Chapter 169 Dare to fight Lao Tzu's idea There is a kind of artillery and firecracker, and the most difficult manufacturing process is the barrel or barrel.Of course, something like a howitzer or cannon is a bit more complicated.In fact, it is the reason why the ancients did not have a deep grasp of the essence of artillery.Just like gunpowder, when gunpowder was first invented, too many impurities were added, which affected the power of gunpowder.The way of casting artillery in this era, whether it is the iron mold casting method or the mud fan casting method, there is no difference in nature, and the big problem of the mud fan casting cannon is that the fan mud is not properly modulated, and the moisture problem is difficult to solve.If the mud particles are large, they will absorb moisture in the air.However, if the mud particles are too small, the original moisture cannot be dispersed, which is its fatal flaw.After the molten iron is poured in, the moisture is heated and evaporated, forming bubbles in the molten iron, resulting in the honeycomb empty nest in the cannon.If this empty nest appears in the inner chamber, the cannon is basically useless.Although the iron mold casting method eliminates the outer layer of mud, the inner layer also uses a mud core, and although the moisture is much less than that of pure mud, it is still difficult to avoid.Moreover, the surface finish of the mud core is easy to have problems, and the cannon made is the same as the cannon cast by the mud fan, which requires a lot of effort to grind the inner chamber.Seamless steel pipes can be purchased casually in later generations, as long as the production is large, the diameter and size can also be customized.Although the price of more than 5,900 yuan per ton is more expensive than ordinary construction steel, it is cheaper than the craftsmen of the late Ming Dynasty who groped for it.Quan Xu solved the most difficult key problem, whether it is to make a firebolt or a musket, there is basically no difficulty, in a bad phrase, those craftsmen can make a cannon or a musket with their eyes closed.When Man Gui was waiting for the test of the artillery, the artilleryman looked at Man Gui and said: "Dashuai, if you don't like me, give me a knife!"
”Man Gui was slightly stunned: "What do you mean!"
”"If you give me a knife, I can at least leave a whole corpse, such a thin cannon, I'm afraid that it will explode if you put three percent of the medicine, right?"
A cronie beside Man Gui pulled out his Yanling knife with a choked sound, and pointed the tip of the knife at the artillery commander He Feng: "Fuck, let people try it, you still want to disobey?"
”Cui Chengyou smiled: "It's better for me to come!"
”Man Gui was pulled more than a hundred paces away by dozens of guards, and the other artillerymen also ran three or four hundred paces away.Cui Chengyou had no choice but to come up and light the fire himself."
Boom!"
The cannon sounded, and a large black iron ball, driven by gunpowder, flew towards the target position, which was the preset target.The smoke cleared, and Man Gui looked ahead in amazement.Although the shell missed its target, the effect surprised him.He originally thought that looking at these toy-like cannons, the power of the sky was equivalent to that of a child cannon, and it would be good to shoot one or two hundred and fifty steps.But I didn't expect that when this cannon went down, the shell actually flew forward, directly flying over the cannon target, flying four or five hundred paces away."
One more shot, add medicine, add one percent!"
Seeing that the artillery did not explode, He Feng came up with artillery, those artillerymen were indeed well-trained, and quickly cleaned the barrel with a brush, stuffed gunpowder and shells, and stabbed them solidly.Hurry up and run.Although this time the test gun, fifty percent gunpowder, the cannon did not explode, and one percent of gunpowder was added, then no one can say for sure.Cui Chengyou was helpless, so he held a torch and lit a cannon."
Boom!"
This time, after the artillery carefully adjusted the firing angle, the shell was charged at 60 percent, and the overall range of the shell exceeded 600 paces."
Seventy percent medicine!""
Eighty percent medicine!""
Ten percent medicine!"
He Feng is about to cry, ten percent gunpowder, this iron is bound to explode.However, as the smoke cleared, the artillery remained intact, and the grove located at the target was as if it had been ravaged by a torrential rain, and dozens of trees were crooked, and some even broke their waists in two.Cui Chengyou fired nine rounds in one go, and finally the cannon barrel turned red."
General Man, how is this cannon?""
Not bad!"
Man Gui didn't look more than half a finger thick, but he could hit the cannonball 800 paces away while withstanding nearly twice the charge.Choi Sung-woo commanded the artillery to begin disassembling the artillery, and the artillerymen dismantled the artillery into one barrel, two wheels, tail brackets and axles.Cui Chengyou continued: "Once the road is muddy, or there is no way out, disassemble the artillery, and the four artillerymen, carrying the wheels, barrels, axles and shells, can go directly!"
”"With this cannon, we don't need the Hongyi cannon?""
Yes!"
Cui Chengyou said with a smile: "Our kind of artillery, the power is about the same as the power of the three-thousand-pound Hongyi cannon, but the weight is less than one percent of the Hongyi cannon, whether it is attacking the fortifications or trying to fight in the field, this is a sharp weapon for the town!"
”"This marshal asks His Majesty for credit!""
Don't ......"
Cui Chengyou said with a smile: "General Man, you are also an old soldier, if this cannon is built in Beijing, I am afraid that within three months, the cannonballs will be able to hit our own heads!"
”Man Gui waved his hand, and everyone retreated."
Who the hell are you?"
Cui Chengyou said half-truthfully: "My master is a student of Sun Ge Lao, if it weren't for Sun Ge Lao's face, you wouldn't be able to buy such a good thing if you had money!"
”Man Gui suddenly realized that he himself was a general promoted by Sun Chengzong, without Sun Chengzong, he would not be where he is today, he had just come to Datong to take office, and Sun Chengzong used his relationship to transfer 50,000 taels of silver to him.He had just completed the inspection of the 14th Guard, 8th Road, and 72nd City of Datong Town, and Sun Chengzong must have guessed that Datong Town had become so erosive that he sent someone over to replenish his military resources."
Thank you, thank you!"
Man Gui was quite excited at this time, and ordered 300,000 taels of silver for military supplies from breaking blades, spears, armor, shields, including firecrackers and artillery.Man Gui held a big hand, hurriedly signed, and wrote down the IOU.Cui Chengyou said: "It will take a certain amount of time for this batch of materials to be transported, but after I go back, the first batch of materials, 5,000 spears, 5,000 blade-breaking knives, and 1,000 sets of armor, will arrive in Datong in a month at most." ”In fact, these materials are all prepared by Quan Xu to give to Man Gui for free like Dongjiang Town.Man Gui was miserable by Hou Shilu, and finally led a group of rabble to die on the battlefield.Man Gui is not a stupid person, and he must ask for something when he is courteous.Such good equipment, not to mention in Daming, will be in short supply wherever it is placed."
What do you want from your master?""
My master is farming, and he needs cattle and ......horses to cultivate the land," Man Gui looked at Cui Chengyou and said: "Such equipment must not fall into the hands of the Mongols!"
”"Don't worry, my master has already commanded it."
Cui Chengyou said with a smile: "Please also ask General Man to take care of the people under him!"
”…… Just when Cui Chengyou and Man Gui reached an arms sales agreement of 300,000 taels, Quan Xu was showing Liu Xingzuo and Mao Chenglu the new armor produced by the Quanji Military Factory.This kind of armor is simply insulting armor, that is, a cloth vest is loaded with six steel plates, but those steel plates are quite thick, and a light arrow cannot shoot through them within fifty paces, and it is light, and a strictly trained soldier can still run like flying in it.If it is the standard armor of the Ming army, it is not so light, it weighs nearly thirty pounds, and it will not be able to pursue the enemy army if you wear it.Liu Xingzuo and Mao Chenglu also like this kind of armor that is light and has good defensive capabilities, which is simply tailor-made for the officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Army."
Two thousand sets, I'll give it to you!"
Quan Xu smiled: "Another eight thousand sets, each set of three taels of silver."
You Dongjiang military salt will be converted into me!
”"Salt!""
yes, I need salt too!"
Quan Xu said with a smile: "Now that the population is getting more and more, it is not cheap for me to buy other people's salt, and the salt in Dongjiang Town also needs a market, in addition to salt, ginseng, Korean ginseng, and fur, I need these things, which are definitely higher than the market price!"
”Quan Gan ran over like a gust of wind, Quan Xu saw that his face was a little unkind, so he threw the transaction to Yuan Shiqing, and directly took Quan Gan back to Quan Xu's compound."
What's going on?""
I just received an urgent report that someone has impeached Lord Lu!""
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Impeachment of Lord Lu?
What to impeach him?
”"Impeaching him for competing with the people for profit, making the people under his rule miserable, and the people's grievances are boiling......," Quan Xu said indignantly: "Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open?"
They can't go to the Daimyo's Mansion to see, what kind of life are the people of the Daimyo's Mansion living now?
Competing with the people for profit is such a result?
”"Those officials are not such urine, they impeached Lord Lu, abandoned the way of sages, set up factories even more, encouraged the people to chase fame and fortune, and made the entire Daimyo's mansion full of copper stench!"
Quanxu's corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and wheat were harvested, especially corn, which was sold at a price of 30 taels of silver per stone, and the supply was still in short supply, especially since these corns were as high as 300,000 stones, which was a lot of fat meat of several million taels.As a result, some people began to stir up.The officialdom is a matter of routine, one is a problem of ability, and the other is a problem of style.The problem of ability is very simple, find fault in the place under your jurisdiction, prove that you are not capable, and directly let you get out.Nothing wrong?
It's not easy to govern a place well, it's too easy to mess up a place, and it will happen if you spend a little money to send a few people over to incite it.The style problem is more damaged, and in modern times, it is to expose the other party's Bao Xiaosan Shenma, and you can't do it in ancient times, three wives and four concubines are the norm in ancient times, and Bao Xiaosan is not normal?
You have to start with the other party's conduct, pick out some things about old sesame seeds and rotten beans, and then magnify it infinitely, and attribute it to the other party's misconduct, ancient times are very important to conduct, if a person has a bad character, he will be looked down upon by everyone, and the future will basically be over.However, the funny thing is that the conduct of the vast majority of officials in the late Ming Dynasty was not very good.Quan Xu sneered: "This time it is Xiang Zhuang dancing the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong."
Okay, I've got the idea on my head!
Well, there's a kind!
”PS: Yesterday 12,000, today 12,000, ask for a monthly pass, ask for support.