Chapter 336: Arabian Nights
According to the plan in Yingtian, they will meet Xu Huizu in Qinzhou, Guangxi, and then repair for two days, and then continue to the southwest diagonally and enter the territory of Annam.
When they arrived in Qinzhou, Xu Huizu and his uncle Huang Guan had already arrived first.
Fujian to Qinzhou is closer than Yingtian to Qinzhou.
In the two days of Qinzhou's rectification, I took Suo Qiuna at dusk, and under the personal protection of Ursa, I visited Qinzhou, not to mention, most of the time I couldn't understand the words of the locals.
Not all ordinary people can speak the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty.
However, some local snacks are very delicious, and a little money was spent at dusk, which made Suo Qiuna and Ursa eat in the dark, and made the two girls have a good impression of him.
So, it is an immutable law that money can really do whatever it wants.
In the evening, Xu Huizu, Huang Guan, and Gao Xianning gathered in the dusk room, and they will continue to set off tomorrow, and some things of the mission still need to be communicated by everyone.
The envoy was Xu Huizu, and the deputy envoys Huang Guan and Gao Xianning.
It is said that everyone should go to Xu Huizu to discuss matters.
However, the current situation is that these three people unconsciously think that dusk is the core, and one of the many reasons is because His Majesty's will clearly mentions that when envoys do everything, they should consult with the commander of dusk.
Everyone is seated.
After making tea, Ursa closed the door and stood guard outside.
When she came back from shopping in the afternoon, Suo Qiuna called and explained to Ursa, and during the mission, Ursa will protect the dusk closely, even if she sleeps, she has to stay an inch...... Well, not to sleep with.
Sua's own safety is the responsibility of the other ten enchantresses.
It is also black-bellied.
Ursa's combat strength alone is definitely not as good as ten people.
Dusk was the first to speak, "This time to envoy Annan, Your Majesty's will, the only thing that is clearly stated is to let us pass on the edict about Annan's repeated attacks on the occupation of the city, but the real thing is not this. ”
Xu Huizu and the three of them knew it.
If it's just an edict, you can just find a random man from the Ministry of Rites, there is no need to form such a luxurious lineup, even the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War have people to come, obviously there are other important tasks.
Because Gao Xianning is in Gyeonggi, the location where he lives is close to the Guozijian, and there are sons and brothers in the Guozijian who don't talk about the princes and magnates, so he heard a lot of rumors, and said: "I heard that it is for a sharp weapon?" ”
Dusk bowed, "Yes, but we can't express this matter in front of Hu Hancang, Annan hasn't used this weapon yet, of course, Hu Hancang's father and son should know the power of this weapon, but they don't have the economic strength, I estimate that they seized the city in order to improve their strength in order to militarize this weapon." ”
Xu Huizu was puzzled and said, "This sharp weapon is very expensive? ”
Dusk sighed: "Not to mention spending money, to describe it as burning money, without a huge economy as a backing, it can't exert its most powerful power at all, so it's useless for a small country to take it, only by forming an army system, it can completely become a weapon to change the world." ”
As a reader, Huang Guan disagreed, "It's just a strange and obscene technique." ”
Dusk shook his head, "Uncle, don't say that, this strange skill falls into the hands of an individual, and it is also an artifact of individual combat, if it is equipped with an army on a large scale to create an invincible male division, it is not a problem at all." ”
Xu Huizu smiled: "Then tell me, what kind of weapon is this?" ”
Dusk thought for a while, "You can know the assault gun of the Song Dynasty." ”
Xu Huizu, as a Confucian general, how could he not know, he was quite puzzled, "As far as I know, the power of the assault rifle is limited, the killing distance is limited, and even if it is equipped on a large scale, it cannot withstand the collision of a large number of iron horses." ”
Dusk nodded, "That's true, but if the assault rifle has improved, now it's not only much longer, but also much more lethal, if it can kill people if it is realized, what if it can kill people?" ”
Xu Huizu thought for a moment, "It depends on how far it can reach. ”
Dusk took a deep breath, "One hundred steps!" ”
In the feudal era, one step was not about half a meter, but about one point and three meters, a hundred steps, that is, almost one hundred and thirty meters, and this distance was far greater than the fifty steps of a bow and arrow.
As for the legendary archers who pierced through the Yang at a hundred paces, can you expect all the archers in an army to be of this level?
Xu Huizu gasped, "A hundred steps? ”
It's unbelievable.
This is farther than the fire gun used in the Yuan Dynasty!
Dusk nodded seriously, "This is just an improved assault gun, you are no stranger to the red-coated cannon, if you get the improved method from Annan's side, the range and lethality of the cannon will far exceed that of the red-coated cannon." ”
Xu Huizu thought for a moment, "But our Ming Dynasty has firearms, which are improved on the basis of the previous dynasty, and they also have great power, is Annan's better?" ”
Dusk was a little uncertain, and said: "I don't know about this, according to the news I got, it is true that Annan's is better, after all, the killing distance of the Daming Fire Gun is short, so I think that Annan's firearms should have an advantage in distance, which is probably the refinement of the barrel casting process." ”
Dusk is really uncertain.
He was only reading about the history of the Ming Dynasty and saw that some readers mentioned that Zhu Di obtained the method of firearms after conquering Annan in 1408, and then vigorously formed the Shenji Battalion.
It is thus inferred that Annan's firearms were more advanced than those of the Ming Dynasty.
And at this time, the fire gun was not much better than the assault gun of the Southern Song Dynasty, and after Zhu Di, the type gradually increased, and the breakthrough process was advanced, and there was a three-eyed gun.
But that's not enough.
The three-eyed gun is also an arquebus, which will delay the opportunity to shoot, and his idea is to develop a flintlock gun on the basis of Annam's firearms, so that he can build a truly invincible god machine battalion.
Xu Huizu heard this, "Well, since Your Majesty and you both think so, then no matter what we do this time, we have to get the production process of Annan firearms, but after we get it, don't tell me that the whole army will be equipped, this is impossible." ”
Dusk disagreed, "After getting it, back to the Ming Dynasty, I will go all out to improve, the way of the arquebus twist ignition is replaced by an instantaneous way, at the same time, Your Majesty will pour all the power of the country to create an army equipped with firearms, I have already thought of a name, it is called the Shenji Battalion, of course, I think Your Majesty is not bold enough, my idea is that in a few decades, the Ming Dynasty is not only the Shenji Battalion, from the infantry army to the cavalry, I want to let every soldier of the Ming Xiongshi be equipped with a firearm, at that time, the Ming Dynasty, the Xiongshi goes, the world surrenders, At that time, the Ming Dynasty, where the Wang Qi is, will return to the heart of the four seas! ”
It is necessary to cross the era of cold weapons.
Xu Huizu, Huang Guan and Gao Xianning looked at each other, as if they were listening to the Arabian Nights.
What kind of financial resources are required for this?
Dusk's expression was deep, "Not enough money, make money from other countries, not enough mines?" Using the money earned from other countries to buy mines from other countries, of course, this requires the progress of the whole industry, such as official roads, transport vehicles and other things, all have to be improved, but there is no hurry, this matter is slow, I still have a long way to go in this life, and I will contribute this life to this era. ”
There will come a time.
I really thought that I set up the Times Company just to make money, the Times Company is the East India Company of the Ming Dynasty, and its real purpose is to gather the resources of the world to the Ming Dynasty!
If you want hundreds of thousands of male masters to be equipped with firearms, the iron and copper needed are astronomical, and in this era, relying on the current mining and metallurgical capabilities of the Ming Dynasty cannot be satisfied.
Therefore, it is necessary to integrate the resources of other countries, money, mines, and people, which are the foundation for the Ming Dynasty to move towards glory.
Annan bore the brunt of the attack.