Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded when he saw that the artillery hit the target with such precision, and its power was more than several times stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty.

He immediately asked Zhu Tao.

"Tao'er, how can there be such a powerful cannonball? How did you do it? Whether these things can be mass-produced, as much as the father has, the price is not a problem."

Zhu Tao looked at his father Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him, and thought to himself, why is this tone exactly the same as that of his fourth cousin?
However, the fourth cousin is the head of the National Commercial Department and a sixth-rank imperial merchant, so he is naturally obliged to do this.

But Dad is the Duke of Fuguo now, so he just needs to give some suggestions. I don't think you need to know so much about military matters, so he said with a smile.

"Father, you haven't forgotten, the last time you and mother saw at my place, the yellow powder I developed is more than five times more powerful than the black powder currently equipped in the firearms of the Ming army."

Zhu Yuanzhang remembered in an instant that he had indeed seen the power of this yellow powder at that time, and he had also asked how the yellow powder was developed.

But because Zhu Tao said that if one trick is not careful, the yellow gunpowder laboratory may explode, and the entire Zhuangzi may be blown up, which is really too dangerous.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tao reproachfully and said.

"Tao'er, we have already said that this yellow gunpowder is good, but it is so dangerous, we do not allow you to study this, if something goes wrong, what will happen to Dad's life?" Come on!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Tao's heart naturally flashed with warmth, and Zhu Biao, who was beside him, felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

In fact, after getting along for such a long time, Zhu Biao has long regarded Zhu Tao as his own younger brother, and he has already integrated into the role of his elder brother.

In particular, Zhu Tao cured Empress Ma's illness and specially developed a massage chair. Zhu Biao was also very moved by this filial piety.

Therefore, when Zhu Tao said that yellow gunpowder was used in these shells, Zhu Biao couldn't help but say.

"Brother Tao, I don't blame my uncle for saying this about you. You really don't pay attention to your own safety. What if something happens to you? You must never engage in research in this area in the future, no matter how useful this research is. , is not worth your safety!"

Hearing his father and cousin say this about him, Zhu Tao was of course very moved. He knew in his heart that this was not a false politeness, but a concern from family.

Zhu Tao smiled and said to them: "Father, cousin Taiping, don't worry, I know it well, and before developing the yellow gunpowder, I have already taken sufficient precautions, and there will never be any safety problems. "

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Old Tang next to him and said.

"I have already used a blueprint to draw out the configuration method of the yellow powder. It will be no problem for Old Tang to lead people to configure it in this way. Moreover, the purification method of the yellow powder has long been simplified in Zhujiazhuang. gone."

After hearing what Zhu Tao said, Zhu Yuanzhang was really relieved. For him, this son is far more important than yellow powder.

At this time, Zhu Tao joked instead and said.

"Fortunately, I showed the power of yellow gunpowder in front of you and my cousin, otherwise, if our Emperor Zhu knew that I have such powerful yellow gunpowder here, I'm afraid my Zhujiazhuang would be razed to the ground. "

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself: You still say that, your old man sitting in front of you is Emperor Hongwu, but we will not raze your place to the ground, we will only let you make more gunpowder for us to make the Ming army more mighty!

However, he couldn't reveal his true identity to Zhu Tao, so he said.

"You think too much. The current emperor is a talented and wise lord. How could he care so much about you? Besides, if your yellow gunpowder is offered, His Majesty will only be happy, and will only give you an official title."

Zhu Tao smiled and shook his head, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, you are already a fourth-class duke of the rich country and a first-class marquis of the rich people, so even if our family officials have come to an end, we can no longer think about it. Yes, but you can only exchange some money with the State Commercial Department at most, and you can’t always think about official titles.”

As a dude, Zhu Tao has no problem thinking about the issue in this way, and Zhu Yuanzhang can no longer continue to refute.

What he is concerned about now is not what benefits can be brought by donating things, but how to mass-produce these things and equip the Ming army.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang brought the topic back to the original point in time.

"Tao'er is very right. I will naturally pay attention to it when I become a father. However, your yellow gunpowder can be mass-produced, and the gasoline in Yanchuan Stone Liquid has also been refined a lot. Is it possible to mass-produce some ships of this kind?"

Zhu Tao smiled and nodded, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"The fourth cousin hasn't come for a while. In fact, I have been waiting for him. I want to discuss with him what to do about this matter. The ship will definitely continue to be built. According to the current materials, in the entire five or six ships There is no problem, it depends on the price offered by the State Commerce Department."

In fact, at this time Zhu Di had already been sent to the front line of the Northern Expedition, but the news of Zhu Di's expedition was also published in the Ming Evening News, and Zhu Tao also saw it.

But he never thought that this Fourth Cousin was actually His Highness King Yan, the commander of the Northern Expedition.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally couldn't tell him so much, so he said with a sloppy eye.

"For King Yan's Northern Expedition, your fourth cousin, as the head of the State Commercial Department, is also responsible for collecting food fodder and some related supplies for the Northern Expedition troops. He has been really busy recently, so he can't come to you for the time being."

At this time, Zhu Tao was a little disapproving, and said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. It's okay even if the fourth cousin doesn't come over. I'm not afraid that I won't be able to sell this good thing, and I'm not afraid that I won't be able to sell it at a good price. It's just that I only sell it to Daming, not to pirates."

Zhu Biao listened beside him, and said with a thump in his heart.

"Cousin, you must not be so outspoken in the future. If people really listen to it, I'm afraid it will really cause you a lot of trouble."

Zhu Tao replied with a smile: "You don't need my cousin to tell me, it's just for fun. I don't have any other ideas now, just want to make more money, be a playboy, eat, drink and have fun all day long, and don't think about other things."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the kid in front of him, and he hated iron for being weak. With such a talent, he wanted to be a playboy every day, which is not bad.

"Tao'er, I will tell you that your father is the Duke of Fuguo and has the right to make suggestions to the imperial court. Then I will explain to you how many ships can be built. I will immediately suggest that the imperial court send special personnel to purchase. Quality is no problem, and money is no problem."