Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 56

"Come on, Brother Su." Mu Ying took out the contents of the box one by one, waved to Zhu Su, and said, "Come and see, these are the gunpowder and firecrackers commonly used by our Ming armies today."

"Let me see." Zhu Su came to the courtyard, and saw three or four firearms of different shapes and a box of gunpowder on the ground.

"This gunpowder..." Zhu Su knelt down and took a look at the gunpowder powder.I saw that the gunpowder particles were black and full, not a pile of impurities as imagined.I couldn't help but muttered: "Didn't it mean that the gunpowder of the Qing Dynasty was full of strange things, and things like cinnabar, lead and mercury were added to it, and more than half of it was useless impurities? Why is the gunpowder of the early Ming Dynasty so pure?"

I thought that I could still show off a wave of black powder ratios and pretend to be Boyi.But this gunpowder doesn't seem to have much problem?

"What's wrong?" Seeing him in a daze, Zhu Biao asked.

"It's nothing, um. Take a little and light it first." Zhu Su said.

Zhu Biao took a lamp (similar to a fire book), divided some gunpowder with a piece of paper, took it away and lit it.Only a few zizi sounds were heard, and the gunpowder burned up quickly.Zhu Su smelled it, looked at it, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

"It's strange... In the early Ming Dynasty, the ratio of gunpowder was already so close to black gunpowder." Zhu Su was a little shocked by the wisdom of the ancients.

"Then why in the late Qing Dynasty, the quality of gunpowder was not as good as that in the early Ming Dynasty. During the naval battles of Dajiao and Shajiao, the British army captured a gunpowder storehouse of Qing army gunpowder, but they sank all of them into the sea in disdain, and called it "coarse and useless." Something of the slightest use'..."

What Zhu Su didn't know was that, under the disdainful study of generations of ancestors, in the Yuan Dynasty, the proportion of gunpowder had been refined to [-]% of saltpeter and [-]% of sulfur charcoal, the best proportion of black powder It's pretty close.

During the Ming Dynasty, the ratio of gunpowder became more scientific, and the Ming people never stopped exploring gunpowder and firearms.In Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book", the ratio of gunpowder is basically the same as the optimal ratio, and there are several breakthrough new types of firecrackers.

However, once the slaves went south, barbarism replaced civilization.Huaxia's firearms process has been cut off.The short-sighted "riding and shooting is the foundation", and the development of firearms is directly set back a hundred years, even worse than that of the Song Dynasty.

Coupled with the shortage of basic science and the shoddy work of craftsmen, the gunpowder of the Qing Dynasty rotted as Zhu Su remembered after hundreds of years.

But at this time, the gunpowder of the Ming Dynasty was the pinnacle of Chinese gunpowder in the feudal era.

"This gunpowder...seems to be okay." Zhu Su said with a cough.Originally, I wanted to pretend to be Boyi, but I didn't expect to be slapped in the face by the wisdom of the ancestors.

After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a small improvement plan: "If you wrap the gunpowder powder with egg white to condense the powder into small round particles, the power can be increased by [-] percent."

"Oh?" Zhu Biao asked, "Why?"

"Because the granular gunpowder can increase the gap for air to enter, and better promote the combustion efficiency of the gunpowder." Zhu Su explained.

Zhu Biao asked suddenly, unexpectedly, Zhu Su really explained it casually.

It seems that this knowledge is not just nonsense, but something real.Zhu Biao thought.

"Well, although it's a bit of a hassle, you can give it a try." Mu Ying murmured.With [-]% more power, one more layer of heavy armor can be broken.

"As for these blunderbuss..." Looking at this pile of stupid, big, black and thick things, these Lao Shizi looked quite like fire sticks, maces, heavy suonas, etc., but they didn't look like muskets.Zhu Su was at a loss for what to do.

"Well, Brother Ying, why don't you shoot a few shots for me and Brother to see?"

"Okay." Mu Ying didn't refuse.The left and right courtyards are also large, so nothing major can happen.He looked around and pointed to a big tree by the wall: "His Royal Highness, may I use that tree as a target?"

"It's okay. Brother Yi, please do it yourself." Zhu Biao said.It's just a tree with a crooked neck, it's just a tree to be transplanted after it's broken.

Mu Ying nodded, picked up a "fire stick" and started to prepare.Originally thought that Mu Ying was going to show herself a wave of precise marksmanship, but unexpectedly, he carried the "burning stick" and walked straight to the place only ten steps away from the crooked neck tree.

"Huh, is it so close?" Zhu Su thought suspiciously.

Afterwards, Mu Ying began to clear the chamber, charge the gunpowder, compact it, load the ammunition, load the fuse, and ignite, step by step, and Zhu Su almost fell asleep.It wasn't until there was a loud "bang" that the sawdust on the tree exploded, that Zhu Su was suddenly frightened and came back to his senses.

"This is the most common 'Hongwu blunderbuss' in our Ming army. Its power, even if the heavy armored cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty attacked head-on, it could be smashed to pieces with one shot. What do you think, Brother Su?" Mu Ying said.

"Hmm. The power is acceptable. But, does it have to be that close?" Zhu Su asked Mu Ying.

"If it's on the battlefield, it doesn't need to be so close. It's just that the firecracker is not accurate at all. Brother Yu is afraid that the courtyard wall will collapse, so he gets closer." Mu Ying explained.

By the way, the firecrackers at this time did not have rifling.Because the projectile will only fly randomly, the range is also very limited.

After finding a point of improvement, Zhu Su's self-confidence has returned a little.

"Does it take so many steps to shoot each time? How many times can you shoot during tea time?" Zhu Su continued to ask.

"The steps are indeed a bit complicated, but they are necessary. If you don't do it well, there is a risk of bombing or misfiring. During the tea time... you should be able to shoot four or five rounds. You also need to be proficient in the operation of the musketeer and the barrel of the gun. It won't work until it's overheated." Mu Ying said.

"Hmm..." There were only four or five rounds during the cup of tea, and the rate of fire was too slow... The ancient firecracker in his imagination would have to fire two or three rounds in at least a minute, right?

Unexpectedly, it was slower than expected.

With this rate of fire, if you are facing cavalry, even using a three-stage strike is absolutely useless.To weave a tight firepower net that the cavalry cannot pass through, it takes at least seventeen or eight sections of fire.

"...too slow." Zhu Su couldn't help frowning.

"Brother Su, is there any way to improve it?" Mu Ying asked excitedly.

"Hmm..." Zhu Su touched the barrel of the gun before firing a shot, and the barrel was already slightly hot. "If you want to make a thorough improvement, I'm afraid you have to accumulate the basic technology first and improve it from scratch in terms of materials."

"A quick way... I see brother, it's very troublesome for you to do the steps of grasping gunpowder, compacting, lighting the fuse, etc. step by step."

"Why not use a paper shell, and put the gunpowder required for each shot into the shell. When you use it, tear the paper shell and pour it directly. Wouldn't it save time and effort?"

As soon as these words came out, Mu Ying was stunned suddenly.Then he patted his knee: "I never thought of such a simple method!"

"So, there is another advantage! The biggest difference between an inexperienced musketeer and a seasoned sergeant is that when he grabs gunpowder, he either grabs too much gunpowder, or grabs too little gunpowder. In this way, the fire may fail, or the chamber will explode. "

"With this method, wouldn't this big problem be solved? It's so simple, no one thought of it for hundreds of years!"

"Brother, don't lose heart. The method of 'wrapping gunpowder in paper' is simple, but it will take decades before it is figured out!" Zhu Su chuckled. "Now, let's take it out first and make it cheaper for me, the Ming Dynasty."

"Brother Su, this time traveler, you can really make amazing achievements!" Zhu Biao also laughed.If the things that are decades later are brought out ahead of time, doesn't that mean that I, Ming, have been decades ahead on this journey?
"What about the others? You just said, if you want to improve completely, what should you do?" Mu Ying continued to ask.

"Well, let's improve the material first... The guns made of this material are really not durable. We need to refine more refined steel."

"This involves a lot of knowledge, and it is really difficult for me to do it alone. I must have a few people who understand science to study step by step, and many powerful craftsmen..." Going on, do I have to carve the rifling line with my bare hands? , hand rubbed machine tools and blast furnaces?Zhu Su smiled wryly.

Zhu Biao and Mu Ying looked at each other, and were about to say something, when a high-pitched voice from an inner prisoner came from the outside: "His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Wu, and General Mu, there is a little prince from the Duke of Wei's mansion who came to visit with gifts." , Your Highness the Crown Prince, please meet His Highness the King of Wu!"

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