As early as when he first came into contact with the firearms of this era in that cave, he had a lot of thoughts about implementing them in this era. He didn't know much about other things, but he naturally had a lot of ideas about the current mesh rope guns.
Whether it is fixed-mounted gunpowder or the evolution from a combroach to a flintlock rifle, it is enough to greatly affect the direction of war in this era.
This idea is clearer with the grasp of military power and the familiarity with military affairs.
When Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, Li Xiu immediately suggested that he control the military situation, so he had many plans.
After all, no matter how large the ordnance manufacturing department of the foreign dynasty was, it would be difficult for him to exert any influence now. The nobles and the nobles of the people and the nobles of the martial arts were not clear in this era.
The military situation in the inner court is different, it has nothing to do with the outer court, it has its own system, and is controlled by eunuchs, so it will be much easier to exert influence.
And letting these craftsmen get to the military battle is naturally used for the development and improvement of firearms!
Compared with martial arts, which consumes extremely resources, money, time and energy, the evolution of firearms is easier to promote and practical for an army.
As his thoughts circulated, Li Xiu took the musket carried by his personal guards and walked to the craftsmen in a few steps.
Seeing Li Xiu's fierce appearance, the craftsmen who were already captured by the military power immediately caused a stir. Many craftsmen fell to their knees and begged for mercy.
"All up, I will not be interested in your lives!"
Li Xiu was not interested in playing with the politeness and scolded him directly. The craftsmen immediately stood tremblingly in front of Li Xiu like scared quails, not daring to breathe.
"You all make this musket, right?"
After asking, no one dared to reply for a while, as if he was worried that Li Xiu would be angry. After a while, an older craftsman stood up and bowed and responded: "Report to General, the young people are all making muskets in military battles. The young people will make these Lumi guns!"
"good."
Li Xiu nodded: "From the future, you will live in Yongwei Camp. You don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and you will not lose any money or salary!"
"I will only need to do one thing, that is, to improve this musket!"
When these words were said, a bright color suddenly appeared in the turbid and numb eyes of the craftsmen.
Don’t worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and don’t lack money and salary!
A few simple words are something they dare not even dream of.
Now, someone told them that this will become a fact?
Seeing the changing expressions of the world, Li Xiu didn't know what they were thinking. Speaking of which, just like a craftsman who lives like this is still living a good life in this era.
Even outside this capital city, every minute and every second, I don’t know how many people died because they lacked a bite of food!
Li Xiu had long seen this deadly world clearly in the refugee group.
He had thought at the beginning that kings, princes, generals and ministers would rather have a tragedy than overturning this damn world and rebuilding a peaceful and prosperous era.
But by chance, I walked step by step to the dark road of the future!
It seemed to arouse a hint of softness in his heart, Li Xiu's slightly stiff tone also relieved a lot.
Combined with a brief understanding of the flintlock rifle in his previous life, he spoke word by word. In the words, Li Xiu also looked at the reactions of the craftsmen in front of him. It was not until the words fell and he was quiet for a while. The old craftsman continued, "Report to the general, if the improvement method was as stated by the general, it would be extremely difficult to complete!"
"What does this mean?"
Li Xiu raised his eyebrows. Although he knew a little about the evolution of the musket, he was not an expert in the specific situation, so naturally he could not know too much about it.
"Now, muskets are fired with flint. If they are fired with flint as the general said, it would be acceptable to spend manpower and material resources to create one or two pieces for the general to enjoy. If they are manufactured on a large scale, there will be too many restrictions..."
It seems that when it comes to what he is good at, this old craftsman is less submissive and talks freely, but he has a bit of a master's style.
However, Li Xiu didn't care about the demeanor of this old craftsman at this time. Listening to the old craftsman's statement, Li Xiu realized that his previous expectations were ultimately thought by laymen.
As the old craftsman said, the manufacturing of flintlock rifles is too restricted, such as the quality of flintlock, the manufacturing of flintlock machines, the quality of gunpowder, etc., are all limited by current technical conditions.
Just as this old craftsman said, it is okay to make one or two pieces of money regardless of manpower and material resources. When the technical conditions are not mature, large-scale manufacturing will be done with half the result with twice the effort. Li Xiu could not afford the consumption of financial resources alone!
As his thoughts circulated, Li Xiu looked at the old craftsman in front of him. With just a few words of his own, he could see the advantages and disadvantages of the flintlock rifle, and even the technical difficulties...
Talent!
"What's your name?"
As soon as Li Xiu asked this, the craftsmen were also moved, and many envious eyes immediately gathered on the old craftsman.
As if I had a premonition of the next scene, the old craftsman's face was a little flushed and replied respectfully:
"Report to the general, the youngest name is Niu Er, who has been working in the military war for more than twenty years!"
"Okay, you will be responsible for them in the future!"
"As before, I will do one thing, that is, to study it carefully and make a flintlock rifle as soon as possible! And it is a flintlock rifle that can be mass-produced on a large scale!"
After saying that, Li Xiu waved his hand and several soldiers beside him came with a tray. The ingot of snowflakes on the tray immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"I never miss the hungry soldiers. I will do my best to do my best to do my best. I will never be stingy with rewards!"
"Each person is rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the monthly salary is doubled according to your previous treatment in the military battle! If the improvement is successful in the end, I will give you and everyone a lifetime of wealth!"
No matter how many promises you promise, you won’t be able to deliver real money to your hands.
Ten taels of silver are not worth mentioning in Li Xiu's current view, but for a lower-level citizen, it can be said to be a huge sum of money!
This is especially true for these craftsmen who were restricted to military affairs and almost became slaves!
The real gold and silver were obtained, and in a moment, the original depression instantly dissipated, and the scene of kneeling and shouting thanks.
Li Xiu didn't say much. After understanding the technical difficulties of the flintlock rifle, Li Xiu's expectations immediately disappeared a lot.
The emergence of flintlock rifles is easy, but large-scale manufacturing and even changing the battlefield situation are destined to be a long way to go. Nowadays, don’t have too much expectations.
Chapter completed!