After he finished introducing the musket, Wen Yi praised: "It's a good job, everyone will take credit once, and everyone will make persistent efforts to get a thorough understanding of the manufacturing technology of the flintlock pistol as soon as possible." ”

Yuanqiu was a little embarrassed and said: "It's all the skills given by the king, we just made it, and we really don't dare to take credit." ”

Wen Yi said: "Such a dangerous thing, you can make it a great achievement." How are the data recorded? ”

Yuan Qiu hurriedly said: "According to your instructions, all the production process and test data are all recorded." ”

"Is the backup done?"

"All in triplicate, in three different places."

"That's good."

At this time, Wen Yi began to ask the question he was most concerned about: "How is the cannon made?" ”

Yuanqiu said: "I just wanted to report to you that we have successfully trial-produced three kinds of artillery. They are 500 pounds of small cannons, 1,300 pounds of nearly cannons and 3,250 pounds of heavy artillery. ”

Wen Yi was overjoyed and asked, "What about the range?" ”

Yuanqiu replied: "The range of the small cannon is 400 meters, the range of the cannon is 1,500 meters, and the range of the giant cannon is 2,800 meters. ”

"It's just that they are all smoothbore front-loading guns, and the rifled guns and rear-loading guns you are talking about have not yet been made."

Wen Yi comforted: "Don't worry, remember what I said, the cannon is too dangerous, you must be careful." ”

"You have a calm personality and are not impatient, which is why I chose you to be in charge here."

Yuanqiu said: "I understand, please rest assured, I will be optimistic about this place and guarantee that there will be no accidents." ”

"I believe in you."

Wen Yi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Can the 1,300-pound cannon be mass-produced?" ”

Yuanqiu's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said excitedly: "Yes, we have already learned the technology, and we can make it at any time, as long as there is enough iron, we can produce as much as we want." ”

There is nothing more satisfying for them to be able to use their own weapons on a large scale.

Wen Yi said: "Then produce a hundred first, but these cannons need to be slightly modified." ”

Yuanqiu hurriedly said: "You say, you can change it no matter how you want." ”

Wen Yi said: "Make naval guns and install them on the ship, I will give you a rough drawing of the gunboat, and you can think about how to design and install it yourself." ”

Yuanqiu was embarrassed and said, "This ...... Imagination...... I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well. ”

Wen Yi also knew that he was too anxious, and said, "That's it, I'll send a water master to assist you in the experiment, you look at the design." ”

"It is necessary not only to ensure the density of artillery, but also to consider the load and flexibility of the warship. Once you've mastered the art of mounting cannons on ordinary warships, you'll study specialized gunboats. ”

Yuan Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, I promise to complete the task." ”

After that, Wen Yi went to visit artillery shooting and experimented with three kinds of cannons.

Wen Yi was mentally prepared, but Ma Yibai and the others saw the cannon for the first time, and they were scared.

In particular, it was even more terrifying to see the shells shatter a target in the distance.

Ma Yibai's face was pale, and he asked tremblingly, "Big ...... King, this ...... What is this...... Stuff? ”

Wen Yi smiled: "Cannon, how is it, the power is okay, right?" ”

Ma Yibai smiled bitterly: "It's so good, I'm almost scared out of my urine." ”

Wen Yi looked at the group of guards and boasted, "The first time I saw this thing and it wasn't down, you guys are not bad." ”

Then he said with a grim face: "Remember, everything you see today is rotten in your stomach, and you can't say it to anyone, not even your parents." ”

Ma Yibai and the others said solemnly: "Yes." ”

Later, Wen Yi also personally operated and fired a few shots, Ma Yibai and others gradually adapted to it, and their courage also increased, and they all followed a few shots to get over it.

After that, he went on shooting training, and he was equipped with a flintlock pistol with a wooden handle, the kind with a crosshair, and the appearance was very close to the kind we often saw in our previous lives.

The bullets are no longer in bulk, but in paper shells, and the ammunition is integrated.

To put it bluntly, the warhead and gunpowder are wrapped together with paper, which looks similar to a metal bullet.

There is an awl-like thing inside the chamber of the gun, and when the bullet is placed in and closed, the awl will puncture the tail of the paper shell, exposing the gunpowder.

Then pull the trigger, and the fire sickle strikes the flint to ignite the gunpowder to complete the launch.

The benefits of this are obvious, as it reduces the number of reloading steps.

A fast man can shoot five to six times a minute, and the average soldier is trained to shoot three times a minute.

But the biggest advantage of this method is that it can still shoot normally in stormy weather.

The warhead is also oval-conical with a groove in the tail, and this type of bullet has a name for the Minnie bullet.

The explosion of gunpowder instantly produces high temperature and high pressure, and the groove at the tail of the warhead will expand, so that the warhead can be tightly attached to the rifle, blocking the gap, and using the energy generated by gunpowder more efficiently.

Therefore, the flintlock pistol in Wen Yi's hand has a staggering firing distance of 400 meters, and an effective range of more than 200 meters.

What does this mean?

It is possible to eliminate archers directly, skip the era of waiting in line to be shot, and enter the more familiar situation of recent history.

In previous lives, it was often discussed how an earthen musket with an effective firing distance of less than 100 meters eliminated archers with a longer range.

In this life, this kind of discussion will not arise.

Because the musket had a range that surpassed that of the bow and arrow from the very beginning, it was much easier to operate.

When Wen Yi accurately hit the target two hundred meters away with the gun in his hand, Ma Yibai and the others were about to fall to the ground in surprise again.

Wen Yi found it interesting and deliberately asked him: "You said that if I make 50,000 muskets of this power, and then cooperate with cannons, can I dominate the world?" ”

Ma Yibai said without hesitation: "Yes, there will be no enemy of you in the world." ”

Then he looked eagerly and said, "With such a powerful weapon, why don't you go to war?" ”

Wen Yi asked rhetorically: "What about after the army?" ”

Ma Yibai said as a matter of course: "Of course, you will dominate the world, and you will be the emperor." ”

Wen Yi asked again, "And then?" ”

"Then ......" Ma Yibai was a little dazed, even if he was the emperor, what else could he do?

Wen Yi shook his head, this is the reason why he is unwilling to send troops to fight the world now.

This question has been said countless times, what he wants to do is not to be an emperor, but to change this era. Even the old brother who followed him didn't understand, expecting others to understand?

It is not impossible to turn back and reform after becoming the emperor, but it is too difficult under the resistance of the scholars and old-fashioned scholars.

For example, there is an unspeakable person who was almost overthrown after the establishment of the state.

What is Wen Yi compared to him? Dare to think that you can control a unified country?

In the Tang Kingdom, he can control every corner, can convey his will to everyone, and cultivate enough talents according to his own ideas.

The difficulty of the former is like jumping into the sea alone and trying to boil the sea water with body heat.

The latter is a spark that can start a prairie fire.

Of course, he chose the latter, first cultivating the fire in the Tang Kingdom, and then taking advantage of the situation to set the prairie on fire.

But Ma Yibai's attitude told him that his plan to cultivate the fire was still far off.