Zhu Shenzui thought for a while and agreed. Anyway, his cousin Wang Jinwu was not an outsider.
He asked Wang Jinwu to wait for him and went to a wing on the west side first.
This room is Zhu Shenzui's residence in Wangjiacun. He stays here every time he comes to Wangjiacun. The display in the room is very simple, except for two cabinets, there is also a fire pit.
After entering the house, Zhu Shenzui moved the cabinet against the wall, reached out and dug a few times from the corner, and soon took out a wax-sealed bamboo tube and a fist-sized deerskin pouch.
First, he put the cabinet back to its original position. Zhu Shenzui sat down and looked at the bamboo tube carefully. After making sure that the wax seal and appearance of the bamboo tube were intact, he smiled with satisfaction, then opened the deerskin bag and reached out to touch it. Close it, tie the two things around your waist, and then return to the courtyard.
"Follow up!"
After greeting Wang Jinwu, the silly boy immediately followed Zhu Shenzui.
The two chatted while walking towards the outside of the village. Zhu Shenzui was very familiar with the terrain near Wangjiacun. He went straight to a mountain col three miles away from the village. This place was very desolate and there was no water. There are no trees, only loess and rocks. There are very few people there, but it is the best place to test guns.
In about a quarter of an hour, we arrived at the place.
Zhu Shenzui took Wang Jinwu into the mountain col. He looked at the terrain, chose a stone wall, randomly found a stone from the ground and drew a circle the size of a human head on the stone wall.
After finishing the painting, Zhu Shenzui stepped back and took a look before he was satisfied.
"Brother Six, aren't you testing the gun? What are you doing?" Wang Jinwu couldn't wait for a long time. Seeing that Zhu Shenzui had been gesticulating for a long time without testing the gun, he couldn't help but ask.
"I call you a stupid boy, but you are really stupid? Testing a gun is not the same as shooting an arrow. What's the point of not having a target? I'm making a target!"
"Oh oh oh!" Wang Jinwu finally came back to his senses, rubbed his head and grinned sheepishly.
Zhu Shenzui pulled Zhu Shenzui and walked a few steps back. When the distance was about the same, he stopped and turned around to look at the vaguely visible target on the stone wall.
This distance is about fifteen or six meters. If what Zhao Da said before is correct, this distance is the effective range of his musket.
Let Wang Jinwu stand on his side. Although Zhao Dah gave his assurance about this gun and Zhu Shenzhui checked it himself and thought it was fine, after all, it was his first time to actually shoot it.
For safety's sake, it's better to be careful.
Zhu Shenzui took out the gun, then peeled off the wax seal of the bamboo tube, and carefully poured the gunpowder hidden in the bamboo tube into the barrel. These gunpowders were homemade by Zhu Shenzui. In order to get these gunpowders, Zhu Shenzui spent a lot of effort and struggled for a long time.
Zhu Shenzui did not understand the best formula for gunpowder, so he could only try it a little bit. In addition, the key to granular gunpowder was not only the formula, but also the need to add water and egg white, mix and stir, and then grind and break it into particles after it was dry.
This step is simple to say, but quite tedious to do. Zhu Shenzui tried the last step many times and finally got it done.
Moreover, after it was completed, Zhu Shenzui did not use this kind of gunpowder to actually hit a fire blunderbuss, and he was not sure how powerful the gunpowder he made was, and whether it was the same as real granular gunpowder.
Therefore, Zhu Shenzui did not dare to pour more gunpowder when pouring it. He only poured two-thirds of the gunpowder into the barrel and stopped. Then he took out the lead bullets from the deerskin pouch, wrapped them in rice paper and stuffed them. Then pull out a press bar from the slot under the barrel, and use the press bar to compact the marbles in the barrel.
These steps seemed simple, but because it was his first time doing it, Zhu Shenzui's movements were very unfamiliar, and it took him several minutes to complete them.
After he finished, Zhu Shenzui put gunpowder into the medicine pool, then raised his gun and aimed it in the direction of the target, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the side, Wang Jinwu watched Zhu Shenzui playing with the musket with wide eyes, looking very excited. He wanted to ask but was afraid of disturbing Zhu Shenzui. He opened his mouth several times and swallowed back the words in his stomach.
When he saw Zhu Shenzui aiming his gun, Wang Jinwu was extremely excited and looked forward to the moment the gun went off. But seeing Zhu Shenzui put the gun down after taking a few aim, doubts suddenly arose in his heart.
Just when he was about to ask what was going on, he saw Zhu Shenzui taking out the fire stick and lighting the match. Only then did Wang Jinwu realize that there was still this step to go.
The match was lit and stuck in place. Zhu Shenzui took a deep breath and aimed the gun again. This time he used both hands. This was his first time trying this gun. He didn't know what was going on. It was gunpowder that I made myself, and I was not sure how powerful it would be. It was much safer to hold the gun with two hands than with one hand.
Thinking of three points and one line in his mind, Zhu Shenzui aimed at the target and pulled the trigger hard.
The trigger was a little hard, and it took a little more force to pull it. When the trigger was pulled, the gunpowder in the medicine pool was instantly ignited, a thunderclap sounded, and a cloud of white smoke immediately rose. Zhu Shenzui couldn't see clearly for a while. Where the bullet landed in front.
The sound of the gunshot startled Wang Jinwu on the side. He didn't expect the sound to be so loud, and it made his ears buzz.
After being shocked and excited, Wang Jinwu couldn't wait to ask Zhu Shenzui if the marbles had been shot and how powerful they were. Zhu Shenzui was unsure for a moment. The recoil was a bit beyond his expectation. Fortunately, he had a firm grip on the gun, otherwise ordinary people would have to let it go without paying attention.
When the white smoke gradually dissipated, Zhu Shenzui quickly walked towards the stone wall with his gun in hand. He wanted to see where the impact was and what the effect was.
When he got closer, Zhu Shenzui quickly found the landing point. It was just away from the upper right corner of the circle he had drawn. The hard stone wall had been hit by a bullet. The pit was deep inside and shallow outside. The deepest part could fit into half of a finger. , it seems that the power of this gun is really not small, Zhao Da is really right, this distance is enough to break armor.
While Zhu Shenzui was carefully examining the effect, Wang Jinwu was also staring at the crater created.
With his mouth wide open, he touched his chest subconsciously, with a hint of disbelief in his expression, and muttered: "My dear, what's wrong is hitting a rock. If you hit someone with one shot, it won't penetrate the whole body? How can he be so powerful?" "
Zhu Shenzui was quite satisfied with the power of the musket. It could hit a hard stone wall to such an extent that it would be no problem to deal with people.
As for the accuracy, Zhu Shenzui was not satisfactory. At a distance of only ten meters, two shots in such a large circle could only achieve this result. But for a smoothbore gun without rifling, such an accurate head is enough. Moreover, it is the first time for Zhu Shenzui to use this gun and he is not familiar with the gun. He will definitely be more accurate if he fires a few more shots.
"Let me try! Let me try too!" Wang Jinwu said impatiently.
Zhu Shenzui smiled. Since he had brought him here, he must have tried it on him. After checking the shooting effect, Zhu Shenzui had already checked the condition of the musket. The quality of the fired musket was very good, and there seemed to be no problem. After feeling the feeling of firing just now, Zhu Shenzui cleaned the lower chamber of the gun, and then reloaded the bullets and gunpowder according to the previous steps, but this time it was slightly reduced. A little more, because he felt that there seemed to be a little too much gunpowder in front.
After finishing, Zhu Shenzui took Wang Jinwu back to the place where he had just fired, and explained to Wang Jinwu the essentials and precautions of musket shooting. After making sure that Wang Jinwu understood, he handed the gun to him and asked him to rush. Shoot at the target.
Wang Jinwu, who was eager to try, could not wait for a long time. He imitated Zhu Shenzui's shooting posture and stood still, then raised his gun and took aim. After aiming a few times, he pulled the trigger hard and the gun fired smoothly. Wang Jinwu was even more excited when one shot was fired. After the two shots were fired, Wang Jinwu couldn't wait to run towards the target.
