This gun is rare because it uses bullets that are integrated with the ammunition. This thing is too difficult to make and cannot be mass-produced.
However, His Majesty the Emperor is still qualified to play a trick.
Fang Jue thought that as long as the emperor liked playing with this thing, he would vigorously develop muskets...
Xiao Chaoguo and Wang Feng both saw Fang Jue's thoughts, but they were not in a position to dissuade the emperor and did not dare to stop him.
Ye Hongyi asked carefully: "Fang Jue, what should I do if Your Majesty hurts himself?"
"No, although His Majesty is not on the master list, his martial arts skills are not inferior to those of the top masters in the world."
Fang Jue said, walked over, pulled the bolt of the gun, inserted a bullet, and completed loading.
He said: "Your Majesty, within three hundred steps, you can hit accurately... You only need to look at the crosshair, eyes, crosshair and target, and tap here... The rest depends on talent and luck.
."
The knowledge of shooting is too profound, and Fang Jue only knows a little about it. He is not at the level of a sniper, and can only be taught to this extent.
"Three hundred steps, you can hardly see anything, can this thing hit?" Mo Yuan was a little disdainful.
That shot this morning could have been easily achieved by a strong bow from less than 150 paces.
Xiao Pingsi waved his hand, not listening to Mo Yuan at all, and curiously asked Fang Jue: "Sir, the hidden weapon shot by this object will not fall?"
"There will be errors, but the speed is too fast and the weight of the shot is small, so the fall is not obvious." Fang Jue said.
After testing, Fang Jue knew the performance of this bolt sniper.
Within three hundred steps, you can probably hit the target accurately. If you exceed it, it will fall significantly and be affected by the environment. It requires a more professional master to hit the target.
"If so, then this is truly an artifact!" Xiao Pingsi was overjoyed.
Immediately, he held the gun and chose a place more than 260 steps away.
a tree.
"Bang!"
When the bullet was fired, the tree trembled. Xiao Pingsi glanced at it, and Ye Hongyi immediately ran over to take a look.
"Hit!"
Ye Hongyi came back and shouted: "Your Majesty hit a cicada on the tree and only half of its wings were left!"
When Xiao Pingsi heard that he had really hit, he immediately burst into laughter: "It really didn't fall much... This thing can be called an artifact. With a little training... it's easier to train than that archer!"
Every qualified emperor must be a military and political master.
Fang Jue secretly praised that Xiao Pingsi really had a sharp eye and saw the biggest advantage of muskets compared with bows and arrows.
Archers need strength, experience, and judgment of the arc of the arrow in order to hit the target.
There is no need for a musket, and the aim is basically stable. Even if you are not a soldier, as long as you teach him how to use it, he can basically go to the battlefield.
Of course, ordinary muskets cannot match the accuracy of "01".
"Young Master, is this musket capable of producing energy?" Xiao Pingsi asked on the spot without caring about others.
After witnessing the power of the musket with their own eyes, everyone had different expressions.
The emperor wanted mass production, and his thoughts were always for the sake of the world and power.
But they don't really want to see this musket mass-produced, otherwise who will learn martial arts then?
"Your Majesty, this gun is the only one in the world and cannot be mass-produced." Fang Jue shook his head.
"That's such a pity..."
Fang Jue added: "However, you can try a lower-grade musket."
"Huh?" The emperor's eyes lit up.
"It's a lower grade. Do you have any? Come and show it to me!"
Fang Jue nodded and said to Dian: "Go to the warehouse and pull out the sealed box with the fire sign on it."
"Go to the cellar again and help me take out that box of ammunition."
"yes……"
Taking advantage of the free time, Fang Fu brought his maid to serve tea and ordered tables and chairs to be placed in the field.
After Dianyi got it back, the emperor looked like a curious baby again.
"Open it." Fang Jue said.
Noriichi unpacked it skillfully. He was also present when these things were installed, and he was also curious about what was inside.
Soon, a box of matchlocks lay in front of everyone.
It's not a fire portal gun that needs to be ignited. It's too backward. Even if he knew that it needed to be developed step by step, Fang Jue still eliminated that thing.
These matchlock guns are actually tunnel-fired guns, but in order to be able to make fire in various environments, Fangjue left a matchlock.
"this……"
Xiao Pingsi pointed at the musket: "What's the difference from the previous one?"
From their perspective, these things all look the same, just like yellow people feel face blind when looking at foreigners.
Fang Jue picked up a musket and took out the box of gunpowder, rods and lead bullets from the ammunition box on the side.
You can use other metal ammunition, such as iron bullets, but they are unnecessary and expensive.
Lead is cheap and comes with magic damage...
Skillfully insert the gun on the ground with the mouth facing up, take out the gunpowder from the matchbox-sized box and stuff it into the muzzle of the gun; use a straight rod, that is, a slender iron rod, to press it tightly; and then put in the lead bullets.
, and then compact it with a straight strip.
After tinkering, more than half a minute passed.
Fang Jue held the loaded musket and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to fire."
"So long?" Everyone was a little disgusted.
The musket just now, loaded with bullets and pulled the bolt, only took a few breaths, and it suddenly pales in comparison.
Xiao Pingsi said: "Try hitting it, how far can it hit?"
Fang Jue smiled and said: "Of course it can't compare to the previous shot, but it can also shoot farther than a bow and arrow, and its power is stronger."
With that said, Fang Jue opened the gun, put the final gunpowder on the powder tray, raised the barrel and aimed at a tree fifty steps away.
The moment he pulled the trigger, he felt a little excited.
"Bang!"
The sapling exploded and fell down. The power really shocked everyone.
"The power is pretty good." Xiao Pingsi nodded in approval.
"Within fifty steps, even heavy armor will have difficulty defending against it." Mo Yuan frowned and sighed. Is martial arts really about to withdraw from the stage of history?
Xiao Chaoguo's mood was also very complicated. He looked at Fang Jue and said, "Young Master is indeed a genius in the world. Even inferior muskets are so powerful. There will be no place for warriors to use them in the future..."
"It's just that the reloading is too slow." Ye Hongyi shook his head, feeling that at this speed, he would have been killed by a bow and arrow.
"But if there are enough equipment in the line, let some people fire and others load the ammunition... In this cycle, we can have ammunition to meet the enemy at all times..." Fang Jue said.
Xiao Pingsi nodded, and saw that his two masters seemed to be a little uninterested, and he suddenly smiled and said:
"My dear, don't bother yourself. With such important weapons, I'm afraid it will be difficult to install them all."
Fang Jue also nodded: "Exactly, Your Majesty, although the power and range of muskets exceed those of bows and arrows, they cannot be completely replaced within decades."
The smelting and manufacturing of muskets requires powerful craftsmen.
The power of a musket depends on the gunpowder formula and the structure of the musket.
In the short term, Fang Jue doesn't plan to make any big changes here.
Because he is also afraid that others will learn from it secretly and then counterattack him, so he just plays it off.
Now if you use an inferior version, if unfortunately someone steals it from you, you can still use a more advanced version, always hiding a trick to counter the opponent.
"Moreover, mass manufacturing of muskets requires many craftsmen and a long construction period...a large amount of ore, labor, and financial resources..."
"In short, to equip a battalion requires all the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry in Beijing to work hard for more than half a year... So we have to plan it slowly, and it will take several years before we can form combat strength."
"good!"
Xiao Pingsi heard this and immediately said: "I will order the young master to supervise the forging for the Musket Bureau, and ask the Ministry of Works to cooperate with you to set up a forging station next to Fangjiazhuang!"
When Fang Jue heard this, his face was calm: "Your Majesty, the most important thing about this thing is not its manufacture, but its confidentiality."
"Hiss..." Everyone suddenly became nervous.
Especially Wang Feng.
After seeing the power of the musket, everyone knew that Xia Guo had a magical weapon.
The six countries in the world, after learning about it, will probably try their best to steal it.
Wouldn't it be enough to become an enemy by then?
Therefore, before this thing appears on the battlefield for the first time, it cannot be revealed to anyone, and those who know about it must keep their mouths shut.
The emperor looked at everyone. Wang Feng was trembling, thinking that he was going to die.
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say and do. If this matter comes out, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Xiao Pingsi warned everyone.
"I obey the decree." Mo Yuan took the lead, and then everyone said in unison.
Xiao Pingsi added: "The Xuanjian Division and the Forbidden Army must work closely together to protect the musket forge... No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, the young master will select manpower from the Xuanjian Division and the Forbidden Army, and craftsmen from the Ministry of Works will be selected to form the Musket Bureau.
."
"yes……"
…
The next day, Wang Feng read out the emperor's decree in the court hall.
"Musket Bureau?" Zhuge Qingshan looked surprised and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this? How come the cabinet doesn't know?"
He is the chief minister of the cabinet and can intervene in all government and military affairs, unless it is the emperor's private matter.
But this matter, which requires the use of various ministries and forces, is obviously not the royal family's own business. Of course, Zhuge Qingshan can question it.
Faced with questioning, it was really difficult for Xiao Pingsi to explain, after all, he had to keep it secret.
"I... have a great use of my own. I don't need to ask anything about it. I will figure it out in a few years." Xiao Pingsi said without question.
Zhuge Qingshan was stunned. This was the first time the emperor answered him like this, and he felt a little embarrassed.
But the other iron-headed boy didn't care about the emperor's face and left the job on the spot.
"Qin Shiyi, the imperial censor of Zuodu..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Pingsi covered his forehead and looked down helplessly. The trolls from Yushitai jumped out again.
Qin Shiyi looked serious: "I think that the establishment of the Musket Bureau was too hasty. Your Majesty called the Xuanjian Department, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Imperial Army... all came for the Musketeer Bureau. I think this is a waste of people and money. If it is not necessary,
It cannot be implemented!"
"I second the proposal..." Zhuge Qingshan never thought that one day he would agree with Qin Shiyi.
"Your Majesty, I second my opinion." Most of the ministers also expressed their opinions.
Although you are the emperor and can do whatever you want, you suddenly have to use so many people from various ministries and a large amount of money from the treasury just to set up a gun bureau?
If you don't give a proper reason, who knows if you are stupid and want to have fun?