Chongzhen wanted to see the recent progress of firearms, Lu Xiangsheng was of course also happy, he wanted to see if the weapons could be updated, and several others also wanted to see the progress of firearms under the strong support of His Majesty the Emperor, and maybe His Majesty could also dial some firearms to them, the power of grenades in this battle they could see it really, if they could get another batch, it could effectively improve the combat ability of the army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the group arrived at the firearms factory, before they entered, they could hear the rumbling sound of artillery and muskets outside, Chongzhen turned his head with a smile and said, "It seems that we came at the right time today!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng and the others who accompanied him nodded excitedly, and the guards on duty at the door hurriedly stepped forward to salute respectfully when they saw the emperor coming, "See Your Majesty!" Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Chongzhen smiled and nodded, "Flatten!" Who's in charge here today? ”

"Your Majesty! Today is Song Shilang in charge inside! The guard reported respectfully.

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Okay!" I see! You've done a great job! Well done! After speaking, he patted the guard on the shoulder and walked in, leaving the excited guard at a loss, and several people behind Chongzhen also smiled and nodded at him, and then followed, after entering the door, Chongzhen saw a slightly thin middle-aged man commanding there, under his command, all the work was carried out in an orderly manner, probably too busy, the reason for too much concentration, and the other people were busier than Song Yingxing, so they didn't notice the situation at the door at all, Therefore, no one noticed that the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty was standing at the door now, and several people behind Chongzhen and the guards who came to protect the emperor wanted to remind them, but they were all stopped by Chongzhen, "Don't interrupt his work, sometimes it's difficult to do work if your thoughts are interrupted!" Let's sit down first, I'm tired after walking for so long! Chongzhen said with a smile, and then said to the guards beside him: "You go and move a few chairs, let's sit down and rest first!" ”

Soon everyone sat down and began to chat, and after being busy for more than ten minutes, Song Yingxing finally noticed the strangeness at the door, looked at it, and was suddenly startled, quickly took care of his clothes, ran to Chongzhen, and respectfully knelt down and saluted: "Song Yingxing, the servant of the Ministry of Ministers, knocks to see Your Majesty!" Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! ”

"Aiqing is flat!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

But Song Yingxing didn't get up, but continued to kneel and said, "The minister didn't greet Your Majesty in time!" Keep Your Majesty waiting! If you lose your dignity, you deserve death! ”

"Aiqing is busy! I've seen it all! I understand! I won't blame you! Flatten! Chongzhen smiled.

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor did not blame himself, Song Yingxing's hanging heart finally let go, so he got up and stood respectfully, Chongzhen still kept a smile: "When I came, I heard the sound of cannons and guns, is there a new artillery and musket to test today?" ”

Although Song Yingxing was personally recommended by His Majesty the Emperor, it was the first time for him to see His Majesty the Emperor, so he was still a little nervous, but looking at the Emperor who had been smiling, his nervous heart slowly calmed down, so he replied respectfully: "Your Majesty!" Today is testing artillery and muskets, the artillery is an improved Hongyi cannon, through the efforts of craftsmen, today's Hongyi cannon can also be dragged by horses, the power and range of the artillery have been significantly improved, and the musket is now our mass-produced flintlock pistol, which is testing the quality and performance! If Your Majesty wants to see the minister, you will lead Your Majesty over to see it! ”

Chongzhen smiled and nodded, Song Yingxing led the way in front, and then everyone followed, and soon arrived at the inspection site, only to see five improved Hongyi cannons in the middle of the field, looking at the barrels of Hongtong, presumably they had already tested them, looking at these cannons, Chongzhen let out a light sigh! He walked up and knocked on it, and then said, "Is this cannon made of steel?" ”

Song Yingxing nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty!" Yes! However, it is only in the test stage at present, and whether it can be put on the battlefield is still tested, the effective range of the current cannon is about 4500 feet, and the maximum range is 7500 feet, and the power of the shells fired is estimated to be more than three times that of the old Hongyi artillery! Of course, Xu Ge said that it can be improved! ”

"You're doing a great job! Ha ha! Chongzhen laughed happily, turned his head and asked the people behind him, Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan's eyes were already shining with golden light, looking at the five cannons, the eyes were not blinking, they were almost a little bit of a raffle, they often used this artillery, they knew best about the direct benefits of the increase in the range and power of the artillery, with this cannon, it is estimated that the speed of the siege will be more than twice as fast as before, and it is necessary to put more than ten doors under the city to bombard, and the city wall must not be bombarded into slag? The two of them had already answered His Majesty's question with their expressions.

Sun Chuanting and Qin Liangyu also showed surprised expressions, and they couldn't speak for a while, Chongzhen looked at their expressions and understood their thoughts, and then said to Song Yingxing: "Okay!" Continue to improve, by the way, how many war horses do you need for this artillery war horse? ”

"Back to Your Majesty! At least three war horses! Song Yingxing replied.

Chongzhen nodded, and then asked, "How is the flintlock gun doing now?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty! Now that the flintlock pistol has been tested and all indicators are qualified, it should soon be ready to replace the original bird's gun! Song Yingxing said.

"How long will it take to replace all the birds in the current Shenji Camp? How many taels of silver do you need? Chongzhen asked.

"Your Majesty! It will take a few months for all of this to be replaced, so I can only strive for it as soon as possible, and it will take about 200,000 taels according to the conversion of all the Shenji Battalion! Song Yingxing replied after the calculation.

What a money-burning thing! Chongzhen sighed! "I see! Take me and see how you made this flintlock pistol! ”

Song Yingxing nodded, led Chongzhen and others to the production room, entered the room, all the craftsmen bowed respectfully, Chongzhen also smiled and let everyone flatten, let them continue to work, and then Chongzhen carefully observed the production workshop, and found that this plant was built by the river, many parts are made by some machines, and the power of the machine is hydraulic power! In addition, all the workers are working on the same parts in their own area, and after they are done, they put something like a conveyor belt and upload it to the next area, everything is in order, and the production speed is fast and stable!

"Assembly line production?" Chongzhen sighed! Then asked Song Yingxing: "This production model was thought up by Xu Gelao?" ”

Song Yingxing smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "This model was thought out by the minister, the minister borrowed the model of some workshops in his hometown, combined with some suggestions from Xu Gelao, and came up with it after summarizing, this is mainly to improve the speed of this generation, and the division of labor is to prevent the leakage of production skills, which is conducive to protection, and secondly, all the parts are made according to a standard and the same craftsman, the quality is more guaranteed, and it is also conducive to maintenance in the future, and thirdly, this model can save a lot of costs!" ”

"Good! Very good! I have gained so much from being here today! Ha ha! Chongzhen laughed, "Okay! I'm leaving, all of you! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Humane.

Chongzhen led the people out slowly, Song Yingxing personally sent it out, looking at His Majesty the Emperor who was gradually moving away, his heart finally calmed down, and then he found the guard guarding the door, blaming him for not reporting, and then the guard repeated the words of Emperor Chongzhen, Song Yingxing couldn't help but feel that His Majesty was so kind! I really didn't expect it, Song Yingxing smiled and continued to go back to work.

"Lu Aiqing! How do you feel today? Chongzhen asked.

"Believe in this batch of muskets and artillery! The combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp can be increased by several levels! Lu Xiangsheng said confidently.

Several others couldn't help but cast envious glances. Chongzhen nodded and said: "You don't have to be too envious, in the future, this musket and artillery will inevitably replace this big sword and spear, take your time!" Of course, the premise is that I have to have money! You're going to have to win more battles for me, understand? Chongzhen smiled.

Everyone looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Your ministers understand!" ”