Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

"Use something like a flint and a steel rod to make fire.

Directly ignite the gunpowder to ignite the musket and fire it?"

Tao Chengdao returned and whispered what he had heard from his superiors.

After thinking about it carefully, I started tinkering with it here.

Want to try it out and see how it goes.

Tao Chengdao has always had great passion for making firearms.

Otherwise, he would not have gone from being a teacher who was not doing his job to being the chief firearms manufacturing expert of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the method he heard from his superiors seemed to him to be nonsense and too fantastic.

Any normal person would know with just a little thought that it cannot be true.

But after coming back, he thought about it and decided to give it a try himself.

What if it can be done?

If that is the case, it is possible that this firearm can be further improved.

That really couldn't be better.

In the past, Tao Chengdao was not like this.

Tao Chengdao never tries to do things that he can tell at a glance are absolutely not feasible, as he thinks it is a waste of time.

But that's different now.

Tao Chengdao felt that even some of the words he heard from his superiors were outrageous and contrary to common sense.

He still has to take action and do it first.

The reason for this is that the method of adding eggs and sugar to gunpowder that he got from his superiors before shocked him too much.

When I heard the news at that time, I also found it extremely unbelievable.

Very unreliable.

Sugar and eggs are the best things to eat.

How can this be added to gunpowder?

But later, when I really added it in, I found that the power of gunpowder was really greatly increased.

Moreover, the increased power far exceeded his imagination!

It was precisely because after knowing these things and experiencing that incident that Tao Chengdao's thoughts suddenly changed drastically.

At the same time, it also opened up new ideas.

Originally, he had been adjusting the proportions and qualities of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.

To adjust the power of gunpowder and strive to make more useful gunpowder.

I never thought that besides these three things, you could add other things to the hot pot.

Thereby greatly increasing the power of gunpowder!

This incident left a deep impression on Tao Chengdao. It not only shocked him a lot, but also brought him many other inspirations.

During this period, Tao Chengdao made many corresponding arrangements.

In addition to researching and producing gun barrels that are used with new types of gunpowder that greatly increase power, we also made a lot of other things.

For example, add the rest of the stuff to the gunpowder.

He added some pepper and other pungent substances to the gunpowder.

When gunpowder burns, it can emit an extremely strong and irritating smell, as well as a lot of thick smoke and an extremely choking smell.

It makes people cry and cough.

You can even add some toxic substances into the gunpowder.

When the gunpowder burns, it can also quickly burn these poisonous substances, producing poisonous gases, which can deal a certain blow to the enemy...

After a new path was opened up, Tao Chengdao has developed several new firearms.

Although it is fundamentally different from weapons such as muskets and cannons that can directly kill people.

But this kind of thing is also very effective when fighting against the enemy.

For example, during combat, they would light up firearms that emitted thick smoke and choked people, and then throw them at the enemy.

At that moment, a large amount of fog can be generated.

It can make the enemy lose their sense of direction and make them cough and cry.

Under such circumstances, the formation of these people will be greatly affected.

Even directly scattered!
Under such circumstances, it would be much easier for the soldiers on our side to attack them.

If used well at some critical moments.

It can even play a decisive role!

This is because he had seen the result of adding sugar and eggs to gunpowder, which greatly increased the power of gunpowder.

And based on the inspiration brought by this incident, I came up with a lot of new things.

Tao Chengdao, who was in charge of the order, was very concerned about the news he heard from his superiors.

Even though it sounds outrageous, Tao Chengdao still decided to give it a try to see if there is any hidden secret.

What big surprises can it bring to yourself.

Thinking of this, he found a flint and steel and took some gunpowder.

Holding the flint and steel, he struck fire with a click while aiming at some gunpowder in a small container.

After striking the fire seven or eight times in a row, the gunpowder in the small bowl was finally ignited by the flint and steel.

Burning violently.

Smelling the familiar and intoxicating smell of gunpowder produced by the burning of gunpowder, Tao Chengdao couldn't help but frown.

Then I got some new gunpowder and continued to use the flint and steel to ignite it...

After doing this for more than ten times, Tao Chengdao frowned slightly.

Because the result before him was no different from what he had imagined before.

He used flint and steel to ignite the gunpowder, and it took him three times at the least.

But the most was eleven times.

Even if you use flint and steel, the best result you can get is far inferior to that of a fire stick.

Just blow the tinder until it is light, put it close to the gunpowder, and the gunpowder can be ignited in one go.

Even if the gunpowder is a little damp, it can still be ignited.

The gunpowder that I had just ignited with flint and steel was not damp.

If the gunpowder is a little damp, it will be more difficult to ignite it with flint and steel.

After thinking about it, he took out four wooden sticks, put two sticks in a group, and made two simple clamps to hold the flint and the steel respectively.

He held it in both hands and tapped it for a while.

Later, it was discovered that this method of using a clamp to hold the flint and steel to ignite the gunpowder was more troublesome and more difficult to control than using the hand to hold the flint and steel directly to ignite it.

After some verification, he thought about it and made another musket, loaded it with gunpowder and corresponding bullets.

But no leads were installed.

Use the flint and steel to strike fire.

After operating it for a while, I found that it was even more difficult to ignite a musket without a fuse using this method.

It took him nearly a quarter of an hour before he finally succeeded in firing the musket for the first time.

Tao Chengdao was not at all surprised by this result.

After all, it is not easy to ignite gunpowder directly with flint and steel.

What we are doing now is to ignite a musket without a fuse, which is even more difficult.

This requires that the sparks produced by the flint and steel enter through the small hole for the fuse on the musket and ignite the gunpowder.

The difficulty is more than 10% or 20% higher.
It’s an increase of ten or a hundred times!

But Tao Chengdao did not give up immediately and continued to experiment in various ways.

After being busy for a long time, he finally put down the flint and steel.

Because after all these verifications, he has confirmed that the result of doing so is no different from what he said to His Majesty.

Using this method to ignite a musket is really not effective at all.

It is fundamentally different from adding egg white and sugar to gunpowder.

This is a very unreliable and fantastic idea.

After confirming the outcome of this matter, Tao Chengdao did not feel surprised.

Fortunately, I didn't say anything wrong to my superior.

Otherwise, I would be committing a serious crime and would need to find my superiors to clarify the matter immediately.

After all this trouble, Tao Chengdao, the chief firearms expert of the Ming Dynasty, no longer thought about this matter.

Just put this unreliable thing behind your mind.

I think it is a fantasy to use flint and steel to light a musket.

Not practical at all.

The correct way is to use a tinder to ignite a musket with a fuse!
I don’t know where the higher-ups got this news from.

Who would think of using such an unreliable method as flint and steel to light a musket?

And it's a musket without a fuse. Isn't this pure nonsense?

……

"Kakaka..."

In Shuangshui Village, Mei Yin pulled the trigger of the musket in his hand.

As he pressed his fingers, the clamp holding the flint would suddenly smash down with the flint.

It collided with the flint clamped by the clamp diagonally below, creating a string of sparks.

Mei Yin pulled upwards and raised the clip with the flint again and hung it.

Then he pulled the trigger again, and the clip holding the flint fell again, colliding with the flint, bringing out a series of sparks...

Li Jinglong, who was standing by, was watching this scene, and a look of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.

It turns out that this is how the musket is lit using flint and steel as my second uncle said!

It was installed directly into the inside of the musket!

Ignition through this method is very different from what I imagined!
You know what, this device made by my second uncle is really pretty good. At least it looks fun.

It seems that it is more convenient than using a fire stick to light the fuse and fire the musket.

To light the fuse with a tinder, you need to keep the tinder hot.

At the same time, people who use muskets also have to carry a lot of fuses with them as fuses.

Not only are these things troublesome to carry and store, they are also troublesome when loading ammunition.

How can the method proposed by my second uncle be any better?
Flint and flint are very convenient to carry and transport.

There is absolutely no need to worry that these things will get damp and difficult to preserve.

The flintlock rifle made by my second uncle will also greatly increase the loading speed.

Because before firing a musket that uses a fuse, in addition to loading it with gunpowder and bullets, you also have to cut off a piece of the fuse you carry on your body.

Insert the fuse through the hole.

The flintlock rifle made by my second uncle did not require such trouble at all.

All you have to do is pull up the clip holding the flint, hang it, and pull the trigger!
This is really a fantastic idea!
At first, I found it extremely incomprehensible and didn't believe that Li Jinglong could really succeed.

Now, after seeing the flintlock rifle made by my second uncle, I suddenly understood how it works.

At the same time, I could immediately see how good this thing is.

Mei Yin looked at Li Jinglong's reaction and couldn't help but smile to himself.

Just as he had thought, no matter how much he talked to Li Jinglong about these things, sometimes he might not be able to explain them clearly.

If you want to convince people, you still have to show them the real thing.

Now that I have made this flintlock rifle, Li Jinglong can see the benefits of it without me having to explain much.

"Second uncle, try firing a gun."

Li Jinglong looked at Mei Yin with some excitement and joy.

First of all, most people are curious about this kind of new thing.

On the other hand, Li Jinglong also wanted to take a good look at the flintlock rifle after it was loaded with bullets and gunpowder.

Is it really possible to increase the shooting speed a lot as my second uncle said?

If this is true, then the Ming Dynasty will have an extra magical weapon!
If a large number of Ming Dynasty soldiers are equipped with them, when they fight against the enemy, they will become more brave and invincible and achieve better results.

Let fewer soldiers of the Ming Dynasty die.

As a second-generation, he is far less brave than his father.

But when it comes to establishing fundamental things, the idea is very good and not outdated.

Mei Yin smiled and said, "Okay! Let's give it a try!"

At this time, Mei Yin was also full of curiosity about the flintlock rifle that he had made with his own hands.

I want to see what effect it can produce.

In later generations, many children have dreams about things like guns.

How many of you have never played games with fake guns?

Now he can use a real gun. Even if this flintlock is an antique compared to the guns seen in later generations, it is still exciting...

Especially since the gun he was about to shoot was made by himself.

That makes it even more exciting.

Have different meanings.

With this in mind, Mei Yin got the gunpowder and bullets.

Gunpowder was loaded into the barrel of the flintlock, and then the bullet was pressed in.

And use the corresponding things to press it into porcelain.

Then he leveled the gun and added some gunpowder from the top of the rear half of the gun.

There was a little tray there.

Located below the flint.

This can ensure as much as possible that the sparks produced by the friction between the flint and steel can enter here as much as possible.

Even if the flint is hit with great force, after rubbing against the flint, it will hit the small container that looks a bit like a spoon.

The gunpowder inside is not for explosion, but for igniting the gunpowder in front of the barrel...

After doing all this, Mei Yin and Li Jinglong came to an open area and set up a target in front of them.

Mei Yin aimed his gun and pulled the trigger under Li Jinglong's gaze! Li Jinglong stared at his second uncle without blinking.

I want to see an exciting scene next.

He has been able to confirm that his second uncle's idea is indeed very clever.

It is actually possible to use this method to ignite a musket.

As Mei Yin pulled the trigger of the engine, snapping sounds were heard.

And then……

The imagined smoke and the deafening noise of musket firing did not occur as expected.

There was no sign of the flintlock being fired.

Li Jinglong, who was watching his second uncle testing the gun with full confidence, couldn't help but blink.

What's happening here?
The current situation is far different from what he had imagined.

Why...it's still silent?

After aiming the gun, Mei Yin, who was full of expectations, was also a little confused by the result.

No...is this thing so different from what I imagined?
Shouldn't this be able to ignite successfully in one go?
How come it misfired after using it for the first time?

This sudden change was really unexpected.

At that moment, he suppressed his embarrassment and immediately pulled up the clip that held the flint and hung it.

Then he aimed his gun again.

Pull the trigger again.

There was a loud snap!

And then...then the flintlock still failed to fire successfully.

No...what the hell is going on?

Everything I did was based on the knowledge I had acquired about making flintlock rifles. There would definitely be no problem.

Could it be that... the knowledge given to me by the dog system was mixed with falsehoods?
Used to trick yourself?
If I were the only one present at this time, then everything would be easy.

But his eldest nephew Li Jinglong was also here, looking forward to watching him test the gun.

I had talked to him a lot before this.

They said this flintlock rifle would be extremely useful, but it misfired twice in succession.

Even though Mei Yin was quite thick-skinned, he still felt a little embarrassed facing this completely unexpected situation.

Fortunately, he seemed to be able to hold on.

He remained calm and then picked up the clip that held the flint. After hanging it up, he raised the gun, took aim, and pulled the trigger for the third time.

This time, it's very different.

As Mei Yin pulled the trigger, there was a bang and a shocking sound.

Amid the smoke, tongues of fire spurted out from the barrel of the flintlock rifle.

Mei Yin could clearly feel the recoil and vibration of the gun body after the musket was fired.

The feeling of shooting is really good.

I finally succeeded in launching it!
After the smoke dissipated a little, I found that there were many holes on the target in front of me.

Obviously the power of this shot is sufficient.

"Second uncle, sure!

This gun is much more powerful than an ordinary matchlock gun!"

Li Jinglong stepped forward to check the target that was standing there, then looked at Mei Yin and flattered him at the right time.

Mei Yin was not surprised at all that the flintlock was more powerful than the matchlock.

After all, the barrel of this flintlock rifle is much thicker.

Moreover, it surpasses the matchlock gun in many aspects such as airtightness.

After all, the flintlock rifle he made used the manufacturing method provided by the system.

Of course, it is not comparable to ordinary muskets.

What's more, the flintlock rifle was loaded with granular gunpowder at this time.

The kind with some sugar added.

It shouldn't be that powerful.

“The shooting speed is also good, it was successfully triggered in three attempts.

Pulling the trigger is much faster than burning the fuse.

So even if the trigger was pulled three times in succession, in reality, the speed was about the same as the speed of firing a musket.

The flintlock rifle made by my second uncle is now fully capable of being used on the battlefield.

It is indeed more useful than a matchlock gun!"

Li Jinglong said this to Mei Yin with some excitement on his face.

Li Jinglong was indeed very satisfied with the flintlock rifle made by Mei Yin.

It can even be said to be amazing!

Although there are still some minor flaws, in Li Jinglong's opinion, these are harmless.

After all, today's matchlock guns also have many flaws.

Not to mention other things, the matchlock gun also had many flaws in terms of barrel bursting and other aspects.

This is also an important reason why many people do not like to use firearms.

Therefore, the flintlock rifle made by his second uncle was indeed more than enough for Li Jinglong.

His praise also came from the heart.

But Mei Yin was very dissatisfied with this.

He shook his head and said, "Jinglong, this flintlock rifle is not good enough. It took three times to ignite successfully.

This is too much of a delay.”

Hearing what his second uncle said, Li Jinglong was a little stunned.

Isn’t the request of my second uncle really too high?

This flintlock rifle is now good enough to be used.

Why isn't he satisfied?
Li Jinglong didn't understand that for Mei Yin, who came from the future, if this gun couldn't be successfully fired almost every time, it would be garbage.

Has huge shortcomings.

This defect is unbearable!
It’s not that Mei Yin’s requirements are high, but he came from the future, and this is what he has been exposed to and seen.

Now this flintlock can only be fired once in three attempts, which is really unbearable.

Mei Yin then reloaded the flintlock and conducted the test again.

I want to see what this gun is like.

After firing dozens of shots in a row, it was found that the probability of being able to fire was one in two.

That is to say, on average, one out of every two attempts will be successfully launched.

This is already particularly good for Li Jinglong.

Such guns can already be mass-produced.

The overall performance has surpassed that of the matchlock gun.

But Mei Yin was still dissatisfied with this and felt that the flintlock rifle should not be like this.

Not to mention that it can reach 100%, but it can successfully ignite and fire every time the trigger is pulled.

At the very least, the probability of failure must be reduced to one-fifth, or even less than one-tenth.

In his opinion, this is the only way to use it barely.

It can be equipped to the army.

When I saw my second uncle, I was still dissatisfied with this flintlock rifle which was so excellent and easy to use.

Li Jinglong didn't know what to say for a moment.

This...is it that my second uncle's requirements are too high, or is it that my requirements are too low?

It’s so easy to use, but my second uncle is still not satisfied?
This...what kind of musket does Second Uncle want?
Mei Yin then conducted further research.

Based on the knowledge I had gained about flintlock rifles, I finally discovered where the problem lay.

This does not mean that the flintlock rifle he made was not good, nor does it mean that the method of making the flintlock rifle given by the system has major flaws.

But gunpowder doesn't work.

To be precise, it is the gunpowder used to ignite the fire.

We need gunpowder that is more easily ignited to act as a fire starter.

He also has the corresponding knowledge reserves about this kind of gunpowder.

Immediately, they started to prepare the gunpowder, which was easy to ignite, in a short time.

Li Jinglong watched his second uncle busying around there.

I always feel that my second uncle's requirements are a bit too high and he is too demanding.

The flintlock rifle had a one in two chance of successful ignition.

Under such circumstances, no matter how much my second uncle does, how much can he increase the chances of success of this ignition?

"Jinglong, try again and see how it goes now."

Mei Yin held up the small can of reconfigured gunpowder used to ignite the fire and spoke to Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong immediately gave the flintlock rifle to Mei Yin.

Mei Yin took it, reloaded the gunpowder, and loaded the projectile.

Then get out a small spoonful of primer, load it, aim, and pull the trigger.

This time, as Mei Yin pulled the trigger, there was an immediate bang.

The flintlock was immediately ignited and a large amount of smoke rose up.

The target was riddled with holes.

Mei Yin then reloaded and repeated the previous operation.

After completing this, aim at the target in front of you and pull the trigger.

Then there was another bang, and in the midst of the smoke, a new shot was successfully fired.

Mei Yin fired ten shots in a row, and all ten shots were successfully fired without a single misfire.

Li Jinglong, who was standing next to him, took all this in and was stunned and incredulous for a moment.

No... this is actually true?
Did my second uncle really do it?!

Originally, in his opinion, the 1/2 probability of success was enough and very good.

But my second uncle still complained it was not good enough.

I also feel that there is not much room for improvement.

But who would have thought that after my second uncle's operation, in just a short period of time, this flintlock rifle seemed to be reborn!
The probability of successful ignition is skyrocketing.

He actually fired ten shots in a row without any problems, and each shot was successful!
What a concept!

It’s amazing!

"Second uncle is truly amazing!!"

Li Jinglong couldn't help but give Mei Yin a thumbs up and praise him out loud.

His praise came from the heart, and then he looked at Mei Yin and said:
"Second uncle, what are these new gunpowders you got?
How come there is no other change, just adding some gunpowder, and it has improved so much all of a sudden?"

Mei Yin said: "The gunpowder has different proportions, so the effects produced by the gunpowder are also different.

Some are good for explosion, some are good for burning, and some will produce a lot of smoke...

What I mixed is gunpowder that is easy to burn.

Specially used for starting fires, it will naturally be able to solve the current problem very well."

After hearing what Mei Yin said and knowing what was going on, Li Jinglong immediately admired his second uncle even more.

He really is worthy of being my second uncle!

It was unexpected that he could come up with such a good solution in such a short time and solve the problem perfectly!
Next, Mei Yin and Li Jinglong, who was also in a playful mood, used flintlock rifles in succession here.

The final result was that after firing 100 rounds, there were only three times when the gun failed to ignite successfully...

After a series of experiments, Li Jinglong was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

This result was far beyond his expectations.

I originally thought that a 50% chance of successful ignition would be enough.

Who would have thought that after my second uncle's operation, the chances of success could be raised to such a terrifying level!

How could Li Jinglong not be surprised?

My second uncle is really amazing!
The flintlock rifle we made is really useful!

In terms of firing speed, it is able to completely crush the matchlock gun!
He was sure that after his second uncle's actions, the flintlock rifle he made would definitely replace the matchlock rifle.

In the future, the army will definitely be equipped on a large scale with the flintlock rifles made by my uncle!
The matchlock gun will inevitably be swept into the trash and become history because of the flintlock gun invented by my second uncle!
If my uncle, the emperor, knew this news, he would definitely be overjoyed!
As he was thinking this, he heard Mei Yin frowning and saying, "This still doesn't work!

The shooting speed is still too slow..."

What the hell? ! !

After hearing what Mei Yin said, Li Jinglong's eyes suddenly widened.

With a strong sense of disbelief.

No...what on earth is going on!
Is there something wrong with my ears?
How come now that flintlock rifles have become so useful, my second uncle still complains about their slow shooting speed?
What on earth was Second Uncle thinking?!

Such a useful gun, yet he still complains that it doesn't work well?
This...what kind of gun does he want?
If we further increase the shooting speed, to what extent can we increase it and how can we increase it?

Li Jinglong didn't know what to say.

By the way, he has always felt that he is a very picky person and has very high requirements in all aspects.

How come now, compared with my second uncle, I am not picky at all?
Is it that my requirements are too low, or that my second uncle's requirements are too high?

"Come on, Jinglong, let's go back and think of a way to increase the firing speed of the flintlock rifle.

That’s when it’s really useful.”

Li Jinglong nodded woodenly...

After returning home, Mei Yin began to think about it...

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang received news from Shuangshui Village.

"Don't tell me that bastard Mei Yin was fiddling with a flintlock and injured himself..."

Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, and didn't think about the fact that Mei Yin had already invented the flintlock rifle.

He opened the newspaper and read it, and then... Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened instantly! ! (End of this chapter)