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Chapter 64 Rumi Gun (please read the new chapter)
At this time, Zhu Chunchen said with some embarrassment: "To tell you the truth, there are many more people in the capital camp who are eating empty pay than in the frontier army. My brother's Shenji camp really lacks training. Although there are many firearms in the warehouse, But it’s hard to say whether it can be used or not. I wonder what kind of firearm my brother wants?”

The three major battalions of the capital are the Fifth Army Battalion, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion.

The three major battalions of the capital during the Yongle period were not only responsible for guarding the capital, but were also the main force in the northern expedition to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and their combat power was extremely powerful.

However, in the battle of "Tumu Fort", Zhu Qizhen, the "God of War of the Ming Dynasty", lost all the three major battalions of the capital, causing the capital camp to be completely scrapped.

The current Beijing camp has no combat power at all, and has become a cash cow for the powerful and powerful to "drink the blood of soldiers".

If the number of people in the Ming Dynasty's frontier army who were underpaid was about 10,000%, then the situation in the Beijing camp was almost the other way around. The establishment of [-]+ people only accounts for [-]% of the troops, and there are still many old and weak soldiers among these [-]%.

The usual troop ordering was just for show, and Wanli couldn't come to inspect it anyway.

Some of the firearms in the warehouse of Shenji Camp may have been piled up for tens or hundreds of years. Li Xianzhong dared to use them, but Zhu Chunchen really didn't dare to sell them.

If something goes wrong with the troops on the side, they might have to track him down.

Li Xianzhong said: "I wonder if there are Lumi guns in the Shenji camp?"

In the 26th year of Wanli, Zhao Shizhen asked Duo Sima, the envoy of the Lumi Kingdom, for advice on the structure and production methods of the Lumi muskets. After improvements, he made the Lumi blunderbuss, which is an important upgraded version of the bird blunderbuss, the fire blunderbuss.

"Military Bei Zhi" says: "Only Lu Mi's cannon is the farthest and most poisonous."

The shape and structure of the entire Lumi gun consists of a gun barrel, a gun bed, a curved butt, a dragon head and a trigger, a fire door, a rail, a front port, a rear door, and sighting devices called a rear sight and a star.

The shooting accuracy of the Lumi gun is more accurate, the range is longer, and its structure is closer to modern rifles.

However, the damage caused by the Rumi gun at close range is not as good as that of the conventional bird gun. The two are quite different.

The Lumi gun has a longer barrel and requires 1 jin of fine steel (10 jins of crude iron can be used to make 1 jin of fine steel), which is also more expensive and time-consuming.

Therefore, the usage rate of Rumi blunderbuss in the army is not high. The Southern Army mostly uses bird blunderbuss, and the Northern Army mostly uses three-eyed blunderbuss.

Zhu Chunchen said: "There are plenty of Rumi guns, but the Shenji camp does not have much equipment. If Brother Li wants me to get you a dozen guns, I won't charge you any money."

After hearing what Zhu Chunchen said, Li Xianzhong was quite disappointed. Originally, he wanted to vigorously develop Lumi Gun.

After all, the Rumi gun has a longer range and higher stability. With its own granulated gunpowder, it can make up for its lack of lethality. It is the main battle gun in his mind.

But it's better than nothing, and it's nice to get the real thing.

Then he said: "Then thank you very much Duke Cheng."

It's a pity that Zhao Shizhen has passed away. If this great inventor of firearms in the Ming Dynasty was still around, coupled with his own ideas for later generations, it is estimated that he might have directly invented a modern rifle.

At this time, Zheng Yangxing said: "If Brother Li really wants Lumi Gun, I have a way."

Zhu Chunchen also said: "Yes, Brother Zheng has a relationship with Concubine Zheng, so it will not be a problem to get the eunuch in charge of the war bureau. Why should Brother Li choose to stay far away from me?"

Zheng Yangxing said: "I actually don't know the specific situation, but my aunt's chamberlain Cui Wensheng should be able to handle the eunuch in charge of the war bureau.

At this time, Zhu Chunchen said: "Brother Li and I hit it off right away. We should have chatted for a while, but we can't keep the little girl waiting for a long time. Zhu will excuse me now. Please continue!"

Only then did Li Xianzhong realize that tonight, besides Dongzhu, there was also Wu Xiaoxiao, the number one player in Mianyue Tower.

So he raised his hands and said, "It's my younger brother who delayed Brother Zhu. A moment of spring is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Brother Zhu, please do it!"

Although Zhu Chunchen was familiar with Zheng Yangxing, it was better for him not to know about matters involving internal prison, so he found an excuse and fled.

Li Xianzhong said: "Brother Zheng, don't worry, no matter whether this matter is successful or not, I will never forget Brother Zheng's kindness."

Zheng Yangxing smiled and said, "Brother Li, you don't have to be polite. In fact, I also want to ask for something from you!"

Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world, but this is fine, after all, debts of gratitude are the most difficult to repay.

Li Xianzhong said: "Brother Zheng, if you have any instructions, it doesn't matter. I will try my best!"

Although Concubine Zheng was favored, the Zheng family also became a thorn in the side of the civil servant group.

In the "attack case" a few years ago, the civil servant group pointed directly at Zheng Guifei and Zheng Yangxing's father Zheng Guotai.

The forced Emperor Wanli had to personally come forward to quell the matter, so Zheng Yangxing had to restrain himself.

He couldn't touch the jewelry business like Cheng Guogong's.However, Concubine Zheng's chamberlain Cui Wensheng was in charge of the Imperial Pharmacy. Relying on this relationship, the Zheng family and his son became suppliers of the Imperial Pharmacy. They also used this as a springboard to run the largest medicinal shop in the capital, almost monopolizing the medicinal materials in the capital.

Changbai Mountain is the best place to produce ginseng. Now that the war in Liaodong has affected the supply of ginseng, he had to go to North Korea to purchase Korean ginseng.

However, seeing the frequent wars in Liaodong, these Koreans began to take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices. As a result, the purchase price of Zheng Yangxing's ginseng increased a lot, and it was still in short supply.

If Li Xianzhong can provide him with high-quality Changbai ginseng, this will undoubtedly greatly increase his income.

Originally, Li Xianzhong also needed to sell the ginseng he obtained from Ye He's tribe, and the two hit it off.

At this time, Li Xianzhong wanted to ask Zheng to cultivate his character, so he still gave him a big discount on the price. Although he didn't sell it for a carrot price, he only earned 5000 taels of silver, which was only half of the market price at most.

We are all decent people, and sending money directly would be too cheap. By establishing this kind of benefit transmission chain, our relationship will be more stable.

Now that he has caught up with Zhu Chunchen and Zheng Yangxing, Li Xianzhong has entered the elite circle in the capital.

Zheng Yangxing's work efficiency was still very high, and he made an appointment with Cui Wensheng at Zuixian Tower in Dongcheng the next day.

This is a large restaurant in the capital with five floors. A person of Zheng Yangxing's status is naturally placed in a private room on the top floor.

Li Xianzhong paid special attention to his surroundings along the way. Sure enough, the incident about his angrily attacking Cheng Guogong Dongzhu at Mianyue Tower yesterday had spread. He heard that Zhu Chunchen's Jubaozhai was even crowded with people looking at the Dongzhu. , it is estimated that this guy has been softened by the money now.

However, it is impossible for him to provide him with Dongzhu in the short term.

As long as he doesn't sell them cheaply, thousands of Dongzhu will be enough for him to digest for a long time, and he can't get new Dongzhu at all now unless he can break through Hetuala.

The remaining Dongzhu will naturally be put up for sale.

Li Xianzhong arrived at the private room in Zuixian Building under the guidance of the waiter.

The space inside is very spacious. In addition to the square table for eating, there is a huge stage next to it, and several dancers are performing on it.

At this time, Zheng Yangxing was already seated, and there were two middle-aged men in casual clothes beside him.

Judging from their chins with no trace of beard and the unique fragrance on their bodies, these two are the most hated people (eunuchs) by all book lovers.

Zheng Yangxing quickly called Li Xianzhong to take a seat and introduced: "This is Cui Wensheng, the eunuch in charge of Yikun Palace, and the other is his friend from the same hometown, Liu Gui, the eunuch in charge of the Bingzhan Bureau."

Li Xianzhong quickly greeted the two father-in-laws warmly.

He knew that this Cui Wensheng was not a simple person. He was Concubine Zheng’s most favored internal prisoner. Historically, it was this Cui Gong who publicly introduced a pair of laxatives that made Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo’s condition worse, and he was finally given Li Kezhuo’s "red pill". A life was taken away.

After a while of greetings, Zheng Yangxing and Cui Wensheng sat in front of the stage to drink tea. Only Liu Gui and Li Xianzhong were left at the dinner table.

Liu Gui complained: "General Li, why do you want Lumi blunderbuss? This kind of fire blunderbuss is too time-consuming and laborious to make, and it requires fine steel. The War Bureau has no inventory at all. If you think the quality of the frontier army's bird blunderbuss is No, we’ll use enough ingredients to make a high-quality gun for you, and I guarantee it won’t explode.”

Li Xianzhong didn't know what Liu Gui was thinking. On the one hand, he thought it was too troublesome to build Lumi Gun, and more importantly, he wanted to get more money.

So he said: "Jianlu's armor is too powerful, and the bird gun and the three-eyed gun are not very effective. Only the Lumi gun has a long enough range and high accuracy. I had no choice but to find Eunuch Liu, and still Please make it easier for me and tell me the price."

Liu Gui said: "I'm afraid this Rumi gun will take a month, and the cost alone is no less than 10 taels of silver. But since you are friends of Governor Zheng and Eunuch Cui, we will charge you 20 taels of silver. What do you think?" ?”

Li Xianzhong thought that this old guy was quite dark, but now he had no choice, so he said: "At this price, I want 500 rods!"

Liu Gui said: "This thing is too difficult to build, and there are not many craftsmen who know how to build it. Usually, they can only build 100 poles in a month at most. Zajia ordered them to work day and night and try to complete it for you in three months."

Li Xianzhong said: "I have another unkind request. Do you have a drawing for this Lumi gun? I would like to get a drawing to facilitate future repairs."

He thought Liu Gui would refuse, but Liu Gui said: "The Rumi gun was made by Zhao Shizhen, the former scholar in the Wuying Palace. The War Bureau has a copy of the "Artifact Manual" left by Zhao Shizhen. Our family will find someone to copy it. One is for General Li, which records the making methods of various firearms, including Lumi gun."

Zhao Shizhen's "Book of Divine Weapons" is a wonderful book on firearms, which records a variety of firearms invented by him. It is said that there is also a thunderbolt that can fire dozens of rounds in a row.

Li Xianzhong originally thought that this "Artifact Book" would be difficult to find, but he didn't expect that it was actually in the War and War Bureau. It seemed that he was really making a lot of money this time.

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