Daming Crazy Emperor

Dai Zi really didn't expect that Taichang would ask him if he made money selling paintings.

This can be said to be his family's business, and he is naturally very clear.

The question is, is he a candidate for this year, and besides, his answer sheet did not mention selling paintings, he was talking about renju guns!
Why does the emperor ask this?
He was stunned for a moment before carefully explaining: "Your Majesty, the student's father once said that gold and silver in troubled times and antique calligraphy and paintings in prosperous times.

Now that Daming is in a rare and prosperous age, this calligraphy and painting must be very valuable.

However, for this painting to be able to sell at a high price, it must not only be well painted, but also famous.

When my father was a scholar, the paintings he painted were not very valuable, usually only a penny a piece.

However, after my father was elected, the paintings he painted were worth a lot, and a painting could sell for a few taels of silver.

Later, my father joined Xie Bin, a famous painter in the south of the Yangtze River, and the paintings he painted were even more valuable.

Now my father can sell at least a few dozen taels of silver for a painting, and it is possible to sell hundreds of taels for a particularly good painting. "

Prosperous antique calligraphy and painting?

Well, only in prosperous times can people have the leisure to collect antiques and appreciate calligraphy and paintings. In troubled times, antique calligraphy and paintings are really worthless.

If a painting can sell at least a few dozen taels of silver, then it is really boring to be a county magistrate.

Because the county magistrate's monthly salary is less than a few dozen taels of silver.

This at least proves that Dai Zi's father is an upright official.

If it's a corrupt official, it's different. Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes, and sell fart paintings!
As the saying goes, like a father, like a son, there should be no problem with the character of an upright official.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Does your father still like to study guns?"

Not this one.

Dai Zi said honestly: "Your Majesty, the student's father is only obsessed with painting, and also has a little interest in mechanical equipment, but the musket student's father has never delved into it."

Taichang couldn't help but asked curiously: "Then who did you learn your musket skills from?"

This is a long story.

Dai Zi thought about it carefully, and then explained in detail: "Your Majesty, the student studied with his father since childhood, and is also interested in painting and mechanical equipment, so the student chose science.

Five years ago, when the students took the township examination, because they were young and their essays were not very good, they failed to pass the exam.

However, at that time, several mentors of Jinling Academy of Sciences took a fancy to the students, and specially kept the students in Jinling Academy of Sciences to teach them carefully.

After the students entered the Jinling Academy of Sciences, they occasionally saw Master Bi's masterpiece "Illustration of Military Weapons", and became very interested in firearms.

In the past few years, the students have been studying the skills of muskets in their spare time. Several mentors also strongly supported them and collected all kinds of muskets for the students.

Slowly, the students also had some experience.

Then, the students began to think about renju. "

It turned out that Jinling Academy of Sciences trained a genius.

very good!

Taichang couldn't help but said happily: "Write down the names of your mentors later, and I will reward you very much!"

Dai Zi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Have you tried this lance?"

Uh, this.

Dai Zi said embarrassingly: "The emperor forgives the sin, because Jinling Academy of Sciences does not have sophisticated machine tools, and many parts cannot be processed, so the students just made a wooden model and tried it. It didn't work out."

This is simple.

Taichang thought for a while, and then said loudly to the door: "Cheng En, ask someone to call Menghou and Chu Yang over. In addition, order someone to prepare the Flying Dragon Battleship. I'm going to Wubei City."

Wang Chengen outside the door quickly respectfully said: "Observe the order."

Taichang smiled again and asked: "By the way, have you ever taken characters?"

Dai Zi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the students are open to writing."

Taichang nodded slightly, then raised his hand and said, "Wen Kai, come here, I will tell you about bullets and clips."

Bullets and clips?
When Dai Zi heard this, he couldn't help being puzzled.

Of course he knows what a bullet is. The question is, what is a magazine?

At this time, Taichang has already started to draw on the paper.

Seeing this, Dai Zi hurriedly and carefully moved up to look carefully.

Taichang Bianhua then explained: "Wen Kai, look, this is the magazine, that is, the bullet bag you drew on your answer sheet.

The word bag is not vivid, because the bullets are also loaded with metal shells, so it is more vivid to use magazines. "

Oh, it turns out that the magazine is the bullet bag.

If the emperor doesn't explain, he really doesn't know what the emperor is talking about.

Taichang doesn't have any painting skills, what he draws are abstract pictures, which is just a general shape.

However, this is not the point.

Immediately afterwards, he drew a few lines at the bottom of the clip, and then explained: "Look, shrapnel or springs can be added under the clip to push the bullet up.

In this way, you only need to set a movable buckle on the top of the clip and connect it to the trigger to easily bring the bullet into the chamber. "

Shrapnel and springs?
When Dai Zi heard this, he couldn't help asking excitedly: "Your Majesty, what is a spring? Is it similar in effect to shrapnel?"

He knew the shrapnel, because the trigger mechanism of the flintlock had shrapnel, but he had never seen the spring.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, the effect of the spring is similar to that of the shrapnel, but the spring is stronger and more durable than the shrapnel.

As for the specific kind of spring, you will know it when you see it. "

Hearing this, Dai Zi couldn't help but happily said, "The student understands."

He was a little worried at first that the device for taking the bullets out of the magazine was not safe.

Because the set of parts is too small and the structure is too complicated, if it is not done well, the bullets in the magazine will definitely not be hooked.

Well now, there is no need to worry about this problem at all.

Taichang then pointed to the magazine and explained: "You can't make the magazine too big, ten bullets are enough.

Because when the musket is fired, the barrel will accumulate a lot of heat, and the barrel will probably be so hot that it will smoke after ten shots.

If you continue to shoot, the barrel may be deformed, which is easy to explode.

Moreover, after more than ten shots in a row, the barrel of the gun may be burned red, and the fuse will be ignited as soon as it touches the barrel, which makes it easier to explode the barrel. "

Dai Zi couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

It turned out that the more bullets in this magazine, the better.

He originally designed more than 20 bullets for the magazine!

Because he had never participated in a battle, let alone fired more than ten shots in a row, he didn't know that the barrel of the gun would smoke, let alone that the barrel of the gun would burn red.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he said sincerely: "The students have been taught."

Immediately afterwards, Taichang drew another pointy thing, and then explained: "Originally, I wanted to change the structure of the bullet, since you have designed the semi-automatic rifle, let's change it along with the structure of the bullet.

You see, we should make this bullet conical, so that the bullet penetrates more and suffers less air resistance. "

air resistance?

Dai Zi asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being stupid, what is air resistance?"

Taichang was quite surprised and said: "Isn't this in your tutorial?"

Dai Zi shook his head without hesitation and said, "No."

Well, at the moment, not many people really understand air resistance, and it will probably take a long time to form a knowledge of it.

Taichang thought for a while, then asked: "You should have seen the Flying Dragon Battleship, right?"

Dai Zi nodded without hesitation and said: "The student has seen it, this time the student came here on the Dragon Battleship."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked again: "Where are the hot air balloons, have you seen them?"

Dai Zi still nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, Jinling Academy of Sciences has a hot air balloon platform, and students are lucky enough to go to the sky in a hot air balloon."

well.

Taichang then explained: "Since you have been on a Flying Dragon, you should know the external structure of the Flying Dragon.

The reason why the outer structure of the Flying Dragon battleship is made into a shuttle shape is to reduce the resistance of water.

This water resistance may not be felt at low speeds, but once it reaches a certain speed, it will be quite large.

Therefore, the shape of the flying dragon battleship must be made into a shuttle shape to minimize water resistance.

The same is true for hot air balloons. There is actually resistance in the air, and you can't feel it at low speeds.

However, once a certain speed is reached, the resistance of the air will become quite large.

Therefore, the hot air balloon must also be made into a fusiform shape to minimize air resistance.

This bullet is actually the same reason, the speed of the bullet can be faster than the hot air balloon or even the dragon battleship, and the air resistance encountered must be greater.

Therefore, it is wrong to make it round, and changing it to a fusiform shape will definitely fly farther. "

After hearing this, Dai Zi thought about it carefully for a while, then nodded again and again and said: "Student understands."

Well, this kid is really talented.

Such an abstract thing can be understood as soon as it is heard.

Taichang nodded slightly, then pointed to the bottom of the bullet and said: "Also here, it is actually not very advisable to ignite the gunpowder in the shell with a fuse.

If we can put the kind of thing that will catch fire when it hits the bottom of the bullet, then we can make the bullet fully enclosed.

In this way, no matter whether it is a musket or a cannon, it is not afraid of water.

Even if it is raining, even if the barrel and barrel are flooded, it can still fire. "

That's a great idea.

Hearing this, Dai Zi couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, the students have heard that saltpeter will explode if it is hit violently. Perhaps, we can change the composition of the gunpowder or directly replace it with saltpeter powder for a try."

Uh, it is very dangerous to try out new types of gunpowder, especially gunpowder that explodes when hit.

Taichang nodded solemnly and said: "You can try this, but you must be careful. The explosion is not a joke. If you are not careful, you will die."

Dai Zi nodded quickly and said, "Students understand, students will be careful."

The next step is the problem of ejecting the bullet case, that is, after a bullet is fired, how to withdraw the remaining bullet case so that the next bullet enters the barrel.

Taichang discussed with Dai Zi for a while, and Bi Maokang and Sun Yuanhua had already come hand in hand.

After paying respects to the princes and ministers, Taichang smiled and introduced: "Wen Kai, this is Mr. Bi Maokang, the author of "Illustration of Military Weapons", and this is Mr. Sun Yuanhua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry in charge of the Weapons Research Institute."

As for Dai Zi, there is no need to introduce it, because both Bi Maokang and Sun Yuanhua knew that he came back to find Dai Zi.

When Dai Zi heard this, he clasped his hands excitedly and said, "Master Bi, the students are honored to have read your "Illustration of Military Weapons", and thus set their ambition to improve guns. It is thanks to you that the students are able to achieve what they are today!"

Uh, this.

Bi Maokang was a little confused, he really didn't expect that Dai Zi developed the musket under his influence.

He smiled awkwardly, and then said softly: "In fact, I also want to improve the musket, but I am too busy with mundane affairs and have no time.

I have read your answer sheet carefully, and your talent is indeed very good.

Such a good talent can't be wasted. I believe you understand the truth of being proficient in work and industrious and inactive. Remember not to slack off. Your achievements will be higher than mine in the future. "

Dai Zi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The student has been taught, thank you, Mr. Bi."

Immediately afterwards, he cupped his hands to Sun Yuanhua and said, "Master Sun, your students have also read "Shen Ji Fa Yao". If possible, please give me your advice. The students are also quite interested in artillery."

This boy is not bad, he is well-versed in human and worldly affairs.

What's even more rare is that he not only has outstanding talent, but also has a strong interest in muskets and artillery.

Sometimes, a person's talent is not the most important, but hobbies are the most important.

No matter how good the talent is, if you are not interested in something related to the talent, it is useless.

This kid is a good seedling and deserves to be cultivated.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help smiling and said: "Menghou, Chuyang, now you have successors.

You should teach well and train a firearms expert for Daming. "

When Bi Maokang and Sun Yuanhua heard the words, they quickly cupped their hands and said, "I understand."