Chapter 41: The Attacking Rifle

"Grandpa, it's not good."

On the afternoon of the third day after returning from watching the troops in the martial arts arena, a little eunuch hurriedly ran to the celebrant and trembled violently.

"What's the matter, you're a bad thing, it's just that the Luan Palace is on fire again, look at what scares you." Wei Zhongxian put down the pen of practicing calligraphy and said dissatisfied.

In fact, compared to Zhu Youxiao, who was slandered as "illiterate" by the courtiers in private, Wei Zhongxian was the one who was really illiterate.

But right now, he's practicing in a hurry.,The general meaning of many books can be understood.。

"The prince was knocked out of a front tooth by the emperor in Xinuan Pavilion..."

"What? Wang Tiqian was knocked out of a front tooth by the emperor? Wei Zhongxian was a little surprised, this was the first time since the emperor succeeded to the throne.

The godson, who is not successful, where did he have a conflict with the emperor.

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian stood up and rushed towards the Xinuan Pavilion, leaving a word.

"Stay here, don't go anywhere."

Wei Zhongxian hadn't arrived at Xinuan Pavilion yet, and he saw the busy figures of the palace people from a distance, and he was afraid that it would be bad.

He walked to the door with a hard head, and just happened to see Zhu Youxiao kick over the Xuande furnace.

Hearing only the sound of "bang", the half-burned incense in the Xuande furnace rolled out, and the palace people hurriedly covered their noses and knelt to clean up the mess.

Seeing this scene, Wei Zhongxian chuckled in his heart, maybe he shouldn't have come.

The kick just now naturally knew that Wei Zhongxian was about to arrive and deliberately kicked it, seeing that this guy stopped outside the door and didn't dare to come in, Zhu Youxiao smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that his heart must have been thinking about it at this time.

"Come here." Zhu Youxiao's voice was said to Wang Tiqian, who was kneeling in the corner with his mouth covered.

When the latter heard this, he first trembled, and then looked at Wei Zhongxian with a distress-seeking gaze.

Wei Zhongxian didn't know why the emperor had such a big dragon power at this time, so he naturally didn't dare to open his mouth and cause trouble easily, so he squeezed his eyebrows at Wang Tiqian.

Wang Tiqian didn't dare to disobey the holy will, and when he saw Wei Zhongxian, he didn't say anything, so he had to move over one small step at a time.

But in the blink of an eye, Zhu Youxiao picked up the silver cup on the table and smashed it over, Wang Tiqian screamed miserably, covered his bloody mouth, and spit out a few canine teeth.

Wei Zhongxian, who was standing outside the warm pavilion, saw this scene, his face turned pale with fright, and he immediately turned around and was about to leave.

This matter can't be mixed, and if you go, you will die!

Just walked a few steps, but heard Zhu Youxiao ask with a smile in the Xinuan Pavilion: "Wang Tiqian, do you resent me?" ”

Wei Zhongxian paused and listened carefully.

Seeing that the emperor was looking at him condescendingly, Wang Tiqian, who didn't know what he had done, burst into tears, but kept shaking his head, unable to say a word.

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, and said in a heavenly voice: "I will tell you a story, the so-called... Dogs fight people and eaters, understand? ”

"Understood, slave maid understood..."Wang Tiqian hurriedly agreed.

Looking at Wang Tiqian, who was worried and bleeding from his mouth, Zhu Youxiao leaned back on the couch, threw a book outside the warm pavilion, and said:

"Tell me to bring me another book to read, it's good for you to take such a copy of "Zhenguan Political Dignitaries", you say, should you be beaten today?"

"The! Should! Wang Tiqian responded twice, covered his bloody mouth, and jumped out of the warm pavilion, "The slave maid will change another book for the emperor!" ”

Seeing that Wang Tiqian didn't even look at himself when he ran to get the book, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be angry, but he was shocked in his heart, and his back was cold.

As everyone knows, this Wang Tiqian became his godson.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse punished Wang Tiqian for taking the book, which was just idle talk for the palace people, but for him Wei Zhongxian, this was an obvious beating!

Under the millennium, there are hundreds of tired emperors, but there is only one Yao, some people want to be Yao, and some people want to be a faint king.

Wei Zhongxian didn't expect that the one in front of him was the one who was the master of Yao.

......

Looking at the figure of Wei Zhongxian, who didn't say a word and slowly retreated, Zhu Youxiao sneered, today's beating should make him more honest.

And that Wang Tiqian, you also have to know whose dog he is and who he is doing things for!

A few days ago, Zhu Youxiao observed the military exercise and found that although the popularity of firearms in the Yongwei Battalion is high, most of them are not as good as those in the West at this stage.

More than 1,000 muskets, all of which are arquebuses that are susceptible to the weather, and of course the solution is also close at hand, which is to fire the pistol.

The flintlock pistol, as the name suggests, is an advanced version of the development of the arquebus, which uses flint friction as a firing device.

Its appearance simplifies the launch steps, is fast and practical, safe and convenient.

In the middle of the seventeenth century, Western powers opened up colonies around the world, and the Ming Dynasty also underwent historical changes.

Unlike Western hot weapons and cold weapons, the Ming Dynasty is a special case.

In the land of the Ming Dynasty, there were thieves such as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and there were Jiannu attacking cities and plundering land in Liaodong.

Later generations often checked this, and Zhu Youxiao hated not being able to kiss until the late Ming Dynasty.

Now that it's really here, how can it repeat the mistakes of history?

At this time, the flintlock pistol was hot in the West, but it was silent in the East, and even Zhu Youxiao, who was the emperor, was unable to withdraw because he was tired of party struggle.

Now that the situation of the Donglin Party members is "all in the right and prosperous dynasty" has changed slightly, Zhu Youxiao has already begun to ponder the matter of developing and firing guns.

In fact, flintlock pistols already appeared at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but they were not popularized and popularized in time.

Compared to arquebuses, flintlock pistols have obvious advantages.

Its ignition mechanism relies on mechanical impact to start a fire, without the help of an external fire source and is not disturbed by weather factors.

When using a rifle, the musketeer was able to quickly engage in the battle, concentrate on shooting, improve accuracy, and have a better rate of fire than the former.

So here's the problem.

In 1547, the Frenchman Mahan invented the flintlock pistol, in the land of the Ming Dynasty, did he keep up with the footsteps of the historical process and independently advanced the arquebus to the flintlock pistol?

The answer is yes, there is!

Zhu Youxiao took out a copy from the thick stack of books on the table, and the person who submitted this question book was the candidate in the answer - Bi Maokang.

Bi Maokang may not be as famous as Xu Guangqi, Song Yingxing and others, but in the area of the gun, he is well-deserved as the first person in China.

The results of Bi Maokang's independent innovation are nearly 100 years later than Mahan.

However, since the invention of the suitrigger pistol, the West has been sporadic at first, and it was not until the middle of the seventeenth century, more than twenty years later, that the Western army was generally equipped with flintlock pistols.

Daming's firearms design and processing technology has always been in the leading position in the world, with a strong foundation for firearms manufacturing, as well as rich experience in the use of firearms since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, these are the advantages of being a latecomer in equipping flintlock pistols.

In general, in the development of muskets, the Ming was not inferior to the West.

As for Tatar Qingzhen, I won't mention it, after all, he is the best in the world.

Looking at this inscription, Zhu Youxiao was also recalling the memories of this person in history.

Bi Maokang, the word Menghou, the eastern suburbs, the passer-by of She County. Ming Dynasty weapons expert, Wanli twenty-six years jinshi.

At the beginning, he was awarded the middle school, and then moved to Guangxi Province to supervise the imperial history, the right to the imperial history, the Shaanxi patrol, and the Shandong patrol salt imperial history.

Bi Mao Kangya negative instrument bureau, Yang Li at home and abroad, and his brother Mao Liang and have a clear reputation, called "two Bi".

A affirmed that he died, and Bi Maokang and Bi Maoliang went on a hunger strike and martyrdom.

Among so many books, Zhu Youxiao only drew this one, there must be a reason.

Today's Bi Maokang has been ostracized and depressed because he doesn't like party disputes, but for Zhu Youxiao, it is a priceless treasure.

Compared with Yang Lian, this is a talent that is really useful to the country, how can he not be reused?