When he arrived at the research institute, Wang Xuan went straight to the musket group.

"Yan Gong, where is the gun?"

The greeting that everyone came to their lips swallowed back, "Back to Your Majesty, Yan Gong is at the shooting range." ”

Wang Xuan paused, a little annoyed by his impulsiveness, and then turned around and rushed to the shooting range.

When I arrived at the shooting range, I saw a group of people standing at one end pointing at the humanoid target, and a slightly sloppy middle-aged man wiping the musket at the other end.

However, Wang Xuan recognized this gun, and the drawings were still drawn by himself, and he didn't see any changes in the appearance.

"Your Majesty, you are here. ”

Where did Wang Xuan have the heart to be polite with him, and said, "This is the new gun?"

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled the gun over, looking at it endlessly.

"Your Majesty, it's all done according to the drawings, and the rest is easy to say, but this barrel processing is too difficult, and a dozen or so fourth-level technicians have made nearly a hundred, only this one, and the palms of the hands are worn out. ”

Wang Xuan's good mood disappeared in an instant, "One percent yield?"

"Yes. ”

Yan Gong's mental head is not good, the dark circles under his eyes are very heavy, and his hair should have not been washed for a long time, and there is some smell.

"This gun is one hundred and ten centimeters long, the barrel is sixty centimeters long, and the whole gun can reach one hundred and fifty centimeters with a bayonet. The five-centimeter bullet used, consisting of a bayonet, a barrel, a butt, a firing device, and an aiming device, weighs eight pounds, and belongs to a rear-loading flintlock rifle. ”

After Yan Gong made a brief introduction, he took the rifle from Wang Xuan's hand and began the live demonstration.

The people who watched the target over there swarmed around, and they loved to watch Yan Gong disassemble and assemble the guns, which was simply a visual enjoyment.

"The barrel is made of a new alloy of the R&D department of the steel mill, mainly high-carbon steel, with a lot of unknown metals, which is heat-resistant and not easy to deform, and will not explode in the case of full charge. ”

Yan Gong unscrewed the barrel and explained.

"The bayonet was designed for hand-to-hand combat, and it was also alloy steel, with a blood guide groove left on it, and a double-sided blade. ”

"The butt (integrated with the grip) is made of walnut wood after baking, dewaxing, laminating, soaking in oil, etc., and is eighty centimeters long, enclosing the barrel in it. The scope is still in the calibration, due to the processing capacity, the performance is not stable, considering the factor that it is difficult to popularize in a large area, we added a crosshair to the barrel, using the principle of three points and one line to aim at the target. ”

"The bullet is specially made, one centimeter long, five millimeters each for the warhead and body, and the body is hollow inside. Wang Xuan took the bullet and looked at it, it should be a stamping part.

"The chamber was filled with gunpowder, and when the trigger was pulled, the flint ignited the gunpowder and pushed the bullet out. ”

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After the explanation, Yan Gong assembled the accessories one by one, and after a while, a new gun appeared in front of everyone.

"Has the effective range been measured?" asked Wang Xuan.

"At present, less than 10 rounds have been fired, and the effective range is about 200 meters, and if the airtightness of the medicine room is improved, the range will be at least doubled. ”

Yan Gong's words Wang Xuan is self-believing, because the medicine room needs to be ignited by an open flame, so there will be a small hole on one side leading to the auxiliary medicine room, when the flint hits the spark, first lead the gunpowder in the auxiliary medicine room, the gunpowder burns along the small hole to the medicine room, and then ignites the fixed charge, the time difference between the two is about one second, Wang Xuan of course requires the shorter the better.

In order to protect against rain and windy weather, the auxiliary medicine room on one side is semi-sealed, so that the gun owner can also avoid being injured by the fixed charge.

When the auxiliary chamber charge is opened, the nail attached to the device will pierce into the chamber along the small hole, puncture the paper-wrapped package of the cartridge, and when closed, the nail will exit the chamber.

This is actually the same as the principle of artillery, Wang Xuan originally wanted to build an arquebus first, but considering the auspicious geographical location and climatic conditions, he decisively gave up, which is not bad.

"Okay, I'll try the shot. ”

Wang Xuan couldn't help but want to experience the feeling of a gunner, to be honest, the research institute did better than he expected.

"This, Your Majesty, the gun has only been tested for less than ten rounds, the specific performance is not yet known, and the stability is also a problem, do you want to wait a few days before ......"

Without waiting for Yan Gong to finish speaking, Wang Xuan smiled and said, "I can trust you, let's prepare to test the gun." ”

Yan Gong felt bitter in his heart, but he had to do it, he carefully checked the gun before handing it over, and then carefully handed it over to Wang Xuan, while he stood aside, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

The design of the gun is the idea provided by Wang Xuan, and I have just watched the assembly process again, and I naturally know how to operate it.

After taking the gun, Wang Xuan turned on the bolt, loaded the bullet first, then loaded the fixed charge, and then closed the bolt. Then open the auxiliary medicine room, fill in a little gunpowder, and close the lid.

The target was replaced with a new wooden target, the distance was 100 meters away, Wang Xuan shot in a sitting position, and after pulling the trigger, the auxiliary medicine room was first ignited, and a burst of green smoke came out, followed by a pain in the shoulder, and the muzzle of the gun was raised sharply, and the bullet was shot out.

"Let's see if you've hit it. ”

Wang Xuan shouted, excited like a child, and instructed the tester to check the target.

Yan Gong's breath of relief was finally relieved, and if he continued like this, he would have to have a heart attack. But looking at His Majesty's happy appearance and feeling that he should take some risks, it is rare for His Majesty to have fun like a child, regardless of his identity, His Majesty is not a few years older than his child.

After a while, the two men came over with the target.

"Where's the bullet hole?" Wang Xuan searched for a long time and didn't find any traces of being hit on the target, everyone just didn't answer, lowered their heads, and looked very painful.

Wang Xuan's face turned red instantly, "What are you doing in a daze, go back and see where the bullet hit." ”

Everyone dispersed in a hurry, and they all ran to the original target position 100 meters away, but there was no way, they were holding back too hard just now, and they almost had internal injuries.

"Fortunately, I was clever, and I immediately pretended to cough when I couldn't hold back my laughter, otherwise Your Majesty would not have been able to get off the stage. ”

"Me too, our majesty used to have such a cute side, if my youngest brother is still here, he is also a good age in his prime. ”

Everyone muttered as they walked, because it was a test bullet, so the target was standing against the wall, since it was off the target, either on the wall or on the ground, and everyone had not thought about shooting the sky for the time being, after all, counting this time just now, it was only ten bullets test-fired, and they were inexperienced.

It took a while for a tester to find the deformed warhead in the corner of the wall, and the reason why it was determined that it was the one that His Majesty had missed, was because the original ones had been collected and used for research.

Wang Xuan was taken aback after receiving the news, at a distance of 100 meters, he actually missed three meters, he had played air gun before, although there was a big gap between the two, but three meters was too outrageous.

So the stubbornness committed again, "Fetch the ammunition." ”

Yan Gong didn't stop him, took out ten sets of ammunition from his backpack, and Wang Xuan began his shooting training journey.

"Bang. ”

"Half a meter to the west. ”

"Bang. ”

"Going easterly. ”

"Bang. ”

"Shot ...... away"

"Bang. ”

"Almost on target, come on, Your Majesty. ”

"Come on, Your Majesty, you're about to hit the target......"

Everyone cheered for Wang Xuan, so angry that Wang Xuan almost fainted, sometimes he really wondered if these people were really temperamental or deliberate.

Maybe it's because of the increasing proficiency, maybe it's because the blind cat ran into a dead mouse and finally hit the target on the tenth shot.

Although he only shot in the shoulder, he was very happy with the testers at that end, and he was happier than Wang Xuan, and he ran over to offer treasure with the target.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on the target. "Everyone looks like they are honored, and they are all naïve.

Wang Xuan held back his face, trying not to show joy and anger.

"Your Majesty, this target is of great commemorative significance for you to send to Xiangyuan to put away. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, you were the first to hit the target, which is amazing. ”

Someone gave a thumbs up and praised Wang Xuan for being amazing.

Wang Xuan looked at everyone's sincere eyes, and dispersed in one breath, jokes are jokes, so that they who only know research and experiments can enjoy themselves, and they will not be ashamed.

"Okay, I can practice target shooting in Xiangyuan in the future. ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Xuan sat down and studied the bullet.

After these several test launches, he also found problems, and the problem of inaccurate aiming is on the one hand, and the problem of warheads on the other.

Although the warhead is a stamping part, the size of the head is not standard, and it is necessary to know that even a little irregularity in the surface of the object moving at high speed will affect its trajectory, unless it is in a vacuum.

In order to test his guess, Wang Xuan took ten more rounds of ammunition, then fixed the musket on the rack and began the shooting accuracy test.

After 10 rounds, although the impact points were all near the target, the distance was too large, and it actually reached an astonishing one meter.

Yan Gong also found out the problem and took out his notebook and wrote it down.

"What kind of material is used for bullets?" Wang Xuan asked.

"After processing, the leftovers, after stamping, the machine cuts off the tail, and that's it. Yan Gong replied.

It is no wonder that the shape of the leftover material is not fixed, the material is also different, it is difficult to ensure that the surface is smooth and concave and convex when stamping.

Thinking about it, I was interrupted by a rancid smell.

"Hurry back and wash up, get a good night's sleep, you're not much better than Hanako now, what if you're tired and auspicious?"

Wang Xuan said to Yan Gong and them, he really felt sorry for these researchers, he studied and tested day and night, making his own people not like people and ghosts, and some family members still didn't understand, just these worries made a lot of money.

Wang Xuan originally wanted to talk to Yan Gong about some design matters, but he didn't expect to fall asleep when he turned around, "Take Yan Gong back to rest and use my carriage." ”

The researchers were moved and said goodbye to Wang Xuan, and Wang Xuan then rode to the heavy industry area on the bank of the Liuyin River in the south of the city to learn about the processing process of guns and bullets.

Liu Gong from the steel mill received him and gave a live demonstration.

After Wang Xuan watched the whole process, he put forward the problems he found, which made Liu Gong a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, the original purpose of designing the stamping fixture was only to expedite the production of a batch of warheads for testing the actual effectiveness of the musket, and did not focus on accuracy. ”

"If you want to improve the accuracy of the warhead, what should you do?" Wang Xuan asked, there is no need to dwell on the past.

"First of all, it is necessary to specialize in materials, process raw materials into standard parts, and use standard parts to stamping and forming; secondly, polish and correct the warhead; and finally detect and reject inferior products. "Liu Gong is concise and to the point, he is a person who understands and knows that quality is made rather than detected.

This is similar to Wang Xuan's thinking, so Wang Xuan said: "The specific method should be standardized as soon as possible, and the military's order will be issued soon, and it is not a good habit to hold on to it temporarily." ”

When the caliber is set, the specifications of the guns and ammunition are also set, and early production can also be made as early as possible, which does not conflict with whether the gun is finalized or not.

Liu Gong was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded again and again, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the topic will be put on the agenda at the meeting tonight, and a special team will be set up to be responsible for this matter." ”

After learning about the current situation of the factory, Wang Xuan went to 404.

Butts, bayonets and bolt fittings are all produced here, and if you want to fundamentally solve the problem of mass production and accuracy, the 404 is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, who calls it a military arsenal.

The military factory was managed by the Qin Dynasty, and he knew about the musket project, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of commentary.

"Your Majesty, there are two reasons why this barrel is difficult to process, one is that the barrel is made of good material and has high hardness, and the drilling is laborious; ”

This is a practical problem, Wang Xuan has considered it beforehand, and the key is how to solve it.

"I thought that it was unrealistic to rely only on the experience of technicians to produce gun barrels, and the success rate was too low, so we had to rely on machines. ”

The Qin Dynasty paid attention to the machinery and equipment, Wang Xuan was not surprised, most of the processing work in 404 was completed by machines, and what the workers had to do was to operate and correct the machine, as well as repair and maintenance.

The efficiency and precision of the machine are beyond the reach of personnel, and the output is large and the quality is stable.

Of course, Wang Xuan agrees with this, but the machine used to produce the barrel is not easy to manufacture, which requires a very proficient in firearms, and at the same time extremely familiar with mechanical design, and has a certain understanding of production and manufacturing.

So Wang Xuan didn't limit the processing method of the barrel at the beginning, he only wanted samples, and the mass production was still early, so he wouldn't consider it if he didn't scrap this new gun.

There are many items to be tested, such as whether the weight is in line with the usage habits of auspicious soldiers, whether the butt is ergonomically designed, how much is the maximum range and effective range, what is the accuracy of different distances, how many rounds is the service life of the barrel, what is the maintenance process of the gun, and what hidden defects need to be improved, etc., there are many problems.

It is estimated that it will not be able to be completed in a year and a half by testing these estimates, and this can only be achieved under extremely high efficiency, even if it takes three or five years for Wang Xuan to be surprised.

"Yes, we have to rely on machines, and we need gun researchers, equipment technicians, and manufacturing technicians to discuss before we can decide on a specific plan, so we have a long way to go. Wang Xuan sighed, it is really difficult to do something, and there are obstacles everywhere that keep popping up to make trouble.

"Chen understands that there are a few good technicians in the Naval Academy, and the drawings are good, and the minister wants to invite him to come and support for a while......"

Qin Chao said it tactfully, but Wang Xuan heard the meaning of his words.

"Yes, as long as I support it not too much, it will take a long time from the design, testing and mass production of guns, during which you must vigorously train new people, and only with self-hematopoietic function can you go long-term. ”

Wang Xuan nodded: The Naval Academy is a military academy that trains naval military talents, and the technical personnel there are all responsible for imparting knowledge and skills, and it is impossible to leave the post for a long time.

"Besides, Xiao Qiangzhi and Han Zhigang complained to me a long time ago, saying that I only favored the navy, and the air force was raised by the stepmother, I only gave them a cake that could not satisfy their hunger, and if they didn't come to the actual situation, they would really starve to death. I thought about it for a while, but the Naval Academy made trouble, so I simply set up the Army Academy and the Air Force Academy, whether it succeeds or not, the shelves will be set up first, and you will go back and study with them and report the plan. ”

Wang Xuan said that he laughed, he had lost a lot to the Air Force, and he should compensate for it.

Han Zhigang's little daughter-in-law has been very unsatisfactory recently, she had a small scenery before, but now she is silent again, she feels strange and pitiful when she thinks about it, it is all caused by herself.

The Qin Dynasty was not surprised by Wang Xuan's generosity, His Majesty has always done things imaginatively, and few people can understand it in a short period of time, but often the facts have proved his foresight, so it is not surprising.

"I understand. ”

After this matter came to an end, Wang Xuan asked about the steam engine again.

"Didn't the institute place a purchase order for you, about the steam engine?"

Qin Chaodao: "There is a batch, including olive oil, machine parts, nuts, gaskets, etc., but they are all non-standard parts that need to be re-opened." ”

Wang Xuan said: "This matter is dealt with first, but it must be kept secret, the steam engine is the top secret of the state, and it must not be leaked." ”

The Qin Dynasty knew the seriousness of the matter, he was a soldier, and he understood the importance of secrecy.

"I will do a good job of control. ”

"That's good, by the way, how about those canned food in Hudong?" Wang Xuan changed the topic and asked about the canned food produced by the Hudong Food Processing Factory.

"Back to Your Majesty, the taste of canned food is not very outstanding, but the shelf life is not short, and it is suitable for military rations. ”

Wang Xuan understood, the taste is not outstanding, it is average, and the mascot's appetite is in his mouth.

The shelf life is not short, that is, it is really not short, in a high temperature and high humidity environment, what meat can be kept for a few months without being bad, anyway, Wang Xuan has never seen it, except for canned food.

Canned fish is just a test of the waters, and other canned meat, canned fruits, and canned vegetables from Aiji will be added in the future.

"You are customers, if there is dissatisfaction, let the manufacturer improve as soon as possible, only when the soldiers are full of food and drink can they have the strength to work hard, to provide all conditions, to do everything possible, to do all efforts to ensure the material needs of the soldiers, this is what we should do, we can't say that one day will be separated forever, we have to be worthy of conscience. ”

Wang Xuan patted his chest, he was really grateful to these respectable, cute and pitiful soldiers.

If they hadn't been nailed to the front line one after another, Jixiang would have died many times.

If it weren't for their unconditional trust and support for themselves, the auspicious New Deal would not have been implemented so thoroughly.

Comparing his heart to his heart, Wang Xuan felt that he had not done a good enough job in improving the treatment of soldiers, it was an auspicious soldier, and it was a knife in his hand, and it was not good if it was soft.