"Minister, Bi Maokang see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Wearing a beam crown and a scarlet robe, he is old and in good spirits, and the first impression of Yang Reform is about fifty or sixty years old.

"You're Bi Maokang?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is Bi Maokang."

"Good! Good! Good! Yang Gai shouted three times in a row, he was too excited.

"This flintlock pistol, but you made it?"

"Your Majesty, it is the system of the ministers."

"Good! Good! Good! "Yang Reform was so excited that he didn't know what to say, because this flintlock pistol was too good, an epoch-making thing! With him, Yang Reform was no longer afraid of the wild boar skin entering the customs, but was looking forward to seeing how the wild boar skin was abused by himself after entering the customs.

“…… ......"Yang Reform was very excited, and he didn't know what to say, so he said a reward. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Bi Maokang, what position are you in now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is now the ...... of the Imperial History of the Right Command," Bi Maokang replied.

The right to the imperial history? Yang Reform doesn't know what kind of official this is, but the imperial history is estimated to be an official like a speech official. At the moment, he said: "Aiqing has a great talent, don't do imperial history, go to ......" Yang Reform really wants to say that he will go to the Ministry of War to be a deputy minister or something, specializing in weapon research and development, manufacturing or something, and he can also set up a weapon research and development department, and even open a weapon company to sell all kinds of weapons to make money, this is his future financial road! Didn't you see the United States sell weapons so happily later? It is worth paying attention to, but Yang Reform does not know whether the manufacture of weapons is now under the control of the Ministry of War, and there is still a military bureau in his inner court, which is managed by the inner court.

“…… This, this, 10,000 taels of silver...... Reward the brocade clothes and guard thousands of households, this ......" Yang Reform was a little incoherent, and ordered a reward like a dish.

……

Bi Maokang is preparing to thank him, the emperor's reward is coming again, today is a big prize, 10,000 taels of silver, and a title of a thousand households in brocade clothes, yes, the most important thing is that the emperor has taken a fancy to himself, he was originally an official of the fourth grade, a little promotion, it will be to the third grade, above the third grade, into the Shangshu, the cabinet, out is a member of one party. There is a world of difference from the four products. That's what many people are striving for!

“…… Mao Kang, this 10,000 taels, of which 5,000 taels are I rewarded you, and the other 5,000 taels are my patent rights that I bought, you invented this flintlock pistol, which is beneficial to the community, and the merit is in the future, when the award, when the reward, this is the patent I said, every time you make a flintlock pistol, you can also make a profit of ten ......, well, don't shirk, the ancients said, a thousand gold buys horse bones, I also follow the example of my predecessors, and want to use words and deeds to prove that I am only talented, as long as it is due to the community, I will never be stingy, fame and fortune, there is no shortage of everything...... "Yang Reform is very happy, After saying a lot, when Bi Maokang was about to resign, he made a statement to stop it and promote his own "patent plan". Let the people of the Ming Dynasty know that it is possible to make money by inventing things. Drive change in the world.

……

"Master Sun, how many officials is Mao Kang now?"

"Your Majesty, Bi Maokang, Bi Menghou is now the imperial history of the right capital, and it is the fourth product." Sun Chengzong replied.

"Meng Hou? Is this the word? Well, well, then who is in charge of the manufacture of these ordnance muskets and the like now? …… By the way, I remember that Meng Hou seems to be a jinshi, right? ”

"Your Majesty, the ordnance manufacturing belongs to the Ministry of Industry, there is still a part of the inner court, Meng Hou is Mao Kang's character, Your Majesty is not mistaken, Meng Hou is from Jinshi...... " Sun Chengzong replied to the emperor one by one. I thought that the emperor was too young, and I didn't understand much about this. Actually, that Chongzhen originally understood, but now he doesn't understand this.

"Jinshi? Well, that's good, so let's be a waiter in the Ministry of Works first. He was in charge of the manufacture of ordnance and the development of weapons, especially muskets and flintlock pistols...... It must be produced in large quantities as soon as possible......"

Yang Gai was afraid that he would add an official to a person who had no merit, and then he would be opposed by hundreds of officials and cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, after hearing that Bi Maokang is a jinshi, he is not afraid, and no one has anything to say to a jinshi, or a four-grade official, even if there is no credit. Yanguan is born to be a first-class official.

……

Bi Maokang said that he had hit a lot of luck today, got 10,000 taels of silver, and what kind of patent money, and he could charge ten cents for each flintlock pistol in the future, and he also got a reward from a brocade guard thousand households, and he was promoted. The most important thing is that the emperor remembered himself. Appreciating himself, Bi Maokang's whole body is full of comfort.

Yang Gengai couldn't wait to equip this flintlock pistol as soon as possible.

"Bi Aiqing, after I go back, I will step up the development of this flintlock pistol, and I will need a lot of equipment, understand?"

"The minister obeys, the minister understands."

……

After the tipping, Yang Gengai decided to try the gun.

"Bi Aiqing, this, can the gun be used as a demonstration for me?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, please wait a moment, the minister will test the shot."

After Yang reformed the reward, he remembered that this thing hadn't been tried yet, if it was fake, wouldn't it hurt his feelings? Wasting expressions?

Bi Maokang skillfully picked up the handcuff, tore open the brocade bag, poured the lead from it, then poured some gunpowder from the medicine pot into the barrel, and then poured the lead into the barrel and stuffed it firmly with a strip. Then he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you are ready." Do you want to test fire? ”

"Well, let's try it then."

Bi Maokang took the musket, and after walking a little farther, he held the gun in one hand, aimed at a target in the distance, pulled the trigger, and with a loud "bang", the musket was successfully fired. The lead pierced the target, sending up a few pieces of wood chips.

Yang Gengai saw it and applauded to express his appreciation.

Yes, the fire was not ignited with an arquebus, but with flint to ignite the gunpowder.

"Yes, Bi Aiqing, your flintlock pistol is really sharp! How far is the range? "Yang Gengai cares about this.

"Your Majesty, the range of this handcuff is fifty paces, and within fifty steps, it can penetrate cotton armor. If you use a long fire gun, the power is even greater, and it can still penetrate cotton armor one hundred and twenty steps away. "Bi Maokang is also very good at this firecracker. That's right.

"Good! Good! Good! It's really a good thing, sharp enough, this flintlock pistol doesn't need to be ignited, it's really fast and convenient! Shooting is bound to be more accurate...... Great stuff! Yang Gengai couldn't help but praise this thing again and again. This thing came just in time. I am still going to buy Western flintlock pistols, at least I have to send someone to Macao, so the time is too slow, I don't have time to wait that long, and next year the wild boar skin will enter the customs. To train a recruit on your own, you also need to be familiar with weapons, apply weapons, and conduct drills, and the time is very tight, and it is impossible to train a peasant into a new soldier in three months or half a year, and it is impossible to train a recruit into a full-fledged soldier and a killing machine, without a year or two and without experiencing the test of blood and fire.

What Yang is lacking now is time.

……

"Big companion, hurry up and spread Fu Mingde over, I have something important, tell him to come over quickly." Yang Gengai remembered that he wanted to speed up the production of this epoch-making weapon. I thought of my own arsenal director, Fu Mingde.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid will go." Wang Chengen agreed to Yang Reform, and turned around to find someone to spread Fu Mingde. The eunuch of the War Bureau.

Yang Gengai rubbed his hands excitedly, today is really a lucky one. Not to mention getting a flintlock pistol, he also got an inventor, and what made Yang Reform feel even more incredible was that this person was still a jinshi, a high-ranking official in the imperial court. This made Yang Reform feel even more confused about the history of the late Ming Dynasty.

Everybody. Christian Jinshi, Shangshu; Jinshi, a senior speech officer who improved the musket; The Jinshi of the newly formed chariot battalion, the imperial division. To say that the elite class at the end of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to be the pedantic as it is said in history, it can be said to be a hodgepodge of eras, with representatives representing the rising forces of progress; There are also historical figures who represent backwardness and ignorance. This, further is heaven, and one step back is hell! At the crossroads of hell and heaven, the Ming Dynasty chose hell. Then there are the centuries-old history of ignorance in China.

Yang Gengai has mixed feelings in his heart, not a taste.

[Bi Maokang's "Illustrated Description of Weapons" was published in the eighth year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1635 AD, which described this kind of spontaneous fire, which was a flintlock pistol. The otaku felt that the book published in 1635 must have collected a long time of information before, so it was not too outrageous that Chongzhen invented the flintlock pistol in the first year. The transmission of ancient knowledge is relatively slow, and the collection and verification of materials are also very slow. 】

[In addition, Bi Maokang's "Illustrated Description of Weapons" was burned by Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty! ] The otaku said that he was very sorry for this. The so-called Siku Quanshu is this kind of moral surname. The so-called prosperity of the Qing Dynasty is this virtue. China's centuries-old history of ignorance began from the moment the Ming Dynasty fell......];