The Fu ship sailed in the calm Liaohai, the sailors adjusted the direction of the sails according to the direction from time to time, and they also encountered many ships along the way, everyone ignored each other, even if Zhao Dongjia was also a businessman, he did not dare to mess around in the inland sea, and he also hung the official flag of Dengzhou Seaway.

After leaving the coast a little farther, several sailors on the deck ripped off the cloth, and several guns appeared in front of Chen Xin's eyes, a total of three guns on each side of the ship, two large furlong machines (note: not jack franc machines) in the stern direction, seven or eight sub-guns were placed next to the gun body, and the size of the sub-guns was not small, and there was an iron flash inserted behind the loading port of the mother gun, which was used to fix after installing the sub-guns, which was the original gun bolt.

What made Chen Xin's eyes shine the most was a cannon on the bow of the ship, he walked over to take a closer look, several gunner-like sailors didn't care about him, this gun was about seven feet (220 cm) long, Chen Xin roughly compared the muzzle with the palm of his hand, the inner diameter was about 11 to 12 cm, the double diameter of the barrel and the muzzle was twenty, the double diameter seemed to be small, but the gun body had the typical characteristics of the red Yi cannon in front of thin and thick back, there were four reinforced iron hoops on the gun body, and a pair of gun ears on both sides of the middle section of the gun body, which should be the imitation of the Hongyi cannon in the Ming Dynasty, In addition, there is a low gun mount under the barrel. There was a cannon on each side of the ship, and there was also a gun next to the bow car, and the whole ship was three Hongyi cannons and four large furlong machines.

He had seen some pictures of the Hongyi cannon, but he didn't remember the specific shape, and when he saw a few gunners next to him, he started to think about a few people. Chen Xin said to a gunner next to him: "This brother, can I touch it?" ”

The gunner smiled and said, "Mr. Chen touches it, you scholars still like this thing?" ”

Chen Xin has a request for others, so he naturally wants to flatter: "I, a scholar, like to associate with a good man like my brother the most, if everyone can fire a cannon like you, brother, how can the Tartars occupy my hometown." ”

The gunner was a simple person, after listening to the good words, he didn't know how to answer, he touched his head and smiled, the literacy rate in the Ming Dynasty was not high, ordinary people still respected scholars, and Zhao Dongjia was quite polite when he introduced Chen Xin, so most people still have a kind of respect for Chen Xin.

"Then sir, you just touch it, you can't touch it."

Chen Xin stretched out his hand and touched it, feeling the metallic texture on the barrel, a strange feeling came to his heart, he had never touched such a large weapon, and when he thought that he was touching a cannon, he seemed to be feeling an indestructible power.

"Brother, can you ask how much this cannon weighs?"

"I don't know about this, it has to be a few thousand pounds."

"How much medication?"

"A shovel!"

"A shovel? How much does that iron bullet weigh? ”

"It's heavy, a few pounds."

This brother seems to be a half-ass, Chen Xin had to change his angle: "Then why are you aiming?" ”

The honest brother smiled stupidly: "What to aim, Lao Tzu hit him and see if he can run away." ”

Chen Xin was completely speechless, this person was a cottage artilleryman, and he knew that he couldn't ask anything, so he had to talk casually with this gunner, and learned that this gunner's name was Wang Zugui, a native of Shandong, who was originally a fisherman, and had been following Zhao Dongjia for a long time.

"Vice Chancellor Cai loves firearms?" A yin voice next to him remembered that it was the annoying second-in-command Han Bin again, Chen Xin turned his head and replied: "It's true, but I haven't used it yet." ”

Han Bin smiled: "Since Mr. Chen is a scholar, it is not appropriate to lick blood from the knife edge, so why don't you try firearms?" If you encounter a pirate or something, it's good to defend yourself. He has seen a lot of scholars, the old Cai was a soft egg in the past, this Chen Xin fell on his face today, he wanted to make Chen Xin ugly, so that his status on the ship would naturally be reduced, and then he would slowly squeeze this broken account room.

The gunner next to him, Wang Zugui, said: "Then Mr. Chen takes a bird gun, that thing is light." ”

Han Bin stared at him fiercely, Wang Zugui was naïve, and he didn't know what was wrong, so he only heard Han Bin say angrily: "You fool talking nonsense, Mr. Chen is so tall, of course you have to use the big one, and besides, the bird gun has been divided." ”

Wang Zugui scratched his head and said, "Then what kind of firearms are there, is it possible to ask Mr. Chen to use a red-haired cannon?" ”

Han Bin turned around with a smile and waved his hand, and a subordinate behind him also came over with a mocking look on his face, handing over a thick musket. The body of the musket was between five and six feet, and the barrel near the butt was supported by a snake shaft with an arquebus, and the muzzle of the gun looked like it could fit a finger, at least half an inch, and the wall of the pipe was also very thick, and it looked like it weighed nearly twenty pounds.

Chen Xin understood Han Bin's mind at a glance, he must be a scholar who has no power to restrain Chen Xin, to see if he can't afford to make a fool of himself, most of the scholars at this time are indeed like this, like Xiong Tingbi and Lu Xiangsheng are rare after all, most of the others are very weak, at most they are elegant with a sword, and they are extremely despised.

At this time, the rest of the people on the deck all looked over, sailing on the sea is one of the most dangerous things in this era, and the sailors are the heaviest and braver, and they all want to see how many catties and taels there are in this new account room, and Lu Donkey doesn't know what Chen Xin's strength is, for fear that he will be bullied, he took a step forward and said, "I'll try it." Then he went to get his gun. One of Han Bin's subordinates suddenly stepped up to block Lu Donkey, and said fiercely: "Did the second master say it was given to you?" ”

Lu Donkey looked back on the past without showing weakness: "Did the big boss say not to give?" At this time, Zhao Dongjia and several small leaders went to the cabin, only Mr. Song, who didn't know the details, watched with a smile, and didn't plan to meddle with a look, everyone else had the mentality of watching the excitement, no one stepped forward to persuade them, and seeing that they were going to fight, Chen Xin's voice came to their ears: "Such a good firearm should be used by me." ”

The two cockfighting people looked back, Chen Xin had already taken the heavy firearm with one hand under the gaze of everyone, the weight of twenty catties was nothing, but it was held with one hand, and it had to rely on strong wrist strength to maintain the stability of the gun, and a group of sailors around him applauded, Mr. Song also nodded and smiled, Lu Donkey was surprised, he didn't expect Chen Xin to look at Si Siwenwen, but his hand was so powerful, Wang Zugui was full of praise: "Mr. Chen is really not an ordinary gentleman, he can hold this turtledove with one hand." ”

Although Chen Xin has never practiced martial arts, but as a modern person, the diet and nutrition in the growth are not comparable to the Ming Dynasty, and he often participates in sports when he is studying, and he has a fitness card of several thousand yuan a year after work, and his strength is considered to be at the upper level of his peers.

Chen Xin smiled and looked at Han Bin's angry black face opposite, and took it for a while, still feeling heavy, anyway, the goal has been achieved, so he took the gun with both hands instead, and looked down at the gun carefully, he thought he was dazzled when he first saw it, but judging from the appearance and the weight he feels now, it should be a famous musket heavy smoothbore gun in Europe in this era, but I don't know how it will appear on a ship in the East Asian Sea. (Note: See the work for detailed information and pictures of the turtledove.) ）

He rubbed the body of the gun, or like stroking the cannon, as if he had a powerful power, all said that men have a love for guns in their hearts, Chen Xin's understanding is the worship of men's power, he had his own gun for the first time in his life, and it is very likely to be a famous gun musket from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century, and a few things he saw today have made him feel worthwhile.

Han Bin looked at the expression of enjoyment on Chen Xin's face, and felt slightly strange, he didn't understand what this expression meant, it seemed that this account room was really not so easy to deal with, thinking of this, he turned around and left with a black face.

"Second, please stay."

Han Bin turned around and said, "What do you want?" ”

Chen Xin smiled and arched his hand: "The second master gave me such a good firearm, thank you here." ”

Han Bin sneered: "Hmph, if you can use it, you still have to use it." ”

"Exactly, that's why I just found out that the second master forgot to give me a few things."

"What's that?"

"Gunpowder, buckshot, arquebus, and fork sticks, how can you hit them accurately without them?"

Han Bin didn't achieve his goal in the first place, so he was willing to honestly give this Chen Xin, "Find the medicine bomb yourself, there is no fork stick." He simply played a trick. Chen Xin said with a smile: "The second master has too many things, I forgot that there is a fork stick, and I can't eat such a stick, and the second master will definitely not be greedy for ink." ”

Han Bin was extremely angry, and pointed at Chen Xin with his right hand: "You ......"

"I'll take you to the fork." An unfamiliar voice came, Chen Xin looked at it, it was the person who began to sit alone on the car closer, leaning on the mast and looking at himself lightly, Chen Xin had just paid attention to him, only felt that he was calm, a little bit of a deep feeling, at this time, he looked carefully, and saw that he had a handsome face, and there was a righteousness different from other pirates in his expression.

Han Bin even lost face, unwilling to stay here any longer, looked at the man resentfully, and said, "Zhu Guobin, I wrote it down." After that, he took a few of his subordinates back to the lower warehouse, and more than a dozen sailors on the deck let out a soft laugh, Chen Xin shook his head, this Han Bin has a narrow temperament and is shallow, and it seems that he is unpopular on the ship.

Chen Xin said to Zhu Guobin: "Thank you Brother Zhu for your righteousness. ”

Zhu Guobin squeezed out a smile: "It's a gesture." After saying that, he jumped directly from the hatch, did not take the ladder, and after a while appeared in the hatch again, put his right hand on the deck, borrowed a little force, jumped lightly, and jumped on the deck again. Chen Xin clapped his hands and applauded, this Zhu Guobin is really a practitioner, Zhu Guobin handed over a stick with an iron fork in his left hand and said, "This is it." ”

Chen Xin received it after thanking him, the bottom of the wooden stick is pointed, more than four feet high, just suitable for the average man in the Ming Dynasty at this time to aim at the gun, a little lower to Chen Xin, but it can also be done, Chen Xin took the stick and the gun according to some of the methods that he had seen a few times, even if he did not clamp the fire rope, the operation was also very inconvenient, many times he needed to raise the gun with one hand, and it seemed that his arm strength still needed special practice.

Zhu Guobin just looked at it lightly, I don't know if he understands or not, or Wang Zugui came over and gave Chen Xin a rough explanation. Of course, he would not break it down into forty-three steps like Morris, but just to make a general statement, another gunner enthusiastically brought two medicine pots, and Chen Xin began to charge them under their guidance.

First poured some powdered black gunpowder in the primer pot, the medicine pot is on the right side of the barrel, there is an iron lid that can be rotated horizontally, a small ignition hole is opened on the barrel in the pot, after pouring it, Chen Xin turned the lid over and covered it, and then erected the gun body, Wang Zugui changed a pot, but did not pour it directly into the barrel, but poured it into a wooden pipe, Chen Xin saw that this time it was no longer powdered gunpowder, but a grain of rice, and secretly admired in his heart, the granular gunpowder was in Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book" Methods of making zuò have been documented, but it is not easy for these pirates to know that they are customized, at least more professionally than most officers and soldiers.

Wang Zugui filled a tube and handed it to Chen Xin, Chen Xin poured it into the barrel of the gun, took the lead bullet again, and tried it in his hand, about 50 grams, the grinding was quite smooth, and it was also loaded into the barrel, and the feel was slightly sluggish, which was more palatable. Chen Xin took out the wooden strip from under the gun, pressed it hard from the muzzle, and Wang Zugui hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Chen, don't stab this strip too hard." ”

"Oh, why?"

"It's not far to be crushed, and it's easy to break when you stab it, so it's good to be slightly compacted."

Chen Xin hurriedly received teaching, although Wang Zugui did not understand the theory, but the actual operation seems to be very experienced. If the pressure is too dead, the propellant will burn incompletely due to lack of oxygen, greatly reducing the range, and I was excited, I really forgot, I reduced the force at the moment, and after feeling the pause, I gently pressed it a few times.

Chen Xin put the gun on the fork stick, everything was ready, only the fire rope was owed, Wang Zugui and another gunner took out flint, fire sickle, and fire velvet, put them on the deck and knocked them up, and after the smoke came out, they lit a piece of fire rope, this fire rope was soaked in vinegar to dry, and they lit one end and carefully clamped it on the snake rod.

Chen Xin watched this process and couldn't help but ask a little puzzled: "If there is a war, people will only use flint when they are about to arrive, and if it doesn't burn, it will die?" ”

Wang Zugui said indifferently: "We can see it as far as the sea goes, and it's too late." Even if it doesn't burn, just kill him with a knife. ”

Zhu Guobin next to him suddenly said: "The firearms team in the army, the captain of the first captain must bring a tinder canister, and if it is extinguished during the battle, it will be killed." The others didn't care, but Chen Xin noticed that this person seemed to have been in the army, otherwise how could he know, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Guobin.

After Wang Zugui installed the fire rope, he gently pulled the trigger and tried the position, but the primer cap was not opened at this time, and there was no danger of misfire. After doing this, Wang Zugui blew on the fire rope again, after the fire became brighter, several people retreated a few steps, Chen Xin pretended to aim at it, this cottage musket pipe wall is heavy, there should be no danger of exploding, so I don't worry too much, a group of sailors on the deck saw that a few people here were making a lot of fun, and came around to watch, including that Mr. Song, standing on the side with his hands caged, just waiting for Chen Xin to shoot.

There was an ocean in the field of vision, empty, Chen Xin didn't know what to aim, just a few seabirds flew in front, Chen Xin hurriedly pulled open the cap of the primer, shouldered against the butt of the gun, aimed at the front sight of the door, three points and one line aiming, the right hand pulled the trigger, the snake rod sank, the fire flashed in the primer pot, and then there was a loud bang, the gun body retreated heavily, and the primer pot and the mouth of the gun spewed out a thick white smoke, and a long orange flame in the white smoke was shining and dazzling......

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