Before dawn in the morning, Wang Yan hurriedly drank a bowl of gruel under Xu Yanyan's service, and hurriedly went out.

The early dynasty system, there are ancients, but each dynasty is different, Ming Taizu is a person who can't look at people, so the officials have little time to rest, except for important festivals, or what major events have happened, the early dynasty can be canceled, other times to the early dynasty, officials do not go to the court without authorization, or lie not to court, once found to be punished according to the great disrespect.

Although the early dynasty was a system, it was another matter if the emperor could not go to court, and not all officials in Beijing would go to court.

The imperial court generally has a small dynasty every day, a big dynasty in ten days, and the small dynasty is a university scholar and six Shangshu and Shilang, all of which are imperial history, more than a dozen people, and there are more talents in the big dynasty.

Longwu is a diligent emperor, Wang Yan gets up with a rooster crook, takes care of his appearance, eats breakfast, and then goes out, some of the ministers walk, and some sit in a sedan chair.

When the sky is numb and bright, start to line up, salute, and go to court.

Wang Yan presented the recital he had written yesterday, and he had already communicated with several ministers before going to the court, so no one raised any objection to the attack on Zhangzhou, and Emperor Longwu also felt that after the imperial court moved to Guangnan, it should have a fight with the Qing court, so he immediately allowed it to be played.

After the next dynasty, some ministers went directly to the ministries to work, others could go home to sleep "back to the cage", and Wang Yan went directly to the cannon casting workshop in Guangjing City.

Zhangzhou was operated by Li Chengdong and Tong Yangjia for several months, and the city wall must be very strong, and in order to lay down such a strong city, it is necessary to have heavy artillery.

Wang Yan heard yesterday that the newly cast cannon in the cannon casting workshop had been demolded and removed from the sand, so he decided to go to observe the test cannon today.

Since settling down in Guangjing, Wang Yan has mainly been immersed in internal affairs and replenishing new pawns, and as for the research and development of casting equipment, he has given full authority to the Song brothers.

In the past few months, although Wang Yan has not inquired about the affairs of the cannon foundry, the silver invested has not decreased at all, and now that the artillery has finally been built, he is still very excited.

In the previous battle, Wang Yan had more than 17,000 people when he left Guangdong, and the firearms configuration was as high as six or seven percent, but when he turned around from Chu and Jiangxi, he basically became a cold weapon unit.

Wang Yan defeated Geng Zhongming and defeated Luck Dehun, mostly relying on firearms, so he knew the role of firearms, but the high damage of firearms, the short range, and even the problem of exploding the chamber also made him very dissatisfied.

Wang Yan had put forward several requirements to Song Yingxing before, that is, to solve the problems of short life, short firing range, inconsistent standards, and even the explosion of firearms compared with Xiyi firearms.

Artillery is easy to explode, the first is because the iron quality is not high, the second is that the barrel made by the craftsman is too thin, and the second is that there is no standard for the gunner to load gunpowder, and there is no fixed number.

Among these points, the iron smelting technology cannot be improved in a day or two, but the amount of charge must be set a standard, and the specifications of the cast cannon should be the same.

In the artillery casting workshop, Wang Yan walked and watched, followed by a large number of officials from the Ministry of Industry, Song Yingxing introduced Wang Yan as he walked: "Cabinet Department, according to your previous requirements, the officials and craftsmen redrew the drawings and stipulated the size and size of each artillery, so that each artillery, the regulations are basically unified, many problems have been solved, and the performance can basically be on par with the Xiyi artillery." ”

"It's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out and slip it." Wang Yan said with a smile: "Today, this pavilion wants to try the cannon you made, if it is really that good, this pavilion will definitely have a reward." ”

"The lower officer will transport the artillery out of the city and arrange a test cannon."

After a while, a team of soldiers began to carry the cannon, Wang Yan saw a Hongyi cannon, one zhang long, the muzzle of the cannon was more than three inches, the body of the cannon was black and shiny, and there was a line of small characters on it, "General Zhenyu, Ming Longwu was cast in the first month of the third year", and there was a line of smaller words next to it, which was "Craftsman Wu Yihao, Supervisor Song Yingxing".

Wang Yan was slightly surprised and said, "Does each cannon engrave the name of the craftsman?" ”

"Each artillery cost two hundred dollars of silver, and in order to make the craftsman attentive, it is famous that all those who blow up the chamber, or the regulations are inconsistent, must be punished."

Wang Yan nodded and said: "This method is very good, but it can't just punish and not reward, Chang Geng can write a fold of rewards and punishments, standardize all kinds of rules, and form a custom." ”

"The matter of rewards and punishments, I have been thinking about it for many days in my heart, and when the test is completed, I will send the excerpt over, but I am afraid that the cabinet will have to allocate more silver taels."

"Silver is not a problem, as long as the cannon can be made well, the silver money that should be rewarded, this pavilion will not be stingy." Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "How many cannons have been built this time?" ”

"Back to the Cabinet Department, this time Hongyi cannons have built four, and there are twenty small Francophone machines, in addition to three hundred bird guns, fifty Lumi guns, and one electric gun and one thunderbolt."

Wang Yan stopped and frowned, "So little?" ”

Song Yingxing hurriedly explained: "The main reason is that there are not enough craftsmen, and the production of equipment is miscellaneous, and the speed of fire of the electric bolt is the fastest, but the process is extremely complicated, and it is difficult for a craftsman to make one in a month, and the artillery is because the dry mold is too time-consuming." ”

Wang Yan shook his head, "This pavilion doesn't want to hear this, but there is a solution?" ”

"Since the Qin and Han dynasties, iron molds have been used to cast farm tools, and I am going to try to use them to cast cannons, which may save a lot of time."

Wang Yan and his entourage said as they walked, and finally came to the southwestern suburbs of Guangzhou City, the sound of Hongyi cannons was earth-shattering, and if they tried the cannon in the city, they were afraid that it would shock the soldiers and civilians all over the city.

When he came to the site of the test gun, Wang Yan saw in the distance, there was already a team of soldiers waiting in line, and the newly cast artillery was in front of the queue, but the distance was a little far away, and it was not clear to see. \u000b Waiting for Wang Yan to walk over, the soldiers held their heads high, did not squint, and stood up straight one by one, and the commander of the artillery team, Chen Yujie, came out and saluted: "My subordinate is ordered to test the artillery, please ask the cabinet department for instructions." ”

If you try today, the main thing is the four Hongyi cannons, according to Xiyi, it is an eighteen-pounder cannon, Wang Yan nodded, the cannon body is reinforced with iron rings, from the muzzle to the medicine room, the front is thin and the back is thick, especially the part of the medicine room where the gunpowder burns, especially the stout.

"The appearance is okay, whether it's good or bad, you won't know until you shoot it, come on." Wang Yan waved his hand. \u000b As soon as the military order was given, Chen Yujie immediately commanded, and several artillery men swarmed up, loaded gunpowder, put a lead, sealed it, and then loaded it with iron bullets, everything was ready.

At this moment, the small flag waved, and the gunners put the torch in their hands to the lead, and a cloud of gunpowder smoke immediately burst up, and everyone covered their ears and watched the spark swish into the fire door.

"Boom" four loud bangs in succession, Wang Yan only felt that the ground trembled, and then saw that the cannon body suddenly shook violently, and the iron bullet whistled out from the muzzle, and in the blink of an eye, a cloud of dust was raised in the distance. \u000b "Good! Wang Yan saw that the four shells landed at almost the same distance, and immediately took the lead in cheering.

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