Chapter 43 Semi-automatic Fire

When the wall of Furongzhai was stained with blood, the two sides couldn't wait to eat each other's bones. Whether it was Li Zheng or a life-threatening ghost, they didn't know that their fight could have been avoided. Zhang Yang, who personally directed this good play, is now sitting quietly in the bow of the boat and looking at the scenery on both sides.

In Zhang Yang's hand, he held an iron pipe, an iron pipe that made him laugh and cry.

Walking by the waterway happened to pass by Taizhou. With the incomparable worship of the craftsmen of this era, Zhang Yang excitedly sent Shixin to Taizhou to retrieve the iron pipe he had built last time.

If I had known it would be like this, I would not waste two taels of silver. Two taels of silver, every copper money was earned by myself. Thinking of this, there was a chill.

In this era, there were no advanced processing methods such as lathes, punches and milling machines. They all relied on a pair of hands, a big hammer, and then a small fire, burning red, smashing, red, smashing, and finally smashing into the required shape. The yield depends entirely on the craftsmanship of the blacksmith, or the proficiency of the blacksmith.

And this iron pipe, obviously, is a failed attempt. At the very least, you have to do it evenly, right? But this iron rod is like a gourd, with thickness and thin spacing. If it is stuffed into a bullet, it will either explode or can't be shot out. Moreover, the weld is very large. Such an iron pipe is not qualified to make an iron xiao. I'm afraid the only use is to return to the furnace to make iron again.

He put the iron pipe aside in disappointment. The processing of the barrel was put aside first. At present, the most important thing is to transport the official salt of the ship to Yangzhou and go online with the salt dealer by the way.

Li Bosheng came over from the back cabin, picked up the iron pipe curiously and looked at it.

"Brother, what is this iron pipe for?" The crude salt turned into refined salt, gunpowder to fry fish, muskets, and crossbows. This series of things made Li Bosheng admire Zhang Yang to death. When he saw this iron pipe, he immediately thought that something new must have appeared.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang looked disappointed: "If this iron pipe can be done well, it will be very useful, but now, it's just a broken iron pipe."

"This iron pipe is very good!" Li Bosheng looked at it repeatedly, "This blacksmith's craftsmanship is good. He can smash fine iron into thin slices and then bend it into this shape. The processing process must be very troublesome. It's not much for them to pay two or two."

"Not much? I thought he could give me a usable iron pipe, but now I can't use it at all. These two taels of silver are wasted. Zhang Yang was heartbroken.

"I don't know what the eldest brother is going to do with this iron pipe? Why doesn't this iron pipe meet the requirements of the eldest brother? Li Bosheng asked.

What to do? You don't understand even if you say it! Zhang Yang gave him a blank look, but on to think about it, Li Bosheng turned out to be a warlock. He should have a certain understanding of physics and chemistry, although there were no two disciplines in this era.

"Do you remember our muskets?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Of course I remember that Qiu Yi, such a brave Mongolian, finally solved it so easily. Thanks to the musket. Li Bosheng said.

"But why didn't I use it again later?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Because there is no gunpowder, don't worry, brother, I've been looking for saltpeter and sulfur."

"On the one hand, on the other hand, the musket made with bamboo can't withstand the pressure of gunpowder. After using it a few times, the bamboo bursts." Zhang Yang said.

"So the eldest brother wants to use the iron pipe to make a more powerful musket?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Yes," Zhang Yang was quite satisfied with Li Bosheng's keen thinking, otherwise the other party would not understand what he said, that is, playing the piano to the cow, and it was boring to say.

"Now in some elite armies, they have begun to equip fire. Do you know what fire is?"

"It's not just a musket made of iron pipes, is it?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Congratulations, you're right," Zhang Yang was a little relieved. Li Bosheng really made sense.

"Now in some armies of the Yuan Dynasty, the barrel is made of pig iron pipe, which is much higher than the pressure that the bamboo pipe can withstand. Its power, range and durability are much higher than that of the flameout. Its bullets are mainly stones and lead bullets, so this kind of fire gun is named 'stone fire arrow'." Since he is a researcher of light weapons, Zhang Yang is of course very familiar with the development history of firearms. In this Yuan Dynasty, the musket has been improved to this kind of stone fire.

"And the eldest brother wants to make it with fine iron, which is more powerful than the fire of the Yuan Dynasty, right?" Li Bosheng asked.

"Yes, the key to the fire gun is this barrel." Zhang Yang said. It seems that the skill level of craftsmen in this era is far from meeting their own requirements. The barrel of this smoothbore gun is so difficult to make, and the rifle can't do it. Science and technology are the primary productive forces.

"But if it's windy or rainy, won't the fire be lit?" Li Bosheng asked.

"I like you so much!" Zhang Yang was extremely happy, and the depression just now was also swept away. It seems that he has a descendant here. His professional knowledge can actually be accepted by this alchemist, and he can draw inferences from it.

Then talk more to Li Bosheng. Your professional knowledge must shine in this Yuan Dynasty.

"Use open fire to ignite the fire, which is the most backward method of firing. In addition to this method, we have a better way, which is flint." Zhang Yang said. We design a firing mechanism on the fire. We use fine iron to make a hammer with a spring, clamp a flint on the jaw of the hammer, and a blow anvil on the edge of the fire hole. If you need to shoot, pull the trigger. Under the action of the spring, hit the flint heavily on the edge of the fire door, and sparks emerge and ignite the ignition.

Afraid that Li Bosheng would not understand, Zhang Yang said while drawing on the deck.

"Brother, you are so smart!" Li Bosheng sincerely admired that his eldest brother has become a person since he fell into the water last time. The eldest brother will come up with many things that he has never heard of. The last consecutive crossbow was easy to use. This time, he listened to his explanation, and the power was even more powerful.

Zhang Yang smiled. The thing he just said was an impact flendron, which could only appear in about 300 years, because in this era, Ray Mercury can't think about it. Modern bullet fire can't be made. With this flcon, it is already far ahead of this era. Standing on the shoulders of giants, looking back at this era, there is naturally a sense of superiority.

"And I want to improve it." The more Zhang Yang said, the more energetic he became. These days, some vague things became clearer and clearer in his mind. The self-made combo crossbow is easy to use because it can be launched quickly and maintain continuous lethality. Although the range is not far, as long as the arrows in the arrows are not used up, the other party will not want to get close.

"Our fire gun should be designed to be a weapon that can be fired continuously. Like a continuous crossbow, a magazine should be set up on top of the fire gun. The gunpowder and projectiles used for firing are all in the back of the gunp, and the gunpowder will be opened and closed with two wheels. When the first machine is pulled, the gunpowder and lead projectiles will automatically fall into the barrel, and the second machine will rotate randomly, rubbing the flint. , ignite the gunpowder and launch the lead projectile. Zhang Yang threw out this blockbuster.

Why is the crossbow easy to use? The shooting speed is fast and the continuous shooting ability is strong. If you want to exert the power of the fire gun to the extreme, it must have the ability to shoot fast. The fully automatic air-guided automatic rifle has a complex principle and the required processing technology is high. Then the local method will be used, and this semi-automatic weapon can also dominate the world. Weapons are not omnipotent. It is people who decide the outcome of the war. If you don't have a weapon, you can't do it.

What is the stone fire arrow, what is the millions of troops, and what is the invincible cavalry? In front of my semi-automatic fire, they are all floating clouds!

Li Bosheng understood, and his face flashed with excitement. The weapon invented by his boss was obviously aimed at the court. In this troubled times, force is the foundation. With this weapon, it is not difficult to rise between the grass and the millions of troops, and finally ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

"But we're just an idea. We're short of money now!" Zhang Yang's words returned the glorious image to the prototype.