Chapter 2717 The raised pattern on the metal barrel expresses Cheng Saburo's respect
Li Ke's expression suddenly changed, and his chest crackled again.
"Brother Chu Bi, don't worry. I will serve the tailors and weavers well and make them feel at home."
"Well, of course I can rest assured. After all, you have been in Goulan Pavilion all year round and have experienced various styles of reception work..."
Li Ke's face immediately turned as dark as a pot, and he shouted angrily.
"Chu! Bi! Brother! Tomorrow is the big day to attack Luoyang, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty. Can we talk about something serious?"
On the side were Zhao Kun and a group of imperial guards who almost held their stomachs and rushed over. They were doing such amazing work of welcoming guests in various styles.
Obviously in a place like that, there is only one style for greeting guests, okay? A young lady in ragged clothes, waving a silk handkerchief and flirting with the guests, greets the guests with a sweet voice.
Is it possible to ask a group of rough men to stand at the door of Goulan Pavilion with a teapot and say welcome with a crazy smile?
"Okay, I just want to tease you, brother Xian, so that you don't get too nervous. Uncle Zhao, if you are fine, go and rest first."
Zhao Kun glanced at the guards behind him who also had shining eyes. They were not stupid. They could take the credit, so why not do more?
Looking at the eager faces and the frequent scorching eyes, Zhao Kun smiled and said to Cheng Sanlang.
"No, since Cheng Sanlang you have a solution, how can Zhao just sit back and ignore it? I don't know what he can do, but there is still no problem in helping."
"Okay, everyone, don't sleep today, and play some big games with Cheng. Tomorrow, let us take a big step forward in Datang's armaments."
Everyone only listened to the first half, and the second half was regarded as serious nonsense by Cheng Sanlang.
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There are indeed all walks of life in Chengjiazhuang, and there is no shortage of blacksmiths and coppersmiths. There are even three blast furnaces.
After all, the old Cheng family was good at both civil and martial arts, and Cheng Sanlang, the smartest person in the Cheng family, also liked to invent and innovate. Naturally, the Cheng family village was full of talented people.
You must know that on average, nearly one-third of the juniors in Chengjiazhuang are studying in medical schools. They will make outstanding contributions to Datang's medical and public health undertakings.
The fire in the blast furnace was burning extremely vigorously, and a row of craftsmen stood quietly in a room not far away.
At this moment, Cheng Sanlang was staying in this brightly lit room, waving his fingers in a series of gestures.
As for the craftsmen, they could only nod their heads and hardly have any questions. After all, they had done countless things in cooperation, so they naturally understood what Mr. Cheng was saying.
Moreover, don’t think that these craftsmen in Chengjiazhuang are run by small workshops. If you really think so, you are wrong.
You know, Han and Tang dynasties had many gears, screws, springs, and these hand-cast mechanical components that were needed for machinery.
Most of them are first tested repeatedly in Chengjiazhuang until the finished product is produced and prototyped. This will allow more craftsmen to learn this new technology.
Not to mention the kind of machine tools that Cheng Sanlang used to cut jade, there are no less than ten machines in Chengjiazhuang, and they have different functions. They are all equipment designed to solve various problems in the Tang Dynasty's machinery industry.
Under Cheng Sanlang's strict guidance, more than ten craftsmen were soon divided into four working groups.
Together with the imperial guards and the guards of Prince Wu's palace, they began to join the large-scale steel-smelting team.
What Cheng Chubi had to do was to cast hollow bronze tubes and cast iron tubes first, and Cheng Sanlang gave them their requirements. According to the diameter, they were two feet six inches wide, about three feet four inches high, and the wall thickness was half an inch.
and one inch to make.
Even though it was already very late, the problem was that the blacksmith shop was still full of fire and people.
Zhao Kun didn't understand what Cheng Sanlang was going to do at all. After asking for a long time, the boy just showed a weird expression and said he wanted to keep it a secret.
Then he disappeared and went into the courtyard, leading his few confidants, who didn't know what he was up to.
Zhao Kun was very indignant about Cheng Sanlang's behavior, but he had no choice but to join in the casting work.
By the time the first batch of castings were finally placed on the ground, it was already close to midnight.
Wait until a total of two barrel-shaped metal barrels appeared in Cheng Sanlang's sight.
One is made of bronze, and the other is cast iron. The metallic light looks so bright under the light of the fire.
Cheng Sanlang's eyes revealed a bit of relief and reminiscence.
However, it is a pity that the two ridges bulging on the outside of these metal barrels are not very regular and do not look like serious gasoline barrels.
The reason why there are those two raised lines is naturally Cheng Sanlang's inner obsession, which can be regarded as an expression of respect to the people's army of another time and space.
Thanks to their inventions, we were able to develop this killer weapon in the age of gunpowder weapons: the heartless cannon 1,400 to 500 years in advance.
The heartless cannon should be what the enemy calls it, while the People's Army's nickname for it is the flying thunder cannon.
During the War of Liberation, due to the scarcity of artillery, weapons and equipment were at a disadvantage.
Officers and soldiers used their brains to create this weapon that frightened the enemy. It also has a very official name: explosive charge ejector.
The main body of the weapon is an empty gasoline barrel. In addition to filling it with propellant, an explosive cannon bundled into a disk shape is placed inside.
Then the propellant is ignited, and the explosive package weighing one to twenty kilograms can be thrown to a distance of one hundred meters and explode.
Depending on the angle and the amount of propellant, the range of this thing will be between 150 meters and 300 meters.
The violent explosion produced by the huge explosive package will directly destroy the defensive position as long as it is within the killing range.
As for humans and animals, they will even be directly shocked to death by the shock wave generated by the violent explosion.
"Who is that? Uncle Bao, please hurry up and ask them to get these into the car and go to the Luoshui River."
Cheng Sanlang patted the bronze-grade gasoline barrels and cast-iron-grade gasoline barrels that were solid but slightly hot to the touch.
Although I don’t know which one is more suitable, won’t you know if you try it?
After hearing what Cheng Sanlang said, Cheng Bao glanced at the six heavy metal straight cylinders in confusion.
"What? Get it over there and make it, and use it to fill the water?"
"Of course not. I'm going to take them over there to test whether their quality is good enough."
"Can't you just try it out with a hammer? Why do you have to travel such a long way?" an Ouchi guard on the side couldn't help but asked curiously.
"No, no, no, I'm going to test it with gunpowder. If that thing explodes, no living thing for miles around will be able to sleep."