Daming: From the end of Hongwu

It's somewhat ridiculous to say it.

What Zhen Wu thought of now was the flint gun, and he asked Mu Zhong with a smile, "How do you usually make fire? Do you use a fire scythe or a scythe?"

Mu Zhong didn't understand what Zhen Wu meant: "It's all useful, why? Could it have something to do with firearms?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. The biggest trouble with these firearms now is that it takes time to reload, and in rainy weather, the matchlock is difficult to burn, which further reduces the effectiveness of the firearm. Since you know how to make a fire, why don't you think of a way? Install the flint into the firearm, we can design a small mechanism, as long as the mechanism is pulled, whether it is a wheel rubbing the flint or an anvil hitting the flint, sparks are born and the gunpowder is directly ignited, isn’t this much faster than a matchstick?”

As soon as these words came out, both Mu Zhong and Liu Sheng fell into deep thought.

What Liu Sheng thought was that if it became like this, it would be beneficial on the battlefield.

But what Mu Zhong wanted was a possibility that could be realized.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Zhen Wu's words were reliable, and gradually his eyes became brighter and brighter.

However, at this time, Zhen Wu said again: "Let's go back to the issue of loading. Now firearms are fired by pushing the gunpowder to fire the projectile. Since we know that the filling ratio is set in advance, why don't we think of a way to directly press the projectile and gunpowder?" The ratio is put into a small iron shell, and there is a primer primer at the bottom of the iron shell. Pulling the mechanism can directly hit the primer and shoot out projectiles, and the projectiles can also become sharp and have stronger penetration, which is not more convenient for filling. "

Liu Sheng was shocked. If loading is not a problem, and the projectile can be shot out quickly, once this kind of firearm is realized, it will become a magic weapon.

If this kind of firearm is on the battlefield, it can definitely determine the outcome.

But Mu Zhong shook his head at this moment.

"No, any iron casing can't withstand gunpowder, and it will definitely explode."

Zhen Wu rolled his eyes and said, "There was no gunpowder before. Why don't you think about it? Make the gunpowder more stable to achieve this goal? As long as you work hard, you will always gain something."

This involves chemistry. Zhen Wu doesn't know the specific composition ratios of bullet gunpowder in later generations, but he knows that these are all researched on the basis of current gunpowder, and he only knows the concept of smokeless gunpowder.

Zhen Wu knew that it would be difficult for Ming to make bullets at this stage, which required the improvement of the overall strength of the industry, but he threw out this concept now. As long as someone studies it, it is not too much to invent it hundreds of years ahead of Europe.

And isn't the industrial system just a matter of point to point, in order to pull it all together?

In fact, a lot of things are just a matter of thinking. When you think of it in a flash of inspiration, you think of it.

Maybe it will lead to detours.

Mu Zhong pondered carefully, and found that the two points proposed by Zhen Wu were really a good direction for improvement. The point of studying gunpowder will not be mentioned for the time being, and he can study it slowly in the future, but the point of firestone can be realized at this stage. of.

Thinking of this, Mu Zhong was excited, couldn't stand it any longer, turned his head and planned to go out.

"Why are you going?" Zhen Wu quickly pulled Mu Zhong back.

Mu Zhong said excitedly: "I will go to His Highness King Yan and ask His Highness to equip me with materials, and I will improve them myself."

"I said, did you forget something?" Zhen Wu's face darkened.

Mu Zhong rolled his eyes, and said twice, "You want to be someone else's master at such a young age? Don't worry, I, Mu Zhonghuo, am not a person who doesn't keep his word at such an old age. Just based on your few suggestions just now , so what if I call you Master Sheng."

After finishing speaking, he snorted arrogantly.

Hey.

Who said this bet?

This old man is really successful.

However, the old man yelled Master, turned around and was about to go out again. Zhen Wu did not forget the purpose of his coming, and quickly grabbed Mu Zhong again.

Zhen Wu didn't say anything polite to Mu Zhong any more, and said directly with a dark face: "Since I called the master, let's make something for the master as a gift, don't go out of the frame."

"Why are you not finished? I am in a hurry to see His Highness."

"You said just now that you were told to go east, but you would never go west. What's the matter? Are you cheating at such an age? How about I go find His Highness with you and let His Highness comment, or I'll go out and call someone now, and let everyone Criticism?"

Old Mu Zhong blushed, thinking that he was in the wrong, so he said angrily: "Okay, okay, tell me what to do."

Zhen Wu explained the clockwork device and Mu Zhong carefully.

Mu Zhong rolled his eyes and said, "Just this thing?"

Zhen Wu nodded.

Mu Zhong curled his lips and said, "What else am I supposed to do, that's all right, I'll make it for you later." After speaking, Mu Zhong wanted to go out again.

Zhen Wu held him back again and said, "I'm in a hurry to use it."

"Oh, are you annoying? Let me tell you, if you pull me again, I will turn my face and scold you... Aiya... Don't be impulsive... Let me down... Let me down, oh, my ancestors, three No, Tiancheng, I will make it and send it to you within three days."

Only then did Zhen Wu put Mu Zhong down, grandma's, and this thing really can't be too polite.

Liu Sheng on the side was already dumbfounded, he just thought that Zhen Wu could do everything.

After Mu Zhong left, Liu Sheng came up and asked about firearms.

Zhen Wu picked out some things to talk about, and started flirting with Liu Sheng. After a while, Liu Sheng's eyes were full of anticipation, as if if one day the firearms could really develop into what Zhen Wu said, even if he died, he would be willing .

……

Mu Zhong went to see Zhu Di immediately, and Zhu Di immediately paid attention to Mu Zhong's words. On the same day, he set aside a place in the camp for Mu Zhong, and then transported all kinds of equipment and materials in.

Mu Zhong did not break his promise, and he really made the clockwork device on the third day. Looking at the clockwork device, Zhen Wu had to marvel at the dexterity of ancient craftsmen. Mu Zhongzhen made such a delicate thing with his skillful hands. out.

It's just a little bit bigger, but it doesn't matter.

Zhen Wu began to design the shape. He picked a log the size of a football, and cut out a short wooden stake that was one palm high. Then he hollowed out the center of the stake and installed a clockwork device. After a few times, I finally made them one by one and installed them.

In order to make the appearance look better, Zhen Wu also hired a carpenter to carve a small figure of a beautiful woman in ancient costume, a tree, and a house.

After all the work was completed, Zhen Wu felt a little surprised and liked the appearance of the music box. The wooden pile was used as the base, with a tree growing on it, and the green grass grew vigorously under the tree. With the back against the horizon, a woman in ancient costume stands in the middle, with fluttering clothes.

After Zhen Wu winds up the clockwork, the woman in ancient costume slowly rotates in the music, as if dancing lightly.

very perfect.

However, after Zhen Wu looked at it again, he felt that the round side was flat and somewhat hollow. After thinking about it, he picked up a small carving knife and carved eight characters on the round side.

"Beautiful lady from the North Country, with outstanding demeanor."

In the end, on a whim, the two small characters Zhen Wu were engraved on it.

Zhen Wu nodded in satisfaction, this will definitely be the most special gift Zhu Yuying received.

He also broke his heart for the fourth and fifth sisters.

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Chapter 089 - Housework

As time passed, June [-]th arrived as scheduled.

That day the barracks just had a rest, so Zhen Wu rode back to Beiping City with gifts. He went home first, but the house was full of chaos because of his return, especially Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, who were originally The lively and playful temperament became even more crazy.

Children always like to express their joy in a more noisy way.

Zhen Wu felt a little sad when he saw this joyful situation like Chinese New Year. After all, there are fewer people coming back. He has also become a particularly important existence in the hearts of these children and their mothers without knowing it.

The third child looked at Zhen Wu with reddened eyes, hesitated to speak a few times, Zhen Wu was about to chat with the third child, but was interrupted by what his mother said.

In the past few days, something happened at home, which is not too small for Zhang Yuqing and others.

Manager Liu from the farm brought Mr. Liang Fang and his granddaughter here, and now they are living in the tile-roofed house next to the gate. Zhen Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he remembered that the last time he went to the farm It was mentioned in the book about buying servants, and Guanshi Liu recommended Liang Fang and his granddaughter.

Zhang Yuqing was a little uncertain and said: "The two of you seem to be honest and responsible. Liang Fang has been moving around the gate and never dared to go beyond. Our two courtyards only come over with his little granddaughter, often helping with work. Sweeping the floor and cooking are also very quick. I look at two poor people, but didn't you say last time that you have to meet before you can make a decision? You haven't come back, and I haven't dared to say for sure. Are you now? Shall we meet first?"

After a pause, he continued: "Look, if it is possible, let's buy it. They are old and young, and it is difficult to make a living. We can always have something to eat in our house."

Zhang Yuqing sighed, and his kind-hearted temper began to flare up again.

"Okay, then I'll go see you first." Zhen Wu said.

In fact, there is nothing to see. The people in the Wangfu Zhuangzi are kind-hearted, not to mention that they were recommended by Liu Guanshi. If something happens, he will inevitably suffer, so it is unlikely that there will be any accidents.

Seeing you is just for peace of mind.

Zhen Wu came to the middle hall and asked the third child to call Liang Fang and his father. Zhen Wu first sized him up and saw that they both had good faces, so he felt more relieved, thought for a while and said: "It's not intentional delay, the army Things are busy, and it is true that I will be back today, according to my mother, are you planning to sell yourself?"

The two of them knelt down immediately, mumbling nonsense words without rules, anyway, the general idea was that they were willing.

In fact, for Liang Fang, at the beginning, he was not as happy as he is now. This kind of thing still made him entangled, but the family was really going through difficulties. Although he had a few brothers to help, who didn't drag the whole family, It is also impossible to provide relief every day, and although he can still grow the land, he can't plant much land, and there is not much left after paying the rent. As he gets older, what will his granddaughter do?

He also asked Guanshi Liu to confirm many times, and asked people who had met Zhang Yuqing in Zhuangzi a few times. He knew that the Zhen family was a kind family, so he agreed.

Zhen Wu didn't understand his mental activities and didn't care, so he smiled and said: "You don't need to be nervous, there is nothing messy in my house, and there is no tiring work. If you start with me, nothing else will matter, and you can rest assured that as long as you are sincere and honest, I will not treat you badly."

The two kowtowed again.

Zhen Wu suddenly lost interest in talking, there are class differences, it is really difficult to communicate on one channel, so he said: "Since you have no objections, I will let the third child and you go to the yamen tomorrow to handle this matter. "

The two of them should have retreated.

Zhen Wu was sitting in the middle hall, looking out from a distance, Liang Fang had already sat in the small room of the gatekeeper, while his granddaughter Xiao Xi ran to work in the yard.

Zhen Wu couldn't help but nodded in approval.

After finishing this matter, Zhen Wu returned to the courtyard again, and the fourth and fifth younger sisters immediately entangled him, which made the third child beside him lose his desire to talk to Zhen Wu.

The fourth and fifth younger sisters chattered about the affairs of the palace. At the beginning, all they said were happy things, what they encountered, and what novelties they ate, but as they talked, they talked about who was not good among their group of girls. Who is kind, the two even joked with Zhen Wu, saying that they met Wang Juan.

Zhen Wu had a thick skin and didn't care.

After the fourth and fifth sisters were bored, they slowly talked about who Zhu Yuying's younger sisters took with them, how they always looked down on them and who they were, and how they were ignorant, and they didn't even eat ice cream before. Pass.

Speaking of this, both the fourth and fifth sisters still looked indignant.

Zhen Wu's face immediately turned serious, but after listening carefully for a while, he felt relieved. After all, there was no such thing as bullying or anything, it was nothing more than a vanity comparison between little girls.

However, Zhen Wu thought about it, and coaxed them both with a smile: "Dare to look down on my sister, wait a while and I will go to the palace to find a place for you, I promise you to go next time, they dare not look down on you again."

As he spoke, Zhen Wu took out the music box, and after Zhen Wu got up to speed, the woman in ancient costume began to spin along with the music, and the fourth and fifth sisters stared straight at him.

Zhen Wu said with a smile: "I was in a hurry this time, so I made one. It was a birthday gift for the princess. I thank the princess for helping you go to the palace to listen to the princess. I will make two more later. One, the two of you, one by one, will bring you to the palace, envy them to death, and this thing, only your brother and I can make it, without you two nodding, neither of us will make it for them, let them beg you two."

Afterwards, Zhen Wu thought for a while and said, "I'll come back from the palace later, and I'll make some snacks for you two. You take them to the palace and don't let them eat them, and make fun of them for being ignorant."

"Really?" The fourth and fifth sisters burst into joy in an instant.

Zhen Wu nodded: "Of course it is true."

If the music box is not disassembled and researched, it is expected that others will not be able to imitate it, and Zhu Yuying is reluctant to dismantle it even if she has such a novelty.

The two little sisters were happy again, hugging each other to express their joy.

The fourth sister was very happy. She looked at Zhen Wu with attachment, couldn't help it, and said crisply: "I know that the eldest brother is the best, unlike the third brother who would persuade us not to care about it, and said that their status is precious, so we can't help it." care about."

Speaking of this, the fourth sister snorted at the third child.

The third child gritted his teeth angrily, but the third child also had to sigh sadly. He seemed to have no ability like his elder brother, as if anyone's problems could be solved easily.

After dismissing the fourth and fifth younger sisters, the third child finally had the opportunity to talk about his problem.

After hearing this, Zhen Wu found out that simply speaking, he wanted to work part-time and didn't want to stay at home all the time.

Zhen Wu left the third child aside, and asked: "Didn't we say that two years would be better, but this year has not passed. Besides, if you also went to the army, how can our family be successful without a man at home?"

The third child hadn't thought about this issue before, but now hearing Zhen Wu mentioning it, he was suddenly discouraged.

Zhen Wu patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said amusedly: "Look at your future, I will still say what I said before, if you want to join the army in two years, I will help you, and then I will find a way to make up for you. The lack of the city, so that you can take care of your family while on duty, do you think it will work?"

The third child suddenly raised his head to look at Zhen Wu, his eyes were full of surprises, and he nodded repeatedly.

He is really convinced of his elder brother, and feels that he is extremely lucky to have this elder brother.

And Zhen Wu stood up, stretched his waist, breathed a sigh of relief, thought that there was nothing else to do at home, and planned to go to the palace.

Because today is Zhu Yuying's birthday.

He needs to send the gift over.

Zhen Wu looked at the music box and smiled, Zhu Yuying's innocent and cute look flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help thinking about how cute Zhu Yuying would react when he saw the gift.

Chapter 090 - I don't know what is the difference between intimacy and distance?

The Princess of the Wangfu celebrated her birthday without making a big fuss, nor did she make a scene known to everyone.

But there are always some miraculous civil and military officials who have the cheek to rush over to present a congratulatory gift.

The palace has long been prepared.

But often the manager sent the visitor back after receiving the gift. As long as the palace is not willing to make a big deal of it, no one can force it to stay.

In the palace.

Zhu Yuying hadn't smiled for many days, which puzzled the three brothers Zhu Gaochi who came back early to congratulate Zhu Yuying on her birthday.