Chapter 134: Expensive Firearms

The prosperity of Shaoxing City, Zhang Xuan did not enjoy it much, just after entering Shaoxing City, someone came to report that Zhang Qinchen was arrested.

Because there is no him, it is because Zhang Qinchen is a native of Shaoxing.

After the defeat that day, the soldiers around Zhang Qinchen were scattered, almost alone, and he didn't know where Sun Jiaji was, nor where the other rebels were. Looking around, I don't know where to go. I can only go home.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of defeat after returning home. There won't be anything either.

First, the native of the hometown will be sheltered by the township. Second, Zhang Xuan came to Jiangnan in order to conquer, not kill, as long as he escaped, he would no longer oppose the righteous army, and Zhang Xuan would not pursue it to the end.

Zhang Qinchen even heard the news that if many gentry died on the battlefield, it would be fine, Zhang Xuan asked people to collect the corpses, if they were caught. Just ask for a sum of money to redeem it from the barracks.

Of course, there are many people who would rather die than be killed by thieves than pay ransom for thieves, and of course there are some people who really have no money. For example, the Huang Zongxi brothers, he broke his family and became an army, and his family's family was empty a lot, but he couldn't pay Zhang Su's lion big mouth and was still locked up in the cell.

Zhang Xuan handed over this matter to Zhang Su to deal with, so Zhang Xuan didn't know that this famous university scholar was actually in his cell.

Zhang Qinchen also heard so much, and felt that he should have nothing to do, so he decided to go home quietly.

It's just that how did he know that Zhang Xuan didn't care much about Sun Jiaji, but he cared about him very much. The reward has never been revoked, and in the area of his house, it is even more tightly controlled. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Qinchen showed his head, he was arrested before he returned home.

was brought to Zhang Xuan.

"General Ben has been waiting for General Zhang for a long time." Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, got up to greet him, and saw that Zhang Qinchen was tied up with five flowers, so he hurriedly reprimanded him left and right: "General Zhang is my honored guest, how can he be so lazy?" ”

Someone immediately loosened the tie on Zhang Qinchen.

For a while, Zhang Qinchen was a little flattered. Ants in one's pants.

Zhang Xuan invited Zhang Qinchen to the main hall, and comforted him for a while, so that Zhang Qinchen slowly relaxed his nerves, and then asked Zhang Qinchen carefully about the details of the firearm tactics.

Zhang Qinchen secretly said in his heart: "Lord Sun, even though he has the grace of knowing me, he has never treated me like this. It's a pity that General Zhang is a thief. My family has been innocent for generations, and there is no thief in any way. "I just remembered that my family was in Shaoxing City, his parents were gone, but there was only one wife, who was born in a scholarly family, with a good color, and was also a first-class beauty in Shaoxing City.

This time

Come, I may not be worried about my wife's thoughts, so I dare not answer at this moment.

In addition, Zhang Qinchen didn't feel that what he said was important, so he naturally knew everything and said everything.

While listening to this, Zhang Xuan's evaluation of Zhang Qinchen was lowered a lot.

He originally thought that Zhang Qinchen was either a general with a strategic vision, who discovered the trend of muskets replacing cold weapons, or a traverser, but after the two talked, Zhang Xuan felt that something was wrong.

Zhang Qinchen never felt that what he had done was anything powerful.

In other words, many things are not new, muskets are fired in formation, from Mu Ying at the time of the founding of the Ming Dynasty to later generals, in their opinion, they are all very common tactics, even if it is now the Japanese iron artillery team, the Korean gunners, are also the existence of the system.

This is nothing new.

Zhang Xuan only knew from this that the biggest highlight of Zhang Qinchen's department was the excellent firearms in their hands. According to Zhang Qinchen, the price of each firearm is between eight or nine taels, and if it is calculated at eight taels, one thousand firecrackers will cost eight thousand taels, which is not counting the gunpowder money.

That is, there are only more than a thousand musket teams, which is not a good bird gun, and ten thousand taels of silver are smashed into it.

If, as Zhang Xuan thought, hundreds of thousands of musketeers were formed from Jiangnan, the financial and material resources consumed would be even more astronomical.

"There's no other way?" Zhang Xuan said: "I remember that the fire guns in the government seem to be between three and four. ”

"General Zhang, if you want a good firecracker, you have to use money to smash it, and you get what you pay for." Zhang Qinchen said: "There is no other way. ”

Zhang Xuan then understood that the biggest obstacle to the formation of the musket team has never been the technical aspect, there may have been problems in this area before, after all, Zhang Xuan did not have very good craftsmen in his hands at that time, but now, most of the world's skilled craftsmen come from Jiangnan, and there are enough fire hammer workshops in Nanjing. Although everything that is made is rubbish. But in Zhang Qinchen's words, all problems are money problems, as long as there is no corruption, enough money is smashed, and the plan can produce qualified birds.

But it's just birds, and other firearms that existed in the Ming Dynasty.

"Hundreds of thousands of musketeers cost millions of taels of silver, but speaking of which, it's not too much, after all, it takes money to equip cold weapons." As soon as Zhang Xuan thought of the price of the knife, he suddenly felt that the musket was still too expensive.

"An ordinary iron knife only costs a few coins of silver, and the best ones are only one or two. In a battle, you need to replace a lot of knives, and there is not much difference between the two, and they all cost money. Zhang Xuan was trying to convince himself.

However, he also knows that this reason is not sufficient.

After a battle, the long knife was damaged, but the long knife was easy to repair, and many problems of curling the blade could be solved by the blacksmiths in the battalion

drops, and if something goes wrong with the firebolt, in many cases it can only be rebuilt in the furnace.

Plus the consumption of gunpowder.

In one word, it is expensive.

And this matter is not something that Zhang Xuan can decide, such a big change of clothes, only Luo Rucai can decide, and Luo Rucai will agree to this thing at this time?

Zhang Xuan sighed secretly in his heart: "It seems that only after Luo Yulong comes to power can we continue the current plan." After returning to Nanjing today, you must go to the fire hammer workshop. ”

"My lord, can I go?" Zhang Qinchen said.

Zhang Xuan came back to his senses and said, "General Zhang, I thought I would appoint you as the personal guard of Qianhu and be in charge of the firearms battalion. What do you think? ”

Zhang Qinchen gritted his teeth and said, "Forgive me. The last general received the grace of Lord Sun's knowledge, and did not dare to be an enemy of Lord Sun, if General Zhang must do this, please give the last general a death. ”

Zhang Xuan frowned violently.

He Hu pressed the long knife in his hand and said, "Hehe, do you think we really don't dare to kill you?" ”

It is impossible for Zhang Xuan to see the general alone, so he has several guards around him, all of whom are good at fighting, no matter what Zhang Xuan and Zhang Qinchen say, they will pay attention to Zhang Qinchen, but if Zhang Qinchen has a little change, he will be beheaded on the spot.

Zhang Qinchen also knew, sighed, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Zhang Xuan was also reluctant to make it difficult for others, after all, Zhang Qinchen was proficient in firearms and warfare, which was still useful to Zhang Xuan, and said: "Tiger head, Hugh is rude." He turned his head and said, "Since General Zhang is unwilling to do this, what can I do for my guest secretary, I will never let you participate in any affairs with Lord Sun and the Ming court, you only need to plan the matter of firearms for me to prepare advisers." And this is not an official position of the new dynasty, just my personal staff. I don't know what Master Zhang thinks? ”

Zhang Qinchen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "Thank you, my lord, magnanimity, if Zhang Mou is not obedient, he will not know how to lift." ”

Zhang Xuan laughed and said: "So it's decided, Brother Zhang hasn't gone home yet, let's go home first, it's not too late to come to Fuzhong tomorrow, and we'll talk in detail when the time comes." ”

Zhang Qinchen said: "Thank you, sir. ”

Zhang Xuan sent Zhang Qinchen away, He Hutou was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Brother-in-law, why do you need to be like this with only a thousand households? ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Firearms will dominate the battlefield in the future, and any matter about firearms must not be neglected, since he doesn't want to be this thousand households, you should be this thousand households." This time, the captured muskets are put together, and they are made into three hundred households, and you take them first. Remember to do your job. ”

He Hutou said, "Yes." ”

No matter what soldiers he brings, he can finally go down and lead the troops, which is a great news for He Hutou.

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