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Chapter 112 Arquebus

At this time, Zhu Bayi's image in the eyes of craftsmen was no less than that of private business owners in later generations. Therefore, no one will ever dare to question what he said, even if he is not convinced by the new craftsman Jiao Yu, everyone can only pinch their noses and accept the reality that this person has ascended to the sky in one step.

And the master craftsman Jiao Yu was also born to be a piece of material as a technical director. With the full support of Zhu Eighty-one and Huang Laowei, he carried a fire chopstick and commanded the craftsmen around him. Soon, a musket equipped with a medicine pot, rope clip, and trigger was built. Although there is still a certain distance between the appearance and the arquebus that Zhu Bayi was looking forward to, compared with the big lifting gun made by Lian Lao Hei at the beginning, it can be described as "reborn". At least, in Zhu Eighty-one's eyes, this thing can be called a musket!

According to the rules, the first test shot must be done by Jiao Yu himself. However, Zhu Bayi was reluctant to let the treasure he had just picked up die in a weapon accident, so despite Jiao Yu's angry face, he forcibly ordered everyone to tie the musket to a wooden shelf. Then he tied a rope at the trigger, and handed over the rest of the work to Xu Hongsan, a person who had experience in carrying a large gun.

Xu Hongsan couldn't wait to show more in front of his own governor, so he immediately agreed and stepped forward quickly. First, he took a long piece of moxa, put it on the stove and lit it, and clamped it on the arquebus. Then, according to the observation in the last few days, he scooped out a small spoonful from the gunpowder bag with a wooden spoon, and poured about three dollars of gunpowder into the mouth. Then a pre-prepared buckshot was rounded with a file, stuffed through the muzzle, and then a whole strip was used to push the lead bullet into it, and compacted it together with the gunpowder inside. Then he scooped a little bit of gunpowder with a spoon again and poured it lightly into the pot connected to the barrel through a small hole

After a series of movements, although his hands and feet were nimble, the time spent was enough for ordinary people to pull the horn bow five times. But he still couldn't fire at once, and put the musket back on level, aiming the muzzle at the target. Then he quickly took five or six steps back, pulled the rope, and turned back to ask Zhu Eighty-one for instructions.

"Fire!" Zhu Bayi waved his arm, and then fixed his eyes on the back half of the barrel.

It is the place where the gunpowder is compacted and stored in a centralized manner, and if it is exploded, it is also the same location, so it attracts everyone's attention the most. Not only did Zhu Bayi stare without blinking his eyelids, but Huang Lao, even Lao Hei and the other craftsmen also held their breath and raised their hearts to their throats together.

"Whew!" Xu Hongsan gently pulled the rope, and the moxa flannel lit at the end was caught by the fire rope, and he pressed down quickly. The gunpowder in the cauldron was immediately ignited, and the white smoke jumped up a full three inches high. Immediately after, the musket tied to the wooden rack shook violently, and with a "bang", it sprayed the projectile on the target fifty paces away.

"Hulala!" Regardless of whether Zhu Bayi would be angry or not, Huang Laowei and a group of craftsmen all rushed forward. The arquebus is removed from the wooden rack and examined repeatedly.

"No bore, no bore. There is not even a sign of deformation! ”

"There is no change in the mouth, but it seems to be a little dirty inside. Just wipe it with a cloth wrapped in a strip! ”

"The trigger is placed on the side, and it is easy to twist the firebolt, so it is better to move it underneath. Then make a hole in the wooden butt, pass all the traps through the hole, and connect it to the clamp that holds the fire rope. In this way, it will definitely be more stable when ignition! ”

", all the mechanisms are moved in, what a hole it has to dig. The body of the gun immediately became unsturdy. It's better to just move the trigger and leave the other bits and pieces on the side. ”

"How is that possible?"

"How could it be. You see, the trigger is put in like this, and then a shaft is pulled out horizontally like this, and then a small gear is connected like this, and a copper spring is pulled horizontally like this, the upper end! ”

"Clips, the shape of this clip can be changed. It can't be completely straight up and down, turn around in front of you, and then turn sideways. When pressed down like this, it is easier to find the right medicine pot! ”

"Make a lid on the top of the medicine pot, and on a windy day, you won't have to blow away the ignition powder!"

They are all experienced masters, and after a window is pushed open, no one needs to worry about the rest at all. Soon, everyone worked together and came up with a complete set of improvement plans.

"Jiao Yu, you made the musket, you can watch it yourself! Wait a minute, let's keep trying! Zhu Bayi was also very excited in his heart, dropped a sentence, and walked quickly to the target in the distance.

"Governor, half an inch into the wood. It's not as powerful as Brother Lian's big lifting gun, but at a distance of fifty paces, there should be no problem in piercing through the leather armor! "The boss of the Huang family is clever, *** ran up first, and said with an iron hook digging the projectile trapped in the target.

"I'll increase the dosage later, and then try again. You are responsible for giving me a small scale to weigh the amount of each medication, and the minimum accuracy is to the minute! Zhu Eighty-one intended to cultivate this clever young man, and ordered with a smile.

"Alas, alas! I'll go now, and the little one will go to the medicine scale! Huang Laoda agreed loudly and ran away. After a while, he took a very clean medicine scale, rubbed his fists and palms, and prepared to do a big job.

Under the unified command of Jiao Yu, all the craftsmen re-improved the musket according to the plan approved by everyone. After another hour or so, the arquebus was once again tied to the wooden stand it had been used for.

This time, the arquebus is closer to the appearance that Zhu Bayyi expected, although the transmission device is still left on the right side of the gun, which looks a little dazzling, but the trigger is completely moved under the barrel of the gun, and a protective ring is marked on the periphery, even if you don't need to see with your eyes, with only one right hand, you can accurately send the index finger to the trigger position.

"Still use a rope, slowly increase the amount of charge, each time it is advisable to increase by two!" Seeing that Jiao Yu was standing behind the arquebus again, Zhu Eighty-one hurriedly spoke to stop him.

"Yes!" Master Jiao had no choice but to retreat. But this time, he refused to hand over the test shot to Xu Hongsan to complete it anyway, but held the head of the rope that pulled the trigger tightly in his hand.

Xu Hongsan didn't argue with him, smiled kindly, and began to accurately measure the dosage with Boss Huang, and was responsible for adjusting the direction of the muzzle. Seeing this, Liu Ziyun also hurriedly went to find a pen and paper and was personally responsible for the record. The four men worked together and soon fired a second, third, fourth, and fifth shot. The dosage of medicine increased from three to four yuan, and then he reluctantly stopped shooting and began to wrap the whole strip with a damp cloth to clean the chamber of the gun.

"The barrel of the gun is too hot, if you continue to shoot, within three shots, you will definitely have to explode!" Huang Lao crooked the temperature of the barrel and immediately came to a conclusion.

"It's really hot, it's all red!" Jiao Yu also touched it quickly, then looked at the scalded skin between his fingers, and admitted loudly.

"Make another sleeve and fill it with water to make the barrel heat up a little slower!"

"That's heavy. It's better to bring a piece of cotton cloth for each person. When you use it, it is covered with water, and you can wipe the barrel outside at any time to dissipate heat! ”

"Nonsense, on the battlefield, where to find water in a hurry?!"

"Water in a water bag. I really can't do it, so I pee on my own. The taste is worse than scrapping the barrel! ”

The craftsmen gathered together again and worked together to try to get the first musket in the best possible condition. The seven or eight months after being hired into the workshop of the left army general were the happiest days and the most respected days in their lives. A craftsman is paid more than a thousand-captain and wears the same armor as the other. Who would have dared to think of such a day before? Therefore, everyone would rather give up their lives than do what Zhu Dudu personally arrested for so many days!

Zhu Eighty-one did not participate in the discussion of everyone, but took Liu Ziyun, Huang Boss, Xu Hongsan and others to the target together. The target made by poplar wood is completely unrecognizable at this moment. Two projectiles went at least an inch and a half deep, and almost pierced the target.

"It's already been an armor-piercing cone, even if it's our own plate armor, we can hit it and directly hurt the person wearing the plate armor. Alas, it's the trouble to use" Based on his previous experience in using bows and arrows, Xu Hongsan accurately judged that the power of the arquebus exceeded that of the commonly used bows and arrows. It's just that in the complicated operation of the process, it is still not flattering.

"Take thick paper and paste it into a tube, and put both gunpowder and projectiles in it in advance. Then, when fighting, cut one end of the barrel with a knife, pour gunpowder and projectiles into it, and then take the strip press! "At this time, the advantage of the traverser is reflected. Although Zhu Eighty-one did not know how to make arquebuses, he knew that the firearms exhibition was generally in the correct direction. "You don't even need a knife, you need a piece of iron to be nailed to the top of the handle. There is a gap in the middle, which can be used to aim at the target on the one hand, and to cut the gunpowder bag on the other hand. Anyway, the medicine bag is also paper-paste, and it is easy to cut and leak! ”

"And here!" He crouched on the ground, drew a sketch of the barrel, and then tapped hard at the top, "Make me an iron ring here as a crosshair." In the future, before firing, the person must be enclosed with this iron ring and the notched iron piece at the back, like a carpenter drawing a line, three points and one line! ”

"The Governor is wise!" Boss Huang cheered, ran back, and conveyed the latest instructions of the Governor to his father and the craftsmen who were fiddling with the muskets.

"Gao Ming, Du Du Gao Ming!"

"Of course, Du Du is the son of the Buddha, the reincarnation of the Buddha!"

The craftsmen immediately became like a tide of sycophants and held Zhu Eighty-one directly to the sky.

"What nonsense?!" Zhu Bayi blushed, and said drunkenly as if he had drunk two catties of wine: "Has the barrel of the gun cooled down?" When it cools down, keep trying. The others should not be idle, and quickly shoot a few more barrels as they did just now. Then follow the process just now and experiment for a few more rounds. The target was constantly moving farther away. Within three days, I had to test out the maximum charge, the longest range, and the maximum number of uses anyway. After getting the results, I invite all of you to Linfeng Building, enough wine and food! ”