230 New Bird Guns

(Hey, I still haven't dodged, I have a cold, I keep running my nose, I'm sick to death, everyone should be careful, don't freeze.) ）

Li Zixiao led all his generals to inspect the artisan shop area of Baihu Village, where a row of blacksmith shops were clanging and busy.

"Let's put aside all the work in our hands, and our big boss will come to visit us."

Since the old man Sun Tong followed Li Zixiao, it was like a second spring, and he was full of energy.

He is still doing the craftsman business he loves, and even his two sons are out of the picture, and it is difficult for the old man Sun Tong to think about the second spring.

At this time, as the leader of the craftsmen of the entire White Dragon Army of the same kind, he also had a pair of official authority.

"Haha, this old man Sun hasn't seen him for a while, and he feels younger and younger he gets!" Li Zixiao took his generals and said with a smile in the back.

"Hahaha, it's our White Dragon Army's white-faced bun." Everyone laughed.

"Hehe, big boss, don't make fun of the little old man, everything in my family is given by the big boss, without the big boss, my whole family is probably a corpse on the side of the road.

Therefore, I often teach the two stupid boys in my family that they must be good under the big boss wholeheartedly, and they are not allowed to embarrass me.

Fortunately, those two stupid boys can be regarded as angry, and they didn't embarrass the big boss. Old man Sun Tong respectfully, bent down to stand on Li Zixiao's side, and said with a smile.

"Haha, Master Sun, your eldest and second lang didn't embarrass the big boss, they are just promising.

Let's just say that in this battle to defeat the official army, your Da Lang was awarded a first-class merit by the big boss, and now who doesn't know the name of Sun Dazhuang, the 'cannon king' of our White Dragon Army! ”

Zhou Dazhu, Luo Chao and others on the side also laughed at Sun Tong and said.

But this old man loves to listen to this kind of flattery, and at this time he is proud, his son is promising, which old man is not happy!

Hearing Sun Tong's shout, the craftsmen in these blacksmith shops stopped their work one after another, and ran out excitedly to line up to greet Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao waved his hand, smiled and said loudly to these craftsmen: "Today I also stopped by to see everyone, let the guy add food to the big guy tonight, as long as the big guy works hard, my White Dragon Army will naturally not treat you badly."

Now the big guys don't gather around here, what should they do, and these vulgar gifts will be waived in the future, just do more practical things. ”

"Thank you, boss." The craftsmen were also very happy to hear that there was an extra meal tonight.

After everyone thanked Li Zixiao, they got up and did whatever they wanted.

These craftsmen were treated very well in the White Dragon Army, not only taking care of two meals a day, but also paying them every month, and at the end of the month, Sun Tong would count the work results of each craftsman's shop, and then pay them wages.

At this time, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army still had no salary, and they had no complaints about the generals of the White Dragon Army.

After all, they usually rely on going into battle to receive rewards, and as long as there is a battle, they have a reward, and compared to the craftsmen, their reward is only a lot more.

After a battle, the reward money each of them received can be worth the wages of these craftsmen for several months or even half a year.

For the soldiers of the White Dragon Army who were killed or disabled, Li Zixiao would also reward their families with high pensions.

Therefore, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army have nothing to envy for the craftsmen to receive wages, which is also a way for Li Zixiao to keep his subordinates belligerent.

After all, before, Li Zixiao was not as wealthy as he is now, and at that time, the fixed monthly salary was not suitable for the White Dragon Army soldiers.

However, with the abundant money and food in Li Zixiao's hands at this time, and if everything goes well, they may soon have to accept the recruitment of the imperial court and turn into an official army.

At that time, Li Zixiao may decide to give his soldiers a fixed salary every month, which can be regarded as appeasing some soldiers who are dissatisfied with serving the imperial court!

At present, Baihu Village is mainly based on centralized construction, and a large number of basic buildings need to be built, and some carpenters are assigned to build vehicles to supplement the army.

And the first batch of people to move from White Snake Village to White Tiger Village was the row of blacksmith shops, which was really nowhere to build the blacksmith shops in White Snake Village.

A large number of blacksmith shops occupy a large area of the White Snake Village, and more blacksmith shops will be relocated to the White Tiger Village in the future, and the White Snake Village will no longer build craftsman shops in the future.

Therefore, what Li Zixiao is most concerned about at the moment is the progress of the work on the blacksmith's side.

At present, there are no less than 200 blacksmiths gathered under his command, and the main job of these people is to provide weapons for the White Dragon Army.

At the same time, a large number of various farm tools are being created and distributed to the people of Yongcheng County, and seeing that the summer harvest is approaching, the people need a lot of farm tools.

Therefore, at this time, the progress of the blacksmiths under the White Dragon Army is directly related to the quality of the White Dragon Army's equipment and whether this summer harvest can be completed quickly, and Li Zixiao absolutely does not dare to be negligent.

The White Tiger Village used to be the lair of the bandit one-eyed dragon, the strategic location is absolutely not to say, there is a stream along the mountain in the cottage here, and the water in the village is quite convenient.

In addition, the water is very clear because it has just flowed out of the mountains, and according to the locals, the water here is very suitable for iron quenching.

At this time, the head of the blacksmith shop is Tie Pingliang, the master craftsman who can make bird guns.

And Tie Pingliang is also very grateful to Li Zixiao for his reuse, and he did not skimp on his own craftsmanship, and passed on the means of making bird guns to a group of more capable and intelligent craftsmen.

Moreover, Tie Pingliang also gathered these dozens of highly skilled blacksmiths to create a bird gun specifically for the White Dragon Army, and began his road of developing a new bird gun.

This is also the task given to him by Li Zixiao, because the bird guns used by the White Dragon Army now are all captured, and although they have been improved by Tie Pingliang, they will still be blown up.

Moreover, Li Zixiao was very dissatisfied with the power and range of these old bird guns, so as early as two months ago, Li Zixiao instructed Tie Pingliang to speed up the research and development of new bird guns.

He even did not hesitate to put forward some new ideas to Tie Pingliang, such as increasing the caliber of the gun tube, lengthening the length of the gun tube, etc.

It's a pity that the current technology can't carve out the rifling of the gun, otherwise it will really cause a bird rifled with a gun, and the power is absolutely terrifying.

The blacksmith shop where Tie Pingliang is located has also been relocated to Baihu Village, and the blacksmith shops that were responsible for crafting ordinary weapons just now are not in the same area.

As soon as Li Zixiao walked to the blacksmith shop area where Tie Pingliang was located, he immediately heard the tinkling sound of iron striking, and saw chimneys standing one after another.

Each chimney represents that there is a blacksmith furnace there, and there are more than a dozen of them, which shows that the scale of the blacksmith shed here is indeed not small.

After finding someone casually and asking Tie Pingliang about the blacksmith shop now, Li Zixiao walked directly to the blacksmith shop with his subordinates.

The craftsmen in the craftsman shop all learned the news of Li Zixiao's coming, so they all ran out to greet Li Zixiao with joy.

Li Zixiao had a good greeting with these craftsmen again, and then pulled Tie Pingliang into the blacksmith shop.

As soon as he entered this blacksmith shop dedicated to Tie Pingliang, Li Zixiao felt a heat wave rushing towards his face, it was almost summer at this time, and the weather became hot, and the temperature in the shop was even higher.

Tie Pingliang and his deputies around him were all shirtless, smiling to greet Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao walked to a blacksmith's station, reached out and picked up an iron pipe on a shelf, leaned into his eyes to look at it, and then asked Tie Pingliang, "Is this a new bird?" ”

"Yes, the big boss, we have increased the caliber and length of the coffin according to the requirements of the big boss, improved the back seat, and created a new bird coffin."

"What is the quality of the barrel of this new bird?"

Tie Pingliang immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, the big boss is a pipe built by me personally, and the conditions here are much better than when I was in the border army."

The big boss has also demanded that quality is the first, and our craftsmen have enough iron materials, so they will naturally not cut corners when they build it.

Therefore, all the finished products are suitable for use, which can ensure that when the brothers in the army use them, they will not blow up the chamber. ”

Li Zixiao nodded and then carefully observed the tube, and when he saw that there were symbols on the tube, he asked Tie Pingliang, "What do these symbols mean?" ”

Tie Pingliang immediately replied: "This is still according to the requirements of the big boss, each pipe is engraved with a number, as long as I look at this number, I can know who created this pipe."

If you use the bomb chamber in the future, you will be the first to find me, and then you can find the craftsman who made it, but we will ask. ”

Li Zixiao nodded with satisfaction, put down the pipe, and Zhou Dazhu, Qi Wei and other generals beside him also picked up the pipe one after another and looked seriously.

The power and accuracy of the bird guns captured from the hands of the officers and soldiers satisfied Li Zixiao.

In the past, the White Dragon Army was not in sufficient condition, so they could only improve the performance of their existing old-style bird guns by modifying the butts of their guns and using granular gunpowder and fixed gunpowder.

However, the actual power of the bird gun is not greatly improved, but to a certain extent, the accuracy of shooting and the probability of exploding the chamber are improved.

During the battle with the enemy, it is still not enough to suppress the opponent's strong bow, and at the same time, there is no obvious advantage in the face of the enemy's bird's gun.

Now Li Zixiao asked Tie Pingliang to build this new bird gun, so that the White Dragon Army can occupy an absolute advantage in long-range firepower when facing the enemy in the future, and even suppress the opponent to the death.

The barrels that are now in his hands are Tie Pingliang's enlargement of the diameter of the bore according to his request.

The caliber of the current bird gun has been expanded from 9 to 12 or 3 millimeters in the previous form, which was different in the form, to about 17 to 18 millimeters, and the ratio of the length of the barrel has also been increased to 75 to 1.

In this way, the weight of the projectile can be increased considerably, and the charge can also be increased a little.

And maintain a barrel length of 75 to 1, so as to ensure that the firing range is not only not reduced, but also increased to a certain extent.

In this way, the White Dragon Army's bird guns should be able to surpass the bird guns used by the official army a lot in terms of power, and the range will naturally be farther.

However, on the contrary, it is necessary to ensure that after increasing the gunpowder, the pressure of the chamber is too high, resulting in an increase in the probability of exploding.

Therefore, the barrel should also increase the thickness of the chamber wall to a certain extent, so that it can withstand greater chamber pressure to ensure the safety of the user.

The result must have brought about an increase in the weight of the bird's gun, and now the weight of the gun in his hand has reached about seven and a half catties.

If you add handguards and other accessories, the weight of this bird gun will reach at least thirteen or fourteen catties after it is formed.

For a Birdman, this weight is enough to affect their gun aim, and it has already affected the durability of the White Dragon Army's Birdman's future battles.

In this way, Li Zixiao can only make up for the disadvantages caused by the increased weight of the bird gun by strengthening the physical training of the bird guns, and at the same time equipping more bird guns and allowing them to rotate the attack.

But overall, the increase in the power and penetration of this new bird gun is the most important thing compared to the disadvantages of weight, which is completely acceptable.

It's just that at present, this kind of bird gun is still in trial production, and what is the specific situation, Li Zixiao has not yet seen the effect.

Therefore, another important purpose of his coming here today is to test the power of this new type of bird gun, and to propose the next step of improving this new type of bird gun through the test gun.

In fact, in Li Zixiao's view, this so-called new bird gun is not new, at most it is an improvement on the basis of the original bird gun.

In Li Zixiao's mind, the most powerful musket in this period should be a flintlock pistol, but unfortunately he couldn't make a flintlock pistol at this time.

Therefore, this new type of bird gun can only be used as an excessive product of the White Dragon Army before Li Zixiao found the flintlock pistol.

After Li Zixiao inspected here, he found that there were not many finished pipes in Tie Pingliang, and the real finished products were no more than ten.

And every craftsman here is not only making the barrel of the bird's gun, but also creating various accessories.

For example, the screws at the end of the pipe, the faucet and medicine pool for the ignition of the bird, and the cane of the bird's gun are cleaned to prepare for assembly.

After seeing this, Li Zixiao frowned and said to Tie Pingliang: "Is every craftsman here responsible for the whole process of building a bird's gun?" ”

After hearing Li Zixiao's words, Tie Pingliang paused for a moment, and he didn't understand the reason for Li Zixiao's question.

Then he nodded and said, "Of course it is, since we want to ensure the quality of the bird's gun, then naturally all the parts must be completed by one person!" ”

Li Zixiao immediately shook his head and said: "You guys are doing this, the speed of building is too slow, a craftsman is responsible for the creation of the entire set of bird guns, it is obviously a waste of manpower and material resources, in fact, there is a better way."

It is better to separate the craftsmen, some people are responsible for making the barrel of the bird's gun, some are responsible for building the medicine pool, some are responsible for making the faucet, and so on.

All the small parts are made by a craftsman, and then the things are put together.

Finally, a unified acceptance test launch will be carried out, and if there is no problem, it can be put into storage and waiting for distribution to the army.

I think that if I do this, I will save more labor, and each craftsman will only be responsible for creating one thing, and over time, the craftsmanship will be extremely exquisite.

This is not only time-saving but labor-saving, I call this practice 'assembly line operation', in fact, as early as the Qin Dynasty, the ancients have implemented this method, but unfortunately it was lost later.

Master Tie might wish to think about it, this suggestion of mine, try this method of mine, it doesn't work, how about it? ”