Chapter 137 Fire Rope Gun

The flecter gun developed by the munitions department made Liu Xia feel a little happy in this dark day.

The munitions office is built in Longmen. Now it has been tightly sealed, and there are soldiers from the logistics department everywhere, so that no one can get close to it. Although this is not a secret base, the logistics factory as weapons and equipment is still very important.

After getting the news that Liu Xia was coming, Fang Linyuan, the director of the military factory. Li Sanhan, Director of the Arms Department, and the two led most of the personnel in the Arms Office of the military factory to come out to meet them.

"Quick, fast. The general is coming. When the general came, he was ready. When the general arrived at Baiqi, he began to shout 'Welcome to the general's inspection'. Did you hear it all? Don't get the mess out."

Fang Linyuan is a man in his forties. Although he is a man, his mind is still relatively delicate. Otherwise, he would not have taken the position of factory director. You know, this position is also the deputy director of the logistics department, at the level of Yangwu School. The level is second only to the highest Yangyong School at present. It can be said that he is in a high position. Before that, Fang Linyuan was just an ordinary blacksmith. He lived a poor life and did not cover his body. My wife ran away to others. There was only one son left by his side. Originally, he thought that this life would be such a muddle-headed past, but he didn't expect to meet Liu Xia. He was recognized by Wang En with his exquisite technology and carefulness, so he sat in this factory. From then on, his value has doubled. There are many people who are tampling every day, but he knows that it is difficult for him to get this position, so he has never embezzled and take bribes and uses his power for personal gain. Before, he was a peaceful person, and he is ready to continue to be a peaceful person in the future.

He has a deep admiration and respect for Liu Xia. If it hadn't been for Liu Xia, he wouldn't have him now. Therefore, he has made sufficient preparations for Liu Xia's coming today. He has arranged rehearsals several times for this ceremony to welcome Liu Xia.

"The general is coming, let's go! It's all shouted!"

Fang Linyuan's voice fell, and thousands of craftsmen in the military factory were full of joy and shouted, "Welcome to the general to inspect!"

"Welcome to the general's inspection!"

Wang En stepped forward and pointed to Liu Xia, Fang Linyuan and said, "General, this person is Fang Linyuan, who is now appointed as the deputy director of the logistics department. That is Li Sanhan who is responsible for managing the arms department. The musket was made by them.

In fact, the arms office should belong to the military factory, but Liu Xia previously considered the future status of the arms office, so he raised the arms office from the military factory. Now the status of the arms office is half a level lower than that of the military factory. Although both of them are also the deputy director of the Logistics Department, Fang Linyuan is the first director of the Logistics Department, and Li Sanhan is the second director of the Logistics Department. The two also have a prioried order.

"I've seen the general!" The two saluted Liu Xia at the same time.

Liu Xia smiled and said, "Boo are my talents. You don't have to do this. Get up quickly."

After hearing this, the two quickly got up and walked behind Liu Xia.

Wang En stood on the left side of Liu Xia and said respectfully, "General, are we going to the munitions?"

Liu Xia nodded and said, "Well, go to the munitions office to see the musket first, and then go to the production workshop of other departments. I haven't seen the assembly line operation of the military factory yet!"

Liu Xia seemed to be curious about everything. The assembly line established according to Liu Xia's requirements has been implemented for a long time, and now all weapons and clothes produced are made with assembly lines.

The number of people in the entire military factory is nearly 5,000, which is quite large.

Arms is in the center of the military factory, mainly because of the particularity of the arms department. After a while, the crowd arrived at the location of the munitions office. In addition to some production workshops, there is also a shooting range, which is a place to test the power and functions of the musket, such as whether the barrel is fired.

Wang En didn't dare to do anything on the barrel, and no one dared to do it at this time. Because the parts on each musket must be numbered, and these numbers correspond to the person who produced the part. If several muskets explode in the same part, the person responsible for making this part will definitely not be better.

According to Liu Xia's importance to the musket, this guy must be sentenced to death. Because his irresponsible behavior may kill heroic soldiers, which is equivalent to homicide.

"Bry the musket quickly," Li Sanhan, the director of the Department of Arms, shouted. Now that Li Sanhan, who is now in his 60s, is still energetic. He can't see the old at all. His face is red, and he has the appearance of being rich and noble.

Li Sanhan is now a senior member of the military. He really didn't expect that he would have this opportunity when his life was about to pass. When I was a child, I listened to fortune tellers that he must be rich and noble in the future, but no one believed it. Even Li Sanhan himself did not believe it. More than 60 years have passed in this flash. He had almost forgotten the gossip of decades ago. He thought that he could no longer be rich and noble in his hometown.

I never thought that when I was buried in the ground, I would become a Yangwu school.

After a while, ten personnel from the munitions office came out of the munitions factory. Each of them was holding a musket, and then facing the target fifty steps away, holding the fire tongue in one hand and waiting for the order to start firing.

Liu Xia and others looked behind. Li Sanhan bowed to Liu Xia and said, "General, please give me an order."

Liu Xia said with a serious look, "Shoot!"

With Liu Xia's order, the ten people quickly lit the fire rope and only heard dozens of sounds. The target in the distance had been knocked to the ground. Suddenly, there was a applause. Although the range is only 50 meters, and several of them failed to hit the target, it was much more powerful than the arquebus of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the rope gun has been made, the next step is the flecter and the musket.

Liu Xia asked, "How do you fill guns with gunpowder?"

Li Sanhan said, "General, fill the gun with gunpowder, that is, each soldier carries a bottle of gunpowder, pour it into the barrel of the gun, and then insert the lead."

Liu Xia shook her head and said, "No, this can't. This is not only a waste of time, but also not easy to pour gunpowder into the barrel, and it is not easy to grasp how much to pour in. Especially on the battlefield, how can the enemy give you time to fill the gunpowder?

Li Sanhan looked at Liu Xia with a puzzled face and said, "Well... what should I do?"

Liu Xia laughed and said, "You can pack the measurements of the gunpowder used each time separately, and then add the upper lead to make a cartridge. On the battlefield, the soldiers only need to put the finished gunpowder barrel in and then ignite it directly to launch it. In this way, you don't have to worry about the uneven measurement of gunpowder, and you don't have to worry about all kinds of accidents such as gunpowder spilling.

"Wonderful!" Li Sanhan clapped his hands and said, "The general is right. The old man ordered to go down to make this kind of cartridge."

"The gun is well made. According to the standard of the cartridge, rush in again, and then order the production of other weapons to be suspended first and rush to make muskets overnight. In ten days, I want 3,000 musketeers.

Li Sanhan and Fang Linyuan replied at the same time, "Yes, my subordinates (old man) will definitely complete it."

After saying goodbye to the arms department, under the leadership of Fang Linyuan, Liu Xia went to the cold weapons production office and the military uniform production office again. Liu Xia talked and encouraged the lowest-level craftsmen, and was supported by those low-level craftsmen.

"The personnel of your munitions department, on the basis of rushing to make flectar, make flectar. I hope to see the flectar as soon as possible."

Li Sanhan was puzzled and said, "I told the marquis, the old man really doesn't know the principle of the tix-shot gun..."

After listening to this, Liu Xia thought about it and began to recall the principle of the flint. After the tackle is the shotgun, but at present, the shotgun is basically unlikely to be made. After all, thunder mercury is the biggest constraint. Liu Xia can only retreat and make a pyrion gun.

Everyone looked at Liu Xia quietly. For a moment, Liu Xia opened his mouth and said, "This flint gun is a flint on the pliers of the hammer again. There is an anvil at the edge of the fire hole. When shooting, pull the trigger. Under the action of the spring, hit the flint heavily on the edge of the fire door, and a spark emerges to trigger gunpowder."

The flINT lancer is much more miscellaneous than the flINT gun, but Liu Xia is confident that these smart and intelligent craftsmen will be able to make flINTERS. Although the tangerous gun is not too powerful, it is still a front-loaded gun, but it is simple and practical, and there is no need to be afraid of rainy days. The tether has been used for more than 200 years in history.

Li Sanhan frowned and said, "The old man remembers that he must make it for the general as soon as possible."

Nowadays, there are a lot of personnel in the arms department. Liu Xia is looking for people who can make muskets, and now there are hundreds of people.

Liu Xia said, "As soon as possible, if there are these muskets in this battle with the Qing army, the chances of winning will be greatly increased. By the way, how's the artillery?"

Li Sanhan said, "General, we have made more than ten tiger squat cannons, all of which have been taken away by Battalion Chief Wang. However, the old man and others made a new cannon on the basis of the red cannon, which is equipped with two large wheels and made of fine steel. It is stronger than a copper cannon, and gunpowder can be used more, more powerful, and easier to carry. However, the output of fine steel is still very low, so it cannot be mass-produced now. Moreover, the barrel used in the musket also needs fine steel, so there is less fine steel, so this kind of cannon cannot be mass-produced.

The output of fine steel was indeed small at this time of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the industry at this time was not too developed, and it was very difficult to refine fine steel.

Liu Xia decided to set up an institution similar to the Academy of Sciences to study various weapons and scientific and technological products.