"Dong Bin, a member of the test site of the Firearms Bureau, see the emperor!"

Dong Bin, a member of the staff, led a group of craftsmen to kneel on the ground to welcome Zhu Jie's arrival.

Zhu Jie nodded and said, "Okay, let's all get up, I'm here to observe today, and I won't say anything else, I want to see the power of this rocket with my own eyes!" ”

Bi Dengfu on the side glanced at Dong Bin and said, "The emperor has a decree, Lord Dong, you can start!" ”

Dong Bin hurriedly ordered people to start taking action, and set up three different types of rockets on the launch stand, the rockets stood tall and had extraordinary momentum, and Dong Bin personally lit the line of fire.

Sneer......

As the fuses burned out, the three rockets flew into the distance with a huge whistling sound, dragging a huge tail flame behind them, and fell straight two miles away!

Boom Boom!

Three violent explosions came, some of the hay and dead branches laid around burned instantly, the flames soared into the sky, only three rockets, once they exploded, they had already shrouded the space within a radius of more than ten zhang, and the fire was raging in an instant, if it fell in the array of cavalry charging, it is conceivable how much damage it would bring to the cavalry!

"Haha, good, good!"

Zhu Jie is in a good mood, now that he has these rockets, he is even more sure of dealing with Manchurian Tatars, and a team of Manchurian elite horsemen can only wait to become roast suckling pigs!

"Your Majesty, if this is in autumn and winter, the grass and trees are dry, once the rocket is launched, it will be raging fire everywhere, and how many cavalry will be buried in the sea of fire!"

Sun Chuanting's beard on the side trembled excitedly and shouted urgently.

Zhu Jie laughed and said: "Haha, that's natural, this rocket was designed by me to deal with the Manchurian elite cavalry and the red-haired devils along the coast, no matter how many cavalry or warships they have, they can't withstand the raging fire brought by this rocket!" Hakutani, how's it going? ”

Sun Chuanting threw himself to the ground at Zhu Jie's admiration, bowed down and said: "The emperor is a genius, I can't wait, if the original minister also has these rockets, even if Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others are arrogant, they are definitely not the opponent of the Qin army under the minister!" ”

Zhu Jie was full of excitement and shouted: "Spread the message!" The Firearms Bureau has made meritorious contributions to the development of rockets, and it is quite hard work, and the Firearms Bureau has been rewarded with three thousand taels of silver, and you know how to do it! ”

Bi Dengfu hurriedly bowed down: "Thank you, Lord Longen, the minister knows how to do it!" ”

How? Naturally, the reward is divided, the unwritten rule, the emperor gives the reward to the Yamen, and the chief of the Yamen is not allowed to receive it, and all of it must be distributed to the subordinates below, including miscellaneous servants, one per person!

Zhu Jie asked: "Bi Dengfu, now that you are making rockets, do you still have any difficulties?" ”

Bi Dengfu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, there are still difficulties, that is, the current rocket needs to use a lead to ignite the gunpowder department before it can explode, the lead is too long, the rocket does not explode when it lands, and it is easy to be destroyed by the enemy; If the lead is too short, the rocket will explode in mid-air, and the lethality will be limited, which is a ...... that the ministers have not solved."

Zhu Jie nodded, there is no seal for blasting in this world now, so it is naturally difficult to ensure the timeliness of the explosion.

"Bi Lao, do you have any suitable solutions?"

Bi Maokang hesitated for a moment and replied: "There is no good way for the time being, but the minister has heard that in the Qi family's army, Qi Shaobao once developed a kind of landmine, which does not need to be manipulated by people, and only needs someone to step on the mine, triggering the opportunity to directly detonate the mine, and we may be able to apply it to rockets, but this weapon has now been lost......"

Zhu Jie's heart moved slightly, and he smiled: "Lost? Since the predecessors can develop it, you can definitely develop it, ask Mao Yuanyi, his "Illustrated Description of Weapons" is all-encompassing, there must be some clues! ”

Bi Dengfu hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, when the minister turns around, he will ask Mao Gong to come over and give some advice!" ”

Zhu Jie smiled: "Actually, it's not a difficult thing, haven't you noticed, all rockets landing, are the front end of the rocket body landing, we only need to add a metal iron sleeve at the front end of the rocket, when the rocket lands, hit the iron sleeve first, the iron sleeve will load the missile body into it, we only need to smear sulfur and phosphorus powder between the iron sleeve and the projectile body, and use the friction between the two to produce sparks, which will detonate the fuse and gunpowder!" ”

As he spoke, Zhu Jie took off the saber at his waist, pulled out half of the saber, and lightly slammed it on the ground, and the sword sank into the scabbard again.

Zhu Jie smiled: "How is it?" Nobosuke, do you understand? ”

Bi Dengfu was stunned, the reason is naturally understood, but such a whimsical method, how did the emperor come up with it, he has been studying firearms for more than 20 years, and it is not as useful as the emperor's few words! At his own age, he has lived to be a dog!

"Nobosuke?"

Zhu Jie shouted: "Why, you still don't understand? In fact, it is not necessary to use such a sleeve, it is too troublesome to make a machine, in fact, as long as you rely on the gravity of the rocket, so that two of the parts can produce a movement such as a saber, relying on friction, you can ignite the gunpowder in it, and produce an explosion! I think the rest of you will be able to solve it! ”

"Your Majesty, the minister understands, the minister understands, ten days, within ten days, the minister will definitely solve this problem!"

Bi Dengfu's face turned red, the emperor had already explained the construction principle so clearly, if he couldn't solve it, then he really had to resign.

"Well, in that case, how many rockets can you produce in a month?"

Zhu Jie asked.

Bi Dengfu hesitated for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, now that the Firearms Bureau is rushing to produce musket ammunition day and night, I am afraid that there will not be many manpower for rockets, and without affecting the production of musket ammunition, every month, it can manufacture ten rocket launchers and sixty rockets......

"No, too little!"

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "If there are not enough personnel, then recruit people for me, there is no one in Nanjing City, then I will recruit people from other state capitals, within a month, I will see thirty rocket launchers, three hundred rockets, how to do it, that is your business, it is all at your disposal, if you are short of silver, you will withdraw it directly from the household department!" ”

Bi Dengfu grinned when he heard this, and said this sentence again......

The emperor is using himself as a cattle envoy, but there is no way, Bi Dengfu, as the director of the Firearms Bureau, is just a fourth-grade official, and it is a great honor to be able to make the emperor take full responsibility for a matter......

"The minister obeys the order, and the minister does his best......"

(End of chapter)