The best little eunuch

Chapter 183 Rifled Gun

Chapter 183 Rifled Gun

After thinking about it, Tom said, "Eighty steps."

"So close?" Lin Feng asked in disbelief.The range of the musket produced by Jiang Zuojian is about 150 steps, and the effective killing distance is about 120 to [-] steps, which is similar to the range of an archer.The biggest advantage of the musket is that it can shoot non-stop.

Nodding his head, Tom said: "My lord, it is indeed the case. This is what you gain and what you lose."

"Alright then." Lin Feng said, "I'll try the musket first." After speaking, Lin Feng walked towards the back with the musket, and Yao Xing quickly grabbed the ammunition to follow.As a producer, Tom naturally followed suit.

"My lord, the target has been set up." Niu Jin pointed at the target that had been set up over there, and said.

Nodding his head, Lin Feng went to the ammunition from Yao Xing and started loading the ammunition.Because of the rifling in the barrel, the bullet used in this musket will be slightly larger than the barrel.This is also to better improve air tightness.However, in this way, loading ammunition can be laborious.

In the end it was Tom hitting the ramrod with a hammer to drive the bullet into place.Handing the musket to Lin Feng, Tom said, "My lord, it's ready."

"Here, are you okay?" Seeing how hard Tom was loading the ammunition, Lin Feng was really afraid that his chest would explode.If the bullet got stuck inside and caused the chamber to explode, wouldn't he be miserable.Even if he didn't die, he would have to be disfigured.

"It's all right, my lord." Tom said confidently.

After looking at the musket, Lin Feng thought about it, and decided to shoot it himself, so that he could clearly know the pros and cons of this musket.

Raising the musket, Lin Feng aimed at the target in front of him.When Tom made the musket, he also added the front sight. I don't know if he learned from Mu Jin or the front sight has already appeared in the West.

After aiming for a while, Lin Feng pulled the trigger.The bullet flew out in a graceful arc.Because the distance was only about fifty steps, Lin Feng's naked eyes could see that the bullet hit the target very accurately.Moreover, the grades are not bad.Although it is not ten rings, it has almost eight rings. This is already a very rare accuracy for muskets of this era.Of course, the failure to hit the tenth ring may have something to do with Lin Feng's marksmanship. After all, Lin Feng is not that kind of sharpshooter.

I fanned the front with my hand, because of the smoke generated by the involvement.Black powder is not good at this point, the smoke is too much.If many soldiers keep firing, the entire battlefield will be filled with smoke.Not only that, but the smoke is choking.

"There is really nothing to say about the accuracy." Lin Feng said: "It is much better than the previous musket. I don't know if it can hit the target at a hundred paces away?"

"My lord, this is difficult." Tom said: "Theoretically, the effective range of a musket is only eighty steps, so one hundred steps away is no longer within the effective range."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Lin Feng said, "Niu Jin, I'll give you a chance, go." After speaking, he handed the musket to Niu Jin.Of course, this kind of thing has to be done by his subordinates. Lin Feng doesn't have the confidence to hit the target a hundred steps away.

"My lord, I..." Niu Jin wanted to decline, but Lin Feng's next sentence forced him back directly: "No objection, this is an order!"

"Yes, my lord." Niu Jin said helplessly.Then he took the gun and loaded the ammunition without saying a word.

A hundred steps away, Niu Jin took aim. It was really not easy to aim at such a long distance.So, after Niu Jin took aim for a while, he directly pulled the trigger.Before the smoke cleared, Niu Jin hurried towards the target.

After carefully checking the target, Niu Jin came back helplessly and said, "My lord, I missed it."

"As expected." Lin Feng said: "It seems that this gun still needs to be improved."

Niu Jin agreed with Lin Feng's words very much.The range of this gun is a bit short, which is very disadvantageous in the battlefield.After all, the other party can hit you, but you can't hit the other party. Isn't this making yourself a living target?

Returning to the workshop, Lin Feng asked, "How long does it take to make such a musket?"

"If it is a person, it will take three days. This must be a skilled craftsman." Tom said.

Nodding his head, Lin Feng began to think.A craftsman needs three days for one gun, so one month is ten muskets.The words of ten craftsmen are one hundred.If you want to make [-] muskets in a short period of time, you need at least [-] skilled craftsmen.It seems that this rifled gun is indeed more troublesome to make than the previous muskets.

"How long does it take to teach a craftsman?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"This..." Tom pondered for a while, and said, "My lord, this depends on the craftsman himself, but under normal circumstances, three months is enough."

"No, I can't wait for three months." Lin Feng said: "Half a month, you have to teach them!"

"My lord, this is impossible." Tom shook his head again and again and said, "Three months is already the limit, half a month, this is an impossible task."

"If it's impossible, it must be done." Lin Feng said, "If you can't finish it, you won't get paid."

"My lord, that's not what we said before." Tom was in a hurry immediately. If he couldn't get his wages, how could there be any reason for this?

"I don't care what I said before, but now you must do what I say!" Lin Feng said: "If you teach them for half a month, I will give you double wages! Never break your promise!"

"Then..." Tom thought for a while and said, "Then I will try my best."

"It's not about doing your best, it's about completing it!" Lin Feng said, "I'll give you half a month." After speaking, he took Yao Xing out of the workshop.

"My lord, isn't this too harsh?" Yao Xing whispered to Lin Feng as he walked out of the workshop.

Looking at Yao Xing, Lin Feng said, "I want to give them time, but others don't give us time."

"My lord, the current governor is quite honest, and nothing will happen in a short time." Yao Xing said to Lin Feng.Skynet is constantly monitoring the situation in various places, and if there is any change, it will report back to Jinling immediately.

"You don't know that there is a saying called the calm before the storm." Lin Feng said: "They are honest on the surface, but it doesn't mean they are really honest. Now, they and the court are basically torn apart. Even the editorial hall is covered by them Detained, what else can't they do? As long as there is something wrong, they will definitely take action. Our time is running out!"

"Don't worry, my lord, I will closely monitor the movements of the governors everywhere. If there is any change, I will report back to Jinling immediately." Yao Xing said to Lin Feng.

"Well, you've done a good job." Lin Feng said: "We really don't have much time. Our development is later than other places, and Jiangnan has also suffered from wars. Currently, we are the weakest. Once With troops rebelling everywhere, we are very likely to be the first force to be eaten away."

"My lord, we have General Xin Hong's [-] troops." Yao Xing said to Lin Feng: "And our equipment is not bad."

"6 people, is it really that many?" Lin Feng smiled and said, "Which of the governors in various places doesn't have a hundred thousand people in their hands. If they unite, we in Jiangnan will be fish on their chopping boards." .”

"Is your lord's statement serious?" Yao Xing said: "In any case, even if they rebelled against the imperial court, they would not rashly attack Jiangnan. After all, their purpose is just to separate one side."

"Jiangnan is rich, how many people are staring at this place." Lin Feng said: "If you want not to become a serious fish for others, you have to become stronger."

Talking with Yao Xing all the way, Lin Feng and the others returned to the left-behind department.It happened that Li Wenyuan had something to ask Lin Feng.

The two went to the study room, and Li Wenyuan said to Lin Feng: "My lord, according to my lord's wishes, Lord Jin Quan proposed the matter of moving the capital in the court hall."

"How is the situation in the court?" Lin Feng asked hastily.

Shaking his head, Li Wenyuan said, "It's not very optimistic. As soon as Mr. Jin Quan brought it up, Li Henian and Liu Rufeng tried their best to oppose it, and didn't give any chance at all."

"It seems that they also know that only when the emperor is in the capital can they hold power better." Lin Feng said.If the emperor is no longer in the capital, then no one will listen to the orders issued by their political affairs hall.Their power will be completely emptied.

"My lord, Mr. Jin Quan sent a letter, asking if you want to continue speaking?" Li Wenyuan asked.

Shaking his head, Lin Feng said, "Not for the time being. Don't rush this matter. Jiangnan is not stable right now. Let's get this mess of ourselves sorted out first."

"What do you mean, my lord?" Li Wenyuan asked a little puzzled.

(End of this chapter)