Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 36

boom!
boom!
He shot several times in succession before giving up temporarily.

Wu Chun had long been dumbfounded and shocked.

"Isn't this firecracker going to blow up when fired so frequently? Besides, it doesn't even need a matchlock?"

Wu Chun is a thousand households, he has seen a lot of firearms.

Firearms are really good stuff and don't require much training to use.Unlike archers, there is not a few years when kung fu cannot be practiced.

But the disadvantages are also very obvious-easy to explode.

Especially during the reign of Chongzhen, the workmanship of firearms was rough, not to mention continuous shooting, even with one shot, the bombing rate was very high.

So much so that soldiers are reluctant to use it.

The other one is that the matchlock gun cannot be used as long as it is raining.

The gun that Zhang Wei brought seems to have solved both of these problems!
"Yes, my lord. This firecracker is carefully crafted and will not explode.

Moreover, this is called a flintlock gun, it has a trigger device, and there is a flint inside, so it doesn't need a matchlock, so it can be used even if it is raining. "Zhang Wei explained with a smile.

"Good stuff! Really good stuff!"

Wu Chun caressed this firecracker, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

"Did Lu Shuai's subordinates actually be equipped with such sharp muskets? No wonder the Tianxiong Army has repeatedly made military exploits.

In this way, the imperial court is unfair to our Xuanfu Town!Here we are, facing the Mongol Tartars and the Jurchen Tartars.

To say something disrespectful to Lu Shuai, the burden on our shoulders is much heavier than Lu Shuai's shoulders.

The imperial court has such a good gun, but they don't give it to us, but give it to Lu Shuai first? "

Wu Chun's tone was sour, a little dissatisfied.

Conveniently, he handed the firecracker to his servant, without any intention of returning it to Zhang Wei.

"I put this firecracker here first, and when I go to Shengshunchuan to report my meritorious service, I will tell the guard about it by the way.

Let the garrison also apply to the court for a batch of such sudden fire guns.This is simply a weapon for defending the city! "

As soon as Wu Chun opened his mouth, he defined the musket as a weapon for defending the city.

As for field battles with firecrackers...

He didn't think about that.

The main reason is that countless practices have proved that the effect of using firecrackers in field battles is not very good.

The real tough battle still depends on riding and cutting.

"Everything is up to the adults."

Zhang Wei's mother is a critic in his heart, but he still has a smile on his face.

Fortunately, he had made preparations early, and took out a blunderbuss, leaving one for himself.

"For this military exploit, I will give you two 'first' places in the general banner. One for you and one for Zhao Cheng.

This head reward is divided among five of you.Work hard, you Zhang Baihu will have a bright future! "

Wu Chun reached out and patted Zhang Wei on the shoulder.

Zhang Wei immediately acted flattered.

"Thank you sir!"

In the military merit evaluation system in the late Ming Dynasty, "being the first" and the head are both very important evaluation criteria.

In each battle, there should be no more than five "firsts".

Of these five places, adults from thousands of households must occupy the majority.

This result was within Zhang Wei's expectations from the very beginning.

……

But to Zhang Wei's surprise, when Lord Qianhu went to the garrison mansion and brought back the military merits that the garrison lord instructed, the result changed.

He Zhang Wei still has the merit of "being the first".

Zhao Cheng's name has changed, it is no longer "leading", but only appears at the end of the military record.

"Master Guard also has trusted people!"

This is Wu Chun's explanation to Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei was silent.

……

When Zhao Cheng received the commendation news, he couldn't help sneering as he looked at the names on the military merit commendation.

His name, which only appeared at the end, was the most inconspicuous one.

Liu Fei, Niu Dali and others fought bravely in the battle, chased and killed the enemy, and killed many old bandits with their own hands.

However, their names are not even listed in the military merit book.

"The soldiers on the front line are working so hard, and the military achievements are all made by those officials sitting in the city. What else does the Ming Dynasty want from him?"

Zhao Cheng snorted coldly.

Although he had expected it.

But when I actually saw it, it was inevitable that my heart would burst into anger.

He got promoted.

But he, the chief banner officer, did not get it by military exploits, but by buying Zhang Wei with money.

If it wasn't for him having so much money, if it wasn't for his cousin who pretended to be powerful... I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to get the chief banner officer, at most he would be rewarded with some money and food, which would be considered very good.

Zhao Cheng quickly put the matter behind him.

Greedy for military pay, greedy for military merit... The Ming Dynasty has long been rotten to the root, and there is no way to save it.

What he has to do now is to use the strong land as the base, do a good job in infrastructure construction, expand outward step by step, and rebuild a bright and bright universe.

"grown ups!"

Ji Qian came, his arms were wrapped in gauze, and his complexion improved a lot.

Kowtow to Zhao Cheng as soon as he entered the door, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang.

"My life was given by my lord. From now on, I plan to be a dog of my lord."

Ji Qian's tone was decisive.

Zhao Cheng nodded.

Although this seems a bit disrespectful, but... this feeling is really cool!
A young man who kowtows vigorously and wants to be your dog.

This evil feudal society...

Zhao Cheng actually intends to change people's thinking.

But he also knows that this is not a one-time effort.

Moreover, now he needs such a subordinate.

"Your injury healed?"

Zhao Cheng looked at Ji Qian's injury, and the swelling had completely subsided.

The ancient people had never used modern medicines at all, and their bodies had almost no resistance to medicines. If they were used casually, the effect would be very obvious.

"Okay! The doctor your lord has found is really a genius!" Ji Qian said gratefully.

"Okay then, you heal your injuries first. Then, I will make you a small banner officer.

You used to be a bandit. Although you are young, you are an old bandit... don't kowtow, I don't mean anything else.

I'm just talking about you, after running with Luo Sanpao for so many years, you should be familiar with Shun Shengchuan, right? "

Just as Zhao Cheng mentioned that Ji Qian was an old gangster, Ji Qian was about to kneel down and kowtow, Zhao Cheng quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"Yes, my lord! I don't dare to say anything else, but I have traveled to many places with Luo Da, the head of the family, over the years.

Not to mention Sheng Shunchuan, I am very familiar with the whole Xuanfu.I am also very familiar with the Shanshan and Shaanxi areas.

A few years ago, the head of Luo Da was not strong enough, and the frontier army surrounded and suppressed us. We couldn't stay in Xuanfu, so we went to Shanshan for a while. "

"Oh? That's great!" Zhao Cheng was overjoyed, "I will let you be a small banner officer, and I will give you a small banner man and horse, all of whom are cavalry, so they fired guns.

You take these people and go out to fight guerrilla for me... Guerrilla means to run around and strike when you seize the opportunity.

However, after you go out, you can't say you belong to me, and you can't wear our pier soldiers' clothes.

You also continue to pretend to be a bandit.Then, where you pass, you have to tell the refugees that there are people who put food in the strong land. "

(End of this chapter)