"Xu Aiqing, after the spring of next year, I will go to the north to fight for slaves. You should know this!"
"I know!"
Xu Guangqi's face turned solemn and he responded in a deep voice.
Although the emperor did not tell him explicitly, he controlled the development and manufacturing of Daming firearms. The emperor gave him several orders in succession to make all kinds of firearms.
In addition, he had already made some guesses after hearing the news last time that North Korea was enslaved and Fusang was destroyed.
"The firearms of your Firearms Research Institute are my confidence. The key to whether we can kill the Jiannu, Mongolian tribes, and Fuso who are entrenched in North Korea at once lies in whether the Nanhai Navy Fleet can destroy Fuso's naval warships." Destroyed.
What the navy needs most now is the red barbarian cannon to equip the three-masted gunboats and fuchuan. The ships have been built, but there are no red barbarian cannons.
Therefore, next, you will go all out to produce Hongyi cannons without affecting other firearms, and send out a batch every ten days to Denglai Navy and Nanhai Navy, with Nanhai Navy as the main focus. "
"I obey the decree!"
There was a hint of excitement in Xu Guangqi's voice when he responded. Recovering the lost ground, humiliating him with one blood, and opening up new territories is just around the corner.
After the excitement, Xu Guangqi continued: "Your Majesty, the Wu family should be the first to make such a breakthrough in iron mold cannon casting technology and greatly improve its quality!"
"You are in charge of the Firearms Research Institute, how do you think you should be rewarded?"
"Your Majesty, the breakthrough in smelting technology is a great improvement for both firearms and weapons. It reduces the casualties of soldiers and is also helpful for the common people's daily farm tools. At least they will not wear out so fast.
I believe that the research on smelting is of great strategic significance now and in the future.
Since the Wu family has been engaged in smelting technology for generations, it is better to establish a metallurgical institute under the Firearms Research Institute or the Industrial Research Institute and let them be responsible for the smelting and research of metals.
Then we will recruit some blacksmiths from the folk. There are many strange folk people, and the good and the strange complement each other. Maybe we can really produce some research results.
If a metal with high hardness, light weight, high temperature resistance, and good toughness could be developed, it would definitely be a milestone in the development of firearms. "
Huh……
Listening to Xu Guangqi's suggestion, Chongzhen's eyes were full of surprise. He was worthy of being a famous historical official. He had considered this very comprehensively.
In the industrial age, metal smelting was a top priority. Let alone now, even if technology is so advanced in later generations, metallurgy is still controlled by the state.
Good metal can stick to many products, such as aircraft engines and so on.
Metallurgy is the foundation of all industries in a country. Since Xu Guangqi mentioned it and the talents are available, it is reasonable to take the first step now.
"Okay, as Xu Aiqing said, you can go to the Ministry of Personnel and the Cabinet to discuss this matter afterwards to see what official positions need to be set up, and then submit it to Dongnuan Pavilion.
But these rewards are far from enough. I will give you another reward after the war! "
"On behalf of the Wu family, I would like to thank Your Majesty for His grace!"
Xu Guangqi was very happy. The emperor had clear rewards and punishments and could listen to his ministers' suggestions. This was the happiest thing about being a minister.
After being happy, Xu Guangqi took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it over: "Your Majesty, the flintlock gun, flintlock mines, iron mold casting technology, etc. have been completed. I have several plans for the next step of the Firearms Research Institute. focus,
The first is the planning of artillery, especially the Hongyi cannon. There are three considerations. The first is to reduce the thickness of the barrel while retaining the number of fired shells, reduce weight, and increase mobility for use in field battles!
The second is to increase the thickness and caliber of the gun barrel, increase the amount of gunpowder fired, and increase the range. It can be used to defend cities, or to be used in important ports and islands, such as the estuaries of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and important coastal cities.
The third type is to study how to play more accurately based on the two!
The second category is the fire gun type, focusing on how to improve the launch speed and accuracy.
The third category is the development of firearms for naval warfare. His Majesty proposed joining the great voyages and establishing sea bans. Naval warfare will be indispensable in the future.
Today's naval tactics mainly rely on two types. One is close combat, which is boarding a ship and close combat, which is almost the same as land combat.
The second is fire attack, such as rockets, trebuchets throwing burning objects, fire ships, etc. Rockets have a short range. When our army attacks the enemy, the enemy can also attack us. The low hit rate of trebuchets depends entirely on luck;
Although the fire ship is powerful, it wastes the ship and easily kills or injures the sergeants. Once the enemy escapes, everything is in vain;
What's more important is that if the ship is made of iron, drilling, joining the side, and fire attacks will be useless. Only artillery can cause damage.
Chen's idea is to research a firearm with an effective range between 300 meters and 500 meters and a high hit rate. It is best to be like a thunder cannon, which fires sky-blasting thunder and can directly blow up a warship with one shot.
In this way, our Ming navy is invincible in the world, so that we can protect our Ming merchant ships in the great voyages and frighten the foreign barbarians! "
I go……
There are a lot of things in Lao Xu's mind, and they are very advanced.
With current knowledge, we all know that ships will be made of iron in the future.
Chongzhen asked with a slightly thoughtful tone: "Xu Aiqing, why do you think a ship made of iron can float?"
"Your Majesty, in the third year of Jiatai in the Southern Song Dynasty, the iron-walled sea falcon warship built by Qin Shifu had iron armor wrapped around the sides of the ship. This was also the case with the Korean turtle ship and Oda Nobunaga's Oyasu ship.
Since the sides of the ship can be wrapped with iron armor, why can’t the entire ship be wrapped with iron armor?
A piece of iron as big as a fist will sink to the bottom if placed directly in the water. But if it can be made into an iron pot and it can float, then why can't a boat? It's just that the shape and size are different.
Maybe we can’t achieve it with current technology, but we will definitely do it in the future!
But the problem that comes with it is that if the warship is made entirely of iron, it must be extremely heavy. An empty ship is heavier than the current fully loaded ship. How to sail is a big problem. "
Good guy, this knowledge is amazing.
Chongzhen grinned and smiled very happily: "Xu Aiqing, if you don't think about the long term, you will have to worry about the near future. Your plan is very good and it is in line with my wishes. I will do what you said in the plan.
But at this stage, we will focus on field firearms first! The kind of iron ship you mentioned will appear, but it is unlikely for at least 20 to 30 years. As for the navigation issue, Wang Zheng is studying it and has some ideas.
However, the Ming Dynasty is surrounded by enemies, and field firearms that can attack from a distance are a top priority! "
"I understand that after I return, I will focus on developing field firearms with everyone else!"
"Xu Aiqing, I feel relieved that the Firearms Research Institute is in your hands. You go ahead and do your work first!"
After Xu Guangqi saluted, he slowly exited Dongnuan Pavilion.
Chongzhen walked out of Dongnuang Pavilion with his hands behind his back, feeling the warmth of the sun on his face. The improvement of the iron mold cannon casting technology made the pressure in his heart instantly lighter.
