How to make a budget was another big article. Gao pragmatically continued to push it back. The reason was very simple: there was no rush on this matter, because at the moment he didn't even know whether he should tell Gao his next plan.
Guo Yan.
After all, although the two people are cousins, they have really not had any contact before. According to Gao's pragmatic habits, for people who cannot be completely trusted, one must adhere to the principle of "talk to people only when you meet them, but don't give up everything".
At least you have to observe it for a while before making a decision.
Will the entire Chinese civilization sink into a sea of misery in a few decades? To exaggerate, it will almost all be on his shoulders. The burden is so heavy that it will not work if he cannot hide it in his heart?
Next, Gao Jingshi began to assign work tasks to Gao Jue. However, Gao Jue's affairs were easy to handle. He originally planned to let Gao Jue be Gao Mo's assistant directly, but after a trip to Kaiping, he found out that
He had other thoughts and planned to arrange for him to go to Qi Jiguang's place for "further training".
It just so happened that Gao Jue was originally a confidant of Gao Jie's uncle Gao Jie, and he had been educated for several years. Although he had no serious reputation, he was still a boy, so Gao Jue arranged for him to go to Qi Jiguang's side to "attend Qi Jiguang and record the military training skills of Qi Du Supervisor".
want".
Of course, since Gao Jue has no official status, his nominal task is to supervise the training of the Gao family's servants. As for Qi Jiguang, I believe that with the association of this Kaiping secret meeting, it is impossible to refuse.
Although Gao Jue was a little surprised by this, he did not reject it. After all, Qi Jiguang was extremely famous. In Gao Jue's opinion, being able to train and use troops under his command was a good thing that could not be asked for. The only doubt is that although Qi Jiguang
He is accustomed to using elite soldiers to fight, and he has not led a "large army" for many times. However, no matter how "elite soldiers" are, they can often number thousands of people, and the targets of attacks often exceed ten thousand or even tens of thousands. But he is just a servant. See
The eldest young master doesn't intend to join the army, but wants to stay by his side to command. So... is it really necessary to learn this kind of military use?
But Gao Jingshi was the master and he was the servant. Since Gao Jingshi asked him to go, he could still do it. He thought to himself: Anyway, we are all learning to lead troops. It is no longer a problem to lead more troops. Is it still possible to lead too few? Go.
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After Gao Jue came Gao Yi, who was originally from a refugee military family. Because of his family's outstanding skills in making firearms, he was taken under Gao Jie's command. He was especially good at making various thunderbolts and fireballs.
The so-called thunderbolt fireball is an iron spherical shell with gunpowder and various ignition devices hidden in it. It explodes when it is pressed, pulled, or ignited. It is extremely powerful. This is in the drawings Gao Pragmatic previously provided to Qi Jiguang.
There was this kind of thing, which he called grenades according to the custom of later generations.
However, although Gao Pragmatic can provide manufacturing ideas, his hands-on ability is not worth mentioning. According to Gao Mo, Gao Yi is extremely skilled in making firearms, especially for this type of "grenade".
He was particularly good at it - his family had always been good at this, and he was even more unique. If it hadn't been for something happening at home, he wouldn't have had to flee and live in the world, and was finally "picked up" by Gao Jie.
For Gao Yi, Gao pragmatically explained more things.
First of all, Gao Jingshi directly gave him a copy of the set of calligraphy and painting albums given to Qi Jiguang, and said that he would notify Sanshen Garden to carve out a separate area for Gao Yi outside the garden and build a new courtyard as a
his workplace.
Next, he was asked to make several samples of all products according to the records in the manuscript and picture album. At the same time, in order to cooperate with his production, he would get the materials he needed for him, and he would also get the required approval documents at the same time -
- The laws of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulate that knives, spears, swords, halberds, bows, and crossbows are not prohibited or made. What is prohibited are armor, flags, cards, guns, etc.
Armor is armor, flags and cards are tools used to lead troops in battle, and gun is a general term, which is actually a firearm. So even with a status like Gao Pragmatic, it is sinful to make firearms at home casually, and he has to find a valid reason-
- It was difficult to handle before, because it was impossible for Gao Gong to come forward on this matter, but now it is easier to handle. He and the nobles in the capital have now become preliminary allies of interest. They directly approached Cheng Guogong and asked for an official document.
In the name of Shenji Camp, please ask Gao Xiangshi to "co-produce new firearms" and that's it.
The excuse of "cooperating in the production of new firearms" is good enough, because many firearms in the Ming Dynasty were "imported" from foreign countries, and then they explored the principles, copied and improved them on their own. In this process, sometimes there were also a small number of private
Craftsmen participated, and sometimes even civil servants who were interested in firearms joined in. Although Gao Pragmatic had no fame, he was still a civil servant with a clean background. The court had no reason to suspect that he had ulterior motives in co-producing new firearms - as long as he made
The quantity is not large, you can experiment as you wish. If the production volume is large... Then you need to find a new reason, or obtain the consent of the court. But that is a story for later, there is no need to worry about it now.
Gao Jingshi asked Gao Yi what other firearms he had, and Gao Yi's answer was rather modest, saying "I have dabbled in them all, so I can't say what I'm good at." Gao Jingshi got interested and deliberately asked him if he could make guns and cannons.
Gao Yi replied: "As for the bird gun, it can be made, but it requires the cooperation of a skilled blacksmith. As for the cannon, it depends on what kind of gun the young master is talking about. If it is a squatting tiger cannon or a whirlwind cannon, as long as there are materials,
With craftsmen, the small ones can start making them now, but if it's the cannons for destroying the captives, the attacking cannons, or even the general cannons, the Weiyuan cannons, etc., they still need the cooperation of specialized people, and a small person can't make them."
Many people are familiar with the Crouching Tiger Cannon. It is an artillery piece equipped by the Qi Army. In order to facilitate shooting, this kind of cannon is placed in a fixed position, much like a tiger squatting, hence its name. The power of the Crouching Tiger Cannon
It is not big and has a short range, but due to its light weight, it is easier to maneuver and is suitable for mountain operations. It is similar to today's mortars, which are artillery that mainly focuses on deflection. The cyclone gun is also similar, both are light artillery.
The later ones can be considered medium-sized or even heavy artillery, such as the general cannon, which mainly evolved from the small divine machine cannon in the early Ming Dynasty. The actual general cannon is still preserved in later generations, with a caliber of about 100 mm and an outer caliber of about 200 mm.
, with a total length of about 1.4 meters. Judging from the numbers of those large general cannons, at least 110 large general cannons were manufactured from May to October of the 20th year of Wanli. It can be seen that the arsenal's cannon manufacturing capabilities were relatively strong at that time.
The heavy general cannon, weighing one thousand kilograms, was carried on a vehicle, called a rolling cannon, which increased mobility and flexibility and frightened those who saw it. There were also Ye Gongshen cannons on carts and cannons, which weighed more than two hundred kilograms.
As for the Weiyuan Cannon, the main purpose is to reduce the weight of the General Cannon by removing the hoop, which also improves mobility. The small one weighs 100 kilograms, and the large one weighs two hundred kilograms. It can be used in field battles and can also be used to attack dangerous locations. It is a multi-purpose large artillery.
