The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 119 What the hell is this?

Zhu Ying's understanding of history is very limited.

He didn't know that as early as the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the granulation technology of gunpowder granulation had already appeared.

It's just that Wen Shengwu is light, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, the use of gunpowder was mainly for burning, and poison was used as an auxiliary, which did not reach the concept of metal fire.

Therefore, in terms of killing, the difference between granulation and pulverization of gunpowder is not big, anyway, it will be done after burning.

The reason why gunpowder granulation is used is mainly because the artillery of the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to enhance the power, is not pure gunpowder, and a certain proportion of sand and stone will be mixed in it.

In the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties, although there was a copper fire system, when it came to industrial technology, the fire system was relatively rough, and the penetration rate of powdered gunpowder was higher.

The most important thing is that everyone does not understand the principle and killing of granulated gunpowder.

Although Meng Yuan attached great importance to gunpowder, it was cavalry that allowed them to conquer the world.

When Zhu Yuanzhang came here, he can be said to be the emperor of gunpowder, but in fact Zhu Yuanzhang's own understanding of gunpowder is also limited, and he is not a gunpowder expert.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang understood the importance of gunpowder, so he formulated strict rules to produce gunpowder.

What Zhu Ying saw in the Gunpowder Department was like the assembly line of later generations. Every firearms craftsman was responsible for his own work, including supervision.

Once a problem occurs, it will bring the consequences of being questioned.

Under such circumstances, the gunpowder craftsmen of the Gunpowder Department were cautious when making gunpowder and fire systems, walking on thin ice.

How is it possible to experiment with the difference between gunpowder granulation and powderization.

However, a small number of craftsmen still have some understanding of the granulation technology of gunpowder, and they can make it after a little exploration.

When Zhu Yuanzhang's decree was issued to the Gunpowder Department, it took less than two days for the granulated gunpowder to be freshly baked.

In order to better meet His Majesty's requirements, they also spent a day refining the granulated gunpowder.

Even if it is created, the Gunpowder Department has not yet conducted experiments.

No one can guarantee whether this granulated gunpowder will damage the fire system to a certain extent, or cause the chamber to explode.

Once this kind of problem occurs, someone has to take the blame.

When Zhu Ying heard the old man say that the gunpowder had been granulated, she couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's trip to the Gunpowder Department.

"We heard that you and the third daughter of King Zhongshan went on a night tour of the Qinhuai River?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment before realizing that the King of Zhongshan was Xu Da.

Xu Da's third daughter is Xu Miaojin.

"Yes, Gao Chi was pestered by Xu Miaojin, and if he wanted to come out to play, he brought it to me. This Qinhuai Night has always been famous, so he also went to play together."

Zhu Ying replied casually.He didn't notice that the old man's eyes were a little strange.

"Oh, what do you think of that little girl Xu Miaojin?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

Zhu Ying paused. Hearing this sentence, he realized the meaning in the old man's tone, and he was speechless and helpless.

"It's okay, little girl, she's only 12 years old this year." Zhu Ying's 12-year-old tone was a little more serious.

This is to remind the old man not to think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Twelve years old is not too young. In two years, I will be the age to leave the cabinet. It's good to get acquainted with it first."

Zhu Ying rolled his eyes, he didn't want to give too many answers to this question.

At this time, dusk had passed, and the sky began to gradually darken.

In the yard, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue were chatting and waiting.

"Sister, brother, the food here is really delicious. It tastes so good."

"It's also the first time I've tasted this kind of taste. I thought it was only delicious for breakfast, but I didn't expect the food to be so delicious."

"Big brother is really comfortable here. I also want to live outside the palace like big brother, so that I can sleep in every day."

"When you grow up, you can be the queen of Fan."

When Zhu Mingyue heard what her younger brother said, she was suddenly a little sad, because she was already 16 years old and at the age of leaving the cabinet, her future destination was still unknown.

A few days ago, she heard from Mrs. Lu that she would go to a relative's house for her.

For the Lu family, Zhu Mingyue can't say that she hates it, but she can't say that she likes it either.In this kind of blind date, the words of the matchmaker are ordered by the parents.She also has no right to speak.

There is always some fear in her heart.

Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at the room where her eldest brother and grandfather were, and she felt a little relieved.

With the elder brother here, if she doesn't like it, the elder brother should help him.

For now, her eldest brother is her only sustenance and support.

In fact, her worries were superfluous. Although Mrs. Lu had a preference for her own children, her moral character was not very bad to be selected as the prince's step-wife.

Otherwise, it is impossible to be selected as the prince's side concubine.

The harem in the early Ming Dynasty was relatively harmonious due to the suppression of Empress Ma earlier.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's deterrence, there were no bloody fights in the harem, and it was not a concept at all to fight with the Manchu palace in later generations.

"Sister, do you think that big brother is really our big brother? Why do I still feel like I'm living in a dream?"

"You pinch me. I heard from the eunuch in the palace that if you were in a dream, you wouldn't feel pain."

Zhu Yunxi said to Zhu Mingyue hesitantly.

The next moment, Zhu Yunxi almost cried out: "It hurts so much!"

"I want you to think about it." Zhu Mingyue was worried about herself at first, but when she heard her brother's request, she pinched her hard.

"With eldest brother here, no one in the palace will dare to bully us in the future. I just don't know when Grandpa will let eldest brother enter the palace."

Zhu Mingyue said with some melancholy.

"Sister, why didn't Grandpa Huang let eldest brother enter the palace?" Zhu Yunxie asked.

Zhu Mingyue glanced at her younger brother and explained: "Because many people will not believe that he is the real big brother, the officials in the court will object, and the generals in the world will object."

"But, but he is obviously the eldest brother. The eldest brother looks so similar to the father, who else can he be except the eldest brother." Zhu Yunxi argued.

"Not everyone has met their father. You are still young, so you don't know the horrors of the rumors. Don't think too much, Grandpa will arrange these things." Zhu Mingyue said.

"Okay." Zhu Yunxi nodded, and then said no more.

Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue and left.

When he was leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to tell his grandson, "Go back to the palace with us and go to sleep." '

The words came to his lips, but he still didn't say them.

Now is not the best time to reveal the identity of the eldest grandson. The matter of Xiaoling will take some time to ferment.

The arrangement of generals also takes a certain amount of time.

Jianchang, where Sapphire is located, belongs to Sichuan. It is more than 3000 miles from Sichuan to Nanjing, and it will take more than a month to arrive at the fastest.

The reason why the post station was able to deliver Zhu Yuanzhang's decree within seven days was that the post station soldiers took turns relaying day and night.

After sending the old man away from the gate, Zhu Ying walked towards the study.

Uncle Zhang followed Zhu Ying with some excitement and surprise, and asked, "Master, old man, he, he, he..."

After talking for a long time, Uncle Zhang still didn't dare to say the last sentence.

"There are some things, you just need to know." Zhu Ying ordered casually.

"Yes, Master."

Uncle Zhang's body trembled a little, and when he looked at Zhu Ying, something had begun to change.

After watching the owner enter the study.

Then he murmured: "I used to guess that the origin of the master will never be simple. Sure enough, I did not guess wrong."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Zhang immediately covered his mouth and subconsciously looked left and right.

Back in the room, Zhu Ying thought for a while, prepared the Four Treasures of the Study, spread out a piece of white paper on the desk, ground it, and began to draw.

He wants to use the vague memory of his previous life to outline the outline of the matchlock gun.

Although the current firearms can be regarded as popular on a large scale, they have not completely changed the mode of warfare in terms of actual damage.

Among them, the use of fire system, first of all, is the pulverization and purification of gunpowder, which leads to limited damage.

Then there's the matter of aiming.

If the fire system is a single person, you need to hold the fire system in one hand and the incense in the other hand to light it, or use a shelf or the like to fix it. Such aiming can be imagined.

But the matchlock gun plus gunpowder granulation, the concept is completely different.

Strictly speaking, it is precisely because of the appearance of the matchlock gun that the mode of warfare from ancient times to the present has been changed.

The granulated gunpowder has canceled the powder gunpowder, which is inconvenient to transport, has uneven burning rate, and is easily affected by moisture.

After the granulated gunpowder undergoes bumpy transportation, although it will also be stratified, the largest particles will go to the bottom of the powder barrel, and the smallest particles will go to the surface of the powder barrel, but this will not affect the quality and use of the gunpowder.

Second, granulated powder is also far less hygroscopic than powdered powder because granulated powder has a smaller surface area to volume ratio and absorbs less moisture from the air.

Because the granular gunpowder is in the shape of granules, even when they are pressed, they are not tightly bonded, and they will not form a whole like powdered black powder.

The gaps left between the particles of gunpowder allow oxygen to support the combustion of the gunpowder, making the burning rate more uniform and improving the burning efficiency of the gunpowder.

Unlike powder gunpowder, when shooting, a considerable part of the gunpowder that has not been ignited is sprayed out of the gun barrel, so its power is greatly increased.

The increase in the power of granular gunpowder means that under the same power, the consumption of gunpowder is reduced, which further reduces the cost and method of using firearms.

It can be equipped in the army on a larger scale.

The reason why Zhu Ying is confident that he can conquer the surrounding areas of Ming Dynasty, the source of his confidence lies in the matchlock gun.

The biggest problem in the manufacture of matchlock guns is the granulation of gunpowder.

The original arquebus was gradually popularized in the early [-]th century, and later Spain and Portugal were the great nautical colonizers.

The reason why it is so strong is the appearance of muskets is the key.

Otherwise, how could such a small population colonize so many areas.

A small team of hundreds of people can hang thousands of troops to fight.

If you can occupy a better position, with sufficient ammunition, even if it is an army of tens of thousands.

The death rate of the ancient army is more than [-]%, and if it has not been disintegrated, it can be regarded as a first-class strong army.

In most cases, when the death toll reaches [-]%, the morale of the army has already begun to deteriorate.

In other words, if there are tens of thousands of troops and two or 3000 people die, it can be said that this war has failed.

Under the impact of the musketeers, one after another, the line-up shooting method was like a nightmare for the ancient army.

The only thing that can resist is the heavy cavalry.

The kind of heavy cavalry with full body armor, even the ass is wrapped in it.

But the cost of building such a cavalry is simply not too high.

Every heavy cavalry is completely piled up with silver, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a moving silver mountain.

It is too easy to build a musketeer, and it is much easier than a crossbowman in terms of cost.

Ordinary recruits only need one month of training to become an army.

To train courage in March, you only need to not be too flustered when facing the onslaught of the army, and just run away.

Coupled with the range of the arquebus, especially in small-scale battles, it should not be too simple to fight.

After some in-depth training, there is a musket cavalry with 80 people.

With high mobility and matchlock guns, you can walk sideways in the Western Regions, and you are directly invincible in field battles.

With a feeling of excitement, Zhu Ying finally drew the outline of the whole matchlock gun on the white paper after a while of operation.

However, when Zhu Ying finished painting, she looked at her own paintings.

What the hell is this.

(End of this chapter)