Wu Zheng opened another picture and said, "This is a drawing improved by the tiger squatting cannon recorded in the military books..."

Wu Zheng began to tell Qi Daokun about the idea of ​​this small cannon.

This is the prototype of a mortar, and the firing method is more like a grenade launcher, but it is not exactly the same.

This is a small cannon projected with a machine spring and a flintlock rifle.

After igniting the front grenade, put it into the cannon barrel, then detonate it with the machine spring and bottom fire in the cannon barrel, and project the grenade out.

The key point is the coordination of the delay of the grenade and the fire of the gun barrel.

This requires some technology, but it should not be difficult.

During Wu Zheng's story, Qi Daokun also kept making suggestions and inquiries.

This gave Wu Zheng confidence. He said to Qi Daokun: "In order to add a military workshop, you will be in charge of the General's Mansion. You are specializing in the manufacturing of these three firearms, are you willing?"

Qi Daokun was overjoyed and said, "I wish to serve the prince."

“How long will it take to produce samples?”

Qi Daokun thought for a moment and replied, "Two months."

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "Samples are released in one month and finished products are released in three months. If there is no accident, small-scale production will be required when the spring next year begins."

Qi Daokun hesitated and said, "According to the military book, the tiger squat cannon barrels are divided into wooden hoop tubes and iron hoop tubes. Because the pipe wall is thin, it is manufactured very quickly. But the prince wants to change it to steel pipes, which may take a lot of time..."

Wu Zheng said: "There are all kinds of abandoned iron and copper cannons in the treasury, which can be selected by the appropriate ones. There is no need to bother to recast the cannon barrel during trial production."

Qi Daokun then replied: "Yes. But if you have to rely on the tribesmen under Xiaomin alone, you may not have enough staff."

Wu Zheng smiled and turned to Xiong Danglin, Zhang Guowei, and Mo said: "In half a month, referring to the scale of the former military workshop, another military workshop will be built next to the military workshop... The former is A, and this workshop is called Yifang. At the same time, in the name of the General's Mansion, a recruitment order was issued to the prefectures and counties..."

This is the first time the General's Office has issued a recruitment order. What is surprising is that this is not a recruitment order to recruit "talented men and wise men", but a recruitment order to recruit craftsmen from the world.

The price offered by the recruitment order is indeed attractive, ranging from ten to twenty taels per month.

Just counting ten taels per month, it is also the five-month salary for soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army, and the monthly salary for soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army is twice that of the Ming army.

This kind of reward attracted the six palaces, but it was the Yixing Dynasty's thirteen palaces, and even the craftsmen of the surrounding states and prefectures rushed to hear the news.

....

The zodiac is here.

He came from Shaoxing Prefecture with several of his former colleagues, disciples, and inmates.

Wu Zheng admired Huang Daozhou. In fact, Wu Zheng admired all those who fought against the Qing Dynasty. Even though Chen Zilong had always been an enemy of him, Wu Zheng never really blamed him, and even was willing to help him when Chen Zilong was in danger.

This is a concept. Although the effect of being imitated is really poor, Wu Zheng insisted. He always believed that the Han people would eventually unite and fight with the Qing Dynasty.

Wu Zheng held a banquet to entertain Huang Daozhou and others.

But I didn’t expect that during the banquet, Huang Daozhou’s first words were very direct.

"Monkey King Kuaiji, I have only one thing to do with everyone. Our dynasty was destroyed by Duoduo, and my emperor was captured. My life and death are still unknown." Huang Daozhou said in a deep voice, "I have the heart to lead my colleagues to serve the princes, so as to achieve the great cause of the northern expedition. Of course, if the princes of Kuaiji disliked us not enough to assist the princes, I will take my colleagues to the southwest and join the Yongli Dynasty."

Wu Zheng, Zhang Guowei and others were surprised.

Huang Daozhou and others were rescued by Wu Zheng in Ningbo Prefecture. It is reasonable to serve Wu Zheng in order to repay him. After all, Longwu Dynasty was destroyed.

But if you want to go to the Yongli Dynasty, let alone the mountains and roads are far away, the Qing army is occupied along the way. In terms of Huang Daozhou's resume as the chief minister of the Longwu Dynasty, it is not an exaggeration to say that the enemy is a bit too much, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they hate each other.

Wu Zheng thought for a while and looked at Huang Daozhou and said, "Mr. Huang, don't worry, it's not too late to discuss this matter after the banquet."

Unexpectedly, Huang Daozhou glanced at everyone present, and then sneered: "On the day when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, you were just giving me a cup of tea. Is Huang unable to agree. The Prince of Kuaiji said to Huang, is it okay to be allowed or not? If you please, Huang and others stayed. If you don't allow it, Huang and others said goodbye."

This attitude has indeed passed. All the princes of the General's Mansion looked unpredictable. Even Zhang Guowei, who has always been a good man, couldn't help but frown and said, "The prince is holding a banquet, and we are accompanying you to entertain you, but Mr. Youxuan uses this to accuse the prince and the princes. Mr. Youxuan's words are too much."

Huang Daozhou snorted: "My emperor is frugal, and Huang and his colleagues destroyed their family business and raised funds to recruit soldiers. It was not for the purpose of coming to the royal palace to receive entertainment today. I think there are dozens of taels of silver. These dozens of taels can be recruited ten people, and they can be equipped with spears and steel knives, killing enemies, and defending their homes, but now it is a banquet. Why did Huang say too much?"

Wu Zheng's heart was filled with countless grassland beasts, and it turned out that the hospitality was wrong.

Wu Zheng has handled more than tens of millions of gold and silver in recent years, but it is really impossible to say that he wants to be extravagant. No, he has never been there.

When going out to fight, I ate with the soldiers.

On weekdays, I just go to the government with the officials.

Occasionally, when I have free time, I have a meal with my family, and I go to Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan’s house for free.

There were only two chefs in the royal palace, and Wu Zheng had only a handful of time to eat in the royal palace during a year.

Therefore, even the officials were very angry when Huang Daozhou criticized this.

Wu Zheng stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, Brother Xuan, please accompany you to eat, Lord Huang, come with the prince."

Wu Zheng took Huang Daozhou to the study.

"Sit." Wu Zheng was not polite, and after sitting down, he pointed to the chair next to Huang Dao Zhou Dao.

Huang Daozhou was not polite, and sat down just by himself.

But looking directly at Wu Zheng, it seemed like he had a grudge.

Wu Zheng pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Huang has any complaints about me?"

Huang Daozhou sneered: "How dare Huang be resentful to the Prince of Kuaiji? It's just that Huang is not as capable as the prince. The superiors cannot share the worries of the king, the subordinates cannot protect the people, and the middles are just ashamed of their colleagues."

Wu Zheng heard this, and he was really resentful.

After thinking about it, Wu Zheng probably guessed something, "Mr. Huang is blaming me for not sending troops to reinforce Longwu?"

This is a sign of a single sign.
Chapter completed!