After explaining Guo Huan's responsibility for singing, and thinking about Mao Wenlong's countermeasures, Yang Gai felt a lot more relaxed. Humming a little tune. Stroll through the Forbidden City.

There is Wang Chengen by his side. In the distance, there are eunuchs, palace maids, Han generals and so on, which is quite spectacular.

Yang Gengai suddenly remembered that he hadn't been to the arsenal for a while, and he didn't know how many grenades had been made, and he didn't know how many muskets had been produced.

Yang decided to go to the "Royal Arsenal" to have a look.

"Ome."

"Your Majesty, the slave is here." Wang Chengen hurriedly trotted to Yang Reform's side.

"Don't go back to the palace, go to the War Bureau first to see how the musket is made."

"Obey the order, Your Majesty should step forward, the road is too far." Wang Chengen was afraid that Yang Reform would be tired, so he urged Yang to reform and take a step forward.

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm in a good mood today, let's go." Yang Reform was in a good mood today, so he decided to walk.

……

After a short time, he had already come to the "War Bureau" in the Imperial City, that is, the Royal Arsenal.

"Slave and maid Fu Mingde knock to see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." Fu Mingde, the eunuch of the War Bureau, got the letter from the emperor and brought a group of officials, large and small, to receive the emperor at the gate of the War Bureau.

"Let's all be even, Fu Mingde, long time no see!" Yang was very happy.

"The slave maid is frightened, so that His Majesty is worried." Fu Mingde was very pleased, and the emperor still remembered himself.

"Arsenal...... Oh, how's the war going on? How's the musket and grenade I wanted? "Yang's reform is straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have worked overtime to produce muskets and grenades in accordance with Your Majesty's requirements, and a batch has been made so far." Fu Mingde Road.

"Hehe, what is the quality of your musket, it won't explode, right? The grenade doesn't go silent, does it? Yang said jokingly.

"Your Majesty...... The slave and maid are carefully crafting musket grenades according to His Majesty's requirements! His Majesty ...... "Fu Mingde was in a hurry, the emperor made such a joke with him, it almost cost him his life, and the emperor said that he would let him shoot with a musket that could explode."

"Well, don't worry, according to what I told you at the beginning, I will let people pick some out, and let the producer and the supervisor fire with their own muskets, if they want to blow up the chamber, it will not be my turn to worry, and I will also pull out the grenades and try a batch." The purpose of Yang Geng's visit here is very simple, that is, to see the quantity and quality of muskets and stabilize this quality. And then we talk about the quantity.

"The slave obeys." Fu Mingde seems to be very confident in the firearms he supervised, and does not seem to be worried at all.

"Ome, find some people, go to the warehouse and pick up some muskets and grenades to pop out. I'm going to try the quality. Yang Reform turned his head and said to Wang Chengen.

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Wang Chengen agreed, he went to arrange for the sergeant.

……

In the school field, Yang Reform didn't wait long, and the sergeants who slipped away came in with boxes of muskets, and some of them also carried some small wooden boxes, which were probably hand grenades.

These weapons are still quite far from Yang reform. It's not that Yang Reform is afraid of death, it's just that the guards who are responsible for Yang Reform's safety will automatically keep these "dangerous" items away from the emperor.

There were also a group of craftsmen who came with them, and it seems that there are some eunuchs, who should be the production workers and the eunuchs who supervise them.

"Let's get started." Yang Gai said expressionlessly. Yang Reform felt a little pressure, if this time the musket was still of the same quality as before, Yang Reform did not hesitate to use blood to educate these people, the second year of Chongzhen was approaching, and Yang Reform didn't want to be in a hurry at that time.

A Janissary commanded a platoon of Praetorian Guards, loaded all the ammunition for the guns, and handed them over to the craftsmen who made them in turn, then exited a few meters away, waiting for the craftsmen to pull the trigger.

These muskets are marked with a mark on it, and it is known who made it. It is particularly important for Yang's reform.

It really was an unforgettable scene. Some craftsmen were so confident in their muskets that they picked them up and pulled the trigger, and with a loud "bang", the projectile shot out quickly, piercing the plank in front.

In addition, some craftsmen felt a little hesitant about their "work", did not dare to shoot, picked up and put down, and in the end, they still pulled the trigger, "bang", and the bullet flew out. But the planks in front were not hit.

The first test launch, in general, was good. Although some craftsmen were reluctant to do so, they all succeeded in firing in the end, and not a single musket exploded.

"Good, let them shoot two or three more times." Yang praised them, and at the same time asked them to shoot two or three more times to test the quality of the muskets.

The emperor gave an order. The Praetorian guards had already begun to reload the muskets. Then the guards handed the muskets to the craftsmen, and they themselves stood a few meters behind the craftsmen and began a second test firing.

As in the first time, some craftsmen were more confident, and when they picked it up, they pulled the trigger and shot the projectile with a "bang". It can be seen that some of the quality is good.

"Bang" ...... "Ah! "......" ...... Help me! ”…… When a craftsman pulls the trigger, there is a strange gunshot and then a miserable howl.

The musket blew up.

Yang Gai didn't speak, and the dissatisfaction in his heart was already written on his face.

Fu Mingde, who was relatively confident just now, was almost paralyzed on the ground, kneeling in front of Yang Reform, at a loss.

The Colonel of the Praetorian Guard dragged away the musketeer who had been blown up, and he did not have a good face, and his actions were very rude, presumably as a soldier, he also hated this kind of craftsman who produced inferior weapons for himself, and maybe the musket he made that day would be used by himself, and of course he would not have any mercy for this craftsman.

Test firing of muskets, continued. The scene was a lot more tense, and many craftsmen repeatedly shot at the urging of the Praetorian Guard. After a shot rang out, I was relieved to see that the musket had not exploded.

The first batch of craftsmen completed the test firing, and another batch of craftsmen was replaced, and the second batch was slightly better than the first batch, only one craftsman's musket had a little crack in the barrel after three shots, and it was automatically applied for not opened, and it was treated according to poor quality, and it was also dragged away by the colonels, and the only thing that was slightly better was that he was not injured.

……

After several test firings, about one or two percent of the newly made muskets were test-fired. In the end, it was concluded that there were problems with a little more than one percent of muskets, with explosive chambers and cracks, as well as gas loss, insufficient power, inaccurate muskets, and so on.

"Fu Mingde." Yang reform's words were cold, without the cordiality just now.

"The slave is here." Fu Mingde was still lying on his knees, looking depressed, and his voice became quieter.

"This is the musket you made for me? More than 10 percent are problematic. In other words, before you even went to war, you caused more than 10% of my casualties...... Isn't it! "Is this to the end, Yang Reform is already full of voice. It's scary.

Yang Gengai has read some military novels to some extent, and knows what this large number of casualties represents, that is, before the battle is fought, the ordinary army will "collapse". When the casualties reach more than 10%, they collapse and flee, and then turn into a rout, and they are driven ducks, which is a common phenomenon in ordinary armies in ancient times, especially when dealing with wild boar skins in the late Ming Dynasty.

"I told you a long time ago that the quality of a weapon will affect the life of a soldier, the casualties of a soldier, and the battle of a platoon of soldiers, and if a platoon of soldiers does not play well in battle, it will affect the victory or defeat of a battle, the victory or defeat of a big war, and it is already related to the survival of a country...... and the quality of the musket you make has affected the life and death of my Ming Dynasty......" Yang Gai scolded sharply.

"The slave is guilty, and the slave deserves to die,...... The slave is guilty, the slave should die......" Fu Mingde was already stupid by Yang Reform, and only lay on the ground and muttered these words, while hitting the ground with his head. "Bang bang".

After knocking for a while, Yang Gai felt that this was not a problem, there was no one at hand in the first place, and this Fu Mingde kowtowed to death again, isn't that even more unpopular?

"Don't knock, kneel there first." Yang's reform still made Fu Mingde stop "self-harm".

He turned around and said to Wang Chengen: "Big companion, expand the scope of the test firing, take out all the newly made muskets for me to test fire, and increase the firing to ten rounds, I want to see how many muskets will explode, in addition, let those who are in charge of supervision also take the muskets to test fire, well, except for Li Gong's few who are in charge of research,...... Yang Reform was already very angry, gritting his teeth. Your new army has not been trained yet, and you wastes have destroyed your army by more than 10%, and this is not the final result. Yang's anger can be imagined. At the same time, he didn't lose his mind, and he didn't let the few people who were responsible for technology development test guns.