Under the gaze of the crowd, the long box was opened.

A piece of wood with a pipe inlaid with beautiful patterns carved on it appeared in front of everyone.

"They men want to discuss things, let's wait for the mother to go to the side first, and by the way, see if Zhanji has come back from school!"

Knowing that the contents of the box were not simple, Queen Xu stood up and asked the others to leave first, leaving room for the masters to discuss individually.

Naturally, several daughters-in-law did not dare to refuse, saluted the old man, and followed Queen Xu to the side hall.

After the woman and the children left, the master surrounded the long box and looked at it carefully.

"What is this, not like a firearm?"

Zhu Gaoxu, who was the first to come up, reached out to get it.

"Smack!" The old man raised his hand and patted it, and Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his hand with a dry smile.

At this time, there was no tension at all, and there was a harmonious atmosphere again.

This is the royal family, with countless masks on its face.

No matter what you think in your heart, if the person above is in a happy mood, you have to be happy. The one above is unhappy, you just went out and picked up a big gold brick, and you have to show a sad expression.

"Fourth, this is something you asked people to study, let's talk about it!"

Stretched out his hand to take out the contents of the box and played with it for a long time, but the old man, who didn't figure out the slightest clue, threw the gun to Zhu Gaoyu.

"That's it!"

Zhu Gaoyu answered, skillfully raised the gun, and made a shooting motion.

"The scientific name of this gun is the self-generated musket, and as the name suggests, the gun does not need to ignite the lead with a fire breaker, but only needs to pull the trigger to achieve firing."

Zhu Gaoyu explained as he pulled the hammer and pulled it.

Just listen to the "click", a stone chip fixed in front of the hammer hits the iron felt, grinding out a little spark visible to the naked eye.

The old man's eyes lit up, he reached out for the rifle, and after a few false shots, he already had a rough guess in his heart.

"The spark ignites the gunpowder in the pool, and then through the fire door, ignites the gunpowder inside the barrel, and the gunpowder burns to trigger a reaction that pushes the projectile out, killing the enemy at a distance."

Zhu Gaoyu corrected the posture used by the old man while explaining the principle of spontaneous musket.

"How's the lethality?"

Knowing the wonderful use of this gun, the old man was happy in his heart, and at the same time, he asked the question he was most concerned about.

"According to calculations, twenty steps can break through the iron armor, forty steps of leather armor cannot be stopped, and sixty steps away can still hurt the enemy. The only drawback is the poor accuracy, where the projectile flies after fifteen steps, only God knows. ”

"Cut, that's it...... It's far from a bow and arrow, it's completely a waste product, I thought you tossed for so long, and the old man was still nervous, what kind of earth-shattering thing. ”

After listening to Zhu Gaoyu's gun data, Zhu Gaoyu, who had been on the battlefield all year round, showed a contemptuous expression.

Fifteen paces away, you can't get your head right, and it's far from a bow and arrow.

Fifteen paces away, he could hit the target with his eyes closed.

Zhu Gaosui also had the same expression.

For them who are good at bows and arrows, the data of the guns in Zhu Gaoyu's mouth is really nothing.

Zhu Gaoyu chuckled and did not refute, but asked: "Second brother, you are a veteran of the battlefield, how long does it take to train an excellent archer?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu did not hesitate, and replied directly: "Those with good talent can see merit in one year, and mediocre people can go to the battlefield in two years." ”

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and asked, "How many times can that archer pull the bow in a row?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

The fourth child is also good at using bows and arrows, how can he ask himself questions when he knows them.

Although he was puzzled in his heart, he saw that the old man didn't speak, just looked at the two of them quietly, and replied bluntly: "If you have no talent to hold a heavy bow, you will be exhausted more than ten times!" ”

Zhu Gaochu nodded again, took the rifle in the old man's hand with both hands, and said to Zhu Gaochu while fiddling: "Second brother, if I tell you that this weapon only needs the user to train for 2~3 days before it can be sent to the battlefield, as long as there is no problem with the gun, the ammunition supply is sufficient, and the enemy can continue to be killed, do you believe it?" ”

"How is that possible?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui exclaimed at the same time, only the old man had a touch of calmness in his eyes.

The godlike divine machine camp that was blown in later generations has not yet shown its majesty in the current time period.

In the eyes of the generals who have never seen the power of the Shenji Battalion, in addition to those artillery pieces that can be used, the firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion are completely an atmosphere group of battlefield cheering.

It wasn't until the 12th year of Yongle that the old man's second Northern Expedition, the ferocious achievements of the Shenji Battalion, officially became famous.

Yu Qian guarded Beiping City, and let the name of firearms spread all over the world.

"Why can't it be."

Zhu Gaoyu handed the gun to the eldest brother Zhu Chubby, who was also curious next to him, and said slowly to the four of them:

"For the army, there are only three weapons to pay attention to."

"First, it's easy to build."

"Second, learn fast."

"Third, the war is protracted."

"Not all soldiers, they are all gifted people."

"The time they have to put down their farming tools, pick up their weapons and run to the battlefield is too short and too short to give them so much time to train."

"Once a soldier cannot quickly master the weapons he uses, the weapons in his hands will not only not kill the enemy, but will become a burden to him, and even help the enemy."

Pointing to the rifle in the hand of the boss Zhu Fatpang, Zhu Gaoyu said to the old man: "This weapon seems to be a little weaker, but it is easy to learn and easy to use." ”

"I have a population of tens of thousands, and once war comes, with this simple and easy-to-learn weapon, we can call up tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of capable troops at any time."

"Even if they don't have a lot of combat experience, but with lethal weapons, they can cooperate with some elite soldiers and officers to defend one city after another."

"In this way, we will be able to mobilize sufficient troops with rich combat experience to win victory after victory for our Ming Dynasty."

The old man's fists clenched slightly, and his heart was hot at the thought of being able to fight millions of troops at any time.

Compared to cold weapons, firearms are really simple.

It doesn't require soldiers to practice slashing and stabbing every day, they just need to raise it up at the enemy and pull the trigger.

This simple weapon greatly saves time in military training.

It is precisely because he understands the advantages of firearms that the old man attaches great importance to the Shenji Battalion.

In his vision, in the future, the cold weapons of the Ming army will gradually be canceled, and the firearms army will occupy a dominant position.

There was even an intuition in his heart that in the future, firearms could affect the situation in the whole world.

Looking at the thoughtful old man with a musket, a touch of helplessness flashed in Zhu Gaoyu's eyes.

In fact, he didn't want to make this advanced weapon public, but he couldn't take it out.

Let's not mention the old man's suspicions.

Without the authorization of the old man, he didn't dare to build it privately.

In addition, the fine iron that makes the barrel, and most importantly, the craftsmen, need to be done from the old man's side.

If all this is not authorized by the old man, he will have no problem making a few muskets in private and playing with them himself.

But Zhu Gaoyu wants large-scale manufacturing and equipment for his army, so he doesn't have to think about it.

Alas, that's the difference between having a certificate and not having a certificate.

However, he did not leave a hand, such as the rifling of the barrel and the evolution of ammunition in the future, he did not intend to mention a word.

Don't underestimate that this is just a small change.

As far as firearms units are concerned, a paper package of ammunition can improve the combat capability of the troops by several percent, not to mention all kinds of combat coordination.