Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 552 The Korean Wind Rises
It is difficult to do things, and it is even harder to accomplish something. This is clearly reflected in the current Ming Dynasty, because there are too many interests involved, which will lead to some changes, which will inevitably cause a big disturbance!

For many days.

Zhu Youxiao stayed deep in the Palace of Qianqing and did not even summon ministers from the cabinet, six ministries, etc. to ask for an audience, but Zhu Youxiao did not summon them.

Various arrangements involving the southwest are only limited to small-scale discussions and finalization, but there are more things to do when there are officials in the outer court.

The conflicts and problems that had accumulated before had been suppressed by Zhu Youxiao with a strong attitude, and he even took advantage of the situation to propose various new changes. For the civil servants in charge of foreign affairs, the dissatisfaction in their hearts was very strong.

"boom!"

"boom!"

In the teaching ground in Xiyuan, gunshots rang out, breaking the calm!
"Brother Huang's perfect shot!"

"Your Majesty's perfect shot!"

A shooting range was set up at the internal training site. Zhu Youjian, Zhu Shihong and other people all clapped their hands excitedly and applauded. Standing nearby were Zhang Qingzhen and other nobles of the Imperial Guards, Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Bi Maokang and other military officials. All the officials, including Liu Ruoyu and other eunuchs in the inner court, were secretly relieved.

"Not bad!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at the flintlock gun he was holding, and praised without hesitation: "By solving the rifling process and improving the structure of the musket, the range and power of this flintlock gun have been greatly improved. It’s time for the Armed Forces Cleaning Department to record this achievement!”

When talking about this, Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and others stepped forward one after another.

"Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold. Even if you want to check and calibrate this flintlock gun, you should not put yourself in danger." Song Yingxing bowed in obeisance and began to admonish his emperor.

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Jiao Xu, Bi Maokang and others bowed and seconded the proposal.

"Inspection?"

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he smiled slightly and said: "This flintlock gun can be presented to the emperor. I'm afraid the ministers are in the Military and Cleaning Department. I don't know how many times it has been inspected, right?"

"What's more, before I fired, the people from the Imperial Guards' Mansion had tried firing many times. Even so, the ministers had repeatedly checked it many times."

"By saying this, the ministers have no confidence in the mass-produced muskets produced by the gun factory under the armaments department? If this is the case, how should such sharp weapons be installed in the Ming army?"

After hearing this, Song Yingxing and Jiao Xu didn't know what to say.

Ok.

The musket held by Zhu Youxiao is a standard musket that was mass-produced by the Guns and Guns Factory under the Armament Cleaning Department, which has overcome the rifling process, improved the musket structure.

Nowadays, the production process of this gun has been clearly implemented in a number of gun factories. Even the corresponding drawings and talents have been sent to Liaodong and Hanzhong to ensure that the gun factories to be built in the above places can produce this gun as soon as possible. The muskets are mass-produced to meet the installation needs of armies in various places.

Of course, for the Arms Cleaning Department, this musket has been mass-produced, but it has also achieved considerable results in the development of muskets with higher requirements.

But there is still a big gap between research and development and mass production.

"For the finalized mass production of breech-loaded flintlock guns, the Arms Cleaning Department still needs to speed up the process."

Zhu Youxiao suppressed his smile, looked at Song Yingxing and the others and said: "We cannot slacken off these progress just because of the current achievements. Whether it is muskets or artillery, they must be the mainstream equipment on the battlefield in the future."

"Whoever has more powerful guns and artillery with a longer range will be able to take the initiative on the battlefield. Ming Dynasty cannot let others win this!"

"The ministers obey the order."

Song Yingxing and the others immediately bowed and worshiped.

They have never slacked off on the finalized mass production of breech-loaded flintlock guns, but it only involves some research and development, which cannot be solved by haste.

Especially if mass production is to be carried out on a large scale, it will be even more different. Further improvement of the air tightness process.

The difficulty of integrating ammunition and ammunition.

Especially for the latter, although Song Yingxing and the others made some, the cost was too high. The high cost of the special gunpowder alone made Song Yingxing and the others feel distressed.

There is no shortcut to progress in the field of scientific research. You must take every step down-to-earth, but this requires a huge amount of money to support it.

"Let's name this musket the Hongwu rifle!"

Zhu Youxiao noticed the emotional changes of Song Yingxing and the others, and did not continue to discuss this topic in depth. After all, he had done everything he could, and had already talked about the ideas that he should have. When it came to the supply of money and food, he never asked the military personnel to clear up the matter. The boss and subordinates have made mistakes, and the rest can only be left to time.

After all, research and breakthroughs in the field of firearms will lead to big changes after breaking through the window paper, but if gunpowder stagnates, it will restrict the development of the field of firearms.

Zhu Youxiao knew that black gunpowder and white sugar could increase the power a lot, but there were so many details about gunpowder that he couldn't remember them all.

"The artillery mass-produced during the same period was named after the Hongwu style."

Zhu Youxiao calmed down and continued: "The corresponding artillery model will be decorated on the front. If there is a big breakthrough in firearms in the future, it will be named after the past era. I hope to see Tianqi in my lifetime." Type muskets and artillery!”

Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and others were frightened.

It has never been named after an era name.

What's more, the emperor's request is that he hopes to see Apocalypse-style guns and artillery in his lifetime. This pressure is not ordinary.

Hongwu, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande...

There are many year names in this year.

"Don't put too much pressure on it."

Zhu Youxiao handed the Hongwu-style rifle to the eunuch beside him and looked at Song Yingxing and the others with a smile, "I am talking about this because I hope that everyone in the Arms Cleaning Department can work together, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and work together to develop new weapons. Muskets and artillery, we strive to continuously achieve results in the field of firearms.”

"The purpose of naming the corresponding muskets and artillery pieces after the reign names of our ancestors in the Ming Dynasty is to distinguish various types of firearms. The armament clearance department still has to follow its own pace."

"The ministers obey the order."

Song Yingxing and the others immediately bowed in response.

The reason why Zhu Youxiao never thought of naming the impact-type flintlock gun that was mass-produced in the past was because he felt that although this musket had a certain meaning, it still had little meaning.

But the Hongwu-style rifle is different.

Being able to carry out mass production, overcome the rifling process, and improve the structure of the musket. Although there is still a big gap between the musket in Zhu Youxiao's heart, the meaning it represents is different.

Once this rifle can be installed in batches into the Ming Dynasty's army, the improvement in combat effectiveness will be extremely significant, and it can even subvert battlefield operations!
"Your Majesty! The cabinet is urgent!"

Just when Zhu Youxiao was about to say something more, he saw Wang Tigan, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, rushing towards the imperial court. Before the person arrived, the voice spread.

Ok?
Everyone who heard this all followed the sound.

Especially the eunuchs serving in front of the imperial court all showed expressions of surprise. Unless there was a major incident, anyone who dared to make noise in the inner court would be punished.

"Your Majesty, urgent delivery from Tianjin, envoys from North Korea are coming to seek help from the Ming Dynasty!"

Facing countless looks, Wang Tiqian suppressed the fear in his heart and bowed before the emperor: "At present, the envoy from North Korea has gone to the capital with the messenger from Tianjin. The cabinet knows about this..."

The war in Korea has finally broken out.

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly when he heard this. This happened faster than he expected...

(End of this chapter)