Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 360 Soaring to the Sky, Millions of Gold
The thunder coming from a corner of Liujiazhuang is certainly earth-shattering, but the people living in Liujiazhuang seem to have been used to this sound, especially the people in the research institute, basically no one is curious.

But in the experimental site surrounded by hills on three sides, it was a different scene.

The black smoke caused by the explosion skyrocketed, and a temporary building that was the target had been torn apart and engulfed in flames.

This is Liu Wei's request. The improved gunpowder plus other fire starters, the effect is indeed amazing.

"Come again!"

Beside Liu Wei, there were craftsmen lined up in a row. Following Liu Wei's order, a strangely shaped triangular shelf was carried out by two craftsmen.

This is a five-foot-high three-foot bracket made of hard wood, but in fact this bracket is not the key, the key is the long, dark thing placed on the bracket.

If future generations see this thing, they will exclaim: Ah, the rocket!
Yes, with a conical head, a cylindrical projectile body, and four triangular tail fins, this thing is basically a miniature version of a rocket. Of course, it is definitely impossible to fly out of outer space. I won't make such meaningless things. In fact, besides the rockets used to launch outer space vehicles, this shape has another name when it is used in war: rockets!
Rocket bombs are another way that Liu Wei has created despite his current level of metallurgy and casting!
The craftsmen of the Song Dynasty were experienced in making things that fly by using the recoil of gunpowder, but because of the purity of gunpowder and other reasons, there were very few flying firearms that were actually put into actual combat.

Because they could not see the future, the imperial court did not invest a lot of manpower and material resources in research in this area.But Liu Wei is different. He is well aware of the importance of rockets in the military field of later generations. I am tirelessly improving the rocket launcher.

It is precisely because the rocket launcher has the obvious advantages of long range, high power, technical content and low cost that military powers including China and Russia have been conducting in-depth research. , far surpassing that kind of precision-guided missiles.

Of course, with the current level of technology, it is very difficult to manufacture a rocket launcher that can fly for dozens of kilometers, but it is not impossible to manufacture a rocket launcher that can fly for three to five miles.

Take the rocket launched just now as an example. With the propulsion part filled with [-]% of the charge, it also flew a distance of one mile. That is to say, it is no problem to fly two miles with a full charge.

However, the long range alone cannot solve the problem. The rockets currently developed still have one of the most important problems, which is accuracy.When manufacturing these rockets, almost all processes are done manually. This method will inevitably lead to differences in the quality of the final product. When all the components are combined, there will be huge differences.

For example, the rocket in the second test, just flew out of the support, completely deviated from the direction. After flying for a mile, Liu Wei visually deviated at least half a mile. This kind of accuracy is simply not flattering. The effect of the explosion met Liu Wei's requirements.

Seeing the effect of this rocket, the faces of those craftsmen were also a little ugly.When they were in the craftsman camp of the imperial court, their income was fixed and quite small, and their status was extremely low. Anyone who came to the craftsman camp could bully them, but here, Liu Wei gave them food and shelter, and their income was also in the past More than ten times, one person can support the whole family by working alone, and can also eat and dress well.

More importantly, in Liujiazhuang, the status of the people in the research institute is very high. Even for ordinary generals, when they meet the craftsmen in the research institute, they have to be courteous. This kind of respect, compared to giving high benefits, It made these craftsmen feel grateful to Liu Wei from the bottom of their hearts.

However, after giving such a good treatment, they still couldn't make a product that satisfied Liu Wei after three months just according to the ideas given by Liu Wei. This kind of frustration made the craftsmen very sad uncomfortable.

"Come again!"

On the contrary, Liu Wei didn't get angry because of the failure of a rocket, and he didn't even blame the craftsmen at all. There was a strong sense of encouragement in his eyes. Instructing the craftsman to make final adjustments to the tail of the rocket.

"ignition!"

After confirming that there was no need for further debugging, Liu Wei ordered the ignition, and there was a loud "boom", and the rocket flew out. Although it was still a little off, it was much better than the previous one. The final landing distance The distance to the second target is only a few tens of steps away.

The faces of the craftsmen became even uglier, but Liu Wei showed a smile on his face, and said to the craftsmen, "Do you remember the data just adjusted?"

"My lord, write it all down!"

A head craftsman hurriedly answered Liu Wei.

"That's good! I told you that scientific research can't be successful just by memorizing it in the brain. We need to be systematic and data-based. Don't be afraid of failure. The real failure is that you can't find the problem from the failure. Come!"

In fact, Liu Wei's mood at this time is not as relaxed as he shows. You must know that the rockets tested at this time have not yet entered the stage of mass production, and each rocket is worthless money. Failure once is equivalent to burning Liu Wei's silver ticket. As the master of the entire Liu Family Village, how could Liu Wei not feel distressed?

But Liu Wei knows that this is a necessary process. How can we see the rainbow without going through the wind and rain, and where will the income come from if we don’t invest?He is not afraid of investment, what he is afraid of is that the people who manage this investment are irresponsible and not smart enough.

Fortunately, after Liu Wei's instructions, the fourth rocket finally landed near the target just like the first rocket, and the flames from the explosion completely enveloped the target.

"continue!"

This time Liu Wei finally had a sincere smile on his face, because he could see that the success of the fourth rocket was different from the first one. It was not due to luck, but because these craftsmen finally managed to master the rocket. Knock on the door of the rear wing adjustment, and made a serious record.

After the seven rockets were fired in one test, the accuracy of three rockets finally met Liu Wei's requirements, which basically met the level that the craftsman leader reported at the beginning, and Liu Wei approved it.

However, after the test firing, Liu Wei also put forward new requirements. He asked the craftsmen to continue to study the tail fins of the rockets in depth, and at the same time improve the research on the warhead, and divide the high-explosive bombs and flame bombs into two directions. In-depth research, and try to ensure that the replacement of projectiles and warheads is convenient to increase practicality.

In Liu Wei's view, if the performance of rockets can be further improved, this kind of rockets can be used in future battles. Although the cost will definitely be more expensive, the deterrent power it can bring is nothing. Definitely worth the price.

A rocket looks simple, but it is not an easy task to have actual combat performance. Even if rockets have slightly lower requirements for metallurgy and casting than artillery, if you want to continuously improve the performance of rockets , Reducing the cost of rockets not only requires the improvement of metallurgy and casting technology, but also requires in-depth research on aspects such as gunpowder.

These studies require time, money and personnel input, but judging from the current asset situation of Liujiazhuang, I am afraid that it has reached a bottleneck state, and it is difficult to improve it. Unless the asset status of Liujiazhuang is greatly improved, otherwise It may continue to improve.

As soon as the report from the person in charge of the research institute came out, Liu Wei couldn't help rubbing his forehead. It seems that the most important thing right now is to get money, money, a lot of money!
I don't know who had a big mouth and spread the bet between Liu Wei and Wu Lin, so that early the next morning, when Liu Wei just went out, someone familiar came to ask if there was such a thing.

Liu Yi was also a little helpless about this, although he also guessed whether Wu Lin would have spread the matter himself, but since it has already been spread, it is meaningless to ask further.

Many people who knew about the bet thought that Liu Wei was doomed to lose this time. After all, 30 taels of silver, this amount is enough to cause headaches just thinking about it.Only Liu Wei himself seemed very calm, as if he had a plan in mind.

"Yu Niang, in our Liu Family Village, is there anyone who specializes in seals?"

I wandered around in Liujiazhuang all morning, walked around and made friends, and in the afternoon Liu Wei went "deep into the folks" and visited the homes of ordinary people in Liujiazhuang. I don't know what information he went to learn. , When the family was having dinner at night, Liu Wei casually asked Gao Yuniang if he wanted to find someone who specialized in engraving seals.

The seals of this era are mostly made of copper or stone. There are many people who carve this kind of seals, but what Liu Wei needs is the kind of master who is very good at carving.Although Liujiazhuang has been in business for a while, its background is not enough. Gao Yuniang really does not have such a master figure in Gao Yuniang's cognition.

"It's not in Zhuangzi, but you can go to the county to find it. You'd better ask your elder brother to help you with this matter. He has a lot of face, so there should be no problem."

Gao Yuniang's words reminded Liu Wei that after all, Chengdu County has a long history, and it shouldn't be a problem to find a seal master.

"Husband, do you want to carve a jade seal?" After a while, Gao Yuniang said as if she had suddenly realized, but she almost spit out her mouth in fright, "Yu Xi? My God, Yu Niang, you are too courageous It’s big! Even if I really want to carve one, do you think the master would dare?”

While speaking, Liu Wei took out a bank note from his pocket, spread it out and placed it on the table.

(End of this chapter)