On the 14th day of the twelfth lunar month, the entire Xiaqiu Village and many craftsmen were in action. Box lunches were sold here, and the village chief, Hanhan and the children returned to the village.
"Hanhan, we worked hard to make gun barrels, and now we have made fifty muskets! Oh! Li Chang, fifty muskets."
After everyone came back, the person responsible for making the barrel reported directly to Hanhan, and then he remembered that there was also a director.
The director expressed his understanding, yes, Hanhan is the most important.
However, he was surprised by the speed. According to estimates, there should be more than forty flintlock guns by the end of the year. Now the task has been exceeded.
Zhu Wentian looked around and saw no one else, and nodded: "Stop! It's enough. I'll give you medicine and take good care of yourself."
"Listen to me," the chief said from the sidelines.
The person who made the flintlock gun: "..."
You are also our chief. If someone else had spoken like this, I would have beaten you long ago. Why do you still use 伱 to emphasize?
"Hanhan, no one cares about me as the liar." The liangliang complained to Hanhan.
"How is that possible? Could you ask them if they could change their length?" Zhu Wentian smiled.
"Chief, you will always be our good chief."
"The inside will last forever."
"It lasts for eternity and thousands of years."
"Long..."
"Get out of here, haven't we seen each other for a few days, are you feeling itchy?" The chief wanted to beat someone, but a group of people ran away.
"Hanhan, let's practice shooting?" I have itchy hands. People in the village, even the older ones, fire several shots every day.
Naturally, those who went out couldn't open fire beside the imperial city. They didn't even have a gun.
"It doesn't matter if you shoot a dozen. The fume of the flintlock gun is a bit louder. In fact, it can be improved. Let's do this for now! Then upgrade it later.
The weather in Nanjing is still not cold, otherwise I would make skates and take everyone to skate.
Your Majesty has given us a place. Let's use it as an ice rink, use pulleys, and make bearings first. Well, we don't have that technology at the moment.
There is no problem with stumbling. This is the same as bamboo fungus. If you plant it, it will take two years to plant it on a large scale. If you don’t plant it, it will never happen.
This year we will first make the bad ones, the children roller skating, and then gradually improve them. Its real use is transportation.
We replaced the previous universal wheel with wood, but it is actually better to have new metal bearings. "
Zhu Wentian has a plan and is pushing forward bit by bit. This thing cannot be rushed.
He actually thinks it's pretty good. Such scientific and technological progress in history has been tortuous.
Some people only discovered one aspect and then went to work on other things, while some people designed it all but were ruined due to factors such as politics and capital.
Some people even had a breakthrough when they were in college, but before it turned into results, they dropped out of school because they couldn't afford the tuition and started doing other things.
The progress of science has always been confusing. When an era passes, looking back, I find that people at that time were really stupid and so simple.
Those who laughed at that time will continue to face technological breakthrough barriers. In a few years, those who laughed at others will also be laughed at.
Zhu Wentian didn't have time to laugh at others, so he quickly built it, then took his friends to practice it and went over to play.
Of course, this is purposeful and not boring.
'Pah, pah, pah...' A burst of gunfire rang out, and the children quickly loaded gunpowder and projectiles, and then another round.
They are not playing around, they are very serious. It doesn't matter if the shot is not accurate, the reloading speed must be fast.
Practice this first, and then practice it accurately. Anyway, there is no shortage of ammunition in your village.
As for why not simulate loading? That's because it's not suitable for actual combat. The village has money and the gunpowder is prepared by itself.
Where guns are made and gunpowder and bullets are made, shooting is not possible? Just a joke.
Ten guards from the Prince's Palace were nearby giving instructions from time to time. They took turns guarding Xiaqiu Village, so there would naturally be no shortage of shooting training.
"Hanhan, are you tired?" In the evening, after the children had eaten, they ran back to their homes, threw themselves on the bed and went to sleep happily, the head came to the sacrificial hall.
Zhu Wentian stayed in the sacrificial hall today, instead of going to the mountain temple, and then drew pictures.
“I designed a revolver, a gun with a short barrel that can fire continuously, so it can hit targets at close range.
It involves the sensitivity of the primer, but it does not affect the overall launch. If the revolver does not jam, it is just a matter of turning it more.
Then we should consider the issues of loading and firing. The flint firing I designed now is actually not very good. "
Zhu Wentian pointed to the drawing and said that he wanted to make a revolving flintlock gun, and it was the kind with a circlip. As for the spring, how to make it? Heat the iron wire or steel wire and wrap it!
Li Chang: "..."
"Hanhan, I didn't understand." The manager was helpless.
“To shoot bullets far away, there must be a problem to be solved, sealing, which is not necessary at close range.
Commander, you see, today's flintlock guns require an additional charge of the powder tank, which is the ignition powder.
Let's change the position of the medicine tank, and then add a medicine guide position behind the fixed ammunition.
Then it only needs to be fired once for each impact. That is, if I install six medicine pools in advance. By the time I fire, I can fire six times in a row.
Next, I reload the medicine and medicine pool. In a battle, as long as I have money, I can equip ten such guns.
After I have annihilated the enemy, or beaten it to a close, I will go up with the knife to kill, turn back to rest, and then reload the gun. "
Zhu Wentian explained the situation of this revolver gun. The advantage is that it is fast, but the disadvantage is that the range is too close.
But there are choices on the battlefield. When everyone is in close combat, weapons with shorter ranges are more popular.
"Is there such a thing? Is this the technology we will provide for next year's war against Beiyuan?"
The headmaster only needs to know that the technique is great, and he will learn it slowly later.
You can’t just see and hear this thing, you have to make it to know it.
Zhu Wentian moved this set of drawings away: "Put it aside for now. We won't use it in the first game against Bei Yuan because we don't have time to change clothes.
Let's check the bearing first. If it works well, we can deliver it on a tricycle later.
If you can make bearings, you can try to make chains, and gears are not a problem.
Our Ming Dynasty must develop rapidly. The sun and the moon will pass away, and the years will not be with me. Now there is no technical theory stuck, hurry up, hurry up, take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang, oh, His Majesty is energetic enough. "
"Hanhan, why are you in such a hurry?" The director felt that he couldn't learn.
"Because many things can be done, do it first, and then figure out how to do it. To widen the gap with other civilizations, let's make the pulley first!"
As Zhu Wentian spoke, he became calm again. He suddenly remembered that the West had experienced the Black Death and its economic development was not so advanced. On the contrary, the adventurous spirit had always been that way.
No one has ever dominated America yet! The local religious influence is strong, so take advantage of it!
Try to see how much money believers can make by shining light on the pattern on the glass in a dark environment and turning it into a movie.
(End of chapter)
