People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 188 Xuanwu Cannon, the performance of the prince
Zhang Yi didn't want to hand over this technology if possible.

But the great voyage is too important. Compared with fooling the emperor, Huang He's willingness to go to sea is already the best choice he can see for changing the fate of China.

Zhang Yi is not an indecisive person either. After handing over the technology, he no longer worries about the possible consequences.

"Don't worry, since I promised you, I will never let it out! I will let someone build this thing quietly, and then equip it on the ship...

You also said that the emperor will ban the sea in a few years, unless I am ready to rebel, otherwise this thing..."

"Don't let it out, if it weren't for the great importance of finding a new continent, I wouldn't show this!
This thing is hundreds of years ahead of technology, Uncle Ni would rather hand it over to the Ming Emperor in exchange for a title than pass it on! "

Seeing Zhang Yi's seriousness, Mu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang and others also nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and drew another picture of a western battleship for Lao Zhu.

Although the overall performance of this warship is not as good as Ming's treasure ship, it is better because it can focus on naval battles!

Old Zhu was overjoyed to get this blueprint!

Treasure ships are as good as treasure ships, and warships are also as good as warships.

Especially since he already had the idea of ​​cleaning up the pirates, he naturally understood the benefits of these blueprints.

After Zhang Yi explained, he solemnly handed over some lists to Mu Ying.

These lists are mainly the formulas of some medicines.

These formulas include traditional Chinese medicines and herbal preparations.

Most of them are good things that have been verified by later generations.

With Zhang Yi and these things, the emperor's itinerary was a rewarding one!

"Take it back and have a look, wait for me outside!"

When Zhang Yi took out another book of Three Kingdoms, Zhu Yuanzhang finally let Mu Ying leave.

Behind the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" stands for his experiment of manipulating people's minds to verify the subject of "Communication Studies". Lao Zhu does not intend to let Mu Ying know more about the art of imperialism.

"My bookstore is called Guanhai Bookstore! Your future royalties can be settled with the shopkeeper..."

Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the manuscript to Zhu Biao, and he was going to let the prince exercise for such trivial matters.

Whether the technique of manipulating people's hearts is as easy to use as Zhang Yi said determines whether he will promote simplified characters?

Zhang Yi and Lao Zhu simply agreed on a royalty sharing plan. Unlike Chen Ke, Zhang Yi only took the money to share the royalties this time, and didn't need to invest his own money.

In the turnover, he divided it into [-]%, which is already a very good dividend.

Zhang Yi had no opinion on this matter, and the two sides quickly reached a consensus.

He has already promised Lao Zhu that the money will still be invested in the project of searching for the New World, and Lao Zhu will just report to him. The amount of investment will be distributed to Zhang Yixianyin by the bookstore next year until the ship goes to sea next year.

After finishing all this, Zhang Yi chatted with Zhu's father and son for a while, and sent them out.

On the way back to the palace, Mu Ying was still in a trance.

The process of meeting the gods was different from what he had imagined. This younger brother of the Zhang family didn't put on any airs of being a god. If Lao Zhu hadn't reminded him, he probably thought he was a boy next door with a good personality.

As long as he doesn't come up with those shocking things!
"The Hongyi cannon, I will have someone build it right away, but this technology is absolutely confidential... It is the ballistic method Zhang Yi said, you learn it...

This kid's things must be good things! "

Mu Ying smiled wryly, her scalp tingling as she looked at the information:

"Chen, go back and find some papers to do..."

Things like ballistics and triangulation are designed to be mathematical.

Old Zhu's request was really difficult for Mu Ying. If he hadn't followed Lao Zhu to read and write since he was a child, he would never have understood Zhang Yi's materials at all.

"Arithmetic is the mother of all arts, that kid is right!"

Lao Zhu looked at some research on ballistics and expressed emotion.

The set of things Zhang Yi taught came from the technology for the future, and he understood why Zhang Yi promoted mathematics to be included in the imperial examination.

Algorithms can be used in all aspects, at least the ballistics and triangulation distance measurement method must have a certain arithmetic foundation.

Lao Zhu was already pondering in his heart, should he be forced to arrange mathematics courses for those good seedlings with famous general potential?

When he looked at the data of the Hongyi Cannon again, he also had a headache.

Let's get one or two Hongyi cannons out first. As for the ballistics, let Muying do it herself.

Several people returned to the palace, and Mu Ying studied with the emperor until late at night.

After finally deciding on the plan to go to sea, Mu Ying began to prepare!
The mission he performed this time will not be made public, and even his family members don't know what he is going to do.

But it is what he must do to lead the south to train the navy and adapt to the water environment.

Mu Ying left to prepare for a long journey, and Zhu Yuanzhang recommended someone to him.

This person is the son of Jining Wei Commander Yu Ping Ding, most of whom made contributions in the First World War and died for the country. Old Zhu Po adopted him as his adopted son and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility!
On the other side, Lao Zhu has found a reliable craftsman and started to study how to make the Hongyi Cannon!
Everything went smoothly.

After a while, when the news came back to the palace that the first Hongyi cannon had been built, Zhu Yuanzhang was looking at the map with Zhu Di in his arms.

"Arrange someone to test it immediately, I will go and see for myself!"

"Father, can I go too?"

As soon as Zhu Di heard that his father was going to see the artillery, he hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's thigh and refused to leave.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao looked at each other and smiled. This guy usually resists reading, but he is very concerned about this military matter.

Zhang Yi is right, the fourth child is likely to be the future God of War of the Zhu family.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up Zhu Di and said:

"Okay, I'll take you there! By the way, by the way, call the second, third and all over...

The children of our old Zhu's family will all go to the front line in the future, so it's good to let them see the world! "

It made sense for Zhu Biao to think about it, and ordered his servants to find him.

Not long after, several princes came, and Lao Zhu took them to the place where the cannon was tested.

Because Zhang Yi said that this cannon is extremely powerful and has a long range.

Old Zhu deliberately found a good place outside the city.

When the princes heard that they could leave the palace, they were overjoyed.

They haven't seen the outside world for a long time, especially Yingtian Mansion. These princes have lived in the palace directly since they entered Yingtian.

There is too much curiosity about this city that belongs to them.

In the excited mood of the princes, the emperor's chariot traveled.

When he arrived at the school grounds outside the city, the emperor looked at a giant iron cast in the distance, and he was also looking forward to it.

Mu Ying came earlier than the emperor, and he was already waiting here.

"Brother Wenying!"

When Zhu Di and others saw Mu Ying, they waved their hands and shouted.

They were more or less taken care of by Mu Ying when they were young, and they liked this elder brother very much.

Seeing them, Mu Ying smiled happily, and hurriedly said:

"I have seen some of your highnesses!"

"Brother Wenying has changed your surname, from now on you will be called Brother Muying!"

Zhu Biao reminded his younger brothers softly, and the princes quickly changed their words.

After the two sides chatted a few words, Mu Yingcai reported to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I have already tried it, and it is indeed... astonished!"

After the cannon is built, the cannon is tested, and the emperor is notified until the quality is confirmed.

Seeing Mu Ying's expression, Lao Zhu felt confident.

"Let them prepare, I'll wait to see the result!"

Mu Ying took the order to leave, and Lao Zhu's family stood watching from a distance.

The children were very curious, even Zhu Biao showed a bit of a youthful heart.

Which boy doesn't like this kind of big toy, not to mention Zhu Biao and the others, even Lao Zhu has a look forward to it.

The gunner fired.

Accompanied by a loud bang, the earth shook and the mountains shook.

The curiosity of the princes turned into sudden shock.

In the distance, the Hongyi cannon spit out flames and exploded about a thousand steps away, billowing thick smoke!
The princes were dumbfounded, and Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed slightly.

It is one thing to hear what Zhang Yi said, but another to witness it with his own eyes.

Lao Zhu's army had used artillery, and he knew what the artillery popular in China looked like.

With a range of about 300 meters, the range shown by the Hongyi Cannon is conservatively estimated to be three times that of the Huaxia Cannon.

But Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was far from the limit of Hongyi Cannon.

He yelled at Mu Ying:

"Let me see how far he can shoot at most?"

Mu Ying nodded and let the gunner start to adjust the angle.

The second shot, bang!

Nearly two thousand steps away, the Hongyi Cannon made another big hole.

Power and range, these are basically any artillery used to crush China, whether it is used by the Mongols or the Ming army, it is nothing compared to this giant cannon.

This is a full increase of ten times the range, and the power has also increased several times.

If you use this kind of killer weapon to attack the city, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited that he even lost his composure.

However, he is a commander-in-chief after all, he took a deep breath to calm down, and shouted to Mu Ying:

"How's the accuracy?"

Mu Ying heard the words and asked the gunner to prepare.

He had already asked people to find several targets, each at different distances.

The Hongyi cannon sounded again, and the target was blown up 300 meters away.

500 meters, blow up!

It was not until 800 meters that the accuracy deviated!
In other words, with a range of 500 steps, the accuracy of at least [-] steps can be guaranteed. This Hongyi cannon has far exceeded Lao Zhu's imagination of artillery.

"Good, good, good!"

Old Zhu Lian said three good things. He didn't think that with the Hongyi Cannon, Daming's military strength would increase much.

The Hongyi cannon can be seen at a glance as something that is not suitable for field battles. Its mobility is really poor.

But if this guy is moved to the ship, it's another concept.

The role of these cannons in water warfare is definitely not comparable to land warfare.

Because the giant ship can solve the biggest problem of Hongyi Cannon, which is mobility.

"God bless me Daming!"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but say this, if it wasn't for the poor navy of the Ming Dynasty, why would he have to put up with the remnants of the sea?

The future of Ming Dynasty should not be limited to this world.

It should take the Hongyi cannon and fight in all directions.

"His Majesty!"

After Muying tried to run, she trotted all the way over and knelt on the ground.

"I made a mistake. According to the veteran, the accuracy of this artillery is not only [-] paces, it's just that he himself is not used to such a good thing, and he can't hit it from a distance!"

"So, this is not the limit of this cannon?"

"Yes, after all, even if he is a veteran of gunners, the artillery he has used before only needs to aim at 80 meters!
Accurately shooting at a range beyond a thousand steps is already beyond the reach of human beings, unless..."

"Ballistics!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took Mu Ying's words, this is the scientific meaning of Zhang Yi's theory.

Science and technology lie in the four words that there are laws to follow.

The knowledge of ballistics fully demonstrates this point, transforming experience into quantifiable data, and then correcting experience through data.

If you train old gunners in the previous way, you don't know how many years it will take to train a few.

But if there are laws to follow, this process can be shortened by several years, and more talents will be trained.

"Master Zhang, he is really a man among gods..."

Mu Ying has been studying ballistics and Hongyi cannon these days, and often feels this sentence with emotion.

His inadvertent remarks fell into the ears of several princes.

Zhang Zhenren?Which real Zhang?
Is it the celestial master of Longhu Mountain?

He invented this cannon?

Several princes and ghosts looked at each other but did not speak.

Old Zhu didn't pay attention to Mu Ying's slip of the tongue, or he didn't treat his son as an outsider at all.

"Let's gossip, you continue to watch, try to make twenty cannons for me! I also want to see, this thing is the treasure of my future Xuanwu army!"

"Your Majesty, is this cannon still called Hongyi Cannon?"

Mu Ying pointed to the cannon in the distance and asked, the name of the Hongyi cannon was the name on the blueprint given to them by Zhang Yi.

But Muying feels that the word "Hongyi" is incompatible with Daming.

Lao Zhu thought for a while and said:
"This cannon will revive our Daming Navy. My Daming Navy is named Xuanwu, and this cannon is also Xuanwu!"

"Okay, from now on this cannon will be called Xuanwu Cannon!"

Mu Ying smiled and said:

"I heard from the people of Yangzhou Prefecture that when His Majesty sent Zhang Normal to cure the plague in Yangzhou, the giant beast Xuanwu appeared in the river!

According to legend, the father is the Xuanwu star king who came down to earth. The word Xuanwu is in line with my Ming's national destiny! "

The so-called Heshang Xuanwu is just one of the hundreds of short stories written by Zhang Yi.

Now exporting to domestic sales, Mu Ying actually told herself.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao looked at each other, smiled without saying a word.

This rumor was spread so exaggeratedly that even people like Mu Ying who had never been to Yangzhou knew about it, so it could be seen that it had been circulating for a while.

For the king, being deified by the people is a good thing in itself!
Zhu Yuanzhang once again confirmed Zhang Yi's words, people's hearts are controllable!

However, those who manipulated such rumors in the past, or helped the emperor manipulate such rumors, were scholar-bureaucrats, monks who were attached to the emperor.

For the first time, Lao Zhu discovered that it was so easy to hold the power of manipulating public opinion in his own hands.

He didn't bother to expose the matter, and smiled lightly.

Mu Ying only thought that her flattery made the Emperor Longyan very happy, and she was secretly glad.

"Let's go back?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, and Mu Ying hurriedly knelt down to send the emperor away.

"Boss, what do you think of your younger brothers?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pulled Zhu Biao into a chariot alone, deliberately putting the other princes on the other side.

When he got in the car, he suddenly asked a question.

(End of this chapter)