Chapter Seventy-Nine: Development of Ordnance

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Xu Hong was slightly stunned, but he was sweating profusely, crying and laughing. The queen mother is not a chick anymore, but from Zhao Zhe's rippling and ill-intentioned laughter. I understood, my face was slightly red, and there was a hint of spring in my eyes. Pretty and charming, she glanced at him.

Old Zhou Sai Luban and them were a little confused. I wonder if the emperor can really invent that kind of trick? But it was taken by Huangwei, but he didn't dare to raise the slightest question. It's Linglong, some people who are not afraid of heaven and earth, they directly clasped their hands and hummed: "I don't believe that you can invent something more precise and clever than my Linglong heart." Anyway, how do you need me to cooperate with you? ”

"Hehe, that's what you said." Zhao Zhe smiled, rubbed his hands, squinted and said: "As long as Linglong you obediently listen to my ......" After only half of the words, he was covered by the queen's little hand, only to see her pretty face, and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, don't bully Sister Linglong indiscriminately." ”

After that, he walked up to Linglong, took her little hand, glanced at Zhao Zhe and said, "Sister, don't listen to his nonsense." He didn't know what to invent and create. ”

"Sister, is he lying to me?" Linglong obviously had some dislike for Zhao Zhe. This is the way to engage in technology, if you don't understand it, you don't understand it, and if you don't know it, you pretend to understand, but it makes people disgusted.

Seeing her expression like this, she really had too much bad feeling for the emperor. The queen had to bite her silver teeth, blushing and leaning into her ear to carefully explain a few words of silver obscenities in his inventions. Linglong's pretty face gradually appeared with a touch of astonishment, she couldn't understand why there were such evil people in this world?

Under the gaze of her innocent eyes, Rao Yi Zhao Zhe's current face also smiled embarrassedly: "This, don't mention it for the time being." All of you are talents, and all of them will be promoted to one level and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. ”

Among those people, Zhou Dai still knows a little more about human feelings. Busy with joy, he pulled a few colleagues who were still stunned and knelt down: "Thank you for the reward, long live my emperor." A few were stunned, as if they had just remembered that this was a very happy thing. A thousand taels of silver, this is going to be taken back, and I don't want to make the mother-in-law who usually dislikes them for not being able to drill camps and not being able to slap horses. Moreover, this is a reward from the emperor himself. Not only that, but what kind of honor is it for an official to be promoted to a higher level? There are a few older ones, and they have not been promoted for more than ten years.

"Your Majesty, Sister Linglong doesn't have an official with her, so it's really too cold to get a thousand taels of silver with her talent, right?" For some reason, the queen and Linglong are particularly in love. actually helped her fight for benefits.

It's that Linglong, I don't know if I don't understand the benefits of official positions and money or I don't care at all. Shaking his head, he said, "Sister Queen, it's okay." ”

"Okay, since it's the queen who speaks. I decided to set up a department under the Ministry of Industry, with Linglong as the director and the official title as the fourth grade. He specializes in the research and invention of various mechanisms. Zhao Zhe laughed.

Xu Hong was overjoyed, and directly pulled Linglong to kneel down together, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." "Anyway, I have to teach Linglong to say something to thank.

"Okay, okay, don't toss the innocent exquisite." Zhao Zhe shook his hand and said, "Xu Hong, you choose a site in a secluded and safe place on the outskirts of the capital, and build a large number of buildings for the research of the department of the government." Linglong, in this big Zhao world, there are still a lot of talented people. I have authorized you to recruit any talent you like into the department. I hope you don't live up to my expectations. As for the research funds, they are first reported to the Ministry of Industry, and only after examination and approval are sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Cabinet. ”

"Got it, anyway, I'm just going to study things, and I'll leave the miscellaneous things to others to do." Linglong doesn't care, whether it's four products or not. After a pause, he said again: "You mean, no matter who I am, I can be recruited to the department?" And what about him? As he spoke, he pointed to Seruban.

"I've already said that. As long as you want, whatever you want. Zhao Zhe waved his hand and smiled: "However, I have to tell you first." The power problem of the plough may not be solved for a while, and it would be best if you had a way to improve the efficiency of the use of the plough. In addition, now Da Zhao is worried about internal and external troubles, and it is urgent to study and improve the strength of ordnance. Linglong, I'm sure you'll make your own arrangements. ”

"Thank you for your gift." Sai Luban was also delighted, and after bowing to Zhao Zhe, he saluted Linglong and said, "Thank you Lord Xu for your appreciation." ”

As soon as Linglong heard that the emperor was going to engage in armaments, she immediately pulled this group of people and discussed some issues first. Instead, Zhou Dai stepped forward, bowed down and asked, "Your Majesty, in terms of ordnance, can the Emperor give a general direction." ”

When it comes to ordnance, Zhao Zhe is obviously much more interested in things than those engaged in agriculture. There is no way to engage in agriculture, just to make the people's lives a little more stable and not to rebel all day long. As for ordnance, what man wouldn't love this kind of thing? In particular, when the ordnance is developed and the strength is strong, it is not afraid of man-made rebellion and human aggression, but can drive the army to other countries from time to time. Excited, he coughed twice, and said eloquently: "Let's talk about the red-clothed cannon first, that thing is very powerful." But the disadvantages are also very obvious. The most serious disadvantage is that the weight is too heavy, and it is extremely difficult to transport and install. If you Aiqing can reduce its weight and power, it can also be equipped with a few wheels to lead the walking. And that couldn't be better. Second, it is very troublesome to load gunpowder and shells, and it is better to find a way to combine gunpowder and shells into a single unit, and every time you use it in the future, you only need to stuff a shell directly from the back of the butt of the barrel. Thirdly, the lack of accuracy, the problems of the barrel itself, and now the distance of each shot, are controlled according to the amount of gunpowder charged. You can discuss and correct this point on your own. Fourth, although I haven't investigated, I estimate that there is still a danger that the barrel will be very hot and easy to explode after continuous firing. Fifth, uh, think for yourselves where there is something that can be improved. ”

When Zhao Zhe spoke, he deliberately slowed down a little, observing Linglong's reaction. I saw her holding a pen and paper and writing it down word by word. Well, this deserves recognition and commendation. After taking another sip of tea, Zhao Zhecai said: "And you should also know that the fire gun is like a very small cannon that can be held in your hand to launch projectiles. The shortcomings of this thing are probably similar to those of the redcoat cannon. While you are researching and improving the redcoat cannon, please improve the firearm by the way. ”

Zhao Zhe has also seen the fire guns of this era, and he was still enthusiastic at first. But the actual use is very small. Not only is the lethality weak, but it is also extremely troublesome to fill gunpowder, and it is also easy to damage. With this kind of time and energy, it is better to use a crossbow or a bow and arrow to be fast and cost-effective. So much so that this kind of thing basically doesn't have many practical surnames.

Artillery and guns, that is the protagonist of modern warfare. It is precisely in these two areas that China has lagged behind Europe so much that it has experienced a history of humiliation for more than a hundred years. Until Zhao Zhe crossed that formation, he was still being pressed by others. Zhao Zhe secretly thought, if he was one step ahead of others in his era, wouldn't he be able to completely change the fate of the Han nation?

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