Ming dynasty grand dude

And when this [-]-jin heavy artillery was built, Emperor Hongzhi, who hadn't returned to the palace all night and had been paying attention all night, was excited for the first time!

Although the Emperor Hongzhi stayed up all night, he was still in high spirits, he took the rein handed by Xiao Jing, and the Emperor Hongzhi did not rush to the city.

What he pays more attention to now is that cannon, that giant cannon!

Roaring on his horse, he rushed to the giant cannon, and dozens of master craftsmen had already finished inspecting the cannon.

"how?!"

Emperor Hongzhi didn't disturb the master craftsmen's inspection, and asked in a low voice after seeing that they had finished their inspection.

"Return to His Majesty, the artillery is all right!"

The master craftsmen have gotten used to it these days, and Emperor Hongzhi never puts on airs with them.

"It only needs to cool down for another quarter of an hour before firing another shot!"

However, when this master craftsman mentions artillery, his eyes shine!

"Little old man, the accuracy is still the same! Fire another ten shots, and the accuracy will remain the same!"

"Hahahaha... Good! Good!!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked up to the sky with a long smile, and said two good words in succession, "Everyone has worked hard! From now on, you will also belong to the rank of ministers!!"

"Looking back, I'll let people agree on the regulations and make a confession! You, you will all be ministers of the empire from now on!"

Don't look at the fact that Emperor Hongzhi is smiling on the surface, but in fact, tears are streaming down his face in his heart!

Ever since he saw the Dardanelle cannon, the fear of genocide has surrounded his head and cannot be dispelled.

He himself couldn't remember how many nights he couldn't sleep, and he got up in his robe and went to the imperial study.

Looking at the drawing of the Dardanelles in a daze, the ancestral country has been passed down for 50 years, and the Chinese culture has been passed down for thousands of years.

If it is severed by him, how will we meet our ancestors after this death!

It's just that it's all right to worry about this matter, but this country doesn't stop at home and abroad.

Dilong turned over and the victims were filled with mourning. Fortunately, Chihu's son, grandson and grandson are both pillars of the empire.

The fight before and after has judged this matter, and by the way, the royal prestige among the common people has increased several times.

After all this matter came to an end, Emperor Hongzhi planned to concentrate on making cannons.

Unexpectedly, the imperial court colluded with courtiers and grain merchants to try to control chaos!

If Chi Hu'er hadn't predicted this, he would have sent Qian Neng to Yizhou to bring back the grain, and sent his disciples to Jiangnan to buy grain.

And let the two palaces unite with the honorable nobles in the court to press these traitors to death with one hand.

I still don't know what kind of changes will take place in this empire!

Thinking of those people who did not hesitate to raise the price of grain to 15 taels, and even went on strike...

Emperor Hongzhi hated them so much that he wished they could all be punished by the Nine Clans.

However, what Chi Huer said makes sense, these people can't die!If you die, you will be blind.

What they and their nine clans should do is to work for the empire, why is Yizhou so short of people? !

They do it!Otherwise, what's the use of them? !Even if it is death, is it more valuable for them to die on the construction site than to be beheaded? !

Even if they were exhausted and only dug up a dozen taels of gold on the construction site, would it still be more useful than cutting off their heads? !

Emperor Hongzhi felt that this statement was very beneficial, and even felt that whether the empire should abolish beheading in the future would be fine.

All of them were changed to mining and land reclamation for him, and he had to die on the construction site or the fields anyway.

"Little old man...Little old man..." Hearing this, the big craftsman couldn't help but straighten his eyes.

His mouth was trembling with excitement, official body!This is official status!

Even if they used to say that they had official status in the palace, in fact it was only a verbal official status!

If it is made to sue, it will be a real official body, which is amazing, amazing!

"Ai Qing, don't call yourself 'little old man', but call yourself 'veteran'!"

But seeing that the old man of the great craftsman actually cried out "Wow~!", he prostrated himself and his voice trembled.

"Old minister, wait... Thank you, Your Majesty Long En!!"

Those master craftsmen were also weeping, and they all bowed down and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at these master craftsmen and couldn't help but feel emotional, look at how simple they are!

I said that I would be so happy to give them an official position, those scumbags criticize Confucian scholars and famous disciples!

I gave them official positions, but when they look back, they will make a mess, and the memorial archways are erected high, and the righteousness speaks of leverage.

That talent and learning are even more slippery, and in the end, he looks like a human being and doesn't do anything for human affairs!

"Get up, everyone! Get up!"

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand, walked in front of the cannon that was still warm, and looked at the cannon with the same eyes as when his son looked at it.

"If you build it with all your strength, how many cannons can you cast in one month?!"

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's question, the old master who had just stood up from the ground immediately patted his chest and said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as the materials are recharged, the veterans will make a few more sets of molds! Teach the craftsmen and auxiliary craftsmen carefully..."

"At least [-] cannons can be produced in a month, if the number of craftsmen and auxiliary craftsmen is doubled..."

The old man lowered his head as if he had made up his mind, and said, "At least fifty cannons can be fired!"

In other words, I can have seventy cannons in at most three months!

"This cannon...does it have a name?!"

Emperor Hongzhi was eager to try the name of this cannon, such a giant cannon will surely be famous through the ages!

However, the old man's words immediately made him speechless.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Zhang said that all these cannons have been named before..."

Hearing these words, Emperor Hongzhi was immediately dumbfounded, no wonder that brat Chihuer didn't accompany me to test the cannon today!

The old craftsman was sober, and before Emperor Hongzhi asked, he asked someone to bring a small book.

But I saw that the small book was densely recorded, the test data, materials, length, manufacturing process of these artillery... and so on.

"Daqin-level Yue-style 25-inch heavy coastal defense gun"

This is the name of this [-]-jin heavy cannon, and after seeing this name, Emperor Hongzhi had no intention of renaming it.

Great Qin, the ancient Great Qin conquered the six kingdoms to dominate the world!Wherever his soldiers are headed, they are all invincible!How magnificent! !

Yue, the most important weapon of the country!It is a ritual vessel, a guard of honor for the emperor, and a weapon!With the will of the Son of Heaven, kill and attack!

25 inches simply and clearly explained the muzzle size of this heavy gun, and the heavy coastal defense gun explained the function of this gun.

Scrolling down, what Emperor Hongzhi saw was the previous [-]-jin cannon.

"Dahan-level Yue-style [-]-inch heavy city defense gun", this is the name of that gun.

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Chapter 337 Heavy artillery at all levels supports the country's spine, and military officials cast the country's foundation

"Your Majesty, the rear force of the Daqin class is too strong. I am afraid that the city wall will not be able to support such a huge cannon."

But the old craftsman rubbed his hands at Emperor Hongzhi, and explained: "The old minister has calculated that this cannon needs to be cast for the cannon base to sustain its stamina."

"Otherwise, it only takes one shot, and how much you can hurt the enemy, I dare not say that the city wall will definitely damage itself."

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh, and he was thinking about putting a door in his palace.

If this can't stand on the city wall, how can it be placed? !

Looking at this giant cannon again, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but smiled at himself mockingly.

It is difficult to transport such a heavy artillery, let alone install it and withstand the huge after-fire force.

The famous Dardanelle cannon in history, every time it is fired, the huge recoil will make the cannon slide back nearly ten meters.

Every time you fire a shot, you have to use a lot of animal and vegetable oils to cool down. If you use water, the shot will crack.

Even so, each shot has to be separated by about an hour, and the chamber will explode if you use it carefully.

That Urban just didn't enjoy the treatment given to him by the conqueror for a long time, and he caught a cold while exploding on the battlefield.

So in fact, the craftsmen of the Ming Empire combined ancient books, their own family skills, and made the artillery after many experiments.

In fact, it has surpassed the Dardanelles, but Emperor Hongzhi was completely unaware of this.

He was also immersed in the fantasy that the Dardanelles of the Conqueror were built decades ago and should be more advanced by now.

"In addition, this big Han-class heavy artillery can be placed on the city wall with a slow spring to reduce the impact force."

At this time, the old craftsman said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty still needs some patience, and the veterans must make it as soon as possible and present it to His Majesty!"

"Let's build the Great Qin class first!"

Emperor Hongzhi gritted his teeth, and said harshly, "This cannon... I will be of great use. I will build seventy of them first! No expense will be spared!"

Poor Emperor Hongzhi was so irritated that he felt that he had to have seventy doors to be barely safe.

The Dardanelle cannon could blast three miles back then, but my current Daqin cannon can blast five miles!

At that time, build a fort in Jinmen first, and put fifty gates on it!

Whoever you come, I will feed you to the Sea Dragon King five miles away!

"The old minister waits to obey the order!!"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded smugly, the big stone in my heart has finally fallen!

But he flipped through it again, and saw the giant cannon that shocked him for the first time.

"Datang-level Yue-style [-]-inch heavy anti-aircraft gun", this is the gun that impressed Emperor Hongzhi the most.

In addition to the artillery, the drawings also showed related transport artillery vehicles.

The cannon carriages may naturally be made of wood, all of which are made of iron and drawn by two horses.

Putting it on the city wall can be used for defense, and it can also be used for field battles when it is pulled by a horse-drawn cart.

According to the above-mentioned drills, it can be launched once in a quarter of an hour after being familiar with it, and the range of two miles is enough to suppress the opponent.

Further down are other artillery of various levels and models.

For example: Hussar-level halberd-style [-]-inch heavy anti-aircraft artillery, auxiliary state-level halberd-style eight-inch heavy anti-aircraft artillery... and so on.

There are even various types of artillery equipped on chariots, there are compositions for single use and compositions for loading into vehicles.

Looking at these compositions, Emperor Hongzhi was thoughtful, and then lit the small cannons on the car.

"Some of these cannons are also built, and those that can equip a hundred chariots are enough."

Hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, the old craftsman couldn't help bowing down and saying: "Old minister obeys the order!"

It was also at this time that Xiao Jing walked over quickly, and quietly whispered a few words beside Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and after encouraging these craftsmen again, he left in their respectful send-off.

Rumble's convoy left the Ordnance Construction Bureau quickly, and returned to the palace through the avenue under the vigilant escort of a group of guards.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Hongzhi put on a suit of armor instead of a dragon robe, and followed Xiao Jing's guidance non-stop.

After passing through several corridors, we came to a side hall. The hall was cleaned cleanly and everything was furnished like a military tent.

The huge nine-border defense map, the distribution map of the guards in the country, the coastal defense map...even the map submitted by Zhang Xiaogong, all of them are impressively listed!

They are all hung up, and it is almost clear at a glance after being enlarged one by one.

In addition to the map, there is also a huge sand table mold, on which the defense situation of each city is constructed with sandstone clay, moss strip paint...etc.

On the side of the sand table, there are large and small models representing cavalry and artillery, carved with great detail.

It looks like it is used to represent the arms, and they are all placed in the grid next to the sand table and can be used at any time.

"Old minister, wait, I have seen Your Majesty!!"

When Emperor Hongzhi walked into this side hall, a group of generals from the imperial court and honored veterans were there!