"Xu Aiqing, are you serious about this?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to issue a military order. If it cannot be implemented within three months, I am willing to raise my head to see you!"
"Xu Aiqing, forget about the military order, I believe in you!"
Chongzhen waved his hands speechlessly. No amount of civil servants and generals could exchange for a technical master like Xu Guangqi.
If something unexpected happens along the way, do we really have to kill him? That would not be a serious hindrance to Ming Dynasty's scientific and technological progress.
His words gave everyone confidence, no one would make a joke about this.
"If you have any needs during this period, you can go directly to the cabinet. If the cabinet cannot solve it, then I will handle it personally.
You have mastered the technology of iron-moulded cannons at all costs. This will determine the number of casualties suffered by our Ming Dynasty sergeants in next year's war.
You have to know that a soldier directly affects a family, whose son, whose husband, whose father,
It is possible to reduce the number of deaths as much as possible. This is the main reason why last year someone proposed to mobilize a million troops to massacre the slaves, but I did not agree. "
"Your Majesty has a kind heart and cares about all people, which is a blessing to the people. I will do my best to perfect the technology and solve the worries."
At this moment, Xu Guangqi's voice also seemed extremely heavy.
But in the next moment, he recovered and looked at Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I have some good news."
Without waiting for Chongzhen to speak, Xu Guangqi continued: "Your Majesty, the Firearms Research Institute has developed the flying thunder cannon (heartless cannon). The institute is experimenting and improving it. I estimate that it will be ready for mass production within half a month. .”
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Chongzhen looked overjoyed: "What a timely rain!"
The so-called flying thunder cannon is the heartless cannon of later generations. If this thing is mass-produced, it will definitely be a powerful siege weapon, but the disadvantage is that it is within the range of enemy firearms and trebuchets.
The Hongyi cannon, the general cannon that cooperates with the long-range attack, and the Folan cannon with medium-range and large-area destructive power really complement each other.
"Your Majesty, what is a flying thunder cannon?"
Listening to Yuan Keli's question and everyone's doubts, Chongzhen pointed to the big hugger on the table: "The super-large big hugger, in front of the flying thunder cannon, this big hugger is not enough.
There is no need to ask any more questions now. When the results come out from Xu Aiqing, you can come and see with me. "
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Xu Guangqi continued: "Your Majesty, do you still remember Bo Jue?"
"Of course I remember, it was the young man who built some equipment at home, copied the armillary sphere, and solved the flintlock mines after coming to the Firearms Research Institute. You spoke highly of him,
What happened to him? He developed something new again? "
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Xu Guangqi complimented, took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and presented it. Chongzhen took it and glanced at it, his eyes lit up instantly: "Is this the Thousand Miles Realm installed on the Hongyi Cannon?
Installing Thousand Miles Realm will greatly improve the ability to hit the target! "
PS: According to historical records, Bo Jue made the artillery sight.
As soon as these words came out, Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, and Bi Maokang were stunned for an instant, looking at the emperor with a look of shock.
Improving the hit rate was what Bo Jue told them, and it was a conclusion drawn from experiments, but the emperor could see the true intention just by taking a glance, and his understanding of firearms was really terrible.
"Your Majesty is worthy of being my supreme mentor as a researcher of Daming firearms!"
Xu Guangqi sighed, and then said: "Your Majesty, although the possibility of Hongyi cannon hitting the target accurately is extremely low, it has indeed been improved after adding a telescope.
If it was 10% before, it will probably be about 30% after installing a telescope.
Moreover, Bo Jue firmly believes that future artillery technology, combined with a large amount of experimental data, can achieve a hit rate of at least 80%, and can truly hit wherever you point it! "
"Did he really say that?"
"I dare not hide anything!"
"Ha ha……"
Chongzhen laughed without any warning, and everyone who laughed was a little confused, and then Chongzhen continued: "What a coincidence, I think so too,
But it was crazier than he thought. In the future, a Hongyi cannon shell would be considered qualified if it hit ten miles away, and it would be considered standard if it hit twenty miles, and it would hit the target accurately. "
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Everyone was confused again. You must know that the effective range of the Hongyi cannon is now three miles, and the furthest is about five miles. Whether it can hit the target accurately depends on luck, and it mostly depends on bombarding the enemy's dense formation.
Either it kills and injures a large area with one shot, or it doesn't hurt anything at all.
Let alone twenty miles, even if you can't see clearly ten miles away, how can you hit the target, even if you add this so-called thousand-mile realm.
Seeing that everyone had different expressions and some did not believe the emperor, Li Ruolian couldn't help but said: "My lords, your Majesty once said during the martial arts performance in Yulin when he was touring the northwest last year,
In the future, there will be a firearm that can blow a city into ruins with just one shot.
Compared with this, His Majesty's statement of hitting the target ten miles away is not too exaggerated. "
"Commander Li, this is different. Have you forgotten the minefield in the Battle of the Grassland in March? The area may not be large, but what about the big explosion in Wang Gong Factory?
With granulated gunpowder, a 100,000-kilogram super-large landmine can be used to level a county in an instant. But a cannonball can fly ten miles away and hit the target. This cannot be solved by directly adding gunpowder to the barrel of the gun. of. "
"My lords, this is not how the accounts are settled. Have you ever thought about such a thing as the Red Yi Cannon?
Have you ever thought that gunpowder can be granulated?
Have you ever thought that a flint mine can cover an area of 30 feet in radius...
Xiaguan feels that technology is always improving. Our generation may not be able to complete it, but what about the next generation and the generations after that?
As long as the Firearms Research Institute continues to research, I believe it will be realized one day in the future.
Bo Jue's subordinate is very optimistic about this young man. He has ideas and the key is technology. "
It has to be said that Li Ruolian is an absolute die-hard fan of Chongzhen, and he firmly believes in Chongzhen's words.
Seeing what everyone else wanted to say, Chongzhen said softly: "Okay, the technical researchers from the Firearms Research Institute will verify this. We, technical laymen, don't have to argue too much."
"Xu Aiqing, Bo Juezhen is also very optimistic about it. You should pay more attention and teach the technology. If he wants to do research, as long as it is not too outrageous, he can agree and meet all needs."
"I obey the decree!"
After Xu Guangqi responded, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli and others, thought for a moment and then looked at Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing, I summoned you into the palace today not only to see this big hugger, but also to look at you.
I also want to hear about the manufacturing situation of various types of firearms at the Firearms Research Institute in the past few months. Could you please tell me briefly! "
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Xu Guangqi responded, he paused for a few breaths, seemingly recalling the data.
