Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

The most embarrassing thing is the ending after the excitement and joy.

Xu Miaojin sighed deeply, staring at the closed door, and muttered to herself, "I don't want to admit it, but he's...really amazing."

From last year to this year, unknowingly, a brand new door had been opened to her world. She saw that things that she had previously taken for granted, so much so that she hadn't noticed them, were actually operating quietly according to established rules and laws. She saw the true structure of this world...

These things always seemed strange when she first learned them, but the more she understood them, the more she realized that the things this young man was talking about... were so wonderful that they deserved applause.

And she knew clearly that there were so many smart people in the past, but no one had ever realized these things, and no one had ever proposed them. They were all discovered and summarized by that young man - this naturally made Xu Miaojin's feelings towards Zhu Yunhuan even more subtle and complex.

He stared at the closed door for a long time.

Xu Miaojin then withdrew her gaze.

He lowered his eyes in frustration and murmured, "But so what?"

……

Let’s talk about Zhu Yunhuan.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, he thought about the affairs of the Alchemy Bureau, and went straight out of Zuiyue Tower and got into the carriage he usually used for his incognito tours.

Sitting in the carriage, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said calmly to the outside: "Let Song Zhong come in and answer the question."

As his words fell.

Song Zhong, a burly man with a ferocious face and a fierce expression, quickly and respectfully got into the carriage, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty."

"In compliance with Your Majesty's order, early this morning, I ordered the three specially appointed officers from the Imperial Guard to the Alchemy Department. All personnel are now waiting outside the department for orders."

Song Zhong reported to Zhu Yunhuan respectfully.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded calmly. He was still very confident in Song Zhong's ability and efficiency in doing things.

After a pause, he asked, "How many people are there in these three centurions now?"

Song Zhong did not hesitate at all and immediately replied:

"Replying to your Majesty."

"Since the Jinyiwei was reorganized and expanded last year, I have been selecting talents from the Armour and Armour Bureau, the Military Equipment Bureau, and the guard posts in the capital, Zhili, and the other thirteen provinces, in accordance with Your Majesty's instructions."

"During the initial reorganization, there were a total of 337 special personnel, organized into three 100-household units and have been stationed at the Jinyiwei Yamen. Your Majesty's original intention was that the more the better, so I have been reviewing the records of various battles, large and small, before and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and have been continuously replenishing the personnel of these three special 100-household units."

"Your Majesty has always been reluctant to draw attention to the Jinyiwei's military structure, so the additional personnel were still only crammed into these three centurions."

"To date, the specific number of people in the three 100-household units has reached 577."

Song Zhong answered the questions raised by Zhu Yunhuan as if they were all familiar to him. He knew too well what kind of master he was serving, so he naturally knew how to act in moderation.

Ever since Zhu Yunhuan ascended the throne, he has been systematically preparing all the necessary preliminary conditions, including material conditions and talent conditions.

If one wants to make guns and cannons, and if one wants to materialize the advanced theories and knowledge of later generations into tangible objects in this era, handy oxen and horses, and handy tools are indispensable.

This group of people.

This was exactly what Zhu Yunhuan had planned and prepared half a year in advance. He just used the name of Jinyiwei. Others just thought that he was recruiting Jinyiwei, so naturally no one would notice anything.

Zhang Yuqing, Ma Rui, Liu Yuanran and their group are good at chemistry, and gunpowder is certainly within their field, but they are not good at understanding and improving the structure of firearms.