The sea was opened in the 18th year of Jingtai, and the sea was opened in more than a year. The Ming Dynasty's treasury is no longer as stretched as it was in the past. Regarding various reforms, it must be ranked behind the military reform.
So that afternoon, Zhu Jianji went to inspect the Donggong Military Research Institute and the National Military Research Institute jointly run by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.
After the establishment of the National Military Research Institute, production and research and development have not yet started.
The talents allocated by the imperial court to the National Military Research Institute are still studying and furthering in the Donggong Military Research Institute. When they have mastered the knowledge and skills of the Donggong Military Research Institute, they will return to the National Military Research Institute.
Regarding the overlapping functions of the Donggong Military Research Institute and the National Military Research Institute, Zhu Jianji has his own thoughts.
Donggong Military Research Institute can support the National Military Research Institute.
But after the National Military Research Institute matured, the firearms achievements were developed by the Donggong Military Research Institute, first of all to satisfy the young army of the Donggong - the future emperor's personal army.
If the regiment camp, frontier army, and pro-military twenty-six guards want it, the state will pay for it.
It seems to be from the treasury to the East Palace account.
In fact the difference is huge.
When Zhu Jianji ascends the throne, the money will be charged into the internal transportation treasury. When Zhu Jianji has enough money, he can skip the household department and do what he wants to do.
For example... like Qianlong, he visited Jiangnan six times.
The courtiers could not say anything.
The most important thing is that Zhu Jianji also has ideas about medical reform and education reform. Especially if education reform touches the interests of scholars across the country, there will be great resistance.
But if Zhu Jianji takes out the money himself, those obstacles will not be able to restrain him.
In the East Palace Military Research Institute, Military Research Institute Commander Hang Min, Deputy Commander Shi Xin, as well as many senior officials of the Military Research Institute and project leaders, followed Zhu Jianji to visit the production line of the latest Dongfeng rifle.
As the actual operator, Shi Xin was more familiar with the production projects and production lines of the Donggong Military Research Institute than Hang Min. He accompanied Zhu Jianji and explained in detail: "In accordance with His Highness's design concept and some measures, the new Dongfeng rifle has been tested in the wind and sand environment.
, testing in swamp environments, extremely cold and extremely hot environments, and rainy and humid environments has basically solved the problem of high scrap rates. It can be adapted to use in any weather and environment, and its performance in range and accuracy is also better than the old Dongfeng
The rifle is superior."
Zhu Jianji nodded, "Let's talk about it in detail."
Shi Xing said: "The old Dongfeng rifle has an effective range of about 500 steps and an accurate range of about 350 steps. The Dongfeng rifle we improved after His Highness's request has an effective range of 900 steps and an accurate range of 900 steps.
Five hundred steps. In other words, if two armies are facing each other and our firearms attack output can form a dense fire, the effective fighting distance between us and the enemy can be 900 steps. In this way, the enemy will not be able to get close to us at all.
The army is within five hundred steps."
Having said this, all the officials at the Donggong Military Research Institute looked proud.
The development of Daming firearms is changing with each passing day.
More than ten years ago, if anyone had said that future wars would develop into air-to-air battles, including Shi Xin, they would have thought that person was crazy. However, this is now an established fact.
If the entire army of the Ming Dynasty is equipped with new Dongfeng firearms, it means that there will no longer be cluster charges in future wars of the Ming Dynasty.
These are all remote-shooting firearms.
Zhu Jianji was really amazed when he heard what Shi Xin said. He couldn't help but sigh: "We in China, with its outstanding people, have actually achieved the reform goal that I wanted!"
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It is indeed the pinnacle of world civilization.
As long as the concept and design are given, Ming's talents can come up with it.
Ming Dynasty has no shortage of backbone.
Short of money.
Ming Dynasty has no shortage of talents.
Lack of ideas.
And I can bring both of these to Ming Dynasty.
The range and accuracy of the new Dongfeng rifle now developed have basically reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship in this era.
It can't be any higher.
At least within a few years or even decades, if we do not continue to increase investment, the craftsmanship of the rifle can no longer be improved - the performance of the new Dongfeng rifle is almost comparable to the famous bolt-action rifles of World War II.
It is the pinnacle of muzzleloader guns!
Shi Xin sighed: "The Dongfeng Rifle is what it is today, and His Highness's design deserves the first credit!"
Everyone nodded.
Everyone knows that the Dongfeng firearms series are basically design sketches produced by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which were refined and implemented by people from the Donggong Military Research Institute. Therefore, the Crown Prince is the chief designer of the Firearms Era.
Zhu Jianji laughed, "I just did a small thing for the progress of Ming Dynasty."
Continue to inspect.
The next production line to inspect is the production line of Dongfeng light machine guns and heavy machine guns.
Light machine guns have actually been produced a long time ago.
In the 17th year of Jingtai's reign, during the Battle of Yingzouxia, light machine guns appeared. However, due to poor technology, less than 20% of the 200 light machine guns used at that time were effective.
Most of the functions are the same as Dongfeng rifle.
So I simply took it back and refurbished it.
One and a half years later, under the guidance of the Donggong Military Research Institute based on Zhu Jianji's design concept, and based on the air guide pneumatic device proposed by Zhu Jianji, the Military Research Institute has made bold improvements. Now the improved Dongfeng machine gun has been built and is currently undergoing performance testing.
Under testing.
Zhu Jianji personally tested it.
The effect is not ideal.
The effective range can reach 400 steps, but the accurate range is less than 200 steps. Fortunately, there is no need to use light machine guns for burst shooting in wars. So after Zhu Jianji thought for a while, he ordered the Military Research Institute to mass-produce Dongfeng light machine guns.
Four hundred steps, with the function of light machine guns, there are dozens of Dongfeng rifles as supplementary firepower points, which can basically fully cover the space in front of one's own formation.
Further blocking the enemy's charge.
In this case, war has been completely brought into the modern firearms age.
Well, it was the Ming Dynasty that entered the modern firearms age ahead of schedule.
Other countries…
Still in the cold weapon age.
Even if the Jurchens have learned firearms technology, even if they create a large number of old-fashioned Dongfeng rifles, it will be of little significance. The range, accuracy, and usage rate of the two sides are not on the same level.
Daming has risen to a new level!
Light machine guns alone are not enough.
Zhu Jianji went to inspect the heavy machine gun research and development project department again - in fact, after the light machine gun was developed, the heavy machine gun was not far behind, and the distance was similar, but the performance requirements were different.
Zhu Jianji required that the range of the heavy machine gun should reach a thousand steps, and that the power of the heavy machine gun could achieve armor-piercing effect.
In other words, even if the enemy is a thousand steps away, covered in armor, and hit by a heavy machine gun, it will turn into a hornet's nest - this is completely the performance of the Maxim heavy machine gun.
This requires higher performance of steel and gunpowder.
If the requirements are high, it will naturally be difficult.
The research and development of the Dongfeng heavy machine gun is still being overcome, mainly due to the technological performance of steel and gunpowder that have not yet been solved - this is actually a whole set of technological matters.
When the performance of steel and gunpowder can meet the performance requirements of heavy machine gun bodies and bullets, in the same way, the performance of Dongfeng mortars can be improved to a higher level, and the project of heavy firepower artillery can also be implemented.
In other words, once these projects are implemented, Ming Dynasty will truly enter the modern firearms field.
The veritable first military overlord of Blue Star.
