Iron Dynasty

Fire torch? What is this?

Pang Yukun showed a puzzled look. He is a civilian and has no understanding of the weapons in the army, so he asked.

This torch is the local name for the artillery in the Great Yu Kingdom. Because the original artillery had a variety of strange shapes, the most cylindrical shape was the most common, so it was called the torch in the Great Yu Kingdom.

In the world before Xiao Ming, torches were also called fire guns.

At that time, the application of firearms began in the Song Dynasty. By the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the application of firearms had matured. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army had already equipped a large number of firearms.

It's just that even if equipped with more advanced firearms than the Qing army, the Ming Dynasty still embarked on the road of destruction.

So Xiao Ming is not the supremacy of weapons, because it is people who use weapons, and talent is the factor that determines the war.

During this period of time, Xiao Ming has deeply felt that the real core of governance is to allow the people of the fief to gather around him, and when an order is issued, all the people obey.

Of course, under this premise, and then equipped with more advanced weapons, such an army will be able to do nothing.

This torch, Pang Changshi will soon know what it is? Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang looked at each other and suddenly laughed.

Then he said: But the name of this torch is too earthy, so let's call it artillery.

Cannon. Zhan Xingchang froze for a moment, The name is quite loud.

Zhan Xingchang proposed artillery defense. Naturally, he had some understanding of artillery. Xiao Ming then asked: Since Zhan Sima mentioned artillery, does he know how to cast artillery?

I don't understand this subordinate officer, but the subordinate officer has seen the power of this torch. No, the power of the artillery can be shot at about 300 meters in one shot. Injuring the enemy. Zhan Xingchang said.

Hearing this, Pang Yukun laughed dumbly, and said, After talking for a long time, you don't know how to make artillery, so how can it be so powerful?

Zhan Xingchang suddenly showed embarrassment, but he forgot that this place was not Chang'an.

Zhan Sima doesn't know, but this king does. Xiao Ming smiled lightly. He just wanted to know if the artillery manufacturing in the Great Yu Kingdom was the same as his time.

Since Zhan Xingchang didn't know, he didn't bother to ask.

Your Highness knows? Pang Yukun and Zhan Xingchang showed surprise at the same time.

Xiao Ming nodded, Without a trump card, how could this king dare to speak up and defend Cangzhou!

Zhan Xingchang showed an excited look, If hundreds of artillery pieces are placed on the gate of Cangzhou City, and with proper command, Cangzhou City will be safe and sound.

Xiao Ming showed a wry smile. Hundreds of artillery pieces are easy to talk about, but how difficult it is. These artillery pieces are not plate armor, and this thing often costs several tons.

After all, when the material does not meet the requirements, the gun barrel can only be thickened and thickened, so as to reduce the explosion.

Although the iron and steel industry in Qingzhou has now reached a new level, casting artillery is still a difficult technical task. The first problem of producing artillery is the material.

Naturally, he is not going to compare it with the guns in the current stage of the Great Yu Kingdom when he wants to produce guns this time. This kind of local guns with a range of 300 meters that makes Zhan Xingchang exclaimed can only be said to be rubbish.

Before he could confirm the technological level of the Western, Japanese, and barbarian tribes, he could only use his knowledge to improve the performance of the artillery produced this time as much as possible.

But even so, according to his estimation, it can only reach the level of the late Ming Dynasty at most, and its performance is equivalent to the level of red-clothed cannons.

There are all kinds of artillery manufacturing methods in the technology library, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, because Qingzhou does not have the material and boring machine cutting technology for further artillery, and a process of exploration is needed.

If red-clothed cannons are now produced, whether it is bronze cannon or iron cannon, the only way to produce cannons at this stage can be the casting method, and the casting method requires a cannon mold.

This thing is no easier to produce than a cannon.

Hundreds? If there are ten artillery pieces by then, this king is already satisfied. Xiao Ming sighed.

The casting of this artillery is made from scratch, and everything is difficult at the beginning. It is estimated that this experimental stage will take several months.

And the artillery also needs to be manipulated, and the training of this artillery is also a problem.

Zhan Xingchang did not refute Xiao Ming. He also knew that it would be very difficult for Chang'an's equipment department to produce this artillery, let alone Qingzhou.

Without mentioning the artillery, Xiao Ming said, You don't understand this artillery, do you understand how to build a fort?

This subordinate official is a little more familiar. Zhan Xingchang said to himself.

Xiao Ming nodded, the ancient scholars were very humble, and a little bit of this is generally proficient. He said: Well, you go to Cangzhou City during this time to investigate on the spot, how will Cangzhou be transformed when you come back? The method of city defense is presented.

Zhan Xingchang came to Qingzhou thousands of miles to show his ambition and apply what he has learned. Now is the opportunity to show it in front of Xiao Ming. He said sternly: Yes, Your Highness.

Pang Yukun nodded slightly and said to Xiao Ming: By the way, Your Highness, the lower official also handed over the disposal of the remnants of the wealthy family to Zhan Xingchang, so many things are enough for him to be busy.

Oh? Is that so? It seems that Pang Changshi attaches great importance to you. Tell me what you plan to do with the remnants of this wealthy family. Zhan Xingchang is about the same age as Xiao Ming in modern times. Generally speaking, the psychological age of the two is the same. of.

In the face of Pang Yukun, an old elm, he is more willing to get along with people of his age like Zhan Xingchang.

His Royal Highness, Qingzhou has a hundred wastes waiting to be revived. If you make a big move, you will inevitably hurt a thousand enemies, and you will lose 800. This wealthy family started out as a big family with the same surname. The lower officials thought that the leader of the case was to be killed as a warning, and the first person was assigned to be a slave, and the remaining people with the same surname were in the thousands, tens of thousands. Going to other states, as a result, the climate can no longer be formed locally, said Zhan Xingchang.

Well, you're right, the main branch of the Sun family has tens of thousands of people, big and small, Sun Yuanzhi is dead, these people can no longer live in Qingzhou, they are divided into parts, and these people are distributed to other states. County, in this way, the big clan has become a small clan, and the small clan has become ordinary people, and they will never interact with each other, and there will be no rich clan in the six states from now on.

After a few simple words, Xiao Ming left the Governor's Mansion. This Zhan Xingchang left a good impression on him, but he had to be pulled out for a mule or a horse.

And the most important thing for him now is to figure out how to free up the artillery in the shortest possible time.

Qingzhou has few soldiers, and he and the barbarians can't fight a one-for-one war, not to mention that there is a wicked king of Wei behind him.