"Your Majesty, what should we do here?"
Seeing Liu Deng was about to leave, Shunzi asked quickly.
"Find someone to build the wall! Find some pieces of cloth to cover it outside first! You can take care of such a small thing yourself!"
Liu Deng said something impatiently, then got on his horse and headed directly towards the weapons supervisor with Mo Ji, the Huyan brothers and Cai Xin.
"What are you still waiting for? Why don't you catch up with me!"
Seeing Liu Deng just leaving, Shunzi quickly kicked the subordinates around him.
The guards hurriedly chased after them, and the group of people disappeared into the night.
"What happened?"
Xu Yin, who was also in Jinyang City, naturally heard this voice.
This thunder-like sound made Xu Yin feel very bad. After all, the last time it sounded, he was near the center of the explosion.
If it weren't for his natural vigilance, coupled with his excellent kung fu, and his close men and women standing by to protect him.
Maybe at this time, even he will have to explain where he is!
"It seems to be in the direction of the weapons inspector, but I don't know what they are doing..."
The sloppy man said in a low voice.
"Then go figure it out for me, I want to know what happened!"
Xu Yin's eyes widened and he said seriously.
"promise!"
Just when he was confused, Liu Deng finally arrived at the weapons supervisor.
However, the behemoth that appeared in front of Liu Deng now had several cracks.
Obviously, this was not done properly during casting, and the placement of the gunpowder seemed to be a bit too much.
"Your Majesty, this is still in the preliminary stage. The first door has just been cast. Today is the first time I try it..."
Cai Xin rubbed his head in embarrassment, but Liu Deng didn't bother to tell him this.
He took the torch from the hand of a guard and moved closer.
Looking at the black gunpowder left on the barrel, Liu Deng fell into deep thought.
"When placing this gunpowder, wrap it in silk cloth in advance and put it in so it won't get everywhere!"
Although this fixed gunpowder is only a detail, it is the basis of modern artillery.
After all, Liu Deng wanted mass production. When it was finally put into the army, this thing now needed to be used by a large number of soldiers.
How far is the distance and how much gunpowder should be put? If there is no quantitative measure, should we let them rely on feel?
In this day and age, there is even a lack of flaw detection methods for these cast items.
If the problem of the gunpowder content cannot be solved, I am afraid that before the shells are sent out, the shells will have begun to explode on a large scale on their own positions!
"But if silk is used, will it stick to the barrel?"
Cai Xin always asks questions when he has something, so naturally he won't let this kind of thing go.
"After the silk burns, the remaining ashes will be gone as long as you blow it away. There will be no problem! Moreover, after our experiment, we can determine the amount of medicine!"
Although Mo Ji joined this project the latest, it is obvious that the Mohist theory is really not reliable!
These uncommon knowledge can be obtained at your fingertips anytime and anywhere!
"No, I just think there was too much gunpowder this time. Otherwise, it wouldn't have hit the palace directly. Just this one blow, the barrel of the gun almost exploded! Tsk tsk tsk, five thousand guns, just like that. son......"
Hu Yancang was obviously a little frightened, and this time it was really a bit thrilling.
Originally, I was planning to give Liu Deng a surprise, but now it almost turned into a shock.
"It doesn't matter if we make a mistake once. As long as we can be better than this time next time, what does a mere five thousand guans mean?"
Liu Deng directly interrupted Hu Yancang's words. No one knew better than him what this thing meant!
This is the real path for the development of gunpowder. Compared with the glory that will follow, what does a mere five thousand guns mean?
"Sure enough, you are still so majestic! Why do you always worry about money? Can those bastards compare to the power of this thing?"
Cai Xin looked excited. During the recent period, the expenses of this Wuhan Research Institute were really a bit high.
The weapons supervisor's account was so big that he couldn't do it anymore. After all, he wanted to cast such a large-scale artillery.
Moreover, the casting requirements are so high that there cannot be even a single trachoma. This is an almost impossible task.
There is no precedent to follow, so they have to rely on themselves.
Crossing the river by feeling the stones is the scariest thing, because you never know what is under the water.
Moreover, this process is an extremely money-consuming process. Each large-scale smelting requires materials, manpower and material resources. The total amount is definitely a figure that would prohibit ordinary wealthy people.
"Stop talking about these useless things here, just tell me how many copper coins I need!"
Liu Deng rolled his eyes at him. This kid had learned to play tricks at some point.
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from the king. I'm forced to have no choice. The expenses here have been a bit high recently. In less than a month, nearly 100,000 yuan have been burned... …”
When he heard this number, even the corners of Liu Deng's mouth twitched. These guys are really money-burning.
You must know that in this day and age, the total number of people in Jinyang City with a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan definitely does not exceed 300.
They would burn through 100,000 yuan a month. If Liu Deng hadn't been so good at making money, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many people in the world who could withstand their burning...
"How much money do you need? Just give me the figure directly. From today on, all expenses of the Military Academy will be listed in a separate account. You no longer have to go to the Arms Supervisor!"
Liu Deng hesitated for a moment, and then continued.
After all, the money that should be burned must continue to be burned. Now they are actually very close to success.
Now, this first shot has proved that they are on the right track!
As for the cracking of the barrel, on the one hand it is because they put too much gunpowder, and on the other hand it shows that there are still flaws in the casting process.
Once we find this reason, mass-produced artillery is just around the corner!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Even Mo Dian, a giant of the Mo family, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Spend hundreds of thousands of dollars without batting an eyelid!
In today's world, I am afraid that only His Highness the King has such great courage.
"Don't be too busy thanking me, but I have something to say beforehand. From today on, your experiments can no longer be done in the city! You are lucky today and did not hurt anyone. What if you were hurt? What should I do if someone arrives?”
