Wu Zheng spread out another picture and said: "This is a ...... of drawings improved by the tiger squat cannon recorded in the war book." ”

Wu Zheng began to tell Qi Daokun about the idea of this small cannon.

This is a rudimentary form of a mortar, fired more like a grenadier, but not quite.

This is a small cannon projected in the form of a flintlock pistol with a machine spring and a primer.

After igniting the front grenade, throw it into the barrel, and then detonate it with the spring and primer in the barrel to project the grenade.

The key point is that the grenade's delay and the coordination of the barrel primer.

It takes some skill, but it shouldn't be difficult.

In the process of Wu Zheng's narration, Qi Daokun was also constantly making suggestions and asking.

This gave Wu Zheng confidence, and he said to Qi Daokun: "This king is in charge of adding a military workshop, and you are in charge, and the manpower, material resources, and financial resources are all provided by the General's Mansion, specializing in the manufacture of these three firearms, are you willing?" ”

Qi Daokun was overjoyed and said: "I am willing to serve the prince." ”

"How long will it take to get a sample?"

Qi Daokun thought for a moment and replied, "Two months." ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said: "Samples will be produced in one month, and finished products will be produced in three months." If there are no accidents, at the beginning of spring next year, it will have to enter small batch production. ”

Qi Daokun hesitated and said: "According to the book of war, the tiger squat cannon barrel is divided into two types: wooden hoop pipe and iron hoop pipe, because the pipe wall is thin, so it is very fast to manufacture, but the prince wants to change it to a steel pipe, which may take many days ......." ”

Wu Zheng said: "There are all kinds of discarded iron and copper cannons in the treasury, which can be selected by the suitable, and there is no need to bother to recast the barrel during trial production." ”

Qi Daokun then responded: "Yes." However, according to the days stipulated by the prince, relying only on the clansmen under Xiaomin, I am afraid that there will not be enough manpower. ”

Wu Zheng smiled, turned back to Xiong Danglin, Zhang Guowei, and Mo and said: "Within half a month, with reference to the scale of the former military workshop, another military workshop will be built next to the military workshop...... The former is Fang A, and this Fang is called Fang B. At the same time, in the name of the General's Office, the recruitment order was issued to the state capitals and counties...... ”

This is the first time that the General's Mansion has issued a recruitment order, and what is surprising is that this is not a recruitment order to recruit "talented people and virtuous people", but a recruitment order to recruit craftsmen from all over the world.

The price set by the recruitment order is indeed attractive, ranging from 10 to 20 taels per month.

In terms of ten taels per month, it is also the salary of the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army for five months, and the monthly salary of the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army is already twice that of the Ming Army.

This kind of heavy reward attracted the land of the six prefectures, no, the land of the thirteen prefectures of the Yixing Dynasty, and even the craftsmen of the surrounding state capitals of the Yixing Dynasty, who heard the news, flocked to it.

……。

Zodiac week is coming.

He brought several of his former colleagues, disciples, and cellmates from Shaoxing Mansion.

Wu Zheng admired Huang Daozhou, in fact, Wu Zheng admired all those who resisted the Qing Dynasty, even if Chen Zilong had always been his enemy, but Wu Zheng never really blamed him, and even when Chen Zilong was in danger, he was willing to come to the rescue.

This is a concept, although the effect of being imitated by others is really poor, but Wu Zheng insisted, he always believed that the Han people would eventually truly unite and fight against the Manchus.

Wu Zheng set up a banquet to entertain Huang Daozhou and others.

Don't want to, during the banquet, the first sentence of Zodiac Zhou was very direct.

"King Huiji, the old man came with everyone, and there is only one thing. I died at the hands of Duoduo, and my emperor was captured, and his life and death are still unknown. Huang Daozhou said in a deep voice, "The old man has a heart rate of colleagues, serving the king of the county, and the great cause of the Northern Expedition." Of course, if the king of Huiji dislikes us and is not enough to assist the king of the county, the old man will take his colleagues to the southwest and serve the Yongli Dynasty. ”

Wu Zheng, Zhang Guowei and others were surprised.

Huang Daozhou and others were rescued by Wu Zheng in Ningbo Mansion, and it is reasonable to serve Wu Zheng in repayment, after all, the Longwu Dynasty died.

But if you want to go to the Yongli Dynasty, not to mention the high mountains and long roads, the Qing army is occupied along the way, as far as the resume of the Zodiac Zhou was once the first assistant of the Longwu Dynasty, and the Yongli Dynasty is not to deal with it, it is not an exaggeration to say that the enemy is a little excessive, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hateful to look at each other.

Wu Zheng thought for a while, looked at Huang Daozhou and said, "Lord Huang, don't worry, it's not too late to discuss this matter after the banquet." ”

No, Huang Daozhou glanced at everyone present, and then sneered: "On the day when the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, you were pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and Huang couldn't agree." The king of Huiji said to Huang, whether to allow or not, yes, Huang and others will stay, not allowed, Huang and others will leave. ”

This attitude has indeed passed, and all the princes of the General's Mansion are not worried, and even Zhang Guowei, who has always been a good man, can't help frowning and said: "The prince set up a banquet, and we waited to accompany you to entertain you, but Mr. Youxuan used this to accuse the prince and the princes, and Mr. Youxuan's words were excessive." ”

Huang Daozhou snorted: "My emperor's festival is short of food and clothing, Huang and his colleagues ruined their family business to raise funds, but they are not for today's palace to be entertained, this banquet, if you want to come, you can get dozens of taels of silver, these dozens of taels, can recruit ten people, and can be equipped with spears and steel knives, can kill the enemy, can defend the homeland, but now it is a banquet." What Huang said, why is it excessive? ”

In Wu Zheng's heart, countless grassland beasts galloped by, daring to be affectionate, and the hospitality was wrong.

Wu Zheng has handled tens of millions of gold and silver in recent years, but he really can't talk about being extravagant, no, he has never been.

When you go out to war, you eat in the same pot with the soldiers.

On weekdays, I also meet with the officials in the house.

Occasionally, when I have free time, I accompany my family to have a meal, and the rest of the time I go to Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan's house to eat.

In the palace, there are only two cooks, and Wu Zheng has only a handful of times in a year to eat in the palace.

Therefore, being so accused by Huang Daozhou, not to mention Wu Zheng himself, even the officials were very angry.

Wu Zheng got up and said, "Gong Zhang, Brother Xuan, and accompany you to eat, and Lord Huang will come with the prince." ”

Wu Zheng took Huang Daozhou to the study.

"Sit." Wu Zheng was not polite, and after sitting down, he pointed to the chair next to him and said to the zodiac.

Huang Daozhou was not polite, and sat down directly.

But his eyes looked directly at Wu Zheng, as if he had a grudge.

Wu Zheng groaned and said, "Lord Huang has complaints about this king? ”

Huang Daozhou sneered: "How dare Huang have a grudge against the king of Huiji County. It's just that Huang is not as capable as the king of the county, he can't worry about the king, he can't protect Li Min, and he is ashamed of his colleagues. ”

Wu Zheng heard it, and this resentment was really not small.

After thinking about it, Wu Zheng probably guessed something, "Lord Huang is blaming the king for not sending troops to reinforce Longwu?" ”

This is a.

Huang Daozhou immediately said angrily: "The king of the county is in charge of the army, he can break through the river defense to Taizhou, he can defeat the Qing army, and even kill the enemy chieftain Duoduo, but he does not send a soldier to reinforce Guangdong, resulting in the fall of our dynasty and the capture of our emperor. ”