On a certain day in June 2010, a mountain village in Qina Town, Yongsheng County, Lijiang, Yunnan Province.
At night, the cool breeze blows through the rustling leaves, and also blows over the cheeks of Zhu Yongxing, who is full of heat. Looking up at the night sky, the crystal stars are shining with moving light in the endless sky, and famous and unknown insects
Lyrical songs are being sung in the grass and between the trees. The fragrant smell of wild flowers and grass leaves is wafting through the nose. The rich but fresh and intoxicating air, coupled with the quiet night, makes people feel a special feeling.
The feeling of beauty.
Zhu Yongxing twisted his butt happily, and the bamboo chair under him creaked. He took a long breath and said quietly: "Seeing that you took me to play, you also treated me to a lot of delicious food.
My dear, I won’t bother with you talking nonsense, ruining my reputation, and losing my confidence. Well, if you have time, come to my hometown and entertain you well. I owe you nothing!”
"Tch!" Zhu Yongxing's old friend Li Changqi didn't even bother to move. He rolled his eyes at Zhu Yongxing with contempt, curled his lips and said, "You still don't accept it? What I said in the book review area are all good words. I hope you will rein in the pain.
Change your past mistakes. Otherwise, your book will be either a eunuch or thrown into the street, and it will be a waste of time."
"If you don't use golden fingers in time travel and don't get some high technology, then you're going to get kicked in the head by a donkey!" Zhu Yongxing glared and argued: "Isn't that how many time travel novels are written? It's just you who makes a point.
I have no confidence at all, and a good debut novel will be like a eunuch."
"You can only write fine works if you don't break or build, and you must learn from the pain." Li Changqi looked up to the sky, his eyes seemed to be closed, and he said unhurriedly: "What is the biggest golden finger of a time traveler? It is the mastery and prediction of future history. You
If we don’t work hard on this, we will just use miniguns as soon as we get started.
When the minigun was mentioned, Zhu Yongxing perked up. In order to write this time-travel novel about the late Ming Dynasty, he checked a lot of information, both at home and abroad, and in the scientific and technological society. He still couldn't believe it was better than this guy.
"What's wrong with the mini gun?" Zhu Yongxing said plausibly: "You didn't read my book carefully. The basis and reason are not sufficient? It's not my whim."
"Are your bases and reasons for copying other people's work?" Li Changqi teased: "Historically, there were already spiral-rifled guns in 1476. As for Mini bullets, you only need to change the shape of the projectile into a pointed cylinder or even
An annular concentric groove is cut into the cylindrical part, and then grease is applied to facilitate lubrication of the gun chamber and air sealing.”
"I copied a little bit, but is it theoretically feasible?" Zhu Yongxing's confidence was a little weak.
"Well, it is theoretically possible, but it can only produce a few luxury goods and cannot be widely used at all." Li Changqi reached out to stop Zhu Yongxing's rebuttal and continued: "Let's not talk about the rifling issue for now, just talk about ancient times.
One of the constraints in industrial production is accuracy. Without basic measuring tools such as vernier calipers and micrometers, even if you have a sufficient number of skilled craftsmen, the caliber parameters of the produced gun barrels may not be exactly the same.
Right? There should be a variety of Mini bullets produced, right?"
"That - in an absolute sense, there are no identical substances in the universe, haha!" Zhu Yongxing said with a sly smile.
Li Changqi chuckled and said: "Any kind of weapon equipment, especially thermal weapons, is closely related to the industrialization level of the entire society. Although some technologies and inventions include thinking problems, they rely on the overall industrialization level.
. Just like laboratory preparation methods and industrial preparation methods in chemistry, what you can do and what you can do in large quantities are two different things."
Zhu Yongxing is not a person who never admits his mistakes. Pushing the novel down shows that he already agrees with Li Changqi's opinions or suggestions. Now that Li Changqi explains it in more detail, he naturally has a deeper understanding.
Let’s just talk about the homemade musket made by Li Changqi’s father that I just played with. The barrel of the gun is not made of seamed water pipes but high-pressure seamless pipes used in power plants. The tail is burned red and flattened, and then holes are drilled and screws are used to fix the wooden gun stock.
The overall structure is that of a flintlock gun. It looks quite simple, and many parts are easy to obtain. But in ancient times, the barrel alone would have required a skilled craftsman to spend a lot of time and energy to make it, and its sturdiness might have been
It's not as good as the tap water pipes that are readily available today.
"In time-travel novels, people are tired of seeing this invention and that manufacturing." Li Changqi saw that Zhu Yongxing had some enlightenment, and continued: "Of course, it is not impossible to get some high-end weapons when conditions permit. But ancient times were not as good as now.
Weapons and equipment do not play an absolute and decisive role in war. Even during the Anti-Japanese War, the spiritual atomic bomb was still effective. King Li Jin did not have any high-end weapons. If he had not commanded the troops to become kings twice, the world would be shocked."
The famous name and legend of "King Li Jin" has been passed down from generation to generation in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi regions, especially in Yunnan. To this day, Yunnan people still regard Dingguo as the backbone of central Yunnan (Yunnan people admire Wuhou and Li Dingguo the most)! In the late Qing Dynasty, When the revolutionaries revolted, Cai E and others still took Dingguo as an example. Zhang Binglin once said: "I hope we, the Yunnan people, will never Don't forget Li Dingguo!
Li Changqi is also a fan of novels. He has the experience of staying up all night to read novels. As his roommate, Zhu Yongxing certainly understands. The so-called bystander knows, and his discussion benefited Zhu Yongxing a lot. When he saw the heroes and idols in his hometown, Li Changqi's eyes
The light was released and the spirit was lifted.
No one is perfect, and Li Dingguo also made mistakes and had selfish motives, but overall, Li Dingguo was the most intelligent and sentimental hero among all the people in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties! He has passed away, but his work has followed the wind, inspiring future generations.
What is admirable is Li Dingguo's national integrity in resisting the Qing Dynasty, and his indomitable fighting spirit that keeps getting stronger despite poverty.
Zhu Yongxing put aside the little self-esteem and dissatisfaction in his heart, and the conversation with Li Changqi became more and more enthusiastic. They continued until midnight. Li Changqi repeatedly reminded him that he would go into the mountains tomorrow to take him to experience the fun of hunting. Only then did Zhu Yongxing stop talking and went back to his room.
sleep.
It took him a long time to fall asleep with excitement, but Zhu Yongxing never imagined that tomorrow's hunting trip would not be a fun experience, but the beginning of his new life. Incredible experiences and arduous and magnificent pioneering were waiting for him.
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On February 2, 1659 AD (the 16th year of Shunzhi and the 13th year of Yongli), in the Bhamo region of Myanmar.
Since Sun Kewang launched a rebellion two years ago and was defeated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government took advantage of the internal strife in the Southern Ming Dynasty and dispatched three armies to march into the southwest to pacify Guizhou and Yunnan in one fell swoop. However, after Jin King Li Dingguo put down Sun Kewang's rebellion, he took inappropriate measures. Not only did he not
The timely deployment of an offensive against the Qing army, which was bound to take advantage of the provocation, instead transferred experienced military leaders back to Kunming in order to "rectify" the internal situation, thereby seriously weakening the defense forces in the areas bordering the Qing side and causing the Nanming army to lose control.
They retreated steadily, and defense lines everywhere collapsed rapidly.
When the Qing army occupied Kunming not long ago, thousands of officials and generals from the Yongli court had already fled in panic. They retreated from Yongchang Mansion (today's Baoshan City, Yunnan Province) to Zhanda Tusi, from Buling to Tongtieguan (referring to Tongbiguan and Tieguan).
Biguan), then disarmed themselves in front of the Myanmar Pass and fled into Myanmar.
On the second day of February, the king of Myanmar sent four passenger ships to the river to greet them. Because the ships were small, Emperor Yongli selected 646 officials to accompany Sangong to go south through the waterway. Some of the officials even paid for the ships themselves.
The remaining more than 900 people were escorted by Commander-in-Chief Pan Shirong to protect the Prince of Min and others on horseback, and headed overland to the city of Ava in Myanmar.
Nature has just gone through a violent storm of thunder and lightning, howling wind and rain, and seems to be extremely tired. The motionless jungle is moaning and panting, the air is cool but almost solid, and the rainy jungle seems to be solidified into one piece, with overlapping and intertwined leaves.
Hanging low, dripping with drops of water.
A team of several hundred people were trekking southward on the muddy forest road. They looked tired and demoralized. Zhu Yongxing, the Crown Prince of Min, who was riding a horse, was listless. He didn't even bother to reach out and brush away the branches and leaves that hung down from time to time in front of him.
When he reached the tree trunk, he gently lowered his head to let it pass.
After several years of wandering and many times of panic, the royal family traveled from Wugang, Hunan to Guilin, Guangxi, then from Guangxi to Guizhou, and then from Guizhou to Kunming, and finally fled to this foreign country. The reason may be that the Qing army was pursuing them.
They were beaten and fled in panic, or they were manipulated by powerful officials who could not help themselves, or they were robbed by random soldiers and suffered miserably. The sorrow of emperors and royal families in the last days is that like fallen leaves in the wind, their fate is completely unable to be controlled by themselves, and its desolate meaning
Xu, Crown Prince Min was deeply touched.
The future is long, where is the place to settle? Even if they enter Burma, it does not mean the final stability. The Yongli monarchs and ministers thought that if they flowed to foreign countries and lived a life of dependence on others, the Qing Dynasty could let them go and live in peace. In this regard,
Zhu Yongxing had a faint worry in his heart. If Li and Gong, who were still in Yunnan Province, were defeated, Myanmar was a small country. Would it dare to resist the Qing army and protect the court? I'm afraid he would hold on to the Qing Dynasty for peace, right?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yongxing sighed softly. Worrying was useless. He could only take one step at a time. I hope that King Li Jin Shenwu can defeat the Qing army and make the court have something to rely on even in a foreign country!
The trees gradually became sparse, and the team walked onto a road on a cliff. Below was a surging river, and the sound of surging water reached their ears.
Suddenly, a monkey passed over Zhu Yongxing's head and let out a sharp whistle. Zhu Yongxing was startled, but his mount was startled. With a loud scream, the horse raised its front hooves and stood tall.
, and then ran all the way. The wind blew past his ears. Zhu Yongxing shouted and hugged the horse's neck tightly. He saw trees and rocks miraculously split in front of his eyes, and quickly reunited behind him. Appeared in front of him.
On a cliff, the fast-running horse couldn't stop its legs and suddenly fell down...