Emperor Tianqi was in high spirits along the way, and soon came to a test site. Someone had been preparing here for a long time. Looking around, Emperor Tianqi cast his eyes on Xu Guangqi aside, and said with a smile: "Xu Aiqing,

It seems like you are well prepared!"

"The emperor has come to the Wuyan Institute, and naturally I dare not slack off. The Wuyan Institute and the firearms factory have spent a lot of money, so I have to give an explanation to the emperor. The emperor also has to give an explanation to the people of the Ming Dynasty! So much money has been spent here.

, all the officials have already complained a lot, after all, the imperial court is not well off now." Xu Guangqi stood there and said respectfully.

Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi with great satisfaction. It was rare for Xu Guangqi to think about himself so much. After pondering for a moment, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Okay, dear, let me see your improved fire dragon.

Izuku!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Guangqi replied respectfully, then turned his gaze to the person on the side and ordered: "Have someone bring the things up!"

Naturally, the people around did not dare to neglect. Not only did Emperor Tianqi come today, but he also brought several ministers of military aircraft and cabinet bachelors. This is the first research result since the establishment of the Wuhan Academy, and it contains the most advanced research results of the Ming Dynasty.

Its craftsmanship can be said to be an epoch-making weapon.

After a short time, the fire dragon was lifted out of the water. On a huge tripod, a lifelike wooden dragon was carved. Under the dragon's head, four cylindrical gunpowder barrels were tied, each connected with a lead.

There is only one independent lead leaking out. The latter lead leads directly to the inside of the fire dragon. As for what is inside, it cannot be seen from the outside.

Looking at the three fire dragons coming out of the water side by side, Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi with a smile and said: "Xu Aiqing, it seems that these three fire dragons coming out of the water are different! It seems that Aiqing really worked hard!"

"Back to the emperor, I dare not neglect my duties. The Wuhan Academy has spent so much money, and if we don't come up with something, it is really unjustifiable!" Although Xu Guangqi spoke very modestly, the look of satisfaction on his face was

It can't be concealed no matter what.

Nodding, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said to the people around him: "My dear friends, this is the first result produced by the Wuhan Academy. Today I will take a look at it with you all! Let all my dear friends see how I spend my money.

Is it worth it? Let you see it today!" He turned his gaze to Xu Guangqi and said: "Xu Aiqing, let's start!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Guangqi reached for the torch. He walked to a Fire Dragon Izuku and said seriously: "My lords, this first Fire Dragon Izuku has not made many improvements, but the boosting gunpowder has been improved.

, the range and power are both different, so please be careful!"

Put the torch in your hand towards the negative wire, and a burst of white smoke flashes, and the fuse continues to burn forward with sparks. Boom! With a sound, the fire dragon comes out of the water and flies out. The four gunpowder barrels below are like four boosters.

, pushed Mu Long out in an instant.

Emperor Apocalypse was dumbfounded as he watched the fire dragon fly out of the water. No wonder this thing is called the prototype of a two-stage rocket. It is so powerful. I didn’t expect that the Ming Dynasty could actually come up with such an advanced thing, even though I had heard of it before.

, I didn’t expect that the shock brought by seeing it now is far from being as simple as what was recorded in the book.

After flying to the highest point, the four gunpowder barrels slowly extinguished, but flames suddenly spurted out from behind the main body of the fire dragon. Then the entire fire dragon exploded, and countless rockets flew out of it, shooting fiercely towards

The scarecrow target was placed on the ground.

Soon, the place where it was hit was a sea of ​​fire. Everyone who saw this scene was stunned, it was really powerful. If this shot was fired into the military formation where thousands of troops gathered, it would definitely be a chaos! Use it to block it.

The pace of cavalry's advance is definitely better than that of artillery.

"Xu Aiqing, I know you won't let me down, but I really didn't expect that you would have such power. If you report the list of meritorious deeds, I will reward them all!" Emperor Tianqi looked at Xu Guangqi with a smile, and he was in a good mood.

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The expressions of the ministers on the side were also constantly changing, and they were also very shocked. Apparently they had not expected it. Some of them had seen the fire dragon coming out of the water, but they did not expect it to have such power.

"Very good, let me take a look at the remaining two!" Emperor Tianqi had a look of unconcealable joy on his face, staring at the two fire dragons in the distance, and everyone could see the look of anticipation.

At this time, everyone present also became serious, and the few bachelors in the cabinet no longer meant to be contemptuous, their eyes were full of caution. Originally, they were very dissatisfied with Emperor Tianqi spending money like this, although most of them were

The money in Emperor Tianqi's inner treasury.

But now no one dares to say such a thing. If such ordnance is taken out, the combat effectiveness of the army will definitely increase exponentially. If the Jiannu or the Mongolian Tatars can be eliminated, people like myself will definitely be remembered in history.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xu Guangqi walked up to another Fire Dragon Izuku and said with a smile: "My lords, this Water Dragon Izuku was prepared by the Wuyan Academy for the navy. It contains not gunpowder but kerosene. There is no spray.

The ability, the range is relatively close." After saying this, Xu Guangqi lit the fire dragon out of the water.

With an explosion, the fire dragon flew out of the water just like before, but the speed was indeed slower than before. But this one was different from the previous one. It did not explode in the air, but pierced the ground and had already placed it.

wooden warship.

Boom! After a loud noise, a black cloud rose up, followed by flames reaching into the sky. The warship used for the experiment was already covered in flames, bursting and burning.

Everyone can fully imagine at this time that if this thing explodes on a warship, it will definitely be a nightmare for the warship. Not to mention the power of the explosion, just the burning fire can be said to be a fatal blow to the wooden warship. If ten

If several of these things landed on the same warship, I'm afraid the warship would be burned to ashes.

"Master Xu, I am really impressed. The Ming Dynasty is really lucky to have Master Xu!" Sun Chengzong looked at the fire burning in the distance with a deep joy on his face. Because he had led troops and fought in battles, Sun Chengzong understood the tactics well.

It's very advanced. This thing can definitely be used in more than just water battles.

"Lord Sun, you are so complimentary. This is due to the favor of the emperor. Everyone in the Wuhan Academy is working together, and the small contribution is nothing to mention!" Xu Guangqi looked at Sun Chengzong humbly. In the Ming Dynasty, there were not many people that Xu Guangqi truly respected, and Sun Chengzong was definitely the one.

one.

Turning his attention to Emperor Tianqi, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I feel that this thing cannot only be used to equip the navy, but also the army on land. If you use this thing to attack the camp or burn the opponent's food and grass, it will definitely be able to

It works wonders!”

Several people around him couldn't help but take a breath. Mr. Sun was really brave. Thinking of the camp with flames soaring into the sky, everyone present began to mourn for Jiannu. It seemed that when the army was reorganized, it would be the time to completely wipe out the Tatars.

"Xu Aiqing, the Military Research Institute is stepping up research on these things. In addition, the scale of bullets for muskets must be expanded. Currently, the annual output of 30,000 Guangqi type is only 200,000 bullets. It is too few and cannot meet the needs at all." Tianqi.

The emperor frowned, with a somewhat thoughtful look on his face.

A musket without bullets is a fire stick. This quantity is definitely not enough. Emperor Tianqi just remembered it.

"Your Majesty, I originally wanted to report that we should reduce some Guangqi-style production? I'm worried that the treasury will not be able to bear it!" Although he said this, Xu Guangqi knew that the treasury could not afford so much money, and he would definitely still have to pay for it from Emperor Tianqi's pocket.

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Shaking his head, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Xu Aiqing, let me tell you once again, you don't have to worry about money. Even if I sell the Forbidden City, I will definitely give you the money you need. Don't have any scruples. I

No matter how much money you spend, no matter what you do, I will build an arsenal capable of producing 20 million rounds of ammunition annually."

Xu Guangqi was stunned this time. Twenty million rounds were not the kind of spherical bullets, but the production was much more complicated. But Xu Guangqi also knew very well that Emperor Tianqi said a lot, otherwise 30,000 broken-shot guns would be

A joke.

Xu Guangqi nodded solemnly and said loudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete it and never let the Emperor down!"

Emperor Tianqi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay, I can rest assured that Aiqing will do things. Now let me take a look at this last red dragon coming out of the water. Since it is placed at the end, I guess this is what Aiqing is most proud of, right?

"

"Your Majesty Ming Chao Qiu Hao, I really like this one the best. There is nothing else in it. It is filled with fine granular gunpowder. It weighs about twenty kilograms." Xu Guangqi stretched out his hand and stroked the wooden fire dragon, his face full of love, as if

Looking at his son.

Everyone immediately looked at each other. Twenty kilograms of gunpowder made people shudder when they thought about it. If this thing was used to attack a city, few people would be able to stop it.

"Your Majesty once experimented, and the explosion of this thing is very powerful, equivalent to the power of five Hongyi cannons hitting each other at the same time." Xu Guangqi said with a red light on his face, and said with a smile.

"Quick, let's blow it up and try it!" Emperor Tianqi rubbed his hands and said eagerly. It seemed that he wanted to try it himself.

Xu Guangqi hurriedly stopped Emperor Tianqi and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, it's better to go to a farther place to see it! This thing is too powerful. If there is any mistake, I will die for it!"

People around him quickly agreed, this thing is really going to explode here, and I'm afraid there won't be any living things around.
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