Unexpectedly, Zhu Di shook his head again and again.

"The firearm is naturally good, but the shooting distance is not far, the accuracy is much worse than the bow and arrow, and the power is not great, it can only frighten the beast, and it is difficult to kill."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes widened.

Only then did I remember that most of the thermal weapons of this era are not good.

But isn't that just the right time to make a difference?

Zhu Di continued: "I am also very interested in the firecracker, and I have repeatedly ordered craftsmen to make it carefully, the firecracker can frighten the horses, and it has a great effect in the war against the Northern Yuan, but there are still many shortcomings. ”

"Your imperial grandfather also attaches great importance to the fire system, and near this hunting ground, there is a workshop for making fire guns, if you are interested, you can go there to have a look."

Zhu Yunxi was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Then we'll go now." ”

There was no way he could continue the hunt.

With his "superb" archery skills, it is not difficult to reach the sky if he wants to shoot a beast.

He couldn't sit firmly on horseback just by drawing his bow and arrows.

I'm afraid that the beast didn't shoot to death, so I fell to death first.

In this case, it is better to take a look at Daming's fire hammer workshop.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Di attach great importance to firearms, and there are many workshops set up by Daming.

"I think this firearm should be improved."

After coming to the workshop, Zhu Yunxi found the old craftsman inside, expressed his thoughts, and compared what improvements he wanted to make.

At this time, the industrial base could not allow Zhu Yunxi to make too many changes.

Therefore, he only thought about one thing, flintlock pistols.

In real history, the later Ming Dynasty's right attendant of the military department also proposed to make flintlock pistols, which was not many years later than in the West.

However, due to various reasons, the flintlock pistol was not promoted in the Ming Dynasty.

This continued until after the Opium Wars.

In fact, Zhu Yunxi didn't know much about flintlock pistols.

No way, in later generations, except for a very small number of niche enthusiasts, who would have an in-depth understanding of this kind of thing.

Often you know a name, a general understanding of history, and the most superficial principles.

If he really wants to make it, he will be blind and have no way to start.

To Zhu Yunxi's surprise, the old craftsman in charge of the workshop is experienced and very powerful.

He only made a few comparisons, and vaguely said some specious principles, and these old craftsmen actually understood it at all.

Then, under his guidance, several craftsmen slowly drew the drawings of the flintlock pistol bit by bit in the continuous and repeated scrutiny.

The principle of the flintlock pistol is very simple, but Zhu Yunxi is also a person who only knows a little bit of it.

Not even a half-ass.

Fortunately, with the cooperation of the craftsmen, I finally gradually clarified my thoughts and finalized the specific principle of it and how to manufacture it.

Then, Zhu Yunxi added an aiming baseline to it.

In this era, the Great Open Fire Gun did not conceal the baseline, and the aim of the fire relied on the intuition of training.

Among them, there are naturally many people who are supernatural and can play extremely accurately.

After all, there is no shortage of acrobatic masters.

But the vast majority of people must be inaccurate.

Zhu Yunxi is still very clear about the role of aiming at the baseline.

That's basically the difference between a sharpshooter and shooting with your eyes closed.

It took a few hours like this to figure it all out.

"This thing is a little complicated, you see, how long it will take to make it." Zhu Yunxi looked at the finished drawings, and he also breathed a long sigh in his heart.

Even he couldn't believe that he could draw all the drawings of the flintlock pistol.

Although it is certainly not difficult for those who have studied this aspect of knowledge.

But he really hasn't studied it!

It is all up to the craftsmen to draw inferences from one another, and often he proposes one point, and some craftsmen think of others.

He only gave a general outline, explained the basic principles, and the craftsmen were able to add specific details.

It can even correct what he said wrong.

In this way, such a "great project" was completed step by step.

"Please rest assured, His Royal Highness, it will be ten days as fast as it is ten days, and as slow as a month, we will definitely be able to make the first batch of new-style firecrackers."

The foreman's craftsman said excitedly: "This new type of firearm proposed by His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun is much more powerful than the original fire. ”

"Igniting a flint, igniting gunpowder, and firing a shot, so that the firing steps can be greatly reduced, and the effectiveness of the fire system can be increased tenfold."

"And this aiming baseline, how come we never thought of it before?"

"It's called a flintlock pistol." Zhu Yunxi corrected his misuse of words and said with a smile: "I usually think about it when I am idle, thinking about whether I can do this." ”

"But I haven't thought too clearly, and today it is with your help that this idea can be perfected and implemented."

The foreman shook his head again and again: "I don't dare to take credit." His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun is a genius to have such a wonderful idea. The old man has been a craftsman for a lifetime, not as good as His Royal Highness the Emperor and Sun in case. ”

He was truly impressed and excited.

Most of these craftsmen are hereditary, and they have been in the workshop since childhood, and being able to make new things is a great incentive for them.

What's more, it is still unheard of, and it is a strange thing with great power.

And the person who asked them to make it is the current Emperor Sun His Royal Highness.

After seeing the whimsical ideas of the seven-year-old emperor's grandson, I realized that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world.

Thinking that he is worthy of being a dragon son and a dragon grandson, it is not comparable to them ordinary people at all.

Next to them, Zhu Di and Dao Yan's eyes were all wide open.

The two of them had been watching from the side just now, watching Zhu Yunxi turn a new firearm that he conceived in a rough step into a "flintlock pistol" step by step?

Zhu Di was already very interested in gunpowder guns, and seeing this improvement today is even more treasured.

He snatched the drawings, looked at them again and again, and asked excitedly, "Xi'er, how did you come up with this thing, it's too ...... Amazing, right? ”

His words trembled, and he lost his temper.

When he knew that Zhu Yunxi wrote "There are talented people in the country, and each has been leading the way for hundreds of years", he did not lose his temper.

When he knew that he proposed "double-entry accounting", there was no gaffe.

Even when he knew that he improvised and wrote down "The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times", he did not lose his temper.

But when he saw the drawing in front of him, he was out of shape.

Later generations believe that the Yongle Emperor is a martial artist, and his internal and external policies are not bad.

But what he is best at and what he likes the most is still leading troops to go out and killing enemies on the battlefield.

Otherwise, he would not have led troops to recruit five times after becoming the emperor.

For a general, there is nothing that interests him more than powerful weapons.

Zhu Di's hands were trembling slightly, and his breathing became extremely heavy.

He has long lost his previous wanton and chic, calm and composed appearance.

"Slowly figure it out." Zhu Yunxi stretched his body and said, "Fourth uncle, I'm hungry, let's go eat first." ”

Before he knew it, the day was almost over, and he didn't even eat lunch.

I had been immersed in the production of flintlock pistols just now, but now that I have withdrawn, I feel physically and mentally exhausted.

Zhu Di didn't answer immediately, but looked at him in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Yunxi was stared at by Zhu Di's gaze, and he looked a little uncomfortable.

How did it feel like he was suddenly a different person?

Zhu Di still didn't answer, but slowly put down the drawings in his hand, bent down to him, and bowed deeply.

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