The weather was very cold, but outside the city of Datong Mansion, the small military camp was stuffed to the brim, and all around, there were thatched huts under construction, and not far away, there were tents erected, although the conditions were not very good now, but the soldiers were full of enthusiasm.

The selection of cavalry has come to an end, and now that all the soldiers are in place, a period of unusually arduous training has begun for them.

Zhou Huchen gave this stage of the training a very nice name "Great Training", more than 10,000 soldiers, now each has its own belonging, the food is sufficient, the heroes of the battle of Yang Liuqing have received very good rewards, those warriors who have left forever, those who are disabled, their pensions are even more so that everyone has nothing to say. Since there is such a favorable treatment, coupled with the bad year, these soldiers will see that they will not lack enthusiasm to participate in training.

Now, what Zhou Huchen needs to do is a kind of repetition, which is actually very simple, strict requirements, and let the officers implement the ideas he wants to instill and the content he wants to train. There is no difficulty in this, these soldiers enjoy the most haode treatment, their treatment is now said to be the most haode in the entire Ming Dynasty, in this year of continuous famine, no one will be dissatisfied, soldiers to participate in hard training is justified, there will be no resistance, when soldiers eat food to put it bluntly, it is a matter of treatment.

Everything is going according to plan, Zhou Huchen is relaxed, he only needs to inspect the battalions every day, even if he has completed his task. The battle of Yang Liuqing has added a very strong popularity to Zhou Huchen, whether it is a soldier or an officer, he has invisibly identified with this famous young master of Beijing, it is no longer the gentleman in people's minds, but the young marshal of this army, a commander who makes everyone agree.

In addition to the enthusiasm for training, on the side of this barracks, hundreds of temporary barracks are being built, although they are only very simple thatched houses, but in this season, you can't expect to build brick and stone houses, these thatched houses are cold proof, for Zhou Huchen and the soldiers, it is enough to be able to play its role.

"What I need is a firing rate of more than ninety percent, are you sure this device can do it?"

In an ordinary barracks, there were two people opposite Zhou Huchen, an old man, and his son, Zhou Huchen's words were said to the old man. This old man's surname is Chen, his name is Chen Shouye, his identity is very special, special means that he is a special talent, Chen Shouye is a firearms craftsman, a craftsman in the army, and a professional firearms manufacturer.

In the face of Zhou Huchen's inquiry, the old man habitually prepared to lean over, which was to kneel down and answer.

Zhou Huchen quickly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Shouye's arm: "This always kneels down to answer, how troublesome!" Don't always be so restrained, Ben Gongzi doesn't have so many rules, it's too awkward! You sit down for me and answer, straighten your waist and speak! This son hates that others are so timid! ”

Since this Chen Shouye and his son Chen Xing were called into the house by Zhou Huchen, he didn't dare to raise his head, and always lowered his eyebrows and talked with his body down, let alone sat down.

"Yes, yes, young master!"

"Sit in a chair and talk, don't always be like this, I'm not that scary, my son is a good person! This is a real reward, even if it doesn't work, Young Master Ben won't do anything to you! ”

Whether it is a good person who knows, anyway, Chen Shouye knows that as long as the young man in front of him waves his hand, the heads of his father and son will move, in the locality, the eldest son of the general army of a province is the emperor of the soil, and the governor has to give face, he is a craftsman with a humble status, he is an ant-like existence, his net worth is worried, is it possible to be not cautious.

"Sit! That's right! Straighten your back! "In Zhou Huchen's constant threat, Chen Shouye's father and son finally sat down, but, according to the routine of identity, the father and son sat down, but sat on half of their buttocks, and stood up according to Zhou Huchen's requirements.

How awkward it looks, Zhou Huchen couldn't bear it anymore: "Sit upright!" You're not tired of sitting so tired! ”

"Yes, young master!"

Chen Shouye's father and son answered very simply, but the movements in kneeling were also very simple, and Zhou Huchen didn't even have a chance to stop him this time.

Zhou Huchen suddenly had the urge to beat people, so cringe, how to communicate, after thinking about it, Zhou Huchen can also understand that these low-status craftsmen must have been squeezed for too long, this is a habit, a habit that cannot be changed for a while, and he must tolerate the modesty of others.

In this case, there is no need for Zhou Huchen to make any gestures of Corporal Lixian, maybe it is more pleasant to answer standing up: "Since it is not pleasant to sit, stand there and answer!" ”

"Yes, young master!"

"What is this device for? Can you achieve more than 90% of the ignition rate? Zhou Huchen is no longer entangled with Chen Shouye's father and son, this is a hierarchical era, and it is meaningless to entangle the issue of etiquette, or is the lighter device he offered a reward more important:

"Back to the young master, this is a self-generated firebolt lighter device, the villain is made of copper, and it is guaranteed to achieve a ninety percent ignition rate." After Chen Shouye finished speaking, he habitually prepared to bend over, this was a prelude to kneeling, seeing Zhou Huchen frowning, Chen Shouye quickly straightened up his knees that had bent down, and barely knelt down.

"Self-generated firebolts, this is not the standard configuration in our army, right?" In his memory, there didn't seem to be this kind of firearm in Jingying, and Zhou Huchen asked with questions:

"Back to the young master, the self-made fire gun is not a standard configuration in the army, this is a craft that the villain learned when he was a craftsman in Nanjing, and the villain heard about the young master's reward, so he hurriedly made one and sent it to you!"

"Oh" Zhou Huchen understood, the current flint fire is not popular, this Chen Shouye should have been a craftsman in Nanjing, and for some reason he came to Shanxi now, and it just so happened that this Chen Shouye would know this craft.

"Look at this lighter, your craftsmanship is pretty good! How did Chen Jiangshou come to Shanxi? ”

"How dare the little one be called the head of the craftsman, young master, you have lifted the small one! The little one is just an ordinary craftsman! As for coming to Shanxi, the villain was sent to Shanxi because of a drinking accident. ”

Zhou Huchen nodded, this explanation is quite reasonable, he doesn't plan to delve into Chen Shouye's old affairs, how can this old man say that he is also a talent that can be used!

Therefore, Zhou Huchen wants to continue, he wants this Chen Shouye to follow him with all his heart: "In this case, Chen Jiangshou must know how to make a self-generated fire gun, so tell Young Master Ben about this self-generated fire gun." ”

The self-generating flintlock is a flintlock pistol, which is a big leap forward from the arquebus (just like the arquebus is to the musket). The self-made fire gun was made by Bi Maokang, the right attendant of the household department in Nanjing, and the time of making it was the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), when Chen Jianye, who was in the prime of life, happened to be in Nanjing.

The flintlock gun is a flint bolt instead of the arquebus, the flintlock pistol uses a trigger to drive the hammer to the flint sheet through the spring, and the spark ignites the gunpowder through the rapid friction with the flint piece, so it is not necessary to drag a long lit fire rope during the battle like the arquebus, the arquebus cannot be used in rainy days, and the light of the fire rope at night is easy to expose the shooter, so this flint gun is very creative.

In fact, Western soldiers in the same era did not like to use high-cost flintlock guns, and its bullet muzzle velocity, trajectory, and range were not as good as the arquebuses that had been quite mature in the same era. In the flintlock pistol, it is necessary to generate energy that can rub the flint to ignite the gunpowder, which requires the hammer to strike at the flint sheet at great speed and liliang, so that the soldier needs considerable force to pull the trigger (that is, to overcome a considerable spring force), and the index finger that is too concentrated on the trigger will interfere with the action of the gun and affect the accuracy. It was only for a long time, after the jishu of the flintlock pistol matured, that the arquebus was eliminated by the Western army. Bi Maokang's self-generated firecrackers are very advanced, but there should also be many shortcomings, plus cost problems, so these shortcomings affect the promotion and use of self-generated firearms.

In fact, Zhou Huchen did not use this kind of lighter device to make firecrackers, so his shortcomings, now, are not shortcomings, what Zhou Huchen cares about is the ignition rate.

Chen Shouye introduced in detail, Zhou Huchen was a human being, he understood the pros and cons of this, a new jishu needs a long jishu innovation, and it needs to be constantly improved to make progress, it is a cyclical and gradual process. Therefore, although the self-generated firearm is advanced, some things can be smoothly promoted if it is not advanced, so Bi Maokang's self-generated firearm cannot be smoothly promoted to the army, and it has its own shortcomings, and it is reasonable that it cannot be promoted.

"What firearms does Chen Jiangdu make? If Young Master Ben is satisfied, he will be rewarded! Let's hear it, young master! Zhou Huchen's words were full of temptation, and it was easy for him to elevate a craftsman.

Hearing Zhou Huchen's words, Chen Shouye was too excited, his body was more stiff, and his demeanor was more respectful: "The little ones will naturally make bird guns, three-eyed guns, self-generated firearms, and gunpowder."

There will also be gunpowder, Zhou Huchen smiled: "Then will Chen Jiangshou make Lu Mi Gong?" ”

"The little one will, the one will! But Lu Mi Gong has high requirements for the material, our Shanxi iron is not good, it is okay to make ordinary three-eyed guns, if you make Lu Mi guns, the most haode material is Su Steel, Wuhu Su Steel, and the fire guns made of Su Iron and Steel will not blow up! It's just that the requirements of the process are very high, and the production is also very slow," Chen Shouye still maintained his respectfulness, and was busy answering the questions raised by Zhou Huchen.

In the face of this extremely humble talent, Zhou Huchen couldn't wait to look up to the sky and sigh, this old man is a baby! Could it be that the role of the "Banner of Command" is coming, and is it possible that his domineering spirit is about to be fully revealed?

"Excellent! Chen Jiangshou is the kind of talent that Young Master Ben is looking for! I have decided to take you in, as for the salary and identity, you don't have to worry about this, in the future, you will be my young master! Whoever dares to say a word, Young Master Ben, I will trample him to death"

Chen Shouye is already stupid, the life of the craftsman is not easy, he was originally begging for a lottery, making some money to improve the life of his family, but he didn't expect to fall into the clutches of the devil now! The local military general is the emperor of the soil, especially in the land of the nine sides, not to mention that Zhou Huchen is the eldest son of the general army of a province. Is this a pit? Are you digging a hole for yourself?

Young Master Zhou, who was immersed in infinitely beautiful fantasies, didn't see Chen Shouye's expression at all, of course, he wouldn't pay attention to it when he saw it, Zhou Huchen had his own purpose, so he continued to ask: "Old Chen! Let me ask you again, will you create a fire demon? ”

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