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Chapter 410 Red Cannon
Mentioning the red cannon, Chen Mo couldn't help but think of a post he saw online before traveling through time. From the comments on this post, he learned about the red cannon.

That post was like this. During the Ming Dynasty, the red cannon showed great power and was two hundred years ahead of the West. Why did it not work in the Qing Dynasty?

The comment section contains all sorts of things. For example, some say that the Qing Dynasty did not pay attention to the development of artillery.

But they were soon refuted, saying that it was said that Nurhaci died in the hands of artillery. How could the Qing Dynasty not pay attention to the development of artillery? They also gave an example, saying that Huang Taiji grabbed a "Red Yi Cannon" in Zhuozhou and ordered He dragged it back to Liaodong and ordered to spend a lot of money to recruit a group of Han craftsmen to study the cannon seriously.

It is also said that the name "Red Cannon" was changed by the Qing Dynasty. Since Yi was the Ming Dynasty's contemptuous name for the surrounding ethnic minorities, Yi was changed to Yi.

Later, Huang Taiji regarded the red cannon as a magic weapon to defeat the Ming army. He called the red cannon the "red general" and personally ordered the establishment of an artillery station.

However, this comment was refuted by others.

As a result, this post became more and more popular, attracting more and more people to participate in the discussion, and gradually the topic became a little distorted.

Some experts even talked about the production of the red cannon.

Chen Mo glanced at it a few times to join in the fun, but now that he thinks about it, it seems that those glances at that time are still fresh in his memory.

During this period of time, you will live in this courtyard and your home. I will send someone to make arrangements, so don’t worry. "

In October, the sun is shining brightly and the autumn wind is cool.

History books have recorded the power of the red cannon: "Every shot hit by the cannon will be corroded for miles. Wherever the sparks hit, everything will be corroded."

Thinking of this, Chen Mo was already a little excited.

In the courtyard of Nuo Da, Chen Mo looked at the dozen or so blacksmith masters standing uneasily in front of him, and said with a smile: "Everyone, relax, I'm here to see you. I have something to trouble you, and I want you to help me build something. If it succeeds, I will definitely reward you greatly."

Seeing this, the master blacksmiths were slightly relieved. After all, when they were brought here, the person who brought them did not explain the reason. How could they not be worried?

It stands to reason that the craftsmen who make clay pot bombs are all in Yuzhou. Chen Mo first needs to transfer the craftsmen from Yuzhou to Linzhou.

Now that gunpowder has been tinkered with by Chen Mo, it is not impossible to tinker with the red cannon.

But Chen Mo couldn't wait any longer and took action immediately.

The production of the red cannon is not difficult, after all, this kind of cannon was not made in China in the first place. Instead, the Ming government bought the Franco machine from the Portuguese, and subsequently copied it based on the Franco machine.

A brave blacksmith said: "Master Hou asked the common people to make armor? If you want to make armor, the common people don't know how to make farm tools."

Let Sun Meng find all the blacksmiths in Xiangyang City and gather them together.

Chen Mo shook his head and did not explain in detail. Instead, he took out a drawing he had drawn from his pocket, unfolded it and showed it to the blacksmith masters, and then said: "I will tell you the method later, the materials and so on, I will It will also be provided, and what I ask of you is to build this thing in the shortest possible time.

Since the Ming Dynasty could imitate it, the iron casting technology of the Song Dynasty was not behind the Ming Dynasty, and was even more advanced.

What is drawn on the drawing is the barrel of the red cannon.

It is easy to shape it, but the difficult thing is to make its chamber wall strong enough to avoid explosion.

The blacksmiths looked at the iron pipe on the drawing, and they all looked at each other, really wondering what it was. But I felt relieved. At least judging from the drawings, it was not difficult to build such a thing.

With strong execution, cast iron furnaces began to be built one after another in Xiangyang City.

Under Chen Mo's strict rule, and with the support of strong execution and financial resources, in less than three days, a small weapons workshop was established in Xiangyang City.

Chen Mo took Wei Linchun, Sun Meng, and officials in charge of Linzhou equipment manufacturing and management to the weapons workshop.

Outside the weapons workshop, there are soldiers of the Divine Guards guarding the place and patrolling day and night.

Inside, more than a dozen blacksmiths and nearly a hundred apprentices were running back and forth. Because it was built quickly, the space inside the workshop was not very large. There were only two blast furnaces. There was thick smoke inside, and the sound of hammering was almost overwhelming. The noise.

"Follow Ye Hou's steps, first heat the steel bars red, then wrap them around the logs, then repeatedly add steel bars and wrap them upwards, gradually forming a steel cylinder. Then continue to add steel bars and wrap them until they are thick enough. Stop, and finally the whole body is quenched and tempered," the blacksmith named Tian Sheng, who was appointed by Chen Mo as the chief engineer, told his apprentices.

"Master, this will consume a lot of steel, and we don't know exactly how it will be made. There will definitely be scraps. Calculated, it will probably cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's too much to build such a thing. Master, will you? You misheard what the Marquis said." One of the apprentices couldn't help but say.

It's no wonder that the apprentice is so worried. This is to build something for the Marquis of Pingting County. If tens of thousands of taels of silver are wasted and the thing built is not what the Marquis wants, and the other party blames him in anger, they will not be able to bear the consequences. Walk along.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Just do what you are told. Even if I heard it wrong, could it be that all the dozen blacksmiths heard it wrong at the time?" Tian Sheng glared at his apprentice and said.

However, after saying this, Tian Sheng was also worried.

Because if he followed the steps mentioned by Chen Mo step by step, the amount of money spent would be an astronomical figure for him, even if not counting the scraps that may occur during the production process.

And according to Chen Mo's requirements, the final finished product may weigh more than two thousand kilograms, which even a newly entered warrior cannot carry.

He was wondering what could be used for such a heavy thing?
Looking at the description on the drawing, there is even a mountain and a rear sight added later, which are used for aiming.

At this moment, respectful voices sounded in his ears.

"Master Hou."

"Master Hou."

"Master Hou."

Tian Sheng looked back and saw that Chen Mo and his party had already arrived in front of him.

Tian Sheng was startled and said hurriedly: "Master Hou."

"The ceremony is unnecessary. I heard that the construction has been completed. I'm here to see if it goes well?" Chen Mo said, looking at the thick smoke rising from the top of the blast furnace.

"It went well. It's just that according to your request, Lord Marquis, to manufacture such an artillery, according to preliminary estimates, it will cost more than tens of thousands of taels." Tian Sheng said.

He didn't know what an artillery was or what its use was. Anyway, Chen Mo called the black steel pipe an artillery piece.

(End of this chapter)