After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

In the season when poplar flowers are flying, the Dazhou Firearms Supervision Center finally produced the first batch of real firearms.

The name of this device is "Su Huo! Gun", and the word "Tu Tu" comes from the sound of "Tu Tu" when the device explodes and burns.

The vessel is about three feet long, with thick bamboo as the tube, strong with cowhide and iron torch nails, and an iron chamber for storing gunpowder is placed in the middle.

When in use, put the "zike" made of iron blocks, broken porcelain, etc. in it, hold the iron pipe with your left hand to aim, and ignite at the same time, with a dazzling deflagration, the Zike flies out, bringing with it With the jet force of the gunpowder, the hot Zike will fly to the target, leaving a burnt cloud like raindrops.

On the day when the first batch of firearms were tested, there was a breeze in the mountains.

Han Mochu was holding a pair of far-sighted lenses for paying tribute to the Western Regions, and sat on the temporary stand beside him, controlling everything that day from a distance.

Song Yu, as the only one of the four principals who had led the army and had combat experience, took the responsibility of the fire as a matter of course!The commander of the first trial of the gun.

The first fire of the big week!There are a total of 120 spearmen, all of whom are one-in-a-hundred elites in Wang Shijun.

At the beginning of the first test, the soldiers walked a few simple formations on foot under Song Yu's command, and then mounted their horses with guns and ran around the empty racecourse for a few laps, light fire!The gun did not cause any inconvenience to the heavily armed fighters.

Afterwards, Song Yu commanded another team to line up the targets used in the experiment.

Grass target, leather target, brass target, black iron target, and the last one is a two-layer thick gold target.

The soldiers got off their horses and started shooting at the bull's-eye one by one from a distance of two hundred paces.

Calculate the fire by this!The maximum range and power of the gun.

The "chug-chug" sound of firearms detonating continued, and the gunpowder smoke billowed up. The grass target and the leather target were blown to pieces first, and the brass target and black iron target also fell to the ground due to the impact. Only the target made by Zhaojin survived. Can barely stand.

Suddenly there was a human scream, and a soldier seemed to have been injured by stray bullets from nowhere. He clutched one shoulder and fell to the ground.

"Stop, let's all disperse first."

The moment the soldier fell to the ground, Han Mochu immediately uttered words to stabilize the situation, put away the lens in his hand and quickly stepped off the stage, walked straight to the side of the wounded soldier, lifted his armor and knelt down to check the wound for the soldier.

The one who resigned with Han Mochu was also Su Che, the genius doctor Su, who was arrested at the beginning of the establishment of the firearms department to prevent accidents.

The wounded soldier clutched half of his shoulder, his eyebrows twisted into a tight knot, and it was obvious that he was in great pain.

Su Che skillfully removed half of the soldier's shoulder armor, revealing the blood-stained silk cotton undershirt.

Regardless of his status, Han Mochu half-knelt down and supported the soldier's upper body himself. The soldier raised his eyes from his weakness, and when he saw the person who was supporting him, he struggled immediately, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Han, a humble job is useless, let you down." Be careful not to stain your hands with blood."

"You don't have to belittle yourself. You dare to die for the unknown. You are a hero of our dynasty. Your blood is the most pure thing in the world. Now, I am stained with the blood of a hero, and I don't feel dirty." Han Mochu bent his eyes and smiled warmly. The steady smile gave great comfort to the wounded soldiers.

While the wounded man was relaxing, Su Che cut off the wounded soldier's clothing to examine the wound for the soldier. A piece of broken porcelain the size of a peanut was half wedged in the soldier's flesh and half exposed to the air. There was a circle of scorched black burns.

Compared with the targets that were blasted to pieces, this wound was already quite benevolent.

Kind, but tricky.

Su Che held a piece of rolled thick cloth for the soldier to hold in his mouth. First, he scraped off the scorched surface with a key-shaped knife, and then he took tweezers to hold the tile exposed outside the flesh, and squeezed his wrist , shake gently.

The wounded soldier stiffened his neck and let out a strong wail.

The moment the broken porcelain was separated from the body, the injured soldier's eyes turned white and he passed out.

Su Che took some medicine powder and covered the soldier's shoulders, and then bandaged it briefly, and said loudly, "Okay, it's all right, some people come and carry him down first."

Several small military doctors waiting on the side ran over carrying stretchers and took the injured soldiers down to recuperate.

"Everyone, we're all going to leave today, let's go back to the camp and settle down."

Han Mochu dismissed everyone including Song Yu.

The firearm failed in the first test, but Han Mochu's expression did not reveal any disappointment.

He has no time or energy to waste in disappointment and regret.

Mr. Yi Chi once said: "The emergence of any new thing will inevitably lead to failure, and failure means success."

Han Mochu has always believed in this sentence.

He sat on the ground, carefully studying the order of the nests.Trying to figure out the flight trajectory of Zike bit by bit from the mess all over the ground, I want to use these scattered trajectories, and then find out the disadvantages of these firearms.

***

Get up the next morning.

The incident of wounding people with firearms yesterday somehow spread to the previous dynasty.

In order to keep things safe, Han Mochu has always set up the Dazhou Firearms Supervision in an inaccessible barren hill since the very beginning. Including those transferred chiefs, all craftsmen, officers and soldiers have signed death contracts related to the nine clans. Anything about firearms was leaked to the front court so as not to disturb the hearts of the people.

Gu Xiu sat on the dragon chair, watching the conservative veterans, headed by Shixia Geshizhong, stand up one by one, holding wat boards, and made a speech impassionedly.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thought that using fire as a weapon was going against the sky, but now that it's hurting people, the old minister thinks it's better to stop it quickly."

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal. Since ancient times, fireworks and firework have been used to cheer up the New Year's festival. Water and fire are ruthless, and they are most likely to hurt others and oneself."

"My minister seconded the proposal. The firearm made by Taifu Han was originally intended to strengthen our army, but the power of this firearm cannot be controlled by people at will. Mr. Yi Wei has passed away, so it is better to slow down for the time being."

"Your Majesty, the Zhaojin battle armor made by Han Taifu is not capable of defending against firearms. If firearms are available now, once they are captured by the enemy, wouldn't it be a contradiction in terms?"

Gu Xiu listened to the veterans' speeches one after another with a deadpan expression, feeling very ridiculous for some reason.

This group of veterans had seen that Han Mochu was not on the scene today, so they couldn't refute their words, otherwise they wouldn't dare to be so arrogant if they were killed.

If Han Mochu was present today, one of these people would be counted as one. If Han Mochu didn't cover his heart and let people get mixed up when the court was dispersed, it would be considered Han Mochu's kindness today.

Although Gu Xiu has a serious face, since he ascended the throne, he has always been a benevolent monarch who conquers others with virtue. He didn't speak slowly until the last elder finished his invitation: "All the ministers are dedicated to the country, but at the moment Banning the research and development of firearms just because of an accident whose cause is not yet clear is tantamount to giving up food because of choking. I don't care where the rumors come from, dear friends, today's matter will stop here. If you are still concerned about these I am afraid of firearms, and there is no shortage of frightened birds in my Great Zhou court."

Compared with the absurd actions of the first emperor who blocked the way of speech and killed heroes indiscriminately, Gu Xiu is indeed a competent and benevolent emperor.

He allows everyone to express their opinions in his court, but he will not let anyone sway his decision at will.

***

In the next ten days, the newly created batch of fire!Gun accidents happen frequently.

Han Mochu made adjustments on the barrel, smoothbore, and fuze.

But that batch of fire!The gun still has problems such as jamming, failure to hit, stray bullets and so on during test firing.

The most serious accident was when a gun suddenly exploded in the hands of a soldier when he was trying to shoot a live target.

One hand of the soldier holding the gun was blown away, and the flame from the barrel deflagration blinded his eyes, and several people were seriously injured by the flying brood.

As a result, the voices against firearms in the previous dynasty intensified.From the very beginning, the veterans of the conservative faction, and later, even the military generals who participated in politics in the court also began to oppose it.

The reason why the generals objected was also very simple. No general in the world who led troops in battle hoped that the weapons used by his soldiers would be weapons that could hurt him at any time.

The memorials for the impeachment of Taifu Han and the Firearms Supervisor changed from two or three a day to twenty or thirty a day, and one by one was backlogged on Gu Xiu's huge dragon case, which was almost higher than the serious memorials.

At the end of the Hai Dynasty, Gu Xiu left a table full of memorabilia related to Taifu Han, and took the clear chicken soup stewed by Shanggong Wu's, and drove to the firearms prison located in the deep mountains.

In the firearms prison in the middle of the night, except for a few teams of patrolling soldiers, only one barracks was still lit.

Gu Xiu quietly raised the curtain and walked in.

In the tent, Han Mochu was alone guarding the snowflake-like blueprints on the table, holding a fire in his hand!The actual gun was carefully compared from the smallest detail, for fear of revealing a little bit.

"Zi Ran, let's rest first." Gu Xiu put the food box in his hand on the table, grabbed Han Mochu's straight and stiff shoulders, and let him lean on his generous chest.

"Your Majesty, at this hour, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with the morning court tomorrow." Han Mochu took advantage of the situation and leaned over, and his voice was a little hoarse in the past few days.

"I've sent an order to the three provinces. It's okay to open the court at two o'clock tomorrow night." Gu Xiu supported Han Mochu's body on his shoulders, and took out the small steaming chicken soup pot sealed in the box: "Zi Ran closed his eyes. , let me feed you some soup."

Han Mochu didn't refuse, he leaned on Gu Xiu's shoulder, opened his lips slightly, and let Gu Xiu deliver the moderately warm chicken soup to his mouth.

He was indeed very tired, and the reasons he could find were almost cleared up, and firearms still had frequent accidents.

Then he thought of those soldiers who knew that their firearms were not stable, but were still willing to mount their guns every day, and he felt guilty.

If Mr. Yi Wei is still there, he can still write to Mr. Yi Wei and ask him.

But where Mr. Yi Ji is now, he has no idea at all.

He wanted to handle this matter alone, and didn't want Gu Xiu to be distracted by it.

National affairs are inexhaustible.

He was supposed to share Gu Xiu's worries, and those firearms were supposed to be sharp weapons for Gu Xiu to expand his territory.

Why is it like today, before going into battle, he injured the soldiers of the country first.

"Your Majesty, have you finished handling all the official affairs in the court?" Han Mochu drank the soup and felt that his physical strength had recovered a little. He rubbed his sore neck, pulled himself up from Gu Xiu's arms, and said with a warm smile, "I think, Your Majesty The memorials to impeach ministers who disregard human lives are piled up like a mountain, right?"

"Yes, it's not piled up like a mountain, but higher than a mountain." Gu Xiu put down the empty soup bowl in his hand, and insisted on letting someone lean in his arms: "So I want to ask you, when will I be able to give you an explanation? ?”

"I also want to give Your Majesty a deadline, but I will never lie with Your Majesty." Han Mochu picked up the closest and most complete blueprint: "I have already searched for the reasons I should look for, and I really have no clue. Maybe those old ministers are right, these firearms are still immature, the minister and His Majesty really shouldn't act too hastily."

Gu Xiu put the blueprints and real objects together and looked at them repeatedly, and suddenly his brows relaxed: "Zi Ran, have you ever thought about it, there is no problem with the guns produced by the firearm supervisor, and there have been no problems from the very beginning."

"Huh?" Han Mochu raised his head from Gu Xiu's arms, and Gu Xiu's words made him suddenly as if enlightened: "Your Majesty means that someone is on fire! The finished product of the gun was tampered with, which caused the fire! The gun accident Frequent?"

"Yes." Gu Xiu tried to put the fire in his hand!The gun sample was disassembled, and each part was laid out in front of Han Mochu: "The fire that Zi Ran used for inspection! The guns are all in good condition, and the fire that had an accident! The gun has either been blown up, or it has been destroyed. damaged, it is difficult to trace the source of the accident.”

After Gu Xiu finished speaking, Han Mochu's spirit instantly returned to normal.

No wonder, he has been unable to find out the source of the accident.

The research and development of firearms is unprecedented, and it is almost impossible for such a new thing to take shape smoothly.

Therefore, firearm accidents occur frequently, and Han Mochu logically believes that something went wrong during their research and development, and never suspects that someone deliberately did not know.

As the saying goes, it's dark under the lights, and that's about it.

"This person has ulterior motives and wants to prevent the birth of the country's most important weapon. This accident will disturb the morale of the army."

"This person's thoughts can be re-examined later." Gu Xiu asked in a deep voice, "I just want to know, who checks the gun before the experiment starts these days except Ziran? Who is in charge every time an accident happens? practice?"

"Yes..." After thinking for a while, Han Mochu finally decided on a candidate: "It's Song Yu."

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