allonlinenovel Chapter 196 Flintlock
Chapter 196 Flintlock
Li Shimin said again: "Assistant, the Tang Security Department is now in your hands. Your first task is to quickly set up the department and build a framework. The key task is to monitor the aristocratic families and collect evidence of their treason."
Evidence of treason!!
Changsun Wuji thought to himself, "It is indeed so!"
This is like using yourself as a gun, and if you succeed, you will be hated by the aristocratic families.
After the failure, the emperor patted his butt and said he had no idea.
If the world were to be in chaos, he might be pushed out to take the blame and quell the unrest.
Isn’t this a vivid Tang Dynasty version of Chao Cuo?
But does he have a choice?
Although he can stay out of it now, if he does not seize this opportunity, he will never be able to join the core circle of the Tang Dynasty.
Watching Fang Xuanling, Chu Suiliang and others climb over his head...
No, I can't accept this situation.
Even if it offends all the noble families in the world, we must gain a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty court!
Isn't it just being used as a gun?
Relying on my status as a relative by marriage, I'll take this job!
After a psychological struggle, Changsun Wuji suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured that I will fulfill my mission."
The father and son looked at each other and realized that Changsun Wuji's prediction was completely correct.
This is a person who is obsessed with power. The key to dealing with such a person is to seize power first and then delegate power!
The key is that they have all read the description of Changsun Wuji in history books.
Although it may not be correct, the historical records left by Changsun Wuji in history books have already explained the contradictions in his character.
that's enough.
Li Shimin held his hands and said, "There is no rush. The priority now is to gather intelligence on Goguryeo. The imperial court will formally send troops to attack Goguryeo in a month, so you must find out Goguryeo's defense deployment in major cities in Liaodong and the domestic situation of Goguryeo within a month, so that you can know both yourself and the enemy!"
Changsun Wuji bowed again and said, "I obey your order!"
Li Shimin nodded: "Then you can take Dongliu away first. Do your job well and I will ensure that your Changsun family will be rich and prosperous, and live with the country forever!!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Changsun Wuji was successfully captured.
But Li Chengqian was still a little worried as he watched Changsun Wuji's back as he left.
"Father, is there only one Dong Liu who can keep an eye on my uncle?"
Li Shimin laughed and said, "You still don't know much about Li Jingmen. Li Jingmen is actually the Tang Dynasty version of Jinyiwei. Although they are somewhat different in terms of authority, they are essentially the same.
The Tang Dynasty Security Department has been reorganized with Li Jingmen as the core. Your uncle can only influence the general direction of the Security Department, and the Security Department is still in our hands.
We are just using your uncle's control and insight into the current situation to coordinate and command the Datang Security Department. After all, you and I have more important things to do, and we cannot have full control over the Security Department! ! "
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "I understand. Uncle is just a strategist who issues orders and has no actual power over those below him."
Li Shimin shook his head: "It is still binding, but you and I also need to be the first to understand your uncle's various decisions. Dongliu is our eyes and ears, and plays the role of transmitting information from top to bottom."
Li Chengqian asked again: "Then how can you ensure Dongliu's loyalty?"
Li Shimin laughed loudly: "He is just a eunuch. How can he live if he is not loyal to the emperor? You are still too naive!!"
As he spoke, Li Shimin stood up and said, "Let's go. Cheng Yaojin reported that he has produced a batch of new steel cannons that are not only small in size but also powerful.
Yuchi Gong also assembled the flintlock rifle, but he didn't know how to train the musketeers. "
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin who was full of vigor and said unhappily in his heart, "Compared with you, an old fox, I am a little naive."
But in the end, the throne will be passed to me, so what is there to be proud of...
There's nothing fancy about the small steel cannon. Compared to the previous copper cannon, it only has improved materials and a much longer range.
But they still use iron bullets and shrapnel, which is nothing special.
What Li Chengqian cares about is the flintlock rifle!
This epoch-making firearm that changed the form of warfare was the magic weapon that influenced the fate of the Tang Dynasty! !
Unfortunately, there were only 8,000 sets of flintlock spare parts brought back from later generations.
This is already the limit of what the country can produce temporarily, after all, there is only one day to prepare.
It was only possible to collect 8,000 sets even if all the lathe processing factories around the imperial capital worked at full capacity at that time.
Of course, you can also get the whole country to join in the production of flintlock spare parts, but some things cannot be done on a large scale. It is critical that one day is insufficient for transportation.
Eight thousand sets is already very good.
As for imitating flintlock parts with the existing technology of the Tang Dynasty, after the assembly on the steam-powered lathe is completed, it may be possible to manufacture them with the help of massive ready-made seamless pipes.
But the other spare parts still need to undergo precise mechanical measurement, and then wait until the steam-powered lathe group is assembled and a large number of fitters are trained, which will take a long time.
So now this batch of 8,000 flintlock rifle parts is equivalent to the only ones in the Tang Dynasty. If some are damaged, there is no replacement part. It is difficult to deal with it! !
Both father and son were very satisfied after visiting the little steel cannon.
Because of the quality of the gun barrel steel, more gunpowder can be filled, so the range is increased by 5 times compared to the original gun of the same type, and it can hit more than meters away, making it a true god of war.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, are you satisfied with this little cannon?" Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands in a mean manner.
Li Chengqian glanced at him and said, "You just added a wheel, what's the credit?"
Cheng Yaojin still smiled frivolously and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness said so, but I should have some credit for assembling the flintlock rifle!"
"Stop talking nonsense and test the gun quickly!" Li Shimin issued an order.
The emperor's orders must be obeyed.
Immediately, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong led a team of 300 people and stood in front of the number one and two figures in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Shimin had read relevant books and knew that this was going to be a three-stage shooting show!
After all, the contents in the books are just words and pictures. Without personal experience, it is impossible to understand the role of three-stage shooting in the era of cold weapons.
Li Chengqian was thinking about how to maximize the power of the three-stage shooting in a short period of time.
These Tang Dynasty soldiers have only been trained for a short time, so they definitely won’t be very skilled at shooting.
What about five shots, or even six, seven, or eight shots?
"First row, open fire!" Yuchi Gong waved the command flag in his hand heavily.
Boom boom boom!
After a burst of smoke, a row of straw men were shot to pieces in the direction where the first row of one hundred people were shooting.
Then the second row moved forward, and the first row retreated to the back and began to reload!
"Fire~~"
Boom boom boom!
"Third row, fire!"
At this moment, the situation that Li Chengqian had anticipated occurred.
After the third row opened fire, the soldiers in the first row had not yet finished reloading their ammunition...