The Rise of the European Emperor

"Seeing the heart of the hunter? Your Majesty, this is not a joke! How can the gunner, the heavy weapon of the country, be easily used? What's more, in this imperial city?"

"You know, the sound of the cannon just now made many ministers think that a mutiny had occurred! Almost, there was a big mess!"

"No way..." Emperor Zhengde whispered.

"Why not? Haven't your Majesty heard the story of the 'beacon fire show'? What's the difference between the sound of cannons in the imperial city and the lighting of beacon fires by King Zhou You?"

"This minister is sure that many civil servants and generals in the capital are thinking of coming to rescue him at this time. Please send someone to comfort the ministers quickly, otherwise, chaos will inevitably arise in the capital."

"If this kind of thing happens many times, it will definitely be like King Zhou You. If there is a real traitor who rebels with a gun, then no one will pay attention..." Wang Hao wielded Wang Da's fighting power and worked hard. Spray the little emperor. As for Li Dongyang, his rank is not enough, so he simply became Wang Hao's cheerleading team. Although he is tactful, he still firmly supports Wang Shu on this issue.

After a long time, the little emperor's face was full of Wang Hao's saliva. But, the little emperor who made mistakes can't do it. When Liu Jin saw it, he hurriedly took out his handkerchief and knelt forward to wipe the little emperor's face.

Then, Wang Troll suddenly found a new target:

"You robber, you must have bewitched Your Majesty to fire in the imperial city! Your Majesty, please kill this thief!"

Although the little emperor is rambunctious, he is still very loyal. Moreover, this matter was indeed his own decision, and Liu Jin had persuaded him before. So he waved his hand and said:

"Old Wangge, this matter has nothing to do with Lao Liu. I insisted on testing the gun here. However, after listening to the teachings of the elder Wangge, I also repented. Therefore, I decided to move the test gun to the place where the gun was tested. Go to the Western Mountain Camp. There are few people there, which is just right for testing guns."

"You're still testing guns..."

"Old Wangge..." Zhengde said sternly.

"Don't you see how excellent this cannon is? Daming's firearms are inferior to barbarians, which is my Daming's shame. Therefore, I decided to imitate this cannon, which can also be considered to strengthen the combat effectiveness of Daming's army and maintain the safety of the world. Is this wrong? After the early morning tomorrow, I decided to go to the Xishan Camp to continue testing guns. In addition, I will bring the officials and craftsmen who are responsible for making guns and guns from the Inner Court Military Bureau and the Announcement Bureau, and let them take a good look. Learn how to make these two types of sharp firearms. If Daming can also manufacture these two types of sharp firearms, he will definitely be able to strengthen his army..." Emperor Zhengde said seriously. Although the bear child is a little nonsense, he is not a person who does not understand reason.

When the truth was spoken, Wang Hao was also deeply shocked. After being silent for a while, Wang Hao suddenly said:

"Then, Your Majesty, go to the Western Mountain Camp tomorrow, please bring your ministers together..."

Then, the military fan Wang Dazzi temporarily died down... and the bear boy also realized his mistake, and quickly sent his subordinates to go to Beijing to refute the rumors, so as not to panic...

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However, this is not over. Early the next day, all the sprayers in the court were excited. Wang tumbler Yan died, but Mao tumbler Mao Cheng is still there...

Then, a large group of civil servants called loyal ministers, led by Mao Cheng, Minister of Rites, took turns to go into battle, ranting about the bad behavior of the little emperor firing cannons in the imperial city.

However, the bear child is also a hob meat. In the early stage of Emperor Zhengde's reign, that is, the stage when his authority has not yet been established, the tricks of the bear children to deal with the ministers are: resolutely admit their mistakes, and never repent...

That is to say, the attitude of admitting mistakes is very good on the surface, but in a blink of an eye, all the advice is forgotten...

Of course, the bear children are not confused when it comes to major events. It was also his impulse to fire cannons in the imperial city before, and after this time, he will definitely not make such a mistake again. Otherwise, it will definitely be madly sprayed again.

In this way, the morning court of the second day was spent in the wave of ministers who madly sprayed the little emperor. Fortunately, the little emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, far away from the ministers. If he gets too close, the saliva of the ministers will probably drown him...

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After the dynasty was dispersed, Emperor Zhengde had lunch first. After the lunch break, he sent people directly to the Ministry of Industry to inform the officials of the Ordnance Bureau responsible for making guns and the best gunsmiths and gunsmiths, together with the eunuchs and the best craftsmen who were responsible for gunmaking in the inner court. , went to Xishan Camp. Of course, Wang Tuozi also went with him...

The Xishan camp is in the mountains. At this time, it is extremely empty. You can shoot as much as you want, without worrying about disturbing the people. Because there are no people here.

Therefore, Zhengde played a bigger game, lined up 40 bronze cannons and blasted them hard. As a result, the ground moved and the mountains shook, and the scene was extremely spectacular... Although it did not flatten the hills like the artillery training of later generations, it also smashed the woods in front of the shooting range and broke many trees...

"Sure enough, it's a sharp weapon! It shoots very quickly!" Wang Shuo, a military fan, exclaimed in admiration.

"Then, can I make it in Ming Dynasty?" Emperor Zhengde asked the officials and eunuchs of the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and the War of the Inner Court with a serious face.

Then, officials from the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and eunuchs from the Inner Court War Bureau called in their subordinate skilled craftsmen to ask them if they could do it.

These veteran craftsmen gathered together to discuss for a while, and then replied:

"Yes, but it is more difficult to match the letter guns, and the scrap rate may be high..."

In ancient China, there was no uniform standard for craftsmen, and there was no vernier caliper to strictly control the size of products. So, casting guns is a bit of a go-to. But this also caused the caliber of the guns to vary.

And Marin promoted vernier calipers early in Beihai, and formulated a strict quality inspection system. People are forced out, and the promotion of vernier calipers enables craftsmen to process more precise parts.

For example, the letter gun for the Fran cannon. It may be easy to make alone, but it is very difficult to make a letter gun that fits very well (that is, the sub gun and the mother gun fit well and not leak much). Because, the Daming Ministry of Industry did not formulate strict production standards, and there is no vernier caliper. Therefore, the craftsmen said that it is difficult to make a matching letter gun, and the scrap rate is high...

In fact, the Fran cannon was finally replaced by the front-mounted Hongyi cannon in the Ming Dynasty, because the fit between the letters and guns of the Fran cannon made by craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty was too poor, resulting in serious air leakage, which greatly affected the Fran cannon. The range and power of the gun. As for the front-mounted guns like the Hongyi Cannon, the gun body is one piece, and naturally there is no air leakage. Of course, the hole in the fuse doesn't count, that's a must...

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Then it is to test the matchlock guns. Similarly, Emperor Zhengde let the 5oo bar matchlock guns be used together, arranged in three rows, and used three-stage strikes...

5oo arquebuses use three-stage strikes, how shocking is the scene? It is far from a performance of a few arquebuses. Wang Shu, who is savvy about military affairs, can be sure that no matter how high your martial arts are, you will never be spared under such a dense number of bullets. Unless, the opposite is the cavalry...

In fact, the cavalry at the forefront was not immune to the blow of the arquebus. However, the cavalry is fast. After sacrificing the cannon fodder cavalry that rushed in the front, the cavalry rushing up behind can rush into the musketeer formation and kill the musketeers casually...

This is what the later Manchus did. The Qing army also knew that in the face of the three-stage attack of the Ming army, the Qing army cavalry in the front row would definitely be difficult to resist. So, they thought of a way-before each war, they sent troops to capture the savage Jurchen (actually a savage, who knows which ethnic group) in the old forests in the deep mountains of the northeast. Then, after defeating the savages, I provided them with equipment and horses, and fooled them into charging ahead to block the bullets of the Ming Army's three-stage attack...

The savages are relatively stupid. When they are fooled by the Manchus, they think they are going to hang up. Then they charge ahead and block the bullets for the real Qing army... Of course, those savages who survived by chance have also become important to the Qing army. strength……

When the real Qing army rushes into the Ming army's musketeers, they can slash and kill. After all, before the bayonet appeared, the musketeer was giving away the head of the cavalry that rushed up...

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However, Beihai Kingdom obviously thought of this. Therefore, along with this batch of arquebuses, there were also some who refused horses to guard against cavalry charges.

According to Marin's design, after the musketeers line up, they will first throw their horses in front of them, and then they will be ready to shoot...

In fact, this is just a simplified version. The complete version of Marin's real anti-cavalry charge is - in addition to refusing the horse, he will also throw a string of horse tacks (the string is for easy retrieval)... In addition, one or two trenches will be dug, The trench is full of pickets...

Rejecting horses, tying horse nails, plus trenches full of pickets... This formation is simply a cavalry nemesis...

Of course, the only thing that was taught to the Ming Dynasty was to use the trick of rejecting a horse, but it was more than enough...

To try out the power of the matchlock gun, of course, is to ask whether it can be imitated.

However, after the ace craftsmen from the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and the Inner Court War Bureau got together to discuss, they even said that the long barrel is very difficult to make...

The manufacturing technology of arquebuses in the Ming Dynasty was actually imported by the Portuguese. Otherwise, if they bribed the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi, they would not be able to obtain the qualifications to do business in Macau. It is because of bribery, coupled with the active provision of the manufacturing technology of the Fran cannon and arquebus, that they have gained the right to do business in Macau. Therefore, before this, the Ming Dynasty did not have the technology to manufacture slender barrels. At present, the three-eyed guns and artillery that are popular in the Ming army are very short and thick. Therefore, how to imitate the matchlock gun is more difficult than the Fran cannon...

"This... I have no one in the heaven? Can't even make a musket?" The bear boy was a little dumbfounded, and his self-confidence also suffered a blow.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. We will allow them to pay tribute when the envoys of Beihai Kingdom come again next time. Of course, the premise is that they provide craftsmen to teach the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty how to make slender barrels..." Wang Shu suggested.

"That's it, that's all it can do..."

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