My father is Jiajing

"Boom——"

A tongue of fire like lightning, after a thunderous explosion, flashed in front of the dark muzzle like a long dragon of lightning!
Within a few breaths, the people watching the ceremony on the Yongle treasure ship saw a ball of fire rising from the target ship set up on the sea three or four miles away, and then it shot up into the sky like flowers scattered by a fairy.

This scene not only excited all the people inside and outside Tianjin Port who were watching the "Yongle" treasure ship entering the port for sea trials, but also made Zhu Zaigui and many other countries who were watching the ceremony on the sidelines feel cold in their hearts.

They knew that the Ming Dynasty's firearms were extremely powerful, but this was the first time they had seen such powerful firearms!
When Zhu Zaigui, who was standing at the front deck of the Yongle treasure ship, saw this scene, he also laughed heartily.

Zhu Zaigui patted Xiao Zhao on the shoulder and said, "Well done! After returning to Beijing, if you want anything, I will grant it to you!"

Xiao Zhao also stood beside Zhu Zaiqi with an excited look on his face. When he heard what Zhu Zaiqi said, he also replied excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Zaiqi laughed and looked at Qi Jiguang who was in charge of the sea trial. "Continue."

Qi Jiguang was also extremely excited at this moment. He did not expect that the accuracy of this shot was so powerful that the target three or four miles away could be locked so easily.

You have to know that in the past, although the shells fired by artillery had a distance, it did not mean that the shells could hit wherever they were pointed.

After all, according to common sense in the past, after these shells were ignited by gunpowder, where they would land and where they would explode were all random things.

But now they have the ability to hit whatever they point at, how could Qi Jiguang and others not be excited!
Qi Jiguang said excitedly: "I obey your command!"

He then began to test-fire other firearms and artillery to verify their power and function on the Yongle treasure ship.

At the same time, Xiao Zhao and others were also carefully testing each new cannon and new firearm using an aiming and firing method that Qi Jiguang could not understand yet.

This time, the results are amazing.

Zhu Zaigui was also very satisfied.

Qi Jiguang couldn't help but feel itchy, and bowed to Zhu Zaigui, "Your Majesty, why is this cannon so accurate?"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Qi Jiguang with a smile, "This is still confidential at the moment, so I cannot tell you for the time being. However, in order to make the Yongle treasure ship suitable for this type of artillery, I will ask you to select a group of people to train and learn how to fire the new artillery."

"When the time comes, if you study hard with Xiao Zhao, you will understand the principles behind this."

After hearing this, Qi Jiguang looked at Xiao Zhao standing next to Zhu Zaigui in surprise. He bowed to Xiao Zhao solemnly and said, "Please teach me, Mr. Xiao Zhao."

Xiao Zhao felt a little shy after Qi Jiguang bowed to him like that.

Although he was also a very proud young man, Xiao Zhao still admired great heroes like Qi Jiguang who were active on the front line to suppress the Japanese pirates and galloped across the vast sea to defend the peace of the Ming Dynasty's outer seas.

Therefore, after being bowed to by Qi Jiguang, he showed a rare shy look.

Zhu Zaigui laughed, "Why are you ashamed? As the saying goes, people learn things at different times and specialize in different fields. Your ability in this area is enough to be a teacher to others."

Xiao Zhao felt a little shy after hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, but the pride he had shown before was now visible on his face.

It can be seen that in Xiao Zhao's heart, he also believes that his ability in this area is enough to be a teacher.

Zhu Zaigui's gaze passed over Xiao Zhao and looked at the craftsmen who came with Xiao Zhao, as well as those craftsmen who were responsible for the maintenance of the "Yongle" treasure ship.

Zhu Zaigui continued, "The ancients also said that a learned person is a teacher. I also like the unique spirit of young heroes. You skilled craftsmen should have your own pride."

"I hope you will keep up the good work and continue to innovate and improve more and better techniques and inventions. Don't learn from those old guys who are decadent and have mediocre abilities."

"They have been smoothed out and no longer have the unconventional thinking that you have. So even though they are much older than you, they are not necessarily better than you."

"Also, I hate to see the phenomenon of seniority in a technology-oriented department like yours. I hope you can always maintain the normal state of the master being the most capable and technology-oriented."

Zhu Zaigui's words also boosted the spirits of other technical craftsmen except Xiao Zhao!
In the past, both the imperial court and the officials in charge of the yamen treated them as tools and servants.

Not many people have ever cared about their hard work. Sometimes, even if they have developed new methods and new technologies, they have not received any attention.

So in this environment, many excellent craftsmen, after working hard, find that they have no chance to stand out and be valued, so they start to lie low.

But now Zhu Zaigui personally encouraged them and recognized them, how could they not be excited?

After all, Zhu Zaigui's words were a recognition of them!

This recognition is undoubtedly exciting for those who have long been regarded as the scraps of society.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your encouragement!"

All the craftsmen bowed to Zhu Zaigui excitedly.

Zhu Zaigui laughed again and said, "Stand up, no need to be polite. What I say to you today is from the bottom of my heart. Moreover, in order to protect your interests, I am working with the Ministry of Industry to formulate a patent system that will be beneficial to you and promote it throughout the country."

"In the future, you skilled craftsmen will be able to carry out more technologically forward-looking inventions and research under the protection of the patent system. You no longer have to worry about the situation of 'teaching your apprentice to starve yourself to death'."

"Therefore, I hope that you can maintain your passion and ambition in creating new weapons and the Yongle Treasure Ship, and continue to contribute to the technological innovation of our Ming Dynasty, so that our Ming Dynasty can continue to maintain its leading position in all technological capabilities!"

Zhu Zaigui is no longer satisfied with the current patent protection system in Shunyi and Xishan. He wants the Ministry of Industry to formulate a complete set of patent protection regulations based on the current patent system in Shunyi and Xishan.

Then, it will be announced to the world in the name of the court, so that more intelligent and talented people in the Ming Dynasty will no longer have ideological and economic concerns, and these intelligent people can boldly display their new inventions and new technologies that they have thought of and done, letting a hundred flowers bloom.

Doing so is not only an improvement on previous ideas, but also allows the Ming Dynasty to have more strength and confidence to maintain its advantage in future world competition.

After all, the world is so huge. The Renaissance in Europe has lasted for hundreds of years, and their various new academic disciplines and new ideas are already in their infancy.

If Zhu Zaigui still turned a blind eye at this time and thought that he could lead the Ming Dynasty to be ahead of the times by relying on his own ability and vision, it would be simply a pipe dream.

After all, all Zhu Zaigui had was some common sense that was beyond this era. He could now use this common sense to enlighten some people and come up with some amazing inventions that would brighten people's eyes.

But this kind of guidance is not sustainable.

Therefore, if Zhu Zaigui wanted to maintain the normal state of technological invention, he had to establish a set of laws and regulations that could protect the interests of inventors.

Let these technical talents who are committed to invention and creation no longer rely too much on the mentality of "inventing for love" to make inventions.

They can maintain their hobbies and interests while still having a certain social status and the ability to support their families. Otherwise, they can only rely on some frustrated scholars with strong family backgrounds to invent in their spare time when they have no hope of passing the imperial examinations, although they can also make some achievements.

However, these achievements of theirs could neither bring them social status nor social wealth, and they also consumed their family savings and money to continue to support their inventions.

Then this method is definitely not worth promoting and has no sustainability at all.

Therefore, even though inventors and scientists such as Song Yingxing, Xu Guangqi, and Zhao Shizhen appeared in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, they were still unable to change the backward and corrupt appearance of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in order to change this embarrassing situation, Zhu Zaigui had to start with the system. He had to first establish a system to protect the interests of inventors, allowing them to first obtain the rewards they deserve, and then give them a certain social status.

In this way, in the long run, more amazing technological inventors will surely emerge in the Ming Dynasty, laying a bright and smooth road for the future technological development of the Ming Dynasty!

After hearing what Zhu Zaigui said, the craftsmen couldn't help but cheer.

After so many years, people finally began to recognize and value their abilities.

This moment is undoubtedly an exciting moment for them.

Moreover, for them, this moment was even more exciting than the invention of such a powerful firearm or the behemoth-like ship under their feet!
Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others glanced at each other.

They felt that although what Zhu Zaigui said made sense, it didn't seem particularly reasonable.

After all, the imperial court has always valued agriculture over labor since ancient times.

If the status of craftsmen is rashly improved, restrictions on them are relaxed, and they are allowed to gain more wealth and status, then who would be willing to farm honestly?
You have to know that the Ming Dynasty was based on agriculture and founded its country on agriculture.

Without the hard work of the farmers, how could the imperial court have enough food and taxes?

Therefore, after listening to Zhu Zaigui's words, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others could not help but become worried.

I am worried that this is because Prince Yu is young and full of vigor, and he doesn't know the hardships of farming, nor the importance of agriculture.

But in fact, Zhu Zaigui knew better than anyone else that agriculture in the future would be an industry that relied solely on manpower.

If Qi Jiguang and his men expanded their sphere of influence on the sea, they would be able to discover some natural fertilizers that had accumulated for who knows how many tens of thousands of years on some natural islands.

Even if there are no high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn in the future of Ming Dynasty, the current average yield per mu of less than 100 kilograms can still be pushed to 500 or even higher.

Moreover, for future food security and the development of agricultural technology.

Zhu Zaigui also asked the Taoist priests in the Shen Yao Palace to actively research and discover the magical chemical fertilizer "nitrogen fertilizer".

As long as these Taoist masters can develop nitrogen fertilizer and produce it in large quantities, future grain production will definitely not be a problem.

By that time, when there would be enough food, the Ming Dynasty would naturally no longer need so many farmers to continue to be tied to the land, doing hard work facing the loess and back to the sky.

They can all free up more time and energy to make more valuable creations in other areas.

And this is the future that Zhu Zaigui wants.

Therefore, protecting and improving the social status of craftsmen is also a key move made by Zhu Zaigui for the future!
However, now is not the time for Zhu Zaigui to explain to Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others.

After all, some ideas and concepts are actually constrained by the cognition of the times.

Sometimes, no matter how much you say, it is not as good as experiencing it in reality.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui did not care or pay any attention to the concerns of Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and others.

All he has to do is maintain his current attitude, not compromise, and not argue with these people.

Otherwise, Zhu Zaigui would not only fail to accomplish his goals, but would also be caught up in endless arguments.

Even if Zhu Zaigui knew that he was right in this argument, he would not win anyone's trust and support because there was no strong reality to support it.

So, when doing something.

Zhu Zaigui could only use some of his autocratic and dictatorial skills to lay out some things that were not urgent now but would be useful in the future and would not affect the overall social stability.

In this way, when the time comes, everyone will only praise and admire Zhu Zaigui's wisdom and foresight.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui didn't need to explain everything to people like Xu Jie before doing anything.

After all, sometimes they may not be able to listen to reason, and once they are given the illusion that Zhu Zaigui will discuss everything with them, then in the future when Zhu Zaigui wants to implement some key policies, they will subconsciously think that Zhu Zaigui will give them an explanation.

In this way, if they feel that something is not possible and they feel it is difficult to shirk Zhu Zaigui's orders, they will play the trick of pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. Then, wouldn't Zhu Zaigui's authority and power be greatly discounted?

Therefore, in order for things to go smoothly and more efficiently in the future.

When Zhu Zaigui made certain decisions, he would only inform the cabinet or the six ministries and nine officials in the form of notifications, so that they would habitually act and execute according to his will and decisions. This was the proper way to govern a country and control people.

Rather than the kind of people who are full of calculations and think that digging a trap and tricking others is power politics.

Although such tactics are useful, they are not of much practical use.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui was disdainful of playing the imperial mind game of Emperor Jiajing, which relied on smart people to guess.

It's okay to use that kind of political tactics occasionally, but if you always rely on it to maintain and consolidate your position, it will definitely be in vain in the end.

After all, when death comes, even if one doesn't want to let go, he has to let go.

And after he passes away, the living people will be powerless to decide how to arrange his past and his affairs after his death.

Therefore, as long as Zhu Zaigui did not want to become the emperor in history who was apologized and admitted his mistakes by Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng in a "last will" after his death, he had to have his own set of strategies and ideas to deal with the general situation and people's hearts.

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