Clay molds don't cost anything, after all, clay doesn't cost money. The biggest cost is actually labor and time. But in the Ming Dynasty, the most worthless thing was labor. As for time, that's equally worthless.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was still in ancient times when "the carriages and horses were very slow, the letters were far away, and there was a couple for a lifetime (the last sentence was blind)", and there was no time that could not be consumed. Probably, only in the modern factories of Hokkaidoku will pursue "time is efficiency".

After the 12-pounder Napoleon cannon was cast, Zhang Yong immediately ran to pay tribute to Emperor Zhengde. Zhengde was already belligerent, so he happily went.

Because the range of the artillery is too long, the city will definitely not be able to test fire. Therefore, Zhang Yong placed the test firing site in the Xishan camp outside the city.

Zhengde took Gu Dayong and others to follow Zhang Yong to the shooting range of Xishan Daying with great interest to watch the effect of the new cannon.

Zhang Yong was also a human spirit, and he knew that Emperor Zhengde was most keen on attacking the Mongols. Originally, in history, two years later, that is, in 1517, Emperor Zhengde would also drive a personal expedition and fight with the little Mongolian prince in Yingzhou, which was a "great victory in Yingzhou".

The master had the idea of dealing with Mongolia, and Zhang Yong of course did what he liked. Therefore, during the test firing, Zhang Yong did not take out the wooden boat model suggested by Kong Tai as a target for shooting, but selected 30 retired old horses from the army.

These horses are either old or twisted to the point of lameness. In short, you can't be a war horse anymore. Their fate is not to retire for the elderly, but to be slaughtered and made into horse meat......

Zhang Yong has been in charge of the Twelfth Regiment Battalion and the Shenji Battalion for a long time, so he naturally knows this. Therefore, 30 retired old horses or lame horses were found from the battalion of the 12th Regiment and photographed in a straight line on the shooting range. And the artillery, on the other hand, is facing this straight line......

Because Comté said that Napoleonic artillery could penetrate an entire company column at a distance of 600 yards. Therefore, Zhang Yong boldly increased the distance between the 30 horses and the artillery to more than 300 meters this time - this is the effective range of the rear-mounted Furlong cannon.

The new cannon is naturally meant to show its superiority over the old one. Zhang Yong knew that his master was very happy, so he naturally wanted to fully demonstrate the superiority of the new artillery. Otherwise, how can I get the credit? You have to get a "dragon face and a big joy"......

"So far? Are you sure? Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked. Although he was very happy, he really worked hard in military affairs. The Fran cannon and arquebus that Marin offered before, he had personally operated them, and he knew those attributes.

"Emperor, just take a look!" Zhang Yong waved his hand proudly and motioned for Zhang Daniu, the chief gunner of the Shenji Battalion, to fire.

As the chief gunner of the Shenji Battalion, Zhang Daniu actually test-fired dozens of times yesterday, and he is actually very skilled in today's performance.

He calmly commanded his men in the artillery squad to tear open the oil-paper bag containing the ration of gunpowder, pour the gunpowder into the muzzle, and poke it with a wooden stick along with the oil-paper bag. Then, another gunner brought an iron ball, stuffed it into the barrel, and poked it with a wooden stick, compacting it......

These processes were taught by the gunners of the Beihai Kingdom, including the ordering of gunpowder wrapped in oiled paper. Even, gunpowder is granular gunpowder, which is bonded with rice soup (mainly powdered gunpowder is easy to layer in oiled paper bags, and it must be stirred before use, which is troublesome). And the iron ball cannonball, naturally, also adopts the sandbox casting method of the Beihai Kingdom, and the manufacturing is very simple.

The final aim was naturally Zhang Daniu, he passed through the lookout mountain, aimed at the 30 horses in front, and then, slightly raised the muzzle of the gun......

After the adjustment, Zhang Daniu stepped back and stood up, and ordered loudly:

"Ignition!"

Then, a wooden stick wrapped around a burning arquebus approached the fuse...... After a few moments, the artillery began to roar......

"Boom-" After a loud bang, the 12-pound iron ball cannonball shell rushed towards the unlucky horses more than 300 meters away with a shock wave like a wave of air......

"Puff-poof-poof——......" There was a short, "poof" sound in the distance. Subsequently, large blood holes appeared on those unlucky retired war horses, and then, blood arrows soared into the sky......

It wasn't until they began to spew blood that the hapless retired horses felt great pain. Then they began to wail and roll, and blood stained the earth. At the same time, the intestines of these unlucky war horses also flowed all over the ground. Even, the intestines of some war horses were torn apart by iron ball shells, and they flowed all over the ground......

Regardless of the sorrow of these war horses, the 12-pound iron ball cannonball pierced all 30 war horses in one go, and the castration did not decrease, and it flew directly forward for another 200 meters before falling to the ground. There is no way, it takes a lot of energy to penetrate 30 horses. After all, the body of a horse is wider than that of a person, and the resistance to shells is also greater.

But when the iron ball cannonball hit the ground, it was stained with the blood of the war horse, and there was even a lot of bloody flesh foam from the internal organs of the war horse......

Gu Dayong and other weak people couldn't help but vomit a little when they saw it. Zhengde, who likes war, including Zhang Yong, who has been leading troops for a long time, doesn't feel anything, but feels a little excited.

"It's amazing, you can penetrate 30 horses so far! If you take a platoon of such artillery and face the Mongol cavalry...... Hehe...... "Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was immersed in YY.

But Zhang Yong had to remind:

"Emperor, this cannon is very powerful, but it's a pity that it's difficult to move!"

"What's so difficult?" Zhengde tilted his head and asked, a little unhappy.

Zhang Yong grimaced and said:

"Emperor, this cannon weighs 1,100 pounds, and ordinary men can't lift it. If you want to quickly deploy this cannon in front of the battle, I'm afraid it's very difficult......"

Zhang Yong had to explain it clearly first, otherwise, it would be a bully.

At this time, Zhang Daniu, the gunner on the side, suddenly said:

"Your Majesty, Gonggong Zhang, the villain has a way to drive this cannon!"

Zhang Yong glared at Zhang Daniu in fright and reprimanded:

"Zhang Daniu, in front of the emperor, do you have the right to speak?"

But Emperor Zhengde's eyes lit up and said:

"Tell me quickly, is there any way to deploy this cannon in front of the battle? If the method is good, I will be rewarded! ”

Zhang Daniu plucked up his courage and suggested:

"Your Majesty, please see...... The barrel of this gun is smooth, like a cylinder. I remember that when the people in my hometown were cutting down the thousand-year-old giant trees, when loading the thick giant trees into the truck, they generally did not need to lift them, but directly used several wooden sticks to build a slope. Then, let a few people push the round giant wood and roll it onto the cart......"

"So, I thought humbly, since this thousand-pound cannon is difficult to lift, why don't you remove the gun lugs that are in the way, and directly make a column, and put it on the Wangshan Mountain behind the gun body before the battle...... In this way, when loading and unloading the gun, it is possible to use a strong thick plank, as a ramp, to roll the gun up and down the ......"

Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was still at a loss, and he had no concept of carrying heavy objects. After all, he grew up in a deep palace and had little experience, so he had never seen coolies at work.

But Zhang Yong on the side was bright-eyed, he often supervised the work of the sergeants, and knew that Zhang Daniu was right. So, he hurriedly ordered people to find a wire saw and sawed off the two obstructing lugs behind the cannon body. Then, a cart was found and a few thick logs were used side by side to create a simple slope. Subsequently, Zhang Yong was pleasantly surprised to find that as long as the slope was long and gentle, three or four strong men could easily roll the 1,100-pound Napoleon cannon off the car......

"Well, well done! Zhang Daniu, right? I canonized you as a hundred households in the Shenji Battalion, but it can be hereditary. In addition, a thousand taels of silver will be rewarded! Zhengde exclaimed excitedly, as if he had seen the Mongol cavalry trembling and wailing in the face of such powerful artillery......

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But Zhengde hasn't YY enough, and there is an urgent report from Jinyiwei:

"There is a secret report from Hu Jian's side - the little Franc machine (Portugal) has sent 30 large warships loaded with Franc machine guns to arrive in Manchurka (Malacca), preparing to invade the coastal areas of Guangdong and Hu Jian, our Ming Dynasty......"

Emperor Zhengde was stunned for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he finally gave up the idea of transporting the first batch of 107 12-pounder guns to the border pass of Xuanda (Xuanfu and Datong), and agreed to transport this batch of artillery to the coast of Fujian and Guangdong to resist the invasion of Xiaofranc (Portugal......

However, because of the ferocity of the new cannon, Emperor Zhengde was dissatisfied with the original name of this cannon "12-pounder Napoleonic cannon". Because, in Chinese, Napoleon sounds similar to "that broken wheel (sub)", which sounds very obscure. So, with a stroke of the pen, Emperor Zhengde gave a new name to the 12-pounder Napoleon cannon - the Pingyu Cannon! The so-called captives, in the Ming Dynasty, naturally referred to the "northern captives" of the Mongolian tribes. Emperor Zhengde named the 12-pounder Napoleonic cannon "Pinglu Cannon", which also showed his determination to sweep the steppe......