Now that my ideas are clear, the next few days become more fulfilling: first, I go to the warehouse to look for equipment. Casting equipment and some molds are available, and manufacturing tools and machine tools with no requirements are basically available.

There isn't really much to add. In addition, you can use sand molds to replace them first. After sorting them out, you can directly pull a production line and put it into the workshop for trial production. It just so happens that there are still two skilled workers left in the workshop.

He could use his hands to hold the handle, and soon after Alphonse's suggestion, he first cast a gray iron cast pipe, and painstakingly polished the surface to make it a copper cannon mold, and then cast the cannon barrel; because it was cast flat at the beginning,

The water was added for uneven cooling, and the barrel was directly deformed; later it was changed to vertical casting, and this time, a freshly baked barrel was created!

When the barrel is cast, it is necessary to test the gun. After all, the probability of a new gun exploding is much higher than that of a mature gun. However, under Alphonse's suggestion, everyone did not consider the range, and laid it flat and piled it on the barrel.

It was filled with sand, and using the sub-cannon brought by Yasuo himself, the first test of the cannon began:

The first test of the cannon yielded a very satisfactory result: the four sub-cannons were replaced six times in turn, which meant that 24 nine-pound grape bullets were directly fired and still did not explode; after the ceasefire, Yasuo hurriedly turned it out.

After checking, there were almost no other problems except for the air tightness, so I put it down and tried firing again.

This time with an elevation angle of 20 degrees, it was still covered with sand. I tried firing 8 times in a row. The entire muzzle was already red, but there was still no explosion!

Check again and test fire. This time I also arranged a shooting point and a shooting board. I fired four rounds within 10 meters, and the hit rate at the coverage point was as high as 75%. I fired four rounds within 20 meters, and the coverage hit rate was still 62%, but at 30

Shooting within meters, a total of six rounds were fired, and the fourteenth round finally exploded the chamber. However, the coverage hit rate of the first five rounds was only 48%. It is basically certain that the hit rate after thirty meters is less than half...

The advantages of bronze cannons are revealed. The scraps from the blasted chambers can be directly returned to the furnace for resmelting, and new cannons can be cast. Unlike cast iron, which cannot be effectively recycled! At Alphonse's insistence, Yasuo still uses cast iron.

Molds, especially molds specially designed to cast gun barrel shells, are a waste of the boss's efforts, and they have to be polished and repaired by hand. But for Alphonse, one cast iron mold can cast several gun barrels in one day, and the clay mold can cast several gun barrels in one day.

It can't be done for only four or five, and it's time-consuming and labor-intensive. The production efficiency is simply different!

At the same time, cast iron molds mean more precision and almost no trachoma. Due to the self-tightening technology of the gun body, there is no need to polish the inner wall; and considering the demand, it is likely that only one mold and one production line are needed to meet the early demand.

Order demand, which means that all the artillery are standard products produced from the same mold! Alphonse immediately ordered three new cannons to be cast. After testing five cannons on his own, he commissioned Alfred to contact the original

Anchor customer, conducted the first internal trial promotion!

This internal trial promotion was chosen in the abandoned garden in the backyard of the house. Because there was only one gardener left in the house, Lao Anda, so he could only focus on the front yard; this time Alphonse came back, Lao Anda wanted to

The backyard was tidied up, and after the manpower was replenished, it was reorganized. The result was good, Alphonse waved his hand, and the entire backyard was used as a shooting range, and two ship types were clearly cleared by clearing weeds.

It looks exactly like a deck boarding drill.

After all, it was a well-known local company. It only took Alfred two days to attract many partners in Hong Kong. There were eight chambers of commerce and six maritime merchants, adding up to a total of 25

A boat! No one was surprised that the current head of the Moller King Anchor Workshop was so young. After all, everyone knew about the death of Alphonse’s father two years ago, and there were even people present to help him.

Fellman in Africa got the news; so when Alfred hinted that the workshop would launch new products, everyone knew that the new boss must be making changes.

"Master Alphonse." Many people who came here greeted him politely. Only two businessmen called Alphonse "Little Alphonse" in a rather intimate manner. One was naturally Will, and the other was yesterday.

I just returned to Calais, and today I met Darren above for the first time with Alphonse.

"I heard about a new product today?" Darren Desai is a middle-aged fat man who looks very kind, but his eyes are shining, letting people know that he is much smarter than he appears.

"Yes, Uncle Darren, a rapid-fire cannon, used to defend against pirates." Alphonse replied with a smile. He had a lot of impressions of Darren. When Alphonse's father died, Darren

Both Will and I went to Amiens to attend the funeral. It was only because he was going to sea that he did not attend Armand's wedding. As for Will, it was because his youngest son was sick that he temporarily canceled his attendance at Armand's wedding.

It was precisely because of his failure to go to Amiens that William also failed to attend the wedding on behalf of Darren.

"Quick-firing cannon? To resist pirates?" Darren blinked, and then said: "It sounds interesting, but the people present are all old people in the industry, so you have to bring something real."
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"It's natural, just wait and see." Alphonse replied with a smile.

"Then we have to help." Darren smiled and gestured to Will...

After chatting for a while, Alphonse led everyone to the backyard. After everyone saw the falcon cannon installed there, he did not introduce the falcon cannon directly, but pointed to the edge cleared on the ground and asked with a smile:

"Gentlemen, what do you think this looks like?"

"Boats, two boats." Will Morty smiled.

"Probably a square sailboat and a triangle sail? Well, the triangle sail is a little bigger." Another gentleman, Hawke Azite, the representative of the Azite Chamber of Commerce, said: "It's like..."

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"It's like a pirate ship." Another well-informed gentleman said, this is Mr. Clark Allen, the representative of the largest Valendir Chamber of Commerce present.

"Pirate ship?" Everyone looked unhappy. In fact, most of the people present had never come into contact with pirates, because most of those who had come into contact were dead or bankrupt, but they still hated pirates deeply. After all, this was a crime against them.

The species that threatens the most is also the biggest stumbling block that limits their business expansion.

"Mr. Allen is right. This is the most common ketch, with a full load of up to 45 sailors. It has a tailwind of 8 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. It is the most dangerous killer on the sea." Alphonse nodded and said that the general tailwind was 5 knots.

For a merchant ship with a headwind of only 1.5 knots, there is basically no possibility of escaping when encountering a ketch. Being caught up, captured, and robbed is the fate of every merchant who encounters them. "This is the fate of every merchant who encounters them."

That's why I invited you all today, please enjoy the next performance."

As soon as Alphonse finished speaking, Old Anda and two other maids moved a human-shaped plank and inserted it densely in the open space that resembled a pirate ship. After a total of forty planks were inserted, Alphonse said:

Yasuo and Antoine, who were standing on both sides, nodded. They immediately activated the falcon cannons in front of them, firing one on the left and one on the right at the same time! As soon as 5 seconds passed, Yasuo and Antoine quickly replaced them with new ones.

The purple robe that had been loaded with ammunition was immediately ignited and another wave of bullets flew past. After four waves of bullets, the wooden boards in front of it were already in ruins!

"Oh God!" A woman covered her mouth. Of the forty wooden boards in front of her, six had been beaten to pieces, more than five more had been riddled with bullet holes, and fifteen more had been hit.

After more than one bullet, only about a third of the boards in the corner were truly unscathed. If what was in front of us was not a board but a living person, then in less than a minute, more than 20 lives would have been lying here!<

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"This is our newly launched new product, the Pirate Slayer - a nine-pound short-range rapid-fire cannon." Alphonse pointed at the Falcon Cannon with great confidence this time and smiled, and began to brag without drafting: "This time we test-fired

Standard nine-pound grape bullets are used. 12 bullets can penetrate an inch of wood without mercy within ten meters. The maximum rate of fire is 4 shots in 20 seconds. If 12 sub-cannons are equipped at a time, they can shoot

It all pours out in one minute. Two rapid-fire cannons can exert the firepower of an infantry battalion!"

With 12 bullets and 12 sub-cannons firing for one minute, two rapid-fire cannons are comparable to an infantry battalion. This is simply sensational and almost a fantasy! However, if you think about it carefully, there is not much water in it. Standard nine-pound grape bullets are

12 marbles, and some special ones can even reach 15 marbles. Shooting once every five seconds, 12 sub-cannons are one minute, which means that 144-180 marbles can be fired in one minute. Two rapid-fire cannons are located at the bow of the ship.

The building and stern of the ship can indeed pour down nearly an infantry battalion's line of firepower in one minute! Think about it, how many pirate ships can withstand such firepower?

Of course, there must be moisture. The musketeers can fire once a minute, but the rapid-fire cannon fires 12 rounds in a minute. It has basically stopped. If it fires again, it may explode at any time. But it doesn't matter. First of all, it is far more powerful.

It has more bullets than a musket, and there is no misfire. The most important thing is that it only needs 2-4 people to exert such terrifying power. If the grape bullets are replaced by shotguns, maybe three to four rounds of strafing will be enough.

Reaching the firepower of an infantry battalion!

"But this is clearly a six-pound falcon cannon." Hawk Azt shook his head and said.

"I guarantee that when you get out of here, you can find any six-pounder that is as powerful as this rapid-fire cannon. I will buy it in unlimited quantities for the price of a nine-pounder." Alphonse replied with a smile.

"But he really can't be used as a real nine-pounder, little Alphonse." Darren Desai said with some regret.

"If it is a standard lead bullet, there is no problem. We use a special manufacturing process to form it in one piece. In fact, it is of the caliber of a 7-8 pounder gun. Of course, everyone present is a good friend of the Mohler family.

Friends, I will not be a real nine-pounder to consume your friendship." Alphonse smiled.

"If the price is right, I would like two." The trustworthy Mr. Will Morty was the first to speak.

"A mother cannon is equipped with 4 sub-cannons, and the standard price is 45 livres. Everyone present can enjoy a more favorable price, 40 livres!" Alphonse waved his hand and said: "Like Mr. Will

If you place an order on site, we will give you two additional sub-cannons for each rapid-fire cannon."

"40 livres?" This unimaginably low price suddenly aroused everyone's interest. Indeed, in their minds, this Falcon cannon is comparable to a nine-pounder cannon. Although it is not worth 60 livres, it should be

It’s worth 50 pieces, and the standard selling price is directly 45 livres. They can get 40 livres. If they order on the spot like Will Morty, they can even get 6 sub-cannons directly. You need to know that six

Each sub-cannon of the pounder falcon cannon is worth 2 livres, and the nine-pounder is even worth 3 livres. After this gift, the price is almost only 35 livres, which is almost the same as a real six-pounder cannon!
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