Chapter 228 My new invention succeeded, shocking all professionals
Chen Gui used a wooden hammer to hit the projectile stick to load the ammunition. It took about three or four minutes to load the flintlock smoothbore musket.
Zhao Ji frowned slightly. He had figured out a good way to reload ammunition to speed up...
As a time traveler, Zhao Ji was also very interested in the history of world wars and the history of the development of firearms in modern times.
He knew that the conventional method of using a wooden hammer to feed bullets and sticks to load ammunition was very time-consuming, but it had been used in Western countries for hundreds of years.
If you are on the battlefield and face an enemy a hundred meters away and fire a shot,
If you spend about three minutes reloading ammunition like this, it means wasting the life of the shooter.
After all, at a distance of one hundred meters away from the effective range of this flintlock musket, let alone the enemy's cavalry, even if the enemy charges with infantry, they will definitely be able to get close and slash with a knife within three minutes.
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Not to mention that the enemy can also use bows and crossbows to fire arrows back...
Zhao Ji suddenly remembered that before he traveled through time, when he was reading the history of firearms in the world, he had read historical records that gunsmiths in Pennsylvania, USA, had modified the loading method of flintlock smoothbore muskets to speed up the loading of ammunition...
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji immediately said to Chen Gui, the firearms maker in front of him:
"Chen Aiqing, reloading like this is too time-consuming."
Chen Gui said with deep understanding: "Congratulations, Your Majesty.
However, Wei Chen is stupid, and in a few months, Wei Chen has not come up with a good way to speed up the reloading speed!"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly, and he wanted to tell Chen Lu what he knew about the gunsmiths in Pennsylvania, USA, who modified the new way of loading flintlock smoothbore muskets.
Zhao Ji said solemnly:
"Chen Aiqing, you can ask your men to try this method to speed up the reloading.
Wrap the projectile in linen cloth or deerskin soaked in grease and load it into the muzzle.
This can reduce the friction between the projectile and the inner wall of the gun bore, and speed up the loading of projectiles.
Moreover, in this way, it can also have the effect of holding the air in the gun chamber, so the accuracy of the command shooting will be improved, and the range can also be extended."
After Chen Gui heard Zhao Guanjia's suggestion, he thought about it deeply, suddenly realized it, and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, this should really improve the speed of reloading bullets. I would like to give it a try on the spot, okay?"
Liang Shicheng, who was standing beside Zhao Guan's family, winked at Chen Gui and told him that it wouldn't be too late to try again after Zhao Guan's family left for inspection!
Liang Shicheng didn't really believe the method Zhao Guanjia casually mentioned from the bottom of his heart. Can it really improve the reloading speed of muskets?
Liang Shicheng believed that even if the reloading speed could be accelerated, wouldn't the Zhao Guan family be in disgrace if the gun failed to fire through a piece of oiled linen cloth or deerskin dipped in oil?
Although Liang Shicheng kept winking at Chen Gui, the firearms manufacturer, Chen Gui also saw it and probably understood Liang Daguan's intention;
However, Chen Gui was full of persistent yearning for inventing and transforming firearms.
Chen Gui ignored Liang Shicheng's reminder and ordered his attendants:
"You quickly run back to the firearms workshop compound and get an unloaded empty gun. Then go to the kitchen and get me scissors and linen soaked in grease."
The attendant received the order and ran down the viewing platform in a hurry...
After a while, the attendant fetched what he needed in accordance with the orders of the firearms workshop.
At this time, Li Ji, deputy director of the firearms workshop, walked up to Chen Gui and reminded him in a low voice:
"Brother Yuan Ze, why are you so eager to improve the ammunition loading of new muskets?
If it succeeds, everyone will be happy, which is okay.
If it doesn't succeed, won't it mean that the official family loses face?
This is detrimental to Brother Yuanze and our firearms workshop!"
Chen Gui has a strong obsession with the invention and creation of firearms.
He had just heard the method proposed by Zhao Guanjia to improve the loading of new muskets, and thought it was very innovative.
He wanted to give it a try and was impatient.
Chen Gui whispered: "Thank you, dear brother, for reminding me.
However, I am lucky enough to meet the Holy Lord and Ming Lord, and I am thinking about the great military cause of the country. Even if the new method of loading ammunition fails, the Zhao Guan family will not blame it."
Li Ji also wanted to dissuade Chen Gui from testing on the spot...
However, Chen Gui had already taken a few steps forward, knelt in front of Zhao Guanjia, and asked:
"His Majesty provided a new method of loading ammunition, which made me suddenly enlightened.
Weichen has prepared what he needs.
Please allow your Majesty to allow me to use the new method of loading ammunition to fill this empty gun."
Chen Gui has always maintained a spirit of excellence in the manufacture and improvement of firearms, which Zhao Ji admires very much.
Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Chen Aiqing, I will definitely play."
After Chen Gui thanked him happily, he immediately ran to the side, took the empty gun from the attendant, dipped it in the linen cloth and scissors.
Chen Gui took a spare projectile from the tray and measured it with a linen cloth dipped in oil to see how much area it would take to wrap the projectile.
Then, holding the linen cloth in his left hand and the scissors in his right hand, he cut out a circle from the thin piece of oil-soaked linen cloth just enough to wrap the projectile.
Finally, he put the bullet wrapped in oily linen cloth into the muzzle of the gun.
Chen Gui could feel that because the original projectile was wrapped with an extra layer of oily linen cloth, the moment it entered the muzzle of the gun, it took a little more effort than before.
However, when Chen Gui held the new musket with the muzzle upright in his left hand and inserted the bullet-feeding rod into the muzzle with his hand, he instantly felt that it was extremely smooth...
Chen Gui was very curious. This time he didn't have to hit the long bullet-feeding stick with a wooden hammer to send the bullets into place.
This time, thanks to the lubricating effect of the oil-soaked linen wrapped around the projectiles, Chen Gui could easily feed the projectiles into place by simply pushing the projectile stick into the muzzle of the gun.
This time, Chen Gui used the new method proposed by Zhao Guanjia to load the ammunition, which saved two or three times the time compared to the laborious and time-consuming method of using a wooden hammer to hit the long bullet feeding stick.
Chen Gui was overjoyed and said:
"Wei Chen used the new method of loading ammunition given by His Majesty. It is much faster than before!"
Zhao Ji saw that Chen Gui had filled the long hollow gun with bullets, which saved a lot of time compared to the old method before.
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said to Chen Gui: "Wrap the projectile with linen cloth or deerskin soaked in grease and fill it into the bore. This will lubricate and reduce the friction between the projectile and the inner wall of the gun bore.
Therefore, the loading speed of projectiles can be accelerated.”
He was good at making inventions and creations. When he suddenly realized this, he also admired Zhao Guanjia.
Chen Gui's eyes were wet with excitement, he knelt on the ground and shouted:
"Your majesty, your sage, why didn't I come up with this wonderful method before?"
"With this new method of loading ammunition, using this gun on the battlefield can kill more enemies, and it can also reduce the casualties of our Song Dynasty officers and soldiers who use this gun.
Long live my emperor!"
Under Chen Gui's lead, everyone present also congratulated:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly, after all, he still had to reveal a more powerful improvement and upgrade method for the flintlock smoothbore musket!
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PS: I wanted to upload a schematic structural diagram and firing animation of a flintlock gun in the paintball chapter. I tried several times but failed to upload it successfully.