Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 131

"Then are the craftsmanship of the other selected people also good?"

"Of course, but no one is better than me at carpentry!"

As soon as he heard the tone of "I am the best in the world", Wei Wu knew that his guess was correct.

"Okay, you go back first! I'll go to the Ministry of Industry to take over soon. Please keep an eye on me while I select the person."

"Except for those of you who have been picked out, I want all the others with good skills!!"

At this moment, Wei Wu seemed to be possessed by Leopard Head, exuding domineering aura!

After Song Zhong left, Wei Wu also led his men to continue walking towards the Ministry of Works.

It's just that he gave people the feeling that he was more like shopping than rushing to do business.

About an incense stick of time later, Wei Wu and his entourage staggered to the gate of the government office.

"Stop! This is the Ministry of Works. No outsiders are allowed to enter!"

As they approached the gate, before Wei Wu could go in, two guards at the door stopped them.

Naturally, Wei Wu would not be the one to speak at this time. He has a certain status and is surrounded by people.

After being scolded by the guards, Zhang Hai and others immediately stepped forward.

"How dare you! This is the Earl of Changle, coming here on His Majesty's orders to take over the position. How dare you stop him? Why don't you pass the message immediately?"

When the two guards heard that Wei Wu was a noble and had come by imperial decree, their expressions immediately changed.

They were just low-ranking clerks, so how could they dare to offend the nobles?

He immediately bowed to Wei Wu, then ran quickly into the office. After a while, a laugh was heard.

"Haha, why didn't Lord Changle send someone to pass on the message in advance so I could prepare!"

As the voice came, Minister of Works Zhao Jun also walked out of the office.

Logically speaking, Wei Wu was only an earl, and Zhao Jun was a second-rank minister, so there was no need for him to greet him in person.

But who made this person Wei Wu?

Moreover, it is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Jun was a shrewd person as he was able to climb to the second rank in the officialdom.

Although Wei Wu did not hold any official position, one can tell something from Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude.

He is a very influential person around His Majesty the Emperor, so it won't hurt to be polite to him.

Seeing their own Shangshu's attitude, the two guards were so scared that their legs went limp.

Fortunately, Wei Wu was not like those high-ranking officials who liked to show off their power, so he did not cause trouble for the two minions.

After entering the Ministry of Works, Wei Wu didn't want to waste time.

After Zhao Jun summoned the selected craftsmen, he proposed to select some more people.

Zhu Yuanzhang said that he would cooperate fully, and Zhao Jun had no choice but to give the list of craftsmen to Wei Wu.

After that, with the cooperation of Song Zhong, about eight more craftsmen were selected.

There are a total of twenty-four people, which can be said to have packed all the elites of the Ministry of Industry.

He took away all kinds of craftsmen, including carpenters, bricklayers, blacksmiths, and even craftsmen who specialized in developing firearms.

For this reason, Zhao Jun tried his best to persuade Wei Wu, and his words and deeds were full of refusal, but Wei Wu remained unmoved.

In the end, Zhao Jun's face turned as black as charcoal, and he didn't even send Wei Wu out of the office.

However, the Royal Institute of Science and Technology has not been completed yet, so these people have just settled there and have not taken them away.

As for why Wei Wu must have craftsmen to develop firearms, the reason is very simple.

In this era, the only firearm of the Ming Dynasty that can be considered good is the large iron cannon.

The only individual firearms were hand cannons and bowl-mouth cannons. Three-barreled cannons and bird cannons were not available until the Jiajing period.

The bird gun is also known as the matchlock gun, but in Wei Wu's opinion it is still too backward.

As for firearms, he planned to skip these transitional models and use the flintlock as the basic project.

If the industrial conditions did not allow it, he would have wanted to start his research directly from the percussion cap gun.

Note that we are talking about research here, not manufacturing. Wei Wu himself did not know how to make guns.

But he knew the key information about the flintlock rifle. China has never lacked smart people, but what it lacks is direction and inspiration.