The performance of the pistol was not satisfactory.
But when it comes to carrying the shooting, its performance suddenly rises. Its range is comparable to that of a crossbow. More importantly, it is very powerful. Once it is snatched out, it can directly take human life with a "touch".
The range of the cannon was not as good as that of the crossbow, but it also used 300-400 meters. With a "touch", a big pit appeared on the ground, and a piece of straw man standing next to the pit fell down, which means that it had amazing lethality, on the crossbow.
Emperor Mingguang's attention was not on the pistol, but was directly carried and fired from behind. The cannon was shocked: "This... the firearm is so lethal?!"
He looked at the big pit on the ground and could not imagine it. Just a round black thing shot out, and with a "touch" it exploded, it could form such a big pit.
Gu Qingling smiled and said, "Your Majesty, gunpowder can cut mountains and ground. The power of weapons made of gunpowder will definitely not be bad. This is just the first version. When the later version is upgraded, the cannon can blow over a big ship."
"Hahahaha..." Emperor Mingguang said happily, "I don't expect it to blow up a big ship, I just need it to blow up the city gate."
He had considered using gunpowder to blow up the city gate before, but that wasn't it because someone had to risk the gunpowder to be installed at the city gate, and it might hurt his own people.
But artillery is different. People stand a few hundred meters away and shoot directly. Even if you arrange troops, you can't stop the power of gunpowder.
Looking at Gongshuhan again, Emperor Mingguang was simply looking at a big treasure. He seemed to understand Gu Qingling's fancy to her.
Although she is a woman, she has great talent. It would be a waste to let such a talent give birth to a child in the backyard to embroider.
No matter how many children she has, is there a cannon she made that is powerful?
What's more, Gongshuhan is not only good at building a cannon, but with her, it is equivalent to having a continuous arsenal of weapons.
The code name "Sharp Sword" was approved on the spot by Emperor Mingguang, and asked Gongshuhan to focus on studying carrying fire and artillery.
"Your Majesty, you need to study the pistol." Gu Qingling was afraid that Emperor Mingguang would give enough pistols. She knew that this thing was a bit unsatisfactory at the beginning, but this thing was also on the battlefield where individual soldiers fought. The pistol was a weapon. She said, "This is only the first version. It looks closer, but when it has the range of a crossbow, and even the shooting bed of a crossbow, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are invincible on the battlefield where individual soldiers fight."
Isn’t it a powerful tool with a long range, small things and easy to carry?
Emperor Mingguang said: "Can the range of the pistol catch up with the crossbow?"
Gu Qingling nodded: "Of course, maybe more than that. Your Majesty, when the bow and arrow were just designed, it was not as 100 meters today. Its first version was not as good as a pistol. But now, ordinary bow and arrows in the Ming Dynasty also have a range of 50-100."
"Even if the current range of the pistol seems to be as long as the range of ordinary bows and arrows, but the emperor," Li Wenchong also added next to it, "Did you find that the shooting of a pistol is not as laborious as that of a bow. When we train an archer, it requires a lot of effort to train it, but the pistol..."
Li Wenchong held a hand in his hand. He weighed it and found that even a woman with average strength could hold it in her hand.
He tried its shooting method again, and Li Wenchong was very sure that even women could shoot.
In other words, as long as you have a pistol, everyone in the Ming Dynasty can use it.
Gu Qingling took a look at the guy who was good at competing with the machine guns he had in his previous life. He endured it, but still didn't mention changing the name - it was something that could be held with one hand, so what if it wasn't called a pistol? It's fine.
As for the smaller ones, only the size of a palm, Gu Qingling thought that when future generations design it, there will naturally be people who will classify it, so she doesn't have to worry about it at all.
As long as the things are right, no matter what their names are, she will not see that day anyway.
The pistol, which was originally unpopular, was said by Li Wenchong, and Emperor Mingguang became interested and took it in his hand and tried it.
He personally found a target to test the shooting, and then he found that there was a sight on the pistol. Now...
Emperor Mingguang woke up: this pistol is actually equivalent to the knife in the hands of a soldier, and it is a relatively popular thing.
Of course, the premise is that it can be created.
Emperor Mingguang turned around and asked Gongshuhan whether this thing was difficult to build and whether it could be popularized by the Ming military camp.
Gongshuhan was full of confidence: "Your Majesty, this thing is not difficult. As long as I improve the production equipment, formulate the mold, and train a few more skilled workers. Just be careful with gunpowder. If this thing is not done well, it will easily explode."
Balabara, tell me the factors that may cause the explosion.
Emperor Mingguang heard this and felt that the problem was not big - compared to being killed by the enemy, he believed that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would rather be killed by the gun in his hand.
Of course, if they were careful, they would not be killed.
Gu Qingling: “…”
No, the problem is that it was blown to death?
The problem shouldn't be improvements, avoiding blow-offs?
"Since it is the explosion caused by these factors, Mr. Gongshu, in addition to improving the gunpowder itself, can we improve the guns, such as more high-temperature resistant materials, vents, etc." Gu Qingling said, "During your time in seclusion, the Ming Dynasty discovered several new minerals, and the Mohist family has refined several new steels, you can try them all."
Gong Shuhan's eyes lit up: "Yes, if there are more high-temperature-resistant materials, they can avoid blowing up to a greater extent. After I came out of seclusion, I had not connected with the Mo family. I didn't know that there are new heat-resistant materials now. I will learn about it later. It is best to have a good exchange with people who specialize in this area. Maybe there will be better inspiration."
"Okay, I will give Mr. Gongshu the right to facilitate his actions. As long as you can improve the firearm better, what do you want and who you want to draw, just tell Princess Chong." Emperor Mingguang wanted to get it out earlier and ordered it on the spot.
Gongshuhan and Gu Qingling took the order.
The people in the secret camp were asked to keep it secret, but all the soldiers present were excited.
They are not blind, so the test results are clearly there. Not only have they developed new weapons, but the weapon store is also very powerful. If you want to get it, wouldn’t there be another layer of chance of winning?
"Hahahaha... it's not just one more layer, but ten more layers. You didn't see that thing, with a 'tweet', it almost scared me to death."
"My goodness! No wonder the man who is called 'sir'. As long as she has the ability, she will care about her daughter's difficulties, I will accept her. If anyone dares to talk to her as a woman in the future, I will kill him."
...
In the military camp, there are people who look down on women. But when women have the ability to show off and make people convinced, they will quickly turn against each other and praise the woman to heaven.
They are not like those literati and poets, who say that women should keep their wives’ morals all day long, and that they can’t do it, that can’t do it.
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If women can’t do anything, then what will happen to the family if they come out to fight?
My wife can't handle the matter and she has no use. When they finish the war and go back alive, wouldn't they even lose their home?
I don’t know about other camps, but this secret camp picked out by Emperor Ming Guang will definitely not “discriminate against women”.
Li Wenchong: The princess is right. There is no ideological work that cannot be done, only a gentleman who cannot do thinking.
Look, isn't this corrected?
Chapter completed!