If the average person says this kind of thing, the focus of the tone is Thomas Edison.

But Han Huaiyi is clear that Tesla's excitement lies in the word "thanks".

Because although Tesla hated Edison, this simple-minded person now feels that he has taken revenge, and out of confidence in his own talent, Tesla has never taken that guy seriously.

Han Huaiyi asked him what kind of weapon he was and why he thanked Edison.

"Makqin." Truss uttered a word.

Then he said: "In the early years, Thomas Edison's thorn in the eye was called Halleym. Makqin. Maxim's skills are not bad, he invented a lot of things about electrical appliances, Thomas excluded him, and used very bad means in a municipal tender, which caused Maxim's company to run into trouble and eventually go bankrupt. ”

Hearing him say this, Han Huaiyi couldn't help asking: "Are you talking about the inventor of the Maxim machine gun?" ”

Tesla's eyes immediately widened: "How do you know everything?" ”

During this year, the Maxim machine gun, which shined in World War I, was only known to a small number of people, and it was not until the Germans equipped it in the Battle of the Somme that it killed 60,000 British soldiers a day, and it became a household name as a killing weapon.

So Tesla is very strange, Han Huaiyi's omniscience.

Han Huaiyi said: "I've probably heard of it. ”

Tesla understood as soon as he thought about it: "You must have heard about it from the Qing court." ”

“。。。。 It seems to be. Han Huaiyi blinked, otherwise he would say something.

Tesla really isn't talking nonsense.

Because the Qing government was indeed one of the first countries to imitate the manufacture of the Maxim machine gun.

However, the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau equipped it with black powder powered bullets, so the practical effect was not good, so the Qing court loved whoever it was.

The gap between the scientific and technological level of the Qing court and the great powers at that time was not large, but...

Tesla didn't bother to care where Han Huaiyi learned about this situation, because the point he wanted to express was that Makqin went to Europe after being squeezed out by Edison, and then developed this weapon.

However, he used his spare time to directly study a light T machine gun that could be placed in the nose according to the idea of the Maxim machine gun.

In fact, he took out more than that.

Truss and Han Huaiyi said: "This thing is not complicated, so I simply got a systematic gun clan out." ”

"Gunslinger?"

"Yes, from pistols to rifles, to battleship close defense and armored vehicles, as well as airplanes. There are all kinds of grades. ”

"You go back and show it to me, but hurry up and get me two planes in the past two days, I have an urgent need."

"Okay Charlie. The kind with a suspension system and a machine gun? Then I'll have to see how the materials are prepared. Truss said just do it, lost her luggage and went to the base workshop on the side.

After entering, he saw the strong smell of heavy industry in the large warehouse with bright windows, and he was intoxicated.

The magician stood there, greedily inhaling the scent of engine oil in the air, and then lay on top of the stacked wooden crate of materials for a long time.

Half a day later, he asked someone to drag out two boxes of gun barrels and inspect them, and then said, "It can be used." ”

At this time, Henry Ford's men brought in a lot of things.

It also includes standardized fuselage frames, aluminum plates, wing ailerons and other products that were booked after private communication between Truss and Henry Ford.

It even includes 10 modified 50hp engines, as well as landing gear tires.

At that time, the automobile industry was a relatively cutting-edge manufacturing leader, and the aircraft at this time were not as high-tech as later generations.

So these things, as long as there is detailed data, are actually not a problem for Ford.

Truss pulled the list and smiled: "Charlie, five days." These are ready-made, and I can get you two planes in five days. I'll be able to surprise you a little later. ”

"What do you want to do?"

Han Huaiyi had no choice but to ignore him and explain to Henry Ford, who had been laughing on the sidelines: "There has been some trouble recently, so I urgently need two planes, and they can be used in real combat." ”

"Did something happen?" Henry asked him, and Han Huaiyi told him about Pinkerton's private police.

Tesla on the side suddenly came to his senses: "I understand Charlie, I will give you two or more treasures, and clean up those guys' fart, so that by the way, Mr. James can also see the power of T Valley products!" ”

Han Huaiyi laughed and said, "That's exactly what I meant. "He does have the meaning of a private police training in Pinkerton.

As soon as they finished eating, they went to work, and Ford sent a telegram to Detroit, urging his men to hurry up the transportation of manufacturing equipment there.

Because in the planning and design of T Valley, it does not only exist as a theoretical research and development center and a handicraft boutique workshop, but must be able to manufacture entities in small quantities at the same time.

So in order to support this, Ford even directly dismantled a car production line in a big way.

Once his production line arrives and is revamped, and supplies keep up, T-Valley will be able to produce twin-propeller fighters at a rate of one per day!

That night, workers who arrived at the New York base with Tesla began to skillfully install the plane's frame.

Tesla, for his part, began to build his improved machine gun by hand on a lathe.

They were busy, and workers outside were paving the roads and clearing the place in three shifts.

The brightly lit T-Valley came to life in an instant with Tesla's arrival.

At this moment, Han Huaiyi was idle.

He lay on the couch in his makeshift lodging and flipped through Tesla's drawings of the construction of the gun.

If he has the most say in what Truss has to say, it's the gun design.

Because the weapons he used were far beyond what he was equipped with now.

To Han Huaiyi's surprise, Tesla is not a genius who can come up with some exquisite ideas at will.

For example, the semi-automatic pistol he conceived was already very close to the later M9.

Tesla is supposed to be based on a diagram made by guys commonly used by New Yorkers.

He used the principle of short-stroke recoil action of the barrel and the locking method on this pistol, which was a cassette sinking type, as well as a single-action trigger design.

This thumb-operated clip pistol is still 0.45AC Browning-designed bottomless pistol cartridge)

The entire gun is 217mm long and is fed with a 10-round detachable magazine.

However, Tesla is not "professional" after all, so he is a little vague about the details of the materials.

For example, he still uses steel as a manufacturing material in non-critical areas.

After reading it, Han Huaiyi simply picked up the pen and revised it on it.

In Han Huaiyi's improvements, he changed the grip to an aluminum alloy and wooden handle, increased the trigger retainer, and added a single magazine and an extended magazine mode.

So when the Colt M1911 45-caliber Browning semi-automatic pistol had not yet come out, New Rome came up with a Browning M9 that had only become the standard for officers during the Gulf War.

Now, of course, it's called PTR-M1.