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

Chapter 156: Guns and artillery, destroy the Japanese country!

Cao Wei frowned and pondered for a moment, then said,
"Why don't we just call it the Thundering Cannon?"

"Thundering cannon?" Zhu Yuanzhang repeated.

This name is also appropriate. The cannon is just like its name, and the huge power of the cannonball is like the power of thunder!
"Okay! This name is really majestic!"

"In the future, when this thunderous cannon is placed on the battlefield, the enemy will flee when they hear its name, right?"

"Then it depends on whether they escape faster or whether our Ming artillery flies faster." Lan Yu echoed, and the scene burst into laughter again.

Cao Wei took another step forward, cupped his hands and said:
"I have one more thing to report to Your Majesty."

"Say it," Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood and said directly with a wave of his hand.

"Previously, His Majesty ordered the firearms factory to manufacture [-] repeating muskets. Although it was delayed for a period of time due to the research and development assembly line, due to the daily busy work of more than [-] craftsmen, [-] repeating muskets have been completed a few days ago! "

"I now order the workers to continue making muskets and start loading musket ammunition on the other side. In less than half a month, [-] repeating muskets will be handed over to the Ministry of War."

The crowd suddenly let out another burst of exclamations.

One hundred thousand repeating muskets, all produced so quickly?

How could the efficiency of this firearms factory be so high?

This news once again surprised Zhu Yuanzhang.

Now that one hundred thousand repeating muskets are made, they can be shipped to the Japanese country, thus truly dominating the situation in the Japanese country!
Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about the Sado Gold Mine for a long time. With [-] repeating muskets, Zhu Yuanzhang can take the next step.

During his lifetime, he must also hold the Sado Gold Mine in his hands!

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that his time was running out. He had to create a solid enough foundation for his grandson Zhu Xiongying within a limited time!

The Iwami Silver Mine and Sado Gold Mine of Japan were just the beginning...

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Cao Wei and said, "In this case, there is no need to hand over the [-] repeating muskets to the Ministry of War. After the muskets and ammunition are loaded, we will directly send people to transport them and send them directly to the Japanese country."

After thinking for a while, he looked at Cao Wei and asked:

"How many powerful cannons can you build in half a month?"

Cao Wei immediately understood what Zhu Yuanzhang meant and made a mental calculation.
"If I bring Song Ping and his three or four hundred masters together to make them, together with the artillery and shells, I should be able to make more than twenty of them in half a month."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, "That's enough, then you can start manufacturing from tomorrow."

"I accept the decree." Cao Wei answered with cupped hands.

Then he asked Zhu Yuanzhang thiefly:

"Your Majesty, now that our Ming Dynasty has made new muskets, the old flintlock guns have become useless and have become even more useless. I wonder what your Majesty wants to do with them?"

"What? Do you have any idea?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows.

Looking at Cao Wei's malicious smile, he knew that this kid was holding back bad water again.

Cao Wei smiled and said,
"What I saw and heard when I went to Japan before is that because Japan is an island country with a lack of resources and frequent earthquakes and tsunamis, the manufacturing industry in Japan is very dilapidated. The equipment of Japanese soldiers is extremely backward. They can't even produce flintlock guns on a large scale."

"At this time, our Ming Dynasty does not need these flintlock muskets, but the Japanese country does! The North and the South are in conflict with each other and are in chaos. Both sides want to conquer the other side by force. If the flintlock muskets that our Ming Dynasty does not need are transported to The Japanese country will definitely make a fortune again!"

"There were Japanese pirates who invaded our coastal border of the Ming Dynasty, burned, killed and looted, and stole an unknown amount of money. This time we have to kill them severely!" Cao Wei gritted his teeth when he mentioned the Japanese country.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, could he still operate like this?

But after thinking about it carefully, what Cao Wei said does make sense. The Ming Dynasty no longer needs those flintlock guns, but the Japanese country is currently fighting a fierce civil war and is hungry for all kinds of weapons.

As long as the flintlock guns that the Ming Dynasty does not need are transported to Japan, there is no need to worry about no one buying them.

Although flintlock muskets are not as good as Cao Wei's improved repeating muskets, they are not useless at all. They still have a certain degree of lethality. If there are enough, they can also play a significant role on the battlefield.

Otherwise, why did Zhu Yuanzhang always retain the seemingly useless Shenji Camp?
Because even if the flintlock gun has many shortcomings, it is still an effective long-range killing weapon!

The Japanese state, which had been undergoing civil war at this time, had a manufacturing industry far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty, and did not have the ability to manufacture flintlock guns on a large scale.

This also means that the Japanese country, which is in civil strife at this time, has a huge market for flintlock guns that can be used for long-range strikes!

Cao Wei did this to make the Japanese country and the Northern and Southern Dynasties fight more fiercely, so that the Japanese people would die more.
When the time comes, it will be easier for the Ming Dynasty to completely destroy the Japanese country.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what indescribable crimes the Japanese had committed against the land of China in later generations, and he didn't know why Cao Wei was always so hostile to the Japanese.

However, more than 20 years of Japanese invaders' incursions on the border also made Zhu Yuanzhang know how ambitious and greedy the Japanese people are!

For neighboring countries that may once again exude hostility towards China at such a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang does not mind spending some effort to destroy them, so as to avoid future troubles for future generations!

The main reason is that Ming's military strength is soaring all the time!
Every time the workers in the firearms factory produced a repeating musket and every bullet, the Ming Dynasty's military strength became stronger!
If there were no repeating muskets or divine artillery in the Ming Dynasty before, and there was a distant strait between the two countries, it would still be quite difficult to completely destroy the Japanese country.

But now that the Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, with continuous muskets and divine artillery, it has become much easier to clean up a Japanese country that is still in civil strife.

There was civil strife in the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Japanese Kingdom, and the two sides were fighting endlessly. It was like a perfect opportunity deliberately left to the Ming Dynasty by God!
As the saying goes, I'll kill you when you're sick!
If he wants to destroy the Japanese country, Zhu Yuanzhang should seize this opportunity!

Cao Wei's proposal was to make sufficient preparations before destroying the Japanese country. Not only would the Japanese people kill each other, but they would also be squeezed severely. This would maximize Ming's interests and minimize losses!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has not been stained with blood for many years due to his old age.

But for a somewhat hostile country like Japan, Zhu Yuanzhang had no mercy at all!

Emperor Hongwu is just getting old, but his iron-blooded methods are always there!
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and nodded, saying.

"This is feasible. You can come back to the palace with us and explain it in detail..."

Without the chariot, Zhu Yuanzhang could only walk back, leading the civil and military officials along the way to the east again...

Song Ping and Zhao Heng led a group of craftsmen and shouted in unison,

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

……

Time flies,

After three months,

Japanese country,

Iwami-san.

The Chinese army’s big account.

Zhu Di was covered with a blanket made of the fur of an unknown wild animal, leaning on a large chair and taking a nap.

A soldier hurriedly came to report, frightening away Zhu Di's sleepiness.

After staying in Japan for a long time, no matter what I did, it became meaningless.

The main reason is that he doesn't fight anymore and just works all the time, which makes Zhu Di feel extremely bored.

"What's the matter? You're in a panic." Zhu Di straightened his body from the chair, still a little out of breath.

"Your Highness, Cao... Grand Master Cao is here."

"Master Cao? Which Master Cao?" Zhu Di asked doubtfully.

next moment!
He stood up immediately!
Could it be that the person named Cao is Cao Wei?

When did he become a Grand Master?

Now Zhu Di is completely energetic. Zhu Yuanzhang sent Cao Wei over this time, I'm afraid there will be big moves!
The weather in March is still very cold.Zhu Di took Dao Yan, Ma He and the three of them and rushed to the dock on the southwest bank of Shijian Mountain. The first thing he saw was Cao Wei's handsome face.

There are countless Ming Dynasty battlefields floating on the sea, and soldiers are carrying many boxes down.

Zhu Di touched the stubble under his chin, feeling a little resentful in his heart.

Cao Wei's life is better than his own.

Cao Wei also saw Zhu Di coming and stepped forward with a smile.

"Your Highness, long time no see. How are you?"

Zhu Di rolled his eyes at him, did he look like he was fine?

He went to the mountains to hunt and eat game every day, and he almost turned into a savage.

"I heard that you are now a Grand Master? Your promotion is so fast!"

"It's all thanks to His Majesty's cultivation."

"There is no need to talk about the scene. Father asked you to come here in person this time. Is there any big move?" Zhu Di waved his hand and asked impatiently.

He has almost lost his patience waiting in this barren mountain every day.

Even if there is a battle, even if it is only once, if he does not move, his muscles and bones will become rusty.

Cao Wei smiled mysteriously, turned around and greeted the soldiers who were carrying boxes down the ship's ladder in the distance.

"First take a box and let His Highness King Yan take a look."

Upon hearing this, the soldier moved one of the large boxes in front of everyone, then took out a crowbar and opened the box. There were neatly arranged repeating muskets, and neatly stacked bullets underneath. There was a lot of thatch inside the box.

Zhu Di's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This is... a musket?" he asked hesitantly.

The musket in front of him was completely different from the muskets he had seen before, and even the appearance was not much similar.

"Why is this gun in such a strange shape?" Monk Daoyan also frowned and asked the question in his heart.

Cao Wei smiled and said nothing, reached out and took out a musket from the box, pushed open the bullet nest, took out six more bullets and put them in it, and then handed it to Zhu Di.

"This is a new musket I improved based on the flintlock musket. Your Highness can give it a try."

When Zhu Di took over, his first feeling was that it was heavy.

Obviously this musket has no fire stick at the end, but it has such a small size, which only shows that most of the whole body of this musket is made of steel.

Zhu Di naturally knew how to use the musket. He immediately turned the muzzle of the gun and pulled the trigger at a stone on the side of the road.

"Oh!"

After a gunshot, the stone broke into several pieces and flew out.

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, and was surprised at how powerful the gun was. The recoil of the shot just now was also very violent, and he almost missed it when he was caught off guard.

The flintlock guns before the Ming Dynasty did not have such great power and recoil.

Suddenly Zhu Di remembered that Cao Wei had loaded a total of six bullets into the bullet chamber of the musket. Could it be...

thinking,

Zhu Di pulled the trigger continuously again.

"Peng!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Five gunshots were fired in a row, and the soil on the ground was splashed everywhere.

"Ta, tap..." Zhu Di dared to lift the musket only after making sure that all the bullets in the musket were empty.

At this time, there was still a wisp of smoke coming from the muzzle.

"This! This..." Zhu Di was shocked and speechless.

Dao Yanma and the two of them on the side also widened their eyes and looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief.

This musket can fire continuously? !
Cao Wei smiled and said, "This is my improved repeating musket. Compared with the flintlock guns before the Ming Dynasty, it can not only fire continuously, but also is more powerful. The most important thing is..."

Cao Wei reached out to Zhu Di and said, "Your Highness, give me the gun first."

Zhu Di handed it to him as instructed, and Cao Wei pushed open the cartridge nest, ejected the empty cartridge case inside, took out six more bullets, and finished loading it in two breaths.

"The most important thing is that this repeating musket is easy to load, allowing soldiers on the battlefield to continue fighting."

Zhu Di took it in a daze and fired six shots at the ground at his feet again.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

The corners of Zhu Di's eyes twitched and he swallowed, "No wonder Father made you the Grand Master. This musket... is too terrifying!"

He could even imagine that one day the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would be on the battlefield with such repeating muskets. When the gunfire sounded, the enemies would fall one after another like wheat!

And the enemy couldn't even touch Ming's soldiers holding repeating muskets...

"Amitabha," Daoyan plucked his rosary beads and chanted the Buddha's name.

"When I returned to the Ming Dynasty, I only knew that Master Cao was developing muskets, but I didn't expect this new musket to be so powerful!" Ma He exclaimed.

Zhu Di's eyes seemed to be on fire, he stared straight at Cao Wei and asked:
"How many of these repeating muskets did you bring this time?"

"One hundred thousand!"

Zhu Di and the three of them took a deep breath in unison!
One hundred thousand repeating muskets, this number is too terrifying!Enough to equip all Ming soldiers in Japan!
Zhu Di's eyes became more intense,
"My father sent you here this time, could it be that he wants to directly start a war with the Japanese country?"

"No!" Cao Wei shook his head.

"No?" When he heard that there was no battle, Zhu Di felt disappointed and frowned, "Then what is the purpose of my father asking you to send so many repeating muskets?"

Cao Wei waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, don't be impatient. Please listen to me slowly."

"We will still fight. After all, the Iwami Silver Mine and the Sado Gold Mine will belong to me, Ming Dynasty, but we can't fight now..."

Then Cao Wei told everything he had discussed with Zhu Yuanzhang. The general meaning was that in order to maximize benefits and minimize losses, the Japanese country and the Northern and Southern Dynasties would continue to be in chaos for a while.

And to add fuel to the fire, Cao Wei also brought 20 flintlock guns used before the Ming Dynasty this time, preparing to give them to Goguishan and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

After understanding Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, Zhu Di nodded.

He was about to speak when he saw the soldiers behind Cao Wei transporting a big thing from the ship. It looked like an artillery piece, but it was more majestic and domineering than an ordinary artillery piece!
(End of this chapter)