"Well, since this is the case, we will prepare to put it into production when the official model comes out, and next year this king hopes to have two hundred doors. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

On the test ground, Xiao Ming patted Chen Qi on the shoulder.

But remembering something, he asked, "Can this powder jar withstand the impact of a gunpowder explosion?" Won't clay pots be blown up? ”

Strictly speaking, the Tiger Gun is a modern mortar, and the real power of this curved artillery is an exploding shell, which is why the combination of the gunpowder canister and the Huzun cannon can exert its real power, because the gunpowder canister is already equivalent to a flowering shell.

The only drawback is that the time of the explosion of the gunpowder canister is difficult to control, and the last time the gunpowder canister was used to attack the city, many gunpowder canisters either exploded in advance or delayed the explosion at the head of Shanhaiguan City, and there were even dumb fires.

According to Niu Ben, at that time, half of the gunpowder canisters could really explode at the head of the city.

It is precisely because of the instability of this primitive flowering bomb that it was not loved by the army when the flowering bomb appeared at the beginning, especially the flowering bomb that needed to be ignited on the battleship was equivalent to a time bomb.

Because once it is not stored properly, it is easy to send yourself to the sky.

"Your Highness, the lower official forgot to mention this matter, the gunpowder canister really can't withstand the power of the gunpowder explosion, so the military workshop has cast a hollow iron egg."

As he spoke, Chen Qi commanded a craftsman to take out an iron ball from the wooden box on one side and give it to Xiao Ming.

Seeing this iron ball the size of a baby's head, Xiao Ming suddenly laughed, this is the original flowering bomb called a time bomb in the West, and it is also the flowering bomb that was lost in the legendary Ming Dynasty.

This flowering bullet is an iron ball, in front of which a lead leads into the iron ball, and the gunner cuts the lead according to the distance to achieve the purpose of explosion, so it is as unstable as a powder canister.

This most primitive flowering shell was very little equipped in the ammunition of the armies of the West, accounting for only one-tenth of the ammunition of the time.

"Yes, yes, but the timing of the explosion of this shell is uncertain." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

He was not angry, but happy, in any case, this is a flowering bomb, which is a kind of progress for the military workshop, and with this foundation can we continue to develop the next generation of flowering shells.

Xiao Ming's words made Chen Qi show a look of shame, "Your Highness, one of the reasons why this Tiger Zun Cannon has been experimenting is the problem of cannonball explosions, and Xia Guan found that it is dangerous to use the Tiger Zun Cannon to launch this kind of cannonball, and it is not even as safe as a catapult to fire, because as soon as the gunpowder explodes in the barrel, the fire rope will be ignited." ”

"You might be able to put a hollow wooden tube in the bullet hole, a slow-burning arquebus in the wooden pipe, and a rotating wooden plug extension to shorten the length of the incendiary corstone, which would be safer than a shell that directly inserts the arquenet into the bullet hole." Xiao Ming said.

When the fuse could not be invented, Xiao Ming could only improve the safety and practicality of this flowering projectile in this way, the problem of this flowering projectile is that the gunpowder in the barrel directly ignites the firewire, so no matter the length of the firewire, the firewire will be ignited near the bullet hole, and because of this, the shell will become very dangerous.

Plugging a hollow wooden stopper can adjust the length of the burning rope in the wooden plug by rotating it, so that the stability of the flowering bullet is higher.

However, this flowering bomb has not reached the level of the Napoleonic period in the nineteenth century, and can only be said to be a generation and a half of flowering shells.

"yes, yes, why am I so stupid." Hearing this, Chen Qi immediately spun back and forth excitedly, and he said, "Your Highness, your majesty is studying this kind of wooden cannonball. ”

Nodding, Xiao Ming didn't bother Chen Qi anymore, he knew that once Chen Qi found a new idea, he would go all the way to study without sleep or food, and talking to him at this time was no different from talking to wood.

Seeing the Huzun cannon, Xiao Ming did not leave immediately but went directly to the artillery workshop, and the craftsmen of the artillery workshop were producing artillery at this time.

Because of the great demand for export artillery this year, the number of iron molds in the artillery workshop has now tripled, and the production of export artillery is carried out day and night.

At the same time, the number of the other two iron molds has also tripled, one of which is the city fire cannon that Qingzhou is now using, and the other is the naval gun.

Because the number of guns needed for the Galen ships this year is very large, and the production of naval guns is also in full swing, the new twelve Galen ships need at least 1,000 guns, which is not only a heavy task for the military workshop, but also a huge financial expense.

Even if the cost of a thousand guns is two thousand taels, this is something that can only be done by two million taels of silver, and this does not include the cost of ammunition and shells.

I don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and now Xiao Ming deeply understands the pain of cutting meat.

It is precisely because of this that he decisively ordered to adopt a defensive posture against the barbarians, and now he can't continue to fight like this, because the economic benefits of fighting the barbarians are too small, and if he continues like this, the war will drag him down.

It is also because of the silver that he will sell arms, and if he does not sell arms, where will he get the money to make cannons and guns.

After walking through the artillery workshop, he gradually made up his mind to continue to expand the sales of export-oriented artillery in China, and at the same time, the export of arquebuses should also be put on the agenda, and it is not easy for this military workshop to achieve profitability.

Coming out of the artillery workshop, Xiao Ming entered the musket workshop, and Song Changping was supervising the production of muskets at this time.

In the workshop, he saw that some craftsmen were already assembling arquebuses, and it seemed that Song Changping's reaction was very fast, and he began to implement this order as soon as it was issued.

"Your Highness, this arquebus is very simple, and five thousand arquebuses can be delivered in two months." Song Changping said confidently.

Xiao Ming picked up an assembled arquebus and looked at it, this arquebus has no bayonet, only a barrel, which is much inferior to a flintlock pistol.

Compared with the profit of artillery, this arquebus is more profitable, so Xiao Ming attaches great importance to the export of arquebus, he said: "Now that the musket workshop has a business, it can consider expanding production like the artillery workshop, and a part of each model of gun is responsible for production, so there will be no chaos." ”

Song Changping nodded, "Yes, Your Highness, the lower officials will start arranging this matter later." ”

Xiao Ming continued: "This production is one thing, the development of this new type of gun can't be pulled down, Chen Qi has the Tiger Zun cannon, you have to work hard to improve the range and accuracy of the flintlock pistol." ”

"Your Highness, Your Highness's squad is now conducting research on a new type of firearm, and I believe it won't be long before Your Highness can see a more powerful flintlock pistol." Song Changping said.

Looking at the busy workshop, Xiao Ming glanced at Song Changping with appreciation, this guy has always been very sincere, and if he says that he is developing, he must be developing.

(To be continued.) )