Chapter 169: Wings of a Tiger
It takes three horses, all of which can pull the cannon.
And, in this way, it is quite difficult to walk.
I saw that Ying Zheng stared at the Hongyi cannon in front of him, and couldn't help but say with emotion.
"I think, if this Hongyi cannon can be lighter, weighing hundreds of catties, a horse, it can pull him and run all over the mountains, then it would be very suitable!"
"Father, I'm afraid this is a little embarrassing......"
Win Changsheng sighed with emotion when he heard this.
The public on the side is even more headed.
"Your Majesty, this cannon is so huge that it is really not easy to move, but the minister also has a way, that is, get more horses to pull it, isn't it?"
"How many horses do you have to use?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
It's like looking at a loser.
Towards the public in front of him, he scolded and said.
"The cost of a horse is much higher than that of a person, let alone anything else, how much does a horse get for a day just to consume food?"
"And such a horse needs to be taken care of, right?"
"How much money does it cost to raise a cannon?"
"I, Daqin, even if I have mountains of gold and silver, I can't afford such expenses!"
The words of winning the government made the public lose and make the people speechless.
won Changsheng on the side, but thought about it slightly.
He was thinking, in the Hereafter.
The era of no trains, automobiles.
What kind of methods do humans use to drag the cannon?
So that the cannon can be easily carried to the battlefield for combat?
When Ying Changsheng thinks carefully.
Suddenly, in Win Changsheng's head, a flash of inspiration flashed.
He thought of some of the films he had seen about the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when the European battlefields were fought without the era of shooting.
Suddenly, he slapped his thigh.
Think of yourself and have found a solution to your problem.
I only saw Ying Changsheng, and said to Ying Zheng with a smile.
"Father, actually, this matter is not difficult to solve!"
"Father, if the cannon is reduced a little, the caliber is reduced, and then the weight of the cannonball is also smaller, wouldn't it be possible to reduce the weight of the cannon a lot?"
"But, in this case, wouldn't the power of this cannon be smaller?"
The public on the side muttered with some frowns.
"It's a lot less powerful!"
Ying Changsheng nodded.
But then, suddenly, he changed his words and opened his mouth to speak.
"However, no matter how powerful it is, if we can't move the cannon, we can only fix it on the city wall and use it, then no matter how powerful it is, what use is it?"
"This ......"
The public on the side lost the rumors.
Immediately speechless.
I don't know, what to refute.
And Win Politics thinks it's too reasonable.
He said with a slap on the thigh.
"Your kid's method is really good, if you cast this cannon into a smaller one, and then, get a small gun carriage, you can let a horse pull it, and move with the army, at that time, this cannon can be on the battlefield, gallop on the battlefield at will, kill and injure the enemy!"
"As for the shorter range? Isn't it less powerful? ”
"That's all acceptable!"
"After all, in the past, there was no cannon in my Great Qin's army, so it was not possible to go into battle to kill the enemy, but now that I have this cannon, it is like a tiger with wings, in this case, what kind of cannon is not powerful enough?"
"I don't think so, it's just overthinking!"
"Father is wise!"
Ying Changsheng hurriedly said with a compliment to Ying Zheng.
And Win Zheng, but he talked eloquently again, and continued to add.
"Moreover, I think that this army should also prepare a small amount of this kind of large-sized Hongyi cannon, after all, sometimes when encountering a fortified fortress, use this kind of large-sized cannon to bombard, and it is not ...... to break the city as soon as possible."
"The father is wise, and the son thinks the same!"
Win Changsheng shook his head again and again, feeling that everything Brother Zheng said was simply not too reasonable.
And Win Zheng, after thinking twice, continued to command.
"That's it!"
"Gong loses to build, in the future, Shaofu, hurry up and study, you must find a way to cast this cannon, cast it more lightly, more convenient to move, and it must also be safe, you must not shoot a few cannons, it will blow up......"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do things well, and he will definitely not fool Your Majesty!"
Gong Yu Shangzao patted his chest and reassured.
Immediately, he thought for a while and said to Yingzheng.
"But Your Majesty, although this cannon can be cast, the minister has something to mention to you, Your Majesty......"
"Oh, tell me about it?"
When Ying Zheng heard this, he immediately showed a look of doubt, and he couldn't help but open his mouth to ask at the public loss in front of him.
At this time, I only heard the public lose and said to him helplessly.
"Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is that although this cannon can be cast, the improvement you said can also be done, but now the minister needs a sum of money......"
"Moreover, there are not a few ......"
"Oh?"
At this time, Ying Zheng is confused.
He looked at the Gong Chuan Shangzao in front of him, and then, he couldn't help asking,
"Isn't this cannon very expensive?"
"Uh......"
Hearing Brother Zheng's words, Ying Changsheng smiled embarrassedly, and then he stretched out his hand and pointed to the distance, the Hongyi cannon that had just been fired a few times, and then, said to Ying Zheng.
"Father, take a closer look, what is this cannon made of......
"What?"
Ying Zheng was surprised, and then looked at the Hongyi cannon.
At first, Ying Zheng didn't react.
But then.
When you see the brass luster on the cannon body.
Win Zheng suddenly changed his face.
He slammed his thigh and said.
"This cannon, this cannon is actually made of copper?"
"Father, don't you think that he was forged?"
Looking at the shocked and surprised Win Zheng, Win Changsheng said in surprise.
And Win Zheng, but he couldn't help but complain.
"I thought that this thing was made of steel, but I didn't think that you kid actually used copper to cast cannons, you kid, you are really willing!"
Well, there is a reason for the shock of winning the government.
Later generations about money.
There is a gold standard.
Similarly, there is also the theory of the silver standard.
However, the currency of Daqin, in fact, is not linked to gold and silver.
Because, these two things, in the current Qin Dynasty, the amount of mining is too small, and it is simply impossible to use them as mainstream currency, and the current Great Qin, the currency is copper.
Essentially.
The current Daqin is a copper-based society.
Copper is money.
Money is copper.
The copper coin itself is minted by copper.
Copper, on the other hand, is also relatively expensive.
It is a high-end product.
You can take it directly and use it as money.
The current Win Changsheng actually used copper to cast cannons.
Probably, just like in later generations, some people heard that they actually used gold to make guns.
After all, a cannon consumes not a few catties of copper, but thousands of catties, even if it is Brother Zheng, he will inevitably be shocked......