Wanli 1592

Chapter 300 Flintlock
Thinking of firearms, Xiao Ruxun felt a little depressed.

"Thinking of my greatness in China, firearms have been used since the Tang Dynasty. Five or six hundred years ago, they are the ancestors of firearms. How come these firearms are not as good as those of the Taixi people? Whether it is a bird gun or a Frangji, these firearms They are all better than the firearms I used in the early Ming Dynasty, and even the ships used by the red-haired barbarians are better than the ships in my Ming Dynasty. Thinking about Zheng He's voyages to the West, how powerful it was, until now, treasure ships are no longer seen , I can't even see a slightly larger warship, and the [-]-material ship is actually the largest warship!

When father-in-law and son-in-law were fighting Japanese pirates in North Korea, the reason why they were able to defeat the Japanese pirate navy at sea was not because of how strong the Daming navy was, but because the Japanese pirate navy was too weak, and the ships were lighter than those of the Daming navy. , so that it is impossible to load the artillery, and his long-range firepower is only the bird gun, and the bird gun is used to attack our ships at sea, and the range is not as good as that of the Francophone. The division was wiped out.

But my son-in-law remembered that decades ago, Franji's Hongmaoyi used those fast and powerful ships that could carry dozens of cannons to invade my Daming, and my navy also suffered heavy casualties. If it wasn't for the right time and place. I am facing, how can I defeat the Fran's machine ship with an old ship?Especially the centipede ship, my son-in-law also saw it, it can carry dozens of cannons, and it travels as fast as the wind. Compared with my old-fashioned ships, it is not only faster, but also has stronger firepower.

Decades ago, Francobots were able to reach this level. Decades later, my Ming Dynasty is still using the firearms and ships from decades ago, and they are still the most elite weapons. Has the Francobots improved again? Can their ships and firearms far exceed the current equipment of our army?If we fight again, can we still win?Whenever the son-in-law thought of these things, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. "

Yang Zhao thought about it carefully, and said, "Ji Xin, are you worried that you will meet Frangji's red-haired barbarians when you lead the army southward and pass through Nanyang?"

"It should be encountered. Those Franji people are entrenched on many islands in the South Seas, building cities, enslaving the local aborigines, and treating them as their own territory. They have already established a firm foothold. If the Ming fleet goes south and encounters them Conflict, the son-in-law is worried that he will encounter unnecessary troubles. His people have traveled across the ocean, and the performance of the ships must be far superior to those of Daming. My son-in-law has long been prepared, but it is difficult to predict the consequences."

Xiao Ruxun said worriedly.

Yang Zhao shook his head.

"Ji Xin doesn't need to be so worried. The old man deduces that the Francoids were repelled by us decades ago, and they already have a fear of the Celestial Empire. They shouldn't do it again in a short time. In addition, our army's southward march is bound to be a disaster. With great fanfare and a majestic military appearance, they may not dare to tease our army's tiger's beard with their many ships, and our army is not here to attack them, and they have no reason to attack our army."

Xiao Ruxun was noncommittal about this point of view.

"That's what I said, but my son-in-law thinks that it is necessary to be on guard against others. These red-haired barbarians are only interested in profit, greedy and cunning, and they also hold sharp weapons. Seeing my army going south, even if the target is not them, they will be vigilant. Xiao My son-in-law doesn't want to go to war with them, but my son-in-law is really interested in the firearms and ships in their hands. If possible, my son-in-law will try to get the firearms and ships in their hands, especially artillery. On the battlefield, artillery The effect is really too great.”

Yang Zhao said: "Ji Xin, is this too dangerous? The barbarians are cunning, and they must keep such sharp weapons properly, so how could they be handed over to you for no reason? Your main mission here is to pacify Dongwu Kingdom , don’t start a war with the red-haired barbarians at will, otherwise the outcome is hard to predict, and it’s hard for you to explain.”

Xiao Ruxun nodded and said, "Of course my son-in-law knows this. He just has this idea. In fact, when he returned to Beijing, his son-in-law had already started to develop a new type of bird gun. On the Korean battlefield, my son-in-law killed it more than once. In the case of heavy rain and the situation that the bird gun cannot be used and is damp, if this kind of thing is put in the land of Annan, it will be more common, and my son-in-law thinks that no matter what, we must find a way out."

Yang Zhao sighed, and nodded helplessly: "The ministers of the court don't think about state affairs, they just want to come and go, fight and fight, and spend their good time fighting for fame and fortune. I'm heartbroken, but there's nothing I can do about it, Ji Xin, I won't say too much, just be careful, don't act without authorization and cause big troubles."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, indicating that he understood.

Early the next morning, Xiao Ruxun had breakfast with Yang Caiyun, and asked Yang Caiyun to chat with his sisters-in-law to relieve boredom. He rushed out of Beijing with his own soldiers and headed straight for the military camp outside the city.

As early as in Liaodong and North Korea, he recruited a group of craftsmen who were willing to follow him, basically blacksmiths, and told them the techniques he knew to produce high-quality and qualified steel, and asked them to use the existing Slowly explore the technology of mass production of high-quality steel, to create a foundation for the future manufacture of qualified flintlock guns and heavy artillery, this group of blacksmiths are all funded by Xiao Ruxun and one person is in charge, arranged in the barracks, with Ningxia soldiers accompanying the army Named blacksmith.

Xiao Ruxun used to be very interested in guns, but because he didn't have enough military technicians under his command, he could only slowly explore how to manufacture guns from books. Although he succeeded in manufacturing modern guns in the end, Daming did not have the abandoned military factory at that time. Give him so much help, he doesn't have so many instruments, and he doesn't know how to make them. He only knows that with the existing technology, if you don't get qualified steel and qualified springs first, the flintlock is useless. Don't even think about it.

Therefore, he has always been concerned about the quality of steel. He has experienced the poor technology and output of the Daming Ministry of Industry in Ningxia. In fact, he himself is a two-handed knife. He can talk about it and draw pictures. If he really wants to do it himself, he is not as good as Daming's blacksmith. He knows how to solve it, but he can't intervene in the process of solving it. He can only trust himself Collected blacksmiths.

Moreover, without modern tools, it is almost impossible to imitate modern firearms. It is impossible for him to make Japanese [-] big covers and Czech ones in Daming. The theory of adding a buff to Daming's climbing speed, other things, he really can't do it.

So we can only go the old way, from the fire door gun to the matchlock gun and then to the flintlock gun. After the flintlock gun, use the trigger of the flintlock gun, cooperate with the primer technology, to give new life to the individual musket, and completely eliminate the old era. musket.

In fact, Xiao Ruxun's existence itself is actually a big bug. He knows how to walk, how to do it, and how to guide him, so he can move faster than those foreigners who are still figuring it out.

Anyway, solve the quality of the steel and the spring, and he'll have a flintlock!

With such a wish in mind, Xiao Ruxun arrived at the blacksmith camp.

(End of this chapter)