Da Ming started to ascend the throne

The Daming sea route sent troops to the Ryukyu Islands, and Zhu Youjian did not intend to continue singing in the harem every night. He planned to leave for the northwest of Daming to check the drought the next day.

Before leaving, Zhu Youjian also inspected the Daming Arms Manufacturing Bureau. The future direction of Daming is closely related to this department, and it is also the department that Zhu Youjian attaches the most importance to.

When Zhu Youjian brought Ah Qing and the royal guards to appear in front of the gate of the arsenal, the guards stationed here immediately stepped forward to salute and quickly opened the gate.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Youjian could enter the arsenal at will. The last time the prince came, he was shut down.

Upon receiving the news of the emperor's arrival, Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, Zhao Shizhen, Zixuan and others immediately ran out of the factory to greet him.

"See Your Majesty."

"Waiting for the ceremony, have you completed the task I entrusted to you?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 656: Maokang God Thunder

Chapter 656

The emperor asked about the production task as soon as he came in, and the three major scientists of Ming Dynasty hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, who dares to disobey your will, rockets and repeating guns are only waiting for your order to mass-produce, and more than 1000 portable artillery pieces have been produced."

Zhu Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction:

"The speed is very fast, but I don't know how effective it is. I want to test it myself and go to the testing ground immediately."

"According to the purpose"

The three of them led the order and immediately ordered their subordinates to transport several weapons that the emperor wanted to test to the testing ground.

"Your Majesty, it's a bit far from the test site, please get in the car."

Song Yingxing waved for the soldiers to push a tricycle, and asked Zhu Youjian to get on.

When Zhu Youjian saw the tricycle pushed by the soldiers, his eyes widened:

"I'll go, you have also made this thing, it really opened my eyes."

Zhu Youjian only gave them the blueprint of the manufacturing process of the bicycle, but not the blueprint of the tricycle. These three old guys have actually built a tricycle.

Bearings have been researched a long time ago, and they have been used in cannon carriages. It can be said that it is not difficult for Daming to build bicycles now.

It's just that Zhu Youjian didn't expect that they would actually build a tricycle. This tricycle is somewhat similar to later generations, but the rubber has not been researched yet, and the wheels are wrapped with cowhide.

A special carriage was also made. In order to reduce the weight, the materials of the carriage are all wooden, but there is not much space inside, so it can only be used for one person.

Zhu Youjian smiled all over his face, and bent down into the tricycle compartment. The seats inside were covered with fur, which was very soft on top.

"drive."

Zhu Youjian waved to the soldiers on the bicycle, and the soldiers immediately stepped on the pedals, and the tricycle started to move forward quickly, with an estimated speed of about [-] kilometers per hour, which felt pretty good.

Looking back, seeing Bi Maokang and the others running forward with the tricycle, Zhu Youjian slowed down the soldiers:

"Slow down, don't tire out my scientists."

"According to the purpose"

The soldiers agreed and immediately slowed down.

"Your Majesty, how do you feel? Is it more comfortable than riding a horse?"

There is no need to ask about this. It is definitely more comfortable than riding a horse. You can lie down or sit, you can also raise your legs, and you can half lie on it. How can riding a horse be so easy.

"Well, that's great, how is the production of two-wheeled bicycles?"

Unable to hear the emperor asking about the bicycle, Song Yingxing chuckled and said:

"Your Majesty, hundreds of bicycles have been produced, and the production is temporarily suspended. They can't ride them! A dozen soldiers have been injured in succession, and the tricycle is better."

Song Yingxing's words made Zhu Youjian a little dumbfounded:

"You can learn to ride if you don't know how to ride! You need someone to take care of you when you travel and ride a horse. Bicycles are not only convenient but also hygienic, and you don't need to feed fodder to continue production."

"According to the order!"

Zhu Youjian was sitting on three wheels, and Bi Maokang and the others followed behind. Behind them was a carriage, which carried the weapons Zhu Youjian wanted.

After a while, all the monarchs and ministers came to the firearms testing ground.

The soldiers unloaded four types of firearms from the carriage and began to install and test them, namely rockets, repeating guns, and portable mortars of two calibers.

Zhu Cihong has seen rockets and repeating guns, and small-caliber mortars have been put into production. Zhu Cihong didn't see them last time, but Zhu Youjian knew about them a long time ago.

These two miniature mortars are modified versions based on the artillery shells exchanged by Zhu Youjian's system. One weighs five catties and the other weighs ten catties. These are specially prepared by Zhu Youjian for mountain warfare.

These two miniature mortars can be operated by a single soldier, with a maximum range of 500 meters to 1000 meters, and the shells are about the same size as grenades.

But the power is greater than that of grenades, and the only disadvantage is that there are some problems with the hit rate. They cannot strike accurately, and they only pose a huge threat to group strikes.

Zhu Youjian first inspected the rocket launcher and the repeating gun. The blueprints for these things were all exchanged in his system. He was not surprised by the performance of the rocket launcher and the repeating gun.

Zhu Youjian was a little surprised by the portable mortar. To be honest, he had never seen this thing before, and Zhu Youjian was satisfied with its performance and power.

As for the hit rate of about five meters, Zhu Youjian didn't care. When the two armies were at war, facing thousands of enemies, carpet bombing was enough, and he didn't worry about missing the enemy at all.

At the end of the experiment, Zhu Youjian highly appreciated the research and manufacturing personnel of the Daming Weapons Manufacturing Bureau, and decided to reward them:

"I am very satisfied with these four firearms. I will mass-produce and equip the main force as soon as possible. I have decided to award [-] dragon coins to the personnel involved in the weapon manufacturing. You are responsible for the distribution."

Zhao Shizhen, Song Yingxing, and Bi Maokang hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau will definitely do its best to make Daming stronger."

Zhu Youjian looked at the three masters, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He didn't know how long Bi Maokang could last, he was already quite old.

"Exemption, this is the reward you deserve. Engineers who perform particularly well can also enjoy the treatment of being appointed officials and nobles. When the time comes, you will report the list to me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The three of them knelt down to thank the emperor excitedly. They thanked the emperor for their workers. In the past, only those soldiers who fought for the country on the battlefield were the most likely to be appointed officials and nobles.

Now those who make weapons actually have the opportunity to obtain titles. What a great honor for them, the behind-the-scenes workers!

Seeing that the three great Ming scientists were so excited, Zhu Youjian smiled and helped them up:

"Three lovers who have made outstanding contributions to Ming Dynasty should get their due reward no matter what their positions are."

"Thank you Your Majesty"