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Chapter 1314 Wansheng
In the 11th year of Wanli, after two years, the imperial court finally sent the Beiyang Banner Army to the Dongyang Military Mansion again, and they were called two guards as soon as they came.

It's just that the composition of the staff is a bit of trickery.

The serious Beiyang Banner Army has only two thousand-household divisions, and the remaining eight thousand-household divisions are all dispatched by the internal guards. The emperor said in his letter that these eight thousand-household divisions are the old guards of Sha Tai who streamlined the two guards in Beizhili. The weak sent to travel to and from Asia with their families and mouths, and the elite soldiers and strong generals defended the capital.

The emperor had no taboos, and even allowed them to lead their clan brothers, the guards, the old and the young, more than 3 people, and a huge amount of military supplies to come all the way from Tianjin Port.

Wanli said in the letter that he had long wanted to do this.

Due to the time when the Northern Frontier Exploitation War was employing personnel, the best soldiers of the imperial court were still limitedly dispatched to Qi Jiguang's command to follow the Northern Expedition, but Dongyang was also in the midst of war, so only [-] households were left in the North and [-] households in Dongyang , Another thousand households were also dispatched to other places to carve up this batch of newly released Beiyang troops.

Qi Jiguang needs this group of people too much. The imperial court can send many troops to the north, and there are also many soldiers who can withstand the grassland wind and fight tough battles outside the Great Wall. There are very few, and even fewer Baihubu can fight and not get lost on the grassland.

The Beiyang training ground is the only place in the world that can produce high-quality soldiers, but the emperor is very optimistic in the letter, saying that this situation will not be a big problem by this time next year.

Because the imperial court opened another training ground, which was located near Tsinghua Garden outside the city, named Yulin Lecture Hall.

The remaining [-] Beiyang troops were sent there, and went to various places to recruit banner troops last fall. All power rests in the hands of the emperor.

Wanli said in the letter that in order not to put too much pressure on the Beiyang Military Bureau, according to the production capacity of military equipment, the Yulin Lecture Hall will "temporarily" have two sessions a year, and each session will train a guard.

Therefore, from the moment Chen Mu saw this letter, the Beiyang Military Weapons Bureau will no longer produce matchlock guns, chain mail and other weapons and armor used by irregular troops. Then sell arms overseas, and place orders with Nanyang Arms Bureau and Xuanfu Arms Bureau.

When Chen Mu read the letter, he curled his lips. The emperor's vision is tricky. What do you mean by "weapons and armor used by the irregular army?" Master Wanli, your country is a huge empire with a vast territory. Up to now, most places still use firecrackers and quick guns. Why is this matchlock bird gun so unbearable that it has become an irregular army equipment.

The reason we sell food is because we can earn more than the cost of shipping plus one yuan, not because this thing is not advanced, it is still a very advanced weapon in the world, and ordinary people can't use it if they want to.

But obviously, it is already an outdated individual combat weapon in the eyes of the emperor.

The reason is not the stereotype of the flintlock gun, but the crystallization of the wisdom of researchers from the North and the South, which is called the Wansheng gun.

When the blunderbuss was handed over to him by Shen Zonglian, the commander of the Beiyang Army sent by Beiyang to Asia and also Chen Mu's apprentice, he raised his eyebrows: "The cost of the blunderbuss has been reduced."

As the shape of the gun becomes more complicated, the cost will naturally increase, especially if it becomes so complicated.

What Shen Zonglian handed over to him was a bullpup that was similar to the shape of the matchlock in the early years and only had a handle. The rear is thicker to cope with the chamber pressure when ignited.

But this is a short gun, the gun is less than four feet, the gun machine is put into the gun bed, and the outer sides are covered with thin cast iron sheets and nailed, other than that, it is impossible to see that it is following the past What is the difference between the world's peace guns? Only when you hold the gun in your hand and hold it ready to go, can you know the secrets inside.

First of all, the blunderbuss is lighter, it has no blunderbuss holder, the barrel is shorter, the position of the blunderbuss machine is a hollow metal part, and the inside of the blunderbuss handle is also hollow. At the same time, there is a cast iron cover at the bottom of the blunderbuss handle. The text mark, the center of gravity of the gun handle and the iron cleaning rod have been adjusted, and it is not difficult to hold it.

The caliber is larger, the workmanship of the gun barrel is more refined, the medicine tank is still on the right side, the direction of the faucet rod is opposite to the past, when the trigger is pulled, it falls from the direction of the muzzle to the direction of the shooter, and a notched rear sight is added on the shooter side. The small arc-shaped baffle together, Chen Mu's understanding, this small thing is to reduce the impact of smoke on the shooter when shooting.

"It's much lighter, and the caliber is bigger. Is this... one or two bombs?"

He and Shen Zonglian haven't seen each other for several years. The scene where he taught him how to fire cannons in Nanyangwei used to be like yesterday in his mind. Now this disciple has become one of the best young officers in the Ming Empire. He clasped his fists with a confident smile and said "The whole blunderbuss is three feet and six inches long, the barrel is only three feet, and weighs six catties and two taels; the nine-dollar bullet is fired, and it is equipped with a cone-shaped thorn, and the total weight is seven catties."

"The body of the blunderbuss is made of Saibei birch, and the solid iron bars and wires make it stronger. The structure is simple and the parts are durable. The whole blunderbuss takes [-] hours to work together."

Shen Zonglian quickly and professionally reported the performance of the Wansheng gun. When it came to 120 hours, he saw Chen Mu raise his hand to signal, and heard him frown and asked: "Eighty hours, how much is the working hours, 20 days?"

Shen Zonglian smiled lightly when he heard the words, clasped his fists in salute, and explained: "Master has not been in Beiyang for a long time, and the Military Weapons Bureau now has special merchants for the gun beds and 42 parts. The Military Weapons Bureau only makes gun barrels and gun machines. Ten hours is a good time."

"Nowadays, this is used to compare the cost of man-hours of creation, and it has nothing to do with the output. In the past, the peace guns in the world were 93, and gunsmiths had to make other guns. About 26 guns were out in one month, and [-] seven shots a day."

"Now His Majesty has ordered that the gunsmiths in Beiyang will not make anything else. They can produce four hundred or four hundred guns a month, roughly forty rods a day." It is not easy to catch up with the construction of railways inside and outside Serbia.”

Hearing this, Chen Mu understood. Although the output did not increase much compared to when he left Beijing, but judging from what Shen Zonglian meant, it was actually an increase in production capacity. He nodded and asked, "What about the performance?"

"The performance is very good." Speaking of this, Shen Zonglian nodded while telling the parameters of the Wansheng gun, saying: "The maximum shooting range is tested with a volley of 95 shots, [-] steps, killing without armor."

"45 to [-] steps is the best range to kill and penetrate armor; the best distance is [-] steps to penetrate three-point steel and four-inch birch."

"Compared with the Tianping Taiping blunderbuss, the Wansheng blunderbuss is more powerful, lighter, and more durable. The flag army can carry more ammunition, but the rear force is slightly stronger."

Shen Zonglian paused, and said: "Your Majesty has set three specifications for the Wansheng blunderbuss, the Wansheng blunderbuss, the Wansheng heavy blunderbuss, and the Wansheng killing general blunderbuss. , The killer gun has a frame, rifling, and magic mirror, but none of them are large-scale equipment, and they are too heavy."

"Your Majesty said that the Wansheng blunderbuss was specially made for the Eastern military government to deal with the Europa war."

Wanli’s words were on point. No one would wear a one-centimeter-thick plate armor, which meant that no one could avoid such a big thing as the Wansheng blunderbuss. In fact, this also gave full play to Daming’s advantages—— Lots of gunpowder.

This batch of munitions will come in handy soon.

　Good morning!

　　Chapter 2 will be released at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)