In the blink of an eye, the soldiers had filled the gunpowder and loaded it with buckshot.

Fang Jun stretched out his hand to take the musket, it was quite heavy, the wooden butt was very pressing, the barrel was very short and slightly shiny, obviously after a simple polishing, it looked like there was a technological atmosphere beyond the times......

Seeing Fang Jun raise the musket to aim at the target, Liu Zheng swallowed and spit, stepped forward to stop him, and said, "This ...... Why don't you let the subordinate come and try a shot first? ”

Fang Jun looked at him and said, "What do you mean?" Not sure about the safety of your muskets? And just now they are all coaxing their own officials? ”

Liu Zheng was scared of Fang Jun to the core, and when he heard Fang Jun's unhappy tone, he was startled, and hurriedly said, "How come?" Security is definitely fine, it's just ...... It's just that this thing is too lethal after all, and if something goes wrong, the lower officials can't afford it......"

Can't afford it?

If Fang Jun had an accident because of the test gun, not to mention that the emperor would exile him to Qiongzhou, I am afraid that Princess Gaoyang would be able to dismantle him......

Fang Jun frowned, to be honest, he was also a little weak-hearted.

In these years, the casting capacity and smelting capacity are really limited, and the alloy can only be tested little by little, and the content of various metals in it cannot be too fine, and the metal of the smelted casting barrel naturally has considerable hidden dangers.

But when his gaze swept over the faces of the group of craftsmen behind him, his heart sank slightly......

These craftsmen all showed worried and panicked looks, Liu Zheng was afraid of accidents, and they were even more afraid! Liu Zheng still has the identity of a child of the Hedong Liu family, what do they have as these lowly craftsmen who have just broken away? If something happens to Fang Jun and Liu Zheng is exiled, I am afraid that these people will have to unify the three clans......

Fang Jun raised his head and looked at the clear blue sky.

People in later generations will always hear the so-called "craftsman spirit" from time to time, rendering the "craftsman spirit" of Germany, Japan and other manufacturing powers mysterious and noble.

What is "Craftsman Spirit"?

In Fang Jun's view, it is nothing more than rigor and self-confidence.

It is true that Germany, Japan and other countries have led the world in the craftsman skills of the new century, spreading the term "craftsman spirit" all over the world and being sought after by thousands of people, but before that, China's craftsman skills were ahead of the world for 2,000 years, but no one had ever mentioned the meaning of "craftsman spirit", and even this word never existed......

In ancient China, it was famous for its four great inventions, and its skilled craftsmen were recognized by the world...... These idioms record the mastery of ancient craftsmen. However, these pure craftsman skills are often crowned with the meaning of "advocating morality first, virtue and art cultivation", "heart to body knowledge, master and apprentice inheritance" and so on, as if pure craftsman skills can only be reflected in the very high realm under the guidance of Confucianism.

Pure!

Skills are skills, only practice makes perfect, hard work, and morality has a hairy relationship?

Morality is the cultivation of craftsmen, and has nothing to do with skills.

And it is precisely because of Confucianism's barbaric desire to interfere in everything in society, and even the lowly contempt for craftsman skills such as "strange skills", that the Chinese craftsman skills, which have been ahead of the world for thousands of years, have never been valued by the orthodox class, and thus have been broken and surpassed by the West that pays attention to natural science.

The doctrine of Confucianism is very great, it can show people the direction of cultivation, but it is definitely not omnipotent.

Therefore, throughout the ages, in this land that once stood proudly at the peak of the world's nations for 2,000 years, the so-called "craftsman spirit" has never appeared, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness.

We have been ahead, but we have never paid attention to it, knowing that we are being overtaken by others, only then did we suddenly wake up and make thousands of times more efforts to catch up......

What are these craftsmen lacking?

Far from virtuosity, they can make artillery muskets with a plausible drawing, the largest warship in the world, and burn crystal clear glass with powerful gunpowder...... What they lack is recognition, and the self-confidence that comes from recognition.

Only self-confidence can be strong!

Fang Jun's eyes were clear, and after looking around at the craftsmen on the left and right, he asked, "Are you not confident in the musket you made with your own hands?" ”

A white-haired old craftsman was stunned for a moment, and replied: "If you go back to the Hou Ye, it's not that you don't have confidence, it's just that the Hou Ye has a noble status, if there is a mistake, how can we humble people afford it?" Besides, we are all grateful for the kindness of the Hou Ye, if it were not for the Hou Ye, how could we come to the military department, where did we come to the rich Lu, how did we come to a good life? Let Lao Yu try the gun instead of Hou Ye. ”

At the end of the day, I'm still not confident......

Liu Zheng also said on the side: "Yes, the body of the Hou Ye's daughter, how can you take such a risk?" ”

Wei Ying and the others even spoke behind them: "Erlang, this move is too dangerous, let me come." ”

"I'm coming!"

"Let me come!"

……

Fang Jun raised his hand, stopped the gossip persuasion, gritted his teeth, looked at these apprehensive craftsmen, clenched the musket in his hand, and said loudly: "You are the best craftsmen in my Datang, if you don't even dare to trust the musket you made, then when will this artifact of war be able to equip the army of Datang?" You don't believe in yourselves, I do! ”

With that, he resolutely raised his musket, aimed at a target that had been moved to about five feet, and pulled the trigger.

At the same time, I prayed in my heart: the material of gunpowder is not pure these days, the ratio does not seem to be perfect, even if it is black powder, it has not yet fully exerted its power, it should not explode the well-crafted barrel, do not blow up, do not blow up......

The trigger is connected to a spring made of the finest stainless steel, which drives the hammer, on which a piece of flint is struck, causing the flint to hit a snap spring next to the fire door, and the flint is struck to produce debris, and the impact and friction generated in the process cause the flint chips to burn, generate sparks, and ignite the gunpowder.

"Bang!"

With a muffled sound, a puff of smoke erupted from the muzzle of the musket, and at the same time, the lead bullet was pushed out by the force of the expansion and explosion of the gunpowder in the chamber, and the lead bullet was distorted and deformed at the moment when it was shot out of the muzzle, and instantly passed through the distance of five zhang and hit the target fiercely.

A target made of a wooden plank was shot through a large hole by a lead projectile, and sawdust flew sideways.

At the moment of shooting, Fang Jun's arm holding the gun felt a huge recoil, but fortunately, he was prepared and had amazing strength, so he could suppress the gun and did not accidentally float into the sky......

Fang Jun also secretly sighed, and thanked the gods and Buddhas in his heart.

In order to build confidence for these best craftsmen in Datang, he really worked hard......

The effect is also unexpectedly good.

The craftsmen were all red-faced, and there was no accident when they saw Fang Jun's successful test of the gun, and while putting their hearts in their stomachs, they also felt Fang Jun's trust in them.

Who is Fang Jun?

The son of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, the concubine of His Majesty the Emperor, the secretary of the military department of the inspection school, one of the young Jiuqing, and the future prime minister to worship the prime minister...... Such a noble person was willing to take a big risk to test the gun himself because of his trust in them, and this heavy trust instantly injected unparalleled confidence into their hearts!

Such a noble figure can be full of trust in their craft, what reason do they have not to trust themselves?

Something I've built with my hands, it's the best of the day!

Produced by the Foundry Bureau, that is the first-class artifact of time!

"Old decay thanks to the trust of the Hou Ye......"

The white-haired old craftsman was in tears, and knelt tremblingly in front of Fang Jun.

Craftsmen have always been lowly, even if they sit on the master who will be the superintendent, they are still lowly craftsmen, not as good as the children of the family, not as good as the poor students, not as good as the fishermen and farmers, and only so much higher than the merchants...... In the past two years, with the prosperity of Datang's commerce, major families have expanded their business, and even the status of merchants is gradually rising, only craftsmen are always subordinate......

Fang Jun's actions today have invisibly given great affirmation to the craftsman.

This affirmation, which is much heavier than the status and reward bestowed, means that the skill of the craftsman has been valued and trusted, and once these incredible weapons made now shine in the war and make meritorious achievements, the craftsman will inevitably receive more attention.

As craftsmen, most of them are from ancestors, but they are forced to do so, but who wants their children and grandchildren to still be the lowest people in this society?

Now they have seen the dawn, as long as their skills are exquisite enough and the utensils they make are good enough, then they can also get the respect and trust of people like Fang Jun, and they will be recognized by the people of the world in the future!

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