Yang Guang, who got the news early in the morning, waited outside the camp. When he saw Yang San coming, he nodded with his face unchanged, and then without looking at it, Yang Chendong turned directly to the camp.
Artillery General Yang Guang wants to go back to the barracks for inspection. He just takes two personal soldiers into the barracks. Naturally, no one without eyes will come to investigate. Moreover, Yang Guang was very careful. Knowing that Yang Chendong was coming, he replaced the guards here with his own people early. Naturally, no one would ask.
After entering the artillery camp of Daming, Yang Guang turned back and fell on his knees in front of Yang Chendong with a plop. He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yang Guang paid a visit to the sixth young master."
"Get up." Yang Chendong reached out and stroked him, then looked at Yang Guang very seriously, smiled and said, "yes, the body is stronger than before, very good."
"Everything depends on the blessing of the sixth young master." Yang Guang said with a fist in his heart. This is not perfunctory, nor is it a scene. Since he became the general of the artillery battalion, he has been under the care of Yang Chendong too much. Not to mention the silver given to him by the security bureau every month, which is enough to live a better life, it is said that after taking care of Xu Youzhen, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, his status in the army soared. He should be careful in everything he did before, and look at people's faces.
It can be said that without Yang Chendong's care, he would not be today. Since ancient times, it has been said that taking money and doing things for others. At this time, Yang Guang completely regarded himself as Yang Chendong's subordinate.
"Well, we didn't have to be so polite before. Let's take me to see the artillery." Yang Chendong's time is tight, and he can't show up for a long time. I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of others.
Yang Guang also knew that Zhongdan Gong was busy with great events and time was precious. He nodded at the moment. While leading the way in front, he made a voice and pointed to the front and said, "there are several new guns there. They haven't been put into storage yet. It's just for Zhongdan Gong to have a look."
In fact, even these guns should be sent to the warehouse. If Yang Guang hadn't told them to check carefully, for fear of any accident, Yang Chendong wouldn't see these things in front of him.
It was placed in a huge warehouse, where several dark guns lay quietly under the cover of red cloth.
Before the Ming Dynasty, there was a gun called copper fire gun. It was like a large barrel. It was very laborious to move. And the power is not only small, but also the shooting distance is very limited. It can only be effective if you are prepared to fight fixed things in advance. As for using it in battle, it is almost worthless.
In view of the previous shortcomings, Zhu Qiyu, the emperor of the northern Ming Dynasty, made great efforts this time. First, a lot of blacksmiths were gathered, including many experienced blacksmiths who made fire spears. They gathered together to think about culture and benefits, and improved with reference to the artillery once lit by mercenaries. This leads to the current improved version, also known as the enhanced version of the advanced artillery.
When the red cloth was lifted by Yang Guang, the biggest change to Yang Chendong was that the gun had two more wheels. Although it still looked heavy, it could at least move and enhance a certain degree of flexibility.
"Zhong Dan Gong, this gun was called the red cannon by Emperor Dai Zong. The caliber of the bowl is 230mm, the diameter of the barrel is 80mm, the total length is 150cm, and the weight is about 100kg. Compared with the previous copper fire gun with the caliber of the bowl is 110mm, the diameter of the barrel is 58mm, the total length is 36.5cm, and the weight is 15.75kg, the power is more powerful, and the range is more than twice..."
Listening to Yang Guang's introduction, seeing these guns, the front end of the barrel has an opening larger than the barrel, and the rear of the barrel is a medicine room with an ignition hole equipped with leads. Yang Chendong nodded, "it looks much more powerful than the previous artillery, but I just don't know how far it can hit and how lethal it is?"
"Zhong Dan Gong, we have conducted several test fires on this issue. The conclusion is that once the artillery fire is fired, the attack distance can reach about 450 meters, and the diameter killing range can reach about three meters..."
"The attack distance is still a hard injury." Yang Chendong shook his head when he heard that he could only hit less than 300 meters away.
If others say so, Yang Guang will also top his mouth and say that the other party can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, but the same words are completely different from Yang Chendong's mouth. Yang Guang once talked with Yang Chendong. He was lucky to have seen mercenary artillery. He can understand what this means. "Yes, what Zhongdan Gong said is true. But it's not easy to hit the target at a distance of 450 meters. To tell the truth, Beiming didn't have much money. Even if he built these 500 guns, he basically used up his family's treasury."
About half an hour later, Yang Chendong and Yang San continued to dress up as soldiers and walked out of the artillery camp with General Yang Guang. This trip gave Yang Chendong a deeper understanding of the military strength of the northern Ming Dynasty. To tell you the truth, it's still a little shocking. It is also because of their own appearance that the development of artillery history in the northern Ming Dynasty has made a lot of progress compared with that in history. According to Yang Guang, in addition to the unsatisfactory attack distance, the attack effect has been many times stronger than that of previous artillery. Once these artillery are used in the battlefield, if mercenaries do not know the news in advance, they will have to suffer a big loss.
After saying goodbye to Yang Guang, they went straight to Xu's house in the capital city by the moonlight. As soon as he came out, of course, Yang Chendong had to do everything he should do. The carriage representing himself should have connected the two ladies and went straight from the immortal house to Yang family village, which was tantamount to attracting everyone's attention. At this time, everything Yang Chendong did will become a secret.
"Young master, why don't I take more people with me. Don't disturb others. Our security bureau has an action team in Beiming. Although it's not as strong as the guard, it's good." Yang San was worried about Yang Chendong's safety when he learned that Yang Chendong was going to the home of Xu Youzhen, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of justice, or a secret secret secret visit.
"No harm." Yang Chendong smiled and refused the kindness. Even if it is a secret trip, of course, the fewer people know, the better. As for whether it would be dangerous to say that they were just two people in Xu's house, hehe, he must have lent Xu Youzhen a few courage, and he didn't have such courage.
In Xu's house, the night is already deep, but as the master, Xu Youzhen has no intention of going to bed. Even though Xinna's concubine had sent someone to urge him several times, he was still indifferent.
Xu Youzhen has learned something about what happened among the immortals today through her own channels, which is also the main reason why he can't sleep well.
Speaking of it, Xu Youzhen was one of the first ministers to take refuge in Yang Chendong, and he gained the most. He was promoted from a small sixth grade official to the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, and the second grade official of the current Dynasty. After Daizong abolished the cabinet, the post of minister was equivalent to the existence of an old cabinet. He was one of several important ministers at the highest level.
Normally, there should be no dissatisfaction at this position. But in fact, Xu Youzhen's heart has been hanging high. He hasn't slept well for a long time. The reason for all this is that Yang Chendong is too strong.
Xu Youzhen has a great desire for power and money. Even in order to be superior, he will take some shady and unscrupulous ways, but all he does is want to live a better life. He has never thought of rebellion.
It seems that he chose to follow Yang Chendong because he saw that the young childe was generous and wanted to take advantage of it. Unexpectedly, Yang Chendong was not only generous in doing things, but also had more powerful means to fight, so that he became a figure threatening the existence of Daming.
Xu Youzhen never thought that things would develop like this before. He just wants to enjoy the cool by relying on a big tree. After all, if he wants to be an official in the DPRK, he must learn to unite others, stand in one collective and attack another. In a popular word, it is a "party struggle" for authority.
But the big tree he relied on was so powerful that he skipped this step and went directly to a new force. If he didn't even curb it, it was not impossible that he would one day become a new country. In this way, Xu Youzhen is too dangerous to stand under this big tree.
If an official doesn't do it, he can resign and return to his hometown. But if you take refuge in other forces, once found out, it will definitely be a matter of losing your head. Not only yourself, but also your family can't get any benefits. At that time, it is entirely possible to be killed by the nine clans.
With such a serious consequence on your head, I'm afraid no one can sleep well. Fortunately, Yang Chendong doesn't often appear in front of him. The so-called mountain is high, the emperor is far away, out of sight and out of mind. He will feel better when he doesn't think about things. But now, Yang Chendong has returned to the capital of Beiming Dynasty. Can the relationship between the two be found at any time? Emperor Daizong won't do anything to Yang Chendong for the sake of the overall situation. It doesn't mean he can't clean up himself.
"Zhong Dan Gong, Zhong Dan Gong, why are you so brave? Even the royal guards said to kill and made such a big noise. Aren't you forcing Dai Zong to turn against you? Imperial power can't be blasphemed! In that case, if the two sides really fight, what should we do?" Xu Youzhen said to himself, with a look of death in his face. He didn't know the real strength of mercenaries. Only habit told him that Daming was always Daming, and anyone who wanted to rebel could succeed. Over the years, countless facts have proved this?