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Chapter 1836 New Firearms
"This is a lychee from Guangzhou, which can be transported to the capital within a few days by railway."

Baskets of lychees were moved out of the carriage by the workers. It was hard to imagine that the goods from Guangzhou could reach the capital so quickly.

The people at the opening ceremony were boisterous, apparently surprised by the shortening of the territory.

From now on, they can easily buy seasonal products from the south. Similarly, the south can also buy products from the north, and the prices of the products will also drop.

When the people present were clamoring to buy lychees, Chu Yun was very satisfied to see this scene.

The value of the North-South Railway has been initially revealed.

"Enjoy this time of celebration. You deserve it. I still have work to do." Seeing that the steam locomotive passed the North-South Railway and arrived in the capital, Chu Yun felt relieved and prepared to leave.

He appeared in various places, and his role was to supervise and check the progress of various technologies.

The opening of the North-South Railway is just one of Chu Yun's itineraries.

Zhan Tianyou and other members of the railway construction committee sent Chu Yun away.

"Next, let's go to the Imperial Arsenal." Chu Yun said to the guards.

If the Imperial Shipyard produced steam ironclad ships for the Ministry of the Navy, then the Imperial Arsenal mainly produced a large number of weapons for the Ministry of War, and of course also provided naval guns for the ironclad ships.

A new type of weapon is being researched, and its existence may affect the shape of future wars.

Smokeless explosives, Mauser rifles, breech-loading steel guns, and 30-ton naval guns are all products of the Imperial Arsenal.

The weapons that the current imperial arsenal can provide have long exceeded the limit of this era. Compared with the backward swords, matchlock guns, early muskets, and bronze cannons, any kind of weapon here will be subject to wars in Europe and West Asia. country's favourites.

"My lord, you are here. We have developed something extraordinary this time according to your wishes. It is too powerful." Seeing the arrival of Chu Yun and his party, the person in charge of the imperial arsenal greeted Chu Yun and his party excitedly. them.

Obviously, the Imperial Arsenal has produced another secret weapon, and is trying to show Chu Yun the credit.

"Then let's wait and see." Chu Yun only proposed this secret weapon as an idea, and the specific research and development work is of course left to experts in this field.

"We added a tubular magazine that can hold 8 rounds of ammunition under the barrel of the Mauser rifle, so that it has the ability to fire continuously, and the musketeer's combat effectiveness is stronger." The person from the arsenal introduced the new Mauser rifle to Chu Yun.

The advancement of technology has been advancing rapidly since the industrial age, and new discoveries are made every few years, and single-shot rifled guns have also become repeating guns.

When Chu Yun saw the improved Mauser, he couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat for his enemy.

Mauser guns have begun to be equipped with infantry in small quantities. Under this new musket, the enemy's arquebus is estimated to be similar to a fire stick.

"This kind of improvement does not need to be promoted in a hurry. We need to limit the installation of muskets." Chu Yun learned of the progress of muskets. Instead of rushing to promote muskets, Chu Yun restricted their application.

The people in the Imperial Arsenal felt a little weird: "Why can't it be easily promoted after the improvement?"

"The reason is simple. A single-shot Mauser can already defeat all our current enemies. This weapon falls into the hands of other kingdoms and can easily be imitated or directly used against us, such as adopting guerrilla tactics. If it is steamboats and artillery , the possibility of falling into their hands is very low, and it is very difficult for them to use and imitate, but there is no such worry." Chu Yun said.

After hearing Chu Yun's explanation, the people from the Imperial Arsenal found that it was indeed a very difficult thing for the rifles to flow to the western kingdoms, which would strengthen their ability to resist.

"It's such a pity that such an improvement can only stay in the factory. We are still researching new repeating guns..." The people in the Imperial Arsenal couldn't help but regret that there was no place for their technology to be used.

Even so, they took Chu Yun and others to see other firearms.

"37 caliber rotary cannon, 5 barrels share a set of loading, firing and shell extraction mechanisms, we call it a rapid-fire gun, the maximum rate of fire can reach 60 rounds per minute, it can fire explosive bombs, and requires two people to operate. "

A rapid-fire gun made of steel was displayed in front of Chu Yun and the others, and the cold light was daunting.

This is a new weapon for Ironclads, inspired by the Gatling Gun.

"The Dahan-class ironclad ship does not plan to use rapid-fire guns. This is a new firearm that was only available after the Dahan-class ironclad ship was produced. However, I think that only a simple modification of the Dahan-class ironclad ship is needed, so it can be easily equipped with this weapon. The ironclad ship It will form a triple firepower consisting of the main gun, the secondary gun and the rapid-fire gun. The rapid-fire gun can easily penetrate a wooden ship without armor protection at a distance of 100 meters, or be used to clean the sailors on the deck to reduce the rate of fire of the main gun deficiency."

The person from the Imperial Arsenal added: "Actually, with the power of our ironclad ships, even if you don't use rapid-fire guns to deal with wooden ships, there is no problem. The purpose of this design is to fight against approaching small boats or other iron ships." Said the person from the Imperial Arsenal .

Chu Yun nodded. It was also Chu Yun who asked them to develop the rapid-fire gun.

"This 37mm rapid-fire gun...you can try to install it on the two big Han-class ironclad ships 'Emperor Han Wen' and 'Emperor Han Jing'." Chu Yun said.

The Mausers might be lost, but it is absolutely impossible for the Dahan-class ironclad ships to be captured or fall into the hands of the West. Chu Yun can safely install some of the most advanced firearms on the main ironclad ships and train a group of soldiers who know how to operate firearms.

The power of rapid-fire guns can blow a person to pieces, second only to the main guns and secondary guns used on ironclad ships.

However, neither the improved Mauser rifle nor the rapid-fire gun were the protagonists that Chu Yun and his party wanted to see when they came to the arsenal.

The Imperial Arsenal produced a large number of new firearms. Chu Yun and his party just took this opportunity to check all the new firearms and improvements, so as to know what firearms could come in handy when necessary.

The rapid development of firearm technology made Chu Yun feel a little uneasy.

Technology is a double-edged sword, especially war-related technology, which may bring greater casualties, after all, it is a machine specially designed to improve killing efficiency.

Immediately, the people from the Imperial Arsenal took Chu Yun and the others to an open space, where a huge monster was covered with canvas.

Several people worked together to pull the canvas open, revealing a steel monster taller than a person.

(End of this chapter)