Zhang Mingwei listened to it and said confidently: "I talked to Zhou Yuji and found that most of the soldiers in the Yongwei Battalion are still using arquebuses. So, I asked him, why don't you use your own fire? Because I know that self-generated firecrackers are much better than arquebuses, and in the end, self-generated firecrackers must be eliminated by arquebuses, and this is one of my insights! ”

"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately showed a strong interest.

"Because self-generated fires are not afraid of windy weather, relatively speaking, they are less affected by the climate, which is one of them!" Zhang Mingwei said eloquently, "Second, because the self-generated firebolt is not a firewire, there is no need to worry that the firewire of the comrades around you will inadvertently touch the gunpowder on your body and cause an accident, so it can be arranged more closely." In this way, an effective barrage can be formed to better kill the enemy! ”

"What the gentleman said is very true!" Emperor Chongzhen was very excited when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Then what did he say?" ”

These words, people of later generations, at least those who have seen through history, can say one or two, which can be said to be very ordinary. But Emperor Chongzhen heard it for the first time, so he naturally felt very good and excited.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he replied: "He said that he actually knows the advantages of self-generated firearms. However, self-generated firecrackers are much more expensive than arquebuses, and the army has no money and cannot afford to use them. Second, he also said that self-generated firearms are prone to misfire, that is, they cannot ignite the gunpowder when they are fired, resulting in the inability to shoot, which will have a fatal impact on the war. Therefore, there is basically no need to make self-fire guns in the army! ”

Emperor Chongzhen also nodded when he heard this, and frowned: "Yes, he has a point, right?" ”

Zhang Mingwei could clearly see the entanglement on his face, this self-generated fire gun is good or bad, what should I do! So, he replied with a smile: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to solve!" First, he doesn't have to worry about the problem that self-generated firearms are more expensive. Aren't Your Majesty and I trying to figure it out? No, the silver taels confiscated by Jinyiwei can be used to create this self-generated fire. As much as you can build, in short, with the current financial resources, slowly replace the arquebus with a self-generated firebolt! ”

Seeing him speak so confidently, Emperor Chongzhen's face couldn't help but show a look of expectation, and then immediately asked, "What about the dumb fire question?" ”

"This dumb fire problem is actually not difficult to solve!" Zhang Mingwei immediately replied, "The main thing is that the firing device, which fires out the spark ignition propellant, which relies on the force of shrapnel." Therefore, as long as the quality control of this self-generated fire gun is done, the possibility of dumb fire can be greatly reduced. When the time comes, a platoon of soldiers will fire a little more in number, even if there are still a few shots that are dumb fire, it will not affect the use of killing the enemy on the battlefield! In addition, doesn't Jinyiwei have the responsibility of detecting hundreds of officials? Then it is naturally possible to supervise the quality of the military industry. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly stroked his palm and said: "Okay, good, then do what Mr. said, Jinyi Wei strictly inspects the ordnance of the Yongwei Battalion, and if the quality is unreliable, it will be dealt with strictly." No matter who it is, it must not affect the soldiers' use to go into battle to kill the enemy! ”

At this time, he needs an army that can fight too much!

"Your Majesty, there are still many things to improve!" Zhang Mingwei saw that he was so happy, so he said another sentence in passing.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly reached out to hold Zhang Mingwei's hand, and urged repeatedly: "Sir, what other good ideas, come on, I want to know too much!" ”

This kind of improvement in insight has an immediate effect on the combat effectiveness of the army, and it is far stronger than Zhang Mingwei training an army. After Emperor Chongzhen understood this, how could he not be ecstatic!

"Your Majesty, I checked all the guns and cannons in the army and found that there are still many things that can be improved!" Zhang Mingwei pulled out his hand without a trace, and said to Emperor Chongzhen with his fingers up, "First, whether it is a gun or a cannon, you can use fixed-loading ammunition, that is, wrap the appropriate amount of gunpowder and lead bullets in advance with paper, and when you want to use it, it will be much simpler." In this way, you will not put too much gunpowder and explode the chamber when you are in a hurry on the battlefield, or put too little gunpowder and lose your power! ”

"Yes, yes, what a great idea, sir!" This is the first time Emperor Chongzhen has heard the idea of paper shell bullets, and when he heard it, he knew that there were many benefits, so he agreed again and again.

"Second, most of the current lead bullets are round, which is not conducive to the accurate shooting of lead bullets!" When Zhang Mingwei said this, when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused, he said, "This involves mathematical ballistics, as well as physical air resistance, etc., in short, the flight of a pointed-nosed buckshot will be much more accurate than that of a round-headed." This can be easily proven by experimentation! ”

His words made Emperor Chongzhen feel very profound. Although he couldn't figure it out, he subconsciously felt that what Mr. said must be right, so he hurriedly nodded before speaking.

"Third, I checked all the guns and found that there was no rifling!" Zhang Mingwei raised a third finger and said, "If the guns are rifled, the shooting distance will be greatly improved, and the accuracy will also be improved!" ”

"Ah......" Emperor Chongzhen was dumbfounded, at this time, he heard that it was Taoism, and rifling or something, he felt that the knowledge of later generations seemed to be very powerful, so he hurriedly and modestly asked: "Sir, what is this rifling, it is so useful?" ”

After listening to this, Zhang Mingwei talked about the concept of rifling, and then said: "Although it is not easy to draw rifling in terms of the current level of science and technology, I have a whole set of ideas, starting from steelmaking, which are suitable for the current technology, and it should be no problem to do it." In the early stage, due to various problems, the production may not be high, but if you have this kind of firearm, it will be much more powerful than the enemy's firearms, and the advantage will be great. At this point, we can also prove the gap between the two through the comparative test of firearms! ”

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "It's really good, let's go, sir, let's go to the War Bureau together, just explain this idea, and ask them to do it immediately!" ”

It's okay on the thief's side, the Ming army basically didn't win the Jianyu that was going to invade in the second half of the year. In the face of such a strong enemy, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was too necessary to have good weapons and equipment, so that it would be possible for the imperial army to win the Jianyu!

If the Ming army is strong enough, will the Ming still be destroyed?

The answer is obvious. That's why Emperor Chongzhen cares so much about what Zhang Mingwei just said.

Zhang Mingwei listened, and of course agreed.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait any longer, so he strode out of the hall first, and said to Zhang Mingwei with a smile: "Don't say anything else, just what Mr. said just now is worth a national prince." It's really ridiculous that those people who are vegetarian in the corpse still think that Mr. I Feng is too child's play for the prince! ”

At that time, he heard that Zhang Mingwei had solved the refugee problem at once, so he directly sealed the Guogong, firstly, because the Ming Dynasty was about to die, and the Guogong was no longer worth anything in his eyes;

The second is that there are so many nobles in Jingshi, including Guogong's, all of them have disappointed him so much, what is wrong with him wanting to give Mr. Guogong? If the seal is lowered, those vegetarian meals of the corpse of the national duke, which is higher than Zhang Mingwei's title, make him even more disgusting!

Third, what he wants to envelop the most is Zhang Mingwei, although Zhang Mingwei refused to divide the world equally, but he can give it to a national duke, which is more or less a kind of reward!

But he didn't know that it was for the sake of this prince that someone was making trouble in the palace!