Daming Crazy Emperor

Taichang discussed with Bi Maokang, Sun Yuanhua, Dai Zi and others for a while, and the blueprint of the new bullet was quickly drawn.

However, it will take some time to turn the drawings into real objects.

If this drawing is given to the current European countries, they may not be able to process it in a few months.

Daming is different, especially in the Weapons Research Institute, there are not too many kinds of machine tools and materials.

Sun Yuanhua didn't even need to do it himself, he just recruited a few disciples, explained it to the drawings in detail, and those disciples got busy.

Bullet casings are readily available, and there are hundreds of them in a box.

The mold for punching semicircular dimples is also very simple to process, because this mold protrudes outward and can be machined completely.

At this moment, Daming's machine tool tools are not ordinary, and the steel used to make ordinary molds can completely chew through.

Several disciples of Sun Yuanhua took the steel specially used to make ordinary molds and asked the master craftsman in the workshop to mill it on a milling machine for a while, and then turned it on a lathe for a few laps, and then ground it with a grinder. An extremely smooth small mold It's ready.

Immediately afterwards, they brought the finished small mold to the punching machine, and asked the master craftsman to punch a semicircular hole on the back of hundreds of bullet casings, and then took it to the special small drilling machine, and let them press it in the hole. A hole for the lead wire is drilled in the middle, and the shell case is considered finished.

As for the small copper pieces inside the bullet casings, they are also very simple. There are not too many molds for stamping the copper skin. They found a mold and asked the master to stamp it for a while, and then drilled a small hole. Hundreds of small copper pieces and it's ready.

The next step is to install the lead wire and fill the mud.

Originally, Taichang thought that the flammable gunpowder had to be prepared temporarily, but Sun Yuanhua and his disciples brought a bucket of slightly yellow-black gunpowder, poured it out, and mixed it with special resin glue.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but wondered: "Chuyang, have you developed many kinds of gunpowder?"

Sun Yuanhua sighed slightly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I ordered people to develop a lot of gunpowder with various ratios, and even added other flammable and explosive powders.

It's a pity that none of these gunpowders increased the explosive power, but some were particularly easy to ignite. "

Uh, to increase the power of gunpowder, it seems that a chemical reaction is required, and it seems that it is not enough to smash and mix directly by physical methods.

How do you say this?

Taichang pondered for a while, then asked: "Chuyang, do you know the water refining method of copper mine?"

Sun Yuanhua nodded again and again, "I know."

Taichang explained in detail: "Copper ore is originally an ore mixed with copper and other things, but through the method of water smelting, it turns from stone into pure copper.

This is a process of chemical combination or separation reaction, just like iron will turn into reddish-brown rust after being exposed to the air for a long time, which is a typical compound process.

Copper ore is no longer the original stone after being refined by water smelting, and iron is no longer iron after it is combined with something in the air.

This process, we can collectively call it a chemical reaction process.

But after you crush charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter into powder, the charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter have not changed, they are still the same things, but just turned into powder. Even if you mix them together, they will still not become new things .

This process can be collectively referred to as physical processing.

The physical processing process will not change into other substances, just like you make steel into kitchen knives, hoes, shovels, nails, etc. Steel is still steel, but the shape has changed, and its essence remains the same.

These are physical processes.

If you want to increase the power of gunpowder, you can't just try to smash various materials into powder and mix them together. You also have to try chemical reactions to make the gunpowder materials into new things. In this way, the gunpowder's The power may increase dramatically. "

Uh, well, this one is actually a bit complicated.

Sun Yuanhua thought about it carefully for a while, then slowly nodded and said: "I understand, I will order people to try this chemical reaction."

Taichang thought for a while, and then said: "By the way, there are many things that don't react chemically at room temperature. You have to heat things up to react chemically."

Sun Yuanhua nodded slowly and said, "I understand."

Taichang and Sun Yuanhua explained in detail for a while, that the medicinal mud had been applied over there, the gunpowder had been loaded, and they were all put into a special oven to dry, just waiting for the bullets.

At this time, a master craftsman also came over with a finished mold.

Fortunately, there are drilling machines and grinding machines at this time, otherwise it would not be easy to carve such a circular hole in the mold steel.

Seeing that the molds were ready, Sun Yuanhua immediately cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, now we can only try stamping warheads with copper, because pig iron and steel can't punch into such a small hole if they are not heated enough. It’s so powerful that it’s hard to get out after rushing in.”

Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "Then use copper first, anyway, we don't lack copper mines now.

In the future, you can ask Chang Geng to think of a way to help you prepare a special steel for stamping. There is no rush. "

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanhua quickly ordered his disciples to bring copper rods and a heated charcoal stove.

As for cutting copper rods, it is too simple. The smallest shearing machine can easily cut a finger-thin copper rod into pieces.

Not long after, an old craftsman clamped the red-hot copper block to the mold.

With a bang, the copper block was smashed into the mold.

The old craftsman picked up the mold, put it upside down on a platform with a groove, waited a while, and then picked up a big wooden mallet and hit the mold vigorously.

A shiny shuttle-like bullet fell out.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanhua, Dai Zi and others were very excited.

Taichang frowned and said: "This speed seems a bit too slow, how long does it take to produce tens of millions of rounds of new bullets?"

Sun Yuanhua quickly explained: "Your Majesty, we are doing temporary experiments, so there is no special processing mold.

If it is mass production, we will process hundreds or even thousands of special molds.

At that time, build more punching machines, arrange more people to divide the work, and produce tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition a day. "

Hearing this, Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Well, let's make a hundred rounds of new ammunition first and try it out."

The next thing is simple.

Another old craftsman directly picked up the bullet that came out and threw it into the cold water, let it cool for a while, then took it out, pushed one end of the bullet into the round socket at the end of the lathe, and then used a thimble to hold the back of the bullet Central location.

Then turn on the lathe, put the turning tool up and turn it a little bit, and the bullet is considered finished.

The old craftsman took off the bullet and wiped it with a rag, then stuffed it into an empty bullet case for a try.

Just right, you can stuff it in and pull it out with your hands.

Immediately afterwards, the old craftsman took another bullet casing full of gunpowder, stuffed the bullet head in with his hands, and then took it to a small punch press, and used two and a half belts to connect the bullet head and the bullet casing. The mold with the circular groove was punched lightly, and the bullet was considered ready.

Seeing this, Taichang asked again: "Chuyang, this kind of bullet should fit into an ordinary Fengshen flintlock gun, right?"

Sun Yuanhua nodded without hesitation and said: "Yes, because the outer circle of the bullet head is the same as the outer circle of a round bullet. As for the sharp cone in the front, the barrel is so long anyway, so you can put it in if it can't touch anything. Surely no problem."

That's good.

If the Fengshen flintlock needs to be improved to use new bullets, it will be troublesome.

Taichang nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Tairu, call ten Jinyiwei musketeers over to test the new bullets."

Hearing this, Luo Yangxing quickly bowed his hands and walked out quickly.

After a while, he brought ten Jinyiwei musketeers over.

Taichang held up a flintlock gun, and then asked, "Wen Kai, do you know how to load it?"

Of course it will.

Dai Zi nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Majesty, the Student Union."

Taichang nodded slightly, then directly put the flintlock gun into the man's hand, and confessed: "Okay then, go and try to put a new type of bullet in it."

Dai Zi took the gun and walked quickly to the small punch, took a new type of bullet, and then skillfully opened the mechanism behind the barrel, and stuffed the bullet in at once.

He walked back quickly and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, there is no problem. This kind of bullet is similar to a round bullet, and it can be loaded in one go."

Uh, there seems to be a problem.

Taichang stared at the trigger for a while, then frowned and said, "Now, just pull the trigger to fire."

Dai Zi nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, as long as you pull the trigger, the bullet will be fired."

Taichang shook his head slightly and said: "This can't work, if the trigger is caught by something, wouldn't the bullet also go out?

This is too dangerous, bullets will hit one's own people indiscriminately.

You have to add something to hold the trigger, and if you don’t release that thing, the trigger won’t be able to be pulled, so it’s safe. "

Dai Zi knew the structure of the flintlock gun very well, he just thought about it for a while, then nodded and said: "I understand, the emperor can rest assured, this thing is easy to add."

Hearing this, Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Okay, take the bullets you made, let's go to the shooting range to try it first, and let them send the rest."

Sun Yuanhua heard the words and hurriedly led everyone to the shooting range.

This is the Weapons Research Institute, which specializes in the study of muskets and artillery, and naturally has a shooting range.

Moreover, the shooting range here is very large, and there are many various targets in it.

Taichang glanced around the shooting range slightly, and then asked: "How to test the range?"

Sun Yuanhua quickly explained: "There are many ways to test the range. We usually place a target made of thick kraft paper every [-] steps to test the range of the musket. We can basically know the approximate range with one shot."

Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Alright then, set up the target, let's test the range first."

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he quickly ordered someone to bring over a few targets with kraft paper on them, and placed them in a straight line at the 150th, 250th, [-]th and [-]th paces respectively.

At this moment, the range of ordinary Fengshen flintlock guns is only about two hundred paces, which should be enough to test the range.

Seeing that the target was set up, Taichang immediately ordered: "Wen Kai, return the snatch to others, and let them try it.

You should also pay attention in the future, don't try anything that is dangerous, you just leave it to a special person to try it.

People have experience and know how to avoid danger.

You can't try everything recklessly. If something happens, it will not only be your own fault, but also the loss of the entire Ming Dynasty, you know? "

When Dai Zi heard this, he couldn't help being moved.

The emperor's words mean that he is very important to the entire Ming Dynasty!

He hurriedly put the musket back into the hand of the Jin Yiwei musketeer.

The Jinyiwei musketeer asked Taichang for instructions, then raised the musket with one hand, took a little aim, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation.

There was a crisp sound, and a black spot appeared on the kraft paper 150 steps away, which proved that the kraft paper had been punctured.

As for how many layers have been pierced, we have to send someone over to see it.

Sun Yuanhua waved his hand directly, and a guard of the shooting range ran over quickly.

After a while, the guard ran back, held the bullet in both hands and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the bullet pierced through the kraft paper for a mile, and landed at a distance of one mile and thirty steps away."

This range has almost doubled!
Taichang nodded slightly and said, "Well, not bad, let's try the penetrating power again."

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he quickly ordered people to place wooden targets at 150 and [-] paces respectively.

Originally, the ordinary Fengshen flintlock gun had the strongest penetrating power at around 150 paces, but since the range of this new type of bullet has increased so much, the position with the strongest penetrating power must not be around [-] paces, so , He ordered people to place the wooden target at the position of [-] steps and [-] steps.

Seeing that the wooden target was set up, Taichang immediately winked at Luo Yangxing.

Luo Yangxing waved his hand without hesitation, ordering the two Jinyiwei musketeers to line up at the same time, to hit the 150-step and [-]-step wooden targets respectively.

The two Jinyiwei musketeers reloaded as many bullets as possible, took a closer look, and then pulled the trigger.

"Papa" sounded twice, black spots seemed to appear on the two wooden targets, and I don't know how the penetrating power is.

Seeing this, Sun Yuanhua immediately waved his hands and said, "Go, bring the wooden target over here."

The four shooting range guards rushed up immediately, carried the wooden target and ran back.

The power of this new type of bullet is really astonishing. The wooden target at 150 paces penetrated more than an inch deep, and the wooden target at [-] paces also penetrated nearly half an inch deep.

That is to say, after the new type of bullet is installed, it is useless for the enemy who is about 150 steps away to wear soft leather armor, and the enemy who is about [-] steps away will be injured by the bullet if he is not wearing soft armor!