After the account was finished, it was already past noon, Yang Chengzu came out of the warehouse, directly called a few carpenters in the mountain, and began to ask them about the wood. These carpenters repaired the walls and built houses for the village, and Zhao Quan only used blacksmiths to make firearms, and had nothing to do with carpenters, so no one looked for them.

Yang Chengzu came to them and asked about the wood, and then found a few old people who knew how to make hoops and barrels, and in the afternoon he put down a few big trees in the mountain, began to remove the crown and roots, and then broke the tree in half and began to dig out.

This toss, naturally someone reported Zhao Quan. Zhao Quan was writing and painting with a group of blacksmiths at that time, discussing how to study the Minnie rifle. As soon as he heard the news, he shook his head and said:

"Nonsense! I've never heard of carpenters and hoops and barrels who can make firearms, don't pay attention to him, it's a toss-up, let's just go back and see the jokes, we're busy with ours. ”

The people in the mountains also knew that Zhao Quan and Yang Chengzu were fighting against each other, one pulled the blacksmith to make a firecracker, and the other pulled the eldest lady to fool around, and now they began to put the tree and dig out the chest, I don't know what the hell they are doing. Many people just have the mentality of watching jokes, waiting to see what good drama can be made.

When the next day dawned, Hao Yunlong called several village owners and many subordinates to the field, this team was actually mixed with many people in the rivers and lakes, green forest heroes, and the team members were more complicated. But in any case, after all, they are the backbone of the veteran troops of the border army, and they have retained the military quality of the border army, and they are still relatively diligent in training every day. As soon as the morning dawned, they formed a formation on the school field, but after all, they entered the green forest, the team stood loosely, and the discipline was not rigorous.

I saw that in the middle of the school field, there were three cannons made of large trees. It is said that it is a cannon, but in fact, the trunk is divided into two halves, the bore is removed, and it is put together again, and there are a few iron hoops outside. How to look, how to look like a large wooden barrel.

Lei Xiaochen couldn't help but ask: "This thing is the firearm made by Yang Baihu?" When we were soldiers, although most of the firearms in the imperial court were unusable, we could blow ourselves up if we didn't blow them up. But anyway, it's an iron guy too. Even if you can't kill people, it's easy to use as a hammer if it's round. Can this barrel also be used as a firearm? The drift of the imperial court seems to be getting worse and worse. ”

Yang Chengzu came to Lei Xiaochen and said, "Second master, it's too early for you to say this." Whether this thing can be used as a firearm, let's find out when we try it. Come on, reload. ”

Hao Qingqing and Mrs. Dong personally filled the gunpowder bag, loaded some broken stones into it, and lit the fuses of the three wooden cannons in turn. If this thing wants to hit a fixed target, it will be difficult to hit. So on the opposite side is a large wooden plaque with who's who.

These three cannons were put over, and the wooden cards actually swept down more than a dozen sides, and if it was on the battlefield, it could indeed injure more than a dozen enemies. Zhao Quandao: "What is this? The power of this thing is more than that of a bowl, this is the firearm you made, what is it for? ”

"What Brother Zhao said is that the power of this thing is indeed weaker than the bowl mouth gun, and even the divine fire gun of the imperial court may not be lost to it." Yang Chengzu is not afraid of exposing shortcomings

"It's made of wood, and the bowl is iron, and if it's more powerful than the bowl, there's a problem. However, it is precisely because it is made of wood and the bowl is made of iron, so its first benefit is safety. ”

"yes, this bowl is a fateful errand. Who knows when the firearm made by the imperial court will explode, that thing is going to kill people, so when we release the gun, we can only fill less gunpowder, just so as not to blow up the chamber, or when the chamber is blown up, so as not to blow ourselves up. ”

When Liu Gan, the gunner on Qinglong Mountain, heard the word "safety", he was the first to stand up and speak. He is responsible for the release of the gun, and the safety of the gun is directly related to his life, and no one knows the advantages and disadvantages of this bowl of guns better than him. As soon as he heard that this wooden cannon was safe, he naturally supported it with both hands.

Yang Chengzu pointed at the cannon body, "This wooden cannon is useless, it's a big deal to put two or three cannons, and it will break." However, its bore is just a crack that is blown out and re-tied with an iron hoop, and it can still be used. So that's the second benefit of this cannon, convenience. ”

He pointed to the bowl on the wall, "This thing is a treasure on our mountain, after all, the Franc machine can't buy it, so I count on the bowl mouth to protect the mountain." But because it is precious, when everyone fights, no matter whether the war is good or bad, they must protect it. But like this wooden cannon, you can use it if you want to use it, and you can throw it away if you want to. The left and right are just a piece of wood, a few iron hoops, worth a few pennies? Don't worry too much about it. ”

"Besides, although this thing is not suitable for a long time, it will explode after using it for a long time. But trees are easy to obtain, and if we do a few more doors, we will have everything. That's the third benefit, cheapness. The cost of buying a bowl can make dozens of wooden or even nearly a hundred wooden cannons. At that time, we only need to buy gunpowder, save the cost of buying bowls, just add a few good dishes to the leaders in the village, and ask for a few wives for the sons. ”

"This wooden cannon, like the bowl gun, has no requirements for the ammunition fired, whether it is iron nail fragments, stone crumbs, soil and pulls, anything can be used as ammunition. This thing is simple, easy to make, and cheap, and our carpenters who go up the mountain can make it. And it's also very convenient to teach people to do it. As long as you want to, it's not a matter for us to build hundreds of doors on the mountain. ”

Zhao Quandao: "But this thing makes hundreds of doors, can it be able to defeat the guns of the official army?" ”

"But why do we want to use the guns of the enemy's army?" Fire Wind Phoenix took over at this time. "We are the occupants of the mountains, not the rebels. When the officials and troops came to suppress us, we retreated to neighboring provinces, and did we use them to fight hard with the officers and soldiers? These more than 100 wooden cannons are easy to carry and can be taken out for robbery. As long as they are lined up, what dare does the caravan have to fight with us, and when the time comes, everyone guarantees that they will return with a full load. When it is combined with other green forest people, this thing is also a rare weapon, and I think it is much easier to use than your foolish thing that doesn't know when it will bear fruit. ”

After all, this person is already arrogant, and when he hears this description, he feels that it makes sense. No one wanted to fight for their lives with the officers and soldiers, and when they heard about the prospects of this thing, they said, "Not bad." It's really a good thing, with so many wooden cannons, are we still afraid of a ghost? ”

Especially those blacksmiths who were dragged to study the firecracker, their skills are actually not very skillful, and they are passed from father to son and apprentice in terms of craftsmanship, and most of them know what it is, but they don't know why. It's still okay to let them work, but it's a bit difficult to let them invent and research. The thing that Zhao Quan is studying is really too big for the span of science and technology, and they have been tortured these days, and when they saw this wooden cannon, they immediately stood up and supported:

"Yes, we don't understand how to make the fire gun or something. On the contrary, this wooden cannon, easy to learn and easy to use, a few of us can also help to do it, I think our cottage should still be based on wooden cannons, don't think about the firecracker. ”

Zhao Quan knew that this firearm matter actually represented the direction of development. He studied the Minnie gun in order to raise an army and fight it in the future. And to study this wooden cannon is to keep it and engage in the promising job of banditry with peace of mind. The biggest prospect is to get a recruitment, and the achievement of the great cause is a mirror, and I can't help but say in a hurry:

"You can't fall for this official dog thief, he wants to wear down everyone's fighting spirit, so that you lose the ability to compete with the government, you wake up, don't fall for his plan. Qingqing girl, don't be deceived by him, this person is deceiving you, not sincere to you. ”