Chapter 56 Times have changed
Looking at Gao Gong's wry smile, Zhu Zaijing encouraged him again: "Mr. Gao, don't worry about me. Now it seems that the initiative is not on our side, Ming Dynasty. But times have changed Changed!”
“It is an indisputable fact that the northern grasslands are barren. If the strong people on the grasslands want to stay strong, they must think of how to break through the restrictions of the Great Wall and rob our people and supplies. "
"But in the eyes of students, this situation will be reversed in the near future! The development of firearms is the trend of the times. Although the current cannons and muskets are still very ordinary, they cannot be fully developed. "But if our Ming Dynasty can pay attention to craftsmen and actively improve the quality of firearms and create new firearms, I am sure that within thirty years, Ming Dynasty will be able to take advantage of the unparalleled ones." The super weapon brought unprecedented suppression to the grassland tribes, turning them into docile sheep again.”
Zhu Zaijing's words lifted Gao Gong's spirit.
What are the firearms of the Ming Dynasty? Although Gao Gong has not actually come into contact with them, he also knows that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are not very powerful. Compared with the Yongle period, although there is progress, the progress is still not big.
Moreover, the manufacturing cost is still high, and it is still difficult to fully equip the Ming army.
But Zhu Zaijing’s words are also a bright direction for solving the problem for Gao Gong now.
As long as there is a qualitative breakthrough in the Ming Dynasty's firearms, then the problem in the north may really no longer be a problem.
Gao Gong bowed to Zhu Zaijing, "Your Majesty! Indeed, my Ming's advantage over the grassland is its firearms. If my Daming's firearms can go further and achieve new breakthroughs, no matter how fast the horses on the grassland are, they will not be able to outpace them." Projectiles!"
"I will write a memorial after I return, asking your Majesty to pay attention to the research and development of firearms and lay the foundation for the upgrading of our Daming firearms!"
When Zhu Zaijing heard Gao Gong's words, he quickly Waving his hand: "Mr. Gao, don't be impulsive. The cost of investment in firearms research and development is extremely high. Now how can the imperial court have the spare capacity to allocate large sums of expenditure to support the research and development of firearms? And not to mention His Majesty's views, even the princes of the imperial court do not I will definitely take this matter to heart.”
“According to me, the most important thing now is to buy it. Although the students are staying at home, they have heard about the adventurers from Taixi. There are new types of firearms that are different from our Ming Dynasty. If we can spend money to buy their firearms, then separate them for research, and then update them on this basis to develop new firearms belonging to our Ming Dynasty, this should be more realistic. "
"And this operation will not cost too much money. Neither your Majesty nor the princes will have much resistance."
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"So, sir, do you understand?"
After hearing this, Gao Gong's eyes suddenly lit up.
Prince Yu is right!
Isn’t it silver that the court is in short supply now? If he could come up with a low-cost and quick-effective way to improve the strength of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely gain the attention of the emperor and the approval of the court officials.
After all, no matter how ignorant and ignorant they are, at least they still have some knowledge on big things.
Moreover, the suggestion they made would not affect the current political situation, nor would it be mixed with any political opinions, so they had no reason to object.
Therefore Gao Gong also feels that Prince Yu’s suggestion is really excellent!
Gao Gong asked: "Your Majesty, does he know which firearms company in Taipei and Western China is more powerful?"
When Zhu Zaijing heard Gao Gong's words, he couldn't help but want to roll his eyes. This kind of How did he know about it?
At most, he knew that Taixi's firearms were no longer what they used to be, and had begun to surpass the development of Daming firearms. As for which company's firearms were more powerful, Zhu Zaijing's eyes were darkened. Zhu Zaijing said: "This kind of thing has to be tried. If you don't try more, how can you know which one is better? And only by trying it can we understand the gap between our Daming firearms."
“Today’s world is no longer the era of the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties. Stimulated by Eastern legends, the Thais have begun to drive small boats and go through hardships and hardships to explore for gold in the Ming Dynasty.”
< br>"Presumably, their knowledge is also growing and expanding with their own ships. Maybe they are no longer what they were before. While we can still overpower them, we will make many discoveries and It won't do any harm to our future to study their strengths."
Gao Gong also agreed with Zhu Zaijing's words. Today's world is indeed not the same as that of the Han, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties. .
Although the Han and Tang Dynasties were powerful, they were also limited. They relied on the blades of cold weapons to achieve their unparalleled prestige.
But after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, times changed.
The blades that existed in the Han and Tang dynasties also existed in the grasslands.
So the advantages that originally belonged to the Han people were offset.
Firearms appeared after the Song and Yuan Dynasties, although these firearms have not yet become mainstream.
But in the various campaigns on the grasslands since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, firearms are now the mainstay of the Ming army.
If the power of firearms can continue to become bigger and stronger, then the Ming Dynasty may not be able to sweep the world like the Han and Tang Dynasties and be as powerful as the world!
So at this moment, Gao Gong couldn't help but think that the future world might really be a world of firearms, as Zhu Zaijing predicted!
Whoever’s firearms are powerful enough will be the chosen one in the future.
Gao Gongdao: "I must concentrate on this and work hard for the benefit of our Ming Dynasty firearms."
Zhu Zaijing said: "Mr. Gao, your talent is not here, this is Once you have the right person, you only need to hand over the matter. If you focus all your energy here, won't my Ming Dynasty have one less minister to handle professional affairs? It’s fine if you have people, but it’s not necessarily a good thing to force someone to take over.”
Zhu Zaijing's words moved Gao Gong even more. If he hadn't gotten used to Zhu Zaijing's way of thinking and Zhu Zaijing's views on problems during this period, Gao Gong would not have believed that this was a thirteen-fourth-year-old man. What a year-old child can say.
Gao Gongdao: "Your Majesty taught me a lesson. I am impatient. I will never disappoint your Majesty. I will devote my whole life to the Ming Dynasty and die."
Zhu Zaijing watched. Looking at Gao Gong with such seriousness, he sighed with emotion: "Sir is really a national scholar! If His Majesty could discover your great talent as soon as possible, maybe he would be not far from the cabinet at this moment."
In fact, In the development of history, Gao Gong's talents did not enter the Jiajing Emperor's sight until the death of King Jing in the 44th year of Jiajing, and after the nearly twenty-year battle to "seize the rightful son" came to an end. Among them, he was promoted by Emperor Jiajing to the position of Minister of Rites to prepare for the future succession of Zhu Zaijing.
It can be said that in the next ten years, although Gao Gong's official career will be considered smooth, he still has no chance to participate in court secrets.
If Gao Gong can really deliver some serious memorials to Emperor Jiajing this time, maybe his fate will change a little and come into the sight of Emperor Jiajing in advance.
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It’s finished. . . Drinking makes things worse! Please take me as a warning. . . You can treat me to a drink when you have nothing to do~~~
(End of this chapter)