Chapter 230: Lao Tzu did it slowly with his own hands

**The things he does are all male silver, which is understandable, but if he does it too often, he is not afraid of that?

Besides, Zhu Qizhen knows that few emperors in history can live to be seventy or eighty, just because they don't usually exercise, and they like to hide from beautiful girls, so it's strange if they don't fart early.

And Zhu Qiyu is really a bull, his imperial power has not yet been stabilized, and he has already begun to think about the silver desire, such a person makes Zhu Qizhen happy, but also disappointed. His good brother, judging from his performance from the beginning to the present, is really not qualified to be his opponent.

Of course, strategically look down on the other party, but in terms of tactics, it is still necessary to pay attention to it, after all, Zhu Qizhen is now on the disadvantaged side, and the throne is still in the hands of his own brother. And he wants to get the throne back, which is not easy, so while trying to build momentum for himself, he must also find a way to let his good brother show more flaws, so that he can have a greater grasp of his retreat. In a word, the magic is one foot high, and Lao Tzu is one foot high.

And after the tile spur was defeated by himself, when Zhu Qiyu wanted to abolish the prince and replace the prince, it would be the best time for him to fight back, and this timing was already becoming clearer, and Zhu Qizhen had even smelled it.

"By the way, all kinds of equipment of the pro-army must be replaced before April. This must not be delayed, do you understand? Zhu Qizhen turned his head and commanded in a deep voice.

"War knives and armor can be supplied, please rest assured that Your Majesty." A civil official in charge of smelting stood up and spoke, and after saying this, he glanced at Wei Mingtong again.

"Your Majesty rest assured, now, the supply of coke and iron is very sufficient, we have promised a lot of money, recruited a large number of skilled craftsmen from all over the country, and now they are all familiar with it, and the finished product of today's fire guns has been greatly improved, before April, it is completely possible to equip the pro-army." Wei Mingtong walked to Zhu Qizhen's side and reported in a low voice.

After all, the border town of the Ming Dynasty is far away from the Beijing Division, for example, Xuanfu is thousands of miles away from the Beijing Division, the transportation is inconvenient, and every battle, there will be a certain amount of loss, if it is transported from the Beijing Division, what if there is another war here? Therefore, the town of Damingbian, which is far away from Beijing, has workshops for the production and repair of firearms.

This is also the reason why in later generations, how the Manchu Tartars were able to obtain the firearms manufacturing technology of the Ming Dynasty from the hands of Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi, two Han anniversaries. It's just that after the Manchu Tatars came to rule, they stopped the development and progress of firearms, and the firearms developed from the Ming Dynasty were abandoned for more than 200 years. Later, Zuo Zongtang dug up the "flowering bomb" in the ruins of the Ming Dynasty fort, and he couldn't help but sigh: If I knew that my dynasty had this thing, how could I be humiliated by the barbarians!

-------------------- and it is precisely because there are ready-made workshops here that Zhu Qizhen's firearms replacement plan has been realized, in fact, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the sophistication of firearms in the Ming Dynasty can be described as the first in the world, and the Ming Dynasty has always attached importance to the improvement and development of firearms, so from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, the firearms of the Ming Dynasty were often updated.

And Zhu Qizhen, a traverser from the future, naturally cheated shamelessly, and directly threw out the production concept of the flintlock pistol.

As a military enthusiast, as a young hot-blooded young man, and as Zhu Qizhen, who has a deep understanding of modern Chinese history, he naturally knows very well what terrible changes the flintlock pistol can bring to the Ming Dynasty and even to the world.

Although Zhu Qizhen has forgotten when the flintlock pistol was invented, Zhu Qizhen clearly remembers that the flintlock pistol was still the mainstream combat weapon during the First Opium War and the Second Opium War.

And that period was already the nineteenth century, and now, about 1450 AD, that is, the fifteenth century, that is, if the flintlock pistol appeared at this time, then the firearms of the Ming Dynasty will lead the world, this era, nearly 400 years.

However, now the flintlock pistol is still in the trial production stage, after all, Zhu Qizhen is only a military enthusiast, not a researcher of modern military history, although I have seen a lot of real drawings and dismantling drawings of flintlock pistols on the Internet, but the problem is that these gadgets are not said to let you do it You can make it immediately.

However, paper bullets have been successful, and paper bullets made in the right proportions are noticeably much faster to reload, at least when the soldiers are reloading gunpowder, they do not have to calculate how much gunpowder they have poured in, more or less.

Although it has not yet been popularized, Zhu Qizhen's most concerned pro-army has completely used this kind of paper bullet to load and fire, although it is still a fuse arquebus, but Zhu Qizhen has reason to believe that under the collective efforts of the skilled craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, I believe that it will not be long before the world's first flintlock pistol will appear in front of the world.

At that time, there will be artillery in the distance, guns in the middle range, and flintlock pistols in the short range, and if such an army can't take the bows and arrows, scimitars, and cavalry of the nomads, then it is better to eat.

You know, in the era when Westerners relied on arquebuses, they had already begun to colonize the world, and I, the Ming Dynasty, and I Huaxia, got more advanced weapons, would they go to other nations to do worse?

Although Zhu Qizhen knows very well that the demise of the Ming Dynasty is not the fault of the soldiers, but the decay of the entire empire, which will make people take advantage of the situation, then, when he comes, in addition to trying to eliminate the hidden danger of the demise of the empire, improving the combat effectiveness of the Ming soldiers is naturally also the top priority.

Now, when I am brushing my prestige, fame, and army loyalty, when I return to Beijing, at that time, I am afraid that those civilian officials who originally fell to themselves will start thinking about how to make a loop for themselves and wear small shoes.

"It's a big deal, in Lao Tzu's lifetime, let the army of the Ming Dynasty plant the banner of the Ming Dynasty all over the continent of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, let the internal contradictions be transferred outward, and first clear all the hidden dangers that will pose a threat to the future of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Qizhen gritted his teeth and thought viciously. As for the others, the potential hidden dangers of the Ming Dynasty, that Lao Tzu personally did it slowly, but Lao Tzu was the emperor, and once again he was also a traverser who knew history and knew why the empire of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

-------------------- "Remember, tell my uncles, let them pay attention, and when spreading the news, you must be careful, don't leak yourself." On the way back, Zhu Qizhen whispered to Yuan Bin.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen must be done with heart." Yuan Bin nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Since the beginning of winter last year, my Xuanfu has been invaded by the south of the thorns, in the Beijing Division, how do the officials think?" Zhu Qizhen touched his chin and said to Yuan Bin, who had quietly returned to Beijing at the end of the year to inquire about the news.

"Your Majesty is relieved, although the Son of Heaven intends to downplay this matter, we have already prepared. Moreover, the Son of Heaven ignored this national event, but instead argued with the ministers for the abolition of the queen all day long, which had already made the civil and military officials feel cold, and Weichen also listened to Wang Lao Shangshu's words, Yu Shangshu said about this matter, and repeatedly spoke to the Son of Heaven, but in the end he was reprimanded, which made Yu Shangshu quite frustrated. As soon as Yuan Bin said this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but look back, although Yuan Bin was also worried about the country and the people, but the problem was that he was now looking at the problem from Zhu Qizhen's point of view.

The more Zhu Qiyu did wrong, the more civil and military officials he offended, the happier he was. After all, compared with Zhu Qiyu, His Majesty the Emperor is much more wise and martial.

As Yuan Bin, who is willing to see the Ming Dynasty stronger and more prosperous, and can go far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties, he feels in his heart that Zhu Qizhen is the Son of Heaven, which is more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty than Zhu Qiyu.

"In addition, I have one more thing, I have to work hard for you, only if you go, I can rest assured." After Zhu Qizhen groaned for a while, he patted Yuan Bin's shoulder with a smile, and continued to speak with a strange and incomprehensible smile on his face. "I want you to go to the grassland again, to meet someone, to make a deal, a big deal......"

Hearing the big deal Zhu Qizhen said, even though Yuan Bin was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but gasp, raised his head, and looked at Zhu Qizhen with a sneering face.

"Your Majesty, is this really feasible?" Yuan Bin smashed his mouth, a little unsure. "Then when Ah Ra attacked my border fort at the end of last year, the damage was not small, and Your Majesty, will he agree to the conditions you proposed?"

"Don't worry, hehe...... Ah Ra, although shrewd and cunning, but he is old after all, when people are old, their ears will be soft, not to mention, they have also made fatal mistakes again and again, and now the grassland departments, although they are still submissive on the surface, but in their hearts, who doesn't carry a little Jiujiu, it's just that there is no leader, and no one dares to jump out. Zhu Qizhen smiled confidently. If Ara's head out, hehe, the steppe tribes will suddenly understand, it turns out that the Dzungar tribe has been divided internally, and giants like Ara, have already betrayed their masters, you say, according to those Tartar greedy and cruel surnames, how will they deal with the wounded and dying head wolf? ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's explanation, Yuan Bin's eyes could be described as shining, and the doubts on his face turned into joy: "Your Majesty is wise, but Your Majesty, the price we need to pay seems to be a little ......."

"Hehe, don't worry, when I was last year, I had already started to prepare, five hundred scimitars, fifty pairs of iron armor This is a gift from me to them, it can be regarded as an advance payment, if Ah Ra really did it, hehe......" The corners of Zhu Qizhen's mouth were very evil, and he handed over a look that you should understand.

(To be continued)