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Volume 1: Young Eagle Chapter 71: Flintlock

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    Looking at the building in front of him, Sun Chengzong nodded. He had naturally heard of it. He also wanted to know the secrets inside. He had inquired in many ways, but he found nothing.  I just vaguely knew that there were always explosions here, as if something was being built, and some even suspected that the Apocalypse Emperor had any special hobbies.  In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were too many emperors with special habits, and it would not be surprising to have another Emperor Tianqi.  All the ministers were mentally prepared for this matter, so although they were curious, they did not insist on finding out.  At this time, looking at the smiling Emperor Tianqi, Sun Chengzong knew that this could not be any special place. Firearms must be made here and it was ordered by Emperor Tianqi.  Following Emperor Tianqi into the Imperial Mansion, Sun Chengzong was eye-opening. Countless people in white were walking back and forth.  The people here seemed very busy. After saluting Emperor Tianqi, they all left in a hurry.  Many people were walking forward with their heads lowered, not even paying attention to Emperor Tianqi. The guards wanted to greet people and salute, but were interrupted by Emperor Tianqi's wave.  Not long after, Xu Guangqi ran over, followed by a young man. Emperor Tianqi knew that this was Bi Maokang.  In history, it was this man who invented the Ming Dynasty's flintlock gun. Although it was slightly later than Europe, it was made by the Chinese themselves.  However, due to the demise of the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty's suppression of firearms, this advanced weapon lost the opportunity to be equipped.  If such guns were equipped on a large scale at that time, what would happen in future generations would not necessarily happen.  Bi Maokang was still very young at this time, only in his twenties. Although he was young, he looked very calm.  Emperor Tianqi believed that with Xu Guangqi's teachings and his own support, the young Bi Maokang would definitely go further than in history.  Gently helped Xu Guangqi, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at the old man who seemed to be older. Emperor Tianqi's brows suddenly frowned.  Turning back to Chen Hong behind him, he said: "We will send some royal chefs over tomorrow. They will be responsible for the food here from now on. Make sure they eat well. You will be responsible for this matter. In addition, we are sending a few imperial doctors here to station here at all times."  Treat these people. Remember, you must choose someone you can trust." "Yes, I have taken note of it." Chen Hong naturally obeyed what Emperor Tianqi told him, and he did it without any discount.  "Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi could naturally feel the love and care of Emperor Tianqi. He was moved and determined to work harder at the same time.  The group of people walked slowly inside without too much delay. Their destination was the firearms testing ground.  Looking at the artillery placed in front of him, Emperor Tianqi was very pleased.  These artillery have been greatly improved compared to the Ming Dynasty's fire cannons, both in terms of rate of fire and range.  Some flintlock guns have also been built. Although they are not perfect yet, they are much better than matchlock guns.  Gently handing a flintlock gun to Sun Chengzong, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "My dear, look at these newly made firearms." Sun Chengzong was naturally no stranger to firearms. After taking the gun, he discovered  Unusually, this gun did not have a matchlock.  Looking at Xu Guangqi on the side, Sun Chengzong slowly picked up the gun and gently pulled the trigger. With a gunshot, the target in the distance snapped.  "Good stuff, really good stuff." Sun Chengzong could naturally see the advantages of this gun and said excitedly.  When a flintlock gun is fired, the trigger is pulled, and under the action of the spring, the flint is hit hard on the side of the fire door, causing sparks to ignite the gunpowder and fire.  It greatly simplifies the shooting process, improves the firing rate and shooting accuracy, is easy to use, and has low cost and is convenient for mass production.  Looking at the excited Sun Chengzong, Emperor Tianqi nodded slightly, turned to Xu Guangqi behind him and said: "My dear, I am very satisfied with this flintlock gun, but I know that this is only a flintlock gun used by infantry, and there is also a  The first is the flintlock gun used by the cavalry. Although they are all flintlock gun, the size and model are very different. Your next step is to produce this kind of flintlock gun used by the cavalry. " Xu Guangqi nodded slowly.  Emperor Tianqi said: "Yes, I must catch this matter as soon as possible. The production of flintlock guns is not bad these days. I wonder what your Majesty wants to do with these manufactured guns?" Xu Guangqi has always been curious about this, and very interested.  Worry.  As the saying goes, a good horse comes with a good saddle. If such a good thing falls into the hands of ordinary people, let alone using it properly, it may be sold to the enemy as soon as it changes hands.  Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi clearly and said with a chuckle: "I have my own idea. I want people to build a warehouse here to store firearms. You have to make 50,000 flintlock rifles for me. Two  Thousands of flintlock muskets used by cavalry. My request is not high. I will give you one year.?, as long as it is built before the end of the year.  " After thinking about the current manufacturing progress, Xu Guangqi could only shake his head with a wry smile, and said with some helplessness: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this can't be done. The current output of the firearms factory is only a thousand flintlock guns a month. This goal is difficult to achieve.  " "My dear, you can rest assured that I will send someone to you later. Your current people are only responsible for researching and improving flintlock guns. I will find others to do the rest.  There are also artillery, my dear, don¡¯t make too many long-range cannons in the future, just make a hundred of them.  Your future research direction is small artillery, the kind suitable for two people to carry, similar to the artillery of the Frankies.  This is the direction of your manufacturing and improvement. Of course, the improvement of cannons cannot stop. What I need is cannons that are smaller in size but more powerful.  "After pondering for a moment, Emperor Tianqi continued: "That's what I said. You should study it carefully. After a while, I will ask the people who make the artillery to come over.  Xu Guangqi naturally had no objections, but Sun Chengzong couldn't put it down at this time, stroking the huge cannon and stroking the cold barrel. Sun Chengzong's heart felt hot. Although he didn't know the minister in charge of cannon building,  , but Sun Chengzong couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help but smile and said to Xu Guangqi who was standing not far away: "Master Xu, can you introduce these newly built cannons to me?  " Glancing at Emperor Tianqi and seeing Emperor Tianqi nodding, Xu Guangqi walked slowly to Sun Chengzong's side and said with a smile: "My lord, Xu Guangqi, don't you know?  " "Sun Chengzong, thanks to His Majesty for not giving up, the cabinet is now in office.  "Although he doesn't know the official position of Master Xu, from Emperor Tianqi's demeanor, Sun Chengzong knows that this must be a person who Emperor Tianqi values ????very much. Today's third chapter, the last two chapters are in the evening, thank you everyone, and finally shameless  Please vote! I remember I posted a QQ group that day, why didn¡¯t anyone join it? I put the group number in the announcement~!
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