Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

What did not disappoint Zhu Yue was that after these days, everyone in Lan Yu was indeed familiar with using flintlock guns!

Although other than Lan Yu, the other Huaixi nobles have no experience of time travel, let alone the firearms of later generations, but Lan Yu, an experienced person, is more than enough to be their teacher!

When brothers Zhu Yue and Zhu Biao came to the Imperial Guard College, Lan Yu and several Huaixi nobles were tinkering with several flintlock guns!

When they don't have to teach the students, Lan Yu and others are usually very busy, gathering together to make jokes and talk about all sorts of things.

However, after Zhu Yue's hundred flintlock guns were delivered, Lan Yu and others immediately became energetic. As long as they had free time during this period, their thoughts were basically all on these flintlock guns!

"See His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Han!"

Seeing Zhu Biao and Zhu Yue appear together, everyone did not dare to neglect, put down their things and hurriedly saluted to the two.

"It's all free!"

"Duke Liang, I came here today just to ask you, what do you think of this flintlock gun?"

Zhu Yue glanced at the flintlock gun that was put down by Lan Yu and others, and asked with a smile.

"Your Highness the King of Han, this flintlock gun is absolutely amazing. I didn't expect you to be able to create such a sharp firearm?"

"Whether it is range or power, it is much more powerful than Ming Dynasty's existing fire cannons. More importantly, it is easy to load and the shooting interval is relatively short. If you use three-stage shooting, you can basically guarantee uninterrupted continuous output. !”

"Yes, Your Highness the King of Han, how many of these flintlock spears have you produced?"

Before Lan Yu could speak, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and others had already started asking questions.

It's not that Lan Yu doesn't want to be in the limelight, it's mainly because his inner expectations for the flintlock gun are not that high!

The main reason is that when he traveled through time, he had already tried the automatic rifles and pistols of later generations. It was a pleasure to use them. He even looked down upon this flintlock gun!

When facing these Huaixi nobles, he could still use his knowledge to show off, but in front of Zhu Li, he didn't even have the desire to show off!

"The hundred flintlock guns I sent earlier are just samples for you."

"It is not a problem to achieve mass production. Regardless of the quantity, the output of three to five thousand pieces a month can still be guaranteed!"

Zhu Li explained with a smile.

The output of several thousand pieces a month is only a small amount at present.

If the imperial court can really purchase on a large scale, then tens of thousands of them a month is not impossible!

It is very easy to produce tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of pieces a year, but of course this requires money!

"so much?"

When a group of Huaixi nobles heard this, their eyes widened in shock.

Although the Ming Dynasty's army has been equipped with a large number of firecrackers, in fact, the output of firecrackers manufactured by the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is also limited, and the peak production period has long passed!

The output of thousands of pieces a month was indeed beyond the expectations of most Huaixi nobles.

"Do you think that if these flintlock guns could be equipped in large quantities to the army, it would improve their combat effectiveness?"

Zhu Li continued to ask.

"That's natural. Needless to say, if all the existing muskets are replaced by flintlock guns, the combat effectiveness can be directly increased by three to four times or even more!"

Feng Sheng immediately nodded and analyzed, this is just an understatement!

Anyone with a bit of discernment can see what the advent of the flintlock gun represents. It is definitely a killer weapon that can change the pattern of future wars!

With this thing, even the Tatars, who have always been regarded as a serious threat, might be able to be easily eliminated!

"Well, I am here this time just to hear your thoughts. After all, the cost of making a flintlock gun is much higher than that of a musket."

Zhu Li nodded with satisfaction.

"How much does this flintlock gun cost?"

Lan Yu couldn't help but ask.

"The cost price is about 8 taels of silver. Even if it is purchased by the imperial court, the minimum price is 10 taels of silver!"

"The price of ten thousand pieces is 10 taels of silver!"

Zhu Yue calmly reported a series of numbers, which made Lan Yu and others gasp!

Good guy, not only has the combat effectiveness been doubled, but the cost has also been doubled compared to the fire gun!

One flintlock gun can be used to make three or four muskets, and that's not counting the cost of gunpowder!

If the output is 100,000 pieces a year, then the flintlock gun alone will cost one million taels of silver, not counting other expenses!

To put it another way, if Ming Dynasty’s hundreds of thousands of firecrackers were replaced with flintlock muskets, it would cost millions of taels!

"As long as this flintlock gun is worth this price, the Ming court can still afford it!"

"The point is to see if you generals support the imperial court's purchase of this new type of flintlock gun!"

Zhu Biao said directly with a smile.

They came to Lan Yu and the others just to hear whether the military generals supported the imperial court's purchase of flintlock guns. Anyway, the money did not need to come from these noble military officers, but came from the imperial court. All they had to do was give Just give your fair opinion!

"Of course it would be better to purchase a flintlock gun!"

"Although the price is a bit expensive, you can definitely make it back on the battlefield!"

Lan Yu nodded with certainty.

"Okay, then, the imperial court will temporarily allocate 300 million taels of funds to build flintlock muskets. However, the needs of the navy must be met first before they can be distributed to other armies of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Biao immediately made the final decision!

With the Ming Dynasty's current annual tax revenue of over 100 million, there is no problem in spending several million taels to replace the latest firearms and equipment. Zhu Biao also has such confidence.

"Three hundred thousand. If we expand the production scale, it will take at least more than a year to make them!"

Zhu Yue frowned. With his current production capacity, he could produce flintlock guns at full capacity in a month. Even if the scale is expanded, it would not exceed 20,000.

At most, there are about 200,000 pieces a year!

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the first ones to be used are basically water masters. It's okay to equip some of the water masters first, and then you can slowly replenish them later!"

Zhu Biao didn't care at all.

After all, plans for areas such as North Korea and Japan have been determined before. Even if they are equipped with flintlock guns, the soldiers will have to adapt to the process, so the speed can only be as fast as possible!

In case a war really breaks out, Ming's soldiers are still using their original fire blunderbuss, and the advantage will not be reflected!

After the formal talks, Zhu Li and Zhu Biao were ready to leave the Imperial Guard Academy.

Lan Yu wanted to talk to Zhu Li privately, so after saying hello to Feng Sheng and others, she personally escorted them out of the gate of the college.

"Okay, just send it here!"

"You should have something to do, just tell me!"

Seeing that Lan Yu must have something to say, Zhu Li said directly.

"Your Highness the King of Han, this flintlock rifle is good, but it is still far inferior to the automatic rifle!"