Bi Maokang thought that His Majesty didn't believe him, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there must be no problem." ”

Seeing Bi Maokang's attitude, Zhu Youxiao knew that it was useless for him to say anything, and it was easy to undermine the confidence of his subordinates if he said too much. So Zhu Youxiao said directly: "No problem, let's get it." If the results are good, I will not be stingy with rewards. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Maokang said with some excitement in his tone.

It was explained quickly, and it was quickly prepared.

Zhu Youxiao personally watched as someone carried over boxes of shells and quickly began to load, and the shells were directly pushed into the barrel.

At this time, if he shouted an Italian cannon, Zhu Youxiao felt that he should feel very good.

But he didn't say anything, and stood there with his hands behind his back.

With an order, the cannon roared loudly, and the cannonball spun and flew not far away, and after landing, there was a huge explosion.

Smoke and dust flew and dirt splashed, blowing a large crater directly into the ground.

After seeing this thing, Zhu Youxiao felt a little emotional, his firearms unit was finally about to take shape, and it was not in vain that he had spent so much money for so many years, and he had gone to great lengths to come up with all kinds of things.

In fact, in this era, the world's technology has begun to develop rapidly. After the beginning of the Age of Discovery, all kinds of items will be demanded and manufactured.

Especially in terms of arms, everyone colonizes, you come and go, and you have a lot of fun, so the demand for firearms is even greater.

It's just that no country can unify everything and develop it through strong national strength.

Now, Zhu Youxiao is doing this thing.

The profound industrial heritage of the Ming Dynasty, maybe people say nothing, but in fact, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are really powerful, they can use handmade cars to produce beads of the same size, which can be used to make bearings.

Although there is no perfect industrial system, there are no various industrial books, but these craftsmen are really strong in practical operation. These powerful craftsmen provided the foundation for the research and development of the Ming Dynasty.

The more than 7,000 books brought by Jinnige contained a variety of contemporary knowledge, and they were able to connect the knowledge used by the Ming Dynasty with the advanced knowledge of the West. In this process, Daming's technology has developed rapidly.

And after that, it was Zhu Youxiao's planning and guidance.

After all, as a person from later generations, Zhu Youxiao can show the way for many things, such as picric acid explosives, which are simple to make, but very inconvenient to transport and store. The problem that the French and the British did not solve for a long time, but was later solved by the Japanese.

And here in Zhu Youxiao, this matter is an inconspicuous secret. In fact, there are many other things like this, such as the glass bubble problem that caused the war, and in fact, the secret solution is stirring.

Just those two words caused a protracted war.

To put it bluntly, it's actually a very simple truth; But if you don't say it, this technology is worth a thousand dollars, and even a war to destroy the country.

And Zhu Youxiao played this role, coupled with a huge amount of money, he finally had the current harvest.

Seeing Bi Maokang walking back, Zhu Youxiao said directly: "Very good, reward!" ”

As for building a production line and then quickly equipping it, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to think about it first. The reason is simple, there is no money. Although these things can be produced by taking them, there is still no way. Now there are only simple mechanical lathes, and the manufacturing speed is very slow.

However, if a production line is built, it can still be manufactured in large quantities using a lot of labor.

It's just that there is one point, Zhu Youxiao can't help it, it requires too much money. With your current financial situation, don't be kidding.

So Zhu Youxiao could only reward the craftsmen and let them continue their own research.

In the next era, it is natural to start with power, that is, the legendary steam engine.

With this thing, Da Ming will be able to open the next era.

These things in front of him are enough for Daming to digest for a while.

But there is one more thing, Zhu Youxiao wants to ask Bi Maokang.

"How's the matter going about the metal cartridge?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang and asked directly.

This is what Zhu Youxiao is very concerned about, once the metal fixed bullet is made, then the rear loading gun can be put on the agenda. Even the earliest Hanyang-made rifle was an extremely advanced rifle in this era.

Being able to design accurately and have rifling is a great progress. No matter how the current front-loading musket develops, it does not have this advantage, even if it can be rifled and threaded bullets can be used, it still will not work.

Because then the speed of reloading will be much slower, and the rate of fire will not be enough. Only a rear-loading gun was able to achieve such a degree of accuracy.

Once this obstacle is overcome, a pistol can also be created, which is called a revolver pistol.

Speaking of which, when the time comes, you can get one yourself, and pin it on your waist at any time, I've been thinking about it for a long time.

"Not yet." Bi Maokang said with some hesitation.

In fact, Bi Maokang has also been paying attention to this matter, and the whole of Baigong Institute is also very attentive. But this kind of thing can't be made with heart.

The metal fixed artillery shell works because it is large and easy to handle. But bullets can't work, metal fixed bullets can't do it, it will take a while.

Zhu Youxiao said: "It's okay, take your time." ”

In fact, Zhu Youxiao's heart was very anxious, because even if the metal fixed bullet could be made, it didn't matter if he couldn't make a rear loading gun, because this thing could be assembled on a hand-cranked revolver.

Once the paper shell bullet is replaced with metal bullets, the rate of fire is greatly increased. It is now 200 rounds per minute, and if you change to metal bullets, it can reach 1200 rounds per minute. What is this concept?

Even if it is hand-cranked, it has such a rate of fire, which can be called a sharp weapon on the battlefield. With this thing, even without a rear-loading gun, it is strong enough.

However, judging from the current situation, it will take some more time to tackle the problem. So Zhu Youxiao is not going to stay here any longer, let them continue to get it, his task now is to get money.

If you don't get money, you can't assemble it. With such good equipment or not, Zhu Youxiao's heart will definitely not be able to get by.

It would be a waste to have the ability to build a near-modern force, but not to build it. You can't do anything like that to yourself.

After rewarding all the craftsmen, Zhu Youxiao left the Hundred Crafts Institute and returned directly to the palace.

When Zhu Youxiao returned to the palace, a little girl was hobbling around.

There was a circle of palace maids and eunuchs shouting around, for fear that this little girl would accidentally fall to the ground.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this scene, he shook his head helplessly.

In the past few years, he has not done anything, and has been in the palace, which has led to more output in the palace.

In addition to giving birth to a son for the first time, Empress Zhang gave birth to a daughter in the second child.

In addition, Tian Guifei also gave birth to a son, while Yuan Guifei gave birth to a daughter.

The one in front of her is Zhu Youxiao's eldest daughter, that is, Yuan Guifei, who is only a little younger than the eldest prince, and she is not a peaceful lord on weekdays.

Since she was gone, no one could hold her, so she had to run on two short legs.

Seeing a group of palace maids and eunuchs running with her, she also giggled.

Zhu Youxiao walked over directly, hugged the little girl in his arms, rubbed her little face, rubbed her face with it, and kissed it again, before saying, "What are you running around?" ”

The little girl seemed to be a little impatient with Zhu Youxiao, rubbed Zhu Youxiao fiercely, and then giggled.

Yuan Guifei also walked up from behind at this time, and after seeing Zhu Youxiao, she hurriedly bowed down and said, "Concubine to see Your Majesty." ”

Compared with when she first entered the palace, Yuan Guifei has grown up a lot, not only does her body look plump, but her whole person also exudes a sense of maturity and stability.

Glancing at the little girl who was held in Zhu Youxiao's arms, Yuan Guifei also had a smile on her face.

Zhu Youxiao's harem is quite harmonious, after all, there are few women.

Empress Zhang's authority is unshakable, she is not only the queen, but also gave birth to an eldest son of the emperor, and at the same time, she is valued by His Majesty, which is naturally needless to say.

In addition to Empress Zhang, there is only one Tian Guifei and one Yuan Guifei, and there is no one else.

It's unlikely that the three of them want to fight, so it's basically safe. There were some minor frictions during the day, but it wasn't a big deal. So Zhu Youxiao is doing well in the harem.

It's just that the courtiers outside are a little unhappy, Your Majesty is not right like this, you should marry more daughters-in-law.

Zhu Youxiao didn't bother to take care of them, it was not good that there were too many people in the harem. The rain and dew are evenly wet, and they can't be touched at all.

This little soup and water of your own. How can there be enough of so many people? All three of them are almost unbearable.

So Zhu Youxiao directly rejected the proposal of those ministers.

Putting the child in Yuan Guifei's arms, Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Don't be reluctant to care, if you mess around, you will beat her ass." ”

After hearing this, Yuan Guifei glared at Zhu Youxiao helplessly.

His majesty of his own family will have such a temper when he speaks, and on weekdays, this daughter is in pain, and he is reluctant to let go of it in his arms, let alone beat it.

Whenever she wants to beat someone and teach her a lesson, let her take action.

After she finished fighting, His Majesty went to be a good person and coaxed her, which really made people not know what to say.

And his daughter's set, isn't it all what he's used to?

Now that she is saying this kind of thing again, Yuan Guifei is not happy.

Seeing Yuan Guifei's expression, Zhu Youxiao was also a little embarrassed, and directly changed the topic and said: "There is something ahead, I will come over when I am done." ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao left with his hands behind his back.

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