I want to be a grandson

Chapter 431 Inspection and Guidance Work
Capital City, East Palace Spring Harmony Hall.

As the sky was getting dark, the eunuchs and maids extinguished the candles and lanterns that were lighting up. These were to be lit all night, so that it was convenient for the nobles to get up at night.

Secondly, it was also to prevent someone from sneaking around and doing unruly things, and it even had the intention of preventing assassins from committing crimes in the dark.

Zhu Yunxi also wanted to get up in time, so he sat on the bed and got ready.

Zhao Mingzhu opened her sleepy eyes, "Your Highness, are you awake? I will help His Highness change clothes..." He was about to get up in a daze.

Zhu Yunxi was a little moved when he saw her slippery fragrant shoulders showing a considerable size, and in addition, the morning was the time when the body was thirsty.
He asked softly, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Normally, the court lady would leave after "warming the bed", but Zhu Yunxi sympathized with the hard work of the servants, and it was inconvenient to move around, so she showed mercy and let her sleep here, so it would be less hard...

When Zhao Mingzhu saw His Highness's eyes, she knew what was going on in his heart. She blushed instantly, lowered her head and said, "Well, I slept well..."

Zhu Yunxi seemed to feel a little cold, so he leaned his back on the head of the bed, and then a warm object climbed onto it...

After Zhu Yunxi got up, he punched once in the yard, moving left and right, looking back and forth, and punched fiercely,

He didn't stop until he was sweating all over, the eunuch had already prepared warm water, and Zhu Yunxi took a bath before starting the busy day.

Outside the Weapons Bureau, a team of guards galloped over and quickly set up their guard.

Qin Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, has already been waiting here. Today, His Highness will come to see the manufacture of muskets in the Military Weapons Bureau, and he has also been notified.

Zhu Yunxi's car came slowly.

"My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness, Wan An!"

"Mr. Qin, you are welcome, clear up quickly!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhu Yunxi gave a little support, and Qin Kui stood up.

Zhu Yunxi said: "Mr. Qin, the lonely king came to the Military Weapons Bureau today, didn't you bother Mr.?"

Qin Kui said politely: "Your Highness is serious. It is an honor for the Ministry of Industry and Military Weapons Bureau to come to check. Your Highness, please."

Zhu Yunxi said a few polite words, and the two of them entered together and walked in, introducing Qin Kui while walking, "According to His Highness's order, the Armament Bureau has been expanded, and here is a special production of firearms, and other production of swords and armors have been moved to other places. The place……"

"There are three major workshops here: guns, artillery, and fire, but now the most important thing is to produce guns, so most of the craftsmen are in the gun workshop.
Over the past few months, the craftsmen have become a little proficient in the manufacture of muskets after many exercises. They are not as hand-made as before, and there are more defective products..."

"Your Highness, this is where musket barrels are made..."

As Qin Kui explained, he took him to a workshop where craftsmen were banging iron pipes.

Seeing Zhu Yunxi's arrival, they immediately knelt down and saluted under the leadership of the officials, saying, "Greetings to His Royal Highness! Your Highness Wanan!"

Zhu Yunxi said with a smile on his face: "Everyone has worked hard, please hurry up, there is no need to be polite."

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Grandson!" Everyone stood up, looking at the Grandson happily and excitedly, but they didn't dare to look directly, for fear of breaking the etiquette.

Zhu Yunxi knew the thoughts of these little people. After all, he was once a little person, so he naturally had a deep understanding of how he felt when he saw a big person.

He encouraged them and said: "Soldiers and soldiers killed the enemy on the battlefield and made meritorious deeds. You also made great achievements in making weapons here. Qin Shangshu, you must reward those who have meritorious deeds."

Qin Kui showed an annoyed expression, and said: "Your Highness, the Ministry of Industry has neglected this point, please punish me, Your Highness!"

Zhu Yunxi knew that he was singing a double reed, so he accompanied him in the performance: "How can this be negligent? The soldiers are credited with killing the enemy and serving the country on the battlefield.

The craftsmen worked hard in the workshop to build weapons, help soldiers train, and assist the court to eliminate thieves, which is also a credit. "

Then he turned to the craftsmen and said, "Don't worry, as long as you work diligently and make more excellent guns, the king will not hesitate to reward you! For outstanding achievements, the lonely king will personally ask for credit for you!"

"Your Highness is wise! Thank you, His Royal Highness, the Empress Dowager!"

The artisans were so excited that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed with joy to thank them.

After Zhu Yunxi asked them to get up, he said, "From today onwards, the Armament Bureau will make a rule that no matter who comes, as long as your hands are busy, you don't have to kneel down and salute!"

"Your Highness, how does this make..."

Qin Kui opened his mouth and wanted to stop him. After all, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. If His Highness came down, but no one from the Weapons Bureau came to salute, what would it be like!

Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand to stop him, and said to the craftsmen: "Beside you is the fire, and what you are holding is red-hot iron utensils, and here is boiling iron juice.
If one is not paying attention and is injured, what should I do?So for the sake of everyone's safety, forget about those unnecessary etiquettes! "

"Your Highness is merciful! Thank you, Your Highness!"

The mood of the craftsmen has changed from excitement to emotion!

His Highness's words are all about them!

After all, in the era, the life of a craftsman is worthless at all, let alone being injured!
But for them, His Highness even skipped the etiquette, what kind of self-deprecation!

What a concern for them!

Therefore, the craftsmen were full of gratitude, and also showed respect and loyalty to the grandson of the emperor!
As for Zhu Yunxi, he knew that saluting did not necessarily mean respect.

Although sometimes it is necessary to use etiquette to distinguish between superior and inferior, so as to maintain the high status of imperial power.

But sometimes being courteous to a corporal is more conducive to regaining people's hearts!It is also easier to gain the loyalty of others!
Although etiquette cannot be discarded, sometimes it has to be used for me!
Under the watchful eyes of the emperor, the craftsmen continued to work, but obviously they worked harder, swinging the hammer higher and hitting harder.

It is also more refined, and strives to be free of any flaws.

The craftsmen want to express their respect to the grandson in this way!

Zhu Yunxi was watching from the sidelines to see how they made musket barrels.

I saw that they first took a piece of steel and wrought iron, and then heated it on a forge until it was red hot and easy to process.

At this time, it is absolutely impossible to use pig iron, because pig iron is brittle, has no toughness, cannot be forged, and is not suitable for making gun barrels at all.

The craftsmen put the red-hot steel billet on the forging table, then vigorously swung the hammer to shape it into a long strip, and then prepared a U-shaped metal mold, put the long strip on it for forging, and slowly Form into a cylinder shape until the seams are completely aligned without a single gap.

This stroke requires constant heating and continuous forging until it is fully formed.

Also put the red-hot iron plate on the model, and then beat the middle part continuously, and then the middle part of the iron plate will be lifted due to the relationship between the mold. When the hammer hits this part, the iron plate will be Gradually sag.

The hammer that hits the iron plate is not ordinary, but a special spherical hammer, so that it can be processed better.The hammer with a spherical surface constantly hits the place where the iron plate and the mold are volleyed, and the iron plate quickly bends inward.

During the beating process, the position of the iron plate and the mold should be changed at any time, and the force-bearing surface of the iron plate should be adjusted at all times.

Afterwards, after continuous beating, the two sides of the iron plate will soon close together, and there is a rudimentary shape of an iron pipe.After continuous beating, the iron pipe finally took shape.

But this is a long way from the end of the work, and a second layer of iron plate will be used to wrap the barrel, which is a double-layer barrel, to prevent the barrel from bursting.

Next, a round iron rod of uniform thickness needs to be inserted into the formed iron pipe. The thickness of the iron rod determines the caliber.

Then Zhu Yunxi went to watch the place where the rifling was made. The rifling played a vital role in how far a musket could hit.

At this time, the craftsman is pushing and pulling a wooden machine tool, on which a manufactured gun barrel is fixed. This step is to pull the rifling on the gun barrel.

Qin Kui explained from the side: "Your Highness, this is to make rifling according to His Highness's instructions. There is a cutting knife on the steel pull rod, which is slightly thinner than the inner diameter of the gun chamber. screw to adjust.

Every time it is pulled through the barrel, the pull rod moves a little bit. With the constant speed rotation of the barrel, a female rifling with a certain degree of winding is broached. After reaching the predetermined width, the second rifling is pulled in another position. "

Zhu Yunxie asked: "Mr. Qin, how many rifling lines does one barrel need to draw?"

Qin Kui replied, "The current production of each barrel has fifty rifling lines."

Zhu Yunxi knew that the more the rifling is pulled, the more turns are wound inside the barrel, and the farther the bullet will go,
Early rifled guns took about twenty broaches to pull a single groove, while a better gun took about a hundred broaches to broach the same groove.The more times of pulling, the thinner and more precise the groove formed.

But after all, the skills of craftsmen are limited, and it is impossible to increase them indefinitely, nor can they meet the requirements of the future market.

Besides, these gun barrels are to be equipped with soldiers and horses on a large scale, and it is impossible to carve them carefully, otherwise not only will too much time be wasted, but also the number of defective products will increase greatly.

Besides, the more rifling lines, the thinner the steel in the middle of each rifling line, and the friction when the bullet is fired will also make the rifling lines easier to wear out, so you need to replace the barrel with a new one.
A musket becomes obsolete after being replaced a few times, and new muskets are needed. If it is eliminated too often, the loss outweighs the gain.

Zhu Yunxi asked: "Is this wooden broaching bed still strong?"

It is said to be a broaching bed, but it is actually a wooden shelf. Anyone who is an ordinary carpenter can make it. The tools used are very simple manual wooden machines. Historically, American colonists often made it by themselves.

It's just through pushing and pulling, and using a broach to cut out the marks. Although there is no technical difficulty, it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive job.

The principle is also very simple, even if you take a screw of the right size and smash it into the iron cylinder, it will leave scratches after the screw is removed.

Qin Kui replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, after all, this wooden broaching bed cannot be used for a long time and needs to be replaced every once in a while. However, it is cheap and easy to make, so it is easy to use."

Although the wooden one is strong, it will inevitably shake when you pull it back and forth, and the connection will become loose, so there is no way to ensure accuracy.

(End of this chapter)