Chapter 112 Matchlock Gun At this time, Zhu Bayi's image in the eyes of craftsmen was no less than that of private enterprise bosses in later generations.
Therefore, no one would dare to question what he said.
No matter how unconvinced he was by the new craftsman Jiao Yu, everyone could only hold their noses and accept the reality that this person would rise to the top in one step.
And the great craftsman Jiao Yu was born to be a technical supervisor.
With the full support of Zhu Bayi and Huang Laowai, they held a fire chopstick and directed the surrounding craftsmen around.
Soon, a musket equipped with a medical pot, rope clamp and trigger was built.
Although there is still a certain distance between the appearance and the matchlock gun that Zhu Bayi expected, compared with the big lifting gun that Lian Laohei originally built, it can be described as "reborn".
At least, in Zhu Ba11's eyes, this thing can be called a musket According to the rules, Jiao Yu must do it himself for the first test firing.
But Zhu Bayi was reluctant to let the treasure he had just picked up die in a weapons experiment accident, so regardless of Jiao Yu's face full of anger, he forcibly ordered everyone to tie the musket to a wooden frame.
Then a rope was tied to the trigger, and the rest of the work was left to Xu Hongsan, a person with experience in operating a large gun.
Xu Hongsanba didn't want to show off in front of his own governor, so he immediately agreed and hurried forward.
First, he took a long piece of moxa, put it on the stove, lit it, and clamped it on the matchlock.
Then according to what I have observed in the past few days, use a wooden spoon to scoop out a small spoonful of gunpowder from the gunpowder bag, and pour about three coins of gunpowder into the gun mouth.
Then a lead bullet that had been prepared in advance was rounded with a file and inserted through the muzzle of the gun.
Then a rod was used to push the lead bullet into the gunpowder and compact it together with the gunpowder inside.
Then he scooped up a little gunpowder with a spoon again and poured it gently into the medicine pot connected to the barrel through a small hole.
After a series of actions, although his hands and feet were nimble, the time it took for an ordinary person to pull the horn bow five times was enough.
But at this moment, he still couldn't fire immediately, so he straightened the musket and pointed the muzzle at the target.
Then he quickly took five or six steps back, pulled the rope, and turned back to Zhu Bayi for instructions.
"Fire" Zhu Bayi waved his arm, and then fixed his eyes on the back half of the barrel.
That's where the gunpowder is compacted and stored.
If the gunpowder explodes, it will be in the same location, so it attracts everyone's attention.
Not only Zhu Bayi stared at it without blinking, but Huang Laowai, Lao Hei and the other craftsmen also held their breaths and raised their hearts to their throats.
"Tsk" Xu Hongsan gently pulled the rope, and the lit moxa at the end was clamped by the match rope and pressed down quickly.
The gunpowder in the medicine pot was immediately ignited, and white smoke jumped up to three inches high.
Immediately afterwards, the musket tied to the wooden frame shook violently, and with a "pop" sound, the projectiles were sprayed on the target fifty steps away.
"Hulala!"
Regardless of whether Zhu Ba11 would be angry or not, Huang Laowai and a group of craftsmen rushed forward.
Remove the matchlock gun from the wooden stand and check it again and again.
"It didn't explode, it didn't explode.
There wasn't even a sign of deformation."
"The mouth of the gun has not changed at all, but the inside seems a little dirty.
Just wrap it with a cloth and wipe it clean."
"If the trigger is placed on the side, it is easy to tilt the blunderbuss.
It is better to move it below.
Then dig a hole in the wooden butt, pass the mechanism through the hole, and connect it to the clip holding the match rope.
In this way, when igniting the fire, Definitely more stable” "Nonsense, if all the mechanisms are moved in, how big a hole will be dug?
The gun body will become weak immediately.
It is better to just move the trigger and leave other bits and pieces on the side."
"How is that possible?"
"How is it impossible?
Look, the trigger goes in like this, and then pulls out a shaft horizontally like this, and then connects a small gear like this, and pulls a copper spring horizontally like this, the upper end."
"Clamp, the shape of this clamp can be changed.
It can't be completely straight up and down.
Turn the front and then sideways.
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This way, it will be easier to find the correct position of the medicine pot when pressing down."
"Put a lid on the medicine pot to avoid blowing away the ignition powder on windy days."
They are all experienced masters.
After a window is pushed open, no one needs to worry about the rest.
Soon, everyone worked together and came up with a complete set of improvement plans.
"Jiao Yu, you made the musket.
You can watch it and wait until it's finished.
Let's continue trying."
Zhu Bayi was also very excited.
He left a word and walked quickly towards the target in the distance.
"Captain, it's half an inch into the wood.
It's not as powerful as Brother Lian's big spear, but it should be no problem if it penetrates leather armor at a distance of fifty steps."
The boss of the Huang family was smart and immediately ran up first and dug with an iron hook.
The projectile stuck in the target said.
"I will increase the dosage of the medicine later and try again.
You are responsible for weighing the dosage of each medicine on a small scale for me, and it will be accurate to the nearest minute."
Zhu Bayi ordered with a smile as he intended to train this smart young man.
"Oh, oh, I'll go right away, and I'll go find the medicine scale right now," Huang Laoda agreed and ran away quickly.
After a while, I took out a very clean medicine scale and got ready for a big fight.
Under the unified command of Jiao Yu, the craftsmen re-improved the musket according to the plan approved by everyone.
After working for about an hour, I tied the matchlock gun to the previous wooden support again.
This time, the matchlock gun is getting closer to what Zhu Bayi expected.
Although the transmission device is still on the right side of the gun, which looks a bit eye-catching, the trigger has been completely moved to the bottom of the gun barrel, and is marked on the outside.
Even without looking at the protective ring, one can accurately move the index finger to the trigger position with just one right hand.
"It's better to use a rope and slowly increase the amount of charge.
It's better to increase it by two points each time."
Seeing Jiao Yu personally standing behind the matchlock gun again, Zhu Bayi quickly spoke to stop it.
"Yes."
Master Jiao had no choice but to retreat in frustration.
But this time, he refused to leave the test firing to Xu Hongsan no matter what.
Instead, he tightly held the end of the rope that pulled the trigger in his hand.
Xu Hongsan did not argue with him, smiled kindly, and together with Boss Huang began to accurately measure the amount of medicine and was responsible for adjusting the direction of the gun.
Upon seeing this, Liu Ziyun quickly found pen and paper and took charge of recording himself.
The four men worked together and soon fired the second, third, fourth and fifth shots.
The dosage of medicine increased from three qian to four qian, and then he reluctantly stopped shooting and began to clean the barrel of the gun with a wet cloth wrapped around a purge bar.
"The barrel is too hot.
If you keep firing, the barrel will explode within three shots."
Huang Laowai felt the temperature of the barrel and immediately came to a conclusion.
"It's indeed too hot.
It's even red."
Jiao Yu quickly touched it, then looked at the yellowed skin between his fingers and admitted loudly.
"Make another cover and fill it with water to make the barrel of the gun heat up slower."
"It's so heavy.
It's better for each person to bring a piece of cotton cloth.
When it's filled with water, you can wipe the barrel outside at any time to dissipate heat."
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"Nonsense, on the battlefield, where can you find water in a hurry?"
"Just use the water in the water bag.
If it doesn't work, just pee yourself.
It tastes worse, but it's better than destroying the barrel of the gun."
The craftsmen gathered together to discuss again, working together to try to adjust the first musket to the best condition.
The seven or eight months after they were hired into Zuo Junjiang's workshop were the days when they made the most money, were the happiest, and were the most respected in their lives.
A chief craftsman gets a higher salary than a captain and wears the same armor as the captain.
Has anyone dared to think about such a day before?
So, everyone would rather give up their lives and settle the matter that Governor Zhu personally arrested for so many days.
Zhu Bayi did not participate in the discussion.
Instead, he led Liu Ziyun, Huang Boss, Xu Hongsan and others to the target.
The target made of poplar wood was completely unrecognizable at this moment.
Two of the projectiles penetrated at least an inch and a half deep, almost piercing the target.
"It has surpassed the armor-piercing awl.
Even our own plate armor can hit it and directly hurt the person wearing the plate armor.
Alas, it is so troublesome to use."
Based on his previous experience in using bows and arrows, Xu Hongsan It was accurately judged that the matchlock gun was more powerful than the commonly used bow and arrow.
It's just that the complexity of the operation is still unflattering.
"Take thick paper and paste it into a tube, and put the gunpowder and projectiles inside in advance.
Then when fighting, cut one end of the tube with a knife, pour the gunpowder and projectiles in, and then press it with a piece of paper."
In this case, it's It reflects the advantages of the time traveler.
Although Zhu Bayi did not know how to make a matchlock gun, he knew the general correct direction of the development of firearms.
"You don't even need a knife, just nail an iron piece on the top of the gun handle.
Make a gap in the middle, which can be used to aim at the target, and on the other hand, it can be used to cut the gunpowder bag.
Anyway, the gunpowder bag is also made of paper.
It’s easy to cut and leak” "And here."
He squatted on the ground, drew a sketch of the barrel, and then clicked hard on the top.
"Make me an iron ring here as a sight.
Before firing in the future, I must use this iron ring and the one on the back."
The notched iron piece traps the person inside, like a carpenter drawing lines, three points and one line."
"The Governor is wise," Boss Huang cheered, and ran back to convey the Governor's latest instructions to his father and the craftsmen who were playing with the muskets.
"Gao Ming, Governor Gao Ming" "Of course, the governor is a son of Buddha, the reincarnation of a son of Buddha."
The craftsmen immediately flattered Zhu Bayi like a tide and lifted him to the sky.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Zhu Bayi said with a red face, as drunk as if he had drunk two kilograms of wine: "Continue to try after the barrel has cooled down.
Others should not be idle, and hurry up and do what you did just now. , shoot out a few more barrels, and then follow the steps just now.
In the process, I tried a few more rounds.
I kept moving the target further.
Within three days, I had to try out the maximum charge, the longest range, and the maximum number of uses.
After I got the results.
Please all of you go to Linfeng Tower, the food and wine will be enough”: