Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Historic -> Xiao Ge Lao

Chapter 787 Longqing style flintlock gun

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Xishan Island, the center of Zhongdao.

    Surrounded by mountains, Chenjiawu has built a high cement wall with deep moats outside the wall. The wall is also covered with thorns. There are watchtowers every one mile away.  There are security guards in the building day and night.

    This extremely hidden secret base is the Ordnance Research Institute affiliated to the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that the heads of the Ministry of Industry and the Ordnance Bureau don¡¯t even know that this research institute is on Xishan Island.

    Zhao Hao only holds the title of director in Jiangnan Company, but he personally serves as the director of the Ordnance Research Institute, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.

    And this research institute does not belong to Jiangnan Company, but is 100% controlled by Singularity Investment, which is solely owned by Zhao Hao.

    Because Hua Boxhen, Jin Ke and others regard it as the prince's top secret, no one is allowed to approach Chenjiawu.

    There are three sentries at the only entrance and exit of the institute, and everyone entering and exiting must be checked at all levels.  It's not just because Mr. Zhao came to inspect today that he is just pretending.

    After entering, you can see that the research institute is rectangular in shape.  There is a neat row of fair-faced concrete buildings at the east end, and the chimney of a small blast furnace is smoking.

    That is the institute¡¯s materials laboratory, forging workshop, and assembly workshop.

    Because this is just a place where firearms are trial-produced, the scale is not large and there are not many people.

    But although the so-called sparrow is small and well-equipped, despite the few rooms and dozens of people, it can complete the entire process of producing muskets. It can be said to be a small arsenal that is guaranteed to be fake.

    Today, everyone at the institute put down their work and came to the shooting range in Xitou excitedly to watch the acceptance test of the gun.

    They made it with their own hands, the first flintlock gun of the Ming Dynasty.

    On a long table covered with a blue tablecloth, three types of firearms were placed, five of each.

    One type is the bird-bill gun sold from Guangdong, which is also the best quality matchlock gun in the Ming Dynasty.

    ¡°One is the Spanish-made flintlock gun that Mr. Zhao purchased from the Francois in Macau at a very high price.

    Finally, there is the five-barreled Longqing-style flintlock gun copied by the research institute.

    From the appearance point of view, the Longqing type is better than the Guangdong-made rifle and slightly inferior to the Spanish rifle.

    This is a gap in craftsmanship, but it¡¯s not a big problem.  In this day and age, don't laugh at your elder brother. No one is better than anyone else.

    ??~~

    Zhao Shizhen, the chief researcher of the Firearms Research Institute, rubbed a flintlock gun affectionately and explained to Mr. Zhao:

    ¡°Even though my girl is not as good looking as that Thai girl, she is better in that the gun mechanism is simple, with 20% fewer parts, and the firing success rate is higher.¡±

    Mr. Zhao couldn't help but shudder, and he hid behind the bunker with Zhao Liben, who was also visiting, and said, "Fire a few shots to see if you are bragging."

    Several gunsmiths stepped forward, picked up the matchlock guns made in Guangzhou and began to load them.

    I saw them pour the primer into the primer pot first and close the lid of the primer pot.  Then, gunpowder is loaded, the rod is compacted, the projectiles are filled, and the gun is compacted again.

    Finally, light the match rope, fix the match rope on the match rope clip, and finally complete the preparation for firing.

    Several other gunsmiths also picked up Longqing-style flintlock guns and started loading.

    In fact, the steps are almost the same, except that the steps of lighting the match rope and fixing the match rope are missing. The time saved is not obvious.

    Zhao Shizhen told Zhao Hao that after repeated calculations, each shot saves about one-fifth of the time.

    And because when the matchlock gun is fired, the explosive gas will blow away the matchlock, and it must be relit and clipped.

    So each shot can save one-fifth of the time, which adds up to a considerable amount.

    The real advantage of the flintlock gun is actually its firing efficiency.  A matchlock gun can be fired successfully only once every two triggers are pulled, but a flintlock gun can fire nine times out of ten.

    And after the matchlock gun misfires, the matchlock must be clamped again.  A flintlock gun can be re-fired by simply cocking the hammer.

    ??Here and inside, you can save a lot of time.

    When all five Longqing-style bullets were fired, the ones made in Guangdong with more shot four shots, and the ones with fewer shots only shot two

    The difference is still very obvious.

    Then, the gunsmith tested the Spanish rifle and the Longqing rifle at the same time. The design speeds of the two were about the same, but the Longqing rifle's range was slightly inferior, but it was not a big deal.

    This marks that the Ming Dynasty¡¯s musket technology has caught up with the European powers.

    Mr. Zhao expressed that he was very satisfied. He rewarded those who participated in the research and development on the spot and encouraged them enthusiastically.

    "Sir, how dare you fight me????votes, as soon as this Longqing ceremony is taken out, the blunderbuss will be eliminated immediately.  "When everyone below had retreated, Old Man Gao, the executive director of the research institute, sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect that a fire cannon could be used like this.  "

    "I will not embarrass myself with such a half-finished product." Zhao Hao changed his face and shook his head decisively: "With such a slow rate of fire and no improvement in range, how can it surpass the cavalry? How can I give it to General Qi?  Fighting the Tartars?¡±

    With Mr. Zhao¡¯s critical eye, how could he be satisfied with a musket that has been produced by the Westerners for more than ten years?

    Zhao Shizhen¡¯s face turned red when he heard this, as if his daughter had been insulted.  It was his uncle who said this, otherwise he would have been furious.

    "Uncle, give me some more time, and I will definitely be able to increase the rate of fire!"

    "What do you think?" Zhao Hao asked.

    "My nephew is thinking about a musket with a rear-loading blunderbuss based on the principle of the Folang machine." Zhao Shizhen became excited again and said: "We put the gunpowder and lead shot in the blunderbuss in advance. In this way, it only needs to be placed on the butt of the blunderbuss.  Insert the medicine twist and you can remove the medicine pool.¡±

    "This method should be no problem when used on a matchlock gun, but if you switch to the Longqing style, you have to think about how to fire it." Zhao Shizhen said with regret.

    Zhao Hao blinked when he heard this, looked at his eldest nephew for a long time, patted his shoulder hard and said: "You are such a fucking genius!"

    This is the original fixed-loading bullet.

    "Ah, uncle, so your nephew's idea is right?" Zhao Shizhen was pleasantly surprised. His idea was wild and unconstrained, but without his uncle's far-sighted scientific guidance, he would inevitably have to take countless detours.

    "Yes, that's right, it's just that if you take too big a step, you'll hit the egg." Zhao Hao smiled and said: "You are a breech-loading rifle with custom-loaded ammunition. The air tightness is far worse than the current front-loading rifle. With the current black  The level of gunpowder makes it impossible to see the range.¡±

    "Ah" Zhao Shizhen couldn't help but feel discouraged.

    "So, firearms, no matter how advanced the concept, must be practical." Zhao Hao gained great happiness by teaching the top firearms masters earnestly.

    Seeing that Zhao Shizhen was a little weak from the blow, he smiled again and said: "But you can make some paper-cased custom bullets first. This is easy to make. You don't need to teach you how to do it. It can also increase the rate of fire by a lot."  .¡±

    "Let's get a bayonet out and let's finalize the Longqing style first." Zhao Hao raised his hand and passed the design acceptance.

    "Didn't Master say that you still can't get rid of this gun?" Blacksmith Gao couldn't help but wonder.

    "I mean you can focus on formulating standardized production specifications and improving the quality of gun barrels and the power of gunpowder." Zhao Hao said, and said to Zhang Zai on the side: "You can help Shizhen and try to make the hand boring machine as soon as possible."  come out¡­¡­"

    Before she finished speaking, Xiwa ran in with a panicked look on her face.

    ps. Third update, please vote for me!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report