"Tao Qing's family, Yang Qing's family, the two of you are quickly exempt."

Zhu Di responded gently, and then looked at the musket in Tao Yiping's hand, which obviously had many more exquisite parts than the previous musket.

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting, as the deputy envoy of the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, are the lowest officials from the ninth grade of the Ming Dynasty.

Despite this, he is also an official of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di's family, and is no longer an unknown craftsman.

And Tao Yiping and Yang Ting are also the first time in more than 20 years that they have been affectionately called the Qing family in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

In an instant, the two of them suddenly flushed with excitement and were a little fluttering.

After Zhu Di looked at it, Tao Yiping subconsciously handed the musket in his hand to Zhu Di.

As for Yu Xineng on the side, he was even more dumbfounded, and his heart was turbulent, His Majesty actually knew his two deputy envoys!

Moreover, it is called so kindly!

So much so that he didn't realize that Zhu Di didn't even look at him from the time he came in to the time he took the musket in Tao Yiping's hand.

After looking at it, Zhu Di asked Tao Yiping: "This kind of musket, really doesn't need an arquebus?" ”

Tao Yiping hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this kind of musket is to use flint to ignite gunpowder by pulling the trigger, and there is no need for a fire rope at all.

You don't even have to worry about heavy rain, strong winds, etc., ......"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "What is the range of this gun compared to the previous musket?" What about power? ”

Tao Yiping said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, this musket has also been changed to a rear-loading method, and the projectile is no longer stuffed from the front, but from the rear hole of the gun.

The projectile was also changed to such a long round shape, with ribbing at the back and grooves, stuffed with cork, and then equipped with fixed gunpowder......

As long as the trigger is pulled, the gunpowder is ignited, and the projectile is fired, which is more accurate, longer range, and more powerful than the previous musket! ”

The more he listened, the brighter Zhu Di's eyes became.

After Tao Yiping finished speaking, Zhu Di asked directly: "Where can I test the gun?" ”

As for the thread that Tao Yiping said, the cork, the rear bullet hole is stuffed into the ...... Zhu Di didn't understand a word, or even listen to it all.

He just heard that this kind of gun does not need to be lit by an arquebus, and it is not afraid of strong winds and rains, and it has a long range, more power, and more accuracy......

"Yes, yes, you can test the gun in the backyard!"

Tao Yiping hurriedly replied.

"Lead the way!"

After speaking, Zhu Di took the lead directly and walked forward.

Behind him, Tao Yiping and Yang Ting hurriedly followed.

Guo An and Zhu Gaochi also had no choice but to follow.

The test range, which was transformed from the previous shooting range, has grown by more than 100 steps.

After a hundred steps, every fifty steps, a wooden target is erected.

Under Tao Yiping's teaching, Zhu Di loaded ammunition and filled gunpowder!

Tighten the pool lid!

Aim!

Pull the trigger!

With a bang, the wooden target a hundred steps away in front of Zhu Di shook slightly, and a small round hole appeared in the middle.

It's just that the distance is far away, and Zhu Di didn't see it.

"Didn't hit?"

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi and Guo An also looked suspicious, looking at Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others beside them.

"Xiaguan is going to check the bullseye situation for His Majesty!"

Yu Xineng, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, hurriedly ran into the distance.

However, Liang Hu, the commander of the guards behind him, gestured to the two guards beside him.

Immediately, the two guards quickly stepped forward and directly carried the wooden target in front of Yu Xineng.

"Is this a hit?"

Looking at the round hole the size of a finger on the wooden target, Zhu Di asked uncertainly.

On the side, Guo An was full of joy.

Although it was not as good as the ideal musket in his mind, it was much better to need to light the arquebus once every time it was fired.

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were full of joy.

"Your Majesty Shenwu, this hole is the bullet hole left by the musket shot!"

"Your Majesty can shoot a wooden target for the first time when you try this kind of musket, and you are invincible ......in bravery."

Zhu Di smiled reservedly, "This kind of musket is really much better than the previous musket." ”

"Tao Qing, reload our ammunition!"

"Wechen obeys!"

Tao Yiping hurriedly stepped forward and filled Zhu Di with ammunition.

Zhu Di aimed at the wooden target farther away again, and slammed.

In the upper left corner of the wooden rake, a small bullet hole appears again!

Then, there's the wooden target in the distance!

Bang!

The rake shook again......

It wasn't until the wooden target of 250 paces that I didn't hit!

"Good gun!"

Zhu Di pursed his lips with some regret and put away the musket.

"If we can improve this kind of powerful musket, the combat effectiveness of our Ming army will definitely be improved again, Tao Qing's family and Yang Qing's family, but they have made a great contribution!"

"Wechen is ashamed!"

Tao Yiping hurriedly said: "Your Majesty doesn't know that this kind of flintlock device musket has been proposed by Dinghai Hou as early as two years ago.

It's just that Weichen and the others were stupid, and they studied it for two years before they made it.

Your Majesty, if you can forge this kind of musket, Weichen thinks that Dinghaihou is the first merit! ”

Yang Ting also echoed: "Exactly, Your Majesty, the Marquis of Dinghai should be the first merit of this kind of musket!" ”

"Guo Qing?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and he turned his head to look at Guo An beside him.

Guo An bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen just drew the operating principle of this kind of musket and some vague structures to Tao Yiping and Yang Ting.

In the past two years, Weichen thought that the two of them couldn't make this kind of musket, but he didn't expect the two of them to make it! ”

"I see!"

Zhu Di glanced at Tao Yiping and Yang Ting with admiration on his face, "In any case, you will have a great credit for making this kind of musket." As for Guo Qing's merits, I will keep it in my heart! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An and Tao Yiping hurriedly thanked them.

Zhu Di said again: "Such a great achievement, I should have promoted you and the others."

It's just that your skills are all on the craftsman's skills. If you and the others are promoted, we will not have any fine firearms to manufacture in the future.

Therefore, I rewarded each of the two with 500 taels of money, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau also rewarded with 100 taels of money, and the rest of the craftsmen who assisted you and the others were rewarded with 20 taels of money.

In addition, I gave Er and the other two people a promotion rank to the ninth grade, but the official position is still the deputy envoy of the Ordnance Bureau, and they continue to develop and manufacture more sophisticated weapons for our Ming Dynasty! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty......"

Reward silver, and upgrade the grade!

Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were suddenly overjoyed.

Similarly, the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau and a group of craftsmen on the side were also full of joy.

They have been in the Armory Bureau for so many years, and it is the first time they have met His Majesty, and it is the first time that they have been rewarded with silver by His Majesty.

Your Majesty attaches so much importance to their craftsmen, and their lives will surely be much better in the future.

…… (End of chapter)