After coming out of the barracks, He Zhiyuan came to the firearms factory again. prpcoin.

At this time, it was the middle of winter, but the firearms factory was in full swing, and two or three hundred craftsmen and people were stepping up the production of guns and ammunition under the leadership of three masters.

Ding Kui, Duan Yuanshan, and Sun Minggang saw He Zhiyuan coming to the firearms factory, and immediately surrounded him to greet him. He Zhiyuan asked the three of them: "How many guns can be produced every day now?" ”

Ding Kui bowed and replied, "Now the craftsmen are becoming more and more skilled, and more than a hundred people are producing at the same time. Two shifts of production without stopping, the machine can produce 60 guns a day, a three-fold increase from the beginning. ”

That's because He Gongzi's method is good, and this performance appraisal method has greatly stimulated the production enthusiasm of these craftsmen and workers. For each good musket produced, there was a reward of two cents of silver. Calculated in this way, plus a fixed three taels of silver per month, you can get six or seven taels of silver a month, and anyone with such a high salary will rush to do it. Duan Yuanshan said happily.

He Zhiyuan nodded and reminded them: "The production speed is fast, don't ignore the quality, you must control the quality, and don't send unqualified guns to the soldiers." Guns are the lives of soldiers, and the guns produced are not up to standard, that is, the lives of soldiers are murdered. If it is found out, it must be severely punished, and those who cause the death of soldiers must be directly responsible for the punishment in accordance with military law! ”

Ding Kui immediately said: "Please rest assured that Gongzi He is at this point. In order to guarantee the quality of the guns, we came up with a solution. ”

After speaking, he took out a new gun and showed it to He Zhiyuan. Then he continued: "He Gongzi, please see, the name of the craftsman is engraved on the important parts of each gun. If something goes wrong, you can find the person responsible. In this way, no one will joke with their own lives, let alone the lives of soldiers. ”

"Well, that's a good idea." He Zhiyuan praised. At this time, he remembered that some important merchants in later generations had a QR code to facilitate the traceability in the future. Of course, the guns of later generations have gun numbers, but also to facilitate management and traceability. It was He Zhiyuan who suggested: "In fact, it is too troublesome to engrave the name, there are many strokes, and it is a waste of time to engrave, and if this gun is in the hands of the enemy, you can immediately know the name of the craftsman." If there is an accident, the craftsman is in danger. So I propose that the important parts of each gun be engraved with a serial number in a uniform format. These numbers are then recorded in a unified book, and the relevant responsible person can be found as long as the book book is searched. This makes it easier to keep secrets and saves a lot of time. ”

"He Gongzi's method is better, we will improve it immediately." The three of them said at the same time.

Subsequently, Ho Zhiyuan went to the bookkeeper of the firearms factory and told him how to number the guns and how to record them. Under the guidance of Zhou Fuliu, the current bookkeeper has learned Arabic numerals, and has begun to learn to use double-entry accounting to start bookkeeping, so it is not laborious to teach him to use Arabic numerals to number.

Because the year date and number need to be used in this number, it is more troublesome to introduce the year. In order to avoid this trouble, he simply stipulated that the thirteenth year of Hongzhi was 1500 years, and the order of each year in the future would be increased by one.

After teaching the bookkeeper how to number them, wait for the bookkeeper to leave. Duan Yuanshan said to He Zhiyuan with a smile again:

"He Gongzi

During this time, I made an oversized double kick, which was very powerful. If you're free today, let's give one a try? ”

"Oversized two-kicker?" He Zhiyuan asked suspiciously.

Duan Yuanshan explained: "Two months ago, when I was testing the gun. A man named Jiang Yuanqing once said that if he made the second kicker into an iron guy and exploded in the enemy team during the battle, it would definitely be extremely lethal. Recently, we have been thinking about doing a few tests, and the effect is not bad, and we can fly three or four hundred steps away. If you can control the direction and explosion time, it will definitely be a killer. ”

He Zhiyuan was surprised and delighted when he heard it, he didn't expect that the speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Duan Yuanshan actually made this kind of sharp weapon. He happily said to Duan Yuanshan: "Then bring it over and I'll take a look." ”

Duan Yuanshan agreed, and a few people went to the warehouse to bring two large iron cylinder-shaped objects. He Zhiyuan took a closer look at this oversized second kicker, it was about three feet long and about three inches in diameter, all rolled up with thin iron sheets, with a round pointed head and two iron rods on the barrel at the back, which seemed to play a balancing role.

He Zhiyuan exclaimed in his heart, this is simply a primitive rocket. It is a pity that the explosion of gunpowder is not powerful enough now, and if there is a powerful explosive, then its power must be multiplied. If a safe explosive can be developed, this problem will be solved, but it is still impossible at present, and science needs to have a gradual process.

Looking at this iron guy, He Zhiyuan said, "Very good, this is exactly the weapon I want today." Let's go outside and test its power first. ”

So a group of four of them, with two workers, two primitive rockets and a launch bracket, came to the outside of the firearms factory.

Since it was winter, the mine was very empty outside. They climbed up a small hill, erected the bracket, and put this oversized double kicker on the bracket. After lighting the fuse, when the fuse is finished, a firework spews out from the tail of this "two kicks" and flies forward. After flying for almost a mile, they saw it flash and explode, and then they heard a loud bang.

The two workers ran to retrieve the wreckage of the "second kick" after the explosion, the head had been blown to pieces, and the tail was basically intact. It seems that the effect is still good, Duan Yuanshan explained: "The head of this second kick is powerful particle gunpowder, and the back is ordinary powdered gunpowder, if you put more gunpowder in front, the power will be greater, and if you load more gunpowder in the back, the distance will be farther." But the overall should not be too heavy, at most not more than ten catties, otherwise it will be unstable when flying, and it will not fly far. ”

He Zhiyuan nodded and praised: "It's very good, it's good to have such an effect at the beginning." This is what the three of you researched? ”

Ding Kui and Sun Minggang hurriedly said: "This is all Lao Duan's idea, the two of us are just helping." ”

Duan Yuanshan said: "If Lao Ding hadn't created such a thin iron sheet, how could he have made it." These two balance bars are Lao Sun's idea, otherwise they will fly unsteadily, and sometimes they will turn around. ”

He Zhiyuan laughed and said: "Don't push it, this is the credit of the three of you, and each person will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver according to the rules." ”

The three of them hurriedly thanked each other happily, and then Duan Yuanshan said, "Gongzi He, give this weapon a name,

I always call it two kicks and feel too dirty. ”

He Zhiyuan blurted out without hesitation: "I think it's called a rocket." ”

"It's a good name, it's very apt, it's easy to understand, and it's very easy to remember." All three praised.

After that, He Zhiyuan said to them again: "I need ten such rockets now, I don't need them to fly so far, it only takes 200 steps, and there is more gunpowder on the head to make it more powerful." Can it be done in 5 days? ”

"Don't worry, it can definitely be done, the rocket doesn't need to be made of very good iron, as long as the iron sheet is thin enough and light enough, it's enough to find a few more people to help for three days." Ding Kui replied first.

"In that case, the more the merrier, but the quality must be guaranteed. In particular, the stability and accuracy of the flight must be done well, and do not turn and fly into your own team after ignition. He Zhiyuan instructed.

When they heard this, they burst out laughing. Sun Minggang said: "He Gongzi is really joking, the rocket will only fly forward, how can it turn around and fly back?" ”

He Zhiyuan said solemnly: "This is really not a joke, if the quiver is not straight, and the balance rod is not installed on a horizontal line, it is really possible to turn around and fly back, you must pay attention when you build it." ”

The three of them saw that He Zhiyuan was not joking, and hurriedly said that they would ensure the quality and would never let it turn in flight.

After the successful test launch of the rocket, the other one will not be test-fired, after all, this play is still too little, it is better to keep it.

After the few people returned to the firearms factory, He Zhiyuan said to the three of them: "I will go to Yizhou in five days, and it may take ten and a half months to come back." Now there is a weapon, I told you in advance, and you will try to make it during this time. ”

Ding Kui hurriedly asked, "Gongzi He, what kind of weapon do you tell me and what should I call it?" ”

He Zhiyuan briefly introduced: "The structure of this weapon is very simple, I call it a grenade. It is a throwing type of weapon, mainly used in close combat. ”

Then he asked for a pen and paper, how to come up with a simple schematic diagram, in fact, the grenade is very simple, even if you don't need to draw a picture, tell them, with the three of them years of experience can also imagine the appearance and internal structure of the grenade.

After looking at the schematic diagram drawn by He Zhiyuan, the three of them said one after another: "This is too simple, there is no need to test at all, and it can be created directly." ”

He Zhiyuan reminded: "The key to the grenade is the burning speed of the lead, which cannot be too fast or too slow. After ignition, you should ensure that the gunpowder is ignited at the time of five breaths to make it explode, and you must use your brains to ensure that the fuse burns at a uniform rate. ”

The three of them really didn't expect that the last time the rocket was made of black & gunpowder wrapped in paper, and the burning speed was very fast after ignition, and the length of the lead was generally extended to control the time. However, grenades require a controlled detonation time, and it is obviously not feasible to use a longer lead.

The three of them thought for a while, and Sun Minggang said: "The master who makes firecrackers must have a way, we might as well ask them, maybe we can find a good solution." ”

Everyone nodded, and He Zhiyuan had no good way to do this, so he had to say: "You can find a way to solve these problems, the key is to ensure quality and safety." ”

(End of chapter)

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