My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 82 The gun is made
Shortly after Li Ruhua and Bi Ziyan left, Zhu Youxiao started playing with sand every day again.

In front of the sand table, there is the "Comprehensive Map of Kunyu and Ten Thousand Kingdoms" made by Matteo Ricci and Li Yizao.

After this thing was moved, Zhu Youxiao looked at it for a long time and shook his head helplessly.

Looking at this, apart from gaining some insights, it is of no use. It doesn’t even have a terrain height, it just simply marks the location of each country.

In modern warfare, the maps actually used for fighting are all superimposed on DEM images.

In the words of non-geography professionals, a series of elements such as terrain height, water patterns, key locations, and roads must be superimposed on the administrative map.

Historically, Li Shimin was able to conquer the four towns of Anxi so smoothly. One reason was that the Japanese Army led the way, and the other reason was that Master Xuanzang returned eastward and helped Li Erfeng open the map.

Zhu Youxiao is not talented. He studied remote sensing in his previous life. He cannot say that he has memorized DEMs all over the world, but he is still familiar with the domestic topography in later generations.

Now, he plans to give Daming a complete picture.

"boom!"

Just when Dui was in trance, there was a loud noise outside, which frightened Zhu Youxiao and pushed Huashan down.

"what happened?"

Patting the sand in his hands, Zhu Youxiao stepped out of the lobby and asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, those craftsmen were testing the cannon, and it exploded."

Zhu Xiaozhen, who was on duty today, jogged all the way and reported in front of Zhu Youxiao.

"It didn't hurt anyone, did it?"

"No."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiaozhen shook her head quickly.

"I'll go take a look."

Somewhat curious about how these people could blow up the barrel, Zhu Youxiao walked out of the old yamen and headed towards the open space dedicated to testing cannons.

Just next to the old government office, one mile long, one mile wide and two meters deep, a depression was specially dug out for testing cannons.

At this time, there were several craftsmen inside playing with the exploded Franco cannon.

"Did the newly minted cannon explode?"

Standing on the edge of the pit, tilting his head and looking at Zhu Xiaozhen, Zhu Youxiao asked.

"No."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiaozhen shook her head like a rattle.

"I heard from the craftsmen that it was a Franco machine gun cast in the 25th year of Jiajing."

"...Where did you find the antique?"

Good guy, the cannons from the Jiajing period were so rusty that it would be strange if they didn't explode.

Regarding the equipment issue of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao was really speechless.

Turning to look at Feng Zhu, the eunuch in charge of the main artillery, Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Have the firearms I asked them to make finished?"

"Go back to your Majesty, samples of guns and cannons have been made, and my servant has already tried them with others."

After taking the emperor to the side of the field where supplies were piled, Feng Zhu introduced it to the emperor.

"This is a blunderbuss designed by Your Majesty. Please preview it."

"Ah."

Taking the gun from Feng Zhu's hand, Zhu Youxiao held it and looked at it.

The blunderbuss is 1.5 meters long, with an inner diameter of [-] centimeters and an outer diameter of [-] centimeters. There are grooves and clips at the tail of the blunderbuss, and a flint ignition device.

The six-inch long gun has an outer diameter of [-] and an inner diameter of [-].

The front end of the blunderbuss was inserted into the blunderbuss tube and then pulled out, until it was blocked outside the medicine chamber.

Then he took off the straw paper attached to the gun, took aim and pulled the trigger.

Although Zhu Youxiao wanted to play with his own hands, he still did not embarrass the people around him.

Emperor, life is at stake.

If he was killed by a blunderbuss, he would be the third emperor to die suddenly this year.

He stood far away and watched where Feng Zhu was playing with his gun.

To fire the gun, clean the gun chamber with an iron bar, load the gun, and release the gun.After five rounds, Zhu Youxiao waved Feng Zhu to stop.

Very good, fires very quickly and has a good range, between a hundred and 150 steps.

The only problem is that the smoke is a bit loud, and the range is not as high as that of later generations, but it is better than the speed.

However, this conventional cannon is not good at shooting, not to mention raising the gun.

After watching two more eunuchs come forward to demonstrate the use of the gun for the emperor, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Very good, very hands-on ability.

The emperor expressed his satisfaction with the research and development of gun.

"Where's the cannon I want?"

"Back to your lord, it's over here."

After hearing the emperor's words, Feng Zhu led the emperor to the other side and showed the emperor the "Napoleon Cannon" they had vacated.

There is really no need for the red cannon, it is not a heavy siege cannon.

This "Napoleon Cannon" has a spindle-shaped body and spherical shells. It was actually modified from the Luzon Bronze Cannon at the request of the emperor.

There was no breech-loading cannon this time.

After all, the caliber of a firearm is small and the breech can be manipulated, but the caliber of a gun is large and the wall tube is thin, so the breech is easy to explode.As the wall tube becomes thicker, its own weight increases, making it inconvenient to transport.

The cannon body weighs [-] kilograms, with a gun carriage, an inner diameter of two inches and an outer diameter of five inches. Each shell weighs three kilograms. What stands out is that it is a pocket.

Compared with common cannons, the most important thing about this thing is that the gun body is extended to 1.5 meters. It is no longer like the tiger crouching cannon or the cannon of the Hongwu period, which increased the caliber and shortened the gun body.

"boom!"

With the sound of a cannon, Zhu Youxiao stood outside the pit with satisfaction, looking at the iron pellets embedded in the inner wall of the pit.

Very good, the range is at least one kilometer.

Returning to the cannon, reaching out and patting the cannon, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

"I will reward you with 1000 taels of silver. You can take it and share it with the craftsmen."

"My slave, thank you for your great kindness."

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's words, Feng Zhu quickly knelt on the ground to thank him.

After waving his hand for Feng Zhu to get up, Zhu Youxiao continued.

"Now that the sample gun has been produced, we need to consider how to install it."

Leaning on the gun carriage, Colonel Zhu You looked at Feng Zhudao.

"Since you led the people to make it, I will leave it to you to make it later. I have asked people from the War Bureau to move to Shijingshan, but they mainly make swords, guns, swords and halberds, so I cannot leave this firearm to them. "

"I will allocate 10 taels of silver to you. As the capital, you can open a factory in Shijingshan, called the Firearms Bureau, and cast firearms on the spot."

"This slave accepts the order and thanks you."

After hearing this, Feng Zhu said again.

"I want to put my ugly words in front of you. The firearms bureau is related to my military training plan, so you have to keep an eye on me."

"If you make a qualified gun, I will reward you with one penny of silver. If you make a qualified cannon, I will reward you with ten taels of silver."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his finger and nodded Feng Zhu's head.

"But if more than a hundred of the firearms are made and cannot be used, I will twist off your head and use it as a ball."

"My slave, please remember your Majesty's teachings."

Hearing this, Feng Zhu quickly bowed his head and said.

He was also present when this man beheaded corrupt officials alive.

Waving to Feng Zhu, Zhu Youxiao walked with him on the way to the old Yamen.

"I told you about standardized production a few days ago. You must remember it."

Walking with Feng Zhu on the edge of the pit, Zhu Youxiao gave instructions to Feng Zhu.

"How many people are divided into a group, what parts are cast, you have to coordinate these things, increase the output as quickly as possible, and produce a batch of electric guns as soon as possible. I want to equip the Tiger Guards and the Leopard Tao Guards."

"In addition, you must control the cost of each blunderbuss and each artillery piece for me, and do not allow the cost reduction to cause problems with the quality of the firearms produced. You must know how much it costs in terms of cost, labor, and raw materials. ."

"The servant understands."

(End of this chapter)