"More than two years?" Sun Chengzong muttered to himself, "The old minister doesn't know a little bit, a little doesn't know... The old minister is really old. Is it that your Majesty is training this army in Shandong and Shaanxi?"
"You can say that." Zhu Youjian felt that he must continue to flicker.
Sun Chengzong thought for a moment, then suddenly left his seat and prostrated in front of Zhu Youjian again: "The old minister is willing to go through Liaodong, and the old minister promises to his majesty that within two years, he will never let a Jian slave enter Deshanhaiguan."
"Teacher," Zhu Youjian pushed Sun Chengzong back on the chair, "Teacher, what are your requirements for traveling through Liaodong?"
Sun Chengzong thought for a while: "Your Majesty, can you return Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou to me?"
"Zu Dashouyuan is in Shaanxi, and his opposite is Tatar Mongolia. Let's not hide the teacher, Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui are the important leaders of our new army." Zhu Youjian smiled and spread his hands towards Sun Chengzong, "Teacher, I can't agree to this request, the teacher should ask something else!"
"Then... the old minister has no other requirements for the time being," Sun Chengzong's old eyes gave out a strange light, this little emperor has foresight! He thought for a while, and then said to Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, the Liaodong soldiers will leave the customs to harass slaves at the cost of their lives. Can the pension for the dead or injured soldiers be paid in time for Daming to defend Shanhaiguan?"
"Sergeants of Liaodong fight day and night, how can they be hungry? The soldiers' pensions cannot be paid in time, and it will chill the soldiers' hearts. Teachers can rest assured, I promise that Liaodong's military pay and pension will be paid in full and in time." Zhu Youjian looked decisive.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The old minister will have no problem." Sun Chengzong said goodbye to Zhu Youjian.
After the platform was right, Sun Chengzong did not return to Baoding, but was awaiting orders in Beijing.
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhu Youjian made an order to summon a slightly higher Ji Liao Scripture.
Three days later, Gao Di returned to Beijing to meet Zhu Youjian.
Subsequently, Zhu Youjian decreed that he was removed from the posts of Gaodi Ji Liao Jing Liao and the Ministry of War Secretary, and transferred to the Zuo Shi Lang of the Household Department. At the same time, Sun Chengzong became the Ji Liao Jing Liao, the governor of Ji Liao military affairs, and added the title of the Ministry of War Secretary. .
The cabinet can refute the imperial decree of Zhu Youjian, especially the newly appointed Ji Liao Jinglue is a member of the Donglin Party, but the eunuch party split when meeting Zhu Youzhen for the first time. Now it is hard to be like before. That kind of unity, besides, this is the first government decree issued by Zhu Youjian, and Huang Liji doesn't want to touch Zhu Youjian's mold.
After Sun Chengzong was sent away, Zhu Youjian came to the Firearms Bureau in a micro service. What he called the new army was based on firearms.
Zhu Youjian is no stranger to the Firearms Bureau. He once served as the head of the Firearms Bureau and established the R&D Institute in the Firearms Bureau to implement assembly line production.
But after Zhu Youjian left the capital and went to Shaanxi to suppress bandits, Liu Yifei became the de facto director of the Firearms Bureau. After Zhu Youjian became the emperor, he had no time to manage the Firearms Bureau, and Liu Yifei resumed his position as the head of the Firearms Bureau.
"Courier Liu Yifei, see your Majesty!" Seeing Zhu Youjian's sudden visit, Liu Yifei bowed to the ground.
"Yi Fei, get up, I am visiting in a micro service, so I don't need to be such a big gift! I don't need to promote my identity for the time being."
"Your Majesty, the Firearms Bureau knows too many people about your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't keep it from you."
"Hehe." Zhu Youjian didn't care, "Then let it happen!"
"Your Majesty, I'm overjoyed!" Liu Yifei was mysterious.
Zhu Youzhen stopped, "I'm overjoyed? Where does the joy come from?"
"Congratulations to your Majesty on his ascendance to the throne - with your majesty's love for the Firearms Bureau, the days of the Firearms Bureau will be much better in the future."
"Then... What's the happy event?"
"Your Majesty came to the Firearms Bureau this time, but to inspect the artillery and flintlock?"
"En? The artillery and the flintlock have been developed so well?" Zhu Youzhen was throbbing, and he had a faint feeling: the artillery and the flintlock had been developed successfully.
"Congratulations, your majesty, the artillery can be mass-produced long ago, and the flintlock rifle can also be finalized." Liu Yifei has been following Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian didn't say where to look, and he didn't have time to ask. Just pick Zhu Youjian. Key oral presentations that may be of interest.
"Oh? Tell me more specifically!" Zhu Youjian suppressed his ecstasy.
"Your Majesty, the artillery has been tested many times-your Majesty has seen the results of the test last time. The performance is very stable and it can be mass-produced long ago."
"Then have you mass-produced?" The artillery has been used in Shaanxi to suppress bandits. Zhu Youjian is satisfied with the effect of the artillery. As long as the performance is stable, it can be mass produced.
"No." Liu Yifei was also a little depressed, "Your Majesty, when can mass production be possible?"
"No?" Zhu Youjian was furious. He couldn't wait to grab Liu Yifei by the collar, lift him up and throw him into the air, "Why don't you mass produce?"
"Your Majesty?" Liu Yifei hesitated, "Neither the Ministry of War nor the Ministry of Industry asked us to mass produce?"
Only then did Zhu Youjian remember that after he returned to the capital, he had been busy with ascending the throne. He simply forgot about the Firearms Bureau. There was no military department or his own orders. How could little Liu Yifei dare to mass-produce artillery without authorization
"Yifei, let's do this, I now formally give you an order to mass produce artillery."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Yifei imitated the soldiers and gave Zhu Youjian a military salute. "But, how many artillery will your Majesty produce?"
"Well... to produce a hundred doors... not enough... a thousand doors, yes, first produce a thousand doors, the more the better."
"A thousand doors?" Liu Yifei's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, really produce so much?"
Zhu Youzhen felt that he had not made it clear to Liu Yifei, "Yifei does not produce a thousand doors. The more the better-do you have enough steel?"
"Your Majesty, there is no shortage of steel, but... these thousand artillery can not be completed in a short time." Liu Yifei's open mouth has not been closed yet, a thousand artillery, how much money do the craftsmen make
"It doesn't matter, I don't want it tomorrow, but you must not only hurry up, but also ensure the quality. If you produce unqualified artillery, I will definitely convict you."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Firearms Bureau will never have unqualified products out of it." Liu Yifei doesn't need to worry. Now the Firearms Bureau has implemented assembly line production, and every process has strict inspections. Those with unqualified quality must be returned to the furnace for recasting.
In the past, the Firearms Bureau had a large number of unqualified products flowing out because the craftsmen's remuneration was too low, and every time the palace sent people to receive the goods, only the quantity was inspected, but the quality was not inspected. Since good and bad things are the same, who would even bother to verify? Anyway, the craftsmen themselves would not go to the front line to fight.
"Your Majesty, do you want to see the power of the artillery again?"
"I'll go and see, Yifei, you can talk about the flintlock." The flintlock is Zhu Youjian's heart. On the battlefield, the power of artillery is great, but it's better to solve the enemy face to face. It depends on the short weapons in the hands of the soldiers.
"Your Majesty established the R&D Institute, and Bi Maokang has concentrated all the technical backbones of the R&D Institute. Now all problems have been resolved, and various tests are in progress. The results are good and meet the requirements of Your Majesty. If your Majesty needs it, mass production can also be done."
"So fast? Can the quality be guaranteed?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, we never dare to make fun of the soldiers' lives." Liu Yifei raised his right hand as if swearing.
"Well, I want to see the effect on the spot." Zhu Youjian led the way and walked towards the demonstration field.
Five artillery pieces stand side by side in the open space. Three kilometers in front, there is a concrete wall two meters high and half a meter thick.
Next to each gun, there are five gunners, two are responsible for loading the shells, two are responsible for checking and aiming, and one is for firing.
"The verification of the No. 1 gun is complete!"
"The verification of the second gun is complete!"
"The verification of the No. 3 gun is complete!"
…
Liu Yifei took out a ball of cotton: "Your Majesty, you will fire a cannon in a while. The flower bomb is so powerful, your Majesty should block your ears!"
Only then did Zhu Youjian remember that the flower bomb was different from the solid bomb. There was a loud noise when it exploded. He quickly took the cotton and blocked his ears, and the soldiers behind did the same.
The messenger ordered the flag to rise, and the gunners worked in groups of two, picked up the shells, and filled the gun barrels.
"The No. 1 gun is loaded!"
"The second gun is loaded!"
"The No. 3 Cannon is loaded!"
…
Liu Yifei looked at Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, Liu Yifei gestured to the rider, the flag in the rider's hand suddenly waved down, and the lighter quickly lit the fuse.
"Boom, boom..."
After a few loud noises, white smoke was still emitting from the low wall, and the grass on the ground was burning to be exhausted.
Zhu Youjian came to the side of the low wall and found that the low wall was uneven, irregular and jagged, and the surface of the low wall was gray and black, just like the bottom of a pot used all year round.
Looking at the bullet points, three shells hit the low wall, one shot five meters in front of the low wall, and one shot eight meters behind the low wall.
Seeing that Zhu Youjian finished the observation, Liu Yifei came to report: "Your Majesty, the artillery is within 3,000 meters, the error is within 10 meters, and the error is between 3,000 and 4,000 meters, and the error is 20 meters. If it exceeds 4,000 meters, there is no way. promise."
"Yes, try another two rounds." Zhu Youjian wanted to check the stability of the artillery.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Yifei turned around and said to the gunner behind: "Every two rounds are fired without interruption."
After ten cannonballs, the low wall was so mutilated that it was like a broken wall.
Zhu Youjian took the cotton off, he was still worried, "Yifei, can all gunners reach this level?"
"Back to your majesty, the gunners just now were random." Liu Yifei shouted to the rear again: "Change the gunner."
Zhu Youjian returned to the rear of the artillery formation and pointed to the bluestone in front: "Take that bluestone as the target."
Liu Yifei observed for a while: "The target is directly ahead, 2800 meters."
Ten rounds of blooming bullets, the bluestone on the ground has been sunken below the horizon, and the distance between all the bullet craters and the bluestone is no more than ten meters.
Zhu Youzhen smiled satisfied, and then under the guidance of Liu Yifei, watched the demonstration of the flintlock gun.
The effective range of the flintlock is one hundred steps, which is one hundred and fifty meters, and it can shoot three bullets per minute.
At the end of the demonstration, Liu Yifei explained to Zhu Youjian: "If the soldiers strengthen their training, the rate of fire will increase; if the firing range is 200 meters, the hit rate will drop by 30%, and if it exceeds 200 meters, the hit rate will drop severely."
"Well, the range and rate of fire will exceed the bow and arrow, and it is ready for mass production."
"Your Majesty, how many flintlocks do you want to mass produce?"
"The more the better, make one hundred thousand first."