Looking at his father who suddenly changed his face and suddenly smiled, Zhu Biao felt a little blind.
His father's face is really flexible! !
Zhu Yuanzhang felt his son's eyes and didn't care about it. As long as he could get things done, the rest was not important to him.
Of course, this is also about dividing people and things.
If the person talking to him like this was not Han Cheng, but someone else, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have such a good temper.
Han Cheng didn't remain embarrassed and deliberately didn't say anything.
It was just a little joke, but there still needs to be some caution in this regard.
After arguing with Lao Zhu for a while, Han Cheng said: "I've thought of another way to improve the performance of firearms.
Using some methods, firearms can be made more powerful and shoot faster. "
Hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed at first. He did not expect that the important thing Han Cheng said was to increase the power of firearms.
I thought that such a big improvement in the power of gunpowder was extremely rare and exceeded Zhu Yuanzhang's imagination.
He felt that it was impossible to achieve a greater improvement in the power of firearms in a short period of time.
Unexpectedly, Han Cheng now told him that there was a way to greatly improve the performance of firearms!
This is really great!
The more powerful the firearm becomes, the more beneficial it is to the Ming Dynasty!
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to firearms.
Later, after learning from Han Cheng that atomic bombs and other things would appear in later generations, he became even more enthusiastic about firearms.
If you only rely on swords to fight, your manpower will eventually be exhausted. Only firearms are the way to go!
After being happy, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became worried again.
"Um... Han Cheng, is the method you are thinking of expensive?
Will it be like the method you proposed before, which requires the use of expensive things like eggs and sugar? "
Looking at Emperor Hongwu who looked a little worried when he asked this question, Han Cheng's mouth twitched slightly.
This Emperor Hongwu is really a good hand in making a living.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to believe that such a famous Emperor Hongwu could be such a stingy person.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this. The method I mentioned will not cost too much."
"call!"
Hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and urged Han Cheng: "Say it quickly."
Han Cheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch again when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction.
Really worthy of being Lao Zhu!
"The method is to first determine the optimal amount of gunpowder to fill the gun, and then wrap the corresponding amount of gunpowder with paper.
Wrapped into a cylindrical shape.
This makes it easier to load the barrel.
When fighting, after firing a gun, you can quickly take out a wrapped powder cartridge and put it directly into the barrel.
Will it greatly save the time of loading gunpowder and improve shooting efficiency? "
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up instantly!
It feels like a sudden enlightenment!
Zhu Yuanzhang was no stranger to fire guns, he had used them himself before.
This thing is indeed powerful, but it is too troublesome to use.
The first is the problem of loading gunpowder.
After a shot is fired, gunpowder needs to be loaded.
Loading gunpowder is very challenging.
Some people reload quickly, and some reload slowly, but even if they reload gunpowder quickly, it still takes a lot of time to complete.
It takes a lot of time, but more importantly, it is not easy to control the amount of gunpowder.
Loading too much gunpowder can easily cause the chamber to explode.
However, if too little gunpowder is loaded, it will not be powerful enough and cannot produce the desired effect.
This is particularly valuable for experience.
It’s not like no one has ever noticed this kind of trouble.
But there is no good way to solve it.
The only way is to let people practice more. The more they practice, the more proficient they will be.
But now, with Han Cheng's frivolous words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the window paper was suddenly pierced.
yes!
Can we just wrap the required gunpowder in packages with paper first?
No more worrying about whether there is more or less gunpowder!
Moreover, the reloading speed can also be greatly improved.
good!
Really good!
Why has no one thought of such a good idea?
Just using some paper, you can get so many benefits in one go!
This trick is really wonderful! !
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but clap his hands and applaud.
Although Zhu Biao doesn't like wielding swords and guns, he is a person who has come through troubled times after all.
Although his understanding of firearms is not as good as Zhu Yuanzhang's, he is not completely ignorant.
At this time, he also figured out the important role that Han Cheng's method could play, and he also became excited.
His eyes seemed to be lit up with light.
Such a simple and practical method is great!
When the two of them thought that these were all the ways to improve the performance of firearms that Han Cheng said, Han Cheng's voice rang out again, telling them that what he was talking about was more than just that.
"In addition to gunpowder, you can also package the projectiles in paper bags to achieve everything in one step..."
What Han Cheng was talking about was actually paper bullets.
Metal bullets are developed on the basis of paper bullets.
These are no secrets to future generations.
As long as you know a little bit about the development of firearms, you will know about paper bullets.
However, in the eyes of later generations, this kind of unremarkable move was of epoch-making significance in this era.
It will cause great shock to people of this era.
After Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and figured out what Han Cheng meant, he suddenly became pleasantly surprised!
yes!
Since gunpowder can be wrapped in paper for rationing, why can't the projectiles be wrapped together and fed into the barrel?
In this case, it will be more convenient and faster to use!
Han Cheng, a bastard, has a good brain!
This thing seems very simple, but why didn't anyone think of it before Han Cheng said it?
"Good! Good! Han Cheng, you have a good idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised repeatedly.
Then he looked at Han Cheng and said, "Then... apart from these, Han Cheng, do you have any other suggestions?"
"In addition to these, the paper used to wrap the gunpowder also needs some processing. Ordinary paper cannot be used, but paper soaked in grease.
In this case, it can achieve better waterproof and moisture-proof effects.
When in use, because there is paper wrapping on the outside, the gunpowder is not easy to ignite. Someone needs to bite a small hole underneath to let some gunpowder flow out.
In this case, it would be much easier to ignite it again. "
Han Cheng then added aloud.
Is there really one?
After hearing what Han Cheng said, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more surprised.
Originally, he thought that Han Cheng's two suggestions were good enough, and he just asked subconsciously.
I didn't really think about getting anything good.
As a result, Han Cheng turned out to be really good at it now!
Wrap the gunpowder with oil paper, and when using it, bite some of the bottom of the paper tube to let the gunpowder flow out a little for easy ignition.
Although it sounds simple and can be easily imagined, if Han Cheng didn't say anything, he would still have to take some detours before they would start using oil paper here.
Many things that seem simple are not as simple as imagined when actually done.
Zhu Biao held a pen in his hand and wrote hard here, trying to record everything Han Cheng said.
In his opinion, these are the best things!
It has extraordinary significance to Ming Dynasty!
Han Cheng stood here, waiting for Zhu Biao to write.
After seeing Zhu Biao finish writing, he spoke again: "In addition to the existing firecrackers and artillery, I think the Ming Dynasty can also add some new firearms.
In our later generations, there is a kind of firearm called a grenade. "
As Han Cheng opened his mouth, not only Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised this time, but Zhu Biao was also surprised.
Han Cheng knows so much!
Whether it's the improved gunpowder from before, or the just-mentioned method of wrapping gunpowder in paper, these are all the best ideas.
There was no need for too many experiments. They only needed to think about it to know that through Han Cheng's methods, the power of firearms could be greatly increased.
Greatly improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers.
Think about it, after a round of shooting, the enemy on the opposite side feels that it will take some time for the soldiers on their side to finish loading and start a new round of shooting.
So, he took this opportunity to charge hard at the soldiers on his side.
As a result, the soldiers on his side took out the gunpowder wrapped in paper and completed a new round of loading in an instant.
Before these enemies could rush forward, they fired a new round of close-to-face shots from a closer distance.
Zhu Biao felt extremely happy in his heart when he thought of the many enemies falling to the ground in large groups, looking extremely stunned and confused when they were about to die.
What they got from Han Cheng already exceeded their psychological expectations.
As a result, Han Cheng actually gave me something new now!
How can this not surprise them?
Zhu Biao looked at Han Cheng with bright eyes and was ready to write hard.
"What's a grenade?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his surprise and asked his doubts.
"Grenade is a throwing firearm, usually oval or cylindrical shape.
It is hollow and filled with gunpowder. When using it, remove the safety and throw it at the enemy, causing an explosion.
Use the fragments produced by the explosion to kill and injure enemies. "
"Isn't this... just a firecracker? You had to say something about grenades, and I almost didn't understand what you were talking about!"
After hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke up with some surprise.
"Well... if you want to say it this way, it's actually okay.
A grenade can indeed be understood as a large-scale firecracker.
But this firecracker is different from ordinary firecrackers.
First, it contains far more gunpowder than ordinary firecrackers.
On the other hand, the materials are different.
The shell of the grenade needs to be made of pig iron.
In this case, after the explosion, a large number of fragments can be produced.
These irregular fragments contain great power...
There are also many types of grenades.
For example, there are grenades that focus on killing.
This kind of grenade can be roughly divided into two types.
One is an offensive grenade.
Mainly used during strong attacks.
This kind of grenade has a limited damage range. After throwing it, you can charge at the enemy without causing harm to yourself.
The other type is a grenade with a large killing range.
To use this kind of grenade, you need to throw it as far away as possible...
In addition, grenades also emit thick smoke and are used to obscure the enemy's sight.
Some are used for short-term lighting..."
Han Cheng told Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao about the grenade here.
After listening to Han Cheng's story, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still there just now and said that the grenades were artillery firecrackers, never said that again.
Can this grenade still be used like this?
It was simply played out by future generations!
Through Han Cheng's narration, Zhu Yuanzhang already knew a lot of the wonderful uses of grenades.
This grenade is really a good weapon!
After lighting it, throw it out and it will explode into pieces!
It is very convenient to use.
It's simply a killer weapon on the battlefield!
It can make up for the shortcomings of muskets very well.
Zhu Yuanzhang decided at that moment that this grenade must be made!
Once it is made, it will definitely become a weapon in the hands of Ming Dynasty!
I was fighting Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, and Yuan Tatar. If I had such sharp weapons in hand, I could have ended the war at least a year early! !
"This...if the shell is made of iron, it may not be able to explode!"
After Zhu Biao wrote hard and recorded everything Han Cheng said, he looked at Han Cheng and raised his own questions.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he suddenly woke up.
Before, he had been excited about the power of grenades, a new type of firearm, and in a short period of time, he came up with several wonderful uses of grenades.
Therefore, I never thought much about other places.
When I heard Zhu Biao ask this question, I immediately felt that what Zhu Biao said was a very fatal question.
Iron doesn't explode easily that way.
Even if it can barely explode, it often doesn't have much lethality.
Han Chengdao: "This allows craftsmen to do more research and find suitable materials.
In addition, when casting, you can specifically make criss-crossing grooves on it.
These places are thin and will easily crack from here when there is an explosion..."
Zhu Biao hurriedly wrote these down. In his opinion, these words spoken by Han Cheng were golden words of wisdom.
"Then...Han Cheng, can you make grenades?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Han Cheng and asked.
Han Cheng shook his head and said: "I really don't know this. I only know some principles, some types and uses of grenades, and I don't know the rest."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
"Your Majesty, I think you can set up a special institution here to study firearms in the future.
The aspects involved include but are not limited to the improvement of the power of gunpowder and the uses of different ratios of gunpowder.
Develop a variety of firearms to continuously improve them, with more and more types and more power.
Firearms are the right way. Today, the use of gunpowder and firearms can only be said to have just begun, and it is just a scratch.
There is still so much room for research and development.
I can assert that as long as Ming Dynasty can maintain its lead in firearms research and development.
And build a strong army, especially a strong navy.
Then the whole world must kneel down and listen to the voice from Ming Dynasty.
To truly achieve it, wherever the sun and the moon shine, and wherever the rivers reach, it is all Han soil!
The truth is always within the range of the cannon! ! "
Wherever the sun and moon shine, and wherever rivers reach, it is all Han land!
Is the truth always within the range of a cannon? !
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao repeated what Han Cheng said in their hearts, and each of them felt excited!
I wish I could set up a cannon and blast its mother!
"good!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slapped his leg fiercely, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and stood tall!
“Everywhere the sun and the moon shine, and wherever the rivers reach, are all Han lands!
A good truth is always within the range of a cannon! !
Since Zhu Yuanzhang has become an emperor from a beggar who was about to starve to death, let's do more things!
Let our Ming Dynasty become more powerful!
More than the Han and Tang Dynasties! Let there be only one voice in the whole world, and this voice is my Daming! ! "
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice became impassioned.
The domineering and heroic mind of the founding emperor are undoubtedly revealed.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's whole body seemed to be shining!
Zhu Biao looked at his high-spirited father and thought about the scene described by Han Cheng, and couldn't help but feel excited.
and clenched his fists hard,
How could such a thing be done without Zhu Biao?
Zhu Biao was very sure that as long as he could really accomplish what Han Cheng said, then his father and son would definitely be famous in history!
Especially his father, will surpass Qin Emperor, Han Wu, and Tang Zong!
This is something that many capable emperors want to pursue but cannot get.
Therefore, you must live well and live as long as possible.
Do more things and see more of Ming Dynasty!
Let’s see how far Ming Dynasty can go!
In the process of Ming Dynasty becoming powerful, it also left its own traces.
In this way, even if I really die young, it won't be such a regret.
Because I have worked hard!
The atmosphere in the side hall suddenly became impassioned.
Han Cheng looked at the reactions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao. While he was equally excited, he couldn't help but smile in his heart.
Ever since he learned that he had come to Ming Dynasty and accepted it, Han Chenggong had always been thinking about doing something.
Let Ming Dynasty, an already powerful country, set sail in advance and seize the opportunity.
Become greater!
To this end, he guided step by step, inspired the ambitions of Zhu Yuanzhang and others step by step, and directed their attention overseas as much as possible.
Now it seems that it is indeed very successful.
Next is the step-by-step layout and development.
Let’s see how far Daming can go with the addition of himself!
None of the three spoke again.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood calmed down a lot and he sat down again.
Looking at Han Chengdao: "The Ming Dynasty has always had a Firearms Bureau, not only under the Six Ministries, but also in the Arms Bureau of the Inner Court, which also has a firearms manufacturing department.
Next, I will give your ideas about firearms to the staff of the Weapon Bureau and ask them to conduct research and get them out as soon as possible. "
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to let the Military Staff Bureau and the department responsible for firearms among the six departments work together to do this.
However, after thinking about it for a while, I finally felt that it would be safer to leave it to the people from the Military Staff Bureau.
After all, this is the inner court yamen, which is closer to him, easier to control, and easier to keep confidential.
As for the Firearms Bureau under the Sixth Ministry, although it is also a serious organization, it has been responsible for building the firearms needed by the military until now. Moreover, he has abolished the Prime Minister and the Zhongshu Ministry and placed the Sixth Ministry directly under him.
But after going through Li Shanchang, Wang Guangyang, Hu Weiyong and others, Zhu Yuanzhang was still a little uneasy when encountering such an extremely important matter.
"Your Majesty, the current personnel are still not enough. Your Majesty might as well recruit some more corresponding personnel to do this.
Firearms are broad and profound, have far-reaching influence, and can be greatly developed.
It must be taken seriously. "
Hearing Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded seriously, saying that what Han Cheng said was very reasonable and he would do so.
But then I thought about it and felt a little bit worried.
If you just need craftsmen who make firearms, it's easy to find people.
But what Han Cheng said was that he needed people with the ability to research new firearms. It was really not easy to get such people for a while.
After learning about Zhu Yuanzhang's embarrassment, Han Cheng thought for a moment and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, yes, your Majesty can find more unscrupulous alchemists who pretend to be gods, deceive the people, and refine elixirs and medicines.
Arrest these people, find out their culpability, and convict them of their crimes.
Then let these people join the ranks of researching firearms.
If they do well, they can be exempted from their guilt and even rewarded.
Inspire their enthusiasm.
Studying firearms, especially gunpowder, is an extremely dangerous thing.
If you don't get one right, it will explode.
However, if you use such people to study gunpowder, even if there is an explosion and there are casualties, you won't feel bad.
It can be regarded as deserved.
Moreover, these people themselves are good at refining elixirs. It was these people who liked to throw things into the stove to burn them when nothing happened, and tinkered with them.
This can be considered a professional counterpart. "
After hearing what Han Cheng said, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.
He pointed at Han Cheng and said with a smile: "You boy, I really have you! I can think of such a way! Okay, I'll do as you say.
Let them also make some contributions to our Ming Dynasty, so that they will not cheat and harm the people! "
After Zhu Yuanzhang came to power, he specially summoned the heavenly masters from Longhu Mountain.
While affirming Zhengyiyi, they also used some means to restrict the development and growth of Taoism, and competed with the government for population and land uncontrollably.
For example, limiting the number of legal Taoist priests.
In addition, an even more ruthless move is the implementation of the yellow book system.
Directly begin to clear out the land, establish a strict household registration system, and clear out a large amount of hidden land and people.
On the Jiangxi side, Zhengyiyi, who has great power, is naturally not much better, and many hidden properties have been discovered.
Under such circumstances, there were naturally more alchemists roaming among the people.
When there are more people, there will be more troubles.
Some people are really good, doing good deeds and treating people.
But there is rat shit in every industry.
There are also many people who cheat and deceive.
There are many people locked up in prisons everywhere.
Some were cut down, and some were still left.
The status of these people was somewhat special. Zhu Yuanzhang was a little hesitant whether he should continue killing them like this.
At this time, after listening to Han Cheng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately found a particularly suitable way to deal with it.
This is why he is so happy at this time.
Zhu Biao also laughed and said: "This is called giving full play to people's talents! Han Cheng, your arrangement is indeed very wonderful! It is simply amazing!
This method is probably what you can think of! "
Next, Han Cheng talked to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao about firearms and some of the considerations and assumptions of the Firearms Bureau.
Han Ben himself has already considered these things.
Originally, I wanted to wait until tomorrow, when Zhu Biao asked me to learn the Eight Parts of Vajra Kung Fu, and tell Zhu Biao.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao happened to come over today. They rushed here in a hurry. Han Chengcheng decided to tell all this.
If Zhu Yuanzhang is present, it will be easier to do this in the future.
Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang naturally remembered what Han Cheng said.
Both of them felt that it was a good thing to come here tonight.
Not only did he eat a meal carefully prepared by Han Cheng, but he also gained so many extra things.
There are many of them. If Han Cheng, a later generation, had not said it, it would have been impossible to do it with their knowledge and thinking.
This is not to say that Han Cheng is smarter than them.
To be honest, when it comes to smart Han Cheng and people like them, there is a huge gap.
Han Cheng mainly lived hundreds of years later, and he was in an era of information explosion. What was more was a lot of knowledge from later generations, and a lot of understanding of the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Many things that later generations took for granted often have thought-provoking and even epoch-making significance in this era.
After some talk, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao stood up, ready to leave Han Cheng with full harvest and satisfaction.
The business had been discussed, and Han Cheng naturally wanted the two of them to leave as soon as possible.
It's not too late now. After the two leave, he can see if he can get back together with his future wife.
Therefore, the departure of the two of them is a dream.
As a result, at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped.
He hesitated for a moment, looked at Han Cheng and said: "Han Cheng, can you tell me specifically how the fourth guy treated the vassal king after he came to power?"
When talking about this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was somewhat not good.
Han Cheng knew without asking that this must be because Emperor Hongwu listened to his spoilers and had some different feelings towards Zhu Di after learning what Zhu Di did later.
In other words, he had doubts about the vassal system that he was originally confident about.
Some want to take action against the feudal system.
I couldn't find any good solution for a while, so I wanted to see how Emperor Yongle solved it so that I could get some experience from it.
Han Cheng originally wanted to see off the guests, but he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was different from before. Although it was not obvious, he could hear the tiredness and exhaustion in Zhu Yuanzhang's voice.
He was also much more polite when treating himself.
Han Cheng was also a bit reluctant to accept the hard words. Seeing this situation, he swallowed the words he was about to say to see off the guests.
"Of course you can."
Han Cheng said, asking the two of them to sit back, and he also sat back on the chair.
Speaking of which, this matter is somewhat time-consuming.
After sorting out my thoughts, I started a new round of spoilers.
After Zhu Di came to power, he informed Zhu Yuanzhang about the internal sealing of the vassal king, the removal of the three guards, the improvement of the clan's treatment, and the start of the pig-raising mode.
Han Cheng had already told Zhu Yuanzhang some of these things before, but they were not detailed.
Some of them have not been told to Zhu Yuanzhang, such as starting to raise pigs in the clan.
This time, Han Chengdu told Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he didn't speak for a long time.
After doing this for a while, he sighed and nodded again.
What he is thinking about most now is how to solve the clan problem.
After knowing that the clan system he was so proud of had caused civil strife, he decided not to leave this sinkhole to his descendants.
But there has never been a good solution.
"Your Majesty, are you planning to use these methods of Emperor Yongle to solve the problem of the vassal king?"
Facing Han Cheng's inquiry, Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but then remembered that he seemed to have no secrets to hide in front of Han Cheng.
This guy came from hundreds of years later, and he seemed to know the Ming Dynasty very well.
Under such circumstances, when facing Han Cheng, he really had nothing to hide.
He nodded immediately.
In fact, this is also a major reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not restrain his emotions when he was with Han Cheng.
He felt that Han Cheng knew what he really was like.
Under such circumstances, it would be too much to deceive yourself and others to hide your emotions. If you don't tell yourself how uncomfortable you are, Han Cheng will see clearly.
"Your Majesty, you'd better not use this method. This thing is also a big trap."
Han Cheng said with a wry smile.
Is this also a big pit?
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned after hearing Han Cheng's words.
Although he felt that the fourth child's solution was still somewhat inappropriate, it was still feasible on the whole. It was the best solution out of desperation.
This method is also a sinkhole?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't quite believe it.
However, as Han Cheng told it, he soon believed it...
(End of chapter)
