"More than two years?" Sun Chengzong muttered to himself, "The old minister doesn't know at all, he doesn't know at all...... The old minister is really old, could it be that His Majesty is training this army in Shandong and Shaanxi? ”

"So to speak." Zhu Youzhen felt that he had to continue to fool around.

Sun Chengzong thought for a moment, suddenly left his seat, and prostrated in front of Zhu Youzhen again: "The old minister is willing to pass through Liaodong, and the old minister promised His Majesty that within two years, he will never let a Jiannu enter the Deshan Customs." ”

"Teacher," Zhu Youzhen pressed Sun Chengzong back into the chair, "The teacher has passed through Liaodong, what are the requirements?" ”

Sun Chengzong thought for a while: "Your Majesty, can you return Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou to me?" ”

"Zu Dashou is far away in Shaanxi, and his opposite is Tatar Mongolia, don't hide from the teacher, Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui are all important commanders of my formation of the new army." Zhu Youzhen smiled and stretched out his hands towards Sun Chengzong, "Teacher, I can't agree to this request, so let's make some other requests!" ”

"That'...... The old minister has no other requirements for the time being, "Sun Chengzong's old eyes shine with a strange light, this little emperor has vision!" He thought for a while, and then said to Zhu Youzhen: "Your Majesty, the soldiers of Liaodong will go out of the customs to harass Jiannu at the cost of their lives, and can the pensions of the soldiers who died or were injured in the battle be issued in time for the Ming Gongwei Mountain Customs?" ”

"Liaodong sergeants fight to the death day and night, how can they be hungry? If the pensions of military personnel cannot be paid in time, it will also chill the hearts of soldiers and soldiers. The teacher can rest assured that Liaodong's military salary and pension will be paid in full and in a timely manner. Zhu Youzhen's face was resolute.

"Thank you. Then there will be no problem with the old minister. "Sun Chengzong bid farewell to Zhu Youzhen.

After the platform was played correctly, Sun Chengzong did not return to Baoding, but waited for the decree in Beijing.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhu Youzhen issued an order to summon Ji Liao Jing slightly Gaodi.

Three days later, Gao Di returned to Beijing and met Zhu Youzhen.

Subsequently, Zhu Youzhen issued an order to remove Gaodi Jiliao Jingluo and the secretary of the military department, and transferred him to the left servant of the household department.

Zhu Youzhen's holy decree can be refuted by the cabinet, especially the new Ji Liao Jingluo is a member of the Donglin Party, but the eunuch party split when it met Zhu Youzhen for the first time, and now it is difficult to unite as before, besides, this is the first time that Zhu Youzhen has issued a holy decree on government affairs, and Huang Liji does not want to touch Zhu Youzhen's bad head.

After sending Sun Chengzong away, Zhu Youzhen came to the Firearms Bureau, and his so-called new army was based on firearms.

Zhu Youzhen is no stranger to the Firearms Bureau, he once served as the director of the Firearms Bureau, and set up a research and development institute in the Firearms Bureau to implement assembly line production.

However, after Zhu Youzhen left Beijing and went to Shaanxi to suppress bandits, Liu Yifei became the de facto director of the Firearms Bureau, and after Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne as emperor, he had no time to manage the Firearms Bureau, and Liu Yifei resumed his post as the head of the Firearms Bureau.

"Minister Liu Yifei knocks to see His Majesty!" Seeing Zhu Youzhen's sudden visit, Liu Yifei bowed to the ground.

"Fly, get up, I am a micro-service visit, no need for such a big gift! For the time being, I don't need to publicize my identity. ”

"Your Majesty, there are too many people in the Firearms Bureau who know Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't hide it."

"Hey, hey." Zhu Youzhen didn't care, "Then let it be!" ”

"Your Majesty, I'm so happy!" Liu Yifei is mysterious.

Zhu Youzhen stopped, "Daxi? Where does the joy come from? ”

"As soon as the minister comes, I congratulate His Majesty on his ascension to the throne as the king -- with His Majesty's great love for the Firearms Bureau, the life of the Firearms Bureau will be much better in the future."

"That'...... What's more? ”

"Your Majesty came to the Firearms Bureau this time, but to inspect the artillery and flintlock guns?"

"Huh? How did artillery and flintlock guns go? Zhu Youzhen's heart throbbed, and he had a faint feeling that the artillery and flintlock pistol had been successfully developed.

"Congratulations, the artillery can be mass-produced long ago, and the flintlock pistol can also be finalized." Liu Yifei has been following Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen didn't say where to see, and he didn't have time to ask, as long as he picked the key points that Zhu Youzhen might be interested in and reported orally.

"Oh? Let's talk about it! Zhu Youzhen suppressed the ecstasy in his heart.

"Majesty, the artillery has been tested many times - I have already seen the effect of the test last time, and the performance is very stable, and it can be mass-produced a long time ago."

"So have you mass-produced?" The artillery has already been used in Shaanxi to suppress bandits, and Zhu Youzhen is quite satisfied with the effect of the artillery, as long as the performance is stable, it can be mass-produced.

"Nope." Liu Yifei was also a little frustrated, "Your Majesty, when will it be mass-produced?" ”

"No?" Zhu Youzhen was furious, he couldn't wait to grab Liu Yifei's collar, lift him up and throw him into the air, "Why didn't you mass produce it?" ”

"Majesty?" Liu Yifei hesitated, "The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry have not asked us to mass production?" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that after he returned to Beijing, he had been busy with the enthronement of the army, and he had forgotten about the Firearms Bureau at all.

"Yifei, in this way, I now officially give you an order to immediately mass-produce artillery."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Yifei imitated the soldiers and gave Zhu Youzhen a military salute, "But, how many artillery pieces does Your Majesty want to produce?" ”

"Well...... Production of 100 doors...... Far from enough...... 1,000 doors, yes, produce 1,000 doors first, the more the merrier. ”

"A thousand doors?" Liu Yifei's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, really produce so much?" ”

Zhu Youzhen felt that he had not made it clear to Liu Yifei, "Yifei, it's not about producing a thousand doors, it's about the more the better—do you have enough steel?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is no shortage of steel, but ...... These 1,000 guns cannot be completed in a short time. Liu Yifei's mouth has not been closed yet, a thousand cannons, how much silver do the craftsmen have to earn?

"It's okay, I won't ask for it tomorrow, but you must not only hurry up, but also ensure the quality, if you produce substandard artillery, I will definitely punish you severely."

"Your Majesty can rest assured that the Firearms Bureau will never have substandard products flowing out again." Liu Yifei doesn't have to worry, now the Firearms Bureau has implemented assembly line production, and every process has strict testing, and those with unqualified quality must be recast.

In the past, there was a large outflow of substandard products from the Firearms Bureau, and that was because the remuneration of the craftsmen was too low, and every time the palace sent someone to receive the goods, only the quantity was inspected, not the quality. Since it's good and bad, who bothers to verify it? Anyway, the craftsmen themselves will not go to the front to fight.

"Do you want to see the power of the artillery again?"

"I'll go take a look later, and I'll tell you about the flintlock pistol." The flintlock pistol is Zhu Youzhen's heart, and on the battlefield, although the power of artillery is great, it still depends on the short weapons in the hands of soldiers to really solve the enemy face-to-face.

"The Majesty has set up a research and development institute, Bi Maokang has concentrated all the technical backbones of the research and development institute, and now the problems have been solved, and various tests are being carried out, and the results are good, in line with the requirements of the Majesty. If you need it, you can also mass produce it. ”

"So fast? Can the quality be guaranteed? ”

"Rest assured, we will never dare to joke with the lives of soldiers." Liu Yifei raised his right hand as if taking an oath.

"Well, I'll see the effect on the spot." Zhu Youzhen took the lead and walked towards the demonstration venue.

Five artillery pieces, standing side by side in the clearing, three thousand meters ahead, there is a cement wall two meters high and half a meter thick.

Next to each gun, there were five gunners, two of whom were responsible for loading shells, two for calibration, aiming, and one for ignition.

"Gun No. 1 calibrated complete!"

"The second cannon has been calibrated!"

"The No. 3 cannon has been calibrated!"

……

Liu Yifei took out a ball of cotton: "Your Majesty, you will open a cannon in a while, the flowering bullet is huge, your Majesty should block your ears!" ”

Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that the flowering bomb was different from the solid bullet, and there was a loud noise when it exploded, so he quickly took the cotton and blocked his ears, and the soldiers behind him also did the same.

The herald's flag was raised, and the gunners worked in pairs, picking up the shells and filling them into the barrels.

"Gun No. 1 is loaded!"

"Gun No. 2 reloaded!"

"Gun No. 3 is loaded!"

……

Liu Yifei looked at Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen nodded slightly, Liu Yifei gestured to the rider, the command flag in the rider's hand waved down violently, and the ignition hand quickly lit the fuse # cord.

"Boom, boom......"

After a few loud bangs, white smoke was still rising from the low wall, and the grass on the ground was already burning.

Zhu Youzhen came to the side of the low wall and found that the low wall was uneven, irregular jagged, and the surface of the low wall was gray and black, like the bottom of a pot used all year round.

Looking at the bullet point again, there were three shells hitting the low wall, one five meters in front of the low wall, and one eight meters behind the low wall.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen had finished his observation, Liu Yifei came over and reported: "Your Majesty, the artillery is within 3,000 meters, the error is 10 meters, between 3,000 and 4,000 meters, the error is 20 meters, and if it exceeds 4,000 meters, there is no way to guarantee it." ”

"Yes, try two more shots." Zhu Youzhen wanted to see the stability of the artillery.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Yifei turned to the gunner behind him and said, "Every two rounds are fired, and they are fired non-stop." ”

After ten shells, the low wall was as broken as a broken wall.

Zhu Youzhen picked the cotton, and he was still not at ease, "Yifei, can all the gunners reach this level?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the gunners just now ordered it at random." Liu Yifei shouted to the rear again: "Change the gunner." ”

Zhu Youzhen returned to the back of the artillery array and pointed to a piece of bluestone in front of him: "Target that piece of bluestone." ”

Liu Yifei visually surveyed for a while: "The target is directly ahead, 2,800 meters." ”

Ten flowering bullets, the bluestone on the ground has been sunken below the horizon, and the distance between all the craters and the bluestone is not more than ten meters.

Zhu Youzhen smiled with satisfaction, and then under the guidance of Liu Yifei, he watched the demonstration of the flintlock pistol.

The flintlock pistol has an effective range of one hundred paces, or one hundred and fifty meters, and can fire three rounds per minute.

At the end of the demonstration, Liu Yifei introduced Zhu Youzhen: "If soldiers strengthen training, the rate of fire will increase; If the firing range is 200 meters, the hit rate will drop by 30%, and beyond 200 meters, the hit rate will be severely reduced. ”

"Okay, the range and rate of fire will surpass the bow and arrow, and it can be mass-produced."

"Your Majesty, how many flintlock pistols do you want to mass-produce?"

"The more the merrier, make 100,000 first."