Since Zhu Youzhen came to Qinwangzhuang, no one has dared to shout loudly with him. And this newcomer not only came up and demolished one of his birds, but also yelled at him, and Zhu Youzhen really made him stunned for a while.

It took a long time for Zhu Youzhen to figure out what was going on. It turned out that this craftsman was not very good hearing, and when Zhu Youzhen stood behind him and spoke just now, he didn't hear it at all. Because of poor hearing, it is natural that I can't grasp the volume of my own speech, so I shout and shout, not intentionally offended.

The craftsman didn't recognize Zhu Youzhen at first, but after a while, he remembered that the young man in front of him was the leader of the militia who broke through the cottage, and he couldn't help but be so frightened that his face was like ashes, and he quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Helper spare your life, helper spare your life!" ”

It's just that although he shouted for mercy, he still shouted like a bell, full of confidence. Zhu Youzhen picked him up with tears and laughter, and said loudly into his ear: "You are not guilty of any capital crimes!" But what does it mean that you dismantled the bird's gun? ”

Then the craftsman suddenly realized: "These birds are very rusty, but not all the parts are unusable. The villain wants to remove the parts that can be used, and if you put together the parts of a few guns, you can make a good guns. ”

Zhu Youzhen was very interested, and asked with a smile: "Are you familiar with the bird gun?" Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to install it after dismantling? ”

The craftsman smiled honestly and said, "Don't hide it from the gang leader, a simple firearm like a bird gun can be disassembled and assembled by the villain with his eyes closed." ”

"Oh?" Zhu Youzhen was even more surprised, and said in disbelief, "Then you can dismantle a few more bird guns and make a good one for me!" ”

The craftsman received the order, and immediately dragged a few rusty bird guns at random, and disassembled them without saying a word. In Zhu Youzhen, it seems that the structure is complicated and there is no way to start, but in the hands of others, it is like a toy made of building blocks, and it becomes a pile of parts when it is divided by two.

The craftsman dismantled five birds in a row, and then sorted the disassembled parts into small piles. Then he picks the best parts from each pile and starts assembling them.

Zhu Youzhen just looked at the piles of disorganized parts, and he already had a headache, and he couldn't imagine how these parts could be assembled into a gun.

But the craftsman came easily, and seemingly very casually picked up the two parts and buckled them, and immediately closed them tightly. In a short time, a bird gun that looked like it was eighty percent new was reassembled. He respectfully presented the bird gun to Zhu Youzhen and said, "Helper, please take a look!" ”

Zhu Youzhen took it and took a look, and sure enough, it was the same as other birds, the only difference was that it looked much better, and there was almost no rust.

Zhu Youzhen was secretly happy in his heart, but said quietly: "It's loaded, but I don't know if I can shoot it." ”

"No problem!" The craftsman confidently said, "As long as there is gunpowder and projectiles, you can test fire immediately!" ”

"I've got both!" Zhu Youzhen immediately took out the projectiles and gunpowder he was carrying from his arms, and wanted to fill them into the bird's gun.

"Helper, your projectile is not used on a bird's gun, so the size is wrong." The craftsman laughed busily.

Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that the caliber of the pistol was of course different from that of the rifle. He had to laugh awkwardly: "Hey, hey, hey, I'm used to flintlock pistols, and I thought that all firearms had the same projectile." ”

"Flintlock pistol?" When the craftsman heard this, he was in good spirits, and asked Zhu Youzhen eagerly, "Helper, have you ever brought this kind of firearm you said with you?" ”

"Of course, this is my life-saving guy!" Zhu Youzhen proudly took out the flintlock pistol and handed it to the craftsman.

The craftsman took it and looked at it, and when he couldn't put it down, he praised it: "Good! What a gun! The design is reasonable, the construction is precise, especially the flint can be ignited, it is really much stronger than the bird's gun! I thought this kind of gun only existed in the atlas, but I didn't expect to see the real thing today! ”

"Atlas? What album? Zhu Youzhen immediately asked nervously.

The craftsman also hurriedly took out a book from his bosom and presented it to Zhu Youzhen: "The villain once worked as a craftsman under the former military squire Lord Bi Mao Kangbi. Master Bi is very knowledgeable, especially firearms, and has written this "Illustrated Description of Weapons". There was a flintlock pistol on it, but it was not called that, but it was called a 'self-generated firebolt'. Many of the firearms on the picture are just the imagination of Master Bi, and they have not really been made. ”

Zhu Youzhen took a cursory look at it and found that the contents of this atlas were very rich. In addition to the self-generated firearms, there are more than 10 kinds of firearms such as the rotary wing tiger gun, the electric gun, the Xuanyuan gun, the Lumi gun, the shock stack gun, the thunderbolt gun, the three-long gun, the nine-headed bird, the rocket slip, the eagle cannon, etc. Each firearm is accompanied by a sketch accompanied by annotated text detailing the characteristics of the firearm and how it is to be used.

For example, on the page of "Lu Mi Gong", there is the following text: "It weighs about seven or eight catties, or six catties, and is about six or seven feet long, and the dragon head rail and machine are all in the bed." If you pinch it, it falls, and the fire is rekindled. There is a steel knife at the foot of the bed, which can be used as a horse chopping knife if the enemy is close. When put, the front catches the hand, the back tucks the end of the bed, the engine is only pinched, not dialed and does not move, the fire door goes to the target a little farther, the initial smoke rises, not to be shocked, so it is better than the bird gun. Four dollars for medicine, three dollars for buckshot. ”

Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed when he saw it, and thought to himself, isn't this just a detailed firearms training textbook!

However, he couldn't help but suspect in his heart, the various firearms in the secret book were much more advanced than the birds. But the Ming army was not equipped with these firearms, or mainly birds, why is this? Are these new firearms just unrealistic fantasies?

When he said the question in his heart, the craftsman also sighed and told Zhu Youzhen what happened. Of course, what he said was all vernacular, and there were some local dialects mixed in it, but Zhu Youzhen also listened to it.

It turned out that although these firearms were well designed, they were still only at the drawing stage, and they were more troublesome to manufacture. Over the years, the imperial court's finances have been stretched, and the amount of money allocated to the manufacture of firearms has become less and less, let alone the development of new guns.

Bi Maokang has also played many times to demonstrate the power of new firearms. But the government is controlled by Wei Zhongxian, and he only cares about fighting with Donglin Party, and how can he take care of military technology. Therefore, these pieces were all lost in the sea, and Bi Maokang finally resigned angrily.

Zhu You couldn't help but sigh when he heard it, thinking that it was just that there was no advanced technology, obviously there were technologies and talents, but the imperial court couldn't use it; Ministers who are only concerned with fighting for power and power, but turn a blind eye to these inventions that can change the course of history, are really self-inflicted, and cannot live!

Of course, if this album falls into the hands of Zhu Youzhen, the effect will be different. He was immediately overjoyed and asked, "Can you make these firearms in the atlas?" ”

The craftsman pondered for a moment, then hesitated: "What can be built is what can be made, but it just takes time." Because we have only tried to make Lu Mi Gong with Master Bi, and no other firearms have been made. Even if it is a Lu Mi gun, because of the precision of the parts and the cumbersome manufacturing process, it will take at least a month for a small person to make one. ”

Zhu You was a little disappointed at first, feeling that the time was too long. But when I think about it, there are no lathes and milling machines in this era, and it is only the power of one person to build all the dozens of parts of a gun in a month, plus the inevitable scrap parts, the workload is very amazing, and a month may not be enough.

So he encouraged, "It's okay, take your time, as long as you can make it!" I now appoint you deputy director of the arsenal with a monthly salary of twenty taels of silver. Later in the year, you will be responsible for the trial production of the firearms in the atlas. If you need anything, just ask for someone to give it, ask for something for something, ask for silver for silver! By the way, I have always forgotten to ask, what is the master's name? ”

The craftsman hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "The villain is a grass man, how can there be any great name." The cheap surname is Sun, because he accidentally blew up the chamber during the trial, his ears were damaged, and he often couldn't hear others clearly, and everyone called the villain 'Sun Deaf'. ”

"That's an indecent name!" Zhu Youzhen smiled, "That's it, I'll give you a big name." I know an artillery expert named Sun Yuanhua. And you specialize in making firearms, and he is surnamed Sun, so you just call Sun Yuanlong! ”

In the past, the craftsman was just a small person at the bottom of society, and no one could afford it. In Qin Wangzhuang, he suddenly got this reuse, and he could receive a huge amount of moon silver, so he was overjoyed, and he knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for the name!" From now on, the villain will be called Sun Yuanlong! ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it for a while, and then handed his flintlock pistol to Sun Yuanlong and said, "This gun was given to me by a Western monk. I'll hand it over to you now, I hope you can copy it successfully! ”

Sun Yuanlong said excitedly: "Rest assured, the villain will definitely live up to his mission!" However, your gun is a good gun, but there are some problems with the projectile. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled embarrassedly: "Master Sun is really professional, the original projectiles have been exhausted, I asked the blacksmith to imitate it." ”

"The helper doesn't know that the projectile should be made of lead, not iron." Sun Yuanlong said with a smile, "Because the lead is relatively soft, it is not easy to get stuck in the pipe; Moreover, lead is heavier than iron, so it is not easy to float after shooting out of the barrel. There is also an advantage to using lead as a projectile, the villain just thinks about it, but has not yet tried it. ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "What benefits? But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Sun Yuanlong was encouraged, so he smiled and said, "Because the melting point of lead is much lower than that of iron, it is naturally easier to make projectiles." However, in the past, when making lead bullets, the molten lead water was poured into a mold made of sand, and because the mold itself was not smooth, the cast lead bullet was not very regular, and it was easy to get stuck. The villain thought of a way to make the lead bullet smooth as jade and never jam. ”

"Okay!" Zhu Youzhen was overjoyed and said, "Say it quickly, what a way!" ”

Sun Yuanlong hesitated: "It's just that this method is a little troublesome at the beginning..."

"I'm not too bothered!" Zhu Youzhen said eagerly, "As long as you can improve the process, you have to do it a lot of trouble!" ”