open sea

Chapter 25 Bet
The sub-drug cartridges that Chen Mu asked Guan Yuangu to make did not have the slightest technical content. They were simply chipping wood. The biggest technical content was about how to make each wooden tube accurately hold three qian, two molecular medicines and one qian. The standard size of the primer.But obviously this kind of small trouble can't help the experienced military craftsman. He only needs to weigh it to make a small wooden tube with accurate charge, and cut out a wooden tube of the same volume as a reference. The size is not too different.

In fact, it doesn't matter even if there are some deviations, because the old craftsman made a wooden spoon for Chen Xiaoqi to scoop three cents a molecule of medicine just after being smoothed.In this way, no matter how much deviation there is in the cartridge, as long as the wooden spoon is used to scoop it, it must be a sub-drug that meets the specifications.

The news of the Japanese pirates entering the Guangzhou capital made the three craftsmen of the Guan family feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They rushed to make wooden tubes with oil lamps until the rooster crowed and fell asleep. Small cartridges of medicine.

Chen Mu has no ability to make fixed-load ammunition, which means that for a long time in the future, he will have to endure the reloading speed of the matchlock gun close to 20 seconds, and he has been tortured by the complicated and fearful fear of the risk of overcharging and causing the chamber to explode. he.This kind of wooden barrel not only allows him to complete the fixed installation easily, but also reduces the charging speed by a few seconds.

It's just a bit of a waste—the unrepaired inner wall of the small wooden barrel will inevitably have a little gunpowder left, which is why he reserved a charge.

It is undoubtedly pleasing to have skilled craftsmen around. Although it costs seven taels of silver a year, it is undoubtedly worth it.At least for now, the cotton belt around Chen Mu's waist is compact and delicate. The 25 small pockets and the long wooden barrel on the left waist make him feel good.

The small pocket is used to carry 25 medicine cartridges. The wooden barrel holds fifty or sixty lead pellets. In addition to the original medicine pots of the Ming army, one large and one small, he can carry the bird gun and fire more than fifty times at any time. of ammunition.

In the early morning of the next day, he asked Shi Qi to try to use the cartridge and the original medicine pot to shoot and refill in turn. He used the old medicine pot to fill it. Chen Mu silently counted eighty times and was able to fire two guns, sometimes because he was not proficient in any link If you make a mistake, you can't even complete two shots; with the cartridge, this speed can be increased to sixty blows and two shots, and sometimes the movement is fast enough to fire three shots in eighty shots, and even if you are slow, you can complete two shots.

This is basically the level that Chen Mu can achieve. Maybe he is slightly better than Shi Qi in terms of precision, but in terms of charging speed?He is about the same as Shi Qi.

Cartridges are very useful.

Shi Qi didn't fulfill Chen Mu's request, so he took the money to find the guard at the gunpowder depot in the guard station he had dealt with, but he failed to complete the task of getting the gunpowder after spending two taels of silver. In the end, the guard couldn't resist Shi Qi's insistence. , I had no choice but to bring another barrel of gunpowder from the gunpowder store to him, which was considered not a loss, but when I came back, I told Chen Mu a piece of bad news.

"We mentioned too much gunpowder, and he didn't dare to bring us gunpowder before the spring, Xiao Qi, the subordinate has a heavy trust!"

Chen Mu waved his hand, disappointed in his heart is inevitable, but he didn't blame Shi Qi on his face, "If you don't have a blunderbuss, just be prepared, you are cautious, and don't rush if the Japanese pirates attack... It doesn't matter, after all, there is still one A barrel of gunpowder is not considered a loss."

Ever since Chen Mu realized that the Japanese pirates might affect Qingyuanwei, he no longer focused on guarding the Feishui Bridge. Now the military households under his banner no longer set up bridge cards with two people, but instead rotated them day and night, leading There is only one mission in Feishui Bridge on the horse - to run back directly when you see a bald dwarf with a slender knife haunting.

One person can't stop the Japanese pirates, he can only throw his life on the side of the bridge for nothing; the same is true for two people, instead of dying, it is better to gather strength and rely on the high wall of the posthouse before thinking about it.

Seeing what Chen Mu said, although Shi Qi felt a little thankful that Xiao Qi didn't blame him, he was also embarrassed on the face. He stood aside and didn't know what to say, and was finally sent to sleep by Chen Mu.On the other hand, Fu Yuan, who was sleeping on the bed in the room, turned over and looked at Chen Mu with eyes rolling. When Chen Mu was about to go out to watch the Guan family and his son making wooden cylinders, he ran out quickly without wearing shoes, and pulled Chen Mu. Mu went to the side corridor and said: "Xiao Qi, if you want a bird gun, I know there is one that I might be able to get. It's a Japanese gun. It's the same as your previous one, but it's a bit old!"

"Get the blunderbuss in the hands of the military household?" Chen Mu looked at Fu Yuan suspiciously, looked left and right, rubbed the stubble on his chin and asked, "How can you do such a big blunderbuss? "

To be honest, Chen Mu really couldn't believe his subordinate Fu Yuan's skill in picking things out of pockets. The bird gun is so big, does it mean that you can get it if you get it?
"Sorry." Chen Mu patted Fu Yuan on the shoulder, "Don't miss it and get caught and beaten..."

When Fu Yuan mentioned the word 'craft' from Chen Mu, his small eyes widened and he waved his hands one after another. When Chen Mu said that he would not be beaten half to death by mistake, he quickly stopped Chen Mu's words and said, "Xiao Qi, isn't it?" Steal it, even though the Japanese gun is a bit shorter, it’s not easy to steal! I know a regular customer in the gambling shop, who is always drunk. Qingyuan gambling shop calls him Li Zongqi, and I don’t know which Qianhu’s subordinate. A, A, are used to gamble, he has a blunderbuss, no one else will use it when he gambles, don’t.”

"Xiaoqi, if you want it." Fu Yuan patted his chest boldly, "Fu Yuan won it back for you!"

Yes, of course Chen Mu wanted it, but Chen Mu felt that this method of betting was unreliable.Now his demand for bird guns is not so urgent that he needs to use extraordinary means to steal them, and he doesn't have the capital to steal them. It is obviously unwise to take chances to offend a general.

Chen Mu thought for a moment and asked, "This Li Zongqi, is he short of money?"

The general banner's salary is more than Chen Mu's, but the salary alone is definitely not enough for Li General Banner to hang out in the gambling halls. What's more, although the salary of each general banner is the same, the money available to them is different, because there are still military fields Chen Mu is not clear about the matter for the time being, he only knows that the officers of the guard at the level of the General Banner have private land, and it is nothing more than a question of how much.

"Money should be lacking, otherwise there is no need to gamble with the armor." Fu Yuan scratched the hair under the scarf, wondering why Chen Mu was asking, if he could win, he still needed money to buy it?He thought that Chen Mu couldn't trust his skills in gambling, and said, "Xiao Qi, we have all the skills in our industry, so be quick! They won't be able to find out."

The implication is that he will make a fortune.

But I don't know that Chen Mu's consideration is not whether he can win back, but how to wipe his ass after winning back. Not to mention the general flag, Zhang Yongshou just put his idea on Chen Mu's head in his mind, and Chen Mu always remembers this It is absolutely unambiguous to trip him up when he encounters an opportunity, not to mention the chief banner officer who has been in the guard all his life, if he really wins back, he will have a lot of troubles in the future!
"Oh, it's fine if you don't have money. If you have money, it's better to bring it." Chen Mu smiled, patted Fu Yuan and said: "In the past few days, you go to the gambling stall and follow Li Zongqi. When did he not come?" If you have money, or want to bet on the bird gun, you can tell him that Chen wants to buy a bird gun and make a price of two taels of silver in a few months. If he has two taels of silver in April next year, I will return the bird gun. If not, the gun is mine—see if he wants to."

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