Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 869 A Rifle More Expensive than Gold

"Okay, it really is very good, ingenious." Zhang Zuolin said loudly, he glanced at the emperor, and said: "What you say is not proven, seeing is believing. Although what you said is very good, what is the actual performance of this electromagnetic sniper rifle?" What is the performance of this miniature indicator? How is the performance of the ballistic calculator? And how the coordination between the indicator and the ballistic calculator is, I have not seen these, but now I can assure you Northwest Ordnance Bureau , as long as there is no problem after the test, I can give you a guarantee now, at least purchase no less than 1000. Your Majesty, look"

Guan Xuqing said with a smile: "You talk about your business, I don't ask, as long as the performance is good and can stand the test of war."

1000 pieces?The ordnance expert was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed, "Really? Uh, I probably forgot to say that the current cost of this kind of gun is relatively high. For a sniper rifle alone, it costs 450 million dragon coins. If you want a ballistic calculator and a target indicator, you need 500 million dragon coins for a set. 1000 sets are 50 billion dragon coins."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, Guan Xuqing smiled and said to Zhang Zuolin: "Yuting, you have a good idea. You want 5000 sets of this cutting-edge weapon that just came out. Regardless of whether your Ministry of the Army can come up with the money, even if you can come up with it, the Northwest Ordnance Bureau may not be able to produce so much at once."

"Ah? It's so expensive." Zhang Zuolin was so frightened by the expert's words that he bit his tongue, looked at him angrily and said, "Why don't you grab five million dragon coins? Think your rifles are made of gold." Ah, no, gold is not as expensive as your gun."

The price of gold is around 180 per gram. The total weight of the entire system of this electromagnetic sniper rifle is 16 kilograms. If this electromagnetic sniper rifle is really made of gold, the total price is only 288 million dragon coins. It is true that gold is not so expensive.

"Look at what you said," the ordnance expert rolled his eyes helplessly, looking at Zhang Zuolin's expression as if he was looking at a mentally handicapped, "This is an electromagnetic sniper rifle. I think the British during the First World War bought one. The formula gave the Germans 60 Deutsche Marks. As an epoch-making weapon, how much does this super weapon cost? To tell you the truth, the Northwest Ordnance Bureau didn’t earn you even 500 million dragon coins. Money. Otherwise, if this kind of gun is placed on the international arms market, even if it is 1000 million dragon coins, the countries that want to buy it will break their heads."

"Uh..." Zhang Zuolin was so choked by the other party's words that he couldn't say anything else.Even Guan Xuqing felt that this sniper rifle, together with the supporting system, is so powerful, especially the technological content of the sniper rifle, to put it bluntly, is definitely beyond the current technological level by at least 50 years. From this point of view, 500 million dragon coins One is really not that expensive.If this gun is sold to the Americans, the Americans may agree without batting an eyelid, but electromagnetic technology is still the core secret of the empire, let alone export, all the information about this gun is not available at all. leak out.Moreover, according to intelligence, so far, Americans have invested more than 500 billion U.S. dollars in research in the electromagnetic field, which is well-deserved number one in the world in terms of civilian use, but it is still blank in the military field.Using electromagnetic technology to build guns?This is something Americans can't even dream of.

Zhang Zuolin stared at the ordnance expert and said, "What's your name?"

The ordnance expert said naturally: "Zhuang Youran!"

"Zhuang Youran? Why do I sound so familiar?"

Guan Xuqing smiled and said, "Yuting, you forgot that Zhuang Youran is the empire's gun master and the main designer of this gun."

Zhang Zuolin slapped his forehead with a smile and said to Zhuang Youran: "I remember, I remembered, I said why are you so awesome, and you don't show any affection when you talk. But our equipment minister Wu Peifu is here, let's start with this matter." It's finalized, the Ministry of the Army will order 200 sets first, and your Ordnance Bureau can't go back on its word."

Everyone roared with laughter.

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Youran joked: "Marshal Zhang, let me tell you, you can order our guns, but don't think about reverse engineering after dismantling them. Electromagnetic guns are the top secret of the empire. We have set up a self-destructing gun inside the gun. There is no problem with the normal maintenance of the device, but once the core components are disassembled, the self-destruct system will automatically activate, and your 500 million dragon coins will be gone in a blink of an eye."

Zhang Zuolin froze for a moment, pointed at Zhuang Youran and said, "You boy, I will remember you this time."

The crowd laughed again.

Next, Zhuang Youran demonstrated the power of this gun for everyone. He turned on a few switches on the console, and various indicators gradually lit up. He sat in front of the console, pressed a few buttons, and buzzed. The sound of capacitor charging gradually sounded.He took out a bullet-shaped metal body about 10mm from a metal box and said: "This is a special bullet for electromagnetic guns, permanent magnet." Then, he carefully put it into the metal channel of the gun , and then went to the console to do a few times, and the permanent magnet bullet was gradually suspended in the coil.

Everyone stared at this rare scene in 100 years with their eyes wide open.Guan Xuqing looked at it and praised: "Not bad, not bad, interesting."

At the corner of the runway, two workers found some steel plates and asked Zhuang Youran, "There are steel plates from 1 mm to 10 mm thick here. Which one do you want to choose?"

Zhuang Youran looked at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, please make a decision."

Guan Xuqing waved his hand and said, "Seeing how excited you are, it must be a 10mm thick steel plate."

Zhang Zuolin scolded at the side: "Stop showing off, kid, try it quickly."

"Hey, Your Majesty, let's try to stack two 2mm thick steel plates together this time." The staff picked up two thick steel plates, put them down on the steel frame 10 meters away, and put them on the back of the steel plates. Several pieces of thick pine.

Zhuang Youran set up the electromagnetic gun on the console, and through the scope installed on the coil, the base of the coil was rotated and aimed in three dimensions.

"Everyone, please keep your eyes open." Zhuang Youran immediately suppressed his smile, and pulled the trigger fiercely.

A sharp buzzing sound was transmitted from the super capacitor to the metal coil channel, and suddenly, everyone felt a violent vibration in the air next to their faces, such a strong recoil.The permanent magnet bullet burst out of the air, making a sharp whistling sound, the opposite metal plate trembled, and the air seemed to be filled with circles of ripples.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and it took a long time to react: "Why does the bullet make such a sound?"

Zhuang Youran blew on the barrel of the gun and said, "This is the sound of a sound storm, that is, the sound of a bullet supersonic. Let's go and see how it works?"

Zhuang Youran led everyone to the metal block. Two 10mm metal blocks stacked on top of each other had been pierced through, and traces of bullets were found half a meter away.The permanent magnet bullet was hot, severely deformed, and still emitting blue smoke.

Amid the praises of everyone, Guan Xuqing and his party left the shooting range in the suburbs of Beijing. On the way, he said to everyone: "The electromagnetic gun is just the beginning, and there will be more things that surprise you in the future."

Maybe it was God's will in the dark, Guan Xuqing had just returned to the Forbidden City, and Zhao Bingjun, who was waiting there, reported to him a news that was more exciting than the electromagnetic gun. Gula Terrass!
Upon hearing the news, Guan Xuqing patted the other party's shoulder happily, causing Zhao Bingjun to grin his teeth in pain, "Zhi'an, do you know that just because of this, you have made a remarkable achievement for me?" !"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment, but speaking of this trip to the United States, there were indeed some twists and turns, but fortunately, I resolved them one by one." Zhao Bingjun rubbed his sore shoulders and smiled wryly.

"Really? Tell me quickly, I really want to hear it." Guan Xuqing asked eagerly.

"I am the head of the imperial intelligence agency. This time I traveled across the ocean and came to the United States secretly. Naturally, I have to be more careful. The US intelligence agency is not a vegetarian. Once they find out about the whereabouts of the minister, this mission will be completed no matter what. no way"

Guan Xuqing nodded and said, "Zhi An, don't I know you yet? To put it bluntly, if you are in the second place in the intelligence industry in this world, no one would dare to be the first."

"I don't need to say more about the twists and turns. The most important thing is Truss."

"What happened to this man?"

"I have never seen this person's maverick and stubbornness. I have tried various methods, but none of them worked. Money and beautiful women have no effect on him. Sometimes I doubt whether he is Man, I have no choice but to use the trump card of fame and fortune again, and say how much His Majesty the Emperor thinks highly of you, and if you can serve the Empire, I will promise you the honorary president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences."

Guan Xuqing gradually restrained his smile, and pondered: "How does he answer?"

"Even if he makes him the president of the United States, as long as he is unwilling to do it, no one can do anything."

Guan Xuqing nodded, feeling a little more confident about Truss in his heart, "Then how did you convince him later?"

Zhao Bingjun said with a mysterious smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, you can't hide anything from you. Please be more aggressive than generals. In desperation, I scolded Truss."

Guan Xuqing laughed and said, "Okay, this is the first time I've heard that there are still people who invite people like this. Tell me, how did you scold him?"

"He and Edison are deadly enemies, so I carried Edison out with my tricks. I said that Truss is a coward. After being hit by Edison once, he will never be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life. Foreigners really can't stand the aggressive method. Truss just now It’s all about peace and stability, and when I said this, I became angry at the time.”

Guan Xuqing smiled and said: "You really have it, which pot you have to pick up if you don't open it."

(End of this chapter)