"The general's cannon weighs 1,000 kilograms, can hit five miles, and the bullet weighs ten kilograms. This is specially used to attack the city; this is a more powerful general's cannon weighs 2,000 kilograms, can hit eight miles, and the bullet weighs fifteen kilograms..." Jiao Zilong's mouth was full of saliva and Xingzi introduced the heavy iron packs in front of him.

Zhu Zhi's expression was really dumbfounded at that time. The disappointment just now was completely overwhelmed by the facts in front of him. This was the top level of firearms in the Ming Dynasty. These cannons were not much different from the iron cast cannons seen at some passes later. There were gun ears on both sides to fix the position, with fire and shells in front, and a small medicine warehouse behind them for ignition. If it was really the power that Jiao Zilong said, then it would be very likely that Yuan Chonghuan would use cannons and his family to kill Nurhaci in the future. If it weren't for Zhu Zhi's own eyes, I really couldn't believe that the Ming Dynasty had such excellent weapons.

But looking back, Zhu Zhi couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet for China's backwardness. By the 1840 Opium War, Humen's fort was just an enlarged version of the cannons in front of him. After more than four hundred years from leading to backwardness, the Chinese had no revolutionary progress in improving the cannons except to increase the caliber and increase the weight. The West had already begun to develop rapidly in the middle of the 16th century. The use of rifle allowed the shells to fly further, the use of rulers made the cannons more accurate, and finally the invention of zha medicine made the shells more powerful. Until the 1980s, artillery was still the king of the army.

Zhu Zhi stroked the shiny cannon body with interest, and from time to time he aimed at it. Jiao Zilong next to him gradually became confident when he saw Zhu Zhi interested in this.

Zhu Zhi said: "What a pity, it's just too heavy, it's very troublesome to move. Moreover, if you hit this big iron ball, it's okay to deal with the city wall, but it's not very effective against cavalry."

When Jiao Zilong heard Zhu Zhi say this, his eyes immediately lit up and said, "Your Highness is really an expert. He tells the key points in one sentence. Indeed, it is very difficult to use when hitting a cavalry and hitting a mosquito with a sledgehammer, so we still have flower bullets here."

Flowering bullet? Did the Chinese master the flowering bullet technology in the early Ming Dynasty? Jiao Zilong's words surprised Zhu Zhi. Zhu Zhi said: "Really? Are there any flowering bullets in our camp?"

Jiao Zilong said: "Of course there is, I will take Your Highness to see."

Zhu Zhi and the others followed Jiao Zilong to a big house east of Yingpan. Jiao Zilong asked the two to wait. He walked to the door and said a few words to the soldiers guarding the door, and then let him in. After a while, Jiao Zilong pulled a four-wheeled wooden cart out from inside, with a few black iron balls on it. Jiao Zilong took them to a secluded place and said, "Your Highness, this is an important thing in the army, and it is generally not allowed to be circulated outside. Today, when you see Your Highness is interested, you will take a few out. Don't go outside and talk, otherwise Lao Jiao will be in trouble."

Zhu Zhi looked at these shells of different diameters, ranging from ten to several centimeters, and it seemed to be used for cannons of various diameters. He took one and weighed it in his hand. It was obviously much lighter than the solid iron ball just now. There seemed to be a slight sound inside, and there should be a destructive weapon such as fire and iron nails. The mystery of this flowering bullet is at one end of the ball. There is a protruding platform on the surface of the sphere, about 0.6 to 0.7 cm high and about 3 cm in diameter, and there is a circular small hole with a diameter of about 0.4 to 0.5 cm in the middle of the table. It is probably a "medicine twist" inserted into the hole to detonate. Haha, it is really a flowering bullet. It would be great if you have this thing. In the future, this is a very powerful murder weapon in the field.

However, Zhu Zhi felt that the prominent platform did not conform to the aerodynamic principle at a glance, and it caused the shells to easily deviate from the track in their operating trajectory. "Why is this small platform so clumsy? I think the shells fly like this." He held the shells in his hand and gestured while holding them, "If there is such a tail, will it be crooked when they fly?"

What did Jiao Zilong do? When he heard Zhu Zhi's words, he immediately understood the meaning. He slapped his head and said, "This flowering bullet was in the previous dynasty, and it was just like this. Your Highness didn't say it, Zilong really didn't expect this layer. If this small platform was removed, it would be round and would definitely not be crooked when it flew."

Zhu Zhi looked at him with a smile. Ancient weapons often encountered such problems. A small technological breakthrough may require decades or even longer experience, but with the thinking of future generations, this breakthrough may only require a reminder.

Jiao Zilong, who is smart and knows the technology of making guns and cannons. Although he cannot create a modern guy due to the limitations of the times, this person can understand the key point at all. If he reminds him of some of the characteristics and tips of weapon transformation in later generations, he might be able to leap for decades or hundreds of years? How can such a talent think of a way to bring it to Liaodong? He has to think of a way.

After visiting Shenji Camp, Zhu Zhi felt quite satisfied overall. Although the individual weapon fire guns are still in their infancy, the cannons are already quite developed. It seems that firearms can still be used, the key is to see how to improve them.

Don't this person likes to drink? That's right. Isn't it a piece of cake to drink him? Zhu Zhi and Xiao Ma Wang pulled Jiao Zilong and ran to Zuichun Tower. When Jiao Zilong heard that there was alcohol, he didn't do it anymore. He went back to the business and left with the two of them.

That night, Zhu Zhi tried his best to let Jiao Zilong drink with Xiao Ma Wang. This man was really a bit of a huge amount. After drinking half a jar of wine, Jiao Zilong still remained calm and his heart was not beating.

Zhu Zhi saw that it was almost done and said, "A few days ago, some Folang Ji people who entered the court to pay tribute had a strange musket. I took it and thought it was very advanced. I wonder if Fengyun could build it?"

Jiao Zilong wiped his mouth and said, "Folang Jiren? Why haven't you heard of it? Can they still make better guns than me?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Of course, their muskets can be fired without ignition of ignition."

Jiao Zilong widened his eyes and said, "Is this really the case?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Of course, can I lie to you?"

Jiao Zilong said: "Zilong dares not, but Zilong really can't think of how the musket can be ignited without a fuse."

Zhu Zhi said: "Hehe, if you can't make it, it's okay. One day, I will meet a Folang Jiren and ask them to have one to play."

Jiao Zilong drank a few points, but how could he bear the provocation method, and said, "Hmph, there is no musket in the world that my Jiao family cannot make. The prince can use it for Zilong to see it, so he can guarantee that he can make one of the same ones for the prince."

Zhu Zhi said with a bitter face: "I saw the Folang Jiman killing birds with a musket. It was accurate to hit one by one. But they just made it, so it is inconvenient to spread it. However, I have carefully read the general principles of the gun and remember it. Is it okay to draw a sketch for you one day?"

Jiao Zilong slapped his chest with a thumping sound: "Packing it on Zilong, as long as you tell Zilong some tips, Zilong will definitely have a way to tinker with it. When will the prince draw a sketch?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Let's do this, tomorrow afternoon, Fengyun will come to the palace." Jiao Zilong agreed in full voice.

Back at the palace that night, Zhu Zhi drew a musket with a stock according to the appearance of later generations of rifles. Zhu Zhi still knew the basic principle of flintlock, but he was just unable to draw a specific trigger transmission structure. However, these specific details are left for Jiao Zilong to think about.

Just after lunch the next day, Jiao Zilong came to the palace excitedly. Zhu Zhi showed him the rifle sketch. When Jiao Zilong saw the sketch, his eyes suddenly magnified, staring at the sketch as if he was possessed by a demon, and couldn't pull it out. He was still muttering: "Yes, why can't I think of this?" Looking at him, Zhu Zhi sat aside with a sneering smile on his face. It seemed that Jiao Fengyun was really an enthusiast of weapons and was very interested in some technologies that had to accumulate hundreds of years of experience.

Zhu Zhi said: "Look at this position, it is called a gun holder, which is used to press on the shoulder, so that the rebound force when the gun is fired can be digested by the shoulder, and the gun body will not bounce and will be hit accurately."

Jiao Zilong said: "Yes, yes, if you install such a support on my swift gun, it will be much more accurate to fight." He gestured with his hands while watching.

Zhu Zhi said: "As for this method without ignition of the ignition rope, it is achieved through flint. Does Fengyun know about flint?"

Jiao Zilong said: "Of course I know, it's just a ignition, oh! Yes, the fire knife and the flint collided together, can't it be possible to ignite the fire? I'm so stupid, why can't I even think of this?" This sentence is so stupid that the invention of the flintlock rifle was nearly two centuries ahead of the time.

Zhu Zhi looked at Jiao Zilong's excited expression and sighed in his heart: Just such a small reminder, history began to change, and the invention of muskets, especially flintlocks, finally brought the cavalry out of the stage of history.

Jiao Zilong looked at Zhu Zhi with infinite admiration and said, "Prince, do you know what this flint means? It is easy to load and the firing speed will be much faster than that of ordinary muskets. With it, the little horse king will not dare to look down on me in the future."

Zhu Zhi thought to himself, there are many things that surprise you. Today is just the beginning. My big engineer, sit your butt firmly. "That firing device is the same as the handle of your swift gun." Zhu Zhi took out another enlarged picture of the trigger of the musket, "Look, there is such a hook under the musket I saw, called the trigger. You just need to pull the trigger with your fingers, and then use some traction inside to make the above hit and hit the flint. At the same time, the fire door here in the flint opens and ignites the fire inside, and the projectile will be shot out." This series of complex linkage devices explains Jiao Zilong.

Zhu Zhi knew that Jiao Zilong would not understand the trigger and hammer that had made the history of Chinese weapons for four hundred years. He patiently used drawings, similar physical gestures and other methods to tell him for an hour before Jiao Zilong had a preliminary understanding of the entire trigger movement.

Seeing Jiao Zilong gradually understand, Zhu Zhi slapped his thigh and said, "What can those stingy Folang Ji people give me a small musket? Look at their pride, and they use this thing to shoot birds compared to me. I am not vague and shoot one arrow against me. But his thing is far and powerful. It is said that even a cow can be killed. I like it very much. So please help build one. Next time Folang Ji people pay tribute, I can also use it to regain some face. Look, can it be made?"

When Jiao Zilong heard that his prince was ridiculed by Folang Jiren, that was ok, so he quickly said, "To be honest, this thing is a bit complicated, but as long as you know the reason of this trigger and the flint fire, I believe Zilong can still make it, but it may take some time."

Zhu Zhi said: "This is easy to deal with. I will ask your commander to ask for someone to borrow you from the palace to make this bird gun. All the materials, assistants and silver are all required by me. What do you think about Fengyun?" This great technological revolution must be carefully guarded within the range of your own wings. In the future, it depends on it if you eat thick or drink thin.

Jiao Zilong said: "It's the best. After all, there are still many long-lasting things in the camp. If I can come to the royal palace to concentrate on manufacturing, I think it will definitely be able to create it after three months."

Zhu Zhi calculated the time. It was October and three months, and it was the beginning of spring next year. He happened to be in the vassal state. At that time, he would go to Liaodong together. A small hundred household would probably not think of how valuable it is. In the future, when he arrived in Liaodong, he would tell him the correct formula of the black fire yao, hehe, his firearms troops will become the most powerful army in the world! Thinking of this beautiful prospect, Zhu Zhi's saliva was almost flowing out.

He did it right away. The next day, Zhu Zhi ran to Shenji Camp, found the commander Zhang Jun, and borrowed Jiao Zilong from him to build a bird-killing musket for him. Zhang Jun saw the prince coming to find him. Such a person was sharpened and could not be flattered. How could he dare not ignorant of raising him? He quickly criticized Jiao Zilong and borrowed five craftsmen from the manufacturing bureau to build guns for him. Jiao Zilong also found two blacksmiths from his better iron shop in the capital and joined the "Flintlock" research group.

Zhu Zhi circled two houses in his backyard to build workshops for Jiao Zilong and others, and also spent 1,000 taels of silver as research funds, and sent five royal guards to protect the "research institutes". In this way, a great weapon revolution began to work behind closed doors.

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