I am Da Song

Chapter 351 The speed of development of Eastern and Western civilizations has further increased

What is the key to the power of a musket?
Undoubtedly lies in the gunpowder.

It doesn't matter how the musket is lit or what material it is made of.

As long as it is long enough (to increase the initial velocity of the projectile) and does not explode, the gunpowder can explode inside and the lead can be shot out, even if it is in the shape of a burning stick, it can also explode with the greatest lethal power.

Therefore, the craftsmen did not pay special attention to the structure of the musket, but paid special attention to the gunpowder.

All of them tied up their muskets, picked up powder cans from their waists, and filled them with gunpowder and lead from the muzzle.

And the cupping jar they took really shocked Zhao Huan.

Because Zhao Huan has never paid attention to the ancient and modern China and foreign countries, what is the powder canister on the soldier's waist, and how to prevent moisture.

The creativity of Zhu Xia's technical craftsmen really shocked Zhao Huan, a traveler.

The cupping pots of these soldiers are all made of ox horns, that's right, the horns on the head of the plowed ox, and then the craftsmen patiently hollowed out the middle part and added pistons to the outside.

This moisture-proof method, not to mention whether the heavy rain can wet the gunpowder, even if the gunpowder pot is thrown into the Yangtze River or the Yellow River for drifting, the gunpowder will not get damp.

Yue Fei took a breath when he saw it from the side, and said with emotion: "The Yuqian Armament Institute is really... so rich and generous."

It is hard to imagine how much money it will cost to equip all the soldiers of the army with this kind of horn powder pots from generation to generation, and millions or tens of millions of cattle will have to be slaughtered.

Only the military budget of the Song Dynasty in the tens of millions can support such a bold and willful way of armaments.

While speaking, the craftsmen in the front row had already loaded the ammunition and raised their guns to aim into the distance.

There is no need to think about the accuracy of the musket gun, as long as they form a continuous row and shoot out all the lead in the barrel, the hit depends on God's will.

But as long as it hits, not to mention the western chain mail and the stepping armor of the Song Dynasty, even if the plate armor is moved over, it will have no effect at all.

In front of the musket, there is a piece of paper for light armor, and the paper for heavy armor is folded in half.

When the lead sweeps over, it can immediately tear the armor and muscles, causing severe trauma.

"Fire!"

With an order, all craftsmen pulled the triggers.

For a moment, it was like a flash of lightning, a shock of lightning, lead criss-crossing, and broken armor flying.

Countless people onlookers instinctively covered their ears, and stared in shock at the smoky craftsman queue ahead.

Wu Ge hurriedly led someone to stand in front of Zhao Huan, and asked Shen Dan nervously, "Is this an accident?"

It's no wonder that Wu Ge and the guards were nervous. In the past, the gunpowder they saw all exploded in the enemy's formation. The smoke and flames all exploded around the enemy, far away from their own line.

But the musketeer phalanx is different, the gunpowder smoke pervades the phalanx where they are, so that the craftsmen are surrounded by thick white smoke, invisible.

Shen Dan immediately explained: "The firing is normal. This smoke is just a normal phenomenon when the gunpowder is completely ignited."

Only then did Wu Ge feel relieved, and said with emotion: "Today, I know that gunpowder can still be used like this. Isn't this the same as exploding all the gunpowder in your hands, and then shooting the lead out to kill the enemy?"

"Theoretically, that's about it."

Looking at the reloading craftsmen in the distance, Zhao Huan said with deep emotion: "This is the power of military weapons. Only 20 people lined up to shoot, and the sound shook the world, invincible."

"If there are 2000 or 2 people, how magnificent is it?"

Following Zhao Huan's words, everyone couldn't help but imagine.

If the Song army was equipped with a large number of muskets, what would it be like?

I am afraid that when the two armies confront each other, the Song army can directly destroy the opponent's front row of phalanx as long as they fire a volley, which is as loud as thunder, blazing, lead like electricity, and rows of enemy soldiers who fall down instantly. morale.

Especially at the moment of shooting, the continuous sound brought unparalleled dominance on the battlefield.

Yue Fei asked: "It's just that there is so much gunpowder exploding in your hands, will it be dangerous?"

Shen Dan introduced in detail: "Each musket has a craftsman's name engraved on it. If the musket explodes, the craftsman will be killed immediately!"

Zhao Huan frowned, and said, "Who made the rules? Cut, chop, chop! Do you think my Great Song is a tyrant of Qin?"

"Which craftsman can guarantee that the musket he polishes will not have any problems? As long as there is a problem, it will be cut. How many craftsmen in your former armory can you keep after a year?"

Shen Dan's momentum stagnated, and he whispered: "This is the law of the sages..."

"I don't care about the law of the ancestors, it is illegal. As craftsmen, the common people also hope to serve the court wholeheartedly. No one wants to blow up the musket at the beginning. But due to technical limitations, no one can guarantee that every musket does not exist. A little hidden danger."

"Scholars and people served the country, but they were beheaded without knowing it. You are a common people. Are you wronged? Do you hold resentment?"

"When something happens, you don't think about how to solve it, but think about how to torture and use the law. This is a tyrannical government."

"I hope you don't work behind closed doors, and gather more craftsmen to discuss how to improve the craftsmanship and improve the level. Instead of pushing all the responsibility to a craftsman at the bottom when something goes wrong."

"If you kill this craftsman, other craftsmen can guarantee that the muskets they make will be flawless?"

Shen Dan was sweating profusely from Zhao Huan's reprimand, and hurriedly bowed his hands: "I must do my best to coordinate craftsmen and scholars to improve the craftsmanship and reduce defects as much as possible."

It was only then that Zhao Huan's demeanor slowed down. Such a thing as bombing the chest, not to mention now, even after the Second World War, the production of large machines is inevitable.

Expecting to kill a craftsman, the technical level will advance by leaps and bounds, and the bombing rate will suddenly drop, that is whimsical.

Zhao Huan ordered: "I have a hierarchy system for scholars, doctors, craftsmen, merchants, generals, and officials. The Imperial Military Arms Station rewards craftsmen with a lot of ranks. They will be rewarded for their merits. Greatly improved musket craftsmanship."

The problem of bombing the chamber will be solved by the end of tomorrow.Did the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have any special scientific theories?
Obviously, their level of scientific theory may not be as good as that of today's Song Dynasty craftsmen.

And there is something completely incomparable between the two sides.

That is rank status.

Daming was a standard agricultural empire, deeply ruled by Confucianism, so the status of craftsmen was extremely low.

But not in Da Song!The social organization form of the Song Dynasty is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty.Not to mention Daqing.The most similar to the Qing Dynasty is actually the Qin and Han Dynasties 2000 years ago.

The gap is first of all that the Song Dynasty does not have a ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce.

The social status of merchants, craftsmen, and medical officials is not necessarily lower than that of officials.

Secondly, the social organization form of the Song Dynasty is completely different from that of the Ming Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty, which had never experienced Shenzhou Luchen, inherited the common people title system of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

It's just that in the Song Dynasty, it was changed to the official rank system.

There were officially recognized hierarchies for military officers, female officers, eunuchs, doctors, painters, Taoist priests, monks and even hermits.

Take military officers as an example, they have level 53.There are 36 levels of medical officers.

Even temples, Taoist temples, and taverns have their own ranks.

As long as there is a way to improve one's rank, there is no need to bow to civil servants.

Especially after the reform of the selection and examination system in the Song Dynasty, a large number of scholars and students started their careers as low-level civil servants.deepened the situation.

The shopkeeper of a Huixian main store in Tokyo City, with his level of donation promotion, there is no need to bow his head to low-level civil servants.

What Zhao Huan casually said about the eighth grade worker was not empty talk.

Conscientiously improve the quality of craftsmen and ensure their status and wealth. The mentality, spirit, status, and enthusiasm of craftsmen in the Song Dynasty are not comparable to those in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty who were in the same dynasty as Fan Zhongyan even said bluntly: "In ancient times, there were four peoples, namely scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants. If a scholar is diligent in his studies, he can get a noble salary; if he is diligent in farming, he can gather crops. If you work diligently in your studies, you can get food and clothing easily; if you work diligently in trade, you can accumulate wealth. These four are the basic occupations of the common people.”

This situation of treating "scholars, farmers, businessmen" as equal status is definitely far ahead of the times.It is absolutely different from the situation in the Ming and Qing Dynasties when craftsmen were managed as cheap.

Therefore, Zhao Huan firmly believes that the technological development environment of the Song Dynasty is definitely far superior to that of the Ming Dynasty.If this system is maintained, the West will no longer want to catch up with the East, and it will be thankful that the gap of thousands of years will no longer be opened.

At present, the Great Song Dynasty is the lighthouse of the world, hundreds of times ahead of the West. Zhao Huan once again ensured the rights of craftsmen and strongly promoted the development of hot weapons. The civilization may be nearly a thousand years ahead of the West!
(End of this chapter)