(Today, an elder sister arranged for me to go on a blind date with her relatives, so I didn’t have time to finish the manuscript, so I asked for a day off. I know how many chapters I have signed, and I will report back to you in the next few days. I’m sorry. I wish you all a happy long holiday)
It's almost midsummer, the afternoon sun is scorching hot, and there's no moisture in the air, making people feel sticky all over.
The Firearms Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is heavily guarded. The patrolling soldiers are sweating profusely in their armor, but their eyes are wide open and they are doing their duty.
The emperor's grandson visited the manufacturing bureau today to inspect the new firearms.
"Is this the newly made firecracker?"
In a large and empty martial arts arena, Zhu Yunxi looked at a fire blunderbuss presented by Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and asked.
The blunderbuss in front of me already looks like a modern matchlock gun, with a butt, trigger, and front sight. It's just too long, almost as tall as a man, and it's very heavy to hold in the hand, and its caliber is also very large.
"Back to Your Highness, I have selected more than thirty craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. According to Your Highness's wishes, they have been working day and night. Since the past ten months, they have made five of them. Please check them with Your Highness!" Lian Zining said.
Zhu Yunxi reached out and picked up one and said with a smile, "What does Yinggu mean? Guben is a layman in these manufacturing methods. He just talks about his ideas. If you want to make a good weapon, you need these craftsmen to brainstorm!"
As he spoke, he put the gun on his shoulder and aimed the gun at the target ten steps away.
"Where are the projectiles? Try one shot alone!"
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After the words fell, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong who followed him said, "Your Highness, I should do this first!" He said with a smile, "It is dangerous to use such firearms. Your Highness has a body of thousands of gold and it is not suitable to take risks. I can do it for you."
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"That's fine!" Zhu Yunxi smiled and handed the gun to the other party.
The gunpowder and projectiles wrapped in paper are poured into the barrel of the gun, and then pressed firmly with a purge. Then, some gunpowder is placed at the ignition point and the match rope is adjusted.
"Aim for three points and one line!"
Zhu Yunxi said on the side, "The shoulder is pressed, the left hand is holding the barrel of the gun, don't shake it, hold it steady!"
Li Jinglong was very skilled in martial arts, but now he was holding a firecracker, just like holding a fire stick, which looked awkward.
"Don't shake!" Zhu Yunxi said again.
It was okay if he didn't say it, but the more he said it, the more uncomfortable Li Jinglong became.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi took two steps back.
Suddenly he shouted, "Let it go!"
Li Jinglong subconsciously pulled the trigger, and the stand holding the match rope fell down, causing a burst of white smoke to appear.
Then there was a loud bang, and the smoke suddenly filled into fog. Li Jinglong's burly body took two steps back in panic, with a look of horror on his face.
Smoke was rising all around, and at the moment when the gunshot was fired, several guards blocked Zhu Yunxi behind him.
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him, "Old Li, are you okay?"
"My lord, it's okay!" Li Jinglong's voice was trembling, his handsome face was covered with black smoke, and his white teeth were exposed when he spoke.
Lian Zining, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said, "Mr. Cao Guo, you used too much igniting powder!"
Li Jinglong rubbed his shoulders and said angrily, "You didn't tell me earlier!"
Zhu Yunxi ignored him and walked straight towards the wooden plank that was used as a target. At this time, a huge gap suddenly appeared on the wooden plank. The intact place also had cracks due to the impact of the projectile.
"Would you like to try the armor again?"
Following Zhu Yunxi were the military officials, as well as the commander of the firearms battalion, Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao, and others. They were all veterans, and the power of firearms could be judged at a glance.
Compared with the old-fashioned firecrackers, this kind of firecrackers are more convenient to fire, more accurate, and more powerful. The wooden board used as the target is almost an inch thick. It shatters with one blow, but the impact is still strong. The fired projectiles
, only after fifty steps did he lose his strength and was dug out of the wall by a guard.
"No need to try!" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "No amount of armor can withstand such power!"
With that said, he walked up to Li Jinglong again, took the blunderbuss from the still-frightened Li Jinglong, touched the barrel and asked, "Why is the barrel so thick?"
Lian Zining glanced at the leader of the craftsmen behind him, who knelt down and said, "The villain used an ordinary blunderbuss to make the barrel. Not to mention it was bulky, and the barrel exploded after being charged!"
"So, the villain came up with a way to roll an iron sheet into an iron pipe and make it into two layers. This way, it has good heat insulation and is not easy to explode. Moreover, the iron pipe rolled into iron sheet is more fire-resistant than the cast iron pipe.
The inner wall of the gun is smoother and the barrel is even!"
We really cannot underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Instead of using the casting method, iron sheets were rolled into barrels and double-layered rings were used. In later generations, this method seemed to be the same. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Germans tricked them into buying a rifle that had been eliminated by others. After it was built,
But it was found that the barrel was blown, so he had to put another layer of iron pipe outside the barrel.
"What's your name?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
"Little man Zhang Shun!" The craftsman didn't dare to raise his head.
"The craftsman has made merit in making the gun! He should be rewarded!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, thought about it, and said to Lian Zining, "You are in charge of the firearms manufacturing bureau. Those who have made merit will report their names and give them official status!"
Suddenly, Zhang Wenshun was trembling with excitement.
"Your Highness, they are all craftsmen!" Lian Zining reminded in a low voice.
"Then restore their citizenship!" Zhu Yunxi frowned.
During the Ming Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, it also inherited many bad policies from the previous Mongol and Yuan dynasties, such as craftsmen's households. These people could not take the imperial examination, do business and farm, and could only work as craftsmen from generation to generation.
"Little man, thank you for your grace!" Zhang Shun was already crying with joy.
Technology is the primary productive force, but technology is also people-oriented. No matter how advanced the technology is, it must be invented and created by people and led by people.
Giving free status to craftsmen and others so that they can serve as officials is what stimulates their enthusiasm.
"Does this fire gun have a name?" Zhu Yunxi continued to ask.
"Sacred fire gun!" Lian Zining said.
This name really has the flavor of the times!
At this time, Li Jinglong wiped his face and said with a smile, "This fire blunderbuss was created according to the method mentioned by His Highness. It is the new magical weapon of our Ming Dynasty. I dare you to give it a name by Your Highness!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled, played with the fire gun in his hand again and again, and said, "This gun was born in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. Let's just call it made by Hongwu!"
This chapter has been completed!