The ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, Ling Zhen, who hasn't slept all night, and Tang Zhenjun and Tang Zhenjun met Liu Zhenglong together.

Big ship, big ship, the first gunboat of the Great Song Dynasty was moored in Hangzhou Bay, this day was calm, obviously not suitable for sailing ships to set sail, of course, Tang Zhenjun had already solved this problem This big ship does not need sails, does not need to ride the wind and waves, and can still gallop the river.

The ship was more than fifteen zhang long and six zhang high, with three floors above the ship, plus a command turret, and three floors below. The lowest level was where supplies were stored, and at the same time a resting place for the soldiers. The second layer below is the wheel layer, this layer can be said to be the power layer, three huge turbines, providing power in the water, completely replacing the rocking row, after all, this kind of stone boat rocking is difficult to gallop in the river.

It took 200 men to be able to drive such a huge turbine, which was obviously cumbersome, but it was quite remarkable for its time.

The first level is the platoon artillery level, with fifteen guns on each side, and it is a rotating gun, that is, thirty guns on each side. Each gun rotates four times, and it takes half an hour to reload each gun change.

The artillery is not very large, much smaller than the previous artillery, but the range is much farther, at least it can hit three miles away, as for the power, you have to try it to know, now everything is not clear.

Liu Zhenglong was very satisfied with the warship, and he said with a smile: "What is the speed of this 10,000-stone ship?" ”

"Returning to the lord, if you don't use a sail, you can sail about eighty miles per hour, and if you have a sail, you can reach one hundred and thirty miles at the earliest, and if the wind is strong, you can be fast."

"Yes, yes, today we will take a boat to the sea for a ride." Liu Zhenglong is in a good mood today, maybe because he boarded the first 10,000-stone warship of the Great Song Dynasty, or because Xiao Biesheng was newly married last night, all in all, he is in a good mood today, and he said to Tang Zhenjun: "All craftsmen will be rewarded with three times the salary." You are promoted to one level, and after the 20,000-stone ship goes to sea, you will be the head of the Jiangnan Shipyard of Zhengwupin. ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Guo." Tang Zhenjun knelt on the deck and thanked him.

Liu Zhenglong glanced back at Ling Zhen and said, "The construction of the big ship is very slow, and the national government is not in a hurry to see the results. However, your artillery has consumed more than five million in military spending, and you can't say anything if you can't get some results. ”

"Lord Qi, today, the villain must behave well." Ling Zhen was very confident in the firearms he had made, and he said confidently: "Thirty miles out to sea, you will encounter a small island, there are hundreds of bandits on it, we don't need to land on the island today, we can wipe out all the bandits on it." ”

"Good." As long as Liu Zhenglong is to investigate Ling Zhen's achievements, he will rely on firearms to fight against the Jin Army in the future, otherwise it will be a fantasy to fight against the Jin Kingdom that is in full swing, and it is not easy to protect himself, and it is impossible to annihilate it, unless he uses firearms, after all, this is the magic weapon to win.

Gu San, the bandit leader, never dreamed that the nightmare would strike, and this guy was ready to go to sea to rob the ship as usual. When he saw a super ship heading in the direction of the island, the guy was thrilled and told his men to get ready for battle.

With the roar of artillery fire, the pirates on the entire island were blown up and fled, and in less than a quarter of an hour the battle ended, and more than 400 pirates were almost wiped out.

Liu Zhenglong said to Pan Yu: "You take someone to take a look at the island." ”

Pan Yu is extremely smart, this guy quickly understood what his brother-in-law meant, not to see if all the pirates were killed, but mainly to see if this island was suitable for a military base, whether it was a matter and a garrison.

Half an hour later, Pan Yu came back, and this group of guys brought dozens of boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and it seemed that there was no way to live.

Liu Zhenglong said to Ling Zhen: "These cannons are okay on the warship, if they are on land, there are many deficiencies, the transportation is inconvenient, and the blasting power seems to be a little small, if you say that when you blow up the city wall, it is obviously not enough." ”

"Back to my lord, we have artillery specifically for the city wall, but it is too big, and it is still in the debugging stage, but the sample has come out and can be displayed."

"Very well, go back, go see your artillery." Liu Zhenglong turned back to Pan Yu and said: "Do a good job of secrecy, implement large-scale martial law, and kill suspicious characters if they are found." If the news leaks, I'll ask you. ”

Pan Yu thought for a while and said, "If you want to make sure that nothing goes wrong, it's best to put the cannon on this island, which is the safest." Moreover, there is a large open space on the island, where it is safer to develop firearms. ”

"Okay, then let's look at the other firearms today, and as for the cannon that can attack the city, let's take a look at it tomorrow when it is pulled to the island."

The gunpowder factory was located in the middle of a barren mountain in the suburbs, and the surrounding area had long been cordoned off, and trespassers were secretly executed to ensure that the production of firearms would not leak secrets. Of course, the core ingredient of this new type of gunpowder is secret, only Liu Zhenglong knows, and he never told Ling Zhen, but just asked people to send the finished product over. And the shadow who is responsible for the delivery has always been in charge to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

This mountain is called Urn Mountain, and it is high on all sides, and there is a large flat land in the middle, and it looks like an urn when you look down from the height. The mountain was already inaccessible, and after the blockade, not even a bird could fly in.

Liu Zhenglong could see Ling Zhen's nervousness, he said with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous, my lord has enough time to watch you show." There is a reward for success, and there is no punishment for failure. In addition, I will give you an idea of a new weapon, and you will find a way to do it. ”

"I, I'm not nervous." Ling Zhen asked the soldier to move out an iron ball the size of a watermelon, which looked a little rough and not good at all, but it was quite heavy, otherwise such a large iron ball, the soldier would not be so difficult to move.

After the soldiers were placed fifty zhang away, Ling Zhen said very proudly: "Lord, this is the first iron-shelled explosive firearm in history, its shell is usually made of pig iron, contains gunpowder, and leaves a small hole for placing the lead. After the fuse is ignited, the fire spreads into the shell, and the gunpowder burns in the relatively closed iron shell, producing high-pressure gas, which then shatters the iron shell and achieves the purpose of injuring people. It has been tested before, as long as it is under the city gate, there is no problem in blowing up the city gate, no matter how thick the iron sheet is, it can't stop this earth-shattering explosion. If you can dig a few bricks under the city wall and step into the big one, you will have no problem blowing up the city wall. The large one weighed hundreds of pounds, and the explosion was so loud that it was simply a cannon sound, so I made a good proposition and named it Earthquake Thunder. As for the ease of carrying of this trumpet, it is more suitable for battlefield use, and it does not have a name yet, please give it a name to the lord. ”

"Let's talk about it after it's lit."

Ling Zhen asked the soldier to put the iron thunder under a piece of bluestone weighing hundreds of pounds, and he personally lit the lead of the iron thunder with a match, and after this guy lit it, he ran out quickly. After running out for more than ten feet, the whole person blocked his ears, and then he heard a rumbling sound, followed by the feeling that everyone was shaking the mountains.

"It feels like a bolt from the blue." Pan Yu was taken aback, this guy didn't expect this iron thunder to be so powerful, he said excitedly: "Brother-in-law, with such a weapon, won't you be invincible in the future?" ”

"Thunderbolt, it's good, then it's called Thunderbolt." Liu Zhenglong said to Ling Zhen: "You are amazing, you are indeed a product of the times, and it is great to be able to use an iron shell." By the way, if it can be smaller, it can be controlled so that one person can ride a horse and throw it out, it would be good, tell the craftsman, and reward 10,000 yuan for making it. ”

Since he was also in charge of the money casting prison, Liu Zhenglong really doesn't take money seriously, this guy has always believed that there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, as long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be done. What is money, as long as you win thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the future, money is really not a thing. Shrinking the thunderbolt bomb seems to cost 10,000 guan too much, but in fact the meaning is far greater than 10,000 guan, and it is not something that a million guan can buy. It's just that no one knows about these, and only Liu Zhenglong knows it.

Liu Zhenglong was very satisfied with this thunderbolt, he said with a smile: "Such a big thunderbolt I can blow up the city gate, if several detonate together, no matter how strong the city wall is, it can blow out a hole, so that soldiers can swarm in, and become an artifact for attacking the city and plundering the wall." In the future, the casualties of the soldiers will be much smaller during the siege, which is a very good weapon. If it can be waterproof, then the effect is even better. ”

Ling Zhen pointed to a thunderbolt and said, "My lord, this one also has a mine that has been specially treated and wrapped in waterproof tallow paper for underwater blasting, and it can also be buried underground, ignite the fuse, and detonate when the enemy passes by." There is also a child and mother thunder, a chain of thunder. That huge earth-shattering thunder can be hit on the top of the city with a trebuchet, and the deterrent effect on the enemy is huge. ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't expect that Ling Zhen was really a genius, he could really make anything, it seemed that this guy wanted to improve, he lowered his voice and said to this guy: "After I become emperor, I will crown you as the founding county prince, but the hereditary kind." ”

"I, I, I." Ling Zhen was so excited that he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Okay, you don't need to say so many false things, if it's gold, it won't be buried, let's take out any rare things."

After Ling Zhen, who was excited, wiped his tears with his sleeve, he took out a fist-sized ceramic lump from his arms, and said: "This one is equipped with gunpowder, thistle terrestris, after opening the spout, ignite the core inside, count five times and throw it into the crowd, which will cause at least dozens of casualties." The length of this core can be adjusted or projected by a small trebuchet. Although it does not have as much explosive power as a thunderbolt, it weighs only two pounds, and one person can carry a lot. By the way, a friend of mine has built a folding catapult, which is at most about 20 catties, easy to assemble, and can throw a distance of about two or three hundred steps. It's just that this guy's brother is still in prison, otherwise he would be even more powerful as a catapult, his brother is simply the reincarnation of Luban, and making things is absolutely magical. ”

Liu Zhenglong said with a smile: "You kid still plays this kind of trick, okay, let Pan Yu release him." If you have made meritorious service, you can still be an official. ”

In Liu Zhenglong's view, the folding catapult is definitely the 'mortar' of this era, I originally thought it would take a while, but I didn't expect it to be built, the kind of small thunderbolt is the use of small trebuchet projectiles, the role is no less than the 'mortar', get hundreds of them in a row, at the enemy projectile, that scene must be spectacular. No matter how strong the impact of the cavalry is, if it is faced with this kind of bombardment, the cavalry is a moving target.

For Liu Zhenglong, it is not yet time to develop the weapons industry to sweep the world, now as long as there are weapons against the cavalry, Liu Zhenglong said to Pan Yu: "Let's go here today, tonight in the Zuixian Tower to celebrate everyone." Oh, by the way, bring the two brothers that Ling Zhen said, you must report that the trebuchet will be transformed into a stone ballenger, and if you catapult the thunderbolt projectile, the power will be much greater, by the way, you ask the professors and students of the College of Engineering, whether the spring has been made. ”

In the evening, the drunken fairy building, which was razed to the ground, was rebuilt, more magnificent than before, and the business was more prosperous.

In the Star Picking Pavilion of the Drunken Immortal Building, Liu Zhenglong met the two brothers of the Yang family, the eldest Yang Wen, who is a stuffy gourd who doesn't like to talk, but this guy killed people because he fought with others for women, of course, no one cares about the merits of this now. The second brother Yang Wu, this guy is strong and powerful, and he is tall and madam, which is in stark contrast to Si Swenwen's brother.

Ling Zhen took Yang Wen and Yang Wu and stood at the door cautiously, this guy knew that the performance of these two brothers also determined his future fate, so he was very nervous.

Pan Yu said to Ling Zhen: "Why don't you hurry up and take these two brothers to meet the lord, it's rare to wait until there are many people before you speak?" ”

Ling Zhen didn't dare to move forward when he saw that Qin Guogong was chatting with the head of the Qian family, and now that Pan Yu said it, he motioned to Yang Wen, and Yang Wu walked forward with him to the position five steps in front of Liu Zhenglong's table, knelt on the ground and said reverently: "Lord Qiqi, I brought their two brothers here." ”

Si Siwenwen, Yang Wen, who looks like a scholar, kowtowed and said: "Xiaomin Yang Wen has thanked Grandpa Guo for saving his life, and he is willing to swear allegiance to Grandpa Guo in this life and this life." ”

"Grass people Yang Wu, in this life, I am willing to swear allegiance to the grandfather of the country." Yang Wu's voice was very loud and could be heard far away.

Qian Qi said with a smile: "You two brothers, don't be in a hurry to show loyalty, what are you good at, should you say it, if you have the ability, you will not be buried here in Grandpa Guo, if you don't have the ability, you know what the use of loyalty is." ”

Liu Zhenglong didn't speak, he knew that this was Qian Qi testing the two brothers, so he smiled and said nothing, after all, the College of Engineering wants to open a branch, which is nominally subordinate to the College of Engineering, but in fact it is a manufacturing bureau, and a large number of capable talents are needed to enter. Of course, the dean has to worry about it.

Yang Wen pondered for a moment and then said, "My second brother is good at the design of instruments, and I am good at manufacturing. For a long time, they have been studying siege equipment, but unfortunately no one appreciates it, so that the two brothers are in danger. ”

"Since that's the case, I believe that you two brothers should come over with samples, so don't show it in front of Grandpa Guo, there will be a heavy reward for your performance."

After Yang Wen and Yang Wu discussed it, Yang Wu went out and brought a copper cabinet two feet long, about one foot two inches wide, and one foot five high from outside. There are two rows of wheels underneath the cabinet, two two-foot-long pushrods at the back, and on the front is a pattern of a tiger with a large mouth open, and in the middle of the tiger's mouth is a seven-inch iron pipe, about the thickness of a baby's wrist.

"What is this, how does it look weird." Not only Qian Qi was curious, but even the curiosity of the well-informed Liu Zhenglong came up.

Yang Wu pointed to the cabinet and said: "This copper cabinet is fueled by fierce fire oil, and is made of boiled copper, the cabinet has six legs, and there are six copper pipes on it, and the pipe is horizontally placed on the pump to communicate with the oil cabinet. The front part of the pump is a "fire building" with ignition powder inside. When in use, the red-hot cone ignites the ignition powder in the "fire tower", and then pulls the pump vigorously to put pressure on the air in the oil tank, and then causes the fierce fire oil to burn into a flame when it is sprayed out of the "fire tower", so as to burn the enemy and its equipment. Due to the different sizes, the distance of the flames sprayed out is also different, like this can be sprayed more than three feet, this is mainly used for display, I also have a giant copper cabinet with a length of one zhang and five feet, and the flames sprayed can reach seven or eight feet away. As for the name of this weapon, please give it a name. ”

It is indeed of little significance to spray three feet away, but the nature of seven or eight zhang is different, Liu Zhenglong suddenly remembered how the fierce oil fire cabinet in the Southern Song Dynasty was advanced to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. Of course, as early as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, fierce fire oil had appeared on the battlefield, but as a mature combat weapon, it appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, and I didn't expect the two Yang brothers to make it now.

Liu Zhenglong said with a smile: "Before, you were ready to sell it to the government at what price and were rejected. ”

"One hundred." Yang Wen had tears in his eyes when he said this, and he choked up and said: "At that time, I wanted to sell the big fierce fire oil tank to the government at a price of 100 yuan, but people not only didn't give money, but also said that I made weapons without authorization, with the intention of colluding with traitors, and as a result, I was arrested and put in prison for murder. ”

"Well, this small fierce fire oil tank will be demonstrated outside, and if you can make the small one more than a foot away, the prince will reward you with 10,000 yuan. In addition, you two brothers will follow Ling Zhen in charge in the future, they are both the undertakers of the eighth grade, if you go out from outside, you can't be a county magistrate, you can also be a county lieutenant. “

"Thank you for the grace of Grandpa Guo."

The two brothers pushed the fierce oil fire cabinet out, this push action shows that this thing is easy to move, and it also provides the possibility to make this fierce oil fire cabinet bigger, after all, the victory or defeat on the battlefield is still the giant equipment, if it is not convenient to move, it is difficult to exert power.

Demonstration of this link, Liu Zhenglong and Qian Qi did not go out to watch, the curious Pan Yu walked out, and after coming back, this guy danced and said: "It's amazing, it's definitely a big killer on the battlefield." “

"That's good, you follow the two brothers of the Yang family to see that giant one, as for the name, it's called the Fire Dragon God, this name is majestic and domineering." Liu Zhenglong left Ling Zhen behind, and he said: "Gu and Dean Qian have discussed, set up a firearms manufacturing bureau under the College of Engineering, named the Shenwei Artillery Bureau, you are the director, from now on, you are the Zhaowu captain of Zhengliupin, and you are only half a level away from your family master." ”

"Thank you for your grace." Ling Zhen knelt down and thanked him.

Liu Zhenglong continued: "The two brothers of the Yang family should be your assistants, and now there is one most important job that you need to do, that is, to improve the assault rifle so that it can really be put into the battlefield." ”

The assault musket, which originally appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty and Song Dynasty, was the first single-handed bamboo musket in human history. Liu Zhenglong advanced this assault rifle to the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, and had already equipped the Flame Army, which showed great might in the two wars. However, this weapon was far from mature, not only was it easy to explode, but it was also troublesome to operate, and the killing distance was only one hundred and fifty paces, and it was only because of the first use that it appeared to be extremely powerful. With the passage of time, Jin Guo will master this technique sooner or later, and his power will not be displayed.

As a precaution, Liu Zhenglong proposed to pull the Modified Assault Rifle, and he said to Ling Zhen: "The bamboo system is easy to blow up, which is a damage to the soldiers, and at least more than 100 soldiers have been injured so far. It can be changed to iron pipes, and you can discuss with the professors of the Peng family to make them. I also had the idea of a primer gun, which was probably a semi-mechanical ignition device: a groove on the outside or upper part of the butt, and a serpentine rod in the groove, one end of the rod was fixed, and the other end formed a trigger, which could be rotated, and there was a clip to hold a slow-burning fire rope soaked in gunpowder. The rear end of the barrel is equipped with a powder disc, and when fired, the trigger is pulled, the nose is pressed down, and the ignited fire rope enters the powder pan to ignite the gunpowder, firing the projectile or arrowhead. The butt was also improved and handguards were added, allowing the musket to shoot from the shoulder. Specifically, I have a hand-drawn sample, and I will have someone send it to you tomorrow. This involves the cooperation of many departments, and there are things to be coordinated by Dean Qian. ”

Originally, Liu Zhenglong still wanted Ling Zhen to make an arquebus, but he always felt that the time was not ripe, and there was no need to give Ling Zhen too much burden now, and finally he said: "It will take a while to develop the musket, and I am not in a hurry, but I think I can try to make a three-eyed firecracker, which should not be difficult, as long as the lead of the gunpowder is solved, and the iron cast firecracker is good." ”

Regarding the Three-Eyed Fire Hammer, it is relatively simple, Liu Zhenglong firmly believes that as long as he speaks his thoughts, this Ling Zhen will definitely be able to create it.

Ling Zhen is full of confidence, now that he has been promoted, if he can't come up with a decent weapon, it will be unlikely, besides, Grandpa Guo has made so much money and raised so many craftsmen, just to make weapons. Especially after the two brothers of the Yang family came, this guy was even more confident and firmly believed that everything was not a problem.