Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

If an iron mine is robbed in any place, the local yamen and the county magistrate will be executed, the prefect will be demoted to a county magistrate, and the prefect will be demoted to a prefect. Once the royal army arrives, the miners will be wiped out!

Tell the Ministry of Revenue that even if they have to sell all their iron ore for me, they must not delay the salaries of the miners and other workers, and they must ensure that there is an endless supply of iron ore to the arsenal."

Zhu Yunhuan immediately issued an order and began large-scale mining work.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch beside him accepted the order.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded, "Go now, call the Minister of Revenue to come to the Imperial Study to see me. Oh, and call the Right Vice Minister of Revenue, Xia Yuanji, as well."

Zhu Yunhuan felt it necessary to have a talk with the Minister of Revenue to find out which faction this guy belonged to and to give him a warning.

"Yes, Your Highness." The eunuch accepted the order and immediately went to convey it.

Zhu Yunhuan added, "Qin Shou, the director of the arsenal, led the team to create the invincible General Cannon. He has made great contributions to the country and the country. He is awarded the Kirin robe and fifty taels of silver. The rest of the participants will be awarded twenty taels of silver, and their salaries will be doubled this month."

"Thank you, Your Highness. May Your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

The crowd shouted again.

Qin Shou was even more excited because he was awarded the Qilin costume.

That can only be worn by officials of the fifth and fourth ranks. As an official of the fifth rank, I have made great progress.

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Zhu Yunhuan patted Qin Shou on the shoulder and said, "I have given you a lot of convenience, so please don't let me down. What I can give you, I can take back."

Zhu Yunhuan has shown him a favor, so now it’s time to show some authority to prevent this guy from getting too cocky.

The way to control people is to use both kindness and severity.

"I dare not. I still say the same thing. One hundred invincible general cannons a month, as long as Your Highness has sufficient supply of raw materials, I can do it. There is no need for Your Highness to do anything. I will send my entire clan to death myself!" Qin Shou was still happy when Zhu Yunhuan's tone suddenly changed, scaring Qin Shou so much that he almost knelt down.

Zhu Yunhuan hummed, "Engrave the name of the craftsman who forged the Shenwei Wudijiangjun Cannon. If there is a problem with any Shenwei Wudijiangjun Cannon in the future, I can directly find the person to hold accountable. If there is no problem, this Shenwei Wudijiangjun Cannon will be invincible on the battlefield with his name, and it will also be glorious, right?"

"I'll obey your order and do it immediately." Qin Shou bowed.

"I will wait for your answer in a month."

After saying that, Zhu Yunhuan led his men away.

"Farewell, Your Highness." Everyone hurriedly saluted and watched Zhu Yunhuan go away.

Only when Zhu Yunhuan disappeared from view did everyone dare to stand up. Qin Shou's legs went weak and he fell down. Fortunately, the people around him were quick to support him.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" asked the man who supported Qin Shou.

Qin Shou wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "It's okay. Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. It's really true."

"Brother, can we really build a hundred cannons in a month? Can the court really provide so many resources? This cannon was built by dozens of us sleeping only two hours a day."

A man nearby asked.

Qin Shou waved his hand and said, "Don't underestimate the bond between me and my nine clans. Your Highness said that we will open the door to convenience. We will provide people, money and materials. We are only responsible for making cannons. It is not our business to worry about the expenses. We will not lose money.

If the court can really afford such a large expenditure, we will also work hard to make cannons, so that our names will go down in history in the future, and we will have the face to see our master when we die. If the court cannot afford this expenditure, naturally someone will persuade Your Highness to reduce our workload, so there is no need to worry. "

Qin Shou saw this very clearly.

A cannon is a money-eating beast.

If the imperial court could afford it, then Qin Shou would naturally be willing to work hard to build cannons so that the entire Ming army could replace their weapons with cannons as soon as possible.

If the court could not afford it, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue would have to make remonstrations every day, and other officials would have to follow suit to dissuade Zhu Yunhuan.