Zhang Dexing frowned, and explained to the two that these women were not of unknown origin, and they were all dusty women who came out of the Zuixian Building, Manchun Building, and Manxiang Building, and the coachman was a high-ranking official in the court, so no one dared to detain them at all. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Do you send someone to follow you?"

Su Zedong hurriedly asked, and was relieved to see Zhang Dexing nodding with a smile on his face, and then said: "Since this is the case, then I will follow the plan, slowly spread the net, wait for the fish and shrimp to fall into the net, and then follow the vine to catch the big fish." ”

"Good! The subordinate will retire and continue to spy on intelligence at the gate of the North City! ”

Zhang Dexing saw that there was a Liu Zhenming next to Su Zedong, and after reporting the matter, he hugged his fists very interestingly and wanted to retire.

Su Zedong now intended to suppress Liu Zhenming's momentum, so he stopped him and said, "Since Brother Zhang is here, why don't you stay and discuss the production of firearms and artillery?" ”

"Oh? Could it be that Brother Zhang also knows the production process of artillery and firearms? ”

As soon as Liu Zhenming heard it, he knew that Su Zedong was looking for someone to make trouble for himself, after all, if the technology was dominant, although the position of the master of Su Hall in Juyi Hall could not be shaken, it did have a big impact on his position in Dongzhen Company.

Zhang Dexing's color was more respectful, and he said with more proper etiquette: "Oh, Liu Deputy Tang is mainly talking like this, it is really too elevating his subordinates, and his subordinates have only seen records about firearms and artillery in the classical books at home. ”

Liu Zhenming didn't intend to let Zhang Dexing go, and then pressed step by step: "Oh? What is written about firearms? ”

Su Zedong saw Liu Zhenming's aggressive momentum, since Zhang Dexing said that he had only read it in ancient books, but he had to ask others to say what was recorded, since it was recorded, for people at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, if they did not specialize, it must be difficult to read and understand, but he asked others to say it, isn't this embarrassing?

But Su Zedong still underestimated Zhang Dexing's ability, the other party said that he had just seen it, and it was really modest, and in the next quarter of an hour, Zhang Dexing started from the origin of gunpowder in the Tang Dynasty......

In the Song Dynasty, firearms began to be used in a large number of military affairs, which is characterized by the use of explosives, widely used in water warfare and defending the city, the use of bows, crossbows, stone throwing (throwing) machines, etc.

Speaking of the assault rifle, Liu Zhenming asked again: "Do you know the production process of the assault rifle?" Is it also detailed in this book? ”

When Zhang Dexing saw Liu Zhenming asking such a detailed question, he knew that he had no omissions, so he replied confidently: "According to the History of the Song Dynasty?? "Soldiers" contains: In the first year of Kaiqing, "make a sudden musket, take the giant bamboo as the tube, and the inner Anzi Yao, such as burning and setting off the flames, and then the Zi Yao emits a cannon sound, and I heard more than 150 steps from afar."

"The purpose of the giant bamboo is to increase the power and range of the firearm, and the sub-kiln in this firearm is probably composed of porcelain pieces, broken iron, stones, etc."

Liu Zhenming nodded with a smile on his face, thinking in his heart that it seemed that he really had to re-examine this young man at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but now he couldn't hold him too high, which would lower his morale and make it swell.

Seeing that Liu Zhenming no longer asked, Zhang Dexing continued: "In the Yuan Dynasty, the assault rifle was slowly improved into metal casting into a fire gun, because it could be cast from metal, that is, copper, and the specifications were unified, and the power was greatly improved. ”

"The rationale for its production."

Liu Zhenming asked coldly.

This question made Zhang Dexing dumbfounded, he really hadn't heard of this formulation, so he asked: "Basic principle?" Forgive my subordinates for their ignorance, and I have read history books and poetry books for more than ten years, but I have never heard of such a mention. ”

Seeing Liu Zhenming's complacent appearance after succeeding in his insect carving skills, Su Zedong interrupted on the side: "The basic principle is to describe its production process in the simplest way." ”

After receiving Su Zedong's support, Zhang Dexing's face returned to a smile and said: "Fill the gunpowder in the tubular metal utensil, and use the gas explosive force generated by the ignition of the gunpowder to shoot the projectile!" ”

"What can projectiles be made of?"

Liu Zhenming awe-inspiring himself as the chief examiner of the question, and he does have this right and authority, no matter what the purpose is, as long as the questions he asks are in line with the time period at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Su Zedong feels that it is reasonable and has no right to interfere, which is also an excuse to assess the person he likes.

This question made Zhang Dexing worry for a long time, but he still replied: "Its main ingredient is still gunpowder, which pushes lead bullets or iron bullets, but it can also be made of dozens of small beads made of iron, so as to use force to fight!" I remember the last time I acted, I used this little bead. ”

Then, without waiting for Liu Zhenming to ask again, Zhang Dexing used the fire gun made by himself and his father and uncles in his hometown to defeat the pursuers of the Yuan Dynasty in the mountains and alleys.

But its accuracy and limitations such as weather still have no way to improve, but this is no longer within the scope of their consideration, that is, Su Zedong has recognized Zhang Dexing, who has both theory and practical experience, and even if Liu Zhenming has a lot of heart and is unwilling, he still has to praise him vigorously......

Now that Zhang Dexing had completed the assessment, Su Zedong, as the hall master and manager, also wanted to take the opportunity to assess Liu Zhenming, who was the assessment officer before, and asked him about the requirements for making eight artillery pieces and 300 firearms for the tasks assigned to him.

Seeing that Su Zedong didn't let Zhang Dexing leave, he asked himself bluntly, Liu Zhenming was also a little emotional, and asked recklessly: "I'm afraid it's difficult for a third party to understand what you and I want to talk about in the future." ”

Everyone can hear that Liu Zhenming is giving an eviction order, this sentence made Zhang Dexing's face turn red all of a sudden, and Su Zedong didn't have a good face, after glaring at Liu Zhenming, he said: "It's okay, what we say, others may not understand!" Deputy Hall Master Liu's words are wrong! ”

"And even if there is something you don't understand, as long as you get closer to the firepower and accuracy of firearms, all problems can be solved head-on."

Liu Zhenming let out a "heh" and said, "This is simple." But if it does sound like ......"

He wanted to continue, but seeing that Su Zedong's face was the same as Zhang Dexing's, it became more and more ugly, and it was best to take into account the common purpose of uniting the collective, so he stopped the conversation, but when he was about to cut to the point, Su Zedong stopped.

He said: "Since Brother Zhang can listen here, then Uncle Song and Xiao Qi'er are not unavoidable, they are all virtuous people of our Dongzhen Company, and they are arrogant and have come here to fight the world together; And my second brother has a lot of things, Xiao Qi'er and Uncle Song should have returned to the mansion at this time. It's not as good as ......."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhenming impatiently followed his meaning and said, "Okay, good!" Just let them come! ”

Liu Zhenming was still thinking as he spoke, whether he was too old today, why did he gossip about Su Zedong, who is the leader, has to take turns to slap his face in the face if he has a little personal matter, first there is Zhang Dexing, and now he wants to go to Song Benwen and Xiao Qi'er, isn't this to make his study public.

There is no mysterious coin in this, Liu Zhenming still doesn't want to pretend to it, but the master of Su Hall, who is very good at understanding people's hearts, said again: "Oh, Brother Zhang, when you call Xiao Qi'er and Uncle Song, remember to ask them to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, it is already two o'clock in the afternoon, and they can discuss it at dinner." ”

After Xiao Qi'er and Song Jiwen were called to the conference hall by Zhang Dexing and found a place to sit down, Su Zedong and Liu Zhenming had been sitting upright in their positions and drinking tea, and the two who had no dialogue officially started talking.

Su Zedong asked Liu Zhenming what his plans were for the artillery, and at the same time signaled Xiao Qi'er to take minutes of the meeting, Zhang Dexin also paid attention to the lecture, and Song came here purely to rest.

After Liu Zhenming saw that Zhang Dexing and Xiao Qi'er had taken their pens, he began to say that he was originally expected to make the types of artillery, namely: Furlong cannon, tiger squat cannon, redcoat cannon and large and small Napoleonic smoothbore army guns, which are also known as M1857 Napoleonic cannons.

After making sure that all the people present were stunned except for Su Zedong, Liu Zhenming continued: "

But the Furlong cannon and the redcoat cannon have a common flaw that is difficult to overcome, the material! ”

"These types of guns do not have high requirements in terms of craftsmanship, but if they are really manufactured and used on the battlefield to defeat the enemy, they still need to be exquisite."

Subsequently, Liu Zhenming explained to everyone that the red-coated cannon and the Franco cannon belonged to foreign things, that is, they were transported from abroad, and when they saw that everyone was still at a loss, he explained: "Ahem, it was transported from the Western Regions!" ”

Only then did I see everyone nodding their heads in realization.