In the back garden of the lord's mansion in Notakayama, Masarashi tells Andel about several flaws in the arquebus.

The main reason is that the steps of firing are too complicated, and it takes at least seven or eight steps to launch once, and relying on the arquebus, it will bring the disadvantages that it cannot be launched in rainy days, and the firing rope is used up, and the musket will be reduced to scrap metal.

In response to these shortcomings, Masaro told Andel some of the principles of the later flintlock pistol. Masato doesn't want Ander to understand all at once, as long as he slowly explores and understands it in the future, Masaliang's purpose is also to provide him with a way of thinking. Moreover, Masato is also going to write down these things with a pen when he returns, and the craftsmen involved in the development of muskets in the future must learn these contents first.

At the same time, Masashi also proposed to change those small bottles containing gunpowder to bamboo tubes. In fact, it is made of bamboo, and gunpowder is ordered. According to the amount of gunpowder required for each shot, the gunpowder is placed in the bamboo tube first, and when fighting, the bamboo tube can be used directly. This will reduce the time it takes for muskets to fire and reduce the burden on the Ashigaru march.

Overall, the power of this musket is okay, the firing range is estimated to be about 100 meters, of course, the actual effective range is estimated to be reduced to less than half. For the time being, these firearms can only be used as weapons for surprising victory, and they cannot be used in large quantities on the battlefield.

"In addition, I am also going to form a firearms team, which is tentatively determined to be about twenty people, and Ander" continued Masaara, "You are responsible for selecting the specific personnel, and you have the final say on how to evaluate them." However, you must ensure that within a month, these people will be able to use the Ming Dynasty firearms and muskets that I have brought back. Someone had to know how to use that gun, too. ”

"Yes" Ander shouted with joy as soon as he heard that Masarashi had asked him to form a musket team. His greatest hope is to lead the army to fight and make contributions on the battlefield. Now that the opportunity has finally come, he secretly lucked himself to find the right boss this time.

"This is for you," said here. Masarashi took a small bag that Masanao Kinoshita had been holding and handed it to Ander.

Ander opened the bag and looked inside, his eyes suddenly turned golden, and his whole expression was fixed there.

Zhengliang didn't look at his expression, but continued to take care of himself: "The five taels of gold in this can be regarded as paying you half a year's worth in advance. If you can train those newly recruited Fire Unity Agaru a month ago this time, not only will you immediately pay the remaining five taels of gold, but you will even have an additional reward. ”

"Your Highness" Hearing this passage from Zhengliang, Ander swallowed with difficulty. Forced to calm down, he said, "Please trust me, as long as it's less than a month, no." In less than half a month, his subordinates were able to set up a musket team. "He's decided to train those recruited musketeers for the sake of the sparkling gold, even if he doesn't sleep.

"Good. Then I'll wait for your good news," Masarashi said, nodding. After getting along for a while, the political conscience said that Andel was a complete money worshipper, and gold was his biggest motivation.

After determining the matter of the firearms workshop and the iron cannon ashigaru team, then the Luo family's firearms team will have a preliminary foundation. According to the plan of Zhengliang. In terms of operations, before the Roche family developed its own firearms. You have to rely on the firearms you get. As for R&D, Masato hopes that the workshop will first realize the maintenance of firearms, especially muskets, and the production of gunpowder and ammunition. After mastering the above. will devote their energy to the research and development of muskets; When this step was also completed, the last thing to do was to study the forging of the artillery.

As for gunpowder, there is a relatively big problem, that is, the lack of saltpeter. It is true that there is a shortage of nitrate ore in Japan, at least not in the territory of the Luo family. So Masato had to find a way to get saltpeter, there was really no way, Masayo had to use the most primitive method, let people collect a large amount of nitrate near the toilet to make saltpeter, but this is the most difficult way to find a way. …,

After confirming all the details, everyone bid farewell to Zhengliang and went down to carry out the mission. In the following days, Masahiro also personally went down to the territory to inspect the construction of the territory while reviewing the training of each team.

On this day, Masarashi returned to the Nogaosan Lord's mansion and summoned Ichino, who had returned from his mission.

"How's it going?" Masaro asked, sitting on the main seat of the council hall.

"According to the news from the detailed work inside, it seems that Lord Hadodo in Karatsu City is no longer good," Yinuo said.

"Is that true?"

"I'll have to confirm it for the time being."

"Hmm," Masarashi pondered, "Don't wait for me, it seems that the family still has to be prepared, and when you go back, you will immediately pass on my order, and let Tsuda Hiromune, who is guarding the border at the junction of the Sashi family, secretly gather more than a hundred peasant soldiers, and once it is confirmed that Hatato is sick and dead, immediately make an appearance of attacking the Sashi family at the border." And you immediately let the detectives hidden in the Zuo Zhi family distribute a large number of Luo family at the invitation of the mother of the previous head of the Zuo Zhi family to seek justice from Zuo Zhi regularly. Remember, it's just for Sachi timing. The same is true in other powerful territories. ”

"Yes," Yinuo ordered, "Your Highness, what should be done with the daughters of the previous head of the Sashi family who are now in the family's territory?" His Majesty thought that His Highness could take the sister of the previous head of the family as a concubine, so that the family would have enough righteousness. ”

"Take care of them for now, and don't insult them. As for the matter of taking a concubine, it will be decided according to the situation. After the incident of the Sashi family is over, I will set up a field for them in the territory, so that they can live in peace," Masarashi decided.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Besides, what's going on with the Yobuko family?" Masarashi continued to ask.

"It's all arranged, and if there are no accidents, there should be results in these two days," Yinuo said.

"Very well, continue to monitor them closely" Masara is very satisfied with Yinuo's work.

"Your Highness, there is a merchant from the Ming Kingdom outside the canyon who asks to see you" Just when Masara was about to continue to order the mission of Yinuo, the small surname Yoshinomaru came to report.

"Outside the canyon? This should not be Wang Hai, the latter can directly enter the canyon. Who could that be? Masarashi thought, "Let him in." ”

Soon, the visitor was taken to the council hall of the lord's mansion.

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper, please take a seat," Masara said with a smile at the visitor. It turned out that it was the Ming merchant Zuo Moyang who temporarily followed Zhu Qinfeng's ship.

"His Royal Highness Zhengliang, this time I came, and I have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace" Zuo Moyang came directly to the point. After a few days of contact on the ship, Samo Yang also had a preliminary understanding of Masayo's character, so he didn't plan to come to the polite words between merchants, and after sitting down, he went straight to the point. (To be continued......)

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