The explosion of artillery barrels is actually a very common phenomenon.

Not only did they explode themselves, but the foreigners also exploded.

Up to now, the phenomenon of guns exploding is not unheard of in modern times.

So Zhao Ce actually didn't care too much about the explosion.

But today is the first time to test the French cannon.

If the gun explodes on the first test, then the soldiers will probably be afraid of the artillery in the future.

The current artillery is due to the addition of bronze casting.

Relatively speaking, it is stronger and more stable, and explosion of the chamber will not lead to catastrophic consequences.

But as a soldier, even if you are disabled.

It also ruined his military career.

What's more, His Highness the Crown Prince was present in person today to watch the cannon test.

There are probably many people responsible for such an explosion.

Zeng Jian also felt a little uneasy.

But he could only bite the bullet and step forward.

"Your Highness, these French cannons on site are all made by skilled old craftsmen."

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't explode the first time it's used."

"I will investigate this matter..."

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Houzhao hesitantly.

"Your Highness, there are not many skilled craftsmen, why don't you just let me punish him a little in private?"

Zeng Jian was a diligent and thrifty Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he treated the people in the Ministry of Industry quite well.

At this time, they still used the method of veterans leading novices to build artillery.

Therefore, skilled craftsmen are still very important to the Ordnance Bureau.

Zeng Jian said that he would write a memorial to explain the matter, just to try to whitewash the matter in front of the emperor.

But Zhu Houzhao, who saw it with his own eyes, was afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince would complain.

After all, he came to see the cannon test with great interest, and the first cannon exploded.

At that time, he was in a bad mood and determined to pursue the case.

Then he would still have to expend all his efforts to deal with His Majesty.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at him, his expression not very angry.

He looked at Zhao Ce, who was still observing, and whispered: "Dingxihou, what do you think?"

Zhao Ce then raised his head, looked at Zeng Jian and asked: "So if it is made by a novice craftsman, it will be easy to explode?"

Zeng Jian didn't expect Zhao Ce to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment before he said truthfully: "It is true that the risk will increase..."

"But today's artillery, I will never overestimate it. All I use are..."

Zhao Ce shook his head and interrupted him.

"Zeng Shangshu, don't be anxious."

"Since it was built by experienced craftsmen, the artillery should not be a big problem."

"So, there should be something wrong with the amount of gunpowder filled."

Zeng Jian was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he naturally knew the affairs of the Ministry of Industry very well.

Although he didn't know everything about artillery, he at least spent a lot of effort to understand them.

But he never expected that Zhao Ce, a young man who had just completed the imperial examination, would be so familiar with artillery.

After listening to Zhao Ce's words, he also came to his senses.

Yes.

Artillery built by skilled craftsmen naturally has the risk of exploding the chamber.

However, this risk is generally within control.

As long as it is not used repeatedly many times, the probability of the chamber exploding will be greatly reduced.

It is basically impossible for the gun to explode on the first try.

Therefore, there must be other reasons for the explosion.

There is no problem with the craftsmen, and the steel used is the same.

That's probably a matter of operation...

He immediately called for the person responsible for stuffing the gunpowder.

After asking, I found out that there was really too much gunpowder.

The man who stuffed the gunpowder knew he was in trouble.

Somewhat frightened, he said: "It was the first time to test the artillery. My subordinates were also worried that the range of the artillery shells was not enough as expected, so they stuffed more shells..."

If you want to shoot out the cannonball, you need to load it with gunpowder.

The heavier the cannonball, the more gunpowder must be loaded in order to have enough power to push the cannonball out.ъìＱυＧΕtＶ.℃ǒΜ

If there is less gunpowder, the range of the cannonball will naturally be shorter.

Sometimes the shell may hit the ground as soon as it comes out of the barrel.

Today, because the prince came to see the cannon test, it was the first time for them to operate the French cannon.

Naturally, I don’t dare to make too big a mistake.

I was afraid that if the gunpowder plug was missing, the shell would fall after just a short distance.

So I put some more gunpowder in it, hoping to shoot farther.

But if there is too much gunpowder, it will explode internally, and the risk of a chamber explosion will also increase.

Then they happened to be so unlucky.

The first cannon exploded.

After hearing this man's report, Zeng Jian really didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the person who tested the cannon was not seriously injured.

But the artillery pieces that were blown up were all just money!

He sighed and looked at Zhao Ce.

Zhao Ce nodded and said, "As expected."

"Since there is too much gunpowder, we just need to adjust the amount of gunpowder."

The man scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "That's what I'm teaching you."

"We were too anxious."

"If it really doesn't work, we can also thicken the barrel, which can also effectively prevent the barrel from exploding."

The Fran cannon itself is a light gun.

If the gun barrel continues to be thickened in order to prevent the barrel from exploding, the weight will definitely increase a lot.

This becomes cumbersome.

Zhao Ce shook his head: "As the barrel becomes thicker and thicker, the advantage of this new type of gun being light will be lost."

"And even if the barrel is thickened, the risk of the barrel exploding is still high for a cannon made by a novice."

After saying this, a group of people from the Ministry of Industry all looked at each other.

But whoever allowed them to test the cannon on the first day made such mistakes.

Zeng Jian thought that Zhao Ce seemed to be quite familiar with these artillery pieces, so he did not refute him.

Instead, he said humbly: "What you said does make sense."

"In this case, our Ministry of Industry will recruit more craftsmen this year and try to train as many skilled craftsmen as possible."

"That would probably be better."

Zhao Ce looked at the still smoking artillery and suddenly said: "We need more manpower."

"But it will definitely take a long time to cultivate a talent who is skilled in building an artillery."

Zeng Jian subconsciously replied: "Not bad."

"When the master brings you in, it will take at least a few years to become independent..."

"In this case, why not change the production method?"
To be continued...