Nowadays, most people finish their daily work at dusk.
Leave some people to bundle and transport the harvested grain, and everyone else can get off work.
After eating something in a hurry, Song Yang couldn't wait to find Wang Jinshi at the shooting range.
Of course Wang Jinshi brought two second-generation muskets.
The two newly made muskets feel extraordinary when you hold them in your hands.
The workmanship is more refined than the previous first-generation test product.
There is basically no rough feeling, on the contrary, all the edges and corners are polished smooth.
After setting it up and measuring it, it is easier to hold than the previous generation.
He ordered people to set up the target and tie the musket to the wooden frame. Song Yang was still responsible for pulling the string and firing the gun.
"Bang bang!"
Two gunshots were fired, black smoke rose and projectiles were fired. The first shot of both muskets was successfully fired.
"Your Majesty! It's penetrated! It's penetrated!"
"This one has been penetrated too! All of them have been penetrated!"
Yu Ming and Song Chengwang were the first to go to the target to check.
Song Yang also came over to take a look.
Sure enough, two single holes penetrated the board.
Twenty steps can penetrate a board-inch board, which is quite powerful.
At least there is no problem killing people at this distance.
Returning to the wooden stand, the two muskets were intact except for some gunpowder ashes in the medicine chamber.
"Come! Try another shot!" Song Yang said with a smile on his face.
"Uncle Wang! I want to try it too!" Song Chengwang said with frustrated hands.
"It's just a rope, you can play if you want." Song Yang handed the rope to Song Chengwang.
"Hey! Watch me fire the gun!" Song Chengwang pulled the rope.
"Bang bang!" Two more shots were fired, firing smoothly without any hindrance.
Everyone went to check again.
"It's done! It's done!" Song Yang looked excitedly at the target.
At this time, there were already four bullet holes in the target.
"My lord, this thing is more convenient than a bow and arrow. Even a child can use it easily." Yu Ming praised.
Song Yang smiled and pointed at the musket: "The correct way to use this thing is to hold it in your hand."
As he spoke, he picked up the musket and inspected it carefully.
There are no problems with the two muskets, and there are no cracks in either barrel.
"My lord, this thing is a bit dangerous to hold in your hands..." Yu Ming said hurriedly when he saw Song Yang holding a musket.
"Yes, yes! Prince, please put it down quickly. What if I get hurt?" Fang Zhe and others also tried to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, the civilians are willing to test the gun!" Wang Jinshi picked up another musket and said.
He has full confidence in his work.
Song Yang waved his hands to everyone and said:
"Although this thing has the risk of exploding, we can't stop eating it because of choking."
"Everyone has seen the two previous shots. As long as the quality is excellent, there will be no risk."
"In the future, a musket battalion will be formed. When everyone has a musket, won't everyone dare to use it?"
Ignoring everyone's dissuasion, Song Yang insisted on loading the musket.
"Ah Yang, why don't you let Uncle Wang come?" Tanzhou Wang Songtong was still a little worried about Song Yang being injured.
This thing was banging and emitting black smoke, which looked quite scary.
Song Yang smiled and shook his head, picking up the musket.
But after taking a quick look, I put it down again.
Everyone thought that Song Yang had given up trying the gun, but Song Yang said: "Move the target ten steps back and replace it with an archery target."
It turned out that he thought the target was too close and too big...
Soon, the target was set up again, thirty steps, the target.
Song Yang picked up the gun and aimed at the red heart.
"Bang!" Pull the trigger and the gunpowder ignites.
Song Yang felt that the recoil of this musket was quite large.
The muskets were successfully activated and nothing happened to Song Yang, so everyone felt relieved.
But Song Yang went to check the target at this time.
"This...missed?"
Song Yang was speechless. The first shot missed the target...
"It should be a problem with the sight." Song Yang muttered.
"boom!"
He recalibrated his aim and fired again.
Everyone came to check again and hit the target, but just barely on the edge.
However, the power is still good, and it can penetrate the target at thirty steps.
"It should be fine this time."
Returning to the firing position, Song Yang calibrated the sight again, and spoke confidently this time.
"boom!"
Another shot was fired, and Song Yang gained more and more insights.
As he said, he hit the target this time.
"Uncle Wang is so awesome!" Song Chengwang cheered as always.
"Your Majesty, this musket is extraordinary!" Yu Ming gave Song Yang a thumbs up.
"Um... I want to try the musket even though I am in my humble position." After Yu Ming finished speaking, he pointed at the musket.
Song Yang fired several shots just now, which made Yu Ming's hands itchy unbearably.
"Haha. Well, let me try it for you. But you have to try another one. This one is already quite hot."
"After a musket is fired several times in a row, the barrel will overheat and you have to stop shooting."
"So the application of muskets requires the coordination of multiple guns and their use in turns."
Song Yang skillfully loaded the other musket with gunpowder, filled the gun with bullets, and handed it to Yu Ming.
Yu Ming aimed his musket there for a long time, then looked at Song Yang with a bitter face and said: "Your Majesty, how do you use this thing..."
Well, he doesn't even know how to aim with a crosshair.
"I can! I'll teach you!" Song Chengwang volunteered.
Song Yang previously taught the point-line aiming method in physics class.
Song Chengwang transformed into a shooting instructor with zero experience and began to teach Ming the knowledge of aiming.
Fortunately, Yuming is a military officer, so he is quite good at learning this kind of thing.
It didn't take long to figure out how to aim.
"My lord, please take a look!"
"boom!"
After a shot was released, Yu Ming was staggered by the recoil.
"Haha! But I forgot to tell you to be careful! Musket shooting will cause you to sit back and stand up, so there is a problem with your standing posture." Song Yang said with a smile and supported Yu Ming.
As for the projectile that was fired, Song Yang didn't even bother to check the result, because his eyes were very good and he had already seen that it missed the target.
Yu Ming's movements were so big that the bullets had already missed their destination.
"Ahem. This thing is quite choking. Haha, haha." Yu Ming laughed sheepishly.
"Can you do it? If not, I'll do it!" Ma Cheng on the side pointed at the musket and said.
"Why doesn't it work? It must work. I wasn't ready just now! Let me try again!"
Yu Ming rubbed his neck and shouted.
This time Song Yang did not load the ammunition for him, but gave him instructions and let him operate it by himself.
Yu Ming is somewhat talented in this area. Although he is a bit rusty, he has also completed the steps of charging and loading.
He picked up the gun again and stood up carefully.
It took three to five breaths.
"boom!"
"puff!"
Listening to the sound means it's a hit.
Everyone ran over to take a look, and sure enough, they hit the target.
Although you may not hit the red heart, you can still achieve a score of seven or eight rings.
Yu Ming smiled complacently and said: "My lord, you think my method is good!"
"Not bad! Not bad! It's really good to have this result in the second shot!" Song Yang praised it without hesitation.
"I want to try it, too!" Ma Cheng raised his hand.
"It's okay to try a humble job!" Wei Nan and Wang Dabiao said at the same time.
"Well... isn't it said that it can be used by children? I also want to try it..." Fang Zhe finally spoke.
"Go, go, go! You are a civil servant, wait until we have tried it before you can do it!" Song Chengwang pulled Fang Zhe away and said.
"Hey! I'm still a civil servant after all, why are you, a teacher, getting involved!" Fang Zhe curled his lips and said.
"I'm the heir apparent! My uncle Wang can test a gun! Of course I can too!" Song Chengwang shouted.
Suddenly everyone began to compete for the right to test the gun.
Song Yang looked at everyone helplessly, and even Uncle Qi's eyes were full of expectation.
"Okay, let's each fire a shot." Song Yang waved his hand and asked everyone to participate.
Fire will be the focus of future development. Everyone present is the pillar of Jiangzhou, and they all need the power of automatic guns.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
For a while, gunshots were fired one after another on the shooting range for an hour.
The barrels of both muskets were forced to stop when they were hot to the touch.
"Master Wang! You have done a great job!" The crowd dispersed without finishing their thoughts. Song Yang grabbed Wang Jinshi and said.
With today's design, the barrel did not explode even though the barrel was overheated, which shows that the quality of the gun is completely guaranteed.
If we produce muskets at this quality level in the future, we will be able to have a stable musketeer team.
The enjoyment of firearms camps will soon become a reality.
"Your Majesty, thank you for the award. It was only because your Majesty provided the blueprints that ordinary people could make the musket so quickly." Wang Jinshi said hurriedly.
Without Song Yang's drawings, he didn't even know what a musket was, let alone make one.
"Ha ha!"
Song Yang laughed and said: "Everyone has merit, everyone has merit. I have only blueprints and no skills, how can I do it with my own hands?"
"Old Fang, give the two Master Wangs a salary upgrade!" Song Yang greeted Fang Zhe.
"Yeah. It should be rewarded, it should be rewarded!"
Fang Zhe replied with a smile.
He also fired two shots just now.
Not to mention, this musket is really fun.
Every man has a dream of shooting a gun.
Regardless of whether you are a civil servant or a military general, as long as you have tried firing a gun, you will definitely like it.
Wang Jinshi received the reward and hurriedly thanked him for the gift. At the same time, he promised to start making muskets with his apprentices after the autumn harvest.
After a period of training, there are already more than fifty blacksmith apprentices in Jiangzhou City.
They were all apprentices of Blacksmith Wang, and Song Yang asked him to recruit more disciples to prepare for future development.
Wang Jinshi and his brothers did not hide their secrets. They selected some young people with good understanding and passed on their craftsmanship.
In Song Yang's words, even if he taught him all the skills now, he would never starve his master to death.
In this world, there are absolutely not enough craftsmen.
After returning from the shooting range, Xiaoqian had prepared a sumptuous supper.
"Your Majesty, today's gun test will definitely be a success."
When Xiaoqian was at home, she heard banging and banging noises at the shooting range. She could guess that it was the men who were having fun and kept firing off guns.
She was too timid to go to the scene and listen to the sound, so she waited at home for Song Yang to come back.
"Yes! The musket is finally completed. With this magical weapon, we in Jiangzhou will not be afraid of any enemies." Song Yang said happily.
In order to celebrate the birth of the musket, Song Yang specially took out a jar of old wine from his collection.
And several more shots were fired overnight to celebrate.