In the past, making armaments was a leisurely job, and the most manufactured armor was the armor used by some officers, such as eight-petal helmets and fish scale armor, which were all cooked things, without any technical content, and the craftsmen did it while dozing off without any problems. What needs to be done is some clothes and armor and helmets that have a certain reputation for the emperor to use for appreciation, these things are beautiful to wear, but have no practical value, just make them bright on the outside. The armor of ordinary soldiers is mostly made of rotten skin and rags, and many people need to repair it before they can use it, and those who have money buy it out of their own pockets or make it custom.

In terms of weapons, the most are the spears used by the infantry and the sabers used by the cavalry, the spear only needs to be made into a simple and practical head, and the iron is also used economically, and the barrel of a gun can be held with both hands to kill the enemy and save his life, and the march can also be used as a crutch on the ground when he is tired. The cavalry's sabers are also very light because they are held in one hand, and the military department makes these simple and costly, so it can be said that it doesn't take much effort, at most some people have to make some strange weapons such as iron hammers and steel whips and the like, but after all, such people can rarely let them pay for themselves, and there is no difficulty in terms of technology.

Later, with the use of firearms, the manufacture of armaments was a troublesome matter, and the muskets and cannons that were made were not necessarily usable in many cases, not to mention the trouble, and it was easy to blow up and hurt people, and every time the front complained about the military department, the people who complained about the arsenal division of the military department had to be reprimanded, and sometimes the generals who lost the war would also use the weapons as shields. Later, the Apocalypse made the Arsenal Division worthy of its name as a warehouse dedicated to storing weapons and equipment, and asked the Armaments Department of the Military Affairs Academy to find someone to purchase it, and at the same time, the Military Industry Department was established in the Bo Academy to study the upgrading and improvement of equipment.

In fact, looking for someone to procure, in the end, I still found the original group of people, for no reason, because only they can do it, others will not, even if there are folk blacksmiths, leathermen, but there is not so much capacity, and these people who are used to competing ♀ are strange, they used to do things and took money, but everyone was lazy and lazy and didn't want to do it, and then they purchased and said how much silver was good to make a batch, and the enthusiasm of the craftsmen was mobilized at once, because they calculated how much money they could get by making a piece. It's the same as before, when I did more and did less, I seem to have changed as a person.

However, there is also a problem in this way, that is, everyone wants to do more and does not want to spend time on studying and refining their skills, taking the miniaturization of artillery as an example, this idea has been put forward two years ago and the Ministry of Military Industry has also theoretically determined that it can be made, but more than two years have passed, either there is a problem here or there is a flaw. After careful analysis and listening to the opinions of various places, Tianqi found that the disconnection between theory and practice is the biggest problem, and no one cares about the disconnection between theory and practice, because if you do a good job, you will not have any superfluous benefits, and if you don't do it well, you will not be punished, and no one wants to offend people with ambitions.

Regarding this phenomenon, Feng Siqin's suggestion is to first put a heavy prize and then bid for it, so that capable people can compete to make achievements and obtain benefits, Tianqi thinks that this idea is right, but there is still one step missing, that is, to break the monopoly of those who originally worked in the military department. The best way to break the monopoly is to introduce foreign forces to compete with it, but now the Ming Dynasty has not had such a big force to make armaments, even if there are people with ill intentions who secretly hide so many craftsmen who can make weapons and equipment, they dare not come out, otherwise as long as someone asks him where he organized such people, what is the purpose of organizing artificial armaments, he will be dumbfounded, because privately making weapons and armor is a big crime.

Tianqi thought that since he couldn't increase it from the outside, he would separate it from the inside, and after thinking of a good idea, he immediately called Ni Yuanlu, the supervisor of the Beijing Military Region, to the Military Affairs Yuan to be questioned, and Ni Yuanlu was accompanied by Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua of the Bo Academy. Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua used to assist Yuan Chonghuan in Ningyuan to make artillery, because both of them have certain unique views on cannon making, so they won Yuan Chonghuan's praise, and recommended it to Sun Chengzong, and later was known by Tianqi, Tianqi let them enter the Bo College to conduct theoretical research in the Ministry of Military Industry, by the way, they cleaned up the books related to the military industry brought by the Taixi people and learned their essence, and let them go to the Bohai Naval Region to see the ship in their free time.

Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua knew that the meaning of the Apocalypse was to let them load the cannon on the ship, and the cannon on the ship should be small and powerful, of course, it would be better if it could increase the range. But no matter how well they designed, the craftsmen would have problems as soon as they started it, either they couldn't go far or the barrel burst, which was very annoying, and countless experiments were done, and countless materials were used, but the results were always not satisfactory. Fortunately, these are all the money that Apocalypse took from the Akaishu Company, which made the ministers of the DPRK and China have nothing to say, and many people are secretly glad that they are not hot-headed to invest in the Akaishu Company, and the people with dark psychology are still thinking about when the Akaki Company will go bankrupt if this continues.

On this day, Ni Yuanlu, Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua came to the Military Affairs Yuan and saw that Tianqi and Sun Chengzong were already sitting there waiting for them, the three of them hurriedly bowed and saluted and said that they were late and asked for forgiveness, Tianqi waved his hand impatiently to interrupt their words and then let them sit, as soon as they sat down, they heard Tianqi ask: "I want to ask you for a letter today, that is, the idea of miniaturizing the cannon two years ago and then getting on the ship or the cart of the artillery battalion, how long will it take for you to make it today?" ”

Ni Yuanlu stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, ministers are generally developing grenades to make cannonballs at the mouth of the two rivers now, and the miniaturization of cannons is Sun Yuanhua, Lord Sun and Master Mao Yuanyi, and Lord Mao are in charge of the Apocalypse - by no means passing the buck, if the emperor wants to punish the ministers and receive the punishment." ”

Tianqi looked at Ni Yuanlu dissatisfiedly and said: "If something can be punished by punishment, I will beat you every day, the problem is that even if I beat your ass to pieces, it won't help, so you still don't say anything about punishment and say more useful advice." If you have something else to do now, don't talk about it, let the two adults Sun and Mao talk about the current situation, but you used to be in charge, so I called you here to let you add your opinions for a while. ”

Sun Yuanhua saw that although Tianqi made a dissatisfied appearance, his tone was relaxed and he joked with Ni Yuanlu, knowing that Tianqi's mood was okay, he would not get angry for no reason, so he said: "The ministers feel very ashamed that they didn't make it in time, the emperor now wants to be a quasi-believer, and the ministers don't dare to pack tickets, new things have a lot of luck in it, if you are lucky, if you do it right, maybe it will be done tomorrow, if you are unlucky, you can't find the crux of the problem, maybe there will still be a problem in a year, please forgive the emperor." ”

After listening to Sun Yuanhua's words, Tianqi was not angry, but nodded and said: "I know that this is the result, fortunately, I am mentally prepared and will not be disappointed, when you didn't come, I discussed one thing with Mr. Sun, that is, to disassemble the people under your current command to form four departments, do you have any opinions?" ”

When Sun Yuanhua heard that he was going to disassemble and combine the people who were now engaged in armaments into four departments, he suddenly felt a little incomprehensible, he thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others now feel that there are not enough people, and isn't it even more inadequate to split them apart?" In this way, the miniaturization of cannons may be delayed even longer. ”

Apocalypse said: "It's good that you can do a good job of the miniaturization of the cannon now, but if you can't do it well for a while, I don't have to hurry, there are still some ways to work, and it doesn't matter much." Isn't it easy to do a chain of ships like this one, isn't it just to use two big ships to make a super big ship before there is a particularly large ship? The purpose of the serial ship is also to increase the carrying capacity so that the cannon can be on board, and if two are not good, even three can always achieve the goal. It is easy to say that the iron plates are installed on the deck and outside of the ship, and if they are not smashed, they will be thickened and easily broken, and they will be made into a double layer of cotton cloth, which means that even if you are not successful, it will not matter much. ”

Sun Yuanhua was even more puzzled when he heard this, and asked, "In that case, what is the emperor's real intention?" ”

Tianqi said: "The purpose of I asked you to step up is to cultivate a large number of talents, whether it is a Jinshi who specializes in theoretical research, or a skilled craftsman who is practical in operation, the more the better for the Ming Dynasty. However, judging from the current situation in the past two years, you have not discovered and cultivated many talents, and there are still a few old faces who really do concrete things, and they are all right-talking but have not actually made any achievements. ”

Although Sun Yuanhua and Mao Yuanyi were not convinced, they did not refute but bowed their heads and said: "The ministers and others cannot disappoint the emperor!" ”

Apocalypse shook his head and said: "You say this, it means that you haven't found the real crux of the problem, maybe you still don't think about my words in your heart, I will ask you a few words now, you will answer seriously, first ask what is the principle of cannon firing cannonballs?" ”

Sun Yuanhua thought for a while and said: "The reason why the shells in the cannon can be fired is because when the gunpowder in the barrel explodes, except for the direction of the barrel, there is nowhere to release the force in other directions, except for the direction of the barrel. Because there are cannonballs blocked in the barrels, in order to fully release this force, the cannonballs must be sent out first, which is equivalent to encircling the city and accelerating the attack to allow the enemy to escape through the gap. ”

Apocalypse nodded and asked: "So do you have any specific data, that is, under a certain amount of medicine, how thick the barrel will be blown apart, at least how thin the barrel will not be blown up?" ”

Sun Yuanhua shook his head and said, "The minister is ashamed! The ministers did not record this. ”

Apocalypse asked again: "To build a cannon, you need to know not only the principle but also the specific details, and use data instead of rough analysis to get the correct answer, do you know the specific process of casting cannons?" Do you know what tools to use to drill holes and how they work? Do you know the specific fire that quenching hardens the drill bit and annealing makes the barrel softer and easier to process? ”

Sun Yuanhua and Mao Yuanyi both shook their heads and said: "The ministers don't know, these are all mastered by the craftsmen themselves with experience, and they generally don't pass them on." ”

Apocalypse said, "Do those craftsmen understand the principles you wrote about making cannons?" Maybe many of them don't even know a few words, that's why I say that you are out of touch between theory and practice, and I need people who can understand both theory and practice, do you understand? ”

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