Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 152 Everyone has a repeating musket

According to Concubine Han's instructions, Zhu Hanming found the royal chef in the palace and studied with him for nearly a month.

After all, cooking is not too difficult. Zhu Hanming is a very smart person and can learn it very quickly.

After a month of practice, even if Zhu Hanming's cooking skills are not as good as those of famous chefs, they have already surpassed the level of ordinary people, and he is more than capable of cooking home-cooked meals.

Cao Wei ate with gusto. After a busy day, he really needed to replenish his food. In addition, Cao Wei was tall and strong, and soon more than half of the food on the table was gone.

Cao Wei, who was eating, suddenly looked at Zhu Hanming and said with a smile, "The fact that the princess came to Cao's Mansion today may cause a storm in the city in a few days, so the princess must be mentally prepared."

Zhu Hanming whispered fragrant orchid and said, "What's there to worry about? Sooner or later, Hanming and Zhong Guogong will become a family. Even if there are some rumors, most of them are just like this."

Cao Wei couldn't help but have a slightly different view of Zhu Hanming, but he didn't expect that this princess was quite open-minded and free-spirited.

"Also, Mr. Zhong Guogong doesn't have to be so outspoken. He keeps calling me princess, just call me by my name." Zhu Hanming said softly again.

"Han Ming?"

Cao Wei tried to shout,
"Okay, I understand. Then don't talk about the duke of the country anymore. Just call me Cao Wei."

Zhu Hanming shook his head gently, "You are older than me, how can you call me by name? Hanming just call me Brother Cao."

"Okay," Cao Wei nodded, and then continued to eat, talking to Zhu Hanming wordlessly.

Unconsciously, Cao Wei really felt a different atmosphere.

Vaguely...it seems to have a touch of home atmosphere?
Cao Wei recalled the more than ten years since he came to Ming Dynasty. At first, he lived with Zhu Xiongying.

At that time, Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying were just like they are now. They would chat while eating, and their daily conversations were also weird and full of everything.

At that time, Cao Wei and Zhu Xiongying were real family members.

Since Zhu Xiongying recovered his memory, he finally returned to the palace and to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Cao Wei became alone, and there was no one with whom he could say a few words of appreciation during meals.

Yan Zhenzhi was once stayed by Cao Wei for a meal, but the two were friends, not like family after all.

At this time, sitting with Zhu Hanming for dinner, Cao Wei seemed to have found the feeling of family again.

People are social animals, and Cao Wei is no exception. Although during the day, there are Zhu Yuanzhang and hundreds of officials above, and there are many craftsmen from the manufacturing bureau below.

However, in the dead of night, Cao Wei would inevitably feel empty in his heart sometimes.

It was as if, as a time traveler, there was always a barrier between him and the great Ming Dynasty.

But now that Cao Wei and Zhu Hanming were sitting together eating and talking, Cao Wei felt no longer alone.

It feels good, Cao Wei thinks.

If the future days are like this, it seems really good...

While talking and laughing, the meal was finished and [-]% to [-]% of the food on the table had been wiped out. At this time, Cao Wei really couldn't eat anymore.

The maid Xiaoyu handed over a silk scarf and handkerchief. Zhu Hanming gently wiped the corners of his mouth, then stood up and left.

Although the marriage between the two has been confirmed, she can't stay in Cao's house now.

"It's getting late, Hanming won't disturb Brother Cao's rest."

Cao Wei also picked up a silk handkerchief, wiped the food residue from the corner of his mouth randomly, and nodded.

"I'll send it to you."

After sending Zhu Hanming out of the gate of Cao Mansion, the carriage parked at the corner slowly drove over.

"Brother Cao stayed, Hanming left first." Zhu Hanming ducked towards Cao Wei and said.

Cao Wei waved to her and said something:

"When will you come to cook next time?"

With just one sentence, Zhu Hanming, who had maintained his composure throughout the whole process, suddenly lost his strength and became shy.

"It shouldn't take long."

"Okay, then I'll be waiting for Hanming to arrive."

Zhu Hanming got on the carriage and left slowly...

In the next period of time, Zhu Hanming did as she said, coming to Cao Mansion every three to five days.

As time went by, Cao Wei and Zhu Hanming became truly familiar with each other, and they were no longer so alienated when they met.

As Zhu Hanming came to Cao Mansion more and more often, some rumors began to spread.

"Dong Zhong Guo is going to marry Princess Hanming."

There are more and more voices like this.

It's no wonder that the people of Yingtian Mansion are gossiping. The emperor's daughter and the princess in the palace often come to the gate of Cao Mansion. Anyone with a discerning eye will know what is going on.

In this era when ordinary people have no extra entertainment activities other than making and teaching children, eating melons is almost everyone's instinct.

And what they ate was the melons of Duke Zhong Cao Wei and Princess Zhu Hanming.

Such a big melon can't be said to be unattractive and exciting!

Needless to say, Zhu Hanming was the emperor's considerate cotton jacket. Even if ordinary people admired him, they knew that Zhu Hanming was an elusive figure.

But Cao Wei, Duke of Zhong Guo, was different. He stepped up from the bottom step by step. He had a great reputation among the people. He had just entered his prime and was very handsome.

Ever since Cao Wei became the Marquis of Zhongtian, many people in Yingtian Mansion have been secretly staring at this golden son-in-law who is in the heart of the emperor.

It's just that Cao Wei always ignored other people's solicitations and concentrated on researching technology. Over time, some people retreated.

Later, Cao Wei was promoted to Duke Zhong Guogong and became an elusive figure.

But compared to Zhu Hanming, Cao Wei is more down-to-earth after all. Some wealthy ladies still keep their eyes on Cao Wei, secretly waiting for the opportunity.

The sudden news that Cao Wei was going to marry Zhu Hanming made many crazy men and women in Yingtian Mansion feel sad...

It's just that this news has been circulating in the market for a while, and the reviews are indeed surprisingly good, with almost everyone blessing it.

Cao Wei established a manufacturing bureau, set up steel mills and gun manufacturing plants, and recruited countless craftsmen, benefiting many families.

Almost [-]% of the people in Yingtian Mansion are grateful for Cao Wei's kindness.

In addition, Cao Wei was originally a hero who destroyed the Yuan Dynasty and had a great reputation among the people.

When such good news comes out, there will naturally be more blessings.

If anyone hears anyone speaking ill of Cao Wei without opening their eyes, everyone will be drowned in their saliva!

If workers from the manufacturing bureau were present, they would dare to fight for Cao Wei directly!
this day,
Cao Wei returned to his house from the western suburbs with several drawings in his arms.

After a long period of unremitting efforts, Cao Wei finally had some inspiration on how to install the detonating device on the top of the artillery shell.

However, as soon as he entered the door, he smelled the fragrant fragrance.

As expected, Zhu Hanming was at the house. He made dumplings with his own hands today. When he saw Cao Wei coming back, he smiled lightly at him.

"The time is just right. Brother Cao, please wait a moment. The dumplings will be ready soon."

Zhu Hanming's face was stained with some flour, making him look very naive.

Cao Wei stepped forward with a smile and gently brushed away the white powder on her cheeks. "Excuse me for your tea."

Zhu Hanming turned around and said softly, "This is what I should do."

At first, Zhu Hanming came every three to five days. Later, as time went by, the frequency of his visits became more frequent. Now he comes almost every two days.

Cao Wei sat in the room and waited for less than a moment before Zhu Hanming brought a plate of steaming dumplings.

Cao Wei took it, picked up one with chopsticks, blew on it twice and put it into his mouth. Suddenly a wave of heat spread throughout his body.

In such a cold season, eating a plate of hot dumplings makes people feel particularly warm.

"fragrant!"

Cao Wei gave his own evaluation, and Zhu Hanming laughed lightly after hearing this.

As she came to Cao Mansion more and more often, she became less shy when facing Cao Wei, and Cao Wei's status in her heart became heavier.

"Then eat more, and I'll serve it to you."

After saying that, Zhu Hanming turned around and went to the kitchen.

Looking at Zhu Hanming's back, Cao Wei sighed that Zhu Xiongying was right.

Having a good wife at home can indeed make people feel warm and relaxed.

The plate of dumplings was eaten quickly, and Zhu Hanming brought another plate at the right time.

Then he took another plate and started eating it in small bites.
"Brother Cao looked happy when he came back today, but has there been any progress in improving the artillery?" Zhu Hanming asked during the meal.

Cao Wei swallowed a dumpling and nodded.

"I have already thought of how to install the detonating device, which is to enlarge the primer at the bottom of the musket in proportion and install it on the top of the shell, and then add a fixed but movable steel ball above the primer to serve as a firing pin."

"When the cannonball is launched, it will fly straight along the rotational momentum of the rifling. The steel ball at the top of the cannonball will contact the object first. After the impact, the steel ball will fall off due to force and hit the primer according to the reserved space, igniting the gunpowder... …”

Although he knew that Zhu Hanming didn't understand much and could only get a rough idea, Cao Wei still explained it to her in great detail.

"This is the idea that came to my mind today. I just started drawing the design drawings. According to calculations, it is feasible."

Zhu Hanming, who had never seen the real thing and could only listen to it with a vague understanding, was not impatient at all. Instead, he listened and nodded with a smile.

"So, the artillery improvements are almost completed?"

"Yeah yeah!"

Cao Wei suddenly remembered that Zhu Yuanzhang had talked to him a while ago and said that after the artillery improvements were completed, he would choose an auspicious day for him to marry Zhu Hanming.

Looking at Zhu Hanming again, it was obvious that she had also thought of this. She ate the dumplings in small bites, and a blush appeared on her face that she had not seen for a long time.

With two quick bites, he put the dumplings on the plate into his stomach, and then extended them to Zhu Hanming.

Cao Wei grinned, "It's so delicious, let's have another one."

Zhu Hanming glanced at him, with a faint smile on his lips, took the plate and walked out of the room.

After Cao Wei was completely full, Zhu Hanming finished the dumplings on his plate in small bites.

Now that the two of them were able to sit together and talk and have fun, Zhu Hanming did not get up and leave in a hurry, but listened to Cao Wei talk about some novel things that she had never heard of or seen before.

"...There is another animal in this world. Its body is like a big-tailed civet cat, but its mouth is like a duck. The length of its mouth is almost more than half of its body..."

Zhu Hanming looked surprised, "More than half of his body? How is this possible?"

Cao Wei knew that she didn't believe it, so he immediately took out paper and pen to draw. With a few strokes, the figure of the platypus appeared in front of Zhu Hanming.

After Zhu Hanming saw it, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

"How could it be so weird? Its mouth is so much bigger than a duck's."

"This is how the world is full of wonders. When the Ming Dynasty's army hits Luosos one day, I will catch one and show it to you."

Losos was later known as Australia, and the main living area of ​​the platypus was in eastern Australia.

Until the night got darker, Zhu Hanming had to get up and leave.

Cao Wei sent her out of the door as usual, waved her hand, and then the carriage left.

Afterwards,

Cao Wei returned to the house above the house, took out a few drawings in his arms, and began to calculate and design the paintings...

Now that he had finally found an idea for making artillery shells, and there was a high probability of success, Cao Wei naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot. It was not until late at night that Cao Wei couldn't bear the overwhelming sleepiness and fell asleep...

The next day,

Then we entered January.

Yingtianfu also ushered in the coldest time of the year.

Although it hasn't snowed yet, the howling north wind still makes people hide in their homes and dare not come out.

After Cao Wei came down from court, he ran straight to the western suburbs courtyard without delaying for a moment, and immediately continued designing the drawings.

After repeating this for six days, Cao Wei finally calculated and mapped all the details of the drawing and called Song Ping and Zhao Heng.

"Follow this drawing and make one for trial use. There won't be any mistakes!"

Cao Wei explained to the two of them in a rare serious tone.

The latter also knows the seriousness. Artillery is a powerful anti-personnel weapon, and even the slightest mistake may cause immeasurable serious consequences!
"Forget it, I'll go with you!" Cao Wei thought for a moment and said suddenly.

Then he took the two of them to the manufacturing bureau and got busy non-stop.

A new type of artillery shell, with a primer and triggering device, also has extremely high accuracy requirements, and it obviously cannot be made in one day.

Cao Wei and the other three, along with a few good guys, didn't even have lunch. By nightfall, they were only halfway done.

Cao Wei rubbed his eyes that were staring hard because of the darkening sky, exhaled, and said to Song Ping and others:

"Okay, let's take a rest and continue tomorrow."

Song Pingping responded, and then said:

"Sir, the last batch of muskets will be completed a month ago. Do we still want to continue manufacturing muskets?"

Cao Wei calculated the time, and it was almost as he expected.

One hundred thousand repeating muskets were produced, and this errand could be explained to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Build it! Of course we must continue to build it, at least let the great soldiers of the Ming Dynasty get a hand on it," Cao Wei said with a smile.

"No!" Several people responded in unison.

As a weapon, a musket can strike from a distance unlike a sword, but it is also a consumable.

When a musket is fired enough times, it will wear out to varying degrees. If the gun is seriously damaged, it cannot be used anymore and must be rebuilt.

It is not uncommon for muskets to be shot directly to scrap during wartime.

If you want Ming's army to always have repeating muskets at hand, you must continuously make muskets.

(End of this chapter)