prefecture and county, and destroyed the Hu Dynasty.

Hu Jiya, Hu Yuancheng and his son were captured and taken to the imperial capital for detention together with many civil servants and generals of the Hu Dynasty.

This was the battle of Annan that destroyed the Ming Dynasty.

Later, Hu Yuancheng was reused by the court because he was good at weapons, and Zhu Laosi ordered him to "supervise the construction of muskets, arrows, and gunpowder for the military envoy."

Even Hu Yuancheng himself was surprised, UU Reading www.uukanshu． net called it an "adventure" and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the construction of Daming firearms.

Hu Yuancheng played an indispensable role in the emergence of the Ming Dynasty Shenji Camp. He was deeply respected by the government and the public, and was known as the "God of the Ming Dynasty Firearms"!

Since then, Hu Yuancheng's official career has been very prosperous, and he has been promoted to the head of the Ministry of Industry.

Zhu Gaoxu knew that the master of weapons in front of him would sit in the high position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the future!

"Meng Yuan, I invite you here because I want to solve a difficult problem."

"My Ming iron artillery is not only very heavy, but also very easy to explode. Although the copper artillery has excellent performance, the cost is too high and cannot be mass-produced. Does Meng Yuan have a good solution to this dilemma?"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaoxu himself felt funny.

Fighting, fighting, the enemy was not even hit, and he was killed by artillery first!

Where can the soldiers go to reason with this?

Hu Yuancheng frowned and did not speak in a hurry. Instead, he inspected the entire blacksmith workshop under the leadership of Hai Shou.

After a long time, he finally said: "Your Majesty, the root of the problem lies in the iron smelting process!"

"The pig iron smelted from Ming Dynasty's iron ore and coal is extremely brittle and hard, far less tough than the iron smelted with charcoal. The cannons made from it are not only very heavy, but also have poor toughness and can easily explode!"

As soon as he said this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately understood that in the final analysis, it was because of the relatively high phosphorus and sulfur content in iron ore and coal ore that the quality of the steel produced was extremely poor!

When he restructured the Ordnance Bureau, he once mentioned improving the production methods of steel. Now, the Ordnance Bureau has built many blast furnaces for iron-making, but crucible steel-making has not yet been realized.

Now that the navy is about to go to sea to suppress bandits and conquer the Japanese country, artillery and muskets are the top priority and must be produced at full capacity.

That means that the problem of crucible steelmaking must be solved as soon as possible!

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