Chapter 60: Deterrence
Audrey was determined to help the twelve women become self-reliant, and Wayne was not in the way. It's just that it's inevitable that there is no beauty to accompany me.
After the rain began to fall for a few days, Wayne immediately called for Reynolds to cast a cannon.
As for Otero, they were still anxiously waiting for a reply from the messenger sent out.
Wayne is not in a hurry, take his time, he has time.
The difficulty in casting Napoleon's cannon is that the material is changed from iron to bronze, which is also a point of pain for Wayne.
Now the price of bronze is more than ten times that of iron, not the price of iron in Nolan!
Wayne will not develop the Bronze Workshop, the Napoleon cannon is only a transitional product, even if it is equipped with the Iron Fist, it will not need more than fifty bronze cannons.
In the future, it will mainly focus on the development of iron artillery.
The casting process is not much different from that of an iron mold cannon.
Why was the bronze cannon cast, Reynolds also asked Wayne.
Bronze is dense, expensive, and not very heat-resistant. In contrast, steel is much better and less dense.
Wayne took the opportunity to popularize malleability, as the saying goes, toughness.
Bronze has good ductility and is not easy to explode.
Compared with bronze, steel or iron is much less malleable, and although it is hard, it cannot withstand repeated explosions. Copper is not heat-resistant, but it dissipates heat quickly and does not allow heat to accumulate. This is also in line with the tactics of rapid fire in land combat.
The pitching frame of the Napoleonic cannon also had to be made of iron. After all, it is necessary to adjust the firing angle of the artillery and withstand the impact of the artillery.
Wayne spent a few more days at the newly built iron furnace.
Finally came to fruition, and Audrey immediately rushed over to see it. After all, Wayne had something new every time, and she hadn't seen a cannon fired.
Wayne asked two horses to pull Napoleon's cannon and walked out of the city, and "kindly" called Otero to them.
Wayne wondered why their courier hadn't come back yet, if he did. Otero would have known the fact that Barn Finger would not be able to return for a short time. Coupled with the scare of their own artillery, maybe they will split faster.
Williams, who had just taken refuge in himself, was quickly targeted by them. This time I'm going to get a game back.
Wayne drove out of the city with the freshly cast Napoleonic cannon, not only Otero and his party along the way. It also attracts many good deeds.
Otero had also heard of the name of the artillery, and was quite afraid of it. But I haven't seen it and never want to believe that artillery is really comparable to magicians. For now, this cannon is just a thicker iron pipe, is it that magical?
Compared to artillery, he cared about another thing. Why hasn't the messenger come back yet, Otero faintly feels bad. Coupled with Wayne's confident appearance in the past few days, the apprehension in Otero's heart deepened a little.
After Wayne instructed the people to stand far away, the test launch began.
The first shot had stunned those who had never seen artillery.
Wayne didn't find it enjoyable, so he brought an old horse.
If you don't hit a shot, don't panic, come again!
This time it seemed to be quite difficult, and it took four rounds to beat it into a lump of rotten meat.
Four shells tore the ground in the distance. Otero and his party were dumbfounded.
It turns out that this iron pipe really has such a great power, look at this distance, the power. It's really comparable to a magician. Looking at that piece of sloppy meat, I couldn't help but be scared when I thought that going against Wayne would end up like this.
I can't help but think about whether power or life is important.
And Otero is very simple, he doesn't cry until the last moment. Even the dying counterattack was made, for Otero. He is accustomed to the days when he is in power, and if he loses it, he may live rather than die. Although I was a little scared when I saw the artillery, I didn't say that I would admit defeat. He still wants Barn Finger back.
But the people under him don't think so, and under Wayne's hands, they will be subject to many restrictions, and they are not as comfortable as before. But life is still there, and if you are obedient, you will not lose your official position.
Now that Wayne is clearly about to occupy Vasser, even if Barnfinger returns, he probably won't be able to fight Wayne. Wayne has artillery!
And, of course, the wobbly wallgrass, which are also in the majority.
Wayne's next step was for these people to take a stand.
As for the rest of the civilian population, there are not so many curves. Simply shocked by the artillery. Some well-informed peddlers knew that Helan's ability to hold on was due to a lot of credit for artillery.
Now seeing that the name is well deserved, Wayne has inadvertently raised his image in the hearts of the citizens of Vassar again with his artillery.
Reynolds asked happily.
"Teacher, this cannon is much better than Nolan's guns, and it is lightweight, suitable for field combat. Should it be renamed a name. ”
"Reynolds, there will be all kinds of artillery in the future, and it is not only troublesome to name it every time, but it will not depress the army. ”
"That.. Teacher, what should we call this artillery? ”
"Reynolds, this artillery is obviously suitable for field combat, since it is to be equipped with the Iron Fist Regiment. Let's call it Iron Fist Type. ”
Good way, in the future, if there are other artillery, it will be called Type 2, Type 3 and the like. Or the teacher has a lot of ideas.
The artillery was out, and then the flintlock pistol was the most troublesome.
Wayne hasn't been idle these days.
kept asking Nolan for more troops, after all, the hundreds of people in the white-clothed regiment really couldn't control Vasser.
Beson sent more than a thousand soldiers who were mighty and literate.
Patrol the streets in clothes that are quick and neat
Stand in a line, be polite when you meet people, and help the citizens of Wasser from time to time. It's simply an otherworldly version of the people's soldiers.
This Otero looked at the teeth itching, and there was nothing to be done.
Now Wasser was talking about Wayne, about the artillery, about the soldiers patrolling the streets, and of course, about the two hundred thousand laborers Wayne had promised.
Besic was even more amused, and Wayne showed him the ceramic, or colored ceramic. Bešić was allowed to make ceramics. It's just that the annual tax is 40% of the profit.
Bešić is not happy, to forty percent this is the price of his own people. If it's really just a simple business, it's going to be 20%. This shows that Wayne treats himself as his own, and he doesn't hug such thick thighs?
And even if you go to forty percent of the benefits, you still have a lot of money.
This ceramic looks beautiful, clean and white, and feels good. The elven nobles must have liked this thing.
The cost price has been combined with Reynolds in the past few days, and it is estimated that there are four silver coins, and this is only the initial stage. In the later stage, the workers are trained to be familiar. Training fees can be saved. And I have the confidence to buy this ceramic for a gold coin.
He even took the white porcelain to Stuyard and asked the elves to help him with the pattern. Selling it to the nobles again, it can make a lot of money.
Wayne is also quite optimistic about Bešić, and his business acumen is also good. It's a pity that he doesn't have the guts, and he is an idiot politically, otherwise he wouldn't have been hesitant to question himself last time. Some of the more important positions in the future seem to have no chance with him.