Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 290 Tacit understanding
After reminding Zhu Shenzhui a few times, Wang Rong saw that Zhu Shenzhui looked confident so he stopped talking about the matter and asked about Wang Jinwu's situation instead.

Zhu Shenzhui told about the arrangement for Wang Jinwu, and said apologetically that he had originally wanted to bring Wang Jinwu back this time, but who would have thought that this guy insisted on staying on the grassland to lead the troops, so he had no choice but to leave him there.

Fearing that Wang Rong would be too worried, Zhu Shenzhu assured Wang Rong that the grassland had entered winter and there would be no conflict for at least half a year. He did not need to worry about Wang Jinwu's safety in the tribe, and he would go to the grassland in spring and bring Wang Jinwu back to Daming no matter what.

Smiling and waving his hands, Wang Rong said, "It's better to let this brat stay over there. Don't think that your uncle is worried about him. It's not a big deal for a man to always be around me. Besides, you know the situation in the garrison. You will have no future in the garrison. On the contrary, you can make a name for yourself on the grassland."

"The biggest regret in my life is that I can't follow the great generals and make achievements like my ancestors did. Now I am very old. Although I have the luck to get a position as a commander, I know my own business."

Wang Rong patted his bulging belly and said self-deprecatingly, "Look at me, I'm so fat. In two years, I might not be able to cut people with a knife. The future of the Wang family will depend on him. I, as his father, can't help him much."

"Jinwu is not a child anymore, and he is also your cousin. As the saying goes, fathers and sons fight together in battle, and brothers fight together against tigers. You and Jinwu grew up together. Although you are not blood brothers, you are closer than blood brothers. Your business is his business. Let him have a good fight in the next two years. Maybe he can help you one day..."

As he spoke, Wang Rong looked at Zhu Shenzhui meaningfully. Zhu Shenzhui naturally understood what Wang Rong meant and quickly stood up to thank his uncle.

Waving his hand for Zhu Shenzhui to sit down, Wang Rong implicitly told Zhu Shenzhui to do whatever he wanted to do boldly and not to have any worries. A real man must do something in his life, and there is no need to be afraid even if there are risks. Being bold and careful is necessary. What's more, Zhu Shenzhui has now taken over the Tenger tribe and become the de facto leader of a powerful Mongolian tribe. He now has much more chips in his hand than before. Although he still needs to be cautious in some plans, there is no need to lose sight of one while focusing on another.

Nodding silently, Zhu Shenzhui understood Wang Rong's reminder to him. Although Wang Rong was only a centurion before, and even his current position as commander was obtained by Zhu Shenzhui, it does not mean that Wang Rong is a military household who knows nothing.

The Wang family was considered a noble family before. If Lan Yu had not been implicated in the incident, how could the Wang family have only been a hereditary centurion?
As for his uncle Wang Rong, he is not an ordinary military household. Compared with others, he understands better what Zhu Shenzui has been planning for all these years. However, Wang Rong has never said a word and has always supported him silently. It is precisely with Wang Rong's support that Zhu Shenzui has been able to reach where he is today step by step.

Now Wang Rong is firmly in the position of the guard. Under his means, the guard has completely controlled Luzhou Guard through a series of operations such as winning over and suppressing. From this point of view, Wang Rong is very extraordinary. If an ordinary person is the commander, he can't do what Wang Rong does.

Zhu Shenzhui was more confident in controlling the Zhaowuling, Yangtoushan and other 100-household units, especially the former, which was more important to him. Whether it was the training of the new army or the operation of mines and workshops, they had now become the foundation of Zhu Shenzhui's business. Wang Rong helped a lot in these areas.

Wang Rong was his uncle, and Wang Jinwu was his cousin. In terms of blood, they were the closest people to him besides his wife and children. In some ways, he even trusted Wang Rong and his son more than Xu Jingqiu. After all, without the strong support of Wang Rong and his son over the years, Zhu Shenzhu would never have come this far.

A loud drum does not require a heavy hammer. Zhu Shenzhui understood Wang Rong's reminder, and Wang Rong was also clear about everything Zhu Shenzhui did.

"By the way, Li Hu came to Luzhouwei some time ago."

"Li Hu?" Li Hu was the head of Yangtou Mountain. He was also known as the Tiger Sitting on the Mountain. He was subdued by Zhu Shenzhui by mistake many years ago, and his brothers later became his subordinates. After giving his uncle Wang Rongyun the title of commander of Luzhou Guard, Zhu Shenzhui set up centurions in Yangtou Mountain and Zhaowuling through the guards. Lu Yisheng became the centurion of Zhaowuling, and Li Hu changed from a mountain king to a centurion of Yangtou Mountain.

The main function of Yangtou Mountain now is to cultivate land, control the private salt trade route, and also store private salt and other materials. From this point of view, Li Hu, as the head of the family, is not as important as Lu Yisheng. In the past two years, Li Hu has done a good job in Yangtou Mountain, leading people to cultivate land and assisting business companies and guards to sell private salt. However, compared with Zhaowuling now, Yangtou Mountain is not as important as Zhaowuling. After all, Zhaowuling not only has mines and workshops, but is also responsible for the training of the new army.

"He wants to see you?"

Wang Rong nodded and said with a smile: "Li Hu asked me to help him run it."

"Operation?" Zhu Shenzhui was slightly stunned, and asked Wang Rong with a confused look. Wang Rong then told Zhu Shenzhui that Li Hu asked him to operate for no other reason, but to ask Wang Rong to use the relationship of the guard to see if Li Hu could be transferred from Yangtou Mountain to other places. He said that it was too boring to stay in Yangtou Mountain and wanted to find something to do.

"What did he tell you?" Zhu Shenzhui asked in confusion. He hadn't seen Li Hu for more than half a year. The last time he saw him was when he was on his way to the grassland with the new recruits from Zhaowuling and passed by Yangtou Mountain. After that meeting, because something happened in the grassland, Zhu Shenzhui stayed in the grassland temporarily until the tribe's affairs were properly arranged and then returned to Daming.

This time he came to the garrison on the way, and he went to Zhaowuling first before arriving at the garrison. Because he did not stop at Yangtou Mountain on the way here, he did not see Li Hu. He originally planned to meet him again at Yangtou Mountain on the way back, but who would have thought that Wang Rong actually told him that Li Hu had met Wang Rong some time ago and proposed the idea of ​​transfer.

"Did something happen on Yangtou Mountain?" Zhu Shenzhui couldn't help but feel puzzled for a moment, but he had never heard of anything happening on Yangtou Mountain. What was going on here?
When Wang Rong was asked, he shook his head and said he didn't know. Li Hu just came to see him when he came to the garrison to do business and mentioned that. As for Wang Rong, he did not agree to Li Hu at that time. After asking twice, Li Hu did not tell him the reason clearly.

So Wang Rong later told Li Hu that he needed to consider this matter. The so-called consideration was nothing more than waiting for Zhu Shenzhui to come back and tell Zhu Shenzhui and let Zhu Shenzhui make the decision.

For a moment, Zhu Shenzhui couldn't figure out what Li Hu was thinking, or whether something happened on Yangtou Mountain that he didn't know about. But it wasn't a big deal. He would pass by Yangtou Mountain on his way back. When he went up the mountain to meet Li Hu, he would know what was going on.
After staying in the garrison for three days, Zhu Shencui said goodbye to Wang Rong and returned. Wang Rong did not try to keep Zhu Shencui. After all, it was winter and there had been two snowfalls in Shanxi. If he stayed any longer, the road would be difficult to travel if it snowed more.

Zhu Shenzhui's identity was sensitive, and if he stayed there for a long time, it would be bad if people found out about his background. Zhu Shenzhui stayed in the garrison for only three days, and on one of those days he went to his sister's house. His brother-in-law Zhou Anmin was not at the garrison because he was preparing for border trade, so there were only his sister and two nephews at home.

After meeting his sister and nephew and staying there for a day, Zhu Shenzui left the garrison and headed towards Yangtou Mountain.

This time, the situation in both Zhaowuling and the garrison was better than he expected, and everything was in good order. In particular, Zhaowuling surprised Zhu Shenzhui. Not only did Zhao Da create a new type of musket that used yellow powder to ignite, which completely replaced the original matchlock musket, but its effect was even better than the flintlock musket. The emergence of this type of musket would greatly enhance the firepower equipment of Zhu Shenzhui's new army and would also play a huge role in future wars.

In addition to this is Yao Yuan's Plum Blossom Spear. Although the design principle of the Plum Blossom Spear is still based on Qi Jiguang's Five Thunder Divine Machine, the appearance of the Plum Blossom Spear allowed Zhu Shencui to see the prototype of a more advanced firearm, and Zhu Shencui also pointed out its key, which surprised Yao Yuan and Zhao Da.

The advanced firearm proposed by Zhu Shenzui was none other than the famous revolver in later generations.

The revolver can be said to be the ancestor of modern rapid-fire (semi-automatic) firearms. The original revolver, like the Wu Lei Shen Ji, required a hand-turned wheel to shoot, which was called a non-automatic revolver. Later, it developed into an automatic revolver (semi-automatic). Its use has continued from its invention to later generations. Even in the 21st century, the revolver is still known as one of the safest and most reliable firearms, and is equipped by the military and police.

The structure of the revolver is not complicated, and it is the same as the Wulei Shenji in principle. The only difference is that the Wulei Shenji relies on rotating the five barrels to shoot, while the revolver rotates the wheel to make the position of the bullet on the wheel correspond to the barrel before shooting.

The gun structure is purely mechanical and can be built with current technology. Moreover, yellow powder can be used as a primer, and with the structure of the projectile device for revolving bullets, it is actually not much different from the new musket made by Zhao Da.

The difference between a revolver and an ordinary musket is that a revolver can fire continuously. After a reload, a revolver can fire at least five to six times. The number of times it fires depends on the number of magazines in the wheel. In later times, most revolvers have six rounds, and there are also a few with five and seven rounds. The principle is the same.

Imagine that a revolver that can fire six rounds of bullets continuously to form a continuous striking force is naturally much more powerful than an ordinary single-shot musket. If an ordinary soldier holds two revolvers, he will have a strong striking force of firing twelve rounds of bullets at a time. In this case, what will happen if a dozen or even more soldiers hold such firearms? Just thinking about it makes me excited.

But it is not so easy to develop it successfully. Zhu Shenzhui gave Zhao Da and Yao Yuan the correct ideas, and it depends on them how to manufacture it next.

After all, the appearance of the revolver can be said to be extremely important in the era of firearms, and the prototype of the historical revolver, the revolver, only began to appear in 1718. If it can be developed and successfully now, then the time will be advanced by nearly a hundred years, and its birth will inevitably cause great changes and impacts.

(End of this chapter)