Qiming 1158

Chapter 922 The Strong Man With A Matchlock Gun
The reason why the ancient military formation has been maintained in a solid phalanx for a long time is because the catapult, like the heavy artillery, is too cumbersome and extremely difficult to move.

It takes too long to load and launch, and the quasi-head is basically covered. It can only play a role in dealing with large immovable targets, and it is basically impossible to play all of it on the field battlefield.

On the field battlefield, the crossbow and the army are still the roost.

Therefore, the birth of light artillery that can follow the action of the army and can be used on the field battlefield is very necessary, which will help directly destroy the enemy's army formation and confidence on the battlefield, and destroy their will to fight.

It might even directly change the shape of the war.

Although Su Yonglin most wanted to create an artillery that could shoot explosive bombs, unfortunately, based on the current technology, explosive firearms such as Thor Cannons could not be fired by heavy artillery.

The ultra-high chamber pressure of the heavy artillery will directly destroy the general Thor cannon inside the barrel. It does not hurt anyone, but it hurts itself first, and if it hurts the fist seven, it is true.

If you want to thicken the shell of the Thor Cannon to the point where it can be fired, it is estimated that it will either be a squib or split into three or five pieces.

Therefore, if you are shooting explosive bombs, it is better to throw a trebuchet or use a large rocket to launch it.

As for artillery, solid bullets are the best option at present, unless one day the iron smelting technology continues to improve, or Daming points out the technical points of the breech gun and primer technology.

But that's not to say that you can't use artillery to open flower bullets.

Su Yonglin knew of an ancient mortar with a short barrel and a large muzzle, like a big bronze bell. By reducing the chamber pressure, the shells could be opened, but the range and accuracy...

It's a bit tasteless, but it's not as good as the trebuchets that the Ming army is proficient in today.

Therefore, at present, the practical light artillery is still represented by the Fran cannon. Although the concept of the sub-mother gun reduces the range and power, it makes fast maneuvering, fast loading and high-frequency firing possible, making it a field gun. , capable of cooperating with field armies.

The craftsmen looked at Su Yonglin's more vivid artillery styles, listened to Su Yonglin's explanation, circulated it to each other, looked at each other, and nodded silently. Under the leadership of the new Firearms Bureau Director Qiu Yuan, they said that they would definitely complete Su Yonglin's handover. task.

Su Yonglin was very happy to hand over this important task to them.

Imagining the scene of using heavy artillery for siege and light artillery for Frans in the field, Su Yonglin felt that there was no problem in destroying Song at the military level.

Can the city walls of the Southern Song Dynasty stop the catapults and the alternating bombardment of light and heavy artillery?
Can their army stand up to the dimensionality reduction of artillery?

A new war situation is coming, Southern Song Dynasty, are you ready?

Su Yonglin was looking forward to such a scene.

After the Firearms Bureau's inspection was almost done, Su Yonglin went to inspect the iron smelting workshop and the coking scene of the craftsmen.

Of course it is good to be able to handle the coking, but when he smelled the pungent smell and saw the lingering thick smoke, he realized that if he continued to let these coking craftsmen work without protection, it would not take a while. All in bed.

Local coking is feasible, but the resulting pollution is terrifying.

No wonder I occasionally smelled a strange smell in the palace a while ago.

The coking factory and the iron factory have to be moved to a place a little further outside of Zhongdu City, otherwise the air pollution will be brought to Zhongdu City sooner or later, and everyone will suffer from respiratory diseases.

Looking at this fledgling industry, Su Yonglin realized that with the start of the industry and the leap in productivity, environmental pollution will follow, and various diseases that can only occur due to environmental pollution will also appear. Longevity makes a huge impact.

However, compared with the rapid development of society, environmental pollution is not a problem in the eyes of the emerging bourgeoisie and the ruling class.

However, Su Yonglin is not an unscrupulous capitalist, nor is he a traditional emperor. He feels that development is important, but he cannot lose humanistic care and social concepts for development.

He has finally built a country that is different from the past, a country that is gradually getting rid of the shackles of the old society, and watching it fall back into the trap of history, he can't do it.

Some things must be planned ahead of time and cannot be regarded as not seen.

So Su Yonglin felt that it was time to put on a mask or something. It's okay to not use wet cloth strips. Always take some protection to avoid respiratory diseases.

Of course, the most important thing is to limit working hours, implement a shift system, set a maximum working time, and work shifts as soon as the time is up, so as to reduce the damage to the craftsman's body caused by coking.

Next, they must be equipped with relatively complete medical services and regular physical examinations to prevent them from losing their livelihoods due to illness.

Speaking of which, Su Yonglin felt that it was time to provide these craftsmen with some state-level care. Regular medical examinations, free medical care, paid vacations, and a four-hour work system should be arranged. The benefits that ordinary officials and officials should have, they Not less.

In particular, craftsmen engaged in such dangerous occupations need the care of the state, so as to avoid the desolate situation of their families after their death.

After doing some inspections, Su Yonglin planned to return to the palace to arrange this matter.

Before going back, Wang Tietou, the traditional craftsman who came up with the iron core and copper body method, mysteriously approached Su Yonglin and handed Su Yonglin a long pole that he had been holding in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the small cannon on the picture you drew before. Take a look, can this be used by soldiers?"

"Small cannon?"

Su Yonglin was stunned for a moment, but did not realize it until he saw the "long pole" in Wang Tietou's hand.

Where is this little cannon?
This special girl is a firearm!

Only then did Su Yonglin remember that when he came to inspect the firearms department, he suddenly became interested, so he drew a picture of an arquebus and a picture of a flintlock gun, telling them that this thing is interesting and can be seen as very interesting. Tiny cannon.

But don't look at it's small size, the principle is similar, and the power it produces is also great.

The main body of the arquebus is an iron pipe, which is thicker. The stock of the accessories can be made of wood. There is a fire door behind the iron pipe, which can be filled with propellant for ignition.

Then, like a cannon, put the ammunition into the barrel from the front, compact it, connect the trigger to a match, ignite the match, pull the trigger, and the fire of the match can ignite the gunpowder in the fire door, and then ignite The gunpowder in the barrel causes the bullet to be fired, and the next principle is the same as that of a cannon.

Therefore, it is a miniature single-person artillery, which is more portable than the light artillery such as the Fran machine, and can be used by one person.

The principle of the flintlock gun is similar to that of the matchlock gun, but it has more technical advantages than the matchlock gun. Because it is ignited with flint, a scythe can be installed on the gunpowder chamber as a fire door cover.

When firing, directly hit the flint with the scythe to generate sparks to ignite, and there is no need to open the fire door like an arquebus, so even if there is some wind and rain, there is no need to worry about the gunpowder getting damp or being blown away by the wind.

But the difficulty of flintlock gun is that it needs a qualified spring to provide enough power to let the spark ignited by the flint ignite the gunpowder, and then fire the bullet. If the spring is not good or the quality of the flint is not good, the success rate of ignition is not as good as that of the matchlock gun.

At that time, Su Yonglin was interested, and talked with several craftsmen Barabara for a long time, from the elasticity of wood and animal tendons to the elasticity of steel and the power of flintlock guns.

Of course, Su Yonglin didn't expect them to be able to rub the muskets out. He felt that they should just do a good job of the cannons for the time being. The significance of the cannons is very big now.

But he didn't expect the wisdom of the people to be endless, and Wang Tietou really rubbed a arquebus in his hand.

What a stubborn man, he was able to hit a matchlock gun while rubbing his hand, which really surprised Su Yonglin.

"Can you fight?"

"sure."

Wang Tietou smiled and took out a piece of match rope from his pocket: "Didn't you say it before? Match rope is also very particular, just one twisted rope is not enough, it has to be soaked in urine for a day, and then dried in the sun. It ignited slowly, so I tossed a match myself."

After Wang Tietou finished speaking here, a craftsman over there laughed.

"I said why there is a smell of urine in your room. I thought you were urinating everywhere and not hygienic."

"Fuck you, how can there be a smell of urine?"

"You still don't admit it, do you? That smell is creeping! If you don't open the window, can you still be in the house? Get angry? Hurry up and pay for the medicine and eat it and go to the fire!"

"You're on fire!"

Wang Tietou obviously had a good relationship with the craftsman. The two quarreled for a while, but the movements of his hands did not slow down.

(End of this chapter)