Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 39 Five years in a hurry

Generally speaking, strong and durable fine iron is needed to make the gun tube.

Based on the current technological level of the Ming Dynasty, it would take ten kilograms of crude iron to make one kilogram of such refined iron, otherwise the probability of the chamber exploding would not be reduced.

Moreover, the process of drilling a gun is very precise. There are no machine tools like that of later generations. It relies entirely on manual labor. Each person can only drill about an inch per day, and it takes about a month to drill a gun.

After the blunderbuss tube is drilled, a sight center is installed at the front end and a rear sight is installed at the rear end. The inner wall of the blunderbuss tube is engraved with threads, which can be screwed in and out with screws.

When screwed in, it has the function of closing the air. After screwed out, it is convenient to clean the inner wall of the gun. The outside of the nozzle is in the shape of a regular octagon. There is a medicine chamber at the rear with a fire door and a fire door cover.

After the complete gun tube is made, it is placed on a dense and hard gun bed. The curved butt is connected to the rear of the gun bed, and a tap-shaped trigger is installed on the gun bed.

The bird gun, formerly known as the match rope gun, is an improved fire gun that uses a match rope as the ignition device. It was named the bird gun because it can shoot down flying birds.

And because its ignition structure looks like a bird's beak pecking at water when igniting, it is also called "bird's beak gun".

The wheel-type flintlock gun has additional accessories such as a serrated steel wheel, chain, spring, and hammer than the bird gun, and the hammer head is embedded with flint, and the gunpowder is ignited by friction between the fine teeth of the steel wheel and the flint. name.

Therefore, due to the level of manufacturing technology, the Imperial War Bureau only produced more than [-] bird muskets last year, and less than [-] wheel-type flintlock muskets.

Although Zhu Gaoxu is now as powerful as in history, he can carry a copper vat weighing as much as two or three hundred kilograms in later generations.

But with the bird musket and the rotating flintlock musket in hand, which have greatly improved lethality and accuracy, why would he take the risk to fight with the enemy's fierce generals?

The truth was just as he said. General Harawu of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was wounded by a cannon and his mount was killed, making him unable to escape and was captured alive.

"Your Majesty is really too humble."

King Han smiled and said: "Since the Battle of Cheche'er Mountain, the Crown Prince has been highly regarded and has been ordered to lead the army to fight in the fortress many times."

"The little king remembers that in the winter of last year, the prince went out to the fortress with his brothers Ning Wang and Liao Wang to conquer the barbarian women. At that time, they encountered heavy fog. Ning Wang and Liao Wang both returned without success. Only the prince led the troops across the border. He crossed the Hulan River (Hulan River) to sneak attack on the barbarian tribe, and captured more than 1000 and [-] straight girls and more than [-] horses. After hearing the news, His Majesty the Emperor, Long Yan was delighted and sighed: "The straight girls are like Gao Xu." !'"

"Not long after, the prince was entrusted with an important task by His Majesty the Father. He led the guards from Yanshan to Liaodong to guard against border dangers. This kind of respect was not given to the King of Yan back then!"

Han Wangxing has sword-shaped eyebrows, a tall figure, and strong martial arts. He is quite dignified among the Kaiyuan Guards and is respected as a prince. Although his age is not much different from Zhu Gaoxu, it stands to reason that he does not need to be so cautious when facing Zhu Gaoxu.

However, the King of Han was cautious, intelligent, and well-read, and he knew the current affairs from ancient times to the present. It was natural to see that Zhu Gaoxu, the Crown Prince of Yan, was highly valued by Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Di ascended to the throne in the future, Zhu Gaoxu would definitely be appointed as the crown prince.

In April of the 26th year of Hongwu, King Zhu Fan of Jin was deposed and moved to Fengyang. King Zhu Bai of Xiang was sent to Taiyuan by Zhu Yuanzhang to control military affairs. In October, Zhu Fan died in melancholy in Fengyang. In December, Zhu Bai was renamed King of Jin by Zhu Yuanzhang. .

Half a year ago, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Gaoxu to control the guards of Beiping Dusi, Xingdusi, Liaodong Dusi and Liao Mansion, and ordered him to lead the guards under the jurisdiction of the four kings, Ning Wang Zhu Quan, Liao Wang Zhu Zhi, Han Wang Zhu Song, and Shen Wang Zhu Mo, to guard against border troubles.

At first, King Ning and King Liao were not convinced by Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement, mainly for two reasons.

First, because they are one generation higher than Zhu Gaoxu, they are Zhu Gaoxu's uncles, and they are all older than Zhu Gaoxu. King Zhu Zhi of Liao is three years older than Zhu Gaoxu, and King Ning Zhu Quan is two years older than Zhu Gaoxu.

Second, King Ning and King Liao believed that they had joined the army earlier than Zhu Gaoxu and had more seniority than Zhu Gaoxu. If they were allowed to be controlled by Zhu Di, they had nothing to say, but if they were allowed to be controlled by Zhu Di's son, it would be difficult for them to accept it easily.King Ning and King Liao did not dare to disobey the imperial edict, let alone go against Zhu Gaoxu. In recent years, spies of the Jin Yiwei had uncovered many nobles and civil and military officials, but they were not willing to be controlled by Zhu Gaoxu from the beginning.

Zhu Gaoxu was well aware of this. In order to solve this problem, he took the initiative to invite King Liao and King Ning to come to Peiping to perform martial arts. After three fist fights on the school field, King Ning and King Liao, who had lost three times in a row, had to admit Zhu Gaoxu's strength. strength.

In this way, the inner dissatisfaction of King Ning and King of Liao also faded away. As they came into contact with Zhu Gaoxu more and more often, they gradually realized that Zhu Gaoxu's strategy and commanding power were not inferior to that of King Yan Zhu Di.

King Zhu Song of Han is cautious, intelligent and astute. King Zhu Zhi of Liao and King Zhu Quan of Ning are also talented, aware of current affairs and know how to advance and retreat. They will never offend Zhu Gaoxu easily.

"It's a rare gathering today. My nephew has ordered a banquet in the big tent. Please be sure to show your respect to your uncle."

Zhu Gaoxu held King Han's hands and said sincerely.

King Han was slightly embarrassed, but he saw the sincerity in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, so he smiled and said, "Then it's better for Xiao Wang to be respectful than obey orders."

When the two of them walked hand in hand to the viewing area, they were immediately greeted by King Shen Zhu Mo, Beiping Guard Commander Wei Xian, Zhen Fu Mu Ang, and Yan Palace Attendant Kang Ping who had been waiting for a long time.

Kang Ping respectfully greeted Zhu Gaoxu to sit down. Wei Xian and Mu Ang bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and King Han one after another. However, King Shen and Zhu Mo deliberately walked up to King Han and joked: "Brother Wang is good at martial arts!"

King Han said with a dark face: "Next time you perform martial arts, don't fall into my hands."

"The next match will be between my younger brother and Brother Wang. What do you think of Brother Wang?" King Shen said with a smile.

King Han's face turned red with anger, and he wanted to get angry, but out of sympathy, he kept silent so as not to make other people laugh.

Zhu Gaoxu saw this and said with a naive smile: "Why don't my nephew practice with Uncle Shen?"

Prince Shen quickly waved his hand and said, "Xiao Wang was just joking. He couldn't take it seriously. Don't be surprised, Your Majesty."

"Ha ha!"

King Han couldn't help but laugh and said: "You and I are both one of the Ming Dynasty's kings, and we are the borders of the country. How can we talk like this?"

Hearing this, King Shen just smiled and did not answer.

He was not a stupid person and knew that King Han was not mocking him, but was reminding him to pay attention to his identity and words in disguise.

It is said that Jinyiwei spies are everywhere, and if the kings' inappropriate remarks are reported, they will definitely be punished by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although King Han has not read the latest version of the ancestral precepts, he will briefly read every issue of Di Bao issued by the court.

Therefore, he was aware of many subtle changes in the court system in recent years, especially Zhu Yuanzhang's increasingly strict requirements on the words and deeds of the emperor's relatives.

　Ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)