Jingwen stroked this bronze cannon, and only Jingwen knew in this world, and this bronze cannon had another name in later generations, that is, the Napoleonic cannon. The Napoleonic cannon is a kind of cannon that only existed in the nineteenth century, and it can be said that it stands at the pinnacle of smoothbore artillery, and no one can compare. And Jingwen directly used the method of Napoleonic cannon to cast, and also used bronze to make this cannon, Jingwen thought that it should be not far from the performance of that Napoleon cannon. In later generations, Napoleonic guns were known for their simplicity of manufacture and use, and their great power, even being able to fire different types of ammunition.

This versatile artillery is the most suitable for the current cannon. And this kind of was standing at the peak of artillery from the beginning, and it can be said that it was a peak that Jingwen opened his golden finger and then made it. As for the next, you can take a lot of detours and advance directly to the rifled gun and steel cannon. Anyway, this kind of cannon is mainly a conceptual problem, that is, it is enough to know how to make it, and Jingwen is naturally not stupid enough to let those craftsmen explore it by themselves, and then slowly study it. This kind of conceptual thing, as long as you pierce that layer of window paper, that's fine. Although there is a lot of window paper in this layer, isn't Jingwen, a traverser, specifically here to pierce the window paper?

"My lord, let's fire a cannonball! This thing cost six stones of bronze, and if you take these bronzes to mint copper coins, you don't know how many copper coins you can make. The technician sighed.

This bronze cannon made by Jingwen is actually 400 kilograms of bronze. If you take these bronzes and mint money, you can make a lot of wealth. But Jingwen actually used it to make an incomprehensible cannon, what is the use of this, and no one can understand it yet. And wait, everyone knows the purpose of this cannon. Although it costs a lot of copper to make artillery, it is definitely worth it.

"Nonsense, then you will know the power of this cannon! When the time comes, you will not say that you have lost money, but you will say that you have made a lot of money. Jingwen said.

Jingwen put more than a pound of gunpowder according to the standard of a six-pounder gun. Then the shells were also put in, so that the aiming and firing could begin. And Jingwen is not afraid that this bronze cannon will explode, because the actual charge of this bronze cannon is much less, and the cannonball itself is not very powerful, so he is not afraid that the cannonball will explode. Therefore, Jingwen can safely put more gunpowder into it. As for the bronze cannon, it also has the advantages of the bronze cannon, that is, the bronze has good ductility, and the texture is relatively soft compared to steel, so it is not easy to blow up. You can even double the gunpowder in it, which is very good.

"Prepare for the fire!" Jingwen said.

And the gunpowder technician immediately began to ignite. Then the ignition was completed and immediately left the spot.

"Bump!" There was a loud explosion, and the solid shells were fired out.

Jingwen looked into the distance with a crystal binocular, and he saw that the cannonball was fired in a parabola. And the shell landed a full kilometer away, and a very huge crater was smashed outside! Although the flight speed of the shells looks slow, as if one hand can grasp it. But Jingwen knew how powerful the kinetic energy contained in it was, so of course Jingwen would not take it lightly.

"We made it!" Jingwen shouted.

Jingwen led everyone to the place where the cannonball landed, and then pointed to the cannonball and said, "Look, there is a distance of more than 1,000 steps here, what kind of weapon can you think of that can be fired more than 1,000 steps away?" Except for the original missile. I'm afraid there isn't any more. The cost of making missiles is very high, which is also the reason why missiles cannot be popularized. And now that we have this cannon, then we can completely popularize the cannon. Although there was a lot of bronze to make at first, it was able to reduce the cost of using it a lot. ”

And everyone looked at the crater on the ground. It's half a meter in size. And if a human being is hit by this cannonball, then I am afraid that it is almost certain death. And if it is a formation of a phalanx, I am afraid it will be easy to penetrate. According to the information that Jing Wen has seen in later generations, this kind of solid bullet can penetrate twenty lines. Although it is unclear whether this is true or not. But this power is enough to make everyone afraid. And everyone was also frightened in their hearts, this kind of artillery is really powerful enough, if the charging army faces this kind of artillery. I'm afraid it's going to be bad luck. Therefore, once this kind of artillery appears, the phalanx infantry tactics of the past will probably be completely backward.

Jingwen was obviously not satisfied, because this one was made according to the Napoleonic cannon of later generations. The range of Napoleonic guns in later generations was about 1.5 kilometers, but this maximum range was only 1 kilometer, which was obviously much worse than the artillery of later generations.

"My lord, let's report to the emperor quickly! Let the emperor come and see this cannon of ours! When the time comes, the emperor will be very happy, this is an artifact! Said the official of the Ordnance Supervisor.

The official of the ordnance supervisor thought that he could be promoted, because he had researched this "artifact", which would be of great help to the war. And when he was first assigned to the place of firearms research, he was very unhappy, because there were too few people who could understand the importance of firearms in this era. But now that he saw the power of this cannon, he wouldn't say anything, he was still glad that he was "dispatched" at that time, if it wasn't for no one who wanted to come, then it wouldn't be his turn!

Now, this cannon can be called an artifact. As long as there are more cannons, it can be used as a weapon to kill and damage the enemy in large quantities. And just now, looking at the power of that solid cannonball, it can be used to attack the enemy's city walls. Although this cannonball is not as powerful as the explosives of the missile, its cost is very low, as long as you take some pig iron to make iron balls, it does not cost much, and it can be used to bombard the enemy's city walls on a large scale. As an institution that invented this artifact, it will definitely be able to get promoted and make a fortune.

Although the person who actually designed it was Jing Wen, he, an official of the Firearms Department, had no merit and hard work, so it was normal for him to be promoted. And this official of the Ordnance Supervision and Firearms Administration does not know that in fact, a new era has now entered, that is, the age of firearms. And this is the role brought by Jingwen. (To be continued......)