"Sir, you really have a way. I didn't expect that Xianyang City would be transformed like this in just one month!"
In the experimental building on the east side of the Academy of Sciences, Gong Shucheng held the drawing of the Mini rifle and said something with emotion.
Zhao Hao smiled, waved his hand and said: "What does this mean? The whole city's renovation has not been completed yet. When it is completed, I guarantee that it will be an eye-opener for you!"
“It doesn’t take the entire city to be renovated, but now my eyes have been opened!”
Gongshu Cheng said, picked up the blueprint in his hand, raised it, and said: "This thing is much more powerful than the fire gun last time!"
"Of course, this is the standard equipment in the future, just like our Qin Jian!"
"Young Master is a great talent, beyond our reach"
Gongshu Cheng laughed twice: "Dare you ask me, sir, if there is any more powerful equipment."
"Yes, but I can't give it all to you."
Zhao Hao said this casually, then suddenly thought of something and frowned: "How did you prevent the gun from exploding?"
Gongshu Chenggong said with his hands: "Young master, when I first started making it, the barrels often exploded. Later, when the master mentioned steel, I made a batch of steel according to the master's method;
Although the hardness of steel is very high, it is easy to explode if used too many times. Later, I used Gongshu's copper alloy method to refine an alloy steel, and exploded it with four times the gunpowder;
If there are no cracks in the barrel after the explosion, you can use it. If there are cracks, discard them directly, so that the gun made in this way will not explode."
After saying that, he paused and then said: "However, fire blunderbuss made of this kind of alloy steel cannot be equipped in large quantities for the army. One is that the cost is too high, and the other is that the craftsmanship requirements are too high, and there are not so many craftsmen who can make them! "
"Well, you're right!"
Zhao Hao nodded, confirming that Gongshu Cheng was proficient in making fire guns, and then continued to ask: "How many people in Gongshu can make fire guns now?"
Gongshu Cheng was stunned and didn't know why Zhao Hao suddenly asked this, because Zhao Hao gave him the gun to make instead of giving it to Gongshu. It was because of Gongshu's disrespectful behavior that made Zhao Hao feel unhappy.
But he couldn't keep the matter of refining alloy steel from his family, so he didn't keep the secret of the fire gun.
Now Zhao Hao asked Gongshujia how many people made firecrackers, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. What if Zhao Hao didn't give him the mini rifle production because he privately taught people in Gongshujia how to make firecrackers. Damn it.
With an uneasy feeling in his heart, Gongshu Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "To be honest with you, my Gongshu family and the direct lineage can make fire blunderbuss, but don't worry, you, we are all loyal to Da Qin and your Majesty. We will never betray Da Qin or betray you." Your Majesty, please reveal the secret of the Fire Gun. If anyone dares to reveal it, my father, Shu, is willing to bear all the consequences."
"It's serious, it's serious."
Zhao Hao smiled, waved his hand, and said: "You have agreed to join the Academy of Sciences. From now on, you will all be your own people, so you don't have to be so open-minded."
After finishing speaking, he pointed to the drawing in Gong Shucheng's hand and said: "The mini rifle I want you to build is a long-range rifle that is more advanced than the musket and can hit a target a hundred steps away."
Da Qin's one step was probably one meter and two meters higher than that of later generations.
Mini rifles are rifles and are inherently high-precision weapons for long range shooting.
During the Civil War, the Minie rifle was born, eliminating rifled guns for nearly a century or two. By the end of the war, the Minie rifle accounted for more than 70% of the total armaments.
During the Civil War, Mini rifles were mostly used as sniper rifles, which prevented enemy officers from leaving the trenches and directly changed the war situation.
Zhao Hao did not use a rifled gun to transition, but switched to a one-step mini rifle. This is because Da Qin's current weapons are far ahead of the world, and there is no rush to equip firearms. Da Qin craftsmen have enough time to study firearms.
When Gongshu Cheng heard Zhao Hao say that the Mini rifle could hit a hundred steps, he was so shocked that he was stunned.
You know, the most powerful crossbow in Da Qin currently has an effective range of only one hundred steps.
Moreover, the power of crossbow arrows is far less powerful than that of fire blunderbuss.
What kind of existence would it be if the firing range of the fire cannon could be increased to that of a crossbow?
Gongshu Cheng couldn't imagine it at all. He subconsciously squeezed the drawing in his hand and stammered: "Is this true, Mr. Gong?"
"Is this still false?"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "When you make it, won't we know by comparing it? Anyway, you have the drawings in your hands, and you also have experience in making firecrackers, so it shouldn't be a big problem!"
"But."
"But what? The manufacturing method of this rifle is top secret. No outsiders are allowed to participate except you. Once the secret is leaked, the entire clan will be wiped out and no grass will grow!"
"Yes, yes, my subordinates will never dare to reveal the secret of this gun!"
Hearing Zhao Hao's warning, Gongshu Cheng nodded repeatedly, and then said with excitement, "Being able to serve the young master is a blessing earned through three lifetimes. Gongshu is grateful for the young master's appreciation and is willing to work hard for you!"
"Okay, from today on, you will be responsible for the research and development of the Mini rifle. Once the experiment is successful, notify me immediately. I will reward you with a million dollars each and give each of you a new villa!"
"this"
When Gongshu Cheng heard Zhao Hao's words, his eyes widened instantly, and his mouth went dry. A million-dollar reward, how generous is this? There is also a villa. You don't have to think about it to know that it should be a newly built large house behind the Academy of Sciences.
Those large houses have unique shapes, complete functions, pavilions, pools, and everything else. They also have independent research rooms and tool rooms. They are simply the homes that craftsmen dream of.
"What? Not satisfied?"
Seeing Gongshu Cheng dumbfounded, Zhao Hao smiled and raised his eyebrows: "You can complain if you are not satisfied. As long as you make a mini rifle, I will give you any generous reward!"
"No, no, that's enough, this is enough!"
Gongshu Cheng came to his senses and waved his hands repeatedly.
Are you kidding? How could these rewards not be enough? When my family helped the First Emperor unify the six countries, the First Emperor gave him less than half of this.
Just making a rifle is such a generous reward. If you make something more powerful, wouldn't it be like becoming a noble general?
Thinking of this, Gongshu Cheng looked at Zhao Hao with a little more respect, and thought to himself that it would be great if the young master could inherit His Majesty's rule.
However, the rules of the family have been set. No one in the family is allowed to participate in any political affairs. He can only do his own thing.
"Okay, I'll leave the Mini rifle to you to study. If you have any difficulties, you can come to me at any time. Don't just study it!"
Zhao Hao nodded, said nothing, and walked straight towards the west experimental building.
Gongshu Cheng held the drawings and assured him from a distance: "Don't worry, sir, we will try our best to make the test product."
"Okay, get busy."
Zhao Hao shook his hand behind his back and then boarded the carriage.
The east side laboratory building is about two kilometers away from the west side laboratory building. The entire Academy of Sciences covers an area of nearly 3,000 acres.
Some of the palaces of the First Emperor were also demolished. I don’t know if the First Emperor would slap Zhao Hao on the butt when he came back. Anyway, Zhao Hao was so bold that not many people dared to control him.
After all, the First Emperor agreed to build the Academy of Sciences in the first place, which was equivalent to carrying out an official mission.
I just didn't expect him to be so troubled.
Soon, Zhao Hao took Yan Le to the laboratory building on the west side of the Academy of Sciences.
After sacrificing his life to protect the master last time, Zhao Hao's attitude towards Yan Le changed greatly, and he did not make things difficult for him again and again because he was Zhao Gao's son-in-law.
When Yan Le returned from his injury, he did not ask for credit or reward from Zhao Hao, but still worked hard as his coachman.
Zhao Hao admired this very much.
His temper is similar to that of the First Emperor. He also doesn't like people who like to ask for credit and rewards, but only likes people who work hard without complaining.
Of course, this does not mean that those who work hard and do not complain should not be rewarded.
Compared with the kind of reward that they asked for themselves, Zhao Hao and the First Emperor were more willing to give it proactively rather than passively.
When Zhao Hao brought Yan Le to the laboratory building on the west side of the Academy of Sciences, many Mohist disciples were carrying luggage outside the laboratory building.
Among them, there are disciples of Qin Momo family, Chu Momo family disciples, and Qi Momo family disciples.
The main reason why they were able to get back together was because Zhao Hao promised them several conditions that they could not refuse.
Whether they are disciples of the Mohist family of Qin, Chu, or Qi, they all come from the Mohist family and have a common spiritual leader, Mozi.
Zhao Hao promised them that the most important condition was to canonize Mozi.
Don't underestimate the status of canonization in the hearts of these Mohist disciples.
You must know that Mozi helped the six countries, punished the strong and supported the weak, which offended many people. Many Mohist ideas were rejected by the mainstream thinking at the time. Among them, Mencius cursed Mozi.
Although after Mozi's death, the Mohist family was divided into three factions, and many people began to accept Mozi's ideas, Mozi's ideas were never recognized by the court.
This also made the Mohist disciples, in the eyes of the imperial court, the likes of "Confucianism disrupted the law with literature, and chivalry violated the prohibition with force."
If one day in the future, Mozi can be canonized in a fair and just way, how honored will these disciples and their descendants be?
Of course, Zhao Hao did this not entirely to win over the Mohists, but to improve the status of craftsmen and carry forward the tradition of rejuvenating the country through science.
"Please stop for a moment. I'm going to design a new thing. Come over and give me a reference!"
Zhao Hao looked around at the busy Mo disciples and shouted at the top of his lungs.
The next moment, the Mohist disciples who were carrying luggage quickly gathered around.
After accepting the conditions proposed by Zhao Hao and seeing the magic of "Tiangong Kaiwu", these Mohist disciples all regarded Zhao Hao as a god.
After all, in the hearts of craftsmen, those who are successful come first.
You have great knowledge and high-end skills, and you are like a god.
The knowledge shown by Zhao Hao and the novel skills in "Tiangong Kaiwu" completely conquered this group of Mohist craftsmen, causing them to surround Zhao Hao like stars over the moon, with excitement in their eyes.
It was obvious that they were all curious about Zhao Hao's thoughts.
"Zhang Shaofu came to me and said that Daqin will have a good harvest this year, but unfortunately it will encounter a rainy season and the grain harvest will be difficult. I thought about making a pedal harvester specifically for harvesting grain!"
Zhao Hao smiled and explained to the Mohist disciples.
At this time, Mo Ku stood up in the crowd and asked doubtfully: "May I ask, Master, what does this pedal-operated harvester look like?"
"You can harvest food by stepping on the machine with your feet. You can try to design it!"
"this"
Hearing this, Mo Ku looked hesitant and subconsciously looked at Mo Xuan beside him.
Mo Xuan's eyebrows were moving frequently, and he was staring straight at Zhao Hao, not knowing what he was thinking.
In fact, this kind of pedal-operated harvester was a farm tool that Zhao Hao accidentally saw used by his uncle, a farmer in the field, when he went to his grandmother's house in the countryside when he was a child.
This thing is mainly based on the application of basic mechanics. It has no high-precision parts and does not require much power. In theory, it is quite easy to design.
But for Zhao Hao, it was a black eye.
There is no way to start.
Because it's not in "Tiangong Kaiwu".
Seeing all the Mohist disciples looking at each other, Zhao Hao scratched his head and smiled, then took the drawing from Yan Le and unfolded it in front of everyone.
"Look, it looks like this. People can stand here and step on the pedal, and then they can swing the knife. The cow is pulling in front, and people only need to stand on it and step on the pedal to harvest the grain."
This is a sketch drawn by Zhao Hao based on his memories from his previous life.
While some of the details are lacking, that's the beauty of the Academy.
If Zhao Hao was allowed to do something like this that requires relatively high manual skills, he probably wouldn't be able to do it in three to five years.
"May I ask, sir, did you come from the east laboratory building just now?"
While everyone was carefully studying the drawings unfolded by Zhao Hao, Mo Xuan asked unexpectedly.
When Zhao Hao heard Mo Xuan's words, he was slightly startled and looked at Mo Xuan with some confusion.
The next moment, the Mohist disciple who was originally studying the drawings held his breath and concentrated, his eyes were watching his nose, his nose was watching his heart, and his ears were listening.
But I heard Mo Xuan say again: "If the young master intends to let us compete with each other, then it is justifiable and there is no need to resort to this trick!"
Wow!
The whole place was in an uproar.
Some people looked surprised, and their thoughts suddenly became clear.
Some people looked at Zhao Hao with dissatisfaction on their faces.
"What are you talking about? I have no intention of letting you two compete. I only leave this pedal harvester to you!"
Zhao Hao glared at Mo Xuan angrily, then looked around at all the Mohist disciples and said: "Now that you are both doing research in the Academy of Sciences, don't think about so many sectarian opinions, study things that are useful to the Qin Dynasty, and carry forward the spirit of Mozi!"
After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and added: "From now on, whether you are you or them, I will be responsible for coming up with ideas, and you will be responsible for taking action!"
His greatest advantage is knowing which direction is wrong and which direction is right.
This can save this group of technical geeks from taking many, many detours.
Moreover, in addition to the craftsmanship in "Tiangong Kaiwu", Zhao Hao also knows many inventions that can be successful in this era.
Once these technical nerds have mastered the physics knowledge of later generations compiled by Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao can only be responsible for talking and leave the hands-on work to the Academy of Sciences.
"Since the young master treats everyone equally, let's not disappoint the young master's expectations and start researching this pedal harvester and strive to make a sample as soon as possible!"
Mo Feng, who had been standing silently in the crowd, stepped forward.
As the senior brother of Chu Mo, he is quite prestigious among the disciples of the Mo family.
Hearing his words, many Mohist disciples nodded, took the drawings in Zhao Hao's hand, and walked directly to the laboratory.
After most of the Mo family disciples left here, Zhao Hao turned his attention to Mo Xuan and frowned: "What do you want to do again? Where is the repeating crossbow I want? Have you made it?"
"snort!"
Mo Xuan snorted coldly, turned around and left, ignoring Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao said 'hey' and turned to look at Mo Ku, who shrugged helplessly, saying 'I don't know'.
Then he smiled and ran to direct the remaining Mohist disciples to continue carrying their luggage.
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