At a river mouth, officers and soldiers were busy, and at the same time the sky was filled with wind and clouds. Seeing this scene, the navy officers and soldiers all whispered to each other, knowing that the person they were waiting for was coming.
One of these officers and soldiers stood up, holding a large long object covered by white cloth in his hand, and a large box beside him. Seeing Ji Xiang's arrival, he was as happy as seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.
When Ji Xiang descended and came to the ferry, he was surprised to see the person in front of him.
"Brother Xiangji!"
The person waiting for Ji Xiang here is none other than Zhao Shizhen, a firearms expert who has a close friendship in the capital!
"Taoist Master Ji, I have waited so long for you to come! The treasure in my arms is really rattling every day, and I can't wait for even a moment!"
Zhao Shizhen and Ji Xiang had not seen each other for a long time. Their excitement was beyond words, and at the same time he said that it was finally time to lift the white cloth in his hands.
And Ji Xiang has never forgotten this incident, but he was very surprised. It has only been half a year. Could it be...
"The new firearm you asked for is already ready!"
"Thanks to His Majesty's support and Prince Zheng's help!"
Ji Xiang did not know the Prince Zheng mentioned by Zhao Shizhen. Seeing that Ji Xiang was a little indifferent, Zhao Shizhen immediately began to brag about the prince, and then Ji Xiang suddenly thought of who this person was!
Speaking of Prince Zheng, of course I don’t know him.
But if it’s Zhu Zaiyu! Of course I have heard of it!
The Law Sage Zhu Zaiyu! During the Ming Dynasty, apart from the Heart Saint Wang Yangming, there was another person who could be called a "saint"! His name is on an equal footing with people like Xu Xiake, Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing!
Moreover, this man is an encyclopedia-type scientific master. He is the only strange person in the decadent royal family of the Ming Dynasty who seems to have the wisdom enchantment. Not only is he unwilling to sit in the position of prince, but he also requested seven times to revoke his title of prince. , and his ability in mathematics is unparalleled in the world, and his mathematical level is "unparalleled" in the entire world!
Xu Guangqi, Xu Xiake, Song Yingxing, Zhao Shizhen, Zhu Zaiyu, Tang Xianzu, Feng Menglong, Zhang Yaofang, Shen Jing, Li Shizhen...and Cheng Dawei, Li Zhizao, Sun Yunqiu, Yang Jizhou, Tu Benjiu...and the foreign scholar Matteo Ricci. ...
Astronomy and geography, music and arithmetic, science and technology firearms, people's livelihood literature, agriculture and medicine, everything is included... In the era when Emperor Wanli was in power, the golden age was concentrated between the 10th and 40th years of Wanli. Card, starting hand is all SSR!
As for governing the country, Emperor Wanli has not been in court for decades, and the country has not collapsed. On the contrary, the economy has taken off. The cabinet has clearly arranged for you to govern the country, even if you put a dog sitting on the throne. It's okay.
It's a pity that the Wanli court...Emperor Wanli, on the normal historical line, is a lousy leader who is full of good cards. However, it is normal for him to not know these people since he has not been in court for decades... .It can only be said that the deep palace compound and small-mindedness are harmful to people, and all they can think about is persecuting Zhang Juzheng. After the persecution is over, the goal of life is over, and the rest of the days can only be spent eating and waiting for death.
It's not that my teammates are incompetent, it's just that I'm too incompetent to handle it myself.
Ji Xiang took over this object. Although there were many types of firearms in the Ming Dynasty, the biggest problem was that they were "unsustainable", that is, there was an extremely long reloading and cooling time after a round. But last time, Ji Xiang I have already discussed this issue with Zhao Shizhen in the capital, and now it is time for the brand-new weapon created with the help of Zhang Tianshi to finally show its power.
boom! A huge amount of wishes were entrenched in this new firearm. As soon as Hajime took possession of it, the weapon had a close connection with Ji Xiang himself.
"Brother Xiangji, is your military book about firearms "The Artifact Manual" finished?"
"Exactly, just finished writing it not long ago! It has been submitted to the emperor!"
Zhao Shizhen was very happy, and Ji Xiang was even happier!
The yin and yang universe conjures up magical objects, and firearms are the most powerful and powerful weapons. The magic tablet in the inner scene originally told Ji Xiang that when this "Artifact Manual" is completed, all the wishes of those who used firearms in the Ming Dynasty will be blessed. On this book!
In the end, those who hold Ming Dynasty firearms will gain three kinds of power. Ji Xiang has already used the inner scene divine card to swallow up part of the initial wish, and can display these three powers, namely the divine power of dry fire and the power of five weapons. The functions of fear and thunder and wind lift are: 1. The power of firearms is doubled and negative objects are irresistible; 2. The power of cold weapons is tripled; 3. No conventional ammunition is required, but incense, mana, five thunder talismans, etc. are used. as alternative ammunition.
And now, the "Artifact Spectrum" has been written, and the power of firearms has been greatly improved again!
"Look, see if it's appropriate!"
Zhao Shizhen began to introduce Ji Xiang!
This new firearm still looks like a thunderbolt, but it has been increased to eight steel tubes, and the shield design on the front has been cancelled, making its barrel part similar to the multi-barreled flintlock gun of the 18th century, making it more compact. , it looks like eight gun holes cut out of a large steel pipe.
A large turntable was added at the back. If you don't look at the front, there are things like small iron bottles on the big turntable at the back.
This is called a bomb nest, and this kind of weapon was equipped in the late Qing Dynasty. It was called "Parker revolving cannon" in the West and "revolving cannon" in the East!
The wheel-turner, Yama of the Tenth Hall, is the first to turn around in reincarnation...
There is a crank handle on the back of the revolver cannon.
On the eight steel pipes, the design of affixing talismans was cancelled, and instead the words of the talismans were engraved on them, which would be more suitable for the mage to infuse mana, and those bomb nests...
"I have considered that adding a bullet nest instead of a gun can not only increase the air tightness, but also be suitable for mages and ordinary soldiers. The bullet nest is equipped with projectiles and gunpowder, and it can be fired continuously... "
The flintlock version of the Gatling gun! Zhao Shizhen improved the design of the Thunder Gun, added the concept of the Fran machine's mother-and-child fire gun, and reduced the child gun into a bullet nest, thus creating this extremely strange weapon!
Of course, there is an important problem, that is, the cost of this thing is really expensive.
"This weapon was made with the help of Zhang Tianshi. In many parts of the design, there will be huge errors when it is made by manpower and hand. It must be polished by an old craftsman who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, but it is very difficult. Unfortunately, if a large number of craftsmen are recruited, it will inevitably affect civilian life and cause chaos to the people."
"The tools and instruments for the precise processing you proposed are also being looked for. Mr. Xu Guangqi has already gone to the capital at the invitation of Matteo Ricci."
But there is one thing that is regrettable, that is Song Yingxing. Song Yingxing was only ten years old at this period, and the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" was still far away. This great mechanic had to wait at least another five to ten years before he could become a useful material.
"Does this weapon have a name?"
Ji Xiang asked Zhao Shizhen, and he might as well name this thing a rotating cannon. Anyway, in history, the Qing Dynasty also used this name in the later period.
Zhao Shizhen readily agreed, saying that he originally named this thing Thunderbolt, but now it sounds like the name of the revolver is more suitable for the operation method of this thing.
Giving away the firstborn child on the battlefield is just like the wheel-turning king in the Ten Palaces of Yama, and that's it!
The surrounding soldiers also looked over and whispered to each other when they saw the new weapon. After listening to Zhao Shizhen's description, it was hard to imagine how powerful this thing was, but the cost was always a big problem.
"Actually, if we can go on an expedition to Japan and defeat them, the cost will be recovered."
"Oh, Taoist Priest, what do you say?"
Ji Xiang said that Japan is a country that has been unified. He wants to destroy North Korea and then enter China. At this time, he will not give you money. If he can cross the sea to attack Japan this time, that would be the best.
There are a lot of gold and white minerals there.
Zhao Shizhen was a little confused: "As a great dynasty, do we still need the gold and silver mines of small countries?"
Ji Xiang couldn't stop laughing immediately.
Literati are like this. When talking about areas that they are not good at, they often rely on their imagination to be logically consistent.
As for a talented scholar like Zhao Shizhen, he spent his whole life on making firearms and reading. It is normal that he does not understand other things. After all, when it comes to the project of gold and silver mine circulation, it belongs to commercial trade. According to the class system of the Ming Dynasty, only the officials of the six ministries and the bosses of the cabinet could clearly see his behavior.
"Did you know that there is a gold mountain in Japan with enough output to mine it for 400 years? And now, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is going to mine these rare gold and silver mines. There are many places like this in Japan."
In the past, Japan was a small country with few people and backward technology. It only guarded its gold and silver mountains and cried miserably. Until the Warring States Period in Japan, various famous names in order to recruit powerful armies to vigorously exploit the mines in various places did not hesitate to use human lives to fill them. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, the mining scale of major mines has reached a very high level.
The Ming Dynasty's silver production was only 2.9 million a year at its peak, but the annual financial expenditure was more than twice this number. In addition, the ash blowing smelting method that was only available in the 17th century did not exist at this time, and the mining efficiency was very low. It is low, so the portion exceeding 2.9 million basically depends on overseas trade, and a large part of it comes from Japan.
However, the large amount of silver did not change the misfortune of the Ming Dynasty, but instead accelerated its demise. The reason was that the Ming Dynasty officials were unable to control the movement of silver. The source of silver in the Ming Dynasty was foreign trade, which was in the hands of wealthy private merchants, not the state.
"If we can use Tsushima as a springboard to enter the Japanese mainland and occupy their gold and silver mines, then the country's financial expenditure can be alleviated to a certain extent, and at the same time, we can develop ships and create more businesses in the name of the imperial court. Overseas trade, increased income.”
In the early years, the Ming Dynasty went to the West and scattered money everywhere. They were really rich boys in heaven and rich people in the world. Now that we are in financial distress, it can be said to be tit for tat.
At this time, a general on the side said: "I heard that in the Yuan Dynasty, there was an expedition to Japan, but when crossing the sea near Tsushima Island, the ships would encounter the 'kamikaze'."
"This wind is so weird..."
The kamikaze incident, in Ji Xiang's view now, is nothing more than a defensive tower counterattack.
If you enter the attack range of Xu Fu's defense tower, of course he will attack you.
"It is indeed difficult to get in. Without the combat power of four or five immortal levels, it may be difficult to get in..."
When Ji Xiang said this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If there are mountains and rivers, a few immortals are nothing, they are all over the place.
So far, the upper limit of the combat power of the pseudo-immortal is not known, but it has not broken through Tianxin. After two thousand years of practice, the realm of the pseudo-immortal cannot be improved. However, with the great blessing of national prestige and wishes, it is estimated that it is equivalent to ascending to the peak at most. In short It must be under the heart of heaven.
.......
The water was turbulent, and soon, this group of naval forces headed east along the river, met with a group of naval forces near Zhejiang, and marched along the east coast.
On various ships, there are various large-scale armed firearms, including continuous artillery, Fran machine cannons, kidnapper guns, squatting tiger cannons, meteor cannons, and the "Hongyi cannon" bought from the south!
In the Haojing'ao area, where Matteo Ricci and his companions landed, there was the "Bugalao Cannon Foundry" opened by the Portuguese in the 36th year of Jiajing. Under the guise of casting big bells for churches, a cannon foundry was opened. Although this guild looks like a slave smuggling guild, it is actually just because Wan Nu is his name.
In fact, this guild is engaged in arms business.
This cannon foundry located in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty is the best cannon foundry in the world today!
When Zhao Shizhen was improving firearms, Emperor Wanli ordered a search of the "Bu Jia Lao Wan Nu Xing" because Matteo Ricci, in order to buy the dangerous land in Dongyue Temple, relied on his relationship with Ji Xiang to sneak into the business. He went to the high-level officials of the imperial court and took off the pants of the cannon foundry in one fell swoop.
Emperor Wanli was overjoyed at that time and sent people to arrest the director of the cannon foundry, Wannu Bugarao. However, the Jinyiwei arrest was just to scare him. The director was really afraid that his business would be ruined, and he was also afraid of being imprisoned, so he gave Ming Ming free of charge. North Korea provided a batch of newly cast cannons!
In this way, the Hongyi cannon, which was originally retrieved from the sunken ship in England in the sixth year of Tianqi, entered the Korean War decades in advance!
Jinyiwei also gave him a lot of face. Anyway, he came here with the imperial edict. This free prostitution is just a basic operation. If Dongchang comes, even your industrial registrant may have to be changed.
In order to praise Mr. Bugarao, the imperial court gave him the title of firearms consultant, which made Bugarao extremely happy! Of course he knew what a blessing in disguise this time was, which meant that in the future, everyone from Luzon, Japan, India, and even Portugal, the Netherlands, and Spain who traded on this sea would come to him to shop for firearms.
This is the best in the world, and there is also an officially cannon foundry! This is the power of reputation. Compared with Xiaohei Workshop, the title given by the court is undoubtedly more powerful. Whether it is making money or anything else, even if the Ming Dynasty suddenly turns its back and wants to seize his property, he can use this reputation. Go to another place to open a better cannon foundry.
The water surged, and Ji Xiang also saw the sincerity given by those "divine generals"!
The Order of the Gods was very effective. Not only did the gods from various places who had their own thoughts return to their will, but there were also a large number of monsters who wanted to join forces and spared no effort to fight for their lives and work here.
The dragon pulls the boat, the wind monster pushes away the clouds, and the water monster stirs up the waves.
The sky is shaking with drums, creating a majestic atmosphere!
After bypassing the Shandong Peninsula, the fleet headed for the vicinity of Tianjin Port for final supplies. Ji Xiang escorted the two scholars and flew to Shuntian Mansion on a cloud from here. It took about a day. When he got close, he used the Golden Escape to arrive. ....In the Forbidden City.
When Hajime looked up, he was shocked.
The imperial palace suspended in the sky is like a heavenly palace. Under the sea of clouds, if it stood in the sky, it would not look like the Forbidden City before!
At this time, Feng Menglong and Zhang Yaofang were completely dumbfounded.
In addition to taking the examination in the capital, it can also be held in local provincial capitals. Feng Menglong had been to the capital after all, but he was shocked at how this place had become like this!
As for Zhang Yaofang, a player with five bars and zero in the provincial capital, he knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted:
"The Emperor's power!"
Ji Xiang was complaining.
Such an exaggerated shape is a bit too outrageous!
"Well, senior brother, you are back."
Zhang Tianshi's voice appeared not far away. Lao Zhang's complexion was very bad. Ji Xiang could feel that his aura had dropped by more than half compared to before. Although his realm was still at the immortal level, his strength seemed to have been affected. seal.
"Senior brother is going to North Korea. I have something to tell you..."
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