"Practicing martial arts is too hard, it's better to be a waste."
Jiang Yifeng thought of this and looked at Su Dongchu, "And you, don't just focus on practicing boxing in the future. I suggest you learn to use a sword."
"With a sword?"
Su Dongchu was a little confused, "I'm pretty good with my fists, why should I use a sword? Using a sword will affect my strength."
In fact, there is a reason why Su Dongchu is unwilling to use the sword.
Although iron weapons have appeared in Dazhou, the quality of iron is very poor and not as useful as copper-cast weapons.
The key problem is that even if it is a copper-cast weapon, there are still big problems.
If the sword is made of copper, it will be easily broken in battle once the warrior's level exceeds the five tripods.
Therefore, there are very few warriors who use swords. Most of them use rough weapons such as broadswords and copper hammers.
Jiang Yifeng explained: "The purpose of letting you use the sword is not to fight with others, but to shape your character as a Shixian."
"What's the meaning?"
"Don't you think using a sword is more handsome than using other weapons?"
The sword is called the king of weapons.
The king here does not mean a king, but a gentleman.
Why a gentleman?
Because a gentleman speaks but does not act.
Weapons like swords are not very useful for fighting when they are manufactured. They are more often a symbol of status.
After all, a king looks better wearing a sword around his waist than wearing a mace, a copper hammer, or a broadsword.
"Well……"
Su Dongchu was speechless for a while, "Brother-in-law, warriors have to fight, so what's the use of being handsome?"
Jiang Yifeng rolled his eyes at Su Dongchu, "First of all, with the use of black powder, there will be more and more hot weapons, and then the role of warriors will become less and less. Instead of practicing martial arts well, it is better to practice aiming well."
"Secondly, you don't need to go into battle to kill the enemy. Your goal is to become a Great Zhou Shixian. Have you ever seen any Shixian beat someone with his fist?"
Although Su Dongchu never thought that he was a poet, Jiang Yifeng shaped him in this direction.
In addition, there is the use of black powder.
It must be understood that the warriors in this world are not very powerful. A top-notch master like Zhong Bugui cannot even withstand a bomb made of bamboo tubes.
The most powerful grand master can only face two hundred fully armed soldiers. If these soldiers are equipped with thermal weapons, dozens of soldiers can kill the grand master.
If an AK47 or a Gatling with blue fire could be built, ordinary soldiers could kill the Grandmaster one-on-one.
Let's put it this way, with the emergence of thermal weapons, the importance of samurai will become less and less.
"Brother-in-law, I am convinced when you say that Shixian wears a sword at his waist, but I disagree when you say that black firearms can easily kill samurai." Su Dongchu was a little unconvinced, "I have seen the power of black gunpowder. Although the power is It's quite big, but as long as the samurai notices it before the explosion, he can avoid it."
Jiang Yifeng shook his head, "The bomb made of bamboo tube can only be regarded as a semi-finished product, not a firearm. You can't dodge a real firearm."
Let’s not talk about advanced thermal weapons for the moment. Even for a relatively primitive flintlock gun, the bullet exit speed can reach three to four hundred meters per second.
This speed was basically the same as the speed of sound. He didn't believe that the samurai could dodge it.
"I'm going to give it a try."
Su Dongchu said suddenly.
"you sure?"
Jiang Yifeng raised his eyebrows.
"Sure."
Su Dongchu nodded vigorously.
"That's okay!"
Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "It's not easy to use firearms in the city. Let's go to the public house."
Anyway, idle time is idle, so why not take advantage of this time to make Su Dongchu give up.
Of course, he also wanted to take this opportunity to see if Gongshu's research on firearms had made any substantial breakthroughs.
After all, the last time I went to Gongshujia was many days ago.
"Brother, we are going too."
Wang Kun and Song Yuan said quickly.
They would all want to follow Jiang Yifeng if there was no excitement, let alone now that there is excitement.
Besides, they had only heard about black powder from Su Dongchu, but had never seen it with their own eyes.
"Okay, let's go together."
Jiang Yifeng hesitated for a moment, then took Wang Kun and Song Yuan on the carriage and headed to Gongshujia.
Arriving at Gongshu's bamboo forest, Jiang Yifeng searched a lot on the edge of the bamboo forest and found a bamboo that looked like other bamboos on the surface.
Boom, boom, boom!
Jiang Yifeng picked up a wooden stick and knocked it hard several times. The bamboo made a sound like knocking on hollow wood.
Then, after they waited for about a cup of tea, a member of the Gongshu family came out and took them into the bamboo forest.
After walking through the long bamboo forest road, several people entered the core area of Gongshujia and heard explosions one after another.
It was obvious that the Gongshu tribesmen in the entire village were studying gunpowder.
But this is normal.
As a descendant of Lu Ban, it is not easy to encounter new and novel things, so naturally you have to try various things.
Amidst bursts of explosions, Jiang Yifeng led the three of them to Gongsuchang's courtyard.
At this moment, Gong Shuchang was testing a tubular piece of wood with Gong Shuzan.
This small wooden arm is thick and thin, and it is easy to tell from the color that the wood has undergone a special hardening process.
In addition, several wooden clamps are placed on the outside of the tubular wood to prevent the wood from exploding.
After Gongshu Chang inspected it, he began to load gunpowder and even put in an iron pellet.
After doing all this, he lit the fuse and quickly hid behind the bunker prepared in advance.
boom!
There was a loud noise, and the iron pellet was shot out and embedded deeply into the ground.
Gong Shuchang stepped forward, picked up the tubular wood and examined it carefully, with a disappointed expression on his face.
"It seems that this method of hardening wood still doesn't work."
Gong Shuchang handed the tubular wood to Gong Shuzan and said solemnly: "This wood has only been used three times, and it has already developed cracks. If it is used two more times at most, it will explode completely."
When Jiang Yifeng heard what Gong Shuchang said, he smiled and opened the door to enter the courtyard. "Perhaps the wood has been specially treated by Gong Shuchang. It is hard enough but too brittle."
When Gongshu Chang saw Jiang Yifeng arriving, he walked up and asked, "Master Jiang, is it true that the only way to withstand the gunpowder is to use iron pipes?"
"Even if it is an iron pipe, it must be forged. Cast iron pipes are easy to explode."
Although Jiang Yifeng doesn't know much about thermal weapons, he also knows that the barrel cannot be cast, and forging is the best.
Of course, this kind of thing is not absolute. If the force is strong enough and the barrel is made thicker, it will still not be so easy to explode.
The problem is, except for those powerful samurai, ordinary people cannot hold the barrel of a gun that is too heavy.
"Well, it seems that the profession of carpenter will gradually disappear in the future."
Gongshu Chang looked at the cracked tubular wood and couldn't help but sigh, and then asked: "By the way, Mr. Jiang, what's the matter with Gongshu's visit today?"
Jiang Yifeng pointed at Su Dongchu, "He wants to test the power of firearms. Can you hit him with the weapon just now?"
