“… The rotating arm holding the flint and the leading disc are completely separated, and the leading disc cover and the steel plate are connected together to form an "L" shape, which is the fire sickle mode that the Westerners have adopted, and the advantage of this connection is that the whole bolt ignition structure is simplified, when the flint hits the fire sickle surface, the lead plate cover (integrated with the fire sickle) is opened at the same time, and the spark ignites the * in the medicine pool.

This musket was also equipped with a standby mechanism, and as long as the trigger was not pulled, the flint could not fall. When the flint is in an unfired state, the lid of the lead plate is tightly covered on the pool, and even on a violently rocking boat, the pool will not be stirred, and the wind will not be able to blow away the pool.

In order to adapt to the confined spaces at sea, this flintlock pistol, intended exclusively for naval use, reduced the length of the barrel and reduced the caliber to 173 mm. The gun is 1210 mm long, weighs 46 kg, and the projectile weighs 213 grams. The firing speed and accuracy of this flintlock pistol have been greatly improved compared to before, and the cost of the whole gun without bayonet has been reduced to less than 10 yuan..."

Zhu Youzhen listened to Bi Maokang and Sun Yuanhua's explanations, while looking at the navy type flintlock pistol in his hand, and finally he stopped what he was doing and said: "Whether this gun is good or not, after all, it will be tested on the battlefield, but now, find a row of people to come out and shoot a few rounds, let me take a look." ”

Under the emperor's orders, Sun Yuanhua quickly transferred a team of people from the Fengtai camp on the side. For these soldiers, who have to conduct shooting training every day, after using this flintlock pistol, they immediately liked this safer and easier to use naval flintlock pistol.

The soldiers were aiming at a target cut through an abandoned tent about three meters wide and 18 meters high. Fired 80 rounds at a distance of 100 meters, about 60 hits; After moving 160 meters away, only 40 shots can be hit; At 240 meters, only 15 shots were hit.

In the eyes of the onlookers, this result is already quite good. After watching the live shooting, Zhu Youzhen said to Sun Yuanhua with a smile: "All those who participated in the research and development of this firearm will be rewarded and credited once, in addition, I want to know how the production capacity of this gun is?" ”

Sun Yuanhua thought for a moment in his heart, and then replied: "If the production of arquebuses can be stopped, then the army model can produce 190 pieces per day, and the navy model can probably produce about 260 pieces per day. At present, the main constraint on the production capacity of guns is that the production capacity of steel sheets and springs cannot keep up..."

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Judging from the current situation, it will take at least 200,000 firearms to replace the old firearms in the hands of the new army, the guards and the border army, not including the number of exports. With the current production capacity of the Ordnance Superintendent, I am afraid that it is lagging behind.

I suggest that you authorize the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau to produce this new flintlock musket, and then charge them some money. Also, can those stocked arquebuses be converted into flintlock guns? If you can't change it, sell it. ”

Sun Yuanhua and Bi Maokang didn't feel much about the emperor's proposal, but the managers of the arsenal and the leaders of the craftsmen on the side were actually not very happy. After the restructuring of the old workshops, these stewards and craftsmen finally enjoyed the benefits of the new production relations.

Although the production method of the assembly line is very tiring, when this method is linked to monetary interests, although these craftsmen and stewards are much more tired than in the past, they do not think it is bitter. Anyway, now their hard work can be turned into real money and put into their own pockets, instead of being like before, no matter how good they are, they are just rewarding a bucket or two of food, and if they do badly, they will lose their heads.

It was precisely because they could work more and get more that the craftsmen and stewards were able to actively cooperate with Sun Yuanhua and Bi Maokang to continuously improve the problem of flintlock muskets. For this unique craft, everyone intends to eat it for several lifetimes. But now they have to teach it to the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, which makes them feel very painful in their hearts.

However, no matter how painful they were, they knew that they couldn't stop it, and some of them began to wonder how to delay the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau at that time.

After watching the flintlock musket performance in the arsenal, Zhu Youzhen walked towards the army officer school on the side. When he came to the Fengtai camp this time, in addition to inspecting the results of the development of flintlock pistols, he also inspected the army officer academy, which had just been moved in for a short time.

Although the Army Military Academy moved to Fengtai from the city, Zhu Youzhen didn't want the students of this military academy to stay away from him, so after determining the stable situation in the capital, he couldn't wait to inspect the Army Military Academy he had built.

After moving to Fengtai, the Army Military Academy suddenly expanded several times, which was completely different from the cramped school building in the inner city that day. The number of students in the military academy, plus the teaching staff, has already exceeded 1 thousand.

After inspecting the new building of the Military Academy, the cadets of the school were summoned to the school's playground to listen to the Emperor's routine lectures. Chongzhen, who was standing on the rostrum, looked at the students sitting on the ground below and was a little distracted for a while, not knowing what to say today.

However, he quickly came back to his senses and said, "Today, I came to the new building of the Army Military Academy, and I saw a lot of new buildings and new people, compared with the beginning of the year, it can be described as a new atmosphere.

I want to say that this is a good thing, and that removing the old and making the new is a sign of prosperity. Not only must your school have a new atmosphere, but also my Ming dynasty and government, and my people must also have a new atmosphere. Only by discarding all those old and useless things can we build a new era in which everyone can live and work in peace and contentment.

Of course, the so-called new atmosphere is not only necessary to be renewed in terms of material conditions, but also in terms of ideological concepts. For example, some people are still haunting the fact that I have abolished the existence of the hereditary bureaucracy in the New Army and the Guards, and have forgotten the merits of their ancestors.

I would like to say that this is not right, the army of the Ming Dynasty cannot rest on the merits of their predecessors to eat, drink and enjoy themselves, because those enemies defeated by our fathers and ancestors did not bow their heads and admit defeat, they still lurk around us, eyeing us. Look at those Jurchens, at the beginning of the country, I was able to make them bow down to their lives in the past, but in modern times, they dared to raise troops with seven hatreds and invaded most of Liaodong.

Why do they dare to do this? Isn't it because I see that my Ming army is rotten? The lower ranks of the military have to fight the enemy on the battlefield hungry, and our officers have no idea how to train the soldiers or how to command them to survive on the battlefield, because their positions are not awarded by their own ability, but only by the kindness of their ancestors.

If such people are allowed to occupy command power in the army, is it fair to those soldiers who are hungry and defending their country on the battlefield? I feel that it is unfair that the position of the military should be awarded according to merit, not on the merits of ancestors.

Therefore, I hope that when you graduate from this school, you will be able to reshape a Ming army that will make the Siyi soldiers subdued. I also want to see the officers, generals, and even marshals come out of you. An officer who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. This is what I want to see, the new atmosphere in the army.

Of course, as a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, you can't always focus on getting promoted and getting rich. The primary task of the Ming army is to defend the country, so as the backbone of this army, you must always be vigilant and fight resolutely and uncompromisingly against the enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

If an army doesn't even know which enemy it wants to deal with, the commander of that army is a fool, and I will never allow the Ming army to be handed over to such a fool.

So who are our enemies? I thought it was those who would not allow our people to live and work in peace and contentment; It is those who try to occupy the land of my China; It's the ones who killed my Ming soldiers... As Ming officers, you must always keep in mind who should the guns of the army be aimed at? Whose orders should the Ming army listen to? Who exactly is the Ming army defending?

For example, in the course of these Later Jin's attacks on the Ningjin defensive line, the Later Jin army was our enemy; Those who colluded with Houjin to betray their compatriots are our enemies. In the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers sacrificed heroically to defend the country, but some people tried to disturb the audio-visual, saying that these soldiers attacked blindly before they trampled to death. Aren't such people our enemies? ”

The students in the audience finally couldn't hold back their emotions and shouted loudly at the emperor: "Yes, yes, yes..."

Only then did Zhu Youzhen withdraw his hand with satisfaction and continued: "For those flies that buzzed at the martyrs who died on the battlefield, I want to say: When a soldier dies in battle, the first thing the flies see is his shortcomings and scars. But the warriors were already dead and no longer came to drive them.

So the flies screamed even more, thinking themselves immortal, for their bodies were far above the warriors. Indeed, no one has ever seen the shortcomings and traumas of the flies. However, a warrior with flaws is a warrior after all, and even a perfect fly is only a fly in the end.

There are no lovelier people than our warriors, and I will not allow a perfect swarm of flies to slander them. I hereby warn you, be a warrior of tenacity and struggle, and do not learn from the flies that can only bark..."

When the emperor gave a speech on the stage, some of the more well-informed officials looked a little unpleasant, because they knew who the emperor compared to flies.

The results of Sun Chengzong's rebellion sent back from Liaoxi soon spread in the capital. For those big families and generals who have conclusive evidence and colluded with Houjin, the officials naturally have nothing to say. But for the gentry and officials who were unknowingly dragged into the water, everyone felt that the punishment was a bit heavy.

Since the source of this rebellion was that Man Gui Zhongji was lured out of the city by Hou Jin's spies, some officials believed that the responsibility could not be put on the traitors, and that Man Gui and the attacking army were also responsible.

When Chongzhen vigorously touted the achievements of the Songshan Defense War, these officials naturally did not dare to jump out and openly question it, but it was inevitable to criticize and disseminate it in private and create public opinion. Jinyiwei, who was on guard against the capital, quickly sent these rumors to Chongzhen.

Zhu Youzhen thought about it again and again, and simply expressed his attitude in front of the cadets of the Army Military Academy, and his speech on such a semi-official occasion would soon spread. When these officials who want to overturn the case understand his attitude, they will naturally restrain themselves.

However, Chongzhen didn't expect that his speech was very popular with the students. After all, these officials attacked Man Gui like this, and they may not attack them in the future. Out of consideration for their own interests, the students quickly spread the emperor's speech and clearly expressed their support for the emperor.

The officials who wanted to oppose the results of the Liaoxi Rebellion did not dare to jump out and admit that they were flies in the emperor's mouth, so the public opinion in the capital against the Liaoxi Rebellion quickly subsided.