Zhu Gaochi's back was soaked with cold sweat and his buttocks were trembling. Every time Zhu Yunxi spoke, his fat body became lower and lower.
When Zhu Yunxi walked away with a smile, he immediately stretched out his hand to hold the railing of the general platform, so as not to fall down due to panic and let others see his own embarrassment.
Then, he raised his head slightly and looked at Zhu Yunxi's back, his heart palpitating and his limbs weak.
He was a very smart person, so how could he not understand the meaning behind Zhu Yunxi's words? As the eldest son of Zhu Di of the Yan dynasty, his father had an almost demonic and stubborn heart, and how could he not know what he was planning all the time.
But he didn't expect that the emperor's grandson actually knew it, knew it so clearly, and spoke so thoroughly. It was ridiculous that his father and the ministers of civil and military affairs under his command had deliberate plans, but they didn't want to think about it. They just didn't want to care about it.
If people really want to care about it, everyone in Yan Fan will die without a burial place.
Besides, what they say is right, if one corner of the country is to fight against the whole world, Yan Fan has no chance of winning.
Asking himself, Zhu Gaochi sometimes felt that his father's plan was too sinister. But father and son, monarch, minister, and son are one, and as the eldest son, he could only stand by his father's side and his own family's side unconditionally.
But now, the emperor's grandson's words made it clear, and he felt deeply powerless in his heart.
Knowing that this is a road of no return, do you still want to go to the end?
But then, a big question mark arose in his mind. With the emperor's grandson's temperament, even if Yan Fan does not plan these, it may not be able to be stable in the future, right?
My father would rather die than bow his head. The emperor's grandson is soft on the outside but hard on the inside.
The old man is still here, and there is still a family. If the old man is gone,
What will happen in the future?
Ignoring Zhu Gaochi's thoughts, Zhu Yunxi had already mounted his horse and rode to the army camp. Just after the drill, the soldiers stood there and rested silently.
To see whether an army can fight, the first thing to consider is discipline. Tens of thousands of people were silent, standing erect and motionless. Just by looking at it, you can tell that this is an iron army tempered by blood and fire.
Zhu Yunxi reined in his horse in front of the firearms camp, and jumped off without waiting for Li Jinglong to take the horse.
The commander of the Firearms Battalion, Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, please pay homage to His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson!"
After Wu Gaonai was a hero, his father was Jiang Guogong Wu Liang. He was nicknamed Honest Wu in the army. He was the most silent person, but was extremely brave. Chen Youlianggong made great achievements in attacking the balance. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he died of illness in Qingzhou.
Historically, Wu Gao was considered a loyal minister and good general. When he was guarding Liaodong, Zhu Di was unable to capture him several times. I don’t know what Jianwen thought later. Perhaps it was because he was suspicious of Wu Gao’s identity after he was a noble man, so he actually let Wu Gao be captured.
Demoted to Guangxi.
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was offered a high-ranking official position in gratitude for his talents, but Wu Gao not only did not appreciate the favor, but also resigned to retire. He was later demoted to a commoner. After Renzong succeeded to the throne, Wu Gao died and his family was exiled to Hainan.
Looking at the countless Ming Dynasty tigers and brave men in front of him, and then looking at the countless loyal ministers and good generals, Zhu Yunxi sighed again in his heart.
"With two kings, four twos, and three tops in hand, Jianwen can lose, but no one else can!"
Thinking of this, he looked at Wu Gao with a smile in his eyes. He helped him up with his own hands and said with a smile, "No need to be polite. You are now in charge of the firearms camp. Are the firearms issued by the Ministry of Industry still useful?"
"Firearms are easy to use, powerful, and the formations are terrifying!" Wu Gao bowed his head respectfully and said, "It's just that you can't be accurate when taking them out individually. Moreover, if it's rainy, you won't be able to fire, and the power will be greatly reduced!"
“And there’s more”
Seeing his hesitation, Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Just say whatever you want. The weapons are for you to use. It's really good if you agree. Otherwise, if I give you a bunch of fire sticks, they won't be useful on the battlefield.
Wouldn’t that be a joke with your lives?”
Wu Gao also grinned, "It's just that the boys don't dare to charge more!" He continued, "This long-fire blunderbuss will be as hot as a soldering iron after three rounds at most. Brothers can't even hold it, and they will light it again."
, don’t dare to charge too much, otherwise it will explode!”
As he said that, he stretched out his hand to the side and said, "Xu Dayan, bring your fire gun!"
Among the standing soldiers, a tall and slender man nodded hastily when he heard this. He was about to send the blunderbuss over, but was stopped by Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong took it in his hand, looked at it inside and out, rushed down with the gun, paused on the ground, and then handed it over.
Nowadays, the fire gun of the Daming Firearms Camp has made great progress. This fire gun is about a little over one meter long. It is a hoop-wrapped iron pipe, thick at the bottom and thin at the top. It is very heavy in the hand and can be used as an iron rod in close combat.
, the muscles and bones will be broken immediately with a stick.
He reached out and touched the mouth of the gun. The inner wall was smooth.
"This is a long fire gun in the army. It fires projectiles weighing three cents. This kind of fire gun is the best to use. It is big and far-reaching and powerful. As long as it hits it, all armor is useless. It just heats up too fast.
When it comes to the turn, the brothers don’t dare to pretend to be poisonous, so they can only untie their pants and urinate first, but if it gets stuck in the mouth of the gun, it won’t be able to fire!”
While Zhu Yunxi listened to Wu Gao's words, he repeatedly looked at the firecrackers in his hands. Although each of the firecrackers handed out had been strictly screened by the Ministry of Works, the workmanship was still very rough.
But this is no wonder the craftsmen and officials of the Ministry of Industry. For a huge army like China, weapons are all consumables. As long as they are durable and can be fired, they are good. The Ming Dynasty's military industry must first be large in quantity and withstand consumption.
, and the cost cannot be too expensive, it must be of high quality and low price. Besides, why would a murderer do something so exquisite?
Zhu Yunxi was not surprised at all by the firearm problems mentioned by Wu Gao. In this era, all weapons were artificially made, and the iron and copper casting and other processes were not perfect. The sealing and heat resistance were not good, and problems of this kind appeared.
It's inevitable.
"If I had known this, I would have learned more about mathematics, physics and chemistry!" Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly in his heart.
However, looking at the fire gun in his hand, he suddenly felt blessed.
"Old Li, go and tell the Minister of Works, Lian Zining, to come over!" Zhu Yunxi said.
Today's spring exercises, not only the military officials were present, but also some civil servants came to watch. Not long after, Lian Zining arrived in front of Zhu Yunxi.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Lian Zining not only came by himself, but also had a few anxious craftsmen leaders behind him.
"Well!" Zhu Yunxi nodded, "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of the Mint Department and the Firearms Foundry Bureau. I have something to tell you!" After saying that, he looked up and saw several craftsmen, and smiled, "Just right.
, you guys are here too, let’s see if what I said is right!”
"I respectfully follow His Highness's teachings!"
"There is no teaching, I just had an idea suddenly!" Zhu Yunxi took out the dagger from his waist, squatted down with a smile, and drew a picture on the ground, "Look, can you do this with this fire blunderbuss? The barrel is covered with wood, and the back is covered with wood.
Make a gun butt."
Zhu Yunxi sketched out a simple musket pattern based on the appearance of a flintlock gun in his mind.
"In this way, the gun can be placed on the shoulder, held with the hand and fired, with the barrel and rear sight in line, and a crosshair can be drawn out."
The front sight already existed at this time and was used on military crossbows. However, it did not exist on firearms. Many experienced gunners were accustomed to using their thumbs to map before firing, replacing the role of the front sight.
"Then, look," Zhu Yunxi continued to draw, "the circle below is the trigger. The trigger is connected to the clip near the rear sight. In the clip is a match rope. Once the trigger is pulled, the match rope ignites the propellant."
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi put the blunderbuss on his shoulder and said with gestures, "In this way, you can hit accurately, and secondly, you don't have to light the fire every time. Isn't it convenient?"
Several heads of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry looked at it with wide eyes. After thinking for a long time, they suddenly looked ecstatic.
"Let's talk about loading!" Zhu Yunxi put down the gun and charged at the muzzle. "The soldiers said that the gun became hot after being fired a few times. Although there is a problem with the casting, there is also a problem with the uneven charge of the soldiers!"
"I just have an idea, why not measure the most suitable amount of powder in advance and let the craftsmen pack the projectiles and gunpowder together!" Zhu Yunxi said, and started to draw on the ground again, "Look, use paper to make a long strip.
, when loading, bite open the paper package, first load the powder, then load the projectiles, and then use iron bars to solidify them."
Unknowingly, the looks in the eyes of several craftsmen looking at Zhu Yunxi were astonishing.
Wu Gao on the side also widened his eyes and said loudly, "If this is the case, whether it is a three-stage strike or a five-stage strike, it will be really continuous and devastating. Whoever comes, will die!"
This chapter has been completed!