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Looking back at Xu Guangqi, Emperor Tianqi was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect that Xu Guangqi didn't design it on purpose.There is actually a factor of mistakes in it, it seems that this is some kind of coincidence in history!

Emperor Tianqi didn't say anything, and walked towards the behemoth in front of him, which was a huge fort.A cannon shone with a cold light, which made people feel cold as soon as they got close.

Stretching out his hand to stroke the cold cannon barrel, Emperor Tianqi shuddered. Turning his head to look at Xu Guangqi, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Xu Aiqing, tell me! What's the matter with this artillery?"

"Back to the emperor, ever since I received the emperor's decree to build a battleship, I have been thinking about the artillery on the battleship. After all, the artillery equipped on a battleship directly determines the quality of the battleship!" Xu Guangqi looked at the cannon in front of him, his expression on his face There is a look of satisfaction all over his face, and the kind of relief in his eyes is beyond comprehension for ordinary people!

Emperor Apocalypse naturally understood this point. The warships of this era were all powered by sails, and it was difficult to keep a distance in terms of speed.Because of power and technology, it is impossible for steel warships to appear in this era, so the firepower of a warship directly determines the combat effectiveness of a warship.The firepower of a battleship is directly determined by the artillery equipped with it.

Looking at Xu Guangqi with a bewildered face, Emperor Tianqi stopped Wang Chengen who wanted to speak, and this time only belonged to Xu Guangqi.This great person who lived a gloomy life in the previous life can finally show his talent in this life. Emperor Tianqi can understand his feelings very well.

After a long time, Xu Guangqi came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed to Emperor Tianqi, and said in embarrassment: "I have lost my mind, I deserve death!"

Emperor Tianqi patted Xu Guangqi on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Aiqing has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty. I am very relieved!"

Having worked hard all his life, Xu Guangqi felt it was worth it to be praised by Emperor Tianqi, nodded, and continued: "After that, I thought about how to ensure the speed of fire and the range of the artillery. Although the Hongyi cannon has a long range. But because it is loaded from the front, the rate of fire is very slow. If you really fight, you will definitely suffer. Frankie uses sub-munitions. Each mother gun can carry four sub-guns. The rate of fire is very fast, but the range It's too close again!"

Nodding in agreement, the Emperor Tianqi also knew that this was a problem. The front-mounted gun had a long range but a slow rate of fire.I'm afraid Frankie can't be called a real breech gun yet.Did Xu Guangqi solve this problem?no!

Seeing Emperor Tianqi looking straight at him, Xu Guangqi naturally knew what Emperor Tianqi was thinking, and hurriedly said: "I have thought about assembling Frankie and Hongyi Cannon together. After countless experiments, I found out that this is the way to do it." No way!"

Although disappointed in his heart, Emperor Tianqi also breathed a sigh of relief, if Xu Guangqi really did it.This is too bad!

"I have tried many methods, but I can't solve the airtight problem of Frankie. I have read all the western books and found that there is no way to solve this problem! So there is no way, this artillery is actually a pre-installed one!" Xu Guangqi A little embarrassed, his face turned red, he already regretted what he said earlier!Once Emperor Tianqi thinks that he only speaks but does not practice, it will be bad!

Xu Guangqi's worries are naturally unnecessary.Emperor Tianqi knew how difficult it was. Looking at the cannon in front of him, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Then what's the difference with this cannon? Wouldn't Aiqing put the Hongyi cannon directly here?"

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi didn't blame himself, Xu Guangqi breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Emperor Tianqi: "Go back to the emperor. Of course I won't do that. I have been studying the rifling that the emperor said last time. After continuous research by the firearms factory, I finally got the rifling out, and this gun has the rifling on it!"

Slightly stunned, Emperor Tianqi immediately showed joy. The importance of rifling is self-evident. It can not only increase the range of the artillery, but more importantly, increase the accuracy of the artillery.It may not be very useful in land battles, but it is very important in naval battles.

Looking at Xu Guangqi with a smile, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Xu Aiqing, keep talking!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Now this cannon has a maximum range of fifteen miles, and it is very accurate. I have tested this cannon, and it can sink a warship with two shots. If it is a warship in the Daming Navy now , as long as it hits a cannon, it can be dismembered!" Xu Guangqi looked at Emperor Tianqi with excitement!

Nodding his head, Emperor Tianqi was also extremely satisfied!After thinking about it enough, he looked back at Xu Guangqi and said, "Xu Aiqing, how much does this artillery cost?"

Xu Guangqi saluted respectfully, and said with a serious face: "Return to the emperor, the previous Hongyi cannon weighed three thousand catties. Except for the copper consumed, the total cost of all expenses was about 500 taels! This cannon weighed 600 taels Eight thousand catties, plus the need to describe the rifling, so the cost needs to be written more, around [-] taels!"

Emperor Tianqi nodded helplessly. Firearms really cost money, but with such power, it is worth spending more money!After pondering for a moment, Emperor Tianqi said again: "Xu Aiqing, where are the other artillery pieces on this battleship?"

"Returning to the emperor, the other cannons are side-string cannons, and you can't install too big cannons, otherwise the hull will break because it can't withstand the impact of firing the cannons. Therefore, on this battleship, I have five thousand catties. Heavy artillery. The range is more than ten miles, the power is extraordinary, and the cost of each artillery is about 1000 taels!" Xu Guangqi looked at Emperor Tianqi cautiously, this time Xu Guangqi said it himself before Emperor Tianqi asked!

Nodding his head, Emperor Tianqi frowned and calculated, each cannon is 1000 taels, and 80 cannons are 80 taels, good guy!The cost of artillery alone is [-] taels.This battleship is really not affordable for ordinary people, it is too expensive!

Sighing helplessly, Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi with a complicated expression, and now he loves and hates this guy.Emperor Apocalypse has no doubts about the fighting power of such a warship, and it can definitely sail across the sea, but the price is too expensive!

"Xu Aiqing, tell me the truth, how much does it cost to build such a warship?" Emperor Tianqi asked in a deep voice. If it is true that each warship is 400 million taels, Emperor Tianqi naturally cannot afford it. !

Frowning and calculating in his heart, Xu Guangqi knew the embarrassment of Emperor Tianqi, and he also understood that the cost was too high!After a long time, Xu Guangqi said with a serious face: "Back to the emperor, the materials for shipbuilding need to be transferred from Liaodong and other places, and the cost involved is not small. Including the cost of firearms, the cost of such a warship will not be too small. But now this This is a prototype ship, which has undergone two major reworks, so the cost will be more. If such a ship is built again, I am confident that the cost will be controlled within 200 million taels. A battleship is not enough to have artillery , and other firearms are needed, although they are not as high as cannons, they are not very cheap either!"

Emperor Tianqi had no money, Xu Guangqi knew this very well in his heart, after thinking about everything, Xu Guangqi gave the price.If it is less than 200 million, it will directly affect the quality of the battleship!

He breathed a sigh of relief. Although 200 million taels is a lot, it is still much less than 400 million taels!As for how many such warships he can build, Emperor Tianqi has no idea at all. Let's see how much money Yunnan can get back this time!

After glancing at Xu Guangqi, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "Xu Aiqing, how many warships do you think we need?"

Slightly taken aback, Xu Guangqi didn't expect Emperor Tianqi to ask this question, but his face immediately became happy.When Emperor Tianqi asked this question, it was obvious that he was preparing to build it. He thought for a while and said, "A navy that can fight needs all kinds of warships. This kind of warship can be used as the main battleship. I think ten warships are enough. Well, plus other warships, it can probably form a navy with more than 100 warships! With 2 sailors, this kind of navy, I think, will be enough no matter where it goes!"

Xu Guangqi looked at Emperor Tianqi meaningfully, waiting anxiously for Emperor Tianqi's reply!Ever since he knew that Emperor Tianqi wanted to build such a navy, Xu Guangqi knew that it was definitely not for dealing with Jiannu, it was really overkill!

Because of his frequent contact with missionaries, Xu Guangqi knows some things outside the Ming Dynasty, and those foreigners are running all over the world!Nowadays, many countries that pay tribute have been cut off, and that is also because these foreigners have occupied those countries.The purpose of Emperor Tianqi building such a powerful navy is self-evident!

This is also the reason why Xu Guangqi designed this kind of warship. It must be able to beat the barbarian warship. This is the deepest secret hidden in Xu Guangqi's heart!The Ming Dynasty is a celestial dynasty. Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if it couldn't defeat the barbarian warships?

Emperor Tianqi didn't say anything, let Xu Guangqi lead, and then continued to visit on the battleship.

In the city of Beijing, in a Taoist temple in the North City, a few people walked quickly to the back hall, and stood respectfully at the door, while the people at the door walked in quickly to report.There were quite a few people in the room, the person on the main seat looked majestic, it was really the Bailian Sect group, and below were the envoys of Bailian and the hall masters of each hall.

"Report to Hierarch, the Holy Maiden has arrived!" The person who walked into the room saluted respectfully, and said to Hierarch Bailian!

Nodding his head, Master Bailian smiled and said, "It's finally here, please come in!"

The man turned around and went out, and everyone in the room stood up. In the White Lotus Sect, apart from the leader of the White Lotus, the status of the saint is the highest!

After a short time, footsteps sounded outside, and several people walked in quickly. The leader bowed to Master Bailian, and said respectfully: "The woman has met her adoptive father, and the latter has won the banner. It is really gratifying. Hey!" (To be continued...)