Yes, if the fourth child really owns half of the country, then there really is no difference at all whether he rebels or not.
Even if what Zhu Di did was not known to everyone, it would be even more terrifying and troublesome.
Han Du stared at Zhu Biao closely, waiting for his decision.
Zhu Biao nodded upon hearing this, and sternly ordered, "Send the order to summon Zhu Di back to the capital. No matter what the reason is, he must return to the capital. Even if he is kidnapped, he must be kidnapped by me!"
"In addition, a decree was sent to Geng Bingwen, asking him to speed up and reach the capital within three days!"
After issuing two orders in succession, Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at Han Du.
"Go to the Ordnance Bureau and see how many divine thunder guns, revolvers, thunderbolts, cannons, and bullets there are. Prepare for war! In addition, call the guardsmen to the Beijing camp to intensify training."
"My lord, I obey your order."
Han Du walked out of the palace gate and turned left directly to the Arms Bureau.
"Master, why do you have time to come here today?" Lin Mo heard that Duke Zhen Guo was coming and hurriedly came to greet him.
Han Du glanced at him. Although Lin Mo was wearing official uniform, his sleeves and wrists had holes in them.
Lin Mo looked down and quickly explained, "Master, sometimes I am so busy that I forget to take off my official uniform. It is easy to be burned by sparks when doing things.
That’s what it became.”
Han Du nodded slightly and sighed with admiration, "You still do everything yourself as always. Why haven't you ever thought of letting others do it for you?"
"This is what Xiaguan does. If you don't do it yourself, how can you know whether there is too much or too little of that material?" Lin Mo walked with Han Du and said, "If Xiaguan doesn't know it himself, how can he teach it to the subordinates?
How do the craftsmen do it? Isn’t that just a blind command?”
The two of them walked inside while talking.
Lin Mopei smiled and talked about his situation, and then asked curiously, "Master, are you here today, do you have anything important to do?"
Duke Zhen Guo has not been to the Arms Bureau for a long time, so his sudden arrival will definitely not be an ordinary thing.
"It's just because I haven't been here for a long time. Firstly, I wanted to see you, and secondly, I wanted to see how the ordnance production was going." Han Du found a random reason but did not tell the reason.
Lin Mo didn't think of going anywhere else, and quickly smiled and nodded in response, "Thank you for your concern, sir. Everything in the Ordnance Bureau is on track. Now whether it's the thunder musket or other things, everything is fine."
"How about I ask my subordinate to take my father-in-law to have a look?"
"good!"
Lin Mo's words were in line with Han Du's wishes, and there was certainly no reason to refuse.
Under the leadership of Lin Mo, Han Du turned around and found that everything was the same as in his memory. All the craftsmen were doing their work in an orderly manner.
Han Du waved his hand to stop the official next to him who wanted to remind the craftsmen loudly, and just walked through the countless craftsmen quietly.
I looked at the place where the ordnance is stored again.
Fang and Han Du finally nodded with satisfaction.
"How many craftsmen are there in the Ordnance Bureau now?"
"There are 4,612 craftsmen doing the work." Lin Mo blurted out without even thinking.
Han Du asked again, "If you were asked to double your daily output, would you have enough manpower?"
"Enough." Lin Mo nodded, "If there are enough raw materials, there is no problem for these people to increase output now. But if more is needed, then more craftsmen will need to be recruited."
"Okay, you don't have to worry about the raw materials. After I go back, I will allocate another one million yuan to you and give you three days to double the output. Can you do it?" Han Du pointed at Lin Mo and asked.
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Lin Mo knew Han Du's temper, so he quickly cheered up and replied loudly, "Please don't worry, sir, there is absolutely no problem."
When Han Du left the gate of the Arms Bureau, he suddenly thought of Tao Chengdao's Wanjiazhuang.
Since the death of Tao Chengdao, Han Du has never been to Wanjiazhuang. I don't know how his apprentices are doing in their research on fire dragons.
"Go to Wanjiazhuang."
Han Du got into the carriage and gave a calm order.
After squinting for a while, Han Du suddenly felt the carriage stop.
"Master, Wanjiazhuang has arrived."
"Yes." Han Du stood up and got out of the carriage, looked up at Wanjiazhuang, which was even more deserted than before, and walked up the stone steps.
When the disciple guarding the gate saw Han Du coming, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "The Duke of Zhenguo is here, and the flowers of Wanjiazhuang are shining brightly. Sir, please come!"
"Where are the others?" Han Du asked as he stepped towards the door.
"Elder brother and other brothers are in the backyard preparing to try the fire dragon out of the water again." The disciple replied quickly.
"Elder brother?" Han Du was confused.
The disciple quickly explained, "Senior Brother Tao Qian, I must have met you before."
"Oh!" I must have seen it before, but I couldn't remember it at all. Then I thought of what my disciple said, and laughed and said, "Looks like I'm lucky.
, you will see what you want to see as soon as you come here.”
"Master, please!"
Han Du followed his disciples to the backyard and saw dozens of disciples surrounding the fire dragon on a wooden frame, carefully inspecting something.
"Huh?" Han Du glanced at it and couldn't help but uttered in surprise.
I saw the fire dragon sitting quietly on the wooden frame out of the water. It was dark in color, round and shiny. The most important thing was that it was inlaid with two sets of eight small leaves one behind the other.
Tao Qian saw the Duke of Zhen coming and hurriedly came over to ask
Waiting for "Tao Qian to pay his respects to the father-in-law."
Han Du frowned, his face full of confusion, "Are you Tao Qian?"
I have indeed seen this person next to Tao Chengdao, but if I remember correctly, his surname is not Tao!
Tao Qian seemed to have guessed the Duke of Zhen's doubts, and quickly explained with a smile, "My family doesn't believe in Tao, but my mentor was very kind to me, and passed it all on to me. Anyway, I don't know where my biological parents are.
I might as well take my mentor’s last name.”
So Han Du nodded slightly and said with a smile, "You are really thoughtful."
Then he looked at the fire dragon Izuku on the wooden stand and couldn't help but ask, "How is this thing?"
Tao Qian immediately smiled and said, "Thanks to my father-in-law's blessing, it should be done!"
"oh?"
Thinking that Duke Zhen didn't believe it, Tao Qian quickly pointed at it and explained, "I have tried the small one several times, and now it can fly straight for six or seven miles, far beyond the range of a cannon."
The improved cannon of the Ming army weighed more than three hundred kilograms and could shoot up to four miles.
"Oh? Really?" Han Du's eyes lit up. If the range of this thing can really reach seven miles, it would be a really sharp weapon. Moreover, this thing has never been released before, and it is very likely to have the effect of surprising and attacking others.
"What about the explosion? Can it be controlled? How powerful is it?"
Tao Qian couldn't help but show excitement on his face. He pointed at the top and torso of the fire dragon and explained, "In the small one, separate the exploded part in the front and the back, and connect them together with a lead in the middle, so that you can use the length of the lead to
Control the timing of the explosion."
"After trying many times, I finally got the appropriate length of lead."
Han Du touched his hands excitedly, understanding Tao Qian's behavior very well. When there is no way to digitize the burning speed of the fuse, trying again and again is the best way.
As long as the appropriate length data of the lead is obtained, no matter how many are made in the future, the effect will not deviate too much.
"Then are you ready? If you are, try it quickly. I want to see the effect." Han Du urged.
"We're ready. We'll light the fire when the master gives the order." Tao Qian waved his hand and signaled the juniors gathered around the wooden frame to leave.
"Okay, let's light a fire and let me have a good experience."
"yes."
Tao Qian personally held the fire folder forward, pulled out the fuse as thick as his little finger, and lit it!
呲呲呲
for a while
Blue and white smoke came out with flames. After just a breath, a flame the size of a fist suddenly appeared. The fire dragon was pushed by a huge force and flew from the wooden frame into the sky in an instant.
"Someone, bring the horse over!"
Han Du immediately got on his horse and chased the fire dragon in the direction where it disappeared.
Naturally, Tao Qian and others immediately rode up to catch up.
Just as he rode out of Wanjiazhuang, Han Du saw the fire dragon Chushui falling towards the ground in the distance. He could clearly see that it had not fallen to the ground yet, and in an instant, a ball of light flashed out????
???????????? flashed past and turned into a cloud of smoke and dust.
After waiting for several breaths, I heard a booming sound reaching my ears.
Han Du rode forward and saw a huge pile of wooden piles, scarecrows and other objects erected in the valley.
When Tao Qian came here, he didn't care about Han Du at all. Instead, he was looking for something. After he found it, he started to calculate again, and finally said, "It deviated from the plan by about ten feet, but it still deviated by this much."
"What? You still think it's too much?"
It flew more than seven miles and then deviated ten feet. In Han Du's opinion, this was already very impressive.
Tao Qian shook his head in frustration, "I have tried every means, but I have never been able to be more accurate. Even if I miss the mark once in a while, I can't do it the next time."
When Han Du looked at Tao Qian, he knew that he was too whimsical. Although this thing had reached the pinnacle of Ming technology, it was still extremely crude in Han Du's opinion.
It is very lucky to have an error of only ten feet.
Looking at the board riddled with holes, Han Du dismounted and took a look. The three-finger-thick board was easily penetrated. If this power hits a person, even if he is wearing iron armor, he cannot stop it. As long as he is hit, he will definitely
Either dead or injured!
"Did you prepare these?"
"Yes." Tao Qian nodded blankly.
Han Du patted Tao Qian's shoulder affectionately, "You have done a good job, there is no need to blame yourself."
"But if you can't hit it accurately, what's the use of the fire dragon's water?" The killing range of the fire dragon's water is less than ten feet, which means that this thing is almost impossible to hit the target.
In Tao Qian's opinion, it was completely useless.
But in Han Du's view, one fire dragon shooting out of the water is of course not of much use, but what if hundreds or thousands of them are launched at a time?
It doesn't matter if it's not accurate, this thing can explode, and its lethality is huge.
Compared with cannon shells, not only does it have a longer range, but it is also more powerful. This thing is invincible now!
"Give this thing to the imperial court, and I will petition the emperor for you!"
"Yeah!" Tao Qian didn't mind at all. Anyway, many of the firearms made by his mentor were taken away by the court for free.
"Let's go into the palace with me!"
Tao Qian couldn't help but tell him, so Han Du pulled him onto his horse and headed towards the capital.