Song Yang was originally waiting to meet the inspection team in the government office.
As a result, Wang Jinshi sent someone to report just now that the Tiger Crouching Cannon was completed.
In the middle of last month, Song Yang gave the drawings to Blacksmith Wang.
The main work in this half month has been focused on the casting mold.
In fact, a version was made before, but there were some deviations in size and shape.
So I just tore it down and started over.
As of today, the first batch of five-door Tiger Crouching Cannons has been completed.
So Song Yang was eager to go for a test run.
"Everyone, get up. I'm going to experiment with new weapons, and you guys are here. Let's go and take a look."
Song Yang waved and ignored them and strode away.
"New weapons? What new weapons did the prince come up with? Could it be thunder and explosives?"
Hongzhou envoy He Mao had heard about thunder and bombs, so he asked about it.
"It should be the Crouching Tiger Cannon?"
Fang Zhe scratched his head. He went to pick up someone. He didn't know what happened.
But seeing Song Yang hurriedly heading to the shooting range, he guessed that it must be a tiger crouching gun.
After all, the muskets have been out for a long time, so there should be no need to be so anxious to see the results.
"Tiger Crouching Cannon?"
"I've never heard of it, and I don't know what kind of weapon it is."
"Is it the same as stone cannon?"
"Hmm, maybe it's a stone cannon."
The envoys followed Fang Zhe and began to discuss.
The stone cannon they are talking about is actually a trebuchet. Only this kind of thing has the title of cannon.
With curiosity, he followed Fang Zhe to the shooting range.
Song Yang was talking to Wang Jinshi.
Of course, Fang Zhe would not bring anyone over, and what Song Yang and Wang Jinshi were discussing must be confidential.
Just let the inspection team see the finished product. Fang Zhe is very cautious when it comes to confidential issues.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of the shapes and sizes of these machines?"
"These three models should be relatively standard. These two models have some flaws, and the shape of this one feels a bit strange."
"Your Majesty, the main issue is the unification of the size of the casting molds. The common people asked several experienced craftsmen to cast the molds separately. As a result, they were given the same size, but the sizes they produced were somewhat different."
"how so?"
"I looked at the measuring sticks in their hands. They used small rulers, which were different from the ones I used, so there were some differences."
Song Yang and Wang Jinshi were actually discussing the size and specifications of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
It turned out that the measuring sticks were different.
Daqian's measuring ruler is divided into large ruler and small ruler, and the difference between the two is one inch.
As a result, the dimensions given this time were different.
Fortunately, it was discovered this time, otherwise the musket assembly line production would have a lot of trouble in the future.
"Let's do this. From now on, the entire territory will use large rulers and small rulers will be abolished!" Song Yang said with a frown.
It never occurred to him that weights and measures were not uniform.
"Your Majesty, in fact, apart from the measuring stick, there are also some differences between the bucket and the stone."
This incident also made Song Yang decide to unify the measurement system immediately.
"This king will tell Fang Zhe that all measurements must be unified in the future. The things we want to produce will become more and more precise, and the measuring tools must not only be unified, but also become more and more accurate."
"That's great. The sizes are the same and our work will be easier."
After solving the size problem, we talked about the test gun.
In the end, Song Yang decided to only use the three Tiger Crouching Cannons with the same specifications, and gave up on the remaining two special types.
Since future ammunition will also follow the path of unified specifications, Tiger Crouching Cannons with different specifications can only be recycled as defective products.
"Old Wang, these two units are prepared with solid bullets and split bullets respectively. This one..."
Song Yang pointed to the two squatting tiger cannons and ordered Wang Jinshi to prepare ammunition.
Channel 3 Song Yang hesitated, looked left and right, and happened to see Song Chengwang running this way, followed by Yu Ming.
Song Yang wanted to test the artillery just now, so of course he had to tell the future commander of the Tiger Crouching Artillery Battalion that Jiangzhou garrison and other military attachés were waiting.
"Chengwang, go find Wang Dabiao and ask him to bring some explosives!"
Song Chengwang was assigned a task as soon as he arrived, so he had no choice but to run to find Wang Dabiao.
Song Yang asked Wang Jinshi to move the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the shells to the testing site.
After setting things up, there was no rush to experiment, Ma Cheng and Wang Dabiao hadn't arrived yet.
"What...what is this? Cannon?"
"I guess so. Didn't I just hear that this thing is called the Tiger Crouching Cannon?"
"So it does look a bit like a tiger lying there, but how can this thing shoot rocks?"
"It should be an iron ball like that. Look, it's not placed next to the Crouching Tiger Cannon."
"This thing doesn't have much power."
"Well, how powerful can such a small one be?"
The envoys looked at the squatting tiger cannon and talked about it.
But most people are not optimistic about the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
Firstly, they have never seen firearms, and secondly, in their impression, bigger things are more powerful.
The large catapult is two stories high when assembled. This tiger crouching cannon is no higher than someone else's knee. It looks cute but has no power at all.
"Your Majesty."
Soon, Song Chengwang came back with Wang Dabiao, who was still holding a small box of explosives.
"Try to see if this barrel can put down three explosives." Song Yang pointed to the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Just after Wang Dabiao agreed, Song Chengwang shouted next to him:
"This is the Tiger Crouching Cannon! Huh? So light?"
He lifted the tiger squatting cannon, which only weighed about forty pounds. Although Song Chengwang was only thirteen, the biggest advantage of the old Song family was that they grew up quickly and were strong.
"Don't look at him. He's not that big. You'll know how powerful he is in a moment." Song Yang rolled his eyes at the kid and said.
"Your Majesty, three of them can't fit in, and two of them are a bit empty."
Wang Dabiao scratched his head and said after measuring it.
"This... is of no use after all." Song Yang shook his head.
"Let's do this. After you test the cannon, you can carry one back and try to see if you can produce a cannon bomb. Discuss the technical matters with Blacksmith Wang."
Song Yang thought for a moment and said to Wang Dabiao.
He wanted to try to see if he could make a kind of ammunition that would explode on the enemy side after being fired.
In fact, it is a mortar shell. If it is developed, the Tiger Crouching Cannon will become a serious mortar.
"Yes! Your Majesty, I will do my best," Wang Dapiao assured, patting his chest.
"There's no need to scream so loudly. You're not good at technical matters. I asked you to take it back for the convenience of experiments. You have to ask Master Wang to help you with the specific matters." Song Yang curled his lips and said.
"Oh, hehe, I understand." Wang Dabiao grinned.
While they were talking, Ma Cheng also arrived, and some other officials also arrived one after another.
Of course, the relatives of the old Song family who had done proton work before also came.
They are exchanging their experiences in Jiangzhou during this period with people from the inspection team.
"Okay. Pay attention, I am about to start testing the cannon!"
Song Yang saw that everyone had almost arrived and then said loudly.
The technical level of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is not high. After the inspection just now, Song Yang has determined that the Crouching Tiger Cannon is a success.
That's why he hopes to show it in front of more people.
Especially the members of the Renaissance Alliance, if they know the strength of Jiangzhou, they will be more united in the alliance.
"I'm coming! Uncle Wang! I'm coming!" Song Chengwang shouted anxiously.
He is the commander of the Tiger Crouching Artillery Battalion!
"Okay! Come on, come on, but be careful, this thing is much louder than a musket."
"Very loud? This..."
Gao Junyan, who was watching the excitement, immediately trembled when he heard the loud noise of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
I hurriedly moved back a few steps, but I had no choice but to worry about the loud noise...
The running position was set up, the gunpowder projectiles were filled, and in order to increase the hit rate, more than fifty targets were placed at a distance of 100 to 500 steps in front.
"Can this thing hit five hundred paces?"
"No way. Is it farther than a trebuchet?"
"Five hundred steps! I can barely see it! I definitely can't hit it. It would be great if I can hit it a hundred steps!"
The envoys of the inspection team were collectively not optimistic about the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
However, everyone in Jiangzhou was in high spirits.
After several previous experiments, as long as Song Yang performed the experiment in person, the experimental results were almost achieved.
Now that Song Yang has placed the target five hundred steps away, it means that it is really possible to hit a distance of five hundred steps.
If you really want to be able to attack such a long distance, you can set up a row of squatting tiger cannons to destroy the thieves and bandits from a distance.
"Uncle Wang, get ready, I want to start the fire!" Song Chengwang looked back at Song Yang and others.
Song Yang nodded, and Song Chengwang held the torch and lit the fire with excitement.
"Zizzizi~"
The fire began to burn, and Song Chengwang did not dare to stay there. He lit the fire and immediately turned around and ran away.
"boom!"
The fuse burned out and a gunshot sounded, so frightened Gao Junyan that he almost sat on the ground again.
The sound of this gadget is almost as loud as thunder.
"Oh my god! It's thundering!"
"No! There's a monster!"
The members of the inspection team were in a mess, unaware that this incident had been fully experienced by them.
Those relatives of the old Song family were all in a daze, and none of them would have thought that the little tiger crouching cannon was making quite a lot of noise.
Moreover, I could clearly see the fire coming from the muzzle of the Tiger Crouching gun just now, and the fire was also very scary.
"Let's go and see the effect."
Song Yang didn't care about the people in the inspection team and rushed to the target with Song Chengwang and other cronies.
"Haha! Two hundred steps! I actually hit two hundred steps!"
Yu Ming found the iron ball about 200 steps away.
The first shot used solid bullets, and the charge was relatively conservative.
So I only hit 200 steps, which is almost 200 meters.
Song Yang requires that the distance between each step should be about one meter.
He was very dissatisfied with the actual shooting range.
According to records, Qi Jiajun's Tiger Crouching Cannon can shoot up to 500 meters!
Of course, even if it is an exaggeration, two hundred meters is still too little.
"Uncle Wang, look at this target and it's not even smashed! It's so awesome!"
"Yes, yes! It's so powerful, how can it be turned into a pulp on a person's body!"
Everyone was discussing about the projectile.
Song Yang also looked at the projectile and then stood up and said: "Do it again, double the amount of powder!"
The second shot was Yu Ming's turn.
There were too many people who couldn't help but want to test the cannon. Looking at their eager eyes, even Song Yang gave up the right to test the cannon...
"boom!"
Another shot was fired, and this time not only the people around Song Yang, but also the envoys of the inspection team also ran towards the target.
Because everyone saw it, two of the furthest targets fell down!
The Tiger Crouching Cannon really hit five hundred steps!