Warring States Eagle

In the back garden of Ye Gaoshan's lord's mansion, Zhengliang told Ander about the flaws of a few matchlock guns.

The main reason is that the firing steps are too complicated. It takes at least seven or eight steps to fire once, and relying on the matchlock will bring the disadvantage of not being able to fire in rainy days. If the matchlock is used up, the musket will become scrap iron.

In response to these shortcomings, Zheng Liang told Ander some principles of the later flintlock guns.Zheng Liang also didn't want Ander to understand it all at once, as long as he slowly figured it out in the future, Zheng Liang's purpose was to provide him with a way of thinking.Moreover, Zheng Liang plans to write these things down with a pen after returning home, so that craftsmen who will participate in the development of muskets in the future must learn these contents first.

At the same time, Zhengliang also proposed to change the small bottles containing gunpowder into bamboo tubes.In fact, it is bamboo Zao, with fixed gunpowder.According to the amount of gunpowder required for each shot, the gunpowder is placed in the bamboo tube first, and these bamboo tubes can be used directly when fighting.In this way, the firing time of the musket can be reduced, and the burden during the ashigaru march can also be reduced.

Generally speaking, the power of this kind of musket is not bad, and the range is estimated to be about 100 meters. Of course, the actual effective range is estimated to be reduced to less than half.For the time being, these firearms can only be used as surprise weapons, and they cannot be used in large quantities on the battlefield.

"In addition, I am also planning to form a firearms team, which is initially determined to be about 20 people, Ander." Zheng Liang continued, "You are responsible for selecting the specific personnel, and you have the final say on how to evaluate them. However, you must ensure that Within a month, these people will know how to use the fire system and muskets of the Ming Dynasty that I brought back. Someone must know how to use that cannon."

"Yes" Ander yelled happily when Zheng Liang asked him to form a musketeer team.His greatest hope is to lead the army to fight and make contributions on the battlefield.Now that the opportunity finally came, he was secretly lucky that he found the right boss this time.

"This is for you" says it all.Masara took a small bag that Kinoshita Masao had been holding and handed it to Andel.

Ander opened the bag and looked inside, his eyes suddenly turned golden, and his whole expression was fixed there.

Zheng Liang didn't look at his expression, but continued on his own: "The five taels of gold here can be regarded as paying your salary for half a year in advance. If this time, all the newly recruited firemen can be fully paid a month ago If you train well, not only will you pay the remaining five taels of gold immediately, but you will even be rewarded."

"His Royal Highness" heard Zheng Liang's words, and Andel swallowed hard.Qiang Zuo said calmly, "Please believe me, it only takes less than a month, no. In less than half a month, I will be able to build a musketeer team." He has already decided, for the golden gold, even if Don't sleep, but also train the recruited musketeers well.

"Very good. Then I will wait for your good news." Zheng Liang nodded and said.After getting along for a while, Zheng Liang knew that Ander was a money worshiper through and through, and gold was his biggest motivation.

After confirming the firearms workshop and the iron cannon ashigaru team, the Luo family's firearms team will have a preliminary foundation.According to Zhengliang's plan.In terms of combat, before the Luo family had developed their own firearms.You can only rely on the firearms you get.As for research and development, Zheng Liang hopes that the first thing the workshop will realize is the maintenance of firearms, especially muskets, and the production of gunpowder and ammunition; after mastering the above content.Only then will the energy be invested in the research and development of the gun; when this step is completed, the forging of the gun will be studied at the end.

As for gunpowder, there is still a relatively big problem, that is, the lack of saltpeter. Japan is indeed relatively short of nitrate mines, at least not found in the territory of the Roche family.Therefore, Zheng Liang had to find a way to obtain saltpeter. There was really no other way, so Zheng Liang had to adopt the most primitive method, and asked people to collect a large amount of nitrate near the toilet to make saltpeter. .

After confirming all the details, everyone bid farewell to Zhengliang and went on to perform the task.In the next few days, Zheng Liang also went down to the territory in person to inspect the construction of the territory and inspect the training of each team.

On this day, Zhengliang returned to the mansion of Lord Ye Gaoshan and summoned Yinuo who had returned from the mission.

"How's the situation?" Zheng Liang asked while sitting on the chair of the council hall.

"According to the news from the secret work inside, it seems that Mr. Boduo in Tangjin City has died," Yinuo said.

"The matter is true?"

"We need to confirm again for the time being."

"Well," Zhengliang pondered, "Time does not wait for me. It seems that our family still needs to be prepared. Immediately after you go back, pass on my order to let the guards gather at Tsuda Hiromune at the junction of Sashi's house secretly with more than 100 peasants." Bing, once it is confirmed that Bo Duoyuan died of illness, immediately make an appearance of attacking the Sashi family at the border. And you immediately let the detectives hidden in the Sashi family distribute a large number of Luo family at the invitation of the mother of the previous head of the Sashi family. Regularly seek justice. Remember, it is only for Zuo Zhi regularly. It is the same in other powerful territories."

"Yes" Yinuo led the order, "Your Highness, what should I do with the female family member of the previous head of the Sazhi family who is now in the territory of my family? I think that Your Highness can take the younger sister of the previous head of the family as a concubine, so that the family will have enough It's righteous."

"Take care of them for the time being and don't insult them. As for taking concubines, it depends on the situation. After the matter of Sazhi's house is over, we will arrange a field for them in the territory so that they can live in peace," Zheng Liang decided. .

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Also, what happened to Huzi's house?" Zheng Liang continued to ask.

"All arrangements have been made. If there are no accidents, there should be results in these two days," Yinuo said.

"Very well, continue to monitor them closely." Zheng Liang was very satisfied with Yinuo's work.

"Your Highness, there is a businessman from the Ming Kingdom outside the canyon asking to see you." Just when Zheng Liang was about to continue to order Yinuo's mission, the surname Kishinomaru came to report.

"Outside the canyon? This should not be Wang Hai, who can enter the canyon directly. Who could it be?" Zheng Liang thought, "Let him in."

Soon, the visitor was brought to the meeting hall of the lord's mansion.

"So it's Shopkeeper Zuo, please take a seat," Zheng Liang said with a smile to the visitor.It turned out that it was Zuo Moyang, a businessman from the Ming Dynasty who was temporarily on board Zhu Qinfeng's boat.

"His Royal Highness Zhengliang, this time I come here, I will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing." Zuo Moyang came straight to the point.After a few days of contact on the boat, Zuo Moyang also had a preliminary understanding of Zheng Liang's character, so he didn't intend to come to those businessmen's polite words, and went straight to the topic after sitting down. (To be continued..)

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