Chapter 981 Weapons Exhibition 2
“Didn’t it be used differently?”
William thought with some confusion, but the power of the warship is obviously much greater. As for the range, it is not certain now. After all, both sides are targeted shooting, rather than blind shooting, just comparing the range!
However, even though the power has been reduced a lot, its power is still very impressive. Looking at William, I couldn't help but feel moved. And the most important thing is that the cannon is not very big and more convenient to carry!
Of course, this is also attributed to the development of smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty. Due to the development of metallurgical technology, the steel used to make artillery is becoming stronger and stronger. In this way, the Ming Dynasty's artillery can reduce its weight. Once the weight is reduced, the troops can carry more artillery and shells, so the attack power of the troops is naturally increased a lot!
The Ming Dynasty artillery also has caliber. The larger the caliber, the greater the power, of course the heavier it will be. The smaller the caliber, of course the lighter the weight, and there are naturally differences in power!
The artillery displayed in the Ming Dynasty now belongs to small-caliber artillery, which is 70 mm according to the current standard. Of course, the power of his 100 mm cannon cannot be compared with the power of the artillery of the same caliber!
After flipping through the design, the foreign guests also understood where they should look. Although they were so far apart, the power of the cannon could still be seen very clearly through the glasses. In addition to the power of the cannon, one that the Ming Dynasty would also show today is the rate of fire of the cannon!
As a soldier, I naturally had a lot of artillery before. The first post-mounted manufacturing did not require too strong production technology to support it, at least in Jiang Lang's eyes, but the Ming Dynasty could not digest it all at once. Therefore, the post-mounted artillery has now started to be produced in a small amount. Of course, it has to wait until later on to produce it on a large scale. At least these technologies must be very perfect!
However, the current artillery's rate of fire is also very fast, at least now, and the biggest improvement is the modularization of gunpowder and shells. Of course, people nowadays don't know what a module is, but they know that wrapping the cannons with things and loading them together is much faster than loading bulk medicine. After firing, the soldiers immediately loaded the cannons and shells. After a short period of time, the cannons fired again!
The flames spit out of the cannon, and the smoke rose up again. The earth seemed to tremble at this moment. Fireballs and dust and disgust rose up again in the distant hillside!
An exclaimed in the audience at this time!
They know very little about the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, which is one of the reasons why the Ming Dynasty did well in confidentiality measures. The two battlefields made the artillery and warships of the Ming Dynasty show their popularity, which directly proves that Jianglang strengthened the construction of the navy as a wise choice. In the ocean, the Ming navy was enough to make some other countries frightened. Although these warships usually give people a feeling of being huge, once they start fighting, they are hedgehogs and their bodies are thorns!
The two wars have given many countries a full understanding of the rising powerful country of Ming Dynasty. Of course, what they care more about is the Ming Dynasty's powerful military power. Because of these military power, they conquered three countries in a short period of time. One of the Wasats almost caused the Ming Dynasty to perish, and the other overseas Komu Army island country was constantly harassing it. However, both countries have now become part of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to its increasingly powerful national strength, the increasingly powerful military power shocked many countries, and the giants in the East began to awaken!
However, the Ming Dynasty's warships have always been the core secret of the Ming Dynasty, and they had no way to touch it. This time the Ming Dynasty's sudden artillery display gave them a glimmer of hope, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty planned to export some weapons. Of course, the price of these weapons is at least expensive, but for them now, it is at all costs to get these weapons, because what they are most worried about is not that the Ming Dynasty has such weapons. After the war, the Ming Dynasty will have to rest and recuperate, so it will not take action against some neighboring countries in a short time. Therefore, what they are worried about is their own neighboring countries. If these neighboring countries use these weapons, they will inevitably have other ideas. So whoever owns the weapons first will take the initiative!
So now they have to carefully evaluate the power of these weapons in front of them and decide whether to buy them!
However, even if it was eliminated, these artillery did not embarrass the Ming Dynasty. One hundred millimeters were considered large-caliber artillery. Even if the shells were not energy-gathering high-explosive explosives at this time, their power was enough to attract many people. Although many of the countries that came to observe also had artillery, when the smelting technology did not keep up with and the manufacturing technology did not fully keep up, the huge weight seriously restricted the use of artillery. Because of this, they were not equipped with many equipment, and their troops were still accustomed to charging and cooperating with the artillery troops to cooperate with this new tactic. In this regard, they had a big gap with the Ming Dynasty. On the battlefield, even if they were equipped with new weapons, they could not exert the maximum effect of the weapon, and it was just a decoration!
So now the Ming Dynasty is not worried about how much changes these countries will change after buying weapons. On the battlefield, weapons are just one aspect, and the most important thing is tactics and cooperation. In the eyes of Daming, buying weapons in these countries is just a deterrent, just like a child holding a long sword in his hand, but how to use this sword is a long process of learning. The most important thing is that Daming, who already has very sufficient knowledge in this area, is absolutely impossible for him to be their teacher, and it is absolutely impossible for the Ming Dynasty to raise a tiger to be a disaster!
The rumbling explosion sounded, the smoke that had not yet dissipated in the air, and the dust that exploded in the distance, only greeted the eyes of all the guests, including William's gaze. Although the power of the cannon in front of him was much worse than the power of the warship he saw, in a blink of an eye, the powerful artillery of the Ming Dynasty was somewhat impossible to sell, so let's settle for the second best. The cannons in front of him were actually quite good, at least the power had met their own requirements, and it was much more powerful than those domestic weapons!
After several rounds of design, the artillery stopped and they had already seen the power. Next, they should naturally observe some of these artillery at close range!
When Emperor Jingtai announced, a translator naturally told the guests in front of him. Now these guests were naturally not polite, and hurriedly left their seats and then went to visit!
At this time, Emperor Jingtai waved slightly at Jiang Lang!
Jiang Lang hurried over and asked in a low voice: "Master, what are your instructions?"
Emperor Jingtai lie slightly and asked, "Do you think these people are interested in our weapons?"
"certainly!"
Jiang Lang said without hesitation, "To describe it in a bad way, now theirs is like dogs seeing flesh and bones. Master, what do you think will happen!"
"Of course, I went up and bite the bones!"
Emperor Jingtai replied without thinking!
Jiang Lang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, that's right. I've just quietly observed the reactions of these people. I must say that it's simply intent. I think our weapons have surprised them very much. Next, what we have to do is to determine what we can sell, what we don't need to sell, and at the same time set a price!"
“What’s the difference?”
Emperor Jingtai asked in a low voice, it was his first time selling weapons, so he didn't know what the mystery was there!
Of course there is a mystery in this. As Jiang Lang said before, as a weapon merchant, only war can make his country more money. The key to starting a war is to first break the balance on one side and give the other side the determination and possibility to start a war. When this balance is broken, the balance will be restored and the war that could have ended in a short time will become a long-term war. In this case, the consumption of weapons is amazing, and the two sides are red in their eyes. In the end, they will only think of destroying each other, so they will spare no effort to buy more weapons. The more weapons are sold, the more profitable it will be for the Ming Dynasty. When the war is over, the Ming Dynasty will also make a lot of money!
So Jiang Lang whispered: "Yes, Master, wait a moment, you will announce that our weapons can be exported and the next thing is left to me!"
Jiang Lang’s other purpose is to stay in the capital first and not return to the high-strength for the time being. The export of this weapon is a very complicated thing, and it is not something that can be completed in one or two days, so naturally he can also pay great attention to stay in the capital!
Emperor Jingtai thought about it and Jiang Lang proposed the exit of the weapon. At the same time, he was also in charge of this matter today. It seems that he is the only one in the court that is very clear about this aspect, and it is just a question of how to deal with it. However, Emperor Jingtai also had other concerns in his heart and said, "But if you are in the capital, is this powerful?"
Jiang Lang had already thought about how to deal with it and said, "Prince, please rest assured. Gao Qiang is now with General Deng Yuanjue Deng. At the same time, although the little prince was a little unfamiliar at first, he is slowly becoming mature. After all, he will still be in charge in the future, so we will give him a chance to manage it. We just need to watch from the side. Now we can't always take care of him, otherwise he will never be able to mature!"
Jiang Lang said this very reasonably, and Emperor Jingtai seemed to be difficult to deny it, so he nodded and said, "Well, what you said is right, it's actually like this. Let me leave this weapon to you, but who are you planning to sell it first?"
"William!"
Jiang Lang immediately said William's name, "I have told the emperor about this person before. Their country should be a little turbulent now, so he is very interested in our weapons. Therefore, once our weapons arrive in the hands of no matter who their country, their domestic balance should be broken soon!"
"William?"
Emperor Jingtai thought for a while and then said, "What are you talking about is the foreign envoy who went to see another military exercise together?"
"right!"
Jiang Lang nodded!
"Okay, let's leave this matter to you!"
Emperor Jingtai has made a decision now that the Chamber of Commerce can earn a lot of money for the Ming Dynasty every year. And I heard Jiang Lang describe this as a description that this Chamber of Commerce is more profitable now. How could he not be moved? Only with enough money can the Ming Dynasty start the next capital, and only through war can the territory of the Ming Dynasty be further expanded. Through war, Emperor Jingtai has tasted the sweetness. Now the territory of the Ming Dynasty can be twice as big as before, which is equivalent to being able to compete with Emperor Taizu. However, Emperor Jingtai’s mind is far more than these. His goal is not only to reach the same height as Emperor Taizu, but to become the greatest emperor in the entire history, such as Emperor Tang, Song Zu, Qin, Han Wu, and all these are compared!
There is only one way to achieve this, that is, war. Only by starting a war can one achieve one's own goal. Once a battle starts, one must win, which requires strong supplies to support it. Exporting weapons is a big source. As long as you can make money, why not do it? If you leave it to Jianglang Jingtai, I believe that he will naturally be responsible!
Jiang Lang couldn't help but feel a little happy. As soon as these came, he could stay with justice without letting others doubt it!
"By the way!"?
Emperor Jingtai frowned and asked again, "Does anyone else know about the day before yesterday?"
What Emperor Jingtai said about yesterday was of course the incident that happened when he visited the brothel the night before yesterday. Jiang Lang thought about it slightly and then said: "Your Majesty, I have another very bad news!"
"What news?"
Emperor Jingtai asked immediately, his heart tense!
"Actually we were followed that night!"
Jiang Lang whispered!
"What! What a courage!"
Emperor Jingtai said angrily, never expecting that someone would be so bold that he would follow him!
However, when he shouted, he realized that he was a little out of control. He lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "What kind of courage is it?"
"I don't know yet!"
Jiang Lang answered honestly, adding: "But someone told Lord Yu!"
"Is it Yu Qian, he is so brave!"
Emperor Jingtai was still very angry, but there were other people around him, so he lowered his voice, which seemed a little weird!
Jiang Lang shook his head very decisively and said, "Your Majesty, it's not Lord Yu. In fact, Lord Yu has fallen into someone else's trap without realizing it!"
"How do you say this?"
Emperor Jingtai still seemed a little confused in his words.
Jiang Lang said: "Others' intention is to hope that we will turn against Lord Yu, because Lord Yu's character will definitely come back to meet the emperor after knowing this matter. This has also caused a kind of sow discord. The intention is really vicious, but the emperor does not worry, I have sent someone to thoroughly investigate the matter!"
"It must be checked carefully, it's so hateful!"
Emperor Jingtai also said angrily at this time, although Jiang Lang did not say what would happen after the so-called Yu Qian meeting, Emperor Jingtai knew very well what would happen, and Jiang Lang did not mention him naturally, he naturally didn't need to mention it again!
"I obey the order!"
Jiang Lang nodded and said, as for what to do after finding out, there will naturally be a solution!
The king and his minister ended their whispers at this time. In front, the foreign envoys were now looking at the Ming artillery carefully, and now they were afraid that they would miss a little!
They were surprised at this time. They just looked at it from a distance, but now they looked at it up close and found that the Ming Dynasty's artillery was much smaller than they thought, and the artillery was fixed on the wheel, which means that these artillery can be pulled by horse, greatly improving the maneuverability of these artillery. There are some very strange arrangements under the artillery. They don't know what this is and what role it can play. And most of all, they were surprised to have something like a rudder next to the artillery! Some people tried to shake it, but they didn't move at all!
The soldiers next to them understood what they meant, pressed a handle like a handle next to them, and then demonstrated it to them. So these foreign envoys were surprised to find that the cannon could actually adjust the height of the gun! As for the handle just now, it was actually a lock, and the aiming would only close, which locked the cannon. When firing, it could ensure that the cannon's movable mouth would not move. As for the lower part, there was a spring-like shock absorption device. After all, no matter what type of cannon has recoil, there was no hydraulic shock absorption at this time, so only a spring was used to absorb shock!
The so-called "I don't know" without looking at it. I was shocked to see it. The ingenious design of the Ming artillery was something that these envoys dared not think about. And they had seen it at all, but when their artillery was so heavy that they could only be fixed on the city wall, the Ming artillery was so light that it could be easily pulled away with a horse. This is why the two wars of the Ming Dynasty ended so quickly, and fire support was an indispensable thing!
Chapter completed!