"Prepare for sea trial!"
After Zhu Zai's order, everyone moved.
This sea trial was actually very simple, and there were not many complicated tests.
The main thing is to test the power of the sails and the power of the cannons that will be equipped on the treasure ship.
So, after Zhu Zaiji's order, the craftsmen from the Ministry of War Firearms Department, who had been waiting at Tianjin Port Wharf, also started moving.
They also pushed out the new artillery that had been escorted by heavy troops.
Then, with the help of the navy officers and soldiers on the "Yongle" treasure ship and the designers of the Longjiang Shipyard, a group of craftsmen finally finally used for the combat effectiveness of the treasure ship to test the battleship. The firearm was transported to the ship.
Zhu Zaiji stood in front of Xu Jie and others, and watched these new cannons pushed onto the deck of the treasure ship through the pier, and was also extremely excited.
Zhu Zaiyu stretched out his hand to pull apart the red satin on the new cannon, and a new cannon with a slender shape and a dark muzzle was displayed in front of everyone.
"Xiao Zhao, you are here."
Zhu Zai-ji waved at a boy who was about thirteen or fourteen years old.
This young man, named "Xiao Zhao", immediately walked quickly to Zhu Zaiyan, and from his appearance, he also had the arrogance that a young man should have. He was not panicked and respected by Zhu Zai Di's identity and the identities of senior officials around Zhu Zai Di.
It can be seen that this young man named "Xiao Zhao" also has a feeling that a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. "Prince, I've been here all the time." Xiao Zhao stood in front of Zhu Zaiyu with his head raised and his chest raised.
When Xu Jie and others saw that the boy was standing in front of Zhu Zai Di without any fear, they couldn't help but take a more curious look, and were also thinking about this "Xiao Zhao" in their hearts. Which child is it?
How dare he stand in front of Zhu Zai Di so fearlessly, and Zhu Zai Di does not blame him for his "rudeness" at all.
But in fact, this "Xiao Zhao" is not the "child" that Xu Jie and the others imagined.
He was just a piece of rough jade that Zhu Zai-die found in a coincidence.
Of course, this piece of uncensored jade is not the kind of "reading seed" that everyone envies, but the kind of good seed that is extremely sensitive to engineering inventions.
He seemed to be a natural inventor, with many problems that trouble many craftsmen. As long as he got to him, he could almost quickly find out the problem and then think about relative solutions.
So, after his ability was discovered, Zhu Zai-chan treated him as if he was as close to his own son.
"Xiao Zhao, come and introduce these new cannons to these grandparents and uncles."
Zhu Zai asked "Xiao Zhao" to stand up and explain these things to everyone just now. A new type of firearm with red silk opened by Zhu Zai-ji.
Xiao Zhao said excitedly to Zhu Zai Di: "Okay!"
Xiao Zhao stood in front of everyone with confidence, not at all nervous.
"This cannon is a new cannon that we have adapted from the Taisifolang machine cannon."
Xiao Zhao pointed to a long-drunk new cannon about a meter in front, "This cannon is about a meter away." The muzzle is still two inches and nine minutes, and can fire various types of shells such as solid bombs and slaughter. The farthest shelling distance is about eight miles away! "
Xu Jie and others do not understand firearms, but eight miles away They are still very conceptual in terms of distance.
So when they heard that this cannon could shoot up to eight miles, they all took a breath!
Xu Jie couldn't help but say excitedly, "Is it really eight miles?"
Xiao Zhao looked at the excited white-bearded old man in front of him, and he said confidently, "Of course there is!"
"The original Folang The range of the cannon is three to four miles, but after our special improvements, this cannon has doubled its range, surpassing most artillery and achieving the longest range of strikes. "
Folang cannon As the chief minister of the cabinet, Xu Jie has heard of how powerful it is.
It's just that he doesn't pay much attention to the issue of military preparation, and the Taixiyi people on the sea in Xu Jie's subconscious are not enemies of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Jie believed that these Thais came across the ocean just to buy some luxury items such as silk tea and porcelain, and then transport them back to Thais to make huge profits.
So, for these Thais, not only Xu Jie, but also most of the gentry and doctors who knew that these Thais existed never regarded them as enemies.
After all, they are too far from the Ming Dynasty, and their power to reach the border sea of Daming is too small.
Even though their firearms looked stronger than the Ming Dynasty, they had fewer people and fewer ships.
So in the subconscious of many people, these Thais are not worth worrying about.
However, since the Oriental Navy discovered that they built a fortress in Taiwan three years ago, Xu Jie and others had to admit that these Thais may have wolf ambitions they had never imagined.
Therefore, in recent years, Zhu Zai-ji has tilted a lot of resources and manpower to develop the Oriental Navy and consolidate the decision to defend coastal defense. Xu Jie and the traditional civil servants and officials did not clearly object.
After all, the Japanese pirates and thieves on the sea have not been completely wiped out. At this time, if anyone stands up and stops Zhu Zai-ji from building the decision of the Eastern Navy to defend the outer sea.
Even if Zhu Zai Di didn't speak, perhaps the heroes of the Southeast Suppression of Japanese despair, led by Hu Zongxian, would put the hat of "colluding with Japanese pirates" on these people who prevented the development of the Eastern Navy.
So under such "political correctness", no one dared to stand up and stop the Ming Dynasty from making a strong navy decision.
Now that Xu Jie heard the new firearm that "Xiao Zhao" said had steadily surpassed the Thai firearm, he must have been extremely excited.
Because in Xu Jie's view, if this artillery can really be so powerful, then the Ming Dynasty will be able to divide some of the money for shipbuilding and build more turrets in some key coastal landing places. Used to deter enemies from outside the sea.
In this way, it can not only save a lot of military spending for Daming, but also earn more and better reputation for itself. Why not do it?
Of course, these ideas are just the beginnings of Xu Jie's mind.
If Zhu Zai-die knew that Xu Jie was thinking this way, then his prime minister would have done the end.
Because Zhu Zai Di does not need such a prime minister who "can save money", what Zhu Zai Di needs is a prime minister who can stand out from a high-level and far-sighted perspective.
The traditional, conservative and unaware of the world's trend, Zhu Zaiji must not let such people continue to be above the temple and poison the advancement of generations of people. Heart.
Zhu Zaiyan looked at "Xiao Zhao" with a smile, "Continue to introduce."
Xiao Zhao raised his chest again and continued to introduce the cannon in front of him with confidence.
Xiao Zhao said: "The reason why this cannon has such a long range is related to mathematics and physics."
When Zhu Zaiji heard this, he smiled and stopped him, "You don't need to tell them this knowledge. They can't understand it now. Just say something simple."
Little Zhao was interrupted by Zhu Zai-die, and he felt very regretful. In his feelings, this knowledge is the most important.
But the result, Zhu Zai-ji did not let him explain it here. This is undoubtedly a kind of forced and nowhere for a teenager who wants to show his talents. A pity for pretending.
The reason why Zhu Zaiji did not let Xiao Zhao say these things was because these things involved the core secrets of the development of the Ming Dynasty's weapons. Once these words were explained thoroughly, there would definitely be no one with so many people present. The law continues to keep this secret.
Therefore, Zhu Zaiji made a timely statement to stop Xiao Zhang and asked him to continue to focus on introducing the power of artillery.
Xiao Zhao sorted out his thoughts and continued, "This cannon is powerful. If it is a special firecracker shell for long-range fire, its maximum explosion radius is about three zhang, and within three zhang of flesh and blood The body has no chance of survival. Within three feet and six feet, the lightest ones are severely disabled, and the worst ones are dead. With this shot, whether it is a cavalry attacking from a long range or a pirate from afar, it can be done. The final kill was in one shot! "
"S--"
After Xiao Zhao finished these words, everyone present took a breath.
None of them dares to imagine what kind of scene the power of such a cannon would be like?
With such weapons in the Ming army, they couldn't think of what kind of enemy would be unable to think about and continue to be enemies with the Ming Dynasty?
Qi Jiguang was even more excited.
He is an hereditary officer and has been familiar with many things in the ranks since he was a child.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
So over the years, he not only taught himself, but also improved the various weapons used by his soldiers according to actual combat needs.
So when he heard that this cannon could not only have an ultra-long range of eight miles, but also have such a huge damage, how could he not be excited?
Qi Jiguang said, "Is this really the case?"
Xiao Zhao looked at Qi Jiguang's excited eyes, and he replied confidently: "Of course this is the case!"
But then Xiao Zhao also mentioned other important questions.
Xiao Zhao said: "This powerful trait shell is difficult to make, and the final test and mass production have not been completed yet. Moreover, the risk of using this shell is extremely high, even an experienced gunner , it may not necessarily guarantee success."
"So, I suggest that if you don't have to make a decision, you should try not to use this shell easily. Otherwise, if there is a problem, the consequences will be extremely serious."
Xiao Zhao's words also made Qi Jiguang, who was originally excited, became much more awake.
Yes.
How can a cannon with such great power be able to launch infinitely without many restrictions like an ordinary cannon?
There will definitely be problems.
Qi Jiguang sighed, "It's already great to have such a choice. Now I want to try this gun immediately."
Zhu Zaiji laughed and said, "Qi Qing, don't worry. Wait until Xiao Zhao says After talking about the characteristics of these artillery, I asked them to load these artillery on the ship immediately and let you personally test the power of these new artillery! "
Qi Jiguang bowed to Zhu Zai's name, a little embarrassed Said: "Yes The last general lost his composure."
Zhu Zaiji laughed again: "It's okay, it's okay. This cannon is actually like a peerless weapon that heroes like. How can a good general not be moved when he sees such a treasure? What? "
Then Zhu Zaiji sighed again, "If Emperor Chengzu could have such a magical weapon when he swept the north of Mo, why should I worry about the Nine-side troubles that have been around for nearly two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty ? ”
"However, it's not too late to have it now. At least to a certain extent, I can make Anda and the others warm and hospitable, able to sing and dance well. So, how important is the research and development and progress of this artillery to the Ming Dynasty's frontier!"
"They not only protected the living and working of the people living in the border areas, but also gave the Ming Dynasty more initiative, more energy and means to differentiate and deal with those once capricious grassland enemies. .”
“The question from the north now The question is not big, and the problem at sea has emerged. I hope you can practice the method of naval battle well and strive to exert the maximum combat power of this 'Yongle' treasure ship on the sea. "
"Let those who don't know Wang Hua, forgot the glorious small country of the Ming Dynasty, recalled how heroic and majestic the Ming Dynasty was in the Yongle era! "
Qi Jiguang immediately bowed: "I will remember the teachings of the prince in the end , never let down the treasure ship of Yongle! ”
Zhu Zai said no, then raised his hand to let Qi Jiguang get up.
"Xiao Zhao continue."
Then Zhu Zaiji gave Xiao Zhao another command.
Xiao Zhao immediately got into the state and began to continue introducing the remaining artillery weapons.
With Xiao Zhao's wonderful introduction, the ministers who watched the ceremony also opened their eyes. At the same time, Qi Jiguang and other naval officers and soldiers couldn't help but sway, wanting to verify these things immediately Are artillery weapons really as powerful as Xiao Zhao said?
Zhu Zai-ji looked at their reactions and did not continue to speak.
At this time, instead of describing the power of these cannons in a dry tone, it is better to just do a shot, which is intuitive!
So in the next time, we will test the performance of these new artillery on the "Yongle" treasure ship.
When everyone looked at the guns placed at the muzzle on the side of the hull of the "Yongle" treasure ship, they couldn't help but show excited expectation.
Qi Jiguang stood beside Zhu Zaijiu and bowed to Zhu Zaijiu again, "Please give orders to the prince!"
Zhu Zaiyu smiled and said, "No, you are the commander of the 'Yongle' treasure ship and the person in charge of the 'Yongle' treasure ship' sea trial at this time, so you can order it. This time, Gu brought all the officials and all the excitement. The people who were in great martial virtues of the Ming Dynasty watched the ceremony, and the rest of the matter would not be overestimated."
Qi Jiguang was extremely moved when he listened to Zhu Zai's words.
You should know that in many cases, when you can show off your limelight and earn your face, many leaders will take the lead over the actual person in charge and take all these limelight and credit on their own.
However, Zhu Zaiji was not moved by this, but instead emphasized the role of his coming here.
How can this not move Qi Jiguang?
If the Ming Dynasty could trust them and other military officers so much in the future and give them more opportunities and respect, how could they not work hard when making achievements?
After all, since the Tumu Fort Incident, the status of military officers was real. Wang Xiaoer celebrated the New Year - every year was getting worse.
In some more things, military officers of the same level actually kneel down to greet civil servants of the same level?
Let me ask, under such strong constraints?
How many military officers can continue to work hard?
Therefore, if you want to further explore and reshape the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, Zhu Zaiji must show respect and trust in the capable military officers.
Only in this way, Zhu Zaiji can make these soldiers believe that the court can view their contributions and abilities sincerely, fairly and justly.
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