Wanli 1592

Chapter 86

After talking with Shen Weijing, Xiao Ruxun took those iron cannons back to the government office and found Yuan Huang who was busy dealing with things.

"This is the main firearm of Japanese pirates?"

Yuan Huang picked up one and weighed it: "It's slightly heavier than my Daming bird gun, and it looks more powerful! I didn't expect the Japanese pirates to walk in front of Daming in this regard."

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "It doesn't matter whether they are small countries with few people or not. In this regard, Japan did go earlier. They obtained the bird gun technology of the Franji people earlier than Ming Dynasty, and improved it to become the current Iron Man. Cannons, but after Daming obtained the Japanese iron cannons and the Francopier's bird guns, they were only imitations and had not yet been improved.

The blunderbusses used by the Ming Dynasty are the iron cannons used by Japanese pirates 20 years ago. They were used by pirates, not by the regular Japanese army. It is not known whether the Japanese iron cannons have improved in the past 20 years. We need to let the craftsmen Only by looking carefully can we know, tomorrow we will also try the gap between the iron cannon and the bird gun, so as not to suffer. "

Yuan Huang nodded with a serious face: "It seems that someone needs to start developing a more sophisticated bird gun, otherwise it will not be as good as the Japanese pirates in terms of weapons, that would be bad."

"Not necessarily." Xiao Ruxun shook his head: "After all, the bird gun is a single-soldier firearm with limited power. Japan is a small country with few people and few resources. It is not as good as my Ming Dynasty, which has a vast land and resources. I can only develop this kind of individual firearm. The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and resources and many resources. , so artillery can be used. From the news I have received these days, I found that the number of artillery in the Japanese army is very small, and it cannot be compared with the artillery of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's good news." Yuan Huang looked at the iron cannon in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Since Daming's blunderbuss and the Japanese pirate's iron cannon are all from the Frang robot, I don't know that the Frang robot's firearm has already How sophisticated is it? Ji Xin, after this battle is over, we have to deal with the Franjis in Guangdong and Guangxi, and get the latest firecrackers from them to have a look. People are behind!"

Xiao Ruxun agrees very much: "I already have a preliminary idea in this regard. It is impossible to always rely on outsiders. If you are not of my race, their hearts must be different. They may not give us the latest technology. We have to find a way to study it ourselves. We are the ancestors of firearms. We started using firearms at the end of the Tang Dynasty. The firearms of the Francoids are supposed to be passed down to us, but we haven't worked hard in one direction over the years.

I heard that in the place where the Francois are located, the only firearms installed by the army are birdcracks and cannons, and they are dedicated to these two types of weapons, but we are fully blooming, and we are researching rockets, fire, thunder, firearms and artillery together, and there are all kinds of them. All of them, they didn't use their energy to move towards one place, so they fell behind. After years of fighting, I feel more and more that only bird guns and car cannons are the most practical firearms. This must be explained to the court. , Don't get those flashy firearms, just focus on this. "

Xiao Ruxun kept looking at the iron cannon in his hand.

Yuan Huang also quite agrees with Xiao Ruxun's ideas, and feels that he and Xiao Ruxun are very compatible.

"Did Shen Weijing find out the number of Japanese pirates in Pyongyang?"

"Well, he estimates that there are about 2 to [-] people."

"So many? The North Koreans said it was one thousand before. Isn't that fooling people?"

Yuan Huang was a little surprised.

"That's why I absolutely don't believe any information provided by the North Koreans. I have to find the information myself." Xiao Ruxun said with a cold face, "You can't even let the North Koreans know too much about important military affairs. They have spies in the court. They not only betrayed Zu Chengxun, but also betrayed their own people. Before the North Koreans themselves fought in Pyongyang, they betrayed them. If the spies are not caught before the war begins, the war will not be stable."

Yuan Huang looked around and said in a low voice, "Ji Xin means the report from Zu Chengxun?"

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "That's right, there are too many contradictions in the report. After careful consideration, you can find that there is definitely something wrong with Li Jue. I tested Liu Chenglong and found that his complexion was different. He must know something. But I dare not say it, for fear of causing Daming's wrath, so these days I sent a few people to secretly investigate Li Xie's affairs, reckoning to find out some clues."

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun admiringly: "The imperial court has Ji Xin as the main general. It's really a clever move. I haven't seen such a comprehensive general like Ji Xin for many years. I saw it last time. It's still Qi Shaobao."

"Grand Yuan is overrated, but he has to be careful, he has to be cautious. It is not easy for Ming to decide to go to war in Korea. After all, it is not in the mainland of Ming Dynasty. There are still many people who oppose the war. If it is increased, the anti-war faction in the imperial court will inevitably become stronger, and by then, the situation will change."

Yuan Huang narrowed his eyes, put down the iron cannon, and said in a low voice: "The old man has also heard that it is not easy to fight this battle. His Majesty strongly advocates the war, and I am afraid that he is also thinking of making peace. Don't let the courtiers The opposition of the courtiers is so strong because of the fact that he insists on holding on to the matter of Prince Li, so it is indeed not easy to fight this battle."

Xiao Ruxun nodded and said: "So before I came, Shibutang told me again and again that there should be no big losses. If the losses were too big, he would not be able to bear the demand of anti-war. At that time, it will probably be settled through peace talks." As for the matter, although Daming did not talk about peace, North Korea is not the native land of Ming Dynasty, and the courtiers don't care about it. They don't want Daming to shed too much blood and spend too much money for North Korea.

I can be valued because I saved the lives of a large number of soldiers in Ningxia. In the end, the loss of our army was only more than 400 people, which was much lower than the court's expectations and saved the court a lot of money. If I do this time If not, it will be difficult to have a good end when I go back, so I asked people to look around for healers who are good at treating wounds with swords and guns, and hoarded so many medicinal materials. "

"The old man knows about this matter. Ji Xin's move is indeed beautiful, but no matter what, shed blood for the North Koreans, I would not be willing to change the old man." Yuan Huang said: "This battle is of no real benefit to Daming. , at most increase the prestige and stabilize Daming’s position, but the waste of people and money will not be replenished, but a large amount of military expenses and appeasement expenses will be incurred, which is really not worth the candle.”

"not necessarily."

Xiao Ruxun's opening attracted Yuan Huang's attention.

"How to say?"

Pointing to the south, Xiao Ruxun said in a low voice: "President Xiaoxi counts a regiment of 5000 soldiers. He himself said that there are eight regiments of Japanese frontline soldiers, which is 12 soldiers. According to common sense, 12 soldiers At least 17 to 18 auxiliary soldiers are needed to deliver food and daily services, and there may be more. In addition to the navy ships that transport food and grass between North Korea and Japan, the total number of Japanese troops is about 20 to [-], or even [-]. Everything is possible.”

Yuan Huang frowned: "I would like to hear the details."

"Manpower! Young and strong!" Xiao Ruxun's eyes shone with excitement: "Since ancient times, what is the most valuable thing? Young and strong labor force! That is the most basic standard for evaluating national strength. 20 young and strong, if the Ming Dynasty has more than 20 for no reason. 20 young adults come out... don't say [-], [-], if there are [-] more young adults, what will happen?"

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