The establishment of the Academy of Sciences will raise the status of the Academy to the same level as the Six Departments, and gather some craftsmen with technology and innovation to come in, so that they can enjoy a certain degree of false title, and provide certain subsidies on time every month to allow them to devote themselves to communication and learning in the Academy of Sciences. They will also allow them to enter the workshop every period of time every month to teach craftsmen how to improve the relevant forging process. In this way, those who have the so-called secret recipes of ancestral origin may flock to them and join the Academy of Sciences with their own secret recipes to share knowledge with everyone.

In ancient times, craftsmen and merchants had extremely low status. If they could attract them through official positions and remuneration, no one would be willing to rely on the so-called secret recipe to make a living. This method may be richer than the former, but if they do not get the corresponding status, they will be looked down upon everywhere. Even their descendants stipulate that they cannot obtain fame and honor. If they want to change their destiny, only after three generations can their descendants restore their due social status.

The system of the Academy of Sciences is very attractive to these people. It not only provides another way to change destiny, but Zhu Jun also plans to conceive the issue of charging related patents. However, this idea can only be thought about. If it is established at least a year later, Zhu Jun can imagine how much rebound the conservative officials will arouse by that time, I am afraid that even Mu Tianbo, who has always supported him, would jump out to oppose him.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high. This famous saying that has been passed down for thousands of years is not just empty words. It is the pride of the entire scholar-official class and the core of the entire Confucian civilization. The inferior craftsmen and merchants want to get the same treatment as those of scholars who study hard with a little skill. Then the resistance can be imagined.

Zhu Jun was not a rebellious person in his previous life, but in this era, he became a mainstream betrayer because of his previous life's thoughts. It was obviously not so easy to fight against the power of the entire secular world by his own strength. The more intense the reform, it would only trigger a more intense rebound. Zhu Jun did not have the courage to fight the scholars alone in the world, and could only be forced to choose another way - subtly influenced.

Putting aside distracting thoughts, Zhu Jun devoted all his energy to the manufacturing of cement. Cement was widely used in later generations. Zhu Jun planned to use cement to build some fortifications outside the village first to respond to future changes.

The manufacturing process of cement is very simple, and there are only a few simple ingredients. However, due to the limitations of this era, the production process is full of hardships.

Zhu Jun first asked someone to crush the limestone transported from Tuwa City into powder. In the era without machines, it was very difficult and protracted to crush the stone into powder. Fortunately, the limestone was not hard. With the joint efforts of everyone, they grinded about 60 kilograms of powder in half a morning. Although the results were not ideal compared to Zhu Jun, it is only the trial production stage and does not force production.

Next, we mixed clay and limestone with each other. Dozens of porters transported a load of clay into a large pit loaded with lime powder. Soon, dozens of people were carrying shovels and flipped up and down the pit, allowing the lime powder and clay to fully mix together. After two hours of busyness, the initial process of cement was finally completed.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Jun asked the craftsmen to go back to rest first, but he sampled some concrete and returned to the hut.

"Xiao Guizi, go and get a pot outside the house to start a fire. Remember, the fire must be big. Come and call me after the iron pot is red." Zhu Jun carefully wrapped the concrete into a ball and placed it on the table.

"Emperor, but is there anything new? Let's do it now." Xiao Guizi said with a flattering smile. He has always been the eunuch of Emperor Yongli. Since Zhu Jun pretended to be Emperor Yongli, he suddenly found that Zhu Jun's temper has become very good. He no longer scolded him like him. Xiao Guizi, who was originally trembling and shocked, also seemed cheerful. Sometimes when he saw Zhu Jun in a good mood, he would tell a few jokes.

"Go and go back quickly, I'm in a hurry to use it. By the way, you go and call Commander Mu, and I have to ask him some things." Zhu Jun took off his coat, lay on the couch with a big slapped look, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

After a moment, Mu Jianming came in a hurry. He had obviously just escaped from training, covered in armor, and smelled of smell of stinky sweat. After the ceremony, Mu Jianming said, "What order does the emperor summoned Mo Jiang to come? Mo Jiang will do it now."

Zhu Jun opened his eyes slightly, turned his back to the side, and couldn't help but look at Mu Jianming. He saw that his originally white face had become much darker, and a thick and short beard grew under his jaw, and his face had become much thinner. Naturally, he knew that he had been suffering in training these days.

"For the generals, we should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. You have done a good job. I don't think you are lazy." Zhu Jun stood up and patted Mu Jianming's thick shoulder and praised him.

Mu Jianming's face turned slightly red: "The emperor is serious. Mo Jiang was not that good at all, but those seas... No, the people from the navy wanted to challenge the Shenji Camp again and again. Mo Jiang was afraid of losing face, so he practiced diligently."

Zhu Jun thought, since he could divide the craftsman workshop into two and let them participate in the competition, why can't the army be able to do it? But this is just an idea. The specific plan has not been confirmed yet. Zhu Jun just smiled and said, "I asked you to come here to study the construction of crossbow towers with you. I plan to build a batch of strong fortifications outside the village, at the entrance of the valley. You are the commander of the Shenji Camp, so you should naturally know where the crossbowman can exert its maximum combat power."

Mu Jianming said: "Does the emperor want to build a city wall? Since you want to use the advantages of the crossbowman, the higher the better. This can increase the range of the crossbowman and also enhance the vision of some crossbowmen. However, if the city wall is built too high, it will cost a lot and be worth the loss. The emperor still has to decide everything. In the end, it will be enough to set it at a height of three meters."

Zhu Jun nodded: "There is some reason, come here." He said, walking to the table until Mu Jianming approached, then picked up a brush from the table, dipped it in some ink, spread out a roll of paper scrolls, and started drawing on the paper.

After a while, Zhu Jun breathed a sigh of relief, threw down his pen and pointed at the scroll of paper and said, "Come and see, is it reasonable if you build it like this?"

Mu Jianming looked closely and saw a straight line on the paper. On the straight lines, there were various concave and convex small tables. The sizes were marked on the sides of the small tables, some were one meter taller, and some were two or even three meters taller.

Zhu Jun pointed to the straight line and explained: "This line is the city wall, three meters high." He pointed to the small platform on the paper and said: "On this three-meter city wall, increase the height of the small platform by one to three meters. In this way, some crossbowmen with not outstanding crossbows can only stand on the three-meter city wall to attack the enemy. All eyesight is good and accurate shooting crossbows are placed on the three-meter to one meter platform according to their respective abilities, in order to increase their range and vision. This saves some expenses, and can also choose suitable positions based on their respective abilities. Everyone performs their own duties, and is not worse than those four or five meters high city walls."

Mu Jianming nodded thoughtfully: "What the emperor said is that we will promote some precise crossbowmen these days to impose training, and make sure to make them become sharpshooters guarding the platform, so that they will have greater effect."

Seeing that Mu Jianming could understand what he meant, Zhu Jun smiled and put aside the serious matter and chatted with Mu Jianming. After all, Zhu Jun is a time traveler, and his vision and experience are longer than everyone, so he seems much more mature. This young general is about the same age as himself. Although Zhu Jun thinks he is not calm enough, he can still find some common topics.

"You come and tell me why those navy soldiers often challenge you."
Chapter completed!