Of course, the newly-built artillery is more advanced and powerful, but the old artillery is not abandoned, and it can still exert its remaining energy.

For example, the Franchise has a bad range due to airtightness, but the rate of fire is an advantage. It has a good lethality when shooting grenades at close range.

Therefore, many old-style artillery cannons with gun mounts and artillery vehicles to improve mobility and can still contribute to the victory of the Ming army.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that what Sun Yuanhua said was that the output was relatively conservative. After all, there were at least six or seven hundred craftsmen who cast guns, and could they all be built on the manufacturing of a gun?

Zhu Youxiao also knows a little about the process of casting cannons, such as casting, casting, quenching, annealing, grinding, etc. It is impossible to complete it in one day.

Therefore, it must be that multiple artillery or multiple processes will start together, and the final output is calculated in months.

Of course, the details are not important, what Zhu Youxiao wants is the result. He can still accept the output of Sun Yuanhua's newspaper, and it is enough not to delay the war in Liaodong.

The emperor seemed satisfied, so Sun Yuanhua secretly spoke up. He was indeed conservative in reporting the output. If he had long lived to increase the requirements, he could also increase it appropriately.

Moreover, the low output reported will make Long Live Longyan more happy when the output is exceeded by the end of the month?

But if you make a big blow and you can't finish it at that time, it would be a crime of deceiving the monarch in the future?

Zhu Youxiao did not ask any more, but took a piece of paper, drew it for a while, and smiled and ordered Sun Yuanhua to come forward to watch.

Standing in front of the imperial case, Sun Yuanhua looked at the pictures drawn by the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao gave a guide and explained: "I loaded the cannon today, and suddenly realized something, and came up with this thing. It can be called a bullet holder, which may be helpful in increasing the power of the cannon..."

The shells equipped with smoothbore guns have one common feature, that is, they are smaller than the muzzle. This may be nonsense, even if they are bigger than the muzzle, they cannot be installed!

However, according to the standard term for later generations, if the gap between the shell and the barrel is too large, the gas from the launcher will leak more. If the airtightness is not good, it will definitely affect the range of the shell.

In addition, too large a gap will cause another problem, that is, the accuracy of artillery shooting.

Think about it, the shells sway in the barrel and pushing the gunpowder gas is like moving forward in bumps and bumps. The moment they fly away from the muzzle, there will be a jump.

Don’t underestimate this little jumping deviation. The longer the range, the greater the distance from the target. There is a saying that goes, which roughly means: the muzzle is one slim away, and the target is one foot away.

Zhu Youxiao didn't pay much attention to this issue before, and had never observed the artillery at close range, and had never loaded the shells himself.

Today was a whim, but it attracted his inspiration, or it evoked memories deep in his mind.

So, this is not the invention of Zhu Youxiao, but the pictures he once browsed on the Internet in his previous life and remembered not very reliable.

The so-called bullet support is actually very simple, which is to add a round thick wooden board behind the spherical shell. Then fix the two together to form a new type of shell.

Don’t underestimate this extremely simple bullet holder. It can effectively encapsulate the leakage of gunpowder gas and also serve as a buffer for hollow grenades.

If the gunpowder gas leaks less, the shells get enough thrust and the range can be further. At the same time, the coordination accuracy of the shells and the barrel is improved, and the accuracy of the artillery bombardment is ensured as much as possible.

If the iron shells are not made accurately, it will be more difficult to polish; if the wooden boards are much easier to repair.

"Long live." Sun Yuanhua looked at the illustration and thought for a while, and asked uncertainly: "Will the shells fixed together roll forward in the air and affect the accuracy."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Sun Qing can go and try it. I think that won't happen."

The shells equipped with wooden brackets have a higher density than wood, and the center of gravity is higher.

You can imagine badminton or chicken feather shuttlecock, with heavy head and light tail making the flight stable, not flying in the air in a fancy way.

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao took the quill and drew a simple pattern.

"This thick wooden board can act as a buffering effect. I think the heavy artillery shells of the Ming Dynasty do not have to be cast into thick-walled hollow spheres."

Zhu Youxiao paused for a moment, and the tip of his pen shook. Perhaps he felt that it was difficult to draw a picture and explained it clearly, so he stopped again and continued, "When I make a sample, Sun Qing can see it clearly and make it for testing."

Since it is called heavy force, the shells fired do not have to be spherical, they should look like mortar shells!

If the bullet holder cannot maintain the stable flight of the shell, Zhu Youxiao feels that it will be fine if he adds the small wings (tail wings).

As the top high-level carpenter in the Ming Dynasty, it is not so easy to make a wooden mortar shell!

In Zhu Youxiao's view, it is not only easier to build a cylindrical thin-walled shell with a bullet support and a tail wing. It is not only easier to cast a thick-walled hollow iron ball, but also can be filled with more gunpowder and fill with broken iron to increase the damage of the explosion.

Although Sun Yuanhua didn't understand very well, almost all the things the emperor asked him to test were successful. So he bowed and took the order and was about to go back to do the experiment.

Zhu Youxiao asked about other situations about the Weapons and Gunpowder Bureau before he let Sun Yuanhua retreat.

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Although war is an urgent task, Zhu Youxiao's main energy is not here.

This is the benefit of knowing people and responsibilities. With Xiong Tingbi, Yuan Keli, and Mao Wenlong in front, there are so many loyal and brave generals fighting in front. As long as he ensures logistics such as food, pay, weapons, etc., and gives him some advice occasionally, he can basically guarantee the final victory of the Liao Dynasty.

As for Lindan Batuer's ideas, Zhu Youxiao also wanted to "settle his home" and put its importance above Ping Liao.

This "Annei" does not have the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield, and the sound of killing is shocking, but the complexity is better than the planning and intrigue in the war.

Moreover, this "Safeguarding" action will determine whether the Ming Dynasty will revitalize its national power or continue to decline.

If it fails, even if Jiannu is destroyed, there will be other new forces that will become powerful enemies of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the world. Competition between countries is inevitable and extremely cruel.

Even if the Ming Dynasty was not destroyed by foreign enemies and could not "settle the inner world", under the harsh environment of the Little Ice Age, the change of dynasty was a result that Zhu Youxiao was unwilling to accept.

Therefore, promoting profits and eliminating disadvantages, and reforming and making progress are the work that Zhu Youxiao puts the most attentive and devotes the most energy.

In reform, the most difficult thing is not to promulgate policies and introduce measures, but to people's traditional ideological habits.

The martial arts school was built and the new school recruited and trained students, but the few people who dissatisfied Zhu Youzai still accepted these.

The army needs artillery instructors and artillery; the court needs economic and technical talents. These are all based on literacy and calculation, or training from scholars, which is the fastest and most convenient.

But those scholars can be described as few responders, if we look at the overall number of people.

The emphasis on culture and military over military, and the right path for imperial examinations is the priority. These obstacles to thinking and concepts have made Zhu Youxiao feel very troubled.

The preferential treatment for students is already canceling, just to force them to turn to the professional talents and officials needed by the court. However, the effect is not very significant.

It is impossible to abolish the imperial examinations. At least for a few years, Zhu Youxiao remained calm.

"Is it a bit fucking to cancel the Imperial College?" Zhu Youxiao said as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was asking for advice.

The imperial penman Ni Wenhuan was startled and looked at the emperor. She found that she was not angry and felt relieved.

After thinking for a while, Ni Wenhuan suggested carefully: "Long live, the sudden cancellation of the Imperial College will cause shock to the government and the country."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Ni Wenhuan in a blink of an eye and asked in a deep thought: "I am worried that there are too few new students. Can Ni Qing have any good ideas?"

Ni Wenhuan bowed and said, "Long live the report. I believe that the court examination or the Ministry of Personnel can be added, and the supervisory students can be selected from the Imperial College. Then send them to the new school to study, which can be called Guanzheng. If you do not obey the imperial court's assignment, your qualification for the supervisory students will be disqualified."

Zhu Youxiao blinked his eyes, smiled, and said, "Ni Qing's discussion is very good."

In ancient times, if scholars wanted to make a name for themselves, they had to participate in the imperial examinations to enter the official career. In order to achieve good results in the imperial examinations, key schools and famous teachers were very important. The highest institution of learning at that time was the Imperial College.

You also need to take the exam to study at the Imperial College, which is equivalent to taking the key high school entrance exam. However, in the Imperial College, only students with particularly excellent performance can become officials directly through the court examination or the Ministry of Personnel examination.

For most students in the Imperial College, if they want to get a good exam, they still have to take the imperial examination.

Ni Wenhuan's trick is equivalent to allowing students to become officials without taking the imperial examination. Of course, if they have an official position, they have to first enter a new school, whether it is an internship or a political observation, it has achieved Zhu Youxiao's goal.

Zhu Youzhao used the principle of voluntary education for students before, and the conditions for entering martial arts are very wide, as long as they are healthy, they can do it; but the time for a new school is still short, and the students have not yet determined their future.

Ni Wenhuan's suggestion reminded Zhu Youxiao that it is a trick to teach the supervisor. New students also give them to the officials. Wouldn't it be more influential and tempting?

As an official, although the right path to the imperial examination is certainly an extraordinary person, but the few who can pass the exam are ultimately the most. To put it second best, it should be acceptable to many scholars, right?

Zhu Youxiao Weiweizhao thought that such analysis and judgment were reliable. But if you also add the public opinion offensive, the effect would be better.

Turning to Ni Wenhuan, Zhu Youxiao said: "Learn from literature and martial arts, goods and imperial families. In recent issues, the "Da Ming Forum" should publish more similar articles so that those scholars should not talk big all day long and do not do practical things. The court needs it and the country needs it. If it does not serve you at this time, when will it be more suitable?"

"Yes, my uncle obeys the order." Ni Wenhuan bowed and responded.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it again and said, "Make up some more stories, and say that some scholars have studied hard for ten years but have not been able to become officials for decades, and have no skills. They can't even afford to support themselves and cannot even support their parents. They are simply useless and are not as good as beggars."

Ni Wenhuan blinked, thinking that it was a bit bad for cursing like this?

Before Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he continued to say in accordance with his contempt for some scholars: "Miniao Wen, full of knowledge, can he rely on this as an official, or can he make a stable country? A person with five or six people thinks he is amazing, but in fact it's not a bullshit."

Ni Wenhuan swallowed and decided to add the long live swear words to art when publishing them. Otherwise...

After Zhu Youxiao scolded him, he felt much more happy, and then said to Ni Wenhuan: "In addition, there is also the issue of increasing the business tax and not distinguishing between officials and businessmen. We should also explain and expose it. For submissions, you should also review them carefully and discover the available people."

Ni Wenhuan bowed to accept the order, and felt very happy.

Of course, to discover useful people, we must replace ourselves, but not to demote our posts, but to be promoted like Wei Guangwei.

Although he is a confidant minister as the emperor's pen, how can he be a tyrant outside?

After Ni Wenhuan left, Zhu Youxiao took the question book and read it again.

Despite the complexity of political affairs, the work themes in recent years should not change significantly.

Supporting war externally, elevating benefits and disadvantages internally, alleviating social conflicts, and responding to the approaching Little Ice Age, are unable to escape "money and food".

For Zhu Youxiao, whether to search the house to obtain temporary huge profits or establish a benign system that lasts for a long time, it would also be a choice if he closes his eyes.

Now I am not forced into a dead end. I am as poor as I was in the late Chongzhen period, so Zhu Youxiao naturally did not want to use too cruel methods.

But if someone dares to hinder him from advancing reform and achieving his goals, he will not pretend. What a foolish monarch or tyrant's name is, even if he puts it on my head, can I see if I can lose a piece of meat?

Wang Tiqian walked in lightly, and waited for the emperor to finish the questionnaire to look up before bowing to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, King Xin and the Grandson of the Tang Dynasty are waiting to see you."

Zhu Youxiao took action and ordered extremely briefly: "Xuan!"

A policy of punishing officials and businessmen has been formulated, which is equivalent to sharpening the knife. Whoever takes the knife will be selected, Zhu Youxiao will choose the capable personnel.

Zhu Youjian has been studying in the sect for several months. No matter what he studied, it is not a difficult task to punish according to the laws and regulations issued. It only depends on whether his mind is strong.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to send Zhu Youjian to Jiangnan for both an investigation and a training. He wanted to know whether Zhu Youjian, who was evaluated as "more than good" in history, could be of great use.

As for King Xin Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youxiao also had similar ideas to let his little brothers see the outside world, understand the sufferings of the people, and see the ugly faces of the Ming officials and businessmen.

What you see with your own eyes is better than preaching a hundred times. Zhu Youxiao felt that this sentence was very applicable to Zhu Youjian.

Stubbornness, arbitrary and suspiciousness are Zhu Youjian's biggest personality flaw, and perhaps it is because he is in the turbulent end of the dynasty that magnifies this flaw.
Chapter completed!