"Weichen meets the emperor"

"Untouchables meet the emperor"

Seeing Li Longji, the people present saluted the Tang Dynasty emperor one after another, but from the honorifics, the people present can be divided into three, six, nine and so on, Zheng Peng has an official title and considers himself a micro-minister, while Sun Dayan and others are slaves and can only call themselves untouchables.

Li Longji was in a good mood, and when he heard this, he waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, let's be even, I heard the movement before I got here, and I started the test?" ”

Sun Dayan is a slave, unless Li Longji names him, he doesn't dare to speak without permission, Zheng Peng responded: "If you go back to the emperor, you have just tested the power of the fire gun, and it has not been tested yet, and the emperor came at the right time." ”

"Then let's check, what are you waiting for?" Li Longji said expectantly.

The power of firearms on the battlefield in Tibet aroused Li Longji's interest in and attention to firearms, and as soon as he heard that a new type of firearm had been developed, he quickly went to the Firearms Department to inspect it.

Zheng Peng answered, turned around and asked people to lift the target over to check the test results.

The first target was placed at a distance of thirty paces, because the target was not large, the target was deliberately made larger, about three times that of an ordinary target, Zheng Peng and Li Longji clearly saw a smooth round hole very close to the bull's-eye, and their expressions were a little different while nodding.

Li Longji's expression was a little excited, showing a look of excitement and surprise, obviously impressed by the power of the firecracker, you must know that the target is made of a half-inch thick plank, it is not difficult to shoot in thirty steps, but it is different to shoot through.

In fact, during the test, Li Longji arrived, but he chose to watch from a distance, and did not come forward to disturb, and waited for the test to be completed.

With this sharp weapon, how can Datang not be strong, how can it not be prosperous?

A hint of approval flashed in Zheng Peng's eyes, but his face was very calm and calm.

Joke, the second is a human being, I haven't seen anything, the fire gun seems to be powerful, but compared with the mature weapons of later generations, it is simply a child's toy.

After checking the first target, then check the second, the one that is fifty paces away.

The second target found the hole where the iron ball had penetrated, and the power was still strong;

The eighty-step target was also pierced by the iron balls fired by the firecracker, but the shooting holes were not as smooth as the first two targets;

A hundred steps away from the target can find the iron ball stuck in the plank, and the back of the board is arched by the iron ball to make a bag, and the iron ball cannot penetrate the plank;

One hundred and thirty steps of the target found the iron bead embedded in the target plate at the third ring, Zheng Peng touched it with his hand, and found that the inlay was very tight, and he couldn't pick it off twice, and the power was not bad;

One hundred and fifty targets found only a shallow hole;

The target of one hundred and eighty paces found only one trace of shooting at the edge, and it could be seen that the crosshairs and strength were at a critical point;

The 200-step target and the 250-step target barely found traces of shooting, but the power could be said to be dispensable;

Li Longji's smile slowly condensed a little, his tone was obviously less excited at the beginning, he looked at the target on the ground, turned his head to Zheng Peng and said: "Judging from the test, the effective killing range is one hundred and fifty steps, and the threat of more than one hundred and fifty steps is greatly reduced, Zheng Aiqing, tell me what you think." ”

"Chicken ribs" Zheng Peng thought about it and said very pertinently.

"Chicken ribs?" Li Longji's expression was a little surprised, and he couldn't help but ask, "It's a little interesting, let's talk about it." ”

Chicken ribs are originally part of the body of chickens, and they are famous because of Yang Xiu's words during the Three Kingdoms period, "It is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it".

At that time, Cao Cao and Liu Bei faced off in Hanzhong, and the two armies were at loggerheads. Cao Cao saw that the rain was falling for days, the grain and grass were about to run out, and he couldn't win, so he was worried. At this time, the soldier came to ask for the password for the evening, and Cao Cao was looking at the chicken ribs in the bowl in a daze, thinking about the plan of advancing and retreating, so he replied casually: Chicken ribs! When the command of "chicken ribs" was passed to Yang Xiu, the chief bookkeeper, this guy pretended to be clever and instigated the soldiers to pack up and prepare to withdraw their troops. The soldier asked why. Yang Xiu said: Chicken ribs and chicken ribs, eat without meat, abandon it tastefully, today the prime minister can not win, I am afraid that people will laugh at shame, and tomorrow will order the army to retreat. So everyone believed it. This matter was known to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao cut off Yang Xiu's head in the name of bewitching the army's heart, but the allusion about chicken ribs has been handed down.

Zheng Peng responded, and then said respectfully: "If you go back to the emperor, generally speaking, firearms have advantages and disadvantages, the advantages are powerful and lethal, especially in large-scale battles, there is the power to take the lead, but with the current firearms, it is difficult to replicate the success of the Battle of Tibet." ”

"Go on," Li Longji said quietly.

Not only Li Longji, but also Sun Dayan and others who were present also pricked up their ears high, wanting to listen to Zheng Peng's analysis.

"At the beginning of the conquest of Tibet, the enemy knew nothing about firearms, thinking that it was a divine punishment, thunder, gunpowder sounded, people were frightened, without a fight, self-defeating, sometimes a team of three hundred people can repel thousands of large troops, it is simply invincible, however, in the later stage, when the enemy has an understanding and study of firearms, the effect is greatly reduced, which is also the reason for the danger in the later period of fighting Tibet, take the fire gun as an example, I just saw, from the charge to the launch, it takes about ten breaths, or in the case of smooth and skillful, when the two armies face each other, at most two shots, the enemy will rush to the front, with a bow and arrows, at least four arrows, not including the high cost of making firearms, difficult maintenance and easy to make mistakes. ”

When Zheng Peng spoke, he was very serious, Li Longji and Sun Dayan were stunned for a while, and the scene suddenly fell silent, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

The test was so successful, everyone was in high spirits, especially Sun Dayan's group, who were looking forward to Li Longji's reward, but they didn't expect Zheng Peng to suddenly say this, and they were all stunned.

What do you mean, wasn't the Firearms Department established by General Zheng, the test was so successful, even if you didn't take the opportunity to ask the emperor for a reward, how could you dismantle your own platform? Could it be that he was afraid that the people below would rob him of his credit and deliberately suppress it? It's not right, the craftsmen of the entire Firearms Department are slaves, for the sake of secrecy, they can't see the light, let alone rob, even if they want to share the credit, they can't do it, why bother.

The scene was quiet, and Gao Lishi on the side couldn't help but ask: "General Zheng, according to your words, is there no need for the Firearms Department to exist?" ”

When Sun Dayan and the others heard Gao Lishi's words, their faces changed suddenly: For them, the Firearms Department is all they have, and here they have found dignity, hope and their own value. Will it be quietly extinguished or will it be a new coolie?

Just for a moment, Sun Dayan felt that his heart was hanging on his throat, and he felt that his fate was like a duckweed without roots floating in the wind and rain.

Zheng Peng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "There is a bottleneck in everything, if you encounter a problem, then solve the problem, the difficulty is only temporary, but the future is bright, as long as this problem is solved, I dare to guarantee that the combat strength of the army will have an unimaginable growth." ”

China has a glorious civilization, but also a heavy and tragic history, especially the suffering of modern history, which is even more unbearable to look back, and Waiyi used the gunpowder invented by the Chinese people to forcibly open the door of China.

It is important to know that gunpowder was used in the Song Dynasty and developed into a standard weapon in the Ming Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty retreated, and the rulers thought that firearms were flashy and inferior to the bows and arrows in their hands, so that the development of firearms lagged behind or even regressed, and finally paid a very painful price.

These problems will be encountered sooner or later, and Zheng Peng raised it first, which can be regarded as a preventive shot.

Li Longji nodded thoughtfully and said: "Aiqing's words were beyond my expectations, I didn't expect Aiqing to expose his shortcomings, very good, presumably this truth is related to Aiqing's construction of railways and trains, it seems that it costs a lot of money to do some unrealistic things, but in fact it is optimistic about its future development, right?" ”

The expenses of Changluo Road, even Li Longji, who is the son of heaven, was also surprised, not to mention other people, in their opinion, Zheng Peng had already gained fame and fortune, and he wanted what he wanted, but Zheng Peng just tossed around, and threw all the family wealth into it, Li Longji didn't understand it at the beginning, until Zheng Peng explained, and then he was in awe.

It's not a show-off, it's a realm.

Li Longji is the son of the Tang Dynasty, and he also knows that some things are not broken, just like the latest trebuchet of the Ordnance Supervisor, when it was first designed, the cost was three times that of the old trebuchet, but the power was only half of the old trebuchet, at that time, many people proposed to give up, even the confidence of the craftsman team responsible for the design was also shaken, Li Longji talked to the supervisor in charge, if it was successful, not only the operation was simpler, but the power was at least twice that of the old trebuchet, and he resolutely decided to continue, and it became that Datang had one more offensive weapon; If it doesn't work, it will lose some money, which is not worth mentioning for Sheng Tang, nothing, rich, capricious, I didn't expect it to be really successful in the end.

"The emperor is wise" Zheng Peng didn't expect that Li Longji was not only easy to speak, but also had a high comprehension ability.

Li Longji looked at Zheng Peng, and then at the targets that tested the firecracker, groaned, and quickly said: "Aiqing said that the future is promising, so continue to work hard."

Speaking of this, Li Longji put his eyes on Sun Dayan, nodded with satisfaction, said a good word, turned around and left.

Just gone?

After the figure of Li Longji and his entourage disappeared, Sun Dayan was stunned for a while, blinked in disbelief, and said with a dull face: "General Zheng, the emperor is... Got started? ”

"Well, I guess so."

"It's... Is the emperor satisfied, or dissatisfied? Sun asked with some trepidation.

Tangled, I finally had a chance to show my face in front of the emperor, it was over so soon, and I don't know if the emperor was satisfied or dissatisfied, happy or unhappy, I thought that I could get a rich reward for my good performance this time, but I didn't expect this to be the result, but Sun Dayan didn't dare to complain in front of Zheng Peng.

There was a faint resentment in my heart: it was all General Zheng's fault, such a happy scene said such disappointing words, if General Zheng hadn't said these words, wouldn't the reward have already arrived? You have a high salary and a title, you don't care, the problem is that you care.

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