Wang Shao, Tang Mu, Yuan Xuan, Xu Fan, Liang Cai, Li Long...... Waiting for the Zhejiang officials, they collectively sent Wang Yuan on board, and their feelings were extremely complicated at the moment.

As officials of the Third Division of Zhejiang and the prefect of Hangzhou, although they were not accustomed to many of Wang Yuan's practices, they could not deny his merits.

Zhejiang's three divisions are tariff-sharing, and the local small treasury is rapidly filled.

Zhejiang's political secretary has made countless dollars by minting copper coins and engaging in silver and foreign exchange, and the two political envoys took the opportunity to make money and it is not considered corruption.

Li Long, the capital of Zhejiang, is now cooperating with Shaoxing Iron Works to cast cannons, and he can make a profit every time he casts a cannon. Moreover, this guy got a sea ship out of nowhere, and sent his henchmen to do sea trade with swagger, and made more money than he used to collect filial piety silver from pirates.

Hangzhou Mansion is obviously more prosperous and lively, but all the small people who are active can support their families by selling snacks on the street. Many idle residents and suburban farmers were dragged to the docks to earn a living, and even small merchants opened laundry houses and hired peasant women to wash the clothes of the seafarers.

The legend of the reincarnation of Mazu has spread rapidly through opera, with Hangzhou as the center. The angry image of Guanyin is spread throughout the province.

In the major counties of Hangzhou, no one dared to drown babies for half a year. As for other provinces, as well as in rural areas, not to mention the extinction of infant drowning, it has also decreased significantly, and the trend of extravagance in marriage has been slightly curbed.

All this can be seen and touched.

Everyone's perception of the governor is resentful, fearful, respectful, and loving, but it cannot be summarized simply.

Of course, there are simple ideas.

For example, Wu Dayou, the salt transport envoy of the two Zhejiang, Xu Tingguang, the governor of Caoliang, Liu Luan, the imperial history of salt patrol, and others. They were so frightened by Wang Yuan that they hid in other places, and when they heard that Wang Yuan was leaving, they ran back to Hangzhou under the pretense of being scared, and sent Wang Yuan back to Beijing with a warm gift.

Only the merchants loved Wang Yuan the most, and even worshipped him as the God of Wealth, and they were reluctant to let the beloved Governor leave!

Under the farewell of as many as thousands of people, Wang Yuan took Xia Chan, Yuan Da, and the five hundred Shenji Battalion to board the ship. In addition, there are 500 firecrackers left, who will stay in Hangzhou for Zhang Xuan's dispatch, so as not to make trouble without a long eye. The soap official named Zhang Mu, Wang Yuan was quite easy to use, and he was temporarily left to Zhang Xuan to call.

There were several disciples of the physics school who stayed in Hangzhou Industrial and Commercial School to serve as teachers and promote the study of physics.

"Congratulations to the Governor!"

More than 20 scholars from the government stood on the dock and made a fuss, they belonged to Wang Yuan's brainless fans, and some even spontaneously joined the physics school.

Corresponding to this is Wang Yuan's brainless black, and there are still a lot of such scholars in Hangzhou.

He Yao, Gui Cao, Chang Lun and others, after the fleet disappeared into the sea, returned to the city together to drink, and discussed how to subdue the gentry - the governor returned to Beijing, and some of them must jump.

Inside the cabin.

The Fire Warrior Yasan cautiously asked, "Lord Governor, is the Celestial Empire really going to restore the kingdom of Manraka in the future?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "I haven't said this. ”

The fire man Yasan said: "The Governor built a ship and made cannons in Hangzhou, it must have a purpose, maybe he wants to follow the eunuch of the Three Treasures to go to the West." And Manraka to curb the choke point of the waterway, how can the Governor allow the Frangi to occupy it? ”

"Don't be cranky, just translate with peace of mind." Wang Yuan said.

Yasan the Fire said, "If one day, the Governor will lead a huge ship to expel the Franc Machine, and he will do the work of dogs and horses!" I don't dare to ask for anything else, I just want to get back my own land. ”

Wang Yuan just smiled, did not admit it, and did not deny it.

The Fire Man Yasan went north this time to translate for Wang Yuan.

Those Portuguese artillery casters fell into the hands of our king and governor, which is equivalent to Liu Bei's borrowing of Jingzhou, and it is clear that he has borrowed but not returned. The reason is very straightforward, saying that he has no skilled gunners, and wants to bring these gunsmiths back to Beijing to help train gunners.

The Portuguese governor didn't care about this, just a few gunsmiths, if he could please the Ming Emperor, then it was all worth it.

Portugal had long since occupied Goa, India, and built the largest shipyard and cannon foundry in Asia. There are not enough craftsmen in Malacca, so I went to Goa to get a batch of them, and Pires's identity was the governor of India.

Wang Yuan summoned the gunsmiths, and Yasan the Flamemaker acted as an interpreter, and continued to discuss the artillery issue with them on the ship.

There is a huge doubt, which has been hovering in Wang Yuan's heart, why at the beginning of the sixteenth century, all Portuguese artillery were breech guns?

Wang Yuan asked: "Is there a front-loading artillery in Europe?" ”

One of the gunsmiths replied: "If it is used for siege, then it is all breech guns." If used in field or naval battles, breech-loading guns are the majority. ”

"Why?" Wang Yuan asked.

"Because of its great power and long range, the breech cannon is most effective in sieges," said the gunsmith. And breech guns have a fast rate of fire, which makes them more practical for naval and field battles. ”

"I see," Wang Yuan asked again, "why is the breech gun so powerful and so short?" ”

The gunsmith said, "Because the chamber of the cannon is leaking." ”

Early breech guns, in the Jingtai and Chenghua years, have appeared in Europe.

Don't think that the "breech" is more advanced than the "breech", the fatal flaw of the early breech guns was the leakage of gunpowder gas!

In about another 30 years, the Portuguese artillery will gradually change from breech to breech, and the next two hundred years will be the world of breech guns.

The Fran cannon that was introduced to China is now the pinnacle of the world, because it is an improved version of the early breech gun in Europe, and the design of the gun can slightly reduce the leakage of gunpowder gas, and the rate of fire is also greatly increased.

"Master, drink porridge." Xia Chan came in with eight-treasure porridge, her face was pale and she walked flutteringly.

Wang Yuan tinkered with the cannon and didn't raise his head: "Put it down." You go back and rest more, seasickness is not something you can get used to in a day or two. ”

Xia Chan said: "I vomited a few times, and I feel much better." ”

Wang Yuan said, "Then sit down." ”

Xia Chan stood next to her and asked curiously, "What is the master doing?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "Let's see if we can improve the artillery." ”

"Oh." Xia Chan stopped talking.

What to say about the Fran cannon, it completely subverts Wang Yuan's perception of artillery, it is a bit like an enlarged version of the old breech gun.

The belly of the gun was open, with a huge slot opened.

The gunner can load the iron bullet and gunpowder into the gun in advance, and when firing, the gun can be directly inserted into the grooved belly of the gun, and then wedge the gun latch used to fix the gun gun to ignite.

This kind of artillery has a fast rate of fire, fast heat dissipation, and fast reloading, and can be fired once in less than a minute.

Moreover, the safety is very high, and the sub-mother cannon is separated, so there is no need to worry about the spontaneous combustion of gunpowder caused by overheating of the barrel. The sub-gun bears most of the explosion pressure, and if it is broken, it can be replaced, and the service life of the main gun body is extremely long. If Wang Yuan wants to save money, he can use wrought iron as the main gun body, and only use steel to cast the gun.

However, the air tightness is super poor, and it may explode in serious cases, and the firing range is short and the power is small, so it is very unsuitable for heavy artillery.

Wang Yuan thought about it on the ship for several days, and when he arrived in Tianjin, he chose to give up directly.

This kind of gun tail and belly design cannot improve the air tightness at all. If you want not to leak, you have to redesign the belly, which is equivalent to Wang Yuan designing a new artillery by himself.

If the Portuguese, who dominated the seas, generally used this artillery. Then it can be speculated that the artillery at this time belongs to the naval combat auxiliary, and the power is too small to sink the enemy, and it has to rely on the broadside battle at the critical moment.

However, it can be called a sharp weapon for land field warfare, and the artillery that is fired every tens of seconds, where did you find another home at the beginning of the sixteenth century?

On the seashore of Tianjin, workers in the weaving factory have been waiting for several days.

Twenty guns and ammunition were removed from the ship, and cotton cloth was carried to the ship. The ships continued their way to Japan, and the workers rowed their guns to Tianjin, and then sailed down the Grand Canal to Beijing.

Zhu Houzhao has urged many times to ask Wang Yuan to hurry up and lead the troops to set off.