"If you look closely, this is the West, which can also be called Europa."
Fang woke up in the first class this morning, and the students were looking forward to his class.
Fang Xing often goes off topic when he lectures, but the content he mixes is very fresh, and the side information is fascinating, which makes people addicted.
There was a large map hanging on the blackboard, and Fang Xing was holding a whip and talking eloquently.
"Everyone looks at Europa and thinks it's small, right?"
The students below all nodded their heads, and they could tell with the naked eye that Europa was not as big as Da Ming when it added up.
This is because Fang Xing also counted the grassland into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which adds up to at least 15 million square kilometers of territory.
"It's small and it's a big country, but it's not to be underestimated."
"The people of Europa are in the midst of a revolution, a revolution in thinking."
Fang Xing's whip slid down to the seashore, "What will this innovation bring?"
It will bring expansion, expansion for food, for resources, for slaves. ” "We have a big ball under our feet, as I have already said, and on this ball, the land is not so much, it is more the ocean."
The students below listened attentively, Fang Xing's whip slid back and forth between the east and the west, and said in a deep voice: "And expansion and communication are inseparable from the sea, and when we have worked hard to open the trade routes to the Western Regions again with horses and camels, the Europa people will take a big ship, armed with muskets, smiling and snatching all the wealth that can be taken, and driving people of other colors to open mines and farm......"
"So we need the ocean!"
Fang Xing saw that the time was almost up, so he summed it up: "Da Ming can't leave the ocean, because wealth comes from the ocean, and danger also comes from the ocean, we can't dodge, let alone close the country, and then we have a dream of the heavenly kingdom, until we are awakened from the dream by sabers and muskets." ” After class, Fang Xing walked out of the classroom slowly, thinking about the word "strong ship and cannon", his heart moved, and he went to Jubao Shanwei.
When they arrived at the barracks, it was the time for the morning drill, Lin Qunan welcomed Fang Xing in, and the two of them couldn't help but feel happy when they looked at the smoothly rotating array.
The rotation speed is related to the output density of firepower, so it must be practiced, and it must be practiced frequently.
After Fang Xing watched it for a while, he went to the workshop when he switched to assassination practice.
The workshop is a bit bigger than it used to be, but it's still staffed.
Zhu Fang is leading the craftsmen to create a new flintlock pistol, and after one process after another, those finished products are placed on the side, looking full of power and beauty.
"Can you build a cannon?"
Fang Xing took out a drawing, on which was a thick pipe, with several hoops on the pipe, and a bracket in the shape of a cross.
Zhu Fang looked at the drawings and frowned: "Uncle, but it's the same reason as a musket?"
” "Almost."
Fang Xing pointed to the mouth and said, "Fill the gunpowder first, then the iron ball, and finally ignite the fire from the back door." ” "We're going to have to get a shelf."
Zhu Fang picked up the pencil pinned to his ear, drew a shelf underneath, and then said dissatisfiedly: "It's still a little bit worse, this recoil must be very large, this shelf has to take these into account." ” Fang Xing didn't worry about the gun mount, with Zhu Fang's level, this was not a problem.
"Let's see if you can make one of these guns out of iron."
Zhu Fang frowned and calculated on the paper, and said with a sad face: "Uncle, I'm afraid it won't work with iron!"
I guess it won't take many times before it will be scrapped. ” Seeing Fang Xing's bewildered face, Zhu Fang hurriedly explained: "Uncle, if you use iron to cast this kind of cannon, the charge must not be much, and the range will not work!"
” "Where's the steel?"
Fang Xing thought that those steels should be fine.
But Zhu Fang smiled bitterly: "Uncle, the steel is still unstable, and if you cast the steel cannon, the cooling process is not easy to control!"
” This is a professional problem, Fang Xing has no choice, so he has to say: "Try more here, if it really doesn't work, then bronze will also do." ” Bronze, that is, copper alloy, has good performance and is a good material for making cannons.
It's just that Daming lacks copper, and if you use bronze to cast a cannon, the cost really makes Fang Xing a little moved.
However, you have to try, otherwise in the face of the enemy's group impact, Daming lacks long-range strike firepower.
Small trebuchets are good, but the first is that they lack range, and the second is that they can only throw clay pots or cast-iron bombs.
Think about the scene of the roar of artillery, one by one iron balls rushing out of the enemy's formation, the visual impact will definitely make the enemy's morale plummet.
If you want to do it, Fang Xing hurriedly went to find the military department.
"Is Jin Shangshu here?"
The porter of the military department said with a sad face: "Lord Shangshu is seriously ill. ” I'll go!
Fang Xing had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and found Shi Kui.
"Copper?"
When Shi Kui heard this, he shook his head and said, "Uncle Xinghe, copper material is not something that a subordinate official can call the shots, you still have to go to our Lord Shangshu." ” Get!
Fang Xing had no choice but to go to Jin Zhong's house.
Jin Zhong's family looked very ordinary, and after Fang Xing announced his name, he waited for half a salary before someone came to greet him.
It was the butler who came to greet him, looking at his expression, Fang Xing's heart chuckled, thinking that this Jin Zhong would not burp!
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If Jin Zhong burps when he comes to visit, this reputation will be stinky.
O god of decay!
When I arrived in the bedroom, I felt a strong smell of medicine as soon as I entered.
Jin Zhong, who was sitting at the head of the bed, looked at the old Long Zhong, his face turned pale.
"This official is dying, and Xing Hebo please forgive this official for being rude."
Jin Zhong's voice was a little weak, and he pointed to the chair next to the bed and began to gasp.
After Fang Xing sat down, he groaned for a while, and finally said what he meant.
"Copper?"
Jin Zhong frowned and said, "My Ming copper material is scarce!"
” Fang Xing remembered the documentary he watched later, and the tons of copper coins excavated from those ancient tombs, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Daming is short of copper, but Fang Mou thinks that there is still a bit of copper for casting cannons." ” "What is the power of this cannon that Xing Hebo said?"
"The range is less than a thousand feet, and the power of using an iron ball is huge."
Jin Zhong closed his eyes and thought about it, and finally said cautiously: "Let's take some and try it first, if it is easy to use, Your Majesty will naturally have a saying." ” "No problem."
Fang Xing just wanted to try it first, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but have a good impression of Jin Zhong.
This person is not only James of the James, but also ordered to assist Zhu Zhanji, it stands to reason that the relationship between him and Fang Xing should be relatively close.
But Jin Zhong never took the initiative to meet Fang Xing, nor did he give his opinion to Fang Xing.
So this is the first time the two have met.
Jin Zhong pondered for a moment, his eyes turned on Fang Xing's body, and he coughed: "Xinghebo, it is not easy for the grandson, you often advised at that time." ” Fang Xing was stunned: "Why did Lord Jin say this?"
” The conscience of heaven and earth, Fang Xing felt that Zhu Zhanji was good enough, except for some love of beauty and some indecision, Zhu Zhanji was a qualified heir.
But listening to Jin Zhong's meaning, he seemed to be very dissatisfied.
"Don't let Taisun become the target of public criticism!"
Jin Zhong breathed rapidly, and only after recovering did he continue: "With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, wouldn't it be better for the Crown Prince Taoguang to be obscure?"
You have aroused the wrath of the ministers and the people, and you have been targeted by everyone!
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