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"Worried, how can you not be worried, but because you are worried, you have to do everything possible to help Han Du defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty and sit firmly in the world in the future!"

Sitting in the carriage, recalling what Pan Zhaolin said to himself in the mansion, a trace of an unpredictable smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Yifeng's lips. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This guy is kind of funny!"

Maybe because of his position, Zhu Yifeng evaluates others less and less, and rarely makes a conclusion to a person, but now he has given such an evaluation to Pan Zhaolin very rarely.

"Actually, it's not bad to have them to run a railway! At least you can save a lot of money in the house! You can use the money you save to do more. Do more! ”

Of course, there is a prerequisite for handing over the railroad to the merchants, which is that they must follow some rules, at least they must build the railroad within the specified time, otherwise the government will take back the railroad as a punishment. Moreover, in the future, the regulation and control of the railway network will be regulated by a joint control center jointly established by the government and various railway companies, which means that the railways must be operated by each line, rather than working independently. Moreover, during the war, the railways would be taken over by the corresponding government agencies. In the market-oriented management of railways, there may be too much experience to learn from.

For issues such as monopoly, it is not a problem that Zhu Yifeng needs to consider now, the government's monopoly is also a monopoly, the government's monopoly will bring a series of almost unavoidable problems such as low efficiency, corruption and waste, and service decline, for any industry, marketization is the only way out, and anything that violates the rules of the market is destined to be eliminated.

"The future is left to worry about in the future, the most important thing is to build this railway first, since they have the money to repair it, let them repair it! Big deal......"

No, with a little restriction, they won't be able to build the railroad for five years, and then the government can redeem the railroad with bonds. The Manchu Dynasty's oppression of merchants was nothing more than the plundering of the law of the jungle, which was too naked, and the use of rules was still what the government should do, after all, the government has always been the maker of the rules.

The unpredictable smile at the corner of his lips is even thicker at this time, and some things just need to be buried in the bottom of his heart.

The carriage slowly came to the training ground of the rebels, because it was a rest day, the training ground that was usually very lively and very lively seemed extremely deserted today. At the front of the range, there were several rifles on the table and a few artillery pieces on the side. In addition to the soldiers, there were more than a dozen people in suits and overalls, who were technicians and workers in the arsenal.

The reason why they are here today is to have a demonstration of weapons, and looking at Hantu as he gets off the carriage, Chasebo looks a little nervous, even though the rifle he invented has been tested thousands of times in France, at sea, and in the arsenals. And now we have 100 pieces in trial production, but this is the first time that we want to demonstrate it to outsiders. And this person's decision will determine whether a nearby weapon can be equipped with an army.

"I've seen Han Du!"

When Xu Shushan and the others saw Han Du coming, they bowed and saluted. Compared with the cumbersome etiquette of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the etiquette in the palace is undoubtedly very simple, only requiring a bow.

"Chengyi, you and I are family, you don't need to be so polite!"

After deliberately saying this, Zhu Yifeng walked straight towards the table and said as he walked.

"Is there any surprise for me to come here today?"

What is the surprise?

Before the equipment of the arsenal is installed, the so-called surprise must be a new weapon.

What kind of new weapon is it?

At the same time as this thought came to his mind, a few rifles on the table attracted Zhu Yifeng's idea, that is...... Surprised to look at the rifle on the table.

Zhu Yifeng even deliberately looked for his eyes, for fear that he would be dazzled.

Bolt!

That's right, it's the bolt!

The rifle on the wooden table does not see the hammer on the right side of the firing pistol, but the bolt of the gun, which is extremely common in old movies. This is the most significant difference between a rear-loading gun and a front-loading gun.

I'm not going to be dazzled!

Looking at the rifle on the table with a length of more than 1.3 meters, he looked at his familiar appearance, although the bolt and rifle were a little rudimentary, far less refined than the rifles of later generations such as Mauser. But there is no doubt that this is definitely a rear-loading gun.

Picked up the rifle on the table casually, the rifle seemed a little heavy, at least ten pounds, but Zhu Yifeng walked towards the unknown as if he didn't realize it, his right hand rotated the bolt, the black rubber at the front end of the bolt and the tube on the bolt attracted his attention.

This is......

As a quasi-military fan, looking at the black rubber at the front end of the bolt, Zhu Yifeng recognized this rifle, which is ...... Shasebo! That's right! looked at Xia Saibo standing beside Xu Shushan in surprise, he actually came to China!

Xia Sebo also looked at Han Du in surprise, he actually knew how to use this gun! When Xia Saibo was stunned, he only listened to Han Du.

"Bullets? Where are the bullets? ”

The bullet is naturally not a metal cartridge case, but a paper package to set the bullet, in this era there are also Drexer firing pin guns using similar bullets, in fact, Chasebo is in combination with the design of the Drese needle gun will change the hammer to a firing pin, and place the primer at the bottom of the bullet, this design is not special after a hundred years, but in this era is really revolutionary.

The sound of gunfire continued on the shooting range, and in just one minute, Zhu Yifeng, who used this rifle for the first time, fired 8 rounds in a row, in fact, if he underwent rigorous training, the rate of fire of this rifle would be faster. After shooting continuously, playing with the rifle in his hand, Zhu Yifeng remembered a sentence in his mind.

"20,000 soldiers armed with this devastating weapon can fire 280,000 rounds per minute, and if the hit rate is at the level of the training field, it can take down 56,000 enemies. With this magical weapon, a few minutes can decide the winner and 20 salvos can end a campaign. …… Under the new rifle strike, the enemy will panic and either flee or be eliminated...... Cannons all look outdated......"

This is a report written by the Minister of Defence published in 1868 in the official French mouthpiece, Moniteur, in another time and space. And it's not just the official propaganda that is encouraging, the French political and military hierarchy does believe that the Chaseppo has changed the military balance between France and France. After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, the French Foreign Minister said in an interview with British journalists that "the situation is no longer under my control, and everything will be decided by Chasepo." ”

Despite the fact that the outcome of the war was not as simple as they thought, it was a pity that it was not the enemy's cannon that became obsolete in that war, but the French's own bronze breech guns. In the Franco-Prussian War, Prussian Krupp steel cannons smashed French cannons and rifles to pieces, even though the Trisport guns had an overwhelming advantage in infantry-on-infantry combat. However, its outstanding performance greatly stimulated the Germans, and after the war, they quickly eliminated the needle gun and replaced it with a Mauser M1871 using metal cartridge cases.

There is no doubt that the Chasebo gun is a magical weapon, and in this era, it is an epoch-making weapon! As for the perfect masterpiece of the Enfield P1853, the front-loading rifled rifle, it is far from being comparable to the same period, and it is said that it is at least three times its rate of fire, and the range and accuracy of 1200 meters are not comparable to the Enfield P1853, let alone other weapons of this era.

If there were more metal shells...... Then the rebels will undoubtedly leave behind all the armies of the world!

When this thought came to his mind, a puddle left by the rain not far away attracted Zhu Yifeng's attention, and he casually threw the bullet into the water.

"Handu ......"

Xu Shushan, Xia Saibo and others were all taken aback by the actions of the Grand Duke.

"If you soak a bullet in water, how long will it fail?"

While asking, Zhu Yifeng picked up a pack of bullets, walked to the puddle, and poured all the twelve bullets in the bag into the water, and after a few minutes, all the bullets were useless due to moisture. Then he looked at Xia Sebo and said.

"Have you ever done this experiment?"

Of course not! Although the "bullet shell" made of oiled paper and linen has a certain waterproof performance, it only requires basic moisture-proof, and the waterproof is only slightly stronger than in the past. It only takes a few minutes of immersion in water for the bullet to become ineffective due to moisture in fire and powder. However, it has the advantage that it can be exposed to the sun for ten or twenty minutes, and the bullet will return to normal.

"Handu, although she is not waterproof, it is better than any bullet in the past!"

"Not good enough!"

Facing Xia Saibo's explanation, Zhu Yifeng spoke.

"If you can add flax to oiled paper, why can't you use metal cartridge shells? Like making bullet shells out of copper! ”

"Copper? Metal bullet casings? ”

"That's right, it's made of brass shells, so that you can do away with the rubber airtight sleeve on the bolt surface to prevent gas leakage! Because the cartridge case itself plays the role of holding the breath. ”

Whether it was Xia Saibo or Xu Shushan, they all looked at Han Du in front of them in surprise at this time, they even forgot how he knew the principle of this rifle, and were completely attracted by his suggestion. Engineers themselves, they naturally know the advantages of metal shells, and they also know what kind of changes metal eggshells will bring?

"But how do you make this metal eggshell? Is it rolled in thin copper? If it is cast, the cost is too high. ”

"Rolled in copper?"

Looking at the two in front of him, Zhu Yifeng shook his head and said.

"Rolled shells are easy to be propped up by gunpowder gas, and it is very easy to get stuck when used, so we can consider other processes, such as extrusion!"

While talking about Zhu Yifeng, he explained.

"We can use a press, that is, a press to make silver dollars, copper dollars, to squeeze out the copper meng, and then extend it again to make it thinner, so that we can get thinner shells?" (To be continued.) )