Midile said confidently: "Of course I know the truth, but there are too few people who can be trusted, the gunpowder engineer Wilson, he is a gambler, a drunkard, I am afraid that he will run away if he masters this great technique, and he will make a fortune in Europe alone, and Rudolph, who designed rifling, he is serious, but every time I think he is a false serious, he can't resist this temptation...... The rest are either dissolute or talkative. ”

Li Yunzhong covered his forehead, it has been three months, he has handed over the incomplete secret recipe to Midile for three months, and he actually came to this set! Give him a mountain of gold and starve him to death.

"You're not going to go into battle on your own, are you? I remember you were just a clerk, so you weren't good at gunpowder! ”

Midille pulled out a book and announced, "I am making great strides towards becoming a gunpowder expert, but I have inquired that this smokeless powder is already widely used in Europe!" ”

Midile looked at Li Yunzhong slyly, his eyes kept rolling.

Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "You shouldn't lie to me, the smokeless gunpowder used in Europe is very unstable, and explosions often occur, while the gunpowder invented according to my recipe is stable, tell me, have you succeeded!" ”

Midile said frankly: "It's only recently that I have found some clues, made some samples, and give me a few days to complete the experiment and make it in large quantities, but this kind of gunpowder is too strong under His Majesty's Majesty, I tried it with a Brubes rifle, and it will explode, I think this gunpowder still has some defects?" ”

Li Yunzhong handed him a bullet and explained: "Wrap it in a cartridge case, smokeless gunpowder cannot be directly filled in the rifle." And I figured out that this gunpowder must be patented after three years. ”

Midile exclaimed, "What is this for?" In case someone invented this gunpowder. Aren't we at a great loss, Your Majesty? This matter must be applied for as soon as possible, and the patent fee is not a small amount of money. ”

Li Yunzhong pointed to the rifles made by the workers, and patiently explained: "Smokeless gunpowder is best stored in metal cartridge casings, metal cartridge casings are suitable for Mini rifles and breech guns, and our Han Dynasty is not yet able to mass-produce these two kinds of guns, in case of conflict with Britain, France and other European powers, they use the gunpowder we invented to fight the army of the Han Dynasty." What's going on? Ask for your own hardship! ”

Midile still couldn't agree, and frowned: "As far as I know, the British Empire and the French Empire are preparing for a war with the Russians, and there should be no time to conflict with the Han Kingdom, why are you worried about this kind of thing?" ”

Li Yun whispered: "Holland, I am ready to fight with the Dutch this year or next year!" ”

As soon as he heard this, he understood what Li Yunzhong meant, and replied with wide eyes: "Oh, God! You want to snatch the South Seas. This is not a good idea, our British Empire will intervene, since the Han is interested in Nanyang, can Hong Kong still be kept? I think the Governor of Hong Kong will be firmly opposed to this. ”

In order to strengthen Midile's confidence in Dahan. Li Yunzhong pretended to be indifferent and replied: "I plan to end the domestic war in two years and develop the defense industry in three years, maybe the Crimean War can be delayed even longer." Do you think Britain can still compete with the big guys? ”

Midile nodded in agreement and agreed, "You're right. Well, I agree to postpone the patent application. Should we expand the production of breech guns, since smokeless gunpowder was invented, I would like to suspend the production of rifles of the Brubes, Krenswick and other models. ”

Li Yunzhong agreed to this request and advised: "The backyard gun should be bold and innovative, don't stick to the specifications of the breech gun, and can change the ...... appropriately."

"You let me go, I want to see the emperor!"

"You can't go in without an order!"

"I have something important to say, I beg you, just let me in!"

Li Yunzhong frowned and looked at the place of dispute, and walked over with Midile.

"What's the matter with you? But there is a grievance to be avenged? "In the past few years, no matter where Li Yunzhong inspected, he would meet some people who risked their lives to avenge their grievances, so he had already been mentally prepared.

"The little Dai Chun knocked on the emperor, and the villain did not avenge his grievances, but offered treasures to the emperor."

Li Yunzhong looked at the package behind him and asked Midile with interest, "This is the person from your arsenal?" ”

Midile shook his head slowly, "I've never seen him. ”

Dai Chun said: "The villain is the descendant of Dai Zi, the ancestors invented a powerful firearm, was suspected by the Kangxi Emperor, was exiled to the Northeast, but the design drawings were left in one, passed down from generation to generation, the grass people did not want to study since childhood, I heard that the emperor attached importance to firearms, and deliberately spent money to buy a few foreigners' muskets, with reference to the drawings of the bead guns left by the ancestors, made a new musket, please take a look at the emperor. ”

Midile scoffed, "Buy a few muskets and invent a repeater?" Are you a genius or an idiot, Your Majesty, I think he's just a liar, let's get him out of the city! ”

Li Yunzhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay to take a look, Dai Zizhen has heard of this." ”

Dai Chun was allowed to hurriedly open his backpack and respectfully present the gun.

Tang Liang checked it and made sure that there was no danger before presenting it to Li Yunzhong.

Li Yunzhong took the musket, opened it and looked at it, and exclaimed, "There is a spring in here!" Yes, that's a great idea. ”

Midile pouted disdainfully, he did not believe that the Chinese could invent advanced guns.

Dai Chun carefully introduced: "The villain has a friend who studied at the Army Academy, and he has seen the breech gun they use, and the villain designs a magazine in the butt, and the bullet is pushed to the chamber by spring, pulling the trigger, manipulating the bolt, turning repeatedly, completing the bullet, locking, unlocking, and throwing the shell. ”

Li Yunzhong saw that the gun could really be fired continuously, so he immediately became interested, handed the gun to Midile, who lacked interest, and praised: "Although there are some defects, there is still room for improvement." ”

Midile glanced at it roughly, then turned around and shouted, "William, Rudolph, you two come here, by the way, call that drunkard of Mirhi!" ”

William had dirt on his hands and complained to Midile: "I'm improving the breech gun, I already have some clues, you called me over, and I forgot about it all, what a bastard you are!" I'm going to grab that inspiration and make a lot of money! ”

Ignoring his complaints, Midil handed the gun to the three of them, and said, "How about you take a look at this gun first?" ”

"It's a breech gun!"

"Oh God, there's 7 bullets in there! Incredible, can it shoot? ”

"It's a great idea to push a bullet into the chamber with a spring! With the trigger guard as a lever, I can't figure it out! ”

……

Midi was pleased to see them judge in technical terms, and said, "Please, I don't understand a word of what you say, tell me if this gun is worthless!" ”

William concluded: "It must be said that this is a good gun, much like the recumbent gun invented by the Prussians, and I think this gun must have had frequent accidents. ”

Li Yunzhong translated the foreigner's evaluation to Dai Chun.

Dai Chun's face was slightly red, and he nodded: "They are right, this gun can only fire three bullets, so it has to be maintained, as long as I give me enough silver, I will definitely be able to improve it again." ”

After coming to China for a year, William was already familiar with the Chinese language, and was shocked when he heard this: "You invented this gun!" It's incredible! Can you be my assistant! I can support you in continuing your research. ”

Li Yunzhong announced: "He will not be your assistant, I have appointed Dai Chun as the counselor of the Wupin Arsenal, who is specifically responsible for the research of the Lianzhu gun." ”

Midile asked, "What about the breech gun?" ”

Li Yunzhong said with a smile: "You can research and produce together, if the Lianzhu gun is indeed available, it will be used as the standard equipment of the Han Dynasty, all guns will be discontinued, and all the manpower and material resources of the gun production line of the arsenal will be concentrated to produce Lianzhu guns!" ”

Rudolph whispered, "Your Majesty, can I join in?" ”

"Absolutely."

William smiled: "I am also willing to put down my work and dedicate myself to improving this repeater gun." ”

Mihil shrugged his shoulders and praised, "This is a great invention, and I'm willing to join in." ”

Midile exclaimed unhappily, "Hey, guys, you are the best gunsmiths, and if you leave, the development of breech guns will come to a standstill, which is not good news." ”

Li Yunzhong thought about it for a while, and replied: "Then stop all the research and development of breech guns and concentrate on improving the breech guns, after all, this rifle guns are also in the category of breech guns, and the Prussians have more advanced breech guns, and we can't keep up with them anyway." ”

Since it has cooperated with the Kingdom of Prussia to establish an armament enterprise, the technology of the breech gun must be within the scope of cooperation, so why should the Han waste manpower and material resources on research, Li Yunzhong kept nodding his head and secretly praised his decision.

Dai Chun was stunned, he didn't expect that he would become an official, Wupin! He never dreamed that the purpose of his coming to the arsenal was just to be a gunsmith and make ends meet.

Dai Chun, who was surprised, immediately knelt on the ground and thanked: "The villain has thanked His Majesty, and the villain will definitely do his best to serve the emperor in the future." ”

Li Yunzhong personally helped Dai Chun up and promised: "As long as you can use the bead gun in actual combat, I will promote you to another officer, and you must train more grassroots workers and be familiar with the machine tools in the workshop, which are very useful for gun production." ”

Dai Chun nodded busily in agreement.

Midile made an inviting gesture and said to Dai Chun: "Dear sir, welcome to join the arsenal, I appoint you as the head of the research and development of the Lianzhu gun, and equip you with twenty technicians and one hundred ordinary workers, I hope you can succeed as soon as possible!" ”

Dai Chun was dragged away by several foreigners with a gun to discuss the gun.

Midile sighed: The patent of this serial gun is another wealth, and it seems that joining the arsenal was the most correct decision I made in my life.

Li Yunzhong proposed: "Let's go, let's go and see the workshop where artillery is produced." (To be continued......)

PS: In the previous chapter, the number of chapters was wrong, and 187 was written as 167