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() Sun Chengzong mentioned Bi Maokang. Now Bi Maokang is working hard to study ordnance in the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of War. It is said that a type of bird gun is about to be developed.

Hearing this news, Su Tiancheng felt as if he had been pumped out of chicken blood. He knew that this so-called blunderbuss was a flintlock gun that replaced matchlock fire.

Zhu Youjian and the imperial military minister have not yet fully realized the importance of firearms. Although the imperial court has spent a lot of effort in the development of firearms, without a matching military system, it is impossible to maximize the role of firearms .

This is Su Tiancheng's task.

The Jiangning battalion's organizational system is very different from the ordinary guard army. From the perspective of the composition of the sergeants, the military household system is eliminated, and all the sergeants are professional. Although the focus is still on the cavalry, this It is only based on the actual situation in the initial stage of establishment.

The construction of the Shenji Battalion has always lagged behind, mainly due to the lack of and backwardness of firearms. The Shenji Battalion suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the Central Capital, which gave Su Tiancheng a deep understanding that this mixed situation is completely unsuitable for the army construction and development.

A bold idea was born in his heart.

The imperial court set up the Second Bureau of Bingzhang and Military Weapons to manufacture firearms in the Ministry of War. Later, the provinces were allowed to produce firearms such as copper cannons and handguns. The imperial court strictly controlled firearms and never allowed them to be leaked. Nervous, the weakening of the ability to control the local area, military weapons are slowly leaking out, many salt merchants in the south have secretly started the business of smuggling military weapons, and there are officials in it.

Fortunately, the process of producing firearms has never been leaked.

For a period of time, the imperial army was equipped with a large number of firearms.The combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

Regrettably, because Kong Youde and others took refuge in Houjin, a large number of firearms fell into the hands of Houjin. The rebellion in Dengzhou, Shandong, the court suffered the biggest loss.It is the loss of weapons. As an important logistics base for fighting against Houjin, Dengzhou has a large number of firearms. These firearms, after Kong Youde joined Houjin, all belonged to Houjin.

Huang Taiji specially set up a banner of the Han Army.It is called Wuzhenchaoha, which means heavy soldiers. The reason why it is called this is because the Han army mostly uses heavy weapons such as cannons.

It can be said that as Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and others took refuge in Houjin, the border of the Ming Dynasty became more and more dangerous.In terms of firearms, the Ming army no longer has much advantage.When Hou Jin attacked the city, he began to use the Han army and heavy artillery, which could reduce casualties and easily capture the city.

As a time traveler, Su Tiancheng understands.In the next 200 years, the pace of progress of human civilization will be greatly accelerated, and the same is true for military civilization. In the transition period, feudal military civilization has begun to transition to modern military civilization. The original feudal military civilization has not completely withdrawn from the stage of history. A new type of modern military civilization has emerged.

The Ming Dynasty was in a leading position in the world.

It is a pity that with the demise of the Ming Dynasty, such a leading advantage was lost.It began to retreat in great strides. At the same time as the land of China retreated, the military civilization of the West made rapid progress. After a hundred years, it has become an indisputable fact that being backward and being beaten has become an indisputable fact.

Su Tiancheng who traveled through time.If you can't change this situation, you can find a piece of tofu and crash it to death.

Without the slightest delay, Su Tiancheng immediately wrote out the secret composition and recommended Bi Maokang as the commander of Jiangning's battalion and guards.

Only by letting Bi Maokang come to Jiangning Camp, bringing flintlock technology and a lot of equipment, can the firearms be used to the fullest. Of course, he still has some ideas and needs to discuss with Bi Maokang, after all, he is an expert.

The imperial court didn't pay much attention to technical talents, so no one cared about Su Tiancheng's memorial. It was just a scholar who studied firearms in the Military Weapons Bureau. It was not a big deal. Many military ministers thought that Bi Maokang's luck was too good Who doesn't know the bravery of the Jiangning battalion? To put it bluntly, the Jiangning battalion is already the most powerful army in the Ming Dynasty.

Even Zhu Youjian felt strange, how did Su Tiancheng know about Bi Maokang, after all, Su Tiancheng did not hold any official position in the imperial court, and had always been in the local government.

Bi Maokang, who was studying firearms, reluctantly left the Military Weapons Bureau and took up the post in Jiangning Camp.

Bi Maokang also had ideas. With the fame of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, of course he knew that as an expert in the study of firearms, his ideas were somewhat different from those of many military ministers. After the firearms were developed, they needed actual combat, otherwise there would be no effect.It's a pity that with the tight finances of the imperial court, this kind of thinking has become a bit out of reach. A large number of firearms are allocated to the troops directly under the imperial court, such as the Beijing camp in Beijing. Equipped with firearms.

There are too many disadvantages of matchlock guns, and there are countless restrictions. Only cannons can still play a certain role.

Under such circumstances, the court will restrict the use of firearms, and there is no money for food. How can they spend a lot of money to specialize in the development of firearms.

Kong Youde's mutiny in Dengzhou, Shandong, and his refuge in Houjin dealt a great blow to the imperial court. Today, Houjin's firearms are not much worse than those of the Ming Dynasty's army.

Bi Maokang has been developing matchlock guns for a long time, and the development has basically been completed. The firearms that use flint instead of matchlocks to ignite and launch have basically been successfully developed.

What is needed now is actual combat to verify this improvement.

Being able to go to Jiangning Camp to serve as the commander of the guard, Bi Maokang's main thought was to promote the use of firearms.

It was already mid-September when Bi Maokang arrived in Luoyang, Henan.

When there were still more than ten miles away from Luoyang City, Bi Maokang saw a group of people standing beside the official road from a distance.

A young man approached.

"This is Master Bi Maokang, and I am Su Tiancheng."

Bi Maokang was a little at a loss. Su Tiancheng was his immediate superior, the magistrate of Henan Province, and concurrently the commander of the Jiangning camp and guards. He did not expect to meet him here, and when they met, he didn't call him an official, nor said he was an official. He really didn't understand the scene.

"My subordinate, Bi Maokang, I have met my lord."

"Your Majesty Bi, don't be too polite. When we arrive at Jiangning Camp, we will be brothers."

Holding Bi Maokang's arm, Su Tiancheng introduced Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian and others, including many thousands of households in Jiangningying.

Bi Maokang and everyone saluted one by one.Those previous worries were swept away.

Today's guard army is incomparable with the past, it has the taste of du cai, the guard commander regards the army as personal property, and the court cannot easily transfer it, so he suddenly came to the Jiangning camp to serve as the guard Commanders, although they are at the top, are not able to actually do things, or they are not clear about things.

Seeing such a situation, at least on the surface, there is nothing wrong with it.

Su Tiancheng was also observing Bi Maokang.

Bi Maokang is thin and tall. At first glance, he does not look like a happy person. From the perspective of hundreds of years later, a typical intellectual does not look like an official, and he seems a little naive in dealing with people and things. Bi Maokang's eyes, from being flattered to relieved, this process is very, not at all the expression that a sophisticated person should have, lacking the most critical link, scrutiny.Working with such a person, you don't need to worry too much, don't have any scheming, and it's best to go straight.

A few years later, Bi Maokang wrote "Illustration of Military Weapons", which is still very influential.

It seems that when Bi Maokang came to Jiangningying, this book may be published in advance.

The Jiangning Battalion made full preparations, and the [-] soldiers stationed outside Luoyang City stood neatly on the grass field.

Su Tiancheng took Bi Maokang on his arm and walked directly onto the wooden platform.

Sun Chuanting, Xiong Zijian and others followed behind and walked onto the wooden platform, and many thousands of households stood below.

Seeing such a situation, Bi Maokang was very excited.

"Brothers, the imperial court sent Mr. Bi Maokang to Jiangning Camp as the commander of the guard. This is the pride of Jiangning Camp. Mr. Bi has made great contributions to the research of firearms. I believe that with Mr. Bi's efforts, Jiangning Camp will be able to It is developing rapidly and has truly become an invincible army, next, let Master Bi speak."

Bi Maokang is still clear-headed.

He walked to the front, clasped his fists and opened his mouth.

"Appointed by the imperial court, I will come to Jiangning Camp and work hard with many soldiers in the future. I don't have much to say. I will definitely contribute to the development of Jiangning Camp under the leadership of Master Su."

Su Tiancheng behind him had a smile on his face.

The accommodation should be arranged long ago.

For the next banquet, Su Tiancheng made a clear request not to drink alcohol.

Bi Maokang escaped the pain of drunkenness.

After the banquet, Su Tiancheng took Bi Maokang around the barracks.

"Master Bi, I heard that you have developed a type of firearm in the capital, and it has been successful. I don't know if there is such a thing."

"My lord's news is really well-informed. The official has indeed developed a firearm, but on the basis of the matchlock gun, it has been improved, and the flint is used instead of the matchlock, so that many defects can be avoided..."

When it came to firearms, Bi Maokang was eloquent, forgetting that he had just arrived at Jiangning camp.

After patiently listening to Bi Maokang, Su Tiancheng smiled and expressed his request.

"Master Bi came to Jiangning Camp. I recommended you. I invite Master Bi to come to Jiangning Camp. I have two purposes. First, the new weapons developed by Master Bi should be equipped with Jiangning Camp at the fastest speed. Second, please Master Bi’s development is blossoming. I heard that Master Bi has made some achievements in this area. Today’s cannons are all solid, and their lethality is too small. As for the silver needed for firearms research, Jiang Ningying will never be stingy , My consideration is to first allocate 50 taels of silver, and let Mr. Bi spend, if it is not enough, feel free to ask."

Bi Maokang opened his mouth and did not speak for a long time.To be continued. , You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. . )