The next morning.

Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao appeared on the campus of Dongjiao University together. There was not a lot of people on the campus at the moment. Most of them were probably having morning classes.

The two of them didn't stop for much, and Fang Zhengyi led him straight to the firearms store.

In the office of the Firearms Institute, Mo Xiaohu was lying on the table studying the drawings.

Suddenly, the door creaked open.

Mo Xiaohu frowned and couldn't help but raise his eyes.

As soon as he saw it, he immediately stood up and said in a panic: "Hi, Your Highness! Hello, Master!"

Fang Zheng waved his hand and went straight to the point: "Don't be nervous, how is the development of the new artillery going?"

"Cannon? So there's a new cannon?" Li Yuanzhao was overjoyed.

I didn’t expect that the Firearms Institute would produce a new result so quickly, and it was a cannon!

Fang Zheng nodded.

Any important results at Eastern Suburb University will be reported to him as soon as possible.

The news that this new type of artillery was about to be successfully manufactured had been placed on his desk a month ago.

Nowadays, if you want to make meritorious deeds, there is probably no better starting point than firearms. After all, this thing has just made great achievements not long ago.

The entire court is full of interest in it, and it can be regarded as an artifact of the country in everyone's mind.

"The cannon...the cannon has been developed! It is displayed in the backyard. Do you want to see it?" Mo Xiaohu was sweating in his heart.

"Don't be nervous, I just came to take a look and lead the way."

...

The backyard of the Firearms Institute is an extremely open testing site.

There are also many targets set up on the field, probably for testing guns.

Not long after, Mo Xiaohu found two craftsmen and pushed the cannon to the open space.

Without saying a word, he opened the waterproof cover to reveal the dense gun barrel inside.

Li Yuanzhao asked in surprise: "How come this cannon is two times smaller than the previous one, and it still looks weird? Can the power keep up with it?"

Mo Xiaohu said proudly: "Your Highness is right, this cannon is indeed much smaller than before, but its power is far greater than the old cannon!"

"How is this possible? Can such a thing happen?" Li Yuanzhao was full of curiosity.

"Of course it is possible, as long as the materials and structure are in place!" Mo Xiaohu explained: "Your Highness should have seen the old cannon. The tube wall is extremely thick but the muzzle is small. It weighs eight thousand kilograms but can only fire about eleven kilograms of shells."

"The reason is that the previous casting level was not up to standard. Cannons cast in iron molds are cooled from the outside to the inside, which will produce a large amount of white cast iron. Although this kind of cast iron is hard, it is extremely brittle, so we can only continue to pile up materials and thicken the barrel.

Only in this way can normal launch be guaranteed.”

"Now the Metallurgical Institute has switched to a new process, using a new double-layer method to cool from the center to the outside. What is produced is gray cast iron. The quality is excellent, so it can completely reduce the material used. On the other hand, the barrel of the old cannon is the same thickness from beginning to end.

, we borrowed the pressure gauge developed by Steam, and after measuring the pressure, it should gradually decrease from the medicine chamber to the muzzle. Therefore, the gun body is now changed into a spindle shape, and the materials are increased from thick to thin, which again saves a lot of materials."

"Now the casting material of a cannon can save three thousand kilograms of iron! The cannonballs fired can also exceed twenty kilograms. It can be said that both the range and power are completely different from the original old cannon!"

Li Yuanzhao was a little stunned after hearing this, and couldn't help but applaud: "Awesome... I originally thought that weapons such as artillery were developed independently, but I didn't expect that so many research institutes were involved. The Ministry of Industry is far behind you.

Already."

Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Your Highness, when it comes to research, it is easier to achieve results by interdisciplinary research."

After saying that, he turned to Mo Xiaohu and asked: "The report you submitted before said that the problem of casting cannons has not been solved yet. Now who has solved this problem? Each person who makes the first contribution will be awarded one thousand taels."

Mo Xiaohu was overjoyed at first, and then hesitantly said: "Master, this problem of casting cannons is a coincidence... We originally thought it would take three months to solve it, but then someone thought there were two foreigners in the capital.

Well, so I thought about asking foreigners what kind of craftsmanship they had."

"I didn't expect that I actually asked! Although they don't understand the specific process, they did give a lot of inspiration to the metallurgy industry. So, is this reward considered a foreigner?"

Foreigners? Aren't they just Fu Bole and Da Zhuang? I didn't expect these two foreign wastes to have some special skills!

Fang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Where are these two people now? Let me see them."

"They were in the Metallurgical Institute. They were captured by the Jin Yiwei. Now they are working as assistants in the Metallurgical Institute. They are tall and strong."

"Well, what's going on?"

Mo Xiaohu said: "I heard that it was a new official who took office. He thought these two were ugly and affected the image of Jin Yiwei, so he found an excuse to fire them directly."

It seems that foreigners are still not welcome.

Fang Zheng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go and call these two people."

Seeing Mo Xiaohu leaving, Li Yuanzhao whispered: "Old Fang, let's try a fight?"

"Don't make trouble, this is school! How noisy is it? If you want to fight, find a place where no one is around. There will be a chance in the future."

"Tsk, yes, but what's the name of this cannon?"

"Well... I have already given it a good name. You will know it soon."

Not long after, foreigners arrived.

The two foreigners had not seen Fang Zhengyi for a long time, and the grievances they had accumulated in their hearts suddenly burst out.

Da Zhuang said with tears in his eyes: "Master Fang! You have come to see us. The new commander is being unreasonable. He wants to drive us away because we are foreigners. How can we be treated differently after we are all naturalized?"

?You have to help us make the decision!"

Seeing their eyes dim with tears, Fang Zheng smiled and pointed at the cannon: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to compensate you today."

"You have done a great job in making this cannon, and I will reward you greatly."

"What is this, Master Fang?" Da Zhuang asked in confusion.

Fangzheng looked confused, and Mo Xiaohu quickly explained in a low voice: "Master, the new cannon is our secret. These two people only participated in the metallurgical process and have not seen the new cannon."

"Oh, you don't have to worry about what this is, as long as you know that you have merit and deserve to receive the reward."

The two were overjoyed and looked at Fang Zhengyi expectantly.

Fang Zhengyi smiled and said: "In view of your merits, I have decided to give it a foreign name. Once the world knows that foreigners participated in its production, they will no longer treat you differently."

Fo Bole and Da Zhuang looked at each other, feeling a little disappointed.

They didn't even know what the iron cylinder was for, so what was the use of giving it a foreign name? They thought they could make some money.

"I have decided to call it the Italian Cannon. In addition, I will reward each of you with one hundred taels of silver."

Fo Bole and Da Zhuang looked at each other.

What do you mean, I don’t understand!

Although I didn't understand it, I was still a little happy in my heart. After all, I made a hundred taels for nothing!

When Li Yuanzhao saw this, he whispered: "Old Fang, what do you think of their reaction? Do you understand foreign languages ​​or not? Don't pretend to be? I am embarrassed for you."

"Because I'm playing Sting!" Fang Zheng was very happy, "Your Highness, I have studied foreign language for more than ten years and you are the first to say that I am pretending! This is ridiculous! Howdelicious!"

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Chapter completed!