Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 889 Test Success
"According to the purpose"

Zixuan received the order, turned around, got on his horse, and ran to the place where the grenade exploded. The explosion point was 2000 meters away from where Zhu Youjian and the others were standing, and they couldn't see it clearly.

A pit appeared two meters away from the lime line, which was caused by the explosion of the grenade just now. Zixuan jumped off his horse and measured it with a ruler, then got on his horse and returned to report:

"Your Majesty, the explosion point is a bit far from the target, and the deviation is more than two meters!"

Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction:
"Well, the wind is a bit strong today, which has some influence on throwing grenades from the hot air balloon. Generally speaking, it is still very good. Now try the heavy machine gun!"

"Heavy machine gun?"

Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, and Zhao Shizhen were taken aback when they heard the emperor said to try heavy machine guns. The emperor asked them to build light machine guns. How can they be called heavy machine guns now?Now where did they get the heavy machine guns to test?
Song Yingxing cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, the arsenal makes light machine guns, not heavy machine guns!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Song Yingxing and the others and said:
"Isn't it a heavy machine gun weighing more than 60 kilograms? Light machine guns are only about ten kilograms. If the performance passes the test, continue to produce. As for the light machine gun, you still need to continue to work hard. Develop it for me before the Chinese New Year this year, or I will deduct your year-end bonus! "

"what……"

"According to the purpose"

Only now did Song Yingxing and the others understand that it was no wonder that the emperor had a strange expression when he saw the machine gun. It turned out that what they built was not what the emperor wanted.

After reacting, Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, Zhao Shizhen, Zixuan and others hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the Royal Academy of Sciences will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation before the end of the year..."

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"I hope you don't break your promise and test the heavy machine gun immediately!"

"According to the purpose"

Song Yingxing is now the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Bi Maokang is the chief of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, and Bi Maokang is the chief of the Armory Factory. Although they have their own division of labor, they are also members of the Huang Family Academy of Sciences and officials of the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau and the Arsenal.

Zixuan is still very young, only 15 years old, but he is already a senior engineer of the Daming Arms Manufacturing Bureau. Bi Maokang is already over 80 years old. Once he travels westward with a crane, Zixuan will be his successor.

Elder sister Zixuan was regarded by the emperor as a righteous daughter, the third princess of Ming Dynasty, but Zixuan was very sensible and capable, and never mentioned her elder sister in front of the workers. People who didn't know him thought he was just an ordinary technician.

The heavy machine gun was quickly set up on the proving ground. Zhu Youjian took a closer look at its appearance and bullets, and found that it was similar to the early machine guns, and the bullets were all connected together.

"Your Majesty, the Daming Gun has eight barrels and 28 bursts. It requires two people to operate, and it also needs to be hand-cranked to shoot. This is similar in performance to the Daming Gun, but it can be operated by only one person, and the trigger can be fired continuously. , at a rate of one hundred bursts per minute."

When installing bullets under his command, Song Yingxing began to introduce the performance of heavy machine guns to the emperor. Whether it is a heavy machine gun or a light machine gun, it doesn't matter to Zhu Youjian, as long as the performance is good. You must know that the best flintlock guns in other countries at this time .

Zhu Youjian nodded:
"let's start!"

"According to the purpose"

Song Yingxing agreed, and waved to the soldiers who tested the guns. The soldiers who tested the guns immediately opened the safety of the machine gun, aimed at the target 300 meters away, and pulled the trigger.

"Da da da……"

There was a burst of violent gunshots, and a burst of flames spewed out from the muzzle of the heavy machine gun, bullet casings kept falling off the wall, and two hundred rounds of bullets were fired in an instant.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the gun target. At this time, the gun target had been smashed by bullets, and only a wooden stick stood 300 meters away.

The officials and soldiers of the arsenal had seen the ferociousness of the heavy machine gun many times in the test field, and they were not surprised by this. Some only had a sense of pride and respect for the emperor.

However, the Dongchang fanzi and Jin Yiwei brought by Zhu Youjian all stared in shock, and even Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the Dongchang who had never cared about firearms, was equally surprised:
"Oh my god! This thing is terrible, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for our family to escape from its bombardment..."

Hearing the words of the dignified No. [-] master of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the East Factory who killed without batting an eyelid, everyone present laughed loudly:
"The governor is humble, our bullets can't catch up with you, if you can't, you can try..."

Cao Zhengchun shook his head again and again:
"We don't want to try it! Once we can't run away from your bullets, it's a trivial matter for our family to lose our lives. Wouldn't it be that the Holy One is missing a helper..."

This great eunuch always speaks so nicely, no wonder the emperor values ​​him so much, this is what everyone present thinks at this time.

Zhu Youjian smiled and watched everyone make fun of the number one master of Ming Dynasty. He is not a rigid emperor, and sometimes he is very approachable.

"Okay, you guys get ready. Let the Ministry of War deliver weapons and ammunition tomorrow. At the same time, mass production of machine guns is also in order, so as to equip the frontline troops as soon as possible!"

"According to the purpose"

After Zhu Youjian inspected the Daming Arms Manufacturing Bureau, he immediately returned to the Qianqing Palace, and as soon as he sat down on the dragon chair, he passed the decree:

"Cao Zhengchun, Sun Chuanting, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Sun Chengzong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Qi Jiguang, Commander of the Five Armies, and Xia Wanchun, Head of the Customs, will see me!"

"According to the purpose"

After Cao Zhengchun received the decree, he immediately sent someone to preach to Qi Jiguang, Sun Chengzong, and Xia Wanchun. He had also personally passed on to Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Several important ministers of the Ming Dynasty received the emperor's oral order and rushed to the Qianqing Palace immediately without any delay.

Entering the Qianqing Palace, they quickly stepped forward to salute:

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand:

"Exemption, flat body! Grant a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking the four people, they sat down respectfully and waited for the emperor's instructions.

Zhu Youjian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said:

"Seven days later, I will lead the imperial conquest in person, and the crown prince will also go west without triumph, so there must be someone in charge in the court.

The Ministry of War and the five-army governor's office must closely unite and cooperate with each other, and at the same time order Daming's coastal areas and overseas territories to strengthen defenses to prevent some countries from sneaking attacks during the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty. "

Sun Chengzong hurriedly bowed his hands to receive the decree:

"According to the purpose"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will order all the ministries to strengthen their defenses when I go back. If any country dares to take advantage of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will destroy its country!"

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly:

"After I left, the cabinet was responsible for the political affairs of the DPRK and China. The chief assistant of the cabinet must set an example to run Daming well. Don't delay what can be done well on one day until the next day. At the same time, we must also pay attention to the needs and wishes of the people. If you are strong, you must let the common people enjoy the benefits, otherwise no matter how powerful Daming is, it will be empty talk..."

Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet, hastily handed over his hands to accept the decree:

"According to the order!"

After confessing to Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhu Youjian's eyes fell on Xia Wanchun, a young talent of the Ming Dynasty:
"Xia Aiqing, Daming is developing very fast. It can be said that it is changing with each passing day. You must not be careless in collecting commercial taxes. During this period of time, you must pay special attention to southern merchant ships to prevent the resurgence of smuggling. You are Daming's cash cow.

"According to the purpose"

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(End of this chapter)