My Daming New Empire

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"After the flintlock gun was developed, I thought of using the flintlock gun to fire an integrated bullet, but the firing pin is easy to make, but the firing powder is a problem. Moreover, the bullet of the musket is small and difficult to make, but the bullet of the artillery is large. It's easier to study. Come and see..."

The drawings drawn by Zhu Zhanji are the basic structure of later artillery shells. Taking the most conventional barreled artillery shells as an example, the front end is the hood, then the fuze, then the projectile, followed by the cartridge, and the bottom of the cartridge is the primer.

Of course, today's technology can't reach this level, and the hood and fuze parts are difficult to realize now. Daming's current technology level can only make qualified projectiles, cartridges, and even primers, and the current technology can't reach it.

But this future cannon, the development direction of the shell, with this blueprint, Da Ming can fully develop it without taking any detours.

The difficulty of primer cannot be achieved by chemical technology. It is difficult to ignite the gunpowder in the cartridge by hitting the primer.

The earliest primers were made of copper pot, mercury fulminate and other materials. Zhu Zhanji only knew the name of mercury fulminate, but he didn't know how to make it.

He also didn't have the mind to focus on it, which wasn't his advantage at all.His advantage lies in knowing the direction of development and being able to guide it.

If you really ask him to study, he may not be comparable to an ordinary Taoist priest.

Liu Sheng is a first-class firearms expert in Daming. Seeing this blueprint, after Zhu Zhanji's introduction, he quickly understood, and said a little excitedly: "Your Highness is indeed a great talent... to seal the gunpowder, In order to explode greater power. Lengthening the barrel can make the warhead fly farther. Moreover, this kind of fixed-loaded ammunition does much less damage to the barrel. It is not necessary to clean the barrel every time a shot is fired, and it can be fired faster!"

The power of this kind of shell is hard to say now, because it has not been made or tested.

But the fixed-loaded ammunition does not need to be loaded with gunpowder first, and it is tightly sealed with straw paper and fine brown plugs, and then the shells are loaded.Every time a shot is fired, the barrel must be brushed with a brush made of pig bristles before it can be reloaded.

However, increasing the length of the gun barrel and using copper skin to make the cartridge can increase the power of the gunpowder. This is what Liu Sheng, a firearms expert, can tell at a glance.

Daming already had a spring, and using the explosive power of the spring to make a firing pin was not a difficult problem.

The key issue is still the bottom fire.

So Zhu Zhanji raised this issue and asked Liu Sheng to arrange personnel to conduct research on the bottom fire.

The launch of musket now is to utilize flint to ignite the fuse, utilize the fuse to ignite the gunpowder in the barrel, and fire the bullet.

And although there are now experimental single projectiles, but the range is limited. At present, five projectiles are basically loaded every time to increase the lethality.

Five projectiles are the best results obtained after countless experiments, not only the longest range, but also the strongest lethality.More projectiles are loaded, which affects the shooting power.

Liu Sheng readily accepted the task and promised to have someone develop a qualified primer as soon as possible.

But Zhu Zhanji is not as optimistic as he is, because chemical research is different from physics, and the laws of physics can still be obtained through observation, arrangement, and inference.

However, chemical research is the refinement of a subject, the in-depth study of the microcosm, and there is no shortcut.

Too often, breakthroughs in chemistry are more about chance than inevitability.

Zhu Zhanji pondered for a while and said: "I'll give you two microscopes, and you let those Taoist priests and chemical experts who study gunpowder conduct research. In addition, you can also directly call .”

"Yes!"

"However, you can't neglect the training of recruits because of this. After Cheng Guogong completes the recruitment of recruits, I will leave the training to you."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Zhanji didn't mention the arrangement to go to Beiming Mountain with him again. It was a smart move for him not to go, but there are still many people who want to go, such as Xue Lu who looks stupid but is actually slippery.

Xue Lu followed him on a trip to the West, and there was no credit but hard work. Letting him go to Beiming Mountain to stay for a few years and earn a fortune was considered a comfort to him.

When Liu Sheng left, Zhu Zhanji turned to the ministers behind him and said: "My dear friends, I'm here today, and you all return to your respective ministries to handle official duties!"

Xie Jin still didn't understand, and asked, "Your Highness, didn't you say you were going to send Anguo Gong to Beiming Mountain? Why didn't you mention it?"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Just now Liu Wan said that An Guogong was afraid that he would become the target of public criticism, so he pushed this fat job, so I will not mention it. I want to send Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, to Beiming Mountain, but Xue Lu is no better than Liu I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress the Tatars and Oirats if you raise your power. Master Yang, I want to send you to Beiping to take charge of the logistics for Xue Lu, are you willing to go?"

Although stationing in Beiping is not as lucrative as Beimingshan and Kaiping Qiantunwei, but because of the control of the south-to-north grain transfer, it is also a fat difference.

Yang Rong is a capable person, so it is a bit overkill for him to be a staff officer all the time.

Zhu Di needed him as an adviser, but he could see the general situation better than anyone else, so he was more willing to let Yang Rong preside over one party.

Of course, Yang Rong knew the benefits of being in Beiping. Although it might not be a good job to go from the chief minister of the cabinet to the admiral, for a minister like Yang Rong who wanted to do something practical, he would rather sit in one side than idle in the capital. .

He got up and said: "I am willing to go!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "However, Fang Bin, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Jin Aiqing went to the northwest, and the Ministry of War will not issue an order until Huang Fu comes back. You can wait for another half a month to leave."

"The minister obeys the order."

Fang Bin and Jin Youzi went to Jiayuguan to replace Huang Fu and came back, which was decided when Zhu Di was there.

On the one hand, Huang Fu and his son are both in the army, one in the South Army and the other in the North Army, which has too much influence.On the one hand, I also want Huang Fu, who has been wandering outside the capital, to enjoy a few years in the capital.

Before Huang Yuan set off, he expressed his concern about his father's health to Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Zhanji also promised to transfer Huang Fu back.

Moreover, having Huang Fu, a capable and respected minister who is at odds with other ministers, controls the military department, which makes Zhu Zhanji feel more at ease than Fang Bin.

Let everyone leave first, and Zhu Zhanji stays to understand Jin.Without outsiders, Zhu Zhanji said: "Master Xie, you have an upright character, and you need to be reminded more in the future. I respect you as a teacher alone, and I will not blame you for your disobedience. However, your words The habit of being unobstructed, when there are many people, you still need to change it more!"

Xie Jin was also a little ashamed, and laughed at himself: "I'm afraid I won't be able to change it in this life. From now on, I must remember His Highness's words."

After sending Xie Jin away, Zhu Zhanji called Ji Gang in.

As soon as Ji Gang entered the side hall, he immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed three times. "Chen Ji Gang has met His Highness!"

"Ji Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite. As long as you can help Gu to guard the Shijian Silver Mine and supervise Dongying, it will make Gu happier than any amount of courtesy. Get up quickly and tell Gu about the situation in Dongying in recent years."

Of course, Zhu Zhanji would not be ignorant of the situation in Dongpu. Whether it is the internal prison, the counseling department, or Jinyiwei, there are countless spies all over Dongpu.

But some things have different perspectives and opinions. Ji Gang, an upper-class person who has half-integrated into Dongying society, naturally has a broader vision than those spies from Daming and Japanese traitors from Dongying.

Chapter 67 Alliance

"Ashikaga Yoshitsugu is not a qualified general. He likes luxury and is frivolous. Compared with Ashikaga Yoshiji, he is more of a puppet. At present, the power of the shogunate is controlled by Hino Yasuko, and Uesugi Zenhide and other generals control Local power, the shogunate's power has shrunk greatly compared to the time of Ashikaga Yoshidaki.

However, this is a good thing for my Ming Dynasty. The expansion of local power has led to the reduction of the power of the shogunate. Every local government intends to be independent. Now there is just a lack of an opportunity. "

Zhu Zhanji knows very well that Dongying has many mountains and few lands, and the country is weak.If it weren't for such an environment, it would have been impossible for them to implement the feudal vassal system for thousands of years without forming a truly centralized government.

As for the emperor, he was just a leader in honor, not really controlling the whole country like the emperor of China.

It was not until the nineteenth century, after the Black Ship incident, that they began to vigorously develop trade and industry, and then unified the entire country.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Gu has always wanted to divide the forces in Japan, vigorously support local forces, and downplay the emperor's family. But recently, Gu has changed his mind."

Of course, Ji Gang wants to continue to develop like this, because only the divided Japan can make the major forces intrigue, and he has room to survive.

If the Dongying people unite, the pressure on him to develop in Dongying will naturally be much greater.

So he said nervously: "His Royal Highness, according to the current situation, in less than 20 years, the entire Japan will be torn apart, forming powerful daimyos, the right to speak of the shogunate, and the all-in-one system of Shintoism. Completely weakened!"

Of course Zhu Zhanji knew this, but now Qiuzi gave birth to his son, and he didn't want to leave a mess for his son in the future.