Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

What Eberg and others are most proud of right now is their Folan machine cannon. They want to hold this "big killer" tightly in their hands. They are not even willing to sell it. How can they watch it being manufactured? Artillery gunsmiths leaving?Isn’t this giving away key technology to others?

I have to say that Zhao Jinbao’s concerns are very reasonable.

"Worried about not being able to leave? I have to say that you are worrying too much."

However, Gu Yunji laughed when he heard this, as if he didn't take it to heart at all, and said in a relaxed tone: "Let me ask you, where are you now?"

Zhao Jinbao was puzzled by his smile and scratched his head: "I am now... on Fo Langjiren's ship. Mr. Gu, why are you asking this?"

Gu Yunji smiled but did not answer, and asked again: "Then let me ask you again, where is the Fo Lang machine ship you are on now?"

Zhao Jinbao was even more confused. He looked around blankly and said uncertainly: "This ship? This ship... is in the bay, the northern bay of Shaoxing Prefecture."

"That's right! This ship is in Shaoxing Prefecture. Even if it is at sea, it is within the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Prefecture. Although we cannot meddle in the affairs of the ship at will, this group of Folangji people must also be managed by the government. Do not violate our national laws of Great Xia."

Gu Yunji sounded confident and said with a smile: "This is my territory of Daxia, and you are my subjects of Daxia. As long as the people of our dynasty do not commit crimes or commit crimes within the territory of our dynasty, they will naturally want to Do whatever you want, do these foreigners still care?"

Zhao Jinbao was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, he couldn't help laughing at his stupidity: "Yes, Mr. Gu is right, I was wrong. I, Daxia, is a country with a strong national power, and I want to return to China." When you come to your hometown, most of the people from Fo Langji won’t dare to stop you.”

Gu Yunji said firmly: "It's not that most of them, but they definitely don't dare to stop them. No matter how advanced their weapons are, they still have to look at where they are. This is my Chinese territory. Even if they are dissatisfied with you leaving, how can they still do it?" Dare you say anything? In the end, I just had to endure this."

"With the government backing you, what are you afraid of?"

These words were a reassurance for Zhao Jinbao, and he immediately relaxed: "With Master Gu's words, I feel at ease. You have personally extended an olive branch to me, how can I be unreasonable? Don't worry. , I will go back today to mobilize the rest of the Chinese gunsmiths, and I will definitely bring them to you without landing."

A smile broke out on Gu Yunji's face: "Then I'm looking forward to your good news."

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Zhao Jinbao kept his promise, and a few days later, he took the remaining gunsmiths on the Fo Lang machine ship ashore and returned to China, where he became the official craftsman of Shaoxing Prefecture.

Not long after the visiting Meifeng and his party left, Zhao Jinbao and several gunsmiths started making noises about leaving the caravan and returning to Daxia.Although they claimed that they "can't help but miss their hometown after seeing their hometown," Aiberg was not a fool and naturally guessed the reason behind this.

However, just as Gu Yunji expected, Aiberg couldn't do anything even if he guessed it. This was the territory of Daxia. As a foreigner, he had no right to detain the people of Daxia.It would be fine if Zhao Jinbao and others were willing to be hired. If they were not willing, even ten Fo Langji caravans could not stop them.

What's more, the contract was signed before, and the Franji Caravan and the Daxia government are still in a cooperative relationship on the surface. Aiberg has no evidence, so he can only swallow this dumb loss secretly, even if he is going crazy with anger, and the government's But you still have to be gentle when dealing with people.Gu Yunji was calm about this and didn't think it was anything.

The reason why Zhao Jinbao and others are willing to return to China to work as official craftsmen is not only because they had no choice but to leave their hometown in the first place, but more importantly, the treatment given to them by the Folangji people is so poor that they do not regard Chinese gunsmiths as human beings at all. .

People tend to be content with the status quo. As long as their lives are getting along, most people are not willing to take risks and make changes.If the Folangji Caravan Corps has no ability to retain talents, it can't be blamed on Gu Yunji for poaching them.

Zhao Jinbao had been wandering overseas for many years, and now he finally returned to his hometown after many twists and turns. He also had a well-paid job, so he was naturally very grateful to Gu Yunji.

Although he is sometimes not very smart, he is not stupid. He knows that the firearm that the government cares about most is the Folang machine gun.After returning to China, he immediately took the gunsmiths to imitate it, and even patted his chest and assured Gu Yunji that he would develop an artillery piece with better performance.

Shen Boyi dabbled extensively and was obsessed with theoretical research. When he learned that Gu Yunji had recruited technical talents from Aiberg and was preparing to imitate the Folang machine gun, he was so excited that he could not sit still and simply joined Zhao Jinbao and others, spending time with them every day. The gun factory worked all night to fumble and debug.

After more than a month, good news soon came from Shen Boyi: the Folang cannon was successfully copied.

In the gun factory, when they saw the imitation artillery made by Shen Boyi and others, everyone who came after hearing the news opened their eyes wide and looked at it front and back, and were dumbfounded for a while.

Compared with the Franco machine gun I saw on the Eberg ship that day, the gun in front of me was obviously larger, more than half taller, and the barrel was thickened and lengthened. Although it looked a lot bulkier, it was Correspondingly, the lethality must also be significantly improved.

The manufacture of firearms in this era was relatively simple. In most cases, the power of the cannon can be judged by its size - the larger and heavier the firearm, the greater its lethality and more suitable for siege warfare and naval battles.

This artillery is much larger than the Franco machine gun, and its power is naturally obvious.The more Mei Feng looked at it, the brighter his eyes became, and he asked Shen Boyi: "Is this the Fo Lang machine gun you copied?"

Shen Boyi smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is exactly the result of our research over the past month, the imitation of the Franco machine gun."

"However, it is not accurate to say that it is a copy, because we have also made improvements and optimizations on the original basis. Please take a look -"

With that said, Shen Boyi walked to the artillery and demonstrated to everyone: "First of all, we increased the number of muskets from the original five to seven. Now it can achieve up to seven consecutive firings."

Su Qi was confused when he heard this: "I don't need Master Shen to tell me this. I can understand it. The more muskets there are, the more consecutive firings there are. In this case, the more muskets the better, why only use seven? Save him." Isn’t one hundred and eighty bad?”

Shen Boyi smiled slightly and explained patiently: "This gun can't be added just by adding it. The key is that the mother gun can withstand it. The more times it is fired continuously in a short period of time, the higher the temperature of the mother gun will be. At the same time, It’s also easier to burst and deform.”

"If we ignore 21 and rashly add more muskets, causing the barrel to burst and the ammunition to be exposed, I'm afraid that before the enemy is annihilated, a large number of our own people will die first." (End of Chapter)