Chapter 452 Professional things are done by professional people
Tang Ruowang actually knows how to cast cannons!
This was an unexpected surprise. It's not that Jiang Wan didn't think of making his own cannon at the beginning, but Zhao Yuan didn't even bother to understand a flintlock musket, so he still provided him with ideas, and then he reluctantly made the improved musket he was using now.
It is unrealistic to expect him to forge his own cannons.
It is estimated that Zhao Yuan can make the smaller tiger squatting cannon. After all, when he first met Zhao Yuan, he was just tinkering with this thing. But if you go to a bigger one, you need to find professional things.
Professional people came to do it, and Zhao Yuan couldn't do it either.
Casting cannons in the Ming Dynasty was a very complicated matter. It required more than one or two craftsmen, and there were strict requirements for materials and equipment. This process was the first time Jiang Wan participated in Buddhism.
When purchasing the Langjiren cannon, we already understood it.
In a word, the traditional artillery of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a general cannon or a general cannon, is a younger brother in front of the Western artillery represented by the Folangji cannon. The traditional artillery of the Ming Dynasty has been far inferior because of its materials and production technology.
It lagged behind the West, so no matter the caliber size, scale, accuracy, or even service life of the cannon, it was far inferior to others.
Jiang Wan didn't want to see this situation, but it was the fact.
When he went to Haojing'ao last time, Jiang Wan might not have thought about getting some cannon-making craftsmen from Haojing'ao. Even if they were not needed now, they could send them directly to Zhao Yuan so that they could have them.
They had a good exchange with Zhao Yuan and thought that with the wisdom of the Ming people, as long as they were willing to delve into the other party's things, it probably wouldn't take long for the other party's things to become the Ming people's own.
The Folan cannon is an example.
Although the imperial court is still purchasing large artillery pieces of more than 12 pounds, the Ministry of Industry has already been able to make small artillery pieces that are almost as good as the one-pound and two-pound cannons made by Folangji, and they are also equipped with
Many of them are in the military.
Even the Pidao Army has a lot of these small cannons. After all, the Pidao Army has to deal with the Tatar army, which is mainly based on cavalry. The tiger squatting artillery in the traditional foot soldiers camp is of little use.
Although the larger cannon is a bit bulkier, the court will not give it to you if you want it!
Therefore, the army is equipped with some small-caliber Folan cannons, which can be regarded as a supplement to the long-range arms mainly composed of bows and crossbows.
But this obviously cannot play the role of these firearms. Jiang Wan has a very simple understanding. If the firearms are not used together, they are useless. A single firearm, in this era, is not as powerful as a crossbow and is light.
It is not as good as a bow, and its operation is extremely cumbersome. Not only soldiers don't like to use it, but even the generals don't like it.
"It seems that we need to set up an artillery team!"
Jiang Wan was thinking about her own business. The three-pounder was just right. It was not too small, not too big, and its weight was not exaggerated. If there was an artillery cart, one or two soldiers could push it when it was mounted on the cart.
And such artillery, if there are dozens of them and hundreds of meters high, can be maneuvered at any time, and have a long range, this is definitely the biggest threat to the Tatar cavalry.
As long as this artillery team is on the battlefield, there will be no truly safe place on the battlefield.
One day later, the fleet from the small mountain village embarked on its return journey. In the fleet, not only Li Guo and Tang Ruowang were returning, but to their excitement, Jiang Wan also came in person.
Both of them felt that Marshal Jiang went to North Korea from Pi Island to inspect his affairs because he valued his own affairs. Every time they thought of this, they felt warm in their hearts.
The ship also carried hundreds of officers and soldiers from the Guards Camp. After Jiang Wan and others disembarked, the ship had to make two trips to transport all the people from the Guards Camp to North Korea. However, this was not Jiang Wan's concern.
Now that things have happened, with Lieutenant General Li Guo here, how these soldiers will resist the small mountain villages and then move to Pyongyang will naturally depend on his command and control.
After he got off the boat, he ran directly to Tieshan City. After receiving the news, Mei Xiaofei took Shen Juncen and Li Qingxuan to personally greet Jiang Wan at the city gate.
It was obvious that not much time had passed since the last time he came to this city, but seeing the posture of Mei Xiaofei in the lead and the two North Korean officials standing behind him, Jiang Wan suddenly felt as if he had not been to this place for a long time.
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"The commander-in-chief is busy with military affairs, I didn't expect you to come in person!"
There was surprise in Mei Xiaofei's eyes: "General Geng didn't know that the commander-in-chief was coming. He just went to Busan a few days ago. Otherwise, he would definitely be very happy!"
"Are you still recruiting people?" Jiang Wan smiled: "Do you have enough money?"
"Enough, enough!" Mei Xiaofei chuckled: "Didn't General Li just send a batch of money? He has already handed it over to the trading bank. The trading bank has returned a sum of money according to the proportion that our army should share!"
Mei Xiaofei spread his hands and said, "I do everything according to the rules, Commander, I'm not greedy for money!"
"You kid!" Jiang Wan pointed at the other party and cursed with a smile; "Will the mercenary group suffer much damage in this war?"
"There were some casualties, but the damage is still acceptable. Will General Geng go recruit people as soon as the war is over?" Mei Xiaofei said: "Now that our mercenary group has gained a little bit of fame,
Anyway, as long as we have enough money, we won’t be afraid that no one will work for us!”
"Mr. Tang"! Jiang Wan turned around and looked at Tang Ruowang: "If you are preaching, you have to be careful. These recruited people only recognize money in their eyes. If you can educate them, they will really regard the mercenary group as their own."
If you have a destination, then your mission will be truly meaningful!"
Tang Ruowang smiled and nodded thoughtfully.
"Master Shen, Master Li!" Jiang Wan waved to the two North Korean officials: "We came to Tieshan City to cause you trouble. This time, in addition to seeing the war situation on your side, I also want to
Let me ask, will your future in the Royal Court be affected by this incident?"
He stared at the two of them: "Your Majesty King Injo should know what's going on here. Even if you didn't know before, you must know now that such a big thing has happened in Pyongyang. Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Yes, yes!" Shen Juncen and Li Qingxuan looked at each other and spoke excitedly.
They knew very well that this was because their performance in this battle satisfied the powerful Ming general. Now, the general wanted to repay them.
"Rewards based on merit!" This word flashed through their minds almost at the same time.
"Commander, you are tired from the boat, please go to the city to rest. Although the two of us have thousands of things to say to the commander, we still have plenty of time!"
Both of them saluted together: "The city has prepared some wine to wash away the dust of the Marshal. Please, Marshal..."