At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 90 I am not short of money
After the earth shook, Li Zhen looked at Belin with lingering fear.

terrible!

Back then, when I followed the emperor deep into the desert and dealt with the enemy behind Oara, I didn't feel such a strong sense of oppression.

This kind of power is completely beyond the control of human beings. If Beilin hadn't been strong and even forced the people to evacuate by force, the entire Mizhi County would have been reduced to hell on earth.

"Master Bei, you have made great achievements!"

There was no trace of relief on Belin's face, and she sighed, "This is just the beginning!"

Earthquake disasters are not just about destroying houses. What is really terrible is the series of consequences caused by the earthquake.

Think about it, those originally stable lands suddenly changed, mountains and rivers moved, groundwater diverted, and rivers burst their banks. This is a terrible thing.

At this time, the Wuding River backflowed, and the county town was already a swamp country.

Even though the soldiers of the [-] Battalion drove them away ferociously, some people were still stubborn and insisted on staying at home. At this time, it is unknown whether they will survive or not.

There are also some villages, due to time constraints, there is no time to evacuate in the future, and I am afraid that there will be heavy casualties.

Bellin said with a cold face and a serious expression: "Three Thousand Battalion, follow me to rescue the disaster!"

Li Zhen clasped her fists together: "Take orders!"

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On the outskirts of Beijing, Xishan Wang Gong Factory.

Zhu Qizhen specially arranged for Yu Qian to rescue the disaster, and then continued to devote himself to the cause of rejuvenating the country through science and technology.

After Li Shulin was in charge of the Wang Gong factory, he recruited a large number of craftsmen from the private sector, and set up five special research groups, one group was mainly responsible for the improvement of iron and steel smelting technology, the second group was responsible for forging and grinding firecracker accessories, and the third group was responsible for granular gunpowder Research and development, four groups are responsible for the casting of the Franco cannon, and five groups are responsible for the improvement of the flowering ammunition.

When Zhu Qizhen walked into the workshop of the second group and saw the huge wooden shelf, his jaw almost dropped in shock.

This TM is a lathe?
Seeing that the emperor was so interested, Li Shulin introduced from the side: "This is a blunderbuss bed, and it must be upright before it can be used. If it is skewed after a long time, it must be replaced. If you don't change it, it will vibrate when you put it on, and the barrel will shake after all. No. It has to be painted so that the rain won’t seep in.”

Zhu Qizhen was shocked. It turned out that there were manual lathes in the Ming Dynasty!

He squatted down to examine it carefully, and found that the working principle was almost the same as that of modern lathes, and the gun drill also borrowed water power, which had to be admired, the wisdom of the ancients was simply too powerful!
Li Shulin continued to introduce: "This drill bit is five inches long, the top one inch is slightly sharp, and the middle four inches must be evenly rounded and of average size. The barrel will be straight after washing."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and asked, "How is the effect?"

"The emperor please!"

The two walked out of the workshop and came to a room guarded by special personnel. Li Shulin took out three new-style firecrackers and said, "Your Majesty, look..."

Zhu Qizhen picked up the first gun, which looked very similar to a firecracker, but the barrel was much longer.

Li Shulin introduced from the side: "This gun is improved on the basis of the original fire gun. After the barrel is extended, the effective range is significantly improved. However, it is easy to explode the chamber, so the requirements for refined iron smelting and forging are very high. "

While talking, Li Shulin picked up the second blunderbuss and said, "This blunderbuss... no, it should be called an arquebus gun. It has a matchlock device, and according to your drawing, a butt is installed. When shooting, use the butt Pushing it against the shoulders will greatly improve the shooting aim, but the disadvantage is that the gunpowder chamber and matchlock are exposed and easy to be affected by moisture, especially in rainy and snowy weather, the gunpowder will lose its effectiveness, so..."

Li Shulin picked up the third blunderbuss. Judging from its appearance, it basically showed the prototype of a modern rifle.

"Replacing the match with a flint can avoid this situation. As long as it is properly maintained, it can be used normally even in rainy days or in a humid environment."

Zhu Qizhen picked up the gun and took a closer look. Even as a modern person, he has only seen this thing in movies and TV dramas, and the real guy has never touched it.

At the beginning, the blueprints were only drawn based on impressions, at most they were sketches, but I didn't expect Li Shulin to be so good at it, and it was done in just two months.

"How powerful is it? Do you want to test it?"

"No, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Qizhen asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Li Shulin said with a bitter smile: "The biggest problem is the steel. We have been conducting experiments, but the current steel is not ideal in terms of toughness, strength, and wear resistance. High strength is easy to explode. Strong toughness, The wear resistance is not enough. The gun in your hand can only be regarded as a decoration now, if it goes to the battlefield..."

Having said that, Li Shulin shook his head helplessly.

Zhu Qizhen was dissatisfied and said: "In this case, why don't you send more people to expand the experiment of smelting and forging technology?"

"I have no money, Your Majesty!" Li Shulin sighed, "I have already spent a lot of money and food in developing new firearms, and now I go to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and people avoid it..."

"No reason!"

Zhu Qizhen slapped the gun on the table and said angrily, "Say, how much does it cost?"

"My humble minister... my humble minister..."

Li Shulin was quite surprised, so he quickly made a rough estimate and said, "About 5000 taels..."

"What? 5000 taels?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned, staring at Li Shulin closely.

"Three... 3000 taels are fine..."

"Three thousand?"

"Two thousand, just two thousand! Your Majesty, there really can't be any less!"

Zhu Qizhen stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Li Shulin.

"Five hundred? Then...well then..."

Li Shulin couldn't laugh or cry, 500 taels... Well, it's better than nothing...

"5 taels!"

Zhu Qizhen slapped the table heavily, and said, "I'll allocate [-] yuan to you first, and send someone to the household department to collect the money now!"

Just kidding, am I a poor man?

In the case of Wang Zhen, more than 3000 million taels of silver were confiscated, as well as the case of Cao Jixiang's conspiracy, the case of Kang Neng's murder of Liang and the case of Shanxi merchants and thieves.

Isn't it just money?
Just ask how much you want!
Li Shulin was stunned, and knelt down with a plop.

"My humble minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "If you don't have enough money, go directly to the household department to get it. I only have one request. The result must be produced before the end of the year, regardless of the cost. As long as the result is obtained, understand?"

"Wei Chen understands!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and asked again: "How is the development of the Fran's cannon?"

"Returning to the emperor, there are two main technical difficulties of the Francois machine gun. One is the airtightness of the barrel, and the second is the problem of the performance of the steel just mentioned..."

Li Shulin suddenly thought of a question, and hurriedly said: "By the way, Your Majesty, when I was improving the flower bomb, I developed a new gadget, which is extremely powerful."

"Go, go and see!"

Zhu Qizhen came to the artillery testing ground with great interest, looked at the black iron bump the size of a watermelon in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

"Is this the new thing you talked about?"

"Not bad!"

Li Shulin introduced enthusiastically: "One time, Pingxiang Bo came to the gunpowder workshop and said that the current cement production could not keep up with the supply. He asked Weichen if he could increase the amount of artillery experiments and help him open mountains and quarry rocks, so Weichen suddenly On a whim, I made a few extra-large flowering bombs, but I didn't expect them to be so powerful, so I thought that if I could bury them in advance, the effect would be conceivable, but how to detonate them is not yet a good idea. s solution."

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, isn't this a landmine?

However, I still have a general understanding of the principles of artillery and rifles. How do landmines detonate as soon as they are stepped on...

(End of this chapter)