Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 295 Weapons
Ye Xun's schedule for going out this time is very tight. After the Horqin Department's affairs, he will rush to the capital to preside over Zhu Youxiao's wedding.

One is business, and the other is a bit of nonsense. Zhu Youxiao is sharpening his knife in the capital, but he has to go. As for what he thinks in his heart, I am afraid that only he knows.

Thirty miles away from Guangning, the team met Zhang Qi who came to greet him.

Guangning, as the gate of Liaodong, has 5000 troops stationed nominally. In fact, Ye Xun has ordered Zhang Qi to secretly expand the army to [-]. It can be said that this army is completely Ye Xun's private soldiers. Except for Ye Xun, anyone They can't be adjusted.

Although thirty miles is not far away, Ye Xun was a little tired after traveling all the way, so he ordered the army to set up camp.

After the large tent of the Chinese army was set up, Ye Xun called Zhang Qi in.

Zhang Qi can be said to be the direct descendant of Ye Xun's direct line. Tieling followed Ye Xun. In one year, he grew from the smallest army leader to a first-class officer commanding more than 2 horses. I am so grateful that I can't describe it in any words.

"See Eunuch!"

After entering, Zhang Qi knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute.

Ye Xun waved his hand and said, "Get up! You came just in time, I won't go into the city tomorrow, you provide the logistics and supplies, and send someone to tell Li Yu now, come to see me tomorrow morning, and I won't wait after the deadline."

Zhang Qi wrote down Ye Xun's instructions one by one, and then said: "My father-in-law is going to Horqin. There are too few people around, right? Why don't you bring 1 people with you?"

Zhang Qi's 2 troops, although I dare not say they are absolutely elite, but all the officers in the army were transferred from the Jiandao Battalion or the Ganzi Battalion, and they are all well-equipped. As Ye Xun's direct line, Zhang Qi certainly knows Where should this army be used, that's why I asked this question.

Ye Xun shook his head, and said: "Zhu Youxue's death is my heart. You are my gate to Liaodong, and there must be no mistakes. Don't worry about Horqin. With me, they can't turn the sky over."

"Is there any special news from Jinzhou?"

In fact, Ye Xun's control over Jinzhou has never been relaxed, but what is on paper is not as real as what his subordinates told him personally.

Zhang Qi said with a smile: "I heard that Master Cheng has surrendered some pirates again, by the way, there seem to be many Japanese among them."

"Japanese?"

Cheng Yu reported to Ye Xun about the surrender of the pirates. The Jinzhou Navy is currently in the construction stage, and it is normal for good and bad to be mixed. Complete overhaul.

But Ye Xun really didn't know about the Japanese people. Cheng Yu probably thought they were all pirates and nothing special, so he didn't report it to Ye Xun.

Japanese people are Japanese pirates. Ye Xun knows the virtues of these people very well. These people must not stay in the Jinzhou Navy.

After letting Zhang Qi retire, Ye Xun wrote a letter to Cheng Yu, telling Cheng Yu that the Japanese can let him go back and harm the Japanese country, and they must not be included in the Jinzhou Navy, nor can they provide any assistance.

Ye Xun discussed everything with Cheng Yu, but this matter was spoken in an orderly tone. He believed that Cheng Yu could understand his thoughts, and it was not long before Japanese pirates ravaged the southeast coast, so it was impossible for Cheng Yu to not know about it. .

As soon as the letter was written and sent away, a guard came to report that Mr. Han Ping had something urgent to see.

Hearing that it was Han Ping who came, Ye Xun couldn't help being startled. Han Ping has been in charge of the arsenal in Shenyang, how could he catch up suddenly? Could it be that something happened to the arsenal?

Before he could think about it, he immediately ordered someone to call Han Ping in, but when he saw Han Ping's expression, Ye Xun couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, because Han Ping's expression had already told him that there was good news, and this good news The news must not be small, otherwise Han Ping would not have come in person.

"See Eunuch, Eunuch is overjoyed!"

After entering, Han Ping couldn't restrain the joy on his face. He even forgot to salute Ye Xun. After saying hello to Ye Xun, he turned around and shouted to the outside: "Quick! Bring it in!"

Ye Xun's curiosity was also hooked, and he walked quickly to Han Ping's side, and said with a smile: "Take it in and show me, what can make Mr. Han so happy?"

Following Ye Xun's call, two soldiers came in carrying a long box.

"Elder-in-law, please forgive me for being a fool, can you guess what's inside?"

This is a wooden box, and a lot of thatch is exposed from the gaps in the box. The thatch should be used to protect the things inside from bumps.

Ye Xun looked at it, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and said, "Is it a firecracker?"

Han Ping gave a thumbs up and praised: "Elder-in-law is really clever."

While speaking, he leaned over to open the box with his own hands, pushed aside the thatch inside, and immediately saw two black firecrackers neatly placed under the thatch, no, this is a product designed by Ye Xun, it should be called a musket.

Han Ping reached out to pick up one, then held it to Ye Xun with both hands, and said with joy on his face: "Gonggong Shenren, we have tried all these firecrackers, not only the range is much higher than the original firecrackers, but also made of wrought iron. The gun barrel made by the company did not blow up again, we discussed it, and this thing will be called Ye Gong gun from now on.”

Ye Xun took over the musket. In fact, before he took charge of Liaodong, there were already many firearms in the Liaodong Army, but Ye Xun knew the quality and efficiency of those things, so he simply discarded them.

When fighting the Jurchens several times, even the Franco cannons and Huzun cannons that were commonly used in the army were rarely used, so that they could be used directly with the real guns and artillery after they were developed On the battlefield, hit Huang Taiji by surprise.

The musket was drawn by Ye Xun according to the shape of the rifle of the later generations, and the thing Han Ping called Ye Gonggun in his hand basically had the same shape as the painting.

The only problem is that the loading method is still the same as before, the ammunition is loaded from the barrel, but it doesn't matter, this is already a leap forward for Chen Tienu and the others.

Nodding and laughing, he said, "Go back and get 1 taels of silver as rewards to the craftsmen, but there is no rush to mass-produce this thing. I will draw a blueprint for you later, and tell the masters that the musket on the picture can be developed, not only If there is a big reward, I will give it to him as an official."

Han Ping was a little surprised. He thought that if this thing was used on the battlefield with the Jurchen, it would have a much longer range than a bow and arrow, but he didn't expect that Eunuch Ye still seemed not satisfied.

Ye Xun clearly saw Han Ping's thoughts, and patted Han Ping's shoulder with a smile, saying: "There is no end to craftsmanship, there is no best, only better, tell everyone to keep working hard, I believe everyone can do it."

Speaking of this, Ye Xun couldn't help but think of the two foreign devils again. After capturing the Jurchen spy who had contacted them last time, Sun Dong took them to visit the place where the execution was carried out. Afterwards, Sun Dong reported that the two foreign devils were scared It's not light, I peed my pants.

"Andis, how have they been doing recently?"

After hearing Ye Xun's question, Han Ping sneered and said, "They are honest now, but they are a little too honest. They just stay where they live and read scriptures, and the Iron Stove Workshop seldom comes."

"There is such a thing!"

A killing intent flashed in Ye Xun's eyes.
(End of this chapter)