"Uncle, you are so knowledgeable!" Wang Mi raised his thumb and expressed heartfelt admiration. He looked at Wang Hui excitedly and suddenly remembered a sentence: Older ginger is still hotter.
Wang Mi had never seriously thought about the question raised by Wang Hui before. He was determined to bring advanced firearms such as pistols to the unfamiliar late Jin Dynasty.
The main focus was on how to use pistols to improve the Jin army's combat capabilities. He was also confident that as long as there were pistols on the field and the pistol team reached a certain size, the barbarians on the opposite side would definitely be no match.
There is only the fate of being crushed.
However, Wang Hui was obviously thinking about another issue, and his angle was completely opposite to Wang Mi's.
What he sees is savings.
With a pistol, can we break through the dilemma of Jiang Zuo and Ma Ma?
"It's true, you could say."
"Let's talk about bows and arrows first. The archery skills of the Di Qin troops in the north have always been better than those of the Jin troops. This is an indisputable fact and cannot be reversed in a short time."
"Bows and arrows have a long range, but their accuracy is relatively poor, but pistols are different. Although their range is not that far, their accuracy is high."
"More importantly, it can also penetrate armor. As long as a person is hit by a lead bullet, it is difficult to survive."
"As long as the Jin army improves the effectiveness of its offensive, the role of Di Qin's war horses will be greatly reduced."
"Besides, we can also specially select soldiers to train them to shoot at the horse's legs. As long as they have good skills, the charging Di Qin cavalry may fall off their horses before they reach the battlefield."
"From this aspect, it can indeed allow the Jin army to save some horses, and at the same time, it also consumes the enemy's war horses."
"Armor-piercing?"
"The pistol actually has such a capability!"
Wang Hui is very good at focusing on key points. In Wang Mi's long speech, he immediately found the interesting point.
Wang Mi nodded happily: "Now I don't have suitable armor on hand, and the performance of the pistol is not stable enough. When everything is ready, I will definitely let my uncle see the power of the pistol!"
"That's pretty big!"
If we want to talk about the advantages of pistols, there are simply too many. Seriously, I might not be able to finish them all in an hour.
For example, regarding the impact on horses, don't compare ancient handguns and modern standard pistols. Although the two are related in origin and development.
However, fundamentally speaking, they are almost two kinds of weapons.
In ancient handguns, gunpowder must be reloaded every time a bullet is fired. Even Wang Mi today has not yet improved upon this problem.
When the gunpowder is ignited, a loud noise will immediately be made, and the sound can spread throughout the palace.
Not to mention those enemy war horses that are very close!
The loud noise made by the pistol team was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami. The war horses were frightened. After hearing such a noise, how could they control it?
The galloping of the war horse will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, which is another magic weapon to gain advantage on the battlefield.
In a battlefield full of fighting, are only war horses afraid?
Of course it’s impossible!
This is the characteristic of ancient handgun firing. Do you still remember the scene when He Wuji fired the first shot in Jiang's workshop?
At that time, when the bullet was fired, it almost scared He Mai and the others half to death. Not only was the sound loud, but the pyrotechnic effect when the gunpowder was ignited was also very scary.
There was smoke, there was fire, there was smoke and fire, and there was a loud bang among the fireworks. This series of combinations created a deadly deterrent for the enemy who was still holding bows, arrows and spears.
Those warriors who dare to charge forward in the face of such a firearms squad are all true warriors!
It is precisely because of these obvious advantages that Wang Mi devoted himself to the manufacture of pistols and must promote them, even at the cost of his own money.
right!
Although he hasn't paid a single coin yet, he is already prepared to spend money.
Just when Wang Mi was wondering whether he should go to Jinxian Pavilion to inspect the quality of gunpowder raw materials, his uncle Wang Hui suddenly stood up with a particularly excited expression.
"Zhiyuan, don't worry about money, just concentrate on making guns, uncle will give you the money!"
"I guarantee it will be enough for you, so just go ahead and do it boldly!"
What?
Give money?
Or was it approved by Wang Hui personally?
Wang Mi raised his head and looked at the roof. There was no sign of collapse!
What happened to Lao Wang?
Suddenly becoming so generous, does he not know how much it costs to make a gun?
"Uncle, don't worry, I'm also trying to figure out a way to prevent the Langya Wang family from suffering as a matter of money!"
He is a pure man, so of course he cannot let his family suffer!
This is especially true when it comes to money. In order to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, Wang Mi's little hand began to reach out to his colleagues in the court...
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In this way, Jiankang City returned to its former tranquility. Although it was only temporary, and although the duration of this tranquility was getting shorter and shorter, people still enjoyed it.
Ever since the battle in Sima Yao's dormitory that day, His Majesty the Emperor has been staying behind closed doors for several days, resolutely not meeting with the courtiers, and court meetings have also been cancelled.
Sima Yao is like a battery that needs to be recharged from time to time. After a while, he has to recharge himself and recuperate, otherwise he will never be able to cope with the verbal wars among the courtiers.
The emperor has rested, why should the ministers not rest?
The Wang and Xie families on Wuyi Lane were unusually busy.
According to Xie An's opinion, Xie Minghui and Wang Mi's wedding date was set on Yimao, the ninth day of autumn.
It is said to be early autumn, but in fact, according to the ancient calendar, it is already late autumn at this time.
However, there was no other way. The Xie family worked hard and stepped up the process. After working hard for several days, they finally had to admit defeat.
The day of early autumn is really too close. People from aristocratic families are not getting married in the mountains and countryside. It is considered a ceremony to find a stone and bow to the sun.
There were too many things to pay attention to, and each item could not be sloppy. The time was tight and the tasks were heavy, so it was impossible to complete it. In the end, Xie An, who had already set the date with a big mouth, relaxed first.
The date was postponed by another month, which made everyone in Wang Xie's house breathe a sigh of relief from top to bottom.
We can finally make this wedding, which attracts so much attention from the noble families in Jiankang City, so lively and decent that they will all be jealous!
The wedding date has been postponed, which is a good thing for Wang Mi.
He has never been very interested in this kind of thing. Of course, saying this does not mean that he is not interested in women.
He still loves beautiful women very much, and he loves her to death, but he doesn't approve of weddings, especially weddings with complicated procedures and extravagance.
These things are all forms.
Especially from the perspective of him, a person who has traveled from modern times, these are just empty pretensions and will not be of any help to his future life.
Even if the couple disagrees in the future, they will still laugh sadly when thinking of the grand wedding.
The wedding was postponed, so he had more time to work on his gun-making business. Originally, although he was not keen on the wedding, since he was the protagonist, when it was time to stand out, he also
Will attend.
Once the wedding date was postponed, Xiao Wang was free.
Over at Jiang's workshop, his die-hard supporter General Pu Chao is supervising, and all work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
What Pu Chao can do is only part of the gun-making work, that is, making firearms. Although Pu Chao is very interested, he is also very self-aware.
With a wave of his hand, he handed over all the errands of making gunpowder to Wang Mi. It is better for you to handle such dangerous items yourself.
Under the nose of Emperor Sima Yao, an important task was quietly being carried out.
The iron materials in the workshop are actually not that rich, but the craftsmen have already reached an agreement.
Compared with the corners of the palace, the need for guns is more important.
Therefore, the craftsmen took it upon themselves to save the iron materials they could for the ironware needed in the palace. As long as they could not be discovered by the people in the palace, they even dared to directly appropriate it.
Just like that, according to Pu Chao's chest-beating boast, he can now use the iron materials in the workshop to make two hundred guns without any problems.
Although Wang Mi felt that Pujiang's work was definitely an exaggeration, it was not impossible.
The main part of the pistol is indeed composed of steel pipes, and the consumption of iron materials is also quite huge. However, after all, the specifications of the pistol are small. Even if the people in the workshop are not particularly skilled in steel-making techniques, it will cause
There is a certain amount of waste, but after all, the workshop is a very big one, and all kinds of raw materials are fully stocked, so Puchao still has the confidence to do so.
The rest is the production of gunpowder, which is also a big cost-consuming task. Previously, sulfur, saltpeter and other materials were purchased by Puchao.
But now, we definitely can no longer let ordinary craftsmen make advance payments. Moreover, the quantity of gunpowder to be produced in the future will be huge, and it cannot be handled by one person.
Fortunately, Wang Mi had a good uncle who kept his word. At dawn, he brought bags of money to the yard and gave him fifty gold as a gift.
When he saw the gleaming gold ingots in the camphor wood box, Wang Mi's eyes also burst out with light.
"Uncle, is this money all for me?"
Too much!
So generous!
I didn’t expect that the Langya Wang family could be such a generous person. It seems that Wang Zhiyuan used to treat a gentleman with a villain’s heart before!
"Of course, it's all for you!"
Wang Hui didn't know why he was crazy. Since yesterday, he had been carrying the straight wooden stick in his hand, and he would hit it on the ground from time to time.
Obviously, there are serious crutches in this era. If you are really inconvenient in your legs or feet, or you have some kind of hobby of showing off, you can use crutches, and no one will stop you.
But Wang Hui just fell in love with this wooden stick. Now, this ordinary wooden stick is poking at the large sack containing copper coins, and it seems to have become a magical stick.
Magic wand.
"Uncle, there are too many, I can't accept them."
Wang Mi pushed the big bag containing copper coins out. He had also seen such a bag. A rough calculation showed that one bag could basically hold two thousand coins, while Wang Hui could hold two thousand coins in one go.
Three big bags were delivered to him.
Coupled with the fifty gold, Wang Hui's move this time was really too generous.
What Wang Mi needs urgently now is money. Of course he will not refuse such a good thing, but hey, people have to bow their heads under the roof.
Now he still lives in the palace, and he always has to avoid many things.
Considering that the copper money bag was too conspicuous, if his brothers saw it, hey, a pair of small shoes would be enough to wear.
“What can’t be collected?”
"Take it quickly!"
"I'm telling you, I got this secretly. If you don't accept it and others see it, you will bear the consequences!"
What does it mean to bear the consequences?
Lao Wang's words immediately made Wang Mi tense up.
what happened?
Could it be that he sent this money secretly?
Others don’t know?
Or misappropriated?
"Have you seen uncle?"
"People from the Xie family came and said they wanted to discuss the wedding."
Outside the courtyard gate, Wang Hui's slightly confused voice came. Wang Hui took a breath and widened his eyes: "Hurry up!"
"Stop dawdling!"
Wang Hui's voice became louder and louder, getting closer and closer. Wang Mi was startled, but he did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly asked the boys to take action.
Of course, these boys were not from his yard, but were brought by Wang Hui.
The few boys were quick with their hands and feet, and quickly pulled the big sack full of copper coins into the house. After working around it for a few times, Wang Mi came back to his senses and suddenly realized that my dear uncle who gave money,
It's gone!
Where did he go?
I looked here and there, but there was no one anywhere.
The person Wang Mi couldn't find was actually not far away, but the location was completely beyond Wang Mi's imagination.
General Wang also has a childlike heart. Just when Wang Mi was busy instructing the boys to move things, the old man had already stood outside the courtyard gate. Looking from the left to the right, he soon saw Wang Hui shaking his head.
.
He went up to him with a smile and took him away!
I'm sorry, Lao Wang went out to cover Wang Zhiyuan!
It’s really the good man Wang!
With Wang Hui's participation, Wang Mi's courtyard finally regained its tranquility. Although the money was not much, it was enough to make two hundred more pistols!
It is possible to save one province and get 300 branches!
What Lao Wang brought was a lifeline, and Wang Mi was so moved that he almost shed tears.
"Wang Shilang!"
"Urgent report!"
"Urgent report from New Wild City!"
What the hell?
New wild city?
Wang Mi's mind was completely confused by the small money. When he came to his senses, Zeng Jing had already run into the house.
Zeng Jing was panting and holding a bamboo tube in his arms. The outside of the bamboo tube was wet and stained with autumn dew!
Wang Mi took the bamboo tube from Zeng Jing, wiped off the water droplets, and peeled off the sealing wax, so that he could take out the few pieces of tissue paper hidden inside the bamboo tube.
At this time, he finally realized who the source of this letter was.
"Brother Zhiyuan Taijian, we conquered the city of Xinye in two days. My colleagues in Jingzhou fought bravely, and the governor of Jingzhou rushed forward. We were serving as arrows, wearing arrows and holding armor. We must have achieved great feats. However, Xinye's soldiers were less than 10,000. Although we captured the city, we still had great achievements."
It is also difficult to defend the city, the puppet Qin leader is strong, and the military front is very powerful..."
After Wang Mi finished reading, he didn't close the letter for a long time. But beside him, Zeng Jing, his subordinate, stood obediently, not daring to easily raise his eyes to glance at the contents of the letter.
"It turns out I'm here to ask for help!"
"Zeng Jing, go and invite General Liu and General Tan over to discuss important matters."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Jing ran out quickly.
This is not because he reacted quickly, but because he had already expected Wang Mi to have such an assignment. Xinye City has recently returned to the embrace of the Jin Dynasty, and this matter is known to both the government and the public.
The letters coming from Xinye at this time must be related to military affairs. How can we discuss military affairs without bringing along two capable generals?