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Chapter 127 Accident, Never Shake

A group of civilian and military generals sat or stood below, pointing and discussing, or were shocked by the power of the Hongyi artillery, or expressed surprise at the appearance of more than 20 Portuguese gunners.

According to the order of the demonstration, the musket has been tested.

Among them, the big blunderbuss, or names such as hawk blunderbuss, yingyang blunderbuss, and turtledove blunderbuss, are all heavy-duty matchlock guns, and they are indeed the fork guns that Zhu Youxiao imagined.

Because of the heavy recoil of the gun, the soldiers who can operate it have higher physical requirements, and they must be strong and strong.

The bullets of Lumi guns are about three qian, which is about 45 grams; while the bullets of fork guns reach nine qian, which is about [-] grams.

If this shot hits the body, it is estimated that the effect is similar to that of the heavy sniper in the later generations. The arms and legs can be shot flying, which can be said to be close to death.

Don't talk about heavy armor, even a shield car can be destroyed with a few shots, right?

As for the shooting range, within 100 meters, it still has great destructive power against heavy armor, and it should be no problem to cause damage to light armored archers when it hits 60 to [-] meters.

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with the effect of the fork gun, and there were two lead bullets on the table in front of him, which were about the same size as the bullets he used in his later generations when he was a child.

"I know that Shen Qing is also an expert in firearms." Zhu Youxiao watched the artillery demonstration, and asked Shen Yourong who had been summoned to his side: "Look at the artillery being placed on a ship, our Ming Navy must have a lot of strength." Great improvement, right?"

Shen Yourong bowed and replied: "What Wan Sui said is absolutely true, this Hongyi cannon is several times more powerful than the Fran cannon, and has a longer range."

After a pause, he added: "But according to the current ships of our Daming Navy, I'm afraid there won't be many doors."

The cannon sank, and the recoil force was strong. Zhu Youxiao could understand this, and nodded slightly: "Then build a big boat, at least not much smaller than the Dutch plywood boat."

Shen Yourong had read the documents and materials given by Zhu Youxiao, and was deeply impressed by the courage and ambition of the young emperor. He was so excited that he stayed up half the night and wrote a long memorial.

But he also knows that this is not a task that can be completed overnight, and the money spent is even more difficult to estimate.

"Pao—" Zhu Youxiao seemed to be able to guess Shen Yourong's concerns, pointed out, and said, "There will be soon."

"As for the ships, even if you buy them, you need to reach [-] ships within three years, and each ship can carry at least [-] Hongyi cannons. Money, I will give you all the preparations; you just need to train your sailors well and keep me safe." Tranquility along the coast."

Fifty ships, thirty, that is, [-] Hongyi cannons, plus a large number of small and medium-sized ships, is it enough to compete with the Hongmaoyi on the coast of China?
First control the sea in East Asia, let the red-haired barbarians pay for the road, and then control the South China Sea...

Shen Yourong didn't expect the determination of the young emperor to be so great. According to his estimation, it would almost take the power of the whole country.

Then what about Liaodong, what about Mongolia outside the Great Wall, what about the She'an Rebellion, will there be relief in the event of a famine?

A series of question marks filled Shen Yourong's forehead. He opened his mouth, not knowing whether to praise or ask questions, but he heard a loud noise.

At the place where the fireworks rose, everyone looked at it, but a cannon exploded, and several Portuguese gunners also fell.

Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and others turned pale with fright, they all glanced under Huang Luo's umbrella at the same time, and then rushed to the scene of the accident to check.

The Holy Majesty is very fond of Xiyi firearms, and the plan to introduce imitations to make Eastern captives is basically implemented.But if something like this happens, will there be any accidents?

Xu Guangqi and others were very worried, for fear that the emperor would change his mind because of this.Besides, how can the conservative civil servants in the court not use this to impeach and attack?
In history, it was precisely because of accidents that conservative forces in the DPRK and China have impeached Xu Guangqi and others for playing "skills and obscene tricks" and not following the righteous way. The sky warned to kill foreigners.

Suffering from exclusion and criticism, Xu Guangqi had no choice but to resign and went home to find a job. All the Portuguese gunners were also sent back to Macau.

As a result, the introduction of Hongyi Cannon by Daming was delayed for several years.It wasn't until after the Battle of Ningjin that Xu Guangqi was reactivated and started buying cannons again.

Five or six years of time was wasted like this, all because of the old-fashioned civil servants' nonsense.

In a short time, Xu Guangqi rushed back to report to the emperor. The Portuguese gunner Johan Golia was killed on the spot, and the rest were only slightly injured and their lives were not in danger.

Looking at the anxious Xu Guangqi, Zhu Youxiao lowered his head slightly and said, "I deeply sympathize with the Portuguese who died, and convey my condolences for me. Tell Gonza de Sierra that I have decided to hire them to train gunners for my Ming Dynasty. "

After a pause, the young emperor said in a deep voice: "The Portuguese gunners who came with us were hired by the Arms and Gunpowder Bureau; the cannons and eagle guns they carried were all purchased by the imperial court. Twenty more cannons, one hundred Menying blunderbuss, the sooner the better."

Shen Yourong's eyes flashed, deeply impressed by the emperor's calmness and determination.Someone died in an accident, but it didn't shake the Holy Majesty's determination at all.

After Xu Guangqi prostrated, a stone fell to the ground, and his voice trembled: "My minister leads the decree."

When the Holy Majesty made a decision, he blocked the mouths of the conservative officials, which was equivalent to shielding him from the wind and rain and preventing him from being attacked.Xu Guangqi was unable to repay this kindness and favor from the emperor.

In fact, whether the firearms demonstration is successful or not, it is impossible to shake Zhu Youxiao's ambition.But after watching the decision, firstly, I have the bottom line in my heart, and secondly, I am prudent, not a hasty and random decision.

As for accidents, didn't the number of blunderbuss made by the Bureau of Weapons blow up before, so that the soldiers of the Ming army didn't dare to use them, and I didn't see those civil servants come out to fart and find a solution.

It's still a warning to the heavens, it's not an ominous sign, why don't you strike a thunderbolt and kill all of you bastards who don't understand shit?

A total of 26 artillery pieces were purchased from Macau this time, 22 of which were handed over to Hu Yingtai, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and shipped to Tianjin immediately after they were built.

One door was blown, and there were three remaining, plus the thirteen doors left in the capital after salvaging the sunken ship, Zhu Youxiao planned to give Shen Yourong all of them, and form a sea force with acceptable strength as soon as possible.

When the follow-up 22 artillery pieces arrive, Zhu Youxiao plans to transport ten more to Ningyuan, and the rest will still strengthen the navy.

The dozens of red barbarian cannons that existed in Zhaoqing were drawn to the Fujian Navy.At the same time, a gun factory should also be established in Zhaoqing, hiring Portuguese technicians to cast cannons for the southern Xinjiang navy and coastal forts.

According to the price quoted by the Portuguese, a cannon weighing 500 catties costs 500 taels of silver, a cannon weighing 900 catties costs [-] taels, and a cannon weighing [-] catties costs [-] taels.

As for the [-]-jin heavy artillery, Zhu Youxiao is not interested at all. It is too heavy and can only be used for fortress fortresses. It is not particularly needed now.

According to performance, a thousand-pound gun is enough to defend the city, and it can also be used as a naval gun instead of a thousand-pound Francophone.The replaced Francophones were not wasted, and they were handed over to the army to strengthen their firepower.

(End of this chapter)