Chapter 397: Evaluation

On the square in front of the Chengqing Hall, ministers surrounded Luo Xin and his party in a crescent shape. Chinese on August 1st
Xiao Wenxuan and Xiao Ming stood in the middle of the crescent shape.
Watching Luo Xin take out long stick-like weapons from the wooden box, Xiao Wenxuan looked surprised. He said to Xiao Ming: "Ming'er, is this a musket?"
"Yes, Father, this is the musket used in the Battle of Jizhou. It is actually very simple to say, but it is only to reduce the artillery."
The ten muskets Xiao Ming brought this time were all matchlocks, and there was a matchlock at the position of the gun.
In combat, you need to light the matchlock to shoot, and this is the disadvantage of the matchlock gun.
Because shooting requires a matchlock, gunners often have to carry a matchstick that is several meters long.
When the weather is wet, the matchlock is still extremely difficult to ignite. In general, the musketeers will ignite both ends of the matchstring so that they can fire a second shot at any time. But in this way, a matchlock will not burn for long, and it is easy to burn. During the siege, it could not be used because there was no match rope.
Another drawback is that the lit fire rope is easily spotted at night, which makes it difficult to conduct sneak attacks at night.
In general, it is the so many disadvantages of the matchlock that led to the rapid elimination of the matchlock after the appearance of the flintlock.
Now Xiao Ming is ready to sell the matchlock gun because he is confident of the advantage of the matchlock gun over the flintlock gun.
"Well, it is indeed like the artillery has shrunk. Ming'er, you are so smart. Doesn't this mean that every soldier now has artillery in his hand?" Xiao Wenxuan laughed and was extremely happy.
Because of the lack of horses, it was difficult for the country of Da Yu to defeat the barbarians in the wild. Now the emergence of this new weapon immediately gave Xiao Wenxuan hope.
These days, he attaches great importance to the firearms camp. Now that a new type of weapon is installed, he is naturally excited.
Xiao Ming agreed with a smile: "Although it is a reduced artillery, its power will be reduced a lot."
At this time, Luo Xin had already handed all the ten matchlock guns to the soldiers. When they were in Qingzhou, these soldiers had already practiced the firing process of the matchlock gun. Therefore, after getting the matchlock gun, he loaded the ammunition very skillfully and just waited to shoot.
Prepared, Xiao Ming winked at Luo Xin.
"Shoot!" Luo Xin shouted at this time.
Upon receiving the order, the soldiers immediately lit the match rope and used the match rope to ignite the gunpowder in the gunpowder pool. With a "bang" shot, a burst of white smoke gasped.
Even though Xiao Wenxuan was prepared, he was surprised by the movement of the arquebus. The ministers were the same, and some people even shook their bodies.
"Oh, the sound of this gun is so loud."
"Yes, but how come none of these targets have been hit?"
"..."
After the matchlock shot, the ministers began to whisper.
In today's court, no one of them jumped out to accuse Xiao Ming. One was because Xiao Ming had done too much this time. Finding fault at this time is no different than finding it.
Secondly, Xiao Ming holds Shanhaiguan in his hand, which is equivalent to Xiao Ming holding the safety of the north. At this time, he is a high-powered person. He is afraid that he will be defeated by General Xiao Ming. After all, Xiao Ming now has this ability.
The most important thing is this new weapon musket. They represent the interests of the different clans and clans of the Great Yu Kingdom, but no one wants to offend Xiao Ming, because they also desire this weapon.
The comments of the ministers reached Xiao Wenxuan's ears, and Xiao Wenxuan was also a little embarrassed. He said to Xiao Ming: "Ming'er, why didn't this target hit any."
"Father, this musket relies on intensive shooting, which is naturally very different from bows and arrows. In fact, the accuracy of muskets is not comparable to that of bows and arrows." Xiao Ming said lightly.
The musket was criticized by the army at the time for its unstable performance during the exchange of hot and cold weapons. The general of the Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang once described in detail the comical situation of the musket in the army: either the soldier had the lead bullet and forgot to refill it, or the soldier was careless. The lead bullet was swallowed, or the soldier raised the gun incorrectly, which caused the ammunition to slip out of the barrel, even if the shooting accuracy was poor.
So many problems eventually led to a small team of Qi's army but equipped with two blunderbuss, and the rest were cold weapons.
Therefore, even if he brought the matchlock this time, it is still a question whether the generals of the Forbidden Army will be able to see it after a demonstration.
"Bows and arrows are inferior, so what's the use of this matchlock?"
After Xiao Ming said what he said, a general suddenly said aloud.
The other ministers had the same meaning. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Ming relied on muskets to defeat the barbarians, they would be even more disdainful.
Luo Quan said loudly at this time: "Your Majesty, a single musket is indeed not as practical as bow and arrow on the battlefield, but I will see His Royal Highness King Qi’s musket team. Thousands of people form a column to ride and shoot, and the musket will have great power. , And a qualified archer needs many years of training, but even if an ordinary person can kill a barbarian cavalry with a musket, what the barbarian does not lack is horses, and what Dayu Nation does not lack is soldiers."
Xiao Wenxuan looked at the blank bullseye and swept the musket again. Luo Quan said exactly what he was thinking. The advantage of the barbarians is the war horse and the skilled archer. This is the disadvantage of the Great Yu Kingdom.
But the musket can make up for this disadvantage. He asked again: "Ming'er, what is the power and range of this musket?"
"The range does not belong to the bow and arrow, and the power is much greater than that of the bow and arrow. It can penetrate the armor of the barbarian within ninety steps." Xiao Ming said.
For him, the purpose of bringing a matchlock this time is to promote this weapon and achieve arms sales.
This time the North is stable, and now he has signed the certificate of voting. Regardless of whether the certificate of voting is useful or not, the princes should be honest for the time being.
After marrying Fei Yue'er back, he basically won't come to Chang'an again. After that, ~EbookFREE.me~ he will fully manage his fief and completely bridge the technological gap with the West.
Therefore, when he came to Chang'an this time, he came to look for money. One was a business agreement and the other was arms sales.
As long as these two things are achieved, he will be able to continue to make profits and use the money to upgrade the fiefdom industry.
"It's more powerful than a bow and arrow?" Xiao Wenxuan was a little tempted by Xiao Ming's words.
He pondered for a moment, and he said: "In this case, it is better to equip a batch of guns like artillery. This time, it is better to equip the firearms camp with 5,000 guns."
The purchase of artillery last time has already spent millions of taels of silver, and now it is bound to be expensive to continue purchasing artillery.
So Xiao Wenxuan didn't want to buy too much at once, lest the ministers make irresponsible remarks. After all, the firearms camp that has been built with huge amounts of money is just a display, and there is no real record on the battlefield.
Moreover, the accuracy of the musket really made him doubt the combat effectiveness of the musket.
(To be continued.)