After many tests, Handu obtained the performance data of this breech-loading rifled gun. According to Handu's calculations, the effective killing distance of this gun is about 900 meters. It can guarantee accurate hits within 600 meters. It can easily penetrate an elm board one inch behind within a distance of 70 meters. The power can be said to be quite huge.
With a look of satisfaction on his face, Han Du reluctantly threw the gun to Lin Mo.
After Lin Mo tried it several times, he was also shocked by the terrifying power of this gun. Until now, he still didn't believe that such a powerful weapon was made by his own hands.
If the revolver cannot completely suppress the archers due to its range and the sharp drop in accuracy after twenty feet, then this gun can easily turn the archers into living targets, and there will never be any more No use at all.
Lin Mo held the gun and turned it over and over, as if he was greedily looking at a stunning beauty.
"Master Marquis, is our gun really ready?"
Han Du understood Lin Mo's joy, smiled and nodded: "Of course. Hurry up and ask someone to make a few more, and I will report the good news to the emperor."
"Okay, little man, let's go right now." Lin Mo suddenly smiled brightly. The marquis reported to the emperor that if such a magical weapon was born, the emperor would definitely reward him generously. He, Lin Mo, also played a role in this, so of course he will have a share of the credit.
Han Du nodded, turned around and left the Arms Bureau. Without any delay, he came to the palace and asked to see Lao Zhu. Han Du had a gold medal bestowed by Lao Zhu, so he could go directly to the palace and wait outside the Fengtian Hall without passing through.
Not long after waiting, a young eunuch came to Han Du and took him in.
"Unfortunately, the Marquis is here. Lin Daizhao is painting for the emperor. The Emperor ordered his servant to invite the Marquis to Wuying Hall."
Wuying Hall and Wenhua Hall are opposite each other. Wenhua Hall was given to Zhu Biao by Lao Zhu as the place where he handled government affairs. Wuying Hall was Lao Zhu’s residence, and Lao Zhu would come here only in his spare time.
However, with Lao Zhu's workaholic character, he was either reviewing memorials or on the way to review memorials, so he rarely had the opportunity to come here in the past. It was only in the past two years that Lao Zhu felt that his energy was low and left most of the government affairs to Zhu Biao, that he had time to occasionally come to Wuying Palace.
Han Du followed the young eunuch outside Wuying Palace and waited quietly for Lao Zhu to finish painting.
While waiting, you will feel that time passes very slowly. Han Du didn't know how long he waited. Anyway, when the eunuch came out to deliver the order, he felt that the soles of his feet were numb.
"Xuan, the Marquis of Zhenhai, Han Du, has an audience."
Han Du followed the eunuch step by step and walked into the palace door, hoping to get rid of the numbness in his feet as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor."
Lao Zhu was leaning on the chair, holding a bright yellow teacup in his hand, and said, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Please give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, my young time is nothing." Han Du said his words of thanks, but he couldn't wait to sit on the golden pier.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he just smiled and did not expose Han Du. Then he asked, "Why did you come to the palace today to ask for an audience?"
After Han Du sat for a few breaths, he felt that the numbness in his feet quickly faded away. He quickly stood up, bowed, and said happily: "Your Majesty, the Ordnance Bureau has created another sharp weapon. I am here to report the good news to Your Majesty."
"Oh?" Lao Zhu was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't even have time to drink the ginseng tea in his hand and quickly put it down. He knew that something that could make Han Du rush to announce the good news was obviously not an ordinary thing. It should be as good as the revolver.
"What good thing have you created? Please tell me..."
Before Han Du could report, Lao Zhu stood up again and said without hesitation: "Forget it, you'd better stop talking and leave me a thought. I'll just go and see him."
"Here comes, get ready."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Arriving at the Ordnance Bureau, Lao Zhu exempted all the officials from the Ordnance Bureau from greeting him with a wave of his hand.
Han Du smiled, raised his finger and pointed at Lin Mo and said, "Your Majesty, this is Lin Mo. He made this thing."
"Back to the emperor, Xiaguan was created according to the ideas of Marquis Zhenhai." Lin Mo said honestly.
"Alas..." Han Du sighed and shook his head. Lin Mo was too sincere. He obviously wanted to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds, but he refused in vain.
However, Lao Zhu was extremely satisfied with Lin Mo's performance. He waved his hand to stop Han Du who wanted to speak, and said, "Don't push me around. First, tell me what's so great about this thing. "
The shiny silver gun body is more than five feet long, giving Lao Zhu a unique sense of beauty. The key is that this thing looks completely different from a revolver. This not only made Lao Zhu curious, but also what kind of things could make Han Du report to him so happily.
Han Du smiled and raised his hand, leaving the opportunity to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo originally looked at Han Du, but when he saw Han Du's encouraging eyes towards him, he took a deep breath to suppress his inner impatience.
Picking up a breech-loading rifle, he solemnly introduced it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, according to the Marquis of Zhenhai, this is a breech-loading rifle. It is five feet four inches long, weighs nine pounds and six taels, and a bullet weighs seven Money. The effective killing distance is three hundred feet, and accuracy can be guaranteed within two hundred feet."
"What? Are you telling the truth?" Lao Zhu suddenly spoke and asked in disbelief. Lao Zhu knows everything about the revolver, but what is the effective killing distance of the revolver? It's only thirty feet, so it can guarantee accuracy within a range of twenty feet. Beyond this distance, you can only rely on intensive firepower to make up for the lack of hits.
But now this gun has directly increased both of these data tenfold.
What is the concept of ten times?
In other words, even if the opponent has a revolver in their hand, when they face the gun, they have to start from three hundred feet, use their scalp to withstand the firepower of the gun, and rush through two hundred and seventy feet. Only at a distance of thirty feet can we have a chance to fight back.
But when the two armies were fighting, how many of them were lucky enough to cross the two hundred and seventy feet filled with death?
"Hurry up and try it for me." Lao Zhu nodded eagerly towards Lin Mo.
Lin Mo turned around and pressed the bullet in. After getting ready, he raised his gun and fired at the target in the distance.
"Bang." I saw the white paper on a target in the distance being hit by an invisible force, leaving a black hole.
Lao Zhu immediately gestured with his chin, and the guards around him quickly stepped forward and moved the target to the emperor. Lao Zhu took one look, was horrified, and said in surprise: "This is actually penetrated? How far is this target?"
Lao Zhu could tell at a glance that the target was made of elm wood. Although it was a little thin, it was still about a finger thick. It is impossible to shoot through such a thick elm board with a bow and arrow. The revolver could do it, but certainly not at such a long distance.
"Two hundred feet." The guard's face was full of amazement.
From a distance of two hundred feet, it can directly penetrate a finger-thick elm board. This power is simply unpredictable. If he can go to the battlefield with this thing, all the Meng Yuan cavalry will be meat on his chopping block, and he can kill them as he wants.
When Lao Zhu heard the guard's report, he could no longer calm down. With a wave of his hand, Lin Mo signaled Lin Mo to give him the rifled gun, raised it, recalled the technique of aiming the revolver, and fired a shot with a bang.
Without the emperor's instructions, the guards quickly ran over and brought the target over. With a flattering look on his face, he shouted: "The emperor's magical skill is right in the heart."
Lao Zhu looked at the target, and sure enough, a hole appeared in the red heart, and a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on his face. This shot was better than Lin Mo's just now. Lin Mo just hit the target and was still far from the red heart.
Even Han Du, who was standing aside, couldn't believe it and looked at Lao Zhu blankly. Han Du was 100% sure that this was the first time Lao Zhu used this kind of gun, but he hit the red heart with one blow. Han Du didn't know what to say. Is it Lao Zhu who has extraordinary talent? Or is he just lucky?
However, Han Du was inclined towards Lao Zhu's good luck. Although the gun was very accurate, due to its long range, the aiming method was still different from that of a revolver. It's impossible to hit the heart the first time without getting used to the shot.
Lao Zhu was very happy. He was still not satisfied with shooting, so he asked Han Du: "Is the farthest target three hundred feet away?"
Han Du saw that Lao Zhu wanted to challenge the three-hundred-foot target, so he nodded quickly and said, "Yes."
"However, Your Majesty. This gun is very accurate within two hundred feet. After that, the accuracy will drop sharply. It can cause damage to people three hundred feet away, but it is not easy to hit."
"Bang!" Lao Zhu ignored Han Du's blabbering, and while Han Du was talking, he fired another shot.
The two guards also ran over and carried the target over. Before they could reach Lao Zhu, they shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty is brave and has hit the target."
When Han Du heard this, his eyes couldn't help but bulge out, and he looked in disbelief at the middle of the red heart on the target, where a lead bullet had sunk into the board and was embedded in it. The position is even closer to the center than the shot just now.
He raised his head and glanced at Lao Zhu, then looked up at the sky. Was Lao Zhu cheating?
Lao Zhu reached out and dug hard, trying to remove the bullet, but the bullet was almost completely embedded. No matter how hard Lao Zhu tried, it would not move at all.
Lao Zhu also gave up, straightened up and sighed with a smile on his face: "The power of this thing is really powerful and terrifying."
Able to beat elm boards like this at a distance of three hundred feet. If this hit a person, it would definitely be able to penetrate easily.
After saying that, Lao Zhu turned towards Lin Mo and said, "Did you make this?"
Lin Mo waved his hands repeatedly and couldn't help but defended: "No, no, no, Your Majesty, this was done by the Marquis."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu turned his eyes to Han Du strangely.
Han Du spread his hands and said: "The emperor's dragon is intimidating and makes him a little nervous. I just gave him a few ideas and he made the things. The emperor also knows that I am very lazy and there is no way I can do it."
When Lao Zhu heard this, he burst out laughing. He raised his hand and nodded at Han Du, saying with a helpless look: "You have such a problem... I am happy today, so I won't criticize you. However, you are so This problem needs to be corrected in the future. You have been a Marquis for so many years, and you still look sloppy, so what’s going on?"
"How tired it is to get up... I'm afraid I can't change it..." Han Du muttered softly.
Lao Zhu was about to turn his gaze to Lin Mo, but in an instant it fell on Han Du's head again, and asked sharply: "What did you say?"
Han Du quickly showed a flattering smile and said: "I said I will change it when I get back."
Lao Zhu glared at Han Du in warning before slowly looking away.
Then he paused and asked Han Du, "Does this thing have a name?" Huh? Han Du was stunned when he heard this, and then understood what Lao Zhu meant. He wanted the naming rights.
Shaking his head, Han Du said with a smile: "I haven't returned to the emperor yet. Please give me your name."
As expected, Lao Zhu showed a satisfied look, scratched his chin, and after thinking for a moment, said: "This is also a fire gun, but it is much more powerful than the fire gun. In my opinion, it is better to call it a divine weapon."
"What a good name, what a good name. I'm afraid the enemies will be frightened when they hear this name." Han Du's flattery continued like a tide and was out of control.
But what Han Du said is also true. Once this powerful gun becomes an organized army, the enemies it encounters will really be frightened by it.
Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed in joy, obviously enjoying Han Du's flattery. Turning around and seeing Lin Mo, he thought for a moment and said immediately: "Lin Mo listens to the seal."
Lin Mo immediately knelt down.
"Lin Mo works for the Ordnance Bureau and is fully in charge of the manufacturing of divine weapons. Well, make ten thousand for me first." It was ten thousand when he said it, and Lao Zhu didn't think it was an exaggeration at all.
But when Lin Mo was promoted to an official just now, he couldn't help but feel happy. Now that I heard that the emperor wanted to make ten thousand, his face suddenly turned bitter. He didn't dare to resist the order, so he had to cast his pitiful eyes on Han Du.
Han Du gave Lin Mo a calm look, coughed twice, stepped forward and said softly to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, although this divine blunderbuss is extremely powerful, it is not only very expensive, but also very complicated to build. Ten thousand divine weapons, the Ordnance Bureau would do nothing but build these divine weapons, and it would take at least two years to collect ten thousand."
"So complicated?" It takes two years to build 10,000. Doesn't that mean it's only 5,000 in one year? Although five thousand divine weapons was already a lot, this number still made Lao Zhu frown.
Han Du glanced around and said nothing.
Lao Zhu moved his fingers knowingly, asking the people on the left and right to temporarily retreat.
Han Du then said in a voice that only two people could hear clearly: "Your Majesty, you don't know that a steam engine is needed to make this powerful blunderbuss. Now, Sun Xian, the minister, used steam engines to make these at all costs. Your Majesty We also know that today’s steam engines are easily worn out, and if we build ten thousand divine weapons, the price will be too high.”
"Do you have to use a steam engine to make the Divine Gun?" Lao Zhu was a little surprised.
Han Du took a divine blunderbuss, handed the muzzle to Lao Zhu, pointed at the rifling lines from the muzzle, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, the reason why this divine blunderbuss is so powerful is because of these engraved lines. Without these engraved lines, this divine weapon is similar to a revolver. If you want to carve such lines here, it is not possible without human power, and you must use the power of a steam engine."
Lao Zhu reached out and touched the engraved lines on the muzzle of the gun. His eyes were full of shock. How ingenious is this to carve such neat and uniform lines on fine steel?
"How on earth did you do that?"
Han Du lowered his head and smiled and said: "I asked Sun Xian and others to design a machine that can carve these lines with the help of the power of the machine."
Looking up and catching a glimpse of Lao Zhu's eyes full of curiosity, Han Du continued: "If the emperor wants to see it, he can come to the academy later and find out."
"Okay." Lao Zhu nodded quickly and agreed. The curiosity in my heart is like a cat scratching me.
Suddenly, Lao Zhu thought of something, frowned and asked, "Why do you put this rifling machine in the academy?"
Han Du smiled and explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the power of the divine weapon is infinite. If it is leaked, the consequences will be endless. I am just in case, and besides, not only the academy has steam engines now, so I will Place it in the academy."
Lao Zhu reluctantly glanced at the divine gun in his hand and couldn't bear to put it down. He nodded in agreement and said: "You are right. Such a magical weapon cannot be too cautious. I think it is good to put it in the academy. I might as well put the rifling carvings in the academy from now on, separate from the Ordnance Bureau. .”
Separating the rifling from the manufacturing of the Kamui Gun is equivalent to adding an additional layer of insurance to the Kamui Gun to prevent the secrets of the Kamui Gun from being leaked. The people in the Ordnance Bureau don't know how the rifling is carved, and the people in the academy don't know how the Shenwei Gun is made. If you want to find out the secret of the Divine Gun, you need to find people from the Arms Bureau and the Academy at the same time.
The risk of such exposure also instantly increases by at least an order of magnitude.
"I obey." Han Du lowered his head and agreed.
However, the moment Han Du raised his head, his expression became extremely solemn.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
Han Du had a stern look on his face, shook his head and said: "The emperor has seen thousands of miles and has thought carefully. There is nothing wrong with it. But the academy is so big, and there will definitely be a lot of rifling that needs to be carved in the future. Without a big workshop, I'm afraid the supply will not be urgent. . But if a large workshop is placed in the academy, it will be too cramped. People with a discerning eye may know that there is something wrong with this place just by looking at it. "
Lao Zhu took a deep look at Han Du, sighed and said with a smile: "If you want land, just say it clearly, why are you doing all these roundabout things? Do you think I can refuse to give it to you if you ask for it?"
"Hahaha, I'm trying to judge a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart." Han Du laughed quickly, saying that villains can be villains, never mind it. As long as he can take the land out of Lao Zhu's mouth, it doesn't matter if Han Du becomes a villain three times.
"Let's be honest, are you interested in that piece of land?" Lao Zhuming knew that Han Du was taking advantage of the situation, but he had to accept it.
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