"Sir, the gunpowder you gave me is ready for use. When will you be free to take a look?"
In Wuying Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang reviewed the memorials for a while, dealt with state affairs, stood up and stretched for a long time.
There was a crackling sound coming from the body.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not feel bored after correcting the memorials for a long time, and still maintained great enthusiasm.
Zhu Yuanzhang enjoyed the process of handling memorials.
In this process, although you will encounter all kinds of troubles, you need to find ways to solve them. Sometimes you are so angry that you want to slam the table.
However, overall, Zhu Yuanzhang enjoyed it.
Because when dealing with the memorial, it gave him a solid feeling that the power was in his hands.
This feeling that one word can determine life or death, or the rise or fall of a place, is really wonderful.
At this time, he felt that he was the emperor on earth!
When Hu Weiyong was not dealt with and the Prime Minister and Zhongshu Sheng were abolished, there was still a feeling that the Prime Minister and Zhongshu Sheng officials were decentralized from themselves.
Generally speaking, memorials are first filtered by the Zhongshu Province, and then the important ones are submitted to Zhu Yuanzhang for review.
In this case, Zhu Yuanzhang's workload here will be much less.
In other words, all he saw were second-hand information, and what kind of memorials could enter Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes was beyond his control.
It is decided by the Prime Minister and the officials in Zhongshu Province.
This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who had a strong desire for control, feel unhappy in his heart and always felt that the imperial power was being constrained.
In particular, Hu Weiyong and others secretly played opposite roles for him, which made him feel even more unhappy.
Hu Weiyong and the others don't dare to play with the big things that are really related to the survival of the country. They only play with trivial matters.
Of course, such small things are only relative to those big things that cannot be covered up.
How can a matter be sent to Zhongshu and asked to be decided by the imperial court, no matter how small it is?
No matter how small a matter is, it often affects the interests of hundreds of people and thousands of households.
It involves the national economy and people's livelihood of a county.
One thing may not seem very obvious, but once there are too many such things, the threat to Ming will be too great.
It has become a major issue that must be solved!
Therefore, after some thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang used Hu Weiyong, a very courageous man through the ages, to abolish the prime minister system that had been passed down for thousands of years, so that he could no longer compete with the emperor for power.
Since then, power has indeed been concentrated, but the workload has been terrifyingly large.
But for Zhu Yuanzhang, this was not a pain, but a kind of enjoyment.
The authority of his emperor was demonstrated through this matter...
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang resting temporarily, a eunuch standing in the distance immediately stepped forward and watched Zhu Yuanzhang report such news.
If the superior had not explained it before, he would need to be informed after this matter came out, and the eunuch would never come to report it at this time.
However, based on his understanding of the superiors, it was most likely that the arrangement was made on a whim by the superiors.
It was said that he wanted to report it, but actually at this time, the superiors were not so urgent about it.
At least after hearing the news, the superiors would not immediately care about the matter, but would take a short rest and then deal with the memorial.
The matter of gunpowder weapons is really far behind compared to dealing with memorials at the upper level.
At the very least, we have to wait until the superiors have taken care of the memorial before we look at the gunpowder weapons.
"Where is it? Let's go and have a look!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally stretching. After hearing the news, he lowered his arms without even finishing stretching.
He looked at the eunuch in front of him and said.
At this moment, there seemed to be light shining in his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang had been looking forward to this gunpowder for a long time.
The gorgeous fireworks he saw on the night of August 15th have always been engraved in his heart.
Every time I think back on it, I am filled with lingering amazement and shock.
Especially later, after hearing Han Cheng talk about the atomic bomb, a weapon that was more terrifying than the magical magic of immortals in mythology, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he could not sleep well at night.
I have been looking forward to seeing how powerful the gunpowder produced using the method taught by Han Cheng is.
It can be heard from Han Cheng's words that this thing is far from enough to reach the level of the atomic bomb that Han Cheng said.
However, it can also greatly increase the power of firearms based on the current basis.
In fact, to be honest, before meeting Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang was still very satisfied with Ming Dynasty's current firearms.
I think it's amazing enough that firearms can have the power they have now.
Therefore, after learning from Han Cheng that firearms can continue to develop and obtain more powerful and more varieties of firearms, I suddenly became excited.
Today's firearms are so powerful, so what are more powerful firearms?
How great would it be to use it to kill enemies in battle!
Just thinking about such things for a moment made Zhu Yuanzhang feel extremely excited.
After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang took the lead and walked outside without waiting for the eunuch to answer, walking like a dragon and a tiger, with the wind blowing under his feet.
The eunuch Wang Zhong was stunned on the spot and was completely confused by Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.
What's going on? !
Is this... is this still superior?
After hearing about this gunpowder weapon, you didn’t even review your beloved memorial?
After being shocked, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead with his hands, feeling a deep sense of joy in his heart.
fortunately!
Fortunately, I didn't make any claims, but reported it to my superiors immediately!
Otherwise, just looking at the reaction of the superior at this time, I am afraid that I will most likely be punished!
With this in mind, he hurriedly went out to chase Zhu Yuanzhang and lead the way to the superior...
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In a school grounds in the Forbidden City, Zhu Yuanzhang stood here, holding a blunderbuss and looking at it carefully.
This fire gun was sent by the people from the Military Staff Bureau.
The Military Staff Bureau is one of the eight major bureaus among the twenty-four yamen of the inner court. Of course, the twenty-four yamen of the inner court of the Ming Dynasty are not as complete as they are now.
Needless to say, the Arms and Staff Bureau is mainly responsible for making weapons, ceremonial guards, and ordinary swords, guns, and sticks.
There is also a specialized firearms department in the Arms Bureau, which can not only manufacture ordinary firecrackers and other firearms, but even bronze cannons can be cast.
Moreover, the quality of the forged firearms is extremely good, the skin is durable, and explosions rarely occur.
The main reason for this is because the Military Staff Bureau is closer to Zhu Yuanzhang than Longjiang Bao Shipyard.
Longjiang Bao Shipyard is still outside Nanjing after all.
This military cane bureau is located directly in Nanjing City.
From this alone, we can know that the products produced by Wenzhang Bureau are of absolutely high quality.
Of course, in addition to making various weapons and ceremonial guards, making firecrackers, and forging cannons, this staff bureau also makes scissors, forks for eating, and even needles.
This is very characteristic of Zhu Yuanzhang, who focuses on self-sufficiency.
Chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry are also raised in the Forbidden City. In the Queen's Kunning, which was originally used as a garden, there is not a single flower, but instead a lot of vegetables are planted...
Under such circumstances, it makes sense to let the Weapon Bureau build these things.
"Is this the gunpowder we gave you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang held the firegun in his hand, looked at it carefully for a while, and then came out to ask the people standing beside him.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, the man did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "To report back to your majesty, it is filled with the gunpowder you gave me."
"Have you tried it? Is it powerful?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
When asking this question, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel excited.
Although he knew that this thing would definitely not be too bad, he was still a little nervous for fear that it would not work.
After all, when Han Cheng taught them how to make the gunpowder, he was a little too casual.
And the ingredients used are also very outrageous. Eggs and sugar are added to it.
If Han Cheng hadn't made this thing and said it so confidently, he would never have imagined that he could add these two things to the gunpowder.
When Zhu Yuanzhang asked this question, Zhu Biao beside him and Jin Wang Zhu Fan, who was squatting on the ground and reaching out to touch a cannon, also turned their attention to this person.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Fan were met by Zhu Yuanzhang on the way here.
Zhu Fan came to find Zhu Biao, and then went with Zhu Biao to see Zhu Yuanzhang.
Naturally, what he was doing was about cleaning up and preparing the Japanese navy.
However, after meeting Zhu Yuanzhang and learning what their father was planning to do, they immediately became interested.
Needless to say, Zhu Biao was involved in the whole process of those granulated gunpowders, and he had a share of the credit.
At the same time, I heard Han Cheng talk about the power of this kind of gunpowder, and I have been looking forward to it. I want to see if the power of this kind of gunpowder is as powerful as Han Cheng said.
As for Zhu Fan, as a prince guarding the frontier fortress, he was very keen on firearms.
He knows and likes firearms better than Zhu Di.
Because King Jin, who always pays attention to grace, felt that it was too ungraceful to go to the battlefield with a knife to kill and chop people.
Only the second brother and the fourth brother, who are full of muscles, like to do this.
The graceful King Jin felt that it would be most satisfying to use firecrackers and artillery to defeat the enemy before they arrived.
This way it is less likely to spill blood on your body, and it is much more elegant than carrying a knife into battle.
Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di were the three most conspicuous among the Sai kings of the vassal vassal, and the third King Jin was the one equipped with the most firearms.
He is also the best at playing with firearms.
For this reason, after learning that there might be gunpowder with greatly increased power, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao followed him over without asking him.
After being asked by Zhu Yuanzhang and being stared at by the father and son at the same time, the subordinate officer of the Military Staff Bureau swallowed his saliva and turned red.
Not because I was shy, but because I was excited.
"Big! It's really too big! The power of this new gunpowder is simply amazing!"
His face turned red and he said excitedly.
His lips could not help but tremble.
"Using an ordinary firecracker and loading it with the gunpowder given by His Majesty, the effective killing range is about eighty steps!!"
"How many?!"
Before Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao could react, Zhu Fan screamed while squatting there and suddenly stood up from the ground.
Completely ignoring his head that was a little dizzy from standing up suddenly, he took two steps forward, grabbed the man's arm with his hands, and stared at him with burning eyes.
As a person who likes to play with firearms, how could he not know the killing range of this ordinary fire gun?
The maximum killing distance is around thirty-five steps.
If it is any further away, not only will it be inaccurate, but it will also lose its power.
As a result, now, this man actually said that after using the gunpowder given by his father, he could increase the effective killing distance of ordinary fire guns to eighty steps?
Eighty steps!
What a concept!
I couldn’t stop reading it over and over!
If this was applied to the battlefield, it would be unimaginable!
The improvement in combat effectiveness is not just a tiny bit!
Almost instantly, he thought of using this powerful firecracker to fight against the Tatars.
The Tatars thought that the power of the fire cannons on their side was the same as before, but they did not know that they had reached the effective range of their side.
After a round of fire cannon attack, these Tatars will definitely be stunned!
Such a scene makes people feel excited just thinking about it!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao also became excited at this time.
Although not as exaggerated as Zhu Fan, the excitement in his heart is also visible to the naked eye.
"Eighty steps! That's eighty steps! Sometimes, it can even reach a hundred steps!"
After learning the news from this person, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other with an unreal feeling as if they were in the clouds.
Although they were basically certain that the gunpowder produced under Han Cheng's guidance was definitely very powerful, they did not expect that it could be exaggerated to this extent!
Just adding some eggs and sugar can actually increase the power of gunpowder to such a terrifying level?
"Really? Why don't I believe it?"
Zhu Fan didn't know about Han Cheng's existence, and he had never heard anything about the existence of this new gunpowder before.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, two people who knew the inside information, found it unbelievable, let alone Zhu Fan.
Although he also knew that in this situation, this person would never dare to lie.
But because the power increased so much at once, he was instinctively skeptical.
"Give me the blunderbuss and I'll try to fire it myself."
As Zhu Fan said this, he picked up a fire gun from the side and prepared to fire it.
If he didn't take a shot himself and see the actual effect, even if this person swore about it and told the truth, he would never believe it!
"Your Highness, it's better for the villain to fight. This... this new type of gunpowder is very powerful. If it explodes..."
The man said this quickly, and wanted to reach out and take the gun from Zhu Fan's hand.
But Zhu Fan was reluctant: "It's okay, I can do it myself. I don't know how many times I have played with this kind of firecrackers, I am very familiar with it."
The man from the Military Staff Bureau was about to cry when he heard this.
He really didn't want Zhu Fan to use this blunderbuss here.
Although he also knew that according to the current situation, the possibility of these fine firecrackers exploding was not too great.
But the new gunpowder is so powerful that there are still some risks.
So it was better for him to do it himself.
This is not to say that he is brave and is not afraid of being exploded by fire.
But because he was demonstrating here and the gun really exploded, and the worst result would be that he would die alone.
If it were to explode in the hands of His Highness Prince Jin, then their whole family would have to go on the road neatly. If they were not careful, even the Nine Clans would very likely disappear!
But after Zhu Fan heard this amazing news, he was so excited that he just wanted to do it himself.
How could you pay attention to what this person said?
But this person did not dare to forcefully rob or persuade, for fear of making King Jin angry, and he was so anxious that he almost cried.
"Third brother, don't do it, let him do it. If it explodes and your face is blown up, wouldn't it be disfigured?"
Zhu Biao's voice sounded, persuading.
Originally Zhu Fan wanted to continue to persist, but after hearing Zhu Biao's words, he immediately stopped persisting.
Rather than doing it with his own hands, he cared more about his extremely handsome face.
Immediately, he handed over the fire blunderbuss in his hand to the person from the Weapon Bureau.
The man from the Military Staff Bureau almost burst into tears when he took the gun from King Jin's hand.
Saved! Saved!
My whole family is saved! !
Next, please ask Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Fan to stay away from here and not to get too close to avoid injury.
After confirming that several people had reached the safe range, the man from the Weapon Bureau began to test fire.
The fire fuse ignited the fuse and the sparks crackled.
A moment later, there was only an explosion, and amidst the smoke, the projectiles shot out, heading straight towards the target set up ahead.
After firing the shot, the man took another firegun that had been filled with gunpowder and projectiles from another subordinate of the Staff Bureau nearby.
Light the fuse again and aim at the new target ahead...
In order to make this verification more credible, five shots were fired in succession.
Then in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three, he reloaded the gunpowder with the granulated gunpowder obtained by Zhu Yuanzhang, and then fired five shots.
During this process, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Di were all watching without blinking, for fear of missing any details of this miraculous thing.
Before the smoke cleared, Zhu Fan had already sent someone to quickly bring the targets over and inspect them carefully.
After some inspection, it can be judged from the marks on the target that after loading this new type of gunpowder, the same fire blunderbuss can actually deal the same damage at 80 steps away as it did at 35 steps away!
Unbelievable!
It’s unbelievable!
Even Zhu Fan, who didn't believe it before, had to accept this fact now.
There is such a surprisingly powerful gunpowder!
"Your Majesty, the artillery uses this kind of gunpowder, and its power can also be greatly improved. Do you want to take a look?"
This subordinate officer from the Military Staff Bureau came trotting all the way to ask for instructions.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so excited watching at this time, how could he ask to stop?
"Look! Of course you have to look! Hurry up and fuck that motherfucker!"
There was excitement in Zhu Yuanzhang's voice.
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, the people from the Military Staff Bureau immediately took action.
After loading the gunpowder, there was a sound of earth shaking, and in the smoke, a large cannonball shot out!
It drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the lake several hundred feet away, causing a splash of waves!
After the shot was fired, Zhu Yuanzhang and others in the stands stood up, stood on tiptoes and looked around, their mouths growing bigger.
Is this... or the bronze cannon of the Ming Dynasty?
It's just a change of gunpowder, it's like taking strong medicine?
Isn't this too powerful?
Really amazing!
After firing three shots in a row, this kind of cannon with a thick inner diameter, began to test-fire cannons with smaller calibers.
There is no doubt that the results achieved are equally astonishing...
…
"Awesome! So awesome!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, came to the lake and looked at the unlucky carp floating on the water that was killed by the cannonball. They were all shocked by the power of what Han Cheng called granular gunpowder.
Unexpected!
Really unexpected!
After adding egg whites and sugar, the power of gunpowder can really be increased so much! !
Nothing Han Cheng said was a lie!
If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn’t believe it!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other and saw shock, excitement, and incomparable solemnity in each other's eyes.
The most important weapon of the country!
It is truly a valuable weapon of the country!
This thing must be kept secret!
It can only be kept for Ming Dynasty officials and classified as top secret!
"Father, how was this... gunpowder made? Is it so powerful? Is... this gunpowder easy to make?
If it is really easy to do, then our Ming Dynasty will make a lot of money in the future! "
Zhu Fan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said with eager eyes.
"It is indeed of great use! If used well, our Ming Dynasty will benefit endlessly!
Moreover, this new gunpowder is not complicated to make and can be mass-produced! "
Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Fan was so happy that he almost jumped up from the ground!
What he fears most is that this extremely powerful gunpowder cannot be produced on a large scale.
If it cannot be produced on a large scale, although this kind of gunpowder is still amazing, its significance is not as far-reaching.
"Great! Great! God bless me!
With this kind of gunpowder, fighting Tartars will be smoother in the future! "
Zhu Fan clapped his hands happily.
For someone like him who likes firearms and uses them in combat, there is no better news than this!
"Father, who made this new gunpowder?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "It was a method given to my father by an expert in the Ming Dynasty a few days ago."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not blush when he was talking nonsense in front of his face.
Originally, he wanted to say that it was someone from the Military Staff Bureau who came up with it by chance, but this statement was inconsistent with the previous statement from the Military Staff Bureau. It was easy to explain, but the explanation became more unclear.
Therefore, it is still pushed to the strange people among the people.
"First, a folk master cured my mother's illness, and then there was a folk master from the country who presented this extremely powerful gunpowder formula.
This is really an expert among the people! ! "
Zhu Fan said excitedly.
"Father, you must not owe this master! You must reward him well!"
He reminded Zhu Yuanzhang aloud.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Do you still need to say this? This is necessary!"
He thought to himself: "I gave my most precious daughter to that boy Han Cheng, isn't this gratitude enough?"
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt uncomfortable.
However, looking at the amazing power of the gunpowder in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that it was not impossible to marry his daughter to Han Cheng.
This is indeed a capable person, and he will be of great use to his Ming Dynasty.
However, when I think of my poor daughter, Han Cheng used disgraceful means to force a marriage because of her mother.
At this time, not only did he not want to help his daughter out of the sea of suffering, but he also wanted to settle the matter, and a lot of guilt arose in his heart.
If Yourong knew what he wanted to be a father, wouldn't he be heartbroken to death? ?
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of his daughter who was obviously very reluctant, but for the sake of family and country affairs, she forced herself to smile and expressed her willingness to marry Han Cheng, Zhu Yuanzhang felt like his heart was cut with a knife...
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"What's wrong? Where's the thunder?"
In Prince Qin's palace, Zhu Ping was sleeping when he was awakened by the roar.
After wiping a handful of saliva, he asked doubtfully.
Then, several more thunderous sounds sounded, and Zhu Feng realized something was wrong.
"This is not thunder! It is the sound of cannons! Who is firing cannons in the capital?"
After a while, Zhu Xi became even more confused.
Because judging from the direction of the sound, he heard that the sound of the cannon came from the Forbidden City!
"Who the hell...who is so brave! He is here, firing cannons in the Forbidden City? You don't want to live anymore, right?!
Is this, is it a cannon mounted on the Purple Mountain and blasted into the Forbidden City? ! "
Zhu Xi cursed loudly, regardless of the pain in his body, he stood up, got out of bed and ran to the palace.
"Second brother, what are you doing?!"
Princess Ningguo asked anxiously.
"Go, protect my mother!! Cut, cut off the head of the traitor!"
Zhu Ping shouted.
"Second brother, stop! It's different from what you think! The person who fired the cannon in the palace is probably my father!"
Zhu Yourong's mind moves faster, and he knows more information.
Later I learned that on the night of August 15th, my father came to Shouning Palace to meet Mr. Han because of the fireworks.
It was not that the fireworks that Mr. Han lit were too beautiful and suppressed his limelight, but that he could smell the more powerful gunpowder from the fireworks that Mr. Han set off.
Now, there is such a big noise in the palace. I am afraid that it is very likely that my father is looking at the power of the new gunpowder!
Hearing Zhu Yourong's words, Zhu Xi stopped. After being stunned for a while, he finally choked out a sentence: "It turns out that it's my father, this turtle grandson, who rebelled!!"
(End of chapter)
