Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

"boom……"

The sound of cannons resounding through the sky suddenly rang out in this school ground, and the ground trembled slightly. A cannon shot from the muzzle with flames gushing out. Following the trajectory of the cannon, it moved forward.

"boom!!"

I don't know how long it has passed, the cannon slammed into the ground angrily, and there was a loud noise, the ground trembled, and it continued to spread around.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

It can be said that the earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking!

'The power is really big enough. '

Emperor Chongzhen held up the binoculars, fixed on the place where the Hongyi cannon was shelled, looked at the big pit formed, endured the tinnitus, and said with emotion in his heart:

'If it comes to siege and demolition, this cannon is the strongest. With such destructive power alone, even the city walls built in the capital may not be able to withstand several shellings.

However, this type of artillery is too bulky and bulky, and it is not suitable for many columns in the new army. One or two guns are enough.

Otherwise, it would be too wasteful of manpower, the pressure on logistical supplies would be too great, and it would also affect the marching speed. '

All the people standing beside Emperor Chongzhen had more or less smiles on their faces.

This time, the Hongyi cannon was inspected, and the bombardment was carried out smoothly. There was no explosion, and the power was still so powerful.

"It would be amazing if we could deploy more than a dozen such artillery pieces in Liaoqian."

Liu Wenbing couldn't hide his excitement. He looked at Wei Shitai and said, "The rampant Jianlu dared to attack me before the Ming Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. He only needs to fire a round of shelling, and the Jianlu will definitely suffer serious losses."

"Yes."

Wei Shitai nodded and said: "When the old slave attacked Ningyuan City, our Daming army used Hongyi cannons to defend the city, then..."

While talking, Wei Shitai closed his mouth, subconsciously looked at Emperor Chongzhen, a little cold sweat broke out on his body, mother, it's okay to mention the battle of Ningyuan.

That battle was directed by Yuan Chonghuan.

Zhu Chunchen stood beside him, and when he heard what Wei Shitai said, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, you guy, you really dare to say anything.

Now who dares to mention matters related to Yuan Chonghuan.

At this moment, Zhu Chunchen hoped that the emperor could hear what Wei Shitai said.

Ever since Tang Guozuo and his relatives in Beijing were all arrested and executed by Emperor Chongzhen on charges of collaborating with the enemy and disrupting the court.

With the promotion of Liu Wenbing and Wei Shitai, Zhu Chunchen's authority in the capital governor's mansion decreased a lot accordingly.

It's a pity that Emperor Chongzhen didn't know what Zhu Chunchen was thinking, and he didn't even hear what Wei Shitai said.

Emperor Chongzhen, who put down his binoculars, looked at the Xishan Firearms Battalion led by Huang Degong, and quickly cleaned up the red cannons that had been fired, with a slight smile on his face.

"Among the new armies of the Yongwei Camp, Tianxiong Army, Zhongyong Army, etc., whoever is the best at playing with guns and cannons in the future, it should be the Xishan Firearms Battalion!" '

Emperor Chongzhen secretly said in his heart: "Relying on the unique advantages, he is responsible for the inspection and training of the Armed Forces Institute. The guns developed, including mass-produced guns, must have rich experience."

The military lecture hall set up by the Xishan Firearms Battalion focuses on the training of artillerymen. Just wait patiently for a few years, and when they perfect the corresponding artillery operation process, this place will become the cradle of artillerymen of the Ming Dynasty. '

Thinking of this in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen turned around and looked at the agitated Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu, Deng Yuhan, Tang Ruowang and other officials of the Armed Forces Academy.

"The Hongyi Cannon produced by the Armed Forces Institute is far more powerful than the previous ones. You have all made contributions this time."

Facing the gazes of countless gazes, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Every reward should be done according to the regulations of the Armed Forces Institute, the money should be rewarded, the money should be rewarded, and the land should be given.

However, all members of the Armed Forces Academy must continue to work hard, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and achieve more results like today, especially regarding the issue of firearms, which I also attach great importance to. "

Compared with large and heavy artillery, if the field of firearms can achieve corresponding results, it can be mass-produced and installed on a large scale.

flintlock.

Rifled flintlock.

Breech-loading flintlock.

If one can conquer one by one and develop one by one, Emperor Chongzhen can even imagine what amazing combat power the Ming army will unleash on the battlefield.

However, the research and development of firearms is not something that can be broken through in a hurry. The Armed Forces Institute is still in the exploratory stage at this stage, and a lot of money will be spent during this period.

The Weapons Bureau and Bingzhan Bureau under the Armed Forces Academy were involved in the production of firecrackers, mainly producing Lumi and bird blunderbusses.

The Yongwei Battalion led by Zhou Yuji.

The Four Guards Camp under the rule of Shanxi.

Among the logistics support provided, the supply of firecrackers involving Lumi blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss comes from the military industry built in Xishan.

"By the way, there is one more thing."

After Song Yingxing and the others expressed their gratitude, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and said, "Today, I inspected the artillery produced by the school, and I also had some thoughts in my heart.

In my Ming army, there are many artillery pieces installed, such as tiger squatting cannon, Baizi Lianzhu cannon, Shenwei cannon, Feiyun thunderbolt cannon and so on.

I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks.

I always feel that so many cannons are too messy. During the army's campaign, it will undoubtedly add a lot of difficulties to ensure logistical supplies. "

Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and the others, the smiles on their faces disappeared, replaced by solemnity and contemplation.

They really didn't think much about what the emperor said before.

Or thought about it, and didn't involve too much.

But after listening to what the emperor said, they also became aware of this problem.

"Also, I think in the field of artillery, can we classify it?" Looking at Song Yingxing and the others, Emperor Chongzhen continued.

"For example, take the tiger squat gun as the benchmark to set the standard for light artillery.

Based on the Shenwei cannon, set the standard for medium-sized artillery.

Based on the calibrated gun, set the standard for heavy artillery.

Under these standards, Zhu Qing collected a lot of different artillery, conducted a lot of research, sorted out and developed various types of artillery that can be significantly improved in terms of range and power?
This is not an easy task, nor is it something that can be done in a short period of time.

Of course, these are just some of my thoughts. How to do it specifically, what standards to set, and how to actually carry out mass production are things that Zhu Qing needs to decide. "

Emperor Chongzhen's attitude towards areas he didn't understand was clear, respecting the opinions of the corresponding talents, and giving him the support he could, including money, authority, and so on.

After all, he is obviously a layman, but he randomly directs from the side, the impact will only be the development of this field.

The words of Emperor Chongzhen caused Song Yingxing and the others to fall into contemplation, as if pointing out something that they hadn't thought much about before.

Whether it is the development of artillery or firearms, it must be based on the needs of the battlefield, and everything is based on actual combat.

Instead of unilaterally seeing the range or power, and ignoring the problems that exist in reality, after all, the calibration field for artillery is not on the real battlefield.