"Torches? What is it? ”

Pang Yukun showed a puzzled look, he was a civilian official, and he lacked knowledge of weapons in the army, so he asked. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This fire barrel is the local name for artillery in the Great Chongqing Kingdom, because the original shape of the artillery is strange, among which the barrel shape is the most, so it is called the fire barrel in the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

In the world before Xiao Ming, the torch was also called a fire gun.

At that time, the application of firearms began in the Song Dynasty, and in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the application of firecrackers had developed and matured, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army had been equipped with a large number of firearms.

It's just that even if it was equipped with firearms that were more advanced than the Qing army, the Ming Dynasty still embarked on the road of destruction.

Therefore, Xiao Ming is not the supremacy of weapons, because it is people who use weapons, and talent is the factor that determines war.

During this period of time, Xiao Ming deeply felt that the real core of the rule was to allow the people of the fiefdom to rally around him, and once the order was issued, all the people would obey it, which was fundamental.

Of course, under this premise, if it is equipped with more advanced weapons, such an army can be invincible.

"This torch, soon Pang Changshi will know what it is?" Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang glanced at each other and suddenly smiled.

Then he said: "But the name of this torch is in Taitu, so it might as well be called artillery." ”

"Artillery." Zhan Xingchang was stunned for a moment, "This name is loud. ”

Zhan Xingchang proposed artillery defense, naturally he had some understanding of artillery, Xiao Ming then asked: "Since Zhan Sima mentioned artillery, does he know how to cast artillery?" ”

"This subordinate doesn't understand, but the subordinate has seen the power of this torch, no, the power of the artillery, one shot out, enough to shoot about 300 meters, if you stuff a stone pellet in it, you can hurt the enemy in a wide area." Zhan Xingchang said.

When Pang Yukun heard this, he smiled dumbly and said: "After talking for a long time, you don't know how to make artillery, so how can this be a strong artillery?" ”

Zhan Xingchang suddenly showed embarrassment, he forgot that this place was not Chang'an.

"Zhan Sima doesn't know, but this king does." Xiao Ming smiled faintly, he just wanted to know if the artillery manufacturing in the Great Yu Kingdom was the same as he was at that time.

Since Zhan Xingchang didn't know, he didn't bother to ask.

"Your Highness knows?" Pang Yukun and Zhan Xingchang showed surprised expressions at the same time.

Xiao Ming nodded, "Without a killer feature, how dare this king dare to defend Cangzhou without shame!" ”

Zhan Xingchang looked excited, "If hundreds of artillery pieces are placed on the gate of Cangzhou City, coupled with proper command, Cangzhou City will be safe." ”

Xiao Ming showed a wry smile, hundreds of artillery pieces are easy to say, how difficult it is, this artillery is not plate armor, this thing often costs several tons.

After all, when the material does not meet the requirements, the barrel can only be thickened and thickened, so as to reduce the explosion.

Although the steel industry in Qingzhou has now reached a higher level, casting artillery is still a difficult technical work, and the production of artillery is first of all a problem of materials.

If he wants to produce artillery this time, he will naturally not compare it with the torch at the current stage of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, this kind of earthen cannon with a range of 300 meters that makes Zhan Xingchang exclaim can only be said to be rubbish.

Before he could confirm the scientific and technological level of the West, the Japanese and the barbarians, he could only use his knowledge to improve the performance of the artillery produced this time as much as possible.

But even so, according to his estimates, it can only reach the level of the end of the Ming Dynasty at most, and the performance is equivalent to the level of a red-coated cannon.

There are various artillery manufacturing methods in the science and technology library, but it is difficult for Qiao women to cook without rice, because Qingzhou does not have any further artillery materials and boring machine cutting technology, and it still needs a process of exploration.

If the production of red-coated cannons is now, whether it is copper cannons or iron cannons, the production of artillery at this stage can only use the casting method, and the casting method requires a gun mold.

It's no easier to produce than a cannon.

"Hundreds? When the time comes, there will be ten cannons, and the king will be satisfied. Xiao Ming sighed.

The casting of this artillery was made from scratch, and it is estimated that it will take several months to test this stage.

Moreover, the artillery also needs to be manipulated, and the training of this artillery is also a problem.

Zhan Xingchang did not refute Xiao Ming, he also knew that it was very difficult for even Chang'an's equipment department to produce this artillery, let alone Qingzhou.

Not mentioning the artillery, Xiao Ming turned around and said: "You don't understand this artillery, do you know how to build a fortress?" ”

"This subordinate is a little more reasonable." Zhan Xingchang said confidently.

Xiao Ming nodded, the ancient scholars were very humble, and they were generally proficient in this knowledge, and he said: "In this way, you go to Cangzhou City during this time, conduct a field survey, and come back to present the method of how to transform Cangzhou City Defense." ”

Zhan Xingchang came to Qingzhou thousands of miles away to show his ambitions and apply what he had learned, and now is the opportunity to perform in front of Xiao Ming, he said with a straight face: "Yes, Your Highness." ”

Pang Yukun nodded slightly on the side, and said to Xiao Ming: "By the way, Your Highness, the lower official also handed over the matter of disposing of the remnants of the Hao clan to Zhan Xingchang, so many things are enough for him to be busy." ”

"Oh? Is it? It seems that Pang Changshi attaches great importance to you, and tells me how you plan to deal with the remnants of this wealthy family. "Zhan Xingchang's age is about the same as Xiao Ming's age in modern times, and generally speaking, the psychological age of the two is the same.

In the face of Pang Yukun, an old elm pimple, he would prefer to get along with people of Zhan Xingchang's age.

"Your Royal Highness, Qingzhou is in ruins, and a big move will inevitably hurt the enemy by a thousand, and the loss of eight hundred, the beginning of this wealthy family is just that the big family with the same surname relies on the strength of the people, and gradually develops into a situation where the end is now big, so, to deal with the remnants of these wealthy families, the lower officials think that the head of the case is naturally to kill not to mention to show warning, and the second head is a slave, and the remaining people with the same surname are often thousands, tens of thousands, these people are not guilty to death, they must not be too persecuted, if they are separated and exiled to other states, in this way, the climate can no longer be formed in the local area." Zhan Xingchang said.

"Well, you're right, the main branch of the Sun family, large and small, adds up to tens of thousands of people, Sun Yuanzhi is dead, these people can no longer live in Qingzhou, break them into pieces, and assign these people to other states and counties, in this way, the big clan becomes a small clan, and the small clan becomes an ordinary person, and the old and dead do not get along, and there is no more wealthy clan in the six states from now on."

After a few simple words, Xiao Ming left the Governor's Mansion, and this Zhan Xingchang left a good impression on him, but whether it was a mule or a horse had to be pulled out and slipped.

And the most important thing for him now is to figure out how to free up the artillery in the shortest possible time.

Qingzhou has few soldiers, and he and the barbarians can't afford to fight a one-for-one war, not to mention that there is a ill-intentioned King Wei behind him.