The experiment was successful

"Abide by the order"

Zixuan received the order and turned around and ran to the place where the grenade exploded. The explosion point was two thousand meters away from where Zhu Youjian and the others stood, and they could not see clearly before they could see it.

A pit appeared two meters away from the lime line, which was caused by the explosion of the grenade just now. Zixuan jumped off the horse and measured it with a ruler, and then got on the horse and returned to the report:

"Your Majesty, the explosion point is a bit far from the target, and it is more than two meters away!"

Zhu Youjian nodded with satisfaction:

"Well, the wind is a bit strong today, which has some impact on throwing grenades from hot air balloons. Overall, it's still very good. Now try the heavy machine gun!"

"Heavy machine gun?"

When Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang and Zhao Shizhen were stunned when he heard the emperor say he wanted to try a heavy machine gun. The emperor asked them to build a light machine gun. How do they say it is a heavy machine gun? Where do they get heavy machine guns to test it now?

Song Yingxing bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, the arsenal made light machine guns, and it did not make heavy machine guns!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Song Yingxing and the others and said:

"Isn't it a heavy machine gun weighing more than 60 kilograms? The light machine gun is only about 10 kilograms. If the performance is passed, it will continue to be produced. As for the light machine gun, you still need to continue to work hard. It will be developed for me before the New Year this year, otherwise I will deduct your year-end bonus!"

"ah……"

"Abide by the order"

Song Yingxing and others now realized that no wonder the emperor had a strange expression when he saw the machine gun. It turned out that the things they made were not what the emperor wanted. It seemed that they had to work harder to build the machine gun that the emperor liked at the end of the year.

After reacting, Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, Zhao Shizhen, Zixuan and others hurriedly bowed and bowed:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Royal Academy of Sciences will give you a satisfactory explanation before the end of the year..."

Zhu Youjian nodded:

"I hope you don't break your promise and test the heavy machine gun right away!"

"Abide by the order"

Song Yingxing is now the president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Bi Maokang is the chief of the Arsenal Bureau, and Bi Maokang is the chief of the Arsenal. Although each has its own division of labor, they are also members of the Huang Family Academy of Sciences, officials of the Arsenal Bureau and the Arsenal Bureau.

Zixuan is still young and only fifteen years old, but he is already a senior engineer at the Ming Dynasty's Weapon Manufacturing Bureau. Bi Maokang is already in his eighties. Once he travels to the West, Zixuan will be his successor.

Sister Zixuan was considered an adopted daughter by the emperor, that is, the third princess of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zixuan is a child who is very sensible and capable. He never mentions his sister in front of workers. Those who don’t know him think he is just an ordinary technician.

The heavy machine gun was quickly mounted on the test site. Zhu Youjian looked carefully at its appearance and bullets and found that it looked similar to the early machine guns, and the bullets were also connected together.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty magic gun has eight barrels and twenty-eight consecutive shots. It requires two people to operate and also requires hand-crank shooting. This is similar to the Ming Dynasty magic gun, but it can operate as long as one person, and can shoot continuously by pulling the trigger, with a speed of one hundred consecutive shots per minute."

When installing bullets under his command, Song Yingxing began to introduce the performance of heavy machine guns to the emperor. Whether it is heavy machine guns or light machine guns, it doesn't matter to Zhu Youjian. As long as the performance is excellent, it is enough. You must know that the best in other countries at this time is the flintlock rifle.

Zhu Youjian nodded:

"Let's start!"

"Abide by the order"

Song Yingxing agreed and waved his hand to the soldiers who were testing the gun. The soldiers immediately turned on the machine gun safety, aimed at the target three hundred meters away and pulled the trigger.

"Dadada..."

A violent gunfire sounded, and a ball of flame was seen spewing from the muzzle of the heavy machine gun, and the bullet shell kept falling off the wall, and two hundred bullets were fired in an instant.

Everyone immediately looked at the gun target. At this time, the gun target had been smashed by bullets, and only one wooden stick stood three hundred meters away.

The officials and soldiers of the arsenal had seen the fierceness of heavy machine guns many times in the test site. They were not surprised by this, and some were full of pride and respect for the emperor.

However, the Dongchang Manzi and Jinyiwei brought by Zhu Youjian both stared at the shock. Even Cao Zhengchun, the head of the Dongchang Manzi, who had never cared about firearms, spoke out in surprise:

"Oh my God! This thing is so terrible. It is probably difficult for our family to escape from its bombardment..."

When everyone present laughed when they heard the top master of the Ming Dynasty and the East Factory Supervisor who killed people without blinking.

"The Lord is humble. Our bullets cannot catch up with you. If you don't, you can try..."

Cao Zhengchun shook his head repeatedly:

"We don't want to try it! Once you can't run away your bullets, it's a trivial matter for our family to lose their lives. Isn't there a helper around the Lord..."

This eunuch always speaks so nicely. No wonder the emperor values ​​him so much. This is what everyone present thinks at this time.

Zhu Youjian smiled and watched everyone tease the number one master of the Ming Dynasty. He was not an old-fashioned emperor and was sometimes very approachable.

"Okay, you can prepare for it. Let the Ministry of War transport weapons and ammunition tomorrow. At the same time, machine guns must also be mass-produced and strive to equip the front-line army as soon as possible!"

"Abide by the order"

After inspecting the Ming Dynasty's Weapon Manufacturing Bureau, Zhu You immediately returned to the Qianqing Palace and immediately passed the order as soon as he sat down on the dragon throne:

"Cao Zhengchun, immediately send the cabinet chief Sun Chuanting, Minister of War Sun Chengzong, Governor of the Five Army Qi Jiguang, and Chief of Customs Xia Wanchun to see me!"

"Abide by the order"

After Cao Zhengchun received the order, he immediately sent someone to pass on Qi Jiguang, Sun Chengzong and Xia Wanchun. He had also personally sent him to pass on the cabinet chief Sun Chuanting.

Several important officials of the Ming Dynasty received the emperor's oral orders and did not dare to delay any delay immediately rushed to Qianqing Palace to meet him.

When they entered the Qianqing Palace, they quickly stepped forward to salute:

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand:

"No gifts, flattery! Give a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking the emperor, the four of them sat down respectfully and waited for the emperor's instructions.

Zhu Youjian picked up the tea cup and drank a sip of tea and said:

"Seven days later, I will lead the imperial army in person, and the prince will not be able to succeed in the Western Expedition, and the court cannot be without a person in charge.

The Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army should closely unite and cooperate with each other, and at the same time, order the coastal areas and overseas territories of the Ming Dynasty to strengthen defenses to prevent some countries from attacking during the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition."

Sun Chengzong hurriedly bowed his order:

"Abide by the order"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. When I go back, I order all ministries to strengthen their defenses. If a country dares to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's northern expedition, the Ming Dynasty will destroy its country!"

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly:

"After I leave, the cabinet is responsible for political affairs in the court. The chief minister of the cabinet must set an example and manage the Ming Dynasty well. Do not delay the things that can be done on the same day until the next day. At the same time, you must also pay attention to the needs and wishes of the people. When the country is strong, the people must enjoy benefits, otherwise no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty is, it will be empty talk..."

The chief minister of the cabinet, Sun Chuanting, hurriedly bowed his hand to receive the order:

"Abide by the order!"

After explaining to the cabinet chief Sun Chuanting, Zhu Youjian's eyes fell on Xia Wanchun, a young talent in the Ming Dynasty:

"Xia Aiqing, the Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, and it can be said that it is changing with each passing day. The collection of commercial taxes should not be careless. During this period, you should pay special attention to the southern merchant ships to prevent smuggling from reviving. You are the money tree of the Ming Dynasty.

"Abide by the order"

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Chapter completed!