The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 386 The Gap Is Still Big

"This gun was improved by the research institute based on the mechanical structure of the captured guns, and improved in a way suitable for our production, so as to achieve the desired effect.

This should be regarded as a variant of the flintlock gun, but the flint is put into the gun. How can I say this kind of gun is more powerful than the matchlock gun, but it is far inferior to the seized guns! ’ explained Descartes.

Louis XIV listened to Descartes' voice and took the gun from his hand.

The gun mechanism structure of this gun is very similar to the Dreiser rifle, the first rear mounted ammunition rifle in history. The bullets of this gun use paper shell fixed ammunition.

Pull the bolt, exposing the barrel.

After the bullet is loaded into the chamber, the bolt is reloaded.

There is a barb under the bolt, which will pierce the tail of the paper bullet at the same time as it is turned, exposing the gunpowder inside.

At the back of the barrel, there is a small hole, and outside the small hole is the firing chamber for the primer.

Descartes and the others did not make a primer, so the primer in the excitation chamber is gunpowder.

The firing pin is not a very hard firing pin, but a firing pin with flint.

The firing pin is spring driven, and the flint in front of the firing pin hits the firing chamber, which then ignites the primer and ignites the ammunition.

The paper cartridge case will be burned to ashes due to the violent combustion of the gunpowder, and the bullet will also fly out of the gun chamber in the direction of the gunpowder.

The bullet is made of lead, with a trumpet-shaped tail, which can be tightly attached to the barrel after being expanded by the gunpowder gas.

There are three rifling lines in the barrel, so this gun can hit farther and more accurately.

But there are many very problems with this gun.

The spring inside the striker cannot withstand repeated use, and it will lose its elasticity after about fifty times and cannot be used.

In order to ensure the elasticity, the spring is relatively thick, so the shooting part that accommodates the firing pin seems a bit thick.

The weight of this gun is very heavy, the barrel is even four times heavier than the barrel of the 98K, and the butt is also very heavy.

In order to ensure the impact of gunpowder and gas, the barrel part has become very thick and heavy. The weight of the whole gun is about ten catties, which is very heavy.

It is difficult to hold this gun without a strong arm.

Even when picked up, it is difficult to shoot for a long time.

In addition, this gun has one of the most deadly shortcomings, that is, the airtightness is very poor. Every time you shoot, you must keep your face away. Otherwise, the leaked gunpowder gas may burn the soldier's face. Disfigured.

This gun is very difficult to build, because it is purely handmade, so it takes a very long time.

It takes months to build one like this, and the hardest part is the rifling inside.

In the West, which lacks power equipment such as steam engines, all the rifling inside is manually drilled by craftsmen.

It is not an easy task to drill out the rifling.

This gun is very heavy, but it still can't hide Louis XIV's love for him.

Under Descartes' explanation, he loaded the ammunition and aimed at the mark in front of him. After holding it for a short while, he felt his hands were sore.

Then the trigger was pulled, and the firing pin flew forward under the drive of the spring, hitting the primer in the firing hole.

Then the primer ignited, and the bullet was completely ignited, and the bullet flew out of the barrel and hit the poster in front of it.

The gunshot sounds a bit dull, completely different from the crisp gunshot of 98K.

The gunpowder in 98K is smokeless gunpowder, which burns quickly, has great power, and leaves no residue.

The gunpowder used in this gun is ordinary black powder, which has a lot of smoke and relatively low power.

In order to ensure sufficient power, there are more charges in the paper shell ammunition.

Louis XIV only felt a sudden shock in his shoulders, which caused a bit of pain.

The forward target is wooden with a clearly visible hole.

Putting down the gun in his hand, Louis XIV smiled like a flower.

"With our current strength, it is already very good to be able to reach this level." Louis XIV praised with joy.

After taking a short break, he pulled the bolt back and loaded a paper bullet into it again.

After aiming briefly, he pulled the trigger again. This time he was not so lucky, and missed any targets ahead.

But this still can't hide his love for this gun.

"His Royal Highness, there is still a big gap between this gun and the one we seized. Because we cannot produce qualified steel, we can only thicken the barrel and the bolt, and the weight will inevitably increase. .

There is also the rifling inside the barrel, which is the most difficult part. To drill one rifling requires a craftsman to continuously rotate for half a month, and three riflings will take two months.

Moreover, the drill bits we use cannot be used after one rifling is drilled. In order to drill three riflings, at least three drills are required.

The cost of each drill is relatively high, and this gun will cost a lot of money when combined.The cost is a bit too high, the cost of one gun can be worth five or six matchlock guns. "Descartes said with a tangled face.

If there is no 98k, this gun is in the front, and Descartes designed and manufactured the gun in front of him, then he must be very happy at this time.

But now, the gun in his hand was made according to the design principle of 98K, but the various indicators were far less than half of 98K, so he was naturally not in a good mood.

Louis XIV obviously didn't have as many ideas as Descartes thought. For him, the current gun is far more powerful than the weapons used in the army before.

He also understands that some technical barriers are far from easy to catch up, and it is already very good to be able to reach this point.

He put down the gun in his hand and handed it back to Descartes.

He patted Descartes on the shoulder, "I will allocate funds for you, build as many factories as possible, and vigorously produce this kind of firearms.

Remember, you must spare no effort in production, and you can't just relax. In the not-too-distant future, those damn Orientals will come over.

We must ensure that before they come, we have enough weapons in our hands. The great West will never allow the Easterners to mess around. We must defend the glory of God. "

Hearing these words of Louis XIV, Descartes could only nod heavily.

Louis XIV stayed here not long before he went to other places under the leadership of Descartes.

There are not only firearms research institutes here, but also rocket production factories.

The rocket produced is the Congreve rocket. This traditional rocket is a weapon that can only be produced in the West at present.

It took almost a whole day for Louis XIV to go around here.

Early the next morning, Louis XIV returned to France by boat.

At the time of departure, Descartes basically gave Louis XIV all the firearms manufactured so far.

There are fifty guns and two thousand rounds in total.

Louis XIV came to France with these weapons.

The Louvre looked a bit sacred under the sunlight, and Louis XIV stood in the royal garden outside the palace.

He raised the gun in his hand and aimed at a fruit tree in the garden.

This fruit tree has thick branches that are easy to aim at.

He decisively pulled the trigger of the firearm in his hand, and the bullet came out in response, hitting the tree trunk accurately.

The buckshot was soft and hit the tree trunk, leaving a big crater, but it didn't penetrate.

Richelieu, standing behind Louis XIV, clapped his hands with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness, the power of this gun is really amazing. This fruit tree is at least 100 steps away from us, which is much more powerful than the guns we used before.

If those Easterners come over again, we will not be as worried as before. If we can distribute all these weapons to the army, then our strength will be invincible in the entire Europa. "

"I think so too, I also think that only our army is equipped with these weapons, but do you think Cromwell and that nasty guy from the United Province of the Netherlands will miss such a good opportunity?
Not to mention, they also contributed money, the news would definitely not be able to stop them, maybe they are already on their way now. "Louis XIV shook his head helplessly.

Louis XIV loaded another round and pulled the trigger.

The gunshots were heard far away.

On a small road not far from the palace, Cromwell stopped.

Hearing the sound of gunfire, a smile appeared on his face.

Not long ago, he knew the news of the successful research of firearms, and he planned to go there at that time, but was delayed due to various troubles.

After finally finishing his work, he heard that Louis XIV had already returned after a trip, so he decided to come and have a look first.

Today's Britain has almost been controlled by Cromwell. After Charles I followed Zheng Zhilong to Daqin, the royalist troops were instantly leaderless.

Although under the leadership of Prince Rupert, the royalist army also posed a certain threat to Cromwell's parliamentary army, but this threat was limited.

Cromwell mobilized heavy troops to wipe out all the Royalist troops led by Prince Rupert.

Prince Rupert, the leader of the royalist army, also became a prisoner of the parliamentary army.

The spirit of Cromwell, who won the whole of England, is also much better than before, and he always looks like he is in power and majestic.

Even when he came to the land of France, he stopped and looked in the direction of the Louvre.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, "It seems that His Royal Highness has brought that weapon over, so I have to take a good look at it."

He couldn't help speeding up, and hurried to the Louvre with the entourage behind him.

The news of Cromwell's arrival was quickly told to Louis XIV by the guards here.

Louis XIV, who was shooting, looked at the guard standing in front of him, and put down the gun in his hand with great reluctance.

"This Cromwell has now taken the whole country, but his ambitions are more than just one parliament.

I am afraid he wants to replace Charles I and thus become king of the country. sighed Louis XIV.

Cromwell was far more difficult than Charles I.

Several times, Cromwell tried to Louis XIV that he would become King of England.

But at this time, the West pays special attention to blood. It is impossible for a person without royal blood to become a king.

So Cromwell had to seek help from the outside world, so he turned to France, which is the closest to England.

Louis XIV also had great ambitions, and of course he also wanted to annex Britain, so he would not agree to Cromwell's request.

But now, they are in the stage of forming an alliance again, and many things cannot be said too clearly and directly, so Louis XIV has been playing sloppy and procrastinating.

And Cromwell is not a good stubble, he can do all kinds of tricks and things.

For this ally, Louis XIV had a severe headache.

Richelieu, standing behind Louis XIV, said: "Your Royal Highness, why worry? Even if he wants to be king, he doesn't have the qualifications. Royal blood is not so easy to come by. With him alone, there is no such thing as a king." That possibility, just delay the time."

"Then you underestimate him, this is not an easy person to deal with at all." Louis XIV looked helpless.

Looking at the guard standing in front of him again, he said, "Let him come over!"

The guard left in a hurry.

Not long after, Cromwell stood in front of Louis XIV.

Holding a very luxurious cane in his hand, he took off the top hat on his head and nodded to Louis XIV.

This kind of etiquette is between kings and kings, and only people of equal status will do so.

While Louis XIV is the king, Cromwell is currently only the prime minister of the parliament, and he is not qualified to do so at all.

Now Cromwell doesn't care so much.

Louis XIV laughed dryly, then nodded to Cromwell.

"Your Highness, I heard that you went to the research institute before. I wonder how the situation is now?" Cromwell came to Louis XIV.

The gun that Louis XIV shot just now is now in the hands of Richelieu.

Cromwell saw the gun in Richelieu's hand at a glance, and stretched out his hand with a smile, but Richelieu dodged it.

"Is this the gun His Royal Highness brought back?"

Cromwell was not angry, he smiled and looked at Louis XIV again.

Of course, Louis XIV saw Cromwell's intentions, so he looked at Richelieu, "Let him see!"

Richelieu then handed the gun to Cromwell.

Cromwell smiled and took the gun from Richelieu.

Like a child, with golden eyes, he caressed carefully.

"Just by looking at its surface, I know that this gun is very powerful. I don't know how to use this gun. Can His Royal Highness teach me?" Cromwell asked.

"In that case, let me demonstrate!"

Louis XIV took the gun, pulled the bolt, loaded a bullet, and then aimed at the fruit tree in front of him.

"Come on, let me shoot this time!"

Louis XIV handed the gun to Cromwell.

The smile on Cromwell's face became wider, imitating what Louis XIV did just now, and aimed at the fruit trees in front of him.

Then the trigger was pulled.

"Snapped!"

With a gunshot, Cromwell's shoulders shook suddenly.

Cromwell's marksmanship was poor and he missed the fruit trees ahead.

Resentfully, he put down the gun in his hand and rubbed his shoulder.

"The power of this gun is really extraordinary, and it hurt my shoulder very much!" Cromwell said.

(End of this chapter)