Chapter 103: Fireworks and assault guns

Yan Shi's face sank, "Craftsman Tan, control your tongue, you can say this?" Look at that spindle bomb, anyone can design it? And that pipe, who would have thought that a pipe would have these wonderful uses before? It is better to bully the white-bearded man than to bully the poor youth. What were you doing when you and I were his age www.biquge.info you were still an apprentice with a sledgehammer, right? ”

Tan Hong disagreed, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and glanced at Yan Shi coldly, "Yan Zuotou, what do you want to say, do you also want me to call him Mr." No matter what, you are also the deputy head of the institute, and a gentleman calls him, and everyone in the courtyard looks at it. You said that pipe had a wonderful use, but I didn't see it. If I do it, it won't work, but I can't afford to lose that person, let alone say that I did it. ”

"Hi, Tan Hong, what's wrong, why are you still not convinced? If that tube is really like I --, cough first, what do you say, sir? I can warn you, you can't cut corners when making pipes, if you are interested in ruining my --- yard, there is something you can't eat, and you can't make it in your pocket."

Yan Shi is really anxious, if according to Tan Hong's mentality at this time, when casting the pipe, his heart is slightly wrong, and the pipe will be scrapped, who will bear the responsibility?

"Yan Zuotou, don't scare me, I, Tan Hong, am not frightened. You can rest assured that I can not accept it, but I will not joke about my own craftsmanship. Hehe, strictly, to be honest, this gentleman, did you lose? ”

Tan Hongqi leaned tightly, with a gloating expression on his face, and a playful look of watching a cat and mouse.

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about how you got it, even if you lose, that's also someone else's ability. People have great skills, and I will recognize this gentleman strictly, hehe, anyway, I don't suffer. If you want to be called Mr. Someone at that time, they may not be willing to take care of you. Yan Shi glanced at Tan Hong, flicked his sleeves, and walked towards Gong Nian Huai.

"Hmph, the more you live, the more you pump. What do you think about a head called a half-old child? Tan Hong looked at Yan Solid's back and pouted, looking disdainful and regretful.

"Nian Huai, why don't you want to see the bamboo cannon?" Meng Zhijing was not idle, and approached Gong Nian Huai and asked in a low voice. In his eyes, there is no difference between a bamboo cannon and an iron cannon.

Gong Nian Huai tilted his head, stared at Meng Zhijing for three seconds, and snorted lightly, "Brother Meng, do you really think that the bamboo tube can also be used as a cannon?" ”

Meng Zhijing thought for two seconds, "That's what the little brother thinks, I don't see the difference between the two." ”

Gong Yi Nianhuai nodded, "It's useless to talk more, they will try it in a while, and you will know by looking at the effect." ”

Gong Yi Nianhuai was speechless, and Meng Zhijing was too forgetful. A few days ago, I also demonstrated the reason why the bamboo tube cannot be used as a cannon barrel, and it has only been a few days, and Meng Zhijing has forgotten it completely.

"Sir," Yan Shi first nodded and smiled at Meng Zhijing, and then came to Gong Nianhuai's side, "Sir, Yuan Zhi has something to ask for." ”

"Say it." Gong Nian Huai glanced at Tan Jiang, who was standing in the distance, holding his arms and watching coldly, and retracted his gaze and looked at Yan Shi again, "Did you encounter a stalk?" ”

"Oh, sir, not really. Yuan Zhi remembered the time when he tested gunpowder with his husband, "

"Oh, what does the test of guns have to do with the test of gunpowder?" Gong Yi Nianhuai was stunned, if he hadn't mentioned it strictly, he would have forgotten about it.

"Mr. didn't seem to be satisfied with the bamboo barrel as a cannon barrel, and Yuan Zhi thought for a long time, is it related to gunpowder? If the gunpowder prepared by Mr. is used to test the cannon, whether the bamboo tube can withstand it, Yuan Zhi does not dare to say. ”

Gong Nian Huai patted his head, how could he forget this stubble. Hey, isn't this a dog and cat conversation? The power of gunpowder in later generations is used as a standard to measure the materials used to make the barrel, even if the black powder prepared by himself is much more powerful than the black powder of this era, so as to measure the bamboo barrel, of course, the bamboo barrel is not usable.

But these Song people are different, what they see is the power of gunpowder in this era, and the perspective of thinking about problems and solving problems is designed from the power of gunpowder now, and the starting point is different, and it is inevitable to draw different conclusions from themselves.

They think that the bamboo tube is enough for the cannon barrel, and it has become a joke in their own place, but in fact, no one is wrong, and the measurement is different.

Just like in later generations, many people are accustomed to using steps to indicate the speed of the car. This is fine in the UK, USA and Commonwealth countries. But on the highways of the republic, it is not appropriate to use Mai.

Why? Without him, the standards are different!

Mai is the transliteration of English Miles, which means mile. Whereas the unit of speed in the republic is the kilometer. The relationship between Mai and kilometer is 1 mile, which is equivalent to about 1.6 kilometers.

That is to say, on the highway of the Republic, the car actually ran at a speed of 100 kilometers, and you reported a speed of 100 miles, then it is not 100 kilometers, but 160 kilometers. If the traffic police are more serious, then they will be punished. If you don't like a lot of money, then try to use the mile instead of the kilometer. Note that it is a substitution, not a conversion.

"Then," Gong Yi thought to himself, then don't bother, since he is here, he doesn't plan to walk out of the courtyard with his tail between his legs. Just do a full set, and let the skeptical people in the courtyard completely shut up, which is also a kind of help to Yan Shi, which is conducive to enhancing his authority in the courtyard. When power is not authoritative, power is decoration. Wei didn't fall out of thin air, you need to stand up, how to stand? It is to use more clever means than others to convince everyone, and you have to keep your mouth shut.

"Yan Zuotou, find some gunpowder ingredients, you have a medicine bag, right? That's good, just according to your medicine bag standards. Gong Nian Huai was not polite, and directly gave an order to Yan Shi.

Yan Shi nodded, beckoned Wang Gui over, and gave a few commands, Wang Gui glanced at Gong Nian Huai, and trotted away.

At this time, Wang Xiaochun walked out of the house with a bamboo tube, and carried a wooden box in his other hand. When he came to Yan Shi, he put down the wooden box and put the bamboo tube on the box.

"Head, it's all ready." Wang Xiaochun stood aside and bowed in return.

"Good. Open the box and show it to the two sons. Yan Shi nodded at Wang Xiaochun, his tone calm. Gong Nian Huai also heard something different in his strict tone, and couldn't help but stare at Wang Xiaochun for a second and a half minutes.

Why a second and a half? Because soon Wang Xiaochun noticed it and returned the salute without backing.

Gong Nian Huai smiled brightly, and reached out very gentlemanly to ask Wang Xiaochun to open the box. Wang Xiaochun was stunned, what kind of action is this, it's weird.

For the sake of a sincere and good-looking smile, Wang Xiaochun did not misunderstand the public loss and recitation, and with the good wish of courtesy, Wang Xiaochun also learned to return the gift with the appearance of the public loss and recitation, but it was inevitable that he would be unfamiliar with it, and he actually made it look like a red braised prawn.

"Paper tube?" Meng Zhijing looked at the neatly stacked paper tubes in the box, and his eyes were shining, but they were just puzzled. If the bamboo tube is similar to the iron or copper cast pipe painted by Gong Nian Huai in terms of appearance, this paper tube is far from the spindle bullet. Fireworks bombs?

Meng Zhijing grabbed one with his hand and held it in his hand to watch it carefully. The paper tube is rolled from cardboard and sealed at both ends. A small hole was drilled in the middle of the bottom of one of the ends, and a fusing rope protruded from the small hole.

"Nian Huai, you see," Meng Zhijing held the paper tube and leaned in front of Gong Nian Huai, "can it be launched like this?" ”

"Hey," Gong Yi Nianhuai looked at it and smiled, isn't this just a firework? Fireworks are ignited from above, this is just to pour the fireworks one by one, put them in the bamboo tube, and use the principle of the bamboo tube to bind the energy released by the deflagration of gunpowder, and pop the paper tube out of the bamboo tube, so as to achieve the purpose of launching.

"Brother Meng, see clearly, this is not a cannon, but a gun, and it is more appropriate to call it an assault gun." Gong Nian Huai understood that this kind of bamboo barrel was not a bullet but a fire, which was a completely different concept from a cannon.

However, this has improved a lot compared to the earth-shattering thunder and thunderbolt fireballs. Because he already has the shadow of the guns of later generations, why? Because it uses a tube. Don't underestimate this tube, it means that people's understanding of gunpowder has taken another step.

Gong Nian Huai figured out the joints, and couldn't help but glance at the Wang Xiaochun in front of him. In such a short period of time, from the creativity of the Gongyi Nianhuai mortar, you can quickly find the design that matches the current gunpowder level, which is not far behind the creativity of the Gongyi Nianhuai.

In many cases, the most advanced is not necessarily the most practical. The most suitable is the best.

Without the gunpowder of the Gong Nian Huai, the appearance of this assault gun would have to wait another thirty years in real history. At that time, Meng Yuan had already fought to Shouchun, Anhui, that is, in the battle to defend Shouchun, a tubular firearm similar to the assault rifle in front of him appeared on the battlefield for the first time. Although the appearance of the assault rifle, it did not save Shouchun and did not change history. However, it has made a pioneering contribution in the history of firearms development, and set a precedent for the copper fire milling that appeared in the later Yuan Dynasty.

And the appearance of the male loss Nianhuai, the fate of this spicy brute may be completely different from the original history, and the fate of premature babies will most likely die. There's no way, who let Wang Xiaochun meet Gong Nian Huai.

"Try?" As soon as Meng Zhijing saw Gong Nianhuai's eyes, he knew that there was a play, and continued to instigate him.

"Xiaochun, cough," Gong Yi felt inappropriate as soon as he said it. How do you call Yan Shi, that is the relationship between the two, and Yan Shi is also willing to be his apprentice, if he calls Yan Shi too politely, Yan Shi will not be down-to-earth.

But for others, whether it is Wang Xiaochun or the purple-faced Tan Hong, it is obviously inappropriate to call him by his name. Especially the Wang Xiaochun in front of him, in terms of age, Wang Xiaochun is four or five years older than Gongyi Nianhuai, but the age is like this, an hour older is considered to be big, you have to call your brother and sister, you can't be sloppy.

Call Wang Xiaochun directly? It's a bit blunt. It's called Koharu? It seems that he treats himself too much as a shallot. Call Brother Koharu? I haven't reached the point where I lack my brother. What is the title? Yan Shi didn't say what position this Wang Xiaochun held.

"Come, try the cannon, let the little brother and Meng Gongzi open their eyes." Gong Nian Huai took the paper tube in Meng Zhijing's hand and handed it to Wang Xiaochun.