Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 116 Rebellion
  Two artillery pieces were placed in front of Zhu Xuan.

Hou Xian first explained: "This time the artillery has undergone great changes. The barrel is thickened and the air tightness has been improved. It can shoot farther than before and is more powerful. When will your highness test the artillery?" "

Zhu Xuan looked at it for a while and said, "Try now. Go outside for an interview. I'm afraid the factory will blow up."

"move out!"

Hou Xian said loudly.

They soon came outside to a clearing.

Zhu Song's land here is all poor land. It is very large and there are no crops nearby. It is very suitable for conducting various firearms experiments. They pulled the heavy artillery outside by horses and fixed it.

The muzzle of the gun was still aimed at the mountain.

The red cannon is still a front-loading cannon. The gunpowder and shells are pushed into the muzzle, and then compacted with wooden sticks. The direction of the muzzle is adjusted and the powder line is ignited.

boom!
  A deafening sound appeared in the barrel.

Zhu Xuan was a little afraid that the barrel would explode, so he stood far away and saw the recoil caused by the vibration of the barrel, which made the ground shake a little. Then he saw the shell being shot out and landing on the mountain.

boom!
  There happens to be a huge rock on the other side of the mountain.

The cannonball hit the boulder and broke into pieces on the spot, which shows how powerful it is.

Upon seeing this, Hou Xian and the others clenched their fists excitedly. Today's test was considered a success. The artillery was manufactured and can be used in the army.

"very good!"

Zhu Xuan clapped his hands and said with satisfaction: "I want to use this artillery to bombard the Hulu barbarians outside our Ming Dynasty and stabilize our mountains and rivers in the Ming Dynasty. Let's call it Dingshan River!"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the Crouching Tiger Cannon.

Compared with Dingshanhe, this artillery is much smaller. It also has a fixed posture, like a tiger crouching, so it is called the tiger crouching cannon. It is not very powerful. It shoots in a curve, which is very suitable for fighting in mountain battles.

"This artillery is shaped like a tiger squatting on the ground. It's called the Tiger Crouching Cannon. Let's try it together." Zhu Xuan continued.

After Hou Xian ordered his people to make arrangements, he stuffed the ammunition in and ignited the medicine line.

Only a loud noise was heard. The cannonball crossed a parabola, hit the mountain, and broke a small tree. Although it was much worse than Dingshan River, its power was not weak.

"This is also good!"

Zhu Xuan nodded and asked: "Isn't it much easier to make the Tiger Crouching Cannon than Dingshanhe?"

"Yes!"

Hou Xian nodded.

"First make some tiger squatting cannons, and then send them to the garrison along the coast so that they can fight against Japanese pirates."

Zhu Xuan took over the Ordnance Bureau and the Gunpowder Department, so he could send the manufactured weapons to the front lines for use by the garrison.

The Crouching Tiger Cannon was originally used by the Qi Army to fight against Japanese invaders. Now it is sent to the coastal garrison to fight against Japanese invaders. It is just right. In addition, the Crouched Tiger Cannon used by the Qi Army not only has shells, but also fills the barrel with small lead or pebbles. , and a cannonball will be pressed down on it.

When the Tiger Crouching Cannon is activated, large and small shells splash towards the enemy at the same time.

It can be used as a range attack and is very lethal.

Zhu Xuan asked again: "How many rifles do we have in total?"

Hou Xian bowed and said: "The production process of rifles has been improved many times, and the machine tools have also been added, but the speed is still not very fast. The production requirements are high and difficult. In the past two years, there are only more than 1,200 rifles. .”

More than a thousand guns are actually enough.

During the Ming Dynasty, soldiers fought mostly with cold weapons. The use of firearms was only an auxiliary. If a lineup of thousands of gunmen were formed, it would be enough to intimidate the battlefield.

"Rifle making, let's pause for a while and make more bullets and artillery."

Zhu Xuan gave simple instructions, and then he had to find a way to form a group of gunmen. This requires Grandpa Huang’s consent before he can set it up. He needs to find time to make this suggestion with Grandpa Huang.

After all, the guns made in the past two years have been in the warehouse and should be taken out for use.

"Yes!"

Hou Xian received the order, nodded and said.

After seeing the power of the artillery, Zhu Xuan had nothing else to see, so he returned to the palace.

Time passed very quickly, and another two days passed.

The article written by Zhu Xuan has been published by Zhu Yunxi.

The result was obvious, and it directly shocked all the scholars in Yingtian Mansion. The reaction of those supervisors of the Imperial College was unknown, but due to Zhu Xuan's identity, they did not dare to directly speak out against it. They had already secretly treated Zhu Xuan He cursed over and over again.

If they knew that the person behind Daming Bookstore was actually Zhu Xuan, they might directly boycott the bookstore and stop reading their novels.

It caused a sensation not only among the people and the Imperial Academy.

Even the ministers in the court who had read the newspaper were talking about it. The people at the Yushitai could not help but write a memorial to impeach Zhu Xuan. Even a person as strict as Shen Qian could not help but write a memorial. A memorial.

After all, he is also a scholar.

Don't see this kind of thing.

The great scholars and scribes in the Hanlin Academy almost fainted from anger after reading it.

Someone went directly to Zhu Yuanzhang to impeach Zhu Xuan's behavior in person.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang read it and ignored it, and did not immediately ask Zhu Xuan why. However, the content above was very deviant. He even opposed his eight-legged essay to recruit scholars, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart.

Of course, some people went to find Fang Xiaoru.

Because the current master of the main hall is Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai has been promoted and entered the Ministry of War as a minister, and Huang Zicheng went to Taichang Temple to become a young minister.

Fang Xiaoru was specifically responsible for teaching the princes and grandsons knowledge.

This morning.

As soon as Zhu Xuan walked into the main hall, the eyes of all the princes and grandsons fell on him. Some were surprised, some ridiculed, and some wanted to see how Zhu Xuan was unlucky.

After all, they are all a little jealous of how favored Zhu Xuan is.

I want to see if Zhu Yuanzhang will give up his love for Zhu Xuan because of this matter.

After all, even Zhu Yuanzhang opposed Zhu Xuan's article and criticized the stereotyped writing of scholars, saying only the good and not the bad.

"Little grandson!"

As soon as he entered the main hall, Zhu Xuan saw Yang Shiqi walking towards him.

He seems to have been waiting here for a long time, and now he has passed the examination of the Ministry of Officials and became an editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Yang Shiqi knew very well that his achievements today were due to Zhu Xuan. After seeing the article published in the newspaper last night, he hurriedly came to see Zhu Xuan today, not only to repay his kindness, but also to express his sincere gratitude. help.

"His Highness's article has aroused public outrage."

Yang Shiqi took out two pieces of paper from his arms and whispered: "This is what I wrote last night. It can overturn the article published by His Highness yesterday. Let the publishing house print and publish it as soon as possible to explain the situation clearly and eliminate the impact, otherwise His Majesty may also be angry. ”

He really wanted to do it for Zhu Xuan's good.

In order to write an article that could restore public opinion and clear Zhu Xuan's name, I stayed up almost all night, and now there are two big dark circles around my eyes.

When Zhu Xuan saw it, his heart warmed up. He did not recommend Yang Shiqi by mistake. He was grateful, but refused: "I don't need it for the time being."

(End of this chapter)