Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

A row of ten expressionless inner factory eunuchs held firecrackers, and each aimed at a target fifty paces away.

As Fang Zhenghua yelled: "Let it go!" There were a few "bangs", and the scarecrow target fifty paces away was hit with grass clippings flying all over the place.

Seeing this, Xu Guangqi asked Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, please test the [-]-step target."

After Chongzhen approved, he moved the target back another fifty steps.

Then, another two hundred steps, three hundred steps, and four hundred steps were tested.It wasn't until the 450th step that I lost my aim. I repeated the test shooting many times, but three or four shots would miss the target.

Although the effect is not as good as Chongzhen predicted-after all, later generations heard that the range is 800 meters or something, and the four hundred steps are estimated to be more than 300 meters.But Chongzhen was still very happy, after all, the gun that was tested now was already a flintlock, and it used the method of rear-loading ammunition.

Even if it is more troublesome than loading ammunition in the later generations, but this kind of rear-mounted fixed-load ammunition finally does not have to worry about problems such as rain and moisture.

After testing the shooting range, ten eunuchs from the inner factory tried the next three-stage shooting. Chongzhen felt that the future era of queuing up and shooting was finally coming.

If it wasn't for the fact that there was no mobile phone at that time, Chongzhen even wanted to call Huang Taiji and ask him if he was ready to be shot?

Although Emperor Chongzhen had no expression on his face, the slightly raised corners of his eyes still betrayed his excitement at this moment.

Slowing down a little, suppressing the excitement in his heart, Chongzhen asked Xu Guangqi again: "Xu Aiqing, what is the output of this gun? How many can be produced in a day?"

Xu Guangqi's words were like a basin of cold water, directly extinguishing more than half of Chongzhen's excitement: "Your Majesty Qizuo, although this firecracker is good, the output is extremely low.

How to test these ten guns are the only ones in the academy at present. If we wait for the next batch of guns to be produced, it may take more than half a month, and the number is estimated to not exceed one hundred. "

Chongzhen said inwardly, "When will this motherfucker equip a large army to grab the territory?"

Unhappy, Chongzhen frowned and asked: "Aren't there still craftsmen? Send more people, and when you use Daqin, there will be some kind of assembly line work. If one person only does one job, the speed will increase?"

Xu Guangqi smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this assembly line method has been used in the first place, but the output still cannot increase."

Chapter 93 The prototype of the steam engine (revised)

Chongzhen frowned and said, "If that's the case, why is the output so low? If the craftsmen don't want to work hard because of the lack of money, wouldn't it be better to give more money? Besides, isn't there still a craftsman as a supervisor and a military bureau? "

Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the reason for the low output is not because of anything else, but because of the barrel.

The minister and Mr. Dongjiao tried repeatedly, and it was true what His Majesty said before, the firecrackers with rotating patterns drawn from the chambers of the firecrackers, indeed shot farther than the smooth firecrackers in the chambers.

Therefore, in the past month, I ordered the craftsmen to take out the ten barrels.It's not that the minister doesn't want to take out more, it's really beyond his power.

If this bore tube is made of iron, it is very easy to explode the bore.If fine steel is used, not to mention the time it takes to remove the texture, it is also difficult to remove the smooth surface of the barrel.

A craftsman who is proficient in this way, even if he does not shave every day, his income in a month is only two.

There are more than a million soldiers in my Ming Dynasty?If this kind of textured ground pipe is used in an all-round way, I don't know how many years and months it will take to get out of the millions. "

Chongzhen was also dumbfounded when he heard the words.As far as he himself is concerned, he knows what Zhongzheng, Hanyang made, Bayi bar, Ninety-five style, and Zero three style, but it is limited to knowing, and this is thanks to the TV series of later generations.

What if he was asked to study how these things were made?Sorry, let me get a bunch of engineering dogs for research in some place like a polytechnic university.

Seeing that his wish to hang Jiannu with a rifle during World War II was about to come to naught, Chongzhen was very unwilling, and said: "When I was looking through ancient books, I saw that the Gongshu clan once built a wooden bird, which could fly for three days without falling; Zhuge Wu Hou also once built wooden oxen and horses, which can save people's labor and transport materials.

It can be seen that the power of machinery is much better than that of manpower.That being the case, why not make an instrument that can replace the craftsman's drilling and planing line, and it will not be repaired day and night.Isn't it beautiful? "

At this time, what Chongzhen was thinking about was the machine tools of later generations.If there is any five-axis linkage machine tool, even the simplest machine tool, I am afraid that it is much better than manual polishing by craftsmen.

Even if Emperor Apocalypse of Daxing is still alive, judging from the mind of the carpenter emperor, as long as someone gives advice, he may be able to build a simple machine tool in minutes.

Even after the machine tool is used, a worker can produce one gun barrel a day by operating the machine tool. If you just search for craftsmen, hundreds of gun barrels a day will be no problem, right?No matter how you calculate it, it's much faster than one person getting two barrels a month, right?

In Chongzhen's view, the replacement of manpower by machinery is the general trend.There are rumors that the eighth-level fitters in the rabbit nest in later generations say that the polished parts are even finer than those finished by machine tools, but the eighth-level fitters are gradually decreasing, and the reason is that machinery gradually replaces manpower.

But Xu Guangqi smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, I have also thought about it. Even such a device can be made. The only way to drive it is very difficult.

If it is after the beginning of spring at this time, wait until the ice layer on the river surface melts and drive it with water flow.Now it is not possible.

If it is driven by cattle and horses, it will not be as stable as water flow, and it will be fast and slow, which is prone to problems.Chen also asked Western missionaries for advice, but there was no good solution. "

When Chongzhen heard the words, he yelled hello in his heart!How can such a pretentious timing be given to those barbarians in the West?

Chongzhen laughed and said, "Have Xu Aiqing ever seen a kettle boil water?"

Xu Guangqi said: "Of course I have seen it. I don't know what His Majesty said?"

Chongzhen said with a reminiscence and nostalgia: "I saw that when the kettle boiled, the lid kept opening and closing. It must be that the water has changed since it was boiled. Therefore, there is a certain force, which keeps pushing against the lid of the pot to open it, and when the force is exhausted, it falls again. Repeatedly.

How about this, it’s not intuitive to just say it here, why not go to the kitchen and see how the kettle boils water. "

When he got to the kitchen, Xu Guangqi didn't care about his identity, so he found a kettle and started boiling water.

After a while, after the water was boiled, the spout was always steaming in vain, and the lids of the pot began to rise and fall one by one.

Chongzhen said: "Go and plug the spout of the pot."

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he went forward again and blocked the spout of the kettle.In this way, the ups and downs of the lid of the pot became larger and larger.

Chongzhen said again: "Find something to press down the lid of the pot and block it tightly. Everyone exits the kitchen."

After Xu Guangqi pressed the lid of the pot with something as he said, he followed Chongzhen and others out of the kitchen.

After a while, there was a muffled sound of "bang" in the kitchen, and Fang Zhenghua yelled loudly: "Guardian!", and all the insiders hurriedly pulled out their weapons and formed a human wall, blocking Chongzhen in front of him. in.Chongzhen, on the other hand, looked like an old god, and said indifferently: "Go, go in and have a look."

Fang Zhenghua didn't dare to step aside, and signaled the fans to enter the kitchen to check first.It wasn't until the fans rummaged in the kitchen to confirm that there was no danger that they made way for Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi and others to enter.

At this time, the kitchen was in a mess. The kettle that was still in good condition just now had been turned over to the ground, and the thing pressing the lid and the lid had also flew to the side, and there were traces of being hit on the beam.

Chongzhen said with a smile: "It seems that the power of this kettle is not small."

Xu Guangqi also wrote: "Your Majesty's celestial attitude is not as good as this minister's. This time, I feel deeply.

As long as the lid of the pot is not sealed, it can be used to drive all kinds of equipment during the rising and falling, which is nothing more than enlarging the pot. "

Chongzhen smiled and said: "I am not a saint, I just see more and think more. I am a man of great wisdom and wisdom, more than a million?

After I returned to the palace, I ordered people to post the imperial list to recruit talents from all over the world to study this matter with Xu Aiqing. "

Xu Guangqi also had a rare occasion to make fun of it, and complimented: "Your Majesty is wise. It's just that this thing was instructed by Your Majesty. If it is called a kettle machine, it would be ugly. Your Majesty, please name this thing."

When Chongzhen heard the words, he secretly praised Xu Guangqi for being a man. It seems that these researchers are not bad at flattering.As long as you name this thing yourself, won't you be the father of the steam engine in the future?What Watt Edison, get lost and play in the mud!

Chongzhen was also not modest, and said directly: "Since this thing is based on the principle of boiling water in a kettle, and uses the power of boiling water to evaporate into gas as the driving force, why not call it a steam engine?"

After the ministers complimented him, Chongzhen said again: "In addition, Xu Aiqing is recruiting craftsmen to study this method of steelmaking together, to see how to increase the production of this steel field, and to produce more of these firecrackers and cannons. Well, this The name of the firecracker is not very pleasant, so it will be called a gun from now on."

Chapter 94 It is not necessary to flatten Liao in five years

Now that the rudiments of the steam engine and the musket problem had been solved, Chongzhen did not stay any longer, so he returned to the Forbidden City.