Zhu Youxiao read Mr. Wang Zhaochun's "History of Chinese Firearms" in his previous life, and he also had a certain understanding of the flintlock pistol, and the front-loading gun of this improved firing device was indeed much better than the traditional arquebus, that is, the Ming Dynasty's bird gun, but because of its more complex mechanical structure, Zhu Youxiao was worried that even if it could be manufactured with the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it could not be standardized. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But what Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others also completed this thing that Zhu Youxiao didn't expect too much, and even the range and rate of fire were better than he expected.

"Very good, in this way, if everyone in my Ming infantry uses this firearm, the distance between the battle formation queues can be shortened, and the firepower density will also be increased, and if he really wants to fight with the Tartars again in the future, he should also increase his combat power a lot."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao personally snatched the flintlock pistol from the soldier's hand and prepared to operate it himself.

Bang!

Seeing a puff of white smoke rising in front of him, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help choking and said, "Gunpowder still needs to be improved, you can't just focus on making guns, Aiqing." ”

Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang glanced at each other and nodded helplessly, thanks to Zhu Youxiao, they now also know that there is smokeless gunpowder in this world.

However, they can only be regarded as halfway monks in natural science, and they cannot reach the level of hundreds of years later in a short period of time.

Smokeless gunpowder and metal-shelled bullets are as far away as our current discussions about when we can exceed the speed of light for Xu Guangqi and others.

However, you can't dream of being out of reach and not chasing, Zhu Youxiao didn't think about hitting their self-confidence, and being able to make a flintlock pistol and achieve standard configuration is already a huge contribution to the current Ming Dynasty.

Although the shot just now missed the target, but broke a pine branch eight meters away, Zhu Youxiao's mood was even happier, and he immediately asked Bi Maokang and the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau under his direct jurisdiction to summon him.

These craftsmen, who have been working in the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry for generations, did not expect His Majesty the Emperor to summon them, and they were so excited that they even wondered if the legendary Emperor His Majesty really had a big belly and hands that reached his knees.

When they saw the yellow-robed Zhu Youxiao surrounded by a brocade guard wearing a flying fish suit in the middle of the school field, a bold old craftsman exclaimed directly:

"That's the emperor, he's younger than my son, haha!"

"Lao Li, are you tired of being alive, and you dare to compare the emperor with your son!"

A craftsman hurriedly reminded the old man Li, and then he also looked up at Zhu Youxiao, and said: "Tsk, this emperor is the emperor, I'm afraid that I eat white flour buns every day, otherwise why is my skin so white." “

"That is, if the emperor eats the same food as you and me, can he be the emperor, but don't say that this emperor looks quite similar to the Jade Emperor in the painting, no wonder it is the Son of Heaven?"

As soon as Old Man Li finished speaking, the chief officer of the Ordnance Bureau hurriedly led them to salute Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao also walked down in person after letting them flat, patted Old Man Li on the shoulder, and Old Man Li rolled to the ground as if he had been hit hard by someone else.

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao asked people to help him up, and asked with a smile: "Old man, stand firm, if you fall to the ground, you won't be able to do things for the court." “

Old man Li smiled, but his heart blossomed, thinking that this was a new thing that he hadn't encountered for decades, not only did he face the emperor face to face, but he also patted him on the shoulder, and now he and the old woman in the family could blow it.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, these ordinary craftsmen with dark skin and only wearing short clothes even in winter are the most valuable treasures of the Ming Dynasty.

It is also one of the guarantors of the long-term stability of this ancient empire.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao did not have the slightest contempt for them because he was the emperor, in the eyes of other officials and craftsmen, the emperor was close to the people, but in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, he was expressing his gratitude to the engineers of the Ming Dynasty.

"Bi Shilang, who of these people was involved in the flintlock pistol you designed?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

Although Bi Maokang is a minister, in order to make a flintlock pistol that satisfies His Majesty, he has also condescended to discuss these craftsmen who usually don't even look at him at close range, and even lived in the same shop together.

Now that His Majesty asked, he also guessed that His Majesty was going to give him a reward, so he hurriedly said, "There are Old Man Li, Blacksmith Zhang, and Chen Letou." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and let everyone whose names were read stand up.

Old man Li was the first to stand up, and he was already over the age of sixteen after successfully completing the manufacture of the firing device, grinning, and came out with a mouth full of missing teeth.

Blacksmith Zhang stood up like a piece of wood, drooping his head and not speaking, but when Bi Maokang told Zhu Youxiao that only the iron pipe that this person hit was the most difficult to deform and crack, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be in awe.

Chen was a short man, but Bi Maokang said that only this man made flint was the cheapest and the best for fire.

Zhu Youxiao was very pleased that Daming had such a genius craftsman with excellent creativity and comprehension, and Zhu Youxiao, who had never been stingy with the title of official and knight, immediately ordered the old man Li who took the lead in the seal to be the sixth grade of Cheng Zhilang, and rewarded five hundred taels of silver.

Blacksmith Zhang and Chen Letou were from the sixth-grade contractor, and each was rewarded with five hundred taels of silver.

At the same time, Bi Maokang was also crowned with the title of prince and prince.

Zhu Youxiao's move surprised all the officials and craftsmen present, and the generous reward was also said in the past, but it was the first time in the Ming Dynasty that the rank of civil officials was directly given to these craftsmen who were born as craftsmen.

However, now that Zhu Youxiao's imperial power is in full swing, no one dares to oppose it.

What's more, although he is a craftsman, he does have merits, and His Majesty the Emperor is not arbitrarily rewarding.

Old man Li and the others didn't expect that he would become an official like this, he secretly pinched himself, and only after feeling pain did he believe that all this in front of him was true.

And afterwards, when he learned that he was being taught by the county lord to be a higher grade, this guy was even more happy and happy, and his body was a lot stiffer when he went home.

The other craftsmen couldn't help but blush when they saw this, especially when Zhu Youxiao proposed that as long as anyone contributed to the Ming Dynasty in the future, he would not hesitate to reward him, no matter what his previous background was, the enthusiasm of these craftsmen was stimulated at once.

Bi Maokang didn't expect that he would be crowned the prince and the prince for making a flintlock pistol.

The king of Chu has a thin waist, and many people in the city starve to death.

Because of Zhu Youxiao's move, gradually some officials, gentry and craftsmen began to focus on the strange skills and tricks that they did not usually notice.