Ming dynasty grand dude

Emperor Hongzhi leaned on the throne of the carriage with his eyes closed, looking very peaceful.

But in fact, his occasional trembling fingers and slightly trembling eyelids all silently showed that his heart was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.

Soaring food prices, strikes by merchants, collusion between courtiers and merchants... Even the nine side generals and schools are involved, these are nothing but trivial matters.

Under the pressure of the Dardanelle cannon, these things are not so important.

Today Xiao Jing will finish dealing with the court affairs, and almost everything has been arranged.

Fodder? !There was a sneer of disdain on Emperor Hongzhi's face, Qian Tong's boat had already returned with the navy.

It has been moored outside Jinmen, and the factory guards united to block the news.

Even for unloading grain, guards in golden clothes are used. No one dares to ask the factory guards what to do at the dock or what to unload.

Strike? !These idiots don't know that Chaobai River Wharf will become the best and most concentrated market in the new capital!

The estuary can be transported by sea and into the canal. It is only tens of miles away from the capital, and there is a straight cement road connecting it...

The market in the capital is at most supplying the needs of the capital. I am afraid that in the future, large and large transactions will be transferred to Chaobai River? !

Strike? !Forget about the market, if you don't stop, the market will be over!Also learn from others to strike the market.

Emperor Hongzhi slowly opened his eyes. After the [-]-jin cannon was completely cooled, the craftsmen carried out an oil quenching process.

A total of [-] catties of tung oil was used, and the whole cannon was polished and tested bit by bit.

When mentioning this cannon, Emperor Hongzhi burst into tears instantly!

This living thing is burning silver, it is really throwing handfuls of silver into the fire.

In just a few months, 30 to [-] catties of copper ingots and more than [-] taels of silver were burnt in.

When Miao Kui handed the account book to Emperor Hongzhi, Emperor Hongzhi almost fainted from distress.

Fortunately, the profits of the car and horse dealership and the construction company are good, which can be regarded as barely supporting the consumption.

It was also at this time that Emperor Hongzhi realized what Zhang Xiaogong said, that profit must be generated in order to cast cannons.

Otherwise, such a huge consumption, even if it is cast into a cannon this time, he can bear it.

What about the other emperors? !The courtiers must not be able to accept such a huge consumption, the empire can't bear it!

This finally yielded something, a [-]-jin, fifteen-inch muzzle!

At least external tests have shown that this newly cast cannon, which is currently the largest in the entire empire, has no problems at all.

But after all, this is only an external test. Whether the gun will work or not requires a real ignition test.

While the new type of artillery was being cast, new types of gunpowder were also made, and the granular gunpowder was said to be more powerful.

Even the shells of the artillery were recast by the craftsmen themselves, and the stone shells were eliminated.

This time, Emperor Hongzhi didn't dare to neglect the cannon test, even though the old Duke of the Zhang family, Dai Yi, Xiao Jing... and others advised him not to come in person.

But Emperor Hongzhi still decided to be there in person. He needed to see with his own eyes what the current cost of such a huge artillery was.

Under the protection of Eagle Watching Wolf Gu's Ouchi guards in casual clothes, the carriage slowly made its way out of the capital city.

Long before the carriage arrived, a guard came over with the sign of the factory guard and let the city gate officer be responsible for clearing the field.

When the carriage left the capital, it naturally began to speed up and run, with some bumps and shakes on the carriage.

But generally speaking, it is still comfortable. After all, the interior of Emperor Hongzhi's car can be filled with a lot of comfortable shock-absorbing materials.

The car wobbled for an unknown amount of time before slowly slowing down and coming to a stop.

After a pause, someone shouted and checked the token, seal, and tiger amulet.

They were finally allowed to enter after confirming that there was no problem. Emperor Hongzhi's eyes had slowly opened.

Opening the curtain of the car and looking out, one can see figures of people on the five-foot-high city wall.

A series of bowl-mouth guns, breech-loaded rapid-fire guns, city crossbows, etc., were equipped at the mouth of the city wall.

Squads of armored soldiers in heavy armor kept patrolling back and forth on the city wall, Eagle Watching Wolf Gu was no worse than his own guards.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, Maogong is worthy of being a famous hero of the empire!

Just looking at the military appearance, military equipment, and the rigor, solemnity and aggressiveness, you can know the elite of the team.

No wonder Maogong was able to break through the Tatar army formation and kill Dayan Khan directly!

After passing through several checkpoints along the way, the carriage slowly drove into the cannon test site.

The carriage stopped, Dai Yi and Chen Zhoutong got out of the car first, looked around like a lion and tiger.

The guards had already dispersed and faintly surrounded the carriage to protect them. After confirming that there was no problem, Dai Yi opened the steps to let Emperor Hongzhi get off the carriage.

In the distance, the tiger-headed old Duke had already walked slowly in a new suit of black armor combined with Daming and Europa Gothic armor.

As he walked, he pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword, and the heavy armor on his body rattled, his beard fluttered, his tiger eyes and eagle eyes were as strong as a bear, a lion, a tiger!

Anyone who sees it can't help but sigh: What a unparalleled and brave general on the battlefield, he is majestic and majestic!

And next to the tiger-headed old Duke is the Jade Chi Tiger of the Ming Empire——Crazy Huer Zhang Xiaogong.

Today, he is also wearing a new style of Ming Dynasty and Gothic armor mixed with new armor, but the Jade Chihu is slender and has red lips and white teeth.

That pair of red phoenix and peach blossoms are glistening, and there is a smile as warm as jade on the corner of his mouth.

The appearance of jade chi and tiger bi is so that it really can't have much deterrent effect on people, but it makes him look a lot more heroic under the heavy armor.

Especially when he was set off by the grandfather beside him, he immediately looked more handsome and benevolent.

However, the grandfather and grandson stood together without any sense of disobedience, although the aura between the two was almost completely opposite.

However, it makes people feel that there is a trace of indescribable fit in it.

About like the Taiji diagram, the black and white fish are different but the same.

Emperor Hongzhi admired this grandparent and grandson in his heart, probably accounted for half of the grandeur of the Ming Empire? !

It may take hundreds of years to have such a demeanor, and it is rare for two people to come together!

But as Emperor Hongzhi's eyes swept over his unlucky brat, his eyes were staring and his lungs were about to explode!

As the number one brat in the empire, how could Zhu Houzhao be so polite and respectful? !

Gou Duzi was already envious of this cannon, seeing Brother Hu and the old Duke running to pick up his father.

The big brat Zhu Houzhao ran to the cannon without any hesitation, almost drooling.

Trembling as he touched this giant cannon, his eyes were full of tenderness...

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Chapter 3 The first roar of the giant cannon in the school field, the door of the era finally opened

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi's eyeballs were about to pop out, Grandpa Zhang hurriedly followed his gaze.

"His Royal Highness!!"

Looking at Zhu Houzhao's expression and appearance as he touched the cannon, he was no different from a wretched goldfish guy.

No wonder Emperor Hongzhi was so angry that he was going to explode, but Zhu Houzhao ate the drink of Yu Chihu before he came back to his senses.

Seeing his father's cannibalistic eyes, he couldn't help trembling, and hurried over with the dog-legged cat.

"Father~! You're here?! That cannon is really good! My son just checked it, and it's absolutely solid!"

Emperor Hongzhi pointed at the brat with his finger, and sighed after seeing his flattering and dog-legged appearance.

Pulled him over and tightened the armor on his body, adjusted the crown, "It's all out of the cabinet, the prince must pay attention to his demeanor."

Zhu Houzhao is just skinny and bearish, he is not stupid or heartless.

Seeing his father like this, the brat's eyes turned red, and he straightened his body, "I know!"

Seeing that he was about to catch up with his own son, Emperor Hongzhi instantly felt old.

The prince seems to have just left the cabinet to study a few years ago, why does it seem like it's been a long time? !

Now he can handle millions of taels of silver and millions of stones of grain, and he has wrestled with the grain merchant in the capital and the important minister of the state.

"Let's go! Let's take a look!"

After tidying up the prince's armor, Emperor Hongzhi walked slowly towards the giant cannon that was being adjusted by craftsmen not far away.

Looking at the giant cannon from a distance, there was nothing wrong with it, but when he approached, Emperor Hongzhi's heart "chug-chug~" couldn't help speeding up.

Adhering to the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty, there is a huge relief statue of "Zhenwu Emperor" on the body of this artillery.

The entire body of the gun is embossed with a piece of auspicious cloud patterns, because it is made of a certain proportion of steel, copper, tin... and other alloys.

Therefore, the color of this giant cannon is very different from pure steel and pure copper. Its texture is somewhat similar to steel but its color is copper yellow.

"Get up! Tell me about this cannon!"

With a wave of his hand, Emperor Hongzhi made those artisans kneeling tremblingly all over the ground hurry up and introduce this giant cannon to himself.

The whole cannon is one foot and two feet long, the wall thickness of the barrel is five inches, the muzzle is fifteen inches, and the injection is tentatively recorded at 150 catties.

The shells are [-]-jin sand-cored steel shells with a range of two miles, and the whole cannon weighs... [-] jins!

Exhaling a foul breath, Emperor Hongzhi calmed himself down.

Then I looked up, and I saw a city wall outside the sign marking the distance along the way, which was about two miles away.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Dai Yi, the old man bowed knowingly, turned around and ran away with a few internal officials.

And Emperor Hongzhi watched them go away and slowly left the fort, a temporary fort built to carry the huge artillery.

After all, this is a [-]-jin cannon!

This is obviously not what the ordinary wooden wheels can carry, so the craftsmen cast the supporting cannon carriage at the beginning of casting.

Even if they had a cannon carriage, they were not sure whether the cannon carriage could withstand the huge recoil of the cannon.

So they chose to build a bunker with cement bricks and stones covered with a lot of soil inside and outside, and put the entire artillery and cannon carriage in it.

"Your Majesty, this wall is one foot high and two feet thick! It's made of blue bricks, combined with yellow mud and rammed earth. It's very strong!"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded solemnly, waved his hands and said, "Then... let's begin!"

Zhang Mao walked over shaking with his armor all over his body, and bowed to Emperor Hongzhi, "Your Majesty, please stay away for now!"

"New guns are tested, everything is unknown! Safety is the most important thing."

Emperor Hongzhi followed the remonstrance like a stream, nodded and then retreated with Zhang Mao and others.

It was a fortification piled up with cement and sacks filled with soil, and there was even a thick cement board on the top.

A pair of hood-like guys were respectfully presented to Emperor Hongzhi by Zhang Xiaogong. Zhu Houzhao was a little puzzled when he saw his father.

He helped him put it on and fasten it, and Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt his ears were surrounded by something.

Fortunately, it was not uncomfortable, but the whole world lost its voice all of a sudden.

He was a little curious and wanted to take it off, but Zhu Houzhao was so frightened that he quickly held it down and waved his hand to indicate that he could not take it off.

Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi could only suppress his curiosity and look out.

It is about two feet away from the fort, and it is on the side rather than directly opposite.

So you can clearly see the personnel operating on the fort, and you can see the city wall far away.

However, the craftsmen first brushed the inside of the gun barrel with oil, and then a huge oiled paper bag was pulled up by a small cart.

Several people carefully stuffed the whole oiled paper package into the gun barrel, and then pressed it tightly with the gun bolt.

The shells are also pushed up at the same time, and the shells are first brushed with oil, and then the shells are hoisted up with hooks and leather pockets and stuffed into the barrel.

Everything looked unpleasant but it was done in an orderly manner. The craftsmen began to correct the height and angle of the artillery.

Finally, the gun body was stuck, and a hollow iron rod was inserted from the ignition point at the rear of the gun body.

After the iron rod was pulled out, a fuze was exposed, and the craftsmen pulled the fuze outside the bunker.

Then they all retreated towards the other two bunkers, which seemed to be about to ignite.

Sure enough, the young man who stayed at the end lit a torch first.

After confirming that everyone had retreated into the bunker, he raised his head and roared something.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi wore the mask that blocked his ears, so he couldn't hear clearly.