I want to be a grandson

Chapter 418 Xu Miaojin's Sigh
Xu Huizu has been staying in the barracks for the past few days, and he doesn't know what happened in his home.

It was only when he returned home that he learned the news of the emperor's grandson from the housekeeper.

He didn't understand why His Highness came here, so he asked his sister to ask.

Xu Miaojin also just said: "His Royal Highness came back from afar, and came to the mansion just to visit. There is nothing very important, so he left after a meal."

"Okay, I get it now……"

Xu Huizu looked at his sister thoughtfully, but didn't say anything.

Xu Miaojin's face flushed with embarrassment from his brother's gaze, as if he had done something wrong and was discovered by his brother.

Xu Miaojin hurriedly changed the subject and asked, "Brother, you are not at home recently, is there something important in the military camp?"

"That's not true, but His Highness is now stepping up the training of the Shenji Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion will soon become an elite army. If the soldiers under him are trained well, maybe more people will be selected into the Shenji Battalion... ..."

"By the way, how is fourth sister now?"

Xu Miaojin hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully: "I still miss my father very much, and I am obsessed with guarding the nunnery..."

Xu Huizu frowned, not knowing what to say.

So he walked to the nunnery at home, wanting to see his sister.

"master……"

The two nuns, one old and one young, found Xu Huizu coming, and quickly got up to salute.

Xu Huizu stretched out his hand to stop them, telling them to keep silent.Looking inside along the door, I saw a portrait of Zhongshan King Xu Da hanging on the wall inside.

A ten-year-old girl with a pale complexion was beating the wooden fish rhythmically, muttering words in her mouth.

Wearing plain clothes on his body and a nun's hat he got from somewhere, he looked a little obsessed.

Obviously it doesn't match the state she should have at her age.

Xu Huizu secretly sighed, not knowing what to do.

Xu Miaojin couldn't bear it, and said from the side: "Brother, don't worry, I will go to the temple to live for a while tomorrow, and pray for my sister. I think my sister will be fine."

Xu Huizu shook his head and said: "Don't go, you didn't see her before, it must be of no use, why bother to suffer..."

At this time, the old nun came forward, saluted and said, "The poor nun has seen Duke Wei!"

Xu Huizu returned the gift and said: "Master has worked so hard, what is your order?"

This old nun, named Huineng, is in her fifties. If you just look at her face, she looks very kind. She always lowers her eyebrows and speaks softly and slowly. She really looks like a master of Taoism.

Mrs. Huineng said: "Miss Four has been in a trance recently. She must have missed King Zhongshan so much that she couldn't let go of it for a long time.

In addition, the fourth lady is quite intelligent, and she is a person with a great opportunity. This is an epiphany of Buddhism, so Wei Guogong doesn't have to worry about it. "

Xu Huizu frowned, he didn't believe this, but for the sake of his sister, he still said: "Master, if you do a ritual, I wonder if it can be relieved?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Huineng raised her eyes to look at Xu Huizu, her eyes were full of regret, "Wei Guogong, such an opportunity is really rare,

It's rare for ordinary people to meet twice in their lifetime, it's what many people dream of, why doesn't Wei Guogong fulfill Lingmei..."

Xu Huizu obviously didn't want to argue with her, but just said: "Please ask the teacher to do another ritual, I have to thank the teacher."

Master Huineng's face was full of pity, she shook her head and said: "This poor nun is breaking someone's chance, it's really inappropriate."

But Xu Huizu insisted: "Seeing that she is like this at such a young age... As an elder brother, I really can't bear it, so I asked my master to lead my disciples to do a water and land ceremony, so that she would not indulge in it."

"Ugh……"

Master Huineng sighed too much and said, "In this case, I'll be fine..."

He stretched out his finger again, pinched his fingers to calculate, and said: "It is better to perform consecration after seven days, so let's set it after three days."

"Thank you, my wife. Please let me tell you what to buy."

"Duke Wei is too polite..."

Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the full name of which is "Dharma Realm Saint Fan Shuilu Pudu Dazhai Shenghui", abbreviated as Shuilu, or Shuilu Daochang, Beijihui, etc., is a grand and grand Buddhist ceremony in Chinese Buddhism.

The duration ranges from seven days to as many as 49 days. During the Dharma conference, chanting, fasting, worshiping the Buddha, and worshiping and repenting are the main activities.

To free sentient beings in the six realms from the sea of ​​suffering.Water and land summarize the living environment of sentient beings in the six realms, so it is called "water and land dojo".

The purpose of doing the 49-day water and land dojo is to protect the peace of the family without being disturbed, the souls of the dead ascend to heaven, and the living are blessed.

Xu Miaojin glanced at her younger sister, feeling sorry for her, but she could only sigh helplessly...

Could it be that my sister really has such a predestined relationship with Buddhism?
In the Palace of Spring Harmony, Zhu Yunxi was studying.

Li Fu cautiously moved to the side, lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, Qin Kui, Minister of the Ministry of War, is waiting outside the Wenhua Hall to see you."

Zhu Yunxi put down the scroll in his hand and said, "Then see you, Qin Shangshu."

After speaking, Zhu Yunxi got up from the chair and stretched his muscles.

Wang Zhong flattered him and said, "Your Highness is really diligent, you can never be idle for a moment, you can't be more holy..."

Zhu Yunxie cast a glance at him, and said with disgust: "One person's flattery makes people happy, but your flattering... makes me uncomfortable!"

"Uh... slaves can't learn." Wang Zhong said with an aggrieved face.

"If you can't learn it, don't learn it. Dong Shi imitates, and Handan learns to walk, but it is neither fish nor fowl."

"Yes, yes, this servant understands..." Wang Zhong replied awkwardly.

In fact, he didn't really flatter, but just wanted to make His Highness happy.

Zhao Mingzhu brought a basin of water and put it on the wooden shelf, Zhu Yunxi washed in it, and then she handed over a silk scarf to wipe her hands.

He glanced at Mingzhu, smiled at her, and walked away.

When Zhu Yunxi came to Wenhua Hall, Qin Kui was already waiting here.

Seeing the emperor's grandson, Qin Kui did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly saluted and said: "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness, Wanan..."

"Qin Shangshu doesn't need to be too polite." Zhu Yunxi said with a smile: "Come here, give me a seat!"

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager!"

Qin Kui said: "Your Highness, the Armament Bureau has been expanded, and the Gunpowder Department has gradually moved to Pingshan.
However, according to the existing situation, if you want to equip a large number of firearms in the barracks, there are still many places that need to be decided by His Highness. "

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi's face became serious, and he walked to the chair and sat down.

The little eunuch also moved the brocade stool over, and after Qin Kui took his seat, he said slowly: "Your Highness, I have just visited the Armament Bureau and the Gunpowder Department, and I have also sent more people, but there are still many things that are not enough. .”

"Then from Qin Shangshu's point of view, what else is missing?" Zhu Yunxi said.

Although His Highness's tone was calm, Qin Kui could tell that His Highness didn't want to hinder him in this matter!
After all, I have already mentioned the difficulties before, and now I am talking about the difficulties, it is hard not to make people wonder if there are any negative thoughts to evade.

Talking too much about the difficulties may make His Highness mistakenly think that he disagrees.

So Qin Kui adjusted his tone, and first expressed his attitude and said, "The musket developed by Your Highness has been seen before. It is very good in quality and powerful. If it can be popularized in the barracks,

The combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses will be greatly improved, so I also hope to expand the factory and manufacture more such firearms. "

Hearing what he said, Zhu Yunxi was relieved, as long as you support it.

"Qin Butang, I don't know what you said, which things are not enough?" Zhu Yunxie's attitude was just asking.

Then Qin Kui reported, "Your Highness, if you want to manufacture muskets on a large scale, you need high-quality iron materials. Compared with the iron materials used in current firearms, the iron materials used in those new muskets are much better.

Daming does not lack iron, but there are not so many iron materials suitable for casting muskets, so now it is the most scarce iron material. Without iron materials, no matter how many craftsmen there are, there will be no rice to cook..."

The iron material required by the new type of musket is stronger and more resilient. It is more difficult to manufacture and the cost is higher. It cannot be made by ordinary iron.

Over the years, the iron ore has produced a lot of iron ore, and the imperial court has shut down the iron ore many times, just because they don't want to overproduce.

But with so many materials, there are not many that can be used in guns and artillery.

Zhu Yuntong understands that steel must be mass-produced in order to be used!

And steel is also the lifeblood and foundation of industry. Without good steel, many things cannot be done!
Take the self-ringing clock as an example, the mainspring inside is made of the best steel, without good steel, the quality cannot be guaranteed.

Without a large supply of steel, many things cannot be carried out, so now it is necessary to consider the construction of a steel factory.

It's just that Zhu Yunxi didn't have time to think about where the steelmaking plant was built and who managed it.

Qin Kui continued: "Your Highness, what I mean is to build the steel workshop you said, and to manufacture a large amount of steel needed for refining. What is your highness' intention?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi was a little hesitant, because the steelmaking plant is too important, and the technology required to make firearms is also extremely complicated.

If it is in the hands of untrustworthy people, the technology will be leaked, or it will be resold just now, and the loss will be huge!
And bureaucracy will inevitably sacrifice the quality of the product to meet the errands.

Even if it costs a little more money and more procedures, it doesn't matter as long as the output is large and of good quality.

But I am afraid that the people below will be superfluous. Although the firecrackers produced by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry have been inspected before, there will still be problems with the firecrackers being bombed.

To train a sharpshooter by myself, I don't know how much ammunition will be consumed, and I don't know how long it will take to train. If a bomb causes injury or death, then the previous training will be in vain!
And the explosion of muskets has a great impact on the morale of soldiers!

(End of this chapter)