Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 830 Ceramic Incendiary Bomb

On the square of the New Jinling City Palace, Taichang was beyond excited, but the others were a little confused.

Because they can't see what this thing is for.

Is this something that took so much work just to watch the fireworks go off when it hit the ground?

Taichang still didn't explain to everyone, he raised his binoculars and took a closer look at the burning rockets on the ground, and then said to Zheng Zhilong: "Try to find the kind of flammable wood for this material, you let the Western Company in Nanyang Look for the other semicolons of , and send more.

We are not just doing it this time, but we will continue to do it in the future. Therefore, it is best to find a stable source of goods and send them over and over again. "

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

Immediately afterwards, Taichang said to the old carpenter and the master gunpowder: "How about it, are you interested in going to the military factory to do this? I will pay you ten taels of silver a month."

Is there such a good thing?

This thing is not too simple for them, it is too easy to do, just this, there are still ten taels of silver a month, if you don't do it, you are a fool!

Besides, the emperor told them to do it, can they not do it?

Both of them nodded excitedly, "I want to do it, I want to do it."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then ordered: "You can also find a dozen or so helpers to help, and you will be the foremen in the future.

As for the wages of the hired people, you can do it according to their skills, five to ten taels of silver a month is fine. "

Oops, this is simply too good to be true.

The two hurriedly clasped their hands together and said, "The villain understands."

Taichang said to the old craftsman again: "You also have ten taels of silver a month, so don't make any shells and shell casings, anyway, the Wubei City has already started work at full capacity, and there are plenty of shells and shell casings.

You first organize everyone to make this kind of rockets and this kind of shelf for mounting rockets, I still have something for you to make. "

The old craftsman also cupped his hands excitedly and said: "I understand."

Taichang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said: "Okay, you can go to work first, the materials will be sent to you as soon as possible."

When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly bowed their hands and bid farewell.

Taichang then said to Zheng Zhilong: "Feihong, let's go, let's go to the ceramic factory."

go?
Zheng Zhilong cupped his hands quickly and said: "Your Majesty, it may take us an hour or two to walk there. Those ceramic factories are not built in the city in order to obtain materials nearby."

Uh, okay.

If it is really troublesome to pull clay into the city every day, it is better to build the ceramic factory in a place with a lot of clay outside the city.

Taichang nodded slightly, then said to Cao Huachun, "Zi Ru, order people to prepare horses."

The crowd rode out of the city, and ran northward for about a quarter of an hour, and finally came to a large-scale ceramics factory.

When the shopkeeper here heard that Zheng Zhilong was coming, he rushed out to greet him, cupped his hands repeatedly and said, "Oh, Mr. Zheng, it's really your grand visit.

The little old man went to work blindly, and if he was lost, he would welcome him, forgive his sins, forgive his sins. "

You are so blind.

Zheng Zhilong stepped aside quickly, and said seriously: "It is the emperor who is here, not me."

emperor?

Why don't you wear a dragon robe!
Hearing the words, the shopkeeper hurriedly kowtowed on the ground and said: "The little old man didn't know that the emperor came here, please forgive me."

The people next to him were also frightened and kowtowed on the ground.

Taichang shook his head slightly, then raised his hand and said: "Okay, get up, I still want you to make something, what should you do if you lie on the ground?"

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper quickly got up and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"

Taichang didn't answer and asked instead, "You made the kerosene tank in Xidaying, right?"

The shopkeeper nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, those kerosene tanks are made here by the villain."

Taichang nodded slightly, took the bullet casing from the guard's hand, and then introduced in detail: "The thing I'm going to make is the same as the kerosene tank, it's also for kerosene, and it will break if it is dropped on the ground.

However, the kerosene cans made this time had to be able to be plugged in here, and a conical head was exposed. "

Uh, what is this?
The shopkeeper took the shell case and looked at it carefully, then asked: "Your Majesty, is the kerosene tank stuffed here?"

Didn't I say it?

Taichang said inexplicably: "It's stuffed in here, what's the matter?"

The shopkeeper asked cautiously again: "Your Majesty, the plug you mentioned, is it like the plug of a kerosene tank, must it be tightly plugged?"

Oh, that was the original question.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, it must be plugged tightly so that the kerosene tank cannot shake inside.

Because this is the shell casing, the kerosene tank has to be blasted out along the front section. If it can shake, it will definitely be smashed as soon as the cannon is fired. "

My God, it's a shell casing!
Cannonballs can blast several miles away, and with one blast, it is difficult to keep the kerosene tank from breaking!
The shopkeeper frowned and thought for a while holding the cannonball shell, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it needs to be padded with soft cowhide, otherwise, the kerosene tank will definitely be shattered when the cannonball is fired."

Soft cowhide?

That thing is only a few taels of silver at most, and the copper inside the small pad is worth less than the shell casing.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said, "It doesn't matter what the cushion is, as long as you can guarantee that the kerosene tank will not be broken when the gun is fired."

There should be no problem with the soft leather pad inside.

Hearing the words, the shopkeeper asked again: "Your Majesty, how many do you want?"

Taichang reckoned: "At least tens of thousands, not many hundred thousand, you first make one hundred thousand."

My God, make [-] first!
One hundred thousand is 1000 taels!
Moreover, the kerosene tank does not use many materials, and it is easy to make. Anyway, it will be broken, so it doesn't matter if the appearance is beautiful or not.

This is a big deal with a very high profit.

The shopkeeper couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, why don't you make a clay embryo now, and see if the shape suits you. If it fits, the little old man will let people make it in large quantities."

Okay.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, you can make a mud embryo and let me have a look."

Your shopkeeper hurriedly walked into the shed next to him, found a good turntable, waved his hands to let the worker move aside first, then took a bamboo ruler and carefully measured the inner diameter and length of the shell case, then rolled up his sleeves and sat down. Come down, let's go.

He directly picked out a lump of clay next to it, smashed it on the bowl that was about to be kneaded, and kneaded it vigorously for a while, then put one hand in the middle, and held the outside with the other hand to knead it.

Soon, a cylindrical mud embryo slowly stood up.

Of course, the inner and outer walls of this mud embryo are still a bit rough.

He picked up a bamboo scraper in one hand, and scraped one on the inside and the other on the outside. After a while, the inner and outer walls of the entire cylindrical mud embryo became extremely smooth.

He took a bamboo ruler to measure the height again, and then used a scraper to cut off the extra section on the top.

This time, a fairly regular cylindrical mud embryo was formed.

He picked up a flat thin iron shovel and shoveled in along the direction of rotation, and he scooped up the cylindrical mud embryo and put it on the wooden frame beside it.

Immediately afterwards, he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, this is the jar inside. What do you think of the shape?"

This is what's inside the plug, the shape doesn't matter, the key is the top cover.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, this way is fine. By the way, it's not what you use to turn the plate, it turns so evenly."

The shopkeeper quickly explained: "This is driven by a large waterwheel on the river next to it. I bought a special gear at the moment. It is very convenient to install this thing."

It turned out to be driven by water power, which is not bad.

Taichang nodded slightly again, then raised his hand and said, "Then continue to make the cover."

The lid is a bit troublesome. You have to pinch a roughly bowl shape first, then scrape out a boss that fits into the cylinder below, and finally you have to turn it over and trim the bottom.

After the shopkeeper trimmed the top, he quickly turned the lid of the bowl over.

At this moment, he didn't know what to do.

He thought for a while, and then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, what kind of round head are you talking about?"

Uh, this.

Taichang thought about it carefully, and then gestured: "It's almost like the top of that mushroom."

Oh, it turned out that it was not a regular half round head.

On the contrary, this is easier to process. If it is a regular half-round head, it will be more laborious.

The shopkeeper only trimmed it a few times, then raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, do you think this is the case?"

Well, yes, it already looks like a missile head.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "The shape is fine, how do you fix the seal, this thing can't leak oil."

The shopkeeper said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as you cover the lid with a piece of cloth and push it in, there will be no oil leakage."

Well, it seems that the rubber is all saved.

Taichang nodded slightly again, and then asked, "How long will it take to bake this thing?"

The shopkeeper said without thinking: "Usually four hours."

It seems that there is no way to try today.

Taichang thought for a while, and then confessed: "Okay, you make ten samples today and burn them out, tomorrow I will send someone to pick you up and go to the palace in the city for a try."

The shopkeeper was about to nod, and suddenly asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, should you buy the soft cowhide or the old man?"

All right, let you earn more, so that you can work harder.

Taichang said magnanimously: "You go and buy it, I'll keep the shell casing for you first, you cut the soft cowhide and stuff it in here for a try.

How much is this set of things, you can set a price. "

Oops, I can make more money again.

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "Your Majesty, this soft cowhide is more than twice as expensive as this kerosene tank. The little old man estimates that it will cost one tael of silver and twenty sets. Do you think this price is suitable?" ?”

Okay, I can probably capture a city by throwing thousands of incendiary bombs at it. I earn more than [-] times more than you in this business.

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Okay, just one tael of silver and twenty sets, Ziru, first give him 5000 taels, and we will order one hundred thousand."

Oops, here's the money!

The shopkeeper was so excited that he didn't know what to say when he took the bank note, he could only keep nodding his head and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."

Taichang waved his hand slightly and said: "Okay, remember to get things ready tomorrow morning, I will send a carriage to pick you up."

He has to go back and get things ready.

For example, for two pieces of shell casings, he had to order people to prepare ten sets.

There are also two hundred catties of Thor cannons, which have to be moved to the big square in front of the palace in advance.

Early the next morning, everything was ready and the test firing could finally begin.

Taichang directly ordered a general of the Shenwu Battalion to learn from the shopkeeper, carefully stuff the kerosene tank into the shell casing, and fill the half of the shell casing at the back with ammunition, and then decisively ordered: "Shoot an empty shot first!" try."

Naturally, this head cannot be loaded with kerosene. If it is shattered when it is about to fire, the whole artillery will probably burn.

The general of the Shenwu Battalion carefully stuffed the special shells into the barrel of the gun, and then closed the gun door and fired directly.

With a bang, a cylindrical shell flew out.

Taichang hurriedly held up the binoculars and scanned towards the intended landing point of the shell.

With a sound of "click", the shell fell to the ground a mile away almost instantly. Judging from the appearance of the fragments, it seemed that the clay pot hadn't been shattered when the cannon was fired.

Taichang thought for a while, and then ordered: "Put a can of water and try."

He still decided not to use kerosene, because kerosene splashed on the ground is not easy to clean up, and it is estimated that there will still be kerosene smell floating here in a few days.

Anyway, water is similar to kerosene, if you can splash water on the ground, you can definitely splash kerosene on the ground.

The general of the Shenwu Battalion filled a can of water without hesitation, then wrapped the lid with cloth and stuffed it tightly, and then carefully stuffed it into the bullet case that was padded with cowhide inside.

Immediately afterwards, another cannon was fired with a bang, and a large amount of water was splashed where it landed.

This is even a success.

Taichang asked the general of Shenwu Battalion to fill the remaining eight kerosene tanks with water for test shooting, then nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, let's do this, and mass-produce them quickly."

The kerosene tank was not shattered even after ten rounds were fired, and there was no water leakage, so there must be no problem.

Even if this simple ceramic incendiary bomb has been successfully developed.

(End of this chapter)