Li Chen had no intention of popularizing muskets on a large scale. On the one hand, the pen and the www.biquge.info are tunnel guns, and their range and speed are not much higher than the strong crossbows of the Tang army. Muskets had to surpass crossbow arrows until Mini bullets, that is, rifled guns, appeared. Now Datang also has the ability to manufacture derifling wires at that time, but what about bullets? Matching rifled guns to get bullets, that represents a very high level of accuracy. Datang is far from being able to do this.

And Datang, now that the repeater has been developed, the repeater is even stronger than the flintlock pistol. The longer the distance, the faster rate of fire, everything is stronger than the flintlock pistol, and it is not easy to fire before it rains. The biggest advantage of a flintlock pistol is that it is much easier to train a musketeer than an archer.

But in the Tang Dynasty, there were really many people who could shoot arrows. The standard for recruiting troops in various places is that archery can hit the target. Being able to hit the target basically has a certain foundation in archery. According to this standard, soldiers are not too difficult to recruit, and they know that bows and arrows were popularized in the Tang Dynasty. And this kind of soldier is actually not as difficult to train as expected. What's more, Li Chen plans to take the elite route.

Every soldier dies of old age from the time he enlisted, and he has to take care of it. Basically, this is also the benchmark for recruiting troops in a modern country. No matter how good or bad it is, at least the retired soldiers have to be resettled, and someone will take care of it.

Li Chen plans to do the same. To reverse the situation in the Tang Dynasty and the division of feudal towns, it is necessary to start from the basics. It's not just the system. The system is easy to solve, and the situation of the Song Dynasty emphasizing literature and ignoring military force is the solution. He's doing this, well, trying to do that.

He planned to appoint some Confucian ministers to serve as local envoys. Confucian ministers, generally speaking, are more supportive of the emperor, not as unruly as the warriors.

But this is not a way, he doesn't want to taste the evil consequences caused by the Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature and light on military force. Moreover, to get to the root of this, it is necessary to grasp the hearts of soldiers from the foundation. Otherwise, whoever you send, if you don't change your bad habits, it is easy to have an incident of chasing the commander.

Let the soldiers know who is feeding them and who they are serving. He wants to improve the treatment of soldiers from the foundation, and to improve the salary, not only to increase the salary, but more importantly, to improve the problem after they retire. Let the soldiers have hope.

A salary increase? He didn't want to be like the Roman emperor, because he couldn't pay his salary, and as a result, his head was raised by that group of soldiers with high salaries, and he was picked to sell, and whoever gave the money would be the emperor. This is really a best-selling bid.

Not to mention, he still has a lot of ideas about some soldiers, and he needs to educate them well. Therefore, it is necessary to have elite soldiers. There is no need to expand.

But seeing the power of this hand-held artillery, he was a little entangled, what should he do? This power is really speechless, and the effective killing distance can even be compared to the maximum distance of a crossbow arrow. The longest range can even reach hundreds of zhang. And within a hundred zhang, they can break armor.

It's just that this weight... No wonder it's called hand-held artillery. The aperture of this bullet hole is not comparable to that of ordinary small guns. And the accuracy is not good. Do you want to install it on a large scale? Li Chen was entangled.

He suddenly remembered something that seemed unrelated to it. Historically, it seems that such a thing has once appeared. Although in the history of Western weapons, there is no such thing. But in Japan, there is.

He remembers playing a game of tower fighting. It is also a template for Yamaguchiyama, and then the basis is the Japanese Warring States military generals. He likes this game, and originally wanted to play the Three Kingdoms, but the first time he played it, he was scolded by others, and he jumped to play Sengoku, not to mention that the player was more kind, and he didn't scold people because he was a novice.

Also, that game feels a little more sophisticated. The skills are still those skills.,But the character template.,There's a remake.,Whether it's a small soldier.,General.,It's very Japanese.。 Although with the revision, the later the characters are simpler, and it is basically the template of Yamaguchi Yamade to use. But it's not bad.

Far from it. He remembered the game, the coalition against Odakata. The coalition forces have the city of Zagasun, which is known as Miscellaneous. The musket was powerful and had a long range. Odakata, there is one who forgot his name. The weapon used is not an iron cannon, but a general unification.

This weapon has an extremely long range, even farther than an iron cannon, and fires like a cannon. He always thought it was a cannon, and wanted to say, where can the cannon be held? But now that I think about it, it's probably a hand-held artillery thing.

Li Chen didn't know, he didn't guess wrong. This has really happened in the history of Japan. There are pictures to prove it. There was a rebellion in Shimabara, and a weapon called "stone arrow" was not only a hand-held artillery type, but also a breech-loading artillery. But I don't know if the resistance is not up to par with the craftsmanship, and it basically exploded in one shot. It's just with the event fried. Bullet-like.

After watching the latest weapons display of Datang, Zheng Lang said that he wanted to go to the ordnance supervision to have a look, and several prime ministers also agreed. They all have a curiosity about this epoch-making weapon. Every prime minister has taken turns playing with hand-held artillery, should it be said that men are born with such a thing as guns, and it is difficult to resist?

After playing with the hand-held artillery, they heard that there was a kind of research, a smaller musket was being studied, Zheng Lang said that he wanted to go and see it, and several prime ministers were coaxing like children. Li Chen simply took them to see it.

Halfway through, Li Chen temporarily put down the hand-held artillery and was entangled. This thing, the rate of fire is too slow, there are still problems with accuracy, and the range is far away, but there is no way to popularize it, so it can only be put down temporarily. Then in the carriage, he asked a few prime ministers about what to do with the state of Victoria.

After some discussion, the answer centered on Li Chende's opinion was quickly reached, and it will be officially handled by documents. Then, after some turmoil, he arrived at the Ordnance Prison.

As soon as they entered the Ordnance Prison, several prime ministers felt that they had come to another world. It's very different from the workshop they printed.

I saw hundreds of craftsmen going their own way. Some are processing armor, they are lined up in front of rows of hammers, the waterwheel drives the hammers, and the hammers are regularly put on the armor, making a loud noise, this is cold forging armor. If you use manual hammering, you don't know when you will have to hammer, and it will take a lot of effort. It's convenient to have hydraulics. The craftsman only needs to control the direction, and it is very easy.

And then there was a row of things, not knowing what to call. A column of craftsmen was working hard in front.

Several prime ministers were so curious that they went up to watch, and Cui Yuanshi opened his mouth to ask, but seeing that this craftsman was so focused, he didn't even see them coming, so he didn't say anything, and after observing it, he understood it.

This thing is the object that the craftsman wants to create, which can be imagined, hands together, and two hands to grip the object tightly. This way the craftsman can free up a hand. The most important thing is that the craftsman does not have to worry about the object running away.

Li Chen doesn't know what to call this thing? Machine tools? He remembered that it had to be constructed, but forgot the name. Obviously, it's not a machine tool, but there are things called machine tools.

At present, the prime minister can see this thing, let's call it a fitter table. Li Chen has learned a lot of things, but he is not proficient. But now they all come in handy.

After Li Chen came to the Tang Dynasty, he found that the Tang Dynasty, or the ancient craftsmen, had a problem, they were not fine enough, and no matter what they were building, they liked to use their hands.

For example, create a widget that you either hold in one hand or have someone else hold it for you. It is conceivable that human hands, of course, will make objects run around. As a result, some of the objects are not detailed enough. Just like a house, the base will shake around, how to build a solid house.

On the issue of precision, Li Chen unified weights and measures. He made the kind of vernier calipers that later generations would use. Vernier caliper, which is a ruler, but is divided into a master ruler and a vernier attached to the master ruler. The vernier can be moved, and there are items that can be stuck up and down, similar to pliers. But the direction is the opposite.

For example, in a hollow cylinder, the outer diameter of the cylinder can be measured below the vernier caliper and the inner diameter can be measured above.

It is not enough to have vernier calipers, Li Chen also has to formulate standardized weights and measures. Although it was stipulated as early as Qin Shi Huang, it is only for reference. That's not going to work. Li Chen directly set a standard based on the weights and measures of the Tang Dynasty, and then built a metal bar with this standard.

A metal strip was made out of tin. This metal bar is the standard length of one foot in the Tang Dynasty. Then use this metal bar as the standard, cast the mold to create a standard vernier caliper. Keep the mold properly and make it again if you need it later.

In case the mold is damaged, it should also be manufactured with reference to the standard one-foot tin. This standard one-foot tin was placed by Li Chen in the Ministry of Industry, placed in a cool place, and even covered with a glass ridge. In the future, Datang will always be customized with this, one foot.

Half of the precision problem is solved, and the remaining half is relied on tools. This kind of fitter table and machine tool is the solution. With this, when the craftsman is working on the metal, a person can do it, as long as the object is fixed, he is not afraid of running around. I can't say how sophisticated this can be, at least it's much better than the traditional one.

In addition to the fitter table, there are also various machine tools. It is divided into woodworking machine tools, forging machine tools and metal cutting machine tools. I just saw that row of hammers, which can be regarded as a forging machine. The principle is similar to that of the fitter table, which can fix the object, the difference is that the machine tool is formed by the machine, and the fitter needs to be manually built.

With these tools, the precision of the craftsmen in the entire ordnance superintendent, and even on the side of the general workshop, is much higher.

It's no wonder they were dumbfounded, this is not a traditional Chinese technique at all. It is considered to have been imported from the West, although it may not be possible for Westerners to have these things at the moment.

'Saint, don't lose your mind by playing with things, for saints should not indulge in such strange and ingenious things. Li Chen introduced to these ministers that all kinds of machine tools have to be used, and proudly said that this is his invention, and as a result, Wei Mo in the imperial history admonished Li Chen. made Li Chen cry and laugh. Why did he do this, but not to prepare for standardization.

Standardization, how important this thing is, modern people know. In the words of the unfinished ordnance superintendent, it means that the cannon should be standardized. This is Li Chen's request. Standardization is safe, know which operation is dangerous, standardization is easy to use. For example, how many explosive packs you put can hit how many shells you can shoot.

Even though it may not be so flexible and there is no way to freely adjust the dosage, there is a basis for use. Don't even worry, there are too many explosives stuffed, which leads to a blow up of the chamber.

Not only these must be standardized, but manufacturing must also be standardized, and all kinds of things must be standardized. Like a medicine bag, the amount of it is quantitative. Without standardization, there is no one to measure.

Cannons are also to be standardized. For example, distinguishing between field artillery and siege artillery, this is only a preliminary one. Then, according to the weight of the fired shell, the cannons of different calibers and powers are distinguished. Even the weight of the shell, the weight of the barrel, and the length of the barrel must be standardized.

The weight of the shell is good, and then the barrel is 150 times heavier. The barrel of the gun is 18 times the caliber. These are all regulations made for mass production.

Standardization, for modern people, is an ordinary concept, you buy two love crazy 6, both must be the same size. But for the ancients, not to mention the Tang people, even the Westerners, this is a subversive concept.

It was not until the eighteenth century that Westerners made such a distinction. The commander of the French naval artillery, Vice Admiral Gliebauffre, came up with such a concept.

Before that, take Venice in the 16th century, for example, there were more than 200 cannons, more than 200 specifications, each of which was built separately. It's not interoperable at all. Take the gun carriage as an example, each gun carriage is built for that gun, and if it is broken, it can only be repaired separately, and no other parts can be used to replace it.

What about the East? Don't talk about the Manchus. It is said that even the Japanese had different specifications of naval and army artillery until World War II.

Standardization is of great significance to modern industry. Without standardization, there is no such thing as an assembly line. Everything has different specifications, and you still want an assembly line? Inventing human cloning in advance? Only by creating a bunch of identical people can there be a way to make things that are exactly the same, and there is no standardization?

Li Chen had to say a lot in a fog, but these prime ministers still didn't understand, which made Li Chen discouraged for a while. I felt like I played the piano to a cow.

In the minds of those prime ministers, manufacturing things is manufacturing, and the labels are not standardized, is everything the same, it makes no sense. It doesn't seem to make sense now, but in the long run, it will definitely help a lot. Li Chen was so frustrated that he no longer explained this to them, anyway, he only needed to give orders for the surrender to obey, and these prime ministers would not personally build anything. If only it didn't get in the way of his plans.

After visiting the ordnance superintendent, satisfying my curiosity, and seeing the musket obtained in the study, I stole a few prime ministers who were idle for half a day, and left satisfied. Then, as soon as the edict on how to deal with those Tibetan prisoners arrived, it was quickly transmitted to the left army stationed in Victoria.

Coming with Zhao Comb, as well as the soldiers and horses of the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, they will take over the defense here. The left army of Shence opened the whole army. Carried out the orders of the edict. (To be continued.) )