The ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau kept smiling flatteringly, but he soon stopped laughing. Zhang Zhijie smiled and said, "By the way, Bendu doesn't know what your name is?" ”

Unexpectedly, the Admiral actually asked about his cheap name, and the Ordnance Bureau was so excited that he was about to cry, and the ambassador flattered: "My lord, Wei Xiang is humiliated!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said: "Oh, Ambassador Wei, you have to listen to what this governor says next. ”

Wei Xiang flattered: "Don't dare, don't dare, the adult is called the lowly little Wei Zi." If you have anything to say, just tell me to be humble! ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "In the past, the Governor didn't care what the Arsenal Bureau was like, it was a matter of the Inner Government, but in the future, the Arsenaly Bureau will not be under the control of the Inner Government, it will be under the control of the Governor, and the Governor has the rules of the Governor!" ”

"The Governor's rule is that there is no corruption! Ben Dou once cut off more than 100 heads at one time at the Longjiang Shipyard because of their corruption and deduction, have you heard? ”

Cold sweat came out of Wei Xiang's head, and Zhang Zhijie smiled: "Of course, the previous matter involved the inner government, and the governor does not want to pursue it!" But from now on, the Ordnance Bureau will not allow any more corruption and deduction to occur, once it is found, the Governor will not be spared, the Governor will send Jinyi Wei to supervise the permanent supervision, anyone can report the corruption and deduction to Jinyiwei! ”

The surrounding craftsmen and officials all changed color, some people were frightened, some people were surprised, Zhang Zhijie looked around at everyone and said with a smile: "This is only one of them, this governor has to say the second point." In the past, many of the firearms made by the Ordnance Bureau were not qualified at all! These governors will not pursue it, but this kind of thing will not be allowed to happen again! ”

"Wei Xiang, the imitation of Western firearms has been successful, and after the batch manufacturing begins, the Governor will come to check from time to time, if the Governor of one hundred of them is found to be an unqualified firearm, the Governor will beat you with a board, if it is a spot check of ten, it is ten boards! Do you understand? ”

Wei Xiang swallowed nervously when he heard this, his expression was a little pale, and Zhang Zhijie then smiled: "Wei Xiang, do you know what Jinyiwei's thirty boards mean?" Disabled for life! Do you know what fifty boards mean? Killed on the spot! ”

Hearing this, Wei Xiang was already trembling, and he was about to fall to the ground when he saw it, Zhang Zhijie saw all this, Zhang Zhijie smiled: "Of course, this governor is not a very unreasonable person, since the Ordnance Bureau does not deduct silver, then there is no reason for the craftsman to be shoddy!" ”

"So there should also be clear rewards and punishments, Wei Xiang, you can formulate a system of rewards and punishments and report it, if the governor thinks it's going to be implemented! It is also convenient to put quality control up! ”

After hearing this, Wei Xiang also understood that Lord Admiral was not targeting him, but thinking about completely rectifying the Armament Bureau! It seems that the Ordnance Bureau will not be able to slack off as before.

Wei Xiang responded with a smile, and Zhang Zhijie looked at the kneeling craftsman and said with a smile: "Replicating the arquebus is only the first step, and the governor has another idea." You also know that flint strikes produce sparks, and if you apply this to firebolts, you may not need to ignite them anymore! ”

"You can make something like a hit, and if you pull it with your finger, it will produce a spark, and you can fire a firebolt!"

These craftsmen looked unbelievable, and Li Er Mazi wondered: "My lord, can you do it without relying on ignition and only relying on flint to hit?" ”

Zhang Zhijie nodded very affirmatively and said, "It can be done!" It will definitely work! Because the Governor had heard of it, he was sure it would work! After successfully copying these Western arquebuses, you began to study this flint-lit firebolt! ”

"This governor solemnly promises here, if anyone can make this kind of fire, he will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to the third level!"

Originally, the craftsmen were all in good spirits in an instant, and looked at the admiral in front of them in disbelief.

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "You heard it right, if anyone can make the firearm that the governor said, he will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to the third level!" Not only that, but in the future, if any of you can improve the guns and artillery, the Governor will not hesitate to reward you! ”

One by one, these people finally understood that the Ordnance Bureau was about to change! It seems that this admiral really attaches great importance to firearms, so he has a generous reward of 10,000 taels of silver. These people suddenly became hot in their hearts, 10,000 taels of silver!

For the Admiral, 10,000 taels of silver is no different from plucking the hair of a leg, but for them, 10,000 taels of silver is a huge fortune that is hard to believe! Seeing that the Admiral said this, this kind of fire gun can really be made, so can they still make it with their craftsmanship?

Zhang Zhijie saw that these craftsmen suddenly became hot, and he was very satisfied, as long as he paid attention to it and established a reward and punishment system, he believed that the firearms of the Ming Dynasty would develop rapidly, not inferior to the West!

Once the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were developed, the Ming Dynasty, which had huge manpower and material resources, would definitely burst out with unimaginable strength.

In the next few days, Zhang Zhijie threw himself into the Ordnance Bureau, but he didn't know that Xu Sanye and they were already impatient. The Emperor had already issued an order, but the Admiral had not seen anyone all day, and he had not heard any movement.

It's not just that Xu Sanye is in a hurry, even those noble royal relatives are also very anxious, but those civil officials have stopped a lot. But the heat on the streets hasn't diminished much.

In fact, Zhang Zhijie did not completely ignore the matter of opening the sea, after all, Zhang Zhijie himself attached great importance to the opening of the sea. In fact, he has been preparing all the time, but it is not necessary for him to do it himself, in fact, his clerks are stepping up the drafting of the plan for the establishment of a new maritime yamen.

These were formed according to Zhang Zhijie's opinions, and after the drafting was completed, the scribes submitted it to Zhang Zhijie for review, pointed out the unsatisfactory points, and then revised by the scribes.

But Xu Sanye didn't know it, they learned after some investigation that Lord Admiral's plaything was demoralized, and he actually put all his energy into the Ordnance Bureau!

What is the Ordnance Bureau? The ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau is just a Jiupin Sesame Official, where can he compare to Kaihaida? Lord Admiral, this is so obsessed with firearms that he has lost his mind as a plaything!

But what they didn't know was that the Ordnance Bureau had already copied the first arquebus, and Zhang Zhijie personally went to inspect the test of this arquebus, and it was determined that it was successfully imitated.

Now many people don't understand the meaning of this, the Ordnance Bureau successfully imitated the arquebus, and began to manufacture arquebuses in batches under Zhang Zhijie's strict requirements. A large number of high-performance arquebuses will be born, which will have a huge impact on the Ming Dynasty.

(End of chapter)