Chapter 1283 King's Letter

"Witness the Lord God! In addition to iron armor, forged iron weapons must also be produced as soon as possible! Iron spearheads are the easiest to forge and can be mass-produced. The production of copper spears will gradually decrease until they are completely replaced... As for more complex spearheads Iron weapons, more detailed iron forging skills..."

"The Institute of Divine Enlightenment will set a heavy reward specifically for 'wrought iron'! Any technological breakthrough will receive financial rewards. And outstanding technological progress will be like the previous paper bleaching, lacquer coating, volcanic ash cement, and Recently, the craftsmen of Xihai who smelted iron and built ships were awarded the title of Master Craftsman! ...But this time, there will be five master craftsman titles to encourage craftsmen to explore..."

"Ah! Five new master craftsmen? Five military nobles?..."

"Praise the Lord God! There is such a great reward?!..."

As the director of the Divine Enlightenment, Talea, announced the reward, there was a burst of surprise talk in the craftsman camp, and the voice was full of unstoppable desire.

The status and treatment of master craftsmen are equivalent to those of the kingdom's military nobles. The rating is very strict and the number of places is very limited. But this time, the Institute of Divine Inspiration offered five noble titles to reward the research and development of "wrought iron", which shows that the kingdom attaches great importance to it!

If placed in the Ming Dynasty on the other side of the sea, this would be equivalent to giving out five places from the same family as Jinshi to reward craftsmen with outstanding skills... This is simply a rebellion against Tiangang and a sign of the country's demise! The entire class of scholar-officials will criticize them verbally and in writing, and even hundreds of officials will die to remonstrate with them to stop this extremely dangerous "evil policy" that destroys the scholar-officials' power monopoly and threatens the distribution of power! This kind of "bad government" poses a greater threat to the "ethical principles and distribution of power" than even the Great Rites Controversy that is about to engulf the Ming Dynasty...

In fact, with the current military and theocratic system of the Lake Kingdom, priests can rule, military merit conferences can confer knights, and craftsmen can also be knighted... If these fall into the eyes of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, it will mean that Buddhism and Taoism are interfering in politics, warriors are domineering, and scholars, civilians, and industry are upside down. , is a complete "evil businessman", "violent Qin", and "barbarian"! Such "barbarians" from the East China Sea are disordered and do not respect kings. Except for the gold, silver, jade, spices and wood they produce, they are useless! …

On the contrary, the eunuch group of the Ming Dynasty will naturally be closer. After all, lowly craftsmen can be knighted, so what does it matter if the emperor's "snake ladies" are knighted? What's more, if the female snakes take gold and silver, they need to really do something, otherwise their reputation will be ruined. But the scholar-officials took the gold and silver without actually doing anything. They have the right to speak in public opinion, so they naturally have thousands of ways to protect their reputation...

"Director, a messenger has arrived! From the land in the clouds, he is the king's messenger, bringing a message to you..."

"Huh?!... Let's all disperse. Go back to your places and do the task at hand! The Lord God bless the kingdom! The Lord God bless Your Majesty!..."

Hearing this, Talea was stunned, and gave one last instruction to the technocrats and craftsmen around her. And everyone also saluted and prayed from the bottom of their hearts.

"The Lord God bless the kingdom and bless your majesty!..."

When the messenger arrived in a hurry and walked into the side hall where the meeting was held, he saw only a cold woman wearing a mask sitting on the table. He didn't dare to look at it, but he just took out the personal letter from his pocket as a courtesy.

"The king's letter, directed by Talea..."

"Any other message?..."

"There is no word of inconvenience in the camp."

"Well...go down!..."

The messenger bowed and left. Talea held Shulot's letter and sat quietly for a while. Then, she took a deep breath and opened the letter.

"Talaiya, my closest follower, and my most reassuring partner! When I am not around, only in your hands can the Apocalypse make me feel at ease..."

Seeing this beginning, Talea paused, took a deep breath, and then continued reading. She carefully read each line of familiar handwriting, pausing especially at important places, as if she heard her lover's instructions in her ears.

"The kingdom's West Sea route has been opened, it has established contact with the powerful West Sea tribe, and even acquired some West Sea craftsmen... This makes me particularly gratified, especially excited, and I feel the blessing of the gods! ... Regarding the developed technology of the West Sea tribe, we must focus on it. Learn and acquire to achieve technological breakthroughs in the kingdom and technological leaps in the world..."

"The Shenqi Institute is responsible for technological progress and production transformation... The study of Xihai technology should focus on shipbuilding, iron smelting, and gunpowder for the military industry, and livestock, farming, and vehicles for people's livelihood... As I have told you many times In that way, the improvement of productivity level and transportation efficiency are the foundation of all politics, military and economy! ..."

"Now, we have obtained the mature iron smelting technology from the West Sea and used it as a new direction... Then, it is time to officially allow private bronze workshops to be established and allow the Kingdom's bronze skills to spread outwards! Different bronzes, The optimal ratio of copper to tin and the effect of adding lead will no longer be strictly sealed secrets, but will become the cornerstone of improving world productivity..."

"It's time to spread the technology of bronze smelting and production from the sacred place in Gyeonggi to all states and even the world! The kingdom should lift the ban on copper mining, allow and encourage private mining, and liberalize the casting of folk bronzes... In this blend of things In this great era, only by increasing productivity and improving the production level of each department as much as possible can we protect the future of the Jiaoren tribes and resist the continuous invasion of evil spirits! ..."

Seeing this, Talea pursed her lips and looked forward blankly. Uncontrollable emotions gradually appeared in her cold eyes. In front of her eyes, a man with amazing charisma, broad mind, and heroic appearance seemed to appear. That man has no limitations of tribe or region and always treats everyone equally. He regards the future of the world as his own future, and regards all the people in the world as his own people! …

"Xulot, my king..."

Talea was silent for a long time before continuing to look.

"Shipbuilding, iron smelting and gunpowder in the West Sea... Shipbuilding shortens the long communication time, iron smelting improves the kingdom's production capacity, and gunpowder is a transcendent military weapon... When iron smelting technology is mature enough, gunpowder weapons will be added to artillery, and then An era-changing branch was born, the matchlock gun!…”

"I don't know the specific design of the matchlock gun. But according to the fragments Shenqi saw, it should roughly look like this, with a long barrel, a gun handle and a matchlock... and its use has different stages. The initial stage It relies on the terrain and architecture to defend the city. When enough shooting holes and intersecting shooting channels are set up in the city... and when the matchlock gun is mature enough, it can be combined with the spear formation to form a larger square formation. In the more distant future, there will be a line formation composed purely of musketeers..."

Talea opened her eyes wide and looked at the "matchlock", the "grand square", the "line formation" that was clearly painted with care, but still somewhat abstract... After a while, she smiled softly, The corners of the mouth under the mask were brightly raised.

"My king...when you come back, I will teach you how to draw, right?..."

There was no answer in the side hall, only the king's instructions, which continued to jump on the paper. Those instructions turned into words, pictures, and lights pointing to the future. They transcended distant time and space and fell into Talea's heart, clarifying the way forward.

"Talaiya, the exploration of the Western Sea has achieved results and needs to increase investment. However, the cost of navigation is too high and the rewards are too far away. The powerful nobles in various states are actually unwilling... This requires divine inspiration. As a hub, it dispatches and distributes materials, subsidizes the expenditures of various states...stimulates navigation and exploration, and accelerates the coastal colonization of the northern continent..."

"Talaiya, my most trusted partner. Only you can understand the meaning of all this. Only you who control the Divine Inspiration Institute can arrange all of this! ... You must firmly control the Divine Inspiration Institute, this The core of the 'military-industrial complex'! Apart from you, it is difficult for me to find someone who takes the overall situation into consideration, can be trusted, and understands my heart..."

"I have also noticed the surging undercurrents in the capital and the kingdom... In this letter, there is also a formal royal order, which can be announced to the commander of the Orosh Army and the sage Jatiri... I will officially let go of the gods. Qisuo's force restrictions allow you to form a guard force affiliated with Shenqisuo! Remember the arquebus and the large phalanx I mentioned before, they are transcendent weapons that can enable skilled militiamen and even armed craftsman apprentices! Let’s defeat the elite heavily armored warriors!…”

"Witness the Lord God! As long as I am still alive, the undercurrent in the capital will always be just an undercurrent and will not turn into a storm. And if I am no longer here and a chaotic storm comes... you need to cooperate with Orosh and Jatiri to firmly Seize the military-industrial system of Shenqisu and master an armed force to protect the system to reintegrate the kingdom..."

Seeing this last instruction, Talea's heart trembled and she clenched her hands suddenly! After a long time, she sighed quietly and prayed devoutly.

"May the Lord God bless you!...my king..."