Chapter 31 The Concept of Musket Making

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Rao is Yu Feng had a certain psychological preparation, but he was still shocked.

In the yard, a strange-shaped rockstone that is regarded as a rockery, has been broken off a corner, and fragments of stones have fallen all over the ground, and dozens of steps away from the rockery, there is a wooden shelf, the musket that Wu Yanran brought down from the boat is being placed on it, at this moment, next to the wooden frame, two women, are standing in front of the musket, chattering, it is Wu Yanran and Zhao Xueniang.

I said, why is there such a big movement! Yu Feng sweated a little, and dared to love this Wu Yanran teaching her mother to play with muskets. Thinking about it, when I came back from Lingshan City, I sent someone to buy some gunpowder iron sand or something, handed it to Wu Yanran, and then I went to Daxiazhuang to suppress the bandits, and I didn't care about this matter anymore.

"Xianggong!" Xue Niang saw Yu Feng come in, and greeted her obediently, her face was still full of excitement, although she was Yu Feng's lady, but in the end, she was just a teenage girl, and she was also greedy for fun, even if she was the daughter of a military family, she didn't have much chance to play with this musket.

"Brother Yu, you're here, I'm teaching Sister Xue Niang how to play a lighter?" Wu Yanran turned her head to see Yu Feng, and saw that there was no displeasure on his face, and said with a smile.

"Then teach me by the way, I haven't used this musket yet, no, the musket!" Yu Feng looked at the fire gun on the wooden frame with great interest, strictly speaking, this should be called a handcuff, Yu Feng has always called it a musket, that is the name of later generations, in this era, it is called a fire gun.

The firecrackers of this era are basically all filled with gunpowder from the muzzle, and then iron pellets and the like are placed, and then the fire rope is ignited, the gunpowder is ignited, and the projectile is fired out to achieve the purpose of killing, as for the rifling in the barrel, there is no such thing, that is to say, the firearms of this era are all smoothbore guns.

Yu Feng desperately recalled the European-style smoothbore gun he saw in the Military Museum in his previous life, and felt that Wu Yanran's handcuffs, compared with that kind of smoothbore gun, were nothing more than smaller in size, and there was no fundamental difference in nature.

He observed and chatted, and as he spoke, Wu Yanran had already reloaded the fire gun and handed it to him with both hands. He weighed it, good guy, I'm afraid it's a dozen pounds, no wonder these two little women want to get a wooden shelf and put a gun on it, this physical strength is a little worse, and they really can't pick it up.

He picked up the fire gun, aimed at the rockery in front of him, and then lit the fire rope according to Wu Yanran's instructions, "Bang!" With a loud bang, he only felt a slight shock in his arms, almost no recoil, and then saw a cloud of black smoke rising in front of him.

Is this a gun or a firework? He bared his teeth, fanned his hand in front of him, and placed the firearm on the wooden shelf. Looking back at the opposite side, I don't know how many iron pills Wu Yanran put in, the rockery on the opposite side was beaten to a thousand holes, and after such a while, there were still stone chips falling down.

"Good!" Wu Yanran played happily, picked up an iron bar placed on the side of the wooden frame, and pounded it into the chamber of the gun, it seemed that she wanted to continue to charge it again.

Yu Feng watched his movements, and couldn't help but feel moved, and shouted towards the door: "Someone! ”

"Go and call Master Liu from the blacksmith workshop to come over and say that I have something to look for him!" The soldiers who got his order hurried away, and after a while, Liu Shengmin rushed over with the soldiers who gave the order.

"I've seen the master!"

"Lao Liu, look at it, have you ever made this fire gun in Miss Wu's hand?" Yu Feng pointed to the fire gun in Wu Yanran's hand and said.

"Master, this thing is not very easy to use in Liaodong, and the soldiers are reluctant to call it, saying that they can't even wear the cotton armor of the Tartar, and it is still old and explosive, and Mrs. and Miss Wu are still less useful. Don't tell the old man, bows and arrows are the most effective, and among the few craftsmen who are with the villain, there are also ...... who can make bows and arrows."

This Liu Shengmin's loyalty is a bit wordy, but out of concern, Yu Feng really can't reprimand him.

"You just say you can't do it!"

"It's done, but it seems to be so delicate, I'm afraid it won't work!" Liu Shengmin looked up and down at the firearm in Wu Yanran's hand, "I'm afraid this is not my master's craft, and the barrel of this gun is too short!" ”

"According to what you do in the army, make me one and take a look, don't be afraid to spend money, go directly to the account room to withdraw it, as long as it is not worse than this!" Yu Feng said. In my heart, I secretly thought, I can do it, I will also see, what level is the firearm of the Ming Dynasty, according to Lao Liu, this Wu Yanran's hand, I am afraid that it is still a foreign product, which does not represent the military level of the Ming Dynasty, if possible, he is very hopeful, among his subordinates, there will be one more military branch of musketeers.

"Sir, this is?? Got up with Miss Wu? Liu Shengmin blinked, retreated, and thought as he walked. However, this doesn't seem to be a matter of concern to him, he just needs to do his duty, since the master wants a fire gun to play, he is desperate for his life, and he has to call the master out.

Three days later, Liu Shengmin, whose eyes were red, appeared in Yu Feng's study with a long and narrow package.

Is the Fire Gun built? Yu Feng put down the things in his hand and took the package handed over by Liu Shengmin, feeling a little excited.

However, after the whole picture of the firearm in the package was revealed, he was not so excited, and looking up and down there, he always felt that something was wrong with his impression, could it be that the ancient muskets were like this?

The general shape of this gun is not much different from that of a rifle, but the barrel is too slender, and it is difficult for the caliber of the muzzle to even be inserted into the little finger.

He knew that the caliber of the chamber of the smoothbore gun was larger than the caliber of the bullet, and that the black powder would leave a residue in the barrel after burning, which would not have time to be removed in the heat of battle, and in order not to hinder the shooting, the only solution was to use smaller projectiles. The barrel of this gun is so thin that it looks like something, and how big do you expect him to make it? Isn't this just a bird-fighting bird?

Seeing that Yu Feng's face was cloudy, Liu Shengmin asked a little nervously, "Master, is there anything wrong with this firecracker?" ”

"Is this barrel too thin?"

"It's not fine, it's not fine, it's all like this when I was in Liaozhen, and the villain has also been built, how can I not know."

Yu Feng shook his head and shouted outside, "You two go out of the courtyard and close the courtyard gate, remember not to stand by the door and go behind the wall." ”

The guards guarding outside agreed, and when they heard the courtyard door closed, Yu Feng walked into the courtyard, Liu Shengmin took out a small bag, took out lead and gunpowder from it, and filled the fire gun there, the whole strip was a thin iron bar, and it seemed that he didn't leave a single thing to prepare.

After filling the firecracker, Liu Shengmin lit the firerope with a flint, and Yu Feng put the firerope at the end of the firecracker, lit the primer in the medicine pool, and held it up according to the previous shooting position......

With a "boom", Yu Feng aimed at the thick wooden gate in the courtyard, less than thirty paces away, such a big target, naturally hit. But when Yu Feng put down the fire and took a closer look, his face darkened.

The lead shot out of the firecracker hit the wooden door, but it was just deep in it, and it didn't completely penetrate, what kind of power is this, it is simply compared to Wu Yanran's kind of handcuff, the power is far worse. The lead is less than one-third the size of the little finger, and it is light and fluttering, even if a person stands there and hits it, it is still within thirty paces, and the distance is a little farther, I am afraid that even the bird will not be able to beat it.

Liu Shengmin, who was on the side, saw that his expression was wrong, and hurriedly explained: "Master, I have said that this thing is not easy to use at all, it is far inferior to the bow and arrow, so it is not easy to go back and build a good bow for the master!" ”

"Not that problem!" Yu Feng was stunned, "The barrel is too thin!"

"Master, you don't know, this fire gun has to be thin and long to hit far, if there is a guy who can take advantage of it, it can be even thinner."

Yu Feng was noncommittal, trying to recall the length of the rifle in later generations, compared it with the firearm in front of him, and at the halfway point of the barrel, he scratched it fiercely, "It's too long and useless, just make it so long, the thickness of this barrel will also be expanded several times for me, just build it according to what I said!" ”

Liu Shengmin was still waiting to say more, only to see Yu Feng turn around: "It's not about this day or two, Lao Liu, you have to pay attention to your lower body, if you are tired, who will I find to build a fire gun for me!" ”

The care of the main family is so cordial and natural, Liu Shengmin originally wanted to emphasize that it is not in line with the rules to build like this, but he can't say it at the moment, he agreed with red eyes, and he didn't stay up all night with red eyes, but he was still moved with red eyes.

"Even if it is an employee, it is rare for an employer to have such concern; Not to mention that he is just a slave, in front of him is his own master, even if there is a great difficulty, he has to find a way to overcome it." Although he didn't know the words "the king treats me as a countryman, and I repay him as a countryman", he still understands the truth of repaying kindness.

So, in July of the sixth year of Chongzhen, in the Zhuangzi of Yu Feng, day and night, there was a loud noise from time to time, the villagers of Zhaojia Village were quite panicked at first, and later, some good people said that this Yu Baihu Mr. Yu was originally a star and could communicate with ghosts and gods, this rumbling like thunder, that was Mr. Yu's practice to invite the Dragon King's grandfather, and the Dragon King's grandfather was drinking tea and chatting and playing chess! At that time, the theory of ghosts and gods prevailed, and the villagers were stupid and stubborn to believe that it was true, so they were greatly relieved, and they were quite proud that there was such a capable person in their hometown.

However, Mr. Yu Fengyu's reputation, after this time to spread falsely, it is getting bigger and bigger, now on the ground of Lingshan, speaking of Yu Baihu, maybe there are still people who don't know, but if you talk about Mr. Yu of Lingshan, if there are still people who don't know, it is as rare as not knowing Guan Erye and Erlang Zhenjun.