After carefully verifying the identity documents, Zhu Yan led Xu Yungong into the firearms construction department, first waved away the officials who came to greet him, and only asked the head of the construction department to ask a few words to ensure that there was nothing wrong before he was relieved.
While looking at the inspection record in his hand, he complained: "This job is not easy to do. I am afraid that one day, if I am not careful, I will be blown up to the sky. Fortunately, I am going to be a vassal."
Firearms and even simple explosives existed as early as the Song Dynasty, such as bamboo strips woven into a spherical shape, pasted with mud paper on the outside, and filled with gunpowder and ceramic chips.
It's just that the power is relatively small, and it didn't receive much attention. It was used more in the Yuan Dynasty. Until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Lao Zhu was even better at using firearms.
Xu Yungong didn't have the heart to listen to Zhu Yan's complaints at all, but the other party was a prince and prince, so he could only echo a few times. He was actually a little uncomfortable, and he would rather go to the capital by himself without meeting the King of Chu.
As a hard-core party member of the Eastern Palace, he didn't even say a few words to his own brother-in-law, so naturally he didn't want to have any contact with the King of Chu.
Zhu Yan continued to talk, but he also noticed Xu Yungong's estrangement, but he didn't have anything to be angry about. Xu Yungong's family background was enough to be on the same level as ordinary princes.
The eldest brother looked down again, and now even the in-laws have been settled, and in the future, he will be entrusted outside. In terms of status and power in the court, he may not be able to compare with others.
But it’s always good to have some friendship. Xu Yungong is a kind person, and he can speak up in front of his elder brother. Now it seems that it doesn’t matter. After all, he has his own father, but the future has to be considered.
While talking, the two arrived at the test site. Under the order of the King of Chu, all kinds of strange things were carefully moved out, and they began to arrange them from a long distance away.
"After a while, you can see what is available, and you can order it. The Firearms Construction Department will speed up the manufacturing and then ship it to Yunnan. It is best to arrange the warehouse in advance. You must choose a secluded place, away from fireworks, and don't be negligent. "
After Xu Yungong nodded, Zhu Yan smiled and said: "I heard that Luchuan is good at manipulating elephants, take a look at this."
Xu Yungong turned his head and saw that a familiar creature was pulled out. It was a male elephant, but the crotch seemed to be cut off.
A small official lured the elephant with its favorite food in the distance. The elephant walked slowly towards the open space. Xu Yungong stared at it. Suddenly, there was an explosion, and the elephant fell to the ground with a groaning pain. A stream of blood mixed with severed limbs splashed on the ground.
Xu Yungong couldn't help but took a few steps forward, but was held back by Zhu Yan: "The son of a thousand gold can't sit down, it's fine if it's on the battlefield, if it's lost in this kind of thing, it's not worth it."
The elephant was not killed immediately, it was still slamming, but it could be seen that a big hole had been exposed in its abdominal cavity, some of its intestines had flowed out, and its internal organs were also faintly visible. With this kind of injury, even such a huge animal would have no way out.
"There are not a few elephants left from Sihanfa, but it is useless to keep them, except that the white elephant can be regarded as auspicious."
Zhu Yan looked at the struggling elephant indifferently: "But speaking of it, the whip of this thing is really not small, Yungong, you come back rarely, Xiaobie is better than a newlywed, take one back when you leave in a while, it's enough to soak several jars of wine, The effect of absorbing the kidney and strengthening the vitality is remarkable, but don't say that this king is not interesting enough, it is really not much."
Xu Yungong came back to his senses and said politely: "I have been in the army for a long time, and there is only one wife in the family, so there is no need to waste treasures."
"Your Highness, what is this?"
Zhu Yan was not in the mood to explain, and he himself never researched this thing, after all, it is risky, the chief officer of the construction department came up and said: "My lord, this bomb is made of pig iron, empty stomach, put medicine and pestle firmly. The fire line is inside. Dozens of them are buried in the pit, the medicine tank is connected to the steel wheel, and the soil is covered. When the engine is stepped on, it vibrates, and iron pieces and iron pieces fly like flying."
After the explanation, he said with regret: "Several craftsmen under my command are improving it. If it can be changed to use a steel wheel to fire the fire, when the enemy steps on the engine cable, the steel wheel will rotate rapidly and rub against the flint in the thunder. And generate sparks to detonate, its power and accuracy can be more powerful."
Zhu Yan said with a smile: "Don't rush to be happy, some are up to you to choose, and the ones buried in the ground are good against elephant cavalry, but not so effective against infantry."
"Director Zhou, why don't you take out your pomegranate guns, lychee guns, and mines to open your eyes."
Next, Xu Yungong opened his eyes. The pomegranate cannon is made of iron, shaped like a large ripe pomegranate. There is a hole in the upper end, which contains gunpowder and poison. Fill most of the medicine, and then put it into a wine glass. Cup with tinder.
Use an iron cover to plug the pomegranate gun mouth tightly, paint the shell of the gun white, and paint it with colorful flowers and plants. When facing the enemy, you can throw it with your hands to blow up the enemy soldiers, or put it on the side of the road. After the enemy picks it up, shake the fire and immediately Detonate the projectile and kill the enemy.
The Ten Thousand Enemy Lychee Cannon is a large iron can half the height of a person. When it is at a high place, the fuse is ignited and pushed to make it roll and explode.
Holding the thunder in your hand is like a round bucket, painted with colorful patterns on the outside, even gorgeous and exquisite, with gunpowder and ignition device inside, after being ignited, it will explode automatically after one or two hours. When the enemy passes by, put this object on the side of the road and wait for the enemy to pick it up Afterwards, pass it around to watch and even offer it up when it explodes.
The head of the construction department explained the usage method and possible problems carefully. Xu Yungong listened very carefully. At this moment alone, there are already too many strategies in his mind to count.
But he also suddenly understood why the imperial court did not equip all the ministries with these sharp weapons. The king of Chu is so valuable, and the emperor loves his heirs so much, so he still sent the king of Chu to such a dangerous yamen.
If such a dangerous thing is arranged deliberately, the possible consequences are really unpredictable.
The crowd came to another artillery factory. Inside were iron-cast and copper-cast cannons of different thicknesses. They were all equipped with two-wheeled and three-wheeled special cannon carriages. Behind the cannon carriages were round shells.
After the rounds of test shooting, Xu Yungong was surprised to find that the problems that seemed to bother him have disappeared now, not only in Luchuan, but in all places.
But he suddenly thought in his mind that he must ensure that this technology cannot be obtained by other countries, otherwise, no matter how brave the generals and soldiers are on the battlefield, they will collapse in the face of such an attack.
"I've seen almost all of them, tell me, what do you want?"
Zhu Yan stared at Xu Yungong's uncertain face with great interest. Many people, including Xu Shuai, Chang Shuai and even the father, almost looked like this after seeing these.
It's just that Zhu Yan didn't dare to laugh at them blatantly, but he didn't care about Xu Yungong. Although he wanted to build a good relationship, he didn't want to flatter him. After all, he was the King of Chu in Ming Dynasty. he.
What's more, from the fact that the elder brother can entrust this place to him to supervise, it can be seen that the elder brother still trusts him quite a lot now.
"Wei Chen wants to go back to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhu Yan nodded indifferently: "That's fine, but you have to make a quick decision. Pomegranate cannons and lychee cannons are fine. These copper cannons are fast and slow. Same."
No wonder the ferocious Japanese pirates are now sent in groups to mine and farm. Xu Yungong also solved a doubt in his heart. He knew that Jinghaihou was powerful, but his performance in recent years was too exaggerated. gun power.
Xu Yungong didn't care about anything else at this time: "Your Highness, the Japanese pirates have long been out of control, and Luchuan is the big problem. It is not only ambitious, but also related to my Ming's prestige in the southwestern countries. I need help, and I hope you can understand.”
"Haha, okay, this king will understand."
However, when discussing the number, Zhu Yan still unceremoniously pushed back Xu Yungong's lion, and nodded after carefully calculating the output.
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