The pencil looks like an inconspicuous small object, but for Yang Meng, it is also an indispensable thing, drawing with a brush, even if the brush is thin and the skill is high, it may not be able to draw accurate drawings.

With a pencil, an ordinary mechanic, with a little training, can draw a relatively accurate drawing, and the drawing is the life of the machinery industry, rough drawings and accurate drawings, the impact on work efficiency and accuracy is great.

Although innovation is important, but drawings are the soul of the machinery industry, many machinery is deduced from drawings, rather than relying on physical objects to deduce, a pencil, look small, but it is related to the accuracy of a drawing.

A pencil now is likely to be the future to promote Yunnan and even China. Xia's power to transcend the world.

"Taichen, divide these drawings to Minghu Academy and Xishan Academy, no matter what the drawings are in the future, they must be drawn according to the ratio.

Probably Qi drawings, don't appear in front of me again. ”

I found a few unimportant drawings in Howard's workshop, and piled them up with Ding Taichen.

After a small detail that was not shocked, Yang Meng continued to study the fixed ammunition of Dressey, the drop-shaped lead bullet, it looks advanced, but the specific is not advanced first, only Yang Meng knows.

Howard was busy sweating profusely, but Yang Meng planed the fixed ammunition one by one, from lead bullet to bottom fire, from primer to paper, Yang Mengzai carefully studied Dresser's fixed ammunition, this thing can still be improved, as long as it is improved, only a paper shell fixed ammunition. Yang Meng will be able to make Dressey famous in history.

I made a general estimate in my mind. The process of paper shell fixed bullet. Yang Meng began to ponder the body of the bolt again, the bolt that was pulled straight, the bolt handle that was erected, and the positioning screw at the tail of the bolt, these were all flaws, and these things determined the success or failure of Dresser!

"General Yang, my side has been transformed!"

Saw off the firing pin. It was very simple for Howard to make an extended fire cap, and half an hour later, three simply modified Dresser rifles and more than a dozen newly made fixed ammunition were placed in front of Yang Meng.

"Howard, if this little transformation is successful, do you know what to do?"

Looking at the things in front of him, Yang Meng did not arrange for someone to test the gun, but looked directly at Howard. A question was asked.

"Confidential!"

As a top technician in the Millican military industry, Howard certainly knew what General Yang meant. Although the question was simple, it made Howard sweat profusely.

"Howard, what do you want to do when you return to Millican?"

After a brief thought, Yang Meng asked another question that made Howard tremble.

"Build a plantation and live with my family!"

Although Howard is a technician, he is even more of a man, otherwise he would not have been sent all the way to the Qing Dynasty by Colt, and General Yang's question is definitely dancing with death for Howard.

"If I were given two choices, would you choose to return to Milicon with a million taels of silver? Or choose to be the general manager of this arsenal, and after ten years, I will pay you five million taels! And I will make sure you leave Daqing safely! ”

Howard, Yang Meng wants to use it, but I'm afraid that he is restless, it's a pity to kill him, ten years is enough time for him to gain a firm foothold, and when the time comes, it is not impossible to fulfill his promise.

The most important thing is that Yunnan's military industry is now inseparable from a top technician like Howard, with Yunnan's current heritage, whether it is imitation or research and development, the strength is not enough, at least three or five years, the arsenal can barely get rid of this part of the foreigners, and now his position is also very critical.

"This ......"

Howard is not a fool, one million taels of silver, which sounds a lot, but whether he has a life flower or not is an unknown question. Just sawing off Dresser's firing pin and transforming the ammunition was worth a million taels of silver.

Returning to Milican with one million taels of silver, this matter is simple, I am afraid that this death-like General Yang will not let himself return to China alive.

"May I bring my wife?"

After a moment's hesitation, Howard gave an acceptable answer.

"Do you have any siblings and children at home?"

This question made Howard's eyes sharpen, and it seemed that this person was also a family lover.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to pay you two million taels in advance, of course, now this thing can only be replaced by cloud smoke, but the value of two million taels is certain, if you can't get to Millican, there will be some increases!

Recently, I have a task for you, if you complete it, I can pay you four million taels in advance, and as for the last one million taels, you can settle them all at the end of your term!

Of course, if you want anything else, I can also help you take a stake in Colt's arsenal, a million taels, how about it? ”

For Yang Meng, Howard is definitely worth five million taels, a top technician who is proficient in gun manufacturing and design, is definitely the most lacking talent in Yunnan, with this hen, Yang Meng can hatch countless Qing versions of Howard!

"I agree! One and a half million taels of cloud smoke, five hundred thousand taels of shares in the Colt Arsenal. ”

The inducement is still quite effective for Howard, and after listening to Yang Meng's explanation, Howard also made his own conditions.

"So be it! After Colt comes, let's talk about shares, I have accounted for the majority of the shares in the Colt Arsenal, which is not very fair to Colt! After all, the Colt Arsenal is his industry, and when he comes, let's divide the equity, rest assured! You won't be disadvantaged!

After Colt goes back this time, how about asking him to arrange for your wife to come to Yunnan? ”

Although Yang Meng's conditions are a bit absurd, but for the sake of a new step. guns, this is also a last resort.

A new rifle cannot be made by drawing a drawing yourself, and a new rifle can be made without the participation of a top technician like Howard. There are countless difficulties inside.

"Good! I promised! Thank you General Yang for your generosity! ”

"Just say yes. Let's talk about Dresser! Taechen. You have someone prepare a contract! Do as I just said, in English! ”

The deal was successful, but Yang Meng still didn't pick up the rifles that Howard had transformed, but picked up a drop-shaped projectile on the table.

"Howard, if this is changed to a pointed-end buckshot, do you know how powerful the Dao can be?"

A little improvement can bring Dresser to life, and this gun is good. But there were also many flaws, and Yang Meng began to treat Dressey little by little.

"General Yang, are you talking about Mini bullets?"

"Mini bullet? It's a novelty, do you have one ready-made? ”

"Yes!"

After saying that, Howard carefully took out a copper box from his coat pocket, which contained ten neat lead pointed bullets, and the bottom showed a hint of the color of wood.

"That's what I'm talking about!"

Seeing the real thing, Yang Meng also had to admire, the ability of Westerners, this thing has come out. With this thing, the range of the rifle. There will be a leap forward.

"This is the secret weapon of the French Block, which Mr. Colt got from his channels. I deduced his principle, and with this bullet, the range of the rifle will be much higher. ”

The intimacy between Mifa allowed Colt to get such an object in advance, although it was a bit troublesome to manufacture, but it was definitely a huge change for the power and range of the rifle.

"Can we make this?"

"Of course you can, and it can be manufactured in large quantities, as long as you have a mold, this bullet can equip the army!"

"Then make it! But only for rifled guns, smoothbore guns are used for nothing! The bullet is slightly smaller than the caliber! How about making these Minnie bullets into Dresser's fixed loads, how about we try the power? ”

The Dresser is a rear-loading rifled gun, and the Mini bullet is a perfect match.

"The caliber doesn't match!"

"Almost, it should be able to shoot a spinning bullet!"

Yang Meng convinced Howard with a few key words, for the understanding of firearms, this General Yang is definitely stronger than himself, silently took out three Mini bullets, and Howard began to make Dresser's fixed ammunition.

At the time of a cup of tea, three fixed bullets carrying hope were placed in front of Yang Meng.

"Try the original teardrop-shaped bullet first and see what the range is!"

Without Howard's teaching, Yang Meng began to load, looking at Yang Meng's skillful movements, Howard also felt a lot of pressure, following a person who is better than himself, he must definitely put all his efforts into it.

General Yang in Yunnan put much more pressure on himself than Colt, and in the Colt Arsenal in Millican, Mr. Colt had to discuss some things with him, and this General Yang simply ordered himself, and what was even more uncomfortable was that his orders were not wrong.

"Let's go! It will be dark later, and it is not suitable for testing guns! ”

Fiddling with the Dresser 1841 in his hand, Yang Meng walked out of the gun-making workshop, and the group quickly came to the shooting range.

As soon as he entered the shooting range, Yang Meng raised his gun and fired a shot at the target in the distance, and the impact point was more than 400 meters, looking at the dust raised on the ground, Yang Meng also roughly estimated that the lethality of this gun is definitely not on the same level as ordinary smoothbore guns.

Front-loading rifled guns, if you want to hit this distance, the requirements for lead bullets are high, and it is difficult to do ordinary front-loading rifled guns if you want to be lethal at this distance.

"Howard, give me a Mini bomb to try!"

Yang Meng fired another shot, this time it was a bit outrageous, and a cloud of dust was raised on the ground five or six hundred meters away, which was the range of Mini's bullets.

As he walked forward, he fired his gun, and when he reached about one hundred and fifty meters, the drop-shaped bullet of Dresser raised dust near the target.

"Give me another Mini bomb!"

The process of shooting is also the process of Yang Meng's gun, although the ruler and crosshair are not very precise, but they can still make up for it, within one hundred and fifty meters, hitting a group of targets, Dresser still has great lethality.

The second Mini bullet grazed the edge of the target, bringing up pieces of wood chips, and the teardrop-shaped lead bullet was not accurate, and after replacing the Mini bullet, the accuracy of the shot was also greatly improved.

"Give me the last one!"

Yang Meng led a group of people to slowly retreat, and only then did he pull the trigger when he was about two hundred meters away from the target.

At a distance of 200 meters, the last Minnie bullet hit a target the size of a person, although it hit the edge, but such accuracy is enough to make people admire.

"Not satisfactory!"

The general performance is there, Yang Meng has no intention of testing the gun, using Mini bullets, targets within a hundred meters, after training, most people should be able to hit.

One hundred and fifty meters is a pass, which requires shooting skills, and it is difficult without perennial hard practice! As for the 200 meters, it can only rely on luck, and Yang Meng's Mini bomb just now is also luck accounts for the vast majority.

As for 200 meters away, without the right tools and several years of hard training, even if you have talent, it is difficult to be accurate.

The current Mini bullet is a little inappropriate, if the right Mini bullet is replaced, maybe the range and accuracy of this Dresser will be improved to a certain extent, right? However, it will definitely not be greatly improved.

The range is five or six hundred meters, but he can only fight within two hundred meters, which makes Yang Meng a little unwilling, and an idea is brewing in his heart, but it is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to do, which seems to be beyond Howard's ability. (To be continued......)