"Your Majesty, we cannot blame Hou Shangshu and Fan Shangshu for this matter. I have also committed dereliction of duty."
Sun Chengzong stood up and saluted Chongzhen: "Whether it is cavalry or infantry, encountering a large number of fire tanks is a disaster.
Maybe after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty was afraid that this thing would be controlled by the people and used against themselves, so they banned it and even burned historical records.
And just as firearms have begun to become popular again, not to mention those with a short range, it is reasonable for the two of them not to know. Your Majesty, forgive me! "
"I have neglected my duty, Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Li Guopu and Li Biao from the cabinet also stood up.
Chongzhen had no intention of punishing the two, but when he saw that the four cabinet members were interceding on their behalf, he went downhill.
"That's all, let me remember this in advance. Go back and look for all the weapons of the past dynasties. Don't think that firearms are omnipotent.
I still say the same thing, there is no useless weapon, it just depends on where and how to use it.
It doesn’t have to be a large reserve, but the technology must be well stocked so that it can be produced immediately when needed. "
"I will remember His Majesty's teachings!"
After the two responded, Chongzhen looked at Xu Guangqi: "Xu Aiqing, arrange for someone to bring in a few wooden figures for testing and demonstrate the improved fierce fire oil tank to you."
The wooden man has plenty, he just needs to count the breaths and be ready.
Cao Bianjiao, who had already received the order, took out a fierce fire oil tank for individual soldiers from the carriage, walked dozens of meters away, adjusted it, placed a fire stick on the mouth of the tube, and pointed it at the test wooden man.
Twitching the pump, the fire broke out naturally, and a tongue of fire spurted out fiercely, rolling straight towards the wooden test man more than ten meters away. Cao Bianjiao was not idle, twitching the pump in his hand, his body was turning gently, and the tongue of flame radiated,
After four or five breaths, the flames extinguished instantly, but all the wooden figures used for testing were ignited, emitting thick smoke.
hiss……
This is a wooden man used for testing. It is wrapped in straw and other things. It can be easily ignited, but how can a human flesh and blood body withstand the burning of such a fierce fire?
Even if he doesn't burn to death, he will definitely be seriously injured.
Although it can only last for five breaths, the sergeant can run forward thirty or forty meters, with a range of twelve meters, which is an area of several feet in radius, and can kill more than a hundred enemies at a time.
This does not include the panic and trampling to death after the war horse was set on fire. The power was comparable to thunder, but only if he was not killed.
Cao Bianjiao was very satisfied with this power. He had already asked the emperor for permission. Each small flag in the warrior camp was equipped with two fierce fire oil tanks and five replacement copper gourds to take with him when he went out to fight.
"Xu Aiqing, you can use these two gifts from me!"
"Your Majesty is joking. Hot air balloons are related to air supremacy. The fire tank can be used both offensively and defensively. It is an absolute weapon!"
"As long as you like it, these two things will be handed over to your Firearms Research Institute, along with the people who developed them. The hot air balloon will be researched in the direction just discussed.
The fuel for the Fierce Fire Oil Tank is specially made. Let’s call that fuel fuel. The refining method is also known to the craftsmen and is classified as a secret.
I would like to remind you that this special fuel is extremely flammable and difficult to extinguish. You must know how to arrange it specifically. "
"I understand!"
"Fan Aiqing, I have a hunch that stone fat will be of great use to the Ming Dynasty and even the whole world. Your Ministry of Industry will discuss it and strictly manage the mining of stone fat. Private mining is not allowed.
The imperial court will take over the management and mining of the mined areas, and study the mining methods and utilization. When there are more stone fat mines in the future, they will manage them separately, imitate the management of salt and iron, and set up stone fat transfer envoys and inspection censors.
At the same time, ask someone to check where in the Ming Dynasty Shizhi has appeared, and make statistics.
In addition, if a fuel refining workshop is set up two hundred miles away from Beijing, it must have at least 10,000 kilograms of reserves. "
"I obey the decree!"
Looking at the excited crowd, Chongzhen said softly: "Okay, I've looked at it, and given the gifts. It's time to go back... Xu Aiqing, Bo Jue, why didn't you see him? I have something to do with him."
"Your Majesty, he is doing research in the valley next door. I will send someone to call him over now!"
"No, I just happened to go and see how the Hongyi cannon equipped with Thousand Miles Realm is doing!"
Following the smooth and smooth mountain road into the valley next door, a young man was busy in front of a red cannon with a ruler, seemingly not seeing the emperor's arrival.
Xu Guangqi glanced at it, his face darkened, and he shouted to the young man: "Bo Jue, why don't you come over to see His Majesty!"
But Xu Guangqi's voice didn't seem to wake Bo Jue up. Sun Yuanhua on the side saw that the teacher's face was not good-looking, so he quickly ran forward and pulled Bo Jue over who was still busy.
"I see your Majesty!"
Seeing his closed disciple's disgraced face, Xu Guangqi's face turned even darker, and he asked him to wait here without resting at all.
He whispered to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, forgive me. Once Bo Jue starts doing research, he forgets to eat and sleep. He doesn't care about it. He has made up his mind and won't be able to pull back ten cows. He has to figure it out."
"Hahaha... People who engage in research must not only know the theory, but also have the ability to do it. Bo Jue is better at this, and you, as a teacher, can also teach well!"
Chongzhen looked at Bo Jue: "Bo Jue, I heard that you installed a telescope on the Hongyi cannon, which improved the hit rate and achieved great success."
"Your Majesty is so complimentary!"
Bo Jue shook his head, with a bitter look on his face: "It's still far away. I have at least a 50% chance of hitting my target.
During this period of time, Ke Chen thought about everything he could think of and calculated all the data that could be estimated, but there was no progress at all. "
"Just give up like that?"
"It is not my style to give up halfway. Maybe I am not knowledgeable enough or smart enough. I will study it later. Even if I can't study it, I can still leave some opinions for future generations."
"Okay, okay, okay, it's rare!"
Chongzhen looked at Bo Jue, his mouth full of praise and his eyes full of satisfaction.
This reminded him of the development of 'Miss Qiu' in later generations. The Soviet Union took away all the information, various countries blocked it, foreign papers were confusing with various smoke bombs, lack of food and clothing, poor environment, etc.
However, the older generation overcame various difficulties and used an abacus to figure out Miss Qiu, allowing the country to completely straighten its back.
Although current knowledge and theories are still very limited, this kind of scientific research attitude is necessary, which makes Chongzhen very pleased.
He immediately looked at Bo Jue and said, "Bo Jue, when I came to the Firearms Research Institute this time, I also brought you a gift."
"What gift? Where is it?"
Bo Jue suddenly screamed excitedly, but then realized that he was too rude, so he rubbed his head and giggled. Xu Guangqi glared at his apprentice in an annoyed manner, with a smile in his eyes.
The curiosity of the ministers who had just entered the door was once again aroused by the emperor, even more than before.
The hot air balloon and the fire oil tank just now shocked them. What kind of gift was given to Bo Jue alone?
