Chapter 764 Zhu Kezang burst into tears: The machine gun moved to the left (please subscribe!)

Author: Linjiangjun

"The Prince Regent, to put it simply, the average height of Spanish recruits has been much lower than before. The Spanish youth of that generation grew up eating corn and sweet potatoes. They were often hungry and skinny. Every time he entered the barracks,

Didn’t even see it!”

"If the people of Spain don't get a break, in a few years they won't be able to get good and strong soldiers..."

Maria Anna's face darkened.

It turns out that the monthly increase in taxes over the past ten years has made the Spaniards miserable, and the average height is also decreasing sharply, which has affected the recruitment standards.

What’s even more frightening is that the fertility rate will also drop.

Because organisms will stop breeding when their living environment is harsh.

Thinking of that, Maria Anna sighed again.

"Then try to reduce some of the tax burden!"

Having said that, the old Maria Anaton consciously grasped the cross hanging on her chest and murmured to herself: "No, does Zaidi really care about them?"

"Will the emperor really abandon them?"

As I get older, I know that what I say is in my heart, but if I don't pay attention, it ends up in my mouth.

The Spanish Finance Minister said firmly: "The Regent will not abandon them. The Emperor will not abandon them. Justice will definitely defeat evil."

"Although they have reduced military expenditures, the Emperor of Shinra and the King of Poland are assisting the East and preparing a counterattack from other countries. It won't be long before they can defeat the infidels..."

The ministers on the side patted their chests and made promises.

It seems that he has his own beliefs and is very confident.

Seeing this situation, Regent Maria Anna said nothing more. She said to the Minister of Finance, "Leave the tax reduction to me and try to reduce the burden on the people of Yidong as much as possible!"

"Dong Dong, according to the plan, he plans to cut taxes by one-third and cancel the Philippine Recapture Tax first!"

"very good!"

Maria Anna finally smiled.

She thought to herself: Already one-third less? Presumably, those people who started the uprising will be more honest!

In fact, it is equivalent to giving Ye Xunzi the medical expenses while I am in different positions and hitting him with a few sticks.

Even if the tax collected by Spain is reduced by one-third, it is still not a small amount. What's more, the long-term high taxation has already exhausted the people's wealth.

At that moment, Maria Anna thought of something. Ordinary people asked them to slow down, but what about the nobles and middle class?

The empire has supported them for so long, so why not make some contribution to the empire?

Otherwise, Maria Anna went back and announced another tax on tobacco, alcohol, tea and sugar!

Especially if it comes to tobacco and alcohol, Maria Anna excuses it as a hobby, so rich people can afford it.

Maria Anna's logic: Since rich people can afford to smoke and drink, why not donate some money from the empire?

Otherwise, the tax on tobacco, alcohol, tea and sugar will be increased by one-third!

Maria Anna's wave of operations coming to the East is tantamount to irritating all walks of life abroad at the same time.

On the other side of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Kezang was very much studying how to develop Mexico!

Mexico has a lot of oil, but Ming Dynasty doesn't need oil very much now.

Ming Dynasty has a small piece of land in the Persian Gulf, and there is a treasure mountain in it!

Thinking that the Ming Dynasty had so many oil fields but could not develop them, Zhu Kezang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Until Su Laocheng, who had become Krupp, entered the palace and told him that the leg-cranking machine gun had been successfully researched!

Moreover, Su Laocheng said: There is a secret weapon waiting for Bidong's review.

After hearing this, Emperor Zhu Da became interested.

"Secret weapon, more interesting than machine gun?"

"Incorrect!"

Su Laocheng showed a confident look.

"Bidong, do you want to go to the Jiangjun Mountain Proving Ground to see Yidong's secret weapon?"

"certainly!"

Zhu Kezang became interested and nodded heavily.

He was really curious about what kind of weapon could make Su Laocheng mysterious.

Since the emperor wanted to go, Su Laocheng took Zhu Kezang to the testing site at Jiangjun Mountain near Yuhuatai the next day.

The first one to appear was Gatlin, who rocked his legs.

"Bidong, the first-generation machine gun was very heavy. It weighed three hundred kilograms and required two people to carry it.

The weight of machine guns is much heavier than some small cannons.

The operator of the machine gun also requires two people.

A machine gun leg, he is responsible for pulling the trigger and moving the machine gun to aim at the enemy.

The other person does not feed the legs, he is responsible for feeding the machine gun.

At the same time, he needs to shake the handle leg next to the machine gun magazine, and use the spring to provide the machine gun with the force to rotate the barrel and launch the bullet.

Zhu Kezang looked at the machine gun standing next to him. Except for the six most distinctive barrels, the machine gun was composed of many parts. The machine gun was mounted on the base, and the barrels could move left and right.

There are two pulleys on the base, which can be pulled by horses, and can also be carried by soldiers on complex terrain.

The Eastern machine gun has an ammunition box, and there is a swinging handle next to the ammunition box.

The machine gun requires a lot of power, and it needs to fire continuously, so the power can be provided by shaking the legs.

When shooting, if you turn the crank manually with your legs, the bullets will be automatically loaded into the multi-barreled rotating gun chamber, and each bullet will be fired quickly as the barrel rotates to ensure the continuity of the power.

The leg handle of the machine gun needs to be rotated once to fire 6 bullets. At that time, it could reach a rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute.

It has to be said that the loading and firing speed is an "epoch-making" improvement compared to other guns.

Su Laocheng continued: "Bidong, machine guns consume bullets very quickly. Is it convenient to quickly supply bullets to the machine gun? Based on the drawings you provided, he added cotton cloth and sewed them into small bags, and used bullets to form bullet chains.

Feed the machine gun."

"In addition, the spring outside the machine gun is also adjusted through the gear. The soldiers inside can shake the handle leg hard. When the spring is full, it will decouple from the gear. Even if the handle leg is shaken quickly because of the emergency, it will not let it go.

The spring is stuck.”

Su Laocheng has made great progress!

In fact, it is not because the industrial progress of the Ming Dynasty has driven the thinking of their technical craftsmen. They are no longer satisfied with imitating the drawings provided by Zhu Kezang, and they will incorporate their own thinking.

Zhu Kezang couldn't help but applaud, "You are worthy of being my Krupp!"

After connecting to the east, there will be no testing phase.

General Pan Aqiang, who came with him, also had a headache and wanted to try it himself.

Su Laocheng has taught Pan Aqiang for a long time. He has a very bright mind and is particularly sensitive to firearms. He quickly mastered the operation method of the machine gun.

Pan Aqiang pulled the trigger, and the six barrels of the machine gun rotated at high speed. A fire snake formed in front of it, and bullets spewed out quickly.

Pan Aqiang was so excited about the wonderful experience that he slowly moved the machine gun to form a whip of bullets in front of him, shooting at all the targets in front of him.

The machine gun fired rapidly, and the target in front kept falling to the east.

Looking at the bullet chain moving at high speed, you can see that the rate of fire of the machine gun is extremely high.

The machine gun soon stopped making rattling noises.

The prepared ammunition belts were all used up in such a short period of time.
Chapter completed!