Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 242 This Thing Is Called Frangie!

"The emperor wants to see me?"

Qin Shao was a little surprised.

I just came out to make some money, and came to Xuan Mansion to have a look out of curiosity.

He knew that Yingzhou was victorious, Ming was victorious, and this town was not in too much danger, so he stopped by to take a look, the main thing was that he was curious about this battle and wanted to know what was going on.

In addition, I want to take advantage of Lin Tong's relationship to see the situation and find out if there are other profitable businesses here.

What exactly is Zhu Houzhao looking for?
Now King Xing has asked him to be his son, and Zhu Houcong has been given dumb medicine by King Xing (Yuan Zonggao secretly leaked the news to Qin Shao) and is under house arrest.

Many things have changed.

Qin Shao thought that he would be a vassal king in the future, so he should minimize meeting with Zhu Houzhao to avoid unnecessary complications.

"It's because I talk too much. The emperor summoned us and asked us about our situation in Hami and the situation along the way. I accidentally mentioned that you are here to deliver goods. As soon as the emperor heard that you were coming, he wanted to see you."

Lin Tong was a little embarrassed.

Although he was careless, he also felt that Qin Shao's meeting with the emperor was basically passive.

For many people, it is definitely a great honor and a positive thing to be able to meet the emperor and perform beside the emperor.

But Qin Shao seemed indifferent.

Lin Tong admired and liked Qin Shao very much, and once mentioned Qin Shao in front of Jiang Bin.

"He is very capable, so you don't need to recommend him to find a back door. He is a scholar, and the emperor has praised him several times. When he passes the general examination, the emperor will definitely use him. His demeanor and style of doing things, do you think it makes him feel better?" To be an ordinary little leader and obey his errands at any time, can he agree?"

Jiang Bin said directly.

At first, Lin Tong felt that Jiang Bin's words were exaggerated, which was an excuse.

Later, it was discovered that Qin Shao was neither humble nor overbearing even in front of the emperor, and opening a store in Shangjing was even more prosperous.

I understand that Jiang Bin is indeed superior to himself in judging people, no wonder he is highly regarded by the emperor.

This time when Lin Tong came back, he realized that Qin Shao had returned to Anlu Prefecture. This time he returned to Shangjing to see a relative.

I heard from Wang Yun that Qin Shao's father is not in good health and may have to stay in Luzhou to take care of him in the future.

Lin Tong was a little puzzled, why did he go back to a small place without running around with a bright future ahead of him.

However, in this era, filial piety is paramount, and there are quite a few people who are indifferent to fame and fortune.

When Lin Tong said those words, he was slightly apologetic.

"Nothing? Is the emperor in Zhen Guo Mansion? Then let's go see the emperor."

Qin Shao didn't want to see Zhu Houzhao when he came this time, since he knew he was here, it wouldn't be good if he didn't.

……

"Ziming, since you're here, why don't you come to see me?"

The moment he saw Zhu Houzhao, Qin Shao was a little surprised.

These people are skinny!

Lin Tong, Wang Yun, including Zhu Houzhao.

Compared with the handsome young man I saw before, Zhu Houzhao is a lot thinner now, and his face is also somewhat gloomy.

"I'm only here this time to deliver goods and do some business. I heard that the emperor is busy with military affairs, so I don't want to bother you, so I'll just wait in the inn."

Qin Shao hurriedly explained.

He couldn't let Zhu Houzhao realize that he wanted to avoid him.

"Ziming, I heard that you have won the Huguang Township Examination Yuan again?"

For Qin Shao's arrival, Zhu Houzhao seemed to be very happy, the gloom on his face dissipated a little, and he started talking to him about homework.

Jiang Bin, who was accompanying him, also showed a smile on his face. The emperor has been in a bad mood these days, and they are also very nervous.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern, it's just a fluke."

"Well, yes, when you pass the examination next year, I will appoint you as the number one scholar!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed.

Who will be the number one scholar in the palace examination, of course, is the emperor's decision.

You just have to pass the test and be among the top ten.

However, in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Huguang can be regarded as a strong province in the examination. If Qin Shao can win ten yuan in a row, it should not be a problem to enter the top ten in the examination.

"Your Majesty, I really want to do my best for the imperial court, but my father's health is not very good, next year's provincial examination..."

Qin Shao thought of King Xing's worries.

If I really get into the first prize next year, once my identity is discovered, it will be Zhu Houzhao who will support me. I am afraid that Yang Ting and those people...

In addition, after all, I participated in the scientific examination before the imperial family allowed it. It is also a question of whether Zhu Houzhao will be paranoid after knowing his identity.

"This... let's talk about it at that time! The imperial court really needs people..."

These days, filial piety is paramount, and Zhu Houzhao also thinks of his father, and he can't help but feel sorry for him.

Even though Qin Shao had previously suggested that he should deploy more of his own people in the court, Zhu Houzhao still felt that it was more important to focus on force first, and now he wanted to seize military power and expand his influence.

It's just that these days have passed, and the border has been inspected several times, but the enemy has not been seen yet, so I can't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Ziming, you read a lot. I have read your policy articles and have a lot of insights on the frontier. Last time your views on Hami coincided with mine! Today I will take you to Xuanfu to let you understand Take a look at the layout of my Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Houzhao must have put in a lot of hard work since he has been here for so long. He wanted to show Qin Shao the fruits of his labor.

Qin Shao was very supportive. Of course, he really wanted to know the layout of the Xuanfu, so he immediately encouraged Zhu Houzhao to take him to have a look.

As we all know, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty, Mongolia was divided into three parts: Tatar, Oala and Wuliangha.

Although separated, these people still maintain the "excellent tradition" of looting and shooting for a place, and harass the border of Ming Dynasty from time to time.

Lao Zhu was very distressed, so he delineated the northern border defense, along the Great Xing'an Mountains, Taihang Mountains, Yanshan Mountains, and Luliang Mountain Pass, passing through the Northern Shaanxi Plateau, passing through the Qilian Mountains, and so on to Jiayuguan to build border defenses, which is the so-called Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

According to the construction of the side walls of the Ming Great Wall, nine border towns, the so-called nine sides, were set up:

Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yansui Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, Gansu Town.

Among them, Xuanfu is the closest to the capital, and it is also one of the most important frontier defenses.

If the enemy passes through this frontier defense, they will soon be able to reach Juyongguan, enter the capital, and occupy the capital.

This is why it is said that Da Ming is the emperor guarding the country.

Even though Zhu Di moved the capital to the capital with his determination and good side, he actually faced many disadvantages and dangers.

Through Zhu Houzhao's introduction, Qin Shao realized that the interior of Xuanfu Town is a complete hierarchical defense system.

There is a town in Xuanfu Town, which governs 7 roads and 1 Jiming post.

The 7 routes are:

Yongningcheng, Wanquan Youwei City, Chaigou Fort, Dushi City, Longmensuo City, Geyu Fort, Shunshengchuan West City.

There are 7 Weisuo castles under the jurisdiction of these 60 routes.

Hierarchical control in the strategic space and cross-penetration in the physical space form a strict military space distribution.

The planning of each part of the town is regular, and the government offices are divided into two types: government affairs and military affairs;

In order to meet the needs of war, life storage and combat readiness are also set up.

The hasty life declaration warehouse is mainly to meet the needs of life, and the combat readiness warehouse has a gun depot and an arsenal.

Qin Shao was very curious about what this Daming's sharp gun library looked like.

"Your Majesty, can I have a look at the sharp gun library?"

Qin Shao was very excited when he saw the sign of the sharp gun library, which was not easy to see in his previous life.

In his previous life, when he was a child, adult men in the village would take some earthen tools to beat pheasants and rabbits.

They were later confiscated.

Later, the village was also demolished and turned into high-rise buildings, not to mention that kind of thing, even the pheasants and hares have long since disappeared.

Bloody men don't like things like hot weapons.

During the defense of Anlu Prefecture before, he only saw the shadow of the cannon bombing, and he had never been in close contact with this Ming's firearm.

King Xing had a firecracker, and Qin Shao wanted to see it.

King Xing felt that the thing was a little dangerous, and kept it in a private treasury. Qin Shao said it several times, but he was vague and didn't take it out for a try.

Zhu Houzhao is very obsessed with weapons, and he wanted to show off today. Facing Qin Shao's begging eyes, he seemed to have found a bosom friend.

He generously asked his subordinates to open the door of the sharp gun library, and acted as a commentator himself.

Entering the sharp gun warehouse, Qin Shao looked at the guns in the empty warehouse, his eyes widened in surprise.

The dazzling array of hot weapons dazzled him.

Even though many of them looked simple, the scene was too shocking.

There are many firecrackers inside, which should be old weapons that existed before.

There are a lot of firecrackers. Qin Shao has read the information before and said that these things played a lot in the defense of the capital.

Since then, Daming has produced many firecrackers.

The highest number ever reached 9.

As an important border town, Datong is naturally equipped with a lot of things.

Qin Shao was very surprised to see a firecracker mounted on a small car.

"This is a rear-loading cannon. The range can reach 800 to 2000 paces. It can shoot farther when you shoot it upwards. The shell is loaded from the rear. It is a civilized shell. Its name is Frangie."

This thing is called Frangie!

As a small military hobby, Qin Shao certainly knows Franji, which he learned from the Portuguese in the 15th century.

Daming called Portugal Frangi, and this weapon was named after that.

"Foreigners are cunning, but many of their things are still very good, and we also need to learn from them."

Zhu Houzhao said.

Zhu Houzhao is a monarch who likes to study and communicate with foreign countries.

Learn from the barbarians to control barbarians!
Even Qin Shao felt that Zhu Houzhao's temperament had a very axial part, which affected his ability to see and deal with certain things.

For example, his attitude towards Yang Tinghe was too hesitant.

But people can't all be perfect. Such a young man, who can not follow the old ways and advocate learning from the West, is an absolute talent!

Zhu Hou was interested in looking after Qin Shao, and even asked a group of soldiers to briefly demonstrate the operation (of course not firing a gun).

He saw that there were different models, and asked about the situation. As expected, there were three types: large, medium and small.

"This large-scale Frangie costs nearly a hundred taels of silver, and the cost of the firecracker is nearly ten taels!"

For a while, Qin Shao has heard Zhu Houzhao lament twice that it costs too much money and the silver taels are not enough to make it himself.

It is really the master who knows that oil and salt are expensive!
What's more, the Daming State Treasury is called poor!
Qin Shao also worried about Zhu Houzhao after thinking about it!
(End of this chapter)