After Zhao Hao gave orders to Han Sheng, he went straight to the laboratory building on the east side of the Academy of Sciences. Anyway, he had already made an agreement with Han Sheng that as long as the prices on the other side were reduced, the prices on his side would also be reduced.
Until it drops to forty dollars and one hundred catties, Han Sheng can handle it on his own without telling him.
When Zhao Hao arrived at the experimental building on the east side of the Academy of Sciences, the Mini rifle presided over by Gong Shucheng was being developed in an orderly manner.
"Young master, I hope you will forgive me for missing your welcome from afar!"
The first time Gongshu Cheng saw Zhao Hao, he smiled and apologized to him.
Zhao Hao waved his hand and joked with a smile:
"Don't be so polite, Gongshu. Now you are the vice-president of the Academy of Sciences and a scholar-bureaucrat with a title from the imperial court. You are nothing more than a white cloth..."
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"You are now in charge of the research and development of Mini rifles. I don't want to distract you. I need you to recommend me to research artillery!"
"artillery?"
"Yes, it's artillery."
Zhao Hao nodded, then took out the blueprint and introduced: "This is a brand new siege weapon. The principle is similar to that of a firecracker, but the firing method is different. Look at the barrel, the shells are loaded inside and ignited. Fired by gunpowder!"
"this...."
Gong Sucheng looked at the drawing in Zhao Hao's hand, his eyes widened, and he suddenly lost consciousness.
Such a powerful weapon is what real men play with.
Compared to the Mini rifle, this artillery seems to be more powerful.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Seeing Gong Shucheng staring at the artillery blueprint in his hand without blinking or talking to himself, Zhao Hao couldn't help but tilted his head and looked at him in confusion.
But I saw Gong Sucheng pointing at the drawing in Zhao Hao's hand with excitement, and he was so excited that he slurred his words: "Gong...Gonggong...Sir, how about I..."
"Hey, you bit off more than you can chew!"
As soon as he heard Gong Shucheng's words, Zhao Hao instantly understood what he was thinking. He waved his hands with a bit of laughter and said: "You are now the vice president of the Academy of Sciences. You should focus on the overall situation and must not ignore other researchers. Otherwise, there will be no future in this Academy of Sciences." What’s the meaning? As the saying goes, if there are three people walking together, there must be a teacher. Working together is the purpose of the Academy of Sciences!”
"this...."
Gongshu Cheng was speechless, and then he handed over his hands with some shame: "Cheng understands, please listen to your teachings!"
After saying that, he quickly said: "Master, wait a moment, I will come back as soon as I can!"
"Go ahead..."
Zhao Hao smiled and waved his hand, watching Gong Sucheng leave.
Although the Academy of Sciences is still dominated by researchers from family clans, with the completion of the construction of the teaching building, many Imperial craftsmen began to come here to receive teaching, and then passed the examination to enter the Academy of Sciences to engage in research work.
As long as it develops in another two or three years, Da Qin's first batch of scientific workers who are not family researchers will enter Da Qin's various engineering bureaus and work for Da Qin.
"Young master Shuhong, please pay your respects to the young master!"
Not long after, Gongshu Cheng led a dark-looking, rough-looking young man to Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao looked at him, then looked at Gong Shucheng, and asked curiously: "What is your relationship?"
"Back to the young master, Xiao Hong is Cheng's eldest son. He is quite talented in the field of firearms..."
Gongshu Chengshan said with a smile and cupped his hands.
When Zhao Hao heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he joked: "It's true that the public loses everyone's wealth and does not go to outsiders!"
"No, no, no, sir, you have misunderstood. I never meant this. This artillery is really of great importance, and I cannot allow outsiders to study it..."
Seeing Zhao Hao's unkind expression, Gongshu Cheng hurriedly waved his hands to defend himself. As he spoke, he changed the subject and continued: "However, Xiaohong is deeply impressed by my true heritage. Even among Gongshu, he is also a talented craftsman of the younger generation. If you don't believe me, look at it. !」
Gongshu Cheng took out a blueprint from his sleeve, handed it to Zhao Hao, and said, "This is a firearm designed by Xiaohong himself..."
"A firearm of his own design?"
Zhao Hao looked at the dark young man with some surprise, and then took the drawing from Gong Shucheng's hand.
I saw that the picture above did not match the young man's appearance.
Even though he looks tall and thick, his drawing skills are really delicate, and even certain details can be clearly seen.
"Who did you learn sketching from?"
Zhao Hao glanced at the drawing in his hand and knew that it was a sketch of Suifa's gun, but Zhao Hao was more interested in his painting skills than Suifa's gun.
But I heard Gong Shuhong say: "I didn't learn sketching from anyone. I just learned it by myself by looking at the young master's drawings!"
"Oh? You taught yourself how to sketch just by looking at my drawings?"
"Yes, I dare not deceive the young master, it is indeed true!"
"Hahaha, good!"
Zhao Haowen
He suddenly raised his head and laughed, patted his butt, and then praised Gongshu Cheng: "Gongshu, you have given birth to a good son!"
"Haha, the young master is laughing..."
Gongshu Cheng smiled and cupped his hands, then tentatively said: "The artillery..."
"Since your son is so talented, I can leave the research and development of this artillery to him, but he cannot do the research alone, because I want the artillery to be put into production as soon as possible. It is best to find some people to assist him in research!"
Zhao Hao touched Wu Xu's chin, thought for a while, and nodded.
Hearing this, Gongshu Cheng quickly pulled Gongshu Hong and saluted Zhao Hao: "Young Master, don't worry, I, Xiao Honghe, will never disappoint your expectations!"
"good!"
Zhao Hao responded with a smile, then waved to the father and son: "Come, I will teach you how to rifling right now!"
"Before rifling, a broaching machine must be built. On each broaching machine, an iron rod is fixed. There are threads on the rod. That's it..."
Zhao Hao said, picked up the charcoal pen on the table, drew the shape of the threaded rod directly on the paper, and then continued to explain: "With this threaded rod, fix a stuck card door;
Then, a steel ball is embedded in the other section of the threaded rod, and the steel ball is inserted into the barrel. By rotating the thread evenly, the steel ball is raised and rubbed against the inner bore, and the rifling can be pulled out on the inside of the barrel. "
This kind of rifling, which does not require high precision, is completely achievable in this era with this kind of technology.
Because gunsmiths in the 19th century used this process to pull out rifling purely by hand.
When Zhao Hao finished explaining the rifling process in detail, Gong Shucheng and his son's admiration for Zhao Hao once again reached a level that was difficult for outsiders to reach. They couldn't help but bow and salute: "Thank you, Master, for teaching me this magical skill!" "
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I'm teaching you because I want you to develop this skill. It's not just for you. It's only for your family!"
Zhao Hao said seriously.
Gongshu Cheng and his son felt trembling in their hearts. They looked at each other and handed over their hands again: "Young Master is so righteous, we will bear it in our hearts!"
"good!"
Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. I have something else to do, so I won't stay here for a long time!"
"Master, walk slowly!"
Just when Zhao Hao was about to leave, Gong Shuhong suddenly stopped him.
Zhao Hao was slightly startled and couldn't help turning his head and said, "What's the matter?"
"Young Master, please forgive me. Although I just listened to some introductions from my father, I still don't understand the materials used for artillery and muskets. Please give me some advice!" Gong Shuhong asked with an embarrassed look on his face.
Hearing this, Zhao Hao suddenly slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "If you don't ask, I almost forgot that the materials of this artillery cannot be the same as those of muskets, because artillery is more powerful!"
"Although steel is stronger and more durable than bronze, steel artillery is very heavy and not conducive to transportation. Moreover, it is your first time to build artillery. Try to use copper artillery, which is easier;
When you succeed, we will build a cannon with an iron core and a copper body! "
"Young master, what you are saying is that there are better artillery pieces?"
When Gongshu Cheng and his son heard Zhao Hao's words, their eyes widened, clearly showing the craftsmen's admiration for technology.
Zhao Hao just smiled and left the Academy of Sciences gracefully without saying anything.
...
When Zhao Hao returned to Chunan Pavilion, Laifu and Chang Wei just came out of the tunnel.
Zhao Hao saw the excitement on their faces and asked with a smile: "Why, dug out again?"
"Young master is wise!"
Laifu came to Zhao Hao with a smile, wiped the dirt on his forehead, and said excitedly: "Although the strange light path that took us to another place before did not appear, Chang Wei had particularly good luck today. He dug a tunnel in the northwest. Five beams of light came out!"
"You're so happy after only five beams of light?"
Zhao Hao curled his lips and said.
"Young master, you don't know something. These five beams of light are bigger than the previous lights. One beam of light is equivalent to five times the previous ones!"
Chang Wei patted
With the dirt on his body, he strode to Zhao Hao and explained.
"Oh? Does that mean there's something new coming out?"
When Zhao Hao heard this, he immediately became interested.
Laifu laughed and said, "Whether something new will come out depends on you, sir! But I feel like something new will come out!"
"Me too!"
"Okay! Let's go down and take a look!"
Zhao Hao waved his hand and was about to get into the tunnel.
At this time, Chang Wei glanced outside the door and said hesitantly: "Sir, it's almost noon. How about we watch after dinner?"
"What else are you going to eat at this time? When something new comes out, I'll take you out to eat!"
Zhao Hao didn't care about eating. Without saying a word, he hurriedly got into the tunnel.
Laifu and Chang Wei looked at each other, shrugged helplessly, and followed Zhao Hao into the tunnel again.
Not long after, Zhao Hao, guided by Chang Wei, came to the five beams of light he dug out.
Five beams of light the size of a washbasin suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Hao, leaving him stunned.
"This...is this the new light you dug up?"
Zhao Hao asked in a daze.
Laifu smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, sir, this is the light dug out by Chang Wei!" "
"This is too big..."
"It's quite big..."
"Then when you dug out these lights, did anything unusual happen?"
With the previous experience of being inexplicably teleported to other places, Zhao Hao has become more and more cautious now. Even though he is the only one who can touch these lights, he still does not touch the light for the first time.
But I heard Chang Wei say: "Don't worry, Young Master, we tried it on Young Master's behalf as soon as we dug out these lights. Except for the two of us being stunned, there was nothing abnormal..."
"Shocked?"
Zhao Hao was stunned and couldn't help but said a little weirdly: "It means that the dirt on your body was stuck to the ground when you fainted..."
"Hey hey hey..."
Hearing this, the two of them scratched their heads in embarrassment and giggled.
The corner of Zhao Hao's mouth twitched, thinking that these two Tie Hanhan were like no other, and they actually used their bodies to test the danger.
I didn’t remember any lessons learned from the past.
However, it can be seen from their behavior that they really care about themselves.
Well, touched.
"Suck..."
Zhao Hao sniffed and took a deep breath.
Since Chang Wei and Laifu tested the danger for themselves, they had nothing to be afraid of and could just exchange them.
Thinking about it, he took out the sachet he carried with him and reached into the nearest beam of light.
The light group instantly emitted colorful light, and then kept changing colors. Under the surprised eyes of Zhao Hao, Chang Wei and Laifu, it gradually disappeared, and finally revealed an antique box.
"This is....."
Zhao Hao looked confused, and Chang Wei and Laifu hurriedly came forward.
