At the end of March, in the Zhongnanshan base, Li Zicheng stood in a certain thatched hut, holding a thick book in his hand, and Song Yingxing was on the side, flipping through the books on the shelves. The room was quiet, except for the sound of salsa flipping through the books.

The thick book in Li Zicheng's hand is "Tiangong Kaiwu", after reading it quickly page by page, I can't help but sigh secretly, Song Yingxing is really a genius and all-rounder, and the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" not only includes agriculture, such as sericulture and mulberry, grain and rice and other crop planting methods, but also covers smelting, mining deposits, gunpowder, weapons, dyeing, coal mining, salt making and other aspects, illustrated and illustrated, it is simply an encyclopedia!

However, Li Zicheng had no intention of paying attention to these, and according to the catalog, he directly flipped to the page of firearms.

The main picture is illustrated with all about muskets and artillery, supplemented by text detailing how to operate, how to make them, and the characteristics of firearms.

Suddenly, Li Zicheng's eyes were full of excitement, and the whole person was excited. In particular, the firearms Three-Eyed Gun and Thunderbolt Gun, both of which can not only be used continuously, but can also be used as weapons and held backhandedly, that is, maces and spears!

"Made, how did the ancients' heads grow? It's just a brainstorm, and now, it is definitely the existence of the forefront of weapon development! ”

Looking at the pictures of firearms and the introduction above, Li Zicheng couldn't help but burst into a foul language in his heart. As the browsing deepened, Li Zicheng became more and more fascinated and was shocked by the firearms of this period!

If books such as "Heavenly Creations", "Wubei Zhi", and "Artifact Map" survive, and the firearms on it can be fully promoted, the Eight-Nation Alliance in the last years of the Qing Dynasty will be the existence of scum!

What kind of guns, five thunder god machines, crutch guns, three-eyed guns, etc., these are all bursting firearms. In particular, the Thunderbolt has eighteen tubes, which is the most primitive rifled gun! Reducing the number of barrels to twelve, it is a combination of individual combat weapons, hot weapons and cold weapons, which can be used for two purposes, and can be called the simplest and crudely made machine gun!

Gradually, Li Zicheng's hot head began to cool, and gradually returned to rationality, secretly calculating in his heart that if these firearms were mass-produced and prepared into the Li family's army, with sufficient ammunition, only 20,000 to 30,000 people would be needed, and he Li Zicheng could lead his troops to sweep the world, and no one could beat him!

At this moment, Li Zicheng's heart was full of joy, and he became more and more confident in seeking to win the world. As long as secret bases are established in Shanxi and Henan, coal and iron ore and sulfur ore are secretly mined. Then he can produce and manufacture firearms on a large scale, secretly develop such an army, and the penetration rate of firearms will reach 100 percent.

When the time comes, as long as the time comes, once it is ripe, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of firearms troops will surge out, walk out of the base area, and wave their arms, who will compete?

What is the Eight Banners? It's just a fast-running moving target, and in the face of dense firepower, it can directly sieve its range and blast it into slag! Even without Wu Sangui's cooperation, cleaning up the Qing army is like playing!

At the same time, Li Zicheng clearly realized that before that day came, he must still hibernat, taoguang and obscurity, secretly develop the base area, accumulate grain, and secretly build guns, so as to accumulate strength, and then he can soar into the sky, sweep the world with the momentum of thunder, and seek great rivers and mountains in one fell swoop!

Li Zicheng flipped through "Heavenly Creations" again, and finally stopped at the two illustrations, looked at Song Yingxing, raised the book in his hand, and asked, "Mr. Song, can you make these two firearms?" ”

Song Yingxing, who was immersed in the book, came to his senses, looked at the firearm drawings on the two pages, frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Boss, the Thunderbolt and the Three-Eyed Gun are indeed very suitable for Li Jiajun, and when there is no gunpowder, they can be used as spears and maces respectively." However, if I were to manufacture it, even with the assistance of the forgers in the base, it would be very difficult to make a finished product and put it into actual combat use without seven or eight years. ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw Li Zicheng showing disappointment, and then Song Yingxing turned to say: "However, boss, if you can have the help of one of the two skilled craftsmen who are best at firearms in the world, the construction period for making these two firearms can be shortened by at least half." ”

For a while, Li Zicheng, who was originally a little lost, rekindled his hope and became excited, and opened his mouth to ask: "Which two skilled craftsmen in firearms?" ”

"One is Jiao Miao, and the other is Sun Yuanhua, who accompanied Sun Chengzong to guard the Shanhaiguan, especially the latter, who has extremely high attainments in firearms. If you can get his help and join the base, most of the firearms in the "Artifact Spectrum" can be easily developed. Song Yingxing blurted out without a pause in approval, which shows how well he understands firearms.

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "For Jiao Miao, I asked what I heard, let alone how to find him?" Sun Yuanhua had heard of it, studied under Xu Guangqi, learned the art of firearms, and wrote two strategies, "Preparing for Beijing" and "Defending the Border", which were valued by the imperial court. For this time, it has been reused by Sun Chengzong, who is a general, how can it be used by me, and go to Zhongnan Mountain to make firearms? ”

His tone froze, as if he had thought of something, Li Zicheng suddenly became in a good mood and became happy, with a sinister smiling and gloating face, more like he was cursing.

"Hey, hey... Although Sun Yuanhua is reused now, it does not represent the future. With Chongzhen's old man's temperament, he can't wait to solve the trouble in Liaodong and the rebellion in Shaanxi at once. If Emperor Lao'er really had that patience and a little brightness in his head, he would not have beaten Yuan Chonghuan out of the prison and scared Zu Dashou and others back to Shanhaiguan when he was in danger, ignoring the danger of the capital. ”

Li Zicheng smiled very happily, with a look of underwhelming, and said badly: "Wait and see, whether it is Sun Chengzong or Sun Yuanhua, it won't be long before they can stumble, as long as the traitorous people around Chongzhen Lao'er fan the flames, make some stumbling blocks, and make a little slander, it will be light to lose their official position and dismiss them." ”

Song Yingxing knew that this boss had the meaning of "can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour". However, although the series of words are rough, do not take the emperor in his eyes, and despise Emperor Chongzhen, the content is deafening, thought-provoking, and profound.

Although Chongzhen pulled out the tumor of Wei Zhongxian and did a great harm to the world, this emperor was really not good and did not dare to compliment. Because of the suspicious nature of life, it is easy to listen to and believe partially, and it is even more anxious for quick success.

Yuan Chonghuan's five-year Pingliao theory, as long as he is a clear-eyed person, knows that there is a lot of water in it, and he is so naïve to believe it.

Moreover, the most chilling thing is that this emperor not only listens to slander, but also looks at things only by the result, and never cares about the process and reasons. In just over two years, many capable ministers and useful officials have been killed, almost all in the name of doing unfavorable things, but they do not look at the difficulty of the things they explain, and the nature of them.

Not to mention, take Yuan Chonghuan as an example, the Houjin Army Division broke through the pass from the area of Longjing Pass, and it was not Yuan Chonghuan's defense area, how could he blame all the responsibility for this general in the end?

Thinking of this, Song Yingxing only felt that his chest was clogged, and he was secretly glad that he chose to follow Li Zicheng and did not become an official. Otherwise, even if he was not punished by the emperor for a crime of disadvantage, he would die in the collapse of officialdom, and the first minister Han Yi and the second assistant Qian Longxi were dismissed one after another, isn't it the best proof?

These thoughts flashed in Song Yingxing's mind, and as soon as Li Zicheng's words fell, as if he felt something, he nodded approvingly, and echoed thoughtfully: "It's too!" In today's world, the situation is changing, and it is the most dangerous official to be a general, and one accidentally loses his head. ”