Iron Dynasty

"Well, in that case, wait for the official model to come out and prepare to go into production. Next year, I hope to have a 200 doors. ?? August 1 Chinese ㈧???㈧??㈠"

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

But remembering something, he asked: "Can this gunpowder can withstand the impact of a gunpowder explosion? Will the clay pot be broken?"

Strictly speaking, the tiger gun is a modern mortar. The real power of this kind of curved artillery is the explosive shells. I think so, the combination of the gunpowder canister and the tiger gun can wield the real power, because the gunpowder cans are already quite powerful. Yu Hua played.

The only drawback is that it is difficult to control the explosion time of the gunpowder cans. When the gunpowder cans were used to siege the city last time, many gunpowder cans exploded early or delayed at the head of Shanhaiguan, and even misfires occurred.

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

It is precisely because of the instability of this primitive bomb bomb that it was not liked by the military when it first appeared. Especially the bomb bomb on a battleship that needs to be ignited is equivalent to a time bomb.

Because once stored improperly, it is easy to send yourself to the sky.

"His Royal Highness, the officials have forgotten about this matter. The gunpowder cans really cannot withstand the power of the gunpowder explosion, so the military workshop cast hollow iron eggs."

With that, Chen Qi directed 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 legendary flowering bomb lost in the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of bomb is an iron ball. There is a lead wire leading into the iron ball in front of the iron ball. The gunner cuts the lead wire according to the distance to achieve the purpose of explosion, so it is as unstable as a gunpowder can.

This kind of primitive bombardment was equipped with very little in the ammunition of the Western army, accounting for only one-tenth of the time.

"Yes, yes, but the time of this kind of shell exploding is unstable," Xiao Ming said with a smile.

He was not angry, but happy. In any case, this is a bomb. This is an improvement for the military workshop. Only with this foundation can he continue to develop the next generation of bombs.

Xiao Ming's words made Chen Qi look ashamed, "His Royal Highness, one of the reasons why this Tiger Cannon has been experimenting is because of the explosion of the cannonball. The Xiaguan now uses the Tiger Cannon to shoot this type of cannonball, which is very dangerous, and it is even worse than slinging stones. It is safe to fire because the gunpowder in the barrel will ignite the matchlock."

"You might be able to put a hollow wooden tube into the bullet hole, and put a slow-burning arquette in the wooden pipe, and at the same time extend and shorten the length of the burning arquette by rotating the cork. This way, it will be better than this directly. The shells that enter the bullet holes are safer," Xiao Ming said.

When the fuze is not yet clear, Xiao Ming can only improve the safety and practicability of this type of bomb. The problem with this type of bomb is that the gunpowder in the barrel directly ignites the match, so no matter the length of the match, the match will be flicked. The vicinity of the hole is ignited, because of this, the shells can become very dangerous.

When a hollow cork is inserted, the length of the fire cord in the cork can be adjusted by rotating, so that the stability of the bomb is higher.

However, this kind of 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 the flowering bomb.

"Yes, yes, why am I so stupid." Chen Qi was excited to go back and forth when he heard the words, he said: "Your Royal Highness, the next official will study this cork shell."

Nodded, Xiao Ming didn't bother Chen Qi anymore. He knew that once Chen Qi found a new way of thinking, he would go on studying all the way without sleeping and eating. Talking to him at this time was the same as talking to Wood.

After seeing the tiger gun, Xiao Ming did not leave immediately but went directly to the artillery workshop. At this time, the artisans in the artillery workshop were producing artillery.

Because of the huge demand for export artillery this year, the iron molds in the artillery workshop have now tripled, and artillery for export is being produced day and night.

At the same time, the number of the other two iron molds has tripled, one of which is the city fire cannon currently in use in Qingzhou, and the other is the naval gun.

Because the Galen ship needs a large number of artillery this year, the production of naval guns is also in full swing. The newly added twelve Galen ships need at least 1,000 artillery pieces. This is not only a heavy task for the military workshop, but also a financial impact. Huge overhead.

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

An improper family doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. Now Xiao Ming has deeply felt the pain of cutting meat.

It is precisely because of this that he decisively ordered a defensive posture against the barbarians. Now he cannot continue to fight like this because the economic benefits brought by the barbarians are too small. If this continues, the war will drag him down.

It's also because of the money that he sells arms. If he doesn't sell arms, he makes artillery and guns without the money.

After walking through the artillery workshop, he gradually made up his mind to continue to expand the sales of export-oriented artillery in the country. At the same time, the export of matchlock guns should also be put on the agenda. It is not easy for this military workshop to achieve profitability.

After leaving the artillery workshop, Xiao Ming entered the artillery workshop. At this time, Song Changping was overseeing the production of the artillery gun.

In the workshop, he saw that some craftsmen were already assembling matchlock guns. It seemed that Song Changping's reaction was very quick. He started to implement this order as soon as he was given it.

"His Royal Highness, this matchlock gun is very simple. Five thousand matchlock guns can be delivered in two months~www.wuxiaspot.com~Song Changping believes.

Xiao Ming picked up an assembled matchlock gun and looked at it. This kind of matchlock gun has no bayonet but only a barrel, which is much inferior to the flintlock gun.

Compared with the profit of artillery, this matchlock gun is more profitable. Therefore, Xiao Ming attaches great importance to the export of matchlock guns. He said: "Now that the gun workshop has business, we can consider expanding production like the artillery workshop. Each type of gun is partly responsible Production, it won’t be chaotic if you want."

Song Changping nodded, "Yes, Your Highness, the next official 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 a tiger gun. You have to work harder to increase the range and accuracy of the flintlock gun. "

"His Royal Highness, the junior officer's team is currently researching new types of guns. I believe it will not be long before your Royal Highness will see a more powerful flintlock gun." Song Changping said.

Looking at the busy workshop, Xiao Ming glanced at Song Changping with admiration. This guy has always been very sincere, saying that when he develops, he must be developing.

(To be continued.)