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"Brother Wen Kai," although the Taixi missionaries and colleagues in the military department repeatedly slandered Dai Zi, it is undeniable that he is still the best firearms expert in the current Qing court, so if there is any incurable disease, the Qing court is the first to find him to solve it. (The text was first published in the reading cabinet biquge.info) "The last time Jiangsu presented the sea in front of the imperial court, did you figure out what kind of fame?" ”

"Back to the words of the lord, the lower officials have already seen it, but they have also figured out a little different." Looking at the Manchu adults in front of him, Dai Ziyu, who was born under Prince Kang's Jieshu Sect, replied respectfully. "First, the sea is far away because its gun is long enough, almost similar to the bird gun made by the imperial court; Second, its strong medicinal power is due to the fact that its pipe diameter is much larger than that of the bird's gun; Third, the quality of the material used in the sea reverse step is very good, and the technique is also very clever, and the lower official has inspected the fourteen step guns presented by Jiangsu, and found that the length and size of each gun pipe are all the same, and the inner diameter is also extremely smooth, which shows the superb technique. ”

"In this way, isn't it true that the technique of making the guns of the sea is much better than that of the great craftsmen of the Imperial Palace?"

When Lord Man heard this, his brows furrowed, you must know that the manufacture of firearms in the Qing Dynasty was divided into three levels, the first level was called Imperial Manufacturing, which was manufactured by the guns and cannons of the Yangxin Palace, and the firearms produced were mainly used by the court; The second level is called flag building, which is responsible for the special agency of the Ministry of War, and the firearms produced are used by the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade and the flag battalions in patrol battalions and Zhili; The last level is called construction, which is to be handed over to the provincial garrison of the Eight Banners and the Green Banner according to the specifications and limited amounts provided by the Ministry of War. Among them, the quality of the imperial construction is definitely the best, and the quality of the flag is also better than the construction, but according to Dai Zi, even the imperial construction is scum, how can the local government deal with Zheng Jun's row.

Lord Man shook his head in disbelief: "Brother Wen Kai, are you exaggerating?" ”

"Even if the lower officials dare to deceive the adults, they don't dare to lie to the king." Dai Zi shook his head and pointed to the butt of the rifle and said. "For example, this gun, at the beginning, the big guys thought that the change of Hai Reverse was more than worth the loss, but after I looked carefully, I found that the sub-medicine used by Hai Reverse was more explosive than the sub-medicine made by the imperial court, and with such a sub-medicine, you can't use the original posture of holding the shot, you have to put it on your shoulders." Dai Zi tried to demonstrate. "In this way, the eyes can see the target clearly through the door, and they will naturally be able to hit more accurately. As for the spear, not to mention, this self-generated gun machine is even more exquisite, which can make the gun hand shoot in the rain without danger, and the only drawback of this rifle is that it is slightly heavier, and it must not be used by well-trained soldiers. ”

Hearing that Dai Zi praised the step gun like a flower, although Lord Man was a little dissatisfied, he still held back, and then after thinking about it, he asked again: "If the imperial court is ready to imitate it, does Brother Wen Kai think that the craftsmen of the Yangxin Palace Manufacturing Office and the Military Department can imitate it?" ”

"That is, the self-generated gun machine is a little troublesome to manufacture, and the others are also simple, but all the gun pipes, pipe diameters, pipe lengths, the same size, and the inner diameter are polished so smooth and free of burrs like the sea reverse, it is necessary to make guns for many years," Dai Zizi never imagined that Zheng Jun actually used a hydraulic machine to realize a series of processes such as cutting the gun pipe, drilling the inner diameter, and polishing the inner wall, so it is understandable that there was a judgment error. "Even if you find such a big job, you can complete one or two of these steps in a month, and you can't say anything faster."

This Manchu master is quite shrewd and capable, and he knows how many master craftsmen there are in the gun department and the military department of the Yang Xin Palace, so he counted on his fingers and found that according to Dai Zi's algorithm, the output of these big workers in a year is not enough to fully equip a firearms battalion, and his face suddenly became a little unbearable: "Brother Wen Kai did not miscalculate, if he really made a system at this speed, how did Hai Reverse make up so many steps." ”

"The lower officials have checked, twenty-five years ago in Kangxi, Hai Reverse used the deer gun used in Haicheng that year, and it was not until this time that the troops in southern Jiangsu were replaced with this kind of step gun." Dai Zi still investigated it very seriously. "It can be seen that it took a long time for the sea to be equipped with such a sharp weapon."

Lord Man was silent, he believed that Dai Zi would not lie on this issue, so he finally accepted the statement that Bu Gong was difficult to produce, but he could accept it does not mean that Kangxi would also approve it, as the decision-maker of the First Empire in East Asia, Kangxi would definitely not care about the "small problem" of production speed, so as long as Kangxi moved his mouth to say that he needed equipment, he should worry about such a life-threatening issue, so Lord Man's face was extremely ugly.

"This step is for the time being, and listen to the decision of the imperial court, in addition." Since there was no solution, Lord Man changed his mind and stopped mentioning it. "That sea reversal cannon, you see how it goes." Speaking of which, the light artillery weighing hundreds of pounds is actually not very important in the eyes of the Qing army, not to mention that the Zheng army has destroyed the fire door, axle, wheel and cannon lug of all three guns before the fall of Kunshan, but since it is a dedication, the damaged artillery was also sent to Beijing with the synchronous gun, which is why the Manchu people have asked such a question. "Is it possible to imitate it?"

"It is better to use copper than iron to make cannons, and this is something that the Tessie missionaries also agreed." Dai Zi answered Master Ha's question in a puzzled tone. "But if the Jiangsu Green Battalion is not wrong, these small cannons have been fighting for two hours in a row before they were blown up by the sea reversal, and they have not been blown up for such a long time, except for the reduction of medicine, they can only be explained that this is a steel cannon instead of an iron cannon, but the lower officials have carefully checked it, and it is obviously an iron cannon." Speaking of which, Dai Zi does not have a metallographic detector in his hand, so naturally there is no way to discover the mystery of the central cooling method. "The lower officials also asked a few missionaries to read it, and there is only one theory, that is, there is indeed a problem with this iron, but no one can say what the problem is."

"Brother Wen Kai, how can I explain what you said to the emperor." Lord Man shook his head dissatisfiedly, there was really nothing he could do with the firearms expert in front of him. "Forget it, forget it, since it doesn't make sense, then there is no need to explain, just say that I have seen it with the missionary Tessie, this cannon has not much advantage except for being light."

Lord Man meant that he wanted to cover up the past, but he never thought that his cover-up would make the Qing army miss.

"My lord," seeing that Lord Man wanted to leave in a hurry after talking about business, Dai Zi stopped doing it, and he immediately stopped the other party. "The twenty-eight rings of the last time, I don't know if the adults have mentioned it to the emperor."

He believed that as long as this weapon was widely equipped, not only would the cavalry of Jungger not be able to resist it, but even the guns of the Zheng army might not be his opponent. However, there are several major disadvantages, the first is that it is cumbersome, the second is that the two sets of guns with rigid connection are complicated to operate when linked, the third is that the mode of firing is high, and the fourth is that the thermal conductivity mode does not break through, and it is easy to accumulate heat to ignite the stored ammunition. And these shortcomings are the focus of the peer attacks of the jealous Dai Zi's guns, and it can be said that Dai Zi's [Lianzhu Fire Gun] has not yet been sacrificed and has been sentenced to death in Kangxi's mind.

Therefore, how dare Lord Man tell Dai Ziming, so he can only support himself: "The emperor is very happy to hear that you have developed such a sharp weapon, but now the important task of the imperial court is to make soft sail clippers and accompanying cannons, so there is no time to watch your [Lianzhu Fire Gun] for the time being, Brother Wen Kai should put it aside for the time being." ”

Dai Zi didn't understand the subtext of Lord Man for a while, he only felt that his killing weapon was the only treasure in the world, Kangxi couldn't take care of it now, and he would always shine in the future, so he didn't ask any questions, but he asked another question: "My lord, the lower official checked the sub-medicine of Hai Reverse and found that the sulfur and nitrate used in it are better than those of the imperial court, and this nitrate may be refined, but there is no sulfur produced in China, and those that are transported by North Korea alone are not enough." ”

"The sea is against the three provinces of Haikou, and Taixi is also worried about the troops of the sea against the sea, so they dare not transport gunpowder and sulfur for import." When it comes to the issue of sub-medicine, Lord Ha also feels that it is tricky, and it must be known that with the current sulfur reserves of the Qing court, as long as Zheng Jun continues to block the import channels, many of the firearms of the Qing army will become scrap copper and rotten iron. "Well, I'll hand over an excerpt to the emperor about this matter, maybe I can solve some of it from the Zheng clan of Oros Yi and Anbei Nanhe."

The words of the Manchu were right, after the Qing court drove away the Zheng army that went to land and eliminated the righteous army of Jiangxi Province, which claimed to be the emperor, except for the three provinces of Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan that continued to pursue and suppress the scattered anti-Qing forces, order had been restored in most other areas. For this reason, the Qing court invested 500,000 taels of funds every year, and hundreds of craftsmen and dozens of Taixi missionaries were busy for it, not to mention the other personnel who collected wood and guarded the shipyard.

After nearly two years of construction, the Zhigu Shipyard has built two large Inner Australia and four relatively small Inner Australia, enough to start construction of six soft sailing ships of more than 5,000 materials at the same time, Kangxi tried to use the method of eating fat in one breath to create a sea force that could be hostile and overwhelm the Zheng army.

However, there are some things that cannot be contrary to the laws of nature, and the Tessie missionaries, who have no experience in shipbuilding, just follow the book and start to produce two-masted or even three-masted plywood ships according to a few line drawings, how can they succeed lightly, you must know that it took nearly ten years for the shipyard of Ming Zheng to develop from only producing small sloops to building military galen.

In this way, the Dagu shipyard that completed the civil construction was full of these problems, the defective semi-finished products that needed to be adjusted, and the Han craftsmen who were commanded to turn their heads complained one by one, but under the supervision of the Qing court officials, they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and naturally there was a situation of passive sabotage, but this was only a pain in the development of the Zhigu shipyard, but the Qing court could not imagine that they had no time to overcome the consequences of the pain.

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