All the former ministers looked at the scene in front of them with a confused look on their faces.

Emperor, are you funny?

Have you gotten tired of your brain?

Your style has become too fast. Aren’t you the tyrant who only knows how to shout and beat and kill?

Now you are serious about the fortifications and people from the Academy of Sciences. What are you going to do when you talk about fortifications?

Han Gonglian, Sima Qi and Chen Gui said at the same time: "Your Majesty's wisdom is as vast as the sky and as far as the sea. I can't wait for Your Majesty."

Zhao Huan looked innocent, I didn't understand anything, I was just a shameful liberal arts student, I just said casually, "You don't want to do this, I'm embarrassed."

Zhao Huan's eyes shone with light and his mouth slightly raised, which was the standard look of all the protagonists in the novel when they were pretending.

"I don't know anything, I just mentioned it casually."

Just mention it casually!

Your Majesty, we have admitted that you are better than us. Is it really good if you whip the corpse like this?

How can we dare to show our talents in front of you in the future?

Zhao Huan is telling the truth. Although he traveled back in time in later generations, he really dared not do anything randomly in the fields he didn't understand.

Especially for engineering related, these slight mistakes will cause big problems.

He never doubted the achievements of the ancients in science.

Ancient Chinese science is relatively very developed, and it is not all from the West as later generations have known it.

Just like the subject of mathematics, ancient Chinese architecture did not have a single nail. This required all kinds of things to work together to balance and stabilize. It was absolutely impossible to do without profound mathematical knowledge.

There is also the design of the Divine Arm Crossbow, with a range of nearly 500 meters, which is even more ruthless than a flintlock rifle. It is absolutely impossible without high-quality materials and scientific structure.

So, Zhao Huan felt that he only needed to bring up some general things he knew, tell them what they wanted, and to mention what they knew in the key places.

Although his wisdom may not be higher than that of these ancient people, he at least has a wide range of knowledge.

Zhao Huan said: "My dear friends please get up quickly. It's cold and we'll go to the house to talk."

The emperor brought everyone into the house.

There was a stove in the house and a servant from the Academy of Sciences was cooking tea.

"There is one very important thing, I want to talk to you."

The ministers all raised their ears.

Zhao Huan took the musket, and he gently stroked the gun body, the delicate steel and the outline of the beast pattern on it, as if he felt infinite power.

"Since the firearms of the Military Arts Supervision and the Academy of Sciences will be available in April next year, should the Zhengshi Hall think of a way for me to find more materials to make this musket?"

Xu Churen's eyelids twitched. In fact, the imperial court has been developing iron ore and copper ore.

However, in the past, half of the copper and iron needed to be used to mint coins. Now Jiaozi is successfully implementing it, which saves a lot of copper and iron.

However, since the new emperor ascended the throne, he began to abolish the vacancy of the imperial guards and began to expand his troops.

This undoubtedly greatly increases the need for copper and iron. Developing iron ore can be solved by increasing manpower, but forging cannot be solved by simply increasing manpower.

Especially for muskets, depending on their shape, a brand new manufacturing process is required.

Xu Churen said: "Your Majesty, I think that copper and iron are now dependent on how to speed up forging, not how to increase mining."

Tang Ke also said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with what Xu Xianggong said. Now Shangyusi has started to recruit private caravans in various prefectures. The progress is quite smooth. There is no shortage of people for mining copper and iron. On the contrary, how to speed up the forging of copper and iron is the most important thing."

"The two are worthy of being my trustworthy ministers. I am worried about what I am thinking and what I think." Zhao Huan said, "About copper and iron forging, I have Sima Beloved Qing. I remember Sima Beloved Qing's method of copper and iron forging, and wrote a book called "Yezhi"!"

Sima Qi said: "I have indeed collected the essence of my ancestors and wrote this book."

In fact, China's iron smelting technology developed greatly in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The amount of iron has increased significantly. According to the total amount of iron smelting reported by Xu Churen at the beginning of this year, it was as high as 10 million kilograms, including weapons and all copper and iron coins.

This figure is higher than the steel output in the gay country after the first industrial revolution.

But this is nothing for a superpower with a population of over 100 million. Zhao Huan believes that there is still a lot of room for improvement. China is vast and has a lot of resources and minerals. If you are unwilling to dig for local areas, you will dig for other places.

In short, advanced technology is the key.

Zhao Huan said: "In this way, is this book still being released in the Military Equipment Supervision, Money Making Supervision, and Sansi Iron Case?"

As soon as the emperor said this, the ministers were silent.

Zhao Huan looked at them in confusion: "But what's the difficulty?"

Sima Qi said: "When you go back to your Majesty, I have submitted the "Yezhi" to the Ministry of Works, Military Equipment Supervisor, Money Making Supervisor, and Shaofu Supervisor."

Zhao Huan immediately understood that these departments must have been all big shots, and relying on their accumulated hundreds of years of experience in their own industry, they looked down on Sima Qi's "Yezhi".

Zhao Huan said: "Since you have given it all, you will improve it well. The ancient saying says: Changes will make you understand, and you will be enlightened. Learning will be endless. I want all of you to encourage you."

"Your Majesty is wise, and I am taught."

Since the emperor has made his statement and has not continued to question, then the bosses of various departments should reflect on them when they go back and accept them.

Otherwise, the emperor would ask again, if there was no change, the emperor would be furious again.

Xu Churen doesn't want to deduct his salary anymore.

Zhao Huan said again: "I have gained something when I go to Chang'an City this time. There is a book called "Su's Wrought Iron". Sima Aiqing, you can study it carefully. I want to establish a smelting department and transfer it to the Ministry of Commerce. Tang Aiqing, you plan this matter for me. The smelting department must set up two separate locations, and there must be one in Chang'an."

Tang Ke immediately understood the meaning of Emperor Xiao, and the two smelting departments competed with each other.

"Abide by the order!"

Zhao Huan also said: "All smelting techniques of the imperial court must be kept confidential, and disclosure is strictly prohibited. Those who violate the orders will be free from the three tribes! Liu Yanzong, you will write this method to me in the laws of the Song Dynasty, and convene the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, the Censorate and the Political Affairs Hall to review it together."

"Abide by the order!"

After talking about iron smelting, Zhao Huan asked the little eunuch once: "What else do I have to say?"

The little eunuch looked at the note and reminded: "There is also a matter of the branch of the Academy of Sciences."

Zhao Huan suddenly said: "Han Aiqing, I want to establish branches of the Academy of Sciences in Chang'an City, Youzhou, Hangzhou and Guangzhou, respectively, and Han Aiqing will be fully planned at this time."

"Abide by the order!"

"Xu Aiqing, Tang Aiqing, and the Privy Council's military needs are at the forefront, and priority is given to meeting the materials for arms manufacturing, especially the manufacturing of firearms."

"Abide by the order!"

Zhao Huan also said to Zhong Shidao and Li Gang: "I want to attack Xia in five ways within two years, and there must be firearms all the way. The Central Government and the Privy Council have made a good plan for me to how many muskets are needed. Submit it to the Military Equipment Supervision by the end of the year. The materials requirements for the Military Equipment Supervision will be submitted to the Political Affairs Hall in advance!"

Zhong Shidao and Li Gang said: "Abide by the order!"

After a moment of silence, Zhao Huan said: "I must flatten the Dangxiang and open the Silk Road to the Western Regions. If anyone delays my strategy here, I want his head!"
Chapter completed!