hotmtlnovel Chapter 484 There is such a magical thing!
Chapter 484 There is such a magical thing!
Chapter 484 There is such a magical thing!
On the second day of the prince's wedding, Wu Zang's 800-mile rush made the groom unable to rest.
After leaving behind the delicate Crown Princess, the Crown Prince, together with the cabinet ministers, the generals of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, Lin Ruhai, the Minister of Hubu, Duan Jun, the Minister of Works, and Jian Zifang, the Minister of War, put on their regular clothes under the leadership of Jia Cong and quietly Mimi left the capital from Desheng Gate and headed north to the "mysterious place" where the fire of the blast furnace never stops.
If there were beacon smoke on the plateau, what Great Xia would not lack most would be warriors waiting for battle. It would not be powerful firearms of all kinds, but food and grass supplies.
Of course, this does not mean that Daxia is short of food. It is mainly a matter of transportation and storage.
This was the first time that the industrial zone in the north of the city was displayed in front of the important ministers. The towering chimney kept spitting out black smoke, and the choking smell in the air made everyone frown.
Jia Cong gave each person a mask, and after going through the "face verification" process one after another, he arrived at the factory where gun barrels and gun barrels were forged without stopping.
As soon as everyone stepped into the factory, there was a huge contrast between the hot air and the cold outside.
"Sigh~"
The hot molten iron continuously turns into steel bars, and then, driven by the steam engine, is forged into large and small steel pipes...
The steam engine was indeed a weapon that directly doubled Daxia's industrial strength several times. The machine tools that were "carved" on steel made everyone hold their breath in shock, and they took a deep breath after a long time.
This is nothing. When Jia Cong pointed to the warehouse connected to the factory, everyone looked in the direction of Jia Cong's finger, and their jaws almost dropped.
The piles of thick cannon barrels and piles of gun barrels made the generals of the Fifth Army Commandery Mansion begin to count the soldiers under their command in their hearts.
It can’t be used up, it can’t be used up at all!
His Royal Highness felt that he could no longer calculate how many armies the gun barrels and gun barrels in front of him could equip, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Brother Cong, here...how many firearms do you want to make?"
Jia Cong bared his teeth, and his white teeth shone red under the illumination of the molten iron in the distance.
"Not many, not many. We should be able to build two to three thousand artillery pieces of various types, and the muskets can probably replace half of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army with the latest Yuanyou Thirteenth Style."
hiss~
Everyone took a deep breath again, half of the imperial army stationed in Gyeonggi? That’s one hundred thousand people!
Is China's steel production so strong now? Think about those days... Don't think about those days. The Ministry of Industry three years ago could build thousands of muskets a year.
Liu Hong was the first to react. He picked up a dark gun barrel. The cold barrel was polished to be very smooth. When he looked closer, he saw that the rifling in the barrel was perfectly carved.
"No wonder Brother Cong values so much the steam engine. This magical object is indeed a powerful weapon for our government to control the country!"
With the steam engine, whether it is forging iron ingots or drilling rifling, the quality and speed have been improved thousands of times compared with before.
Niu Jizong put his arms around Jia Cong's shoulders and said with a grin: "Eldest nephew, look at your uncle, I am about to lead the troops to Wusuzang. Can you first replace the left and right Xiaowei soldiers with new firearms?"
"Hey, this is not right, Lao Niu. Who said you were the one to lead the troops to Uzang? If you want to send one, you should send me there!"
Han Yang, the Marquis of Jiyang, was immediately unhappy. This old cow was so shameless that he actually wanted to rely on Hachigong's old friendship to plan the replacement of new firearms for his two armies.
He pulled Jia Cong out of Niu Jizong's hands: "Yongfeng Marquis, we have business matters first. Look at the three guardsmen of the right army. They are still using Yuanyou's seven-year-old muskets. How can I say this this time? It’s our turn!”
"As well as our Central Army, Marquis Yongfeng, we cannot favor one over the other. Our Central Army is to protect the imperial city and His Majesty, and no one can be missing without the three imperial guards!"
"What? Are we, Zuo Jun, stepmothers? We, Zuo Jun, were not included in the previous three costume changes. Whoever changes this time will not be without us, Zuo Jun!"
Even the second brother Jia Lian squeezed forward and winked at Jia Cong.
"Brother Cong, if you leave the former army behind when it comes to changing clothes, my brothers will chew up my brother and swallow him in their stomachs!"
Little did Jia Cong know that these generals in the Dudu Mansion were not competing for new firearms, but for the right to lead troops on an expedition to the plateau.
Whoever can win the priority to install new firearms this time will be the most promising commander-in-chief of the army.
After all, the main reason for coming to the industrial zone in the north of the city today was to deal with the Uzang rebellion. The monarch and his ministers came here to get a feel for the situation and formulate countermeasures.
"There is no hurry to change the equipment. It is too time-consuming and labor-intensive to pull those artillery guns to the plateau. In addition to the Yuanyou 13-type muskets, I want to bring you here today, the most important ones are the last two... "
Jia Cong led everyone out of the warehouse. Near the edge of the industrial zone, there was a martial arts arena used to test the power of firearms.
Several master craftsmen led a group of forbidden troops who had been waiting on the martial arts field for a long time. About three hundred steps away, a dozen fat goats were tied up and were leisurely eating hay on the ground.
Everyone's attention was attracted by a small steel pipe at the feet of the master craftsman. This shape is quite unique.
Why does the dark tube look so much like the artillery barrel we just saw in the warehouse?
Is this a smaller version of the artillery?
"Four...Your Highness, gentlemen, please cover your ears."
Ok?
Niu Jizong probably guessed that this thing was a small artillery piece, and he smiled nonchalantly and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a smaller artillery piece. I am an old Niu who has been fighting in the army, and I haven't seen any big winds or waves..."
Bo~whoosh~
boom!
Niu Jizong felt that his ears were no longer his own. The sound of the launch was indeed not loud, but at the moment of the explosion, there was only a distance of three hundred steps, and the empty martial arts field continued to echo with the thunderous roar when the shells landed.
The Yuanyou Type II modified mortar is made of fine steel. The total weight of the barrel does not exceed 20 kilograms and the total length is four inches.
Due to the technical reasons of current propellants, the range is slightly shorter and can only reach a maximum of 300 steps.
But the biggest advantage of this thing is that it is lightweight, easy to use, and powerful.
With that shot just now, three of the dozens of fat sheep three hundred steps away were blown to pieces, seven or eight were killed. The remaining ones were paralyzed on the ground and twitching continuously.
The Forbidden Army had already examined the effect of the previous shot, and bowed down to report: "Your Highness, the maximum range of the artillery strike is three hundred and twenty steps, and the killing range is about three feet, which is comparable to the power of the Yuanyou Type 8 naval gun."
"It's so powerful!"
Jian Zifang, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to react. The Yuanyou Eighth Type was the first naval gun equipped by the Daxia Navy. Although it was not as powerful as the Yuanyou Seventh Type Shenwei General Cannon on land, it still had the power of 500 steps. The range is enough to blow up a small boat.
But this tiny steel cannon in front of me is so powerful...
"The Ministry of Industry has developed the latest gunpowder, which has more than doubled the explosive power. Coupled with the latest technology of warheads and cartridge cases, the small shells can completely crush those old-fashioned round eggs."
The application of steam engine machine tools enabled Daxia's military industry to develop by leaps and bounds.
Coupled with the alchemists recruited from Taoism, gunpowder has become the "Mrs. Niu", and the extra strong yellow gunpowder has become the "Little Tiantian" of the Ministry of Industry.
Safe and cheap smokeless gunpowder, powerful and easy to store.
Jia Cong only briefly talked about the latest technology of the Ministry of Industry, but did not explain the principles in detail. They couldn't understand it anyway. They only need to understand one truth: the Ministry of Industry is very powerful, and Daxia's firearms have been updated again. Extremely powerful... He took a last look at his father-in-law Lin Shangshu, and two words came out of his eyes: Give money!
Liu Hong tried his best to digest what Jia Cong said. After a long while, he took a deep breath, pointed at the "steel pipe" not far away and said, "Jia Cong, this..."
"Yuanyou Type 2 is a modified mortar. Yuanyou Type 1 and Type 2 are prone to explosions due to process problems and are outdated. This is the latest achievement of the Ministry of Industry. It has been tested more than ten times and is safe, lightweight and powerful. , the most important thing is that it’s cheap.”
Jia Cong explained the advantages of mortars in detail, especially the last point, which made Master Lin look better.
Damn, it’s so difficult for me, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. His Majesty ran to the Dragon Head Palace to hide, trying to pry... ahem, but there was no chance.
"How many of these mortars have the Ministry of Industry produced now?"
At this time, Liu Hong was really full of passion, staring at the mortar as if he were looking at his delicate princess.
This thing, Uzbek, and the East India Company are all sources of prestige for him as the prince.
As long as under his strategizing, His Highness the Prince controls the Daxia warriors to sweep across the Uzang Plateau and unify the universe, no one will fall in love with his wisdom and prowess.
Jia Cong stretched out two fingers, and Liu Hong said subconsciously: "Have you built two thousand doors?"
ha?
What do you think I am? Rich second generation? Two thousand doors are not enough to evacuate our Ministry of Industry?
"Two doors!"
Jia Cong shook his head and explained to everyone: "Because it was the experimental period, ten mortars were built before and after. Eight of them were bombed or discarded, and only two were truly qualified."
Liu Hong felt that his hot heart was half cold. What could he do with just two doors? Not to mention two thousand, but two hundred would be good~
He glanced at the sky to the south from a distance and thought to himself: Should I sell my father and let him be trapped in the Dragon Head Palace by the court officials so that I can have time to strategize?
Mortars are not difficult to make. Two hundred of them can be produced in three months at most.
At the strong request of Prince Liu Hong, Lin Ruhai, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, specially approved a sum of money from the Ministry of Revenue and ordered Jia Cong to take charge of the work. Before the spring breeze comes in March next year, two hundred mortars will be built.
Although Zhang Dehai and Lexin's series of actions on the plateau could temporarily suppress Uszang's rebelliousness, those rebellious guys would not wait until the ice and snow melted before the imperial court had the energy and ability to send an army to the plateau. Ground.
……
The problem of firearms was solved, and Jia Cong led everyone to the huge factory next to Yuhe River.
There is no tinkling sound of forging here, but the importance here is not much less than those factories that forge gun barrels and gun barrels.
Glass, a magical thing called Liuli by people in China.
The group of people are all important ministers of the country, and they are naturally familiar with the glass that has been widely used in windows and greenhouses.
But looking at the glass jar in their hands, everyone still felt incredible.
Correctly speaking, the things in everyone's hands should be called cans.
In the clean room, Jia Cong struggled to open a can of yellow peach. When he picked up the can, he saw tons of it~
The sweet sugar water moisturizes the dry throat, and the canned yellow peach is worthy of the delicacy of the cold winter!
"There is such a magical thing!"
This sentence is probably what everyone said the most today, including the prince. This is the first time he has seen cans.
You can actually eat all kinds of fruits in the winter, even if they are "pickled", they are still fresh!
Several generals from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion looked at each other, and finally focused on Jia Cong, who was snoring and showing off his cans.
This thing can store fruits, and then it can store vegetables and salt.
When a large army goes on an expedition, especially to a place like Uzang, you don’t need to bring meat, but vegetables and salt are the most indispensable items.
Before they could ask, a group of people came over holding glass jars.
Dehydrated vegetables, sealed various types of meat, basically include all the food supplies that everyone can think of.
"Salt is not easy to carry, so it just fits into the canned meat. Then you just need to remove the lid, put it in the pot and boil it, and it will be a delicious broth."
Jia Cong explained to everyone how to eat cans, and finally said with regret: "Unfortunately, we are still short of steel, and glass is fragile. Originally, I planned to roll the steel into rolls and use it to make cans."
For cans, it is actually best to use stainless steel as a container.
However, there is no stainless steel production process in Daxia, and aluminum has been developed, but it is poisonous, so Jia Cong finally chose glass.
If it's easy to break, just break it easily. Just put some more wheat straw on it when transporting it.
……
During the cold winter months, fruits and vegetables were quite rare even in the palace.
When the prince returned to the palace with a cart of various cans, it was time for dinner.
He thought for a while, and asked people to drive the carriage all the way to Longshou Palace. He took out two jars of various cans and placed them in front of the Second Saint.
"Huh? Canned food? Dad, what kind do you want to eat?"
"Hawthorn, sour and sweet, suitable for appetizing."
The emperor had seen this thing before. He skillfully opened one of the cans of hawthorn and handed it to the sage.
Liu Hong looked at the emperor who was skilled in opening cans in surprise, and asked in surprise: "Grandpa Emperor, Father, do you know about cans?"
While showing off the canned yellow peach in his hand, the emperor explained to his silly son: "That cannery is the property that your grandpa Huang and Jia Cong jointly paid for..."
Ah ~
Ignoring his son's shock, the emperor continued: "It seems that you followed Jia Cong to see the industrial area in the north of the city today. How was it? Do you have any ideas?"
Liu Hong smiled bitterly: "It's hard for my father to keep it secret from his son. If my son had known about that magical land earlier, how could he be so worried after receiving the eight hundred mile urgent call from Uszang."
"What's there to worry about? As a king, the first thing you have to do is not be afraid of any threat of war!"
The Supreme Emperor put down the spoon, called his good grandson to him, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Since you have taken over the matter of Uzang, I will leave it to you. Whoever you want to send, send It’s up to you to decide how many people go, your father and I don’t care!”
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I have a cold and a fever, and I haven’t recovered from it after struggling for two days. I have a sick cat, and it’s miserable!
I’ll stop here tonight and continue tomorrow. Good night!
(End of this chapter)