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Chapter 65 Prying open a gap in thought

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    Just when Liu Yishen was worrying about gains and losses, a young eunuch informed Xu Guangqi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, asking for an audience. Liu Yishen couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard Xu Guangqi's name. As an orthodox Confucian disciple, Liu Yishen instinctively treated Xu Guangqi like this  The alternative is a bit disgusting!

    At this time, Xu Guangqi had come in. After greeting Zhu Youxiao, Xu Guangqi said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have calculated the number of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty and the strength of various utensils and designs. Today, I have calculated a rough number."  I¡¯m here to report to His Majesty!¡±

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xu. I wonder how many craftsmen there are in the Ming Dynasty now, and how many patterns of various utensils are there?"

    Xu Guangqi reported back: "The old minister has been checking the accounts and warehouses of the Ministry of Industry for several days, and calculated that there are more than 497,000 craftsmen households in the Ming Dynasty, with various types of equipment such as plowshares, waterwheels, ships, carriages, crossbows, and artillery.  , fire guns and more than 970 pictures!"

    Zhu Youxiao frowned and said in a deep voice: "The number of craftsmen is not bad, but our great Ming Dynasty only has more than 900 drawings of military and civilian equipment. Is there something wrong?"

    Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youxiao with some astonishment. He didn't know why the little emperor was dissatisfied. You must know that the current patterns of the utensils in the Ming Dynasty were accumulated through continuous searches since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. If we push forward more than two hundred years,  , these patterns are not available!

    However, since the emperor had questions, Xu Guangqi naturally wanted to explain. He organized his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, when the Meng Yuan Dynasty took over the Central Plains, a lot of various drawings were damaged, but after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, officials from the Ministry of Industry of the past dynasties searched everywhere and sorted them out.  I have accumulated a lot now!¡±

    Zhu Youxiao asked again: "Do these patterns have innovative tools in recent years?"

    Xu Guangqi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "That's not true. The utensils handed down from past generations are enough for use, so there is no need to make new ones. It would be a waste of national money to lose more than the gain!"

    Zhu Youxiao rubbed his aching Naoren'er. He originally had some expectations for the development of science and technology in the late Ming Dynasty, so he promoted Xu Guangqi, a scientist in the late Ming Dynasty, to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. But now he discovered that,  Even Xu Guangqi, who has been exposed to Western civilization, is still stubborn when it comes to technological innovation!

    In fact, this is no wonder Xu Guangqi. China has been a semi-closed country since ancient times. In addition to having contact with Central Asia during the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Silk Road was basically cut off by the Song Dynasty. Of course, the Song Dynasty also had extremely developed overseas countries.  Trade, but at that time Central Asia and Europe were still in a semi-barbaric state, so there was nothing to learn from!

    By the time of the Yuan Dynasty, although the Mongol army swept across Europe and Asia, they did more damage than construction. In addition, the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan was only part of the Mongol Empire. Therefore, foreign exchanges at that time were basically a matter between Mongolian princes.  The Han people played no role at all!

    After the Ming Dynasty, exchanges on the Central and Western Roads were cut off due to the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and maritime exchanges also ceased due to the ban on sea. Even after the Ming Dynasty, private merchants were repeatedly prohibited from going to sea, but these merchants lost the courage to sail away.  , the so-called maritime merchants just sailed ships to and from Japan and Taiwan, selling silk, tea, and porcelain from the Ming Dynasty to these two places to make profits!

    However, although a large amount of silver poured into the Ming Dynasty, the increasingly developing science and technology in the West was not taken seriously, because those things were of no use to the people of the Ming Dynasty. After all, during the Ming Dynasty, Western science and technology concepts were only in their infancy.  The state and practical application of things are not much better than those of Ming Dynasty!

    It was precisely this lack of ideological attention that caused the Chinese to miss the opportunity to contact and understand Western scientific and technological civilization. By the late Qing Dynasty, when Western science and technology blossomed and completed the first industrial revolution, the Chinese people were still obsessed with  Thousands of years ago, in the dream of the Great Kingdom, when strong ships and powerful cannons opened the country's gates, tragic times also followed!

    After a hundred years of humiliation, hundreds of millions of people were martyred!

    These things passed through Zhu Youxiao's mind, and he couldn't help but feel a heavy sense of responsibility. Fortunately, it is not too late to promote Chinese people's contact with Western science and technology civilization. As long as the shackles of Chinese people's thoughts are opened, then the Chinese can do anything.  With the characteristics of being extremely capable, it may not be long before the sparks of the industrial revolution will burst out in this ancient land!

    "Pass the message!" Zhu Youxiao was unwilling to talk nonsense with the old antiques in front of him at this time, and said directly: "From now on, all craftsmen in the country will be owned by the royal family. Craftsmen used by the Ministry of Industry must be hired from the royal family, and the settlement of money and food will be paid by the household.  The department will hand over to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then the Supervisor of Ceremonies will issue it. From now on, the craftsmen's households are divided into three levels and nine grades. From low to high, they are low, medium and high craftsmen, low, medium and high craftsmen, and low and medium great craftsmen.  , ?For each rank, the salary increases according to the ninth to seventh grades of civil servants, and the wages and grains for work are settled separately. For grade assessment, the master craftsman in the palace is responsible for drafting the regulations. The specific affairs will be handled by the Supervisor of Ceremonies and will be reported to me afterwards.  From now on, a list will be posted across the country to select designs for new utensils, whether for military or civilian use. As long as you are selected, the palace will automatically reward you.  "

    Zhu Youxiao started three times in a row, which confused everyone present. However, Zhu Youxiao's will was quickly recorded and presented to Zhu Youxiao. After Zhu Youxiao read it, he  You can use the seal to spread the world, and since all the craftsmen are owned by the royal family, these matters have become an internal matter of the royal family. There is no need for cabinet approval at all, just issue it directly in the form of a decree!

    However, Zhu Youxiao took a look at the polished imperial edict and shouted angrily: "Are these the original words I said? These things are not enough for civil servants. Who can understand those craftsmen and ordinary people? From now on,  All the imperial edicts issued by the whole country should be written in vernacular, so that the people will not understand what I mean!"

    Everyone present could see Zhu Youxiao's irritability. Whether they were high-ranking bosses like Fang Congzhe, Liu Yishui, Xu Guangqi, and Zhang Weixian, or eunuchs like Li Jinzhong who were deliberately trying to flatter themselves, they were all very surprised by this!

    After all, with Zhu Youxiao's various actions since he came to the throne, everyone feels that although Zhu Youxiao is not very old, he is ruthless and mature in his actions. Even those civil servants who have been making trouble for more than two hundred years have been put into submission.  Even though there are more than 300 people knocking on the door outside the Meridian Gate now, I don¡¯t see Zhu Youxiao being upset about it!

    Is it possible that what could make Zhu Youxiao so irritable is?

    Although everyone was silent, they all glanced at Xu Guangqi with their peripheral vision, and Xu Guangqi himself noticed this. The old man unconsciously shed a drop of cold sweat on his forehead. After decades of wasted career, he finally got the emperor's favor.  Favor, he didn't want to lose the official just like that!

    "Your Majesty! Veteran" Although Xu Guangqi was nervous, he still planned to explain to Zhu Youxiao, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he saw Zhu Youxiao wave his hand, and Xu Guangqi immediately shut up!

    Zhu Youxiao sat behind the desk, took a deep breath, and then showed a smile and said: "I was too anxious just now, dear friends, please don't take offense!"

    Everyone quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body!"

    Zhu Youxiao nodded and said to Li Jinzhong who was still standing there stupidly: "Go to Master Li's place and see if the thing I asked them to build is ready. If it is done, let Master Li bring it over!"

    Li Jinzhong bowed in agreement, and then left quickly!

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