Chapter 133: The First of Firearms (3)
First set the basic technical route, and then engage in a major battle for tackling key technical problems. This is my D's tradition.
"This son has also heard of a method of control. There are skilled craftsmen who use this method to make the pipe, without a single seam, natural and unusually strong. Therefore, it can be loaded with more gunpowder, and the range can reach 100 steps, and the accuracy is very high. There is also a gun machine, no need for a fire rope, in wartime to break the faucet, the enemy can be fired with a button. The gun can be sleeved with a bayonet. Hit with a gun at a distance, stabbed with a bayonet at a distance, and the strong enemy was all frightened and scattered. The tail of the gun has a shoulder rest. Resist the fire on your shoulders and withstand the recoil of the firecracker! ”
Zhu Pingjin paused, staring at the round eyes of the craftsmen below, "This method of making pipes, Shicai Ben Shizi said two kinds, and there is another one: that is, first use fine iron to beat into iron rods, and then use a lathe to drill out the barrel directly." After drilling, reaming. As long as the drill is not deviated, the gun tube can be made in one go! ”
The barrel is not bore, there is a bayonet, and it has a gun holder. What's even more powerful is that it comes with its own tinder, and even the fire rope is free!
"If you can make such a militaristic weapon, you will be able to defeat the Tartars and exterminate the thieves!" The spirited is the right Changshi Zheng Anmin.
"No arquebus, no bayonets! This thing is good, no wonder the prince wants us to practice short spears...... "It was Song Zhenzong who smiled.
"If it is really made, we Tusi soldiers must have it too!" The radiant one is Gao Antai. Recently, he made great contributions and won many rewards in the struggle against Zhu Zhishen, Zhu Pingwei, Chen En, and Liu Quanzhong.
"If you reload faster, you can replace bows and arrows! The bow and arrow are no more than three arrows against the enemy, and you can't shoot them if you wear armor......" Looking forward to it, it was the old Qianhu Yin Jialin.
"It's just that the court knows about such a sharp weapon, it must be another lawsuit! The imperial court wants me to wait for tribute, do I wait for tribute or not? If we pay tribute, and those mediocre and stupid officials are lost on the battlefield, or they are secretly sold by the soldiers, and the Tartar thieves beat us in turn, how should we deal with it? "It is He Youyi who is worried.
"What Mr. He said is extremely true! According to the imperial court's ban on the vassal king, the prince created such a sharp weapon, I am afraid it is not the blessing of the Shu king's mansion! Wang Kunshan agreed.
Only Shu Guoping and Cheng Xiangfeng stood honestly in place and did not speak.
Among the craftsmen below, some people gasped: "Create such a divine weapon, unless Grandpa Lu Ban is reborn." I'm afraid that ordinary people are ......"
Zhu Pingjin watched coldly. The reactions of all parties were not unexpected, but the lack of confidence of those craftsmen made him very unhappy.
"What's wrong? Hurry up! Zhu Pingjin raised his voice and called again: "Brother Feng, since you have made a gun pipe, you can talk about it first!" ”
Shizi showed signs of anger, and Feng Da bowed cautiously and tried to use technical jargon.
“…… For example, the method of drilling pipes, how long the pipe is, how long the drill bit should be. The pipe is more than three feet long, and this drill bit is more than three feet long. With such a long drill bit, it is not easy to make it straight! If there is a slight deviation, it will be crooked. If the drill is crooked, the drill bit will be easy to break. To drill holes in fine iron, this drill bit must be made of extremely hard and tough sinker steel, and then drenched with pig iron water. And the lathe, the villain is not blessed, he has never seen it, and he doesn't know what it looks like. But since someone has done it, the method must be done. Now that the army is in urgent need, the prince has opened the golden mouth, and the villain brothers are desperate to make it! ”
The Feng brothers are still interested, but they just raised a lot of difficulties, and they didn't deny it. Otherwise, the following topic cannot be continued. Zhu Pingjin smiled, pointed at the Feng brothers, and said to a bunch of craftsmen:
"Craftsman Feng said it well! That's how you do things, don't rush to deny it first, try it first. When you encounter difficulties, let's find a way to overcome them together! As the saying goes, three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang. How many people are here, and how many Zhuge Liang can be worth? If someone else can do it, why can't you? Do you have fewer arms and legs?
Everyone, please think carefully: one out of ten fine iron, counting the scrapped, hundreds of catties of iron can make a gun, too wasteful, to improve. The perforated iron rod is extremely heat-resistant, and something must have been added to it, to be explored! The drill bit should be extremely hard and tough steel, and it should be developed! The drill bit should drill more than three feet of deep holes, and can not be drilled off, what is the shape of this drill tip, to explore! And this lathe has nothing, and it has to be built from scratch!
To extract the essence from iron, it is necessary to use an extremely high temperature iron melting furnace, which is a matter of smelting! Making steel drills, it's a blacksmith's business! Ann machine, this is the jeweler's business! Building a lathe, it's a matter of wood and iron! In addition, the construction of workshops and stoves also involves various craftsmen such as masons, carpenters, lacquerers, and jewelers. Therefore, this gun pipe system seems simple, but it is actually complex and abnormal.
In view of this, this prince decided to set up a firearms bureau in the Shu Palace! This firearms bureau does nothing else, but authorizes firearms. The Firearms Bureau is personally in command by the son of the world, assisted by several gentlemen, and then selected the elite soldiers of each workshop to form a joint formation. This son wants to train a group of cadres through the establishment of this firearms bureau! Through the establishment of this firearms bureau, ah, to discover a group of talents! Through the establishment of this firearms bureau, we should promote the upgrading of the level of firearms manufacturing and even the entire Sichuan industry......"
Zhu Pingjin said as he spoke, as if he had returned to the stability maintenance venue of the year. Facing thousands of laid-off workers, his hands were pressed on the snow-white tablecloth, and his two mouths were facing the outstretched microphone. Energetic and gushing. Three key points, five hands, seven attention, three hours without a sip of tea, five hours without a bubble of urine. It was said that you were dizzy and drowsy, and in the end you couldn't hold it back, so you had to take the initiative to leave.
"Shizi, it's not early this day, you promised the princess Niangniang to talk to her tonight......" Li Sixian reminded in a whisper behind his back.
Forgetful! Zhu Pingjin came to his senses. He glanced at it and saw Zheng Anmin exchanging glances with Li Sixian.
"This firearms bureau, this son is set to collect rent in Wangzhuang in the south of the city! It is a land and water wharf, with convenient transportation and close distance from Chengdu, which is convenient for both sides to communicate. There is a high wall outside the Wangzhuang, which is conducive to secrecy; There is a house where the stewards and craftsmen can rest. This son wants to build a complete firearms R&D and production system in the Firearms Bureau! The stewardship of the Firearms Bureau should be decided earlier. The steward is decided, and then the craftsman is chosen, and the craftsman is decided, and then the craftsman is chosen. Ladies and gentlemen, who would like to take the initiative to ask Ying to be the steward of this great future? ”
The head craftsman of this era is humble and despises, and with a little craftsmanship, he can only mix a little better than the mud legs, so he naturally does not have this qualification to be in charge. Several generals under Zhu Pingjin were not notified or even hinted at in advance, so they would not sign up. The candidates for management are nothing more than those civil officials who have nothing to do. So who are the civil officials left, everyone's eyes can't help but stare at Wang Gongzheng, who is a professional counterpart.
Wang Gong is an old man in his fifties, who has worked in the palace all his life, and finally the prince is gracious and asks for a petty official of eight grades for him. As soon as the prince, who liked to toss silver money, left, he immediately became idle. As soon as he saw that he was being stared at by everyone, he immediately realized that the situation was not good, and hurriedly took the initiative to get out of the predicament.
"Report to the world, the lower official was going to take the initiative to ask for help! But in the morning, the princess made a decree to separate the prince's courtyard from the palace in half and change it into a money village. Oh, it's a pity, the garden has just been built, how could the prince be harmed by those thieves! After building and demolishing, isn't this throwing silver into the river? In the morning, Miss Luo called the shopkeeper Qiu of the money village to pass the word, saying that she would be accompanied by the next official to check the location of the money village on the spot. Look, Shizi, this matter of the Firearms Bureau, the lower officials are really ......"
My mother and wife were all moved out by this dog thing, what else can Zhu Pingjin say? He nodded very understandingly, and Wang Gongzheng quickly retreated to the literary class, with a faint smile on his face.
Zhu Pingjin scanned the crowd again, hoping that someone would take the initiative. He already knew that his impassioned speech just now had long been regarded as a deaf ear by his subordinates. Is it okay to be a good official, and run to be the head of this group of craftsmen? Unless he's sick!
No way, it seems that in the future, the affairs of the Firearms Bureau will be indispensable for the affairs of the Firearms Bureau. Without the personal supervision of the top leader, things just can't be pushed. He sighed and named the spare tire.
"Mr. Wang is talented, this position of the manager of the Firearms Bureau must be Mr."
Wang Kunshan never dreamed that the prince would name him.
He took refuge in the prince because he was very disappointed in the stupidity of the prince and his gang, and he also withdrew in time to avoid trouble for the prince. He expected that the prince would want the money of the prince and the princess, as well as the soldiers of the prince, and sooner or later he would get into trouble. Thirty-six strategies, go for the best policy. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the prince to have an accident. It's just that I didn't expect it to end like this. The prince is dead, the king of Taiping is dead, the father and son of the king of Fushun, Chen En, Liu Qianzhong, and Concubine Liu, who is favored in a thousand ways, will also die sooner or later.!
It can be said that many of the characters around the prince have been arrested, even those eunuchs and palace maids who can't call their lives......
The only one who can escape is Wang Kunshan! He was often awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, and when he thought about it, he became more and more afraid: if he didn't surrender to the son in time, would it also be a full end of beheading?
During this time, the prince neither used him nor punished him, but only moved his family from the provincial capital to Pengshan and firmly controlled Wangzhuang. For all this, Wang Kunshan has no complaints: no one will open their hearts to a past opponent overnight! Not only did he not complain, but on the contrary, he behaved more cautiously and positively. Regardless of whether the prince told him to do things or not, he would come to the prince's mansion early every day. So when Zhu Pingjin called his name, he was sad and happy, happy that he finally had something serious to do, and sad that he was afraid that he would have to be with these craftsmen in this life, and he would never have the opportunity to stand on the temple again!
Wang Kunshan didn't dare to hesitate, and he had to pile up surprises on his face. He walked out of class quickly, kneeling in thanksgiving.
Wang Kunshan is interesting! Zhu Pingjin was about to speak when he saw Zheng Anmin take a step forward.
"The minister thinks that Mr. Wang is not suitable to be the manager of the Firearms Bureau!"
Since the ascension of the prince to immortals, Zuo Changshi Qin Wenjian has been ill for a while. It is estimated that the holy decree of the imperial court has not arrived, and he has entered the underworld. The Changshi Division is currently in charge of Zheng Anmin, and if he opposes it, the weight will be heavy. Zhu Pingjin is very strange, does he want to recommend someone of his own? However, he violated the imperial court system and called himself "minister" instead of "lower official", so there should be no deliberate objection. Zhu Pingjin looked at him, nodded, and let him speak.
"Since the new firearm is a militaristic weapon, it is inevitable that this firearms bureau will not be targeted by ill-intentioned people! The imperial court has used troops again and again over the years. The Tartars retreated, and the thieves arose; The thieves have been suppressed, the tartars are coming again, and I don't know how much money has been added! If the imperial court also has its eyes on such a sharp weapon, the result is really unpredictable! Although the minister was guilty of his sins and wrote a letter to resign, the will of the court was not issued for a day, and the minister's position as the right long history was difficult to get rid of for a day. The minister is the foreign minister of the palace, and he is a civil official of the fifth grade, and he is ordered to be in charge of the affairs of the palace and the auxiliary ministers......