"Your Highness, I've tried all the unexpected methods I can think of, and my subordinates are very confused now......" Huang San looked at Liu Ponu with a disappointed face, it wasn't that he didn't work hard enough, maybe he wasn't genius enough.

"The main formula of gunpowder is produced after three raw materials are mixed in different proportions, and these three raw materials do not show the characteristics of a little gunpowder before processing, although this does not prove anything, but I think it can be used as some reference." Liu Ponu thought for a while and said.

Fixed-loading ammunition must be done, but this kind of thing is not in a hurry, and if you want to blame, you can only blame Liu Ponu for not knowing the formula for the primer, otherwise there will be no need to take so many crooked paths.

Of course, not being able to get a fixed ammunition now is not necessarily a bad thing.

It is said that it is going to engage in industrialization, but the current Han can be said to have nothing, and industrialization is not so easy to do.

Even if he can make a fixed ammunition, he doesn't have enough time and energy to produce it, and the production of these will inevitably affect the overall layout.

It is indeed a small burden for the people, but for the imperial court, the burden is great.

In the past, wars were fought by conscription and food, but now they are spent with real money, and making guns and ammunition is a whole industry, and every project costs a lot of money.

To put it simply, with the current overall strength of the Han Dynasty, it may not be able to raise an army of hundreds of thousands equipped with thermal weapons.

It's really fucked up if you think about it, you want to build a musket unit, but you have to find a way to get the economy of the Han Dynasty up first, otherwise the court won't be able to support it.

"References?" Huang San was stunned for a moment, his face was confused, it was completely two things, how could he refer to it? Isn't it possible to add something else to the gunpowder and then test it?

"The reason why gunpowder can have the current effect is the effect of mixing a variety of raw materials together, since these three raw materials can produce this effect together, then use this foundation, and add some other raw materials to produce the effect we want? If one doesn't work, try a few more, and if you really can't do it, then find a few with relatively better results for a second experiment, and one day it will be successful. Liu Ponu said casually, now he can only put his hope on metaphysics.

As for the rest, it's not that I don't work hard enough, but I really can't......

Immediately afterwards, Liu Ponu asked people to bring arquebuses and relevant personnel to study firearms.

The principle of the arquebus is very simple, it is an iron pipe with holes in the side, which is tightly wrapped in wood.

One end of the fire rope was tied to the left hand, the other end was tied to the right side of the gun, and there was also a trigger underneath.

It's just that the role of the trigger is to control the iron rod tied to the fire rope, pull the trigger, the iron rod tied to the fire rope begins to move downward, when the trigger is pulled to a certain position, the fire rope just meets the gunpowder on the side, ignites the gunpowder, and pushes the projectile out.

Strictly speaking, arquebuses are no different from flintlock pistols, and structurally they are basically identical.

The only difference is that his firing method is different, and the other is that the flintlock pistol does not need a fire rope to ignite, so it can be designed to adjust the shape of the flint to set a sealing device, so as to increase the pressure in the chamber, so that the projectile can be fired farther.

The flint for flintlock pistols is fine, the main reason is that flint is large enough, unlike the bottom cap, which only has such a large position and no room for manipulation.

The flintlock pistol can also avoid the restrictions on firing in rainy weather to a certain extent, and the collider used to fire with the flint can also play a role in preventing wind and rain.

As for the question of whether the gunpowder will be damp, this Liu Ponu has no way.

The only thing he can think of is to solve this problem with all kinds of sealed bottles and cans, and he can only do his best to ensure that they will not be damaged and fail during transportation.

Liu Ponu roughly explained the principle of the flintlock pistol, the main thing is that he doesn't play this, and his understanding of the flintlock pistol is only limited to the Internet, and he has not really seen it, and he can't say it in more detail.

But even stating some basic principles would be enough for the craftsmen who had been studying the iron rod for months.

You say there are some devices that they can't produce?

That's not a problem, there are carpenters here, don't underestimate carpenters, many complex devices can be slowly made with one hand.

The biggest change in the flintlock pistol is the firing mechanism, which requires a yellow bullet to be installed at the trigger, which sounds very tall, but the carpenters say that it is no problem after listening to it, these are simply trivial, and they are not even a challenge.

"Is there really no problem?" Looking at the confident statements of the carpenters, even Liu Ponu couldn't believe it.

"Your Highness, don't worry, there is really no problem, the principle is actually the same as a crossbow arrow, as long as you change the layout and size slightly, it doesn't take much effort to build this, half a day is enough!" Carpenter Wang Hammer nodded confidently.

"......" Liu Ponu was speechless, and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find an excuse to refute.

If you think about it, it seems like that's really the case.

Isn't the principle of the crossbow arrow to pull the string in place and fix it, and when it reaches the position, the trigger will be fixed, and the crossbow arrow can be fired as long as the trigger is pulled hard.

Although the requirements are different, the principle is the same, as for whether to use bullet yellow or make a miniature version of the crossbow device and put it in, it has nothing to do with Liu Ponu.

Anyway, for the carpenters, it's not difficult at all.

What is the difficulty of putting a crossbow device in a gun, what a fart!

Only people who are not skilled will say that it is difficult, the real master is to let him make a crossbow arrow the size of a finger, he can also make it, although the lethality cannot be guaranteed, but the mini version of the arrow can still be stabbed into the flesh.

Seeing that the craftsmen were so confident, Liu Ponu could only say that he was completely flat.

Anyway, I don't know anything but a mouth, what can I do now but lie flat?

Several carpenters gathered around and dismantled an arquebus with great skill.

And after seeing this scene, Liu Ponu was instantly stunned, rubbing his eyes reluctantly, and couldn't believe what he saw.

He actually saw that the idle carpenters who had nothing to do replaced the wood on the arquebus, which used to be fixed and fixed, but now it's okay, these people have directly made it detachable, I don't know if it's for the convenience of research or what, anyway, the tenon structure is used, and after the buckle is fastened, except for a gap, basically nothing can be seen.

And when dismantling, you only need to remove a small square strip on the bottom side, when I saw this, Liu Ponu took it at that time, and it was a capital suit, the kind that didn't allow it to be served.

Immediately afterwards, several carpenters made a gesture around the dismantled wood, and then determined the square.

Some people began to modify the wood, others went to the blacksmith to build the shells they needed, and others began to make small crossbow machine devices.

The whole work seems to be very smooth, and there are no problems encountered during the period, and it is difficult to believe that they are researching and not normal production.

After about two hours, the carpenters finally stopped what they were doing, and continued to fiddle with the flintlock pistols they had just made, carefully observing the fire rate.

"Your Highness, it's ......" Wang Hammer stood proudly in front of Liu Ponu with the newly made flintlock pistol.

Except for the fact that it doesn't look good, there's basically nothing wrong with it.

"I think it's best not to use a rope to fix the flint, the force of the impact is too great, and it will inevitably loosen after a long time, so it's better to do what I say!" Liu Ponu pointed to the flint that was tied up in various ways and said.

I don't know why, the flintlock pistols made by later generations always make so many decorative patterns.

What else could that thing have but look good?

Proper overproductivity, idle and nothing to do, is it possible to be a faucet or petal or something to kill a few more people?

Although Liu Ponu didn't ask for those bells and whistles, the carpenters just took ropes to tie the flint, did this also get a little bit from Taihu?

"Your Highness, isn't it that there is not enough time, other things can be cast directly, or you can find something to make up for it temporarily, but this thing is really not found now, you can try how it works first, if it's okay, let's just go to these details." Wang Hammer hurriedly explained.

Don't we know that rope is not secure? If it weren't for you, the prince, squatting here and fighting shamelessly and refusing to leave, would we be in such a hurry?

"Let's shoot first!" Liu Ponu could only nod in approval.

Testing guns is not an ordinary trivial matter, although the scientists here are not even comparable to the civilian science of later generations, but they are indeed contemporary treasures.

After Liu Ponu decided to test the gun, even if there were guards who came up and walked outside with the gun to prepare to test the gun, after all, this thing would kill people if it didn't make a good fuss, and Liu Ponu didn't want these people to have an accident.

Under the guidance of a group of carpenters, the guards carefully poured gunpowder into the side, then pressed down on the firing plate, loaded it, and pulled the trigger.

There was only a click, the firing plate was knocked open by flint, and a puff of smoke came out of the gunpowder rail.

Since there was no ammunition loading, the experiment was completed here, and then several more tests were made, and there was no doubt that all of them were successful.

Liu Ponu immediately decided to test a few rounds of live ammunition, and this time everyone was a lot more cautious, the carpenter hurriedly moved the rack to test the gun, the life of the guards is also life, everything unknown things can't gamble with human lives, anyway, it's not difficult for them to make a gun rack.

The inside of the barrel is filled with granular black powder, although it is also black powder, but this thing is indeed more powerful than the powdered one, and the external one is used for ignition, mainly for ease of use.

There was a loud bang, and the bullet was stimulated without accident, although everything was normal, Liu Ponu always felt that something was not right.

"The Ancient God Emperor"

There is a residue of black powder, but it doesn't mean that you need to clean the barrel in the middle of the war, right?

And in this case, the firing distance is a little more than that of powder medicine, and the difference with arquebuses on the whole does not seem to be too big.

That's right......

Liu Ponu slapped his thigh, why did he forget such a big thing.

"Fill in the gunpowder, stuff a little paper ball into it, and then load the projectile!" Liu Ponu hurriedly commanded.

The small paper ball will not have an impact on the pressure of gunpowder combustion, but it can block the pressure leakage in advance to a certain extent, although it cannot be completely blocked, but the small paper ball can also improve the range, and the main cleaning of the barrel in later generations is these residues, of course, they may not use paper, but what does it matter?

Anyway, it's a trial, and you won't get pregnant if you try it anyway!

'Bang ......'

"Incense...... The flintlock pistol smells so good......"