To be honest, in Zhou Changfeng's opinion, such a move was a bit baffling.
The three armies of the Ming Dynasty, especially the navy, have long been right-leaning, but it is not obvious in external performance. It seems unnecessary to carry out propaganda at this time?
If a fight really begins, the morale of the navy will definitely be the highest and the stance will be the most consistent.
Zhu Lingjing saw his confusion, so she said succinctly: "You can't think about the matter itself. The main reason is that such a complicated and swinging faction is out of date today."
"Understood." Zhou Changfeng nodded and said, "How should I put it? This... diversified state is not suitable for war."
"Diversity?" After hearing this new word, Zhu Lingjing felt a little amused. She sat upright and picked up the tea cup, "You are praising them, why are you so euphemistic? Chowder is chowder."
Although their size is not comparable to that of the Constitutional Council, which accounts for nearly half of the country, factions such as the Chinese Communist Party and the National People's Congress are more refined and do not accept all members. Their political views converge in the general direction, and their differences are basically limited to small details.
In this regard, Zhu Lingjing really looked down on the large group of members of the Constitutional Association.
Talking about these, Zhou Changfeng tried to bring the topic to something that had ended abruptly when his conversation with Xu Zhanming yesterday.
"There will always be conflicts, so don't take them too seriously. Although the prince's temperament is stubborn, he is generally consistent. This is enough. The conflicts will not intensify to the point of shaking the overall situation."
"That's right. Also, there are many generals in the army who are very critical of the current situation of the Constitutional Council. With such a group of people leading the DPRK, it is difficult to reassure everyone..."
"I would be worried too." Zhu Lingjing stared at the floating tea leaves and replied slowly: "But it doesn't matter. Unless major decision-making mistakes occur one after another, there will be no separation between the army and the court."
"It makes sense... His Highness is right."
"You generally have nothing to do these days, what are your usual plans?"
"I'm really free. I just do some theoretical research on tactics and weapons." Zhou Changfeng replied casually.
"The rest of the time is spent with your little wife, right? I wish you a child soon." Zhu Lingjing joked, and then said with a little emotion: "It's quite fulfilling."
"Then I'll lend you some good advice."
“If the expenses are high, don’t be constrained, just say so.”
Zhou Changfeng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I don't have much materialistic desires. I usually don't spend much money on food and drinks."
Alas, this guy is still as difficult to control and control as before. I thought that after getting married, he would become more realistic and materialistic, but I didn't expect that he would still be the same as before.
"That's it. It's almost six o'clock. Do you want to stay for dinner?"
"Thank you for your kindness, but my wife is still waiting. I won't have the chance to eat the feast at His Highness's residence this time."
Staying here for dinner has no appeal to Zhou Changfeng. Now that he has figured out the cake he drew, there is no need to stay any longer.
After chatting with Zhu Lingjing for a long time, he was satisfied and resigned. Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly left the princess residence.
"Chuchichi——" The burning gasoline engine made a steady roar.
In order to get home on time, he hurriedly drove along the road he came from.
The sun was setting in the west, and it was the end of the evening rush hour. The passers-by around him were all like him, thinking about their loved ones at home and the prepared dinner.
Citizens after work crowded the trams; the streets were lined with trendy bicycles, so dense that the front wheels were almost touching the rear wheels; occasionally motorcycles passed by with loud roars, moving nimbly through the middle of the road. .
When we got to Sanshan Avenue, which separates Nancheng District and Zhongcheng District, the situation became much better and it was no longer so busy.
Zhou Changfeng pulled the lever and upshifted, then glanced at his watch. It was past five forty, so if nothing unexpected happened, it would be no problem to get home before six o'clock.
But whatever he was afraid of came, a sharp whistle broke the peaceful environment.
In the rearview mirror, he saw a motorcycle approaching at high speed, and it swooped past the off-road vehicle he was driving.
Two police cars from Jiangning County Police followed closely behind, but they obviously couldn't catch up with Juechen's motorcycle.
Because Ming Dynasty's domestic automobile production capacity was concentrated on trucks and there were not many cars, only high-ranking officials and businessmen would buy them. The market for "low-end" cars was dominated by American products that were large in volume and low in price.
Because domestic car companies have sufficient business - in addition to a large number of trucks, cars focus on high-end luxury cars. The target users are the government, and there is no worry about being affected and declining. Therefore, the imperial court did not target the car designs exported to Ming Dynasty by Ford and General Motors. Exorbitant tariffs.
In the long run, the time to increase tariffs will be when the country's automobile industry expands to the point where it can mass-produce cars.
Cheap Ford Model A cars imported in large quantities are very common among the people. The Ming Dynasty police also used them as police cars. The painting style is usually half black on the top and white on the bottom. The words "Inspection" or "Prefecture/Prefecture/County Police" are spray-painted on the doors. .
"Stop! Stop!"
A police car continued the pursuit, and the latter one shouted to Zhou Changfeng to stop.
He was puzzled and thought it was a misunderstanding, but unexpectedly two patrol policemen actually asked: "Sir, are you busy with something right now?! We have to borrow a car!"
No need to say much, you know what you want to do without even thinking about it.
"Get in the car, I'll drive."
"Trouble!"
The two patrol officers immediately opened the door and got in. The Thunder XVI off-road vehicle started quickly and chased it at high speed.
"Just follow the car in front. The fleeing thieves are still ahead."
The Ford Model A equipped with a 40-horsepower gasoline engine could originally run at a speed of 100 km/h. However, as a police car, the Jiangning County Police modified it and added bulletproof steel plates in the doors. The increased weight made them unable to Running so fast.
In contrast, the military Xunlei series off-road vehicles have more power. Although they have no streamlined design, they are powerful.
After overtaking the police car in front, the fleeing motorcycle came into view.
The scenery on both sides flashed by quickly, and the speed of the car at this moment had exceeded 100, which made Zhou Changfeng feel a little uncomfortable - it was the first time in the two years since the time travel that he drove so fast.
The two fleeing suspects were also called motorcycle gangs in later generations. They were extremely arrogant at one time. They drove past at high speed on their motorcycles, robbed them, and ran away. Even if they tried to catch up, they couldn't catch up.
The security of the capital of the Ming Dynasty has been a headache for all emperors since ancient times. Since the Zhengtong and Chenghua years, there have been countless cases, large and small, every year. During the Chenghua period, Jin Yiwei reported that the thieves in Shuntian Prefecture were mainly wandering monks, evil young scoundrels, and wandering sergeants.
The former and the former are rare nowadays, but ruffians are really difficult to deal with. Today, it was the two young men who attracted two police cars and four patrolmen in hot pursuit.
"Bang! Bang!"
"Stop the car! Damn it! Stop the car!"
After the distance was shortened, the two patrolmen shouted and fired warning shots in the air, but the two men in front ignored them.
Seeing that they were about to be overtaken, the two men turned around in a hurry and tried to drive off the avenue into a nearby street to escape the pursuing police officers.
But as the saying goes, evil comes with evil consequences. Whether it hit gravel or skidded, the motorcycle suddenly lost control and overturned!
The two young suspects screamed and fell to the ground, rolling over and leaving a series of blood stains and pieces of clothing on the ground.
The incident happened suddenly. Zhou Changfeng and the two patrol officers were shocked for a moment, then they slowed down and stopped, then rushed over and subdued him completely.
"These two guys robbed property on the street in broad daylight, and then stabbed a patrol policeman with a knife... Damn it! Just wait and go to jail!"
The two men, who were covered in blood, were kicked several more times before being handcuffed.
Zhou Changfeng was quite surprised by the two suspects who looked to be no more than 17 or 18 years old. He couldn't understand how they could afford a motorcycle for a while.
"Robbing it, just grab it a few times, and then you can buy it after you save enough stolen money." A middle-aged patrol officer replied without thinking: "What a disaster!"
By the way, I helped catch two bad guys and gained a little sense of participation and honor, but the price was that the sunset had already touched the horizon.
After all, it was a bit late.
When Zhou Changfeng returned home, he saw Xia Xiaoshi standing up alone with eyes full of joy.
She complained a little: "Sir, why are you so late? The food is almost cold."
"On the way back, we encountered an unexpected situation. Two young gangsters were riding motorcycles to rob and hurt people. The police almost didn't catch up... There was nothing we could do. We had to help even if we didn't want to."
"What a coincidence. As expected of you sir, you have to take action after all."
"Ahem, it would be better if there were fewer such things..."
Zhou Changfeng ate this meal a little absent-mindedly. The sight of his wife alone before made him feel a little uncomfortable, especially when he thought about how she could only stay in the empty room alone when he was away, he felt a little guilty.
Although he himself didn't mind Xia Xiaoshi moving back to her parents' home during that period, Xia's father and mother didn't think so.
It's okay to live there occasionally. How can there be any reason to live in your mother's house for a long time after you marry as a wife?
In ancient times, a married woman could only go back to her parents' home once a year on the second day of the first lunar month and could not stay overnight.
He hesitated for a while and then asked: "Xiao Shi, maybe you will have to be at home alone for several months in a row. Why don't you buy a cat? A dog is fine, or you can hire someone. It's still very troublesome to have no one to take care of your daily life during pregnancy. of."
Xia Xiaoshi, who was picking up vegetables, said happily: "That's what I meant. Sir, you understand me very well."
She blinked and said hesitantly: "If you don't like dogs, you might as well get a cat."
"Why don't you like dogs? Oh, I remembered. Is it because you were bitten by a dog when you were a child?"
"Yeah, it's scary."
"Hahahaha - why do I think it's a little funny?"
"Hmph - Zhou Kexing! Do you know how painful that injection is!"
Of course, Ming Dynasty has rabies vaccine, and the production is sufficient and the price is not expensive.
Since the great French microbiologist Louis Pasteur successfully invented the rabies vaccine in the late 19th century, humans have finally had the ability to contain this terrible infectious disease with a fatality rate that is infinitely close to 100%.
In the sixth year of Chang's reign, research teams from Guangzhou Prefectural Hospital and Guangzhou University successfully copied the Pasteur vaccine and quickly put it into use.
Ten years later, teachers and students at Chengdu Furong University tried to iterate the rabies virus in the brains of rabbits, and finally successfully cultivated a better attenuated rabies virus strain - the Lee strain through thirty-two generations of iterations. This strain was effective at stimulating the immune system with few side effects, and has since been widely used to create vaccines.
The young Xia Xiaoshi received this kind of vaccine. She was vaccinated five times. The long needle tube and clear pain were something she would never forget.
The next half month was unremarkable, except for the addition of a two-month-old cat in the small house.
The thing that broke these leisurely days came from the Air Force - the intermediate-power bullets and corresponding rifles proposed long ago finally took shape.
After adopting the relevant suggestions at that time, the Air Force consulted the paratrooper units for their opinions, and after summarizing the technical indicators, openly invited bids from government-owned and private companies across the country.
Today, as the deadline for sample delivery and comparison has arrived, five or six types of intermediate-power ammunition and rifles have been gathered at the Ordnance Bureau for unified PK.
As the original proposer and an officer with a certain say, Zhou was invited without any suspense.
The Ordnance Bureau, which is responsible for inspecting, registering, and summarizing the weapons and equipment of the three armed forces, is a rather large organization. Among the entire Ministry of War's first department, second bureau, three divisions, and seven divisions, the only one larger than it is the Munitions Department.
The Ministry of War was already a familiar place to Zhou Changfeng. He found the right place with ease and arrived at the second floor of the Ordnance Bureau.
After verifying his identity, he walked through the crowd with anticipation.
Because the attendees have not yet arrived, everyone present is doing their own thing, chatting, strolling, dazing, and reading. At the front are several boxes of ammunition, as well as those that have been numbered and arranged neatly. rifle.
There are six manufacturers participating in the bidding, and there are also six types of bullets and rifles, which is a dazzling array.
Should you look at the gun or the bullet first? The importance of the two is actually on the same level. It is inappropriate to match a good gun with bad ammunition, or to match good ammunition with a bad gun.
Taking a thread-bound booklet, Zhou Changfeng flipped through the six intermediate-power bullets with great interest.
Due to tight deadlines and little time, manufacturers did not have enough time to gradually optimize and improve their works. The guns and ammunition participating in the PK this time can only be regarded as prototypes.
Originally, half of the manufacturers gave up bidding because they felt the deadline was tight. However, the Air Force promised that this was just a "preliminary trial" and that neither good nor bad would affect the final result, so several companies were saved.
Yingtian Arsenal continued to use the 7.36×35.2mm bullet they developed at their own expense many years ago, with only minor modifications to the warhead, and focused mainly on the research and development of the gun.
The ballistic data was mediocre, nothing outstanding at all, and Zhou Changfeng was not interested in it.
The Shenyang Army Artillery Factory was very bold and did not follow the requirement of "it is best to use a 23-centimeter caliber" and used a 7.04×32mm design.
The highlight is its overall lightness, soft recoil, and very good ballistic performance within 150 meters. Unfortunately, the trajectory changes greatly after 200 meters, and is so curved that it can be called a pissing trajectory.
What caught Zhou Changfeng's attention was the 7.36×40mm bullet produced by the Guangzhou Arsenal. They improved the previous experimental ammunition, changed the warhead to a boat-tail shape, and added a small amount of propellant.
The overall ballistic performance is incredible and very straight - at 100m, the ballistic trajectory is about 19cm above the baseline, at 200m it is about 20.5cm above the baseline, and it only coincides with the baseline at 300m.
This is simply a dream bomb! It's hard to imagine how they did it.
Save money: The ballistic performance of the Guangzhou Arsenal’s work is slightly better than the classic M43 rifle round
(End of chapter)
