After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei said confidently: "I talked with Zhou Yuji and found that most of the Yongwei camp troops still use matchlock guns. So, I asked him, why not use self-made fire guns? Because I know that self-made fire guns are better than matchlocks. Guns are much better, and eventually the self-generated musket will eliminate the matchlock gun. This is one of my insights!"
"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately showed great interest.
"Because the self-made fire gun is not afraid of strong winds, it is relatively less affected by the climate. This is one of the reasons!" Zhang Mingwei said enthusiastically, "Secondly, because the self-made fire gun is not a match rope, there is no need to worry about the comrades around you. The match ropes will accidentally hit the gunpowder on their bodies and cause accidents, so they can be arranged more closely. In this way, an effective barrage can be formed to better kill the enemy!"
"What you said is absolutely true!" Emperor Chongzhen was very excited when he heard it and quickly asked, "Then what did he say?"
People of later generations, at least those who have traveled through history, can say something about these words. They can be said to be very common. But this was the first time Emperor Chongzhen heard it, so he naturally thought it was very good and was excited.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei replied: "He said that he actually knows the advantages of self-made fire guns. However, self-made fire guns are much more expensive than matchlocks. The army has no money and cannot afford to use them. Secondly, he also said that self-made fire guns Guns are prone to misfire, which means the gunpowder cannot be ignited when fired, resulting in the inability to fire, which will have a fatal impact on the war. Therefore, the military basically does not use self-generated gunfire!"
Emperor Chongzhen also nodded after hearing this, frowned and said, "Yes, what he said makes sense, right?"
Zhang Mingwei could clearly see the confusion on his face. This self-made fire weapon is good and bad. What should I do? So, he replied with a smile: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to solve! First, he does not need to worry about the problem of more expensive self-made fire guns. Aren't His Majesty and I both thinking of a solution? No, Jinyiwei is checking The silver earned can be used to build this self-generating fire gun. You can build as much as you can. In short, with the current financial resources, just slowly replace the matchlock gun with a self-generating fire gun!"
Seeing him speaking so confidently, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but show a look of expectation on his face, and then immediately asked: "What about the misfire problem?"
"This problem of misfiring is actually not difficult to solve!" Zhang Mingwei immediately replied, "The main thing is the firing device, which fires out sparks to ignite the propellant, relying on the force of the shrapnel to hit it. Therefore, as long as the self-generating gun is ready, Quality control can greatly reduce the possibility of misfires. When the time comes, if there are more soldiers in a row and fire, even if there are still a few guns that are misfires, it will not affect the effectiveness of killing enemies on the battlefield! In addition, Jinyiwei does not have a detective hundred officers Is it their responsibility? Then it is naturally possible to monitor the quality of military industry."
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, then do what you say, sir. The Jinyiwei will strictly inspect the Yongwei camp's ordnance. If the quality is unreliable, they will be dealt with strictly. No matter who it is, they must not influence the soldiers to go into battle to kill." Used by the enemy!"
At this time, he really needs an army that can fight!
"Your Majesty, there are still many areas for improvement!" Seeing how happy he was, Zhang Mingwei added another sentence casually.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Mingwei's hand and urged: "Sir, if you have any other good ideas, tell me quickly. I really want to know!"
This improvement in knowledge has an immediate impact on the army's combat effectiveness, which is much better than Zhang Mingwei training an army. After Emperor Chongzhen understood this, how could he not be overjoyed!
"Your Majesty, I have inspected all the firearms and artillery in the army and found that there are still many areas that can be improved!" Zhang Mingwei pulled out his hand without leaving a trace, raised his finger and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "First, whether it is a gun or a cannon, You can use fixed-load ammunition, that is, use paper to wrap the appropriate amount of gunpowder and lead bullets in advance. When you want to use it, it will be much simpler. In this way, you will not put too much gunpowder and explode when you are in a hurry on the battlefield. chamber, or maybe there was too little gunpowder and it lost its power!"
"Yes, yes, sir, this is a wonderful idea!" This was the first time Emperor Chongzhen heard the idea of paper-shell bullets. As soon as he heard it, he knew that there were many benefits, and he repeatedly agreed.
"Second, most of the current lead bullets are round, which is not conducive to accurate shooting of lead bullets!" Zhang Mingwei said here, seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused, he said, "This involves mathematical ballistics , as well as physical air resistance, etc. In short, the flight of lead bullets with pointed tips will be much more accurate than those with round tips. This can be easily proven through experiments later!"
His words made Emperor Chongzhen feel very profound. Although he couldn't understand it, he subconsciously felt that what his husband said must be right, so he nodded quickly before speaking.
"Third, I checked all the current guns and found that none of them have rifling!" Zhang Mingwei raised a third finger and said, "If the guns are rifled, the shooting distance will be greatly improved, and the accuracy will also be improved. Get improved!"
"Ah..." Emperor Chongzhen was dumbfounded. At this time, when he heard about Taoism and rifling, he felt that the knowledge of later generations seemed to be very powerful, so he quickly asked humbly: "Sir, what is this rifling? What, is it so useful?”
After listening to this, Zhang Mingwei explained the concept of rifling, and then said: "Although rifling is not easy according to the current level of technology, I have a whole set of ideas, starting from steelmaking, that are suitable for the current situation. Technology, it should be no problem. In the early stage, the output may not be high due to various problems, but with this kind of firearm, it will be much more powerful than the enemy's firearms, and the advantage will be great. This can also be passed later. A comparative test of firearms to prove the difference between the two!"
Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "That's great. Come on, sir, let's go to the War Bureau together and explain this idea to them and ask them to do it immediately!"
It's okay for the Liu bandits. The Ming army basically didn't win against the Jian barbarians who were going to invade in the second half of the year. Faced with such a powerful enemy, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was very necessary to have good weapons and equipment, so that it would be possible for the imperial army to defeat the Jianlu!
If the Ming army was strong enough, would the Ming Dynasty still fall?
The answer is obvious. That's why Emperor Chongzhen cared so much about what Zhang Mingwei just said.
Zhang Mingwei listened and of course agreed.
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait any longer and strode out of the palace. At the same time, he smiled and said to Zhang Mingwei: "If you don't say anything else, just what you said just now is worth a prince. It's really ridiculous. Those people who don’t live in the corpse position still think that it’s too much for me to make Mr. the Duke of the country!”
At that time, when he heard that Zhang Mingwei had solved the refugee problem, he directly banished the Duke. First, because the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, and the Duke was no longer valuable in his eyes;
Secondly, there were so many nobles in the capital, including the Duke, but all of them disappointed him. So what if he wanted to give his husband a Duke? If the seal was lowered, the corpses of those with higher titles than Zhang Mingwei would make him even more disgusted!
Thirdly, the one he wanted to win over most was Zhang Mingwei. Although Zhang Mingwei refused to divide the world equally, giving it to him as a prince was more or less a reward!
But he didn't know that someone was making trouble in the palace just because of this Duke!
