God and mystery

Chapter 317 New Era Transcendence Method (Fire) Weapon
At a river estuary, the officers and soldiers were busy, and at the same time, the sky was full of wind and clouds. Seeing this scene, the officers and soldiers of the navy whispered to each other, knowing that the person they were waiting for was coming.

Among these officers and soldiers, one stood up, holding a long and large object covered by a white cloth in his hand, and a large box beside him. Seeing Ji Xiang's arrival, he was as happy as seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

When Ji Xiang descended and came to this ferry, he couldn't help being surprised when he saw the person in front of him.

"Brother Xiangji!"

The person waiting for Ji Xiang here is none other than Zhao Shizhen, a firearms expert who had a close relationship in the capital!

"Ji Daochang, I've been waiting for you to come! The treasure in my arms is really buzzing every day, and it's hard to wait for a moment!"

Zhao Shizhen and Ji Xiang hadn't seen each other for a long time, and the excitement was beyond words. At the same time, he said that it was finally time for him to uncover the white cloth in his hand.

And Ji Xiang never forgot about this incident, he was just very surprised, it's only been half a year, could it be...
"The new firearm you want is ready!"

"Thanks to His Majesty's support, and Prince Zheng's help!"

Ji Xiang didn't know the King Zheng in Zhao Shizhen's mouth. Seeing that Ji Xiang was a little indifferent, Zhao Shizhen immediately started bragging about that prince, but at this time Ji Xiang suddenly thought of who this person was!
Speaking of King Zheng, of course he doesn't know him.

But if it is Zhu Zaiyu!Of course I have heard of it!

Law sage Zhu Zaiyu!In the Ming Dynasty, apart from Wang Yangming, the sage of the heart, there was another person who could be called a "sage"!His name is in the history of the ages, and he can sit on an equal footing with people like Xu Xiake, Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing!
Moreover, this is an encyclopedia-type scientific master, the only strange person in the decaying royal family of the Ming Dynasty who seems to have opened his wisdom. , and his ability in mathematics can be said to be the best in the world, and his mathematics level is "unparalleled" in the whole world!
Xu Guangqi, Xu Xiake, Song Yingxing, Zhao Shizhen, Zhu Zaiyu, Tang Xianzu, Feng Menglong, Zhang Yaofang, Shen Jing, Li Shizhen, Cheng Dawei, Li Zhizao, Sun Yunqiu, Yang Jizhou, Tu Benju, and foreign scholar Matteo Ricci
Astronomy and geography, music arithmetic, scientific and technological firearms, people's livelihood literature, agricultural medicine, everything is included. In the era when Emperor Wanli was in power, the golden age was concentrated between ten years and 40 years of Wanli. It's SSR!

As for governing the country, Emperor Wanli hasn't been in court for decades, and he hasn't seen the country collapse. Instead, the economy has taken off. As for governing the country, the cabinet has clearly arranged for you, even if you put a dog on the throne It's okay.

It's a pity that the Wanli court and Emperor Wanli, on the normal historical line, is a poor band operator with a full hand of good cards, but it's normal for him not to know these people after decades of absence. It can only be said that the deep palace The compound and narrow-minded people are full of thoughts of persecuting Zhang Juzheng. After the persecution is over, the goal of life is over.

It's not that the teammates are not good enough, it's that I can't handle it too well.

Ji Xiang took over this object. Although there were many kinds of firearms in the Ming Dynasty, the biggest problem was "unable to continue", that is, there was a very long reloading and cooling time after a round. I have already discussed this issue with Zhao Shizhen in the capital, and now it is time for the brand-new weapon built with the help of Zhang Tianshi to show its power.

boom!A huge amount of wishes were entrenched in this new firearm, and as soon as he got it, this weapon had a close connection with Ji Xiang himself.

"Brother Xiangji, is your book about firearms "Sacred Artifacts" finished?"

"Exactly, not long ago, just finished writing! It has been sent to the emperor!"

Zhao Shizhen was very happy, and Ji Xiang was even happier!
The yin and yang universe conjures magical objects, and firearms are the most powerful and powerful weapons. The inner scene god card told Ji Xiang at the beginning that when this "Book of Divine Artifacts" is finished, all the wishes of those who used firearms in the Ming court will be blessed to the end on this book!
And in the end, the person who holds the firearms of the Ming Dynasty will get three kinds of power. Ji Xiang has swallowed part of the initial wish with the inner scene god card before, and can display these three kinds of power, that is, Shenwei Dry Fire, Five Soldiers Fear, thunder and wind, their functions are simply: 1 doubles the power of firearms and is unstoppable, 2 triples the power of cold weapons, 3 does not need conventional ammunition, but uses incense, mana, five thunder charms, etc. as an alternative to ammunition.

And now, "The Artifact Spectrum" has been written, and the power of the firearm has been greatly improved again!
"Look, if it's suitable for you!"

Zhao Shizhen began to introduce Ji Xiang!

The shape of this new firearm still looks like a thunderbolt, but it has been increased to eight steel pipes, and the front shield design has been canceled, so that its barrel part is similar to the multi-barreled flintlock gun of the eighteenth century, which is more compact , looks like a large steel pipe with eight gun holes cut out.

At the back is a large turntable. If you don't look at the front, there are things like small iron bottles on the big turntable at the back.

This is called a bullet nest, and this kind of weapon was equipped at the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is called "Parker Revolving Cannon" in the West and "Revolving Cannon" in the East!
The one who turns the wheel, Yama of the Ten Temples, who first turned in the cycle of reincarnation
Behind the wheel gun, there is a handle.

On the eight steel pipes, the design of sticking spells was cancelled, but the words of spells were engraved on them, which would be more suitable for mages to infuse mana, and those bullet nests.
"I consider that increasing the bullet nest instead of adding sub-guns can not only increase the air-tightness, but also be suitable for mages and ordinary soldiers. The bullet nest is equipped with projectiles and gunpowder, and it can be fired continuously when it is rotated."

The flintlock version of the Gatling gun!Zhao Shizhen improved the design of the Xunlei gun, added the concept of the Franji gun and mother gun, and reduced the sub gun into a bullet nest, thus creating this extremely weird weapon!

Of course, there is an important problem, that is, the cost of this thing is really expensive.

"This weapon was made with the help of Zhang Tianshi. In many places, the design is made by manpower and handwork, and there will be huge errors. It must be polished by old craftsmen who have been in the industry for more than 20 years, but it is a pity. , if a large number of craftsmen are recruited, it will inevitably affect the life of the people, and it will inevitably cause confusion for the people."

"The precision machining you proposed, those tools and equipment, are also being searched for. Master Xu Guangqi has already entered the capital at the invitation of Matteo Ricci."

But one thing is regrettable, that is Song Yingxing. Song Yingxing was only ten years old at this time, and the work of "Tiangong Kaiwu" is still far away. This great mechanic will have to wait at least another five to ten years before he can become a usable talent.

"Does this weapon have a name?"

Ji Xiang asked Zhao Shizhen, so he might as well name this thing a wheel gun. Anyway, in history, the Qing Dynasty also used it in the later period of the Qing Dynasty, which is the name.

Zhao Shizhen readily agreed, saying that he originally named this thing Thunderbolt, but now it sounds like the name of the wheel cannon is more suitable for the operation method of this thing.

Giving away someone's firstborn on the battlefield is just like the wheel-running king in the Ten Temples of Yama, and it's all over!
The soldiers around also looked over and whispered to each other when they saw this new weapon. After listening to Zhao Shizhen's description, it is hard to imagine how powerful this thing is, but the cost is always a big problem.

"Actually, if we can go to Japan and attack them, the cost will be recovered."

"Anthracene, Daoist Priest, what do you say?"

Ji Xiang said that Japan is a country that is now unified and wants to destroy North Korea and then enter China. At this time, he will not give you money. If you can cross the sea to attack Japan this time, it would be even better.

There are a lot of gold and white minerals there.

Zhao Shizhen was a little dazed: "I am a great empire, do I still need gold and silver mines from a small country?"

Ji Xiang couldn't stop laughing.

Literati are like this. When talking about fields that they are not good at, they often rely on their brains to be logically self-consistent.

As for a capable literati like Zhao Shizhen, he has devoted his whole life to making firearms and reading. It is normal for him not to understand other things. After all, when it comes to the circulation of gold and silver mines, it belongs to commercial trade. According to the hierarchical system of the Ming court, only the officials of the six ministries and the bosses of the cabinet can see clearly.

"Did you know that there is a gold mountain in Japan, the output of which is enough to be mined without sleep for 400 years, and now, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is going to mine these rare gold and silver mines, and there are many places like this in Japan."

In the past, Japan was a small country with few people and backward technology. It was empty guarding the gold and silver mountains and crying miserably. Until the Warring States Period in Japan, various big names recruited powerful troops to vigorously mine the mines everywhere, and they did not hesitate to use their lives to fill them. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, the mining scale of major mines has also reached a very high level.

However, the silver in the Ming Dynasty was only 290 million a year at its peak, but the annual financial expenditure was more than twice this figure. In addition, there was no ash blowing smelting method that existed in the seventeenth century at this time, and the mining efficiency was low. The part exceeding 290 million basically relies on overseas trade, and a large part comes from Japan.

However, a large amount of silver did not change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, but accelerated its demise. The reason was that the Ming Dynasty government was unable to control the movement of silver.The source of silver in the Ming Dynasty was foreign trade, which was in the hands of rich private businessmen, not the state.

"If Tsushima Island can be used as a springboard to land on the Japanese mainland and occupy their gold and silver mines, then the country's financial expenditure can be alleviated to a certain extent, and ships can be developed at the same time, creating more in the name of the imperial court. Overseas trade, increasing income."

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, he went to the West to spread money everywhere. He was really a rich man in heaven and a rich man in the world.Now that the financial situation is in dire straits, it can be said that it is a retaliation for a retribution.

At this time, a general next to him said: "I heard that in the former Yuan Dynasty, there was an expedition to Japan, but when crossing the sea to the vicinity of Tsushima Island, the ship would encounter a 'kamikaze'."

"The wind is weird."

The kamikaze incident, in Ji Xiang's view, was nothing more than a defensive tower counterattack.

You entered the attack range of Xu Fu's defense tower, of course he wants to point you.

"It is indeed difficult to get in. Without the combat power of four or five immortals, I am afraid it will be difficult to get in."

When Ji Xiang said these words, he couldn't help sighing in his heart, if there were mountains and rivers, what would a few immortals be, they were all over the place.

So far, I don't know the upper limit of the combat power of the pseudo-immortal, but I haven't broken through Tianxin. After 2000 years of practice, the realm of the pseudo-immortal can't be improved, but with the national prestige and wish as a big blessing, it is estimated that at most it is equivalent to ascending to the peak. In short It must be under Tianxin.

The water surged, and soon, this group of sailors went east along the water of the great river, joined a group of sailors near Zhejiang, and marched along the east coast.

On the ships of all walks, there are various large-scale armed firearms, Lianzhu artillery, Fran cannon, kidnapper firecrackers, tiger squatting cannons, meteor cannons, and "Hongyi cannons" bought from the south!
In the Haojingao area, where Matteo Ricci and the others landed, there is a "Bugarao Cannon Factory" opened by the Portuguese in the 36th year of Jiajing. Wannuhang", don't look at this guild as a slave smuggler, in fact it's just because this Wannu is someone else's name.

In fact, this guild is even more involved in the arms business.

This cannon foundry located in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty is the best cannon foundry in the world today!
When Zhao Shizhen was improving his firearms, Emperor Wanli ordered a search of this "Bu Jia Lao Wan Slavery", because in order to buy the fierce land of Dongyue Temple, Matteo Ricci used his relationship with Ji Xiang to sneak into the shop. The high-ranking officials of the imperial court immediately took off the underpants of this cannon factory.

Emperor Wanli was overjoyed at the time, and sent someone to immediately arrest Wannu Bujialao, the director of the Cannon Factory. A batch of newly minted cannons is delivered towards North Korea!

In this way, the Hongyi Cannon, which was originally salvaged from the shipwreck in England six years before the Apocalypse, entered the Korean War decades in advance!

Jin Yiwei also gave him a lot of face. Anyway, he came here with the imperial decree. This free prostitution is just a basic operation. If Dongchang comes, you may even have to change your property registrant.

In order to praise Mr. Bugarao, the imperial court gave him the title of firearms consultant, which made Bugarao very happy!Of course, he knew how good it was to get a blessing in disguise this time, which meant that in the future, Luzon, Japan, India, and even Portugal, the Dutch, and the Spaniards, who traded on this sea, would come to him to buy firearms.

This is the best in the world, and there is an officially canonized cannon foundry!This is the power of reputation. Compared with Xiaohei Workshop, the title given by the court is undoubtedly more powerful. Whether it is making money or in any other way, even if the Ming court suddenly turns against him in the future and wants to seize his property, he can also use this reputation. Go elsewhere and start a better cannon foundry.

The flood was surging, and Ji Xiang also saw the sincerity of those "generals"!

The Great Order of Conferring the Gods is very effective, not only the gods from all over the place will return to obedience, but also a large number of monsters who want to mix up, spare no effort to fight for life and things here.

The dragon pulls the boat, the wind monster moves the clouds, and the water monster blows up the waves.

The clouds and the sky are shaking, and there is a mighty scene!
Bypassing the Shandong Peninsula, the fleet headed towards Tianjin Port for final supplies, while Ji Xiang escorted two scholars, and flew from here to Shuntian Mansion in Yuntou. It took about a day. In the Forbidden City.

When Hajime looked up, he was stunned.

The imperial palace suspended in the sky is like a heavenly palace. If it stands up to the sky under the sea of ​​clouds, it will not look like the Forbidden City before!

At this time, Feng Menglong and Zhang Yaofang were completely dumbfounded.

In addition to the capital city, the Juren examination can also be held in provincial capitals. Feng Menglong has been to the capital city before, but he is just horrified at how this place has become like this!
And Zhang Yaofang, as a player with five bars and zero in the provincial capital, knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted:
"The Emperor Tianwei!"

Ji Xiang was complaining.

Such an exaggerated shape is a bit too outrageous!
"Well, brother, you're back."

Zhang Tianshi's voice appeared not far away. Old Zhang's complexion was very bad. Ji Xiang could feel that his aura had dropped by more than half compared to before. Although his realm was still at the level of an immortal, his strength seemed to be affected. seal.

"Senior brother is going to North Korea, I have something to tell you, brother."

(End of this chapter)