Emperor Kangxi sent me to marry

Although the Queen Mother had never fired a gun, she was a woman from the Mongolian grasslands and was no stranger to firearms.

She marveled at the finely crafted pistol, which was only slightly larger than a human hand. She even passed it on to her three granddaughters who had just returned from Daqing Mountain to watch together.

"Can such a gadget really hurt people?"

Haifeng calmly placed refreshments on the small table next to the Queen Mother, pretending not to care.

"Dobu bought it from Oros. How do I know this? He actually let it go and showed it to me once. I arranged the gems on it and set them. Oops, I don't know where gold is precious. From ordering to buying, it cost me a lot of money. It took several months of work. At first it was 700 taels, then it was broken down piecemeal, and the price was increased when the goods arrived. Finally, it was settled on 200 taels, plus a box of high-quality tea bricks."

The gun happened to be passed into the hands of the fifth princess. She pulled out the roulette wheel containing bullets and turned it to listen to the sound.Hearing the price, he handed it to Zhong Jihai.

"Fourth sister, even converting silver into gold is enough to make a golden gun. My brother-in-law spends too much money and doesn't count, and he still hasn't gotten over it yet?"

"No, I heard him say how powerful this thing is. I don't understand Yomo. I'll ask my tenth brother when he comes back."

The Queen Mother's curiosity was aroused, and she specifically asked the disgraced old eunuch next to her to go out and find Brother Ten.Brother Ten, who looked forward to it, guessed what was going on, bowed into the pergola, and started shouting.

"Has the roulette pistol arrived? Yesterday, my brother-in-law was drinking with us and said a few words. Unexpectedly, I saw it before Khan Ama."

Haifeng deliberately did not ask Zhong Jihai to hand over the gun, preferring to take two more steps and give the pistol to Brother Ten.

"Quietly and don't make any noise. Mama wants to see it, so you can demonstrate it for us who don't know how to fire a gun. When you get back to Khan Ama, just pretend it didn't happen."

The tenth brother happily took the gun, and based on what he heard at the banquet last night, he tinkered with it for a while, and sure enough, the roulette wheel came out with a click.

Inside, there is a groove that can hold six rounds of bullets.

"Fourth sister, why did I hear that six projectiles can be put in here?"

"Yes, there is such a thing. Speaking of this, it's new. It turns out that the gun is not very valuable, but the bullets are rare. I heard the businessman who resold the gun said that if this good thing was shipped out, if the emperor of Oros knew about it, Those who were going to be beheaded. He sold us a total of twelve. Dobu figured out a small thing with gunpowder wrapped in oil paper as a substitute. He tested it twice and thought it was pretty good. You can use that one. "

The wealthy man next to him held a box containing paper-wrapped bullets and offered them diligently.

"I serve my brother-in-law and have tried the gun twice. If Master Ten is trustworthy, I will fill it in for Master Ten."

Brother Ten threw the empty pistol to Fugui.Fugui quickly added six more and filled them up. He took out a fire seal, opened the mechanism on the gun, and showed Brother Ten a thick copper needle inside.

"If you use the bullets provided by the merchant, you can still ignite the gunpowder even if there is no fire. If you use the paper bullets you made yourself, you have to heat the copper needle in advance. Master Shi, be careful, some paper bullets If you can’t fire it, don’t panic, just press the trigger down, maybe one of them will be lit.”

After the fire broke the copper needle until it burned red, Fugui closed the mechanism and returned the pistol to the tenth prince.

"Please try the gun."

The tenth brother couldn't wait, and before the copper needle cooled down, he quickly shot at the target that was moved.

The first two fired successfully, the third misfired, the fourth fired again, and the fifth and sixth failed, only a little black smoke came out.

However, the three lead bullets packed in advance in the paper bag were nailed to the target well, and the marks were not shallow.

In front of his sister, Brother [-] did not say any harsh or disappointing words, but even praised her a few times.

"This is convenient, otherwise you would have to put in a gun and fill it with gunpowder. Khan Ama definitely likes it."

After all, the Queen Mother had only a partial understanding of the value of this fresh pistol, which had a success rate of only half.When she heard the praise from Brother Ten, she believed it to be true and kept the things Haifeng asked her in her heart.

"When the emperor comes back, don't go too far away from me. If you have time to speak, the Ai family will send someone to call you. If you present this to the emperor, there will be no overnight feud between father and daughter, and the story of Huangluzhuang will be over. "

Brother Ten held the paper-wrapped projectile made of multiple cloths and studied it. He quickly figured out the simple structure inside. His eyes turned to Axiang, who was holding a small, exquisite gold-plated square box tightly in his arms.

"Are these twelve precious bullets here?"

Axiang glanced at Brother Ten and meekly opened the box.

"Tenth Master, you can take a look if you want. I just want to show you my kindness for once and don't just try it on. This little thing is not easy to buy."

"I know where I can let you take the blame."

Brother Ten took one in his hand and studied it in the sunlight.

I saw it was a long and thin bar made of brass, a bit like a drop of water, with a pointed front and a rounded back.The center of the circle at the tail is obviously concave and thinner than the surrounding area.

Apparently, the copper needle was designed solely to pierce this thin copper sheet.

"Can this projectile be shot out without using a match rope, spring machine, or flint to start a fire?"

"That's what our father said. Because things are rare, I only tried one when receiving the goods. I didn't see him using anything else, so he just stuffed the projectile in and shot it out with a bang."

The tenth prince wanted to know more and more what the weird truth was. He held the bullet in his hand and played with it for a long time, but finally couldn't figure it out, so he called Fugui over.

"Khan Ama took several brothers-in-law and other brothers out for hunting. When will they come back?"

"Going back to me, I just heard that the emperor and his predecessors came to report that he would come to the palace before dark and have dinner with the Queen Mother."

"Keep an eye on them closely. As soon as Khan Ama and the others go back, come over and tell me."

"Come on, I'll go right now." The tenth prince accompanied the Queen Mother and other female relatives in the afternoon, hiking and riding horses, and spent more than two hours sightseeing.Fugui came over to deliver the news, saying that the Holy Master was leaving, so the [-]th Prince encouraged the Queen Mother to go back to the palace to rest.The Queen Mother was getting older and was indeed a little tired. In addition, she still had Haifeng's instructions in her heart, so she ordered her to pack her things and go back.

When riding in a carriage, Haifeng specially arranged for Zhong Jihai to ride in a carriage with him, and used every opportunity to dial her in.

"Old Shi looks like that on the surface, but he's actually still a kid inside. He's just a kid. Don't let him fool you."

After listening to this, Zhong Jihai admitted very boldly that he was interested in Brother Ten.

"I don't like men like the Eighth Prince who are too calculating. The Tenth Prince is just right. He is sloppy, can't I just be precise?"

"Khan Amma will never nod and let you marry into the Forbidden City!"

"I know. But when you become the empress, if we are still in love, we won't be able to do anything at all, right?"

"You are all these."

"Bafujin said it. Don't be afraid, I'm on your side. Why can't a woman be the emperor? If I were you, even if I could sit on the dragon throne for a long time? It's worth it to be broken into pieces. Instead of spending my mind on these irrelevant things You'd better deal with the gun test at night! Depending on the situation, you may have to do something."

Haifeng suddenly grabbed Zhong Jihai's arm. She was too tight and needed to vent her uneasy emotions. Otherwise, she would not have rashly spoken to stop Zhong Jihai and the tenth brother's ambiguity.

"I don't know. There are too many flaws in this plan. I have never done anything so uncertain."

Zhong Jihai was silent for a while, then took out a silver pendant in the shape of a wolf tooth from his neck, sealed it in his purse, and gave it to Haifeng.

"I hate Abu, but there are some words he said that I will never forget in my life. He said that since Changshengtian chose him to be the Great Khan, then the Junggar tribe will not be lucky to lose the battle. You should also learn from this You must be strong. Otherwise, why would you be the empress? If you have this destiny, Changshengtian will naturally help you and turn danger into good fortune."

Several carriages have been painstakingly and repeatedly improved by Huang Luzhuang. They use a large number of spring shock absorbers to make them comfortable and stable to sit on.When she arrived at the palace, the Queen Mother was full of praise for Huangluzhuang and asked people to reward him with gold and silver.

"When the construction of the city here is completed, the Ai family really wants to call him to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is really clever. I wonder if the fourth princess will let him go?"

The fifth princess got off the carriage and found that her sister could not be seen around, so she took the initiative to help the Queen Mother walk to the palace.

"Whether you want to give it up or not, you have to ask Lao Qi, who is in charge of the project. How many days does my sister stay in Guihua City at the end of the year? Ma Ma drank the tonic first, and didn't drink it at noon."

In fact, at this time, Haifeng, who had just gotten off the bus, was exchanging news with the people sent by Gao Shiqi, so he didn't pay attention to the Queen Mother.

"how is the situation?"

"The master said that the emperor is in a good mood. Please feel free to act boldly, your highness. He has already decided to accompany the emperor to test the gun tonight."

Hearing that Gao Shiqi was helping to smooth things over, Haifeng's anxious heart finally relaxed.

His tongue can turn black into white.

In the evening, the palace kitchen was filled with prey such as gazelles, deer, rabbits, etc. that had been shipped back in advance.These were hunted by Kangxi with his sons and sons-in-law, and he ordered that the Queen Mother be given extra food in the evening.Seeing so many things, Hai Feng couldn't cook for a while, so he asked the chef to prepare charcoal fire, stove, fine mesh and other things, and prepare more spices to have a barbecue dinner.

The official responsible for organizing the banquet handed over the order, and Haifeng read it briefly, focusing entirely on studying how to deal with Kangxi in the evening.

Will he doubt his action of offering the gun?

Just imagining in his mind that he pointed a pistol at Kangxi and asked him to write an edict of succession, Haifeng was so nervous that he almost vomited.

Especially when the probability of this gun successfully firing bullets is less than 30.00% on average.

In Dobu's experiments, it often happened that all six bullets misfired.

If she wants to succeed, what she needs most is luck.

In tonight's gun test ceremony in full view of everyone, the pistol must be successfully fired twice.

In this way, Kangxi would believe that the revolver was extremely powerful and it was absolutely impossible for him to escape from the gunpoint.

Dobu has no way to replace himself.Kangxi would never allow a Mongolian who could shoot to get within ten steps of him with a murderous weapon.

Even if this person is his son-in-law.

Only she, who looked so frail and the emperor's own princess, could hold a pistol and walk into shooting distance.

Haifeng was so nervous that his breathing began to feel constricted.

No. 13 bullets are placed in the sachet.

She wanted to check the status of the firearm one last time to relieve the pressure, so she casually dropped the excuse and walked out of the kitchen.Before she could find Fugui and Axiang who were holding guns, Brother Ten ran over to her in a panic and sweating profusely.

"Fourth sister, come with me quickly! There was a thief at Mama's place, and that pistol was lost!"

　1. Match rope and flint are relatively easy to understand. The spring wheel is similar to the small rotating pulley on the lighter.The flints are two natural stones. When they rub against each other, sparks will burst out and ignite the gunpowder. The spring wheel replaces the flints with two pieces of metal, which increases the success rate of ignition and makes it more convenient to use.The relatively mature spring wheel gun appeared in the first half of the 16th century, but it did not gain popularity and remained among the aristocratic class.The reason is that the structure is complex and the cost is high.Kangxi had an imperial fire gun called "Ji Lai Huo", which used a spring-wheel ignition structure.

　　2. Paper-packed bullets have been the mainstream bullet type for about 19 years from the early 1861th century to the outbreak of the American Civil War in 60.In fact, the metal cartridge case was developed by the American Mauers in 1851, but it was completely ignored.Because the government feels that its long production cycle increases the weight of the bullet and is not as good as paper-wrapped bullets.However, after the outbreak of the Civil War, the advantages of metal cartridge cases in improving the performance of firearms were valued, and metal bullets replaced paper bullets.

　　(End of this chapter)