In the days that followed, Chongzhen spent time in a verbal battle with the ministers, and the two sides did not give in to each other, but because of the dedication of the Jinyi guard, those officials did not dare to do anything with these taxes, which was the only thing Chongzhen felt relieved about, and Chongzhen, who was depressed every day, wanted to cancel the morning dynasty in a rage! Fortunately, Chongzhen can still go to the harem to find his three beloved wives for comfort, otherwise he would have collapsed a long time ago!

"Your Majesty! Lord Xu Guangqi Xu has arrived in Beijing, and now he is outside the palace to see His Majesty! Wang Chengen came to report. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Oh?! It's coming! Please! Chongzhen said.

Soon, Xu Guangqi entered the Qianqing Palace and bowed to Chongzhen, "The old minister sees Your Majesty!" Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! ”

Looking at his dusty appearance, he must have come all the way, and he came directly without having time to rest, this is my treasure of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen thought, hurriedly left the dragon chair, personally came down to help this baby, looked at Xu Guangqi's white hair and couldn't help but sigh, this would be if he was dozens of years old a few years ago! "Xu Aiqing, please get up quickly, I am looking forward to the stars and the moon, and I finally hope for Aiqing!"

"Your Majesty, Old Minister!" Xu Guangqi was moved.

"Throne! Princess, give Lord Xu a cup of warm tea! By the way, let the imperial dining room prepare some pastries, which are easy to digest! Chongzhen commanded.

"The old slave obeys!" After saying that, he went out to explain.

"Aiqing came all the way to the capital, it's hard work, remember to pay attention to your body!" Chongzhen was concerned, because he knew that Xu Guangqi had gone to see God in 1633 in history, which was not a few years, and there was not enough time at all.

"The old minister has been blessed with God's grace! It's not hard! Xu Guangqi felt the sincere care from Emperor Chongzhen, and his heart was also very moved.

"No! After that, I will ask the imperial doctor to give you a few old ministers a comprehensive examination every 3 months, don't delay, I need you, Daming needs you! Chongzhen said.

"Your Majesty, Old Minister! Thank you for your Majesty's grace as well as for several other colleagues! Xu Guangqi said gratefully.

"Aiqing has just taken over as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and now this Ministry of Industry is not good, Aiqing has a mental preparation, but Aiqing can rest assured, wait for me to have an idea, and then put Aiqing in a more important position so that Aiqing can better play his talents!" Xu Guangqi said.

Although he didn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen was talking about, the general meaning could still be understood, Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "The ministers must do their best!" ”

Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Aiqing has just come here now, and the general situation of the imperial court is not very clear, I won't discuss anything today, I want Aiqing to tell me what the firearms situation of my Daming is now!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zongxian brought tea and pastries, and Chongzhen said, "Come!" Aiqing first drank tea to warm up her body, ate some pastries, and then slowly told me! ”

"This 。。。。。。" Xu Guangqi was a little embarrassed, eating in front of the emperor was unseemly!

Seeing Xu Guangqi's danger, Chongzhen smiled: "It's okay! Aiqing ate slowly, and then told me, if you don't go hungry, what if you don't have the energy to listen to it when you don't have the energy? Eat it! Or I just won't give me face! As he spoke, he picked up the tea and took a sip!

"The old minister thanked Your Majesty!" Xu Guangqi said with a little choked up. Saying that, after taking a sip of tea, it really warmed up a lot, and my mood calmed down a bit! He began to introduce to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty! Our Ming firearms have developed to this day, and there are two main categories from their classification: the first type is the firearm and bird gun that are set by hand, which are small in shape and caliber, and are generally filled with lead bullets and iron bullets, etc., and their range is only dozens of steps to 200 steps.

The second type is the artillery that is mounted on the pedestal and fired with a large caliber and shape, most of the barrels are filled with stones, lead, iron and other materials, commonly known as "solid bullets", and a few are loaded with explosive balls, the firing range is generally hundreds of steps to two or three miles away, mainly used for defending the fortress and attacking the city, and also used for field warfare, water warfare and naval warfare.

If you divide it more carefully, there is a three-eyed gunpowder weapon, which can be released continuously, constituting dense firepower, which is conducive to suppressing the fast-moving cavalry, and is an important individual gunpowder weapon of my Ming Dynasty, and a ten-eyed gunpowder weapon, which can be fired ten times, but because of the short range, it is not safe, so it is replaced by a kidnapper. The abductor gun is a repeating fire rope with a crank, 1.125 feet long, using a loading method similar to the Franc machine, it can be fired three times in a row, with a range of 450 feet, we also call it the "Wansheng Franc Machine", which is used more in the war to aid Korea and chase the Japanese. There is also a thunderbolt is a single soldier multi-barreled firearm, invented by Zhao Shizhen, the largest can reach 18 tubes, using a fire rope or flint to fire, plus the outer cover after the shape of a pipa. After firing, it can be used as a cold weapon! It is 5.61 feet long, weighs 5 pounds, and is easy to carry and use. In addition, there are five thunder god machines invented by Qi Dashuai, with three eyes, five eyes, seven eyes of various specifications, generally used when two people shoot in a group, one person bracket, turn the barrel, one person aim and shoot. The firing range is 540 feet.

The fire gun we commonly use, 43.5 cm long, 3 cm caliber, fired in a group of 2 people, one person is responsible for bracket and aiming, and one person is responsible for ignition shooting, with a range of 540 feet, while the bird gun has a range of 450 feet, and cannot be used in rainy days. Finally, the gun is raised, with a triangular bracket and a rotating device, 3 meters long, weighing 24 catties, with an effective range of 600 feet, nicknamed "Nine-headed Bird", which is so powerful that even the chariot cannot resist. ”

"Holy! So**? Like the Kidnapper, the Thunderbolt, the Five Thunder Machine, and the Lifting Gun, how does it feel like an automatic pistol, a machine gun, and a heavy machine gun?! Chongzhen said.

"What did Your Majesty say?" Xu Guangqi was stunned.

Feeling that he was leaking his mouth, he hurriedly said, "It's nothing! I am impressed by the advancement of my Great Ming Firearms! Aiqing continued. What about artillery, are there any other weapons? Like mines, rockets or something? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry! Listen to the minister! Xu Guangqi said with a smile, because he was talking about his professional knowledge, the more he talked, the more relaxed he became, and he began to eat some small pastries, and he was also happy, because Xu Guangqi was very supportive of the development of firearms, and he was unwilling before, but now His Majesty is so interested, it seems that His Majesty wants to vigorously develop firearms.

"I'm listening!" Emperor Chongzhen laughed.

Xu Guangqi saw that His Majesty the Emperor was like this, and he also smiled: "Let's talk about artillery!" The Franc machine, which is more common in our Ming Dynasty, has a crosshair and a light gate, with an effective range of 1,500 feet, and a range of 3,000 feet when launched at a 45-degree elevation angle. The large cannon is 7.5 feet, the medium is 4.68 feet, and the small one is 1.89 feet, and the shells are loaded from the rear, and the firing interval is short, and when firing scattershots, one shell carries 500 rounds, which can block the front 60 meters wide, and the power is amazing. However, because breech loading requires high casting technology. So now we have purchased a more advanced Hongyi cannon from Portugal, known as the general cannon, with cannon ears and sights, which can adjust the firing range, the gun body has a long life, the large one weighs 3200 catties, and the firing range can reach 5700 feet! The minister thinks that it should be the limit. There is also a tiger squat cannon that was often used in Qi Dashuai's army before, this kind of artillery is light and has a thin barrel, the firing range is not far, it is suitable for mountain combat, it is mobile and flexible, and it is front-loaded, it can be launched at a large elevation angle and can also be equipped with a large number of lower-level troops. Very easy to use! Of course, there are many types, so I won't go into details, this is not something that can be said at once, only some commonly used! ”

"I understand! It's okay! Aiqing continues! Chongzhen nodded.

"Then let's talk about the mines that Your Majesty said! This is an explosive firearm, and our Ming Dynasty's explosive firearms have been quite developed, and there are two major categories:

One is landmines, with a wide variety, including dozens of stone mines, ceramic mines, pig iron mines, etc.;

The other type is mines, which include weapons such as underwater mines, underwater dragon cannons, and mixed river dragons.

Then there are the rockets that His Majesty said, the more representative ones are the "Divine Fire Flying Crow" and the spherical "Flying Thief Earthquake Thunder" with wings. These two rockets are filled with gunpowder in the crow and spherical bodies respectively, and the gunpowder line in the gunpowder passes through and is connected in series with the gunpowder in the powder cartridge of the take-off rocket; When launching, ignite the gunpowder line of the take-off rocket, so that the rocket flies to the enemy, and detonate the gunpowder in the crow body and the sphere, killing and burning the enemy's men and horses, which is a sharp weapon for breaking the formation and attacking the city!

There is also a fire dragon out of the water, it is a multi-stage rocket, with a paper paste tube tied to the first stage of the rocket, there is a second stage rocket in the dragon's mouth, after the shot increases the range to hit the enemy ship, for water attacks, the range can reach 4500 feet!.

That's right! Qi Dashuai also invented a rocket car! You can launch rockets continuously, and the power is endless! If Your Majesty is interested, you can take a look at the artifact spectrum, the new book of martial arts, the martial arts chronicles, the fire dragon artifact formation and other books, Your Majesty will have a lot of discoveries! ”

Hearing the mines, water mines, Chongzhen didn't have any special feelings, but he was startled when he heard the Divine Fire Flying Crow and the Flying Sky Thief Earthquake Thunder! I grass! Isn't this the predecessor of the missile? And the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Rocket Car, Nima! It's mortars and rocket artillery! In the Ming Dynasty, firearms were so awesome, if Jiannu was rising in the Qi Jiguang period, and when he met Qi Jiguang's troops, wouldn't he be directly bombarded into slag? !

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Xu Guangqi looked at Emperor Chongzhen and didn't speak for a long time, a little strange, so he called in a low voice.

"Ahh Oh! Chongzhen reacted, "I didn't expect the development of my Ming firearms to be so high, why can't I feel the power of these firearms now?" Aiqing also saw the situation of the Shenji Battalion. ”

"With all due respect, the quality of today's firearms cannot be compared with that of Qi Dashuai, and the cooperation of various branches of the military is not very good, many firearms have been abandoned by the current soldiers because of quality problems, which naturally does not reflect the power of firearms!" Xu Guangqi sighed.

"I will also vigorously develop firearms, and firearms will definitely replace current weapons in the future, this is indisputable! This task will be handed over to Aiqing, I will let Guo Shangshu and Bi Shilang fully cooperate with Aiqing, in addition, from now on, whether it is a bird gun or an artillery, it will be strictly inspected for quality, I will send Jinyi Wei to check, if there is not enough manpower to transfer from the East Factory, each bird gun, each artillery must be engraved with the name of the participating craftsman, if it is cumbersome, give each craftsman a number, and then engrave the corresponding number on the bird gun or artillery, so that once a quality problem is found, directly find the relative craftsman, and be executed! If an official embezzles the allocated funds, once it is discovered, regardless of the official position or title, they will all be dismissed and cut off, and there will be no forgiveness for killing, and the nine clans will be punished! Chongzhen said fiercely: "What does Aiqing think?" ”

Xu Guangqi didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor's determination to be so great, so he was secretly happy and replied, "So good! ”

"That's right! Now concentrate the financial resources to make the bird guns and artillery for the use of the Shenji battalion, and stop the construction of the bird guns and artillery in other places, step by step, otherwise the treasury will not be able to bear it, I will let the vice governor of Zhou start to optimize the Shenji battalion, some old and weak soldiers will be eliminated, and the whole battalion will remain 5,000 people, and after the elimination, the number of people will not be enough to draw the elite from the other two battalions, and if there is no elite, it will be re-recruited from the people, what does Aiqing think? Chongzhen said.

"Lao Chen thinks it's better to consult Shi Shoufu, Sun Cifu, as well as Guo Shangshu and Bi Shilang!" Xu Guangqi said.

"That's right! I almost forgot! Princess! Go and invite Shi Shoufu, Sun Cifu, as well as Guo Shangshu and Bi Shilang! That's right! By the way, I ordered someone to go to Beijing to invite Governor Li and Vice Governor Zhou as well! Chongzhen commanded.

Taking advantage of this gap, Chongzhen continued: "I hope that Aiqing can improve our existing Ming Bird Gun and Hongyi Cannon!" ”