Hearing that Li Weiguo hurriedly came to the craftsman's workshop, Lao Zhangtouer and they were still busy now, and when they saw that Master Li was coming, they smiled and groaned: "Master Li, the old man has finally fulfilled his mission!" ”

The barrel was slender and swarthy, and in order to prevent rust, it had been smeared with some tung oil at this time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Li Weiguo grabbed it and looked at it, the fit was tight and seamless, and there were almost no lines visible to the naked eye, his fingers reached in and probed, the inner wall was smooth, like a mirror!

"Good!" Li Weiguo couldn't help but applaud.

After half a month, the first barrel of Tongxiang City has finally been completed.

"Master Li, the parts of this bolt have been done according to your instructions, and they are ready to be installed!"

Old Zhang Tou'er said with a smile.

Looking at Li Weiguo and nodding, Lao Zhang Touer smiled and smeared some tung oil on the bolt parts, and then began to build the bolt.

The parts of the bolt machine, such as striking iron and buckle spring, are made of stainless steel, and what is sought is foolproof.

The carpenter on the fine birch wood had already buckled the shape of the bolt, and the old man was installing it with his skillful hands at this time.

The installation is a meticulous work, and after a while, after the old Zhang Touer installed the bolt, he added gelatin, dried it on the fire, added the barrel, and clamped the flint......

The first flintlock musket of the Ming Dynasty in China came into being in the hands of this old Zhang Touer!

The things in the hands of the craftsman are as if they are his own children, and now he has been busy for nearly a month, looking at the formed musket, the old man is also smiling.

"Lord Li, look!"

Old Zhang Tou'er was overjoyed, and he finally fulfilled his mission, so he presented it with both hands and let Li Weiguo check it.

The body of the gun is according to the standards of the British musket team of later generations, the body of the gun is compact and good-looking, the body of the gun is slender, the weight is full, and it is quite smooth.

Li Weiguo just checked it in his hand, and he couldn't help but feel good: "Several masters have really worked hard!" ”

The flint was already firmly gripped on the striking iron, and the fingers could not handle it; The buckle reeds are also made of stainless steel, which is tough and elastic.

The trigger was pulled, and the flint clamped by the striking iron "boomed" on the powder pool, making a crisp sound and sparks.

This flintlock musket is more advanced than the arquebus, mainly in this place, the arquebus of this era, including the Lumi musket and the bird gun, which are fired by the arquebus.

There are many disadvantages to arquebus firing, as it is not easy to conceal at night, and the burning arquebus makes it almost impossible for a weapon like an arquebus to sneak attack at night!

Second, this arquebus is more susceptible to weather disturbances, and it is almost unusable on rainy days!

Later, during the Salhu War, the Ming army was attacked by the Qing army in the rain and night, so the musketeers could only use the burning pine branches as the fire rope, which simply became the live target of the Eight Banner archers with hundreds of shots!

But this flintlock musket is different, because it is fired with a clamped flint, and it is not seen at night! And the design of the buckle reed also makes it possible for this weapon to withstand wind and rain to a certain extent!

Li Weiguo can't put it down now with this flintlock musket, and now this is a firearm that is more than 100 years ahead of the world!

"Can you give it a try?"

Li Weiguo asked with a smile.

Looking at the momentum of shooting empty guns, it should be a good thing, but the Chinese have long said that it is a mule or a horse, pull it out and slip.

"Yes!"

Old Zhang Tou was nervous and expectant.

Li Weiguo left early before, but now Wu Dayong and Jiang Jiang have also arrived.

These two people have used firearms, and now they are a little surprised when they look at the new things in Li Weiguo's hands, Wu Dayong can't help but take the musket and check it: "Wonderful! ”

Although he is a puppet, but because he is old in military affairs, he can still see whether things are good or bad.

Li Weiguo smiled and took the musket, and then began to refill the gunpowder.

After adding a little gunpowder to the barrel and drying the barrel residue, it is stuffed with lead and tamped with the rod; Li Weiguo added a small amount of gunpowder to the gunpowder pool on the bolt.

Three coins of gunpowder, three coins of lead.

After the preparations were processed, a craftsman placed the target fifty steps away.

Everyone stared at Li Weiguo with bated breath.

Including Wu Dayong, Jiang Jiang and others, dozens of people were all around Li Weiguo at this time, and they didn't dare to breathe, they all wanted to see what the new things in this craftsman's workshop were?

Li Weiguo raised his gun and took aim.

Pull the trigger.

With a "bang", a puff of white smoke came out of the bolt, and the muzzle was filled with white smoke after a burst of blazing fire.

Everyone's hearts are in their throats.

The recoil of firing the musket made Li Weiguo's shoulder stumble and a little painful.

An attendant ran to bring the target, and everyone gathered around him.

Fifty steps, right in the bull's-eye!

Call the attendants to fetch ten targets and list them together.

Li Weiguo held a gun and hit ten targets one by one.

It took only a short time.

You know, if you use an arquebus, it takes a moment! But this flintlock musket is several times more than that!

Which is stronger and which is weak, the superior is judged.

The entourage brought ten targets to check them one by one, and the lead all passed through the bull's-eye, and the power was high-quality.

In just a few moments, ten shots were fired in a row, and the reload was rapid.

"It's for the best grades, good!"

Li Weiguo smiled and closed the coffin!

The people present were a little surprised, and after a long time, they grinned happily, and some of them were bold and cheered!

Wu Dayong touched his head, a little incredible: "I have fought for half my life, and I have never seen such a firearm!" ”

The arquebus ignites the powder pool by relying on the slow-burning arquebus on the bolt, and the position of the arquebus must be adjusted before each shot, so it is naturally inferior to the flintlock musket in terms of fire continuity.

Wu Dayong is a little unbelieving, and this guy who has never manipulated a musket in his life also grabbed a musket for the first time.

Ten targets were fired in a row, and the time was only half a quarter, and all of them were hit.

"Good things, good things!"

Wu Dayong was a little excited, if such things were equipped in the hands of musketeers, would it be worth it?

You must know that when the gun was fired, the two of them were still using powdered gunpowder, and if this was replaced with granular gunpowder, wouldn't the firing speed be faster?

Speed is life on the battlefield, and if your soldiers have such things in their hands, then what can they do?

It's just a human block killing!

Wu Dayong couldn't help rubbing his palms, eager to try!

"All of you are meritorious, reward!"

Li Weiguo was very happy, and he also laughed and said.

Lao Zhang Touer and the others were also happy when they heard this, and hurriedly thanked them.

Li Weiguo now holds this flintlock musket and loves it, there are few men who don't like firearms, especially this is the first in this era! I can't help but be in a good mood.

Just for a moment, Li Weiguo frowned.

"Why are you worried?"

When the old man saw this scene, he couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart, and asked, could it be that something was wrong with the musket?

"How long has this musket been built?"

Li Weiguo asked, if I remember correctly, the last time I came to this craftsman's workshop was more than half a month ago, and the process of making a musket was a little slow for half a month.

In later generations, Li Weiguo's era focused on mechanization and assembly lines, and no matter what things were built, they were as fast as movies, but where is this progress now?

And it is imminent to equip Tongxiang soldiers and horses, if Li Weiguo is not mistaken, Xu Hai will come to Tongxiang City again in a few months, this time in history, Tongxiang City is broken, and the people are also displaced and homeless.

How does this progress meet your needs?

"Master Li, this is the same for making muskets, the jargon does this slow work and meticulous work!"

Old Zhang Tou'er was a little helpless when he heard Li Weiguo say this, so he explained.

What Lao Zhang Touer said is actually true, it takes a lot of time to make a musket, as long as it is still a matter of polishing the inner wall of this barrel!

Muskets require a smooth inner wall of the barrel, which requires a special drill bit to sharpen, which is extremely slow, and only a few inches a day! That's why the time to make the musket was so long!

"How do you drill and grind drill bits?" Li Weiguo asked carefully.

"With a winch." Lao Zhang said truthfully: "The general in the capital also did the same thing!" ”

The winch is a labor-saving machine, and the winch is grabbed by manpower to rotate the drill bit, and the stainless steel drill bit continues to advance in the barrel, polishing the inner wall of the barrel smoothly.

Human power is limited, and it is precisely because of this that the construction period for making the barrel has become so long.

Li Weiguo was a little helpless, and looked up, isn't there a river to the east of this craftsman's workshop?

"Can you make a hydraulic grinder?"

Everyone was a little puzzled when they heard it, and they didn't know why Li Weiguo was making trouble, but now he actually said such a new term? Hydraulic grinder?

Human strength is limited, and it is difficult to turn the drill bits briskly even with the help of a winch, so it is extremely difficult to polish the barrel, but what if the power of nature is used?

The continuous flow of water pushes the water wheel, and the water wheel transmits the torque to accelerate the rotation of the drill bit, so that the efficiency of drilling and grinding can be greatly improved?

Everyone is like a duck listening to the drought and thunder, and can't hear why, or the old Zhang Tou is well-informed, his head is active, and he thinks for a long time, and the old craftsman said: "I think it is feasible, but I can give it a try!" ”

"Well, if you succeed, I'll reward you with a hundred taels of silver!"

Li Weiguo said with a smile.

One hundred taels!?

Everyone was so good that they still couldn't understand what Li Weiguo was talking about.

The drill bits are all polished like this, and the generals of the human court are all like this, why do you have to make a hydraulic grinder?

And a hundred taels of silver!?

Wu Zhi County only has three taels of silver a month!

As long as this hydraulic grinder can be built, the speed of grinding the barrel can be greatly improved, and the flintlock musket can almost be mass-produced!

At that time, wouldn't it be familiar to equip this Tongxiang soldiers and horses?

Imagining that the 300 soldiers and horses he had worked so hard to assemble could gallop on the battlefield with firearms that were more than 100 years ahead of this era, Li Weiguo felt beautiful in his heart!

At that time, what are you afraid of, the Mongols, and the Jurchens?

Joke! (To be continued.) )