Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 947: Observing the Martial Arts (2)

"No gifts."

When Zhu Youxiao's voice sounded, the crowd gathered in front of the dragon sedan chair moved. Hailanzhu and Bumbutai, who came out with Zhu Youxiao, were nervous, but they were soon attracted by the clothes worn by some people.

They have been serving in the imperial court for quite some time. Even though their attire was strange, they knew one thing clearly: they were military generals of the Ming Dynasty!

But their attire is different from that of other generals.

The military uniforms worn by these generals are standard. The fabric is very hard and navy blue. There are many accessories on the shoulders and chest. There are two pockets under the accessories on the chest. The buttons on the top of the military uniform are not the common double-breasted buttons, but bright silver buttons. There is a thin black belt around the waist, and a pair of slim military trousers on the lower body. The trouser legs are tucked into the long leather shoes they wear. The whole outfit sets off the upright posture, and the heroic spirit is reflected!

It was the first time for Hailanzhu and Bumbutai to see the new military uniform. The visual impact was extremely strong. They had no idea that the uniform worn by Huang Degong and others was exactly what Zhu Youxiao proposed.

Today, this set of standard military uniforms has been tried out by the emperor's personal army. Only the most elite battalions and schools can wear the new uniforms. At the same time, all these battalions and schools are equipped with firearms.

It is precisely because the new military uniforms are so eye-catching that all the military camps belonging to the emperor's personal army are trying their best to compete for the first place. After all, only in this way can they change their uniforms as a whole.

According to Zhu Youxiao's idea, once all the emperor's personal troops have been equipped and the replacement of their armaments has been completed, a new round of equipment replacement will begin in the Beijing camp.

Of course the only flaw is the hair.

If he could shave his long hair and replace it with a neat short hair, and match it with the military cap that Zhu Youxiao wanted, then the emperor's personal army directly under him would be more perfect.

But the matter of shaving the hair will have to wait a little longer.

Influenced by Confucianism, the Ming Dynasty would not easily change some concepts, including the idea that one's body and hair are given by one's parents! !
Eat the meal one bite at a time.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to cause unnecessary turmoil in the Ming Dynasty because of these trivial matters. If local instability occurred because of this matter, it would be a loss.

As intensive handicraft manufacturing industry continued to expand, under actual production and demand, Zhu Youxiao believed that shaving of hair would be the first thing to happen among the lower classes. Once this matter was guided out and more and more groups participated, it would naturally be promoted.

By that time, Zhu Youxiao would issue an edict stating that if one wanted to enter the official career or join the army to make achievements, one had to shave one's head. Then most people would make this choice.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, shaving the head was no small matter. He could even use it to pull out the deeply hidden diehards. After all, the constraints of ethical codes that had lasted for thousands of years could not be changed easily.

“They all look a little nervous.”

Zhu Youxiao got off the dragon sedan chair and looked at Song Yingxing, Huang Degong and his party. He smiled faintly and said, "I came to the Xishan test site for inspection this time. I guess you are under a lot of pressure, right?"

Song Yingxing, Huang Degong and others looked at each other, with different expressions on their faces.

"There's no need for this."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Just treat it as an ordinary test launch. Even if something goes wrong, it is better to find out where the problem is than to keep the hidden danger unknown."

"Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty~"

Song Yingxing, Huang Degong and others didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Let's go."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Ask the team participating in the test firing to take their positions."

"I will obey your orders!"

"I obey your order!" Zhu Youxiao was well aware of how much pressure Song Yingxing, Huang Degong and others were under. In his view, naming firearms after the reign titles of the Ming Dynasty was a way to classify them.

Hongwu-style firearms, whether they were muskets or cannons, were a comprehensive review and organization of the older ones, forming a standard concept in the true sense, rather than a wide variety of them.

Especially in the case of muskets, the Hongwu style musket clearly positioned the combustion and flintlock types, without considering other things too much, and aimed to fully promote the transition to flintlock.

As for the improvements in range, accuracy, airtightness, etc., these are what the Yongle style needs to consider. When each generation of muskets has subversive changes, a new year name will be used to name it.

As Zhu Youxiao knew, the development of muskets alone would go through many important stages, and each stage required accumulation over a long period of time to reach.

The military industry is definitely a huge test that integrates all fields.

"All gun teams, get in position!!"

"All artillery teams, get in position!!"

As Zhu Youxiao and his party rushed towards the core of the test bench, shouts were heard on the test field. Along with these shouts, teams of elite soldiers from the Fourth Guard Battalion wearing new military uniforms ran towards various locations in an orderly manner.

"Sister, they look so awesome."

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At the outskirts of the team, Bumbutai saw these running warriors and nervously whispered to Hailanzhu: "If they appear on the grassland, will they..."

"Shut up!!"

Hailanzhu frowned and said, "Is this what you should be thinking about?"

Bumbutai immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.

Ever since she was captured and brought to the Ming Dynasty and sent to the capital, the grassland has only existed in her memory. It is not something she should consider.

Although she had woken up crying in her sleep many days and nights, she missed her relatives, the endless grassland, the cattle and sheep on the grassland, and missed... But she could only miss them in her heart, and she dared not and could not say it out loud.

This is a thing of the past.

"Mr. Song, how has the Yongle-style special bullet (Mini bullet) been improved now?" Zhu Youxiao said to Song Yingxing who was traveling with him as they walked forward.

"The technology of combining powder and bullet is a difficult problem that must be overcome. This will be the symbol of the beginning of Hongxi-style firearms. If this is not done well, the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty will stagnate."

"Your Majesty, the improvement effect is not very good."

Song Yingxing looked ashamed and bowed his head, saying, "The main problem lies in the gunpowder. We have tried many methods, but none of them achieved the expected results. In this matter, we..."

"Take your time, don't rush."

Zhu Youxiao was relieved after hearing this.

But I sighed in my heart. It seems that there is still a long way to go before real bullets can be invented. Gunpowder is the key to the future.

Be it a musket or a cannon, if they want to have long-term development, gunpowder, as the foundation of everything, must be continuously improved. Black gunpowder is not enough after all, but Zhu Youxiao doesn't know much about the development of yellow gunpowder. The research and exploration involved needs to be put into practice by Song Yingxing and others.

However, Zhu Youxiao had confidence in them. No matter how difficult it was, as long as they could make a breakthrough, it would be of epoch-making significance for the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)