Create a province in Northeast China!
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others felt excited.
Zhu Yunwen's ambition was obviously not just to control the Northeast with his guards, but also to build military and civilian settlements in the Northeast. He wanted to firmly tie the Northeast to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, like Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong. , became an integral part of Ming Dynasty.
The establishment of a province in the Northeast means that the surrendered Jurchen tribe will be the undifferentiated people of the Ming Dynasty. They will learn the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, wear the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, guard the country of the Ming Dynasty, and be loyal to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Jisu's Northeast no longer exists, and what remains are the provinces, prefectures, and counties controlled by the imperial court.
Zhu Yunwen's eyes were firm, and he would never allow any slave Gan Dusi to appear on the stage of history again, nor would he allow the abandonment of Northeast China to occur.
The location of the Northeast is too important, especially for Peiping. If the Northeast is lost, the military pressure will be too great. For example, after Shanhaiguan is opened, the cavalry can directly enter the capital.
On the contrary, if the Northeast is firmly controlled and the granary is built, the Ming Dynasty can directly connect the Daxingan Mountains to the Taihang Mountains to form a complete defense line facing west to resist the threat of nomads and use the Northeast as a backing force.
Zhu Yunwen had the determination and will to establish a province, and the civil service group was also willing to select officials to go to the Northeast. Although the population in the Northeast is now smaller, it does not hinder the establishment of provinces or the appointment of officials.
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The rest is building houses and immigrating, reclaiming land and granaries.
Li Yanzhen and Feng Zheng received strong support from Xia Yuanji of the Ministry of Revenue and obtained the latest immigration policy from the imperial court. The basic content is the same as the Shanxi 500,000 immigration policy of the Jianwen Dynasty, except that an additional new policy was added:
Within ten years of entering Guandong, ordinary people can enjoy two free ferries to the East China Sea every year.
Li Yanzhen believed that it was unavoidable for the people to find their roots, and the relationship with the clan should not be completely severed. Instead of suppressing public opinion, it was better to let go and allow the people to return to Shandong to visit at their leisure to soothe the pain of separation.
For example, people in Fengyang, most of whom immigrated from Zhejiang, would cross the Yangtze River to find relatives when they couldn't afford food, no, in winter. There are also people from Shanxi who immigrated to Beiping. They often communicate with their clans through the post office. Some families with better conditions will even go back to their hometown in Shanxi to visit relatives.
People can leave home, but they cannot leave their roots.
Every time it is not painful and heavy to take root again, you must give them some strength to persevere so that they can truly take root.
The Donghai Navy's ships need to dock at Huludao, Yingkou and other places. It is not difficult to bring some people home, as long as they bring less cargo.
After several days of negotiation, the imperial court renamed the Lu Guard Station (Harbin) to Huining and the Donghe Guard Station to Changchun. The immigrants were resettled in Shenyang, Changchun, and Huining, forming three areas to gather the surrendered Jurchens. Tribes gathered in these three areas and switched from fishing and hunting to farming.
The strategy was decided. Li Yanzhen, Feng Zheng, Kong Gongjian and others hurriedly returned to Shandong to prepare for the invasion of Guandong next spring. The Ministry of Industry dispatched a group of craftsmen to go north, and the Liaodong Capital Division cooperated in building residences.
In the Northeast, there is plenty of wood. There is no need to worry about over-logging at this time. There are hundreds of thousands of people, and even if it is cut down every day, it cannot be over-cut.
But at this time, Huining and Changchun did not have city walls, and they needed to be built behind them.
Second Artillery Bureau.
Tao Zengguang carefully placed a rice-sized flint into a metal gasket with grooves, turned the flint slightly, and the edges and corners stuck in the groove. Put the gasket on one side and hold a small metal tube in your hand. The metal tube is hollow inside and the two ends are not sealed.
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Tao Zengguang took a deep breath, picked up the conical solid metal object, inserted it into the top of the metal tube, then picked up a small hammer and tapped it gently to let the metal tube catch the tail of the solid conical metal, and then carefully handled it with a cutting knife to ensure Firm and without gaps.
Feng Shan and Hu Yuancheng, who were watching with bated breath, looked at each other and said nothing.
Tao Zengguang handed the metal tube to Hu Yuancheng: "Fill it with granular gunpowder, don't make it too full."
Hu Yuancheng took it, opened the small gunpowder box on the side, took out some gunpowder, poured it into the metal tube, looked at Tao Zengguang, and nodded heavily.
Tao Zengguang picked up the metal gasket with flint, opened three small holes in the gasket, inserted the lead, took the metal tube in Tao Zengguang's hand, and put the gasket in. One end of the lead was next to the gunpowder particles, and the other end was Fastened to the flint side.
After setting the first gasket, Tao Zengguang's face became solemn.
Feng Shan picked up the handkerchief, wiped the sweat from Tao Zengguang's forehead, and said seriously: "Take your time, you will definitely make it this time."
Tao Zengguang took out a metal gasket with a pure iron bead. This pure iron bead was slightly longer and had fine lines on its surface. When it rubbed against the flint, More sparks.
How to ensure that sparks can be fired in such a small space at once and ignite the flammable short fuse is the key to success. But after nearly a thousand experiments and more than a hundred improvements, there is still no guarantee of 100% spark generation.
This kind of thing is not a fire gun. If the fire gun cannot fire, it can be fired a second time. This new type of projectile only has one chance to fire. If it fails to fire, the entire projectile will be destroyed, and it will be impossible to fire.
Initially, the Second Artillery Bureau chose yellow phosphorus as the ignition solution. This solution can indeed ensure that sparks are ignited and the projectiles can be fired smoothly. However, yellow phosphorus is unstable. When it shakes or hits a little hard, it will spontaneously ignite...
Yellow phosphorus is too dangerous to ignite and is not suitable for long-distance transportation and use. After going round and round, I finally chose the ignition plan of fire gun and flint, and made improvements to the ignition flint and iron beads.
Tao Zengguang assembled the gasket, then carefully fixed the tail with a small hammer and a cutting knife, and spread the projectile as long as his little finger in the palm of his hand: "This time, we must succeed, bring the firecracker."
Feng Shan brought over a special fire gun from the side. This fire gun was different from the traditional fire gun. The circular medicine chamber was canceled and replaced with a long and narrow pellet chamber. The connection between the pellet chambers was no longer from top to bottom. Instead of a trigger that clicks, there is a firing pin that can move forward and backward.
Emperor Jianwen only gave a rough drawing, and the Second Artillery Bureau fumbled and forged it again and again, and finally achieved this result.
The manufacture of steel springs is not difficult. It has a high carbon content, but it still took the Craftsman Academy a lot of trouble to create a spring with high elasticity and high recovery ability, but it was finally overcome.
Tao Zengguang pulled the firing pin mechanism back, and after it was firmly locked, he put the bullet into the projectile chamber, twisted the steel sheet on the side to seal it, then walked out of the door, picked up the blunderbuss, and aimed at the wooden target fifty steps away.
The wind blew across the lake, bringing a bit of coolness.
Tao Zengguang stared at the wooden target, hooked his finger on the trigger, and adjusted his breathing.
Hu Yuancheng and Feng Shan couldn't even breathe and stared nervously at the wooden target in the distance.
Tao Zengguang stared, his fingers pressed hard, and the spring that blocked the firing pin was released instantly. The spring pushed the firing pin and slammed it into the bottom of the bullet. The metal gasket at the bottom was forced to dent downwards. The iron beads rubbed against the flint, and a string of flashes appeared. Sparks and flames at the lead end were immediately ignited and quickly spread into the metal shell.
The pellets of gunpowder burned and accumulated powerful energy in an instant. This energy hit both ends. One end was firmly pressed by the firing pin, while the other end was a not very strong warhead.
Under the pressure of the force, the warhead broke free, swished away from the casing, flew out along the black gun tube, and shot through the wooden target in the blink of an eye, followed by a metal impact sound.
That's an armored metal target in the distance!
Tao Zengguang, Hu Yuancheng and others hurriedly stepped forward to check. They looked at the holes in the wooden target without saying a word. They quickly walked to the metal target and looked at the projectile that was halfway into the metal armor. The three of them had smiles on their faces.
"It's done!"
Hu Yuancheng took off the projectile with force. There was a small hole in the armor, and the head of the projectile was also slightly distorted.
Feng Shan swallowed his saliva. He was just eighty steps away from the metal target. Such a long distance could dent the armor and almost penetrate it. This power was really powerful.
Tao Zengguang picked up the gun, opened the projectile chamber, and took out the remaining cartridge case. It was a little hot and had a strong smell of gunpowder. He took a deep breath and said: "This kind of projectile is The power is extraordinary, we must find a way to mass-produce it.”
"batch?"
Hu Yuancheng was a little shocked and shook his head repeatedly: "You know that these projectiles use copper bullet cases. In the past few years, the court did not even have enough copper to make copper coins. Where can there be a large amount of copper for us to make such bullet cases?"
Feng Shan said solemnly: "The accuracy of this type of projectile is far better than that of firecrackers. Once you are proficient, it will be easy to pierce an enemy with a hundred steps. It is a great threat to everyone. It is not suitable for popularization in the entire army, let alone mass production. It can only be handed over to Special forces, like scouts.”
Tao Zengguang looked at the meaningful Feng Shan and understood that this kind of bullet, as a weapon, was not suitable for use by the army. It was only suitable for use by Emperor Jianwen to ensure his absolute safety and absolute majesty.
"Let the emperor arrange this matter. We will make some more bullets, experiment more, form a standard, and then report to the emperor and follow his orders."
Tao Zengguang didn't mind who used this type of firearm. In the Jianwen Dynasty, if a type of advanced firearm appeared, it would not be buried again.
Hu Yuancheng nodded and said: "Since you have achieved results here, it is time for me to make improvements. The Cavalry Artillery Battalion wants a lightweight firearms cart and wants to use war horses to pull firearms around. They don't even think about it. A firearm If we are overweight, we must lose weight.”
Tao Zengguang walked towards the house and said to Hu Yuancheng: "It's okay for one horse to pull a thousand kilogram cart. I suggest you install springs on the cart, reduce the weight of the wheels, and use iron ball bearings instead. It can save a lot of horsepower. I heard that concrete roads have been built from Peiping to Datong. Once the artillery battalion is built, our border will be much more stable."
Hu Yuancheng picked up the cattail leaf fan and fanned himself: "That's what I meant, but considering the use on the grassland, the weight of firearms should be reduced. At the same time, a special firearm should be equipped for the cavalry. Do you remember Du Jian?"
Feng Shan nodded and said with some confusion: "Scout Du Jian, why did you mention him?"
Hu Yuancheng said solemnly: "When capturing Harry alive, Du Jian once shouldered the Tiger Crouching Cannon by himself. I'm wondering if the Second Artillery Bureau should research in this direction and find a single weapon suitable for cavalry to resist firing from the shoulder." Weapons and firearms?”
