Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

She suddenly found that the queen mother was very kind, when she looked at her, her eyes and eyebrows were full of love.

Before she became pregnant with the dragon heir, neither the queen mother nor the emperor had been to the Changchun Palace.

But today, the news of being pregnant with a dragon heir was just revealed by the imperial physician, and both the empress and the emperor had arrived.

"The emperor's house, it is true that the mother is more expensive than the child."

Murong Xian sighed deeply.

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Chapter 67 Shenwei artillery, invincible in the world

Liaodong territory, from top to bottom, is now completely chaotic.

First of all, Li Chengliang, the governor of Jiliao, who was the chief official of Xinjiang, was the first to be responsible for the attack on Xichang Yuhuatian in Liaodong, followed by the governor of Liaodong, who was also guilty.

His Majesty is going to send a large army to Liaodong to investigate, and the black hats of the two of them will definitely be lost, and there may even be a catastrophe of beheading.

Then there are those officials in Liaodong. Yuhuatian was attacked in the territory under their supervision, and they are all to blame!

In the court hall, civil and military officials mourned silently for those bandits in Liaodong.

If Your Majesty destroyed the country of Oara, would he still care about destroying a small Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou?

His Majesty was worrying that there was no reason to use troops, and now that you have come to your door by yourself, His Majesty happened to use you to test the knife.

The chief minister of the cabinet wants to protect you, but His Majesty has made a decision that even the chief minister of the cabinet can't protect you, so you just wait for love to die.

After Zhu Qizhen left Changchun Palace, he returned to Qianqing Palace.

Recently, there are several major events waiting for him to deal with.

In addition to the construction of the Taiming Navy, commercial reforms have to go further, and the war to destroy the Jurchens in Jianzhou, Liaodong is also on the agenda.

The population of Jurchen in Jianzhou is only a few hundred thousand, and there are only tens of thousands of soldiers.

It only needs to dispatch a brave general to command [-] soldiers and horses, and it is enough to crush Jurchen.

Zhu Qizhen was deeply disappointed with the governor of Jiliao and the governor of Liaodong. These officials should all be removed and a new group of good ministers and generals should be re-elected.

As for the general who wiped out the Jianzhou Jurchens, Zhu Qizhen still needs to think about it.

If Cao Zhengchun were chosen, he would be able to eradicate the Jurchens in Jianzhou, because Cao Zhengchun's ruthlessness was unparalleled.

But he is different from Yuhuatian, if he is allowed to lead the army to fight, there will definitely be criticisms in the court.

"Apart from Cao Zhengchun, who else can handle this well?"

Hu Zongxian?

Yu Qian?

Qi Jiguang?

No, although they can win battles, they are not cruel enough.

What Zhu Qizhen wants is for the Jurchens to completely exterminate their clan!

Just as Zhu Houzhao was considering candidates for the military, Wei Zhongxian walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, please see me."

"Announce him in."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand.

Not long after, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry came in from outside the hall, knelt down and saluted: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Excuse me."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood up, and Zhu Qizhen asked Wei Zhongxian to bring a grand master's chair, and ordered someone to serve tea to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry was flattered.

"Qizou Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has conducted research on the artillery and warships of the Empire on which the sun never sets, and has developed a rear thruster gun."

After finishing his speech, Minister of the Ministry of Industry unfolded the drawings in front of Zhu Qizhen.

"Look, Your Majesty, ordinary cannonballs are round, but the cannonballs of the Empire on which the sun never sets are cylindrical, with a conical front end."

"The artisans of the Ministry of Industry have improved it and produced various shell breech caps, but the iron shell breech caps are easy to explode, while the gold and silver shell breech caps have good ductility and will not explode."

After the Minister of the Ministry of Industry finished speaking, two eunuchs entered the Qianqing Palace with two cannonballs in their hands.

Of course, the gunpowder of these two shells has been removed, just the shell of the shell.

"Made of gold?"

"Silver?"

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly.

The Ministry of Industry is really bold in doing things. It even thought of using gold and silver to make cannonballs. If the cannonballs were made of gold and silver, I am afraid that many people will appear on the battlefield and run away after grabbing the cannonballs.

The gold and silver mentioned by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

It's real gold and silver, not copper.

In this ancient society, copper was also referred to as gold in many cases, but the cannonballs made by Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry are indeed real gold cannonballs, which are very valuable.

Looking at these two shells made of gold and silver, Zhu Qizhen felt his scalp tingling.

Such cannonballs are really a cannon shot, golden ten thousand taels!

"Your Majesty, these two types of shells are the most durable, but I also knew that I couldn't afford them, so I made a second choice and made the shells out of brass."

After the words of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry fell, another eunuch walked into the hall holding a bronze cannonball.

After seeing the brass cannonball, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

This kind of cannonball, in appearance, is almost the same as the cannonballs of later generations. What is lacking now is gunpowder.

Today, within the scope of the Ming Empire, the gunpowder is all black soil gunpowder. This kind of gunpowder has too much residue and is not pure. It is actually not very powerful as a shell.

"How powerful is this brass cannonball?"

"Qizuo Your Majesty, the range of this shell can reach ten miles, which is very suitable for covering and striking a large area."

"In terms of power, compared with the British cannonballs, which one is stronger or weaker?"

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's question, Minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately held his head high and proudly said: "Your Majesty, of course it is my Ming's artillery, which is even more powerful!"

"Okay, yes, the development of this shell is considered a great achievement."

Zhu Qizhen first praised it, and then asked: "What about other research, how is the progress, and my steel warship, has it been manufactured?"

Hearing the emperor's question about the steel battleship, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry couldn't help but break out in cold sweat: "His Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is working hard on research... is working hard on research"

"Well, Aiqing, you need to pay more attention."

Zhu Qizhen reminded, and continued: "I'm going to the hunting ground in the western suburbs. You go back to the Ministry of Industry and bring the artillery developed. I want to personally try the power of the Ming artillery!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

The minister of the Ministry of Industry led the decree to quickly withdraw from the Qianqing Palace and go to the Ministry of Industry to prepare.

An hour later, Zhu Qizhen drove to the hunting ground in the western suburbs, and Zhu Qi led three thousand Jinyi guards to escort him, accompanied by Cao Zhengchun and cabinet ministers.

They also want to see the Daming artillery developed by the Ministry of Industry. His Majesty has invested 200 million taels of silver in the research and development of Daming's firearms.

If His Majesty is not satisfied with the money spent, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry will not be able to afford it.

On the hunting ground in the western suburbs, eighteen cannons were pushed out by the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

Looking at the valiant cannons in front of them, Zhu Qizhen and the other ministers couldn't help feeling excited.

"I will use these cannons to destroy those Jurchens in Jianzhou."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes darkened slightly.

Cao Zhengchun stood beside Zhu Qizhen, looking at the new artillery and shells launched by Shenjiying, his heart was very itchy.

This time, Cao Zhengchun tasted the sweetness and pleasure of shells when bombarding No. [-] village in the world.

No matter how high your martial arts are, you are still afraid of artillery!

When the cannon fired, everyone below the martial arts master could not escape death.

Yan Song, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and other important ministers are also looking at these artillery pieces, and they have their own thoughts.

In their eyes, if a country wants to be strong, powerful weapons are essential.

A country without advanced weapons is like a tiger without sharp teeth.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry came to Zhu Qizhen.

"Your Majesty, I will first demonstrate the power of the Daming artillery for Your Majesty."

"Well, let's get started."

Zhu Qizhen nodded.

The important ministers of the cabinet were watching quietly. They were already looking forward to it when they were summoned by the emperor to the hunting ground in the western suburbs.

"According to the order."

Zhu Qizhen and all the cabinet ministers took a few steps back, Cao Zhengchun subconsciously stood by Zhu Qizhen's side, and the Ministry of Industry Minister began to order the test of artillery.

"fire!"

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry gave an order.

boom!boom!boom! ...

Eighteen cannons fired one by one, the power of the cannon fire became stronger and louder, and the range of various cannons became farther and farther.

Everyone turned their attention to the last cannon.

When testing the newly developed new artillery and new shells, a completely different scene appeared in front of everyone.

"Reload!"

"fire!"

boom!

It was also a loud noise, but without the thick gunpowder soot.

The new type of artillery shell pierced the sky, and the shell fell on the top of the mountain, blowing up the stone building target built on the mountain. The accuracy and range were far superior to other artillery.

The rear of the artillery was filled with ammunition, and the firing was done in one go, which made the eyes of several cabinet ministers shine.

Yan Song, the chief assistant of the cabinet, grabbed the sleeve of the minister of the Ministry of Industry and asked, "What kind of artillery is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

"Qi, Mr. Yan Ge, this cannon is improved from the cannon of the British. I have to say, these barbarians are still a bit smart, and they can even think of reloading the breech."

"However, the power of my Great Ming's artillery is far superior to that of the Empire on which the sun never sets."

Minister of the Ministry of Industry looked proud.

When Yan Song saw the shells on the ground, he realized that these new shells were different. The old shells were just big iron balls, but these new shells were in the shape of fish heads.

The most important thing is that the time for the old artillery to load one shell is enough for the new artillery to load ten shells.

This efficiency has increased tenfold!

"My Daming cannon is invincible in the world!"

Seeing the astonishing reload speed, Yan Song couldn't help but let out a loud exclamation.

In the past, it was just a fantasy to fire all the guns, but at this moment, after seeing the loading speed of the new artillery, Yan Song understood that the fire of all guns would no longer be a fantasy.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the cabinet ministers and said with a smile: "My dear friends, how powerful are these new artillery pieces?"

"Your Majesty, these new cannons are so powerful that they are eye-opening to the ministers. Please give names to these new cannons, Your Majesty?"

The cabinet ministers bowed their hands to the emperor at the same time.

"Let's call it the Shenwei Cannon."

Looking at these shells, Zhu Qizhen smiled and officially named these new artillery shells.

The Shenwei cannon was added to the standard weapons and equipment of the Ming Empire, and its strategic position far surpassed the red cannon that had served the Ming Empire for decades.