Da Ming started to ascend the throne

"Brothers, it was very dangerous just now. The governor of the West Factory wanted to beat us up. Everyone should continue to work and must not let go."

"Yes, don't worry, Mr. Qian, if someone wants to hurt the emperor, they must step on our corpse first."

Everyone quickly came to Zhu Youjian and fell to the ground one after another. "

"See Your Majesty."

"Waiting for courtesy, there is no need for such a big ceremony here."

Zhao Shizhen and others only need to bow and salute, but those soldiers from the Shenji Battalion are just ordinary soldiers, and they dare not stand in front of the emperor at all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

They dared to get up from the ground only when Zhu Youjian let him down, and stood aside respectfully.

Zhao Shizhen took a rifled gun and put it on with both hands:

"Your Majesty, please take a look. It took a full month to manufacture these twenty rifled guns."

Zhu Youjian took the rifled gun, looked up, down, left, and right, and then pulled the bolt and persisted. It was indeed somewhat close to the rifles of later generations, but there was still a big gap in some aspects.

But this was already a remarkable creation in the late Ming Dynasty, he nodded happily:

"Well, yes, there is another one that I can take a look at."

"obey"

Zhao Shizhen immediately handed over another flintlock.

The gun barrel is similar to the rifled gun just now, but the loading part is obviously larger.

Zhu Youjian pulled the bolt of the gun and checked it carefully, only to find that it was different from what he had imagined.

Chapter 194 Royal Guard

The flintlock gun in Zhu Youjian's hand can indeed be loaded with three bullets, and the cap and fire door have been installed.

But every time you fire a shot, you need to pull the bolt, and you need to pull the bolt three times to fire three shots, not three bursts.

Although it cannot be compared with the firearms of the later generations, if it can shoot stably, it is still hundreds of times stronger than the firecracker Vulcan gun. When shooting, you can choose your shooting position at will, unlike the firecracker that can only shoot standing.

"How's the range and accuracy?"

Zhao Shizhen hurriedly replied:

"Report to the emperor, and we will see the result after trying the gun immediately."

"Okay, start."

Of the 18 sharpshooters selected from the Shenji Battalion, [-] used single-shot rifles and two used three-shot rifles.

Start shooting from 30 steps, 50 steps, 80 steps, 100 steps, 120 steps, 150 steps, 170 steps, 200 steps, and 220 steps.

"Bang bang..."

After the gunmen shot, their faces showed surprise. They felt that this firearm was really easy to use. Not only did it have something to aim at, but the speed of the gun was significantly faster, and the bullets ran more stably.

……

At the end of the gun test, Zhu Youjian personally began to check. The gunners were really skilled. There was almost no miss in the short range, and the hit rate was still very high at a range of 100 to 150 steps.

At a distance of 220 steps, although there are misses, there are still half of the hits. This range is really amazing, and it can kill bows and other firearms in seconds.

Zhu Youjian was in a good mood, and turned around to ask Zhao Shizhen:

"Zhao Aiqing, if you equip a firearm battalion, how long will it take you to build it?"

Zhao Shizhen replied after a little thought:

"Your Majesty, mass production is very difficult now. It takes a long time for a single barrel. The Firearms Factory of the Ministry of Industry will do its best. I can't guarantee the exact time."

Zhu Youjian knew that Zhao Shizhen was telling the truth, and there was no rush to make this kind of thing. The first thing to do was to ensure the quality, not the quantity.

If you blindly pursue quantity, once an accident occurs on the battlefield, you can't imagine the consequences. If you want to complete the task with quality and quantity, there is only one way, and that is to process money.

"I will ask the Ministry of Households to allocate an additional 50 taels of silver to you, mainly for the manufacture of machinery and the improvement of the treatment of craftsmen. As long as they are willing to pay, the wages will be doubled, especially for weapons that are more difficult than those of the same era."

"As ordered, thank you Your Majesty, long live my emperor."

In the past, craftsmen had three liang of silver a month, but after being exploited layer by layer, they got very little. It would be good to have dozens of coins, so they were often hungry.

Now the craftsmen get real money, and no one dares to deduct their wages, but three liang of silver is needed to support a large family, and life is not rich.

In order to develop new weapons, Zhu Youjian doubled their wages at once. While Zhao Shizhen was happy for his subordinates, he also admired the emperor even more. It is really a blessing for Daming to have such a wise emperor.

Zhao Shizhen was very busy. After the gun test, he said goodbye to Zhu Youjian and returned to the Ministry of Industry to continue his manufacturing work.

Twenty sharpshooters, it would be best if they could all be equipped with three-shot guns, but unfortunately there are only two three-shot guns in total, and Zhu Youjian had to let the other 18 people be equipped with single-shot guns.

Since he is equipped with such advanced weapons, he must stay with him and simply form a guard, which is equivalent to the special operations force of later generations.

They can be used when encountering special tasks,

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian said:

"The 20 of you are no longer affiliated with the Shenji Battalion. I have decided to officially form the Royal Guard. You will be promoted to the sixth rank. Ah Qing will be the captain of the Royal Guard to the second rank. The Royal Guard will only obey my orders."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

The former Shenji Battalion had been disbanded long ago, but now the Shenji Battalion is filled with Zhu Youjian's summoners, and Zhu Youjian is not worried about their loyalty.

Leaving Ah Qing and the royal guards to continue training, Zhu Youjian and Qinglong Yuhuatian returned to Qianqing Palace.

After returning, Zhu Youjian immediately summoned Sun Chengzhong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Banghua, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet.

The two veteran ministers of Ming Dynasty hurried to Qianqing Palace.

"See my emperor, long live, long live."

Zhu Youjian nodded with a smile:

"The two lovers are free of courtesy, and I will give you a seat"

The two cabinet ministers hurriedly thanked:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, may I ask what your Majesty's order is for summoning the old minister?"

Zhu Youjian pondered briefly: