Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 340 339. Boom!
Looking back, Zhang Qi nodded towards the craftsmen who were waiting for the results.

"This batch of cannon bodies seems to be fine, but whether they can be used depends on tomorrow's test firing. Please work overtime, clean these cannon bodies before noon tomorrow, reinforce the cannon bodies with iron hoops, and install the gun mounts .”

"promise!"

All the blacksmiths bowed their hands.

Everyone was happy at this time. Originally, the salary as craftsmen in Liao District was considered generous. In addition, they worked overtime and received overtime pay when metal was in short supply. This group of people can be regarded as a high-income group in Liao District.

A year's salary adds up to about [-] white dragons. According to the current conversion of one white dragon to [-] qianqian, each person has an annual income of [-] yuan.

And the prices in Liao land are stable. You can buy a catty of red pork meat (lean meat) for two yuan. Even the price of white pork (fat meat) is now only five yuan per catty, not to mention fish and staple food. The price of cattle, sheep and pigs is even cheaper.

Originally, there was a lot left over from their annual salary in addition to family expenses, but now they were directly awarded thirty coins, which was almost one-third of their annual income. How could they be unhappy?

With the heavy reward, the work enthusiasm of all the blacksmiths was also extremely high.

After retreating to Zhang Qi, they called their apprentices to carry the cannon body and rushed to the workshop.

Didn't you hear, Your Majesty will use these things tomorrow.

Looking at the active work enthusiasm of all the craftsmen, Zhang Qi also smiled happily.

He turned around and nodded to Hu Ling beside him, and the two of them returned to the city lord's office surrounded by a group of personal guards.

After sitting down, Hu Ling couldn't wait to ask Zhang Qi.

"Your Majesty, those iron pipes are the cannons you mentioned? Why didn't your subordinates realize the beauty of them?"

In fact, Hu Ling wanted to ask just now, but she was not at ease because there were so many people talking outside.

Zhang Qi laughed and said: "It is indeed the prototype of a cannon. It is just a small cannon with a caliber of 1.1 mm and a length of only [-] meters. It is good for use on ships. If it is to attack a city, the caliber must be increased."

"How do iron pipes attack the city? Is it like blowing arrows?"

Hu Ling was still puzzled. She had never seen a cannon fired before and could not imagine the power of a cannon.

However, the principle was stated accidentally.

Zhang Qi nodded: "You are half right, it is indeed similar to the principle of blowing arrows, but the auxiliary material used is not wind, but explosion."

"fry?"

"Yes, just use this powder to explode."

Zhang Qi took out a signal bomb from the desk drawer, disassembled the second half of the charge, and poured them into a tea cup.

Gunpowder is an absolute secret. Zhang Qi has not allowed any trace of its production to the outside world. It is all brought out from the world of riding and slashing.

That's why he dared to teach all the data, models, and parameters of the cannon to the blacksmiths.

"The cannon is not the main thing, it's just the carrier, what really works is this!"

Zhang Qi blew a fire stick, picked it up with chopsticks and brought it close to the gunpowder in the tea cup.

Buzz.

There was a burst of black smoke and fire in the city lord's office.

"cough,"

Hu Ling was choking and coughing, but Zhang Qi was already used to it.

Sighing: "Alas, the quality of the medicinal powder is still too poor. There is too much smoke and not enough deflagration. I don't know how well they have improved and optimized these days."

"But fortunately, there is enough propellant for cannons. Moreover, early granulation can also reduce some quality differences."

Zhang used his chopsticks to pick up the tea cup he had just used for demonstration, and threw it into the trash can.

Seeing the burning just now, Hu Ling seemed to realize something, nodded her head twice, and said with some uncertainty.

"Tomorrow's test shooting is to ignite the inside of the cannon with this powder, and then just want to shoot something like a blow dart with just a buzz?"

Zhang Qi looked at her and nodded with a smile: "That's the truth."

Suddenly, Hu Ling understood.

time flies.

Before noon the next day.

The craftsmen of the iron smelter sent the news that the gun body was cleaned and the installation of the gun mount was completed.

After Zhang Qi received it, he didn't go there immediately, but asked someone to send the cannon to the train test site outside the city, where Zhang Qi planned to test fire.

But before that, he went to the world of riding and cutting, and brought out thirty catties of granular black powder from there.

Distinct grains of gunpowder are packed in barrels layered inside layers.

Faced with this Zhang Qi did not dare to be careless.

Thirty catties of granulated black powder, if it explodes, even if he has the same life skills, he will be wiped out.

After coming to the outside world, Zhang Qi immediately asked someone to keep it properly.

The possibility of spontaneous combustion of granular black powder is extremely low, or even non-existent, but this must be done at a reasonable temperature and without an open flame.

The personal guards took the medicine barrel and covered it with a thick cloth, then tied it to the horse's back and rushed to the train experiment site.

Not yet there.

Zhang Qi saw the column of white smoke floating and the whistling whistle.

The locomotive has been experimenting here for almost a month, and the train has turned around a six-kilometer-long trial track.

Sixteen hours of daily load operation, the locomotive is still strong and only a few small parts have been replaced. It can be seen that the materials are solid.

But it was also painful for Ayan.

From the excitement at the beginning of the experiment to the numbness now, Ah Yan has already vowed in her heart that she never wants to drive a train in her life.

From a distance, Ah Yan saw a group of people gathering tens of meters away from the track. He didn't pay much attention at first, but when the train went back and forth a few times, he found that there were more and more people. Your Majesty may be coming.

Sure enough, when the train passed the crowd again, the man he admired the most was sitting on a big horse that he was familiar with and couldn't be familiar with.

Release pressure, slow down, brake, all in one go.

The train stopped firmly on the track.

Ayan got off the train cab and came to Zhang Qi's side to lead the horse.

"Your Majesty."

Ayan's face was full of resentment.

Zhang Qi laughed, he naturally knew the reason for Ayan's resentment.

"Hahaha, if Tanaka sees this posture of yours, it will be another excuse. Well, you go pick a few brothers and teach them, then you can return to the team."

"No! Hehe."

Ayan laughed a few times and happily went to choose a suitable candidate.

And Zhang Qi turned over and got off the horse, and was amazed when he saw a row of movable gun platoons assembled by craftsmen.

"Really good craftsmanship!"

The refined cannon looks extraordinarily bright, and the matte surface should be painted by the craftsmen.

This also shows that it didn't take them too much time to wash the inner bore and strengthen the gun body.

everything's ready.

Zhang Qi came to one of the cannons.

With the muzzle of the gun raised upwards, Zhang Qi called over several armored soldiers who had been dispatched from the New Army and asked them.

"Have you memorized the cannon drill handbook handed over to your school a few days ago?"

"Report to your Majesty, don't dare to neglect!"

"Okay then, let's test fire. Go slow the first time."

"promise!"

The several mechanized soldiers did not have any stage fright. They first figured out the difference between the physical object and the book, and then checked it by flipping through the book.

Finally, with accurate step-by-step reproduction, an operator used the granular gunpowder brought by Zhang Qi to make a propellant package and stuffed it into the barrel of the cannon.

Then, a stone bullet that was polished just a little bit closer to the barrel and smeared with grease was inserted.

The gunpowder rope is now rolled, using the gunpowder from the signal bomb and the fiber.

After everything was ready, several operators adjusted the angle of the muzzle according to the ballistic knowledge learned from manipulating the catapult.

The target Zhang Qi had already been set, and there was a huge wooden sign on the ground that looked like a billboard in an open space three miles away.

The task of the operator is to let the cannonball hit there.

Of course, it's okay to miss, as long as you don't miss too far, it's within Zhang Qi's acceptable range.

After the operators finished their work, they all turned around and asked Zhang Qi for instructions, who waved his hand.

One person quickly ignited the gunpowder rope.

sizzle.

With the burning of the gunpowder rope.

suddenly.

boom--!
There was a bang from the cannon, and the momentum knocked everyone around.

In Shanhai City, there were also many people looking in the direction of the sound, with slightly nervous expressions.

The sudden loud noise caused chaos in the entire Shanhai City for a moment.

Fortunately, Zhang Qi had given instructions in advance.

The city guards explained to all the ordinary people in Shanhai City one by one that this was after the king had displayed his divine power, and everyone invariably showed an expression that was indeed true.

Then he prayed devoutly.

And at the cannon firing site.

After the roar, the cannon's mount moved back more than half a meter, and the wooden sign three miles away.

Not surprisingly, nothing changed.

Zhang Qi beckoned, and several bodyguards beside him got on their horses and headed towards the direction where the cannon was fired to find a landing point.

Arriving at the cannon, Zhang Qi called over a craftsman.

"It takes a little more thought to fix it. After the cannon is fired, the whole body will not shift."

The craftsman just woke up from the divine power fired by the cannon, and he trembled a little in the face of Zhang Qi's request.

"This, this, this may take...a little time."

Zhang Qi patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, these weapons are used to protect our own people, the better you improve, the greater the credit, we still have time, just let go and do it! "

After being comforted by Zhang Qi, the craftsman recovered under the power of the cannon. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed his hands.

"promise!"

"Well, go get busy."

Zhang Qin let out a hum, and let him return to the craftsmen.

At this moment, the personal guards who went to find the landing point also returned, but they did not bring back the stone bullets.

dismount,

A guard cupped his hands.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the stone bullet hit a tree. It exploded two meters away and almost passed through the heart."

"Ah."

"Shoot again! The target is still the same! Change the gun!"

(End of this chapter)