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After a moment of silence, thunderous cheers erupted among the more than 100 people. Even Zhao Zhe couldn't help but applaud. The accuracy and power of this cannon had exceeded his expectations. And looking at the appearance of the cannon, it is obvious that it can be used for field battles. In the past, the red-coated cannon was naturally very powerful, but because of its terrible weight, it could only be erected on the city wall for defense. It seems that in the past few months, Linglong's research has not been in vain.

However, Zhao Zhe also saw that the shells fired were live shells, not flowering shells. That's a bit of a pity. But if the cannon is done, it doesn't matter much if the development of the flowering shell is delayed. But Zhao Zhe came over this time, and what he was most concerned about was the musket. The cavalry of the Houjin Kingdom is really powerful, and the best way to deal with them is with muskets. Even if they don't hit anyone, the crackling sound of gunfire can scare their horses into scurrying. If they dismount and fight the Great Zhao infantry, it will be their time of death.

Of course, this cannon is not bad, it is estimated that two or three people, or a horse, can pull it away. Specially develop several artillery guards, one guard is calculated according to 5,600 people, and each guard can control at least two or three hundred artillery pieces each. This is a sharp weapon for positional warfare and siege warfare. Think about it, hundreds or even thousands of artillery pieces are aimed at a city and bombarded indiscriminately, what a terrible concept it is.

After they cheered, Zhao Zhe asked Xu Linglong to call aside. Ask her about her recent work status, in her answer. Zhao Zhe was also very satisfied with her approach. Within a few months, she recruited more than 1,000 people. According to each person's specialty, it is divided into many research directions, some specialize in farming tools, some only focus on improving the level of smelting, and some study various materials and various gunpowder. Of course, the most important ones are those that specialize in armaments and power facilities.

These made Zhao Zhe very pleased. Perhaps these people are still a little naïve, and they lack systematic knowledge sporadically. But he believes that with the passage of time, these enthusiastic talents will eventually make good achievements. In fact, the Han people do not lack the passion for invention and creation, but under the social system, individual talents and geniuses are gradually buried.

The musket, even in the Great Zhao Empire, is not too unusual. Under the jurisdiction of the military capital of the capital, there is a musketeer guard. But now the musket owned by the Great Zhao Empire, Zhao Zhe has also seen it, is an extremely primitive breech-loaded arquebus, the power is worse than the quasi-head crossbow, and the loading speed is slower than the strong crossbow, let alone compared with the bow and arrow. So much so that the musketeer guard was purely for decoration, and his actual combat surname was not strong.

However, Linglong said that the new shell she had just tested was based on her latest musket bullet. Under Zhao Zhe's extreme expectation, Linglong took a musket. The appearance of this musket was not designed out of thin air, but was improved from the previous arquebus style.

Zhao Zhe held it in his hand, and compared with the rifles of later generations, it was only slightly rough and heavy. After all, due to the limitations of smelting technology, the barrel and various parts cannot be made too fine. What disappointed Zhao Zhe was that this musket was not too different from the arquebus in nature, and there was still no trigger. The "bullet" taken by the delicate person is similar to the "cannonball" just now, it is a cylindrical body, and an iron bead is embedded in the head of the cylinder.

There is a small mechanism on the back boring of the musket, which can open an opening when pressed, and after the bullet is stuffed in and closed, only an arquebus fuse is left outside. Although Zhao Zhe had only touched a real gun during military training before, he had never hit a target. However, fortunately, when I was a child, I played with all kinds of air guns, and I played a lot with toy air guns and the like. There are also some familiar ones who aim with one eye closed.

The man placed a human-shaped target ten meters away, and because it was to ignite the fuse, he was skeptical about the quality of the gun. Zhao Zhe took a direct glance and lit the fire rope.

There was a loud "bang", because the shoulders were not tight. The butt recoil hit his shoulder hard, and it hurt hard. But fortunately, he has achieved a small degree in double cultivation now, and his body is very strong. After a choking smoke filled the air, Zhao Zhe glanced at the humanoid target. However, he saw that the bullet hit near his shoulder, and directly knocked off a small half of the target on that side.

All in all, this musket has a considerable improvement over the previous boring arquebus, especially in terms of the speed of reloading, because of the use of prefabricated bullets, the reloading speed is many times faster. If it is now a peaceful era, Zhao Zhe is too lazy to care about too many things. It's just that although the internal worries of the Great Zhao Empire have been solved, there are still many situations. Not to mention external troubles, a small Houjin country is enough to drink a pot by yourself. Not to mention, the countless countries around it.

If he didn't mention the idea with a full stomach, Zhao Zhe felt that it was too much of a loss. Then he pretended to be a pretending and tested the musket a few more times. Every time, I deliberately meditated on it. He beckoned Linglong and asked Linglong to call the people responsible for designing and manufacturing the musket and ammunition into a separate courtyard for a meeting.

The officials who had already had a spirit saw that it was dark, and saw that the emperor was in high spirits. I went early to prepare the private courtyard.

Among the dozens of craftsmen in Hulala, no one knew that Zhao Zhe was the emperor. I just heard Linglong say that the little white face with fine skin and tender flesh in front of her wanted to give her opinion on this new type of musket, and she showed disdain one by one. For Miss Linglong, they are naturally very convinced. But will this guy who looks like a boy in white be more powerful than Miss Linglong?

In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, all people engaged in scientific research estimated that they had this kind of stinky temper, and Zhao Zhe was too lazy to bother with them. Except for Xu Linglong, the rest of them let them stand. And he was drinking tea and playing with the arquebus. didn't talk to them, but said directly to Xu Linglong: "Linglong, what you did with this ammunition is quite creative." However, is it too troublesome to still use a fire rope to ignite gunpowder? ”

Xu Linglong was in front of Zhao Zhe, and she didn't know what politeness was. He said with a big grin: "I've heard some feudal people say that their muskets can first ignite the extremely flammable fire phosphorus powder by hitting the flint, and use the fire phosphorus powder to ignite the bullets. However, this method is being studied and has not yet been figured out. In principle, this is not difficult, it is just a matter of a few delicate mechanisms, and Sailuban is already designing. It shouldn't take long. ”

It's good to have this kind of concept, Zhao Zhe is refreshed. A lot of inventions and creations are actually just a simple change of habitual idea, some minor changes. But these subtle changes are likely to lead to a completely new development. Zhao Zhe also knows that science and technology need to be accumulated little by little. If you develop by leaps and bounds, it will be like building a fortress on top of a pile of sand, and the foundation will not be solid. Maybe it will collapse one day.

"Mm-hmm, yes, yes, if that improvement can be added, the musket will look a little better." Zhao Zhe suddenly pretended to think again: "By the way, I thought of something just now. Each time this shot is fired, the cartridge casings must be re-disarmed and reloaded. This, Linglong, isn't it a little troublesome? It doesn't seem to be much different from the speed of a crossbow? Is there a way to make the reload faster? ”

When Xu Linglong heard this, she began to think about it, sometimes soothing her eyebrows, sometimes tightening her brows. It's just that her face is now stained, and she barely has much of a look. provoked Zhao Zhezhi to think that the next time he saw Linglong, he must let her clean up and watch it later. Zhao Zhe didn't bother her to think, his original intention was to make some requests, so that Linglong carefully thought about various possible surnames before leisurely telling her what he thought. This not only allows her to admire herself more, but also hone her own imagination and creative abilities. After all, it is impossible for him to keep an eye on this department all the time and conduct research and development with them.

Not only Xu Linglong, but also those craftsmen, including a few foreigners, also began to think hard. I saw Xu Linglong standing up and pacing constantly. I took a graphite pen again and scribbled on the marble floor.

Immediately afterward, they gathered in twos and threes to discuss all kinds of possible surnames. And Xu Linglong also participated in a group, began to argue fiercely with others, and kept drawing all kinds of scribbled things.

This appearance made Xu Hong shake his head and sigh again. Why are other people's daughters raised to be delicate and gentle, virtuous and virtuous? My own daughter, but I like it, no, I am addicted to these strange things?

"Xu Hong, you gave birth to a good daughter." Zhao Zhe crossed Erlang's legs, looked at Xu Linglong with a smile and discussed with others, and said with some emotion.

Xu Hong's face froze, and he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, you are laughing." ”

"I didn't laugh with you, Linglong is the meat of my heart, the treasure in my palm." Zhao Zhe smiled and said, "This matter should not have been discussed between me and you, but Xu Aiqing, you also know my temper and surname." In this way, I have a cheeky face with you. Look, how about turning around and canonizing Linglong as a concubine? ”

"Concubine, concubine?" Xu Hong was taken aback, but then he was ecstatic in his heart. originally thought that it was a blessing that this girl in his family could get married. But I really didn't expect that she would take a fancy to her and be included in the harem and canonized as a concubine.

"I thought about it." Xu Linglong jumped and jumped happily: "I have a way." ”

That appearance made Xu Hong smile bitterly. This own daughter, where does she look like a royal concubine again?

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(To be continued)