"Master Xiao Zhu, please. The cannons and muskets in the warehouse are all sponsored by my godfather to train the regiment under Master Xiao Zhu." Xiao Xizi led Zhu Ping'an to the warehouse, took out the key, opened the door, and bowed to him.
Zhu Pingan said.
"Thank you for your thanks, Eunuch." Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands and thanked her, then stepped into the warehouse with Xiao Xizi's courtesy.
The bowl-mouth cannon is from the Yuan Dynasty, an artillery piece from the early to mid-Ming Dynasty. It is an old-fashioned artillery piece. Zhu Ping'an has seen the real thing in the Modern Museum. The barrel is as thick as the mouth of a bowl and weighs about one hundred kilograms. It is considered a light artillery and is easy to carry and haul.
Zhu Pingan knows that in a few years, the bowl-mouth cannon will be replaced by the Folang machine gun, the Tiger Crouching Cannon, etc., but currently this bowl-mouth cannon is still one of the popular firearms in the military ("Ming Huidian·Arms and Uniforms"
"According to the records, before Hongzhi, it was established that the Second Bureau of Arms and Bridles would make 3,000 cannons every three years), although their status was not as good as that of large, medium and small general cannons.
However, this era is still the era of cold weapons, and the deterrence of artillery is still very strong. With the bowl-mouth cannon, the firepower of regiment training can be increased by several levels. After a few rounds, it can not only kill the enemy from a long distance, but also reduce the enemy's morale.
It can also boost your own morale.
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an was still looking forward to the Wankou Cannon. As soon as he stepped into the room, his eyes eagerly looked into the room.
With just one glance, Zhu Ping'an froze on the spot, keeping one foot in the room and keeping the other foot off the ground. His eyes widened, he blinked in disbelief, and then
Confirmed again.
That's right.
Four bowl-mouth cannons, or four bowl-mouth cannons! Not the two bowl-mouth cannons as mentioned before, but four. In addition, there are two large boxes full of brand-new firecrackers, and eight large boxes of lead guns.
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The lead contained in these boxes is cannonballs. Ancient cannonballs are not like modern artillery. Ancient artillery was first loaded with gunpowder, then put in wooden horses, then put in soil, then put in lead, etc., then put in soil, then put in lead, etc.
, over and over again until it is full. Of course, stones can also be used as lead. However, it is still difficult to find stones of suitable size on the battlefield, so lead is usually prepared in advance.
When Xiao Xizi saw Zhu Pingan's appearance, she couldn't help but raise her orchid fingers to cover her mouth, and let out a string of muffled laughter, "Hehehehe, Mr. Xiao Zhu is a little surprised, this is the surprise given to Mr. Xiao Zhu by his godfather.
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What a surprise indeed!
Zhu Ping'an was overjoyed and thanked Xiao Xizi with his hands, "Thank you so much, Eunuch He, and thank you Eunuch Xi."
"Haha, it's enough for Mr. Xiao Zhu to thank his godfather. If you don't get rewarded for your merits, you can't bear the gratitude of Mr. Xiao Zhu." Xiao Xizi covered her mouth and smiled, "Yesterday, after my godfather came back, he specially asked someone to go there.
Baoyuan Bureau dug three feet into the ground and found two bowl-mouth cannons, a hundred fire blunderbuss, and eight boxes of lead to give to Mr. Xiao Zhu."
"Eunuch He is not feeling well, but he still thinks about Ping An. Ping An is really grateful." Zhu Pingan thanked him again.
"Haha, my godfather said, compared to Mr. Xiao Zhu's life-saving grace, these are just trivial things." Xiao Xizi said with a smile, and then approached Zhu Pingan's ear and whispered, "And..."
Anything else?
Zhu Pingan listened attentively.
"Besides, Mr. Xiao Zhu, don't you know that last time you beat Xiao Qianzi in Jingnan, your godfather was also very happy when he heard the news." Xiao Xizi leaned into Zhu Pingan's ear and whispered.
said.
Um?!
Strange, don’t you have a grudge against Qianxu?! I beat Qianxu, why is Eunuch He so happy?
"Haha, Mr. Xiao Zhu doesn't know something. The reason why Xiao Qianzi often has a grudge against me is actually because Xiao Qianzi's godfather - that old dog Chen Hong doesn't deal with his godfather. So, we don't deal with him either.
"Xiao Xizi explained in a low voice. "When we were in the capital, that old dog Chen Hong once played a dirty trick and stole the errand of his godfather's clerk's office, causing his godfather to go to Zhidian to supervise the palace. Fortunately, he had another opportunity later.
, it was a blessing in disguise that we are today... Last month, that old dog Chen Hong went out to Beijing to buy gold, treasures and pearls, and came to Yingtian. Based on the reputation of his official duties, he kept showing off in front of his godfather.
Playing a show of authority, the godfather respects and loves the Holy One the most. However, in order not to affect the Holy One's work, the godfather endured his anger. Mr. Xiao Zhu gave Xiao Qianzi a good beating. The godfather took advantage of this and severely
Chen Hong’s old dog face was so disgusting, seeing how he was gritting his teeth and swallowing, he let out a big sigh of anger.”
Uh, okay, it turns out there is such a thing. When Zhu Pingan heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth in silence.
"Oh, by the way, I remembered this. I just reminded Mr. Xiao Zhu to be careful of the puppy Xiao Qianzi, but I forgot to remind Mr. Xiao Zhu to be careful of the old dog Chen Hong. Mr. Xiao Zhu should be careful of Chen Hong in the future.
This old dog, Chen Hong, is much more vicious than Xiao Qianzi’s puppy." Xiao Xizi reminded.
Zhu Pingan nodded slightly.
"Master Xiao Zhu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. People like us are physically weak and mentally abnormal." Xiao Xizi smiled at herself, pointed at the orchid and said, "But compared with Chen Hong, that's nothing.
Big witch, that’s nothing. Chen Hong is a complete pervert. He once said that he admires two people the most in his life. Mr. Xiao Zhu, do you know who they are?"
Zhu Ping'an naturally shook his head, how do I know who Chen Hong admires the most?
"The two people he admires most, the number one one is Gong Chengshu." Xiao Xizi revealed the answer.
Gong Chengshu?! Who is this? I don't seem to have any impression. Zhu Pingan searched it in his mind and found nothing.
"Gong Chengshu was a great eunuch in the Southern Han Dynasty." Seeing Zhu Pingan's confused look, Xiao Xizi explained.
Southern Han Dynasty!
Zhu Ping'an immediately had the impression that this was one of the regimes during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, located in the present-day Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and northern Vietnam. The most prominent feature of this regime was its heavy use of eunuchs, and it was later destroyed by the Song Dynasty.
"Actually, even the younger ones don't know about Gong Chengshu. Chen Hong once told us young eunuchs after he was drunk. He said that when Gong Chengshu was an eunuch, the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty he served was Liu. Liu had no ambitions and was most fond of sensuality.
Arrogant, extravagant and lustful, Gong Chengshu used various tricks to please Liu every day and obeyed everything. As long as Liu looked at him, Gong Chengshu could understand everything and arrange everything for Liu's heart. He was deeply trusted by Liu and made Liu feel that the eunuch was practical and reliable.
He has no ambitions and is easy to control. One day, Liu thought about how he wasted the government. What if the civil and military officials under him had a rebellious attitude? Gong Chengshu went into the slanderous way and asked the Chinese civil and military officials to be castrated first before they could become officials. If they were not willing,
If you are castrated, you cannot be an official and must resign and go home. He explained to Liu that after eunuchs were castrated, they would have no offspring. Even if those civil and military officials succeeded in their rebellion, their empires were fought for others, so why risk their lives?
It is dangerous to rebel, so that they will not take the risk of rebelling, so that the Holy Emperor will no longer have to worry about the future and can enjoy it with peace of mind. When Liu heard this, he was overjoyed and accepted the advice. It is said that all the civil and military officials in the Southern Han Dynasty were eunuchs.
There are more than 20,000 people. Chen Hong, an old dog, often says that Gong Chengshu is the person he admires most in his life, and also says that he wants to learn from Gong Chengshu... Do you think he is a pervert...