I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The next day, Wu Changqing met with Qin Fen, a student of the Great Hall recommended by Wei Ziwen.

"Meet the teacher."

Qin Fen held down the excitement in his heart and saluted. He knew that Wu Changqing must have a task for him to find him. This is a sign that he is going to flourish.

"Ziyue, how much do you know about Jinyiwei?"

Wu Changqing asked.

He is going to set up Jinyiwei to collect various military and other intelligence for himself.

Jinyiwei was an intelligence agency used by Zhu Yuanzhang to monitor hundreds of officials. With this agency, Zhu Yuanzhang found out as many as 100 officials involved with Hu Weiyong.

A Hu Weiyong case directly implicated more than 40,000 people, which is enough to show that Jin Yiwei's ability to collect intelligence is simply pervasive.

Many officials' concubines are eyeliners cultivated by Jin Yiwei.

What those officials ate and drank in the evening, Zhu Yuanzhang knew all about his sexual ability.

At the peak of Jin Yiwei's power, Baiguan's face changed greatly when he talked about Jin Yiwei.

Qin Fen was even more excited when he heard the words. As a person who was interested in the officialdom, he knew Jin Yiwei too well. He knew that this was an intelligence agency directly subordinate to the emperor and was not under the jurisdiction of any other department. Although the official position was small, the power was great.

Moreover, the person who can be in charge of Jinyiwei is definitely the emperor's confidant.

This level of identity alone is much more prominent than other high-ranking officials, even if the chief assistant of the cabinet sees him, he must be polite.

Although being in charge of Jinyiwei would not have a good reputation, Qin Fen didn't care. As long as you can get glory and wealth, what do you want this fame for?

Now Wei Ziwen is not often scolded by people, saying that his articles are different and disrespectful to the court, and he is Wu Changqing's number one lackey.

But so what, Wei Ziwen is not as prosperous as he is now.

And those who only play tricks and scolds have no chance to become officials.

"This is an intelligence agency affiliated with the emperor..."

Qin Fen replied in detail.

His answer was very detailed and specific, obviously because he knew the functions of Jinyiwei very well, and Wu Changqing was very satisfied.

"Yesterday, a craftsman from Suzhou was ambushed on the road, which almost led to the disclosure of the secret of the flintlock gun. On the site under my control, five hundred Qing troops were rampant, and no one could find out. This is a very serious problem. "

Wu Changqing knocked on the table.

"It's really serious, and the students will definitely share the worries for the teachers."

Qin Fen said.

"You are responsible for putting up the shelf first. The name is temporarily called the Military Intelligence Division, and the funds are directly collected from me. Three months, I will see results in three months."

Wu Changqing said.

He hasn't rebelled publicly yet, and of course he can't use the name of Jin Yiwei. Because Jinyiwei is directly under the command of the emperor, it is an institution that can only be established by the emperor.

If Wu Changqing directly established his own Jinyiwei, it would be equivalent to telling others that he wanted to be the emperor.

The Ming Dynasty's more than 200-year-old Guozuo, the common people and ordinary officials are not so easy to forget, and the time for him to openly rebel is not yet ripe.

"Students understand."

When Wu Changqing wanted to get Jin Yiwei, Qin Fen had already completely determined Wu Changqing's ambition. However, he had no intention of being loyal to Daming, and he wished Wu Changqing to be the emperor.

Because he is Wu Changqing's student, the higher Wu Changqing's status, the higher his status.

In Wu Changqing's interest group, the interests of most people have been bound together with Wu Changqing. In fact, many people in this group have seen Wu Changqing's self-reliance, but no one went to report to Zhu Yihai.

A few days later, the group of craftsmen arrived in Nanjing under the escort of heavy troops.

Nanjing Weapons Workshop has gathered more than 300 craftsmen, most of whom were originally recruited by Hong Chengchou to make arquebuses.

These craftsmen have skilled skills. As long as the craftsmen in Suzhou teach a little skill, they can participate in the manufacture of new weapons.

It won't be long before the scale of this weapons workshop exceeds that of Suzhou.

"The main problem of the arsenal now is that the manufacturing speed of the barrel is too slow. The grenade should be able to meet the army's supply. After the technical improvement of the howitzer, the speed is also much faster."

Liu Baojun reported.

"What about the spring?"

Wu Changqing asked.

"The manufacturing process of springs is very mature, and the manufacturing speed is very fast. However, without enough barrels, the manufacturing speed of flintlock guns cannot be improved. At present, only 4,000 shots can be made a month at most. Wait for the craftsmen here in Nanjing. After being proficient, the monthly output should be able to reach 6,000."

Liu Baojun knew that what the army lacked the most was flintlock guns, but unfortunately the production capacity of flintlock guns had been slow to keep up with the needs of the army.

However, Wu Changqing was quite satisfied with this speed. With 4,000 a month and another two to three months, he would be able to make up a force of 20,000 flintlock guns, and he would basically be able to run rampant by then.

"Let the extra spring craftsmen make this kind of spring, which can be installed on the carriage to act as a shock absorber."

Wu Changqing took out a sample of the shock spring.

The current carriage has no rubber wheels and no shock-absorbing springs. Sitting up is quite painful. A little unevenness or gravel on the road can turn the people in the carriage over and over.

And the road in this period, basically don't expect how smooth it is.

Ordinary man riding a carriage for a long time

I can't stand it. And those women, riding in a carriage, suffered even more.

All the actresses who ride in the carriages in costume dramas seem to be enjoying themselves because they are all riding in carriages with springs installed.

The real carriages in ancient times were not comfortable to sit at all, and of course, riding and walking were more painful.

Therefore, Wu Changqing wanted to come up with a comfortable carriage to sell to those rich people and make some money for arms.

He wants to maintain two weapon workshops, and the monthly investment is 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver. All these manufactured weapons are supplied to the army, and there is no profit at all.

In the long run, Wu Changqing couldn't hold it any longer.

The key to the shock-absorbing carriage is only the spring. The cost of this small spring is very low, but the shock-absorbing carriage can be sold for a high price.

Because this is a commodity for the wealthy, and the wealthy pursue enjoyment, and such a comfortable carriage costs a few hundred to a thousand taels, and it is nothing.

With this kind of shock-absorbing carriage, the daughters of wealthy businessmen will definitely not be willing to make old-fashioned carriages.

At that time, the comfortable shock-absorbing carriage can even become a status symbol. Without such a high-end carriage, would you be embarrassed to be called a high-class person?

This shock-absorbing carriage will be sold at various sky-high prices just like the sports cars of later generations.

As long as Wu Changqing mastered the manufacturing process of springs, others could only watch him make a fortune. Even if this kind of secret is discovered by other businessmen, don't panic.

Dare to grab business with the weapon workshop, I am afraid that the life is too long.

If other people dare to affect the income of the weapon workshop, so that the weapon workshop has no money to manufacture more advanced weapons, those soldiers will not be able to kill them in minutes.

Even if these big bosses didn't bother them, they wouldn't dare to grab business with Wu Changqing.

The manufacture of the spring is handed over to the weapon workshop, and the carriage part can be handed over to Tong Youwei.

After all, Wu Changqing promised to give him some benefits, and Tong Youwei keeps investing money into cement making, which is an unprofitable business.

Wu Changqing likes such a loyal businessman.

Now sharing some profits to Tong Youwei can be regarded as an example for other businessmen, and let other businessmen know that it is definitely beneficial to follow him and do things for himself.