Seeing that the landing point of the cannonball kept changing with the reminder of the angle of the artillery, Zhao Jin nodded with satisfaction, the artillery that can follow the action of the brigade and adjust the range is the decisive weapon on the battlefield, as for the use of the official army, it is stronger than bows and arrows and firecrackers in the field.

"Not bad, not bad," Zhao Jin nodded in approval.

Hearing this compliment, blacksmith Yu Shan's face appeared happy, after all, this cannon can be made like this, and he also has his credit, the frame of that nest of fire is directly used here, Jin Ye likes it so much, and the benefits in the future will definitely be indispensable.

Louis didn't have a smug look on his face, he exchanged a few words with Lao Mai, Lao Mai said a lot, one is a speculator from a wandering country, the other is a mercenary who sells his life, he has been to various countries in Europe, and he can find a language that everyone understands to communicate, but when Zhao Jin praised, they talked there in a language that everyone didn't understand, which was already rude, and the guards behind Zhao Jin already had anger on their faces.

However, the exchange was soon over, and Louis turned his head and said: "Master Jin, there are still many deficiencies in this artillery, Lao Mai said that the range adjustment is very irregular, although the wooden wedge is large, but the range change at different angles is not a definite number, and it has to be constantly groped and adjusted to sum it up." ”

Zhao Jin nodded, this is actually a kind of accuracy, on the battlefield, we must be very accurate in the distance, especially in this era of more and more firearms, it is not certain that the distance is likely to bring fatal consequences on the battlefield.

But if you want to be precise or approximate accuracy, it is not so easy in this era, relying on the wooden wedge to adjust the angle, you can only find a rough approximation, but even so, how much inclined plane to nail into, how much range can be improved, this must also be summarized to summarize the law, if you want to get a specific number, you need to continue to practice

But Zhao Jin was still very satisfied with the finished product in front of him, anyway, now this artillery can be used.

"Lao Mai also said that in fact, the real artillery does not need the board on the top of this cart, only the wheel bracket below, and then it is easier to drag the artillery, this artillery shooting also has a crosshair, and the wooden wedge that adjusts the firing range is also a fixed finished product, if you try it again and again, it will be very troublesome, and it will be a waste of time, if you can find someone who really knows how to do it, or a finished product from Europe, you can make it better immediately." The old Mai said as Louie continued to explain.

Yu Shan, the blacksmith on the side, coughed, lowered his voice and said, "Master, that old Mai doesn't want to stay here to work, he just wants to find someone to gamble with." ”

Zhao Jin smiled and shook his head, this mentality is also the reason why this Lao Mai did not hide his secrets, Zhao Jin then said: "Your improvement this time is very good, Lao Mai and Yu Shan each won five hundred taels, Louie's master and servant four hundred taels, and the rest of the people who helped each fifty taels." ”

As soon as this reward was said, there was an exclamation in the field, and the tone was mostly admiration and envy, everyone knew that Zhao Jin was rich and rivaled the country, but the cost was very frugal on weekdays, and the only extravagant thing was on this firearm, if you do it right, you can earn enough money for this life in a few times, then Yu Shan counts this, and there are almost a thousand taels in his hand, which is already regarded as the first-class wealthy family on the ground in Xuzhou.

"I can't help it, Master Jin, the small one doesn't have such a big merit, and he doesn't deserve such a heavy reward." That Yu Shan waved his hand in a panic, they were in awe of Zhao Jin, and they were happy to get a heavy reward, but if they took what they shouldn't have taken, and investigated it afterwards, the consequences were also terrifying.

"Without your nest of fire, and without the current artillery, you deserve this, you do it well, and if you can still make it useful, there will be a heavy reward." Zhao Jin smiled and reassured.

Over there, Yu Shan nodded excitedly, and Zhao Jin asked again: "How much does this cannon weigh?" ”

"Seven hundred catties, and in the future, it will be a maximum of twenty catties to thirty catties." Yu Shan said.

"More than 700 pounds." Zhao Jin shook his head, the smile on his face faded a lot, the Xuzhou cart has been built by Seiko, and the wood and iron parts are strong and sturdy, but a cart is a load of hundreds of catties to thousands of catties.

The weight of the three-pounder gun in front of him is not light, and no matter how heavy it is, it may require more cattle and horses to drag, and the existing gun carriage is difficult to bear

Seeing that Zhao Jin smiled, his expression became stern, and the atmosphere that had just been stirred up because of the heavy reward also cooled, Zhao Jin pondered for a while, and said: "This kind of cannon will be made ten first, remember one thing, the cannonballs that can be used by this cannon must also be used by other cannons, the cannon brushes and boring sticks used on this cannon must also be used on other artillery, and the gunpowder must be fixed and packed quantitatively." ”

The so-called cannon brush, boring stick are the equipment needed by the artillery, before the cannon should be wiped out with a wet brush to wipe the gunpowder residue in the gun chamber, and then used for the brush to go in and out several times to wipe the water traces, and finally when loading ammunition, to use this boring stick to tamp the gunpowder, the shell is pressed in it, it is simple, but without these few tools, the artillery can not fire, Zhao Jin pays attention to a general, can not be a cannon tool can not be used on another artillery, he cares about the batch.

Everyone bowed down to receive the order, and everyone had a lesson in the manufacture of fire guns for Zhao Jin's request, so they didn't think it was strange, and no one felt troubled about things that had formed a habit.

After saying this, Zhao Jin stood there thoughtfully, in fact, what he saw today has proved that this artillery can be put into actual combat and can be used, but Zhao Jin is still not very satisfied.

He was thoughtful here, and the others didn't dare to speak, the atmosphere became cold, and after Zhao Jin reacted, he asked Louis with a smile: "Old Lu, you usually hide it, and you want to exchange what you know for money, why are you so generous now?" ”

Listening to Zhao Jin, the people who knew the inside story and guessed the inside story were laughing, and the interpreter laughed loudly, and Louie's little abacus was the first one he reported secretly.

Louie, who was ridiculed, did not blush, but solemnly bent down to give a salute, probably feeling that this ceremony was not solemn enough, so he simply knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few heads and said: "Jin Ye, his subordinates are willing to do more things for Jin Ye, and they are willing to serve Jin Ye to death." ”

The accent was very strange, but he said it solemnly, Zhao Jin turned his head to look at the interpreter, and asked with a smile: "Did you teach these words?" ”

The interpreter didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Master, this is not taught by the villain, it was asked by this Louis from the villain's side." ”

Whether it is the initiative to teach, or was asked, there is a big difference between the two, hearing the answer, Zhao Jin turned his head with a smile, did not let Louis get up, but said: "If you want to do more things for me, can you help me train artillery?" ”

"Yes" Louis's voice trembled a little, he thought he would have to plead many times, but he didn't expect to get a promise immediately.

Zhao Jin said with a smile: "If you want to start casting cannons, you want to start training artillery, you can take care of these for me first, and then be an artillery manager."

Louie's body also trembled, the title of artillery chief he heard for the first time, but he knew the meaning of the words "artillery" and "chief", and he could naturally guess what position it was, he didn't expect this young lord of the East to be so arrogant, and he was given such a position at the beginning, Louis was speechless with excitement, but he kept kowtowing, he was the highest way he knew Da Ming to express respect and gratitude.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you, you are the head of this artillery, but there is no reward, you take a monthly example, do a good job of credit, and punish you for mistakes, do you understand what I mean? You turn these words into him. After saying this, Zhao Jin also asked the interpreter to read it over.

"The little one understands, the little one knows," the foreigner Louis replied categorically.

His expression was firm, but there was a burst of exclamations around him, Lao Mai didn't know what was going on, the blacksmith Yu Shan, as well as the interpreter, and the onlookers apprentice Jia Ding and others, were all stunned.

They are all thinking that this foreigner is crazy, such a heavy reward for the master, what kind of improvement is to sprinkle hundreds of taels or thousands of taels, and you can get rich and enjoy happiness in a year, and you don't have to go everywhere to fight and die, you don't have to get up early and be on duty to patrol in the dark, you don't have to train hard, you just make artillery here, this foreigner doesn't want these benefits, what kind of artillery manager, even the main team is very decent, but compared to the benefits of this artillery-making craftsman, it is far inferior.

Zhao Jin nodded again and said, "This is a good opportunity for you, you have to seize it." ”

This sentence was solemn and solemn, Louis originally wanted to continue kowtowing, but when he heard this, he stood up and bowed solemnly, and then knelt down and kissed Zhao Jin's leather boots.

The onlookers were dumbfounded, and when they saw the etiquette of kissing leather boots, some people couldn't hold back their laughter, and then the occasion was not right, and it was quite hard to squeeze their eyebrows

Over there, Zhao Jin had already dragged Louis up from the ground, patted his shoulder heavily and said, "Do it well"

This arrangement is not a hot head of this foreigner Louie, Zhao Jin has long had such considerations, Louie's experience is true or false, can not be fully believed, but this foreigner is a lot of knowledge, and has managed people and affairs, such a person is not only a craftsman who knows how to cast iron, but also has some management and communication skills, and is an ambitious and greedy character.

As long as the other party wants to do it in this system for a long time, then his ambition and greed for money can be satisfied by Zhao Jin, and such a person is more likely to accept command and control

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