Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1565 Secret Weapon
Daming's smelting technology is already relatively outstanding in this era. Mujing provided advanced concepts, countless blacksmiths conducted countless experiments, and the entire smelting technology surpassed that of Lingdi's period by countless times.

But compared to the manufacture of thermal weapons, such smelting technology is not enough.

Development never happens overnight.

The industrial revolution was maintained for an unknown number of years before an industrial age was created.

Moreover, Mu Jing is not an industrial man, he can't come up with the overall technology, so that the craftsmen can directly complete the technology, saving an unknown number of years of effort.

He is just a person who has a sense of transcending the times and can know some technologies, but he doesn't know the details of the technologies. He can only let people of this era try through some descriptions.

So we can only take it slowly.

However, Wuyin Xu's family is a family of iron smelters, and they were the first to cooperate with Mujing, and they were the first to get in touch with Mujing's ideas and technology for iron smelting.

So the technology development in this area is the best.

However, the Xu family is not an official business, but a private enterprise. The rules established by Mu Jing will not be broken by himself. He will maintain the majesty of "Ming Ke" and implement the Ming Dynasty's concept of ruling the country by law. Even if some benefits are needed by the court, he will not ask for them.

After all, once such a bottom line is directly broken, countless hidden dangers will be buried in the future.

Only by leading by example can more people recognize that the emperor broke the law and the common people are guilty of the same crime, and only in this way can the future Ming Dynasty become more orderly.

No matter what the system is, a fair and orderly society can allow those unwilling people to live in peace.

But in this case, Mujing definitely wanted the Xu family to hand over the core iron-smelting technology, because it was related to the future of the development of the whole Daming Artillery.

Could save years of research time.

The Xu family deeply understands that righteousness is the best. At that time, Mujing will definitely give enough compensation, and even the government can jointly establish an iron smelting workshop with the Xu family.

But if the Xu family insists, then Mu Jing will not be polite, he will not break his own rules and force people to call out the technology, but in his capacity, with his business knowledge, dealing with a Xu family, that is not enough It's at your fingertips.

He can help the Xu family up, and he can also bring down the Xu family.

On this point, Mujing was still confident, so he confessed and didn't bother about it anymore.

Seeing the appearance of the second-generation red-clothed cannon made Mujing more confident that Ming Dynasty would rule the world. It was inevitable that he would personally open the era of hot weapons and eliminate the battlefield of cold weapons.

It's just that how long this time period will last, it's hard to say, no matter how good the weapons are, the final victory in the war depends on people, not on cold weapons.

You can win a war, but if you want to win, you must have more military support, otherwise, even if you flatten a city, they can still save their troops and retreat, and then take a step with you Step entanglement, artillery is not a panacea.

Talent is fundamental.

Mujing was more concerned about the Artillery Army.

The Artillery Army is based on the Red Clothes Cannon Battalion, which was experienced in the Battle of Wancheng, and is constantly expanding. Now it is an army of three battle battalions.

And every soldier here is not a recruit, they are all elites selected from various armies who have been on the battlefield.

In order to select these elite soldiers to come here at the beginning, Mu Jing endured the constant bombardment by the generals of various armies and endured the constant bombardment, so that the Artillery Army is what it is today.

"Your Majesty, the Artillery Army currently has 670 and eight generals and soldiers, and there are currently three hundred cannons in red!"

Huangfu Jianshou personally reported.

It made him a little proud.

Back then, there were only a few dozen cannons, and the extraordinary results they achieved on the battlefield kicked off the era of cannons, and defeated Cao Mengde, a generation of heroes.

Now there are hundreds of cannons, Huangfu Jianshou can't even imagine what it will be like once the bombing starts, and since he withdrew from Yudu, he has been purge the artillery army non-stop, in order to experience the combat effectiveness of the artillery army , he planned the training with painstaking efforts, and he wasted an unknown number of shells.

He was scolded almost every day by the Logistics Department, the Military Industry Department, and the Academy of Science and Technology as a prodigal son.

But Huangfu Jianshou knew very well that without live ammunition training, the combat effectiveness of the Artillery Army would never be improved.

It was as if they had never operated the red-clothed cannon on the battlefield before, and they would never believe that the power of the red-clothed cannon would be so great.

This weapon that changes the way of fighting on the battlefield is destined to be epoch-making, so he can't let Mujing put him in such a confidant position.

"very good!"

Mu Jing is quite satisfied with Huangfu Jianshou. Huangfu's family is a family of generals. Even if Huangfu Jianshou is not as terrifying as Huangfu Song, he still inherits the talent of Huangfu's family.

Moreover, Huangfu Jianshou is a little more than Huangfu Li, who is better at fighting. All the generals have no quality.

In the midst of aggressiveness and aggressiveness, it is stable enough.

If this contradictory quality appears in a person, then that person already has the qualifications of a famous general.

Mu Jing has great confidence in Huangfu Jianshou, he can become Mu Jing's killer.

"But it's not enough!"

Mu Jing said: "I need at least [-] elites!"

"What does His Majesty mean?"

"Expand three more battle battalions!" Mu Jing said directly: "It will be completed within half a year, and you will have enough time to train, form a tacit understanding in combat, and be familiar with manipulating the red cannon!"

"In this case, not only will there be a lot of increase in armaments, but also the consumption of training will be an astronomical figure. The Privy Council will have opinions!"

Huangfu Jianshou was a little worried.

It is not a matter of a day or two for the Privy Council to have opinions on their huge military support, but Mu Jing insisted, so the Artillery Army can be so wasteful.

"This is my business, and I will take care of it. You can train as you want!" Mu Jing deeply knew that an elite artillery can only be trained.

"Jian Shou, as the chief general of the Artillery Army, it doesn't matter what other people say. First of all, you have to know what the Artillery Army exists for. Remember, no matter what, the training cannot stop. It's too wasteful. Although the imperial court has enough background to manufacture shells, our largest gunpowder workshop has just been blown up. At present, the output will definitely be a bit slow, and we have to reserve for future wars, so Take it easy on your training!"

Mu Jing understands what is meant by the sound of a cannon and ten thousand taels of gold. The training of ordinary troops is at most a generous supply of food, and the consumption of weapons and equipment will be more frequent. It is not a big problem, but the consumption of the artillery army is really It is fed out with money.

But the maintenance of high-end combat power must be consumed in this way. For example, the consumption of powerful cavalry is also huge. The consumption of war horses and armor is astronomical.

Raising soldiers is not so easy.

In addition to raising soldiers, Mu Jing also had to maintain the operation of the entire imperial court and implement the New Deal. The troubles that fell on him were more than half like lice.

But don't worry about debts.

He can handle it.

Moreover, in terms of the current economy of the Ming Dynasty, it is getting stronger year by year. In terms of taxation, it is getting richer and richer, and there is also the gold ingot of Mingfeng Bank.

It is far from enough to drag him down.

He will not let Daming hold back economically, he will issue Daming Tongbao this year, and he will not only issue Daming Tongbao, but also open silver-based currency appropriately.

Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in fact, most of them were copper coins, and then gold. The silver standard was the mainstream currency in the middle and late feudal era.

On the one hand, in this era, there are relatively few discoveries of silver mines, and the technology of silver smelting has always been unqualified.

But this is not a trouble for Mujing.

He is planning to issue a currency of silver dollars between Daming Tongbao and gold. On the one hand, it can be used to ease the tension in currency, and on the other hand, it is also to reduce the consumption of copper. Copper is not only a currency, but also an important part of iron smelting. A variety of metals, some iron with insufficient strength, can be replaced by copper pipes, which can also achieve a certain effect.

All in all, Mujing will not let money become an obstacle to development and the reason for the failure of the New Deal. In this regard, he is quite confident.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will be more cautious. With Your Majesty's absolute support, I will guarantee that Your Majesty will see an elite artillery army in one year's time!"

Huangfu Jianshou said confidently.

"I believe in you!" Mu Jing patted him on the shoulder, gave him some encouragement, and then left the artillery station.

Instead of returning to the palace, he and Ma Su entered another weapon manufacturing base.

This base is also in Nanshan, but it is more secretive than the camp of the Artillery Army, and although the surrounding guards look lazy, there are countless soldiers of the Divine Guard hiding in the dark.

You have to go through a lot of identity verification when you come in, otherwise you will be hacked to death at the door.

This is a canyon.

The entrance and exit are hidden in a cave. If no one leads the way, no one will know about it.

Bang bang bang! ! ! !

Walked in, and the sound of blacksmithing was heard continuously.

"Your Majesty, the current musket research has entered the actual forging process from theoretical design, but the effect is not satisfactory!"

Ma Su said in a low voice.

Daming Artillery Army, this is not only known by many people in the imperial court, even some princes have already smelled it, and are constantly inquiring about it.

This is hiding, and it cannot be hidden.

What the imperial court can do is to keep the combat power of the Artillery Army secret as much as possible, but it is impossible to completely bury the traces. Cao Cao suffered such a big loss, and he will definitely pay the price.

The gunpowder workshop was destroyed. This was just an extension of Yelou's investigation into the Artillery Army, which allowed him to find such a gap to break the Artillery Army from the aspect of gunpowder.

The gunpowder workshop is mainly for the production of shells. In this regard, the Artillery Army has indeed suffered a big loss, resulting in insufficient shell training recently.

But even inside the imperial court, there is one thing that is not known, that is, under the Ming court, there are not only artillery, but also the research on muskets.

If Mu Jing can guide them to research the red-clothed cannon, then he will naturally be able to let them research the flintlock.

Among muskets, the flintlock gun was already capable of forming combat effectiveness, and it was also a weapon that could be refined with the support of Ming's technology.

He really wants to make some kind of AK, but it needs to be supported by this technology and conditions.

To eat is to eat one bite at a time in order to be able to eat.

Even for the flintlock gun, the Academy of Science and Technology led a team of four second-grade craftsmen and a scientific research team of nearly 300 people. After more than two years of research, it began to move from theoretical design to real experimental manufacturing process.

It is still very far away from success.

But there is still hope.

Mu Jing picked up a gun barrel, the barrel was very long, he looked at it carefully, and asked, "What's the problem?"

"On the one hand, the iron we smelt is not hard enough, soft enough, or tough enough. It will easily burst and cannot withstand the huge impact of power. Anyway, it is not suitable. It must be re-smelted. Maybe it will be taken to the Xu family. The advanced iron smelting technology can provide some inspiration, on the other hand, in terms of firing, there are also big problems, and..." Ma Su said a lot of problems.

Mu Jing listened very seriously, he is not a technician, but he has an avant-garde vision, and he can see something from it.

But there's not much advice to give.

As for the design concept, he has already said, as to whether it can be achieved, the rest is a matter of technical staff, and there are not many he can help.

But Mu Jing never dared to underestimate one point, that is human wisdom.

Even for humans in this era, if no one gives them a direction, they may not move forward, but if someone gives them a direction, they will explode with unexpected potential.

"Time!" Mujing thought for a while, and still put some pressure on them, including the bosses of the Science and Technology Institute, and the elites of the Hongdu School of Science. They all need some pressure: "Give me a detailed time!"

"Minister, I would like to issue a military order!"

Ma Su gritted his teeth. After investing so much and researching for so long, there was no result at all. He couldn't read it anymore. He had to give some explanations.

"it is good!"

Mu Jing looked at Ma Su, looked at everyone, and said: "Mo Hou has such courage, you can have it!"

Fang Yi, Li Lin, An Ming, Yu Hong...

Some of them are from the Academy of Science and Technology, some are from Hongdumen, and some are recruited from the local area and are familiar with a certain field of research. This team, they have been working together for two years and are familiar with each other.

At this moment, under Ma Su's voice, their eyes became serious.

"We dare!"

Everyone has fighting spirit and confidence.

"I'll give you another year!" Mu Jing said calmly: "After one year, if I want to see the results, even if it is a failed result, I must come out, otherwise, I will blame all of you!"

"Yes!"

People take orders.

"I trust you, don't let me down!" Mu Jing smiled slightly, and said, "Weapons are things that change the times. I put all my hopes of unifying the world on you!"

(End of this chapter)