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This advanced cannon, which the French did not make until the middle of the nineteenth century, is possible to knock by hand? Of course. It's not that Li Chen said nonsense, this kind of artillery was transmitted to Japan, and it was greatly active in the war at the end of the Edo period. It is called the four-pound mountain cannon by the Japanese. Because you can walk on mountain roads, it is called mountain artillery.

Four catties, because the shell weighed four pounds, it was almost four catties for Japan. The four pounds are actually less than two kilograms, and in Li Chen's hands, the power has increased a little, the shell has increased in weight, the gun diameter is slightly thicker, and the barrel is slightly longer, which is in line with 11 times the diameter.

Of course, this cannon was not bought by the Japanese, and the Japanese Satsuma Domain succeeded in copying it. They also slightly increased the length of the gun, and the light weight remained the same.

Japan without industrialization can be imitated, and the Tang Dynasty, which currently has an industrialization foundation, can't imitate it, it's a joke.

However, this also made it difficult for him, because he also imitated the Napoleon cannon, which was the favorite of the Crossing Crowd. This kind of front-loading smoothbore gun, which was successfully imitated, made the Napoleon cannon a little chicken.

Napoleonic cannon, not Napoleon I, Napoleon III. During his reign, this cannon was mass-produced. The gun body is cast in bronze and is divided into six- and 12-pounder guns, which are smoothbore, not rifled guns. It is highly mobile, firepowered, and easy to manufacture and use.

It sounds very good, but because it is made of bronze, it is very heavy, a 12-pounder gun, about 557 kilograms, and the gun body, gun carriage and wheels are more than 1,100 kilograms. Even a light six-pounder gun weighed 390 kilograms.

Compared with the big four-type cannon just now, it is more inconvenient to move. But this is also a helpless thing, the best way to make a cannon is steel, followed by bronze, and the worst iron. The bronze cannon is so malleable that it is not up to par with the cast iron technology of that era.

Napoleonic cannons, which can withstand a lot of extra gunpowder, at the cost of reducing their life, increase their power and range, without blowing up their chambers. In the era of lack of steel, it is the best choice.

However, this cannon is not only heavy, but even the range is not as good as that of the Big Four. The Big Four is a rifled gun, and this Napoleon gun is still a smoothbore. Although the Napoleonic cannon was so heavy that it could reach a range of 1,500 meters, it was still not as heavy as the larger four.

This made Li Chen very entangled, whether he wanted this kind of cannon or not. After all, this is a famous cannon, and the crossing crowd can't give up. In addition, the Napoleon cannon was better than the Type 4 in that it could fire four types of shells, solid, flowering, scattering and grenades.

Both solid and flowering bullets can be fired. The problem is the scattershot, which is a sharp weapon used at close range to resist the charge of the group, whether it is infantry or cavalry, and sweep through it with one shot to ensure that the world is clean.

Li Chen was in a dilemma, whether to make this kind of cannon or not. After all, even if the scatter shot distance is closer, only a few hundred meters, his opponent has not yet evolved to the extent that it can fight against this weapon. They couldn't have come up with weapons farther.

Although the bed crossbow has a longer range, it is a joke to move the bed crossbow to the battlefield. More than 800 meters of scattered bullet distance, enough to suppress anything, he now has a long-range weapon for the enemy.

Moreover, in this era, cluster charging is the norm. It is better to suppress with shotshots. He was worried that the big four was too far away, and the power of the shells was not as good as firing scattered bombs at close range, so could it suppress the tactics of the sea of people?

'Saint, I think it is better to produce a quadruple gun. After watching the demonstration and hearing about Li Chen's concerns, Li Deyu said.

The reason is very simple, the big four-style flowering bomb is enough to suppress the crowd tactics. The firing speed of the big four is not slow, and the range is long and accurate, which can completely make up for the scattered bullets. Lots of enemies? All it takes is a few more shots from a distance.

Besides, at close range, there is no need to worry about crowd tactics, Datang also has a thunderstorm, a simplified version of the thunder, which can be launched with a slingshot, which can completely suppress the numerical advantage at close range. Therefore, this kind of smoothbore cannon is actually not very necessary.

'Saint, why don't you use a smoothbore cannon made of steel?' At this time, Zheng Lang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, interjected. Let Li Chenmao suddenly, he completely forgot that now he can mass-produce steel, and he can use steel to cast Ah, why bother to use bronze, copper is very expensive, okay.

'Saints, we have also tried to cast steel cannons. The ordnance supervisor hurriedly said, "But I don't understand the meaning of the saint, so I have only done a few tests." ’

Li Chen hurriedly asked the ordnance supervisor to show off the steel-cast cannon, and at first glance, it was quite a surprise, the steel cast Napoleon cannon was greatly reduced, and the power remained unchanged. At that moment, Li Chen decided to use this kind of cannon as an official artillery, and he didn't have to be embarrassed at all.

The weight has been greatly reduced, and it will not be heavier than the front-loading cannon, which was originally designated as the Big Four. Although it is not rifling, it can still fire cone-shaped shells up to 1,600 meters. That's enough. And because there is no rifling relationship, it can fire shotshots, even if the distance is only two hundred and fifty steps, it is very sufficient.

This was mainly used to restrain cavalry, and to charge with large soldiers. At a distance, you can use a conical bullet to deal a hard blow, and at close range, you can use a scatter bullet to restrain it. This cannon is quite sufficient.

However, it is not a waste to have to load a cannon in front of it before, and it can be used as a technical reserve. Anyway, when the time comes, it won't take much time and money to carve a rifling. It is also a conical shell, which is also easy to modify. Even, this change is also helpful for large-scale installation in the short term. If you can save a little effort, you can save a little.

At the moment, it was too late to finish the tour. Li Chen didn't leave a meal, and each asked the prime minister to return home. But on the way back, Li Chen was thinking about two things.

The first is the mortar, which is simple in structure and can be completely realized with the technology that can make conical shells in the Tang Dynasty. Maybe it can be made, but it's not urgent at the moment, mortars are quite effective in providing fire support and hitting trenches, and the Tang Dynasty should not use it at present.

If you are not in a hurry to use it, you can let the research institute and the ordnance superintendent study it and use it as a technical reserve. When necessary, it can be processed on an emergency basis. The other thing is about innovation.

He was confused, or confused, for a moment. I didn't expect that the two could go hand in hand. There was no rule that Napoleonic cannons could only be cast in bronze, and there were no such conditions at that time, and Napoleon III was forced to do so in order to mass-produce them.

But he did not even expect that it could be cast in steel, Napoleonic cannons, but instructed them separately to study. Fortunately, those researchers had brains and helped him think of it. made a cannon that is the best of both worlds.

But this was a wake-up call that he had to encourage the craftsman to think for himself. He is accustomed to his own forward-looking, although he does not look down on the Tang people, but in many ways, he hopes that his subordinates will do what he wants.

Don't ask why, it's right, if you think it's wrong, then it's your problem, just do it for me.

It's dangerous, if everybody loses the ability to think, can't raise objections, and does exactly what somebody wants, maybe until somebody makes a mistake, or before someone makes a big mistake, there's no problem. But who can guarantee that you will never go wrong?

What happens if a country, from top to bottom, rushes in a certain direction, and there is absolutely no one to stop it? The Song Dynasty reform is an example, Wang Anshi is brave and diligent, with the support of the emperor behind him, and the pressure of reality, the whole country is reformed as a whole, all the roads are blocked, the road is blocked, and they are not followed, and there are opinions to be distributed. As a result, the consequences are known to all.

This is really a very dangerous signal, if there is a certain atmosphere in a group, no matter how strange things are done, it is not surprising, whether it is a national society, such as the Song Dynasty, Japan during World War II, the trend of burning witches in the Middle Ages, or some cult groups. It's all this example.

Fortunately, it was just a small mistake today, and someone helped him correct it. What if one day his reforms go wrong and no one corrects them?

It must be corrected, Li Chen thought. Suddenly, he had a little understanding of why some of the higher-ups always looked like they were secretive.

In modern times, this is very annoying, and more and more people, especially those in power, always put on a very close to the people, no longer like before, always secretive, taking advantage of the gap in information, creating a tall image.

Li Chen used to hate this kind of person, and he didn't speak clearly, so what should the people below do? Concealment will only cause dirt and dirt, and for those in high positions, concealment will also help to hide their mistakes and establish their own lofty image.

It's his credit for doing the right thing, that's what I meant in the first place. If you make a mistake, he can show afterwards that I didn't mean that, and that you realized the mistake. It's you who is at fault.

Now that Li Chen understands, maybe it's not bad to do that, if his attitude is too clear, everyone will only do what he wants. In the past, he felt that he should be above board, there was nothing to hide, put on his own attitude, let the people below follow, and be the leader he aspired to before.

However, it seems that it is still inappropriate. People always have a habit of conforming to the crowd and respecting the superior, which is the reason for the existence of those brick beasts, today this is wrong, tomorrow someone will take his baton and continue to bluff people, and then a group of people continue to follow stupidly.

Even if he says something wrong, he continues to call people, but there are still people who listen, as long as he says that he is right, regardless of those mistakes, there are still people to follow. As long as he has an identity.

Actually, if you think about it, anyone can become a stock market celebrity and make statements on TV, as long as you can say it. How? It's simple, you only need to send two thousand letters, half saying which stock will go up and half saying it will fall.

The next day, I was bullish and down, and continued to send letters to the 1,000 people who guessed correctly, half of them still said which stock would rise, and half said that it would fall. Repeat this twice, and when it comes to the fourth time, the remaining two hundred and fifty people will worship you as a god.

In this way, you can also be a celebrity in the stock market and encourage some retail investors to help you speculate in stocks. You just have to keep coming up with examples of your successes. Failed? Rest assured, people are very forgetful.

It seems to be a bit off-topic, in short, he decided that in the future, he must learn to be secretive, so that he can observe, the policies he implements, how effective they are, and let those officials judge for themselves and implement the most suitable plan.

Who knows, in a few days, he will get this opportunity. A parade local theater troupe reported an incident. This matter is very ordinary, but for the parties involved, it is the end of the world.

That troupe saved a young man. The young man's surname is Gao, he is a wealthy local family, his family has 100 acres of land, he and his brother each cultivate 50 acres, and the family is quite good. The two have old parents, his brother is married, and the younger brother also said that there is a family, and happiness can be expected.

Who knows, there are unforeseen circumstances, his family has land, adjacent to another local family, that family has tried every possible way to buy his family's land, but to no avail.

I thought that when I was about to use water for spring plowing this year, the family actually cut off his family's waterway, trying to make them have no harvest this year. His old father was angry, so he went to the family to discuss, and during the dispute, he was pushed down and beaten, and when he returned home, he swallowed his breath.

The two were angry and sued the government. The government protected the family and sentenced the brother surnamed Gao to lose the lawsuit, not to mention, his sister-in-law actually went to the temple with the old mother to find the old father of the monk position, and met the county order to get a son, and the sister-in-law was taken away by the uprising, not to mention, the old mother went home to tell the matter, and was so angry that she couldn't afford to get sick, and in an instant, the whole family was shattered, and heaven and man were separated forever.

His brother was furious and decided to file a lawsuit. Go to your state and report it, sue the local county magistrate, and the rich man. Leave his younger brother at home and finish the funeral for his parents.

However, even so, this road can't go through, his brother went to the state with great difficulty, and was gently sent back to the local area for retrial, so angry that he was dizzy, and later learned that the assassin and the county order, the two were the same year, and in the same year, Dengke got Jinshi.

He was so angry at the moment that he went home, he lay down for two days, and since he woke up, he decided to sue again, this time to sue the emperor, to sue Jingshi, and even the local assassin history.

This is not an easy thing to do, just going to the state to file a complaint, it will exhaust his family's savings, not to mention that they have held two funerals in a row, and now they still have money. So, the two brothers decided to sell their property and sue their family for bankruptcy.

It's just that this movement is a little bigger, and the neighbors have been coveting their land, and now they have this incident again, and they hurriedly told the county order, and at that moment, the son of the county order decided not to do anything, and killed the two brothers, and it was a hundred.

In the end, under the pursuit, his brother was killed in order to cover him, and he could barely escape, so he escaped alone before he was rescued by the troupe.

This ordinary story was reported to Li Chen. Li Chen was quite touched, it seemed like a simple story, but behind it was the destruction of a well-off family. Is he going to take this opportunity to simply launch an anti-corruption campaign? (To be continued.) )