People like Yun Bofei don't care about money or status, but like ancient literati, they value reputation the most. If this gun can be successfully developed, then Yun Bofei will be proud of his ancestors, and the Yun family will be passed down to future generations.
This is not only Yun Bofei's, but also his father Yun Yue's lifelong wish.
I know in my heart that the successful development of firearms is not easy. Although Yun Bofei has a profound knowledge of firearms, he has the limitations of the times, and I only have a superficial understanding of it. Most of them have read some introductions in books.
With the current technology, it is difficult to solve the problem with just the ignition technology, not to mention the wide range of issues involved. However, things have to be done step by step, and Yun Bofei's return is at least a good start.
The lack of scientific and technological talents was an extremely important problem in ancient times. Great scientists like Shen Kuo were ultimately frustrated by their ambitions. Ultimately, it was the lack of attention by those in power that led to the rigid thinking of the ancient Chinese people.
The development of this musket not only requires firearms experts, but also requires the cooperation of experts from various industries such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. It is far from enough to rely on just one Yun Bofei, or even the entire Gunpowder Department.
I was eager for talents: "Everyone, the competition between countries is the competition of talents. What is talent? Anyone who can excel in various industries can be called talents. Don't think that you can fight or write.
Those who write articles are talented. Many weird and wonderful ideas, even random thoughts, may invent things that change history. You all know that gunpowder is a Taoist method of refining elixirs.
It was invented accidentally, so you need to carefully observe the various people around you. All of you here are talents, and I will certainly reuse them. But to revive our dynasty, it is not enough for me and you alone. In the future, everyone must pay attention to those around you.
As long as someone has a skill, I will reuse him. Even if someone like Jia Sidao has superb insights into crickets, he is still a talent."
I don’t care whether everyone here understands it or not, but I just stated the views of future generations on talents.
So are Shen Yiqiu and Quan Jue really as scientific talents as I thought?
Historically, the late Southern Song Dynasty was a time of war and chaos, and there were almost no records of talents in this field. It’s better to discover it yourself.
Thinking of this, I took out a pile of papers covered with calligraphy and paintings and said, "Bo Fei, these are some of my experiences. Take them and look at them carefully. Remember to keep them confidential."
Yun Bofei took the paper and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
On these papers are the patterns of modern guns and artillery that I drew based on my memory, as well as some simple principles of cord guns, muskets and other firearms, and even the drawings and effects of hand grenades. I feel that compared to guns, maybe
The first thing to be put into actual combat was the grenade.
"By the way, Lan Yu, how are you doing along the way?"
"Returning to Your Majesty went smoothly. Yun Bofei's hometown is indeed secretive. It will be an excellent place to hide troops if he wants to attack Mongolia in the future."
"Well, Lan Yu, please draw the map and give it to me. Bo Fei, have your family settled down?"
"Your Majesty, we have settled down and are temporarily staying at Zhong Fei's place."
"Okay, Bo Fei, you can rest for a few days and go to the gunpowder workshop immediately. The research and development of firearms is very important. It will become one of the final decisive factors in the Song-Mongolian war." I saw that everyone seemed to be unconvinced and then continued, "This
You don’t have to doubt it, we will know in the future.”
"Your Majesty, I plan to go to the gunpowder mill tomorrow. Lord Wen, do you think it's possible?"
I smiled and said: "Bo Fei is so impatient, why not? Song Rui, you will make arrangements tomorrow."
Wen Tianxiang also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Song Rui, build a small military camp near the Gunpowder Department. I plan to move the base of the Youth Guard to the foot of Luoshi Mountain."
"I obey the decree."
"Zhong Fei."
"My subordinate is here."
"You personally lead fifty imperial guards to guard the Gunpowder Department. Before the Youth Guard takes over the defense, you need to ensure the safety of the Gunpowder Department."
"I obey my orders."
"Lan Yu, Shen Mo, you guys have a good rest these days. You don't need to rest during the New Year. You will follow me to Kuaiji on the third day of the first lunar month."
"I obey the decree."
After Yun Bofei read my manuscripts, he eagerly interjected: "Your Majesty, I just took a preliminary look at your Majesty's manuscript. It is a classic. I plan to skip the musket and directly study the matchlock gun and grenades.
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"Oh, Bo Fei, you are indeed a master of firearms. How confident are you that you understand it so quickly?"
"Your Majesty, I only understand a little bit, but I am 20 to 30% sure, but I still don't know how to ignite the gunpowder."
As far as I know, there is a metal hook on the gun of the matchlock gun. One end of the hook is fixed on the gun and can rotate around the axis. The other end holds a burning match rope. When the soldier fires, he uses his hand to push the metal hook towards the gun.
Pushing the fire door causes the match rope to ignite the black powder and then launch the projectile in the gun chamber.
The ignition device is a match rope made of hemp rope or tightly twisted cloth, which is soaked in potassium nitrate or other salt solutions and then dried. It can burn slowly, with a burning speed of about 80 mm to 120 mm per hour.
, in this way, after the soldier presses the metal hook into the fire door, he can hold the gun with one or both hands, keeping his eyes on the target.
However, it is precisely because of the match rope that the speed is slow, and each soldier has to carry a match rope dozens of meters long when going out, which is very inconvenient.
According to historical records, a well-trained shooter can fire 2 rounds of bullets every 3 minutes, and the long-barreled gun has a range of approximately 100 to 200 meters.
But this speed is still far behind those of skilled archers. A skilled archer can shoot nearly 40 feather arrows in one minute, and the distance can exceed 100 meters.
Mongolian cavalry who are good at this can shoot more than twenty feather arrows per minute even in mounted shooting.
However, if we follow the three-stage shooting method of later generations, complete rows of rotating shots, and the psychological shock effect after the gunpowder is fired, the effect will still be obvious.
The matchlock gun had four major disadvantages. One was due to the matchlock, the other was troublesome to operate, the third was affected by the weather, and the fourth was poor accuracy. Therefore, it was later replaced by more advanced flintlock guns.
It was also from the flintlock that cold weapons were completely eliminated.
I thought to myself, as long as the matchlock gun can be produced in advance, and with the help of grenades, we can still fight the Mongols. If the flintlock gun can be developed in the Battle of Xiangyang three years later, we will win 100% of the time.
After victory, it's time for me to regain the Central Plains, or perhaps grenades and a matchlock gun are enough to be invincible.
The fifth year of Jingding passed like this. For the people of the Song Dynasty, except for the change of emperor, everything else remained the same. They were not interested in whether it was Lizong or Duzong, because in their eyes, there was nothing strange about it.
However, every person in the Song Dynasty, whether rich or poor, happily rushed home before the year. The joy of gathering with relatives and the expectation for the coming year remained unchanged.
The wishes of the people in this era are so simple and simple. They hope that the whole family can reunite and eat hot dumplings together in the New Year.
For me, it is my first New Year in this world. In the past, at this time, I should have been worrying about train tickets. It was difficult to buy tickets to go home. If I didn't go home, I would miss home.
I began to miss home, I began to miss Hisashi, I began to miss my relatives and friends in later generations, and even the Spring Festival Gala that had mixed reviews.