After carefully verifying the identity documents, Zhu Fan led Xu Yungong into the Firearms Manufacturing Department. He first dismissed the officials who came to greet him, leaving only the chief officer of the Construction Department to ask a few questions to make sure nothing happened before he felt relieved.
While looking at the verification record in his hand, he complained: "This job is not easy to do. I am afraid that if I am not careful one day, I will be blown up to the sky. Fortunately, I will lose the vassal." Firearms and even simple explosives have been used as early as There was one in the Song Dynasty, such as bamboo strips woven into a ball shape, clay paper on the outer lake, and gunpowder and porcelain pieces inside. When it is released, it will make a thunderous sound, called a thunderbolt fireball.
However, it was less powerful and did not receive much attention. During the Yuan Dynasty, more firearms were used. Until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Lao Zhu was even more adept at using firearms.
Xu Yungong had no intention of listening to Zhu Fan's complaints, but since the other party was a prince, he could only echo a few words. He was actually a little uncomfortable and would rather go to the capital by himself without meeting the King of Chu.
As a die-hard member of the East Palace Party, he had never even said a few words to his own brother-in-law, so naturally he would not want to have any contact with the King of Chu.
Zhu Fan continued to talk, but he also noticed Xu Yungong's alienation, but there was nothing to be angry about. Xu Yungong's family background was enough to make friends with ordinary princes.
Also, my eldest brother looked down upon me. Now my marriage has been decided. In the future, I will be enfeoffed. In terms of status and power in the court, I may not be able to compare with others.
But it's always good to have some friendship. Xu Yungong is a kind person and can talk in front of his elder brother. It doesn't matter now. After all, his biological father is here, but he has to consider the future.
While talking, the two of them arrived at the testing site. Under the instructions of King Chu, all kinds of strange things were carefully moved out and began to be arranged from a distance away from them.
"You can take a look at what's available later and place an order. The Firearms Manufacturing Department will step up the production and then transport it to Yunnan for you. It's best to arrange the warehouse in advance. Be sure to choose a secluded place away from fireworks. Don't neglect it. "After Xu Yungong nodded, Zhu Fan smiled and said: "I heard that Luchuan is good at controlling elephants. Take a look at this." Xu Yungong turned around and saw a familiar creature being pulled out. It was a male elephant, but The object under the crotch seemed to have been cut off.
There was a small official who was seducing the elephant from a distance with his favorite food. The elephant slowly walked towards the open space. Xu Yungong stared at it with frowning eyebrows. Suddenly there was an explosion, and the elephant fell to the ground with a whimpering sound in pain. The blood from his buttocks was mixed with the severed limbs and splashed on the ground.
Xu Yungong couldn't help but took a few steps forward, but was pulled back by Zhu Fan: "The son of a rich man can't sit down in the hall. If this is on the battlefield, that's it. If he loses his money in this kind of thing, it's not worth it." The elephant did not die immediately and was still roaring, but it was obvious that a large hole had been exposed in its abdominal cavity, some of its intestines had flowed out, and its organs were vaguely visible. With such an injury, even such a giant animal would have no chance of survival.
"There are not many elephants left from Sihanfa, but it is useless to keep them. Except for the white elephant, it can be regarded as auspicious." Zhu Fan looked at the struggling elephant indifferently. : "But speaking of it, the whip of this thing is really quite big. It's rare for you to come back, Yun Gong. A farewell is better than a newlywed. Take one back with you when you leave later. It's enough to make several jars of wine. It has a remarkable effect on replenishing the kidneys and strengthening the energy. But Don't say that I am not interesting enough, there are really not many left." Xu Yungong turned around and said politely: "I have been in the army for a long time, and I only have one wife at home, so there is no need to waste treasures."
"Your Highness, what is this?" Zhu Fan was not in the mood to explain, and he himself had never studied this thing. After all, it was risky. The chief officer of the Construction Department came up and said, "Your Majesty, this bomb is made of pig iron." , on an empty stomach, put the medicine in a pestle... pass the fire wire inside... bury dozens of people in the pit, connect the medicine trough to the steel wheel, cover it with soil... step on the engine, shake up, and the iron pieces are like pieces of iron. Flying." After explaining, he said with regret: "Several of my craftsmen are making improvements. If we can change it to use steel wheels to make fire, when the enemy steps on the motive rope, the steel wheels will rotate quickly and collide with the flints in the thunder. Vigorous friction and spark detonation will increase its power and accuracy."
"This is already very good!" Zhu Fan said with a smile: "Don't be too hasty to be happy. There are many for you to choose from. The ones buried underground can be used against elephant cavalry, but they are only averagely effective against infantry."
"Director Zhou, why don't you take out your thief-killing pomegranate, ten thousand enemy lychee cannon, and the thunder in your hand to let the prince open his eyes." Then Xu Yungong finally opened his eyes, and the thief-killing pomegranate was launched. It is made of iron and shaped like a large ripe pomegranate. A hole is left at the top, which contains gunpowder and poison. Fill the pot halfway with the medicine, and then put a wine cup into which the fire is burning.
Use an iron cap to plug the mouth of the pomegranate cannon tightly, and paint the cannon shell white with colorful flowers and plants on it. When approaching the enemy, you can throw it with your hands to explode enemy soldiers, or you can place it on the roadside. After the enemy picks it up, shake the fire and immediately Detonate the projectile and kill the enemy.
The enemy lychee cannon is a large iron can half as tall as a man. When you are at a high place, you can light the fuse and push it to roll down and explode. The power is terrifying. The shrapnel can fly hundreds of steps, injuring many enemies.
The thunder in hand is like a round bucket, with colorful patterns painted on the outside, even gorgeous and exquisite. It contains gunpowder and ignition device. After being ignited, it will automatically explode after an hour or two. When the enemy passes by, place this thing by the roadside for the enemy to pick up. Later, they passed it around to watch and even exploded when presented to each other.
The chief of the Construction Department carefully explained the usage and possible problems. Xu Yungong listened very seriously. At this time, he had too many strategies to think of in his mind.
But he also suddenly understood why even with these sharp weapons, the imperial court did not equip all ministries with them. The king of Chu was so valuable and the emperor loved his son so much that he still sent the king of Chu to such a dangerous yamen.
If such a dangerous thing is deliberately arranged, the possible consequences are really unpredictable. Everyone came to another artillery factory. Inside were cannons of different thicknesses, made of iron and copper, all equipped with special two-wheel and three-wheel gun carriages. Behind the cannon carriages were round cannonballs.
After taking turns to test fire, Xu Yungong was shocked to find that the problems that seemed to bother him had now disappeared, not just in Luchuan, but everywhere.
But he suddenly thought that he must ensure that this technology cannot be obtained by other countries. Otherwise, no matter how brave the generals or soldiers are on the battlefield, they will collapse in the face of such an attack.
"You've almost seen it all. Tell me, what do you want?" Zhu Fan stared at Xu Yungong's uncertain face with interest. Many people, including Xu Shuai, Chang Shuai and even his father, almost looked like this after seeing this. look.
It's just that Zhu Fan didn't dare to laugh at them blatantly, but it didn't matter to Xu Yungong. Although he wanted to build a good relationship, he didn't flatter him. After all, he was the King of Chu in the Ming Dynasty. As long as he didn't rebel, his eldest brother wouldn't be in trouble. he.
What's more, from the fact that the eldest brother can hand over this place to his supervision, it can be seen that the eldest brother still trusts him quite a lot.
"Wei Chen wants to go back to see His Highness the Crown Prince first." Zhu Fan nodded indifferently: "That's fine, but you have to make a decision quickly. It's just pomegranate cannons and lychee cannons. These copper cannons can be quick or slow. Now, Marquis Jinghai writes to me every day, just like reminding me." No wonder the fierce Japanese pirates are now sent in groups to mine and farm fields. Xu Yungong also solved a doubt in his heart. He knew that Jinghai Marquis was powerful, but he could be close to them. The performance in the past few years was a bit exaggerated. It turned out that it relied on the power of artillery.
Xu Yungong couldn't care about anything else at this time: "Your Highness, the Japanese pirates have long been out of control now. Luchuan is the big problem. Not only is it ambitious, but it is also related to the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the southwest countries. Yunnan has been initially settled. I need help, and I hope you can understand me.”
"Haha, okay, I will understand." However, when the number was discussed, Zhu Fan unceremoniously rejected Xu Yungong's lion's mouth, and carefully calculated the output before nodding.
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