Liu Mingzhi signaled Liu Song to open the heavy door of the warehouse. He waited until the dust in the warehouse was not so serious before walking in with his hands behind his back: "Four of you, come with me."
The four of them followed in without any hesitation. Perhaps the four of them had understood that now they were just meat on the chopping board to be slaughtered by others. They tried their best to appear useful and receive some unexpected rewards.
After the four people walked into the warehouse, they looked at the neat rows of large boxes stacked in the warehouse. There were dozens of them. As for what the boxes contained, the four people knew that they must be valuable even if they didn't know. Items such as gold, silver and jewelry are indispensable.
There may even be many things they have never heard of or seen.
Liu Mingzhi walked straight to the wooden frame where the spray gun was placed, lifted the cloth on it, and found that the copper bullet inside had already been withdrawn. He took out a copper bullet case and threw it on the ground: "Liu Song, bring the knife."
Liu Song took out a small scimitar from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Mingzhi: "Master, what are you going to do? How about Xiaosong do it for you."
Young Master Liu didn't say anything. He took the knife and carefully pried open the back cover of the cartridge case. He didn't dare to let Liu Song do it for him. What if Liu Song didn't know anything and struck it with the knife, causing sparks? Everyone in the warehouse would be shocked. Don't even think about getting out alive. There are many taboo-like jars and jars stacked here, and the piles together are enough to burn the warehouse to the ground.
Mr. Liu poured the black gunpowder in the copper shell into his hands and poured a little into the hands of the four people: "You four, take a closer look. Do you recognize what this is? Have you seen this elsewhere?" Plant something?”
The four of them used their fingers to grind the black gunpowder in their palms carefully, with confused expressions on their faces: "Sir, what is this black powder? Is it flour? Why is it black?"
When the four of them were talking, Liu Mingzhi stared intently into their eyes. His expressions and tone could deceive people, but his eyes rarely deceived people. Those with powerful minds were not excluded, but the four of them were obviously not that kind of people. Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the eyes of the four people did not dodge at the same time, but looked completely confused.
Sure enough, the four great inventions were spread by the Chinese. In this world, the four great inventions were also developed by the Han people. Since the road to maritime trade was not opened, the four great inventions should not have spread.
"It's nothing, it's just a powder to treat wounds. You can scatter it."
The four of them, without doubting the others, slapped the powder in their hands onto the ground. Feeling that there was still a strange smell in their hands, they rubbed it against a pillar nearby in disgust.
It's good to be disgusted. The longer you are disgusted, the better.
Liu Mingzhi grabbed another handful of spray guns and held it in his hand: "You haven't seen this kind of thing, have you?"
"No, isn't this just an ordinary iron pipe?"
"That's right, it's just an ordinary iron pipe. It's okay. Come with me. I'll show you something in the study to see if you recognize it."
The four of them followed Mr. Liu out of the warehouse and into the study with blank expressions. Liu Mingzhi sat on a chair and took out a piece of rice paper from a book and put it on the table: "Can you understand how to use this weapon?"
The four of them looked at the pattern on the rice paper one after another. It looked like an artillery piece. It was the red-coated gunman of the later Qing Dynasty. It should be regarded as a relatively developed large-scale firearm in the black powder period.
Liu Mingzhi drew this based on the impression he had, and he didn’t know the specific parameters. If he really wanted to come up with such a big killer, he would have to go through step-by-step trials. At the moment, Liu Mingzhi has not come up with such a guy. The idea that when a cannon is fired, a thousand taels of gold is not just talk.
Firearms in the Ming Dynasty were so developed, and they were at the top of the world. Why were they admitted by the Manchus? On the one hand, the natural disasters of the Little Ice Age, and on the other hand, the Donglin Party's man-made disasters meant that they did not have the money to equip a large number of firearms. Otherwise, there would be no way. There will be the tragedy of Emperor Chongzhen hanging himself on Meishan.
The imperial court cannot support the consumption of firearms, let alone the Liu family. It is no problem for the Liu family to produce dozens of firearms. The key is that the time for such firearms has not yet arrived, and their own power is not enough to maintain such things. .
"Sir, are you planning to build a handy weapon for Jiuniu?"
"Yes, Jiuniu's body is too big, and the weapons used by ordinary people are not suitable for him. I am going to prepare a handy weapon for him. What do you think?"
"It looks okay, but it doesn't feel easy to hold. There's no place to hold it. Maybe Jiuniu won't be used to it."
"Then forget it, I will find another way."
Liu Mingzhi took out another piece of rice paper and put it on the table: "Look, compared with the ship on this drawing, which one is bigger or smaller, which one is stronger or weaker?"
Chuhe glanced at the pattern on the rice paper and then shook his head in disbelief: "Impossible, how could there be such a big sea ship in the world? If it is all made of wood, what kind of keel can support such a large cabin?"
He Tu also nodded in agreement: "Chee He is right. It is impossible for such a big ship to sail on the sea. It is five or six times bigger than our sea ships. This is simply a moving island. It is all How can the wood be spliced so well?"
"Yes, the huge waves on the sea are so huge that it is difficult to guard against them. Such a large ship, not to mention huge waves, may break away even under the impact of light wind and small waves. The final outcome is tantamount to the destruction of the ship and the death of people."
"Oh, is it so?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the concise words of the four people in Hoehe with amusement and smiled disdainfully. The pattern they said would definitely lead to shipwreck and death was the treasure ship Tianyuan sent by Yongle Emperor Zhu Di to patrol chief Zheng and Zheng Gong. , the largest sea-going ship in the world at the time.
Not to mention that it was a behemoth in ancient times when technological capabilities were backward. Even in later generations, the treasure ship was larger than an ordinary destroyer. It is such a small island on the sea that has experienced decades of strong winds and waves during seven voyages to the West. It is intact, showing that China's creative ability is rare in the world.
Liu Mingzhi also sighed. He could draw the appearance of a treasure ship. There were many patterns of treasure ships in the history books of later generations. He also knew the size parameters of the treasure ships, but he didn't know the technology required to build a treasure ship. You can copy anything, but there are too many things that you don’t know anything about.
"I wonder if the craftsmen of this era can perfectly replicate the Tianyuan treasure ship. If successful, the Dalong fleet will go to the West as envoys and trade with all countries. It can be said to be the first of its kind and an unparalleled miraculous achievement." Liu Mingzhiduan He murmured to himself while sipping his teacup: "It seems that we have to find a way to go to the archives room of the Ministry of Industry to have a look. They will definitely have the drawings of the Dalong ship."
"Huh?" Hoe He said in surprise: "Why are there so many weapons made for Jiuniu on this ship, and there are many stone piers underneath to support it?"
Liu Mingzhi looked startled, and immediately put away the rice paper and rolled it up: "I just drew something small. Today is your last chance to ask questions. As long as you draw the appearance of your ship and the specific manufacturing process, you You can move another box of things and divide them up."
"It's my lord, we'll draw it right away."
"Liu Song, take them to the front hall. There are prepared items there."
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