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Chapter 307 Inspiration from the shell

The newly-made artillery is of course more advanced and more powerful, but the old-style artillery is not all discarded, and it can still exert its residual heat.

For example, the Franc machine, due to the airtightness, the range is flawed, but the rate of fire is the advantage.Shooting shotgun at close range, the lethality is still good.

Therefore, many old-style artillery equipped with gun mounts and gun carriages to improve mobility can still contribute to the victory of the Ming army.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that Sun Yuanhua's output was relatively conservative. After all, there were at least six to seven hundred craftsmen who cast cannons. How could they all be spent on the manufacture of one cannon?

As for the process of casting cannons, such as casting molds, casting, quenching, annealing, grinding, etc., Zhu Youxiao also knows a little bit, and it is impossible to say that it can be completed in one day.

Therefore, it must be started with multiple artillery pieces or multiple processes, and the final output is calculated on a monthly basis.

Of course, the details are not important, what Zhu Youxiao wants is the result.As for the output reported by Sun Yuanhua, he can still accept it, as long as it doesn't delay the battle in Liaodong.

The emperor seemed satisfied, only then did Sun Yuanhua let out a long breath secretly.He is indeed conservative in playing output. If Wanzai raises the requirements, he can also increase it appropriately.

Moreover, the reported output is low, and if it is overfulfilled by the end of the month, wouldn't it make Longyan Longyan more happy?

But if you blow it too big, you won't be able to finish it by then, and if you say it too big, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor?
Zhu Youxiao didn't ask any more, but took a piece of paper, drew on it for a while, smiled and ordered Sun Yuanhua to come forward and watch.

Standing in front of the royal case, Sun Yuanhua stared at the picture drawn by the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao pointed and explained: "I reloaded the cannon today, and suddenly realized something, so I came up with this thing. It can be called a bullet support, and it may help to increase the power of the cannon..."

The shells of front-loading smoothbore guns all have a common feature, that is, they are smaller than the muzzle.This may be nonsense, even bigger than the muzzle can't fit in it!

However, the gap between the shell and the barrel, according to the standard term of later generations, means that if the gap is too large, the gas of the propellant will leak more.If the airtightness is not good, it will definitely affect the range of the shell.

In addition, too much play will cause a problem, that is, the accuracy of artillery shooting.

Think about it, the cannonball is swaying in the barrel, and driven by the gunpowder gas, it is equivalent to bumping forward.There will be a jump the moment it flies away from the muzzle.

Don't underestimate this little beating deviation, the farther the range, the greater the distance from the target.There is a saying, roughly meaning: the muzzle is one inch away, and the target is one foot away.

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to this problem before, nor did he observe the artillery at close range, let alone load the artillery shells himself.

It was a whim today, but it aroused his inspiration, or it aroused the memory deep in his mind.

Therefore, this is not Zhu Youxiao's invention, but a picture that he browsed on the Internet in his previous life, and his memory is not very reliable.

The so-called bullet support is actually very simple, that is, a round thick wooden board is added behind the spherical shell.Then fix the two together to form a new type of shell.

Don't underestimate this extremely simple bomb holder, it can effectively seal the leakage of gunpowder gas, and it can also act as a buffer for hollow grenades.

With less leakage of gunpowder gas, the thrust of the shells is sufficient, and the range can be longer; at the same time, the accuracy of the cooperation between the shells and the barrel is improved, and the accuracy of the artillery bombardment is guaranteed as much as possible.

If the iron shells are not made accurately, it will take a lot of effort to polish them; the wooden boards will be much easier to repair.

"Long live." Sun Yuanhua looked at the diagram and thought for a while, then asked uncertainly: "Will the shells fixed together in this way roll forward in the air and affect the accuracy?"

Zhu Youxiao laughed and said, "Sun Qing can try it. I don't think that will happen."

For shells with a wooden support, since iron is denser than wood, the center of gravity is closer to the front.

You can imagine a badminton or a feather shuttlecock, the head is heavy and the tail is light to make the flight stable, not somersaults flying fancy in the air.

With that said, Zhu Youxiao took the quill and drew another simple pattern.

"This thick board can act as a buffer. I thought that the heavy-pressed artillery shells of the Ming Dynasty would not have to be cast into hollow spherical shapes with thick walls."

Zhu Youxiao paused for a moment, and the tip of the pen wobbled, probably because he felt that it was difficult to explain clearly, so he stopped again and continued: "When I make a sample, Sun Qing will be able to understand it, and make it for testing."

Since it is called heavy pressure, the shells fired do not have to be spherical, they should look like mortar shells!
If the bullet support can't keep the shell flying stably, Zhu Youxiao thinks that adding small wings (tail fins) will definitely be no problem.

And as a top full-level carpenter in Ming Dynasty, it's not so easy to make a wooden mortar shell!

In Zhu Youxiao's view, a cylindrical thin-walled shell with a shell holder and a tail fin was created.Not only is it simpler and easier than casting thick-walled hollow iron balls, but it can also be filled with more gunpowder and broken iron to increase the damage of explosion fragments.

Although Sun Yuanhua didn't understand very well, almost all the things the emperor asked him to experiment with were successful.Therefore, he bowed down and took the order, and did the experiment when he was ready to go back.

Zhu Youxiao asked Sun Yuanhua about other situations of the Weapons and Powder Bureau before he asked Sun Yuanhua to leave.

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Although war is the top priority, Zhu Youxiao's main energy is not here.

This is the benefit of knowing people and being good at appointment. With Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Keli, and Mao Wenlong sitting in front, there are so many loyal and brave generals fighting in front.As long as he guarantees logistics such as food, weapons and weapons, and occasionally gives pointers, he can basically guarantee the final victory of Pingliao.

And similar or similar to Lindan Batur's thinking, Zhu Youxiao also wants to "safety inside" and put its importance above Pingliao.

This "Annei" is not as full of gunpowder and killing noises on the battlefield, but its complexity is better than that of strategizing and intrigue in war.

Moreover, this "Annei" operation will determine whether Daming will revitalize the country or continue to decline.

If it fails, even if Jiannu is wiped out, there will be other new forces that will become powerful enemies of Ming Dynasty.

The world is like this, the competition between countries is inevitable and extremely cruel.

Even if the Ming Dynasty was not destroyed by foreign enemies and could not "settle inside", under the harsh environment of the Little Ice Age, the change of dynasty would be a result that Zhu Youxiao did not want to accept.

Therefore, promoting the advantages and eliminating the disadvantages, reform and progress, is the work that Zhu Youxiao puts the most effort into and devotes the most energy to.

In reform, the most difficult thing is not promulgating policies and launching measures, but coming from people's traditional thinking habits.

The martial arts school has been established, and the new school has recruited and trained students, but what makes Zhu Youxiao dissatisfied is that too few people accept these.

The army needs artillery instructors and artillery; the imperial court needs economic and technical personnel.These are all based on literacy and counting, or training from readers, which is the most quick and easy.

But for those scholars, if you look at the overall proportion of the number of people, it can be described as very few applicants.

Emphasizing literature over martial arts, respecting the correct path of the imperial examination, the obstacles of these thinking concepts made Zhu Youxiao feel very headache and annoyed.

The preferential treatment for students is already being canceled in order to force them to turn to the professionals and officials needed by the imperial court.But it seems that the effect is not too significant.

And it is impossible to abolish the imperial examination, at least within a few years, Zhu Youxiao remained calm about this.

"Abolishing the Imperial College, isn't it a little bit worrying?" Zhu Youxiao seemed to be talking to himself, and then asked as if asking.

Ni Wenhuan, the imperial penholder, was taken aback. He took a peek at the emperor, and found that he was not angry, so he was a little relieved.

After thinking for a while, Ni Wenhuan carefully suggested: "Long live, the sudden abolition of the Imperial College may shock the government and the public."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Ni Wenhuan in a blink of an eye, and asked ponderingly: "I am worried about too few new students. Does Ni Qing have a good plan?"

Ni Wenhuan bowed and said: "Long live the Qizuo, I thought that the court examination or the official examination should be increased, and the supervisors should be selected from the Guozijian to be appointed officials. Then they will be sent to the new school to study, which can be called Guanzheng. If you do not obey the imperial court's assignment, He will be disqualified as a supervisor.”

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes, smiled, and said, "Ni Qing's suggestion is very good."

In ancient times, if a scholar wanted to stand out, he had to take part in the imperial examination to enter an official career.In order to achieve good results in the imperial examination, key schools and famous teachers are very important.The highest institution of learning at that time was the Imperial College.

Going to the Imperial College also requires an exam, which is equivalent to taking a key high school.But in the Guozijian, only students with particularly outstanding performance can directly become officials through channels such as the imperial examination or the official examination.

For most of the Guozijian students, if they want to get fame, they still have to take the imperial examination.

Ni Wenhuan's move is tantamount to allowing supervisors to become officials without taking the imperial examination.Of course, if you have an official position, you must first enter the new school, whether it is an internship or observing politics, anyway, it has achieved Zhu Youxiao's goal.

Zhu Youxiao used to adopt a voluntary principle for the supervising students before, and the conditions for entering the martial arts school were very liberal, as long as they were in good health; but the time for starting a new school is still short, and the students have not yet determined their future.

Ni Wenhuan's suggestion reminded Zhu Youxiao that it is a trick to confer officials to supervisors.Wouldn't it be more influential and attractive for new students to do it for officials?

It is also an official, although the imperial examination is of course an unusual status, but after all, there are very few people who can be admitted.Taking the next best thing should be acceptable to many scholars, right?
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, feeling that such analysis and judgment are very reliable.But with the addition of the public opinion offensive, the effect will be even better.

Turning to Ni Wenhuan, Zhu Youxiao said: "Learn literary and martial arts, and be like the emperor's family. More similar articles should be published in the recent issues of "Da Ming Forum", so that those scholars don't talk all day long and don't do practical things. The court needs, If the country needs it, if you don’t pay it now, when will you wait?”

"Yes, I obey the order." Ni Wenhuan bowed in response.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it again, and said: "Make up some more stories, let's say that some scholars have studied hard for ten years or decades but can't be officials, let alone have any skills, can't even support themselves, and can't even look forward to their parents. Yang Yang is simply trash, not even a beggar."

Ni Wenhuan blinked his eyes, thinking that it's a bit bad to swear like this, right?

Before Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he continued to rely on his contempt for some scholars and said: "Splendid articles and full of knowledge, relying on this to be an official, can you be a herdsman, or can you stabilize the country? There are five people and six people. I feel that I am great. Actually shit is not."

Ni Wenhuan swallowed his saliva, and decided that when publishing, he must add the profanity of long live.otherwise…….
After Zhu Youxiao finished scolding, he felt a lot more relaxed, and then said to Ni Wenhuan: "Besides, there is also the issue of increasing business tax and the distinction between government and business, and more explanations and disclosures should be made. You also need to be careful about submitting manuscripts. Plus review, and find out who can use it."

Ni Wenhuan bowed to accept the order, feeling very happy in his heart.

To find useful people, of course, is to replace oneself, but it is not demoted and dismissed, but promoted like Wei Guangwei.

Although as the emperor's pen holder, he can be called a confidant, but how can he have the prestige to be a frontier outside?
After Ni Wenhuan resigned, Zhu Youxiao took the question book and read it again.

Despite the complicated political affairs, the theme of work in recent years should not have changed significantly.

Supporting the war externally, eliminating disadvantages internally, alleviating social conflicts, and responding to the approaching Little Ice Age are all inseparable from "money and food".

For Zhu Youxiao, he would choose with his eyes closed whether to raid his home to obtain temporary profits, or to establish a long-lasting benign system.

Now it's not that he was driven to a dead end, he was as poor and crazy as he was at the end of the Chongzhen Dynasty, so Zhu Youxiao naturally didn't want to use too cruel methods.

But if someone dares to hinder him from advancing reforms and achieving his goals.Hey, then he will stop pretending.What kind of name of a stupid king or a tyrant, just put it on my head, see if I can save a piece of meat?

Wang Tiqian walked in lightly, and waited for the emperor to raise his head after approving the test book, then bowed and said: "My lord, His Royal Highness Xin Wang and the descendants of King Tang are waiting to see you outside."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands, and ordered very briefly: "Xuan!"

The policy of punishing officials and businessmen has been formulated, which is equivalent to sharpening the knife.It is up to Zhu Youxiao to choose the capable personnel who will do the work.

Zhu Yujian has been studying Zongxue for several months. No matter what he learns, it is not a difficult task to punish him according to the issued laws and regulations. It only depends on whether his heart is strong or not.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to send Zhu Yujian to Jiangnan, both for investigation and experience.He wants to know whether Zhu Yujian, who has been evaluated as "more accomplished" in history, is worthy of great use.

As for the letter king Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao also had the same idea to let his little brother see the outside world, experience the sufferings of the people, and see clearly the ugly face of Ming officials and businessmen.

Seeing with your own eyes is better than preaching a hundred times, Zhu Youxiao thinks this sentence is very applicable to Zhu Youjian.

Self-willed, dogmatic and suspicious are Zhu Youjian's biggest character flaws, and it may be that he is in the end of the precarious dynasty, which magnifies this flaw.

Zhu Youxiao hopes that he can change, and he is not going to use the way of preaching again.Let him go, let him watch, this kind of education will be more effective.

(End of this chapter)