After many tests, Handu obtained the performance data of this breech-loading rifled gun. According to Handu's calculations, the effective killing distance of this gun is about 900 meters. It can guarantee accurate hits within 600 meters and can achieve accurate hits within 70 meters.
It can easily penetrate an inch-thick elm board, and its power can be said to be quite huge.
With a look of satisfaction on his face, Han Du reluctantly threw the gun to Lin Mo.
After Lin Mo tried it several times, he was also shocked by the terrifying power of this gun. To this day, he still doesn't believe that such a powerful weapon was made by his own hands.
If the revolver cannot completely suppress the archers due to its range and the sharp drop in accuracy after twenty feet, then this gun can easily turn the archers into living targets, and there will never be any more
Of no use at all.
Lin Mo held the gun and turned it over and over, as if he was greedily looking at a stunning beauty.
"Master Hou, is our gun really ready?"
Han Du understood Lin Mo's joy, smiled and nodded: "Of course. Hurry up and ask someone to make a few more, and I will report the good news to the emperor."
"Okay, I'll go now." Lin Mo suddenly smiled brightly. The Marquis reported to the emperor that if such a magical weapon was born, the emperor would definitely reward him. He, Lin Mo, also played a role in this, so of course he would be there.
a contribution.
Han Du nodded, turned around and left the Ordnance Bureau. Without any delay, he came to the palace to ask for an audience with Lao Zhu. Han Du had a gold medal bestowed by Lao Zhu, so he could go straight into the palace without passing through and wait outside Fengtian Hall.
Not long after waiting, a young eunuch came to Han Du and took him in.
"Unfortunately, the Marquis is here. Lin Daizhao is painting for the emperor. The Emperor ordered his servant to invite the Marquis to Wuying Hall."
Wuying Hall and Wenhua Hall are opposite each other. Wenhua Hall was given to Zhu Biao by Lao Zhu as a place for him to handle government affairs. Wuying Hall was Lao Zhu’s residence, and Lao Zhu only came here when he was free.
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However, due to Lao Zhu's workaholic character, he was either reviewing memorials or on the way to review memorials. In the past, he rarely had the opportunity to come here. In the past two years, Lao Zhu felt that he was not energetic enough and left most government affairs to Zhu Biao.
After that, he only had time to come to Wuying Palace occasionally.
Han Du followed the young eunuch to the outside of Wuying Palace and waited quietly for Lao Zhu to finish painting.
While waiting, you would feel that time passed very slowly. Han Du didn't know how long he waited, but when the eunuch came out to deliver the order, he felt that the soles of his feet were numb.
"Xuan, the Marquis of Zhenhai, Han Du, has an audience."
Han Du followed the eunuch step by step and walked into the palace door, hoping to get rid of the numbness in his feet as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, Han Du, pays homage to the Emperor."
Lao Zhu was leaning on the chair, holding a bright yellow tea cup in his hand, and said, "Have you been waiting for a long time? Please give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, my young time is nothing." Han Du said his words of thanks, but he couldn't wait to sit on the golden pier.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he just smiled and did not expose Han Du. Instead, he asked: "What do you want to do when you come to the palace today to ask for an audience?"
After Han Du sat for a few breaths, he felt that the numbness in his feet quickly faded away. He quickly stood up, bowed and said happily: "Your Majesty, the Ordnance Bureau has created another sharp weapon. I am here to report the good news to the Emperor.
"
"Oh?" Lao Zhu was overjoyed when he heard this. He didn't even have time to drink the ginseng tea in his hand and quickly put it down. He knew that something that could make Han Du rush to announce the good news was obviously not an ordinary thing. It should be as good as a revolver.
Bar.
"What good thing have you created? Please tell me."
Before Han Du could report, Lao Zhu stood up again and said without hesitation: "Forget it, you'd better stop talking and leave me a thought. I'll just go and see him."
"Here comes someone, get ready."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Arriving at the Ordnance Bureau, Lao Zhu exempted all the officials from the Ordnance Bureau from greeting him with a wave of his hand.
Han Du smiled, raised his finger and pointed at Lin Mo and said: "Your Majesty, this is Lin Mo, he made this thing."
"Back to the emperor, Xiaguan was created according to the ideas of Marquis Zhenhai." Lin Mo said honestly.
"well.
." Han Du sighed and shook his head. Lin Mo was too sincere. He obviously wanted to give him a chance to make meritorious deeds, but he refused to do so in vain.
However, Lao Zhu was extremely satisfied with Lin Mo's performance. He waved his hand to stop Han Du who wanted to speak, and said, "Don't push me around. First, tell me what's so great about this thing.
"
The shiny silver gun body is more than five feet long, giving Lao Zhu a unique sense of beauty. The key is that this thing looks completely different from a revolver. This can't help but make Lao Zhu curious, what kind of thing can make Han Du
Reporting to him with such joy.
Han Du smiled and raised his hand, leaving the opportunity to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo originally looked at Han Du, but when he saw Han Du's encouraging eyes towards him, he took a deep breath to suppress his inner impatience.
Picking up a breech-loading rifle, he solemnly introduced it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, according to the Marquis of Zhenhai, this is a breech-loading rifle. It is five feet four inches long, weighs nine pounds and six taels, and a bullet weighs seven
Qian. The effective killing distance is three hundred feet, and accuracy can be guaranteed within two hundred feet."
"What? Are you telling the truth?" Lao Zhu suddenly spoke and asked in disbelief. Lao Zhu knew everything about the revolver, but what is the effective killing distance of the revolver? It's only thirty feet, so
It can ensure accuracy within a range of twenty feet. Beyond this distance, the only way to make up for the lack of hits is through intensive firepower.
But now this gun has directly increased both of these data tenfold.
What is the concept of ten times?
In other words, even if the opponent has a revolver in their hand, when they face the gun, they have to start from 300 feet, use their scalp to withstand the firepower of the gun, and rush through 270 feet.
Only at a distance of thirty feet can we have a chance to fight back.
But when the two armies were fighting, how many of them were lucky enough to cross the two hundred and seventy feet filled with death?
"Hurry up and try it for me." Lao Zhu nodded eagerly towards Lin Mo.
Lin Mo turned around and pressed the bullet in. After getting ready, he raised his gun and fired at the target in the distance.
"Bang." I saw that the white paper on a target in the distance was hit by an invisible force, leaving a black hole.
Lao Zhu immediately gestured with his chin, and the guards around him quickly stepped forward and moved the target to the emperor. Lao Zhu took a look, was horrified, and said in surprise: "This, is actually penetrated? How far is this target?"
Lao Zhu could tell at a glance that the target was made of elm wood. Although it was a little thin, it was still about a finger thick. It was impossible to shoot through such a thick elm wood board with a bow and arrow. The revolver could do it, but it was definitely
It's impossible to do it at such a long distance.
"Two hundred feet." The guard's face was full of amazement.
From a distance of two hundred feet, it can directly penetrate a finger-thick elm board. This power is simply unpredictable. If he can take this thing to the battlefield, all the Meng Yuan cavalry will be meat on his chopping board. How can he kill them?
Just kill it.
When Lao Zhu heard the guard's report, he could no longer calm down. He waved his hand to Lin Mo to give him the rifled gun, raised it, recalled the skill of aiming the revolver, and fired with a "bang".
Without the emperor's instructions, the guard hurriedly ran over and lifted the target over. He shouted flatteringly: "The emperor's magic skill hits the red heart."
Lao Zhu looked at the target, and sure enough, a hole appeared in the red heart, and a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on his face. This shot was better than Lin Mo's just now, and Lin Mo just hit the target.
It's still far from the red heart.
Even Han Du, who was standing aside, couldn't believe it and looked at Lao Zhu blankly. Han Du was 100% sure that this was the first time Lao Zhu used this kind of gun, but he actually hit the red heart with one blow. Han Du
I don’t even know what to say. Is it because Lao Zhu is gifted? Or is he just lucky?
However, Han Du tended to Lao Zhu's good luck. Although the accuracy of this gun was very high, due to the long range, the aiming method was still different from that of the revolver. It was impossible to first get used to this gun.
Hit the red heart the first time.
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Zhu Zheng was so happy that he still couldn't get enough of shooting, so he asked Han Du: "Is the farthest target three hundred feet away?"
Han Du saw that Lao Zhu wanted to challenge the three-hundred-foot target, so he nodded quickly and said, "Yes."
"However, Your Majesty, the accuracy of this gun is very high within two hundred feet. After that, the accuracy will drop sharply. It can cause damage to people three hundred feet away, but it is not easy to hit."
"Bang!" Lao Zhu ignored Han Du's blabbering, and while Han Du was talking, he fired another shot.
The two guards also ran over and carried the target over. Before they reached Lao Zhu, they shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty is so brave, he has hit the red heart."
When Han Du heard this, his eyes couldn't help but bulge out. He looked in disbelief at the middle of the red heart on the target. A lead bullet was embedded in the board. The position was even closer to the center than the previous shot.
He raised his head and glanced at Lao Zhu, then looked up at the sky. Was Lao Zhu cheating?
Lao Zhu reached out and dug hard, trying to pull off the bullet, but the bullet was almost completely embedded. No matter how hard Lao Zhu tried, it would not move at all. ??
Lao Zhu also gave up, straightened up and sighed with a smile on his face: "The power of this thing is really powerful and terrifying."
It can beat an elm board like this at a distance of three hundred feet. If it were to hit a person, it would definitely be able to hit it easily.
After saying that, Lao Zhu turned towards Lin Mo and said, "Did you make this?"
Lin Mo waved his hands repeatedly and couldn't help but defended: "No, no, no, Your Majesty, this was done by the Marquis."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu turned his eyes to Han Du strangely.
Han Du spread his hands and said: "The Emperor's dragon is intimidating, which makes him a little nervous. I just gave him a few ideas, and he made the things. The Emperor also knows that I am very lazy and there is no way I can do it."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu burst into laughter, raised his hand and nodded towards Han Du, and said with a helpless look: "I am happy with your problem today, so I won't scold you. However, you will still have to deal with this problem in the future."
Change it. You have been a Marquis for so many years, and you still look sloppy. What's going on?"
"I'm afraid I can't change how tired I am when I get up," Han Du muttered softly.
Lao Zhu was about to turn his gaze to Lin Mo, but in an instant it fell on Han Du's head again, and asked sharply: "What did you say?"
Han Du quickly showed a flattering smile and said: "I said I will change it when I get back."
Lao Zhu gave Han Du a warning look before slowly looking away.
Then he paused and asked Han Du, "Does this thing have a name?"
Huh? Han Du was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood what Lao Zhu meant. He wanted the naming rights.
Shaking his head, Han Du said with a smile: "I haven't returned to the emperor yet. Please give me your name."
As expected, Lao Zhu showed a satisfied look, scratched his chin, and after thinking for a moment, said: "This is also a fire gun, but it is much more powerful than the fire gun. In my opinion, it is better to call it a divine weapon."
"What a good name, what a good name. I'm afraid the enemies will be frightened when they hear this name." Han Du's flattery continued like a tide, and it was out of control.
However, what Han Du said is also true. Once this powerful gun becomes an organized army, the enemies it encounters will really be frightened by it.
Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed in joy, obviously enjoying Han Du's flattery. He turned around to see Lin Mo, thought for a moment, and said immediately: "Lin Mo, listen to me."
Lin Mo immediately knelt down.
"Lin Mo works for the Ordnance Bureau and is fully in charge of the manufacturing of Shenwei guns. Well, let me make ten thousand for me first." It was ten thousand when he said it, and Lao Zhu didn't think it was an exaggeration at all.
But when Lin Mo was promoted to an official just now, he couldn't help but feel happy. Now that he heard that the emperor wanted to build 10,000 yuan, his face suddenly turned bitter. He didn't dare to resist, so he could only cast pitiful eyes on Han
Spend.
Han Du handed it to Lin Mo
With a calm look in his eyes, he coughed twice and stepped forward and said softly to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, although this divine blunderbuss is extremely powerful, it is not only very expensive to build, but it is also very complicated to build. Ten thousand divine blunderbuss, a military weapon
Even if the Bureau does nothing but builds these powerful guns, it will take at least two years to raise 10,000."
"So complicated?" It only takes two years to build ten thousand, doesn't that mean it's only five thousand in one year? Although five thousand divine weapons is already a lot, this number still makes Lao Zhu frown.
Han Du looked around and said nothing.
Lao Zhu moved his fingers knowingly, asking the people on the left and right to temporarily move away.
Han Du then said in a voice that only two people could hear clearly: "Your Majesty, you don't know that a steam engine is needed to make this powerful blunderbuss. Now, Sun Xian, the minister, made all these with steam engines at no cost. Your Majesty."
We also know that today's steam engines are easily worn out, and if we build ten thousand divine weapons, the cost will be too high."
"Do you have to use a steam engine to make the Divine Gun?" Lao Zhu was a little surprised.
Han Du took a divine blunderbuss, handed the muzzle to Lao Zhu, pointed at the rifling lines from the muzzle, and said: "Your Majesty, please see, the reason why this divine blunderbuss is so powerful is because of these engraved lines.
Without these engraved lines, this powerful gun is almost like a revolver. If you want to carve such lines here, you can't do it without human power. You must use the power of a steam engine."
Lao Zhu reached out and touched the engraved lines on the muzzle of the gun. His eyes were filled with shock. How ingenious is it to carve such neat and uniform lines on fine steel?
"How on earth did you do that?"
Han Du lowered his head and smiled and said: "I asked Sun Xian and others to design a machine that can carve these lines with the help of the power of the machine."
Looking up and catching a glimpse of Lao Zhu's eyes full of curiosity, Han Du continued: "If the Emperor wants to see it, he can come to the academy later and find out."
"Okay." Lao Zhu nodded quickly and agreed. The curiosity in his heart was like a cat scratching his head.
Suddenly, Lao Zhu thought of something, frowned and asked, "Why do you put this rifling machine in the academy?"
Han Du smiled and explained in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the power of the Divine Power Gun is infinite. If it is leaked, the consequences will be endless. I just want to be just in case. In addition, not only the academy has steam engines now, so I will
Place it in the academy."
Lao Zhu reluctantly glanced at the divine weapon in his hand, holding it in his hand and reluctant to put it down. He nodded in agreement and said: "You are right, such a magical weapon, no matter how cautious you are. I think it can be placed in the academy.
That’s good. From now on, we might as well put the rifling carvings in the academy, separate from the Ordnance Bureau.”
Separating the rifling from the manufacturing of the Kamui Gun is equivalent to adding an extra layer of insurance to the Kamui Gun to prevent the secrets of the Kamui Gun from being leaked. People in the Ordnance Bureau don’t know how the rifling is carved, and people in the academy don’t know about the Kamui Gun.
How was it made? If you want to find out the secret of the Divine Gun, you need to find people from the Arms Bureau and the Academy at the same time.
The risk of such exposure also instantly increases by at least an order of magnitude.
"I obey." Han Du lowered his head and agreed.
However, the moment Han Du raised his head, his expression became extremely solemn.
When Lao Zhu saw it, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
Han Du had a stern look on his face, shook his head and said: "The emperor has seen thousands of miles and has thought carefully. There is nothing wrong with it. But the academy is so big, and there will definitely be a lot of rifling that needs to be carved in the future. Without a big workshop, I'm afraid the supply will not be urgent.
.But if a large workshop is placed inside the academy, it will seem too cramped. People with a discerning eye may know that there is something wrong with this place just by looking at it."
Lao Zhu took a deep look at Han Du, sighed and said with a smile: "If you want land, just say it clearly, why are you doing all these roundabout things? How can I not give it to you if you ask for it?"
"Hahaha, I'm trying to judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart." Han Du laughed quickly, villains can be villains, no matter what. As long as they can dig the dirt out of Lao Zhu's mouth, Han Du
It doesn't matter if I am a villain three times.
"Let's be honest, which piece of land do you have your eye on?" Lao Zhuming knew that Han Du was taking advantage of the situation, but he had to comply.