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It's funny, but looking at the amount of silver money purchased from the refined iron, Li Weiguo laughed at himself a little: he was bleeding profusely!

"My lord, you want the old craftsman to make it from me, but the red-clothed cannon?"

Old Zhang Tou exclaimed.

As usual, Li Weiguo took out another drawing.

Li Weiguo in later generations was a military fan, because he was born an orphan, so he had fewer friends, and he liked to study some firearms and armaments when he had nothing to do, so with his memory, Li Weiguo drew a drawing of a cannon.

"This cannon is not a red-coated cannon, it's a Shenwei invincible general cannon!" Li Weiguo Road.

Later, during the Battle of Yaksa in the Qing Dynasty, in order to besiege the Hongmaozi entrenched in Yaksa, the Qing army once made a cannon called the invincible general cannon of Shenwei, which made the enemy frightened!

This cannon is slightly lighter than the red-clothed cannon, but its power is even more than that, so it is also famous in the Qing Dynasty.

"Hmmm......"

Old Zhang Tou'er looked at the cannon and pondered for a long time.

The so-called layman looks at the excitement, and the insider looks at the doorway, Lao Zhang Touer has been dealing with this ordnance all his life, and some things are naturally known at a glance.

"I think it works!"

Old Zhang Touer pondered for a long time and said.

Most of the cannons of this era were made by casting, making molds out of sand and soil, and then pouring them out with molten iron, as was the case with the so-called red-coated cannons and the Shenwei Invincible General Cannons.

Therefore, as long as there are complete drawings, the gourd is drawn in the same way.

Old Zhang Touer has been dealing with ordnance all his life, and these are naturally not difficult.

"Well, if you can make this cannon, I will reward you with a great reward!"

Looking at the calm old Zhang Tou, which is all feasible, Li Weiguo was happy in his heart, and said.

The role of artillery in the war of this era is self-evident, Li Weiguo knew it well, and naturally did not dare to slack off, and after making the musket, he hurried to ask the craftsman workshop to make another batch of artillery.

In order to be able to make this artillery, Li Weiguo also made a lot of money, and now the craftsmen and men in and out of the craftsman's workshop are more than three times as before!

This mighty invincible general cannon weighs about two tons only in the barrel! With less manpower, it is also a little difficult to carry naturally!

"And these, you also made them for me......"

The matter of the cannon has been arranged, Li Weiguo threw a few more drawings to Lao Zhang'er, and said.

This era is a critical moment in the development of firearms, and all kinds of firearms are emerging in an endless stream.

During the Ming Dynasty, China already had a wide variety of firearms, and these firearms also played an increasingly important role on the battlefield.

With these firearms, the Tongxiang army can be at ease in the future war, at this time even Li Weiguo has some expectations, if you encounter a Japanese at this time, which is stronger and weaker?

The sailors sent kept following Chen Da Prawn's fleet back and forth, and Li Weiguo's purpose was also to train a group of his own sailors.

Tongxiang is an inland county, otherwise Li Weiguo will build a few big ships as soon as possible!

However, at the moment, the war with the Japanese is imminent, although this matter is impossible, Li Weiguo does not dare to slack off.

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The casting process of the cannon was quite cumbersome.

After the sand mold is made, the molten iron is poured and cooled to make the general shape of the barrel, and then this is carefully observed.

There must not be any trachoma around the barrel, otherwise it will be easy to explode when used, and it must not be sloppy.

Imagine how many kilograms of black powder are needed for one shell!

If this is blown up, the consequences will be really unimaginable!

Carefully observe that there is no trachoma or flaw detection around the barrel, and after confirming that it is in good condition, it will be carefully polished with a file and other tools.

In particular, the inner wall of the barrel is absolutely not allowed to have any unevenness.

Most of the cannons fired iron balls or thunderbolts, and now the inner wall of the barrel has trachoma or unevenness, so it is very likely that the shells will be blocked in high-speed operation and cause duds.

The initial velocity of the shell is often hundreds of kilometers per hour, which is a dud......

Therefore, in order to ensure performance and operator safety, the barrel is built with great care.

It can be said that if you are not careful, you will lose all the games.

In addition to this, the shape of the barrel has to be examined.

Generally, the barrel is thin in the front and thick in the back.

The gunpowder explodes in the breech of the barrel, where the force is the greatest, so this part is generally the thickest arranged, and along the breech to the muzzle, it becomes thinner and thinner, which is also a reasonable design in accordance with the principle of mechanics.

After carefully observing that the barrel was properly shaped enough to withstand the enormous force of the gunpowder explosion, a copper hoop was added.

Cannons are devastating weapons, not only destroying others, but also the continuous explosion of black powder is also a huge destruction of the barrel itself!

Therefore, after the barrel is detonated several times, the barrel will be more or less deformed.

The deformed barrel was terrifying, even more terrifying than the trachoma and unevenness.

Therefore, in order to prevent the deformation of the barrel, after the barrel is made, a copper hoop must be installed.

One by one, copper hoops are installed on the barrel body, which can prevent the barrel from deformation and explosion to the greatest extent, which has many benefits.

Such a cumbersome project, even if the general of the imperial court is a supervisor, it will take several months to make a qualified cannon barrel.

But now Li Weiguo doesn't have that much time.

The task he gave to the craftsman's workshop was to build it within a month!

In addition to satisfying the money as much as possible, Li Weiguo also creatively introduced the shift system!

Strictly speaking, the shift work is not Li Weiguo's first creation, and this thing is very popular in later generations.

However, it is rare to see it in this day and age.

In three shifts, people rest and equipment do not stop, no matter day or night, there are always people doing work.

In the traditional work of the Chinese, it is done at sunrise and rested at sunset, but now in order to work overtime to make this cannon, Li Weiguo and the people in the craftsman's workshop are also open-minded, people rest, equipment does not stop, and someone must work at twelve o'clock a day!

In this way, the craftsman's workshop worked elsewhere for two days in one day!

People are sinned, but in order to meet the upcoming anti-Japanese war, Li Weiguo also has the right to arbitrarily introduce the three-shift system.

This system is the most inhumane, but it can give full play to people's abilities.

Now in order to rush the work, it is all expedient.

In addition to Kamui's invincible cannon, today's craftsmen's workshops also make many other firearms.

For example, grenades, such as mines, mines.

You may not believe it, but during the Ming Dynasty, China already had many firearms such as grenades, mines, and mines.

The wisdom of the Chinese is infinite, and after the invention of firearms, they have also been carried forward in the hands of the Chinese to a certain extent, at least until this time, the Ming Dynasty is still the most developed place in the world for firearms.

Black powder wrapped in cardboard or iron shell is tamped, stuffed into a fuse, lit and thrown out when used, this is a grenade.

Buried in the ground, the steel wheel is fired, and the people and horses step on it, which ignites the gunpowder explosion, which is the mine of the Ming Dynasty.

Black gunpowder is contained in a container, a fuse is installed in a bamboo tube, ignited, and can explode in water, this is the mine of the Ming Dynasty!

These things were carried forward by our ancestors as early as the Ming Dynasty, and various firearms in the Ming Dynasty can be said to be endless.

In addition to these, there are also underwater dragon king cannons, thunderbolt guns......

And so on, and now, Li Weiguo's craftsman workshop is constantly knocking and beating day and night, and it is these things.

These various types of firearms are equipped with the army, and the Tongxiang Army will be able to become a firearms army with eight hundred.

At that time, the battle will start, crackling, people block and kill, Buddha blocks and kills - Buddha, who is not afraid?

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"My lord, take the ashes of plants, trees, and ashes and soak this yellow paper, rub it away, and then dry it in the sun, and add white phosphorus...... You can make a fire fold. ”

An old man looked at Li Weiguo and came to inspect it, and explained with a smile.

If you want to develop a firearms army, the fire fold is a necessary equipment, and almost every soldier must have a few per person, so the Tongxiang army of only 300 people needs thousands of fire folds.

The fire fold in this era is a rare thing, and if you spend money to buy it, it is a bit extravagant, so Li Weiguo simply hired a guy to do it.

Lao Li had done this business before, and he was familiar with the road, so he was invited by Li Weiguo to preside over the work of making fire excerpts.

Under the guidance of Li Weiguo, the production process of the fire fold was simplified, and Lao Li was also a good hand at doing this job, so now he is even more familiar with it, which is called a pleasure.

After the grenades and other things in the craftsman's workshop were made, Li Weiguo distributed two to each person, and this fire fold was indispensable for operating this grenade, as well as cooking on weekdays.

In order to ensure the reliability of the battlefield operation, Li Weiguo is now not stingy with money, not afraid of trouble, and has to take this high-quality product.

Today's Tongxiang army is the high tide of large-scale production.

In order to be able to play comfortably in future battles, Li Weiguo racked his brains and made many firearms, all of which were varied.

Anything can happen on the battlefield, so this preparation must not be careless, and everything is required to be the best.

Shenwei Invincible General Cannon, Grenade, Mine, Mine, Thunderbolt, Underwater Dragon King Cannon...... All kinds of firearms are now made by the craftsmen of this craftsman's workshop, and there are all kinds of firearms, which makes people feel a little dazzled.

As long as these things are broken a little bit, they are thrown away, and you can see the smoke of gunpowder and the mushroom clouds rising when you hear the boom, how can you do it with manpower?

In addition to these small things, Li Weiguo began to work on a big guy at this time - a three-masted ship.

In this era, the battle against the Japanese was indispensable for the battle at sea, and Li Weiguo did not plan to find out how to make Zheng He's treasure ship, but what he wanted to do was a more advanced ship in later generations - a three-masted ship. (To be continued.) )