What is superfluous are cotton-padded jackets in summer, cattail fans in winter, and what scholars call useless weapons, such as the masterpiece of martial arts such as "The Manual of Divine Weapons".
"Book of Artifacts" is a work by Zhao Shizhen, a weapons expert from the Ming Dynasty. It teaches the theory and practical operation, use and scientific presentation of firearms in detail, which played a vital role in the future development of firearms. Zhao Shizhen was a scholar, but Because I grew up on the seaside, I was often harassed by Japanese pirates and suffered deeply. Therefore, I paid attention to military affairs and firearms. After consulting many famous anti-Japanese generals, I found that Ming soldiers were timid before fighting, while the Japanese pirates were strong with fire guns and Japanese knives. Zhao Shizhen realized the important role of firearms in war, and studied day and night with Lin Fangsheng, Yang Jian, Ye Zigao and others, repeatedly confirmed, and developed a variety of unique firearms. Later, he wrote the research results into "Artifact Spectrum" and "Artifact Spectrum". Works such as "Continuation of the Divine Weapon Genealogy", "The Divine Weapon Genealogy or Questions", "Anti-Japanese Carts and Cannons", "Japanese Sentiments and Farming" and other works were submitted to Shenzong, which played a vital role in the anti-Japanese movement along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.
I have to say that the Chinese nation's firearms are hundreds of years ahead of the world. However, during the Dashun Dynasty when Lao Li was in power, the emperor was ignorant and the officials were greedy, and neglected the development of firearms. In just a few hundred years, Western firearms surpassed ours, and Far ahead, if there was World War I, the Dashun Dynasty would not have been so embarrassed by the Japanese pirates if they had advanced firearms. Most of the country fell, tens of millions of soldiers and civilians were killed and injured, and countless properties were lost.
And Zhu Xiluo launched the anti-Japanese movement. Many wars were mainly based on cold weapons. Firearms were not of much use. Therefore, when foreign countries increased their investment in weapons research, the Ming Empire came to power. Those who still do not pay attention to firearms are still unable to extricate themselves from the glory of the past and are complacent. They will never wake up from the dream of heaven.
Seeing that Dai Zi, who might be a weapons genius, attached so much importance to this book, although he didn't know what it was about, Wang Busheng felt that it must be something very important.
Everyone was busy, but Wang Bushi did not disturb them too much and watched from a distance to avoid the layman giving guidance to the expert.
After an unknown amount of time passed, Wang Bushi felt that his legs were numb from standing and his body was a little chilly, and then he finally heard human voices.
"It's almost time to wear Zi. Come and take a look." Feng Ru put down the tools in his hands and saw Wang Busheng and others at the same time, "Master, you are here too."
Hearing the shout, Dai Zicai put down his book, walked over, and greeted Wang Busheng.
Wang Bushit still respects the real talents and greets them one by one.
"I heard from Liu Mei that you are working on new gadgets. Let me come over and take a look."
Wang Bushi stepped forward and looked at the soil being shaped into small molds.
"Haha, sir, I heard that you have been promoted to the position of Jinyiwei Baihu. We brothers would like to congratulate you."
Although Baihu does not hold a large official position and does not have much power in its hands, in the eyes of ordinary people, officials are officials and people are people. This is always a clear and clear boundary.
"It's just a waste of money to make everyone laugh." Wang Bushui, the junior official of Sesame Mung Bean, was too embarrassed to show his hand.
"Young Master Wang has just joined Jinyiwei and is a sixth-rank official. His starting point is not low." Huang Luzhuang said with envy.
"No matter how high the starting point of a street rat's career is, it is not a glorious thing." After just working as a Jinyiwei for a day, Wang Busheng felt tired.
"No, sir, this is wrong. Heroes are not where they come from." Feng Ru disagreed with Wang Busheng's view. "I have only returned home not long ago, but the changes I have seen because of you, sir, are the workers in the snack factory." Because of you, life has become happy, and because of you, many businessmen have appeared in Songjiang Prefecture, and they have contributed a lot to the economic development of Songjiang Prefecture."
Others don’t say that Wang Bushi really doesn’t think so. It’s just to make his own pocket rich and many people benefit from it.
"Yes, Feng Ru is right. Sir, if you don't go out for a walk, you won't know how big the gap is between our Ming Empire and other countries. If the Ming Empire had more people like you, we could drive the national destiny through business and use business to drive the country's fortunes." By making the people rich and the country strong, our Ming Empire will be able to catch up again sooner or later. Otherwise, the tragic scene of Shun Dynasty will definitely happen again." Huang Luzhuang said.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Go out for a walk, see the outside world, and learn from each other's strong points. This is the way to serve the king, the ministers, and the people.
Hearing Huang Luzhuang's words, Wang Bushit felt his heartstrings being plucked. He wanted to look for the sound, but he couldn't find it. The scars from yesterday have not yet healed. Can the body that has just recovered be able to withstand a violent storm? This world is full of illusions, but pain never lies.
It is rare to live a life of one hundred years and seventy years.
In addition to ten years of childhood and ten years of old age;
They have been together for fifty years, and half of them have been divided by the Sandman;
During these twenty-five years, would you rather not have any worries?
Think carefully so that you can pursue love as early as possible.
When drinking and chasing friends, you smile arrogantly and let the jade mountain destroy you;
Intoxicated and intoxicated, life is like dew and weeping grass;
Fortunately, the new arrival has a lot of wine, and we will sing and laugh together for a long time.
Maybe you can forget it when you're drunk.
"Okay, don't talk about those things. The monarch's life, the civil and military ministers are virtuous, and our Ming Empire is still a world power." Wang Busheng waved his hand, not wanting to continue such a heavy topic.
Seeing Wang Busheng's performance, Huang Luzhuang and Feng Ru were both a little disappointed. They wanted to learn martial arts well, and they also hoped to meet Bole. At Liu Mei's suggestion, they returned to China. They originally thought they had a chance to show their ambitions, but they never thought that it would be useless. .
Seeing the disappointed looks in their eyes, Wang Bushit didn't explain too much. He was not in his position, and no one would care if he said the best. People who don't have the right to speak had better not express their opinions and make decisions easily.
"Dai Zi, how is your new invention?" Liu Mei is also very concerned about new gadgets. As a recommender, he also hopes that his classmates can attract the young master and be reused.
"Liu Mei, I can't give you an accurate conclusion until I get the results," Dai Zi didn't finish his words. He knocked on the soil and said, "What I'm firing now are some components of the matchlock gun. Is it specific to me?" do not know either".
"It will definitely work. You won the shooting championship in the beautiful country."
"Haha, forget about the championship. I was just taking a trick and shortened the length of the match rope to fire enough projectiles within the specified time."
"That's a championship too."
Staring at the parts knocked out by Dai Zi, Wang Bushu suddenly said, "Why must a match rope be used?"
"Young Master, you don't understand. Matchlock guns naturally require matchlocks," Liu Mei explained.
"The matchlock gun is called a matchlock gun because it uses a matchlock, not because it is called a matchlock gun because it uses a matchlock gun." Wang Bushi retorted, "Just like a white cat and a black dog are called white cats and black dogs, are they really cats or dogs?"
It is a title that comes from having characteristics, not a name that has characteristics.
"This," Liu Mei is engaged in business after all and is lacking in weapons.
Just listen to Dai Zi take over the topic, "Sir, it's like this. The matchlock gun evolved from the fire door gun. The original fire door gun was extremely troublesome to ignite, so it usually required two people to work together to complete it. Later, it was improved by craftsmen. Move the fire door of the fire door gun from the top to the right, and add a gunpowder pool to it. The gunpowder pool can hold a small amount of gunpowder as a initiating powder. And add a long Z-shaped or An S-shaped "iron bar". A nail is nailed to the butt of the gun in the center of the hook so that it can rotate around the axis. This is a matchlock gun. When the matchlock is lit, the "buckle" will be pressed down driven by the movement of the snake rod lever. "Strike" on the gunpowder pool to ignite the gunpowder in the gunpowder pool. The gunpowder burns violently in the long barrel, and the burned gas knocks out the gunpowder and projectiles in the barrel. How to ignite the gunpowder in the gunpowder pool without lighting the match rope?
"Why can the gunpowder pool be ignited only by lighting the match rope?" Wang Bushu asked again, "Why can't the gunpowder pool be ignited in other ways?"
"This", Dai Zi also fell into deep thought, yes, why must a match rope be used to light a fire.
In fact, matchlocks have been used on battlefields in various countries for more than two hundred years. They were partially replaced by spring wheel guns around 1575, and were completely eliminated by flintlock guns in 1700. However, in our country, matchlocks and matchlock technology have It was not eliminated until the early years of the Republic of China.
The imitation matchlock gun of the Ming Dynasty got its name because it can shoot down flying birds. "Shilu" written by Fan Jingwen of the Ming Dynasty mentioned: "You don't need to throw away the handle to light the fire, and it won't shake, so there are eighty-nine shots out of ten." It means that all flying birds in the forest can be shot down, hence the name." It is also called the bird's beak gun because its ignition structure is like a bird's beak pecking at water when it is lit. Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu" said: " For any hammer bird blunderbuss, first use an iron stick as big as a chopstick as a cold bone, and wrap it with red iron hammer. First, it is made of three joints, with the joints blazing red, and they are slammed together with all their strength. After the joints are made, a four-sided steel cone as big as a chopstick is used, and the hammer is hammered together. If you turn it around to make the aurora pure, there will be no hindrance in dispensing the medicine. Because of the limitations of labor productivity, the manufacture of a matchlock gun takes a long time.
Moreover, the operation of the matchlock gun is extremely complicated, including cleaning the fuse hole and the fuse pot. Gunpowder residue blocks the primer hole, which is a common problem with firearms. In the second step, pour the primer into the primer pot and close the lid of the primer pot. Unscrew the vial containing the medicine and pour the medicine from the muzzle of the gun; put the pellets in the mouth in advance (a common habit of musketeers at that time) from the muzzle of the gun; pull out the purge bar from under the barrel and tamp the pellets and medicine; Light the match: The match burns quickly and is easily exposed after being ignited. Therefore, the match is generally not lit before shooting. Fix the match on the match rope clamp (which is later the hammer of the gun). Since the primer pot lid is closed at this time, there is no need to worry about the sparks from the match rope igniting the primer and causing a fire. Pull the trigger, and when the match rope falls, the lid of the priming pot opens. The priming charge ignites the charge and the projectile is launched. In order to avoid the gunpowder burning the eyes and the glare of the fire, the gunman closes his eyes at the last moment of shooting.
However, the matchlock also has many disadvantages. It is difficult to use in rainy and snowy days, and it is easy to ignite the gunpowder on the body when lighting the match, which is very dangerous to the gun owner.
Dai Zi fell into deep thought, and Wang Bu did not rush, but waited quietly. After all, Wang Bu did not come into contact with weapons in his previous life, and he only had some hearsay theories.
The matchlock gun is destined to be eliminated. However, the mechanical structure of the spring gun is more complex. Compared with the general matchlock bolt, which has about 7 parts, the spring gun bolt has more than 20 parts, and these parts require The precision requirements are relatively high.
What Wang Busui likes more is the flintlock gun. The flintlock gun is improved on the basis of the revolving musket. The spring steel wheel is removed, a flint is clamped on the jaw of the hammer, and there is a fire hole next to it. Anvil, when shooting, pull the trigger, and under the action of the spring, the flint will be hit hard on the edge of the fire door, causing sparks to ignite the gunpowder and fire. It greatly simplifies the shooting process, improves the firing rate and shooting accuracy, is easy to use, and has a low cost. The use period of the flintlock gun is also long, and it did not end until after the Opium War.
However, because the breech-loading musket had not yet been invented, it placed high demands on the ammunition loading technology at that time. According to the previous loading method, when loading projectiles, the projectiles needed to be placed in the mouth of the chamber and driven with a wooden hammer. It was very time-consuming to push the bullet into the chamber with a stick. Later, gunsmiths in Pennsylvania, USA, created a method to speed up loading. They used linen cloth or deerskin pieces soaked in grease to wrap the projectile and load it into the bore, which reduced friction. It not only speeds up the reloading speed, but also acts as a breath-holding function, thereby improving the accuracy and increasing the range.
In 1635, Bi Maokang of the Ming Dynasty also made a flintlock gun. Its structure and performance are not much different from the previous gun, mainly due to the improvement of the firing device. Bi Maokang recorded an impact-type flintlock gun. When the trigger tap was pressed down, it ignited due to the friction between the spring and the flint. In this way, it not only overcomes the difficulties caused by wind and rain on shooting, but also eliminates the need to press the faucet with your hands, making the aim more accurate and firing at any time. The flintlock gun is equipped with an automatic flint ignition device. It is not afraid of wind and rain and does not need to be ignited in advance. The firing speed and accuracy are greatly improved.
But for some unknown reason, the technology that existed as early as the Ming Dynasty was lost in the Ming Empire hundreds of years later.
Seeing that Dai Zi was frowning and thinking, but could never find the answer, Wang Busheng simply pulled Dai Zi up, came to the dark place, picked up the stone on the ground, and hit another stone hard, and suddenly there was a spark. emerge.
