Daming Military Empire

Chapter 157 New Firearms
After the successful development of the steam locomotive, Zhu Cijiong was a little impressed by the technology of Song Yingxing and others. He originally thought that the steam locomotive would have to be developed for at least a few months, and it would take several times to move back and forth. There is no brake, no steering system, but that's just because he forgot to tell others, Song Yingxing understood when he mentioned it a little bit, and I believe that these problems will be satisfactorily resolved in a short time.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Cijiong still couldn't calm down for a long time. His first few cronies have now fully grown up and even surpassed him in some fields. They just lack the experience of his previous life, so it is difficult to develop new ones. After all, not everyone has the talent to create inventions like Einstein, and can lead the progress of the times.

But with Zhu Cijiong, the "well-informed" emperor, it doesn't really matter whether they have the talent to create and invent. As long as the technology is at home, sometimes all they need is a hint, and they can turn their imagination into reality. .

In the past few years, Zhu Cijiong has been busy dealing with the Eunuch Party, cleaning up the Donglin Party, dealing with peasant uprisings, and regaining the lost land in Liaodong after the defeat. He didn't have much time to think about inventions and creations. Now it's different. Although it can't be said that the world is peaceful, but Daming has basically stopped its decline and is slowly recovering. It can be said that Daming no longer has any worries, and it is time to rise. At this time, countless inventions and creations are needed to promote the development and progress of Daming.

What is the most needed 'invention' now?Naturally, it is something that strengthens the combat effectiveness of the army, that is, weapons.

What kind of weapon should I 'invent'?Zhu Cijiong began to recall the weapons of his previous life, such as airplanes, tanks, missiles, and atomic bombs. Well, these are not very realistic. If they can be made, they will naturally sweep the world and become invincible all over the world.

What can be done now are guns and cannons. In fact, there is not much room for improvement in cannons. Limited to the explosive power of black powder, the lethality of cannons now mainly depends on the weight of the shells themselves. That is to say, the greater the lethality of the shells The bigger it is, the explosive power of the flower bomb really can't kill a few people.Of course, if you can throw tons of black powder into the enemy's formation, it can also cause huge damage, but the volume of a ton of gunpowder requires at least a cannon with a caliber of more than one meter to come out. It is dozens of tons, and it is impossible to move after it is built, and it is not realistic.

Therefore, the most realistic thing now is to improve firearms. As an engineer from a military factory, he is naturally familiar with firearms. What kind of pistols, machine guns, submachine guns, semi-automatic rifles, fully automatic rifles, sniper rifles... He doesn’t know in his mind. How many kinds of firearms have been installed, and what should be made?
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Cijiong planned to try out several simple firearms:

The first is the revolver. In fact, Bi Maokang made a sample of this revolver years ago, but his sample is too big, just like a hand drill, and it is not convenient to carry at all. Zhu Cijiong is going to let him change it to a normal one. The size of a pistol, although the shooting range and lethality will be reduced, but at least it is easy to carry, such as artillery, generals at all levels, etc. are inconvenient to carry rifles. Come here, just pull out the pistol and you will be able to chug the enemy.

Then there is the revolver, which is also improved on the basis of Bi Maokang's revolver. There is no need to shrink it, just add the barrel to be as long as the ordinary flintlock. This kind of rifle Zhu Cijiong is prepared for cavalry. I have never been equipped with a gun, because it is too troublesome to reload the current flintlock gun, and there is no way to change it while riding a horse.This kind of revolver rifle is different. There are six bullets in one reel, and you can also equip a few more reels. Before the battle, you can load all the reels with ammunition. can do it.

Finally, there is the sniper rifle. This is Zhu Cijiong’s plan to use it to intimidate the opponent’s general. In this era of combat, whether it is a field battle or a siege, it is generally believed that three miles is a very safe distance. If you can make a sniper rifle with a range of about three miles , coupled with the scope made by Xu Guangqi, it is definitely the best weapon for Yinren.To have this kind of sniper rifle, Huang Taiji has been killed by him several times, so there is no need to beat him to death, and he ran away in the end.

After everything was considered properly, Zhu Cijiong asked Cao Huachun to invite Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang to have a gathering.

These two can be said to be his confidantes, and Zhu Cijiong has always been very kind to them. Considering that this time is to discuss the issue of 'invention and creation', Zhu Cijiong specially invited them to his private study, which is where he draws ghosts. place, and specially prepared tables, chairs and tea for them.

This study was newly furnished by Zhu Cijiong, mainly for the convenience of drawing drawings. After all, the imperial study is a place to deal with state affairs. If he remodels it too far, it will appear a bit undignified, so he simply set up a private study.

Here, he can do whatever he wants, anyway, it is his private site, ordinary people and ministers cannot enter, so the layout is quite trendy.

What kind of trendy method is it?First of all, the windows are not traditional carvings, but glass, which is convenient for colored light; then the desk is not a traditional single desk, but a large conference table, which is convenient for him to draw pictures; the bookshelf is directly saved, and this is not a place for reading The four walls were all whitewashed, and his drawings were hung everywhere.

Then the pens, inks, papers and inkstones were also changed. There was no writing brush, which he was really uncomfortable with. He used quill pens and fine charcoal pens here. The ink was also ground in a bottle, and the paper was not ordinary. paper, but a blank newspaper, as for the inkstone, just save it.

When Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang came in, they were stunned. The style was a bit too surreal, and they couldn't accept it.When Zhu Cijiong asked them to sit down, they were even more afraid, joking about a table, you sit at one end, and we sit on both sides, isn't that making us sit on an equal footing with you, on an equal footing with the emperor, who would dare!
Zhu Cijiong had no choice but to let them stand.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhu Cijiong slowly got to the point. He first asked Xu Guangqi: "Master, I wonder how the scope is doing?"

Hearing this, Xu Guangqi's expression was a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a while, and finally reached into his bosom, took out a cylinder about two fingers thick, about the length of chopsticks, and handed it to Zhu Cijiong.

When Zhu Cijiong received it, he saw that it was a telescope with a copper shell and an extremely smooth surface, just like an exquisite handicraft. Unexpectedly, Xu Guangqi had a hobby of playing with gadgets.He didn't say much, but took a look out of the window, and he could see about two miles away. If he drew a transparent crosshair on the front, it would be a scope.

Now that the scope is out, there is hope for this sniper rifle. He then turned to Bi Maokang and asked, "Meng Hou, can a flintlock gun with a range of about three miles be made?"

Hearing this, Bi Maokang thought for a while and replied, "Your Majesty, it would not be a problem if the barrel of the gun was thickened and lengthened, and the firing distance of the medicine room was increased to three miles, but the gun is estimated to weigh more than 20 catties. I'm afraid it will be difficult to raise the level and shoot."

Zhu Cijiong said indifferently: "This is easy to handle. Just stand in front of someone with the barrel on his shoulder, and then someone will be responsible for aiming and shooting."

Bi Maokang thought about it again, and said curiously: "This is possible, but isn't the rate of fire reduced a lot, and you can only stand in a single row, the actual combat effect is probably far inferior to the Type [-] and Type [-] flintlock guns?" .”

Zhu Cijiong felt relieved that he could think of the actual combat effect, but he was completely wrong. He thought that this gun needs to be equipped on a large scale. Just kidding, if it needs to be equipped on a large scale, it is estimated that it will cost millions of taels of silver to equip an army. Well, the cost of such a gun is not cheap, and a scope alone may cost dozens of taels of silver.

Zhu Cijiong had no choice but to point out the function and said: "This kind of gun is called a sniper rifle, and it is used to sneak attack on enemy generals, not for large-scale battles."

Bi Maokang blushed and was a little embarrassed to speak.

Zhu Cijiong quickly encouraged: "Meng Hou, don't worry about it. To invent new things, bold imagination is necessary, and careful demonstration is also necessary. Especially when developing new guns, you must consider actual combat needs. Like the revolver you made last time Just a little problem."

Bi Maokang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Please correct me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Cijiong patiently explained: "The pistol I'm talking about refers to a musket that is easy to carry and used for close-up defense. Which one of yours is really inconvenient to carry around, so it must be smaller, preferably the size of a palm. That's what a real pistol is."

Bi Maokang said in shame: "It's my minister who thought wrong. For the sake of convenience, he borrowed many parts of Type [-] and Type [-] flintlock guns, so that he made it so big. Now that I think about it, it is indeed very different from the emperor's original description. .”

Zhu Cijiong comforted: "It's okay, new things, very few successes at one time, don't be afraid of making mistakes, do it first, and you can change it if you make a mistake. And the sample you made last time reminded me, think about it , if the barrel is made as long as the Type [-] flintlock gun, wouldn’t it be a six-shot flintlock rifle, and the rate of fire has been increased by how many times? And changing a wheel is equivalent to changing six bullets. How many times has the speed of the bullet increased? This kind of gun has a new name, it is called a submachine gun. After it is made, it can be equipped even by cavalry!"

Bi Maokang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said in a sincerely convinced way: "The emperor is wise, I didn't think of this at the beginning."

Zhu Cijiong shook his head, and said modestly: "It's not my credit, you've done [-]% of it, I just lengthened the barrel of the gun in the end."

Bi Maokang hastily said humbly: "I dare not take credit for this."

Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "I will remember the credit for you for the time being, and I will reward you well after the pistol, submachine gun, and sniper rifle are made."

Bi Maokang was very grateful, and Zhu Cijiong took advantage of the situation to encourage him: "Mr. Meng, in the future, you have to think more and try more. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. I will check for you. I believe that you will be able to make more and more practical firearms."

(End of this chapter)