Chapter 205: Cannon is Truth

"The student remembered that his grandfather once said that the truth is always within the range of the cannon, so in the fourth year of the apocalypse, the student thought of developing the most advanced artillery;

The advantage of the mortar is that it is light, but the disadvantage is that the strike distance is not enough, and the strike distance of the Shenwu cannon is enough, the disadvantage is that it is too cumbersome, if you want to increase the range, you also need to increase the weight of the gun body, so that this kind of cannon can only be used to defend the city, but not in the field. ”

Chen Cao's eyebrows jumped: "Oh, did you design a field cannon suitable for field battles?" ”

Lin Liangcai nodded, and then took Chen Cao to the manufacturing plant, where Chen Cao also saw something he felt a little familiar.

"Grandpa, please see, this is an artillery improved by the students from the Shenwu cannon, and it contains the advantages of a mortar," Lin Liangcai pointed to the original black wheeled gun covered with oilcloth in the factory: "The firing method of the mortar is that the copper cannonball is fired with a firing pin, and this improved artillery also uses this method, and its advantage is that it does not use front-loading shells, but can be loaded directly from the rear compartment door." ”

Saying that, Lin Liangcai opened the door behind the cannon, which coincided with the field artillery of later generations, of course, if such an advanced rear-loading artillery did not have Chen Cao's guidance, no one in this era would have thought of it.

"Thanks to the teachings of the grandfather, the student thought of the rear loading type, and then shortened the muzzle of the gun body, the strength of the gun body created under the alloy cold forging technology is very high, and then the improved gunpowder has also made great contributions, the temperature of the warhead will not burst the barrel after the shell is fired, which is also thanks to the shell made of copper under the guidance of the Hou Ye, the disadvantage is that this kind of shell is too expensive to manufacture, and it costs three taels of silver to shoot a shot."

Chen Cao carefully observed this improved artillery, and then said, "This cannon is good, how about firing one shot?" ”

"No problem..."

With the help of the students, the four of them pushed the cannon, and Lin Liangcai, who was walking behind, said: "This cannon is only three hundred catties, to put it mildly, on the battlefield, as long as the road allows, two soldiers are enough to push, if you encounter a rugged mountain road, you can also disassemble it and carry a part by one person..."

"Hmm..."

Chen Cao just answered, he wanted to see the true power of this cannon.

Lin Liangcai personally stuffed a precious cannonball into the cannon body, then closed the rear compartment door, aimed at the adobe in the distance, and then pulled the pull rope vigorously.

Boom...

After a muffled thunder, the cannonball flew out, hitting the adobe three miles away, and after the explosion, most of the adobe was cut off, and the smoke dissipated, Chen Cao nodded with satisfaction: "How did you come up with this hydraulic device?" ”

Lin Liangcai smiled: "The student referred to the spring of the bolt, and then learned from Mr. Matthews that they Tessie people invented this hydraulic device a long time ago, but they were limited to the alloy technology level, and the hydraulic device they made could not withstand the huge recoil, and their hydraulic device was still filled with butter. ”

"Where's this?" Chen Cao squinted his eyes and observed...

"The students found from the engineering department that they had a lot of discarded black fat when refining the raw materials of fierce fire oil, and after refining, there was a lot of sticky oil, which was extremely slippery, so the students tried it, which can increase the power of the spring, react on the gun body, reduce the recoil, and can hit farther."

Chen Cao shook his head in disbelief, and then said, "It's all smart, it's just that it's limited to the bottleneck..."

After Lin Liangcai was praised, he continued: "This cannon can hit four miles away, and it has a wide killing range..."

"Hmm..."Chen Cao nodded: "Order, reward the Firearms Section with a scholarship of 1,000 taels per person from Lin Liangcai, and allocate 100,000 taels of silver as follow-up funds..."

"Grandpa Xie..."Lin Liangcai saluted excitedly: "Grandpa, the student is developing a farther artillery, and he needs this silver." ”

"Well, you do a good job, Bengong remembers you..."

...

"Truth is always within the range of a cannon..."

In the study, Chen Cao was drawing pictures and annotating some important texts.

Zhao Xin stood in front of Chen Cao, he had heard this sentence before, so he smiled and said, "Grandpa, our cannon can hit four miles farth..."

"Your kid's skills are getting better and better, Zhao Xin..."

Zhao Xin laughed, and then came down seriously: "Grandpa, Liaodong is in an emergency, the slave chief Hachi is dead..."

"Dead?" Chen Cao put down the quill pen and looked up: "Accurate?" ”

"It's true, all the spies in Liaodong have spread the news, and in addition, Liu Aita also sent someone to Jinling to deliver the letter, and the slave chief Hachi is indeed dead...

It is said that after the court got the news, the emperor had ordered Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong to allocate three million taels of silver as military expenses, and asked the two to send troops, and the target was Liaoyang..."

"So Wei Zhongxian's people have already come to Jinling to ask for money, right?"

Zhao Xin nodded: "Grandpa Mingjian, that's true, grandpa, we're all money bags." ”

Chen Cao didn't feel heartache at all, in fact, his current annual income has reached 10 million taels, and after removing all the expenses that should be used, there are still about 2 million left, and there are more than 30 million seized as deposits, and 3 million taels is nothing.

"If the emperor needs us, we will give it, otherwise how can we reflect our usefulness, if we don't do this, how can we buy me time?"

Zhao Xin also felt that what Chen Cao said was very reasonable, so he nodded: "This matter must be handled by subordinates." ”

"Zhao Xin, is the anti-thief's action a little sluggish?"

"Grandpa, there is no way to help in Shaanxi now, there are too many ways to rebel, and they can't be gathered into a whole, if we deliver them, it will be easy to be exposed."

"Really?" Chen Cao blinked: "Then forget it, what's going on in Shanghai?" ”

"The first batch of goods has been prepared, and trade with the three countries will be available in February next year, Huang Shijing has cooperated quite well, and Yu Shimin has also sworn allegiance to his grandfather;

The construction is also carried out in an orderly manner, with the help of 120,000 displaced people, and 30,000 untouchables from Zhejiang, it is believed that the construction of Puxi Port can be completed by May next year. ”

"In addition, Grandpa, someone from Wei Gelding said that the emperor wants to play in the lake in Xiyuan recently, so let's send some nanmu over to make a pleasure boat."

Chen Cao's eyes lit up, and after thinking about it, he said, "You come here with your ears, I have something important to tell you..."

...

"How's that, what's going on."

"Concubine... Concubine.. The concubine has already agreed with the Yunnan side, and in the future, all the rice in the three countries of Zhancheng will be contracted by our foreign trade group, and the price will be cheaper than before, and she will be able to make money in the future..."

Chen Cao was very satisfied after hearing this: "How much grain to buy, now the Ming Dynasty's grain is in short supply, the grain price in the three provinces of the Central Plains has soared to one or two seven yuan, I believe that it will continue to rise next year, you, the general manager, must do a good job..."

"Grandpa, don't worry, the concubine will definitely handle this matter well, and she will definitely not drag the mud and water."

...

Chen Cao's leisurely days did not last too long, in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, on the first day of the third month, and on the twelfth day after the Great Dynasty, a holy decree plus an official document was transmitted to the Nanjing General Administration Department at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

Xu Hongji, who had been absent for more than five months, personally boarded the gate of Liangguo Gong's mansion this time.

Chen Cao will naturally receive this former protagonist cordially, and now that they are all dukes, Chen Cao has chosen to sit opposite Xu Hongji, which is equal etiquette.

"After a few months, will Grandpa be okay?"

Chen Cao spoke with a smile without the slightest flaw.

Xu Hongji, as the first duke of the old dynasty, has a family heirloom skill in figuring out the holy will, starting from Emperor Wen, once the imperial court has a move on the lord, the first person to deal with is the Duke of Wei in Nanjing.

Of course, Chen Cao, as a party concerned, has a certain understanding of this matter.

Xu Hongji naturally wouldn't explain this kind of thing to Chen Cao, so he handed the official document to Chen Cao: "This is the order of the imperial court, and the will of His Majesty will arrive together." ”

There is a difference between the holy decrees, and the emperor's explicit decree is not necessarily a serious will, so the person who pronounces the decree is not necessarily a eunuch, just let a brocade guard bring it.

Chen Cao opened it and looked at it, then closed the official document: "How can this be?" ”

Xu Hongji nodded and pouted: "Jiannu even broke the big and small Ling River, and our army was defeated in the first battle of the Great Ling River, and the report on the palace was not credible, but according to the news of the Beijing Division, it should be the annihilation of the whole army." ”

Chen Cao put down the official document: "What does Grandpa mean?" ”