March 12.
Praying for rain day.
The emperor took the emperor and his ministers out of the city, and Zhang Zhou also went out of the city. However, he went on a different journey from the emperor and ministers who went to the Temple of Heaven and Earth and other places to pray for rain, because he wanted to go out of the city to test the cannon.
Going with him, in addition to the eunuch Yang Peng sent by Dongchang, there are also Jinyiwei commander Qian Shi, Beizhen Fusi Town Fushi Guo Ang, and Jinyiwei 100 Sun Shangqi and the Ministry of Industry. of several people.
"Mr. Zhang."
Before the group could reach the city gate, Xiao Jing's carriage also arrived.
Xiao Jing got off the carriage and looked at Zhang Zhou with a smile.
"How could Eunuch Xiao appear here if he hadn't followed His Majesty to pray for rain?" Zhang Zhou looked at Xiao Jing curiously.
Although there is a missing character in your name, wouldn’t it be appropriate for you, Xiao Jing, as the owner of Dongchang Factory, not to pray for rain?
“Haha.” Xiao Jing smiled. , "Our family specially accompanied Mr. Zhang out of the city today, and it was also ordered by His Majesty. By the way, our family also found someone to greet Tang Yin and told him that there was actually a noble person behind him to help him. He also said that he would come to thank you. And I surrender to you."
"Really?"
Zhang Zhou doesn't think it is important to discuss winning or losing with Tang Yin at this time.
He has too many things to do recently, so Tang Yin can't go anywhere to relax.
Xiao Jing accompanied Zhang Zhou for a while and said with a smile, "He knows that he can become your disciple. This is a great good thing. He can't realize it."
" Haha, now I have to consider whether to accept this junior brother."
Zhang Zhou said, looking at the bustling crowd, "There are a lot of people today."
Xiao Jing smiled. Then he narrowed his eyes and said, "Sir, didn't you say that you need to make more noise in the crowd today? Now not only the people in the capital, but also the people in the entire Shuntian Prefecture know that His Majesty wants to pray for rain."
Zhang Zhou turned around and looked at Xiao Jing.
No wonder you, an old boy, didn’t go to the rain praying site. You were ordered to observe public opinion
You also said that you wanted to go out of the city with me to test cannons.
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"Eunuch Xiao, do you have any plans to change your name recently?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Xiao Jing asked in surprise, "What do you mean, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Zhou said, "I think the word "Tengfei" in "Tengfei" is more suitable for you, and it may also be helpful in praying for rain today."
"Really?" Xiao Jing smiled bitterly.
Where are these things?
"Yan Xiao. Okay, let's go back to the carriage and talk about it when we get there."
"You"
Xiao Jingben I want to say that we are traveling together. On the way, I happened to tell my family what is special about this new cannon. Why don’t you give me a chance to have a private interview?
Zhang Zhou is about to join the court as a civil servant. , he began to gradually avoid contact with internal officials.
Especially those involving private conversations or traveling together with others
For no other reason than for his own reputation, he tries to avoid them as much as possible, although he knows that many times it may be impossible to avoid them. avoid,Who told the emperor to let these internal officials come to greet him and communicate with him if he was fine?
The group left the city in a mighty manner.
This time I did not go to the south of the city, but to the north.
Zhang Zhou wanted to test the cannon. If he was with the emperor, others would think he had some evil intentions.
After finally getting off the carriage, the Governor's Mansion also sent people to bring the cannon, and the British Duke Zhang Mao and his grandson Zhang Lun appeared next to the cannon.
"Why are you here, Mr. British? Shouldn't you be in the south of the city?"
Zhang Zhou frowned and looked at Zhang Mao.
What's the matter with you, Old Man Zhang? The king and his ministers are all praying for rain. As the head of the Ming Dynasty's honorable ministers, you, the British Duke, actually came to the north of the city.
Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Old man I’m going to let my grandson Zhang Lun see more of him. I heard that Bingkuan was here to test the cannons today. This was done by request. By the way, Bingkuan, I heard that some of these cannons were shipped away."
"You all stand down first." Xiao Jing waved his hand, meaning that no one else should be here to listen.
The details of the Liaodong War are the top secrets of the Ming Dynasty.
Guo Ang and others came to the side first, but Zhang Mao had no intention of rejecting his grandson. He probably said that my grandson will also be a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and there is nothing he should not let him listen to
< p> Zhang Zhoudao: "Yes, this kind of cannon was cast at the beginning of the year. The Wang Gong Factory cooperated in the research and casting. It was originally intended to be completed before February to be used in the first battle. However, due to the complicated casting process, At the beginning of March, only a dozen gates were cast. This time, Wang Qiong, a doctor from the Ministry of Revenue, personally escorted them to the twelve gates of Ningyuan for preparation for war.""Bingkuan, you are really knowledgeable and talented. ."
Zhang Mao didn't know how to describe Zhang Zhou's ability.
He is said to be an alchemist, but he is actually a man who is about to become a Jinshi. What is even worse is that he engages in these weird things.
Xiao Jing wondered, "Mr. Zhang, why does this cannon have such a big hole?"
The Ming Dynasty cast cannons.
However, because the iron smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty was backward, the artillery produced was heavy and ineffective. The quality of the iron was not good, and the density distribution was uneven, which made it easy for the barrel to explode. In addition, it was airtight. Due to nature and other reasons, this kind of artillery is mostly used for harassment at about 200 meters. It sends a big iron ball out, hitting people if it can, but not knocking them down.
What Zhang Zhou built was the "Folang Cannon" imported from Europe after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, or it could be said to be obtained from the Folangji pirates.
“This is the mother cannon.” Zhang Zhou explained, “This is the mother cannon. There is no ammunition added to the mother cannon. The other side is the sub-cannon. After one firing, the sub-cannon can be disassembled. Replace it immediately, so that four or five cannons can be fired in an instant. In addition, this kind of combined cannon is not heavy and can even be moved by four or five people. It is more convenient to adjust the direction. It is a powerful weapon for conducting war raids. "< /p>
Zhang Mao asked, "Bingkuan, as far as I know, this artillery is most particular about airtightness. With such a big gap like yours, the cannon and theCan the mother cannon match it? Then it won’t be able to fire very far.”
“Let’s try it. "Zhang Zhou smiled.
Just kidding
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, this is not an ordinary Folang machine gun, it is an improved version, and the material is no longer controlled by this era. It is made of copper and iron, but steel.
It is a complete "steel cannon"
And even the Folang machine gun, which is made of poor materials in history, has a range of 500. meters, and even the Hongyi cannon, which later became popular in the wars of the late Ming Dynasty, had a range of only about one thousand meters.
My improved version of the Folan cannon has a range of close to 800 meters. .
As for the Hongyi cannon, I don’t have that much steel, and my coal mine has not yet produced the first shovel of coal.
And that kind of cannon is of little use to the Ming Dynasty’s frontier troops. It's not big, just use a lightweight cannon.
What kind of bicycle do you want?
In the south of the city, the Temple of Heaven and Earth
After the emperor and his ministers arrived, Zhu Houzhao stood up. Dian followed his father, scratching his head from time to time, as if the prince's clothes made him uncomfortable.
"What is that?"
Zhu Hou looked at his head. He pointed at the thing flying by.
Liu Jin quickly came over and reminded, "Your Highness, those are bees and they can sting. Please be careful.
Zhu Houzhao said, "That's the bee. I'm wearing such colorful clothes. It thinks of my clothes as flowers. Haha." "
While he was smiling, he noticed that his father was looking at him, and he quickly put away the smile on his face.
Continue to act serious.
Another On one side.
Qintian Supervisor Wu Hao has come to ask Zhu Youtang, “Your Majesty, it’s time to begin. "
"Wait a minute. "
Zhu Youtang looked at the sky anxiously.
Wu Hao said, "The auspicious time is about to pass. "
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "Wu Qing's family, do you have the final say about this auspicious time, or does God have the final say? Look at the weather now, does it look like it's going to rain?"
< p>"Yes, yes. "While Wu Hao responded, he was thinking in his mind.
It is going to rain
On this day, although the sky is not clear, it is just floating. There are some clouds, and it seems that there are no signs of increasing clouds. Could it be that His Majesty’s prayer for rain today is to see an “immediate” effect
If you pray on one side, it will rain on the other side
Your Majesty, you are fooled by lard, you are overthinking
Wu Hao got down from the altar and informed the ministers that they had to wait.
Liu Jian. He walked over and said, "Wu Jianzheng, why hasn't your Majesty started praying for rain yet?"
"This" Wu Hao was very embarrassed to answer, "Your Majesty said, we have to wait a little longer." There are some things that I am not very clear about, and your Majesty may have other arrangements. The Holy Will is unpredictable. "
Xie Qian came over and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is not waiting for the sign of rain."
"Ah"
Wu Hao wanted to say, thank you Ge LaoHow do you know?
Xie Qian said, "The weather today is good, the wind is very light, and it is suitable for traveling, but it is not suitable for praying for rain."
"Heh"
Wu Hao smiled bitterly.
Li Dongyang stopped Xie Qian from continuing to tease, and said with a serious face, "Yu Qiao, there are some things that I cannot say casually. Since His Majesty chose to pray for rain today, he has a purpose. Or maybe he is waiting for something."
Xie Qian still couldn't help it and said with a smile, "Is there someone behind the scenes?"
This time not only Li Dongyang, but also Liu Jian glared at him.
Thank you to Yu Qiao for being so mean.
When Wu Hao can't hear it, you are implying that Zhang Bingkuan is praying for rain behind you. His Majesty will wait until the prayers on the other end are almost complete before starting here
Otherwise, why didn't Zhang Bingkuan pray for rain? Coming
North of the city.
The gun test site arrived in an open area.
Xiao Jing urged, "Mr. Zhang, let's hurry up, otherwise it may rain and affect the gun test."
Zhang Zhou pointed to the sky with a smile, "Today, we are going to It's still early to say it's raining. It's turning cloudy, but the clouds haven't risen yet."
Xiao Jing also looked up at the sky.
Zhang Mao and others are also watching.
We said we were here to test the cannon today, but in fact it seemed that everyone was focused on the south of the city.
Xiao Jing leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhang, will it rain today?"
Zhang Zhou shrugged, "I'm not sure."
"Well, it would be great to be able to come down. Your Majesty, I haven't slept well for several days because of today. Our family feels distressed just looking at it." Xiao Jing had a sad face, looking forward to it but also very nervous.
If it was cloudy early today, Xiao Jing wouldn't have to worry so much.
Zhang Zhou smiled and did not explain anything.
It seems that the emperor knew that he was going to go into battle in person to show off, and he was still excited for several days
I was afraid that your excitement would be in vain.
His arrival brought a butterfly effect to history, and the butterfly effect was originally about "climate". A butterfly flaps its wings and a hurricane blows thousands of miles away
It is difficult to say that the butterfly effect affects earthquakes, but it should not be difficult to affect the weather.
As for you Xiao Jing
You are anxious to see the test cannon , I'm still anxious to go back and wait to observe the public opinion after the rain
"Then let's fire the cannon now. After the fire, go home and sleep." Zhang Zhou looked relaxed and relieved, and did not light the fire himself. It was to ask Jia Laoshui, who was driving the car, to enter the battle.
Lao Jia is the most suitable person for this job.
Of course, just firing one cannon is not enough. If the clouds condense for a while, he will also prepare to carry the cannon and fire several more times along the periphery of the capital. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft