Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 389 Difficulties in firearms research and development

In fact, Zhu Chu had already asked Wu Yong and Long Qu to tinker with those things in Simodian, especially gunpowder.

Smoudian is located in a corner of Yunnan, close to Annan, so you can conduct experiments without any worries.

They even gave them a batch of bullets used in the Big Pineapple light machine gun and asked them to take them apart at will and figure out the structure and principles of modern primer bullets.

Now, after more than a year of hard work, Long Qu and Wu Yong finally brought good news.

They have actually figured out the principle of bullets and even reproduced them.

Not only were bullets reproduced, but firearms were also manufactured?

This greatly surprised Zhu Zhen, and he quickly asked them to take it out.

Wu Yong turned around and ran into the arsenal that was locked up and guarded day and night, and quickly returned to Zhu Chu carrying a 'fire stick'.

"Your Highness, this is the gun we built based on your previous ideas," Wu Yong handed the gun to Zhu Zhen.

It's not impossible, it's a cliffhanger to kill your own people first.

Zhu Ming's eyes suddenly lit up and he couldn't help but said: "Good guy, this is a 98K with a 5.56 bullet."

Zhu Ming was ashamed, a modern man, but he could no longer understand the so-called gun. After all, he was not a military fan in his previous life. At first, he didn't even know that a big pineapple could change the barrel of a gun, and he had once exploded the barrel.

But Zhu Chu wanted more than just this one, so it is conceivable that the task of creating more cannons fell on Yan Shitai of Yongchang Mansion.

If one hundred thousand guns could be produced and a steady stream of bullets could be delivered from the rear, this army would be invincible.

Zhu Zhen, on the other hand, looked at it carefully.

Wu Yong laughed innocently, not understanding what Zhu Xi meant.

Finally, Zhu Chu handed the so-called gun back to Wu Yong and said, "Let me demonstrate."

"Does the barrel of your gun have rifling?" Zhu Zhen asked a question.

Yunnan is a treasure house, and it is also known as the Kingdom of Metals. In the past, Zhu Zhao could restrain himself a little, not daring to make a big show of it, but secretly mining and developing technology.

Everything else is empty talk. The most important thing about weapons is that they can kill the enemy.

This gun does not have a bullet clip, but has a bolt opening at the front end of the butt. As the bolt is pulled, a place for feeding bullets appears.

Suddenly, he looked towards the barrel of the gun.

As for where the spring came from, Zhu Zhen knew it well, and don't forget the role of Yongchang Mansion.

But in the future, Yunnan's status will be very important.

"Bring it to me and give it a try," Zhu Zhen opened his hand and asked for the gun. He held the somewhat long barrel in his left hand and held the butt of the gun in his right hand while pulling the trigger and pointing it into the distance.

Moreover, Zhu Chu discovered that there was only one Hongyi cannon in this arsenal.

Without thinking about these things, Zhu Xi pondered the gun in his hand and wanted to know what went wrong.

Wu Yong nodded, and with an excited look on his face, asked someone to take out a box of bullets.

Also, without a spring, how can the trigger activate the bullet primer with the firing pin.

Although the current gun is a bolt-action gun that can only fire one bullet at a time, and then has to be reloaded manually, let alone automatic firearms, even semi-automatic weapons are far more lethal than this gun.

"Is this also called a gun?" Xu Miaojin curled her lips with disdain on her face.

While thinking wildly, Zhu Zhen carefully inspected the gun in his hand.

There is no way, after all, today's environment is limited, and there are no such sophisticated instruments, tools and factory assembly lines.

Then Zhu Zhen pulled the trigger, only to hear a 'bang' sound, and the bullet flew to nowhere.

If Simodian is a secret military factory that studies arms, then Yongchang Mansion is a secret military factory that studies steel smelting technology. There are also other factories set up there, such as cement factories.

Wu Yong held the so-called gun, picked up a bullet, and started playing with it.

To be honest, this gun is completely different from what Zhu Chengsu thought.

Wu Yong then explained: "Actually, we don't know what's going on. Although the gun has been developed, it is not as accurate as your gun. Originally, we wanted to mass-produce it as soon as possible, but with this accuracy, it is not as accurate as yours in the army. If you use it, there may be the possibility of accidental injury.”

Focusing on one, what you think may not be what you think.

In addition to Yunnan and the Northeast, the three Jurchen tribes except Duoyan Sanwei will definitely be collected or exterminated in the future.

Zhu Chu's face darkened. Although the bullet was fired, it was far away from the direction he was aiming at. He couldn't help but said, "What's the matter with your accuracy? It's already two miles away."

I am afraid that in order to reproduce these bullets, each one requires skilled craftsmen to hammer and work day and night before they can be manufactured.

But don't forget that the current era is equivalent to crossing over the matchlock gun and the flintlock gun, directly crossing at least two eras.

After placing the bullet, reset the bolt, and the weapon is ready to fire.

Zhu Ming was also surprised. He pulled the bolt and pushed out the bullet casing. He looked at the trigger again and found that Wu Yong and the others had even attached the spring.

What's more, Yunnan is also rich in resources. Not only is there no shortage of brass, but it is also self-sufficient in all materials for making gunpowder.

Although Zhu Zhen was not a military fan in his previous life, this did not prevent him from playing chicken.

Isn't Wu Yong's current operation exactly the 1998 K?

But the bullet used was copied from the big pineapple bullet, so it was 5.56 caliber.

But he doesn't care whether the surface is smooth or not, as long as it can be used and has lethality.

Zhu Chu found that these bullets, which were reproduced from the military factory behind him, looked slightly inferior on the surface.

"Rifling? What is that?" Wu Yong and Long Qu were stunned.

Okay, I know the problem.

No wonder the bullet missed two miles. Good guy, if there is no rifling, it will not fly randomly.

Since the impact of the primer bullet is given by the bullet itself, as the gunpowder in the bullet case explodes rapidly, the bullet head is knocked out in an instant, which has a strong impact.

In the past, the gunpowder was either because the gunpowder was not powerful enough, or the barrel just fit the projectile, or the projectile was shot out against the iron wall under the barrel, so rifling was not needed.

But now it won't work.

The function of rifling is to enable the projectile to maintain its established direction after exiting the barrel.

Without the role of rifling, the bullet is completely free to fly. It is completely impossible to control where it will fly. Is it okay to rely entirely on Mengke?

"This won't work," Zhu Ming shook his head and even bought a big pineapple barrel on the spot and gave it to Wu Yong to let him look inside the barrel.

Sure enough, there is a special pattern in the barrel, which is the so-called rifling.

Moreover, the rifling is not straight, but threaded, which allows the bullet to rotate at high speed when it is fired, increasing the penetration, that is, the lethality.

Wu Yong and Long Qu finally knew what the problem was.

Zhu Zhen handed the barrel of the gun to them and asked them to continue to study it. At the same time, he briefly mentioned some ideas and concepts he brought from later generations. For example, since there is already a spring, why not study the magazine?

Now he couldn't expect to see an automatic rifle immediately, but could a semi-automatic be developed?

Even if it doesn't meet the standard of semi-automatic, even if it's still a pull bolt, it can be simplified and refined, right?

Is it possible to shoot for three seconds?

"There are also shotguns," Zhu Zhen suddenly thought: "Since you have developed the blooming cannonball, why not work hard on bullets. There is no need to limit the caliber of 5.56 mm to a big sprayer, and there is no need to Don’t care about rifling.”

We can draw inferences about many things.

Moreover, the main lethality of shotguns is a wide range. Not only does it not require rifling, but the more dispersed the better, it is very suitable for the front troops to give the enemy a small shock when the two armies are fighting.

I'm afraid one row of soldiers can kill through three rows of enemy troops.

"There are also pistols, such as revolvers," Zhu Zhen pulled Wu Yong and Long Qu and started talking.

There are still many places that can be studied, but every time Zhu Zhen talks about the terrifying lethality potential of those weapons, it makes people shudder.

Zhu Ming was also quite emotional. The reason why he worked so hard to accumulate so many resources was actually because he planned to purchase a large number of weapons from the system if the war got serious one day in the future.

He never expected that Simoden would bring him quite a surprise.

"If you can one day make me a big thing like a Maxim machine gun, I can even make you a knight. Even making you a duke would not be an exaggeration," Zhu Xi promised with a deep look.

Everyone was stunned.

Duke? Isn't this too exaggerated?

Even after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang only named the six founding dukes, and Tang He made up for them later.

Is this going to be a public closure?

But only Zhu Zhen knew clearly that although he could use the system to purchase powerful weapons, this was all based on system cheating. However, once Long Qu and Wu Yong independently develop automated weapons, or even heavy machine guns like Maxim, it will have a completely different meaning.

This means that Ming Dynasty is about to enter a new era. Not only will all aspects of science and technology be rapidly developed, but Ming Dynasty's military force will also be the best in the world.

How terrifying is Maxim's lethality?

First of all, the Maxim heavy machine gun is a truly fully automatic machine gun, which gives it a terrifying rate of fire that far exceeds all other firearms at the time.

This also led to Maxim not only causing a huge shock to the world as soon as it came out in World War I, but even when various weapons were rampant in World War II, Maxim still had considerable power.

Secondly, as Maxim entered the stage of history, it is said that he killed 60,000 people in one day.

If Wu Yong and Long Qu can really develop the Ming Dynasty's fully automatic heavy machine gun, they will never make a mistake when Zhu Zhu ascends the throne, and it will be no problem to make them dukes.

One gun is worth thousands of troops.

"Work hard, I will not let your efforts go in vain," Zhu Xi patted Wu Yong on the shoulder, feeling happy in his heart. It was just a temporary idea to keep Wu Yong here. Initially, he just wanted to watch the people of Longqu and Simodian. Lest they rebel again.

Who would have thought that this old boy would give me such a big surprise? He is such a talent.

Wu Yong nodded excitedly: "Your highness will never be disappointed in your humble position."

Zhu Chu smiled and waved to Long Qu again, patting his shoulder and approving him. While affirming their work and abilities, he began to draw the pie, learning the skills that later company leaders used to squeeze their subordinates. Essence.

Afterwards, Zhu Zhen inquired again and learned that Wu Yong and Long Qu had indeed handed over the main work of manufacturing Hongyi cannon to Yongchang Mansion.

After all, that is the steel-making factory.

However, because the artillery shell technology is very troublesome and comes with danger, and the gunpowder has been developed here in Simodian, it can only be manufactured by Long Qu and Wu Yong.

So far, each of the three types of artillery shells has produced 100,000 rounds, which means a total of 300,000 artillery shells.

"The main reason is not to be careless when placing gunpowder. In the beginning, often only a dozen can be made in a day," Wu Yong carefully explained.

Excluding the time for research and development and experimentation, if a dozen shells are manufactured a day, 300,000 shells are already their entire inventory from the first time to the present.

These solid bullets can also be entrusted to Yan Shitai's factory for manufacturing. Once you become proficient in it, you can speed up the manufacturing process.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be able to accumulate 300,000 pieces.

"That's enough," Zhu Xi said with satisfaction: "If 300,000 cannonballs are not enough, am I going to go to war with the gods and Buddhas in the sky?"

"Are we going to fight again?" Wu Yong's eyes lit up, showing an eager expression.

Unfortunately, Zhu Ming said: "Don't even think about it, you are my treasure now, I will not let you go to the battlefield."

Just kidding, Wu Yong has become a technical talent and has successfully transformed. He alone is worth not only tens of millions of troops, but also thousands of troops.

What is missing is his personal strength, but his future plasticity and unknowns.

"Okay, I dare to ask Your Highness, who are we going to fight this time?" Although Wu Yong is a little regretful, it does not prevent him from looking forward to who is going to suffer this time and who is going to be annexed by Your Highness.

Zhu Chen did not hide anything and said with a smile: "To the west. The Eastern Chagatai Khanate has invaded Tibet and launched the so-called holy war. They have two different religious beliefs, so they are fighting fiercely. Since they are neighbors fighting , we have to go and break up the fight."

Are you trying to persuade someone to fight? You are going to kill them all.

As expected of someone who has played chicken.

"Okay, it's getting late today. Prepare a place for us to rest, and load the shells in batches. I will take them all away tomorrow," Zhu Ming explained.

At the same time, it also showed why Zhu Zhen brought Zhao Kuo and Mu Sheng's team here. In addition to reminiscing with his two generals, of course they also had to carry these important weapons.

As Zhu Zhen, he naturally had to live in the backyard of the government office.

Although Long Qu served as the county magistrate of Simodian, this was a proper imperial official system, not a chieftain officer system, and it was impossible for Zhu Zhen to set up chieftain officers to dig holes for himself.

Not only did he have no chieftains, he also planned to take back all the restraint systems in the future and completely become an indivisible territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In the backyard of the county government office, because the weather was already hot, we simply set up a table in the yard, prepared a table of delicious food, and several jars of rice wine.

Zhu Ming sat at the top of the table, surrounded by three women, and opposite him were his four most capable officers.

"Tell me about the current situation," Zhu Zhen began to ask about Yunnan's development after he left.

Especially now that he is preparing to go on an expedition, he must not understand his own strength.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

Before anyone else could speak, Mu Qiu began to speak.

After all, after Zhu Chu left Yunnan, the top chief executive of Yunnan was Xiping Hou Muchun, and the other was Li Shuran, the prefect of Dali.

It's a pity that neither of them are here.

So Mu Qiu could only speak.

"After more than a year of recuperation, the original disputes caused by Silun's rebellion have been restored. The people have recovered, and the harvest has been abundant, and every family has a surplus of food."

With the reform of the land, the chieftains of Yunnan have been wiped out, and there are no corrupt officials in Yunnan, nor those messy taxes and corvees, so the people of Yunnan can now be said to be the whole world, not just the whole country, but It is the happiest place in the world.

This is also the reason why Zhu Chu immediately gained a very high status and reputation after entering Guangxi, and why Hou Dagou paid homage to him.

The people of Guangxi were all jealous, wishing that Zhu Chu could be their prince.

As the people became rich, Yunnan also began to develop in an all-round way. Not only did agriculture have a bumper harvest, but Shen Rong also made a lot of money in business under the influence of Shen Rong.

Even the Etao family in Yingjiang County, the Gong family in Tengchong (the original Dao Gong family, and later restored the Han surname Gong family), and the Mu family in Lijiang Prefecture, as the original agents, also made a fortune.

It is said that the caravans in Tengchong are about to reopen the Silk Road.

However, they went from the Kingdom of Ava in the Burmese region to Assam, and then entered the Delhi Sultanate.

Today's Delhi Sultanate is actually India.

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "I hope they have already inquired about the information along the way."

It turns out that besides being a businessman, Zhu Zhen also had other purposes.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty knows very little about foreign affairs, let alone overseas affairs. I am afraid they don’t even know much about matters on the Korean Peninsula.

It is really meaningless to just stare at the one-third of an acre of land in the Central Plains and engage in internal strife and internal strife all day long.

Whether it was Shen Rong's caravan or the caravan in charge of Gong's family in Tengchong, Zhu Min had asked them to gather information.

Don't say that he doesn't follow martial ethics. Zhu Zhen doesn't want to learn how to cross the river in white clothes. He doesn't intend to let the caravan cover up the army, but it is still possible to inquire about the information.

"These are all secondary. How big is our army now?" What Zhu Zhen cares about most is still the army. How many troops can be sent this time.

Mu Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Your three guard stations have a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses."

That is Zhu Zhen's confidant team all along.

"In addition, Qu Nengdu has 50,000 troops under his command, and they are currently stationed at Shunning Prefecture."

"Marquis Muchun of Xiping has 60,000 troops in Kunming."

"Our Mu family can recruit 60,000 to 100,000 militiamen at any time."

"Although Yingjiang Otao has 30,000 strong men, Yingjiang is located on the border. Although Assam and Ava Kingdom are affiliated to our Ming Dynasty, we have to guard against it. Even the soldiers and horses of the Tengchong Gong family are not allowed to move lightly. "

"In addition to the more than 200,000 troops you brought back this time."

"We can mobilize half a million troops for this expedition."

Even Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin exchanged glances, feeling shocked in their hearts.

Unknowingly, Zhu Zhen already had such huge power.

Zhu Ming thought for a while and said: "I also asked Cen Hua to recruit Zhuang soldiers in Guangnan Mansion. There should be at least 50,000 soldiers and horses. Coupled with the firepower of the Hongyi cannon, we shouldn't disturb the civilians anymore to recruit soldiers."

Otherwise, with Zhu Zhen's reputation, he could raise millions of troops with just one call.

"What about the food issue?"

"No problem. We had a good harvest in Yunnan last year, and Mr. Shen Rong has been transporting grain back from outside. It is enough to last for a year."

Zhu Chu smiled, hugged Mu Qiu and kissed him hard.

"Well done. Then beat him to the ground."

(End of this chapter)