Duosima is really numb now.

When he picked up the flintlock rifle in his hand and used the scope to look at a Japanese pirate doll seventy feet away, he was really shocked.

Although a treasure like a telescope is precious, it is not something that cannot be bought. What's more, Dosima was once an officer in charge of firearms, so she was no stranger to the use of a telescope.

However, this was the first time for Duosima to use a telescope in this way.

When he saw the puppet seventy feet away through the scope on the gun butt, he instantly felt that the puppet was already standing in front of him. Moreover, Dosima also found that when he looked at the man through the scope

Occasionally, he could clearly see a crosshair mark with some numbers on it. Moreover, he recognized these numbers, which were the Arabic numerals he was familiar with.

This was the first time in the Ming Dynasty that he saw someone using Arabic numerals to mark scales.

Dosima fumbled for a while, but he was not in a hurry to shoot. He slowly allowed himself to adapt to the weight of the flintlock rifle, and also slowly adapted to the data marks on the crosshair in the scope.

When he felt almost the same, he held his breath, then pulled the trigger without any distractions, and a bullet shot out instantly!

With a bang, the head of the doll seventy feet away cracked open!

Zhu Changluo saw Duo Sima shot in the head from the side, and he exclaimed: "Awesome!"

Duosima breathed a sigh of relief and reluctantly handed the flintlock rifle to Zhao Shizhen, who had been waiting aside for a long time.

When Zhao Shizhen saw Duosima blowing the head off a 70-foot Japanese pirate doll with one shot, he was extremely excited because he understood what it meant!

The difference between shooting distance, effective killing distance, and aiming shooting distance is worlds apart!

The shooting distance is the farthest distance that the bullet reaches. It may be very far, but after reaching that distance, the force and inertia of the bullet have been exhausted, and it loses its lethality.

The effective killing distance is the distance at which the bullet is lethal. As long as it is within this distance, even if the bullet floats and the trajectory changes, this does not hinder the lethality and danger of the bullet. However, there is a certain distance within this distance.

The gunner cannot control the distance of the aiming head, so it is called the effective killing distance.

The final aiming and shooting distance is literal. The greater the aiming and shooting distance, the greater the power of the musket!

Think about it, the aiming and shooting range of a bird gun is about ten feet. Beyond ten feet, although the bullet is still lethal, it will be left to fate wherever it hits.

However, according to the crown prince, the effective aiming and shooting distance of the flintlock rifle in front of him is one hundred and fifty feet. This distance alone has exceeded the maximum shooting distance of many bird muskets. With such an artifact,

Hand, when fighting against someone, the opponent will have almost no way to survive under this gun.

Duosima felt both scared and extremely excited when she thought of this!

"Your Highness, please let me make firearms for you. I will devote all my life's learning to Your Highness!"

Duosima immediately knelt on the ground, begging Zhu Changluo to stay.

Zhu Changluo helped Duo Sima up and said with a smile: "Gu Ye has exactly what he meant. Mr. Duo is a rare firearms master. If Mr. Gu Youduo helps me, I believe that in the near future, Gu will definitely be able to create even more powerful firearms."

firearm!"

Duosima immediately replied excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Just when Zhu Changluo was happily subduing Duosima, Zhao Shizhen also fired a shot.

After Zhao Shizhen finished the shot, his whole body was trembling with excitement, and a burst of joy went straight to Tianling Gai!

It turned out that he thought that the well-made firearms came from the Westerners who came from the sea.

But, it’s different now. Now he sees that the best firearm in the world belongs to Ming Dynasty!

This sense of pride made Zhao Shizhen so excited that it was hard to express in words!

Zhao Shizhen held the flintlock rifle and knelt directly towards Zhu Changluo, "I thank your highness for the great Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Changluo smiled.

Zhu Changluo helped Zhao Shizhen up and said: "What does Mr. Zhao mean by this? Gu is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, or a supervisor appointed by his father. It is Gu's bounden duty to serve the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty does not need Xie Gu, on the contrary, Gu

We must spend our whole life to protect and contribute to the Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhao Shizhen heard Zhu Changluo's words, he was so moved that he almost shed tears.

"I made a mistake, please punish me, Your Highness."

Zhao Shizhen replied crying excitedly.

Zhu Changluo helped Zhao Shizhen up, and then asked Wang Shenqiang to put away the flintlock rifle.

Zhu Changluo said: "Today is Gu's first day as the governor of Zhili. Originally, Gu wanted to recruit you to the governor's shogunate. However, the little eunuch sent failed to recruit such a great person as you, so

, Gu came to the door in person. Now, Gu and you have met, and I want to ask you, are you willing to go to Gu's governor-general's shogunate?"

Zhao Shizhen had also heard that the imperial court intended to set up a governor of Zhili, but as a small official as big as a sesame seed and a mung bean, he really didn't know that this governor of Zhili was actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

When he heard that the crown prince wanted to recruit him to join the governor-general's shogunate, Zhao Shizhen was extremely excited. He immediately replied: "Your Highness's kindness is as heavy as Mount Tai, and I am willing to serve His Highness!"

Zhu Changluo was overjoyed and said: "Okay, with Mr. Zhao's words, I can rest assured. I want to recruit you to the governor-general's shogunate because of the good news you gave to the court. There are not many scholars in the Ming Dynasty today."

How can you study firearms so deeply?

It's far away. When you get to Gu's governor-general and shogunate, you will be in charge of the firearms reform in the military town in the north of Beizhili. In this regard, Gu will ask the Minister of War to cooperate with you. You must find a way to give Gu the military town in the north.

Build them into impregnable and peerless fortresses!"

Zhao Shizhen accepted the order excitedly, "I will live up to His Highness's expectations, and I will spend all my life's learning to build a great steel wall for Your Highness!"

Zhu Changluo helped Zhao Shizhen up, "Then I'll leave it to Mr. Zhao."

After gaining two firearms masters, Zhu Changluo was in a really good mood.

Looking at the sunshine outside, he felt particularly bright.

"It's such a wonderful time of spring when flowers are blooming."

Zhu Changluo couldn't help but sigh that it was the right time.

Just as Zhu Changluo sighed, Zhao Shizhen asked a question from the side.

Zhao Shizhen asked: "Your Highness, how fake is the flintlock rifle that Master Wang Shenqiang brought just now?"

Zhao Shizhen asked this question, obviously wanting to list this artifact.

When Zhu Changluo heard Zhao Shizhen ask this question, he also understood what Zhao Shizhen meant.

Zhu Changluo said: "Mr. Zhao, don't think about this flintlock rifle. It's meaningless. The cost of this flintlock rifle is too high and it is not suitable for military installation. Its cost is higher than the same weight of gold.

It is several times more expensive, and the cost of one bullet is almost five taels of silver. Even a gold mine operator cannot afford to feed this gold-eating beast. It can only be used as a strategic weapon."

When Zhao Shizhen heard about the high cost, he almost jumped up in shock!

He really didn't expect it to be so expensive!

Originally, he was mentally prepared for the extremely high cost of this gun, and he was just trying to convince His Highness to install this gun, even if it was five hundred.

However, after he heard the cost, he wisely shut up.

Because this is really beyond his imagination!

Zhao Shizhen couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. It was such a pity.

Looking at the expressions of Duosima and Zhao Shizhen, Zhu Changluo said again: "I have brought you two here. In fact, I have a task that I want to give you two."

Zhao Shizhen and Duosima looked at each other, and then replied firmly: "Your Highness, please speak."

Zhu Changluo said: "Now you have also seen that the problem of the musket's flint has been solved by Gu's firearms craftsmen. However, the problem of the artillery's flint is still a difficulty. Although they both reach the same goal by different paths, in terms of technical implementation

, there are still some difficulties. Therefore, I would like to ask the two gentlemen to study the issue of the artillery’s flint in detail.”

"There is another problem, which is the problem of miniaturization of artillery. The artillery outside is very powerful, but it is too big and it is very inconvenient to fight. I want you to make one that can be carried by one person.

, a small artillery piece that can be carried by two people, and preferably can be freely disassembled. The shooting distance can reach fifty feet."

After Duo Sima and Zhao Shizhen heard Zhu Changluo's request, they were a little confused. What kind of artillery is this? Is there such a light artillery?

In fact, what Zhu Changluo was talking about was a light mortar. However, due to the quality of the shell technology and steel, as well as the knowledge and education level of the workers inside the workshop, the secret firearms factory in Xishan Huangzhuang

The workshop has not yet been able to be built.

Now, there are talents, and they are also firearms talents with very broad knowledge and world experience. Zhu Changluo naturally opened his mouth and asked them to study more convenient and easier-to-use mortars.
Chapter completed!