Shotguns, also known as trench guns, became famous in trench warfare during World War I, and gained favor for their simplicity and brutality when firing at close range, and for the Chinese people, they owe their familiarity to those cop movies. For the current era, many old-fashioned muskets actually shoot shotguns, so their killing effect is very clear. The wars of this era could not actually fire a few rounds of guns, and eventually returned to hand-to-hand combat, so the standard muskets were carried with long bayonets. But if one out of every ten people on one side shoots a shotgun with a shotgun before the hand-to-hand combat is approached, how much damage should it inflict on the opponent?

"Even if each class is only equipped with one revolver shotgun, this total number is not small, can your Haiyan Institute's production capacity keep up?" For the use of firearms, Zhang Tao knows much more than Jiang Tian, whether this kind of gun is hand-to-hand combat or street fighting, before the advent of submachine guns, it is simply invincible, to say that the only drawback is that it is easy to accidentally injure their own people.

"Can't keep up!" Jiang Tian said honestly: "And this is not the final form, if the industrial production progress of nitrate @ chemical @ cotton and celluloid can keep up, I can make the performance of these guns to the next level!" ”

What is nitrate@chemical@cotton and celluloid? The other people on the scene were completely incomprehensible, but the performance of the weapon could be improved was something that everyone could understand, and now this revolver rifle has all kinds of problems, but the continuous firepower is obvious to all. What would it look like to be better than it?

I saw Zhang Tao shake his head: "I'm more anxious than you!" However, after the industrial production of acid and alkali energy, Japan's copper supply should also be stable, and you still want to improve the copper-shelled ammunition. ”

Although the copper shell bullet is good, the production cost is too high, and the existing process leads to too large tolerances and low yields.

"Actually......" Jiang Tian thought about it with his teeth pursed: "Let's take it easy, the musket doesn't matter, the larger artillery can be divided into parts, and it would be good for us to produce copper bottom and nitro smokeless fire with primer @ medicine now." ”

Zhang Tao has long been nervous due to industrial problems, and a bunch of things that can be seen and touched cannot be mass-produced because of problems in the production process. When I heard two seductive nouns, I just asked angrily: "Can fire @ cotton ensure the supply of the army during the Northern Expedition?" ”

"Yes!" Jiang Tian smiled incomprehensibly: "It's just that the yield is not high." ”

"Humph!" Zhang Tao had an expression that he knew you would say: "That pitiful production in the laboratory is enough for something." ”

"What's enough?" Jiang Tian smashed his mouth with bad intentions: "Affected by three acids and two alkalis, the output of nitrate@chemical@cotton is limited, but with nitroglycerin, I have trial-produced a batch of smokeless fire@medicine, if this batch of medicine is loaded into all-metal sniper ammunition, then our sniper ......"

There is no need for Jiang Tian to finish speaking, Zhang Tao will understand what he means, the all-metal ammunition fired with smokeless gunpowder, its range and power are almost the same as the rifle bullets of later generations, in the unobstructed prairie, the cavalry generally charges within two or three hundred meters, and the leader of the charge is either an officer or a brave person, if you can accurately shoot the opponent's generals at a long distance, the impact on the war is not ordinary. Moreover, there are already few snipers, and it is not impossible to issue them with expensive special ammunition.

"Nitroglycerin!" Zhang Tao seemed to think of something: "Where did you produce that thing?" ”

"The dangerous goods laboratory of the Institute of Maritime Research is on an uninhabited desert beach by the Bohai Sea, so I don't dare to put such dangerous things in a densely populated place."

The people who watched the weapons test together had long forgotten the purpose of the day, and were just trying to understand the meaning of the two men's words, and although everyone had long been accustomed to not understanding what they were saying at all, they still couldn't help but be attracted by the seemingly powerful weapons of mass murder in the topic.

"Maritime Research Institute...... Zhang Tao pondered for a while: "If I'm not mistaken, it should be called the Royal Naval Research Institute, right?" ”

Jiang Tian looked at Emperor Zhang with disdain, without such shamelessness, when he saw that there was a benefit, he brought out the word royal, and his appearance was ugly enough: "Of course, Your Majesty, you are right, the full name is indeed called the Royal Naval Research Institute, if you want to say that whether it is the navy or the army, it is the army under your command How can they divide each other, then in the budget for the next year, the army will leave some soup for the little brothers of the navy to drink, right?" ”

The faces of the army officers who were still waiting to see the excitement turned cloudy in an instant, and they thought that the emperor would use righteousness to oppress the navy and take good things.+

Come out and share it, who knows that Lord Jiang's quick wit is not bad, and he immediately swallowed back the words that made the emperor come to his lips.

Zhang Tao, who was blocked back, glared at his fellow countryman, but the other party pretended not to see it: "Okay, good, Aiqing is reasonable, in this way, how about you sort out the formula and process of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose, and let the army buy it at a price?" ”

Jiang Tian hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The minister respectfully obeys the holy decree!" Anyway, even if you have a recipe, you still have to find me if you want to produce it in large quantities. ”

Zhang Tao resisted the urge to kick his ass, after all, he was still counting on the further development of the productive forces, don't look at the disagreement between the two But if there is no Jiang Tian, then this situation will no longer exist, and in this era, only Jiang Tian can understand himself, and firmly follow the established development path, so this country cannot do without him, as for going against himself from time to time, anyway, his original intention is also for the development of the country, just endure and suppress the anger.

The current Zhang Tao is not the industrial novice who was ambitious and planned to lead the industrial revolution in more than ten years. Just a little ahead of the military production almost killed him, whenever he wanted to pull out the seedlings to help grow, Jiang Tian always took the example of the big @ Yue @ Jin as a negative teaching material, he was preached for a long time, he also knew that industrial upgrading could not be speculated at all, but also by Jiang Tian chattered with a lot of sea power theory ideas, he had to admit that although his fellow had not been a soldier, but when it came to historical knowledge and military theory, it was much stronger than his old revolution @ life, who was born in the wild and only knew army tactics.

The gun test meeting that attracted the attention of all parties was successfully concluded, and the cavalry got the best cavalry gun of this era, which made the eyes of other army branches red-eyed. Jiang Tian also achieved his original goal, not only confirming his reputation as the first person in the development of firearms, but also earning funds for two destroyers for the Naval Research Institute. This huge amount of money was divided into two by him, one of which was handed over to the shipyard under King Ji to order a standard-type destroyer. This is to win over this prince who has a huge influence in the military, and at the same time, it can be regarded as rain and dew. The other money was given to the shipyard of the Naval Research Institute for tests of modifications against destroyers. After a period of use, the standard destroyer has not only exposed some problems, but also has advantages that need to be carried forward, and the navy has some ideas about these advantages and disadvantages in the process of use, so the modification test has been put on the agenda.

It's just that after such a long period of exercise, there is such a group of talented and intelligent researchers within the Institute of Maritime Research, and they initially have the ability to independently research and develop, Jiang Tian handed over the modification design to them for the purpose of exercising the team, and he reviewed the final plan at most, and Jiang Tian, who thought he could relax for a while, was immediately blocked in the study by his father.

"You've been busy lately, huh?" The old man put a big smile on the chair, leaving only one arm and not forgetting to hold a purple clay pot, and snorted at the spout from time to time: "When are you going to do the marriage with the eldest girl?" ”

Jiang Tian thought that this should have come after all, so he said unhurriedly: "Although this marriage event is said by the parents to match, the opinions of the people involved should also be considered, so as not to regret the marriage again." ”

He is talking about the biggest failure in the old man's life, although it was not his Jiang family who regretted the marriage, but it was a great shame to be dismissed, the old man put down the teapot steadily, and there were not many emotional fluctuations: "If you are worthy of those sage books, how can you do the thing of abandoning your wife, our family does not have the problem of disliking the poor and loving the rich." The eldest girl is also a hard-working person, you have to treat each other well, she is not the kind of jealous woman with a small belly and chicken intestines, when the time comes, our family will be able to spread out the branches, and your mother and your brother will be able to smile at Jiuquan. ”

After listening to what the old man said, Jiang Tian's face twitched, the old guy used this art of war well! I said mine, you say yours, I don't care about my cynicism at all, and even brought out my wife to play the emotional card, but from a reasonable point of view, my age in this society is indeed late marriage and late childbearing, no wonder the old man is in a hurry.

Originally, there were some eunuchs who inquired about him, the fifth diamond king, but after so many things happened, especially his romantic story, which was known to the world, ordinary people had removed him from the list of prospective sons-in-law. Of course, this is only a superficial reason, can a talented man who is not romantic in these years still be called a genius? The real reason is that everyone is full of uncertainty about Jiang Tian's career, don't look at his infinite scenery now, but this stunned young man always likes to sing against the emperor, and now it seems that only he can be regarded as outspoken and daring, worthy of the word "Chen", but people with a discerning eye know that today will never always indulge this junior brother, and now it is only because of his irreplaceable role in science that he can be rampant to this day, in case one day his role is not so important, the emperor will find him to settle accounts with new and old hatreds, Don't accidentally bring death to your whole clan if you marry your own daughter. It is precisely for this reason that the officials who propose marriage are almost extinct, which makes the women of Manfu breathe a sigh of relief, and then Meng Daya was born and pressed on the hearts of all competitors.

Later, the daughter of the Su family was rescued by Jiang Tian, and Su Yuniang could have become one of Jiang Tian's women again, but our famous merry genius is actually not the kind of prodigal son in love, let alone the kind of careful eye that wants to retaliate against the other party. Does it have to be a confidante who is talented, knowledgeable, scientific, and has a common language?

"That's it......" The old man also understood that Meng Daya had no competitive advantage in terms of appearance or knowledge: "The eldest girl is still your wife, and at the same time, those girls in your yard also marry together and enter the door as a side house, and if the good things are done together, I will also hug my grandson early." ”

Jiang Tian looked at his father in a daze, and said in his heart that your old man has a big appetite! Marry together? Hold your grandson early! You want to plant a lot and harvest to improve the hit rate! Not to mention, if ordinary people can get the permission of their elders, and at the same time marry these beautiful women with different characteristics of ring, fat, swallow and thin, and obtain the status of a concubine, they will already be happy to jump three feet high. But he Jiang Tian couldn't be happy.

"The child heard that Banzai today advocates monogamy, and tries not to take concubines. Now that I'm also a very human minister, I'm afraid it's not okay to be so popular? ”

"Well......" As soon as the emperor was mentioned, Old Man Jiang had to think about it: "It's really inappropriate, then it's good if you only take the eldest girl as your wife." ”

It was another trick to push the boat, Jiang Tian found that it was difficult for him to take advantage of the old man: "What my father said makes sense, but I also heard that His Majesty advocates freedom of marriage, although I and the eldest girl have no guesses, but we haven't seen each other for so many years, shouldn't we also get to know each other to decide this lifelong event!" ”

"Speaking of which, you don't dislike this girl!" For a moment, the old man felt a little domineering: "Don't forget, how resentful you were when the Su family regretted marrying, and now you have to learn from the person who hates the poor and loves the rich and breaks his word and gets fat!" ”

This sentence stopped Jiang Tian, he didn't dislike the poor and love the rich, he was simply against arranged marriages, but the old man pointed out the essence of this matter, that is, if a lonely and helpless woman is divorced again, even if he is the cousin of Lord Jiang, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive in this Jiang Mansion, and the best ending is nothing more than to find a nunnery for the rest of his life. Simply considering one's own feelings may push an innocent person into the abyss, this kind of moral kidnapping really puts Jiang Tian in a dilemma.

In short, whether it is political or moral, even if it is only for humanitarian considerations, it seems that they can only marry Meng Daya, for this result, those women in the house think very clearly, with their background, even if they have both wealth and color, I am afraid they will not be able to compete for the position of the wife, it is better to leave this throne to Meng Daya, who seems to be not very competitive and has good personnel, who can monopolize favor in the future is not based on their ability.

"Congratulations sir!" Zhang Huan smiled and gestured towards Jiang Tian: "My father said a few days ago, I don't know when my husband will get married and ask for a cup of wine." ”

"Humph!" Jiang Tian sat down on the chair angrily, without a flattered expression: "Your father wants to see my jokes." ”

Zhang Huan didn't know how to talk for a while, and Wu Yuan next to him hurriedly said, "Why did Mr. say this?" It is rumored that you are a model of great benevolence and righteousness and keeping the marriage contract. ”

Jiang Tian stretched out his hand and pointed to the chair beside him and motioned for the two of them to sit down and speak: "You should know very well that I don't dislike the poor and love the rich or judge people by their appearance, it's just that I, like Your Majesty, have been taught by my teacher and advocate the autonomy of marriage. Besides, if it is just to fulfill my reputation, but it causes a girl to commit herself to a man who does not like her, am I benevolent and righteous or false? In my opinion, if there is no emotion in marriage, and it is set for life only for one's own selfish interests, this is the real moral degradation! ”

"This ......" Zhang Huan was a little puzzled.

Wu Yuan was also thoughtful, and it happened that Xinyue walked in with a tea cup at this time, she was used to serving tea for the two sons, but was suddenly stopped by Zhang Huan: "Senior sister, did you hear what Mr. said just now?" What do you say? ”

Xinyue suddenly blushed, and said that she seemed to have come in to offer tea because she had deliberately eavesdropped, but she really heard Jiang Tian's question, and hesitated for a moment before saying: "I think Mr.'s realm is indeed very comparable, but born in the rolling red dust, the world has been stumped by various things since the moment of birth, and there are many people who can't fulfill their wishes, and how many people can do whatever they want in the world?" ”

Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, the vinegar in his words went straight to Xiao Han, and the relationship between Xinyue and Jiang Tian today is really ruthless, and Jiang Tian is not a person who does not eat fireworks in the world, but so far there has been no other move except for accepting the Qingyou sisters at the beginning. Although I knew for a long time that this delicate balance would not last long, I didn't expect that it was a girl from the countryside who finally broke the balance.

At this time, there was only one Zhang Huan, who was ignorant of the world, and sighed: "I didn't expect your words to be so profound, senior sister, my mother also talked to me about the big wedding two days ago, if it weren't for my father to come forward and say that I was not yet old, I'm afraid I would have to marry a woman I have never seen before!" ”

The prince's wedding is a major event of the national mobilization, especially when the emperor only has such a son, and the continuation of the royal bloodline is more important than anything else. If it weren't for Zhang Tao's own marriage law, which stipulates that men under the age of 18 are not allowed to get married, Zhang Huan would have at least three or five concubines now, but a half-grown son who doesn't understand male @huan@female @love@ at the beginning of love will not feel that there is any happiness at all, especially his main enthusiasm now is devoted to the exploration of science.

No one expected him to lead the topic in this direction, in line with the principle of not commenting too much on the private affairs of the royal family, and also out of enthusiasm for gossip, Wu Yuan once again showed his ability to crooked the building: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, as far as I know, Mr. does not have much true affection for the quiet sisters, why is it in the room, is it just because they have served you to sleep?" ”

Asking this question in front of Xinyue, it was obvious that it was a bit of a feeling that it was not a big deal to watch the excitement, but to everyone's surprise, Jiang Tian's answer: "Indeed, if you look at the love between men and women, I and the quiet sisters are indeed not people who love each other, but the reason why they are different from other women is not only because of the fact that they are husband and wife, but after I got the Yihong Mansion, I also asked them if they had a favorite, but unfortunately they were not able to pick them up and leave here, and they are different from other women who are still here. As far as I know, because they have already started to pick up customers, the old bustard secretly gave them cold medicine, if there is no accident in this life, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be a mother, even if I am taken away as a concubine, it is inevitable that people will end up lonely and helpless after they are old and decrepit, and it is better to stay with me than this. ”

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Hahaha...... I'm finally out of the palace......