Zhou Xian's heart sounded again.

Chongzhen was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and he also realized that he was getting carried away, and hurriedly summoned Zhou Xian to the front:

"This time I can repel the thieves, the virtuous son-in-law should be the first credit, especially after the transformation, the power of the Hongyi cannon and flintlock pistol has increased greatly, I am thinking, should I allocate a batch of military funds to re-upgrade my Ming firearms and cannons?"

When Zhou Xian heard this, he hurriedly nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, if I have a huge firearm to support me, why not destroy the thief!" ”

Everyone present is now looking forward to Zhou Xian is horse, and when they saw Zhou Xian say this, they also shouted: "Your Majesty is wise, destroy the thief, just around the corner!" ”

Chongzhen was also very happy that the country was protected, but he did not get carried away.

He pressed his hand and said: "Today's battle, you Aiqing also have merit, I have ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a dinner party, reward the three armies, and then our ministers will have fun together and work together to destroy the thieves!" ”

The people present were also bright people, shouting long live again one by one, and there were a lot of sycophants.

Hearing this, Chongzhen fluttered for a while.

Zhou Xian didn't get carried away, and took advantage of the gap to let Li Ruolian give an order to strengthen the patrol of the capital, and if there was any difference, report it immediately.

Subsequently, he sent elite diseases to pursue the thieves and never suffer from future troubles.

It's approaching evening.

Chongzhen held a feast in the palace, and Zhou Xian, as the hero of this city defense, was arranged to sit next to Chongzhen, which made Zhou Guofu laugh crookedly.

Regardless of whether his body could hold it or not, he even drank a few large bowls of spirits, and was still grinning in his drunken dreams.

Zhou Xian saw that he was happy, but he didn't stop it.

This banquet was enjoyed by the ministers.

……

Three days later, early in the morning.

Chongzhen asked Zhou Xian to enter the palace, and he wanted to try Zhou Xian's improved flintlock pistol.

Zhou Xian also knew the purpose of Chongzhen calling him into the palace this time, and said: "If Your Majesty wants to test his power, you can go to the school field or the wild, the minister has already seen it, it can be said that a hundred steps through Yang, killing people invisibly!" ”

Chongzhen smiled and waved his hand: "There is no need to be so troublesome, there is also a spacious place in the palace, just call the soldiers of the gun battalion to come." ”

Zhou Yanru suddenly stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, no, how can this forbidden place of the palace allow people to bring troops in, let alone the unpredictable flintlock pistol!" ”

Zhou Xian thought about it, picked up the bullet in the ammunition box casually, broke it hard, took out the iron bead inside, and handed it to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, please see, this is a flintlock pistol bullet transformed by the minister, and the iron pillar inside is very exquisite." ”

The steel balls were very round, and they were passed to the hands of the ministers one by one.

Zhou Xian said: "The old-fashioned gun inner hall, because of the different craftsmen who make it, the amount of projectiles produced and the amount of gunpowder will be different, but after the improvement of the minister, all the guns are completely figured out, and the amount of projectiles and gunpowder is also the same, so it is not only convenient to manage, but also to unify the projectiles, batch output, how many and how much!" ”

"Zhou Aiqing, how much money does it cost to make these projectiles? If the price is too high, the government can't afford it. ”

It is a fact that the imperial court is short of money.

It was clear to all of you.

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, each improved flintlock pistol costs about five taels of silver, and with a bayonet, it needs an extra tael. Bullets can get a thousand taels of silver......"

I saw that Chongzhen and the ministers were thinking about it.

Li Banghua spoke: "Your Majesty, this price can be said to be very cheap." The minister doesn't know much about weapon forging, but the bayonet alone only costs one or two, which is indeed very cheap, if it is on the market, I am afraid that it will be more than ten taels!

Ruochen is now holding this style outside to build it for other craftsmen, even if he bids fifty taels, no one may dare to agree! ”

Wang Jiayan also said: "Your Majesty, this flintlock pistol is made by the Zhu family in Jinhua, and the reason why it is so cheap is that I am afraid it is also the reason why it is half sold and half sent.

From this price alone, you can also try Zhu Dadian's loyalty to the imperial court.

This weapon is not an ordinary commodity, but it is the important weapon of the country and the foundation of the country. He Zhu Dadian is my Ming subject, he eats the king's lu, bears the king's worries, if he dares to ask for the sky, he can be punished for the crime of making arms privately! ”

This is a crime of killing the head.

It's no wonder that everyone says that Wang Jiayan will not be an official, can this kind of thing be said casually?

Not to mention that the emperor will think that you are too arbitrary and unimportant, if it reaches Zhu Dadian's ears, wouldn't it be just one more enemy?

If the Zhu family is convicted because of this, it's okay, if it's okay, I'm afraid it will attract revenge in the future!

……

Zhou Xian ordered a little eunuch who had prepared earlier to step forward, holding a tray in his hand, on which was a black thing with a wooden handle and an iron head.

It is a grenade of later generations.

Zhou Xian pointed to the grenade and said, "Your Majesty, the name of this thing is called a grenade, and it can explode the iron piece inside after it is opened, and the lethality is extremely great." ”

Zhou Yanru was frightened: "Master Ma is too bold, how can such a weapon be brought into the palace casually and displayed in front of His Majesty?" ”

Zhou Xian said with a smile: "Lord Zhou doesn't have to make a fuss, this is just a mold, there is no gunpowder in it, it is for soldiers to use for daily training, the outer line is no different from the real thing, Your Majesty will take it to observe, and it will be fine." ”

This is not a product of the new era, but a finished product that Zhou Xian took out in the cruelty of the military department and improved it.

Since he is now in charge of reorganizing the army, he naturally has to come up with some weapons to use.

Chongzhen looked at the grenade presented by the little eunuch, picked it up and checked it in his hand: "How to use this thing?" ”

Zhou Xian said with a smile: "There has been this thing in the Shenji Camp for a long time, but the appearance, weight, and usage are inconsistent.

The Shenji Battalion is called a sky-high thunder, which is equipped with a fire-initiating twist, and after lighting the fire-twist, it is thrown at the enemy with great lethality.

According to Zhao Dudu of the Shenji Battalion, this thing is a sharp weapon to defend the city, and throwing one can kill a piece. ”

Everyone heard it in a fog, and they didn't react for a long time.

It may be difficult to understand the ignition of the fire rope, but standing at the head of the city and throwing it downward, everyone can imagine that the lethality is indeed much more powerful than simply throwing stones.

Zhou Yanru asked: "What is the value of this thing?" ”

Zhou Xian hugged his fists: "Zhao Dudu said that this was given to him by Sun Yunhua, and the price is unknown, but during the first battle of Zunhua, thousands of pieces were used, and there were more than 300 pieces left in his hand." ”

Zhou Yanru nodded, and immediately walked out of the queue: "Your Majesty, these two sharp weapons of my Ming Dynasty are the blessing of my Ming Dynasty and the great fortune of the country."

Your Majesty should immediately ask the Internal Affairs Office to confiscate this technique, create an invincible firearms army for my Ming Dynasty, and at the same time canonize Zhu Dadian and let him serve my Ming Dynasty! ”

The other ministers nodded their heads.

Chongzhen laughed, in a good mood.

Although Zhou Xian still has a lot of grenades in his hands, it is not enough to equip the army with the Beijing Division, let alone promote it to the entire Ming army.

For now, we still have to produce more Hongyi cannons and flintlock pistols.

It's just that a lot of steel is needed to make this, and without steel, everything is just empty talk.