Chapter five hundred and forty-nine skilled craftsmen gathered together
For Wang Mi, it is indeed his ideal to use a better blast furnace, increase the combustion efficiency, raise the fire temperature, and forge higher quality steel.
But ideals cannot be separated from reality. This is the Jin Dynasty, not the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There has not been a single instance of steel being used in weapons. Do you still want to eat a fat man in one bite?
Do you have a gun now?
Is there a red cannon?
There is nothing, and he, the little king, cannot pull out the tall building from the ground.
We can only start by making a rudimentary gun.
For primary firearms such as handguns, steel pipes made by pouring steel are sufficient.
After finishing all these tasks, they entered the waiting stage, and Wang Mi began to chat with the masters. Seeing his friendly attitude, Master Wei and his apprentices gradually let down their guard and started chatting.
Wang Mi handed the hand gun pattern he drew to Master Wei and said: "Master Wei, this is the new weapon I want to make. Take a look. As long as the steel material is suitable, you can make it."
"Is this thing only that small?" Wei Ning'er's reaction made Wang Mi very happy. He didn't first question what kind of strange thing it was. He had already taken a big step forward in making handguns.
Step!
"It's really only that small. This weapon is placed directly in the hand and used, so it's definitely not too big."
"Look, can this steel pipe be made?"
Wang Mi stared at Wei Ning'er nervously. This was his biggest concern. Although he had no experience in making firearms, he understood that it was not difficult to make a wooden handle and connect the trigger.
The most difficult thing is the steel pipe of this gun.
Once the strength is insufficient, it will either fail to form or explode.
"It's probably still possible."
"From a small perspective, the copper pipe of this weapon seems to be very small and not difficult. It should be possible to make it."
"Very good!"
"With your words, I feel relieved!"
Wang Mi patted Wei Ning'er on the shoulder, frightening him so much that he saluted several times in fear, but Wang Mi didn't care: "Master Wei, you are too polite. As long as you can make this weapon well, it will be fine."
When the gun is fired, let alone a pat on the shoulder, it’s okay if you ask me to take credit for you!”
"Chenjialou, yes, Chenjialou. It is the best restaurant in Jiankang City. On the day when we are done, I will invite a few chefs to Chenjialou for a big meal!"
"Really?"
"Is there such a good thing?"
"Shilang Wang is so generous!"
In Wang Mi's ears, all kinds of compliments came and went, and there were even some voices that he had never heard before, mixed in among them.
As soon as they heard about the benefits, the apprentices in the blacksmith workshop immediately got excited and became very motivated. But behind them, Wang Mi suddenly discovered that many masters from other workshops had come, and they all looked at the blacksmith eagerly.
Everything that happens in the workshop.
The excitement and excitement, coupled with the desire to make a fortune, are almost overflowing.
"Shilang Wang, are you the Shilang Wang who came back from Xiangyang?"
A master was holding on to the fence of the blacksmith's workshop, shouting hard into the blacksmith's workshop.
"Exactly, what do you do for me?"
Although Wang Mi didn't recognize this loud master, but seeing that his hands were covered with yellow powder, he guessed that this man was probably a spice-making master.
"It's nothing important. I just want to ask Mr. Wang if there is any errand that I need your help with. You can also give me an order. Our brothers are willing to help you!"
These days, there are people who are rushing to receive rewards, and there are people who are rushing to claim credit, but I have never seen people who are rushing to work.
These craftsmen are busy in the workshops all year round, do they actually want to be even busier?
"You guys, why don't you hurry up and get to work!"
Several masters from other workshops were about to get new jobs, but they were disrupted by Puchao who suddenly jumped out.
Pu Chao came to the blacksmith's workshop originally to see what new weapon Wang Mi wanted to make. After waiting for a long time, he found that the shadow of the new weapon had not been seen yet, but these greedy people arrived.
Pu Chao has been working in Jiang's workshop for twenty years and has great prestige. As soon as he opens his mouth, the masters reluctantly leave without any resistance.
Huh?
Just leave like that?
How does this work?
"Everyone, don't leave yet!"
"I really have something important to ask of you."
Is there really an errand?
Pu Chao quickly stopped all the masters who were eager to slip away and waited blankly for Wang Mi's instructions.
"We also need a master carpenter here."
"Is there anyone with good skills who often does small carpentry work?" Wang Mi suggested loudly. In this general workshop, he is now looking like he is recruiting troops.
Pu Chao was really shocked by him. Seeing Wang Mi waving his hands and shouting, he began to doubt his identity.
Is this person really a direct descendant of the Langya Wang family?
Could it be that you welcomed the wrong person?
"have!"
"Here it is!" A little old man pushed forward bravely. Several craftsmen who were eager to try saw the person coming and consciously gave way to a passage.
When it comes to carpentry work, no one can do it better than Mr. Yan, so you should avoid it consciously.
Wang Mi looked the old man Yan up and down and was very satisfied. He seemed to be reliable at first sight. He gave him a piece of the drawing he had drawn and said with a smile: "This is part of the weapon I want to make.
The handle is made of wood, so you need to make it, and then connect the handle to the steel pipe in front. Is this feasible?"
That’s all!
I thought it would be so difficult!
Master Yan patted his chest and assured, "No problem, it's a small matter."
"How many do I need to make?"
So confident?
"Just make one first, at best get one as a backup."
Little things, little things, Master Yan got the job and stepped back contentedly, but Wang Mi's shouting was far from stopping.
"Pinzi, is there anyone who knows how to make leadzi?"
"Wang Shilang, what is lead?" This time, before the enthusiastic masters had time to ask, Puchao himself couldn't bear his loneliness.
Old Man Pu also wanted to get involved in such an interesting thing.
"It's a projectile made of lead. It's small, heavy, and has a strong impact. It's necessary to make this new type of weapon!"
Projectiles!
Pu Chao stroked his beard and finally had some ideas. When shooting birds with a slingshot, stone pellets were used. Later, fighting techniques on the battlefield improved. Sometimes, some fast players would use them when there were no arrows.
, will also use ejection projectiles to attack the enemy.
At that time, the projectiles used by the soldiers were made of different materials. Some still used stone projectiles, while others were more advanced and used iron projectiles.
Comparing the two, it is true that the iron projectile is more lethal. So, according to Wang Mi, it seems that the lead is even more lethal than the iron projectile.
incredible!
If the experiment of this new weapon is really successful, then the Jin army will be completely on edge!