After returning to the palace from the Yongwei camp, Zhu Cixiang immediately ordered someone to search the files, and finally found a memorial dated July 20, the eighth year of Chongzhen.

It was Bi Maokang, the former right minister of the Ministry of War, who presented a self-written book called "Illustrated Description of Military Weapons".

The book lists various firearms, poison crossbows, and the flintlock gun that he had in mind. The book uses both pictures and text to describe the manufacture, use and power of the weapons.

Zhu Cihong was very excited after seeing him and quickly asked Bi Maokang where he was now. The result disappointed him. Bi Maokang is now the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing and the governor of Qianliang.

"It's too far away. We have to find a way to get His Majesty the Emperor to transfer him to the capital to take charge of the military affairs. Such a good talent, caring about money and food, is really overqualified and underutilized." Zhu Cihong slandered.

Fortunately, there is a book here to see if the craftsmen of the Bingzhan Bureau can build it according to the drawings.

If Zhu Cixiang wanted to rebuild the Daming Firearms, he had to find a group of scientists who were proficient in firearms, such as Xu Guangqi. But Xu Guangqi, a scientific giant, had passed away several years ago and missed him.

The second person Zhu Cihong thought of was Xu Guangqi's student Sun Yuanhua. Later, when he inquired about it, he found that Sun Yuanhua was actually killed by the imperial court a few years ago because of the Denglai Incident!

Sun Yuanhua, this is a talent buried by history. If he had not died, it would be possible to regain Liaodong.

Sun Yuanhua was a student of Xu Guangqi. He was well versed in both Chinese and Western studies and excelled in his studies. He devoted himself to the study of Western artillery and became a unique expert in artillery manufacturing and ballistics in the late Ming Dynasty.

When he was the governor of Denglai, he even formed a foreign legion with 27 Portuguese gunners, and he was regarded as the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Firearms Force.

When the wild boar Pinurhachi led the Eight Banners Army invincible in Liaodong, it was Sun Yuanhua who brought eleven Hongyi cannons to Ningyuan, which stunned the Eight Banners Army and achieved the famous "Ningyuan Victory".

Boar Skin was "invincible in every battle and invincible in all attacks, except Ningyuan, which was unable to conquer a single city, so he returned with great anger." Eight months later, he died in depression.

The civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were overjoyed for this crucial victory. This main cannon was even named by the emperor as "The General who Anguo and the whole army defeated the Liao Jinglu".

Later, Sun Yuanhua was reused. He was ambitious and wanted to train a strong force with advanced artillery and advanced tactics to regain Liaodong. Unfortunately, a historical accident shattered Sun Yuanhua's grand plan and dream of a strong army.

The "mutiny caused by a chicken" caused Kong Youde and others under his command to rebel, and Dengzhou fell. Sun Yuanhua was captured by the rebels and committed suicide without success.

Sun Yuanhua was captured and released, but was framed by political opponents Yu Yinggui, Li Mengchen, Lu Zhenfei, Wen Tiren and others, arrested and imprisoned, and was eventually unjustly killed.

Sun Yuanhua's death made Hou Jin the biggest winner. In the fifth year of Chongzhen, the famous traitors Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming took hundreds of warships and a large number of skilled Western gunners to cross the sea and defect to Hou Jin.

The defection of this most elite firearms unit of the Ming Dynasty caused a huge change in the balance of military power between the Ming and Jin Dynasties.

As if Hou Jin had found a treasure, Huang Taiji personally led the Beile people ten miles out of Shengjing to greet him, and treated him with the Jurchens' most solemn "embracing gift". At this moment, he had the capital to take over the Central Plains.

Later, the Manchu Qing used captured and imitated artillery to attack cities and plunder territory with overwhelming force. After entering the Pass, in the confrontation with Li Zicheng's peasant army, the artillery showed its power even more, and the peasant army could not avoid it.

It is really a pity that such a person died in a party struggle.

Zhu Cihong paced back and forth in Zhongcui Palace, thinking about how to keep the military equipment manufacturing bureau in his hands, and who to find to develop weapons for him. What he needed most at the moment were scientific researchers.

In the future, the Ming army will use sophisticated firearms to fight an asymmetric war against the cold-armed Manchu Qing Dynasty. Thinking about the one-sided suppression is a little exciting.

"Your Highness, the War Bureau has sent ten telescopes, please take a look." Wu Zhong led several eunuchs to report to Zhu Cixiang with the telescopes on wooden trays.

Zhu Cixiang frowned and said, "I asked them to make a batch, and they made ten for me?"

The people from the War and War Bureau thought that His Highness the Prince was just interested and wanted a few more telescopes for fun, so they made ten of them.

Although Wu Zhong didn't know what His Highness the Crown Prince was going to do, he still said: "I will tell the Bingzhan Bureau and ask them to make more."

Zhu Cixiang held a telescope in his hand and suddenly said: "Wait a minute, was this telescope brought to the Ming Dynasty by a man named Tang Ruowang?"

Wu Zhong thought for a while and then said: "Your Highness, it is Tang Ruowang, the supervisor of Qintian Prison."

"Let him come to see me." Zhu Cixiang's heart moved slightly. He almost forgot about this great god. This great god is an all-rounder. He not only has profound knowledge in astronomy, but also has extensive research on artillery.

"Wait, I'd better go visit him."

Zhu Cihong planned to visit Tang Ruowang's home in person. He felt it was necessary to treat the scientific researchers with courtesy.

Zhu Cihong sent Jin Yiwei to find Tang Ruowang. He was currently in a Catholic church in the capital, which was also his home in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cixiang visited incognito with a group of guards such as Xu Sheng and Wu Zhong.

Seeing the people coming and going in front of this Western-style church, Zhu Cixi was a little surprised. He didn't expect so many people to believe in the Catholic Jesuits in the late Ming Dynasty.

He actually saw an eunuch in the church! It was an old eunuch who was praying in the church.

"Pang Tianshou!" Zhu Cixiang stopped the old eunuch.

That was Pang Tianshou from the Royal Horse Prison. He had a high status under Cao Huachun. Zhu Cihong had met him before when he went to the Royal Horse Prison to find Cao Huachun.

The old eunuch named Pang Tianshou heard someone calling him by his name. He was a little angry at first. When he turned around and saw Zhu Cihong, his expression changed quickly and he ran over to salute.

"Pang Tianshou, why do you believe in religion?" Zhu Cixiang was puzzled. A eunuch didn't believe in Tathagata and Laojun, nor the Jade Emperor, but Jesus?

When His Highness the Crown Prince asked, Pang Tianshou did not dare to hide anything and could only give a straight answer.

After hearing Pang Tianshou's explanation, Zhu Cihong realized that Tang Ruowang used his position as Qin Tianjian to often chat with eunuchs in the palace, and took advantage of the opportunity to explain astronomy to the eunuchs to spread Catholicism in the palace.

Many eunuchs were brainwashed by Tang Ruowang and became religious. The Royal Horse Eunuch Pang Tianshou was the biggest one among the eunuchs who were brainwashed.

Zhu Cixiang was slightly shocked. Tang Ruowang was really powerful. He could actually brainwash eunuchs into religion? It was like trying to sell combs to a bald man before he could take off!

"Okay, it's none of your business. You can go about your business." Zhu Cihong waved his hand to Pang Tianshou without pursuing anything.

The development of Catholicism in the Ming Dynasty was considered legal, and even some ministers believed in Christianity. For example, Xu Guangqi, the former Minister of Rites, also believed in Catholicism, and was attracted to Christianity by another brainwashing expert, Matteo Ricci.

While talking, Tang Ruo, who was wearing a black priest's robe, saw His Royal Highness the Prince coming to the door in person and hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Tang Ruowang saluted in fluent Chinese. He could brainwash the eunuch, so naturally his Chinese wouldn't be so bad.

Tang Ruowang, as the Supervisor of Qintian Supervisor and an official of the Ming Dynasty, was very clear about the various etiquette of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Zhu Cixiang looked at the bearded Tang Ruowang in front of him and said, "Tang is the supervisor, no courtesy."

"I wonder what your highness is here for?" Tang Ruowang asked directly as he did not understand Zhu Cihong's intention of coming to him.
Chapter completed!