This mansion was originally thought to be the mansion of the gentry, but later the white-robed army rebelled, and the whole family was slaughtered, and the house was also empty. This house is huge, more than enough people to live in Gonzalez, and the large square after entering the door has been converted into a martial arts arena at this time, and a target has been erected, and there are traces of smoke and fire on the ground. The dozens of houses around the square have been converted into weapons workshops, and the sound of clanging iron can be heard from inside. In this era when there were no machine tools, whether it was the East or the West, the guns were all handmade, and the blacksmith became an indispensable part of it.

It only takes a month to make achievements, and it is inseparable from the contributions of these blacksmiths.

The first time Lian Zining came, Gonzalez and others attached great importance to it, and everyone greeted them in the square, and when they saw Lian Zining, they all knelt down, even the arrogant Valkyrie was no exception. They were originally very unaccustomed to this kind of five-body gift, but after they came, they slowly got used to it, but now they are accustomed to it.

Lian Zining glanced at it and said loudly: "Everyone, no matter who you used to be, Sicilian or Portuguese, now, you are all the people of my Ming Dynasty, and you are the people under this official!" When you have come to these days, you should also know how this officer is doing to his soldiers. As long as you work hard, you can get the same treatment as them! ”

Oh, my God? It's true? Gonzalez and the others couldn't believe their ears, they naturally knew what kind of generous treatment the soldiers under Lian Zining were, and to put it mildly, the other party got more in a month than they got in a year! And the things of the Ming Dynasty are so cheap and exquisite, God, let's work for a few months and wear silk socks and panties!

Excitement spread over the square, and the Sicilian thugs whispered quietly. After coming to this rich, prosperous, clean, great empire and staying here for a while, no one wants to go back to the sewage of Lisbon and the jungle of Sicily, which is full of mosquitoes and flies. And the adult in front of them is obviously their biggest dependence.

His men were so disorganized and undisciplined that Gonzalez was visibly embarrassed, and coughed heavily a few times before he could silence the whispering.

"That's not all!" Lian Zining continued: "From now on, start to build firecrackers and light artillery, and if you create a firecracker, you will be rewarded with one tael of silver, and if you create a light artillery, you will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver!" ”

Lian Zining's words completely ignited their emotions, and all the militiamen cheered loudly, swearing their allegiance to Lian Zining under the leadership of Gonzalez. They already knew the value of the silver of the Ming Dynasty, and as long as they built a light artillery, they could live a good life for several years without worrying about food and clothing.

This lord was so generous and noble, and it was a blessing to be faithful to him, and no one expected that there would be such an adventure in the far east.

"My lord, look, this is the Five Thunder God Machine that we repaired!" Most of the people went back to their workshops to get busy, and they had earned the silver that the adults had said, leaving only Gonzalez and Qiwei to help Lian Zining test the Five Thunder God Machine.

Lian Zining took it, looked up and down skillfully, and then planned to load the gunpowder, Gonzalez hurriedly said, "It's already packed for you." ”

"You kid!" Lian Zining glanced at the smiling Gonzalez, skillfully lit the fire rope, and aimed at the target sixty paces away. After a chaotic sound, Lian Zining was satisfied to see that the wooden target on the opposite side had been beaten and broken.

Next, the soldiers he brought also tested the repaired Five Thunder God machines, and the results were not bad, not worse than brand new.

Lian Zining nodded with satisfaction and said, "Dazhu, go to Wang Dachun to pay three hundred taels of silver and reward them!" ”

Gonzalez hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Lord reward!" ”

"Don't get busy!" Lian Zining said: "This official also wants to see how your imitation bowl mouth gun is, if it is not good, it will be punished!" ”

"Your Excellency, please do it!" Gonzalez waved his hand, and behind him the militiamen carried out the six-door bowls.

When it was said that the battle outside the Jingcheng Pass, in Lian Zining's view, the biggest gain was these bowl-mouth guns, the White Lotus Sect's bowl-mouth guns were a total of five, and under Lian Zining's special advice, three doors were captured, and those two doors were damaged, which made him feel very distressed.

At that time, Lian Zining recognized this thing at first sight, this is obviously a tiger squat cannon!

This is a well-known name, whether in this era or in later generations, but those who have studied the history of the Ming Dynasty have some research, and there are few who do not know the tiger squatting cannon.

Because there are two tiger-like claws in front of the cannon, it looks like a tiger when the cannon is fired, so it is named the tiger squat cannon. This is actually a kind of artillery that fires shotguns, the range is not far, only twenty or thirty steps, lower than the general fire guns and bows and arrows, but the power is extremely large, when fired, hundreds of small lead bullets, iron bullets shot out together, the blocker is invincible. Because it is a face kill, it is a salvo of hundreds of firearms that are powerful at close range.

This kind of artillery was once equipped with the Ming army on a large scale, because its mobility is extremely strong, light weight, divided into two types, the small one is two feet long and weighs thirty-six pounds, and the large one is only three feet long and forty-nine pounds. It can be easily dragged around, paddy fields, mountains, city heads, and field battles are extremely convenient.

Judging from the body type, the seized doors should be a small model of thirty-six catties.

The six tiger squat cannons are placed here, and they look similar in shape, but it can be clearly seen that three are old and three are very new.

Gonzalez half-boasted: "My lord, the manufacturing process of these three light guns is not complicated, and the small ones have some improvements. ”

He pointed to the captured tiger squat cannons and said: "These cannons are all cast in iron, which is easy to explode, so the small ones changed the imitation tiger squat cannon to copper, which is covered with iron squirrels, so that the danger of explosion is avoided, and it can also be replaced at any time, which greatly extends the life of the artillery." ”

Lian Zining looked at him with a smile: "In this way, the production cost will go up, right?" ”

Gonzalez smiled weakly: "It's an addition, such a cannon costs about one hundred and fifty taels." And if it is all iron, the cost does not exceed one hundred taels. ”

"Hmm!" Lian Zining nodded, and suddenly asked, "Gonzalez, how much silver have you embezzled?" ”

"Huh?" Gonzalez's face turned pale, looking at Lian Zining's eyes that seemed to see everything, he knew that he couldn't hide what he had done, and as soon as his legs were weak, he fell to his knees and kowtowed again and again: "Adults spare their lives, adults spare their lives!" The little ones will never dare again! Spare your life! ”

Kivi covered her mouth in surprise.

Lian Zining stared at Gonzalez with a blank face, and suddenly the ice and snow melted on his face, and he said with a smile: "Get up, who said that I want your life!" ”

"Huh?" Gonzalez looked at him, and suddenly thought of a word from the Ming people in his heart, the mouth is honey-bellied sword, where dare to get up, just kowtow and beg for mercy.

"Get out!" Lian Zining shouted loudly, and Gonzalez immediately got up obediently.

Lian Zining stared at him and said in a deep voice: "Gonzalez, it's not easy for you to go to the country and come here, it's okay to be corrupt, and the official will not be held accountable!" But there are three requirements, and this official wants you to do it! ”

"First, the task given to you by this official must be completed! Second, don't deduct silver taels, and treat craftsmen slowly! Third, and most importantly, don't cut corners and shoddy! If the official finds out that the quality of the firearm you made is not up to standard, you will definitely be asked to live but not to die! Do you understand? ”

This cold sentence came out, not to mention Gonzalez, even the lawless Sicilian thug behind him couldn't help but shrink his neck, and the long-legged and thin-waisted Valkyrie chick muttered secretly: "This noble man is more reserved and elegant than the noblest nobleman when he laughs, and as cruel as Goliath when he is angry!" ”

Gonzalez knelt down again and kowtowed: "The little one is grateful to the adults for not killing, and the little ones must be grateful for the pictures, the liver and brain are all over the ground, they don't dare to cut corners, they don't dare to deduct their salaries, they finish their tasks on time, they are conscientious, they do their best, and they are ...... after death."

"That's it! Get out of here! Lian Zining kicked the sycophant up and asked, "How about the range and power of the artillery, have you tested it?" ”

"I've already tried it, and I'm about to report it to my lord!" Gonzalez's slightly reserved look just disappeared without a trace, and his little cocked tail was ruthlessly cut off: "The iron tiger squat cannon can be loaded with 100 projectiles weighing 5 yuan per shot." The improved Bronze Tiger Squat Cannon can be loaded with 150 pieces, and the effective range has been increased from 25 to 30 steps. ”

Lian Zining raised his chin: "Try it!" ”

Gonzalez took a few people to make a few cannons very skillfully, first tested an old-style tiger squat cannon, filled it with lead bullets, pressed a large lead bullet the size of a fist, and fired! I only heard a loud bang, and the brick wall twenty-five steps away was already covered with large and small lead bullets, which covered an area of seven or eight meters long and wide, two or three meters high, and most of the lead bullets were embedded in the brick wall, and cracks were punched out on the green bricks.

With such power, Shi Dazhu and the others behind Lian Zining couldn't help but gasp, they said that they had never seen the bowl mouth fire, and at this time they knew why the adults valued these Fran people so much. Lian Zining was also amazed, this kind of artillery that fires shotguns, although it can't reach far, but it is indeed infinitely powerful at close range.

Next, a new type of Tiger Squat Cannon was tested, and Gonzalez really did not lie, this copper Tiger Squat Cannon had a longer range, greater power, and a wider coverage area.

It is conceivable that at a distance of thirty paces, a Tiger squat cannon is enough to cover an eight-meter-wide defensive line, and within this range, the enemy who rushes over, whether it is infantry or cavalry, will be beaten into a sieve! It's really an extremely useful weapon, but it's worth the cost.

Lian Zining immediately made a decision: "Gonzalez, from now on, half of the manpower will be allocated to make this kind of tiger squat cannon, ask people to give people, ask for money to give money, only one sentence, give me the hard work, make as much as you can!" ”

Gonzalez was overjoyed and hurried to be.

Having temporarily solved the problem of artillery, it is time to face the muskets. There are only five hundred of the Five Thunder God Machines, which are not enough at all, and although this kind of firearm is powerful, the cost is too high, so Lian Zining plans to make a new batch of muskets.

This question, of course, should be consulted by expert Gonzalez.

"What are the more popular firearms in Europe? Tell me about it in detail. Lian Zining asked.

"It's them Europe. The small one is now under the command of the adult, and it is also the clan of the Ming Dynasty. Gonzalez carefully corrected, and then said in detail: "Now on the European continent, almost every country has part of its army equipped with arquebuses, France, Prussia, England, Spain and Portugal. There are more than a dozen types of arquebuses, and of course, the best of them is the Spanish Mushkert arquebus, which is so powerful that it can pierce the armor of heavy cavalry......"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lian Zining: "This official knows this arquebus, but for me, the speed of this arquebus is too slow!" It takes three minutes to fire two shots, and it's still a skilled striker, it's too slow! I need a firearm with a faster rate of fire. ”

"Please forgive the adults, the little ones are really powerless." Gonzalez shook his head, his face full of helplessness: "We can only repair this kind of Five Thunder God Machine like the one you took out, and if you imitate it, I'm afraid it will be very difficult, and it will inevitably cost a lot." More than the cost of making five single-barreled arquebuses. ”

Lian Zining wrinkled his brows in distress, and said in his heart, I made an arquebus like yours for a fart? He suddenly had an idea, and said, "Have you ever heard of a flintlock pistol?" ”

"Flintlock pistol?" Gonzalez blinked, and then at his men, the group shook their heads.

Lian Zining said in his heart, it is now the fiftieth year of Zhengde, that is, 1550 AD, at this time, the European flintlock pistol should have been invented!

Although Lian Zining does not know how the flintlock pistol is made, as a senior military fan, he is still very familiar with this period of history, and this flintlock pistol should have been invented by the Frenchman Mahan.

"I don't know exactly how it's made, but here's the general idea!" Lian Zining tried to describe how the flintlock pistol was designed: "The fire rope was eliminated, and then flint was used instead, and the gunpowder was ignited with frictional sparks. Well, have you heard of it? ”

Gonzalez's eyes were confused at first, and then he showed a sudden realization: "My lord, this gun you are talking about is not called a flintlock pistol, but a revolver. The principle came from the clock, on which serrated rotating steel wheels and flints were installed, which combined with flint, capable of creating sparks, which ignited the gunpowder. When I was serving under the French marshal, it was six years before Germany and France were at war, and the German cavalry was armed with revolver muskets, and the French [***] were still armed with arquebuses. In the course of the battle, the French army armed with arquebuses barely fired a single shot, while the German cavalry, which used the revolver musket as the main weapon, became more and more brave and defeated the French soldiers. ”

"However, my lord, with all due respect, this revolver is not very surprisingly functional, except that it can be used in rainy days, and the rate of fire is not very fast. Small theft thinks, don't worry! Gonzalez persuaded that he was sincerely thinking about Lian Zining, and he could be regarded as fulfilling his duties.

But Lian Zining knew that if he followed this path, he would definitely be able to get a flintlock pistol, and he would be able to get a weapon that would far surpass the arquebus and rule Europe for more than 200 years.

Moreover, Lian Zining felt that there seemed to be only a thin layer of film in front of him, which could be easily pierced.

"You don't have to worry about this, you just need to know that if you go down this road, you will definitely be able to achieve it!" Lian Zining glanced at Gonzalez deeply and said, "Gonzalez, I know that you came to the East to pursue wealth, glory and dreams!" I'll give you one chance! ”

"As long as you can research a flintlock pistol with a fast rate of fire and a long range, I will make you an official, gold and silver treasures, wine and beauty, fame and fortune, I will give you all of them! Aren't you a person who dreams of becoming a Ming person? I will fulfill you, and when the time comes, you will not only be a person from the Ming Dynasty, but also a person from the Ming Dynasty! ”

Gonzalez was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned red, obviously excited to the extreme, and the two beautiful mustaches on his upper lip trembled, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "The little one will definitely live up to the weight of the adult!" Go to the soup and go to the fire, don't give up! ”

"That's it!" Lian Zining smiled gently: "What do you want you to do in the soup, as long as you can research a flintlock pistol." ”

There was a devil living in his words. The long-legged and thin-waisted chick muttered secretly. But she had to admit that hearing this adult's words, even her blood boiled.

(To be continued)