Time passed day by day, and in three days it would be the New Year. In addition to occasionally going to the Youth Guard's station to inspect Wen Zhang's drills, these days were spent in the Imperial Study Room and Shifeng Trading Company.
That day, as soon as I came out of the martial arts training hall, I saw Eunuch Zhou coming to report, and Lan Yu was asking to see him outside the palace.
"Ah, are you finally back?" I said hurriedly, "Eunuch Zhou, thank you for your hard work. How many of them are there in total?"
"Back to the official's house, a group of four."
"Okay, Xuan, let them meet me in the imperial study room."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, it seems that the person has been found." Yuan Ji said with a smile.
"Haha, sir, let's go quickly. Xiao Qi, please pass on Wen Tianxiang." I said impatiently.
In the royal study, Lan Yu and the other four people lined up in a row, knelt down and kowtowed: "My minister Lan Yu, my minister Shen Mo, my subordinate Yun Zhongfei, and the common man Yun Bofei are here to see the emperor. Long live my emperor. Long live the emperor."
"Plain body."
Lan Yu stood up and reported: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I have brought Yun Bofei back."
"Haha, okay, okay, I'm finally back. I've been looking forward to you every day since you left. Lan Yu, Shen Mo, and Yun Zhongfei, you three have worked hard. Please sit aside and rest." I looked at the last one.
The person on the left said, "You are Yun Bofei, the son of Yun Yue, right?"
"Back to the emperor, you are just a common man."
Yun Bofei and Yun Zhongfei are somewhat similar in appearance. Although they do not have the heroic spirit of Yun Zhongfei and are much thinner, their eyes shine with wisdom. The two brothers are one civilized and one martial.
, they actually complement each other.
"Yun Bofei, please sit down and talk. There is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Yun Bofei, you know why I came back to you, right?"
"The grass-roots people know that Mr. Lan has already talked to the grass-roots people on the way."
"Well, do you know about the new type of gun that your father developed before he died?"
"Back to the emperor, Cao Min knows that this is what Cao Min mentioned to his father back then. However, this musket cannot withstand the temperature and instantaneous expansion pressure of gunpowder, and has no practical value."
I was surprised: "What, is this your idea?"
"Your Majesty, five years ago, the common people proposed to my father a plan to improve the musket. However, due to the problem of the bamboo tube, it was later shelved. However, my father wanted to accomplish this to bring glory to my Yun family, so my father has been unwilling to do so.
If you are willing to give up, you will finally get this disaster." Yun Bofei said sadly.
I suppressed the excitement in my heart and said: "Bo Fei, your father's wish will definitely come true. Have you ever thought about using other objects to replace the bamboo pipes?"
Yun Bofei shook his head and said: "In the past few years, ordinary people have also thought about it, but they have never found the solution."
I nodded and said: "Bo Fei, please tell me about the firearms situation in our country first."
"Back to the Emperor, today we use gunpowder in weapons. To put it simply, there are roughly three situations. One is for rockets, the other is for artillery, and the third is for making detonator bombs. As for the gunpowder, it cannot be applied yet.
Actual combat.”
"Bo Fei, although these firearms have been used in war, they are not functioning well at present. Have you ever thought about the root cause?"
Yun Bofei hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, ordinary people are stupid and have never thought of it."
Just as he said this, Xiao Qi brought Wen Tianxiang to the imperial study room.
I pointed at Wen Tianxiang and said, "Bo Fei, come here, let me introduce to you that this Lord Wen Tianxiang is the new weapons supervisor."
Yun Bofei cupped his fists and said, "Bofei has met Mr. Wen."
Wen Tianxiang looked at Yun Bofei and said, "Are you Yun Bofei? The emperor talks about you every day."
I smiled and said: "Song Rui, please sit down too. Bo Fei, you are an expert in firearms, but I also have some suggestions. Please listen to it. Is it feasible? I think this first point is what I am currently facing.
The materials used simply do not meet the requirements for making firearms
, Take this gun as an example. There is no long hollow tube in the world that is so hard that it can absorb the instantaneous expansion force of gunpowder. Therefore, I believe that we must build it ourselves. Only when the basic components of these guns can meet the requirements can firearms be widely used.
."
"Build it yourself?" Yun Bofei asked confused.
"Exactly, Bo Fei, there are many things that are not ready-made and need to be built using the resources at hand. Do you know things like copper and iron?"
"Of course I know that."
"Copper and iron can be used to make various farm tools and weapons, so why can't they be made into the barrel of this musket?"
"Ah?" Yun Bofei exclaimed.
"This is not a difficult task, as long as the mold is in place, our smelting technology can initially meet this requirement."
Yun Bofei thought for a while and then said with great joy: "The emperor said exactly that. In this way, the pressure resistance of the barrel is completely sufficient, and it will not deform or explode. As for the mold, it should also be able to solve the problem.
, in this way, not only the muskets, but also the artillery can be improved."
I nodded and said: "I think that future muskets and artillery will use pig iron or even better materials to make barrels. Bo Fei, before this, you and your father must have made a mistake."
"Please give me your advice, Your Majesty."
"This is not just the case for you and your son, Song Rui, Lan Yu, and even me. It is the imprisonment of human thinking. This is just like the shape of water. Can any of you tell me what the shape of water is?"
Yuan Ji said: "Water has no permanent shape."
"Sir, you are right. If you pour water into a round teacup, the water will become round. If you pour it into a square object, the water will become square. Therefore, people's thinking must not be imprisoned, especially Bo Fei, you guys
As a developer, this is even more true. I would like to give you a word of advice: There is nothing impossible in the world, only things that are unexpected. Everything must be boldly imagined and carefully verified.”
"Your Majesty, I will teach you."
"Okay, once the first point about materials is solved, it will not only be for muskets, as Bo Fei said, but also for artillery. As for rockets, we won't study them in the future. The second point is that the formula of gunpowder has not yet been solved.
Needs improvement, there are records about gunpowder formulas in the "Martial Classics" of our dynasty
, But that is completely wrong. I tell you, you should try to make gunpowder now with the ratio of 75% saltpeter, 10% sulfur, and 15% charcoal." I looked at the people present, and my tone suddenly changed.
He changed his mind and said, "This recipe is only known to everyone here, otherwise I will destroy all nine of his tribes."
Although these people are loyal to me, I still need to deal with such a major matter in advance.
"Your Majesty, I know this.
"Yes." I nodded, calmed down and continued, "Yun Bofei, according to my gunpowder formula, you will find that for the same volume, its effectiveness will increase several times or even ten times."
This ratio is exactly the ratio of black powder in the future, and the gunpowder formula in "Wu Jing Zong Yao" can actually only be regarded as a formula for burning substances.
Yun Bofei was very excited when he heard it, and he was already eager to try it: "Ten times? Your Majesty, the common people will try it as soon as possible."
"Well, you will understand after trying it. I will appoint you as the manager of the firearms workshop to take over your father's position. Once you think that you can make a musket that can be used in war, I will appoint you as the chief weapons supervisor.
All the masters, middle masters, and junior masters in the workshop will be under your command, and this spear will be named the Cloud Fire Spear to honor your father's spirit."
Yun Bofei knelt down excitedly and prostrated: "Your Majesty, I obey your decree, and I will definitely live up to your love."