Gao Mo's evaluation of firearms made Gao pragmatic both unhappy and helpless.

In fact, there are many types of Daming firearms, and the degree of development is not bad, but because the military household system has long been rotten, the various firearms made by military household craftsmen always seem to be quite good whenever the manufacturing samples are presented to Shangguan for inspection. However, as long as it is equipped in large quantities, the quality is extremely worrisome, and "you don't hurt others before you hurt yourself".

If this situation is put in the eyes of future generations, it is that there is no technological superiority, but because of the extremely poor production management system, it is impossible to form a real combat effectiveness at all. But fortunately, there is no Yuan Da fooling around, although the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty is in accordance with the trend of going hand in hand, and the best route has not been found, but at least it has not gone astray. When Yuan Da came to power to preside over the military affairs of Liaodong, that was the real start of a pig-like divine operation.

Yuan Chonghuan has a famous saying, called "rely on the fortified city, use the cannon", especially after he tasted the sweetness of the battle of Ningyuan, he was even more happy about it, and firmly believed that it was the truth. But in fact, with a little brain, you can know that in terms of defending the city, is it really necessary to use Hongyi cannons?

In the history of warfare in China for at least 2,000 years, there are countless examples of successful battles in defending cities. Let's not talk about it in the distance, it shows that during the founding of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew and general Zhu Wen faced Chen Youliang's 600,000 troops, successfully defended the city for three months, and won the victory in the defense of Hongdu.

So on the other hand, if in the face of an army dominated by cold weapons like wild boar skin, it is necessary to use red-coated cannons to defend it, isn't there a problem with the ability of the defenders themselves? What's more, how long has it been since Shou Ningyuan?

Two days!

From the beginning of Yuan Da's flickering, Da Ming used the most powerful red-coated cannon at that time to fight against the Hou Jin, which was talked about by many people in later generations, and it seemed to be a wise strategy and tactic, but in Gao Shi's view, the fact is the opposite, which itself is a huge mistake of a strategic nature.

At that time, the red-coated cannon obviously belonged to heavy artillery, and people with a little military literacy knew that the role of heavy artillery in siege was far greater than that of defending the city - was the German army built the Great Berta Super Cannon used to defend the city?

As for the defenders, if the opponent does not have heavy artillery, as long as it is properly arranged, even if there is no artillery at all, it can be defended. On the other hand, once the besieging side has an incredibly powerful cannon, the city that seemed impossible to conquer becomes hopeful.

For example, the reason why Marshal Manstein, a famous general of the German army in World War II and one of the "Three Armored Heroes", was able to conquer the supposedly foolproof fortress of Sevastopol, in addition to his excellent military command ability and superb tactical literacy of the German army at that time, can the heavy artillery units gathered together and claimed to be the most powerful fortress artillery cluster in history be ignored?

As a "latecomer", although he did not come from a military background, he also knew that firearms were produced in response to the needs of war and developed because of the stimulation of war. The Ming Dynasty and Europe are not the same, because the war environment they face is not the same, and the opponents they face are also different.

The main enemy faced by the Ming Dynasty has always been the northern nomadic hunting people whose civilization is far more backward than their own, so the needs of the Ming Dynasty are mainly field battles and city defenses, and almost never sieges and naval battles. One thing that can be imagined is that in the case that the other party's civilization level is far behind his own, if Da Ming himself does not use a certain firearm, then the other party has no channel to know how to use this firearm - it will not know and use, let alone manufacture?

The war in the West at this time is a war between different countries at the same level of civilization, everyone is a farming and settled nation, and when they fight, they have to conquer fortresses and fortified cities, and they also need naval artillery battles, so they are chasing after each other between different countries.

The difference in this situation leads to the fact that the firearms that the Ming Dynasty needs to focus on developing and the firearms that the West needs to focus on developing are completely different types, simply put, the war needs of the two sides are different.

What does Daming need? It is the kind of firearm that is light and flexible, easy to transport, easy to manufacture, suitable for defense, conducive to field warfare, not overly pursuing accuracy and the ability to destroy solid targets, but a firearm with a large killing area, strong deterrent effect, and great impact on people and animals, because this can offset the advantages of the northern nomadic cavalry and bows.

And what about the West in this period? Due to the needs of siege and naval warfare, the focus on the development of firearms is naturally a cannon with a huge destructive power on solid objects, a long range, and a high accuracy.

Therefore, before the introduction of the red-coated cannon, the focus of the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty has always been bombs, mines, mines, rockets launched in large areas, muskets, small artillery, multi-barreled muskets, gas bombs, smoke bombs, etc. In particular, the design and manufacture of bombs, mines, rockets, multi-barreled muskets, etc., the precision and complexity of technology, the richness of imagination, and the variety of varieties can be completely proud of the West at that time, and in some aspects are even far ahead.

All in all, Gao pragmatic's point of view is very clear: just because the heavy artillery of the Ming Dynasty is inferior to the West, it cannot be assumed that the level of firearms of the Ming Dynasty is inferior to that of the West. The difference in technological development between the two is caused by the different war situations faced by the two sides.

And now, since the Ming Dynasty has the existence of Gao Pragmatic, and of course he knows that in the future, the Western robbers will come to the east sooner or later, once his plan to save the Ming Dynasty succeeds in the first half of the stage, the Ming Dynasty at that time, the opponent will be replaced by Westerners, so the cannon must also be developed.

The development of Daming firearms, in Gao Pragmatic's view, must be taken seriously, because the Ming Dynasty in his mind and the Huaxia in his mind should be the tiger on land and the dragon in the sea!

Land power and sea power, no one is missing!

Of course, he will not ignore the fact that there are too many models of large open flame weapons. It is a purely logistical disaster to be able to find seven or eight or even more types of weapons with similar effects in an army. He will definitely find a way to avoid this in the future.

However, at present, these things can only be quietly laid a foundation, and they cannot be done in a grand manner. And for the people under your hands, you must also slowly exert your influence to make them accept firearms, fall in love with firearms, and become proficient in firearms.

Gao Pragmatic knows that Gao Mo is proficient in martial arts, he doesn't think much about firearms, and he is also in his forties, his concept may not be able to be reversed in a while, but since his son Gao Yan has long been interested in firearms, can't he start from him?

So Gao Pragmatic said without hesitation: "Since it is your son, he should naturally come to serve under this son." If nothing else, is it right to say that you father and son are separated? Where is he in our Gao family right now? ”

When Gao Mo heard Gao Shishi say this, he suddenly became happy, and said with a red face: "The dog is in our sixth room." ”

Gao pragmatic laughed: "Then his affairs should be the best, I will repair a letter to my mother in a while, and I will do this thing." ”

The eldest son is looking for his mother to ask for a subordinate, isn't that just a matter of mouthful?