Chao Yong didn't go to the military camp for the next few days. Now he is the God of War in Daliang, a myth passed down by word of mouth. He only shows up occasionally to make those who are lucky enough to see him feel lucky and brag about it to others.
There is no need to make himself look like a street vendor who can be seen at any time. He just needs to maintain his invincible myth. Under the praise of the veterans, he is the god in the army and the god worshiped by everyone. Although the veterans say it is not as good as
The storyteller is so fancy, but it is more truthful and easier for people to believe.
On this day, when Chao Yong was compiling his Daliang Dictionary, news came from the Craftsman Institute that the problem of gunpowder transportation had been solved.
Chao Yong immediately brought a group of personal soldiers to the craftsmanship courtyard, not to protect them, but to clear the way.
After Daliang took control of Tokyo, no one dared to run rampant on the streets. Those who injured people were punished in accordance with the law, and those who killed people were punished with their lives. After a month, the people in the city no longer reacted to the sight of cars and horses as before.
Instead of avoiding them, they just walked their own way. When the people behind them called out, they would slowly give way.
If Chao Yong went on the road alone, even if he rode a horse, he would not be able to move fast and could only lead a group of soldiers.
Simple people still know where this kind of life comes from, and they will give way when they see people wearing military uniforms.
Soldiers opened the way, and they soon arrived at the Gunpowder Bureau of Jiangsu Yuan.
There was a gunpowder bureau in the Song Dynasty, but the gunpowder in the Song Dynasty was weak and firearms were not widely used, so the status of the gunpowder bureau was not high. However, the gunpowder bureau in Daliang was the most important department of the craftsmanship academy, and Ling Zhen served as the chief.
His subordinates are all carefully selected and reliable people. Even so, most of them are only doing purification work, and only a few people can prepare black powder.
There are soldiers guarding the gunpowder station only ten feet away. Without the emperor's or prince's token, not even the captain of ten thousand men can enter the gunpowder station.
After Ling Zhen had someone deliver the news, he waited in the courtyard. When he saw Chao Yong arriving, he came up to him with a big smile, spread his palms and said, "It's solved."
Chao Yong saw that what Ling Zhen was putting on his hand was a grain of black gunpowder, and he said happily: "Has it been tested?"
Ling Zhen nodded and said: "I just tried it outside the city this morning, and the power of the explosion did not decrease at all."
It turns out that the powdered black fire kiln will be stratified during transportation. The heavier sulfur will run to the bottom, and the lighter carbon powder will float to the top. It can only be used after stirring. Once the stirring is uneven, the power will be reduced.
There are many bears.
This time Chao Yong discovered this problem when he was using black powder on the front line, so he immediately came back and asked Ling Zhen to improve it.
This was not a problem before. However, the frontline soldiers felt that compared to the power of black powder, this was not a problem at all, and no one reported it to Chao Yong.
Ling Zhen thought about it for a day but couldn't figure it out. Later, Chao Yong remembered that the gunpowder he had seen was in granular form, and he immediately figured it out. After mixing it, it was in the form of granules. As long as the granules were not crushed into powder,
Naturally, there will be no stratification phenomenon.
After Chao Yong told Ling Zhen about this situation, Ling Zhen began to try to make the gunpowder into granules and wet the black gunpowder with water. However, after the gunpowder dried, it would turn into powder again. So he added adhesive to it.
I tried everything, millet porridge, paste and so on.
Finally, we finally came up with a binder that allowed the black powder to form particles without affecting the power of the black powder.
Chao Yong picked up a few grains of black powder and squeezed it. It felt very solid and would not turn into powder easily. He nodded and said, "Okay, everyone who participates will be rewarded with ten coins each."
Ling Zhen was not very sensitive to money, but he couldn't block his subordinates' financial path. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the reward, Prince Edward."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Let's go and take a look at the Gun Bureau."
The Guns and Artillery Bureau was just established by Chao Yong more than ten days ago. The chief is Tang Long, a golden leopard. He also transferred some skilled craftsmen from various institutes to develop muskets and artillery.
The Gun and Artillery Bureau is right next to the Gunpowder Bureau. Although no results have been published yet, confidentiality measures are very strict.
When the two arrived at the gunnery station, they saw Tang Longzheng and several people sitting in the yard. There was a blueprint and many small parts on the stone table.
Tang Long saw the prince arriving and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Several other craftsmen who were good at designing mechanisms heard that he was the prince and hurriedly stood up to pay their respects.
Chao Yong smiled and said: "No need to be polite, is there any progress?"
Tang Long said with a smile: "We already have several ideas. After building all the parts in the past few days, we can verify which one is better."
"So fast?"
Chao Yong just talked about the shape and general structure of the musket. The structure was like a toy gun that he had dismantled when he was a child. He still couldn’t remember it completely and needed them to perfect it. Unexpectedly, the Guns and Artillery Bureau that had just been established after the fall of Tokyo would have an idea.
Yes, or several types.
Tang Long smiled and said: "Actually, the difficulty of this thing lies in the principle. The prince told us the principle and the general outline. I also hired the master craftsman from the Craftsmanship Institute who is best at mechanism to make this thing.
It's really not difficult. The mechanism on the God's Arm Bow is much more complicated than this. In another half month, we will definitely be able to make a musket, but we don't know how powerful it will be."
This statement is entirely a compliment to Chao Yong. In fact, Chao Yong did not know the principles of muskets at all. He only disassembled several toy guns when he was a child and knew the general structure of the toy guns.
Is there a big difference between toy guns and real guns? There is really no such thing. Many toy guns are made to imitate real guns and have basically the same structure.
After Tang Long and others got the sketch drawn by Chao Yong, after more than ten days of analysis, they finally figured out the role of each component, otherwise they would have made a musket long ago.
Chao Yong didn't want to make a musket at first. Firstly, he didn't understand the principle of the musket at all and thought he couldn't make it. Secondly, if he only had cold weapons, he would be invincible and it would be difficult for others to plot against him. But once he had a musket
, no matter how fast his reaction is, it can't be faster than a bullet.
However, after Tokyo was captured, Chao Yong changed his mind.
It is just around the corner that Daliang will dominate the world, and he will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. But there are still many battles to be fought, and as long as they fight, people will die. Chao Yong does not want to receive the battle report, which brother above has died in the battle. Although the earthen pot is said to be inseparable
If the well is broken, the general will inevitably die on the battlefield, but Chao Yong still hopes that everyone can share wealth and peace.
Moreover, Chao Yong also has an ambition, which is to build a huge empire and spread the Han people all over the world. Fire will be introduced to Europe early, and muskets will inevitably come out. Instead of doing this, it is better to let the Han people invent and apply it in advance. This way
Once we enter the era of hot weapons, the Han people will not be left behind. Of course, if the Han people are spread all over the world, the fight will probably be between the Han people.
Chao Yong nodded and said: "As long as it is made, it will definitely be very powerful, but when you test it, you must use those death row prisoners to avoid casualties."
After the capture of Tokyo, there were many people who had committed the most heinous crimes to be executed. However, Chao Gai was worried that executing too many people at one time would endanger the people in the city, so he only publicly executed the Seven Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty. Later, Chao Yong organized the Guns and Cannons
Therefore, people on death row were asked to keep the prisoners on death row. For the prisoners on death row, being able to live a few more days was an extra-ordinary mercy. It was not an exaggeration to let them do some experiments.
Tang Long nodded and said: "We all followed the prince's instructions. A cannon we made a few days ago suddenly exploded. The prisoner who fired the cannon was blown to pieces. It's scary to think about it."
Several people around him also looked frightened. It was obvious that the scene of the explosion was terrifying.
Chao Yong asked curiously: "Do you know the reason?"
Tang Long said: "It should be because the gun barrel is not thick enough. Later, when the gun barrel was thickened, it no longer exploded, but the gun was also a lot heavier."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "This is simple, just add two wheels. How far can it shoot?"
Ling Zhen shook his head and said: "It can shoot more than a mile, but it is not accurate, and the path of the cannonball is not as easy to calculate as the trebuchet. Every time the cannonball is fired, it seems that it does not follow a curve."
"How many days will it take to make an artillery piece?"
Chao Yong thought that he was about to rush to the northwest battle, and suddenly his mind moved. If there were hundreds of thousands of people on the opposite side, there was no need to be accurate. As long as he hit them, he would definitely be able to hit them.
Tang Long said: "The cannon used for the test is a temporarily thickened barrel. It is just a test. I'm afraid it won't be used many times. To make a cannon, you need to build a mold. If you have a mold, it will be easy to cast. But you have to make it.
It also takes a while to make the mold, and with the casting of the cannon, the first cannon must be a month later."
Chao Yong shook his head and said: "It seems that it will no longer be used on the Xixia battlefield."
Ling Zhendao: "It's true that we are stupid. The principle of artillery is similar to that of rockets. After igniting gunpowder, things will be sprayed out. If we had thought of it earlier, artillery should have been invented long ago."
When Ling Zhen heard Chao Yong talk about artillery that day, he thought it was feasible. There were many jet weapons in the Northern Song Dynasty, but they were not very practical. And artillery
Chao Yong smiled and said: "You should do it slowly, don't rush. As long as I have black powder, I can use other methods to get him into the enemy's formation. After you are ready, you need to do more experiments. At least the artillery must be able to fire several times."
A hundred times is enough to be considered qualified.”
Tang Long nodded and said: "Since the prince is not in a hurry to use it, we will do more experiments to find out the various problems of the artillery before casting it."
"Well, money and manpower can be allocated as you like, as I told them."
Chao Yong nodded to the people behind Tang Luan as an encouragement. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly remembered a word and turned around and said: "Rifling, adding rifling should be more accurate."
Tang Long asked curiously: "What is rifling?"
Chao Yong said irresponsibly: "There are some raised lines on the barrel. I can't remember clearly. You should do more experiments and you should know. Of course, it also applies to muskets."
Tang Long frowned and said: "To make this rifling, the process is complicated, but it's not impossible to solve. I'll try it later."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "You guys try slowly. There are not enough death row inmates in Tokyo. You can transfer death row inmates from other states."