back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 525
The three of them deeply agreed. To be honest, without the help of the students from the Imperial University and the craftsmen and apprentices in the Armament Supervision, it would have taken five or six years for the three of them to make this cannon.The formation of a cannon requires not only skilled blacksmiths, but also design talents and computing talents...

Shen Kuo asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want to continue firing?"

Lu Chengqi shook his head. He already knew the loading speed of the mother-child cannon, and then he wanted to see the range of the mother-child cannon with his own eyes. "Send someone to measure the range!" Lu Chengqi said lightly.

Hearing this, Shen Kuo raised the small flag in his hand and waved it regularly. Those apprentices immediately stopped their movements, extinguished the fire, and stepped back a few steps to stand aside.Then the apprentice who adjusted the cannon turned around and waved his hand. Shen Kuo said after seeing him, "Your Majesty, there is no danger ahead, you can go and check."

Lu Chengqi nodded and walked out of the stone house slowly.When they walked to the mother-child cannon, Lu Chengqi tried the temperature of the cannon body again, and found that it was only slightly hot, and there was no sign of overheating.This is all because the gun body is very thick, and the steel smelted by the Ordnance Supervisor is very good.Of course, no matter how good the steel is, it cannot compare to later generations. This is only in relative terms.

Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "I am very satisfied with this mother-in-law cannon!"

To get the approval of the little emperor, Shen Kuo, Su Song and Tang Xun all showed excited expressions on their faces.Yes, for this artillery, the secret team they set up took two years to find out a usable artillery.It's like my own child being praised by a great Confucian as having a future, the pride in my heart is already bursting.

Lu Chengqi said, "How many cannons have you built?"

After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other in blank dismay.After being silent for a while, Su Song said: "Your Majesty, it is this mother-in-child cannon that has been used for more than half a year. We really don't have the energy to build another one. But don't worry, Your Majesty, if we work hard, we will definitely be able to use all the new warships this year. Get equipped."

Lu Chengqi calculated that there are about [-] new warships, and if each ship is equipped with four guns, that means [-] cannons.If there are more equipment, wouldn't it cost thousands of gates?Not to mention now, even if future generations want to build thousands of cannons, it will take two or three years.In this year's time, the Military Weapons Supervisor will complete the task, which is simply impossible.

Lu Chengqi said lightly: "Su Qing, this is a science, we must pay attention to seeking truth from facts. There are more than [-] new warships, how can it be possible to complete all the equipment in one year? With two hundred cannons coming, Dashun is already invincible in the world."

Su Song's face became hot, and he felt very embarrassed knowing that the sea mouth he boasted was mercilessly pierced by the little emperor.Shen Kuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the casting of mother-in-child cannons is cumbersome. If it is based on the current scale of the Military Weapons Supervision, it will be difficult for two hundred. What Su Jianzheng means is, can you recruit more apprentices?"

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "If the Military Weapons Supervision wants to develop, can't I get you stuck? You don't have to worry too much about other things, just do what you want. Over there, I have already issued an order, As long as it is the fee required by the Military Supervision, it will be approved together. Isn’t it easy to recruit some apprentices? If the students from the Royal University want to stay in the Military Supervision, they should be recruited. These are good families. , You can trust it. If you recruit people from other places, you need to strictly review, don't let the spies find out the details of Dashun."

"Of course!" the three said in unison.

Lu Chengqi walked to the side of the cannonball, picked up a heavy solid bullet, and thought, "This iron lump must weigh at least seven or eight catties? It's lucky that such a big iron lump hits a human body, even if it breaks a tendon and fractures a bone." Oh...hey, what is this?"

He picked up a "light and fluffy" iron lump, and saw that under the reflection of the sun, the iron lump was covered with pits and pits, as if it was about to split at any time.

"Could this be the flower bomb?" Lu Chengqi thought in his heart, shook his hand casually, and found that the inside was really hollow, as if there were iron pieces colliding with each other inside, making a pleasant "jingling" sound.

Tang Xun said: "What your majesty took is a flower bomb."

Lu Chengqi said with great interest: "How did you manage to become one?"

Shen Kuo explained: "Returning to Your Majesty, this blooming bullet is not a complete piece. If Your Majesty looks closely, you will find that there is one end of it, which is poured with molten iron later. The way we thought of it is to make a bullet that can be stuffed into the iron. After the hemisphere of the shell is cooled and formed, it is stuffed with iron plates, caltrops, iron nails... and then poured with molten iron. We tried to put gunpowder in the shells before, but there was an accident. Therefore, we can only retreat Second..."

Lu Chengqi was a little surprised: "Then why do you need to pour it with molten iron? Wouldn't it be the same to just install the lead wire and use a cork?"

The three of them heard this, and their eyes lit up: "Yes, why didn't I think of it before?"

In fact, in their thinking, shells should be made of iron, which creates a misunderstanding.In fact, it is far easier to manufacture flower bullets than solid bullets.After all, smelting an iron lump of seven or eight catties or more than ten catties is no easier than a flower bomb made according to a model.If what Lu Chengqi said was really effective, then producing flower bombs would be much easier.

However, Tang Xun still had doubts: "Your Majesty, such a shell is too dangerous. If the lead wire is too short, wouldn't it explode in the barrel?"

Lu Chengqi nodded, and said: "This is indeed a problem... This requires well-trained gunners. This is not something you have to do, but what the Imperial Army and frontier troops have to do."

While talking, the apprentice who measured the range came back on horseback.After getting off his horse, he bowed and said, "Report, I measured the range twice. The first shot ranged seven miles and sixty feet away, and the second shot ranged eight miles away..."

Lu Chengqi nodded. He knew that it was all because of the recoil, which moved the gun carriage back a little bit and lifted the muzzle up slightly, which caused the range deviation.Even so, Lu Chengqi was very pleased with the power of the mother and child cannon. The range was not inferior to the Hongyi cannon, and the reloading speed was greatly improved.If you are proficient, you may be able to control the shot once every 20 seconds.With hundreds of cannons firing a salvo every 20 seconds, how spectacular would that scene be?
That scene was so beautiful that Lu Chengqi couldn't imagine it.What he wants to know most now is how far the mother-child cannon can shoot with flowering bullets.If there is a range of three miles, who in this world would dare to beat Dashun's edge?

"Now that the shooting range has been measured, let's try the shooting range of the explosive bullet. I can't wait to see it!" Lu Chengqi said lightly in an unquestionable tone.

(End of this chapter)