Chapter 152 The ideal of a sea empire
In fact, Gao Shixin originally wanted to carve rifle inside the Fran machine cannon barrel in a whim, but later gave up.
It is not impossible to carve out the bullet thread. In fact, it is very simple. The core is made of clay, the rifled thread is engraved on it, and then placed in the furnace to fire it into the core of the pottery, and then used to cast the cannon, which can be cast into the roughest rifled cannon.
Why did the carving give up this whimsical idea? The rifled cannon carved out rifled requires a higher chamber pressure, the barrel will be longer, and the pressure on the sub-gun is also greater. The simple rear-loading cannon like the Franc machine has a very simple air closure device and the fixing of the breeze is also very simple. If the Franc machine cannon tube is carved with the rifle, it may be that after the fire, it will not fire the shells, but the sub-gun will be bombed out, and the iron bolts at the tail of the cannon will be broken by strong pressure. The sub-gun will fly into the air and explode, blowing up the gunner.
In the original time and space, until the 19th century, the Germans had been developing after-installing rifled guns. After joining the army in his early years, Siemens of Germany was committed to the research on the back-installed rifled guns. As a result, the blast test failed again and again. He was injured in the explosion at one time and his ears were deaf. Only then did Siemens give up the research on the back-installed rifled guns and switch to an electrical engineer.
Later, Krupp successfully developed a truly effective bolt, and since then Krupp's cannon became famous all over the world.
The Franc machine does not even have a bulge used to lock it, and it has very poor air tightness. Are you boring the thread on this thing? Are you planning to commit suicide?
Yan Siqi smiled and said, "It's really good! With such a powerful weapon in our army, why are we afraid of Hongmaoyi and Dafalan Jimen? Humph! I am preparing to open up the entire island of Dongfan and move the Han people over! But I am helpless that the current Redmaoyi ships are strong and cannons are strong, and the castle is strong, so it is difficult for us to capture it. As long as you help me, I will definitely defeat Hongmaoyi and seize Dongfan Island!"
"It is really admirable that Chief Yan has expanded the territory for my China!" Gao Shixin bowed and sincerely expressed his respect to him.
Yan Siqi saw the admiration in Gao Shixin's eyes and was very happy: "Boy, I see that although you are young, you seem to have experienced many things and are knowledgeable. Please follow me to the mansion to sit in the house."
Follow Yan Siqi to his mansion, and the two of them took a seat separately.
"Ying'er, the guest is here, why don't you go and make tea quickly!" Yan Siqi turned around and shouted.
Miss Yan and the maid came out with a tea tray and soaked tea. Miss Yan first brought the tea cup to her father, then turned around and took out another tea cup, put it heavily in front of Gao Shixin, and the tea was spilled out.
"Ying'er, why are you so rude!" Yan Siqi scolded her beloved only daughter.
Miss Yan retreated and muttered: Dad was wrong this time! My daughter could tell that this kid is not a good thing at all! She has the ability to cast a cannon, and she gave it to our Yan family for no reason. Humph, if you don’t have anything to do, you are either a traitor or a thief! Also, this kid is obviously a trainer, a craftsman, where does he get his kung fu? His eyes are full of ambitions!
In fact, Yan Siqi also saw Gao Shixin's deep ambitions, but he did not think that this person had ideals and was a talent.
"Nephew Zhang Sheng, just now when I said that I wanted to expel the Red and Mass Yi and opened the East World, I could see that a light flashed in your eyes. It was a desire to expand territory and a manifestation of ambition! I won't hide it from you. In the large seas from the East China Sea to the South China Sea, the ships of the Thais are all driven back and forth, Luzon, Java, Jinzhou, Borneo and other places are all controlled by the Thais. In the vast overseas land, why can't we Han people occupy it? It's ridiculous that the officials of the Ming Dynasty only stared at that little place in their eyes!" Yan Siqi sighed.
As he said that, he stood up, went to the bookshelf to take down a map, walked to the dining table, spread the map, and greeted the nobles to come and read: "My nephew, come here!"
Gao Shixin walked up to him and saw that it was a world map! Although the scale of the map was not very accurate, the location was not problematic. Needless to say, it was a world map drawn by Westerners.
Yan Siqi pointed to the Ming position on the map and said, "The civil officials in the Ming Dynasty really regarded the Ming Dynasty as the center of the world! I thought that the whole world was a wilderness except for the Ming Dynasty! But Zhang Shengxian, look, "Yan Siqi's finger poked the Ming position and gestured a few times, "This is our Ming Dynasty. In this whole world, the Ming Dynasty is just a little bit! The self-righteous Ming officials didn't know how big the world is! Look at the opposite side of the sea, there is a land larger than the Ming Dynasty! It is said that there is a fertile land, with endless gold and silver mountains, continuous grasslands, and warm climate, unlike the grasslands in the north that suffer from white disasters in winter, freezing cattle and sheep, and countless Mongolians are frozen."
"In the Ming Dynasty, there are civil servants and gentry inside, and there are Tartar Jiannu who are eyeing each other. The Ming Dynasty gentry all thought that they were prosperous, but in fact they were full of dangers! I was worried that one day, my Ming Dynasty would be destroyed by the Tartars, just like the Song Dynasty! So I was already preparing for it. We first developed the East Fan, moved a large number of Han people to the East Fan, and then sought Luzon, and then Borneo, Java, and Jinzhou. One by one, expanded the territory and expelled the Red and Mass Yi, and captured a large area of our Han people! Then we sought the Northern Expedition and expelled the Tartars! Also, if we had the opportunity, we would also occupy the large piece of land opposite us! Hahaha!" Yan Siqi laughed.
Yan Siqi's ideal is much greater than Zheng Zhilong. He not only wants to establish a powerful maritime group, but also wants to expand territory for the Han people. If Yan Siqi had not died young and could live until the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, I believe he could stop Zheng Zhilong from surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. If the brothers' alliance did not split, it would not be a problem for the Northern Expedition to counterattack Jiangnan.
Gao Shixin sighed: "Senior, most of us Han people are not like you. Most of the Han people are home-loving and unwilling to leave their hometowns. Even if they go to Southeast Asia to hunt for gold, they have never regarded it as their home for the sake of returning home in glory in the future. Not to mention anything else, just say that there is such a large Dongfan Island on the other side of Fujian, which has not many people in all dynasties. If they were not able to survive, who would be willing to wander overseas? The Han people are not like those red-haired and male enhancement. They can ignore their families and just to open up a land without a border overseas, but they are afraid that the Han people will not be able to do this."
Yan Siqi said: "If there is another incident like the late Southern Song Dynasty, when the Tartars invade the Central Plains, then will the Han people stay at home and wait for the Tartars' knife? At that time, many people will be exiled overseas. In fact, the Song Dynasty was destroyed, and many Han people were exiled overseas, but no one organized them, so they were unable to establish a country overseas."
Gao Shixin asked: "Since the seniors are so far-sighted, why don't they help the court to deal with the Tartars together?"
"I have also thought of serving the court, but the court will tolerate us? Even if the court is tolerating us, we will go to the north to deal with the Tartars? We are just a navy, and we suffer losses when we arrive in the north. When we go to land, how can we deal with the Tartar cavalry?" Yan Siqi said.
The two were silent for a moment, and Gao Shi said in confidence: Yan Siqi had also thought about serving the court, but the Ming Dynasty could not tolerate these people who fled overseas and became pirates. However, since this person was determined to serve the country, that was a good thing.
Just when Gao Shixin was stunned, Yan Siqi suddenly asked, "Nephew Zhang Shengxian, are you willing to follow me to Dongfan? After all, the two islands of Kinmen and Xiamen are too small and cannot even be self-sufficient in food. The opposite Dongfan Island is hundreds of miles in radius and fertile land. If you can gain a foothold in Dongfan, your future development prospects will be very good! Dongfan is the only way for North Korea to lead to Nanyang. As long as you control Dongfan, we will accumulate energy on the island, and the Nanyang islands are at your fingertips!"
Chapter completed!