On May 10, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, on the test ground outside the firearms workshop.

Gao Yihuan and several generals took a few self-generated firearms, looked at them, raised them from time to time, and made an aiming action.

Chen Huiting explained: "The self-generated gun is four feet long, weighs six catties and five taels, and the mouth of the gun can hold three coins of projectiles, and the fixed medicine is four dollars. Compared with the bird, there is basically no change, the key is that the ignition device has been modified, and the fire is no longer ignited with a fire rope, but by hitting the flint to ignite. ”

Chen Huiting said with deep feelings: "This is simple to say, just use flint instead of arquebus to make fire, but it is very troublesome to build. This time, the main improvements are the trigger, hammer, reed, core, iron blocking and other parts, in addition to a movable fire door, used to protect the ignition, so that the self-generated gun can be used regardless of wind or rain. ”

"For these parts, the craftsmen have created countless variations, which are not only difficult to create, but also the materials are not good, and the parts created are either not elastic enough, or cannot withstand the high temperatures. One of the most laborious is the reed, which took more than four months, refining copper and iron, and making hundreds of attempts to find a suitable material. ”

Chen Huiting sighed: "Fortunately, I have read the "Illustrated Description of Weapons", and I have a certain understanding of the shape, size, and function of the parts. ”

The flintlock pistol, which has only appeared in the West for more than a hundred years, has only begun to be equipped on a large scale in recent decades, and there are still many technical flaws.

Chen Huiting can make it, but it is not easy.

Everyone was quite emotional when they heard his tone, and Zhao Daxian on the side played for a long time, looking good, and couldn't help asking: "Chen Qijian, this self-generated gun really doesn't need to be ignited, and is not afraid of wind and rain?" ”

Gao Yihuan smiled, "You can give it a try, and you will know!" ”

At that moment, the craftsman found a target and placed it fifty paces away.

Because it is different from the bird, Zhao Daxian carried out the loading under the guidance of the craftsman, and found that the steps were really streamlined a lot, so he exclaimed: "Mother, it's really simpler." ”

As he spoke, he turned back to everyone and smiled, "Then I'll shoot it!" ”

When Gao Yihuan and the others heard this, they all took a step back and stayed away from him.

Zhao Daxian was slightly stunned, the smile on his face froze instantly, he was not nervous, but he was a little scared by the action of everyone retreating in unison.

Everyone knows that the fire gun is easy to explode, but fortunately, Gao Yihuan has formulated a reward and punishment system for craftsmen and strengthened the management of firearms workshops.

However, this is only for the mature bird gun, which has just been made, and I don't know whether it is insured or not.

"Lao Zhao, why don't you shoot yet?" Xu Heihu urged.

Zhao Daxian could only swallow his saliva, he had said everything, and not shooting seemed to break his face a little.

At this time, Zhao Daxian saw Chen Huiting standing beside him, gave him a reassuring look, and then gritted his teeth and lifted the gun, supported the gun with one hand, looked at it with one eye for a while, and suddenly pulled the trigger.

There was a "pop" sound, followed by a "bang" sound, the gun rod shook, white smoke rose up, and a projectile turned into a whistling out.

Zhao Daxian finished sending a hammer, and was stunned for a while, before he looked down at the fire hammer in his hand, "I grass~"

"Good! Not bad! ”

When Gao Yihuan saw it, he couldn't help but admire, and the others were also excited, wanting to let go of it himself.

At this time, a soldier had already taken the target over to inspect it, and found that the inch-thick plank had been pierced by the projectile.

Although only the ignition mechanism has been improved, the air tightness has been improved, so the power of the gun itself has been increased compared to that of the bird.

Looking at the effect of shooting, Gao Yihuan estimated that there was no problem in penetrating light armor within fifty steps, and it was much stronger than a bow and arrow.

Next, everyone tried a few more firearms, and the performance was almost the same, but there were many problems, and the probability of ignition was not very high, and at the moment it was only a sample gun, and there were still big problems in mass production.

But as long as it can be done, the rest of the things can be solved.

Before the Industrial Revolution, the technological gap was not insurmountable, and what the West could make, the East could certainly make.

Gao Yihuan said to Chen Huiting: "Chen Qijian, you did a good job this time and lived up to my expectations." Ben is going to reward you and the craftsmen who worked on the making of your guns. If you supervise meritorious work, you will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and 20 acres of land will be given, and each craftsman will be given a first grade, and each of you will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver. ”

The generals who were playing with firearms on the side couldn't help but be a little surprised and shocked when they heard that there were so many rewards.

Gao Yihuan divided the craftsmen into hierarchies, artificially created competition and the flow up and down to mobilize the enthusiasm of the craftsmen.

He is taking advantage of human nature, if everyone is the same, it is a stagnant water, and once someone is treated differently, it will make the rest of the people flock to it.

When you see someone else's level increase, you are embarrassed to stay still, and you have to think about progress.

Now craftsmen are divided into five levels by Gao Yihuan: apprentice, craftsman, middle craftsman, master craftsman, and craftsman, and each level is divided into three levels.

In Gao Yihuan's design, the highest-level craftsman, Yue Chengdang, is the same as his top military generals and Wenchen's Yulu, but now he has no craftsmen, most of them are apprentices and craftsmen.

After Chen Huiting heard this, he was quite calm, but after several craftsmen heard it, they were already excited, and they hurriedly saluted, "Thank you general, thank you general~"

Gao Yihuan nodded, and then ordered: "Chen Qijian, I will send a scribe to you, you have to record all the steps of making the gun and the matters that should be paid attention to, and it must be illustrated and written, and finally compiled into a book, let's call it "New Artifact Pu". ”

Gao Yihuan paused, and then added: "In addition to the self-generated guns, other firearms, as well as the smelting technology of refined iron, must also be included in them, and then handed over to the general as a secret for preservation." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, or the dynasties, due to the low status of craftsmen, technology is often not valued, and most of the skills of craftsmen are not passed on secrets, and will not be easily leaked, so many once brilliant skills are gradually lost.

For example, the forging of swords, as well as bows and crossbows, etc., have regressed in technology. Often, people die and technology disappears.

After Gao Yihuan reformed the workshop, many craftsmen were only responsible for forging one part, and the division of labor began to be refined.

This has improved efficiency, but it has also reduced the number of generalists, and most of the newly recruited apprentices are specialists, and if something happens, it will affect the entire production, so Gao Yihuan is ready to compile a book to record all kinds of firearms and techniques.

This is to prevent the loss of technology, and the second is to facilitate the construction of other workshops, and with the guidance of books, it can be quickly built.

Of course, this book cannot be printed in large quantities, there will only be very few copies, and each copy must be strictly managed so that it cannot be leaked.

Chen Huiting was a little surprised when he heard this, but then he clenched his fists excitedly, "I know that I will do my best." ”

Generally speaking, compiling books is a work of reading, and they can be famous, and Chen Huiting was a little excited when he thought that he could also publish books······

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