Dai Zi has developed the semi-automatic rifle, and the tribute list has finally been posted.

There are more than 3,000 scholars in this world!

For a moment, the entire capital caused a sensation, and all the students were so excited.

More than three thousand, this is not a small number.

You should know that in the Taichang Dynasty, only 5,000 people participated in the imperial examination, and at the most, more than 300 scholars were selected.

This time, the number of students recruited has increased tenfold more than before. How can all students not be happy?

Early that morning, before the hour of Mao arrived, the place in front of the Gongyuan who had released the results was already surrounded and was too late. If it was late, they could only go back and wait for people to report the good news.

There is no way, there are more than 3,000 names, even if there are half a few liberal arts and sciences, a lot of people have to read at least 1,500 and 600 names carefully several times.

Besides, after finally squeezing the position, few people only look at the liberal arts list or the science list.

After all, everyone has relatives, friends, classmates, fellow villagers, etc. Even if they are not the liberal arts or science subjects they are taking, they have to take a good look. If you see an acquaintance, you can still congratulate them. If you make a personal connection, you won’t be able to do it.

The list is released on time.

There is no need to ask about the science meeting of this year, that is Dai Zi of Hangzhou Prefecture, and the second place is Bi Dengke, the son of Bi Maokang, the second place in the cabinet.

Of course, this is not a tester who cheated and forced the person up, nor is it that Taichang revealed the question to his general in advance.

This time the test questions are the subjects that Bidenko is most familiar with.

After all, his family has a lot of knowledge, and his father Bi Maokang is a famous weapon expert. Moreover, in recent years, he has followed Taichang to fight in the east and west and has also learned the performance of all the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty thoroughly.

He is not only familiar with muskets, but also with artillery, warships, and even infantry fighting vehicles.

If we talk about existing weapons and equipment, no one of the candidates in this class will be his opponent.

If it weren't for the genius Dai Zi, he would probably be the top student and top student in this science conference.

There was no way, Dai Zi was too cruel and even developed a semi-automatic rifle, so he could only take the second place.

As for the third year of science, Taichang has never heard of it, and he is only very familiar with weapons and equipment, and has no good suggestions for improvement, so Taichang didn't know much about it.

The top three in science seem to be there, so the students participating in the exam are not very famous. Everyone seems to be a little dissatisfied after seeing these three people occupy the top three on the list.

The liberal arts are different, and no one is unwilling to accept the top three.

Because these three people are all famous scholars in China in history, Taichang has even heard of their names.

So who are these three?

The first place is Kunshan Gu Yanwu.

The second place is the King of Hengyang.

The third place is Huang Xizhi of Yuyao.

These three people are really famous in history. In terms of knowledge, few people in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties could compare with them.

It’s a pity that the Ming Dynasty fell.

The Ming survivors who refused to serve the Qing Dynasty and even lost their ambition to resist the Qing Dynasty all had a very miserable ending.

There is no way. In history, there were too many people who were born at the wrong time in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. They had only one skill and could only end up tragically.

Of course, it's different now.

The Ming Dynasty was in its prosperous era, and it was their place to use it.

When every exam is over, there are people who are happy and others who are sad.

Those who are famous on the list are naturally proud and even ecstatic.

If you are not on the list, you can only sigh or continue to work hard next time.

Fortunately, even if you can't get a title at the moment, it's still easy to become an official and take an errand.

Now the Ming Dynasty needs people everywhere, and Juren is quite popular.

Moreover, when a juren enters the official career, there is no future at all. As long as he is good at doing things, he will be no problem to be promoted to the sixth or even the fifth grade.

A few days later, many candidates who failed the exam were already discussing whether to respond to the imperial court's recruitment and directly enter the official career. The candidates on the list came to the front of Huangji Palace to participate in the palace examination.

The question for this palace examination is only three words, to pacify the world!

All are the same in liberal arts and sciences.

Taichang’s purpose is to tell these candidates that the Ming Dynasty would pacify the whole world and that everyone should be prepared for a big war.

As for how to pacify the world, everyone has their own understanding and everyone has their own opinions.

Taichang didn't care much. Every time he paid attention to whether there were any wizards in science. If there were wizards, then he would be the top scorer in science and focus on cultivating them.

As for the ranking of others, it is all about Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others.

After the palace examination was over, Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others were trying hard to mark the papers, but Taichang was sitting on the dragon throne and frowned and pondering.

Next is the real world. Where should we start?

Things in the world are just like this.

He was sitting there frowning and pondering, when Cao Huachun suddenly walked up with a telegram in his hand and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Xidaying urgently."

Xidaying?

Taichang took the telegram and looked at it, his brows couldn't help but spread.

The governor of Xidaying Lu Xiangsheng reported that he had led his army to take Kabul and was preparing to negotiate with the Persian Empire!

Very good, then start from Central Asia, it is time to prepare for a war here.

Taichang immediately ordered Cao Huachun to send people to recruit Zhang Zhiji and Xu Yunzhen, and gave them a detailed explanation, ordering them to negotiate with the Persian Empire.

The next morning, he took Sun Chengzong to Wubei City and the Weapons Research Institute.

At this time, Dai Zi had been waiting on the shooting range with his men for a long time. Five guards of the shooting range stood there with five brand new semi-automatic rifles, waiting for Taichang to give the order.

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but feel confused.

Is the emperor asking him to see the musket?

To be honest, muskets do not have much effect on the battlefield at this moment, especially on the Mongolian cavalry, which basically has no effect.

Because they at least also criticized cowhide soft armor, the musket could not hurt them at a hundred steps away. When they rushed within a hundred steps, they would arrive almost instantly, and the musket would be even more useless.

Therefore, now they still use chariot formations to deal with the Mongol cavalry. Only by blocking their rush can they easily defeat them.

If the cavalry cannot stop the rushing force and make others rush up, the muskets and artillery will basically be destroyed.

Of course Taichang knew this, so he specially brought Sun Chengzong to take a look.

He wanted this experienced coach to see how this semi-automatic rifle can be used on the battlefield to achieve the maximum effect.

As for why he didn't explain to Sun Chengzong in advance, it was because it was too troublesome to explain it. It would be better for someone to see it with his own eyes. One glance would be enough to make him say a thousand words.

Seeing that Dai Zi was ready, he ordered without hesitation: "Open the fire."

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This range and its power are really terrifying.

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but lit up.

The power of this musket is enough to pose a fatal threat to the cavalry. As long as they have enough muskets, they can stand in densely packed three or five rows and carry out uninterrupted attacks on the enemy cavalry.

If the enemy cavalry charges against the dense formation arranged by this musket, unless there is a huge advantage in number, they will definitely be all sieved.

Because this kind of musket has amazing lethality, I guess even if someone wears a zither armor, he may be beaten to the opposite side like a wooden target when entering the fifty steps!

As for those Mongol cavalry wearing leather armor, it is estimated that if they cannot get close to a hundred steps, they will be beaten into sieves.

He was just beginning to think about how to use this kind of musket to kill the enemy. A crisp sound of "Kakakaka" sounded, followed by another musket sound of "Bakakakakaka" sounded, and the five guards of the shooting range actually fired again.

What's going on?

He didn't see anyone changing bullets!

Besides, even if you change the bullet, it is impossible to change it so quickly.

As soon as his face showed a look of shock, another crisp collision sound of "Kakakakaka" sounded, followed by another "Bakakakaka" musket sound, and the five guards of the shooting range actually fired again!

Does this kind of musket need to be replaced with bullets?

"Kakakakakakaka", "Baobakakakakaka", "Baobakakakaka", "Baobakakakaka", "Baobakakakaka", "Baobakakakakaka".

The muskets kept ringing, and they really didn't have to change bullets!

He also saw someone pulling something back and forth, and the bullet shell flew out and then he could continue shooting.

Ten rounds later, the muskets finally stopped.

Sun Chengzong looked at the wooden target that was beaten into a sieve at fifty steps, and couldn't help but excitedly said: "Master, how many shots can such a musket be shot in a row?"

Taichang said proudly: "This kind of musket can shoot ten shots in a row, and it is just the number of bullets in a magazine.

After one magazine is empty, you can change the magazine and then ten more rounds.

I have equipped each Dai Zi semi-automatic rifle with five magazines. As long as I press the bullets into the magazines in advance, after a battle, I can fire five rounds in a row and shoot fifty bullets.
To be continued...