The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 281 Minigun

All the people present here are great craftsmen, and because Huang Han opened the golden finger to climb the technology tree, it is possible that these people are talents who have mastered the most advanced technologies such as steelmaking, ironmaking, forging, drilling, etc. in the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, they all saw a sketch of a flintlock drawn by the owner, with detailed descriptions and drawings on the barrel.

Of course, Huang Han once again opened the golden finger to arrange for the master blacksmiths to trial-produce flintlock rifles, and issued instructions that this is the top secret, and all technologies must not be leaked.

Compared with rifling the barrel, the technique of the Minie bullet is nothing to mention. Huang Han took out the blueprint and even Yang Laoshi, who was not very literate, could understand it.

Shen Cunli's knowledge is much higher than that of Yang Laoshi. Seeing that the master told the blacksmiths involved in making new products not to let the technology leak out, he comforted him:

"My lord, please rest assured that the quality of steel produced by the Huang family is second to none in Daming. Such good steel is rare. It is not easy for Jiannu to obtain such materials. Their blacksmiths are not sincere in their work, so it is unlikely that they will use rare good steel. To try out such a complicated bird gun."

Huang Han emphasized: "It is not only about guarding against Jiannu, but also the Guanning Army. Even if someone from the court is not personally accompanied by an official, no one can enter the factory area that produces firearms. Anyone who violates the law will be killed."

Yang Laoshi hastily said: "My lord, so far only Mr. Xu once came to see us making bird guns and carrying guns in Kaiping. Since then, we have not found anyone from the imperial court asking to see our factory. It will be easier to manage when we move here. , really made it impossible for idlers to enter."

Huang Han didn't pay too much attention to other technologies. Only the use of Minie bullets and flintlock rifles was the most important technology, because the terminator of front-loaded black powder guns was the Minie gun. Loading technology will surpass this gun.

Huang Han believed that when he had an army of 5000 people, all equipped with Mini rifles, it would not be a problem to sweep Liaodong, but it was a pity that he could only capture all the cities occupied by Jiannu.

Jiannu mainly consisted of cavalry. They found that if they could not defeat the "Red Banner Army", they would flee all over the grasslands, and it was impossible to completely eliminate them.

After reading the blueprints, Huang Han and other great craftsmen also talked about the principle, accuracy and range of the Minigun. These great craftsmen were very excited.

After pondering for a long time with the drawings, Yang Laoshi honestly said:

"My lord, the barrel of this new type of bird gun is processed in such a way that in order to prevent the danger of blasting, the barrel must be thickened appropriately. It is estimated that the processing difficulty will not be small. To meet the requirements of your lord, the production cycle of a gun may be as long as thirty or forty. God, the scrap rate should also be amazing."

Shen Cunli also said: "It is no problem to meet the requirements of adults, but the cost is relatively high and the cycle is long, and the output cannot be increased. I guess the processing of the rifling in the gun barrel must be done by the master himself."

Huang Han knew that rifling the gun barrel was a delicate job in this era, he would not be demanding on output, but on quality.

He said: "Everyone, don't think about the construction period and don't pay too much attention to the cost. These should be studied after the product has formed a large scale. Now the top priority is to create a product with excellent quality. Only ten or twenty pieces can be produced in a month. It doesn't matter."

Seeing the statement made by the owner, the masters were relieved, and expressed that they would try their best to produce such a powerful gun, but they didn't understand why the owner named the good gun that was about to be put into production the weird "Mini gun".

Spring is here, the villagers are busy with spring plowing, the soldiers are busy with training, and the workers are working overtime and busy with production.

The supervisor Sun Chengzong sat in Shanhaiguan and began to lay out fortress battles. Yuan Chonghuan twice built the Dalinghe City that was destroyed by Jiannu twice, and the Ming army prepared to work hard and mobilize people to build it.

The old grandson looked down on Huang Han, so Huang Han deliberately found fault with him. In the first ten days of February, Huang Han joined forces with Zheng Xiuwen, Gao Youmou, and the three patrolling censors who were busy with vaccinating to build a university. The disadvantages of Linghe City.

In order to show his loyalty, Gao Youmou used the connections of the Gao family to find some officials to jointly deny the construction of Dalinghe City.

Huang Han's playbook is quite pertinent. He clearly pointed out that the commander who built the fort must have the confidence to stick to the fort before he could implement it. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of money and people?
If the commander insisted on building Dalinghe City, then at least the city should stick to it for three to five years before it can play a role, which is barely worth the money.

If it became the tomb of the Ming army in less than half a year, then the commander who advocated the construction cannot escape the blame.

The implication of Huang Han's words was to tell Sun Chengzong to be careful. When building the city, he had to think about how to fight the city defense battle. Don't just do it with a slap on the head, which would eventually cause heavy losses to the Ming army.

Originally, Liang Tingdong was in favor of Sun Chengzong's proposal to build Dalinghe City, but later found that more than a dozen memorials headed by Huang Han were all convincing.

Liang Tingdong then changed the charter and opposed the construction of Dalinghe City.

What is the final result?In spring, Sun Chengzong went out of Shanhaiguan to patrol the border. He took his troops from Qiantun Weicheng and Ningyuan to Songshan City and Jinzhou.Then pass through Sandaoguan Lishimen, Yanheguan, Sanxie Twelve Road, pass through Shitang through Pinggu, enter Jizhou through Panshan Mountain, and return to the capital.

When Sun Chengzong met with the Emperor, he said that he would be the Minister of Fengjiang first, that he would choose the eight generals, that Jizhen was on guard, that Liaozhen was preparing for war, that Jiliao was in charge of the battle, and that Dalinghe City was built again.

The emperor was really suspicious. He believed that trustworthy people would be supported no matter what they did, so he agreed to many of Master Sun's proposals on the spot.

Of course, Huang Han's children's memorials were selectively forgotten, so the four-year history of Chongzhen remained the same, and the Ming army was about to lose troops and generals in Dalinghe City.

The Minister of the Ministry of War met Gao Youmou, the general who praised the painting sent by Huang Han in mid-February. It was Huang Han who was unwilling to give someone a reason and did not write to Liang Tingdong, so he sent someone for an interview.

Gao Youmou made it clear from the beginning that Huang Han worried that the Ming army might suffer a big loss in the battle of Dalinghe, and that the minister of the Ministry of War might bear the responsibility.

Liang Tingdong didn't know that the minister of the Ministry of War in Chongzhen was highly dangerous. The lessons learned by his predecessors Wang Zaijin and Wang Qia must be guarded against.

He has been in the center for more than a year, so he still has some skills in military affairs, and the emperor trusts and relies heavily on him. However, he accepted bribes to promote private individuals and was repeatedly impeached by Shizhong and Yushi.

The emperor saw that Liang Tingdong took the initiative to resign on the grounds that he had been exhausted for a year and his health was deteriorating, and that he was unable to be qualified for the important post of minister of the Ministry of War, and agreed to Liang Tingdong's return to his hometown.

Therefore, Liang Tingdong is equivalent to retiring, and Xiong Mingyu, a Jinshi from Nanchang, Jiangxi, who was born as a Jinshi, was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War.

Liang Tingdong has a good relationship with Zheng Guochang, Huang Han followed him, and now Xiong Mingyu is replaced. Seeing that there is no help, even the food and salary in hand have to bear more.

Later Jin plundered hundreds of thousands of Han people and obtained many craftsmen, some of whom knew how to cast Hongyi cannons.

Under the leadership of the traitor craftsman Liu Han, the Later Jin Army obtained the technology of casting cast iron cannons.

At the beginning of the first month, although [-]% of the cannons made by Han craftsmen were scrapped, Hong Jie managed to get six self-produced cannons. He knew that the success rate of [-]% was good, so he gave Liu Han a heavy reward.

(End of this chapter)