Ming dynasty grand dude

After roaring three times, the young man pointed the torch towards the fuse point on the ground.

"Zi~~" There was a burst of flames, and the young man rushed towards a bunker crazily as if he was being chased by a dog behind him.

Emperor Hongzhi held his breath and stared, his eyes fixed on the fuze burning towards the cannon from the outside.

The fuze didn't burn for a long time, but when the flame flashed, it quickly licked the muzzle of the gun.

"boom!!!"

Suddenly, the violent light that almost covered the sun flashed by, and the extremely violent explosion and roar resounded immediately!

This sound... was like thunder exploding between the heaven and the earth at the same time, and it seemed that the sky-high mountain collapsed in an instant!

It's even more like when all the water in the sea has turned into huge waves, smashing them with a bang!

The violent explosion brought the vibration of the whole bunker "rumble~".

Even Emperor Hongzhi wore the plugs on his ears, and his ears were still hummed by the violent roar.

The huge air wave caused by the explosion even made Emperor Hongzhi feel a little choked up.

The endless dust in the bunker where the artillery was located was swept into the air like a gust of wind passing by!

Zhang Xiaogong and Hutou Laoguo supported him quickly, so he didn't fall down!

After gathering his mind, Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes and walked forward quickly, looking out eagerly.

The smoke and dust gradually sank, and it was faintly visible that the artillery that was pushed by the huge recoil and hit the fortification was unharmed.

When he looked at the city wall in the distance, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes suddenly widened!

The whole mouth is open, like that dying catfish!

Even, there was a strange sound of "ho ho ~"...

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

The dust and smoke gradually dissipated, but the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke did not dissipate from the air, and the city wall could still be vaguely seen in the gradually sinking dust.

This city wall can no longer be called a city wall, and its current appearance is more like a rag that was roughly torn from the middle.

In the middle of the city wall, there was a gap as huge as the gate of the capital city, and the whole piece was blown down.

Looking at it from a distance, it looks like rubble that was blown up by a naughty child with a stick, revealing misery and telling desolation...

Splashes of broken bricks were scattered all around the city wall, and even the bricks on the wall that hit the tower were "rumbling..." falling down.

The two-foot-thick city wall two miles away... was broken in one shot! !

Emperor Hongzhi's head buzzed for a long time before he managed to come back to his senses. Looking at the city wall in the distance, he froze for almost a quarter of an hour.

Just staring at the dilapidated city wall in such a daze, he was stunned for nearly a quarter of an hour.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't react until the craftsmen had rushed over on fast horses to estimate the damage caused by the shells to the city wall.

"Quick... take me there to have a look! Quick!!"

It was also at this time that Emperor Hongzhi was astonished to find that Zhang Mao and his idiot Huer had run away together!

It's fine for them to run away, and my little son ran to see the city wall in such a hurry.

He was the only one left in the bunker... oh, and there were Dai Yi, Chen Tong, and Chen Zhoutong.

It's just that it was the first time for them to experience this scene, and Chen Zhoutong's eyes almost popped out.

This... Under this cannon, even the resurrection of Sanfeng Patriarch cannot be carried by strength? !

He was also the first to react when he heard Emperor Hongzhi's yelling.

When they got out, the carriage had already been driven over, but the horses on it had been changed.

No way!The horse brought by Emperor Hongzhi had never experienced this at all, even with the earmuffs on, it still couldn't carry it-it was scared to death.

In desperation, the casting department could only replace his horse with Emperor Hongzhi, so that he could rush to the city wall to see for himself.

"Too slow...too slow!!"

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't wait any longer, even disregarding that he only learned how to ride a horse with Chen Tong some time ago.

He directly snatched the rein from the person in the foundry department, stepped on Ma Longlong and rushed towards the city wall.

At the city wall, countless craftsmen began to pull tape measures, pick up bricks, check behind the wall...etc, shouting while checking.

There are also craftsmen who are constantly recording the situation at the scene, how long, how wide, and what shape the breach in the city wall is.

How were the falls of the walls distributed, where did the farthest bricks go... and so on.

With the sound of "rumbling..." horseshoes, Emperor Hongzhi, who did not hesitate to ride his horse, rushed to the city wall very quickly.

He turned over and rolled off the horse, and actually stumbled to the edge of the city wall, trembling and touching the broken wall.

Emperor Hongzhi, who was buzzing in his head, only had two words in his heart - divine weapon! !

Dingding the empire is also an artifact that can destroy the empire! !

This is just a [-]-jin cannon, what about the [-]-jin Dardanelle cannon? !

For a moment, Emperor Hongzhi shuddered a little, and the city wall of the capital, which seemed to take care of everything, instantly became vulnerable...

At the same time, Emperor Hongzhi's desire for the Dardanelles became more urgent.

Emperor Hongzhi almost glanced at the city wall, trembling in his heart...

Cannons must be cast!Cannon at all costs! !

"Stupid Tiger! Hurry up and build the cannon. I will give you any resources and money you want! You must make that [-]-jin giant cannon as soon as possible!!"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyeballs almost turned red, he gritted his teeth at Young Master Zhang and said, "I only want that cannon!!"

"Your Majesty, casting cannons is only one aspect..."

Seeing Emperor Hongzhi gnashing his teeth, Grandpa Zhang helplessly winked at his pair of red phoenix and peach blossoms.

The gentle and refined Emperor Hongzhi has now turned into a wolf on a moonlit night. Whoever says that he is not allowed to cast a cannon now...

Emperor Hongzhi could swallow it alive without peeling the skin or dipping it in sauce!

"The training of gunners is also a system. It doesn't just end when you know how to light a fire."

However, Grandpa Zhang caressed his forehead helplessly, and sighed softly, "This cannon actually has multiple uses!"

"This cannon is suitable for defending the city and attacking the city. You only need to make exclusive chariots and horses to transport and protect the shells and ammunition needed..."

In an instant, Emperor Hongzhi's face changed, and he suddenly looked at the Jade Chihu, "Equip the army below?! If they have two hearts..."

"They couldn't prepare the gunpowder, couldn't cast the gun, couldn't cast the shells, and couldn't train the gunners comprehensively."

However, Young Master Zhang smiled at Emperor Hongzhi and said softly, "Moreover... this cannon is only [-] catties."

"We still need to cast [-]-jin and [-]-jin cannons! What is this cannon in front of those cannons?!"

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly realized that if he had a [-]-jin or [-]-jin cannon in his hands, what would the [-]-jin cannon be? !

"And the boy doesn't intend to use this gun for general local city defense, not even for the nine borders. It's just for coastal defense and the emperor's expedition."

Zhang Xiaogong couldn't help sighing when he said this, in fact, it was only natural that the Ming Empire could not develop such large artillery.

Because they hardly needed this kind of giant artillery. From the beginning of Ming Dynasty to the middle of Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty didn't need this kind of heavy artillery much.

Coupled with the thought of the heavens and the kingdoms valuing roads over weapons, it eventually led to the overall backwardness of firearms from the advancement in the early Ming Dynasty to the mid-Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of this, Grandpa Zhang paused, blinking at the pair of red phoenix peach blossoms and said with a smile, "If this cannon is in hand, there will be a more loyal army..."

"Your Majesty, why do you have to worry about someone occupying the city and causing chaos in this world?! Under a single shot, who can stop it?! Who can stop it?!"

yes!Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but blushed when he heard this, and whoever would do it would just eat me up!

Just relying on this cannon, it is estimated that if you fire two cannonballs, the opponent will all have to run away? !

Just let him be a famous general in ancient and modern times, and I will blow him up and wipe him out!

"Your Majesty, don't cling to the old strategy of generals anymore."

However, Grandpa Zhang took two steps back and said solemnly to Emperor Hongzhi with his boxing armor, "The world... has changed!"

"Besides Da Ming, the universe has changed drastically! Da Ming must change too!"

"Your Majesty, you must know that during the Warring States period, the Qin Dynasty became prosperous and powerful while the other countries remained unchanged! In the end—all the countries will be destroyed!"

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but nodded solemnly.

"The first fire of this cannon is to call out to His Majesty the new era--it is coming!"

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Chapter 3: The Ordnance Building Bureau is the most important thing, and the courtiers are all light

After the cannon test was over, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to go back to see the situation in the court.

But Chi Huer asked him to lead him to walk around the casting department to understand the situation.

If other people were like this, Emperor Hongzhi might not agree, but this was Chi Huer's request, and Emperor Hongzhi agreed without even thinking about it.

"The Foundry Department now uses casting methods, almost all of which are based on hydraulic power."

In the entire foundry department, there were clanging and knocking sounds everywhere.

In order to avoid interfering with the work of these craftsmen, Emperor Hongzhi was asked to change into a coarse cloth shirt.

And only Dai Yi, Chen Tong, and Chen Zhou accompanied the three people, and Zhu Houzhao, the No. [-] brat in Tianzi, would join in the fun without greeting.

"Of the more than 2 disaster victims, more than [-] young and strong are the new army. Of the [-] young and strong who arrived later, [-] people built the dam here."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at those huge steel gears, and they were turning "Ka Ka Ka ~".

Under the mutual bite, exert strength, the steel hammer below hits the castings one by one quickly or slowly "dangdangdang...".

Grandpa Zhang also sighs now, but fortunately he didn't refuse Tang Bohu to accept Xu Jing as his apprentice.

The ten thousand volumes of ancient books in his family really played a big role. It took them a lot of searching to discover the technology hidden in the pile of old papers.

For example, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, if there is no ancient book written by an unknown person, draw the figure.

Little Grandpa Zhang didn't know that there was actually a reduction gear system inside the drum car!

What surprised Mr. Zhang even more was that the compass car made by Ma Jun of the Three Kingdoms was not only driven by gears, but also had an automatic clutch device!

This device is technically superior to the drum car!

The most outrageous thing is that the pile of old papers shows that there were already gears and gear trains of different shapes and purposes in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Just based on the simple graphics and written records, Mr. Zhang can intuitively see a large number of ratchets and herringbone gears.

Seeing these Zhang Xiaogongs, I was so angry that I wanted to go back to the previous era and kill all those evil pens who put forward heavy roads and light weapons!

Not bad~ not bad~!Finally, there are some useful things in those ancient books, such as the "Shui Pai" of the Eastern Han Dynasty to smelt iron with hydraulic blast.

The gear and linkage mechanism are used in this, at least those craftsmen have an intuitive concept after restoration.

The "Lian Mill" in the Jin Dynasty is also considered a good thing. Its function is to drive eight millstones with one ox.

The gear train is used in it, and a huge turntable gear is driven by a cow to drive eight grinding discs.

It is precisely because of the graphic and written records of these ancient books that Mr. Zhang was able to let these craftsmen know about gears and connecting rods.

These craftsmen who can be valued by the Ministry of Industry and the royal family did not disappoint him, or the driving force of silver is very strong...

In short, a bunch of people took out the technologies passed down from their families and tossed inside and outside, and managed to come up with several sets of hydraulic systems.

This includes the most needed hydraulic blower system.

Zhang Xiaogong, who has the experience of later generations, naturally couldn't use the blower foolishly. What he asked for was to make a device similar to a turbine suction.

The air suction opening is huge, while the opening leading to smelting is narrow. The driving is to rely on water power to push the water wheel, and then use gears and connecting rods to drive the wind to rotate.

The coal that was dug out was not directly transported. With sufficient manpower, all the coal was washed five times before being dried and sent.

At least now the furnace temperature can reach the point where the crucible melts wrought iron and then melts it into pig iron for casting.

"Rumble...here~~~"

Emperor Hongzhi watched from afar as the huge crucible poured down a whole pot of fiery red molten steel, slowly forming pieces of steel ingots in the mold.