Guan Ning didn't know that because Ji Rui's marriage would cause Liang Guo to have greater hatred for him, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

After finally settling down, he had a lot to do. After the completion of Xinggu Canal and Anfeng Pond, Guan Ning immediately started the second project.

The main purpose of building rivers and reservoirs is still to increase food production and promote local economic development.

Thanks to Ji Rui’s dowry, new construction projects still adopt the work-for-relief model...

The effectiveness of cement has been put into practice. As the most primitive material for infrastructure construction, its uses and usage are quite large.

For this reason, Guan Ning ordered the Ministry of Industry to build five blast furnaces specially used for firing cement.

He has already designated an area in the west city of Beijing and named it an industrial zone...

Guan Ning's goal is to become an infrastructure maniac, building bridges, roads, and water conservancy projects.

Daning Dynasty is like a clockwork machine, entering the fast lane of development, with new changes every day...

Today he came to the Second Department of the Smelting Bureau.

This was established under the organization of Guan Ning after the establishment of the new dynasty, and gathered the highest level of craftsmen.

The Second Department is responsible for the construction of various firearms such as artillery. They are of high-precision type and have a high degree of confidentiality.

He came today because the Second Department has new production results.

Daning's first flintlock gun came out.

Guan Ning picked up the gun and looked at it carefully.

It is two feet and three feet long. It is made of fine iron. It is straight on the outside and has tubes on the inside. It has been carefully polished and exudes a metallic luster. It is connected inside and has a closed bottom end. There is a curved bar on one side, which is a way to pass the fire.

It looks similar to the matchlock gun of the Ming Dynasty, the only difference is the ignition method.

Guan Ning is not a professional science and technology dog, but he has read from books that the firearms and other items he knows are limited to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

He provides specific direction and the craftsmen are responsible for building it.

Guan Ning originally wanted to make a matchlock gun first, which was less difficult to make and had a simple principle.

But the matchlock gun has too many disadvantages.

First of all, the ignition rate is not high, and even half of the ten shots may actually be fired successfully. Moreover, once it encounters rainy and humid weather, it will be completely useless.

Therefore, on this basis, the flint gun was created.

The anvil strikes the flint to produce sparks, which in turn ignites the gunpowder.

The bolt mechanism of the percussion-type flintlock gun further improves the firing rate and shooting accuracy, is easy to use, and has low cost, making it convenient for mass production.

This is the first one.

In fact, the main production difficulty lies in the barrel. Only a strong and durable barrel will not have the risk of frequent explosion.

This is where the output is limited.

Usually, fine iron is first rolled into two iron pipes, one large and one small, and the larger one is wrapped around the smaller one, so that the two are tightly attached. Then a steel drill is used to drill the gun tube into a smooth and straight inner wall.

The craftsmanship of the drill gun is very precise. Each person can only drill about an inch per day, and it takes about a month to drill one.

In addition to the production of gun butts, medicine chambers, etc., it is difficult to make one in a month.

There is no way, this is a problem of low productivity.

If you have a modern lathe, you can solve it in minutes.

The flintlock gun Guan Ning is holding is the final version made after many trials.

Its accuracy and durability are among the highest.

This is also Guan Ning's consistent approach.

No matter what you do, you must first set a standard, and just copy it from the previous ones.

This is assembly line thinking.

"I'll give it a try."

Guan Ning wanted to test fire it with live ammunition to see the effect.

The target had been prepared, and a piece of plate armor propped up with wooden sticks was erected at a distance of about twenty meters.

This is a front-loaded smoothbore flintlock gun, and it is also a long-barreled gun with a range of 140 to 200 meters. However, the accuracy is difficult to maintain at longer distances.

Therefore, in order to cause lethality to the enemy, it is necessary to form a dense human wall to collectively launch firearms.

Guan Ning took over a paper-cased bullet, which was also a quite advanced invention.

Customized paper shell bullets put a fixed amount of gunpowder and projectiles into a waterproof paper cartridge. When using it, you only need to bite open the cartridge with your teeth, pour part of the gunpowder inside into the ignition pool, and then put the remaining gunpowder and projectiles into the ignition pool.

Just stuff it into the barrel with barrel strips.

This will further increase the rate of fire.

The fusiliers who use paper bullets can fire at a rate of two, three or more rounds per minute, which allows them to fire a rain of bullets dense enough that they are no longer weak even in the face of a cavalry charge.

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Guan Ning installed it according to the steps, raised it levelly, took aim, and pulled the trigger.

The loud noise when firing startled Cheng Jing who was standing next to him.

Then there was only surprise.

A small hole appeared in the half-body plate armor that served as the target, and the lead shot cleanly penetrated the thickest part of the plate armor's front chest.

He had carefully observed this plate armor before. It was by no means an ordinary piece of armor, but a standard armor made by the Weapon Casting Bureau.

So powerful!

And it's very simple to operate, it's just a matter of accuracy.

Such a short distance doesn't mean much.

If there is a row of people holding this kind of flintlock gun, there is no need to consider the issue of accuracy.

Cheng Jing suddenly thought of it.

If beggars or even women are equipped with this kind of thing, then they can also pose a threat to a well-trained soldier...

It's just that the output is lacking.

He had just heard His Majesty and the others talking, and it took more than a month to produce only one.

Guan Ning put down the gun.

He was very satisfied with the power and convenience of the flint gun.

Data obtained after many tests show that the barrel can withstand long-term use without exploding the chamber. As for accuracy, this requires rifling.

With the current level of skill, it would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive to do it purely by hand.

It's just a matter of production.

Guan Ning is full of expectations for the flint gun.

If we can build a musketeer team and cooperate with artillery, we can end the era of cavalry!

There is an urgent need now.

The Northern Barbarians have set their sights on the Central Plains, and the war has begun.

It is impossible for Guan Ning to devote all his energy to it. It would be a bottomless pit and would also greatly delay Daning's development.

This requires powerful weapons to replace large-scale armies...

Think of this.

Guan Ning said: "You can find an OEM to make the barrel."

Wang Meng, director of the Second Department, didn't quite understand.

"What do you mean?"

"Just find other blacksmiths to do it. This job is not difficult, it just requires care and patience."

Guan Ning said: "We provide materials and inform you of the requirements, and then pay for the work. I believe no blacksmith will refuse."

They understood.

Just ask a private blacksmith to do it for you.

This is a good idea.

"But doesn't this flint gun have to be kept secret?"

"It's just a gun barrel, no problem."

That being said, even if others make it, they don’t know what it is used for.

"By the way, tell them clearly the requirements before doing it. If the delivery inspection fails, we will refuse to pay the OEM fee."

Guan Ning reminded.

The requirements for a flint gun are very high, and shoddy manufacturing is not acceptable.

He picked up the flintlock and looked at it carefully.

But I was thinking about the barbarian tribe. The envoys sent by this time should have arrived at the Kled tribe.
Chapter completed!