Old wood literacy is also a rare and valuable thing for a craftsman.

It took Lao Mu a day to memorize the contents of these three books, but it took three days to ask Zhang Hongbin for the contents. Fortunately, Zhang Hongbin has read it before, so he won't make a fool of himself if he combines his knowledge.

The old wood then rested for another day, and then he couldn't wait to run back to his work area and start the construction of the steelmaking furnace.

The library has a new batch of books, and many people already know about it. For those who are thirsty for knowledge, this is a treasure trove, and Zhang Hongbin is naturally happy to use it as a means to win people's hearts, so that the right people can check out the books that suit them in the library at the right time. It may not be a long time, but it is enough to broaden their knowledge.

Seeing that the autumn harvest is over, winter is also approaching day by day, and I don't know if it is really the Xiaoice era, since this year it is only November, and the temperature has dropped no different from the midwinter season. At this time, it actually started to snow.

Blessed are the soldiers of the Salvation Army, each of whom was given a cotton coat for labor protection. Yes, it is distributed for free, and Zhang Hongbin has always been very lenient with his pawns. At most, the officials in charge of finance have to worry about how to reimburse the money.

"Erwazi, do you say that this redeeming king is not a bodhisattva in heaven?" In the barracks, a group of soldiers who were having dinner began to chat.

"What kind of Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva is a god in the West, if you want to say what Star Monarch should be reincarnated!" The soldier named Erwa immediately retorted.

"It doesn't matter what kind of immortal he is, he can bless us anyway. You see, this cotton clothes are warm and comfortable, and I was afraid that I never expected such a good cotton clothes in my life. The soldier who started the conversation earlier touched the cotton clothes on his body.

"Don't talk about cotton clothes, the two sets of clothes in the spring and autumn are distributed for free, and the salary is distributed in full, and look at the large pieces of meat in this bowl. I've been in the guard house before, but I've never seen a chief officer so kind to the people below. "Lao Wang used to be a military household in the guard, and he is also full of emotion at this moment.

"When fighting a war, the military is responsible for the weapons, not to mention, the dry food eaten is called delicious, at least thousands of times stronger than the hard dry food that can only be stuffed into the stomach with water in the past! Not to mention, it was also equipped with canned meat, and I think I surrendered to the Salvation Army in the first place, which is the best thing I have done in my life! Erwa sighed.

"Did you hear that? The Salvation Army's territory, except for the land in the hands of the existing landlords, was nationalized. Individuals can contract the planned cultivated land, and as long as the contract is made, the land will be completely owned by themselves for a period of time, and the government only collects 30% of the grain tax, and there is no forced labor! "One of the words immediately said what he had heard.

"It's no secret that the King of Redemption mainly comes from industry and commerce, and agriculture is mainly from economic agriculture, and he has always been the best for us in traditional agriculture. I've heard him once say, 'If you don't want to be too recruited, you really want to get rid of the agricultural tax that doesn't have much income.'" Look, there are kings who are exempt from agricultural taxes, and I'm a little uncomfortable...... But if it's true, I'd like to go back to farming. Lao Wang talked eloquently.

"If it weren't for the bad times and the heavy taxes, who would come out to be a soldier? What the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were like in the past, everyone didn't know. The reason why I went to serve as a soldier was just to eat two meals a day without starvation. As for the salary, I'm afraid no one has ever looked forward to it, right?

But if it's a soldier of the Salvation Army, I'm glad to go. When I was resting before, I was in a hurry and went out to buy something in my military uniform. And guess what I saw? The people actually welcomed me with a smile, and they had to give me a 20% discount when I ate, in this so-called base area, the soldiers were so loved and respected by the people, I think it was actually quite honorable to be a soldier for the King of Redemption! Erwa said proudly.

"It is also true that I have heard that it was said in the past that 'a soldier dies for his confidant,' and the King of Redemption treats us so kindly, and we cannot afford to lose his face. I heard that the imperial border army will go south after April next year, and there shouldn't be any of you who are afraid of death, right? Lao Wang swept everyone.

Everyone smiled, and the result was self-evident.

"Eat, then go to practice! The commander is right, 'sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime'! The soldier quickly ate the rest of the meal and ran out.

More people ran out, obviously resting today, but there were still many people training the playground.

At the same time, Zhang Hongbin also came to the industrial zone, and more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and I heard that many furnaces of good steel have been smelted. After the materials were available, Lao Mu had already led people to try to make the firearms that Zhang Hongbin needed.

"Old wood, how's it going?" Zhang Hongbin called the old wood.

"Back to the Lord, the firebolt has already made a sample. If you're late, maybe I'll have to send someone to let you know to watch the test! The old wood said with a smile, and by looking at his expression, he knew that the result was very ideal.

"Lead the way!" Zhang Hongbin is also welcome.

In the test ground, the new firecracker has been built, just waiting for the tester to test it.

"Speaking of which, the quality of steel is not bad, right?" Zhang Hongbin asked casually.

"It's perfect, I've been a craftsman for 40 years, and it's the first time I've seen such good steel! Lord, your three books are really heaven's books! Old Wood was happily a little incoherent.

"That's good, remember this secret for me. In addition, the armor and weapon parts of our army, depending on the situation, you can also make them appropriately, I don't want those weapons that I bought back to be able to throw away as soon as they break. Zhang Hongbin said sternly.

"We have already started experimenting with this, but I have to say that the quality of the weapons you bought back is too good, and our steel is barely usable, so even if we manufacture parts, I am afraid that the service life will ......" Lao Mu took the opportunity to give Zhang Hongbin a preventive injection.

"It's okay, it's better than just throwing it away." Zhang Hongbin is also generous, in fact, if the test of firearms and artillery is perfect, then a large number of semi-new and not old old equipment will be sold by him. Instead of returning to the furnace, it is better to sell it to those rebels, and quickly return even if it is only seventy percent of the original funds, it is also very cost-effective.

As he spoke, the test of the firearm began. In fact, under the guidance of Zhang Hongbin, the fixed gunpowder has been developed, and the tester only needs to bite the paper with his teeth, pour the gunpowder into the chamber, and at the same time pour a little on the firing groove, put in the ammunition and poke it solidly, and then start the first test firing.

At a distance of fifty meters, the plate armor was pierced by light shots, in other words, the hoplites could no longer pose a threat to such firearms, unless there were too many of them.

At a distance of 100 meters, the plate armor was broken, which felt a little reluctant, but at least it proved that this new type of firearm could pose a threat to the heavily armed troops within 100 meters.

At a distance of 200 meters, the light armor was penetrated, which meant that the threat of the cavalry was greatly reduced.

At a distance of 300 meters, the leather armor is pierced, and the effective range is increased to 300 meters, which means that it can shoot at the Tartar cavalry archers.

At a distance of 400 meters, the bullet slowly decreases its speed and falls, in other words, the maximum range is 400 meters, and within 300 meters is the effective range.

Then, the next test is the maximum life of the firebolt. In order to arrive at the number more accurately, Lao Mu also prepared a second firecracker.

The so-called test is to shoot with sufficient gunpowder to test the longest life; One is filled with more gunpowder, and then the life is calculated to test how much power can be increased.

It turned out that under the normal amount of gunpowder, the new type of firearm could shoot targets within 300 meters, of course, the crosshair would be very bad, so it was best to shoot at 150 meters, and the deviation would be smaller. However, in the case of a military battle, there is no problem in shooting at 300 meters. Under normal conditions, such a gun can be fired thirty times in a row, and only then will there be the possibility of exploding.

Filling gunpowder with 150% of the weight increases the effective range to 350 meters, but the life is reduced to twenty times.

Filling gunpowder with 200% of the weight increases the effective range to four hundred and fifty meters, but the lifespan decreases to five or six times.

Interestingly, filling gunpowder with a 120% component increased the effective firing range to 320 meters, and it was rare that the life span was not significantly reduced.

Of course, for a more accurate number, it would take at least three or four more of these guns to be able to understand, but the results should not be too far off. In other words, this new type of firearm is already qualified to arm the Salvation Army.

"Each participating craftsman will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver, and you, the foreman, will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. At the same time, as a foreman, you can have the qualifications to name this firebolt. For example, what 'Mu's firebolt' or something, of course, in order to identify its model, it is best to use the name of 'Mu's Chongzhen three-year long gun', when there is a new model developed in the future, it can be slowly accumulated, maybe it will be formed into a big family of firecrackers! Zhang Hongbin patted the old wood on the shoulder and said.

"Lord, can the old man really name this kind of firebolt?" Old Wood was so excited that he got carried away.

"I said it, and that's true!" Zhang Hongbin nodded.

"Then according to what the Lord said before, call it 'Mu's Chongzhen Three-Year Long Gun', the proof is simple and easy to understand, and it sounds quite comfortable." Lao Mu immediately used the example given by Zhang Hongbin before.

Perhaps, why didn't he think of a name like 'Mu's Invincible Fire Gun', but since Zhang Hongbin gave a good name, in order to show his respect, the most important thing is that since the Lord has spoken, he has no reason to refute his face, so that name is the same name.

Since then, Zhang Hongbin's sphere of influence, the first self-developed firearm, has finally appeared on the stage of history.