The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 759 Weapon R&D Progress (for Subscription)

Research and develop new weapons in advance, and make technical reserves!
It is also possible to equip elite troops in small batches to explore new tactics!

However, it is not necessary to dress up the army in large quantities!
When other countries in the world began to equip rifled guns with miniature bullets in batches, it would be too late for Daming to switch to breech-loading rifles.

Generation difference is a thing, only one generation is enough, there is no need to pursue absolute advanced weapons!

At that time, the Ming army's arms production price should be able to come down!
At the very least, the production price of bullets must be lowered, otherwise Daming simply cannot afford to equip them.

Zhu Hongyu turned his head to look at Liang Jin'an, and asked.

"Aiming at the problem of air leakage in this rifle, what is the solution of the arsenal?"

Liang Jinan said.

"Report to Your Majesty, regarding the air leakage problem of the rifle, the arsenal's idea is to find a solution in terms of processing accuracy!"

"As long as the processing accuracy is sufficient, there should be no problem of air leakage!"

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then spoke.

"Change your thinking, change the material of the bullet casing, and try using a metal fixed bullet."

"The shell of the metal fixed bullet can be made of copper. Copper metal has a certain degree of ductility. When the gunpowder explodes in the shell, the shell will be stretched and deformed, so that it can fit the barrel to the greatest extent."

"After the kinetic energy of the gunpowder explosion is exhausted, the original shape can be restored by virtue of the retrospective nature of copper itself to prevent jamming."

"In this way, the problem of rifle air leakage can be avoided to the greatest extent!"

It is not without reason that copper is used as the raw material for metal fixed bullets.

There are not many metals that can match the ductility and retroactivity of copper alone!

Even in the 21st century, copper bullets are the mainstream, and the reason why rabbits use steel bullets instead of copper bullets is not because they don’t want to use them, but because the price of copper materials is too high.

Hearing this, Liang Jin'an had a thoughtful expression on his face, but he still spoke.

"Wei Chen understands, and will arrange for people to conduct experiments later!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded in satisfaction when he heard this.

Although the price of copper is relatively expensive, Daming now has several large copper mines in Nanyang, so he doesn't care about it.

And more importantly, if Daming wants to produce a bullet now, the biggest cost is not the copper metal, but the primer.

The primer is the bulk of the cost of the bullet. Although copper is expensive, it is nothing compared to the primer.

But the primer production technology of this era is like this, and no one can do anything about it.

And more importantly, copper shells can be recycled and reused, unlike paper shells that can only be used once and then discarded.

Although the cost of metal fixed bullets will be higher than that of paper shell fixed bullets, it is not as high as imagined.

Zhu Hongyu ordered the matter to continue, but he didn't know when the result would be reached.

Although he is not in a hurry!
At present, the weapons and equipment of the Ming army are sufficient, and there is no need for a large-scale replacement.

Zhu Hongyu took this test gun again, and continued to play with it, how he liked it.

Liang Jin'an spoke from the side.

"Your Majesty, I am waiting for some other achievements in the research and development of firearms. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to take a look?"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"Okay, let's get someone to start arranging for a specific experiment!"

"I finally came to inspect it. Everyone wasted their minds to welcome you and want to show me your research results. Of course, I have to take a good look."

After Zhu Hongyu finished his orders, Liang Jin'an went to make arrangements.

Not long after, someone came to the testing ground with all kinds of firearms.

"Report to Your Majesty, these are the two lances that we have researched!"

A researcher came to Zhu Hongyu and introduced their research results to Zhu Hongyu.

Visible to the naked eye, this researcher is quite nervous.

Even the forehead is sweating!

After all, what he is facing now is the emperor, the Son of Heaven!
He holds two cavalry guns in his hands, one is a double-barreled rear-loading shotgun, similar to a sprayer.

One is a breech-loading rifle with a truncated barrel that fires slugs.

The researcher first brought a double-barreled breech-loading shotgun and introduced it.

"Your Majesty, this breech-loading gun uses cardboard shells!"

"In each bullet, there are 50 to [-] small lead bullets, which can effectively kill unarmored targets within [-] meters in front of you."

"The method of using this gun is..."

While speaking, he ordered people to use this shotgun and started experimenting with a distant target.

The barrel was split from the bolt, and the bullets were inserted from the end of the barrel!

Then the barrel and bolt are reattached and the trigger is pulled!
There was a loud bang, and amidst the smoke, dense bullets shot out from the muzzles of the two barrels, hitting a dense black spot on the target 50 meters away.

It is conceivable what kind of damage these bullets would cause if they hit a person.

I can only say that before the trolls, all beings are equal!

The researcher was still introducing other things to Zhu Hongyu.

"The design of this gun is inspired by the three-eyed blunderbuss, but because it needs to be reloaded, a barrel has been removed..."

The reason for removing a barrel is entirely because of the way this shotgun is loaded, the air leakage is already serious. If there is an extra barrel, the air leakage problem will only be more serious.

Zhu Hongyu picked up the double-barreled shotgun, and was about to test-fire it himself, to experience how the Ming version of the sprayer works.

Seeing this, the researcher at the side hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Majesty!"

"The air leakage problem of this shotgun is very serious. I'm afraid it will hurt His Majesty's dragon body!"

Zhu Hongyu also stopped what he was doing when he heard the words.

Zhu Hongyu will never admit that he is afraid of pain!
But he still spoke.

"The research and development direction of this double-barreled shotgun is also to try in the direction of metal fixed ammunition!"

"In terms of procurement, first produce [-] pieces, and the corresponding ammunition, and equip them for the army to explore new tactics!"

Then there is the breech-loading rifle with a truncated barrel.

Due to the shortened barrel of the gun, the range and power of the gun have been reduced.

But compared to the shotgun, it is much better!
If the shotgun and the short-barreled cavalry cooperate with each other, they should be able to play a good role in the battlefield of cavalry warfare by alternating distance and distance.

However, the specific tactics and tactics still need to be explored!
In terms of war, the most taboo thing is to take it for granted!

In addition to rifles and lances, then there are pistols.

The researchers in the firearms research and development department worked out a six-shot revolver.

It's just a pity that this pistol has limited shooting accuracy, and the problem of air leakage is equally serious.

The only advantage may be that it can be sent in bursts!
After thinking about it, Zhu Hongyu decided to purchase a batch of equipment for his guards.

This thing is also used by guards.

As far as he knew, the greatest role of pistols on the battlefield was for officers to commit suicide in defeat.

In fact, what Zhu Hongyu is looking forward to the most is the appearance of the Great Merciful Gatling Bodhisattva.

But it is a pity that the metal fixed ammunition of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been produced, and the Great Compassionate Gatling Bodhisattva is still a series of lifetimes.

After inspecting the research results of firearms, Zhu Hongyu went to inspect the research of artillery.

Daming's artillery research direction is also rear loading.

However, due to the precedent of the Franco cannon, the research direction of Daming's breech-mounted artillery was on the right path from the beginning of the metal fixed-mounted artillery shell.

With the improvement of machining accuracy and the advancement of breech block technology, now Daming's breech-mounted artillery has a certain degree of practicability.

The main achievements of the artillery research and development department are not artillery of various calibers, and different types of metal fixed shells.

It's the breech block technology!
Under Zhu Hongyu's guidance, the research and development direction of Daming's artillery breech breech is mainly two types, one is threaded breech breech and the other is wedge breech breech.

Both breeches have their own advantages!

Zhu Hongyu personally inspected two live ammunition shooting tests. Amidst the rumble of shelling, due to the limited processing accuracy, the range and power of the rear-mounted artillery were not as good as those of the previous ones, but the advantages in terms of rate of fire were fully revealed.

After inspecting artillery research and development, Zhu Hongyu then went to gunpowder research and development, landmine research and development, rocket research and development... and other different weapon research and development departments to inspect.

While inspecting, use his later generations' knowledge to point out the research and development direction for the research and development personnel!

Finally, Zhu Hongyu went to a secret factory for inspection.

The research project in this workshop is no longer a gun or artillery, but an armored vehicle that appears to be very technologically advanced.

As the name suggests, it is an armored car!

The reason why it is not called tank is because tank is actually a transliteration word, which means water tank in English, which is not appropriate here.

During the First World War, the British gave the tank such a name in order to deceive people!

When Daming was preparing for research, Zhu Hongyu personally named it an armored vehicle.

Although it sounds like the technology is very advanced, it is not as tall as imagined.

Since the steam engine can drive the train to run, it is also normal to drive the armored vehicle without rails to run.

Zhu Hongyu saw the test prototype of the armored vehicle in the workshop!

A big black iron lump!

Driven by a steam engine, tracked wheels, the attack method is a small-caliber breech gun, and the turret can be driven by mechanical power to rotate back and forth, left and right.

The steel plate wrapped in the outer layer is not too thick, the thinnest part is even only half a centimeter, and it is used to protect some arrows or musket bullets at most.

Once a cavalry hits it with a horse, or is hit by a shell, the steam armored vehicle will be overturned in an instant.

It's not that Zhu Hongyu doesn't want to make the armor thicker, but that the power of steam engines is currently limited, and armored vehicles cannot use large steam engines for mobility.

No matter how thick the armor is, the steam engine will not be able to run!
But even so, the speed of this armored vehicle is not much different from the speed of a person walking, a slow one.

The typical one belongs to a ghost-speed product with thin skin and big stuffing!

Not practical at all!
To put it bluntly, the performance of the steam engine is still limited!

At present, Daming's research and development of armored vehicles is actually just accumulating technology and design.

Only when the diesel engine technology is fully mature can this armored vehicle be put into actual combat.

At present, this armored vehicle is at best driven in the city of Nanjing, and the imperial court uses it to decorate the facade.

Once on the battlefield, it can play a role in scaring people!
After the inspection was over, Zhu Hongyu led the team back to the imperial city, planning to discuss with his little wild horse about galloping the horse.

Generally speaking, Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with his inspection of Daming Royal Arsenal this time.

Zhu Hongyu is quite satisfied with the research and development progress of each department!

Whether it is guns or artillery, or armored vehicles, the research and development progress is very good.

Zhu Hongyu believes that in his own lifetime, he will definitely see the scene of Daming's steel torrent sweeping the world.

At that time, he will also build a Ming Royal Museum in Nanjing to collect precious treasures from various countries in the world, and symbols of royal power in various countries, and display them publicly in Nanjing.

Especially the Eight-Nation Allied Forces in history, don't even think about running away!

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Chuanshu!

After decades of war in Sichuan and Shu, the population has dropped to a very alarming level.

It even required the imperial court to move in the population from the outside world before the people's livelihood in Sichuan and Shu could be restored.

Outside the city of Chengdu, the Wang Family Waizi!
This is a brand new enclosure, a village spontaneously built by the people who have just moved into Sichuan.

The Ming Dynasty’s population supplement to Sichuan and Shu was not only the government organizing densely populated places to immigrate to Sichuan and Shu, but also large clans in the local area, after obtaining the qualifications to purchase mature land in Sichuan and Shu, spontaneously organized to immigrate to Sichuan and Shu.

The villagers in Wangjiaweizi are a group of people who immigrated based on clans!

After they arrived in Sichuan and Sichuan, they were not separated, but were properly settled according to the original clan as the most basic production unit.

The reason for this is not that Zhu Hongyu is ignorant of the impact of the expansion of the clan on the imperial power.

Rather, he knew that although Sichuan and Shu were well-known places, they were too dilapidated now.

In many places, there are more wild animals than people!

In such a place, if Zhu Hongyu didn't want to suffer too much population loss in the process of emigration, he could only let the local people hold together for warmth.

The existence of the clan is reasonable!
To put it bluntly, the clan is just a grassroots organization method, and there is no need to demonize it too much.

As long as the guidance is good, the clan is beneficial to the rule of the court!
To a certain extent, clan power can also be regarded as a means of protecting the rights and interests of farmers.

Although there is also oppression of the internal clan, but when it comes to the outside world, the clan power is the biggest backing of the individual.

At the very least, if outsiders want to bully the tribe, the clan will definitely come forward.

Although the people in Wangjiaweizi arrived in Sichuan and Shu for the first time, it didn't take long for them to settle down.

However, due to the fertile land in Sichuan and Sichuan, the weather was good last year, and the imperial court adopted a tax exemption policy for immigrants. Now their lives are still very good.

Over the past year, almost every household has surplus food.

The end of the new year is approaching, and the villagers in Wangjiaweizi have started to prepare for the New Year, preparing to have a good year.

(End of this chapter)