Chapter 165: The sun and the moon are bright, so it is called the sun and the moon gun

The British Industrial Revolution is not far from this era. If the Industrial Revolution was still the first to start with Britain, then there is no doubt that Britain will seize the opportunity and will most likely become the world hegemon. Even if the Ming Dynasty strives to catch up with it later, the final result is likely to be the embarrassing position of the millennium second.

It is absolutely true for revolutions in various industries to take action. The first industrial revolution made Britain the world hegemon. The second industrial revolution made the United States the world hegemon. These are all facts of historical development! If the first industrial revolution broke out in Ming Dynasty, there was no doubt that Ming Dynasty could definitely become the world hegemon.

"Really?"

"That's great!"

After hearing Xu Xingxia's words, the expressions of several craftsmen became even more excited.

Before, the rewards that Xu Xingxia agreed to were quite generous, a total of hundreds of taels of silver! Every craftsman who had made contributions had a large amount of dozens of taels of silver, which was enough for them to do a lot of things. In the past, the craftsmen were the most miserable group in Weizhenbao. They could not fill their stomachs and not cover their clothes. Now, the overall living standard can be higher than that of ordinary military households, and food and clothing are no longer a problem.

However, this is not the most critical. The most critical thing is to have face! In the past, craftsmen were always looked down upon, and not even many people liked to deal with them. Now, this situation has finally been reversed. Liu Dachun's marriage fully shows that these craftsmen in Weizhenbao have gradually been accepted by others.

Judging from Xu Xingxia's tone, it seems that the status of these craftsmen can be improved in the future. This makes them feel happier and more determined to follow Xu Xingxia. Only by following Xu Xingxia closely can their wish be realized. If anyone can't get along with Xu Xingxia, they will be unable to get along with them. Things are that simple.

Under the stimulation of rich material rewards, the craftsmen made many suggestions for improvement. Some of these suggestions were immediate, some needed to be considered in detail, and some were purely whimsical and imaginative. However, it doesn't matter. As long as you make suggestions and can practice them yourself, Xu Xingxia will support them. No matter how good or bad the final result is, it means that you have tried your best.

What is a genius? A genius is 99% sweat, plus one percent inspiration. You must first sweat enough to get a little bit of inspiration. It is absolutely impossible to make technological breakthroughs without doing anything. Countless technological inventions are made little by little through daily research over the years. No one can achieve it overnight. Even if there is one, you cannot expect it.

Xu Xingxia may not be able to do anything else, but in the craftsman workshop, he can still implement the technical atmosphere of hard research. He must consciously turn the craftsman workshop in Weizhenbao into the scientific research center of the White Army. Every craftsman here is the scientific researchers of later generations. They should enjoy good treatment and have sufficient scientific research funds.

The research undertaken by the craftsman workshop is not only about weapons, but also about all other aspects. As long as it is a research that is beneficial to the development of the Ming Empire, it should be actively supported. As long as each craftsman uses his brain and brainstorms, he will always achieve breakthrough technological achievements. More and more scientific research results are piled up, and the industrial revolution may suddenly break out at some point.

Of course, for the time being, the craftsman workshop is still very simple and cannot undertake too many tasks. The current main tasks are all about rifled rifles. Judging from the sample gun shooting of rifled rifles, there are still many areas that need improvement, and they cannot be fixed immediately. Zhao Mengji is purely considering it from a technical perspective, and Xu Xingxia also needs to consider it from the perspective of the army. Only rifled rifles that both sides can accept can be finalized.

There is no doubt that this is definitely not an easy task. The craftsmen have the requirements of the craftsmen, and the White Army has the requirements of the White Army, and everyone hopes to make it as convenient as possible. As a result, the two sides negotiated for three days and considered the technical and practical aspects in detail before finally determining the basic specifications of the first batch of Sun and Moon Guns.

The barrel diameter of the Sun and Moon Gun is still half an inch (about 16.7 mm), and has not changed. The length of the barrel is determined to be three feet and three inches (about 1100 mm). The length of the butt stock is determined to be one foot (about 330 mm). The length of the bayonet is determined to be one foot and three inches (about 433 mm). In this way, the length of the entire gun is five feet and three inches (about 1.863 meters), which is almost higher than that of a person. Of course, this is the result after installing the bayonet.

Without bayonets, the total gun is four feet and three inches long (about 1.43 meters), which is basically equivalent to the chest of a normal adult, and it is relatively easy to load it upright. Without bayonets, the weight of the entire gun is about ten kilograms. If a bayonet is installed, the weight will exceed twelve kilograms. The main reason for the increase in weight than the sample gun is that Xu Xingxia asked to strengthen some parts and use the best quality of the steel.

After testing, the effective range of the formal Sun and Moon Guns and Minnie bullets exceeds 200 meters. Within the effective range of 200 meters, a war horse can be killed directly. If it is hit on a vital part, it can effectively make the war horse fall down even if it is not hit on a vital part. This is very important for attacking cavalry.

Generally speaking, the sprint speed of the Tatar cavalry is relatively fast. It only takes half a minute to rush over a distance of 150 meters. In half a minute, how many times can the Sun and Moon guns be fired? At most three times. At such a distance, it is more difficult to directly shoot the Tatar cavalry, and it is more practical to knock down their war horses. Without the cavalry, they will no longer be called cavalry.

The Sun and Moon Gun is at a distance of 300 meters, and if it is fired, it will have a certain effect. Without obstacles, the Minnie bomb can even fly farther. However, Xu Xingxia has no conditions to test how far it will fly. It takes too much effort to find the landing point of a Minnie bomb within a range of hundreds of meters. He doesn't have that time to waste it.

After determining the specifications, it will be produced with all its strength. No matter how powerful the Sun and Moon gun is or how long the range is, it is essentially still equipped with a gun in front. The defect of slow fire speed of the front gun is that it cannot solve. Historical facts have proved that even a well-trained shooter can fire up to six Minnie rounds per minute when using a Minnie gun to shoot. In other words, the fastest speed is also every ten seconds.

Obviously, one or two Sun and Moon guns have no effect. Faced with Tatar cavalry, at least fifty Sun and Moon guns need to be fired volleys to severely damage the enemy. This is a weapon that depends entirely on the number of weapons to win, so it naturally needs to be produced in a large quantity and cheaply. The lower the production cost, the faster the production speed, and the faster the white-clothed army will grow.

After detailed research, the production plan of the Sun and Moon Gun was basically determined. What Xu Xingxia values ​​most is of course the technical confidentiality of the Sun and Moon Gun and the assembly line production. The core secrets of the Sun and Moon Gun can only be mastered by a few core craftsmen. Judging from the structure of the Sun and Moon Gun, except for the rifled barrel, the other structures of the Sun and Moon Gun are no different from ordinary muskets. This means that the production of the Sun and Moon Gun must use assembly line operations.

Well, to be precise, there is no difference at all. The components of the Sun and Moon Gun have one more bayonet than other muskets. The bayonet method adopts the form of a booth that was popular in later generations. As long as you catch it at the muzzle, it will be quite stable. Because the barrel of the Sun and Moon Gun is very large in diameter, the pipe wall is relatively thick, and the quality of the steelmaking is very good, so you will not suffer any loss when fighting in hand-to-hand combat. An ordinary scimitar cuts on the barrel with one knife, and the barrel is basically without any marks.

Of course, the purpose of Sun and Moon Guns is equipped with bayonets, not for hand-to-hand combat at all times. The hand-to-hand combat function of bayonets cannot be compared with ordinary hand-to-hand combat weapons. Only in special circumstances can bayonets be used. It is better to directly create a spear than to make a spear directly! Having said that, the cost of making a good spear is not much different from that of making a Sun and Moon Gun, but its power is the difference between heaven and earth.

In the end, Xu Xingxia decided to divide the manufacturing process of the Sun and Moon gun into nine processes, with nine different craftsmen responsible for the assembly, and finally the core craftsmen responsible for the assembly. With the current capabilities of the craftsman workshop, if it starts day and night, it is estimated that about five can be made every day. However, due to the problem of making steel in hundreds of steel, the cost of the gun barrel is quite high. The total cost of a Sun and Moon gun requires about thirty taels of silver.

Zhao Mengji asked expectantly: "Sir, how many pieces are made?"

Xu Xingxia thought for a while and said slowly: "Make a hundred pieces first!"

The cost of a hundred Sun and Moon guns is 3,000 taels. Xu Xingxia can take out this money. However, more money has to wait. If you take a bite, you have to take things step by step. There are many places that require money. In fact, the biggest bottleneck in manufacturing Sun and Moon guns is not money or technology, but raw materials for making steel.
Chapter completed!