Right now.

Qi Jiguang came to the front of the empress and the princes, and arched his hand:

"It's not convenient to display here."

"Please move to the shooting range with your majesty."

The empress nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Then, Lianbu moved lightly and walked towards the shooting range with Fang Xiu.

Seeing this, all the princes followed.

At the same time, there was a look of doubt on his face.

They don't understand.

These soldiers are holding burning sticks in their hands, not bows and crossbows, what are they doing at the shooting range?

I don't know what kind of medicine Qi Jiguang sells in the gourd.

With that in mind.

The princes came to the shooting range.

The soldiers also followed, with neat and orderly steps.

It is only stronger than the elite of the forbidden army that has been trained for several years!

looked at the soldier with a straight back.

Zhu Gong suddenly understood why Fang Xiang would reuse such an unknown little person.

Let him be the commander of the new army.

It turns out that they are really good at military training!

It's just that the time given to him is too short.

The number of troops trained was too small, and the total number of troops was only 30,000.

With only 30,000 people, if you want to capture the Zhou Kingdom, it is difficult to reach the sky!

That's it.

The princes sighed in their hearts again.

Side.

Qi Jiguang looked very calm, looking at the target not far away, his eyes showed a touch of sharpness, and he raised his voice and said:

"Ready!"

The next second.

The soldiers in the first two rows all took out their skins from their waists, and then they held burning sticks and pounded for a while.

When the princes saw this scene, they looked puzzled and frowned.

"What are they doing?"

"Could it be that there is another mystery to this burning stick?"

Thinking so, I saw the soldiers slowly raise the burning sticks in their hands, put on a posture of holding a crossbow, and aim at the target dozens of steps away.

Meanwhile.

Qi Jiguang's expression became serious, he raised his hand, and said loudly:

"Put!"

The voice fell.

The first row of non-commissioned officers pulled the trigger!

Bang!

There was an explosion, like thunder on the ground, which startled the princes.

Look up.

And I saw it.

Not far away, there were small holes in the target.

Surrounded by charred black marks, apparently the masterpiece of the burning stick.

Although nearly 60 percent of people are off target.

But when the dukes saw the musket for the first time, their eyes widened and their expressions were incredulous.

"These burning sticks are like crossbows, they can attack from a distance!"

"And, it seems, it's far more powerful than a crossbow!"

"I thought that the new weapon was a useless thing, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful!"

"I just don't know how expensive this thing is, how powerful it is, and what the range is......"

With mixed feelings, the princes looked at the muskets in the hands of the soldiers, and had many questions to ask.

But seeing that Fang Xiang didn't speak, he swallowed back again.

Meanwhile.

The first platoon of soldiers who had finished shooting all crouched down and began to repeat the previous operation, taking out the wooden boxes and leather bags, and stuffing the muskets with gunpowder and projectiles.

Gunpowder and projectiles were wrapped in paper in advance, which was more convenient when used.

They don't need to estimate how much gunpowder to add, and they can reload in no time.

Hold the musket and look ahead, ready to launch a second round of shooting.

Meanwhile.

The second-row sergeant had already finished aiming and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

Another explosion.

The target was again blackened.

After completing the shot, the non-commissioned officer did not hesitate at all and began to reload his ammunition.

In the process.

The first platoon of soldiers stood up again, muskets in hand, aimed at the target, and pulled the trigger.

The action is done in one go, without the slightest drag.

Bang!

There was an explosion.

They immediately crouched down again.

In less than a minute, the two platoons of non-commissioned officers worked closely together to complete four shots!

To know!

These people have been in contact with muskets for less than half a month!

It is not easy to achieve such results!

Two minutes later.

The soldiers who had completed eight shots were still unsatisfied and wanted to continue.

Qi Jiguang on the side said:

"Stop!"

"Next group!"

The first two platoons of non-commissioned officers heard the order, did not hesitate, and marched to the rear in line.

The soldiers in the back two rows went up, repeated the previous training, completed the loading, and pulled the trigger.

It's just a cup of tea.

There were already countless traces on the target not far away.

Many of the targets are even more porous and unrecognizable.

Seeing this, all the princes showed a look of horror on their faces, and their mouths were slightly open, in disbelief.

It is unbelievable that a stick of incense can cause such terrible damage in the time!

After a while, the princes calmed down a little, and their eyes were full of excitement, elated, and discussed.

"The power of the burning stick is so powerful! The distance of dozens of steps can penetrate the target, which is really beyond the imagination of the old man. ”

"Although the speed of shooting is not as fast as that of a bow and crossbow, it is easier to operate, and it can be seen that these soldiers can use the new weapons proficiently in just a few days."

"Artifact! It's an artifact! ”

"I have this artifact, why can't I expand my territory and dominate the world!"

At this moment.

When the princes saw the almost terrifying power displayed by this new weapon, they all became excited!

Such weapons, if they can be mass-produced, are mass-equipped.

In the whole world, there will be no one who can be the opponent of the Great Qianwang Division!

Even the Yan Kingdom, which has an invincible iron horse, can only be swept away against this new weapon!

God bless you!

God bless you!

Wu Mingkong, who had been in contact with muskets, had a deeper understanding of muskets than Zhugong!

I know it in my heart.

This thing can pierce armor!

It also takes less time and cost to produce than a crossbow.

Once the war starts.

The imperial court employed a large number of craftsmen, and in a short period of time it was able to produce a large number of muskets.

Plus, it's super easy to get started.

Pull a young man at random, train for three days, and pull it to the battlefield to play a role.

And so it goes.

In a short period of time, the cadres will be able to pull out a large number of troops with combat effectiveness.

After that, you can also continue to train soldiers and put them into the battlefield.

As far as the Zhou State is concerned, the available army is only the hundreds of thousands of people, one dead, one less, and it cannot be replenished in a short time.

After all.

It takes at least a year to train a qualified archer, and it can't be compared to a musketeer.

Mood +10000】

Now.

Wu Mingkong looked at the soldiers who were training, and his chest burst with unprecedented ambition!

"With such artifacts here, everywhere you look, it's my territory!"

Wu Mingkong took a deep breath, restrained the excitement and excitement in his heart, looked at Fang Xiu on the side, stretched out his slender jade hand, tugged his big cloud, and whispered:

"Didn't you say that you were going to surprise me today, surprise?"

Fang Xiu smiled and said:

"Your Majesty will find out later."

Wu Mingkong's eyes showed a suspicious look, and he suddenly said:

"I forgot to ask yesterday."

"This surprise...... Is it serious? ”

Fang Xiu glanced at Wu Mingkong, a little speechless.

Wu Mingkong saw Fang Xiu's eyes, shrunk his neck, and stopped talking.

The other side.

The princes who were talking about it finally quieted down.

Du Chen'an looked at Fang Xiu, saluted and asked:

"Fang Xiang, can the lower officials know what the name of the new weapon is?"

Fang Xiu said: "Musket." ”

Du Chenan muttered to himself, a little confused.

The new weapon has nothing to do with fire, why is it called a musket?

After thinking about it, I felt that there was no point in dwelling on this issue.

He continued to ask: "Can Fang Xiang explain the confusion of Xia Guan, what is the output of this musket?" ”

Fang Xiu said: "The silver is enough, recruit craftsmen, expand production, and produce three hundred pieces a day." ”

300 sticks a day.

That's 100,000 a year!

Du Chen'an raised his eyebrows, almost unable to restrain the excitement in his heart.

After a while, Fang exhaled a breath, looked at Fang Xiu, and said solemnly:

"Fang Xiang, Xia Guan is willing to pay 500,000 taels of silver! Take a stake in the shop! ”

As soon as this remark came out.

All the princes were shocked.

500,000 taels of silver!

Even if it is Du Gong, it is not easy to take it out!

This time, Du Gong is afraid that he will put all his net worth on Fang Xiang's body!

As soon as the 500,000 taels of silver came out, Rao is Qin Xingyan couldn't help but widen his eyes, and looked at Du Chenan in disbelief.

How much family does Du Chenan have, he knows better than anyone else.

He can come up with 500,000 taels of silver, which can be described as a desperate gamble! I didn't leave myself a way back at all!

Although the power of the new weapons is more powerful than expected.

However, the national strength of the Great Cadres was weak, and even with the new weapons, the outcome of the war against the powerful Zhou State was still unknown.

What if it fails?

That's it.

The princes couldn't help but lower their voices and began to discuss.

Du Chen'an heard these discussions, but he was not disturbed, and his eyes were extremely firm from beginning to end.

He has been able to serve in the position of the secretary of the ministry for so long, not just because he is the number two person in the Fang Party.

is also because he has a pair of discerning eyes and can see things that ordinary people can't see.

In his opinion.

Even the most intelligent person will never be able to create a force with eyes and ears all over the world in just one year.

It is impossible to make sugar, monosodium glutamate, rouge, refined salt, glass, liquor and other commodities.

Therefore.

Everything that has happened in the past year, whether it is the first village or Jumbo Zhai, all shows.

In the past ten years, what Fang Xiang did was nothing more than hiding his edge, hibernating, and developing silently.

Recharge your batteries, wait for the best time, and if you don't make a hit, it's just a blockbuster.

There is no doubt that referring to the deer as a horse is the time chosen by Fang Xiang!

With the empress's first ascension to the throne, the foundation is not deep, and she consolidates her position with lightning speed.

After that, he made a big fuss about the drought in Qingzhou, planned step by step, and took the court into his own hands.

When everything settles down, even His Majesty is impressed by it, and suddenly shows its edge!

Create the Governor's Mansion, command the world's soldiers and horses, focus on new weapons, train new troops, and lay the foundation for sweeping all countries and dominating the world!

In the past ten years, step by step, steady and steady, no one has noticed the slightest abnormality.

Even he, the official of the Ministry of Heaven and the number two person in the Fang Party, once misunderstood the other party.

You can imagine what a terrible scheming this is!

Although, the power displayed by the new weapons was not enough for the army of Daqian to defeat the Zhou State.

But he was still willing to believe in Fang Xiang.

Under the leadership of Fang Xiang, Daqian will definitely rise!

One day in the future, Fang Xiang will really achieve the majestic hegemony, and when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, he will not forget his loyalty to dedicate almost all of his wealth today!

When Fang Xiu heard 500,000 taels of silver, he was also slightly stunned, he didn't expect that he would be willing to take out so much silver, nor did he expect that he would be able to take out so much silver.

glanced at him, nodded, didn't say anything, just said:

"I know what I am."

After a pause, he looked ahead, put his hands behind his back, unfathomable, and said leisurely:

"The musket is just one of the new weapons, and the princes continue to look down."

As soon as this remark came out.

All the princes were stunned, and it took a while to react, it turned out that there was more than one new weapon that Fang Xiang said!

One by one, their eyes widened, and they swallowed, not knowing what to say.

"One musket is enough to increase the combat effectiveness of the new army by ten percent! If it is combined with other weapons, it may really be able to sweep through the countries! ”

"Such an artifact, Fang Xiang has been hiding it until now! If it weren't for the crusade against the Wu Kingdom in a few months, I'm afraid these artifacts would be hidden forever! ”

"Such a square is really ...... Awesome! ”

A gust of cold wind whistled by, and the princes looked at Fang Xiu with complicated feelings.

After all the soldiers have been trained.

Qi Jiguang said loudly:

"Musketeers rest in place!"

"Artillery! Cannons! ”

Artillery?

Cannons?

Hear these two unfamiliar words.

All the princes showed a blank look, and then became more and more curious, what is this cannon?

Foremost.

Wu Mingkong was also a little dazed, his big watery eyes looked at Fang Xiu, and asked curiously:

"What is a cannon?"

Fang Xiu wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to explain, he was silent for a moment, and replied:

"Your Majesty will find out later."

Wu Mingkong pursed his lips, but he didn't say anything, looking ahead.

Carts were pushed up from behind.

There is a long iron bucket in the middle, and the shape looks a little strange.

Wu Mingkong tugged at the corner of Fang Xiu's clothes, like a child, and said with some excitement:

"Are those cannons?"

Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Wu Mingkong looked full of interest and asked, "Can you teach me how to use it another day?" ”

Fang Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "There is still a certain danger in the artillery developed by the minister, and when there is a more advanced artillery one day, the minister will teach His Majesty to use it." ”

Wu Mingkong nodded and responded.

Meanwhile.

The soldiers had already pushed the Franky cannon to the intended position.

Each Frankie cannon was flanked by two people.

One holds a torch.

One person was holding a small iron bucket.

There was also a wooden box with a lot of iron buckets in it.

Qi Jiguang stood behind them, looking at the target not far away, his eyes were sharp, and he said loudly: "Ready!" ”

As soon as the words fell.

The soldier on the right put the iron bucket in his arms into the large iron bucket.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a new iron bucket from the wooden box and held it in his arms.

"Put!"

Qi Jiguang shouted.

The soldier on the left placed the torch on top of the bucket and lit the fuse on it.

Rumble!

In just a moment, a deafening roar resounded through the school field.

Zhu Gong never expected that a small iron bucket could make such a huge sound.

His ears trembled and his mind went blank.

It took a while for me to come back to my senses from my trance.

The other side.

Fang Xiu covered the little empress's ears in advance and reminded Lin Wan'er.

The Frankie cannon is fast in rate of fire, moderately powerful, and the roar produced when fired will not cause any damage to the human ear.

Fang Xiu didn't remind the princes, but also wanted them to intuitively feel the shock of the artillery.

Really.

The devastated princes, looking at Frankie's eyes, became a little different, full of awe.

Then, look ahead.

"Huh? What about the target? ”

Zhu Gong was slightly stunned, and suddenly found that the target in the distance was actually gone.

After a while, after careful observation, I found that there were more deep pits in the original location where the target was placed.

There is no doubt that these are the results of this "cannon".

At this moment.

Looking at the dense pits.

The princes shuddered for a while.

This new weapon is even more powerful than a catapult!

If only that's it, it's so fast!

In just a few breaths, it can be launched two or three times.

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable!

The only drawback is that the range is not too long, and it can only kill and injure enemies who are close.

Rao is so.

This kind of weapon can still play a decisive role on the battlefield.

If nothing else, let's just say that it is extremely lethal and deafening.

If it is a soldier with poor discipline, after hearing it, he will be directly frightened, where can he still have the heart to fight.

There are these two new weapons.

Crushing Zhou Guo is about to become a reality!

That's it.

The princes looked excited, with tears in their eyes.

"With guns and cannons, my great cadres will definitely be able to rise again and become a strong country!"

"The bird's ambition is to know the bird! What Fang Xiang wants to do is to unify the world, what is it to be a strong country! ”

"There are sweet potatoes, newspapers, guns and cannons, and from now on, for my cadres, seizing the city is like finding something! The world is under control! ”

The crowd talked for a moment.

Qin Xingyan, who was dressed in a big hat, suddenly thought of something, looked at Fang Xiu on the side, his tone was excited, and said loudly:

"Fang Xiang's development of guns and cannons laid the foundation for our great cadres to sweep all countries and dominate the world, such great achievements have never been seen in ancient times! It is really the pillar of the country that I have done!

The admiration of the lower officials for the other side is like a surging river!

The lower official is willing to pay 500,000 taels of silver! Contribute to the shops of Fang Xiang! ”

The voice fell.

Everyone looked at him in unison, and there was a flash in their eyes.

Another 500,000 taels.

How much silver do these guys have!

"A bunch of damned traitors! Last year, when the Zhou Kingdom invaded, I raised military salaries and called on them to donate silver! ”

"Knowing it with affection, moving it with reason, in the end, only 400,000 taels of silver were raised."

"Now, Fang Xiu's Northern Expedition to the Zhou Kingdom, these guys, just one person, can actually come up with 500,000 taels of silver!"

"One person donated more silver than the hundred officials and gentry combined last year!"

"They...... Is there any me in their eyes? ”

"How many people's fat and ointment have been looted on weekdays!"

"These dog-like things, standing in a row, cutting one after another, will not be wronged!"

Wu Mingkong looked at the flattering faces of these people, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't wait to give them a knife.

He took a deep breath to suppress his anger.

Anyway.

This time in the Northern Expedition to the Zhou Kingdom, they all donated silver.

If they are held accountable, and the rest of them are afraid to donate again, it will be troublesome.

Come to think of this.

Wu Ming's pretty face, which was as empty as frost, turned to the other side.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Leave these matters to Fang Xiu to deal with.

Later, more on that later.

side.

Fang Xiu looked at Qin Xingyan with a blank expression and nodded.

Then, looking at the rest of the people, he said lukewarmly:

"Yesterday I asked you to go back and think about how much money you wanted, but have you thought about it?"