But it was said that on this day, Zhu Houyu suddenly proposed to go to the ordnance station to have a look, and Peng Yue was excited when he heard the news, which doesn't just show that Zhu Houyu attaches great importance to this matter?

Moreover, recently, the Ordnance Institute has produced a lot of new firearms, which have quite good performance, and they can just "show off" to Zhu Houxi. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 If Zhu Houxi can grasp this opportunity and let him see the power of new firearms and understand the importance of new firearms, he may not dare to attack his own weapons in the future, and his other reforms may also be much smoother.

"Your Majesty, this is a newly made assault gun, this cannon is mounted on a two-wheeled gun carriage, when fired, the iron anchor is buckled to the front of the gun carriage, and covered with sand to reduce recoil, and the maximum range can reach one or two miles... This kind of copper cannon still needs to be improved, the current cannon body weighs 400 catties, the lead bullets fired weigh four catties each, the stone bullets are as big as a small bucket, and the earth pit should be dug when fired, so that the gunner can ignite and cover and avoid shock damage, but it is very powerful, it can penetrate the wall and destroy the building... This is the latest invention of the Baizi Lianzhu Cannon, made of refined copper, which can hold about 100 lead bullets, which can be fired in stages, can rotate, and shoot in all directions..."Peng Yue explained one by one after Zhu Houxi.

Zhu Houxi looked at the newly made weapons, listened to Peng Yue's more detailed explanation, and couldn't help but nod his head in praise. He really didn't expect that Peng Yue would be able to develop so many firearms with good performance in such a short period of time. Although visiting here was not his main purpose, seeing such fruitful results, Zhu Houxi's mood couldn't help but improve.

"Aiqing, I am also quite pleased that this military weapon can develop so many new firearms..."Zhu Houxi stood still, put his hands behind his back, but his eyes drifted into the distance, "But to be honest, I heard so much from you, and I was a little dizzy when I heard it..."

"The minister's introduction is a little fast..."Peng Yue lowered his head next to him and said.

"It's not Aiqing's problem, haha... There are too many such firearms..."Zhu Houxi smiled and pointed to such different types of firearms, "Can you briefly tell me about the progress of these firearms compared to the previous firearms?" ”

"Ahh Rong Chen reported to His Majesty one by one. Peng Yue didn't expect Zhu Houxi to ask like this, so he was a little flustered. At the same time, he also secretly admired Zhu Houxi's calmness and wisdom. Originally, Peng Yue thought that under his own "flickering", most of them would only clap their hands, but he didn't expect Zhu Houxi to be able to ask so quickly after listening, and the question was straight to the point, making it a little difficult for him to answer.

Peng Yue knew in his heart that his introduction just now was just a good remark, and he didn't mention many issues at all, and even exaggerated a little when he introduced some weapons, and introduced some production goals as existing results, because his purpose was just to let Zhu Houxi know the importance and superiority of the Ordnance Institute, so that he could support the Ordnance Institute and even all the reforms he had proposed before.

However, Peng Yue also understood the reality that it was impossible for him to build such advanced firearms in a short period of time, because he was ignorant of these things, like the ancients, and could not provide any technical guidance, at most he would provide some suggestions and ideas that were relatively novel to them.

"Your Majesty, the firearms of this military institute are mainly committed to enhancing the power of firearms and increasing the range of artillery and other firearms, so the superiority of firearms compared to previous firearms is also mainly reflected in these two aspects." Peng Yue raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Houxi as he spoke, but he didn't have any expression at all, "Of course, this firearm is much more convenient to use, and it looks better..."

"You don't have to think about me, just report it according to the truth..."Zhu Houxi flicked his sleeves back and laughed, "What's the use of looking good, I'm not confused, haha... It is powerful and has a long range, and this is enough. ”

"Your Majesty." Peng Yue bowed his waist and wiped his sweat, and couldn't help but deeply appreciate the meaning of the words "unfathomable".

"But how big is the range now, and how far is the power?" Zhu Houxi turned his head to look at Peng Yue and asked.

"Uh... The range of the artillery can reach two or three miles, and the power is ... If the crowd is dense, it will not be a problem to kill dozens or hundreds of people..."Peng Yue lied in a hurry, he really didn't want Zhu Houxi to be disappointed by the weapon.

"Huh? Only two or three miles? So close... Before, the minister played and kept saying that the artillery stretched for more than ten miles, and there were countless casualties..."Zhu Houxi frowned and muttered to himself, "Maybe those Wenchen are exaggerating, if those firearms are really so powerful, they won't lose on the sidelines..."

Peng Yue was shocked at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, these new firearms are also equipped with aiming devices, and it is also very convenient to clean them up..."The more Peng Yue said, the more outrageous it became, and he said that his ideas of preparing to put into practice were all things that had already been realized.

"Good... Aiqing has a lot of credit..."Zhu Houxi continued to walk forward, but he said casually, as if he didn't care about all this.

"What is this? It looks interesting..."Zhu Houxi stopped and pointed to a bunch of strange-looking things.

"Your Majesty, this is a new type of explosive bomb that has been modified from the poisonous dragon artillery of the Hongzhi period, and its weight has been greatly reduced. This is an iron rod thunder cannon, which can be used both in siege and field battles. And according to this method, we have designed the Poison Fire Flying Cannon, the Flying Cannon Cannon, the Eight-sided Whirlwind Spitting Fog Bombardment Thunder Cannon, the Sky Thunderbolt Cannon, the Flying Cloud Thunderbolt Cannon, the Poisonous Mist God Smoke Cannon, and the Nine Arrows Drilling Heart Poison Fire Thunder Cannon. The shells they emitted can not only injure people by the fragments of the shells, but also the poisonous smoke and poisonous gas released during the explosion can also kill and injure the enemy..."Peng Yue saw that Zhu Houxi took the initiative to inquire, so he hurriedly explained.

"This sounds good..."Zhu Houxi looked left and right, "If you equip the Praetorian Guards of the capital with this thing, the effect must be very significant." “

"Your Majesty, I am urging the acceleration of manufacturing, if this kind of firearm is equipped to the front line of the border area, it will be of great benefit to the soldiers in combat." Peng Yue was also very happy when he thought of this, but he was also a little speechless. Because this kind of shell just looks bluffing, and it sounds good, but it is not very powerful. What can really be regarded as a technological breakthrough is those artillery pieces that can reach a range of one or two miles, but Zhu Houxi doesn't care about this, it seems that it is really interlaced like a mountain.

"How are these firearms made?" Zhu Houxi looked complacent, "I really didn't know that Aiqing had such a great ability, haha..."

Zhu Houxi's seemingly unintentional question shocked Peng Yue into a cold sweat, could it be that Zhu Houxi was dissatisfied with the fact that he was now in charge of the armaments?

"Your Majesty, this is all the result of the hard work of the researchers of the Ordnance Institute day and night, and the minister is only responsible for supervising and urging it, and it has no other role, but the officials of the arsenal have done a good job of connecting it..."Peng Yue hurriedly replied.

"According to Aiqing, the personnel of this arsenal should be commended, and the personnel of the arsenal should also be commended..."

"Ahh The ministers set up a reward system for them, and if they could develop a firearm with very good performance, they would be rewarded handsomely, so they were more serious about developing it..."

"I see... Only when there is a reward can I be willing to develop it with my heart, and if I look at it, whoever doesn't develop it well will drag him out and cut him down..."Zhu Houxi laughed at the end.

"Your Majesty, this... There is a shortage of researchers at the Ordnance Institute, and they are indeed not easy..."Peng Yue really didn't know what to say to this increasingly moody emperor.

Originally, Peng Yue felt inadequately when recruiting researchers, and at first he could only poach people from among the people who had developed firearms before, and later recruited a group of craftsmen in order to increase the number of people, but their research and innovation ability was really worrying. In the end, under Qiu Qingge's suggestion, he selected some people in the school, but most of them were unqualified, and only a few people were okay. And they promised that if they did well, they could directly give them fame, and they did their best to develop it. Now that the arsenal can be said to be on the right track, it can't be mixed up by Zhu Houxi.

"I'm joking, you don't have to be nervous..."Zhu Houxi smiled and patted Peng Yue on the shoulder, "Tell them that if you do a good job, the court will be rewarded!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Peng Yue found that he and Zhu Houxi were talking alone for a while, but he was more nervous in his heart than talking to anyone.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there are still many areas where these firearms need to be improved, and most of these weapons are just improvements and improvements from the previous firearms, and the research on firearms that has been abolished before has been picked up again..." If the master in front of him lets him give him a demonstration on the spot, won't he be completely exposed?

"I'm very happy to get to this point..."Zhu Houxi said as he sat on the chair that someone else had brought him, "Aiqing has done his best for the imperial court, and I should reward you..."

"Your Majesty, this is all the work of researchers."

"Aiqing doesn't have to be so modest, I will promote you to the left waiter of the household department now, and seal you... The crown prince is a young protector..."Zhu Houxi hesitated for a moment, but still said it.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible, Weichen has no merit, how can he receive this reward." Peng Yue didn't expect that Zhu Houxi would give himself the title of Prince Shaobao.

"I said you can, you can... Aiqing doesn't have to excuse herself..."

Zhu Houxi suddenly looked at Peng Yue with some meaning: "Xia Yan has entered the cabinet, you and him are in the same family, and each has its own merits, I can't waste it..."

"Lord Xia is worried about the major affairs of the government on weekdays, how can he be compared to Weichen? On weekdays, he only experiments with small measures. And now that the minister is in the household department, there are many fewer opportunities to learn from Lord Xia. The minister only hopes to be able to do these little things well, and does not dare to think about it. Peng Yue was shocked into a cold sweat at this moment. He didn't expect Zhu Houxi to doubt his relationship with Xia Yan now, it seems that Zhu Houxi's suspicions are getting heavier and heavier. It seems that he must pay attention to keeping a distance from Xia Yan in the future, and he can't make Zhu Houxi suspicious anymore.

"You and Xia Yan are both pillars of the country, and you are my humerus..."Zhu Houxi patted his somewhat sore legs, "So you must do your own thing..."

"Ministers should be remembered!"