In the Royal Military Factory, there are constantly various shooting sounds on the shooting range, and after batch after batch of muskets are built, they are tested here before they can leave the factory.

Wang Fuhai is an ordinary inspector, this is a profession with a certain risk, no one knows which musket will have quality problems, and then suddenly exploded with a bang.

However, fortunately, the explosion rate of the new musket is very low, and there is a series of tests before it is brought over for shooting detection, and there is basically no explosion accident at this level.

"Xiao Wang, there are another thousand muskets to be tested today, and all of them will be tested within two days, so you should hurry up here." The steward came over and said to Wang Fuhai.

"So much?" Wang Fuhai asked with some surprise: "Our factory hasn't had so many orders for muskets for a long time!" ”

"I heard from the manager above that the export price has been reduced, twenty taels a piece, and Hongmao directly ordered 100,000 pieces." The steward said to Wang Fuhai: "It is estimated that you will be busy with testing in the past two months." ”

"Got it." Wang Fuhai responded, and then hurriedly began to make factory inspections. He kept loading gunpowder and lead into the chamber of the gun, then pulled the trigger to shoot the lead bullet out.

Based on the experience of the Royal Military Factory in the production of muskets, there are basically no defective products in the process of live ammunition inspection. Every shot was fired smoothly without exploding.

"What a hassle! Every time you have to look at the amount of charge, and if you pour too much, it will be troublesome. If only the gunpowder had been loaded in advance. Wang Fuhai muttered, a little tired of such repetitive work, especially the charging of charges.

As soon as he finished muttering, Wang Fuhai was suddenly stunned. Then he slapped his head sharply. After half a ring, he shouted, "Yes! I didn't think of that before. You can pack the gunpowder stuff first. Then just pour it in. Wrong. Buckshot can also be loaded together. ”

In a flash of inspiration, Wang Fuhai thought of a good idea.

But what is gunpowder used for?

Oiled paper, yes, is oiled paper.

Wang Fuhai hurriedly threw down the testing work at hand and ran to get a large stack of oiled paper. Then use a cutter to cut the oiled paper into pieces of equal size, and finally pour the same amount of gunpowder and lead bullet on the oiled paper and wrap it.

Packed dozens of packs of gunpowder in one go, Wang Fuhai then came to the shooting range with a pile of paper bullets.

Dismantling the oil paper and pouring it into the chamber of the gun, the speed has really increased a lot. But most importantly. You don't have to worry about the amount of gunpowder. There was a lot of peace of mind during the whole test.

Bang bang......

After testing dozens of muskets in one go, Wang Fuhai thought it was too troublesome to dismantle the oil paper package, so he directly changed it to bite his mouth casually, and then poured it into the chamber of the gun in one go, and the speed became faster again.

I'm so smart.

Wang Fuhai was complacent and in a good mood. As everyone knows, a major invention has been created. A whole day, hard work.

Until the end of work, Wang Fuhai handed over more than 700 muskets that had been tested to the steward, and the steward thought that Wang Fuhai had cut corners and did not follow the process of testing.

Such a fuss. Only then did the steward know that Wang Fuhai had put gunpowder and lead bullets into paper bags first, which greatly improved efficiency.

"Xiao Wang. You are developed. After the steward took the paper bag and looked at it for a while, he said a sentence that made Wang Fuhai feel incomprehensible.

"Huh? What is developed? Wang Fuhai asked in amazement.

"Don't you know that the Holy One is encouraging all our factory workers to invent?" The steward asked.

"Hmmm! That's right! That's the thing. Wang Fuhai nodded, came back to his senses after half a ring, and stammered and asked: "You, you won't be, do you mean that my thing is also an invention and creation?" ”

"Nonsense, you think. What would happen if those soldiers on the battlefield used this thing? The steward said helplessly, why are you so tired of talking to this guy!

"Shoot, shoot speed, greatly improved, right?" Wang Fuhai stammered, obviously not confident in himself.

"That's right! Aren't you developed? The steward said.

"That's right! How I didn't think of that. Wang Fuhai suddenly realized, and the steward said: "The manager hasn't left yet, go and report this matter, your kid's reward will definitely be indispensable." ”

"Thank you, steward." Wang Fuhai hurriedly thanked him, and then ran into the manager's office. The manager attached great importance to Wang Fuhai's invention, and immediately reported it the next day, and it appeared on Zhu Youxiao's desk.

The headquarters quickly made a clear affirmation of this invention, and after Zhu Youxiao saw this invention, he also slapped his head.

"It seems that this paper bullet did appear in history, but I forgot it before." Zhu Youxiao is obviously not a god, and he can't remember many details of the history of the development of ancient weapons.

The High Command then evaluated paper bullets and concluded that such paper bullets would greatly increase the design speed of the musketeers and reduce the training cycle of the musketeers again. The invention is of great significance, and the invention is rated as second-class.

At present, the Royal Military Factory has a rating system for various inventions and creations, which are divided into special class, first class and fifth class. The rating is carried out from the point of view of production, military, etc. As long as it is a useful invention, it can be rated. Reward based on the rating.

For second-class inventions, the reward amount is 1,500 yuan.

Soon, Zhou Fuhai, who was only nineteen years old, got this huge bonus in the eyes of the ordinary class, and the paper bullets were soon purchased by the high command, the Royal Military Factory was responsible for production, and Zhou Fuhai also got some patents. As an employee of a military factory, the invention belongs to the military factory, but it can also be shared.

Zhou Fuhai suddenly had a feeling of being hit by a pie, which also made him deeply aware of the 'money' of invention and creation.

Because he suddenly had a large amount of money, Zhou Fuhai decided to quit his job in the military factory and went to study at the newly established Royal Technical College.

This college is mainly used to train technicians, but there are also elementary courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry.

One of the most popular is naturally mechanical engineering, which has the largest number of apprentices to learn this technology. Because the mechanic who manufactures machinery is currently the highest-paid technician in Beizhili.

Craftsmen who manufacture clocks and watches and various machinery are becoming more and more popular in Beizhili, and their wages are soaring.

Zhou Fuhai developed a strong interest in invention and creation, and tasted the sweetness. It just so happens that the Royal Institute of Technology is enrolled, so naturally it is not to be missed.

The paper bullet invented by Zhou Fuhai was soon incorporated into military application by the high command. The new army will fully use paper bullets, and the emergence of paper bullets has made the charge of muskets standardized and rapid.

After experiments by the High Command, some musketeers with fast hands could even shoot as fast as 7 rounds per minute after using paper bullets.

Of course, this is only a very small phenomenon, not a universal phenomenon. But if the soldier trains hard to a certain extent, there is no problem in increasing the rate of fire to 5 rounds per minute. Even a well-trained musketeer can easily reach a rate of fire of 3 rounds per minute after using paper bullets.

It didn't take long for good news to come from the Royal Military Factory, and the bayonet proposed by Zhu Youxiao had been designed and mass-produced.

The bayonet is not a difficult technique, on the contrary it is a very simple thing. As long as a sleeve is designed to be put on the muzzle, the bayonet can be loaded.

The Royal Military Factory had previously designed a long thorn to be installed on it, but Zhu Youxiao was not satisfied, believing that this kind of long thorn had no multi-functional use.

So the mechanics of the Royal Arsenal made real bayonets and installed them. At the same time, the sleeve has been improved to make loading and unloading more convenient. It can be installed to form a long weapon with an already long musket, and it can be used as a knife when removed.

The invention of the bayonet of the Ming Dynasty was directly in place in one step and formed a relatively mature bayonet.

After receiving this report, Zhu Youxiao went to the Royal Military Factory the next day to shoot targets. The musket currently equipped by the Ming army is nearly 1.6 meters long, and the bayonet length is designed to be 23 centimeters, adding up to a length of 1.8 meters, although this length is not as long as a spear, but it is long enough.

The advent of the bayonet will allow musketeers who need pikemen protection to have melee combat capabilities, and even no longer need pikemen's protection.

The bayonets like a forest can also stop the rushing cavalry, even if the well-trained war horse is impossible to hit headlong stupidly.

Zhu Youxiao fired more than a dozen paper bullets at the shooting range, and his marksmanship was not bad, and he basically did not miss the target within 50 meters.

"Very good, this rifle is still called Type 03!" On a whim, Zhu Youxiao set a number for the musket according to the pattern of later generations.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Qianshan hurriedly asked people to write it down.

The name of the Type 03 rifle was formalized, and it became the first numbered standard equipment in the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, according to your instructions, the military factory has already manufactured the first rifled gun, I wonder if Your Majesty wants to take a look?" Yang Qianshan raised the rifled gun against Zhu Youxiao.

"Made? What about performance? Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The performance is very strong, the lead bullet can hit about 900 meters, and it has enough lethality within 500 meters, but the cost is very high, and a mechanic may not be able to pull out a barrel in a month." Yang Qianshan said.

"Is there a problem with the knife?" Zhu Youxiao asked, it is impossible for a mechanic to not be able to pull out a barrel for a month.

"The tools we had were really not suitable for rifling, and the failure rate was very high. In addition, the wages of mechanics who can draw rifling are also very high, and now the average cost of a rifled gun is more than 100 yuan. And the rate of fire is low, and the reload is laborious. Yang Qianshan said.

"Let's take a look!" Zhu Youxiao said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Qianshan hurriedly asked someone to get the rifled gun, and then demonstrated it at the shooting range. This rifled gun does not look much different from a smoothbore gun in appearance.

But when it comes to loading, the buckshot is hammered in, and the loading is more troublesome than the smoothbore gun. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao knew that it was impossible to equip the troops with this thing in a short period of time. (To be continued......)

PS: The second update is here!