The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 319 The Queen is also here

What is the name of the evil book in the Demonic Book Case?

I really can't remember this Wanli.

The name of the demon book is really weird.

He could only wait for the Zhejiang Party to write the evil book and see what it was.

Unexpectedly, before he got the magic book, he received good news: Yongnianbo Wang Wei had built a 500-jin cannon!

Early that morning at about noon, before he had finished dealing with the important memorials, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei sent someone to hurry up and report that the giant cannon was ready.

He hurriedly finished dealing with the memorial, and then called Qi Jiguang to lead tens of thousands of imperial guards and cavalry to the Mountain Resort.

By this time, the asphalt road from the capital to the Summer Resort had been completed long ago. In order to make it easier for Yongnian Earl Wang Wei to get to the Summer Resort, he even specially built a seven-arch bridge on the Wenyu River just north of Deshengmen.

Now it was extremely convenient for him to rush to the Summer Resort. He arrived in less than an hour.

The huge cannon was still mounted on the parade ground, and the five-foot-long barrel was almost as long as a person.

There are also cannonballs, which are a bit similar to the cannonballs of later generations. They are long and pointed. If they didn’t have a fuse at the back, they would be the same as the cannonballs of later generations.

The barrel of this 500-jin cannon is more than twice as long as that of a 200-jin cannon, and the amount of gunpowder in the shell is estimated to be more than twice as much. How much will the range increase?

Wanli dismounted and took a closer look. He then asked, "Father-in-law, how far can this 500-jin cannon shoot?"

Yongnian Earl Wang Wei said excitedly, "Your Majesty, this giant cannon can fire shells five or six miles away, and its power is much greater than that of a 200-jin cannon. It can easily penetrate a two-inch thick wooden board."

This is nothing. The artillery of later generations can even penetrate two-inch thick steel plates.

Wanli nodded slightly, then took the telescope handed to him by the guard and scanned the front.

My goodness, there were more than ten rows of wooden boards placed five or six miles ahead, and one of them was actually blasted with a hole as big as a bowl.

With this range and power, it should be stronger than the artillery of those colonial bandits.

Wanli nodded in satisfaction, and then said decisively: "Show me one."

Upon hearing this, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei waved his hand, and the two soldiers of the Shenji Camp who had been prepared immediately opened the gun port, stuffed the shells in, then closed the gun port with a click, took out their lighters and lit them.

The speed was so fast that in just a few blinks of an eye, the shell was fired out with a "bang".

Wanli did not raise the telescope to see whether the shells hit the wooden board. He stared blankly at the lighters in the hands of the soldiers of the Shenjiying.

He seems to have lost his mind.

He had already made this lighter, but he actually forgot that it could be used on guns!
He was stunned for a long time before he raised his hand and said to the Shenjiying soldier, "Give me the lighter and bring me a fuse."

What is this for?
Although the soldier from the Shenjiying was a little puzzled, he quickly handed him the lighter, then took out a small iron box from the bag on his waist and took out a cannonball's fuse.

This is to prevent the fuse of the artillery shells from falling out and being lost during transportation, or being crushed, so each of them has a box of this kind of fuse.

Wanli took the fuse and placed it directly on the gun barrel, then opened the cover of the lighter, pinched the wick inside and pulled it out hard, then poured out the kerosene inside, and shook it upside down a few times.

He stunned everyone with this.

What is this for?

He just took the lighter without wick and kerosene and rubbed it hard in front of the fuse.

With a "hiss", the fuse lit up and scurried down the barrel like a fire snake, running around on the ground.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Shenji Camp who were responsible for loading the shells quickly closed the box containing the shells.

He was being too reckless. If the shells in the box were set on fire, people would die, including himself. If a box of shells exploded, who knew where the warheads would fly.

Everyone was frightened and their faces changed.

He asked excitedly, "Father-in-law, do you understand?"

what?
Yongnian Earl Wang Wei thought about it carefully before cautiously saying, "Your Majesty, do you mean to use the sparks from the flint to light the fuse?"

Wanli nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this will make it a better flintlock rifle or flintlock cannon."

What's so good about this thing?

Yongnianbo Wang Wei was quite puzzled and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to say that this seems to be more troublesome than using a flame to light it, right?"

This is not a difficult problem. Wanli explained the huge cannon: "Father-in-law, our huge cannon is used in naval battles, and the enemy will also fire cannons in naval battles.

"Even though the enemy's shells might not hit our giant ships, if they hit the sea, they would still stir up a column of water. Tell me, if your water column rains down on the cannon like a torrential rain, can you still light the fuse?"

It definitely won't light up, and it's useless if the fuse is wet.

Upon hearing this, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei slowly nodded and said, "I understand, Your Majesty. You mean we build a sealed shell to cover the flint and the fuse. That way, water can light the fuse just like heavy rain."

Wanli nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this is just one advantage. Also, if the musket is made into a flintlock, then you don't have to use one hand to light the gun and the other to aim. You can just aim with both hands and pull the trigger."

trigger?

Yongnianbo Wang Wei was stunned and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the trigger?"

Well, there was no such thing as a trigger back then.

Wanli thought for a moment, then explained in detail: "The trigger is used to replace your finger to turn the fishing net wheel on the flint. If you want to make it airtight, your finger will definitely not be able to fit in, so you can only use one finger to turn the large wheel to drive the small fishing net wheel.

Then, with a simple finger-tip on the trigger, the reel would spin rapidly, rubbing against the flint and creating sparks."

Oh, so it is used to turn this small wheel.

Yongnian Earl Wang Wei nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I understand."

I'm glad you understand.

Wanli raised his hand and called over a musketeer from the Shenji Battalion. He took the musket from him and gestured, saying, "The trigger of the flintlock is installed under this buttstock. You can figure out how to seal it and install it. In short, it would be best if all these old-fashioned muskets were converted to flintlocks. As for where to install the cannon, it's up to you."

Yongnianbo Wang Wei nodded slightly, then asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this 500-jin cannon?"

Upon hearing this, Wanli raised his telescope and took a look. He then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, the range and power are both good. After adding the flintlock mechanism, we can start mass production."

Yongnian Earl Wang Wei quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant obeys your order."

Nothing seemed to happen next.

Wanli looked at the sky and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and have lunch with the Empress and the others."

Now the distance between the Mountain Resort and the capital is shorter and the road is much better. You can ride back in time for lunch.

Unexpectedly, there was a bigger surprise waiting for him in the palace.

As soon as he entered the kitchen of Kunning Palace, Queen Wang said excitedly, "Your Majesty, I seem to be pregnant too. I just smelled the aroma of this food and felt like vomiting."

really?
Upon hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but said excitedly: "Quick, send the divine doctor Wan."

In order to prevent someone from drugging him, he was very careful. Wan Bangzhong would sit in the duty room of the Qianqing Palace when he had nothing to do.

After a while, Wan Bangzhong walked in quickly.

When he walked in and took a look, he roughly understood who it was.

It is impossible for Imperial Concubine Qin Lan to be pregnant because the baby in her belly has not been born yet.

Could it be that the Queen is pregnant?

Sure enough, when Wanli saw him walk in, he immediately called out, "Doctor Wan, please check Xier out quickly. She seems to be pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Wan Bangzhong hurriedly stepped forward and carefully took the patient's pulse.

After a long while, he retracted his hand and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a little prince."

Now there is finally a legitimate son to inherit the throne!
The battle for the national capital should also end.

Wanli couldn't help but rub his hands excitedly and said, "Good, very good, everyone, be quiet. Xier, you should also hide yourself. Don't go out. Stay in the palace and try not to be seen by others."

What does he mean by this?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

In fact, he just wanted those civil servants with ulterior motives to jump out and continue to compete with him for the national foundation, and then use the emperor's legitimate son to slap those guys in the face.

He has a sure win, so naturally he has to have some fun with those guys.

(End of this chapter)