Longevity Begins with Jinyiwei

As early as when he first came into contact with the firearms of this era in the cave, he had a lot of thoughts about implementing them in this era. He didn't know much about other things, but he naturally had a lot of ideas about today's arquebuses.

Whether it is fixed-load gunpowder, or the evolution from arquebus to flintlock gun, it is enough to greatly affect the trend of war in this era.

And this idea, with the mastery of military power and familiarity with military affairs, is also clearer.

As soon as Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, Li Xiu immediately suggested that he should control the battle of the army, which was a lot of planning.

After all, no matter how large the ordnance manufacturing department of the foreign dynasty is, it is difficult for him to exert any influence today. In this era, it is not easy to explain in a few words.

The inner court battle is different, it has nothing to do with the outer court, it is a self-contained system, and it is controlled by eunuchs. It is much easier to exert influence.

And let the war bureau get these craftsmen, of course, for the development and improvement of firearms!

Compared with martial arts, which consumes resources, money, time and energy, the evolution of firearms is easier to promote and practical for an army.

As his thoughts flowed, Li Xiu grabbed the firearm carried by the guard next to him, and walked to a group of craftsmen in a few steps.

Seeing Li Xiu's aggressive appearance, the group of craftsmen who had been captured by Bingwei immediately caused a commotion, and many of the craftsmen fell to their knees and begged for mercy.

"Get up, I have no interest in your lives!"

Li Xiu was also not interested in playing Corporal Li Xian, so he scolded him directly, and all the craftsmen suddenly stood in front of Li Xiu tremblingly like quails in fright, not daring to take a breath.

"You can make this fire gun, right?"

He asked a question, but no one dared to reply for a while, as if he was worried that Li Xiu would be angry, and after a while, an older craftsman stood up bravely and clapped his hands: "General Qi, little one. We all make fire cannons in the military battle, and this Lumi cannon can be built by the little ones!"

"it is good."

Li Xiu nodded: "You will live in Yongwei Camp from now on, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and your money and salary will not be less than yours!"

"This will only require you to do one thing, and that is to improve this fire gun!"

With these words, a bright color suddenly appeared in the turbid and numb eyes of the originally trembling craftsmen.

There is no need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and there is no shortage of money and stipends!

Just a few words, for them, it is something they dare not even dream of.

Now, someone tells them that this will become a reality?

Seeing the changing expressions of all the rivers and lakes, how could Li Xiu not know what they were thinking. Speaking of which, the craftsmen who lived like this were living a good life in this era.

Even outside this capital, every minute and every second, I don't know how many people died because of a lack of food!

This terrible world, Li Xiu had long seen clearly in the refugee group.

At the beginning, he also thought that the princes and generals would rather have a seed, to overturn this **** world and rebuild a peaceful and prosperous world.

But under the wrong circumstances, step by step, it has come to this road with a dark future!

It seemed to arouse a hint of softness hidden in his heart, and Li Xiu's slightly blunt tone also eased a lot.

Combined with a little understanding of the Suifa gun in the previous life, he told it word by word. Between the words, Li Xiu also looked at the reactions of the craftsmen in front of him, until the words fell, and it was quiet for a while. The old craftsman replied: "Report to the general, if you follow the improvement method the general said, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to complete!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Xiu raised his brows. Although he knew a thing or two about the evolution of fire guns, he was not an expert on the specifics, so naturally he didn't know much about it.

"Today's fire cannons are all fired with arquebuses. According to the general's words, if they are fired with flints, it will take manpower and material resources to manufacture one or two for the general's enjoyment. However, if they are manufactured on a large scale, there are too many restrictions..."

It seems that he has talked about the way he is good at it, and this old craftsman is also a little less obedient, talking freely, but also quite a bit of a master craftsman.

It's just that Li Xiu didn't have the heart to care about the demeanor of the old craftsman at this time. After listening to the old craftsman's remarks, Li Xiu realized that his previous expectations were, after all, a layman's pondering.

As the old craftsman said, the manufacture of flintlock guns has too many restrictions, such as the quality of flint, the manufacture of flintlock machines, the quality of gunpowder, etc., are all limited by current technical conditions.

As the old craftsman said, it is acceptable to make one or two for enjoyment regardless of manpower and material resources. In the case of immature technical conditions, large-scale manufacturing is more effective with less effort, not to mention the consumption of financial resources, Li Xiu also bears it I can't afford it!

As his thoughts flowed, Li Xiu looked at the old craftsman in front of him. With just a few words of his own, he could see the pros and cons of the flintlock gun, and even the technical difficulties...

Talent!

"What's your name?"

When Li Xiu asked this question~www.wuxiahere.com~ all the craftsmen were also moved, and many envious eyes immediately focused on the old craftsman.

Seeming to have a premonition of the next scene, the old craftsman blushed a little, and replied respectfully:

"Reporting to the general, the youngest name is Niu Er, and he has worked in the war bureau for more than 20 years!"

"Okay, they will be your responsibility in the future!"

"It's the same as the previous sentence, Ben will only need you to do one thing, and that is to study it carefully and make a flintlock gun as soon as possible! And it's a flintlock gun that can be mass-produced!"

After finishing speaking, Li Xiu waved his hand, and several soldiers next to him came with a tray, and the ingot of snowflake silver on the tray immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Ben will never be short of hungry soldiers, and I will never be stingy with rewards!"

"Each person will be rewarded with 12 taels of silver, and the monthly salary will be doubled according to your previous treatment in the war! If the improvement is successful in the end, this will give you and others a lifetime of wealth!"

No amount of promises are as good as real money.

Twelve taels of silver, in the eyes of today's Li Xiu, are not worth mentioning, but for a commoner at the bottom, it can be said to be a huge sum of money!

This is especially true for these craftsmen who have been confined to the military and almost become slaves!

When the real money was in hand, the original depression dissipated in an instant, and the scene of kneeling down and thanking and shouting.

Li Xiu didn't say any more. After he understood the technical difficulties of the flintlock gun, Li Xiu's expectations immediately dissipated a lot.

The appearance of flintlock guns is easy, but large-scale manufacturing and even changing the battlefield situation are destined to be a long way to go. Now, don't hold too much expectations.

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