Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 354 Zhu Yuanzhang: I will obey Xiong Ying's orders!

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's puzzled expression.

Guo Zhen immediately smiled and explained, "Your Majesty, this is not a musket, but a more powerful firearm, created by the Crown Prince, who named it the flintlock gun."

"This flintlock musket does not require an open flame to ignite; it can be fired simply by filling it with gunpowder and iron bullets. It has a longer range, greater accuracy, and greater power."

"And this bow is also remarkable. It's called a composite bow, and its power is comparable to a five-stone bow, yet it can be drawn easily, even by a child."

"These have all been tested in the military camp, and they are all powerful weapons."

Listen to this.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao exchanged a glance, their doubts growing even stronger.

"Is there really such a divine weapon? And it doesn't even need an open flame to light the musket?"

"Is the draw weight of this compound bow really that easy?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

"Please, Your Majesty, give it a try."

Guo Zhen replied respectfully.

See this.

Zhu Yuanzhang also stood up out of curiosity, walked directly to the box containing the composite bow, and picked it up.

Then draw the bow directly.

He was immediately astonished when he easily drew the bowstring to a full moon.

"Does this really have the power of a five-stone bow?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

"emperor."

"It's true."

"I, along with many other generals, witnessed it with our own eyes," Guo Zhen affirmed.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking and picked up the flintlock pistol again.

Looking at the structure above, although it still looks like a long-handled musket, the core seems to be completely different.

"All right."

"Just back off."

"We understand."

After a moment's thought, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand at Guo Zhen.

"My minister retire."

Guo Zhen respectfully agreed, instructed his two subordinates to place the box on the table in the main hall, and then withdrew.

After the outsiders were gone.

"Biao'er."

"Now we are increasingly grateful." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the two weapons and uttered an indescribable sigh.

Listen to this.

Zhu Biao seemed to understand something and laughed, "Father is glad that Xiong Ying was found!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought.

"The improved cannons can explode, their shells scattering for several meters."

"This is a flintlock musket and a composite bow."

"Each one of them can be called a divine weapon, and each one can be used to arm the army, which will greatly enhance the army's combat power."

"Especially those new cannons, if they were truly deployed into the army, what army in the world could rival them?" Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

"indeed."

"What Guo Zhen said was truly shocking."

"Xiong Ying is not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, but also so proficient in all of them," Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"Do not."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, then said, "What we're trying to say is..."

"Luckily we found him."

"Otherwise, with his abilities, I reckon our Ming Dynasty would really have perished after only three generations."

“This kid has always had his sights set on the world. If we hadn’t recognized him, he probably would have really established a country outside of the Ming Dynasty. Once we die and you are gone, the Ming Dynasty would probably cease to exist.”

"These divine weapons are meant to deal with my Great Ming Dynasty."

"Thank goodness!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction, Zhu Biao smiled.

"father."

"There aren't that many lucky breaks."

“Now that Xiong Ying is back, there will be no more surprises,” Zhu Biao replied.

"Yes."

"That's something to be thankful for."

"Thank goodness."

"Otherwise, who in the Ming Dynasty will be able to stop Xiong Ying?"

"Fortunately, they are our own people." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

Obviously.

These weapons had a profound impact on Zhu Yuanzhang. As someone who rose from humble beginnings, he deeply understood the importance of weapons on the battlefield. Therefore, after establishing the Ming Dynasty, he vigorously promoted the development of firearms.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Ming Dynasty's firearms were the best in the world.

era.

It's no longer the era of cold weapons, but firearms.

At this moment!

"Your Majesty, Prince."

"The Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue request an audience."

Yun Qi reported respectfully.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang snapped out of his daze and immediately said.

echoed.

Qin Da and Yu Xin entered the Wenyuan Pavilion at the same time.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince."

The two bowed deeply and shouted.

"No need for formalities," Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, then looked at the two men and said, "What is it you wish to report?"

"Return to the Emperor."

"His Highness the Crown Prince has entrusted important matters to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works."

"Therefore, I and Minister Yu have come to report this," Qin Da said respectfully.

"Speak," Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"It concerns matters related to the Ministry of Revenue."

"His Highness the Crown Prince has sent the method for refining fine salt and all the salt-making artisans from his residence to the Ministry of Revenue. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will primarily rely on the fine salt produced by the Crown Prince to sell to all the people of the land," Yu Xin said respectfully.

"This is a good thing."

"The fine salt is purer than the refined salt produced by our imperial court, and contains no impurities."

"To promote this to all people is a great benefit to the nation," Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

“But the Crown Prince said that in the future, fine salt will only be charged three times the price of coarse salt when sold to the public. You know, this fine salt is even more refined and better than the refined salt specially made by our court.” Yu Xin said with trepidation.

"Coarse salt being sold to the public at three times its value?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat stunned.

“Exactly.” Yu Xin nodded.

"What else did the Crown Prince say?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The Crown Prince said that although salt tax is one of the sources of national revenue, salt is meant to benefit all people and is a necessity for their livelihood. Therefore, the price should not be too high or excessive," Yu Xin said respectfully.

"What is the cost of refining this fine salt?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

“The Crown Prince said that the refining cost is lower than that of coarse salt,” Yu Xin replied.

"Then what else is there to say?"

"It's cheaper to refine than coarse salt, and even if it's sold at three times the price of coarse salt, you can still make a lot of money."

"The Crown Prince is right."

"This fine salt should benefit all the people; we have no objection." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded immediately without much thought.

"I understand."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had nodded in agreement, Yu Xin naturally didn't say anything more.

After all.

Considering the costs, it's still possible to make a considerable profit, which is indeed a blessing.

"Let's start playing, Your Majesty."

"The Crown Prince ordered the Ministry of Works to abolish and merge the Baoyuan Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, and established the Military Industry Workshop, which was headed by Prince Ning."

"Except."

"The Crown Prince also appointed His Highness Prince Xiang to serve as Lord Zhao's deputy at the Royal Bank," Qin Da respectfully reported.

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows twitched, and a smile appeared on his face.

Obviously.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very pleased that Zhu Ying appointed his own son, because at least Zhu Ying, after regaining his memory, was still able to use people he had once trusted.

"Since the Crown Prince has made the decision, then everything shall be implemented in accordance with the Crown Prince's national policy."

"From now on, you don't need to report every little thing. Just write to us or the Crown Prince and that will be enough."

"The future Ming Dynasty will belong to our grandson, and that will not change."

"His national policy is the future national policy of the Ming Dynasty."

"If there is a mistake, we will correct it."

Zhu Yuanzhang spoke very seriously to Qin Da and Yu Xin.

This directly expressed his attitude.

Hear this!

The two ministers immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, we obey the decree." "Very well."

"Go and help the Crown Prince govern."

"Now that the Ming Dynasty is even stronger under the policies of the Grandson, we believe that his subsequent policies will surely achieve even greater results," Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

"I accept the decree."

The two bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew.

"Biao'er."

"That U.A. kid is really something."

"No wonder you kept the twelfth and seventeenth princes before, not bad." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed excitedly.

"father."

“U.A. isn’t the kind of person who truly disregards family ties; those who fall into his hands are simply asking for it.”

"Could there be some injustice involved?" Zhu Biao chuckled lightly.

He used to defend his younger brothers, but now he's seen through it all—defending them is a joke.

Everything revolves around his son's future.

This is the root.

He would never allow his relationship with his son to sow discord between them; that would be a foolish thing to do.

At this moment!

"Your Majesty."

"Commander Jiang Huan requests an audience."

Yun Qi respectfully reported.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression turned cold again.

next moment.

Jiang Huan strode into the main hall and knelt down respectfully to pay his respects: "Your subject greets Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand: "What is it?"

"Reporting to the Emperor."

"The spy that Lü Ben left behind has been found."

"He has now been imprisoned in the Embroidered Uniform Guard prison," Jiang Huan reported respectfully.

"Where was it found? How does that old man intend to take revenge?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked immediately.

"Return to the Emperor."

"That mastermind is the former steward of Lü Ben's mansion and a group of unregistered assassins. They want to create smallpox again, just like in the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign, to disrupt our Great Ming Dynasty," Jiang Huan replied immediately.

Upon hearing this...

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's expressions also turned grim.

"Damn it."

"Asshole."

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his fist on the table and cursed angrily.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard has already captured all of these people, and all the smallpox they obtained has been burned," Jiang Huan replied immediately.

“Slay these bastards by a thousand cuts, so they will regret ever being born.”

"Those with families should have their families buried with them."

“They are not worthy of being human,” Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly.

now.

He was clearly genuinely angry.

Using an epidemic as revenge, if it really spreads, will cause the deaths of tens of thousands of households.

This is a grave sin.

A sin that will be remembered for eternity.

"I accept the decree."

“I will make those bastards suffer endless pain and die, and I will also make their families die in agony in front of them,” Jiang Huan replied immediately.

"You did a good job this time."

"We've recorded your merits."

"All the Jinyiwei officers involved in this matter will be rewarded with a year's salary," Zhu Yuanzhang said to Jiang Huan.

Hear this!

Jiang Huan immediately bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness."

……

The Crown Prince's Residence!
He had just returned from the military camp not long ago.

"Your Highness."

"The Duke of Liang and the Duke of Wei have arrived and request an audience with the Crown Prince."

Liu Lei entered the hall and reported.

"These guys seem to have heard the news."

Zhu Ying was not at all surprised to hear that these generals had come to visit.

Although the military camp experiment was conducted in secrecy, one should never underestimate the intelligence network of the Huaixi generals.

Guo Zhen was the commander of the Imperial Guards, but he was also a general under the Huaixi Army.

in history.

Why were the generals of Huaixi purged?

Ultimately, it was because Zhu Yunwen couldn't control them, and he eliminated them all.

"Xuan."

Zhu Yingyi waved his hand.

"Yes."

Liu Lei immediately withdrew.

Not a moment.

Lan Yu, Chang Mao, and other generals from Huaixi.

Even Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong came.

Now that the land tax reform has been successfully implemented throughout the Ming Dynasty, and the troop deployment in various places has been completed, their original troop deployment tasks in various places have been completed, and naturally they all belong to Yingtian.

"Your subject pays respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."

After the generals entered the hall, they immediately bowed in respect.

"Alright, we're all family, no need to be so formal."

Zhu Ying raised his hand and said calmly.

Listen to this.

The generals all wore smiles, clearly pleased with Zhu Ying's words "one of their own."

"Yongying."

"We heard that you just went to the Imperial Guard camp to test some new weapons. They are incredibly powerful and can be described as divine weapons."

As the most senior among them, Lan Yu naturally asked the question immediately.

"My great-uncle is truly amazing. I've only been back for less than an hour and you already know about it."

"If the old man knew you were so well-informed, he'd probably give you a dressing down again," Zhu Ying said with a smile, his tone slightly teasing.

Hearing this, Lan Yu gave an awkward smile, but he was naturally not afraid at the moment and immediately said, "Anyway, with Xiong Ying here, if the Emperor wants to arrest me, Xiong Ying, you can protect me."

"Hahaha."

Seeing Lan Yu's nonchalant attitude, Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, as long as you don't rebel or commit heinous crimes, I will protect you."

this sentence.

This filled the generals in the hall with an indescribable sense of emotion and reassurance.

"Yongying."

"We will follow you to the death and expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Lan Yu also became serious at this moment, said loudly, and bowed.

"We are the same."

"I will certainly not let Your Highness down."

The generals immediately echoed this sentiment.

"Come on."

Zhu Ying smiled and waved his hand: "Speak your mind, or shut up."

Lan Yu immediately came to her senses: "Xiong Ying."

"When will those powerful weapons be able to arm the entire army?"

"I've heard that the new type of cannon, no, the Red Coat Cannon, is incredibly powerful, with a range of over 150 zhang, and the shells that explode create huge craters several zhang in size."

"If this were used to arm the entire army and replace the original cannons, our Ming army would truly be unstoppable."

Say this.

The generals inside the hall also became eager.

"It will take time to mass-produce the Red Cannon, and it will take even longer to deploy it."

"However, high-explosive shells can be manufactured first and distributed to the entire army."

"Although the original cannons of my Great Ming Dynasty did not have the range of the Red Coat Cannons, they could still use explosive shells, and their power was equally astonishing," Zhu Ying said with a smile.

"Great."

"If we had enough replacement shells, the fighting strength of our Ming army could be increased several times over," Lan Yu said, deeply moved.

"Your Highness."

Xu Huizu spoke slowly, with a thoughtful expression: "Is Your Highness preparing to reform the military?"

This question.

This caused a chill to run through the hearts of all the generals in the hall, who all turned to look at Zhu Ying.

……

(End of this chapter)