After the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, Wang Fu came to the place where the explosion had just begun and saw that the soil on the ground flew over and a small pit was blown out. Several shrapnel pieces of similar size were inserted on the wooden board next to it. Wang Fu pushed them hard, but not only did not pull them out, but cut his finger a little.

"Oh, Your Majesty, your hand." Tian Cheng shouted.

Wang Fu took out his handkerchief and wiped off the blood: "It's okay, I'm not that delicate, hehe, good, good."

This small pit is nothing. The key is that if these flying shrapnel are ejected onto a person, they will definitely shoot a hole. A grenade can explode into more than twenty shrapnel according to the lines engraved on it. If it is thrown into the crowd of dense people, it will be fine to kill four or five people.

"Chen Aiqing, how much can this grenade produce every day?"

"After the emperor, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, 800 to 1,000 pieces can be produced every day."

"Too little." Wang Fu shook his head. If the 50,000 imperial guards consume five grenades in one battle, it would require 250,000. According to this output, it would take almost a year to produce the Imperial Guards to fight a war. Moreover, if conditions permit, other troops can also be equipped, at least the troops of front-line generals such as Huang Degong, Li Chengdong, and Li Benshen can all be equipped with part of them.

In Chen Rui's opinion, the daily output of 800 to 1,000 pieces is already considerable, and this is because of the production of the assembly line. Unexpectedly, the emperor still felt that it was too small. Chen Rui had to smile bitterly: "Your Majesty, I don't want to increase it anymore. If you increase it again, the amount of gunpowder for bullets will be insufficient."

There are only three raw materials for gunpowder. Except for charcoal, the other two are not produced in the Central Plains, and saltpeter is better. Sichuan and Yunnan have a large amount of minerals, mainly because the roads are difficult to transport, which is really not possible. People can also mobilize the people to their old houses. The walls of the septic tanks are collected, but sulfur needs to be transported from Ryukyu. The court suddenly made a large amount of muskets and made a large amount of grenades. Among them, the supply of saltpeter and sulfur naturally could not keep up.

"If you don't have enough, buy it. No matter how much money you need, the Military Weapons Bureau needs to maintain a sufficient supply of gunpowder." Wang Fu said heavily.

"Yes, the emperor, only if the raw materials can keep up, I can expand the production of grenades to three thousand."

Three thousand pieces. Ninety thousand pieces per month. Wang Fu nodded. The output is almost the same. However, another layer of worry in his heart. Most of the source of sulfur is Ryukyu. At present, Ryukyu is still a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. It is not worrying that Ryukyu will not sell saltpeter to the Ming Dynasty. However, this route is in the hands of Zheng Zhilong. As long as Zheng Zhilong pinchs the route, there is no sulfur. At most, muskets and cannons will become waste.

However, it is not the time to deal with Zheng Zhilong. As long as the court does not completely fail, Zheng Zhilong is destined to only speculate and cut off the supply of sulfur in the imperial court. Zheng Zhilong should not have the courage. But no matter what, Zheng Zhilong's fleet will sooner or later be in the hands of the imperial court.

“How about landmines?”

Chen Rui had a little Hao Ran on his face: "Go back to the emperor. The mines still have no progress."

Landmines are not like grenades that can explode in the air. They have to be buried in the soil. There is also a layer of soil to block it. The explosion is insufficient. Even if shrapnel fly out, it is difficult to hurt the rider. As for the detonation methods, there are many ways to detonate it. There are no need for improvement.

It’s good to have grenades. It’s not until picric acid or nitrifying glycerin can be used. I don’t know when these things happened.

Wang Fu put aside the above thoughts and continued to visit the Military Weapon Bureau with Chen Rui and others. At this moment, the production of the Military Weapon Bureau did not stop. All kinds of jingling sounds were heard in everyone's ears. Since the standardized production began, the entire Military Weapon Bureau also changed a lot. All the original methods were gone. Instead, they were neat naturalization areas, production stocks for the butt stocks for the production of butt barrels, production barrels for the production of various accessories...

Teams of workers were doing the same thing. It has to be said that this will produce an overall beauty and the phenomenon of laziness has also been reduced a lot. Of course, this is also related to the increase in the treatment of craftsmen a few days ago. Although it only benefits craftsmen who have worked for 30 years, they finally see some hope. Moreover, these craftsmen who have worked for 30 years have a great reputation among young people. If they improve their treatment, they will naturally lead others.

Wang Fu did not wear an imperial robe every time he came. Except for the head of the military weapon bureau, most people did not know the emperor's identity. They just thought they were high-ranking officials from the court. Although some people were nervous, they did not cause any confusion.

After looking at it for a while, he warned Song Yingxing, Chen Rui and others to pay attention to safety, especially the research and development of new gunpowder, which must be separated separately, and Wang Fu left the Military Weapon Bureau with satisfaction.

The next day, Wang Fu had just returned to the palace after he got off the court, and Tian Cheng hurried in: "Your Majesty, there is an emergency military situation!"

Wang Fu was shocked: "Come on!"

A messenger was brought in. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down and kowtowed. Wang Fu said impatiently: "No gift, tell me quickly, what is the military situation?"

"Your Majesty, Jinan City was broken by the Tartars."

Wang Fu was shocked: "What happened to Duke Jingguo?"

When he heard that the emperor did not ask about the situation in Jinan, he first asked Huang Degong. The messenger was very grateful. The emperor really trusted the general: "Return to the emperor, Duke Jingguo temporarily retreated to Yanzhou with his troops."

Wang Fu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Huang Degong was fine. As for what the people in Jinan would do, Wang Fu no longer dared to think about it: "Tell me, what happened? Why was Jinan lost? Didn't Huang Aiqing win a battle a while ago and almost wiped out Kong Youde?"

"Emperor, here is a memorial from Lord Jingguo Duke, which can be seen more from the emperor's view."

Tian Cheng immediately took the memorial from the messenger and handed it to Wang Fu. Wang Fu quickly finished reading the memorial and slapped heavily on the armrest of the chair: "Tian Xiong, Ma is a meritorious, a thief, die well."

Wang Fu couldn't help but regret that if he had learned that Tian and Ma were beaten and notified Huang Degong with a quick horse, such a thing might not have happened, but who would have thought that Yang Lin was only a few hours away. If he arrived half a day in advance, Tian and Ma would not have succeeded. Could this be God's will?

After getting angry, Wang Fu thought: "I remember Tian Xiong and Ma Degong's family were in Nanjing. Isn't it?"

"The emperor is wise, and the families of all the generals in commanding the troops have been sent to the capital." Tian Cheng replied.

"Okay, I will pass on my will. Tian Xiong and Ma Degong defeated the country and surrendered to the enemy. It is a very unforgivable thing. The Jinyiwei immediately arrested his whole family and brought him to justice, and the whole family was asked to behead him!"

"Yes, I obey the order."

At this time, there is no saying that the whole family is not as guilty as the whole family. One prosperity is honorable, and one loss is loss. There is nothing innocent or innocent. I can only blame myself for reincarnation in the wrong family.

The Jinyiwei had just received the order to be dispatched. Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others had already asked for a meeting. Wang Fu knew that the cabinet must have learned about the fall of Jinan. He hurriedly asked everyone to meet.

As soon as Wang Duo came in, he shouted rashly: "Your Majesty, I heard that Jinan has fallen?"

Wang Fu frowned: "What a panic? Jinan is just falling. The sky has not collapsed. As a cabinet minister, how can you be so panicked?"

Whether it is the Donglin Party, the Chu Party, or the Xi Party, they are actually extremely afraid of the Qing Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty governs hundreds of millions of people, millions of troops, and fights a tribe with a population of hundreds of thousands. After decades, there was no victory. After the Battle of Songjin, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were even broken. From then on, the Tartars were allowed to surround the country. Every time after the other side plundered and retreated, everyone was celebrating, and they did not consider chasing the enemy at all.

Now the Ming Dynasty is only half of its territory. No one thinks that the Ming Dynasty still has the opportunity to recover lost territory. As long as it can be controlled across the river from the Qing people, many people are satisfied. Only then did everyone agree at the beginning to unanimously use the enemy to suppress the enemy. Even though they knew that Shandong and Henan were empty, they dared not send troops to recover.

It was precisely because of the fear of the Qing people that after Huang Degong ambushed the Qing army unbeaten, the important officials in the court thought it was a great victory. Jinan was just lost and was so panicked. On the way, Wang Duo, Qian Qianyi and others complained that the emperor should not send troops to collect Shandong, as if they did not collect Shandong, the Qing people would get along well with the Ming Dynasty.

When the emperor shouted, Wang Duo stabilized, as if he had found the backbone. The emperor in front of him was not the puppet emperor who had just ascended the throne a few months ago. Killing Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing, defeating Zuo Liangyu, and cultivating the new army, nothing was done beautifully.

As soon as Wang Duo retreated, Qian Qianyi bowed to the emperor and said, "I impeached Duke Jingguo Huang Degong to lose his land and land, and lost his troops and generals."

"Okay, I have found out that the loss of Jinan is still a rebellion, and Huang Aiqing has no responsibility." "Emperor, since that's the case, Duke Jingguo can't escape the ground without knowing this. I also ask the emperor to report it to the public." Qian Qianyi suddenly seemed to be dizzy today.

Huang Degong was named Duke Jingguo, and I don’t know how many people were jealous of him. The title can be passed down by his descendants. Just look at the current nobles of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty is present, their descendants can enjoy wealth and honor. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful the civil officials are, they will never be able to be awarded the title. Now that Huang Degong has made a mistake, everyone wants to pull Huang Degong off the horse immediately.

Wang Fu had a headache when he heard this. The court was facing danger now. The civil and military officials and generals did not forget to destroy each other. It was impossible to be harmonious with civil and military: "Okay, I know, I will be fined for three months. There is no need to bother with this matter anymore. Let's discuss how to fight the Qing army next."

The three-month salary penalty is simply the lightest punishment. Qian Qianyi has to say something more. Ma Shiying quickly pulled Qian Qianyi's clothes. The emperor had already made concessions, and if he continued to make trouble, he would be bored.

The following is free:

Let me explain: Regarding Jinan, it is definitely not enough not to lose. Jinan is too close to Beijing. The Qing people would never leave the house if they did not take it down. The Ming army wanted to defend Jinan, but instead had to work hard to expedition.

The significance of defending Jinan is to kill the Qing people in large quantities, secondly, to allow those who are shaken in their minds to see the consequences of surrender, and thirdly, to win time for the rear.
Chapter completed!