Royal Gold Magistrate

As he said that, Fang Zheng picked up the gun and raised it high, saying, "Take this gun as an example, every structure in it is purely handcrafted."

"Each part must be closely integrated and work together to achieve perfect results. Any problem in any link will cause the handgun to fail."

"In the earliest days, on average, only one out of every ten guns made could be successfully used. The cost can be as high as more than one hundred taels."

"Yongzhen Mountain and River Cannon is extremely expensive, it can be said that once the cannon is fired, it is worth ten thousand taels of gold!"

The onlookers shook their heads.

Ordinary pistols cost a hundred taels?One shot of the cannon, ten thousand taels of gold?

If everything is like this virtue, then forming a standing army may cost a lot of money, and Dajing's treasury doesn't need to do anything else.

Not to mention the later maintenance costs.

According to this statement, in general, it is better to take human life to fill it!

"Master Fang just said that there is a solution, how to solve it?" Someone asked.

"Good question! But let me continue, everyone will understand everything after listening." Fangzheng paced around at first: "Whether it is Yongzhen Mountain and River or long gun and short gun, it has actually been developed for quite a long time."

"But do you know why it was not successfully developed until today, and it was sent to everyone?"

"It's because the structure and craftsmanship here are too complicated, and there are many problems! The craftsmen in Taoyuan County can't get over it for a long time! But just recently, something broke the long-standing stalemate."

"Everyone here has something like this now."

Dai Guogong Song Hui reacted the fastest, immediately took out an object from his arms, held it up and asked, "Pocket watch? Could it be that pocket watches are related to guns?"

"That's right! Dai Guogong asked well. The key to making guns is the pocket watch." Fangzheng said: "Do you know where pocket watches come from?"

"Isn't it made in Taoyuan County?"

"Wrong! Big mistake! You only know that pocket watches are made in Taoyuan County, but you don't know that these things are all counterfeit." Fangzheng suddenly became agitated: "I took the pocket watch from the king of Wu at the beginning and handed it over later. Give it to craftsmen to study."

"The exquisiteness of this object and the mystery of its structure are rare in Dajing! Just to copy it, my top craftsmen in Taoyuan County exhausted their efforts and worked day and night, so that their fingers could not be stretched in the end. ”

"The ingenuity in that clock is even more wonderful. It took all the craftsmen in the county to make a hundred of them, and there is no ability to reproduce them in a short time."

"So you say it sells for 1 taels..."

"Cough, cough, cough!" Emperor Jing covered his mouth and coughed twice in embarrassment: "Fang Qing, you're talking about guns."

What is 1 taels not 1 taels?You boy, I don't know yet, and you still talk nonsense in front of me!

Fangzheng blushed, and said, "I'm agitated at the moment, I'm sorry."

"Actually, what I want to say is that everyone should have experienced the wonderful use of this pocket watch during this time. Living without it is like losing control, don't you think so?"

All the ministers said yes, and even Emperor Jing nodded silently.

Fang Zhengyi continued: "Going back further, this item was obtained by the King of Wu from overseas. According to him, pocket watches are just the most common things overseas, even ordinary people can afford them!"

"But what about my big picture? How many people can afford it?"

"One person can use it, and millions of people are using it, so how far the efficiency of the two places will differ after a long time, I don't know if you have thought about it!"

"If it is said that we have to make one out of ten handguns to use, what about overseas? I am afraid that only one can be used after making one, and our cost will be ten times higher than others! Do you understand?"

"So to reduce costs, it is necessary to have advanced craftsmanship and craftsmen is the key!"

There was a bit of worry on the faces of the crowd.

Li Yansong stroked his beard and frowned and said, "That's not right. The old man remembers that the sacred object used to open mountains and crack rocks for building rivers and flood control is called Infinite Merit. I just saw the thing used to load guns. If there is no accident, it should be the legendary Infinite Merit. "

"Is there such a thing overseas?"

This thing has long been no secret, and it has been discussed in private, and Emperor Jing never hides it.

Fangzheng smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Li asked a good question."

"Guns are carriers of immeasurable merit. Although they are powerful in themselves, they are not easy to use without a carrier."

"And one of the most critical issues is...it was born by an accident of an alchemist, and it is not as complicated as imagined."

Fangzheng's tone became meaningful: "When King Wu defected, there was a fleet to meet him. The ship I boarded already had people from all walks of life. If there were such a group of alchemists on board... plus What about an accident?"

"What kind of posture will he take when he comes back? I dare not think."

The officials were silent, and they all lowered their heads to think, and the joy just brought by the new weapon suddenly dissipated in their hearts.

Suddenly someone retorted: "Master Fang! No one knows about these things after you talk about them today. It's all alarmist talk. How can you convince everyone if you don't even have the details?"

detail?Want details and give you details!

Fangzheng said loudly: "Don't worry, I haven't finished yet!"

"About the source of the pocket watch and the history of the West, I have some superficial understanding through King Wu and the documents on his ship. You can analyze whether it is true or not!"

"This pocket watch is produced in a small country in the east of the west, called Guangkanda! There is a rich ore called Zhenjin. Although Guangkanda is a small place, there are countless skilled craftsmen, and the sea trade is developed. Countless western countries Known as the coachman of the sea."

"But today I'm not talking about him, but about Julius Caesar..."

A magically reformed Western fantasy history is told again, and this time it has been improved for him!

In order to prevent Emperor Jing from testing himself again, he copied it when he got home overnight, and added a lot of details.

What about the Crusades, the Black Death, the Boston Tea Party... Remember that the fragmented history can be sewn up completely!

Then it should be carefully arranged, with logic and details, and with details!

The ministers were dumbfounded after hearing this...

It's so magnificent, it seems to be more powerful than the history of Dajing... If you want to find faults, it seems that you can't find faults, after all, it is a foreign civilization.

Fang Zhengyi hit the rails while it was hot: "At that time, I also saw a foreigner from Fanbang on the boat. He was blond and blue-eyed, very scary!"

"However, the King of Wu has an interpreter, so I still learned a few foreign languages. Let me show you."

"myname is..."

A series of babbles was read out, and the officials were dumbfounded again.

Anyway, I don't understand a sentence, but it can be seen that Fang Zhengyi seems to understand a little bit, it must not be nonsense!

Everyone here is considered a writer. Language is about language, and Fang Zheng will be discovered immediately if he spouts nonsense!

After stuttering and finishing a few sentences, Fangzheng blushed and said, "After talking so much, everyone should have a general understanding in their hearts."

"However, today's exhibition is far from over. Please follow me to Taoyuan County, Your Majesty."

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