"Hospital, Dean, Dr. Bi, Bi, is crazy, crazy..."
Facing the long knives of Sun Chuanting and others, the guard was under great pressure and stammered out his purpose.
"What are you talking nonsense? Isn't Dr. Bi doing research in seclusion? How could he be... crazy!"
"Dean, it's true, my subordinates are responsible for guarding, and everything is fine, but just now Dr. Bi suddenly laughed crazily and jumped up and down with a firecracker, as if he was crazy.
The subordinates shouted for a while, but there was no response, so they had no choice but to come and report to the dean! "
Laughing crazily while holding a firecracker?
Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and others accurately grasped the key points of the guard's words, and they all looked thoughtful.
"Your Majesty, I estimate that there has been a breakthrough in the use of fire cannons that do not use match ropes. They have even been completed!"
"Your Majesty, I also have this guess. It may be that I have been under great pressure, but suddenly I broke through, and my joy turned to sorrow!"
"Let's go and see!"
Chongzhen said as he walked: "Fang Jun, arrange for someone to go to Qihuang Garden in the city and invite two famous doctors to come over, just in case!"
Fang Jun left in response, and under the guidance of Xu Guangqi, everyone walked for half a quarter of an hour to the outside of Bi Maokang's workshop.
But Bi Maokang's crazy laughter was not heard. Instead, a tinkling sound was heard.
Xu Guangqi looked at the other guard at the door and asked hurriedly: "How is Dr. Bi?"
The guard knelt down towards Chongzhen and immediately said: "Dr. Bi just laughed crazily. Now he has calmed down and is busy!"
"Open the door!"
The two guards immediately opened the door and Chongzhen walked in. However, in the next moment, Cao Wenzhao, Zhou Yuji and others tensed up and rushed in, blocking Chongzhen with their bodies.
"Bi..., put down the firearm!"
"Bi..., you are so presumptuous!"
Cao Wenzhao and Zhou Yuji covered Chongzhen behind them and roared at the figure who was looking around with a blunderbuss.
The hand crossbow in his hand was pointed at the figure. If Dayou didn't put it down, they would take action.
Not only the two of them were a little confused, but even Chongzhen and others were a little confused.
The person in front of me had disheveled hair, black spots on his face, and was dirty all over. The smell of sweat, gunpowder, coal and other smells were mixed together, which was extremely high.
Is this the same Bi Maokang I saw a few months ago? There is no need to act like a beggar with this look, just show your true self.
Therefore, when Zhou Yuji and Cao Wenzhao shouted angrily, they were a little confused when calling their names!
As if he was awakened by the angry shouts, Bi Maokang looked at Cao Wenzhao and others who were holding hand crossbows and aimed at him. His whole body immediately stiffened, and he did not dare to move his hands holding the fire guns.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding!"
"Don't be impulsive, we are all our own people!"
"I only have a small amount of gunpowder here and no lead bullets. This is the rule of the Firearms Research Institute!"
"I put down the blunderbuss, don't move!"
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With sweat pouring from his forehead, Bi Maokang shouted at Cao Wenzhao and others, and then pointed the muzzle of the musket toward the ground.
There was only a distance of about ten steps, not to mention that the fire gun didn't have lead bullets. Even if there were, with these people's reaction ability and the fire gun before launching, these hand crossbows could directly shoot him into a sieve.
This was the closest he had been to death in decades.
Xu Guangqi took two steps forward and took the gun, and said angrily: "Dr. Bi, what are you aiming at blindly? Do you know that you almost died!"
"Am I checking my accuracy? Who knows..."
"Okay, why don't you come and see His Majesty!"
Only then did Bi Maokang react. He looked at the door and immediately took a few steps forward: "I am here to see Your Majesty, but I did not greet Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
"Bi Aiqing, as long as nothing happens, please forgive me!"
Looking at Bi Maokang's clear eyes, Chongzhen was relieved, and it seemed that he was in good condition.
The tense bodies of Cao Wenzhao and others also relaxed, and they glared at Bi Maokang fiercely.
In just a quarter of an hour, they were frightened twice because of this guy, especially this time he was holding a firecracker.
If something goes wrong with the emperor, Yuan Keli and others can skin them all alive. It doesn't matter if they themselves die, but if they affect the entire Ming Dynasty, they will be infamous for thousands of years.
"Your Majesty, it's not as good as it's come. I've made the flintlock gun you mentioned that doesn't fire with a match rope! Your Majesty, please take a look!"
"Flintlock?"
Listening to Bi Maokang's words, Chongzhen was a little stunned.
Damn it, he remembered that Bi Maokang named the flintlock gun a self-generating gun in history. Why is it called a flintlock gun now?
However, it is understandable that even the trajectories of Du Yinxi and Yan Yingyuan have changed a bit. It doesn't matter if the word flintlock appeared earlier.
Everyone looked serious, and Bi Maokang continued: "Your Majesty, the matchlock gun is named after the matchlock firing method.
This gun is fired with flint, so I will first call it the flintlock gun. After I have finished introducing and demonstrating it, I will ask your Majesty to give it a name! "
"No, from now on it will be called a flintlock gun. It's more appropriate and catchy, and it better demonstrates the characteristics of a fire gun!"
Chongzhen waved his hand, there was no need for him to decide on just a name.
Then he took the fire gun handed over by Bi Maokang and looked at it carefully. At the same time, a strong smell of gunpowder came from the fire gun, as if it had just been fired.
This fire gun is about one and a half meters long, with a diameter of two centimeters. The barrel is actually a double-layer composite type, weighing about ten kilograms, and feels great in the hand.
Its structure is the same as that of a bird gun, but the firing method is changed from match rope to flint.
"Your Majesty, the firing method consists of four parts: flint clip, flint, fire sickle, and fire sickle spring!"
After Chongzhen looked at it for a while, Bi Maokang pointed to the position on the gun again and introduced it.
"Before launching, the flint clamp was stuck by the sear, and the fire sickle was fixed by the fire sickle spring, covering the gunpowder pool.
When the trigger is pulled to release the sear, the flint clip moves forward and collides with the fire sickle. The fire sickle moves backward and opens the gunpowder pool. Sparks fall into the gunpowder pool to ignite the igniter powder, and then ignite the propellant powder to complete the shooting.
I was about to go to the proving ground for testing, but His Majesty came in! "
With that said, Bi Maokang skillfully pulled the flint clamp, and then pulled the trigger, making a crisp clicking sound, and at the same time, a few sparks fell into the gunpowder pool.
Then everyone took it and tried it one after another and praised it. Cao Wenzhao suddenly said with a flintlock gun: "Dr. Bi, what if the flint is broken? I mean what if it is smashed?"
"I have also considered this. In order to facilitate the replacement of flints, the flint clamps are fixed with screws. If the flint is broken, you can turn the screws to replace the flints!"
PS: Screws existed in ancient China. According to Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Jixiao", they are called screws, and further afield, they are also called Guqiu and so on.
"Let's go to the testing ground and try it!"
Chongzhen suppressed the excitement in his heart, turned and walked towards the outside of the workshop, and arrived at the testing site surrounded by a group of people cheering.
