"I am happy to see the hunting? Your Majesty, this is not a joke! Cannons, the country's important weapon, can they be used easily? What's more, they are in this imperial city?"
"You know, the cannon fire just now made many ministers think that a mutiny had occurred! Almost, a big mess came!"
"Not..." Emperor Zhengde whispered.
"Why not? Haven't Your Majesty heard the story of "Beacon Fires to Play the Princes"? What's the difference between the cannons in the imperial city and the King You of Zhou igniting the beacon fire?"
"I am sure that many civil and military officials in the capital are thinking about coming to rescue the emperor. I also asked His Majesty to send someone to comfort the ministers and workers as soon as possible, otherwise there will inevitably be chaos in the capital."
"If such a thing happens many times, it will definitely be like King You of Zhou. If there are real rebels and cannons rebel, no one will pay attention to it..." Wang Yang exerted the combat effectiveness of Wang Dazeng and squirted the little emperor hard. As for Li Dongyang, the rank of squirting people is not enough, so he simply became Wang Yang's cheerleader. Although he is smooth, he still firmly supports Wang Yang on this issue.
Half a day later, the little emperor's face was covered with Wang Yang's saliva. But the little emperor who made the mistake was still unable to get angry. When Liu Jin saw it, he hurriedly took out his handkerchief and knelt forward to wipe the little emperor's face.
Then, Wang Trolli immediately found a new target:
"You eunuch, you must have bewitched Your Majesty's fire in the imperial city! Your Majesty, please kill this thief!"
Although the little emperor was a fool, he was still very loyal. Moreover, this matter was indeed a decision he made himself, and Liu Jin had advised him before. So he waved his hand and said:
"Ge Lao Wang, this matter has nothing to do with Old Liu, I insisted on testing the cannon here. However, after listening to Mr. Wang's teachings, I also repent. Therefore, I decided to move the place for testing the cannon to Xishan Camp. There are few people there, which is just right for testing the cannon."
"You also tried the gun..."
"Ge Lao Wang..." Zhengde said seriously.
"Didn't you see that the excellence of this cannon is far superior to that of the Daming artillery? It is a shame for me, the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I decided to imitate this cannon, which is also considered to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the Ming army and safeguard the safety of the world. Is this wrong? After the morning court tomorrow, I decided to go to the Xishan camp to continue to test the cannon. In addition, I will bring the officials and craftsmen responsible for making guns and cannons with the Inner Court of the Military Bureau and the Ministry of Works' Military Arts Bureau to let them take a good look so that they can learn how to make these two sharp firearms. If the Ming Dynasty also manufactures these two sharp firearms, they will definitely be able to strengthen the army..." Emperor Zhengde said seriously. Although the naughty child is a little nonsense, he is not a person who does not understand the truth.
After saying this, Wang Yang was also deeply shocked. After a while of silence, Wang Yang suddenly said:
"Then, Your Majesty, go to Xishan Camp tomorrow, please bring me with you..."
Then, Wang Datengzi, a military fan, temporarily stopped... and the naughty child realized his mistake and quickly sent his subordinates to Beijing to refute the rumors to avoid panic...
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However, this matter is not over. The next morning, the trolls in the court were excited. Wang Trolls stopped, but Mao Trolls Mao Cheng is still there...
Then, a large group of Qingliu civil officials, headed by Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, who were known as loyal ministers, especially those censors, took turns to fight like a chicken blood, and blasted the evil behavior of the little emperor firing in the imperial city.
However, the naughty child is also a hob. In the early stages of Emperor Zhengde's rule, that is, the stage when authority has not yet been established, the naughty child's trick to deal with the ministers was to firmly admit his mistakes and never repent...
That is, on the surface, I have a very good attitude towards admitting my mistakes, but in a blink of an eye, I forgot all the advice...
Of course, the naughty child is not confused about major events. He was impulsive when firing in the imperial city before. This time, he will definitely not make such a mistake again. Otherwise, he will definitely be slandered again.
In this way, the morning court of the next day was spent in a wave of ministers squirting about the little emperor. Fortunately, the little emperor was sitting on the dragon throne and far away from the ministers. If he got too close, the ministers' saliva would probably flood him...
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After the scattered court, Emperor Zhengde had lunch first. After lunch break, he directly sent people to the Ministry of Works to inform the Ministry of Works to manufacture guns and cannons, and the best craftsmen who made guns and cannons, and together with the eunuchs in charge of guns and cannons in the inner court, and the most outstanding craftsmen, they rushed to the Xishan camp. Of course, Wang Buzi also went with him...
Xishan Camp is in the mountains. At this time, it is extremely empty. You can shoot whatever you want without worrying about disturbing the people. Because there are no people here at all.
Therefore, Zhengde played even bigger, and let 40 bronze cannons line up and thrust hard. As a result, the earth was shaking, and the scene was extremely spectacular... Although it did not flatten the hills like the artillery training in later generations, it also smashed many trees in front of the shooting range...
"It's indeed a sharp weapon! The rate of fire is very fast!" Military fan Wang Yang exclaimed.
"So, can I make it in the Ming Dynasty?" Emperor Zhengde asked the officials and eunuchs of the Military Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of Works and the Inner Court of the Inner Court with a serious face.
Then, officials from the Military Arts Bureau of the Ministry of Works and eunuchs from the Inner Court of the Army and the Military Affairs Bureau of the Inner Court called their subordinates to cast artisans and asked if they could do it.
After discussing for a while, these old craftsmen replied:
"Yes, but it is difficult to fit the mother-child guns, and the scrapping rate may be higher..."
In ancient China, craftsmen did not have any unified standards, nor did they have vernier calipers to strictly control product size. Therefore, casting guns and cannons was a bit like a feeling. But this also caused different calibers of guns and cannons. (It was not that there was no standard. When the Qin army reused the Mohist family, they were very strict in manufacturing equipment. However, the Confucian and Mohist families had a grudge. The Mohist family was later killed by the Confucians, and the standards were gone.)
Marin promoted vernier calipers in Beihai Country early on and formulated a strict quality inspection system. People were forced to come out, and the promotion of vernier calipers allowed craftsmen to process more precise parts.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! For example, the mother-child gun of the Fran machine cannon may be simple to build alone, but it is difficult to create a very suitable mother-child gun (that is, the mother-child gun and the mother-child gun are very well fit and do not leak much). Because the Ministry of Works of the Ming Dynasty did not set strict production standards and did not have vernier calipers. Therefore, craftsmen said that it is difficult to create a well-compatible letter gun, and the scrapping rate is high...
In fact, the Fran machine cannon was eventually replaced by the front-loaded Red Cannons in the Ming Dynasty because the fit between the Fran machine cannon letter guns made by craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty was too poor, which led to serious air leakage, which greatly affected the range and power of the Fran machine cannon. For the front-loaded Red Cannons, the gun body is one, so there is naturally no air leakage. Of course, the hole in the fuse does not count, it is necessary...
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Then there is a test of the mesh gun. Similarly, Emperor Zhengde asked 500 mesh guns to be used together, lined up in three rows, and used three-section strikes...
How shocking is the scene with 500 convex guns using three-stage strikes? It is far from comparable to the performance of several convex guns. Wang Yang, who knows military affairs, is certain - no matter how high your martial arts are, you will never be spared under such dense bullets. Unless the opposite is a cavalry...
In fact, the cavalry rushing in the front is hard to survive the attack of the musket gun. However, the cavalry is fast. After sacrificing the cannon fodder cavalry rushing in the front, the cavalry rushing in the back can rush into the musket formation and kill the muskets at will...
This was how the Qing Dynasty later did. The Qing army also knew that in the face of the Ming army's third-section attack, the Qing cavalry in the front row would definitely be difficult to resist. So, they thought of a solution - before each war, they sent troops to the old forests in the deep mountains and forests of the northeast to capture the savage Jurchens (actually savages, and they knew which ethnic group they belonged to). Then, after conquering the savages, they provided equipment and horses to fool them into charging forward, and to block the bullets of the Ming army's third-section attack...
The savages were stupid. When they were fooled by the crowd, they thought they had cheated, and then charged forward to block bullets for the real Qing army... Of course, those savages who survived by chance also became important forces of the Qing army...
When the real Qing army rushed into the Ming army's musketeers' formation, they could slash and kill. After all, before the bayonet appeared, the musketeers were giving their heads to the rushing cavalry...
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However, the Beihai Kingdom obviously thought of this. Therefore, together with this batch of mesh guns, there are some who resist horses and are specially prepared for cavalry charges.
According to Marin's design, after the musketeers line up, they will first throw the horse in front, and only after the horse is thrown, they will prepare to shoot...
In fact, this is just a simplified version. The complete version of Marin's real defense charge is - in addition to resisting horses, they will also throw strings of horse nails (tie them in strings to facilitate retrieval)... In addition, they will also dig one or two trenches, and the trenches are filled with pointed piles...
Resisting horses, stinging horse nails, and trenches filled with spikes... This formation is simply a cavalry nemesis...
Of course, the only way to teach the Ming Dynasty was to use the trick of refusing horses, but this was enough...
After testing the power of the mesh gun, I naturally asked if I could copy it.
However, after the Ministry of Works Military Equipment Bureau and the ace craftsmen from the Inner Court of the Inner Court discussed, they actually said that the barrel of the gun was very difficult to build...
The Ming Dynasty's melee gun manufacturing technology was actually imported by the Portuguese. Otherwise, it would be unlikely that they would be qualified to enter and do business in Macau by bribing officials from Guangdong and Guangxi. It was precisely because of the bribery and the active provision of the manufacturing technology of Fran's machine cannons and melee guns that they gained the power to do business in Macau. Therefore, before that, the Ming Dynasty did not have the technology to make slender barrels. At present, the three-eyed guns and cannons popular in the Ming army were very short and thick. Therefore, how to imitate the melee gun is more difficult than the Fran's machine cannon...
"This... Is there anyone in my heaven? I can't even create a musket?" The naughty child was a little stunned, and his self-confidence was also hit.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. When the envoys of Beihai come again next time, we will allow them to pay tribute. Of course, the premise is that they will provide craftsmen and teach the Ming craftsmen to learn to build slender barrels..." Wang Liang suggested.
Chapter completed!