After leaving the palace, Li Wei returned to the Ordnance Bureau to prepare, and the emperor came to inspect this is a major event, and he cannot be careless.

This time is different from the last time I looked at the steel knife, it came over suddenly, and everyone in the Ordnance Bureau was not prepared, and now that Zhu Yuanzhang said it in advance, some ceremonies have to be prepared.

The next day, Li Wei took Lu Ti and many new stewards of the Ordnance Bureau and waited at the door early.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang came from the early dynasty, after all, other government affairs cannot be delayed. They waited for a long time, and it was almost noon that they saw the emperor's luan.

In this guard of honor, in addition to Zhu Yuanzhang, there are also the crown prince Zhu Biao, Feng Sheng, the prince of the five armies, Zhao Ben, the secretary of the military department, and many marquises.

A bustling group of people and horses marched towards the Ordnance Bureau, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, the father and son, led a large group of princes and important ministers to Li Wei.

Li Wei, Lu Ti and others hurriedly saluted.

"See Your Majesty."

"Excuse me."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, he was looking forward to the power of these newly created cannons by Li Wei.

Since the birth of the Yuan Dynasty, the power of artillery is very limited, even if the Ming Dynasty has improved many processes after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, it is still rough and unbearable, and the power that can be exerted on the battlefield is very limited.

The flying thunder cannon that Li Wei took out last time brought him a great surprise, and he hoped that this time would be the same.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Wei got up, and then saluted Zhu Biao, Zhu Biao smiled and raised his hand to help, and then he respectfully led Zhu Yuanzhang and others into the Ordnance Bureau.

Under his month-long adjustment, the Ordnance Bureau finally returned to its previous appearance, and the enthusiasm of the craftsmen was greatly improved, and there was a hot scene everywhere, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but bow slightly when he saw this.

Zhu Yuanzhang had the intention to let the people kneel down when they saw the emperor, but helplessly, the holy decree passed, and the servile rule of Mengyuan for nearly a hundred years was not so easy to eradicate.

When they arrived at the artillery foundry of the Ordnance Bureau, Li Wei led everyone to the high platform on the edge of the test site, and the younger ones among the many marquis were already a little impatient, and these martial artists, in addition to money women, were most interested in the killing weapons on these battlefields.

Zhu Yuanzhang's rules, every year these generals and nobles will change their station, most of the nobles who came to test the knife last time have now been sent to the local guard, and now these nobles who have been recalled to Beijing have not been able to catch up with the excitement of the last knife test, but let them catch up with more powerful artillery, and they are suddenly a little excited.

Compared with the excitement of these generals, Zhao Ben and other military officials are different, they are not dealing with Li Wei in the first place, and the Ordnance Bureau costs a lot, they all feel that it is completely unnecessary, but unfortunately they can't persuade Your Majesty.

"Get out of your new artillery."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood still in the center of the stage and said softly.

Li Wei bowed down and agreed, turned around and said a few words to Lu Ti on the side, who hurriedly turned around and left.

After a while, I saw two craftsmen pulling a magic cannon with wheels into the field, and there was a person next to him in command, and two people behind him carrying gunpowder shells.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the relaxed appearance of these two people, and suddenly showed a trace of surprise.

The cannon is a kind of cannon designed by Li Wei that is similar to the Franc cannon, this cannon is less than two meters long, cast from stainless steel, and the gun carriage is also mainly made of steel, and the overall appearance looks very delicate and lightweight.

"What can such a small cannon do?" Zhao Ben couldn't help but sneer when he saw this magic cannon.

"yes, so small, how far can you hit?"

Zhang Long, Cao Zhen and other newly promoted marquis couldn't help but question.

Feng Sheng, a veteran, couldn't help frowning.

In their concept, the bigger the artillery, the more powerful it is, the larger the cannon can withstand, the greater the amount of charge it can withstand, and the shells fired are naturally more powerful, and the magic cannon that Li Wei took out has a much slimmer barrel than the previous artillery, although it looks exquisite, but what's the use?

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was also puzzled, Li Wei smiled lightly and explained: "Your Majesty, in fact, firearms are not as heavy and big as possible, my magic cannon is made of stainless steel, don't look at its small size, but the amount of charge it can withstand is not less than those bulky cannons, and the range power is even better." ”

"Oh, is it? Then we're going to open our eyes! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes condensed slightly, if it is really as Li Wei said, this kind of artillery is so light, but the power can not be reduced in the slightest, then it will be much more convenient to carry this kind of artillery on the march in the future.

In the field, the craftsmen pulled the magic cannon into place, fixed the gun stand legs, and the craftsmen who followed behind also put down the cannonballs, gunpowder bags and other things, and the preparations were completed.

The artillery was facing the barren hill behind the Ordnance Bureau, and it didn't matter if it missed into the mountain.

Li Wei asked people to arrange a ground ring target with a radius of ten meters with lime in advance at a distance of one and two miles away, one meter and one ring.

With the accuracy of the current artillery, as long as it can not miss the target, it will be considered a success.

Gunpowder is a fixed charge package, under a fixed amount of charge, different shooting angles, the distance of the shell fired is basically not much different, Li Wei recorded the shooting distance under several angles into a table through the test, the gunner only needs to determine the target distance, adjust the shooting according to the angle on the table.

As for how to measure the distance, then you can only use the classic jumping method. It's the kind of thumbs-up method on TV to measure distance.

Since the distance of the earth ring target is known for a long time, the craftsmen do not need to be so troublesome, and can directly adjust the angle of the muzzle according to the record on the table.

Zhu Yuanzhang was condescending, watching these craftsmen turn here and there for a while, one shook down there, and then took a pamphlet and looked at it, and finally fixed the artillery.

The craftsman in charge of the command had a small whistle, and when everything was ready, as soon as the whistle was blown, the gunner in charge immediately lit the fuse.

Bang!

After a loud bang, the cannonball flew out, crossed a mile's distance, and landed on the edge of the earth's ring target.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes fell on the position of the ground ring target with the flight trajectory of the cannonball, and then he noticed the existence of the ground ring target, and watched the cannonball vaguely fall into those white circles, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be surprised!

At present, the artillery used in the army is not aimed, and it is basically aimed at the direction and bombarded indiscriminately, and it all depends on luck if it hits.

It is extremely rare to be able to hit a fixed position like this, even if it is a large circle with a radius of ten meters.

Many generals also noticed the big white circle, but because the distance was too far, everyone couldn't see it very clearly, and they didn't know if there was a hit, so they could only wait for someone to run over to see it.

"Can you still aim this cannon?" Zhu Biao asked curiously.

"Of course, what's the use of not aiming at it?"

Li Wei's face was taken for granted.

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitched slightly, the artillery used in the army now can't be aimed, but it's still quite useful, Li Wei said this, so as not to be a little excessive.

But when he turned his head and looked at the cannon in the field, he suddenly felt that the big stupid iron bumps that couldn't be aimed really didn't seem to be of much use.

After the shot, Zhu Yuanzhang also showed a satisfied smile and bowed slightly.

Although the power of the cannon that Li Wei took out was not much improved, it was not only lightweight, but also able to aim and shoot, which was much stronger than the artillery in the army now.

"Feng Sheng, what do you think of this cannon?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Feng Sheng beside him softly.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks this cannon is still very good, it is so light, not only does it not lose its power, but it can also be aimed, which is really commendable......"

Bang!

Before Feng Sheng finished speaking, there was another loud bang, and a cannonball flew out again.

"Where?"

"What's going on? Isn't it just one artillery? ”

Everyone looked around in shock by the sudden explosion, and searched the whole field but found no second cannon.

"This ...... This cannon can even fire continuously! ”

Some people who had been staring at the cannon noticed that it was still fired by the cannon in the field, and they couldn't help but cry out in shock.

Zhu Biao didn't look away, he just noticed that after the craftsmen below finished firing a cannon, they didn't end there, but removed a small section from the back of the cannon, and after clearing the chamber, he took an identical one from the side and replaced it, and then put another cannon!

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was talking to Feng Sheng, also turned his gaze back and looked at the light cannon in the field in shock.

Then he looked at Li Wei again, waiting for his explanation.

Everyone also looked at him in disbelief.

"Oh, this cannon comes with three sub-cannons, and you can fire three cannons in a row, and then you need to recharge."

Li Wei explained lightly.

Because this kind of cannon is equipped with three sub-cannons, the first three cannons are very fast, and one cannon can be fired at an interval of less than ten breaths, and the three cannons are only more than twenty breaths, and if you are proficient, you can complete it within twenty breaths.

"Of course, this cannon also has shortcomings, that is, the firing range is relatively short, and the farthest distance is only two or three miles." Li Wei added with some regret.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent, and their faces became a little complicated.

Two or three miles is called short?

You must know that the range of those bulky artillery in the army is less than two miles, and Li Wei's cannon is not only lightweight, but also has a better range, and the most important thing is that it can also fire continuously!

By the way, you can also aim, this is simply an artifact!

Seeing that Li Wei was still not very satisfied, the generals and Zhao Ben and others present suddenly had the urge to scold, but they couldn't find a suitable adjective for a while, and they just hated Versailles!

"Yes, yes! Hahaha......"

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed, and applauded again and again, seeing this kind of artillery at this time, and thinking about Li Wei's opening of his mouth yesterday to ask for millions of dollars, it didn't seem to be so unacceptable.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on obtaining this artifact, God bless Daming, God bless Your Majesty!"

Feng Sheng, Zhao Ben and others also congratulated Zhu Yuanzhang when they saw that they were so happy.

As for Li Wei, the inventor, he was directly left aside and no one cared about him.

Although they ignored Li Wei, Zhu Yuanzhang would not forget it, and took the time to give Li Wei an approving look.

Li Wei reluctantly smiled back, and then looked away.

What's the use of just praising it, you have to bring something practical!

(End of chapter)