“The firearms need to be improved. The current firearms are not only limited in their lethality, but also very constrained.” Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head, not particularly satisfied. “I have to think of a way. A major reform of the Ministry of Works and a major reform of the whole country is difficult, but if I set up a pilot project in Beiping, there will be no problem.”
Zhu Xiong Ying felt he needed to inform his grandfather, the Emperor, about this matter. Although Zhu Xiong Ying understood that even if he created a huge mess, the Emperor would do everything in his power to fix it, this wasn't a reason for Zhu Xiong Ying to be reckless. It was crucial that he speak up; this was extremely important.
The letter to Old Zhu was naturally also a family letter. However, Zhu Xiong Ying also understood that it was time to send a letter to Big Zhu as well.
In retrospect, although Zhu Xiong Ying was close to the first Zhu (Emperor Zhu), he was far less close to the second Zhu (Emperor Zhu). A large part of the reason was that Zhu Xiong Ying was raised by the emperor and empress, so naturally he was closer to them.
Let's talk about official business, and also about life. By the way, let me remind Da Zhu to take care of his health.
Zhu Xiong Ying also had some firearms sent over; the muskets of today were considered well-made standard weapons. They were about half a meter long and had a caliber of three centimeters. They were fired in pairs, one person responsible for the tripod and aiming, and the other for igniting and firing. The range was about two hundred meters.
That won't do. The Ming Dynasty's firearms may seem powerful now, but they are still far from sufficient.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to firearms. Each centurion needed ten muskets. Each seagoing ship needed four muskets, sixteen hand cannons, twenty firearms, and twenty rockets and twenty divine arrows.
The bowl-shaped cannon is a small artillery piece with a slow rate of fire and short range.
These firearms are not powerful enough; they don't even qualify as bronze cannons. Matchlock muskets haven't appeared yet.
Zhu Xiong Ying needed to observe further and conduct more research. This matter had to be taken seriously; further enhancing the power of firearms and elevating their status in the Ming Dynasty's military was of paramount importance to Zhu Xiong Ying.
Zhu Xiong Ying felt that reforming the Ministry of Works and elevating the status of artisans was very important. Furthermore, training apprentices was equally crucial. Currently, the teaching of apprentices, or even just oral instruction, is no longer sufficient.
Now that the Institute of Foreigners has been established, it is necessary to have some scientific research institutes.
This can be considered a problem inherent in ancient China, where the humanities were more thoroughly preserved and passed down. However, many aspects of the sciences were much more ambiguous, which is not a good thing.
Change is coming! Zhu Xiong Ying is about to start making changes!
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