Chapter Thirty-Seven: Technological Upgrades of Ming Weapons

The winter sun is a little yellow, and it doesn't give more warmth to the earth.

Li Yunze, who took his entourage out of the city, waded across the river full of ice slag in the cold winter wind and came to an imperial village in the suburbs.

The people here have long since been relocated, and the surrounding areas are heavily guarded, and those who dare to approach will be immediately arrested and interrogated.

Li Yunze, who was still hovering in his mind with a spring breeze and several rounds of rain last night, was excited by the cold winter wind, and he woke up instantly.

Riding his horse into the gate, Li Yunze turned over and dismounted, untied the white coat and threw it to the saluting steward, "Go to the warehouse." ”

The storehouse was built in an open area, and it was built of high-grade cement that he had brought in, and it was extremely strong.

The walls are painted with a large font that reads, 'Beware of the Fire Candles!' ’

The key to the warehouse is only available to the steward, and after opening the door, Li Yunze also walked in cautiously.

The reason for this caution is that all the new gunpowder that has been made is stored here.

Li Yunze killed Wei Zhongxian at the beginning in order to gain time and get rid of his main energy from the battle of wits and courage with the nine thousand years old.

The purpose of going down to the south of the Yangtze River is to rectify the rear and solve the worries of the future.

The three battalions were rebuilt in order to build the strength of the decisive battle, clenching their fists and holding the handles of their swords.

After doing all this, Li Yunze, who was determined to fight a decisive battle with the Tatars, had to find ways to enhance his combat effectiveness.

The easiest way to fight the Tartars, who are skilled in archers and horses, is to use firearms.

In this regard, he used the power of modern technology.

The first change is gunpowder.

Derived from the optimized formula of the modern world, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, after the treatment has been greatly improved, the high-purity gunpowder is rubbed out by hand.

After that, the new formula gunpowder is kneaded into granules with egg whites.

Particle gunpowder, which greatly increased the power of black powder, appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Yunze checked it carefully, picked it up and sniffed it, to confirm whether it was really egg white.

There is no way, he has already lost confidence in the officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"Take a box and get out." instructed Cao Bianjiao, who was accompanying the guards, to "go to the shooting range and try it." ”

When he came to the shooting range, Cao Bianjiao personally carried a newly made musket, poured granular gunpowder into a quantitative cardboard shell, and stuffed it into the lead head to push the musket.

After compacting, he raised his musket and aimed at the target fifty paces away.

The trigger was pulled, and the flintlock gear turned and struck the fire door, igniting the fixed gunpowder.

With a bang, the lead bullet roared out under the impetus of the huge force and slammed into the target.

The wooden target was directly pierced through a large hole.

Li Yunze didn't know much about this aspect, so he asked the professional directly, "Cao Qing, how do you feel?" ”

"Okay, great!"

The happy Cao Bianjiao nodded again and again, "From the medicine to the fire, everything is good, it is much stronger than before, it is completely one heaven and one underground." ”

"It's a step forward in materials technology."

He took the gun and stroked the warm barrel with his hand.

Li Yunze looked at the words engraved on the wooden support, 'Zhou Zhiwu, the master of the inner house, the twenty-ninth system of the first month of the second year of Chongzhen'.

"And then there's the skill of the masters."

It is said that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are really miserable.

His status is very low, and he is classified as a lowly artisan.

Life is miserable, the kind that can't eat.

The Ming army popularized firearms very early, but the quality declined year after year.

In the Chongzhen period, it even reached the point where the sergeants did not dare to use it.

Because the quality of firearms is too poor, they are often blown up.

The reason why the quality is poor is because the craftsmen are always regarded as inferior to cattle and horses, of course, they don't have the heart to improve the quality, even if they can get it out, even if they want quality?

Li Yunze directly merged all the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry and the Inner Government, abolished the lowly status, and greatly improved the treatment of the craftsmen.

The basic salary is enough to support the family, ensure the quality of the finished product, and get a lot of bonuses.

The enthusiasm for labor was stimulated all at once.

In order to ensure quality, in addition to special testing at the time of delivery, the name of the manufacturer is engraved on the body of the gun.

Once something goes wrong, it's not wrong to go straight to the master.

"Bring me a pair of armor."

The wooden target was removed and replaced with a thick iron armor.

Li Yunze reloaded the ammunition according to the steps, took aim and pulled the trigger.

There was a loud bang, smoke, and a lot of noise.

Looking carefully, the armor is intact, this is a miss.

Li Yunze's face was a little red.

It's definitely not annoying, it's just that it's too cold and windy, and he didn't wear the North Nose skin care cream when he went out!

It's only fifty paces, and it's less than eighty meters away, and it's not even a hundred meters, and it didn't hit.

The people around him, from Cao Bianjiao to the miscellaneous servants at the shooting range, all looked at their noses, and their noses and hearts were like old monks in a state of concentration, but they lost their eyesight at the same time and didn't see anything.

After the reloading was over, Li Yunze took a deep breath and picked up the fire gun again.

took out the concentration of these days when practicing archery, and it is no longer the careless random shooting when fighting the landlord.

After a moment of careful aiming, he pulled the trigger again.

This time, the lead bullet hit Zajia directly in the abdomen, making a hole in the front, and a bowl was directly opened in the back.

If it is changed to the battlefield, it will directly empty the abdominal cavity.

Cao Bianjiao, who was an old monk before, came to life in an instant.

"Banzai Kamui ~~~"

The crowd around cheered in unison and cheered vigorously.

The excited heart and trembling hands seemed as if Li Yunze was not fighting Zajia, but killing a dragon.

Li Yunze, who is self-aware, will not get lost in these touts.

He knew very well what the reason for the sudden increase in the power of the firebolt was.

Except for the modified version, which is able to fully burn and release explosive granules.

The barrel and flintlock parts, including the springs, were ordered from factories in the modern world under the guise of exporting to Africa.

Because of the small quantity, it is not rare for large factories to do it, and it is still a small factory that is found through a certain platform to take over the business.

Except for a small number of parts and wooden parts, it is basically a product of the modern world.

In addition, the enthusiasm and efficiency of the craftsmen have come up, and the quality supervision has also been guaranteed.

The increase in power and practicality is also a natural thing.

"Be careful with the candles here in the warehouse." Before leaving, Li Yunze instructed the steward, "When the army comes to pick up the goods, it is the same during transportation." ”

Leaving this imperial village, Cao Bianjiao asked, "Long live, do you want to go back to the city?" ”

"Don't worry, go to the artillery factory and have a look."

The group rode their horses again, and went straight to another Huangzhuang more than ten miles away despite the wind and snow.

It's the same security, but the difference is that the range is huge.

When the new general cannon was pushed out, Li Yunze himself laughed.

There is no doubt that the barrel is also a seamless tube ordered in the name of export to Africa in the modern world, and it is specially required to be thickened.

Because of this, he also had to explain to the factory that these things were all supporting pipes ordered for a factory in Africa, and all aspects of the information had to be available.

In addition, the gun carriages were all replaced with rubber tires.

During the test firing at the shooting range, a shell passed, and half of the hillside burst violently, and the flames flew into the sky.

The surrounding people cheered loudly for Banzai who had personally lit the fire, but Li Yunze's face was very strange.

"Are you insulting my intelligence, or are you looking down on me?"

Stretched out his hand and pointed to the halfway hill in the distance, "It's a solid buckshot shot, can you hit half of the hill?" You have planted gunpowder and oil, which is to look down on me. ”

originally wanted to confront the emperor's steward, but he was directly dumbfounded.

How could the Emperor know about these little tricks?

Li Yunze, who was in a good mood, instructed him to change the steward as soon as possible, and then set off to return to the city with a black face.

Li Yunze, who returned to the Forbidden City, was not idle, and took several rain teams led by Qin Tianjian who were about to leave Beijing to go to various places to the warehouse, and distributed catalysts to let them go on the road as soon as possible.

The drought in Daming continued to worsen, and in addition to letting wells and ponds be drilled in various places to store water, what Li Yunze could do was to buy a few more sets of artificial rainfall systems and send them to various places to increase rainfall.

After a busy day's work, Li Yunze came to a side hall.

"I want to meditate, and don't disturb anyone."

instructed Wang Chengen to guard outside, and after entering the side hall, Li Yunze activated the space-time gate and returned to the modern world.

The lights are on here in Xiangjiang, and it is just the beginning of the night life.

After a simple inventory of the imported grain in the warehouse, it will be transported to the Ming World in a few days and sent to Sun Chuanting.

The living space of the rogues in Shaanxi has been gradually compressed, and in order to avoid their resurgence, it is necessary to provide adequate relief when the green and yellow are in scarcity.

When I went out to get into the car, I took two packs of cigarettes and stuffed them into the guard booths when I left the warehouse.

"Thank you, boss."

Stretching out his hand and waving it outside the car window, Li Yunze drove away from the dock.

When I came to the bustling city, I first found a restaurant for a meal, and then drove back to the office rented by the bag company to continue to be busy.

"Hey, is it the sea company, I'm very interested in your company's XX drone..."

"How the buying process goes, of course, is company-to-company..."

"The use, the use is to export to Africa, it is agricultural equipment."

"Of course, it's not just a shell, you have to install camera equipment, and install the best for me. Expensive? I'll add money! ”

"What about operational training, no? I'll add money! ”

After some exchanges, Li Yunze ordered two drones and spare parts from Dahai Company in the name of the company.

There is also additional operational training.

The Tartars did an excellent job in shielding battlefield information, and Li Yunze decided to crush it with Zenith technology.

As for the operation training, it can only be done by himself.

After agreeing on the time and place, Li Yunze hung up the phone and stretched.

"I've done enough for Daming."

Lying on the marching bed in the office, Li Yunze was idle and bored and began to watch the live broadcast.

He never watches those famous anchors, only unknown small anchors.

flipped through it, and I flipped to the live broadcast room of Bubble Fish.

"I'm going to Shencheng tomorrow to participate in the antique clothing exhibition, so happy."

Hearing this, Li Yunze showed a thief smile.

"It's such a coincidence, I'm also going to Shencheng for training."