Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 542 New Era! Gunpowder and artillery!
In an era when artillery was not deployed on a large scale, the main theme of naval battles was always follow-up battles.

The problem of ants biting elephants to death also exists in the field of naval warfare, even if Qin's ships are taller and larger, and the navy's combat quality is higher.

Therefore Li Xin is not in a hurry...

Compared with the land, the sea is too vast.

Let alone 40,000 people, even if it spreads to hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands, it is only a drop in the ocean.

The navy under the command of Li Xin was like a ghost wandering around the offshore areas of the Mauryan Empire, and retreated into the open sea from time to time. Once a ship was left alone, it would be destroyed in an instant.

The gains are not huge, but they keep winning.

During this period, in order to force Maurya's ships to go to sea, Li Xin also took the initiative to organize more than one landing operation.

Of course, it was just a landing and destruction, not even a serious siege.

The main focus is swiftness and nausea. Although the destructive power is not high, the giant car king obviously cannot accept this passive situation.

As long as the battlefield can be brought to the far sea and the battlefield is deep enough, Da Qin will have the absolute strength to annihilate the maritime power of the Peacock Kingdom in one fell swoop. Things like ships cannot be built in a short time...

"My eldest father still sees things profoundly..." Zhao Si smiled.

"What do you mean by your grandson, is your father not in charge of this matter?" Zhao Si asked.

"It's fine at the moment, little Zhinu, I'm not worried, I'm just worried about the future, but if it comes to the point where we need to rely on overseas blood transfusions to maintain domestic stability, then Da Qin will probably be on the verge of decay and collapse.

Besides, compared to himself and the First Emperor, his father's authority is indeed insufficient. In theory, it is more appropriate for Fusu to do this, and it can more effectively strengthen Fusu's authority.

The so-called five-year national plan is the Qin Five-Year Plan.

"Don't worry at this moment. What you do will benefit future generations." The First Emperor spoke softly.

At least the father and son didn't have any deep hatred. Fusu was extremely filial. Now that he had figured out what was in his heart, it was actually quite simple to repair the relationship.

At the very least, he can watch him grow up and be able to influence him. The First Emperor has his own presence, so that no uncontrollable problems will arise in the world that he can interfere with.

It's unlikely that Fusu will appear among the Three Saints. Fusu is just making up for it.

In other words, these things are already within Great Qin's five-year plan.

After all, without affecting the implementation of current policies, Da Qin can spare two years to play alone with the Peacock Kingdom. What about the Peacock Kingdom? It’s a rotten body. The more you do, the more mistakes you make. "Zhao Si shook his head and laughed.

Zhao Si spread out the map and proudly explained it to the First Emperor based on the latest battle report.

But having said that, this way at least the room for trial and error is larger. If a ZTE king emerges, it will not be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

"Is the eldest father going to ask my father to do something?" Zhao Si asked in surprise.

"What if the Peacock Kingdom's ships don't go to sea?" the First Emperor asked with a smile.

"You think your father is not good enough?" the First Emperor spoke again.

“No matter how large the population of the Peacock Kingdom is, no matter how tall the city is, no matter how vast the territory is, as long as it is still on the sea, Da Qin will be invincible!
According to my estimation, the quality of the Peacock Kingdom's ships is definitely not as good as that of the Qin Dynasty, and it's hard to say whether there are even ships dedicated to maritime operations.

Now that schools have been opened, slaves have been freed, and reforms have been completed, the prerequisites for the Qin Five-Year Plan have been met.

"Are you willing to do something?" The First Emperor glanced at Zhao Si.

"What the eldest father said is true, but the problem is that the giant chariot king is not the eldest father. If he can bear it, why would he have to conflict with the Qin Dynasty, which is thousands of miles away?

Taking a step back, even if the giant chariot king defends the sea ships and retains the power to counterattack, Da Qin's ships are still faster and bigger. It is not a problem to capture a city in one fell swoop. If you can't defend it, don't defend it. The worst case scenario can happen. A bad breath.

Well... Actually, there are already some comments about this.

Although the Maurya Kingdom is large and has a larger population, the coastline of the Maurya Kingdom will also be longer. More troops? How much can they increase? The Peacock Kingdom does not have high yields of food. "

When did the First Emperor trust Fusu so much? Is this reasonable? Hmm...it seems reasonable.

"What you know is that if it is just for trade, it will be detained by the envoys. The so-called national prestige has no practical significance. As long as you are willing, what happened in the Peacock Kingdom will not be reported back to the Qin Dynasty.

Everything he was doing now was just to prevent the family from losing so quickly when something unlucky happened to the child.

The difficulty lies in future generations...

But if it is true, as you say, that the Peacock Kingdom is old, dissatisfied by all parties, and has many internal crises, then the reputation of the country will become more important. "The First Emperor nodded.

Mainly, the First Emperor's preference for Zhao Si was too blatant.

"Go back and give your five-year national plan to your father." The First Emperor said.

The First Emperor nodded upon hearing this, and he felt the same.

"It's really not just trade, but in the final analysis, it's just to earn more profits..."

The method is not difficult. Just do what the great father has done again. If the order of moving the royal tomb can be implemented, the Qin Dynasty will not decline. I know that the method is simple, but it is not that easy to implement. "

After long-term exchanges, the First Emperor actually understood Zhao Si's thoughts and theories, and felt that they were correct.

So under the highest instructions of the King of Giant Chariots, the Maurya Kingdom's ships were forced to sail from the offshore sea to the distant sea.

Zhao Si shook his head like a rattle. Are you kidding? The five-year plan is indeed grand enough, but it also means there are enough things. This is a matter involving the whole world. The chief planner of the project can do it, but the general person in charge is still provincial. Save it.

Being able to do it doesn’t mean that you want to do it.

What if I really have an unlucky child...

Without the sea ships, I want to think about staying in the Great Qin. Let’s not mention going deep into the Peacock Kingdom. All the cities along the coastline will be directly threatened by the Great Qin. There are only two roads in front of the Giant Car King. , either abandon the coastal city and sit back and watch the border defenses fester, or strengthen the military garrison.

After all, the First Emperor is now at least at ease with Fusu, Zhao Si, and even Xiaozhinu.

Zhao Si shook his head. There was really nothing to talk about today. It could be seen that although the First Emperor kept his promise and gave himself a holiday, it was obvious that the First Emperor didn't want to do the work.

This kind of situation is unexpected for the always diligent Emperor Shihuang, but it is also quite reasonable. In fact, the Emperor started arresting Zhao Si a long time ago, and Zhao Si had struggled to read memorials to the Emperor for a long time. .

After all, there is no one you can trust, otherwise who would want to be tired?

"It will take a while. The court meetings have been held quite frequently in recent days. You first asked the craftsman to print more copies of your five-year plan. After a few days, the court meeting will be held. I will make your father take charge of the government and make the world The officials each have a copy to inform the people of Guizhou." The First Emperor said.

The plan must be clearly stated.

It is not enough for Fusu to know what he is doing. It is also important that all the officials in the world know what he is doing and what he wants to do.

"Besides... forget it, don't rush to print it now. Since it is going to be distributed to the world, let Li Si polish it for you." The First Emperor thought for a while and stopped.

Zhao Si's plan is OK, but the problem is that it is too dry. It has no grand theme, unified thought, and no spiritual core.

This thing is useless even if it is said to be useful.

But no matter what you do in politics, these elements are always indispensable. After chatting for a while, in order to avoid being caught by the First Emperor, Zhao Si left on the pretext of spending time with his wife and children. Before returning to the East Palace, Qian came to Zhao Si with a happy face.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! What a happy event!" Qian trotted all the way to Zhao Si to announce the good news.

Having just breathed a sigh of relief, he hurriedly continued: "Over there at the Craftsmanship Bureau, the gunpowder is ready!"

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What limits the craftsmanship game is actually the ratio of gunpowder. In fact, the craftsmanship game has been able to produce big flowers and firecrackers a long time ago.

If it can be put into practical use without considering the waste of materials, it is nothing more than a pile of materials.

It's just that Da Qin's military technology is currently far ahead, and Zhao Si, the gunpowder in the transition period, really doesn't like it.

There is no way to adapt to muskets and artillery, so there is no need to expand production.

Putting aside the guns for the moment, the craftsmanship can make artillery. Now that there is plenty of time, Zhao Si hopes that the gunpowder will be powerful enough to directly adapt to the artillery.

In this way, a complete production line can be directly pulled out and installed into the maritime army, which will directly bring Qin's military strength to a new level.

Now, Great Qin's navy is very strong, but it is not strong enough. If it really enters the Age of Discovery, it won't take long for technological progress to catch up.

But with powerful black powder, it's different.

Seize the opportunity and establish a production line...

As the first country in the world to develop navigation and the first to establish a complete gunpowder and artillery gun production line, it should not be too much to establish an empire on which the sun never sets.

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Si didn't hesitate at all. The young slave can accompany him at any time, but the craftsmanship bureau has to go immediately.

Jizhu hurriedly prepared carriages and horses for Zhao Si, and went straight to the craftsmanship bureau.

As soon as he arrived, Liu Pi came out to greet him immediately.

"Excuse me, I heard that a useful gunpowder has been developed?" Zhao Si asked.

"We have been able to initially meet His Highness's requirements. There should be room for improvement in the future. The cannon and projectiles are ready-made, but I don't know if they can be adapted. However, the barrel of the cannon has been thickened, so a trial launch will not be a problem." Liu Pi said respectfully. answered.

The craftsmanship bureau's artillery and projectiles were made in advance for the purpose of making plans, and they seriously did not match the power of gunpowder.

After the power of gunpowder is increased, the previous sample cannon cannot be put into practical use.

But the test launch is actually not a big problem. The artillery is nothing more than a risk of exploding the chamber, so the temporary thickening is actually not a big problem.

It's definitely okay to fire a few rounds to see how powerful it is, but as for exploding the barrel? How many gun barrels are suitable and what kind of firing distance is more reasonable are all issues that need to be considered later.

"Sure! Look at the power!"

Under the leadership of Liu Pi, Zhao Sifeng rushed to the experimental site of the Craftsmanship Bureau.

After waiting for a while, scientific researchers were already pulling out the previously cast bronze cannons and projectiles as well as the new gunpowder ratio.

Zhao Si squatted down and carefully observed the new gunpowder. In fact, the appearance was no different from before. It was all black, but the mixing process must have been improved, otherwise the power would not be improved. As for the process and mixing ratio, there was no rush. , the craftsmanship bureau has specific text backups, which looks much more convenient than it sounds.

After reading that gunpowder is artillery...

The cannon is not very big and is cast in bronze. The barrel is quite thick and familiar.

In fact, it was a small toy that was used to demonstrate the effects of gunpowder to the First Emperor.

It's the artillery that can barely fire the shells out of the barrel.

But the problem is not the artillery, but the gunpowder. In terms of craftsmanship, there is actually nothing wrong with this artillery. The barrel is smooth enough and the shells fit well enough.

Regardless of the industrial system, Zhuxia has never lacked skilled craftsmen.

Now that the power of gunpowder has greatly increased, this artillery can finally show off its glory.

Of course, in order to avoid the gunpowder being too powerful and causing the barrel to explode, it can be seen that the artillery was temporarily thickened.

The three-finger-thick bronze on the outside is obviously newly poured, and its main purpose is safety.

The gun was a typical muzzleloader gun. Because Zhao Si insisted on loading and igniting it himself, the craftsmanship bureau had no choice but to temporarily lengthen the fuse.

He also repeatedly told Zhao Si to stay away after lighting the fuse to avoid the danger of exploding the barrel.

Zhao Si was very kind in this regard, mainly because Zhao Si didn't want to embarrass them.

Loading ammunition and lighting fires yourself is to satisfy your inner self-satisfaction. There is no need to put life and death at risk just to show off, and make others worry.

This is an experiment, not a war. Safety must be the first priority.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhao Si loaded the bomb with his own hands, lit the fuse that was more than five feet long with a torch, and then protected everyone in front of him.

A group of people were as worried as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and Zhao Si's mood was inevitably high.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Daqin's artillery was fired, or it could be said to be the first time on earth.

This is something truly transcendent...

However, the embarrassing thing is that the lead is too long...

It's a bit of a waste of emotion...

Zhao Si watched the fuse slowly burning with helplessness and relief.

Zhao Si has been emphasizing safety. You must know that this group of scientific researchers is the treasure in Zhao Si's heart. For now, they take His Highness the Grand Sun's advice to heart.

No matter how long the lead is, it will burn out...

The time is not too long, just right. When the fuse burns into the chamber, a burst of smoke rises.

What followed was the roar of an explosion!

Even though Zhao Si was standing dozens of meters away, he felt the earth tremble in a daze at this moment.

Well...it's an illusion...

The projectiles roared out in the smoke!

The solid iron bullet flew dozens of meters away, and then plowed a ravine on the ground.

Zhao Si clapped his hands!
Become!

Although, the shot is not very far!
However, the cannon is also very small! Not much gunpowder was used!

Next, the craftsmanship bureau only needs to make the cannon bigger and increase the loading capacity of gunpowder, and Da Qin can enjoy a new version of the world.

(End of this chapter)