King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 176 The veteran is shocked! Lan Yu provokes!
In addition to Xu Da, those who came in included Song Guogong Feng Sheng, Ying Guogong Fu Youde, Yongchang Hou Lanyu and others.

Originally, it was just Xu Da who came to chat with Zhu Tan.

After all, Zhu Tan is still his savior. He is now in Peiping, so others don't need to see him. But Xu Da had to see him.

I happened to meet Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and Lan Yu on the road.

The three of them had just returned from inspecting the camp. They saw Xu Da and heard that he went to see His Royal Highness King Lu.

Everyone thought that they had never met Zhu Tan since he came to Peiping, so they simply came together.

At this time, several people were still in shock.

Before Zhu Tan could speak, Zhu Di ran over in a hurry.

He leaned next to Xu Da and said nervously: "Father-in-law Taishan, are you okay?"

Xu Da smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not a problem. If something really happened, the old man would just die. I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to Miaoyun."

When Zhu Di heard this, he laughed dryly.

Xu Da was naturally talking about his eldest daughter Xu Miaoyun.

Zhu Tan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the relationship between Zhu Di and Xu Da.

In fact, according to the etiquette formulated by Lao Zhu, the emperor is the highest, followed by the prince and prince, followed by the princes, princes and other superiors, and the following are the civil servants and generals at all levels.

All officials at all levels must salute the prince when they see him.

This is why even if his father-in-law Tang He meets him, the relationship between the two parties is almost equal.

The relationship between Zhu Di and Xu Da is not the same.

Xu Da had guarded Peiping for many years, and even cleaned up Mobei many times. The relationship between him and Zhu Di was both a superior and subordinate relationship, and a inherited master-disciple relationship. In addition, Zhu Di married Xu Da's daughter.

This made Zhu Di's awe for Xu Da different from that of any other vassal king towards his father-in-law.

That's why Zhu Di called Xu Da after his father-in-law Taishan.

He has great respect for Xu Da.

Zhu Tan walked over and greeted everyone.

Xu Da smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highnesses, why are you still practicing fire guns here? This fire gun is not a toy, and it is not very stable now. What if there is danger?"

Zhu Di smiled when he heard this.

"Father-in-law Taishan's fire gun is no ordinary fire gun. Oh, no, this fire gun should be called a musket. It was made by the craftsmen of the tenth brother's palace. It will be an artifact that can change the world in the future!"

After hearing Zhu Di's words, all the famous generals present felt that they were exaggerated.

After all, none of these people here have fought in a few big battles, and are no strangers to the use of firearms.

Although this thing is quite powerful, its attack range is short, its use is unstable, and it is easily affected by moisture during transportation, so it will not be able to exert any power at all.

When used as a battlefield supplement, it can produce good results, but as a weapon that can really dominate a war, it is still too exaggerated.

As for the important matter of dominating the world mentioned by Zhu Di, it is even more impossible to talk about it.

Xu Da looked at Zhu Di and said seriously: "Your Highness, King Yan, please don't speak nonsense!"

Seeing Xu Da teach his son-in-law a lesson, the other people all smiled and looked lively.

Zhu Di was usually very obedient to Xu Da, but this time he was a little unconvinced.

He showed off the musket in his hand a few times, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Taishan, look at this musket, is it the same as the firecrackers you see every day?"

Xu Da looked at the black musket in Zhu Di's hand. Based on his intuition from many years of fighting, he did realize that this musket was extraordinary.

From the workmanship to the styling, this gun gives people a feeling of something beyond the present.

Although its power is not known yet, at least people are somewhat looking forward to its performance.

Several other people, such as Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and Lan Yu, also saw the extraordinary features of the musket in Judy's hand at this time.

Feng Sheng laughed and said: "The firecrackers I have seen are all thick and clumsy, but this is the first time I have seen such a novel firecracker!
I just don't know how powerful it is. After all, it looks like the barrel is a little thinner. "

Fu Youde nodded and said: "This thing looks very beautiful! I don't think the power of the blunderbuss is necessarily small if it is small. After all, it looks like a hand-held weapon. It is too big and it is inconvenient to pick it up. ”

Lan Yu looked indifferent.

"This shouldn't be very useful for charging, right? If it can't charge, it's of no use to me! Haha, I'm not interested in this thing."

When everyone heard Lan Yu's words, they did not refute.

They all know Lan Yu's fighting style. He always advocates short, flat and fast, obtaining maximum results at the minimum cost. He is best at running thousands of miles. Whenever he goes to the battlefield, he mainly focuses on charging. When fighting, he looks more like the Mongols than the Mongols. People, the use of cavalry is even more superb.

Therefore, Lan Yu has never been very cold to these clumsy firearms.

It's troublesome to carry. When charging, you have to throw it away after firing it, which is completely meaningless.

However, this is Sapphire's style, in other words, this is also Chang Yuchun's style.

Lan Yu has followed Chang Yuchun since she was young, and can be said to be the best successor to King Kaiping.

Zhu Di's expression froze slightly.

"What Marquis Yongchang said is good, your subordinates should be equipped with this musket at the end!"

Lan Yu smiled and said arrogantly: "To be a general, the first thing is to be able to lead troops to defeat the enemy and win, rather than to indulge in temporary novel weapons! On the battlefield, what can really determine the outcome is the courage of the general and the soldiers. The bloody nature cannot be controlled by a certain weapon. Heroes have never been famous for their weapons. These new weapons that claim to change the situation of the war are just a passing thing!"

talking.

Lan Yu put her hands behind her back and said: "Your Highness King Yan, even with wooden sticks, my men can easily beat those Mongolians to the ground with their teeth! It doesn't matter whether you give me this kind of musket! Haha "

Zhu Di had a sneer on his face.

Everyone present also looked unhappy.

Without him, Lan Yu is too crazy!

Of course, he also has crazy capital. Over the years, he has been promoted from a small captain to the current Marquis of Yongchang due to his military exploits, and has even become the first-class figure among the marquises.

Regardless of whether it is an expedition to the south or north, it is the sharpest sword in the Ming army today.

Everyone believed that it was only a matter of time before Lan Yu became the Duke of the Kingdom, and there was no suspense.

After all, both Li Wenzhong and Chang Yuchun died early.

Now the most capable person in the Ming army is Lan Yu.

not to mention.

Lan Yu is also the uncle-in-law of the current prince, despite the fact that there are so many princes standing above him in status.

But in the future, Lan Yu will definitely be the first person in the Ming Dynasty's military!
Therefore, even though Lan Yu is crazy, everyone is tolerant of him.

Only Xu Da glanced at the expression on Zhu Tan's face.

He knew that this musket belonged to Zhu Tan's house after all.

Lan Yu said that the musket was useless. On the surface, he was going against Zhu Di, but invisibly, even Zhu Tan was offended.

Talk about it.

Xu Da also admired Lan Yu.

Not everyone can offend two feudal lords with one sentence.

What surprised Xu Da was that Zhu Tan's expression did not change at all.

Just like Zhu Di, with a faint smile.

Zhu Di smiled and said: "It will be easier if Marquis Yongchang has this to say!
When the time comes, don’t regret it! "

Lan Yu chuckled.

"It's just a weapon. No matter how strong it is, why regret it? Don't worry, Your Highness, I'm not such a short-sighted person!"

Zhu Di sneered.

"Okay! I will now demonstrate the power of this musket to you!"

Zhu Tan shook his head when he heard this.

This was clearly a musket made by himself, but now it looks like it was made by Zhu Di!

The battle to defend the honor of the musket became his business.

Zhu Di, however, had no consciousness of being a guest.

He smiled and said: "Everyone, please look at the wooden board in front!"

Everyone looked at it with a hint of surprise in their eyes!
Feng Sheng said in surprise: "I'm afraid it's not three hundred steps!" Xu Da, Fu Youde and Lan Yu also looked shocked!

You know, the normal attack range of the fire guns they have seen is only 100 steps.

Isn't three hundred steps almost the same as the most powerful archer?

In this case, this thing is not just a supplement on the battlefield. If all the sergeants have one shot, it will be quite powerful.

Lan Yu laughed dryly and said: "It's so far away, His Highness Prince Yan is kidding, right?"

Zhu Di sneered: "Just watch, Marquis Yongchang!"

The words fell.

Raise your hand.

Pick up the gun.

Pull the trigger.

boom--!
After a gunshot.

Zhu Di took out the bullet from the hand of Sergeant Lu Wangwei next to him like a showoff, put it into the gun, and raised his hand.

boom--!
Another shot!
Then, the third shot!

The fourth shot!
The fifth shot!
Seeing Zhu Di changing ammunition so quickly and skillfully, the sound of gunfire was endless.

The eyes of Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu were as big as bells!
"stop!"

Xu Da couldn't help shouting.

Zhu Di was inserting the sixth bullet at this time.

Hearing this, he smiled proudly and said: "Father-in-law Taishan, what's the matter? I haven't finished the demonstration yet. If you are willing to watch, I can shoot him a hundred and eighty times!"

Xu Da was shocked and said: "How come the reloading speed is so fast? And there is no need to clean the gun. Oh no, is it the barrel?"

Zhu Di smiled and said: "This is a musket, not a blunderbuss. It is loaded with bullets, not lead bullets. Naturally, there is no need to clean the barrel!"

Xu Da frowned and asked, "What is this bullet? Why doesn't it need to be cleaned?"

Zhu Di laughed dryly.

how could I know?

I didn't even have time to ask my tenth brother, and you guys are here!
"The specific principle is probably a bit complicated. Why should my father-in-law Taishan bother to get to the bottom of it?"

Zhu Tan stood aside and couldn't help rolling his eyes.

After all, Zhu Laosi, a big-tailed wolf, can no longer pretend.

Keep up the good work!
How dare you steal my limelight!
Are you dumbfounded now?
Xu Da knew what was going on when he saw Zhu Tan's expression.

After all, this musket belongs to Prince Zhu Tan's palace. I'm afraid only Zhu Tan knows what's going on.

My son-in-law has only just used this gun!
However, Xu Da was a shrewd man and would not expose his son-in-law at this time.

He just nodded and said: "I see! However, it is amazing that this musket can reload so fast! In this case, the speed is comparable to that of an average archer!"

Feng Sheng smiled bitterly and said: "Let alone an average archer, he is the most powerful archer. If dozens of arrows are fired in a row, his arm will not be able to withstand it, and he will have to stop at that time!"

This musket does not have this problem! Doesn’t that mean you can fight however you want? "

Fu Youde was shocked and said: "If thousands of soldiers hold these muskets and form a battle array, wouldn't it mean that many Tatars would be dead!"

Lan Yu laughed dryly and said: "I don't know the power of this musket yet. If you don't have three hundred steps, it doesn't mean much. Bows and arrows are better!"

Zhu Di smiled and waved his hand.

The wooden plank was quickly carried by everyone.

I saw that it was covered with very clear bullet holes until this moment.

Everyone is convinced!

Not to mention the veterans, even Lan Yu is starting to covet the musket in Zhu Di's hand!
It can hit three hundred steps and reloads so fast.

If the whole army is equipped, wouldn't everyone in the army be archers?
At that time, the Mongolian cavalry will become a living target!

Xu Da couldn't help but sigh: "If this musket can equip the entire army, I'm afraid whoever leads the troops into Mobei will be banned!"

Feng Sheng couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, King Yan, how much does this musket cost? What is the output? How much does it cost for bullets? Can our Ming Dynasty afford it?"

Fu Youde couldn't help but said: "Your Highness King Yan, can we use it in this Northern Expedition?"

Zhu Di was stunned on the spot when he heard the two people's questions.

Why are you asking me for such a professional thing?
Ask Lao Shi!
They were all made by him, what do I know!

I couldn't answer your father-in-law's questions just now, but can I answer yours?
Lan Yu snorted: "This thing looks well made, but it's very expensive at first glance! Don't expect to equip the entire army."

Zhu Tan looked at Lan Yu and said with a smile: "Marquis Yongchang is wrong!
The cost of this musket is about 10 taels of silver each, and the bullets are not expensive either. 100 rounds of bullets cost only one tael of silver! "

When everyone heard this, they immediately looked at each other.

in fact.

In the early years of Hongwu, people usually talked about price, or the price of treasure notes.

To put it into perspective, a musket costs 40 guan and the cost of 100 rounds of ammunition is guan.

However, Zhu Tan doesn't like Bao Chao.

The currency value of this thing is too unstable, but silver is more stable.

What's more, Zhu Tan is promoting the silver standard in King Lu's territory, so it is natural for him to quote prices in silver.

When Xu Da heard Zhu Tan's words, he was silent for a moment and said calmly: "It's not cheap, but it's worth it."

Nowadays, the cost of making a Ming Dynasty fire gun is about three taels of silver, but the actual use effect and quality are completely worthless compared with the musket in front of you.

As for the price of lead bullets and gunpowder, if it were fired 100 times, the cost would probably be more than five to six taels of silver, which would probably be much higher than the price of Zhu Tan's bullets.

No matter how you calculate it, this gun is worth it.

Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were all smiles when they heard this.

His eyes were full of expectation.

Although it has not been stated clearly yet, it has been widely rumored in the court that the commander of this Northern Expedition is Song Guogong Feng Sheng, and the deputy commanders are Ying Guogong Fu Youde and Lan Yu.

Seeing that the combat power of this musket was so impressive, they were naturally very interested.

"This musket is worth equipping! If we have this musket to help us in the Northern Expedition this time, what army can beat us? Then we will only be able to chase the Mongols away."

Feng Sheng looked at Zhu Tan eagerly as he spoke.

She seemed to be waiting for him to say something.

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Song Guogong, I am afraid I will disappoint you this time. Although this musket is not a rare item, and the manufacturing threshold is not high, it will be popularized in the Ming army sooner or later, but it has not been manufactured yet. "More, I'm afraid I can only equip it to King Lu Wei this time."

Hearing Zhu Tan's words, both Feng Sheng and Fu Youde were a little disappointed.

Xu Da smiled slightly.

In short, he came to Peiping this time only as a staff officer and not to lead the troops. He didn't care whether the musket could work or not.

Suddenly, Lan Yu, who had been silent all this time, started to get angry.

"Are the guardsmen of His Royal Highness King Lu also qualified to use this kind of weapon? This time, we take them to the battlefield just to see the world. It is best to get some blood!

Maybe they will pee their pants when they see the Mongolian soldiers. Why are they so well equipped?
A piece of ten taels of silver is enough to equip several ordinary sergeants!

This thing should be used by soldiers charging into battle, right? "

When Zhu Di and Zhu Tan heard Lan Yu's words, their expressions were a little ugly.

Zhu Tan was even more unhappy.

Fortunately, I taught your son to be ranked second in the rankings. This is how you thank me!

Are you actually complaining about my soldiers?
This Lan Yu was later beheaded by Lao Zhu's family. It was really unfair. Now even I want to beat you up!
Zhu Tan sneered.

"I wonder what kind of soldiers are considered good soldiers in Marquis Yongchang's opinion?"

(End of this chapter)