Hearing Su Hao's request, Li Long hesitated for a moment and asked, "The weapon you are talking about is a firearm?"
"Exactly." Su Hao said, "The student is a scholar and has no strength to restrain a chicken. He can only fight against thieves with firearms."
"That's true." Li Long nodded and said, "If you need to use firearms, we can just write a note and ask Jiangxi Dusi to allocate a few pieces to you. Why do you have to go to all the trouble to make them yourself?"
Su Hao said: "Eunuch Li should know that the various copper blunderbuss and iron guns made by the Ordnance Bureau and the Staff Bureau are too heavy to be carried around by weak people like students. The students want to ask craftsmen to make several
Get a lighter fire gun just in case you need it."
Of course, Su Hao would not tell Li Long that he was making a new firearm with better performance than the Ming Dynasty standard fire gun. The excuse he made up to pursue lightness was reasonable. The so-called invincible hand used by the Ming Dynasty army
The gun is made of brass and weighs 16 kilograms. No one can carry such a weapon unless it is hung on a horse.
After hearing Su Hao's reasons, Li Long nodded and asked, "So, how many do you plan to make?"
Su Hao said: "There are probably about ten of them. The students use two for themselves. The students also have a few personal followers who also carry a few with them. This way, if they encounter a small group of thieves, the students can protect themselves."
Li Long breathed a sigh of relief and said: "If there are more than ten branches, there is no harm in changing them. Later, our family can just inform the Jiangxi Dusi. However, this matter should not be made public. It would be inappropriate to spread it."
"Student understands." Su Hao responded quickly.
There were many types of firearms used in the Ming Dynasty army, such as the general cannon, the second general cannon, the third general cannon, the divine gun, the divine blunderbuss, the swarm of bees, the divine machine arrow, the Xiangyang cannon, the zhankou cannon, and the tornado cannon.
, four-eye iron spears, double-headed iron spears, Fo Lang machine copper blunderbuss, etc., there are all kinds of them, forty or fifty categories.
Initially, the Ming Dynasty court had very strict control over the manufacture of firearms, and only allowed them to be manufactured by the Military Staff Bureau of the inner government, and no one else was allowed to make them without authorization. Later, due to various reasons, the court began to allow border officials to make some firearms themselves. For example: Orthodox 14
In 1999, it was approved that Sichuan would make its own bronze general's magic gun. In the 4th year of Hongzhi, it was expanded to Huguang and Guangxi. In the Zhengde period, it was successively approved that Qingzhou Zuowei, Xuzhou, Liangzhou and other places could make their own magic gun. In addition, Liaodong could also
You can make your own Thousand Mile Guns, Shanxi Sanguan can make your own Renju Folang machine cannons, etc.
Although other places have not received official approval from the imperial court, they are manufacturing some firearms on a small scale, and the imperial court has turned a blind eye. Think about it, if everyone can only rely on the Military Staff Bureau to manufacture firearms,
How busy is the Military Staff Bureau?
This is the result of the long period of peace. Many regulations in the early Ming Dynasty were either abolished in disguised form in the late Ming Dynasty, or they were in name only and were not implemented by the people and ignored by the officials. Some old masters always shook their heads when talking about the current situation.
It may be said that etiquette is ruined, but they themselves are not willing to do things according to the rules of the early Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the manufacturing of such uncertified firearms can only be sporadic. If it is manufactured in large quantities, the central government cannot ignore it and has to send people to check it carefully. Firearms are weapons of mass destruction after all.
The government possesses a large number of firearms, which poses a threat to the central government.
Su Hao first agreed to make a flintlock gun for Tu Wenhuan, so Tu Wenhuan sent someone to get through the connections with Jiangxi Dusi and gave Su Hao a permission. This time, Su Hao wanted to make a gun for himself, and he was also arranging for Chen Guan
Fish testing pornographic drugs, these matters are beyond the authorization of Jiangxi Dusi. Su Hao originally proposed it when he went to see Zhang Hong and asked Zhang Hong for approval. Now that Li Long has offered to settle various matters for him, he has
Why not take advantage of this promise?
"The guard eunuch at the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau also has some friendship with our family. Later, our family asked someone to send a letter to him. Even if the firecracker you made was entrusted by the Nanjing Ordnance Bureau, no one would be affected.
The words have been spoken." Li Long said.
"Thank you Eunuch Li." Su Hao said. Now he began to feel the benefits of making friends with eunuchs. As people around the emperor, eunuchs were indeed very domineering. There were some things that local officials dared not agree to, but eunuchs dared to do so.
You have everything covered, and no one dares to hold you accountable if something goes wrong. With a eunuch to support you, it is indeed much easier to do some things by yourself.
Li Long chatted with Su Hao for a while, and then called Qianhu Zhou Yan from Jinyiwei Qianhu Station to meet with Su Hao. This Zhou Yan was a tall and thick man, and he didn't seem to have a very bright mind. He was very fond of Li Long.
Respectfully. Li Long recommended Su Hao to Zhou Yanlong, and Zhou Yan held Su Hao's hand and exchanged greetings for a long time, which made Su Hao feel a little scared.
After coming out of Jinyiwei Qianhu Station, Su Hao went to visit Jiangxi Dusi Zhang Hong as planned and gave Zhang Hong a valuable gift. Among these gifts, the one that attracted Zhang Hong the most was
A piece of chain armor made of high manganese steel wire. It is much lighter than ordinary steel armor, but its strength is not the same. This piece of steel armor was specially made by Hao Yizong and asked Su Hao to give it to Zhang Hong
Yes, he knew that Zhang Hong was a military commander and would definitely like such a gift very much.
Zhang Hong couldn't put it down when he got the steel armor. He asked someone to bring a machete and chopped it several times. As a result, the machete made a cut, but the steel armor was intact. Zhang Hong laughed while holding the steel armor.
, the eyes that looked at Su Hao were obviously much more affectionate, and the name he called him changed from "Su Baihu" to "Gai Zhi", obviously treating him as one of his own.
"Change it. I assigned you to build a hundred households in Fengcheng to train troops. How is the result so far?"
Zhang Hongduan sat behind the public case and asked Su Hao, who was sitting in front of him. In fact, his inquiry was just a formality. Nanchang Guard officials had visited Kanyu Camp many times to inspect the training situation of Kanyu Camp.
There are reports all the time.
Su Hao replied: "Back to Zhang Dusi, the 110 soldiers of the Survey Battalion who are responsible for supervising the training have been basically trained. All soldiers have mastered basic surveying and mapping techniques and can independently conduct surveying and mapping of mountains, rivers, and rivers at any time.
Transfer it to the border and listen to it."
"Okay!" Zhang Hong nodded, "The Ministry of War is also very concerned about this reconnaissance camp. They have written to me several times to learn about the training situation. I have always been worried that the soldiers are crude and dull and will not be able to learn these techniques for a while."
Su Hao said: "When recruiting soldiers in Kanyu Camp, they are all required to be literate. After joining the army, the soldiers were trained extremely hard. In addition, the surveying and mapping instructors hired from Fengcheng Longguang Academy were very diligent. They had food and lodging with the soldiers."
In the first place, we coached day and night, so the soldiers made rapid progress. A few days ago, I led most of the survey battalion to conduct surveying and mapping exercises in Luoshan, south of Fengcheng, and the soldiers performed very well."
"Those who are diligent in teaching, if you submit a list, I will give them heavy rewards. Also, if you supervise the new recruits for meritorious service, I will also report your merits to the Ministry of War." Zhang Hong said.
"Thank you, Du Si." Su Hao replied.
Zhang Hongdao: "Instead, when you return to Fengcheng this time, you should start making some preparations. The Ministry of War will write a letter soon to transfer you to the border. You will be there for several years, so that your soldiers can talk to their families.
Let’s be alone.”
"So fast?" Su Hao was a little surprised. After thinking about it, it seemed that it was almost the same. The training in the survey camp had been nearly half a year, and what should be learned had been learned. It was time to be transferred to the front line. He thought for a moment
He hesitated and asked: "Zhang Dusi, you just said 'you wait', am I going to go too?"
Zhang Hongdao: "When I first hired you to train soldiers, I did say that you were only responsible for training and did not need to go with them to the border. But this time, the Ministry of War sent a message and asked you to accompany the survey camp. What is the specific reason?
You will naturally know when the time comes. But don't worry, you are only responsible for sending the soldiers there, and you can come back when the soldiers can do their jobs."
"This is my humble duty... I obey my orders." Su Hao responded.
The news revealed by Zhang Hong surprised Su Hao. Zhang Hong arranged for Su Hao to train troops. In fact, Zhang Hong was entrusted by the Deng Zilong Department of the Yunnan Frontier Army and had no direct relationship with the Ministry of War. Even Su Hao's title of "Hundred Households"
, it was Zhang Hong who used his power for personal gain and temporarily appointed Su Hao. It was just a formality at the Nanjing War Department.
But now, from what Zhang Hong meant, it seemed that the Ministry of War in Beijing was beginning to care about this matter, and even asked Su Hao by name to personally lead the team to the border. What is the reason for this change?
Seeing the secretive look on Zhang Hong's face, Su Hao also knew that he could not pursue the question any further, so he could only nod his head and accepted his assignment. It was a long journey from Jiangxi to Yunnan, and it would probably take half a year to go back and forth.
It’s time, and I don’t know if he will be detained by those unreasonable commanders and generals after arriving in Yunnan, and will be delayed for another year and a half. He is now in a humble status, and anyone can decide his fate.
Life or death, he really has nothing to bargain with others.
Anyway, a trip to Yunnan can be regarded as broadening your horizons. Maybe you can find some new opportunities for yourself? Su Hao comforted himself in this way.
Zhang Hong didn't have anything else to say. Su Hao told Zhang Hong about making the gun, and said that it was with the permission of mine supervisor Li Long. Zhang Hong really didn't have anything to say about it.
Objections, especially when he heard that Li Long was behind the gun, didn't matter. He just told Su Hao not to make too much noise when making the gun, so as not to cause criticism.
After leaving Jiangxi Dusi, Su Hao visited the officials of Nanchang Guard again. He also presented some gifts and received a lot of empty words of praise and encouragement. Afterwards, Su Hao took his soldiers back to Fengcheng.
I don't know whether Li Long or Zhang Hong's crow's mouth worked. Before Su Hao and his party returned to the camp of Kanyu Camp, a messenger sent by Hao Tong met them. The messenger brought a bad news to Su Hao
According to the news, Chen Guanyu was conducting experiments in the barracks and caused a big commotion. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)