In Old Liu's opinion, Fifth Brother was still young and knew what could be done and what could not be done. He was not old-fashioned and did not stick to one pattern. Old Liu could already imagine that if Yongqi inherited the throne, the Ministry of Works would be unprecedentedly prosperous.
Yongqi couldn't let others think that she was too mature. It was harmless to occasionally reveal a child-like personality!!
Instead, it would make these old people feel that they were real.
After all, sometimes it wasn't a good thing to have too much knowledge.
Yongqi could remember most of the things that Old Liu said immediately, and she could use her knowledge from the information explosion to analyze a series of corresponding rules. This was a little abnormal.
In the future, Yongqi would definitely build a few cannons.
However, Yongqi didn't like this Red Cannon.
The red cannon was well-made and had extraordinary power. Compared to the traditional firearms of the Celestial Empire, the Hongyi Cannon was shockingly powerful, judging from the " module " that was followed when it was forged, the " cannon table " when it was fired, the auxiliary facilities, the variety of shells, the distance of the firing range, and the high explosive power.
However, its limitations were not small. It was good at attacking cities and bad at fighting in the field, let alone defending cities.
The loading and firing rate was not high, and the cannon was cumbersome, making it impossible to quickly shift positions. In the field, they could only fire at a fixed point before the battle began. When the opponent's situation reversed, they often could not react.
The Red Cannon was a type of sliding barrel cannon. Every time it fired, it would deviate from its original position. According to the normal operating procedure, it would need to go through the steps of reset, reload, and setting the direction and elevation angle again. Even the most well-trained navy of the Ying Country could only fire at a rate of one shot per two minutes.
It was impossible to increase the firing rate of a cannon because after firing, it had to be filled with water to extinguish the sparks. Then, a dry cloth had to be used to wipe the rod into the barrel. Then, it had to be filled with gunpowder, combustion improvers, and shells. Then, it had to be fired. These actions were very slow and cumbersome, and did not include correcting the position of the cannon.
This was a common problem with front loading cannons. It would be good if they could fire once every two minutes.
It was a pity that a galloping warhorse could cover a considerable distance in a minute. Would it have time to fire a second shot?
Thus, the specialty of the cannon was its slow firing speed, but its power was great. It was not a problem for it to blow up city walls, but it was a joke against cavalry.
Yongqi also learned from Old Liu why the Qing Dynasty gave up on advanced weapons and returned to cold weapons.
He combined his knowledge and gained a lot of understanding.
The rulers were not fools. They knew the power of firearms, but they felt that the current firearms were useless.
This was because the emergence of new weapons in the Qing Dynasty did not have corresponding supporting facilities, tactics, logistics support systems, training systems, and so on.
A handgun with an effective range of 50 meters in an ideal state. It was not maintained, so it was rusty and affected its use.
Musketeers were not trained. If they were loaded with too much gunpowder, they might explode, and if they were loaded with too little gunpowder, they might not be able to fire.
Soldiers who lacked training might not be able to hold their guns stably, resulting in a loss of accuracy. The different sizes of the projectiles fired might cause a difference in the air tightness, which would affect the initial velocity of the projectiles and thus affect the range and power.
In addition, the queuing salvo tactic used by Europe to make up for the lack of accuracy had never appeared in the Qing Dynasty. As a result, the effective range of the exact same handgun in Europe was at least 10 meters longer.
Yongqi also learned the main reasons for the failure of firearms in the Qing Dynasty based on what she had seen today. The handguns of the Qing Dynasty were not standardized products, but handcrafted by craftsmen.
Due to the lack of military equipment in the Qing Dynasty, funds were often misused by officials, so it was common to cut corners.
The Qing Dynasty also did not have a system to hold manufacturing workers accountable. The craftsmen had neither enthusiasm nor pressure. The forging process was casual and sloppy, and there was no guarantee of quality.
The status of Qing Dynasty soldiers was not high, and they had no right to judge weapons. Therefore, in actual combat, the advantages and disadvantages of weapons could not be summarized and improved. Instead, it was the literati who could directly implement an idea.
Many improvements to firearms were actually downright regressions.
The Qing Dynasty's military merit system was to use the head to calculate the merit. The musketeer would never get the head, so no one was willing to be a musketeer. Even if they did, they were unwilling and were even laughed at.
The main force of the Qing army was the Bannermen of the Eight Banners. They were mainly heavy cavalry. Their weapons were excellent, and the money to buy equipment came from the generals deducting the pay and equipment of ordinary soldiers.
As time passed, the famous Divine Arms Battalion was reduced to a state where they were not even comparable to farmers.
Then, the Qing Dynasty army basically did not train soldiers with guns. From European history, it could be known that the era of firearms was the era of " queuing up to be shot."
Both sides had to be in a tight formation and shoot at each other in the rain of bullets. Whoever lost their formation first would basically lose. The musketeers of the Qing Dynasty did not train at all. They had no formation to speak of on the battlefield. They did not learn how to maintain their weapons. They did not study the range of their weapons, the effective range, or the combination of their firepower. They just fired randomly when they saw the enemy. It took too long to reload after firing, so they were not as good as archers.
Not to mention the hundred defeats against the invaders in the later years, even in the Wanli period of the previous dynasty, there were less than a hundred Japanese pirates who fought all the way from Zhoushan to Nanjing, and along the way, they "defeated" nearly 100,000 troops (theoretically) guarding Nanjing.
It could be seen that firearms at this time basically had no combat power.
In summary, although the effective range of the ideal situation was 50 meters, due to the lack of tactics, the low quality of personnel, the low quality of weapons, and other reasons, the effective range of firearms in actual combat could not be answered. After all, there was an example of ten thousand musketeers being defeated by hundreds of archers from the Later Jin Dynasty without any casualties.
This was also the reason why Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong did not pay much attention to it.
Yongqi was also helpless about this situation.
Guns were definitely the mainstream weapons of the future, but the conservative Qing emperor abandoned them. He even claimed to be a great country and insisted on a strategy of closing the country off. He did not want to learn from the European powers that were already in the leading position in the industry.
It was painful.
When it was almost lunchtime, Yongqi greeted Old Liu and skipped work openly.
Just leave the task of making the steam engine to Old Rao.
Yongqi now knew that her mission was to set up an exchange point and exchange for awesome characters and techniques as soon as possible. When she ascended the throne, it would be the time for her to completely let go.
Power, money, beauty.
These three were the key to making an exchange point.
Obtaining power was the most urgent thing. Countless people were staring at him, including Qianlong.
In terms of lust, Yongqi also felt that the investment was high, but the output was low. With his status, appearance, and talent, there was no girl he could not get.
However, a Golden Lock only gave him 10 points. Even if he were to hook up with a few girls and have fun every night, it probably wouldn't be much faster. This could only be adjusted.
Moreover, if he played too crazily, he would probably be attacked by people with ulterior motives before he ascended the throne.
Since power and lust could not be rushed.
Then Yongqi only had one choice.
Earning money!
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