Everyone understood that Zhu Cilang wanted to test the penetration power of the flintlock rifle. He put the dead pig on armor to see if the flintlock rifle could penetrate.

Sun Wangcai went to Shangshenjian, which was specially designed for the emperor's imperial meals. Shangshenjian, signed by the eunuchs in Ming Dynasty, was one of the twelve supervisors, including the seal and the governor Guanglu eunuch, the prime minister, the subordinates, the assistant secretary, the chief secretary, the writing supervisor, and the supervisor of various cattle and sheep houses, and the supervisors of the emperor and the palace meals and banquets.

There was no imperial kitchen in the Ming Dynasty. The imperial kitchen was managed by the Ming court, which was divided into two sets of yamen. The management agencies of the outer court were Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple. The inner court belonged to the eunuch's yamen, and the Shangshi Bureau belonged to the female official's yamen.

All kinds of institutions have the right to be responsible for imperial food. When Sun Wangcai went to Shangshenjian, he learned that Shangshenjian had no pigs.

This made Wangcai not even get a single shot: "Where is the pig? The dignified Shangshen Supervisor doesn't even have half a pig, how can you do it?"

The people from Shangshenjian knew that this was the eunuch in the Eastern Palace and they could not afford to offend him. A chief officer replied respectfully: "If you say goodbye, the queen will be decreed and everything in the palace will be simple. There is no such whole pig. My father-in-law can go to Guanglu Temple to see it, there will be."

The two subordinates of Guanglu and Taichang Temples all have many kitchen servants to prepare for imperial meals, various banquets in the court and cooking food. From the perspective of division of labor, the kitchen servants affiliated to Guanglu Temple are responsible for "giving food", that is, they are responsible for the food in the palace and various banquets in the court; the kitchen servants affiliated to Taichang Temple are responsible for "giving sacrifices", that is, the cooking of all sacrificial foods is responsible for the chefs of Taichang Temple.

However, the food in Guanglu Temple was really unpalatable. Not only the emperor, but even the ministers did not like the food in Guanglu Temple. During the Jiaqing period, Xia Yan, the chief minister of the imperial court provided daily meals, he brought meals from his home every time. However, although the cooking of Guanglu Temple was unpalatable, it was always preserved. Even though the Ming Dynasty was over, it still sat firmly on Mount Tai, continued to be retained, and responsible for the palace food.

Wangcai actually got a half-pig in Guanglu Temple. He found several palace servants, tied them with ropes, and hung them on a shoulder pole. Two small palace servants, one in front and one behind, carried them to Zhongcui Palace. All the palace servants he met on the road were surprised, and the East Palace suddenly wanted half-pig to do something.

Meng Fanchao had already brought a set of armor, but Sun Wangcai was still silly, which made everyone anxious and Zhu Cilang couldn't help but curse.

"Sun's bastard, he has to work so hard to find a pig, this stupid pig."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether the Prince's Prince was scolding Wangcai or Zhu. However, someone was also shaking his head secretly. What's wrong with the Prince's Prince? The Prince, who has always been gentle and polite, has become increasingly abnormal in the past six months, and has completely changed his personality.

The royal name is inviolable, so there is a saying of taboo. In the Ming Dynasty, pigs and Zhu were homophones, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave the pig a name "Fei Fei", which was also called pigs, pigs, and pigs. In the Ming Dynasty, the people called "kill pigs" to kill reds.

So someone came up with an idea, not to call pigs, but to call pigs or pigs. A poet wrote such a poem, "The animals of chickens, pigs, dogs, and pigs, will not be lost at the right time" or "The rice and beams are fat at the foot of Ehu Mountain, and the pigs and chickens live halfway to cover the door."

The most playful emperor Zhu Houzhao even ordered a ban on pig killing nationwide, which made the pig killing industry suffer. However, the ban was quickly lifted.

By the Chongzhen era, these were no longer avoided. Pigs were pigs, and slaughtering pigs had no connection with the old Zhu family.

When Sun Wangcai came back, he was scolded by Zhu Cilang. A prince was so ruthless, wouldn’t he be afraid of being impeached by those full censors? After being scolded, Wangcai went over and hung up half a pig with a sad face.

Sanxi went over and put a set of armor on the dead pig. Then, Bi Maokang raised his gun again.

With a "bang!", the smoke of gunpowder disappeared. Zhu Cixuan and others hurried to the target, and some were surprised and some were surprised.

It was very successful, very, very successful. The power of the lead bullet actually pierced the armor within fifty steps.

What's so bad is that at the exit of the lead bullet, a hole was torn open. This power shocked Zhu Cilang.

The damage caused by the spherical projectile hits the target is relatively straight and the energy transfer is faster. The depth of the projectile's invasion of the human body is far less than that of the Minnie warhead or the armored warhead. This circular projectile has a high initial velocity and greater kinetic energy. Of course, compared with modern guns, the lethality is definitely limited.

But no matter whether it is a flintlock or a modern semi-automatic pistol, it is not something that the human body can withstand. If the bone is smashed at close range and causes penetration injuries, it may still tear the muscles.

"Hurry, hurry up, go and invite my father!"

Stop saying anything, nothing is as good as the excitement of freedom. If it is for freedom, everything can be abandoned.

I made the flintlock spear. It’s time to fulfill your promise and go to the palace freely. This is what you Chongzhen said himself, you are the emperor, and you are the golden words.

I heard that the flint fired muskets could easily penetrate the armor. Emperor Chongzhen, who heard about this, didn't care about the court's discussion and hurriedly scattered the court and came to Zhongcui Palace.

When everyone in Zhongcui Palace met Emperor Chongzhen, the surprised expression on his face instantly frozen. This emperor always makes you feel as if you are silent.

"Son of the Emperor, your musket has been made." Chongzhen asked faintly.

Zhu Cixuan replied respectfully: "Reply to my father's words, thanks to Lord Bi's help, it was done."

How dare Bi Maokang take the credit? So he hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Long live back, this is the only merit of His Highness the Crown Prince. I am just a fight for His Highness."

Chongzhen did not accept this trick: "When Bi Qing came to the capital, the prince was just talking about war on paper. Facing a bunch of drafts, he was helpless. As soon as the Qing family came, the firearm was completed. Whose achievements were made? How could I not know?"

Zhu Cilang hurriedly said, "Of course it is Lord Bi's credit, and the son minister just made some suggestions."

Chongzhen said "hmm" and expressed moderate satisfaction with his son's humility: "I passed the order and promoted Bi Maokang to the left minister of the Ministry of Works, to the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and to be granted the title of Prince's guest."

It was a huge gift for a small flintlock rifle. The Ministry of Works set up a military weapon bureau, and the so-called prince's guests were treated the same as that of Chau Wang. Chongzhen was not a fool except for being eager for quick success and instant benefits. He understood that talents like Bi Maokang and Chau Wang would be the right-hand man of the East Palace in the future.

In the future, it will be highly valued for Zhu Cilang. These people are the talents who will assist the prince in the future, and what should be rewarded should be rewarded.
Chapter completed!