"Success!"
"It's really successful!"
In the Jintaifang Camp, a clearing in the northwest of the open space, with the sound of muskets one after another, and a burst of cheers suddenly filled the open space.
In the field, more than a dozen men dressed in craftsmen were all full of joy at this moment.
"This gun should be a country's important weapon!"
"Manager Niu, you have made great contributions this time!"
Yan Shun couldn't put down a fire gun, as if he was holding some treasure. After playing with it for a while, he looked at Niu Wu, who was appointed by Li Xiu to manage the Ordnance Department of the Yongwei.
"Everything depends on the trust of the Marquis, the little one is just doing what he thinks he is doing..."
Having said that, Niu Wu's expression seemed to have taken off a thousand pounds of burden, and his face was full of joy.
A little gift from the superior is a great kindness for the lower-level craftsmen like him.
Similarly, the same is true for the Ordnance Division, which is almost forgotten by Li Xiu.
When they were transferred from the inner court, they learned that the flintlock rifle could not be developed overnight, Li Xiu no longer had too much expectations. He casually ordered Yu Yong's Guardian to establish the Ordnance Division and threw it behind his head.
But his words were like a mountain of military orders in Yongwei Camp, and this Ordnance Division took root in Yongwei Camp and expanded little by little over time.
Especially when the Yongwei Camp was in short supply of money or materials, the people below naturally did not dare to neglect the matters he ordered in person, and naturally the investment in the Arsenal Department was quite large.
Niu Wu naturally didn't know what Li Xiu was thinking, but in his opinion, this marquis treated them with great kindness and glory!
People at the bottom think so naturally that they see it.
Although it is not said that the superiors died for their confidants, they lived a life that other craftsmen dared not imagine, and had a status that other craftsmen dared not imagine, not to mention that that month, they were comparable to the salary of other craftsmen for several years...
Everything is too dreamy.
No one wants this dream to be shattered!
If you don’t want to, you can only do your best to make some achievements so that this dream can be more at ease.
Fortunately, now, I finally achieved success, and this dream is much more down-to-earth!
"Make merit is credit, but I can't refuse. Manager Niu, please prepare quickly. I will report to the general now. You just wait for the general's reward!"
Yan Shun was also full of joy. How could he not see the benefits of the flintlock rifle in front of him?
Just flint firing completely changed the role of muskets in war!
In war, there is no need to worry about the firearm being unable to fire due to the weather and losing its effect!
Not to mention the other advantages of the flintlock!
Once this gun is launched, it will greatly enhance the status of the musket in the army!
Even if necessary, it is not impossible for the muskets to form an independent army!
"Yongwei Battalion should be able to install this flintlock rifle first..."
He muttered secretly, and Yan Shun went to the camp of the Beijing Army outside the city with joy.
...
"Flintlock?"
Looking at Yan Shun with joy in front of him, Li Xiu was also stunned. Since the craftsman said that the flintlock rifle was not a temporary skill, he really put this matter behind his mind. He never expected that he would suddenly give him such a surprise!
"Walk!"
Without any hesitation, Li Xiu turned over and waved his horse, and rode his horse to gallop. Seeing this, Yan Shun also quickly got on the horse, followed closely, and headed straight for the Jintaifang camp.
"Can this gun be mass-produced?"
Li Xiu's first words were like this when he turned over and dismounted.
"Can!"
"As long as the scale is expanded and the raw materials are sufficient, mass production can be done at any time!"
"good!"
Li Xiu nodded and his eyes fixed on the craftsmen holding flintlock rifles: "Let them demonstrate it!"
Compared with the combing gun, the firing of the flintlock gun is undoubtedly much simpler.
Load the medicine, pull the trigger, and fire!
It eliminates the cumbersome ignition procedure of the melee gun. Of course, the most important thing is to greatly reduce the impact of the weather on the firearm. Moreover, from charging to shooting, the process is much simpler.
The simple launch procedure means that the same firing and flintlock gun will take less time.
On the battlefield, the impact of a flintlock formation, even if it only has one more round of shooting, on its battle situation is obviously foreseeable.
After watching the demonstration of the craftsman, Li Xiu could not hide his joy. When he was planning how to change the war form that had been changed by the flintlock rifle, he immediately called the craftsmen and called the guards beside him, asking them to take over the flintlock rifle and demonstrate again.
"Immediately, take this marquis' order to go to the military battle and transfer a group of craftsmen to come!"
After the demonstration was finished, Li Xiu played with the flintlock rifle in his hand, and the order was also issued.
"Niu Wu, what do you need to go with you? Tell me what you need to do to the military battle!"
"It is important to expand the scale of the Ordnance Department as soon as possible and mass-produce flintlock rifles!"
"Also, Niu Wu, you can look farther, such as how to improve the flintlock rifle and how to improve other firearms, you can all put it on the agenda."
"If you have free time on weekdays, go to the army to listen to the opinions of the soldiers..."
After saying that, Li Xiu came back to his senses from the plan in his heart and looked around the craftsmen in front of him.
"You guys, this time I did a great job!"
"The flintlock rifle, a country's important weapon, is a great achievement and should be rewarded!"
"Each person of the Ordnance Department will receive a reward of 100 taels of silver for each person, and his monthly salary will be doubled!"
"Niu Wu, you prepare a list and summarize the meritorious people to hand them over to this marquis. This marquis wants to report to Your Majesty and ask for a title for you!"
As soon as this statement was expressed, it was not only Niu Wu, but also the craftsmen present, their expressions were hard to suppress.
At this moment, Li Xiu obviously didn't care what these craftsmen thought. At this moment, he was all focused on this flintlock rifle.
Flintlock rifle, plus paper shell bullet!
Although the changes to the military system cannot be said to be a complete change, their impact is definitely not small.
At the very least, the impact of weather on firearms has been reduced to a minimum in this era.
In this way, the firearm will completely emerge from the limitations of "defense" and have the attributes of mobile attack.
Moreover, in this era, there are martial arts. When a soldier with a certain martial arts foundation and skillfully uses flintlock rifles, its role is obviously greater than that of the musket army recorded in history!
With both offense and defense, coupled with the assistance of other troops, it is obvious that the popularity of firearms in the army can be increased a little and can become a factor in decisive victory.
As his thoughts circulated, Li Xiu couldn't help but have greater expectations for this ordnance.
If the flintlock rifle makes progress, the form of war will be completely changed!
Before leaving, he had even given more instructions. For this reason, Li Xiu specially sent a battalion of soldiers and generals to be responsible for the guards of the Ordnance Division.
Chapter completed!