Finally, the master gathered together at the location of the craftsman camp, and after watching the plane, the old man was not in a hurry to go back, so he let Zhu Zhangui take him to walk around the craftsman camp.

The first target the group went to was the gun room.

The Ming army is reforming and has slowly leapfrogged from the era of cold weapons to firearms.

Rifles are now widespread in the army, only the models of equipment are different.

For example, the first 10 regiments of the elite Wehrmacht are equipped with third-generation rifles, and the units numbered later are now equipped with second-generation rifles with paper shell bullets.

There is no way, although Daming is working hard to develop various machinery industries, but these things cannot be made in a day or two.

At present, only one ammunition factory in Beiping is producing copper-shelled bullets, and several other ammunition factories in various localities are still producing paper-shelled bullets.

The reason why it is divided into two models, in addition to the fact that the industrially manufactured cartridge shells cannot keep up, the biggest reason is the lack of copper.

Zhu Zhangui knows about the big copper mines in the South China Sea, and they are now being developed, but it will take time after all.

At present, the bullet copper ore used by the Ming army comes from Dexing, Jiangxi, but considering the problem of local resources, it is only a small-scale mining, mainly from the colony in the future.

For various reasons, after discussion, the imperial court finally decided to allow the army to temporarily use two models of rifles.

The main army in the top 10 uses a mixture of third-generation and second-generation rifles, and later the production increases, and then all of them are replaced with second-generation rifles, while the later regiments are reorganized and use second-generation rifles for the time being.

As for when they will be able to reload the third-generation rifle, it depends on the mining and production capacity of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Emperor, the Emperor, the Prince!"

The person in charge of the manufacture of firearms led a group of people to the workshop where the weapons were made and introduced the current production volume.

"At present, the workshop of manufacturing guns in Beiping is the largest, and it can currently manufacture 100 third-generation rifles and about 200 second-generation rifles per day!"

"Is it still a rifling problem?"

Hearing that the output was so small, the old man frowned, thinking that it was still a rifling problem.

"Emperor Hui, it's not a rifling problem, after our master's research, the rifling knife has been manufactured. It's just that the sharpness is a little worse, and the cutting speed is a little slower. ”

"But now we are still researching, and I believe that in a few years, new cutting knives will appear, and then we will be able to open the rifling faster and produce more."

The old man nodded, picked up a third-generation rifle from the car pushed by the craftsman next to him, pulled the bolt and aimed at it, nodded with satisfaction, and threw it to the guard next to him to take it away.

"Try to speed up the research, now the army is waiting to change its uniforms, and there may be a big battle to be fought in the next few years, so we can't delay it."

"Tell the craftsmen that if they need anything, even if they ask the court, no matter how difficult it is, the court will find a way to get what they want."

"By the way, the treatment of craftsmen cannot be reduced, they work hard for the country, and the court cannot treat them badly."

"Yes."

The person in charge of the firearms factory responded, and then mysteriously said to the old man Zhu Zhangui: "The emperor, the emperor, the prince, our firearms factory has made a new thing, and the minister originally planned to report it in the next two days, since you are here today, do you want to go and have a look." ”

"Oh, new thing."

The old man's eyes lit up and he became interested, and waved his hand anxiously, "Let's go, let's take a look!" ”

Zhu Zhangui, who followed the old man's side, had a smile on his face.

If he guessed correctly, it should be light machine guns and submachine guns, as well as new heavy machine guns, that have been finalized.

The group came to a small gun room, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw a table with several types of guns on it.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please take a look."

The person in charge of firearms stretched out his hand, pointed to several guns on the table, and introduced:

"This is the latest gun researched by the gunsmith, which is the Yongle 21 submachine gun, as well as the 21 light machine gun, and the 21 heavy machine gun, as well as the latest 21 pistol."

Out of the old man's love for weapons, coupled with the old man's desire to show off, Daming's weapons still use the Yongle year name.

For this little problem, Zhu Chupang is not there, as long as the old man is happy, it doesn't matter if he has his name or not, anyway, he doesn't like these things.

Picking up a submachine gun similar to the later Bobosha, the person in charge introduced: "This is a submachine gun, the 8th model of the gun caliber, the 8th model pistol cartridge used, can be loaded with two kinds of magazines and drums, the two methods are just different in continuous firing time." ”

(Note: 1mm is the first model, 2mm is the second model, and so on)

"This submachine gun is very terrifying in terms of rate of fire, theoretically it can reach 800~900, but this kind of high rate of fire shooting has certain damage to the gun, and it is generally not recommended to use it."

"The military is all about being able to equip it on a large scale, being safe and reliable, and of course, the most important thing is to save money. So in this gun, we mainly use stamping and welding, with the help of the steam engine, we greatly save time and cost, and also increase the output. ”

"According to our estimates, if we let go of production, in addition to the trouble of engraving the barrel, we can make 2~3 in an hour, and if we work overtime to produce at full strength, 5~8 in an hour is no problem."

"What's more, the barrels of the new models of guns are all produced by ourselves, unless large-scale emergency manufacturing is required, in peacetime, we can already produce them for our own use, without the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Good!"

Today, the old man doesn't know how many words he said.

In addition to having a new weapon, what makes him happiest is that Da Ming has been able to make his own barrel.

In this way, there is no need to give money and materials to the black-hearted businessman, and there is no fear that the two parties will cut off contact in the future, and Daming will become a headless fly.

He has always agreed with what his eldest grandson said.

Dependence on others is only temporary, no big country rises by the resources of others, if you don't work hard, once others leave, the two parties will cut off contact, and no matter how powerful your side is, it will be a castle in the air.

With a bright smile on his face, the old man reached out and took the Type 21 submachine gun, and under the guidance of Zhu Zhangui, he loaded a magazine and walked to the temporary shooting range next to him.

"Da Da Da ......"

The bullet casings beat wildly, and the full clip of bullets was wiped out by the old man in just a few breaths.

"Hahaha, good gun, good gun, good gun!"

With a hard beating, the old man held a gun and looked up to the sky and laughed.

After laughing, the old man reached out and stroked the gun in his hand, and turned his head to look at Zhu Zhangui, who was waiting with a magazine next to him.

"Little cub, do you remember what you said back then?"

Zhu Zhangui scratched his head.

He used to draw more flatbread for the old man, how did he know which one the old man was asking?

Seeing that Zhu Zhangui didn't think about it, the old man handed the gun to Zhu Gaosui, who was rubbing his hands next to him and was impatient.

"When you showed me a flintlock pistol, I was amazed that the flintlock pistol was probably the most powerful weapon in the world."

"But you told me later that the flintlock pistol is just a transitional gun, and the ideal gun in your mind is a weapon that can shoot countless bullets in a short period of time and take the life of the enemy from a distance of a thousand meters."

Turning to look at the new weapons on the table, the old man couldn't help but sigh: "At that time, I thought you were in the Arabian Nights, in a whimsy, how could there be such a powerful weapon in the world." But today, our Ming Dynasty has done it, although it has not reached a distance of thousands of meters to take the enemy's life, but within a few breaths, it can shoot countless bullets at the enemy, and our Ming Dynasty has made it. ”

"Yes, grandpa, our Ming Dynasty is strong, we no longer have to rely on others, as long as future generations of descendants keep it, even if we leave this world, Daming can still make steady strides forward."

said something that only the two of them could understand, but Zhu Zhangui was holding the magazine in his hand and didn't let the third uncle take it.

This is the last one, what did the third uncle fight after he finished fighting.

Besides, this weapon is so dangerous, what if the third uncle didn't hit the target on a whim, but at the three of him?

But the third uncle didn't talk about martial arts, and when he saw that he couldn't pull it up, he actually started it directly, and picked up Zhu Zhangui's fingers.

"Third uncle, what are you doing? This is the last magazine, and you've refreshed me. ”

"Well, there are other guns, you can use them later, this one for me."

"No, this is too dangerous, third uncle, you are not suitable to play with this thing."

"Ha, you little cub, it's still dangerous, when I followed your grandfather to slash people with a knife on the battlefield, you weren't born yet!"

"Third uncle, you misunderstood, the danger I'm talking about is not you, it's us!"

"Aha, you stinky boy, you dare to frame me in front of your grandfather and your father, your third uncle and I are like that!"

"This... The third uncle is honest, not sure! ”

"After all, if you move your fingers, we will be gone, and the second uncle is like that, you know..."

The sound of the uncle and nephew fighting for the last magazine brought the old man back from his emotion.

Hearing that the two of them were talking more and more out of tune, the old man stepped forward angrily, and one of them had a brain jump.

"Oops, oops!"

Two cries of pain sounded, the old man took the submachine gun and the magazine and loaded it, pulled the bolt, pointed at the target in the distance, pulled the trigger, and vented the bullet of the last magazine.

"Humph!"

Throwing the finished submachine gun to Zhu Zhangui, the old man snorted coldly and glared at the two of them.

"It's safe this time!"

Zhu Zhangui didn't dare to refute, hehe smiled.

Zhu Chupang, who witnessed all this throughout the whole process, gave his son a good look, and then hugged his hands with a smile and continued to wait beside him.

"Emperor Tai, this is a light machine gun, and it is a medium firepower that fills the gap between the rifle and the heavy machine gun!"

The chief of firearms, who pretended not to understand what had just happened, moved the light machine gun on the table.

This light machine gun is very famous in the future, and it is even more familiar in the Chinese battlefield, and it is the Czech light machine gun that often appears in anti-Japanese movies.

Daming is not without better light machine guns, but there are a lot of advanced guns in the gun exhibition hall of the Ministry of Firearms.

The main reason why this light machine gun was chosen among so many guns is that it is reliable in construction, high accuracy and simple maintenance.

Of course, the main problem is the replenishment of ammunition.

With the current ammunition production capacity of the Ming Dynasty, it is simply impossible to withstand the emergence of weapons with a faster rate of fire.

Not to mention semi-automatic rifles and other weapons, that is, the Type 21 submachine gun that the old man used just now, will only be equipped with the Royal Praetorian Guard and the commander's personal guard in the next few years or even more than ten years.

There is no way, the consumption of ammunition is too fierce, and it is delegated to ordinary troops, and the ammunition cannot be provided at all.

"Da Da Da..."

The sound of successive firing sounded at the makeshift range, and the old man finished the last bullet and put the light machine gun on the table with great satisfaction.

"This gun is good, the stability is very good, and it is not as heavy as a heavy machine gun, go back and produce some, and equip it with the First Army first."

With that, he looked at the pistols and heavy machine guns on the table.

The pistol on the table is not the revolver of the current standard in the army, but in the shape of a figure 7.

Seeing the old man's eyes on the pistol, the firearms minister hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the pistol, and explained while loading the old man's bullets.

"Emperor Taishang, this is a new type of pistol, with a capacity of eight rounds and a range of about 50 steps, and it has a very lethal power in close combat."

"The main targets for this pistol are officers and personal guards."

This pistol is black as a whole, and there is a raised clear word in the position of the grip, which has a very strong three-dimensional effect, and the gun shape is also very smooth, and it is very comfortable to hold.

Taking the magazine handed over by the Minister of Firearms, the old man fired several shots at a target at close range.

After the bullets were fired, he asked the Minister of Firearms for a new magazine and a matching holster, and accepted it in front of everyone.

The crowd didn't care about it.

As long as the old man likes it, let alone a pistol, no one dares to have an opinion on the heavy blow gun he carries.

Got another fun toy, and the old man's mood that had just been angry was perfect again, and his eyes drifted to the last firearm, the heavy machine gun.

Although the first-generation imitation Maxine heavy machine gun is very good, it is too bulky after all, and in the tropics, there is not much problem with sufficient water, but in deserts and ice and snow areas, there are many problems.

At this point, the legion in the Western Regions, as well as the legion of the savages in the Northern Juluzhou, have the most right to speak.

In the dry desert, people are dying of thirst, and there is no water to replenish the guns.

As for the snow, there is no shortage of water, but the problem is that it is frozen, and it freezes if you don't pay attention to the inside of the warehouse.

The Firearms Department received feedback from the armies and redesigned the heavy machine guns.

After selection and transformation, a heavy machine gun painted on paper and crooked appeared in front of everyone in the firearms department.

This piece of paper has been around for a long time, and there are some strange codes written on the paper crookedly, and some old people seem to have some impressions, it is the information that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took back then, and it seems to be called the M1919 heavy machine gun.

Although I don't know why this heavy machine gun has such a strange name, this gun is very much in line with the needs of the current Ming Dynasty.

The first is to get rid of the water-cooled cooling method and change it to air-cooled cooling.

The second shot has high accuracy, strong sustained firepower, and reduced weight, and even with an iron casing, it can be carried directly to the charge.

The third and most important point is that the rate of fire of this thing is not fast, if it is not produced much, the machine gunner will loosen his hand a little when shooting, and with the production capacity of Daming ammunition, it can still be supplied.

In fact, in addition to this heavy machine gun, there is also a heavy machine gun, which fell into the eyes of the people in the firearms department.

The gun also had a strange name, like NG42, and the nickname of the Führer's chainsaw.

The gun was really good, but seeing the terrifying rate of fire on the parameters, the person who wanted to choose this gun silently stuffed the information back into the warehouse.

"Da-da-da... Dadada......"

Zhu Gaosui finally got the opportunity to shoot, listening to the irritable voice and the backlash from his arm, his blood boiled all over his body.

Of course, it would have been better if it wasn't his big pesky nephew who was feeding him ammunition.

"These guns are very good, but it's a pity that they consume too much ammunition, and the ammunition department has to step up its expansion, otherwise it won't be able to keep up with the consumption at all!"

After experiencing a few new guns, the old man was satisfied, especially the submachine gun, which made him feel very happy.

The thought of the speed at which the ammunition was consumed gave him a headache.

"Dad, this can't be helped. The expansion of the factory, the training of machine builders, and the problem of extracting and transporting materials take time. According to the calculations of the imperial court, it will take at least 10 years for the whole army to popularize metal fixed ammunition, and there is still a limited supply. ”

"If the supply is expanded, it will take at least 20 years, provided that there is no big war during this period, otherwise the imperial court will not be able to supply it at all. After all, we have so many troops, and one bullet for a soldier, more than 1 million national defense troops is more than 1 million rounds of ammunition, plus the local garrison corps, the ammunition consumed after a day's training is astronomical. ”

Zhu Fat is also bitter, all departments across the country are asking for money, and the expansion is simple, but where does the money come from, and the wind can't blow the money.

"Well, try your best!"

Understanding the fat son's difficulties, the old man sighed, patted Zhu Chubby's shoulder, and then said to the person in charge of firearms: "Next year, we will start to produce a batch and put it into the First Legion and the Royal Guard." ”

"When their supply is exhausted, the manufactured ones will be stored first, and then they will be released when they reach a certain scale."

"Minister, take the order!"

The person in charge of the firearms manufacturing responded, and then stretched out his hand to invite: "The Emperor, the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Prince, there is a big guy in the room next to you, do you want to go over and have a look." ”

The old man, who was not addicted to it, heard that there was a big guy, and his spirit instantly perked up, "What big thing?" ”

The person in charge of firearms smiled, glanced in the direction of the Ministry of Aerospace, and showed an obscene expression on his face.

"Anti-aircraft heavy machine gun!"

Minister of Aerospace: You bastard, do you have a grudge against me? I just developed an airplane on my side, and you put out an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun on your side, you say... What the hell do I owe you, you bastard? Do you need to target me like that?

The old man of the anti-aircraft heavy machine gun was also very satisfied, and after a round of fighting in the open space outside against the sky, he went to the artillery factory next to him satisfied.

The speed at which artillery was made was significantly slower than that of guns.

At present, the output of the artillery plant is only about 10 guns a day, and this is still on the premise that everything is ready, otherwise it will be difficult to have 5 guns a day.

As for new things like the gunsmiths, they don't have them, it's not that they haven't studied them, it's that they really don't have the time to study them.

Just making artillery now has taken up their time, how can they have so much time to study heart artillery.

They were very short of manpower, and when Zhu Zhangui and his entourage went in just now, the person in charge of the artillery factory was still holding Zhu Zhangui's hand, and he asked for manpower pitifully.

"Prince, Prince..."

Just when the group finished visiting the artillery factory and was about to go to the ammunition factory to have a look, an old man ran over in a hurry.

"Is there anything wrong with Liugong?"

Zhu Zhangui, who was discussing the expansion of the artillery factory with the old man and his father, turned his head to see him when he heard the greeting, and saw the person in charge of the rocket department running over excitedly.

"Of course there's something, and it's a great thing, old man, I still plan to go into the palace to find you, and then I heard that you are here, so I hurried over."

Liu Gong first saluted the old man and a few people, and then grabbed Zhu Zhangui and said: "The rocket artillery you asked us to study has been formed, and now the prototype has been made, do you want to go and see it." ”

"Rocket artillery!"

Zhu Zhangui's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly to the curious old man next to him.

"Grandpa, Dad, let's go, I'll take you to see a big killer, you will definitely like it."

Rocket artillery is a manufacturing and research order issued by Zhu Zhangui to the rocket department three years ago.

No way, the super-large rocket is too difficult to study, it is not a matter of ignition launch, but of accuracy and flight range.

Seeing that the rocket department had been studying for a long time but had not done it, Zhu Zhangui remembered Katyusha in the later generations, so he directly changed the order to the rocket department, asking them to shrink the rocket and put it on the chariot to launch it in orbit.

Anyway, at present, it can't solve the accuracy and range, so just come to a range to hit.

If one can't hit you, Lao Tzu will smash you to death with a group.

Moreover, at present, the armies of various worlds are still dominated by phalanxes, and it is really not a problem whether this kind of intensively fired rocket artillery has accuracy or not, as long as it can fly to the enemy's head and fall and explode.

Accuracy, as well as higher missiles, or wait for future generations to study it slowly, now Da Ming likes artillery coverage, although it burns money like this, but it is really cool.

Colvocal language, if you are poor, you will be interspersed with tactics, and if you are rich, you will be covered by firepower, and you can play whatever you want, as long as you can win the war, you can do anything, and the money you lose is a big deal to get from the enemy.

As long as it can be money, the problem solved is not a problem.

If you want to say that those weapons and equipment during World War II, with the current technology of the Ming Dynasty, what is the easiest thing to imitate, it is undoubtedly Katyusha rocket artillery.

This thing seems to be lofty, but in fact, the principle is very simple, and the rockets studied during the Song Dynasty are very similar to this technology.

The only thing that made the Ming artisan battalion a little embarrassed was that the existing gunpowder propulsion was not too strong, and the distance of the rockets was not far enough.

If you increase the intensity of gunpowder, then the investment will also increase.

Later, a new craftsman in the rocket battalion proposed a solution, that is, to abandon the use of gunpowder propulsion and switch to other fuel propulsion.

As the saying goes, three stinkers top one Zhuge Liang, and the people of the craftsman rocket battalion pondered together for more than a year, and finally came up with a new type of propulsion fuel.

This fuel is a mixture of various items and is in semi-solid form.

This fuel burns longer than gunpowder, and with some special equipment, it lasts for a long time and is very stable in flight, which is very suitable for rockets and rocket artillery booster fuel.

Solving the most difficult fuel problem, the rocket is even simpler.

The rocket thing is not a difficult thing for the people of the rocket battalion who have been studying it for nearly 10 years, and it only took a few days to come up with a sample.

At the beginning of this year, after many experiments, the rocket was officially finalized, and after more than half a year of research, testing, and improvement, plus three collapses, the rocket launcher was officially finalized.

"This thing doesn't have a barrel, so it doesn't look very reliable!"

The group rode to the rocket research department, and when they entered the compound, everyone saw a modified three-jumper car in the courtyard at a glance.

There was not much of a problem with the shape of the car, except that the carriage frame at the back was removed and a rectangular multi-tube track device was installed.

In the middle of these orbits, rockets are placed almost one person tall.

Seeing this novel artillery for the first time, Zhu Gao habitually questioned it.

"Hehe, Your Royal Highness King Zhao, you don't understand, our rocket launch is not like artillery, with the blessing of the barrel to fly, but to use the booster force to fly, which is fundamentally different from that principle."

Liu Gong, who was in charge of the rocket department, explained with a smile, and then introduced it to Zhu Zhangui and the old man.

"The Emperor, the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this thing is called a multi-launch orbital rocket launcher, which can launch multiple rocket attacks at the enemy's position at one time, and its lethality and horror are absolutely beyond people's imagination."

"The entire gun truck is 6.5 meters long and 4.3 meters wide, can carry 12 rockets at a time, and has a maximum range of up to five miles, and the explosion zone is within a radius of one mile."

The old man's eyes widened when he heard this.

He stepped forward and touched the rocket artillery vehicle and asked in shock: "You mean that if this round of launches continues, it will be impossible to escape death within a mile of the explosion zone!" ”

Liu Gong smiled and nodded, then shook his head again, "Emperor Hui, what you said is right, but no one can say for sure about the battlefield, if there is any obstruction, or if you are lucky enough to hide in the crater, you may escape with your life, but the shock wave of its explosion alone can also seriously injure it." ”

Saying that, Liugong showed a look of memory, "If we had this thing when we fought Mahamu, the dense phalanx of Mongolian barbarians would be sent to death if they rushed up." ”

"Hahaha, Lao Tzu likes such violent things."

Hearing Liugong mention the events of the year, the old man laughed and reached out to pat the rocket artillery car.

"How accurate!"

Zhu Zhangui, who was circling the artillery car on the side, asked him about the accuracy he was more concerned about.

This thing can't shoot at a range of 5 kilometers and deviate by 10 kilometers.

It doesn't matter if it falls on your own head, it will be a shame and a big shame.

"In the range of 1 mile, if there is no accident or strong wind, this accuracy can still be guaranteed."

LiuGong answered the question of accuracy with some frustration.

Zhu Zhangui patted him on the shoulder, "There are gains and losses, there are terrifying killings, if there is strong precision, it will not make the enemy alive." ”

"Don't be discouraged, I'm sure you'll be able to take care of this."

"At the beginning, the fuel problem was always the object of your headache, and after more than a year, you didn't solve it."

"I believe that in the near future, you will not only be able to solve this problem, but also develop more powerful, faster, and more powerful rockets!"

"Yes!"

Zhu Zhangui's comfort made Liugong's somewhat lost mood a little better.

"Well, Master Liu, I'd like to ask how much this thing costs."

The old man and Zhu Zhangui are concerned about the issue of lethality and accuracy, and Zhu Fatpang is concerned about the cost of this thing.

He believes that everything that the craftsman battalion can come up with is a good thing, but the craftsman battalion's ability to waste money is not comparable to that of ordinary departments.

Every year, the cost of the artisan battalion is equivalent to half of the army's military expenses.

This is still Zhu Zhangui from the immigration chamber of commerce, taking out a part of the dividend subsidy to the artisan camp, otherwise just let the imperial court provide it, the imperial court's finances would have collapsed long ago.

"This..."

Knowing that the prince was a person who was distressed about money, Liugong hesitated for a moment and broke out an approximate price.

"The car is provided by His Royal Highness the Prince, so it is not included in the price, and the later renovation is not expensive, only a hundred taels of silver, and in addition to maintenance and refueling in the future, it will not cost much money."

"The price is a little high, and the cost of a rocket is about 100 taels of silver."

"Shhh

Hearing this price, Zhu Chupang's eyes widened.

One is 100 taels, and that round of shooting is more than 1,000 silver.

And it's not that you consume so much at once, but you will consume it again and again later.

Mother, if this is a big war, hundreds or thousands of them go out, the court doesn't have to worry about anything else, the cost of rockets alone can make the court vomit blood.

Alas, if it is really a cannon that goes off with ten thousand taels of gold, it is either to make money or to lose money.