"The Yizhou garrison has gone south?"
Upon hearing this news, Zhu Youqi frowned slightly and asked,""Where did they escape to? Is it Huai An?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Han Donghe nodded and said,""According to the information reported by the scouts of the 3rd division, Zhang Wancai's troops had fled to Huai 'an City and joined forces with Liu Zeqing's troops.”
"That's true."
"Zhang Wancai is the same as Liu Dezhi. They were both Liu Zeqing's subordinates before." Now, escaping to Huai 'an was a matter of course.”
"But,"
Zhu Youyou raised his head and said,"After we take Ju Prefecture, it means that we have completely broken off relations with the Yingtian Imperial Court." Next, we might even face the pressure of the enemy from Huai 'an. Tell the troops of the three divisions to be wary of Liu Zeqing's troops in Huai 'an!”
"Understood!"
Han Donghe quickly agreed.
He hesitated for a moment and said,""Your Highness, the Yingtian Imperial Court will not directly break off relations with us.”
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjiu frowned slightly and asked Han Donghe,""What do you mean?"
"Wangye,"
Han Donghe explained," The Yingtian Imperial Court has just ascended the throne. There are four towns in Jiangbei. The Imperial Court itself is not strong enough. Even if the Yingtian Imperial Court really wanted to use the Imperial Ancestral Instruction to strip a prince of his title, it would depend on whether the Yingtian Imperial Court had the strength to do so.”
"Aside from the four towns of Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu's troops of Chu Town, does the Imperial Court of Yingtian have the strength to do so? Obviously not!"
"Therefore, even if the Imperial Court of Yingtian wants to punish Your Highness, it will have to depend on the actions of the four towns in Jiangbei.
He did it!"
"Shandong was originally Liu Zeqing's territory. The other three towns of the four towns in Jiangbei would probably not send troops. Therefore, in the end, it still depended on the actions of Liu Zeqing's troops!”
"As long as we seize the opportunity to heavily injure Liu Zeqing's troops, the Yingtian Imperial Court will have to weigh their own strength. At that time, even if the Yingtian Imperial Court wants to break off relations with us, they will have to consider the consequences. Who knows, the Imperial Court of Yingtian might even try to rope us in!”
Advisor Han Donghe's words enlightened Zhu Youjiu.
Zhu Youqi nodded with a smile and said,""I understand what you mean. In the end, you have to be tough to forge iron! As long as we are strong, so what if there is no righteousness? At that time, we won't even have to listen to the orders of the Yingtian Imperial Court!”
"Exactly!"
Han Donghe smiled and said,""The destiny is impermanent, only the virtuous can live! Your Highness is such a virtuous person!"
"Hahaha…"
Zhu You Xin did not deny such words.
In this chaotic world, it was only right to fight for the world!
Moreover, Zhu Youqi was a person who possessed epoch-making weapons and equipment, as well as advanced knowledge!
Naturally, he was worthy of being a virtuous person!
If he wanted to maintain his current status, he could only continue to develop and strengthen his own strength!
Now, half of the Shandong region had been included in Zhu Youqi's hands. It was time to start preparing for the Firearms Bureau and improving the weapons and equipment!
In his spare time in Qingzhou, besides training the army, Zhu Youqi researched and improved the flintlocks, cannons, and other products of this era.
Luckily, there were a few Lu Mi muskets in the Qing Zhou Left Guards. This Lumi Gun
It was a flintlock gun modified by the firearms expert Zhao Shizhen during the late Ming Dynasty. It almost represented the most advanced flintlock technology in this era and this world!
Unfortunately, in this era, there was no large-scale mass production or army.
In the future, as a member of the special forces, Zhu Youqi was usually good at firearms and artillery. He also had a good understanding of the development of armaments.
Therefore, after a period of research, Zhu Youqi had also made some improvements to this era's Lumi Musket.
Firstly, the flintlock device had been improved, making it easier and more practical to operate.
Secondly, Zhu Youqi had also improved the components of the gun. Some unnecessary decorations were removed, and the gun parts were disassembled to facilitate mass production.
Apart from that, Zhu Youqi was also preparing to pull out the rifling in the barrel.
Later, when he thought about the quality of steel and the problem of tools in this era, he could only give up on this idea for the time being.
The rifling could not be improved, but the bullets and gunpowder could be improved.
According to the knowledge in Zhu Youxin's memory, Zhu Youxin first improved the gunpowder. He chose the most powerful black gunpowder formula in the future and improved the processing technology.
In addition, Zhu Youqi also designed fixed bullets.
A certain amount of gunpowder and lead bullets were wrapped in paper shells to form fixed bullets that were easy to load.
After these steps were improved, Zhu Youzhen copied them into a book and even drew some diagrams and models himself.
Immediately after, Zhu Youyou instructed his staff officer Han Donghe to take charge of the construction of the Firearms Bureau and recruit personnel to begin mass production of the improved Lumi Musket.
The improved Lumi Musket could be manufactured step by step.
various components
After manufacturing according to the specifications, they would be assembled into finished products.
As a result, the production speed had increased by a lot.
After the Firearms Bureau was established, the technicians who passed the training were able to produce 12 modified Rumi handguns every day.
Although the daily output was not much, the beginning was always difficult. They had finally taken a step forward!
It was mid-September, and the weather in Qingzhou City gradually became cooler.
The autumn weather was clear and refreshing, and it was a somber scene!
On this day, Zhu Youqi was sitting behind his desk, studying and improving the Hongyi Cannon.
At this moment, the staff officer, Han Donghe, walked in quickly.
"Han Donghe, you came just in time!"
Seeing Han Donghe walk in, Zhu Youyou said,""The Hongyi Cannon is almost done with its modifications. The Firearms Bureau is about to set up an artillery bureau and start manufacturing cannons!”
"Alright, Your Highness!"
Han Donghe nodded.
He took the book from Zhu Youqi and flipped through it. His eyes widened and he exclaimed,""Your Highness is a genius! After such modifications, the production speed of the Hong Yi Cannon would definitely be much faster!”
"It's better than now."
Zhu Youqi nodded and said," How is it? He wanted to increase the monthly production of the Red Barbarian Cannons to five and the improved Lumi Muskets to a thousand. Could he do that?”
"Wangye,"
Han Donghe shook his head with a bitter smile and pointed out the difficulty." With just the skilled workers, this output is still achievable!”
"But,"
Han Dong changed the topic." The production is limited by the quality of the steel. Right now, the Firearms Bureau is running out of quality steel. We've already joined forces with the Qingzhou Prefecture to search for quality steel throughout Shandong. However, it was still a drop in the bucket!
”
"High-quality steel?"
Hearing these words, Zhu Youqi was stunned.
Suddenly, he remembered the predicament he faced when he was modifying the Rumi Musket and the Hong Yi Cannon.
At that time, many measures were not implemented because of the quality of the steel.
He did not expect that he would still be troubled by the quality of steel.
It seemed that he still had to think of a way to increase the quality and production of steel!
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