Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 167 The first director of the Ordnance Bureau

Wang Baobao looked at his niece. The innocent little girl she once was no longer existed. He was silent for a moment and said, "You are seeking revenge for the imperial concubine."

Haibie did not deny it, gritted his teeth and said: "If the blue thief doesn't die, I, Eji, will not rest in peace even if I die."

"Uncle Wang Kuokuo, he doesn't want to see his people displaced in his lifetime."

It was precisely because she caught Wang Baobao's mentality that she went to him directly.

"This matter is too big, I have to think about it again."

Wang Baobao said and turned around to leave.

Beijing.

The imperial palace, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"What does Yang Xian say about laying the track all the way to Peiping?" Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand and asked.

Zhu Biao replied: "Yang Qing said that as long as the court has sufficient financial support, it can be completed by the end of next year."

It can indeed be done if multiple places work together.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, with a smile on his face, and said: "Boss, Yang Xian has made great contributions to the country in this matter."

You must know that the surrounding areas of the Ming Dynasty are far from complete peace at this time. The Ming Dynasty still needs to maintain a relatively high frequency of sending troops. With rail trains, the most important logistics in the military can be guaranteed.

You must know that trains can not only transport grain and grass, but also directly transport people when critical.

"Wang Baobao's troops over the grassland have made new movements." Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a memorial on the table and handed it to Zhu Biao. "I have informed the Northern Border Army to be ready for war at any time."

Zhu Biao took a look at the report and said, "It's a pity. Originally, according to Yang Qing's previous plan, the grassland would be gradually eroded by us. We have already seen some results in the past two years. If this war is going to happen, If we delay this for another 20 years, there will be no more surprises."

"There are not all idiots like Tuogu Si Timur on the grassland. Wang Baobao is a character." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and then said. "Baoer was defeated by him last time, and over the years, he has been evenly matched with Tiande."

"In my impression, the most complete defeat he suffered was the battle in front of Beiping City two years ago. I heard that he was blown away by Yang Xian and lost his armor, so he ran away in a panic."

After hearing the song and knowing its elegant meaning, Zhu Biao said, "Father, do you plan to have Yang Qing in command this time?"

"This matter is not urgent. Let's think about it again. However, we must seize the time on the research and development of firearms. The reason why we were able to achieve a great victory last time was also thanks to the new gunpowder developed by Yang Xian." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

“Can be a treasury”

"Don't worry about money. Just talk to Yang Xian and let him do it." Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and said with high spirits. "Yang Xian's original plan was indeed good, but it was so easy to defeat the Mongolian cavalry as they were setting down the mountain like this."

Therefore, firearms have become a top priority.

When Zhu Biao approached Yang Xian to convey Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, Yang Xian naturally had no objection.

He recently discovered a characteristic, that is, the more merit points he has, the greater his changes will be.

Nowadays it is just a change in quantity, with greater strength, seeing further, hearing more clearly, better memory, photographic memory, etc.
Yang Xian wants to know whether a qualitative change can be achieved when the quantity reaches a certain level.

If the Ming Dynasty expands outward, it means there will be more people, and these people can bring more merit points to Yang Xian.

The Ordnance Bureau was established as early as two years ago on Yang Xian's suggestion.

However, due to the truce on the grassland, coupled with domestic famine and other reasons, the development of the Arms Bureau was not ideal.But even so, the foundation was laid as early as two years ago.

In the past two years, the imperial court summoned skilled craftsmen from all over the world who were knowledgeable in firearms and asked them to conduct special research on firearms.

It is equivalent to saying that the talent reserve is already there.

Now Yang Xian is appointed as the director of the Arms Bureau. As soon as Yang Xian came up, he introduced a number of reform measures.

Increase the intensity of rewards and reward those who have made outstanding contributions to the research and improvement of firearms.

You can even give them an official position to protect their children.

Regarding some research problems, the situation is the same as that of the glass factory.

Yang Xian also put forward many constructive suggestions, such as requiring all craftsmen to record each experiment.

Any changes during the entire research experiment and any normal or abnormal observations obtained must be truthfully recorded.

Only in this way can we truly promote the development of science and technology.

Of course, due to time constraints, Yang Xian had to produce effective results immediately.

He set his sights directly on the rifle.

At this time, if the Ming Dynasty could build a rifle, it would definitely increase the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's army by more than ten steps!

Let alone push the grassland flatly, God knows where the whip of God will eventually be waved.

In fact, during the Song Dynasty, the prototype of the rifle had already appeared.

At that time, it was called a musket.

Its basic shape is that the front section is a thick bamboo tube, the expanded part in the middle is the powder chamber, there is a small ignition hole on the outer wall, and the rear section is a hand-held wooden stick.At first glance, it looks a bit like the fireworks we set off during Chinese New Year and festivals in later generations. The biggest difference is that it can shoot projectiles.

When launching, use a wooden stick to lean on the ground, hold the iron pipe with your left hand, light the fire with your right hand, make a loud noise, and shoot out rocks or projectiles. The maximum range of the projectiles can reach 300 meters, and the effective range can reach 100 meters.

The Chinese-invented blaster is the ancestor of all modern tubular spray weapons.

In 1260, the Mongol Empire's army was defeated in the Syrian battle. The Arabs seized a series of gunpowder weapons such as rockets, poison pots, artillery, and thunder, thereby mastering the manufacture and use of gunpowder weapons.

In the following years, the Arabs fought long-term wars with some European countries. During the war, the Arabs used gunpowder weapons. For example, the Arabs used gunpowder weapons when they attacked the Spanish city of Basha.During the wars with Arab countries, Europeans gradually mastered the technology of manufacturing gunpowder and gunpowder weapons.

Therefore, in the development of thermal weapons, our country was originally the one in the leading position, but it just fell behind.

In the current Ming Dynasty, with the continuous development of firearm technology, the musket has been iterated into the fire gun, and the fire gun is the predecessor of the rifle.

Fire gun, sometimes also called fire tube, is a type of fire gun.

The principle is very simple. In vernacular, gunpowder is placed in a tube-shaped container, and then ignited to produce gas, followed by an explosion. The energy generated by the explosion is used to shoot projectiles.

Causes massive damage to enemies through projectiles.

(End of this chapter)