Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 95
Old Wangtou really didn't think so, although the Lumi blunderbuss was powerful, but he had to shoot it accurately.

That also needs to be talented, and it is not enough to be familiar with it, and it needs to be a lot of tricks.

In particular, the user is not afraid of this kind of fire, and trusts the weapon in his hand.

Otherwise, the soldiers would fire their guns indiscriminately, and they would not be able to hit at all. Instead, they would be taken advantage of by the enemy. If they failed, they would blame the trouble of reloading the weapons.

Because He Jinzhao used an assembly key in the process of using it.

In this way, the weight is fixed for every digging, so as to avoid the danger of the firecracker exploding due to too little charge or too much charge.

Not only that, but also a "trojan horse", which is a gadget used to compact the gunpowder after the gunpowder is filled in the medicine room.

Such a compact and closed gunpowder will increase the explosive power of the gunpowder, which is similar to the principle of a small explosive pack.

He Jinzhao's brother-in-law also watched the trial shooting, and he was a little puzzled by his brother-in-law's use of firecrackers, which were rarely used in the frontier army.

He seized a firecracker, thinking that the people under his command would also use firecrackers, not everyone was as courageous as him and accurate in shooting.

Especially the scrap iron that makes this thing special.

He Jinzhao put the No. [-] Lumi blunderbuss on the patchwork wooden table, and looked at the old Wang's head:
"Let's let go, how about the monthly output?"

"The capital of the imperial court let go of the production every month, and thousands of firecrackers could be easily produced. At that time, it was the Yongle and Zhengde period.

Now we are making bird guns, which are more sophisticated. "

Old man Wang paused and said: "Before we controlled the number on the Nine Sides, if we had sufficient manpower, we could still achieve ten strokes per month.

But this is when there are enough gun-making workshops, enough raw materials and various supporting equipment, and there is not a certain number of craftsmen.

Relying on only a dozen or so individuals, it is difficult to carry out mass production to provide the squadron for combat use. "

"You know, I bought a new batch of raw materials."

Hearing He Jinzhao's explanation, old man Wang breathed a sigh of relief: "Captain, the refined iron of the bird's gun is smelted from ten catties of rough iron to one catty of refined iron.

Only such a pipe made of fine iron will be strong and durable, and will not burst when shooting. "

He Jinzhao looked at his brother-in-law, who also nodded.

For the same deployment of the whole army, it is better to use long spears and spears, which are cheap and can be mass-produced.

"During the process of making guns, what needs do you encounter, and the progress is so slow, what problems can I help you solve?"

He Jinzhao had seen the process of twisting a matchlock gun with his hands, and he had experience as a young worker, so he could provide some ideas.

The old Wang clasped his fists and said, "Back to Captain, the most difficult part of our blunderbuss making is drilling, and there is still time to control it. March and September are the best time to make blunderbusses."

Those two months were the last month of Spring and Autumn, and the temperature was suitable, neither hot nor cold.

It is not only beneficial to the operation, but also conducive to ensuring the quality of the firecracker.

The temperature in the rest of the months is not always maintained at one degree, and the temperature will be affected when the pipe is forged.

Seeing that He Jinzhao wanted to hear it, the old Wang told about the difficulties he encountered: "Captain, to make the gun barrels, first use refined iron to roll them into two iron pipes, one big and one small.

Use a large bag and a small one to make the two fit closely, and then use a steel drill to drill a tube with a smooth and straight inner wall.

Drilling blunderbuss is a handicraft, and each person can only drill about one inch per day, and one can be drilled in about a month.

If the workmanship is rough and the wall thickness of the drilled pipe is uneven, there will be disadvantages such as small bore blocking projectiles and large bore projectiles being unable to shoot out. "

"Don't we have a machine tool for drilling holes?"

He Jinzhao recalled that the hand-operated machine tool was used to drill the gun barrel, which was enough to speed up the progress.

"No, we all rely on hand drills." Old Wangtou felt that what the captain said was a bit whimsical, so he continued:

"After the unified control is completed, the front end is pressed on the front sight, and the tail is set on the rear.

Aligning back and forth to form a straight and unbiased aiming device, this step is very important, otherwise it will not be possible to aim.

The inner wall of the tail of the unified pipe is engraved with female spiral patterns, the mouth of the pipe (gun) is a regular octagon, and there is a medicine chamber at the rear with a fire door, and a cover outside the fire door to ensure that the medicine chamber is dry and clean.

What the captain mentioned may be the gun bed, after the gun barrel is made.

Put it on the gun bed (wooden butt), add the trigger and dial rail, and place the stick on the side of the gun bed.

Test firing three times, without failure, is considered qualified. "

After He Jinzhao finished listening, it was purely handcrafted, so it took a long time.

And the gun bed is not the kind I imagined, but a wooden gun stock, put the pipe on it, splice it into a whole gun gun, and then add details.

In the past, Yongle and Zhengde were made of copper, but now they are made of refined iron.

Although there is a craftsman spirit, what is needed now is quantitative production.

It is still necessary to come out of the whole hand lathe for drilling.

It further developed into a water conservancy lathe, and the hand drill could not keep up with the progress.

He Jinzhao nodded, saying that he knew the whole process of making guns, and he would find ways to improve efficiency.

Regarding what He Jinzhao said, the old craftsman Wang Tou felt that he could only listen to it.

The leader said to solve the problem for you, can he really solve the problem for you?

If you don't see other people around, you always have to talk about the scene.

He has been in the Ming Dynasty's army for a long time, so he knows He Jinzhao's voice-over.

Besides, he congratulates a professional rebel, what kind of firecracker can he use?

He Jinzhao's brother-in-law also smiled, his brother-in-law is good at war.

But to get a lathe, it's probably just a casual remark, dissatisfied with the progress of these craftsmen.

A dozen or so people can make a dozen firecrackers in a month without any problems.

On the other hand, the group of craftsmen under him made gun heads much more efficiently.

"And how about making cotton armor?"

The old Wangtou clasped his fists again: "Captain, this cotton armor is easy to make, the price is low, and it is convenient for large-scale production. As long as there are cotton and iron sheets, and sufficient personnel, it can be done."

"Well, I will be buying some cotton. As for the manpower, don't worry, I will recruit workers."

He Jinzhao never cared about the shortage of manpower. As long as he was willing to give money, the people in Ganquan County were He Jinzhao's helpers.

"By the way, we need to make more cars while we have wood." He Jinzhao paused and said:

"When I come up with a lathe and spare you time, I'll ask the cannon maker to make a few franc machines."

"Don't worry, captain, we all rely on craftsmanship for our food. The captain is so generous, we will definitely do our best."

The craftsmen bought from He Huchen, the general soldier of Ningxia, had made a deal with He Jinzhao.

He Jinchao produced a large number of armor and Lumi blunderbuss with the intention of military competition. In the future, he will face not only the Ming Dynasty's official army, but also the Golden Tartars after Guanwai.

Those Tartars were not rushing with big knives, but also relied heavily on firearms, so we had to guard against them!
　Thanks to the sponsorship of 100 taels of silver from Desert Creek, which contributed to He Jinzhao's rebellious cause.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)