The barrel of this gun is at least a third thinner than the original.

As the thickness of the barrel decreased, the obvious benefit was the reduction in the weight of this gun.

In fact, the caliber of this artillery is still too large, and Zhu Youxiao estimated that if it is converted into units of later generations, the caliber of this artillery is nearly ten centimeters.

Perhaps later, in order to facilitate the battle, he could develop some relatively smaller gun ports.

Zhu Youxiao suddenly remembered an artifact...... Mortar.

The officials crowded in front could still see the rifle in Zhu Youxiao's hand, but the officials crowded in the back could only look lonely.

Zhu Youxiao weighed the rifle in his hand and found that the weight of the gun was moderate, and there was no problem in operating it alone.

After all, this gun weighs a dozen pounds at most, and if a strong man picks it up, it is not a very large load.

The other officials only looked at this musket, which was much more elaborate than the musket used by some previous Ming troops, and just looking at the thin barrel of this gun, they could not tell that it was a musket.

In particular, the ministers of the Donglin Party were very interested in this new rifle.

They knew that the reason why Zhu Youxiao was able to defeat Jiannu in the north was because of the new muskets and artillery.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care what other people thought, but turned his face to the official next to him and said, "Let them prepare three targets, and I will try the gun myself." ”

When the official next to him heard this, he dared to agree.

In their minds, testing a gun is a dangerous thing to do.

Especially those who have never seen a musket, they still think that the musket in Zhu Youxiao's hand is the same as the inferior musket cast by the Ministry of Industry.

It's going to blow up very easily.

But just as they wanted to come up and persuade them, they were glared back by Zhu Youxiao's eyes, and everyone silently retracted their footsteps, not daring to come out and be the first bird.

When they saw those henchmen next to Zhu Youxiao, they also took a moment, and took half a step out and took it back.

So they have no burden in their hearts, and other people's henchmen are not worried, so they have nothing to worry about.

In fact, Sun Yuanhua was a little frightened in his heart, but he was not particularly worried.

These guns have actually been tried by someone, and it stands to reason that there is no problem.

Those Donglin Party ministers who had never been to the arsenal were very surprised to see their scene, Sun Yuanhua actually found someone one hundred and fifty steps away, and set up three wine jars as targets.

The minister of the Donglin Party was completely stunned, isn't this Sun Yuanhua playing with His Majesty?

What kind of musket can shoot a hundred and fifty paces away?

It's no wonder they were so surprised, the distance of one hundred and fifty paces, if converted into the units of the next generation, is about two hundred meters.

Now the muskets in the hands of the ordinary army of the Ming Dynasty can shoot forty-five paces away, and they can shoot accurately, that is really burning incense, which is almost impossible, and the range of one hundred and fifty steps is simply a fantasy for them.

Such people with slightly worse eyesight can't see the big wine jar in the distance, and it's no wonder they have such thoughts.

But this Zhu Youxiao was not particularly surprised when he saw the target placed one hundred and fifty steps away, nor did he think that Sun Yuanhua was playing tricks on him as these Donglin Party members expected, and even directly sent someone to drag this Sun Yuanhua out and behead him.

Instead, he loaded the bullet with great skill, as if it weren't the first time he had used this new rifle, and then he aimed at a distant target and touched it, firing the bullet out of his hand.

All the officials looked expectantly at the targets made by the three large clay pots in the distance, but as they expected, the three jars one hundred and fifty paces away did not move, let alone be blown up by the volley.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that the bullet should have been fired a long time ago, and there was no situation to let the bullet fly for a while, obviously he didn't hit this shot.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao has been the emperor of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, and it is okay to cultivate his cheekiness, and it is not too embarrassing to miss a shot.

On the contrary, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and looked at the ministers and generals who were following him with a stern expression.

At this time, the ministers were all looking away, their eyes were ethereal, they just didn't look in the direction of Zhu Youxiao, as if Zhu Youxiao didn't hit the target when he shot just now, and they didn't see it at all.

Zhu Youxiao admires such a minister, and after so many years of training, he finally trained it.

Zhu Youxiao skillfully pushed the second bullet into the chamber of the gun, and then aimed at the clay pot one hundred and fifty paces away.

Sun Yuanhua over there was also a little ashamed in his heart, he knew that His Majesty was going to test the gun himself, so he replaced the clay pot with a water tank, and now if His Majesty's second shot has not hit, then where will His Majesty's face go, don't be unhappy when His Majesty is not happy, and he will be wronged that the musket is not accurate, and he will refuse his application for the continued production of this musket, which is called embarrassment.

Fortunately, this Zhu Youxiao is indeed quite talented in shooting, and then aimed at the target in the distance, and after three points and one line, he steadily shot the bullet in his hand.

The clay pot exploded in response, and a large amount of water was splashed all over the place, and the civil and military officials present cheered one after another.

Wei Zhongxian next to him even sent flattering words in a timely manner, "Your Majesty's shot is really like a stroke of genius, the target is so far away, the slave and maid can't see it very clearly, if the slave and maid are allowed to shoot this shot, the slave and maid will definitely not be able to hit." ”

Sun Zhiqi next to him immediately jumped out and sang a double reed, and when it was right, he picked up Wei Zhongxian's words and said, "If you don't say it, how can our majesty be called your majesty?" This shot is better than others. ”

Some other eunuch ministers, even the ministers of the Donglin Party, also praised a few words in a timely manner, just like Zhu Youxiao was a first-class sharpshooter who could penetrate Yang in a hundred steps, and completely forgot that Zhu Youxiao's last shot was also off the target.

Zhu Youxiao sighed, no wonder being an emperor is so easy to become a faint monarch, just in the flattery around him, how many emperors can hold it?

An upright minister is good for the country, but an upright minister speaks nicely.

Everyone looked at Zhu Youxiao expectantly, waiting for Zhu Youxiao to continue to fire a third bullet.

But when Zhu Youxiao thought about these things in his heart, he felt bored, and only threw the rifle in his hand into Cao Bianjiao's hand, and Cao Bianjiao took the rifle steadily.

I have to say that Cao Wenzhao's nephew is a little more enthusiastic than his uncle, this is one of Zhu Youxiao's favorite points about him, and a loyal and hot-blooded martial arts general like Cao Bianjiao should be trained more.

"You two uncles and nephews, I am very satisfied with what I went to Liaodong this time, especially you Cao Bianjiao, who directly caught Huang Taiji last time, which can be regarded as a lot of credit."

"The court is already discussing your merits, and is planning to give you a knighthood, this time you can at least be an earl."

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.