Zhu Jingyuan organized his thoughts, smiled and clapped his hands, asking the craftsmen to calm down:
"Although there are definitely many problems, I think we can give it a try to see how effective it is, how big the heat dissipation problem is, and whether there are any solutions."
Li Rui also reacted and directly arranged for the craftsman who just proposed to take the lead. Several craftsmen who had just participated in the discussion cooperated to try this machine gun installation method.
Several craftsmen agreed with some excitement and some trepidation, and continued to think about the details in this direction.
Zhu Jingyuan's guidance did not end there, because the axis cannon was likely to be unreliable in the current era, so he continued to guide the craftsmen to find other ideas:
"Let's think about it again. Is there any other way to prevent the bullet from hitting the propeller?"
This time the scene has been brewing for a long time, and many craftsmen have discussed it, but they have not come up with any better ideas.
Wang Zhenyi, the shopkeeper of the Royal Flying Machinery Company, after staring at the aircraft propeller for a while, suddenly asked Zhu Jingyuan:
"Your Highness, do you think... is there a possibility for bullets to avoid the propeller?"
The other craftsmen were stunned for a moment, and then quickly started thinking about this aspect.
Zhu Jingyuan also realized something:
"Shopkeeper Wang, please tell me carefully..."
Wang Zhenyi turned to look at Zhu Jingyuan, extending her right hand and pointing at the propeller:
"After all, the propeller is just two blades, and most of the areas around the nose are completely empty...
"Can we try to make the machine gun automatically stop firing for a moment when the blades turn around?
"After the propeller turns, let the machine gun continue to fire, and there will be two moments of ceasefire for each revolution of the propeller.
“If you do this, the firing speed of the machine gun will definitely be reduced, but it should be controlled as accurately as possible to reduce the length of the ceasefire as much as possible.
"But for a more specific situation, we still need to do experimental verification to see if the reduced rate of fire can still be used in combat..."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded secretly, this was the shooting coordinator's idea.
Let the propeller's transmission structure be linked with the machine gun's control structure.
When you turn to the front of the muzzle, the machine gun automatically stops firing for a moment.
This was the equipment of many propeller fighters during the First World War.
The second brother's design and production difficulty is much lower than that of the "Axis Cannon". Daming's current factory will definitely be able to make it.
With this thing, you can skip the metal deflection patch directly.
That is to add a metal patch to the propeller to bounce off the bullets hitting the propeller. It is a dangerous design...
Seeing that his guidance was effective, Zhu Jingyuan smiled happily and nodded and said:
"Okay, I think you can give it a try. It doesn't sound very difficult.
"Everyone should do this in the future, don't accept death too much, and develop your thinking.
"Many things are so counter-intuitive that it takes a long time to think of them."
Zhu Jingyuan's summary words made the craftsmen nod their heads.
Then many more keen people, including Wang Zhenyi and several craftsmen at the scene, had already sensed Zhu Jingyuan's deliberate guidance.
His Highness Jingyuan obviously already had these ideas in his mind, but he deliberately let everyone discuss and analyze them on their own.
Just to guide everyone to use their brains more proactively?
His Highness, a fifteen-year-old child, has good ideas in his heart but does not express them directly. Instead, he uses them to educate a group of... adults around him?
Wang Zhenyi thought this in her heart, and when she looked at Zhu Jingyuan, her expression became more complicated.
This kid's talent and temperament are so incredible.
Not to mention other children, even ordinary adults can't keep up.
Are these the elites specially educated by the royal family?
No, ordinary princes and grandsons are not at this level. His Highness Jingyuan himself is really outstanding.
Wang Zhenyi made this judgment in her heart, and her evaluation of Zhu Jingyuan rose to a higher level.
Zhu Jingyuan himself didn't think too much. He guided the craftsmen to come up with two typical designs and directly urged them to implement them as soon as possible.
With Zhu Jingyuan as the emperor's grandson and Li Rui as his direct boss, direct urging and guidance on site made the craftsmen extremely efficient.
A simple test structure was quickly built on the ground using redundant propellers and engines to test how shooting coordination was achieved.
Under Zhu Jingyuan's direct guidance, a relatively reasonable connection method was quickly found, and the accuracy adjustment stage was entered that morning.
However, the design and implementation of the shaft gun is more troublesome. The design and structure of the engine must be readjusted, which may not be completed in a while.
Zhu Jingyuan stayed at the Chengxi Proving Ground of the Ministry of Industry throughout the morning, and ate directly at the proving ground at noon.
Zhu Jingyuan originally planned to return to the Ministry of Industry after dinner and start discussing the details of the battleship design in the afternoon.
As a result, he had just returned to the Ministry of Industry by car, and after resting for a while, he was called to the palace by a phone call.
Zhu Jingyuan entered the palace with some confusion, and followed the guard who led the way to the office of the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang.
When he entered the door, he found his father, Zhu Jianyan, already waiting for him inside with his grandfather.
There were only two of them, father and son, in the room. The guard who came in with him arrived at the door and left immediately. There was no one else around.
Obviously they are all close relatives and elders here, but both of them are very serious.
Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but put away his casual attitude, worked hard to cheer up, saluted seriously, and then stood aside honestly waiting for instructions.
The old emperor sat behind the desk and asked expressionlessly:
"Jingyuan, under the current circumstances, do you still want to attend the peace talks?"
Zhu Jingyuan did not expect that the old emperor would ask this when he came up.
Because the current situation already has a slight advantage for Ming Dynasty, doesn’t he need to protect his father from thunder anymore?
After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Jingyuan answered seriously:
"Grandpa Huang, there are some things that I still have to do. It will be safer if I go."
The old emperor's expression did not change, but the expression of Zhu Jianyan standing next to him was almost tense.
Your mature and prudent tone, your tone that you still have to take action on your own, sounds like you are more mature than me, a father.
Do you want to add, "My father can't do it"?
Zhu Jianyan forcibly resisted the thought of scolding his son, and helped his father explain the reason to his son:
"Now the location for the peace talks has been decided, which is the Western Cape that you suggested to me at that time.
"It's far away from the mainland of all parties, and even further away from our capital of the Ming Dynasty.
“The shortest route is more than 8,000 nautical miles, and the most reliable route is almost 10,000 nautical miles.
“If we start from Tianjin, it will take at least more than a month to travel by sea.
“On the way to the sea, you have to adapt to the long-term maritime life, and when you arrive, it also takes time to adapt to the local climate.
“It’s summer in the Western Cape now. Although it’s not particularly hot, it’s extremely dry, a bit like the summer around the Great Qin Sea.
“So even if the peace talks don’t start immediately, the people involved in the negotiations have to go there in advance.
"If you want to continue participating in the peace talks, you have to pack your things and prepare to leave.
"The problem now is that the things you are responsible for, mainly the design of battleships, can no longer continue."
Zhu Jingyuan suddenly understood, and his mood became a little melancholy...
At that time, he had chosen a distant place with his mouth open, but now the consequences were directly on him.
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