Glancing back at Xu Guangqi, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect that this was not deliberately designed by Xu Guangqi. There is actually an element of mistake in this, it seems that this is some kind of coincidence of history!

The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say anything, and walked towards the behemoth in front of him, which was a huge battery. A cannon glows with a cold light, making people feel cold as soon as they get closer.

Reaching out and stroking the cold barrel, the Emperor of the Apocalypse shuddered, turned his head to look at Xu Guangqi, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Xu Aiqing, tell me about it!" What's going on with this artillery? ”

"Back to the emperor, since receiving the emperor's holy decree to build a battleship, the minister has been thinking about the artillery on the battleship. After all, the artillery equipped on a battleship directly determines the quality of the battleship! Xu Guangqi looked at the cannon in front of him, his face was full of satisfaction, and the relief in his eyes was incomprehensible to ordinary people!

The Emperor of the Apocalypse naturally understood that the warships of this era were all powered by sails, and it was difficult to distance themselves in terms of speed. Because of power and technology, it is impossible for steel warships to appear in this era, so the firepower of a battleship directly determines the combat effectiveness of the battleship. The firepower of a battleship is directly determined by the guns equipped with the battleship.

Looking at Xu Guangqi, who was stunned, the Emperor of the Apocalypse stopped Wang Chengen, who wanted to speak, and it only belonged to Xu Guangqi at this time. This great man who had been depressed all his life in his previous life, and in this life, he was finally able to show his talent, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse could understand his mood very well.

After a long time, Xu Guangqi came back to his senses, and hurriedly saluted like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said with some embarrassment: "The minister has lost his mind, and the crime deserves death!" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse patted Xu Guangqi on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Aiqing has worked hard for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. I am very relieved! ”

After fighting all his life, he was able to get such praise from the Emperor of the Apocalypse Xu Guangqi felt that it was worth it, nodded, and continued: "After that, the minister thought about how to ensure the rate of fire and the range of the artillery. Although the Hongyi cannon has a long range. However, because it was a front-loading project, the rate of fire was very slow. If you really fight, you will definitely suffer. Franky uses sub-munitions, each of which can carry four sub-munitions, and the rate of fire is very fast, but the range is too close! ”

Nodding in agreement, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also knew that this was a difficult problem, the front-loading cannon had a long range, but the rate of fire was slow. Frankie, I'm afraid, can't be called a real rear-loading gun yet. Could it be that Xu Guangqi solved this problem? No way!

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was looking straight at him, Xu Guangqi naturally knew what the Emperor of the Apocalypse was thinking, and hurriedly said: "The minister has thought about assembling the Frankie and Hongyi cannons together, and after countless experiments, the minister found that this can't be done!" ”

Although he was disappointed in his heart, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was also relieved, if it was really done by Xu Guangqi. This is also too rebellious!

"The minister has tried many methods, but Franqi's air tightness problem has not been solved. Chen You has read all the Western books and found that there is no way to solve this problem! So there is no way, this gun is actually still front-loaded! Xu Guangqi was a little embarrassed, his face was a little red, he already regretted what he said earlier! Once the Emperor of the Apocalypse thinks that he can't just talk about it, it's not good!

Xu Guangqi's worries are naturally unnecessary. The Emperor of the Apocalypse knew the difficulty of this, and looking at the artillery in front of him, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Then what's the difference with this artillery?" Aiqing won't put the Hongyi cannon directly here, right? ”

Seeing that the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not blame himself, Xu Guangqi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "Go back to the emperor." Naturally, the minister will not do that, the rifling that the emperor said last time, the minister has been studying it again. After the continuous study of the firearms factory, the rifling was finally made, and this gun was depicted with rifling! ”

Slightly stunned, the Emperor of the Apocalypse suddenly showed joy, the importance of rifling is naturally self-evident, not only can increase the range of artillery, but more importantly, increase the accuracy of artillery. It may not be very useful in land warfare, but it is very important in naval warfare.

Looking at Xu Guangqi with a smile, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Xu Aiqing, you go on!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty! Now the gun has a maximum range of fifteen miles, and it is very accurate. The minister tested, this cannon fired, and was able to sink a battleship with two guns. If it is a battleship in the current Daming Naval Division, it can be dismembered as long as it hits a single shot! Xu Guangqi looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse, his face full of excitement!

Nodding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was also unusually satisfied! After not thinking about it enough, he looked back at Xu Guangqi and said, "Xu Aiqing, how much does this cannon cost?" ”

Xu Guangqi saluted respectfully, and said with a serious face: "Back to the emperor, the weight of the previous Hongyi cannon was three thousand catties, and in addition to the copper consumed, all the expenses added up to about five hundred taels!" This cannon weighs 8,000 catties, and it needs to be rifled, so it costs more to write, around 1,600 taels! ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded helplessly, firearms are really something that burns money, but with such power, it is worth spending more money! After pondering for a moment, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said again: "Xu Aiqing, what about the other guns on this battleship?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the other guns are side-chord guns, and they can't be loaded with too big guns, otherwise the ship's hull will break because it can't withstand the impact force when the guns are fired. Therefore, on this battleship, the minister is equipped with 5,000 catties of heavy artillery. The firing range is more than ten miles, the power is extraordinary, and the cost of each gun is about 1,000 taels! Xu Guangqi looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse cautiously, this time he didn't wait for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to ask, Xu Guangqi said it himself!

Nodding, the Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned and calculated, one thousand taels per cannon, eighty cannons is eight hundred thousand taels, good guy! The cost of artillery alone was 800,000 taels. This battleship is really not something that ordinary people can afford, it is too expensive!

Sighing helplessly, the Emperor of the Apocalypse looked at Xu Guangqi with a complicated expression, and now he loves and hates this guy. Such a battleship, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has no doubts about its combat effectiveness, and it can definitely run rampant on the sea, but this price is too expensive!

"Xu Aiqing, you and I will tell you the truth, how much does it cost to build such a warship?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked in a deep voice, if it was really four million taels per warship, the Emperor of the Apocalypse would naturally not be able to build it!

Frowning and calculating in his heart, Xu Guangqi knew the difficulties of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he also understood that the cost was too high! After a long time, Xu Guangqi said with a serious face: "Back to the emperor, the materials for shipbuilding need to be transferred from Liaodong and other places, and the cost is not small. Add to this the cost of firearms, and the cost of such a battleship will not be too little. But now this is a prototype ship, which has undergone two major reworks, so it will cost a little more. If such a ship is built again, the minister is confident that the cost will be controlled within two million taels. It is not enough to have artillery on a battleship, you also need other firearms, although not as high as artillery, but they are not very cheap! ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse has no money, Xu Guangqi understands this very well in his heart, and after thinking about everything, Xu Guangqi gave this price. If it is less than two million, it will directly affect the quality of the battleship!

I breathed a deep sigh of relief, although two million taels is a lot, it is still much less than four million taels! As for how many such warships he can build, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has no bottom in his heart, let's see how much money Yunnan can get back this time!

Glancing at Xu Guangqi, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said in a deep voice: "Xu Aiqing, how many warships do you think are needed?" ”

Slightly stunned, Xu Guangqi didn't expect the Emperor of the Apocalypse to ask this question, but there was immediately joy on his face. The Emperor of the Apocalypse asked, obviously preparing to build, and thought for a while: "A naval division capable of fighting needs all kinds of warships, and this kind of warship can be used as the main warship. Chen thinks that ten warships are enough, and with other warships, he can probably form a sailor with more than a hundred warships! There are 20,000 sailors, such a sailor, the minister thinks that no matter where he goes, it is enough! ”

Xu Guangqi looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse meaningfully, waiting for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to reply with anxiety! Ever since he knew that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to build such a water division, Xu Guangqi knew that this was definitely not to deal with Jiannu, it was really overkill!

Because of his frequent contact with missionaries, Xu Guangqi knew some things outside the Ming Dynasty, and those foreigners were running all over the world! Nowadays, many tributary countries are broken, and that is also because these foreigners occupy those countries. The purpose of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to build such a powerful sailor is self-evident!

This is also the reason why Xu Guangqi designed this kind of battleship, it must be able to beat the barbarian battleship, this is the deepest secret hidden in Xu Guangqi's heart! The Ming Dynasty is the Celestial Empire, if you can't defeat the barbarian warships, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?

The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say anything, let Xu Guangqi lead, and then kept visiting the battleship.

In the city of Beijing, in a Taoist temple in the north of the city, a few people walked quickly to the back hall, stood respectfully at the door, and the people at the door walked in quickly. There were a lot of people in the room, and the people on the main seat had a majestic face, they were really the White Lotus Sect group, and below were the White Lotus envoys, as well as the hall masters of each hall.

"Sect Master, the Holy Maiden has arrived!" The person who walked into the room respectfully bowed and said to the White Lotus Sect Master!

Nodding, the White Lotus Sect Master smiled and said, "It's finally here, please come in!" ”

The man turned around and went out, and everyone in the room stood up, in the White Lotus Sect, except for the White Lotus Sect Master, the status of the Holy Maiden was the highest!

After a short time, footsteps sounded outside, and several people walked in quickly, and the leader saluted the White Lotus Sect Master, and said respectfully: "The woman has seen the righteous father, and the righteous father has won the victory, which is really gratifying!" ”

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