At the same time that Jian Chen's family was brought to Datong, the family who rushed to Xuzhou would also come, and Zhou Huchen's uncle Ma Guoji had already moved his family.

Zhou Huchen, who was relieved, continued his steps, and Chen Xing sent him a sample of a short firecracker.

This short firearm is actually a reduced version of the new firecracker, one foot long, still flintlock, with a range of fifty paces, and an effective range of about thirty paces against the enemy.

The short fire gun was prepared by Zhou Huchen for his own officers and cavalry, and it was a one-time firing weapon for the cavalry galloping on the horse. But this weapon was important for cavalry, although there was only one chance to fire, but only one time was important, and sometimes it could make or break the life and death of a soldier, as well as the victory of a battle. War is nothing more than killing and wounding the enemy, and protecting oneself by killing and injuring the enemy at the lowest cost is the most important thing. Zhou Huchen's intentions are obvious, he doesn't care about money and price, he wants to defend the lives of his soldiers with luxury.

The production of mortars was on track, and Zhou Huchen began to act again.

Hou Yuanshan, who was tasked with making a small steel cannon, accepted another task, and he would make a larger steel cylinder.

This time, the wait is half a month, and obviously this big steel cylinder is more difficult. Zhou Mo was even more anxious than Zhou Huchen, and he ran to Zhou Huchen's office almost every day to urge, because as the weather gets colder, the difficulty of casting cannons will increase, and the clay fans used for casting cannons will dry more slowly.

"I said Zhou Gongshou, how many times has this been? I remember saying that this clay fan can't be used, what's in a hurry, there will be a way when the time comes. Zhou Huchen was also very helpless about Zhou Mo's frequent visits, so he could only explain it like this.

Zhou Mo rubbed his hands: "Young marshal, you said that I have been here in Datong for a few months, just to make a back cover for a few small cannon barrels, you say this"

"Hasn't this already begun! In the past two days, persistence is victory, the dawn is ahead, the road of leather casting artillery needs to be explored, and everything is like this! As the saying goes, if you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, how many sheep can rush to the mountain, and the world can't be in a hurry, how can it be smooth sailing"

"Okay, I can't tell you, can't I wait!" Zhou Mo couldn't bear Zhou Huchen's noise anymore, he covered his ears and turned around and left

There will be an end to waiting after all, and when Hou Yuanshan came to inform Zhou Huchen in person that the big steel cylinder was successful, Zhou Huchen was obviously relieved.

Just when Hou Yuanshan was about to continue to "communicate" with Zhou Huchen, it just so happened that Zhou Mo, who couldn't help being lonely and was ready to continue to endure the noise, also came.

Zhou Huchen asked Hou Yuanshan to make this large steel cylinder nine feet long, two fingers thick, weighs 400 catties, and has a diameter of four inches and five minutes.

"Young Marshal, do you want to use this steel cylinder as a Hongyi cannon?" Several people came to the workshop in Hou Yuanshan, looking at the big steel cylinder in front of him, Zhou Mo shook his head, and asked some questions incomprehensibly.

The length and caliber of the big steel cylinder that Zhou Huchen asked Hou Yuanshan to make are indeed similar to the Hongyi cannon, but this steel cylinder is too thin, and it is undoubtedly too appalling to use it as a Hongyi cannon.

"How much does the Hongyi cannon weigh?" Zhou Huchen asked a little naively:

"Generally more than 3,000 catties." Zhou Mo replied:

"Is it better to cast the Lord with copper or iron for the Hongyi cannon?" This time, Zhou Huchen asked a little jumpy:

Zhou Mo pondered for a moment: "Back to the young marshal, each has its own advantages." Iron is cheap to build, but there is a danger of exploding, and it is also relatively heavy, which is not conducive to movement and adjustment. Although copper is expensive, it is not easy to blow up, it is relatively light, easy to adjust and reset, and it is relatively fast to load. However, copper also has a disadvantage that it is relatively soft, and it is easy to expand the barrel after multiple shots, and the shooting accuracy and range will decrease. So there are pros and cons to each. ”

"What is the range of the Hongyi cannon?" Zhou Huchen continued to ask, as if he had the meaning of Zhou Mo's examination of the school:

"There should be no problem with seven or eight miles."

"Do you know about the Blossom Bomb?" Zhou Huchen continued to ask:

Zhou Mo replied: "I know, but the production of flowering shells needs to be very cautious, otherwise, it will be a disaster if you accidentally explode in the barrel!" So be extremely cautious. ”

"We don't lack caution!" Zhou Huchen smiled very happily:

Zhou Mo nodded frequently, Zhou Huchen was very right, this workshop is indeed not lacking in caution, nor is it lacking in discipline, and there is no need to question the strictness of management.

"If I could use this steel barrel to make a cannon that is more powerful, more accurate and more range-sensitive, and one or two times lighter, and barely blows up, would you believe it!?" Zhou Huchen stared at Zhou Mo tightly and asked:

Zhou Mo didn't answer immediately, and his brain began to spin wildly. Since coming to Datong, these things made and invented by Zhou Huchen have touched him too much, this young marshal definitely belongs to the genius-level mechanical manufacturer, as for this steel cylinder, maybe it can really create miracles!

"It should be possible, it's impossible to be someone else, young marshal should be able to!" Although Zhou Mo is very confident in Zhou Huchen, unfortunately, he still has no confidence in this somewhat thin steel cylinder:

"What do you mean by should? Yes, by all means! Zhou Huchen shook his head: "To exert your imagination, human thinking is endless, and there is no end to invention and creation."

After saying that, Zhou Huchen's face was not red, and he looked at Zhou Mo without a beating heart, in fact, he was a little ashamed in his heart, plagiarism, plagiarism, plagiarism!

The brain spun wildly again, meditating for a long time, but unfortunately, Zhou Mo's thinking couldn't follow Zhou Huchen after all, and he said helplessly: "Please forgive the young marshal for the incompetence of his subordinates, my thinking seems to be poor!" ”

"What about the others?" Zhou Huchen began to look around.

Of course, no one responded, and the rest did not know how to cast cannons at all. Zhou Huchen clapped his hands: "There are many smart people on this shijie, they each have their own talents, from ancient times to the present, such people can succeed in many fields, as for their achievements and specific people, everyone may also know, I will not list them one by one!" Although this young marshal is not very smart, he is not too stupid, and he still has some talent for these machines and the manufacture of firearms, such as "

Definitely gifted, and everyone listened to it - this talent is really good

Finally, Zhou Hu stopped talking: "Am I right?" ”

"Yes, the young marshal, you are a great talent that has never been seen before or since!" In order to get Zhou Huchen to stop his noise, everyone echoed in unison.

Zhou Huchen rolled his eyes: "If you believe it, you have to believe it, if you don't believe it, you have to believe it, let me open your eyes today, let you see, how talented this young marshal is, erudite and talented, rich and rich, and punish the front and the back."

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