After knowing the power of the red artillery made of iron, Sun Chuanting asked the craftsman camp to continue forging two cannons per month and place them in Tongguan.
The rest of the artillery doesn't require much.
Because of the train battalion's accumulation over the years and the location, there is no shortage of tiger squatting guns and furlong machine guns.
Of course, Zhu Yixi concealed the flintlock gun.
Everyone in charge of the life, death and money of the craftsman camp wanted to go against Zhu Yixi, but they dared not report the news. Many people even thought that the flintlock rifle was ordered by Governor Sun.
However, the craftsman battalion still produces muskets at the level of two to three hundred per month. In fact, because the operation of the matchlock gun is too complicated, no one except the train battalion likes to use it.
After the gun test, Wang Xi continued to be busy, and Zhu Yixi was alone with Sun Chuanting.
After hesitating again and again, Zhu Yixi had to persuade: "Duke Xian, you must not leave Tongguan east easily?"
"Why?" Sun Chuanting did not feel dissatisfied, but asked calmly: "What's the reason?"
"Governor Xian!" Zhu Yixi sighed and said: "The Qin army is in Guanzhong, and the intruders do not dare to move. If they go north, they will be afraid of being cut off, so it is better to be quiet than to move."
"Do you think the Qin army can't defeat the intruders?"
Sun Chuanting turned his head and said seriously.
"My subordinates dare not!"
"Don't you dare say it!"
Sun Chuanting shook his head, and then looked at the vast expanse of wilderness. He said softly: "I don't know how small hope is."
"However, the pressure from the imperial court is getting tighter. Last month, with all the titles I carried, His Majesty entrusted half of his life to me. What can I do?"
Zhu Yixi opened her mouth, but in the end no words came out.
Emperor Chongzhen's actions really used the name to oppress others, but it was just too much for Sun Chuanting.
Your kindness is like a mountain, and the government and the public are full of urging voices.
He put himself in the situation and thought about it. Unless there was a real rebellion, no one would be able to withstand the pressure from the government and the opposition.
But, if Sun Chuanting really rebels, will he still be Sun Chuanting?
As he spoke, Sun Chuanting raised his head, looked up at the sky, and murmured: "The world slanders me as a separatist power in Guanzhong. If I don't take action, I'm afraid I won't even be able to stay in Xi'an for a long time."
"But -" Zhu Yixi said helplessly.
"Nothing to worry about."
Sun Chuanting shook his head and said seriously: "Since you are in charge of the craftsman camp, you should produce ordnance properly. I will allocate all the necessary materials and money to prepare more."
"Yes!" Seeing that Sun Chuanting had no intention of continuing the conversation, Zhu Yixi stopped persuading him and did his duty.
"Governor Xian, I think the General Medical Office should be placed in Tongguan. The sick and wounded soldiers can recuperate in Tongguan. It is much more convenient than being burdened by the army, or staying in Xi'an City."
"You are right."
Sun Chuanting was quite satisfied with this sentence. He patted Zhu Yixi on the shoulder and said sincerely: "It's really good that you have such thoughts."
Immediately, Sun Chuanting left slowly.
Watching him leave, Zhu Yixi suddenly felt a little lonely.
In the face of the general trend, it is still difficult for him to change the established trajectory.
The training in the Qin army has become more and more intensive, and the loss of food has also doubled. Obviously, this is preparation for the war.
And Zhu Yixi was also making preparations for what to do after Sun Chuanting failed.
After thinking about it, the most important thing is to strengthen yourself.
After searching the house, Zhu Yixi was suddenly shocked.
Two robberies resulted in more than 100,000 taels of gold, silver and jewelry. Now, except for more than 20,000 taels of silver, the rest are jewelry, making it difficult to get rid of them.
"A flintlock gun alone is not enough, you also need armor."
Zhu Yixi was quite helpless.
Armor and crossbows are both heavily prepared and documented in detail, and they are quite expensive.
Let the craftsman battalion do it. Now we are busy preparing to send out troops. The logistics are complicated and there are no spare craftsmen.
"How do you get armor?"
Zhu Yixi thought about it and suddenly thought of Prince Qin's Mansion.
In the early Ming Dynasty, before the Battle of Jingnan, King Qin had three guards and 21,000 people. With the continuous reduction of vassals, there were only less than 3,000 people.
Even these three thousand people are not worthy of their name. Half of them are living on empty wages, and the rest are old, weak, sick and disabled.
But, after all, it is a system that has been established for more than two hundred years. Not to mention anything else, there are really a lot of armors and weapons.
In view of this, Zhu Yixi hurriedly picked out a few treasures from the warehouse, which were worth about five or six thousand taels. They couldn't be circulated anyway, so it was better to give them away.
Shi Zhangshijiong, the Chief of the Palace of the Prince of Qin, was quite happy about Zhu Yixi's arrival: "I heard that Governor Sun is preparing to go east. You have many jobs and you should be very busy. Why did you come to see me?"
"I haven't seen my brother for many days, and I miss him so much!" Zhu Yixi said from the bottom of her heart.
"Then come and see me more often!"
Looking at the gifts in the hands of the two young men behind Zhu Yixi, Zhang Shijiong smiled even brighter.
After some pleasantries, Jingtai porcelain, onyx, and pearl necklaces were placed on the table.
"If you have something to say, just say it directly, why bother sending these!" Zhang Shijiong said pretending.
"Hey, don't you also need money for dredging? I can't ask my brother to pay in advance, right?"
Zhu Yixi smiled and pushed the gift forward, making Zhang Shijiong's eyes brighter and brighter.
"Here, brother, whatever you want, as long as the Qin Prince's Palace has it, I will give it to you."
Zhang Shijiong looked like he was risking his life.
Zhu Yixi couldn't help but admire this kind of generosity in sacrificing others and speaking with such righteous words.
"As you know, Governor Sun decided to go east and started working hard. I was unprepared for a while, and I was very anxious. There were two or three thousand pairs of armor missing..."
"Armor?" Zhang Shijiong thought for a while and said: "There are a lot of armors in the palace's inventory. Over the hundreds of years, they have been broken and repaired. It shouldn't be a problem to get a thousand pairs together, but there are few new ones and many worn ones.
, your many patches and patches.”
"No problem." Zhu Yixi was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly: "It would be better if there were crossbows and arrows."
"Crossbow? Don't you have artillery? The crossbow has long since expired."
Zhang Shijiong shook his head and said: "The crossbows and other crossbows are too heavy and heavy. Except for those used in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they have been abandoned in the rest of the time. Today, there are only a few dozen double-flying crossbows."
The double-flying crossbow is a simplified version of the bed crossbow and is used for city defense. Zhu Yixi has heard of it.
Seeing this, he was quite disappointed.
But there is no way. For example, in the Song Dynasty, craftsmen were able to make the divine arm crossbow and enemy-defeating crossbow, but they were all defeated by the muskets.
A simple divine arm crossbow, at least dozens of taels, is enough to cost ten times more than the blunderbuss.
However, the craftsman camp is currently under the control of the Qin army. It is difficult to get flintlocks secretly, but it is probably impossible to get crossbows.
The next day, with Zhang Shijiong's help, thousands of worn-out armors flowed out of the Prince of Qin's palace without anyone noticing.
Zhu Yixi's two thousand epidemic prevention soldiers are beginning to take shape.