Chongzhen Undergraduates

Take a whetstone as an example. Houjin’s logistics is carried by horses, so naturally it will not march with a whetstone.After a war, the knife opened a hole and needed to be repaired, so I rubbed it against a rock.Everyone only sharpens their own knives.

Now the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty use the whetstone with bearings installed. Although it is not the grinding wheel whetstone of later generations, the power of the hand still drives the disc-shaped whetstone to rotate quickly, and the speed of repairing weapons can be much faster. times.

The combat effectiveness of an army does not become stronger just by shouting.It just needs to be gradually strengthened bit by bit, and finally completely surpass the opponent.

"There is going to be a war, and the production of the Ordnance Bureau cannot be stopped, otherwise the basic equipment for the front line will not be available."

Of course Zhu Youjian wanted to update his army all at once, but unfortunately this was just an extravagant hope.In the face of the coming war, the inventory in Nanjing's arsenal has long been empty.

If you don't produce another batch of weapons, you will suffer a big loss.

"The new production has resumed, and the mechanical team is improving the production process on a large scale. For example, helmets. According to the previous practice, it would take several days for a blacksmith to make a certain helmet. Now a water wheel is used to drive the grinding tool, and it is directly forged out.

At present, the largest forging press that can be driven by a waterwheel is enough to make helmets.Still, the yield is high.Thousands a day.Arrowheads, swords, and spears are all manufactured in such large quantities. "

"The weapons made in this way are not as good as the ones forged by hand?" Zhu Youjian can imagine that this kind of production method is definitely not as good as the forged ones with the current technology.

"It's not close, but the output is high. Not every soldier has to kill the enemy with a sword. If the equipment of hundreds of thousands of troops is made by blacksmiths, it may not be produced in five years.

It's just that the refined iron is not enough, and the refined iron accumulated by the Ministry of War is not enough for us to use for a month.Lao Song was too anxious about iron smelting, so he got into trouble in his busy schedule. "

With the ironmaking speed of this era, how can it keep up with this demand.The power of industrialization is not blown out, and the steam engine is already exaggerated before it is produced.

"How much did it cost?" Zhu Youjian asked cautiously, his heart beating faster.

Fang Yizhi stretched out a finger and shook it.

"10 taels?" Zhu Youjian thought, maybe only 10 taels were really used.

"It's a good idea. A total of one million taels."

"That's not much, I thought it was 1000 million taels." Zhu Youjian breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's very cheap to invent things, and it only costs 100 million taels. But to use these inventions in production on a large scale requires ten times the cost. I estimate that it costs 1000 million taels."

"What? Did I hear it right?" Zhu Youjian really thought he heard it wrong, everything had already been invented, why did he spend more money than before?What is the logic.

"How much does it cost to make a bearing? Do you think that once you make a bearing, everything is over? The use of bearings on a large scale is fundamental. What's the point of inventing a bearing if you don't need it?"

The purpose of developing technology is to enhance combat power.Zhu Youjian created the technology, but it is a pity that the first benefit of these technologies is the army of Ming Dynasty, and the Ministry of War has no money to buy the technology here, and has no money to buy it.

Therefore, these technologies were passed on to Zhu Youjian's personal finances, not to mention 1000 million taels of silver, even 100 million taels. If they were all spent like this, he would not be able to afford it.

Speaking of a fundamental issue, that is whether Daming's finances can support large-scale technological transformation.

Spending money like water!

Chapter 154: Watching the prince tease his sister

"This won't work. The inner government can't support such a large expenditure. It should be paid for by the Ministry of War."

"The Ministry of War? The money in the Ministry of War is only enough to pay the military pay, and there are mice in the bank." Fang Yizhi said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Shi is worried, and Zuo Liangyu is asking him for military pay again."

"I paid for the transformation of the Weapons Bureau. But after the equipment is produced, the Ministry of War has to pay for it. It can be equipped at cost price, but it can't be free."

"Then you have to make it clear to Mr. Shi first, or I will be blamed at that time. I am already very busy every day, so I can't take care of it."

It seems that production and scientific research must be separated, and we cannot think that transferring the craftsman battalion to the Institute of Technology means that the entire weapon production has become Fang Yizhi's business.

Daming's scientific research and production are integrated, and in the end all problems are attributed to the craftsmen.The status of craftsmen is low, the labor intensity is high, and they often suffer from crimes.

"Shi Kefa is crazy, I'll go to the imperial doctor to see him."

Under Fang Yizhi's astonished expression, Zhu Youjian ran out of the door in a flash.

At this time, Shi Kefa would only do such a thing if Zuo Liangyu was paid military salary.

Zhu Youjian wandered around the Ministry of War for a while, but couldn't find Shi Kefa, so he didn't do anything, and went straight to Shi Kefa's house.

"Shi Aiqing? Master Shi? Old Shi?" Zhu Youjian didn't pay much attention when he entered the door, and rushed straight into Shi Kefa's backyard.

Just as the gatekeepers wanted to stop them, when they saw Ji Biao following behind them, they instantly understood.

"Emperor, Emperor, Your Majesty. Why are you here?" Between the second and third entrances, Shi Kefa hurriedly came out to greet him.

"What? Who are you hiding at home?" Zhu Youjian teased Shi Kefa.

"No, no. Absolutely not!" Shi Kefa would blush when he told a lie.

Zhu Youjian absolutely believed that Shi Kefa was a loyal minister, but judging from his expression today, it was obvious that something was wrong.

Several servants did not dare to move, and accompanied Shi Kefa on the ground to welcome Zhu Youjian, but suddenly a little maid appeared at the Moon Gate directly opposite.

A pair of small hands grasped the wall, half of a small face was exposed, quietly glanced at the movement outside, and then quickly disappeared.

"Hey! Who is that?" Zhu Youjian's sharp eyes saw it all at once.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, listen to me, this is the first time for the prince to come..." Shi Kefa was sweating profusely and explained anxiously.

"Prince? What's the matter with him?" Zhu Youjian was puzzled, how did it involve the prince?

"The prince wants to ask the minister about the affairs of the court, and he just came here." Shi Kefa's heart was broken, and he felt that he was not afraid of the shadow being crooked, so he simply said yes.

It is taboo for the prince to make friends with ministers in private.This kind of matter, if it is made clear, there is nothing wrong with it. If it is not clear, it will be a lump in the emperor's heart. The ministers involved probably have no good fruit.

"Just talk about things, what's the matter. Let's go, let me see what the prince is doing." Zhu Youjian is no longer the narrow-minded and suspicious Zhu Youjian he used to be.As an absolute pedestrian to Shi Kefa, he didn't feel anything at all.

"Your Majesty, the prince... is teaching the little girl how to play the piano." Shi Kefa mumbled, and the last half of the sentence was barely audible.

"It's the other way around, you brat, you don't learn well at such a young age, so you want to learn how to flirt with girls?" Zhu Youjian blurted out a bunch of fresh words.

"Huh?" Everyone was astonished, the emperor was so gentle.

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he walked away, angrily about to rush into the backyard.Shi Kefa hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said, "Your Majesty, listen to me, the crown prince is already seventeen."

"What happened to Seventeen? When I was seventeen, I was still studying..."

Uh, no.Chongzhen was born in 1611, now is 1645, he is exactly 34 years old.The prince is 17 years old this year. Does it mean that Chongzhen gave birth to the prince when he was 17 years old?

Well!The father gave birth to a son at the age of 17, and in turn scolded the 17-year-old son for puppy love. This is a typical example where only state officials are allowed to set fires, and ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps.

The one who is still studying at the age of 17 is Zhu Youjian who has traveled through time, and has nothing to do with the prince's real father.

"Okay! Shi Aiqing, they won't have anything out of the ordinary, right?" Zhu Youjian was envious and jealous, so he had to find an excuse to find fault with the prince.

"Your Majesty, I am from a scholarly family, and my family education is very strict." Shi Kefa is not happy, your emperor's son hooked up with my daughter, do you still want to accuse my daughter of messing around?

"Aiqing is overthinking, I'll just talk about it." Zhu Youjian blushed and turned over this article.