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Akins' expression darkened, and he asked, "Have you ever heard of paper shells?"

"Of course. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"So do you know who invented the paper shell bomb?"

"Alchemist. ”

"Your Excellency only knows that it was an alchemist who invented the paper shell bomb, but I don't know who it is. The alchemist who invented the paper shell bullet was named Fran Boyle, and it stands to reason that he should have been the great hero of Besa for such a major invention, but do you know where he is now? He is dead, in the prison of the Holy See, and the paper shell bullet technology he invented is unscrupulously enjoyed by the Holy See. I don't want to follow in his footsteps, and that's why I, or rather, us, have found Lord Shangguan!"

"He died......", Shangguan Xiu really didn't know that the inventor of such a major technology had died in the prison of the Holy See, which was really an unexpected and heartbreaking thing.

He changed his words and asked, "You just said, you?"

"Yes, I am not the only alchemist who fled to Nashikya this time, there are many, and there are five friends with me. Akins said: "We don't care whether the object of allegiance is the country of Besa or the country of wind, we just want to do research in peace and stability, and the results of our research can be widely known and widely used." ”

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"But we don't have the money, we don't have the ability to make money, we don't have the means to support ourselves, and we don't have the means to buy the equipment we need to do our research. ”

"That's why you came to me and wanted me to raise you and let you do research with peace of mind. ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Why did you choose me?" Shangguan Xiu smiled: "Don't you know that my hands are full of the blood of the Besa people?

"Your Excellency has killed countless Bessa, but that was on the battlefield, and now that the war is over, and your Excellency is the one who personally signed the peace treaty between the two countries, compared to other Wind People, your Excellency can treat Wind and Besa people equally. After a pause, he added: "The villain's words and deeds in the circus just now have been seen by the villain!"

No wonder he suddenly found himself, it turned out that he was also in the circus at the time. Shangguan Xiu said with a smile: "It seems that your life is not difficult enough, otherwise, there will be no leisure to watch the circus." ”

Akins smiled bitterly, lowered his head and said, "The villain is a clown who went to the circus!"

Even he himself felt embarrassed to say this, an alchemist, in order not to starve, in order not to starve to death, to run into the circus to be a clown, it is sad to think about.

"If you want me to sponsor you, you have to show me what you are capable of. "What should be asked, Shangguan Xiu has finished asking, there is no flaw in Akins's answer, and his expression when he speaks is sincere, and there is no trace of lying.

In terms of insight into people's hearts and figuring out human nature, Shangguan Xiu is still relatively confident.

Hearing his words, Akins was overjoyed, stood up suddenly, and said: "Although we haven't made a finished product, we have drawings, if the adults don't dislike it, you can go to our residence and see the drawings we made first!"

Shangguan Xiu stared at him for a moment and said, "Mr. Akins, don't go back, in the future, let's live here!"

"Live...... Live here?" Akins subconsciously looked around. Such a large and luxurious house was something he had never dared to hope for before.

"I'm in Beijun, I won't stay for a long time, after I leave, this mansion is yours, you can do your research here with peace of mind, no one will come to disturb you, and no one will come to embarrass you, there is only one premise, your research must have corresponding results!"

"Big ...... Adult ......"

"Everything you need to do your research, I'll provide you. I trust you and your friends, and I hope you don't disappoint me. "For Shangguan Xiu, feeding a few alchemists and providing them with the expenses they need to do their research is nothing at all.

Even if they don't produce any results, the losses will be insignificant to him, but once they do, the benefits and benefits will be incalculable. To put it bluntly, the current Shangguan Xiu has enough capital to support him to cast a wide net, collect more fish, and choose the best.

Akins clenched his fists and bowed his hand, bowed respectfully to Shangguan Xiu, and said: "The kindness of the adult, the villain is unforgettable, the villain will go back, bring all my friends over, and let the adult see the drawings we drew by the way." ”

"Hmm. Shangguan Xiu nodded with a smile.

That afternoon, Akins brought five Bessa, the oldest fifty years apart, the youngest of whom was about his age, dressed like Akins, all in tattered clothes, who had not bathed for I don't know how many days, whose hair was sticky together, and who could smell the strange smell of them from a distance.

Akins first introduced the five Besa people to Shangguan Xiu one by one, and then, he couldn't wait to pull out a scroll of drawings, unfold them, and talk to Shangguan Xiu endlessly. This drawing is the rifling manufacturing method invented by him, named the scraper method.

The principle of the scraper method is not difficult to understand, first use the spirit metal to create a through bar, dig out the groove on the through bar, install the spirit metal blade in the groove, and then insert the through bar into the barrel, insert it inward in a rotating way, use the sharpness of the spirit metal blade, draw a spiral trace in the gun barrel, repeat more than a dozen times, a rifling is made, in order to make the rifling more convenient, faster and more accurate, the through strip can be equipped with a plurality of spirit metal blades, and draw a plurality of rifling at the same time. The process of scraping the rifling wire through the strip does not necessarily have to use manpower, you can use a steam engine, use the steam engine to drive the bearing, and then use the bearing to drive the rifling wire, and scrape the rifling in the barrel in a mechanical way.

This is the scheme of the Akins mass-produced rifled gun.

Of course, this is true, but whether it is feasible or not requires a series of studies and experiments with a steam engine.

It was impossible for Akins, a poor alchemist, to get a steam engine, so his manufacturing plan only existed in theory, and the effect of the actual operation needed further research.

Akins pointed at the drawings and talked for a long time, for fear that Shangguan Xiu would not understand, so he explained many details clearly, and when he finished speaking, Shangguan Xiu took the drawings and looked at them carefully for a long time.

It is impossible for a person to understand all the knowledge in all aspects of this world, and Shangguan Xiu is naturally no exception, but he has an advantage that is different from ordinary people, that is, he is studious. Akins's concept involves both gunsmithy and mechanics, Shangguan Xiu may not be very proficient in these two disciplines, but let him look at the drawings, he can really understand it, and it is not easy to fool him as a layman in this regard.

After a long time, he put down the drawing in his hand, looked directly at Akins for a long time, and looked at the latter in his heart, and said slowly: "I think your method is feasible, try it!" As he spoke, he beckoned to the side.

Xiao Jue stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Xiu!"

"Send a letter to Qingyuan, and let Qingyuan order a steam engine in Tia, which does not have to be transported to Zhenjun, but directly transported to Xiuyue City in Beijun, and placed here for Mr. Akins and others to do research. ”

Akins next to him could hear it clearly, his body shook with excitement, he dreamed of having a steam engine, because most of his theories and his friends' theories were based on steam engines, and there was no steam engine for experiments, it was just talk on paper, as long as they were actually applied to the steam engine, they could verify whether their theories could become reality.

Seeing that he was overjoyed, the flesh and skin on his face were jumping suddenly, and the other five alchemists couldn't understand the wind language, so they could only ask in a low voice, "Matvey, what did you just say?"

Akins said in a trembling voice, "Your Excellency said you were going to buy us a steam engine!"

The five alchemists were stunned on the spot, and they didn't react for a long time.

You must know that the steam engine was still a scarce thing at that time, and it was sold at a sky-high price, and Tia regarded the steam engine as a diplomatic bargaining chip, which was only sold to the country, and personally, even if you had money, you couldn't buy it. Shangguan Xiu opened his mouth and wanted to get them a steam engine, and everyone's shock can be imagined.

"Your Excellency...... Isn't he trying to fool us?" an older alchemist, who had lived most of his life, was much calmer than the others, and he leaned closer to Akins and asked in a low voice.

Akins gave him a blank look and said, "Do you think it's necessary for adults to lie to us?" They are already desperate, Shangguan Xiuken is willing to take them in and fund them, which is already a great favor, how can he still lie to them about the steam engine?

It may be that happiness came too suddenly, which really made these alchemists, who were usually oppressed, unbelievable, and their faces showed suspicion.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that in Besa, they are like rats crossing the street, but in Beijun, here in Shangguanxiu, they are suddenly treated and valued with such courtesy, and no one will be able to adapt to it.

Shangguan Xiu could also understand their ambivalence of expecting and fearing harm, and he smiled, "Have you heard of Zhenjun's forge?"

Akins immediately replied: "Of course I've heard that the sword developed by the Wind Country Forge makes the smoothbore gun both near and far, which is a great invention!"

The sword and the paper shell bullet are among the three major inventions that perfected the musket. Another major invention is mine mercury, but it has not yet appeared. Later, the study of mine mercury greatly increased the success rate of musket shooting, from more than 60 percent to more than 90 percent.

"Turn your research results on the drawings into reality, here, this is the three forging workshops of my wind country, and you are all the creators of the three forging workshops!" Shangguan Xiu promised word by word.

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