back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 378

This is a characteristic of Chinese officialdom. All the credit goes to the leaders, and I just made a lot of progress.If you take the credit for yourself, then the day when the leader will give you little shoes to wear will not be far away.

Lu Chengqi took no offense at all, and didn't delve into the meaning behind it.This credit is real, will he still erase it?It is estimated that Su Song and Tang Xun also had the same idea, and Lu Chengqi didn't bother to expose it. He just said: "Su Qing, Tang Qing, this cannon you cast is a milestone. It is far farther than a stone throwing machine or a bed crossbow The range of the artillery is the advantage of this artillery. It can be used to defend the city and make the city as solid as gold. It is just not suitable for installation on new warships, nor is it suitable for field battles. The two Qings also know the iron cavalry of the Liao people. With this The rate of fire of the artillery, how many shots can be fired before the enemy rushes to the army formation?"

Su Song admitted this, it is true that they did not think carefully enough.It's just that they have really tried their best to do everything they can, but they still can't solve the problem of the gun barrel leaking.In desperation, the only choice is the front-mounted smoothbore artillery.

Seeing that they all lowered their heads and looked thoughtful, Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "It's beyond my expectation to be able to do this. It's too idle to wait for Shen Qing now, why don't we just use these three behind-the-scenes Load the cannon and fire a few shells, let me see why it is a failure."

After all, Tang Xun entered the officialdom for a few years first. Hearing this, he quickly bowed and said, "Observe the order!"

Then it was time for the two apprentices to perform. Surrounded by the two of them, Lu Chengqi entered the stone house again.This time, instead of the usual, Lu Chengqi asked each breech-loading cannon to test-fire more than two cannons in a row. This time, the two apprentices had no excuse to hide in the stone house again.

"boom!!!"

"Bang!!!"

"Bah!!!"

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Listening to the completely different sounds of the three cannons, Lu Chengqi was able to determine which one was not bad and which one was the failure among the failures.But I have to say that this rear-loading gun did increase the rate of fire.Lu Chengqi reckoned that after firing one shot, it only takes about 3 minutes to fire again.Moreover, there is no need to adjust the muzzle angle, and the loading speed immediately increases.It probably also has something to do with proficiency. According to Su Song, the breech-loading gun has been working for more than three months. It is these two apprentices who operate the artillery, so it is understandable to be more proficient.

Not long after the sound of the cannon stopped, Shen Kuo walked into the stone house with a declaration whose ink was not completely dry, and said to Lu Chengqi, "Your Majesty, I have finished the painting."

Lu Chengqi asked the two apprentices to measure the range of the three cannons again, but Su Song had already given the answer: "Your Majesty, the ranges of the three cannons are five hundred steps, one thousand steps, and one thousand two hundred steps respectively. step."

Lu Chengqi nodded, with mental preparation, such a range is still within expectations.The barrel of the gun leaks, and the black powder and gunpowder cannot fully burn and explode, and cannot provide sufficient kinetic energy, so the range will naturally be much shorter.There are still more than a thousand steps, which is beyond Lu Chengqi's expectation.This also gave Lu Chengqi confidence that the rear-mounted cannon will definitely be able to take it to another level!Even if it doesn't reach the range of the Hongyi Cannon, half of it is a success!

Lu Chengqi couldn't believe it anymore. As one of the most intelligent races recognized in the world, the Chinese couldn't make it if the foreign devils could make it and then load it into a cannon!No matter how much money is spent, it is worthwhile to build such a cannon that can be loaded quickly and can fire explosive shells.

He motioned for Shen Kuo to start the introduction, and Shen Kuo agreed, and spread out the declaration book in his hand on a dusty wooden table.Lu Chengqi leaned over to take a look, and praised sincerely: "Shen Qing's painting skills are much better than mine!"

Shen Kuo quickly waved his hands and said, "I dare not..."

Lu Chengqi smiled and said: "There's no reason to dare. I specialize in art. I'm really not very good at painting, and I don't feel ashamed to admit it. Could it be that if I become an emperor, I will be better than you in everything? Then I still want you to do it." What?"

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. After hearing this, the three present all looked at each other, not knowing what to say.Lu Chengqi didn't lie. As the author of "Mengxi Bi Tan", it goes without saying that Shen Kuo's painting skills, although this book has not yet been published...

Lu Chengqi stared at the drawing, which showed a large cannon barrel and a small cannon barrel.Shen Kuo explained: "This is what I said, the bullets of the artillery. It's just that the bullets are not fired, but the shells in the bullets are fired. When loading, you can prepare a few more bullets. After one is fired, it will be fired." Install the second one. In this way, the loading speed will be faster. In addition, the bullet is also a part of the gun body, as long as it is measured properly, it will definitely fit!" Seeing Shen Kuo's confident expression, Lu Chengqi was also infected .

Suddenly, Lu Chengqi knew why the design looked familiar, and he cried out, "Isn't this the Furlong machine gun?"

Shen Kuo was taken aback, and said, "What cannon?"

Lu Chengqi knew that he had slipped the tongue, and quickly said: "I mean, this cannon can be called a mother-child cannon."

As soon as the words came out, all three of them agreed: "Your Majesty's naming is really appropriate. The cannons that are like mother and son can only be called mother and son cannons!"

However, Lu Chengqi was once again shocked by the fantastic ideas of the ancients. Shen Kuo actually invented the Furlong machine gun that he never thought of.Although the details of this Franco cannon have not been perfected, the idea of ​​a mother-child cannon is real.As for the details, it is also possible to wait until the gun body is cast and then add it according to the actual situation.

What is a Franc cannon?In the official history, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, this type of artillery was introduced from Portugal. At that time, the Chinese called Portugal "Fulang Ji", so this artillery was also named "Flang Ji Cannon".The Furren cannon is a rear-loading smoothbore cannon.It consists of a mother cannon and a sub-cannon.The mother gun barrel is slender and small in caliber.The back of the gun is thicker, with a long slot for loading sub-guns.The sub-cannons are similar to bullets, and each mother cannon is equipped with 5 to 9 sub-cannons, which can be loaded with ammunition in advance for use, and are loaded into the mother cannon in turn to fire during combat, thus increasing the firing speed.

It's just that because of the caliber, the range of this type of artillery is not very far, only about one mile to four miles, and the best accuracy is at [-] paces.But if it is made into a giant cannon of a thousand catties, it must not be inferior to the Hongyi cannon!

The more he watched, the more shocked he became. If it hadn't been for confirming that Shen Kuo was not a reborn person, Lu Chengqi would have met his companion.After understanding the principle of the mother-child cannon, Lu Chengqi sighed: "Such a fantastic idea, only Shen Qing can come up with it! In my opinion, the mother-son cannon is far better than the Hongyi cannon. How about it, I ordered Shen Qing, Su Qing, and Tang Qing to work together to cast the cannon. No matter what method you use, you must get this mother and child cannon out for me as soon as possible. The range does not need to be too far, and it can look like two or three miles. That's enough..."

(End of this chapter)