Daming Military Empire

Chapter 4 Military Industry Ideas
All the beauties in the system fell asleep, but Zhu Cijiong still didn't give up. These days, he hinted in his heart like chanting sutras that he has really become determined and indomitable!
He kept reminding himself: Don't give up, don't give up, this is a survival mission, if you are not careful, you will die.

Since the beauty of the system didn't give any hints, he could only figure out a way by himself. In ancient times, the only way to murder a person was assassination and poisoning.

So he became extremely cautious, no matter what, he would never eat it until someone else tasted it.At the same time, he carefully guarded everyone around him, hoping to find out the 'assassin' in advance.

结果
His efforts were in vain.

Apart from the four maids who accompany him every day, the four court ladies do not look like assassins, and this imperial concubine is his biological mother, so it is even more impossible for him to kill him.

Apart from these five people, the only ones who often came to see him were the Emperor and Empress Zhang.

Empress Zhang is a beautiful woman who has appeared in many time-travel novels. She is gentle, virtuous, pure and positive. How could she kill her?

Not to mention this cheap father, according to his biological mother Ren Guifei, the father had only three sons in total, and the other two died, leaving him as the only seedling.

There may have been episodes in history where the emperor killed the prince, but the cheap father is the only one like him, and it is estimated that he will never be able to do the thing of cutting himself off.

After observing for a period of time, Zhu Cijiong found that his life was not in any danger for the time being, and he finally had time to think about the issue of this dynasty.

First of all, the most important thing is why the Ming army with hot weapons could not defeat the Qing army with only cold weapons?This question must be clarified, otherwise even if he becomes emperor, he will be a king of subjugation.

Therefore, he decided to study why the Ming army was defeated first.

How to study it? It is definitely not good to ask people. Why is a four-year-old child concerned about this issue?are you crazy!After much deliberation, I can only find opportunities to explore by myself.

His health improved day by day, and he was able to walk slowly. Ming Xizong was so happy that one day he even sent him a wooden doll, saying it was for him to play with.

Now Zhu Cijiong seized the opportunity, he glanced at the doll, refused to answer it, pretending to be a child and said childishly: "I don't want to play with this, I want to play with guns!"

Ming Xizong was not annoyed when he heard the words, he laughed and said: "Hahahaha, okay, if Jionger wants to play with guns, I will make guns for you."

This goal was achieved, but Zhu Cijiong was a little confused: "What do you mean I will make guns for you? I have never heard of any emperor who would make guns by himself!"

The answer was soon revealed, and only two days later, Ming Xizong led a group of eunuchs and brought countless wooden guns over.

Ming Xizong asked the eunuch to arrange the wooden weapons one by one, and sent them away.

Then, he took Zhu Cijiong's hand, walked to the pile of weapons, and introduced the names of these weapons one by one.

What kidnappers, thunderbolts, electric guns, three-eyed guns, Wulei Shenji, Flang cannons, Hongyi cannons... Judging by his familiar appearance, it is really possible that this gun was made by himself.

Ming Xizong seemed to be very busy, he briefly introduced all the guns, gave a few more instructions, and left in a hurry.

Zhu Cijiong didn't care at all about the rush of the cheap father, he just wanted to see what happened to Daming's hot weapons, why they couldn't beat cold weapons.

As a process engineer of a large military factory, he dare not say that he is a weapon expert, he still understands the basic principles of guns.

The Flang cannon and the Hongyi cannon are nothing to look at. They were all made by foreigners. There was no large-scale imitation in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

This firearm is the key. He walked to the middle of the firearm and examined it carefully.

After watching for a while, his face turned pale, and it became paler as he looked.

He clearly remembered that thermal weapons became dominant in warfare because they far surpassed bows and crossbows in terms of range, penetration, rate of fire, and accuracy!

Looking at some models of wooden guns: the barrel is so short, there is no rifling, and the shooting range is definitely not as far as bows and arrows!
And how do these round bullets compare with arrows in terms of penetration?

Moreover, these wooden guns turned out to be matchlock guns, and it would be good to fire them once every minute on average. How can they compare with bows and crossbows in terms of firing rate?
The most exaggerated thing is that all wooden guns have no front sight. Does this have accuracy?
Zhu Jiong only felt fear for a while. With such a weapon to fight the enemy, it would be difficult not to lose!

No wonder the Ming army with hot weapons can't defeat the Qing army with cold weapons. What's the use of using these fire sticks?

If you hit other infantry, you can't even penetrate their shields.

Hit other cavalry, there is nothing to aim at, how can you hit it?You haven't fired two shots yet, they have already rushed in front of you!
The concept of these gunpowder weapons is advanced, but the actual effect is worse than that of a crossbow!
What's going on here?Zhu Jiong pondered.

In fact, Ming's technology is not backward in this era, and it's not that it doesn't have talents in technology.

In terms of talents, the only things he remembers are:

Xu Guangqi, who was the first in China to manufacture and use telescopes to observe astronomy,
Song Yingxing, the author of "Tiangong Kaiwu",

Wang Zheng, the author of "Illustrations of Newly Made Various Vessels",
Sun Yuanhua, an expert on Western artillery,
There is also Bi Maokang who made the first flintlock gun in Ming Dynasty.

There is neither lack of technology nor talent, so why was Daming defeated by cold weapons in the end?
Looking at the firearms around him, and then at the Hongyi Cannon not far away, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he finally figured it out.

The European countries are trying their best to apply technology to the military, and they have almost conquered the whole world with strong ships and guns.The Ming Dynasty went its own way, with a serious disconnect between military and technology, and was finally conquered by a group of barbarians with cold weapons!
To put it bluntly, the industrialization of science and technology has not been realized, and it is done as soon as it is thought of, and it is used as soon as it is made. It has never thought of improving according to the battlefield situation, let alone how to use the strengths of thermal weapons.

This problem is actually very easy to solve, the premise is that he succeeds to the throne as emperor, as long as he becomes emperor:

Xu Guangqi, what kind of astronomical telescope are you studying?Hurry up and study the military telescope for me.

Song Yingxing, what kind of "Heavenly Creation" are you studying?Hurry up and give me a "Military Industry Kaiwu".

That Wang Zheng, don't study those useless old-fashioned equipment, I will buy you some imported equipment, you should study it carefully.

And that Sun Yuanhua, aren't you an artillery expert?I will build a research institute for you, and you should think about how to improve the range and destructive power of artillery.

As for this Bi Maokang, aren't you studying the flintlock?Come to me, I will draw a blueprint, and you will be able to make it soon.Don't wait until my Ming Dynasty is about to perish before you make it, it will be too late.

The more Zhu Cijiong thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't help but think of the military system knowledge rewarded to him by the Survival and Glory mission. Judging from the first reward, this system gave him the most advanced military technology in the black powder era.

Regardless of the fact that the optimal ratio of black powder is just a set of simple numbers, it will take at least a few decades to come up with this set of numbers if you really have to experiment slowly.

With the most advanced technology and talents in various fields, are you afraid that you won't be able to make advanced weapons?
The only thing he has to do is to establish a complete military industrial system in reality, from research and development to experimentation to technology to mass production, to establish all links, and the advanced weapons will flow out like flowing water.

He remembered the latest flintlock gun he bought in the game. What was the concept?
The range is 500 meters, and shields can penetrate within 300 meters. Using the latest bullets, the rate of fire can reach a terrifying rate of five rounds per minute. With the most advanced aiming system of this era, one shot is accurate.

In this era, such a gun is a human flesh harvester. After a few rounds of gunning, the enemy will definitely fall down piece by piece like cutting wheat.

If he was asked to make tens of thousands of such guns, would the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops still be able to shake the sky?They can't find the north if they can fight within a year.

Thinking about it, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help showing a smile, and he said proudly in his heart: "As long as I become the emperor, as long as I establish a military industry system, I will conquer this world and rewrite this history." Now, the glory that belongs to me, Ming!"

Concubine Ren at the side saw him like this, and couldn't help thinking worriedly: "What's wrong with my precious son, he giggled out of nowhere, he must be out of his mind!"

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(End of this chapter)