"Use flints and fire sickles to make fire.
Directly ignite the gunpowder to activate the musket and make the musket fire? ”
Tao Chengdao returned and whispered what he heard from his superior.
After thinking about it carefully, I started tinkering here.
Want to try it and see how it goes.
Tao Chengdao has always had great enthusiasm for making firearms.
Otherwise, he would not have gone from being a teacher who was not doing his job to being the chief firearms manufacturing expert of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the method he heard from his superiors seemed to him to be nonsense and too fanciful.
As long as you are a normal person, you will know with just a little thought that it cannot be true.
But after he came back, he thought about it and decided to take action and try it out for himself.
What if it can be done?
If that is the case, it is impossible to say that this firearm can be further improved.
That's really great.
In the past, Tao Chengdao was not like this.
For those things that can be seen at a glance and are absolutely impossible, Tao Chengdao never starts to do them, thinking it is too much of a waste of time.
But that's different now.
Tao Chengdao felt that no matter how outrageous some of the words he heard from his superiors were, they were against common sense.
He still had to take action and do it first before talking about it.
The reason for this is actually because the method of adding eggs and sugar to gunpowder that he received from his superiors shocked him too much.
When I heard the news, I felt extremely unbelievable.
Very unreliable.
Sugar and eggs are the best things to eat.
How can this be added to gunpowder?
But later, when I actually started adding it, I found that the power of gunpowder had really increased significantly.
And the increased power far exceeded my imagination!
It is precisely because, after knowing this and experiencing that incident, Tao Chengdao's thoughts suddenly changed greatly.
At the same time, new ideas suddenly opened up.
Originally, he had been adjusting the proportions of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, as well as their qualities.
To adjust the power of gunpowder and strive to make more useful gunpowder.
I never thought that besides these three things, I could add other things to hot pot.
This greatly increases the power of gunpowder!
This time, something that impressed Tao Chengdao deeply, not only shocked Tao Chengdao a lot, but also brought many other inspirations.
During this period of time, Tao Chengdao made many corresponding arrangements.
In addition to researching and producing barrels that match the new gunpowder that has greatly increased its power, it has also produced a lot of other things.
For example, add other things to gunpowder.
He added some pepper and other pungent things to the gunpowder.
It can make gunpowder emit an extremely pungent smell, a lot of rich smoke, and an unusually choking smell when it burns.
Makes you cry and cough.
You can even add some toxic substances into the gunpowder.
While gunpowder is burning, it can also quickly burn these poisonous things, producing toxic gases, which can deal a certain blow to the enemy...
After a new path was opened, Tao Chengdao had already created several new firearms.
Although it is fundamentally different from weapons such as firecrackers and artillery that can directly kill people.
But something like this is also very effective when facing enemies.
For example, during combat, a firearm that emits thick smoke and is choking can be lit and thrown at the thief.
At that moment, a large amount of fog can be generated.
It can make the enemy confused about east, west, north and south, and make them cough and shed tears.
Under such circumstances, the formation of these people will be greatly affected.
Or even scattered!
Under such circumstances, it would be much easier for the soldiers on their side to attack them.
If it is used well at some critical moments.
It can even play a decisive role!
It was precisely because he saw that adding sugar and eggs to gunpowder greatly increased its power.
And based on the inspiration brought by this incident, I came up with a lot of new things.
Tao Chengdao of Ling was very interested in the news he heard from his superiors.
Even though it sounded outrageous, Tao Chengdao decided to try it out to see if there was something else going on.
What a big surprise it can bring to yourself.
With this in mind, he found a flint and fire sickle and took some gunpowder.
Holding a flint and fire sickle, he pointed it at some gunpowder contained in a small container and started to make a fire.
After striking the fire seven or eight times in a row, the gunpowder in the small bowl was finally ignited by the flint and fire sickle.
Burned violently.
Tao Chengdao couldn't help but frowned as he smelled the familiar and intoxicating smell of gunpowder smoke.
Then get new gunpowder and continue to use the flint and fire sickle to ignite...
After doing this for more than a dozen times, Tao Chengdao frowned slightly.
Because the result before him was no different from what he had thought before.
He used flints and fire sickles to ignite the gunpowder. The least number of times he ignited the gunpowder was three times.
But the most one time was eleven times.
Even if you use a flint and fire sickle, the best results you can get are far inferior to the fire break.
As long as the Huozhezi blows it brightly and moves it up, the gunpowder can be ignited in one go.
Even if the gunpowder is slightly damp, it can still be ignited.
The gunpowder I had just lit with a flint and fire sickle was still unmoistened.
If the gunpowder is a little damp, it will be more difficult to ignite it with a flint and fire sickle.
After thinking for a while, he took four wooden sticks, two wooden sticks in a group, and made two simple clamps to clamp the flint and fire sickle respectively.
I held it with both hands and beat it for a while.
It was later discovered that this method of using a flint and sickle with a clip to ignite the gunpowder was more troublesome and difficult to control than holding the flint and sickle directly with your hands.
After some verification, he thought about it and made a firecracker, filled it with gunpowder and corresponding projectiles.
But there are no leads installed.
Use the fire knife and sickle to light the fire.
After doing it for a while, I found that it was more difficult to light a firecracker without a fuse in this way.
It took him nearly a quarter of an hour to finally successfully activate the firecracker for the first time.
Tao Chengdao was not surprised at all by such a result.
After all, it is not easy to directly ignite gunpowder with a flint and a fire sickle.
What is being done now is to light a firecracker without a fuse, so it will be even more difficult.
This requires the sparks struck by the flint and fire sickle to enter through the small hole left on the fire gun for the fuse and ignite the gunpowder.
This level of difficulty is more than 120% higher?
It is simply an increase of ten times and a hundred times!
But Tao Chengdao did not give up immediately, and was still experimenting in different ways.
After working hard for a long time, he finally put down the flint and fire sickle.
Because after these verifications, he has confirmed that the result of doing this is no different from what he said to His Majesty.
It's really not easy to use this method to trigger firecrackers.
It is fundamentally different from adding egg whites and sugar to gunpowder.
This is a very unreliable and whimsical idea.
After confirming the outcome of this matter, Tao Chengdao did not feel any surprise.
Fortunately, I didn't make a mistake with my superiors.
Otherwise, I have sinned too much, and I need to find a higher authority to clarify it quickly.
After all this trouble, Tao Chengdao, the chief firearms expert of the Ming Dynasty, stopped thinking too much about this matter.
This unreliable thing was immediately forgotten.
I feel that using flint and fire sickle to activate the musket is really whimsical.
Not practical at all.
Using a fire stick to light a musket with a fuse is the right way!
I don’t know where the superior heard such news.
Who else would use such unreliable methods as flint and fire sickle to light a fire blunderbuss?
And it’s still a firecracker without a fuse. Isn’t this just nonsense?
……
"Kakaka..."
Over at Shuangshui Village, Mei Yin pulled the trigger of the fire gun in his hand.
As his fingers clicked, the clip holding the flint would slam down with the flint.
It collided with the fire sickle clamped by the clamp diagonally below, causing a series of sparks.
Mei Yin started to pull up, pulled up the clip with the flint, and hung it up.
Then the trigger was pulled again, and the clip holding the flint fell again, colliding with the fire sickle, bringing out a series of sparks...
Li Jinglong on the side looked at this scene with a lot of understanding in his eyes.
It turns out that what my second uncle said was to use flint and fire sickle to light the musket, this is how it was lit!
It was installed directly into the inside of the musket!
Ignition in this way is very different from what I thought!
Not to mention, the device made by my second uncle is really good, at least it looks fun.
It seems that it is really more convenient than using a fire fuse to light the fuse and activate the fire blunderbuss.
Use the fire pin to light the fuse, and you need to keep the fire pin going out.
At the same time, those who use muskets also carry a lot of match ropes with them as fuses.
Not only are these things troublesome to carry and store, they are also troublesome to load ammunition.
How could there be such a good method as the second uncle's?
Fire stones and fire sickles are particularly convenient to carry and transport.
Don't worry at all, these things will get damp and difficult to store.
The reloading speed of the flintlock gun made by the second uncle will also be greatly improved.
Because a musket with a fuse needs to be loaded with gunpowder pellets before firing, and at the same time, a section of the match rope carried on the body must be cut off.
Insert the fuse through the hole.
The flintlock gun made by the second uncle did not require such trouble at all.
Just pull up the clip holding the flint, hang it, and pull the trigger!
This is really a wonderful idea!
At first, I felt that I couldn’t understand Li Jinglong, and I didn’t believe that he could really succeed.
Now after seeing the flintlock gun made by my second uncle, I suddenly understood how this thing works.
At the same time, I could immediately see how good this thing was.
Mei Yin looked at Li Jinglong's reaction and couldn't help but smile to herself.
Sure enough, just as I thought, no matter how much I talked to Li Jinglong about these things, sometimes I might not be able to explain them clearly.
If you want to convince people, you still have to show something real.
Now that he has gotten this flintlock gun out, Li Jinglong can see how good this flintlock gun is without any explanation.
"Second uncle, give it a try."
Li Jinglong looked at Mei Yin with excitement and excitement and said.
First of all, most people are curious about this novel thing.
On the other hand, Li Jinglong also wanted to take a good look at the flintlock gun after it was loaded with pellets and gunpowder.
Is it really possible to increase the shooting speed a lot like the second uncle said?
If this is the case, then Ming Dynasty will have an extra magical weapon!
If a large number of them are installed on all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it will make the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty more brave and invincible when fighting against enemies, and they will be able to achieve better results.
Let the Ming Dynasty soldiers die.
As a second generation, although he is far less brave than his father.
But when it comes to setting up basic matters, the ideas are very good and not outdated.
Hearing this, Mei Yin also smiled and said: "Okay! Let's try it with a shot!"
At this time, Mei Yin was also very curious about the flintlock gun he had made with his own hands.
I want to see what effect it can produce.
Many children in later generations have dreams about things like guns.
How many of them have never played games with fake guns?
Now he can use a real gun. Even compared with the guns seen in later generations, this flintlock gun is a complete antique, which is still exciting...
Especially since the gun he was about to shoot now was made by himself.
Then this is even more exciting.
Have different meanings.
With this in mind, Mei Yin got gunpowder and projectiles.
Gunpowder was loaded into the barrel of the flintlock, and then the projectiles were pressed into it.
And use corresponding things to press it into porcelain.
Then the gun was leveled and some gunpowder was added from above the rear half of the gun.
There is a small tray there.
The location is below the fire sickle.
This can ensure as much as possible that after the flint and fire sickle rub against each other, the many sparks generated will enter as much as possible.
Even the flint that was struck with great force would smash into the small, spoon-like container after rubbing against the fire sickle.
The gunpowder contained here is not for explosion, but for igniting the gunpowder in the front of the barrel...
After doing this, Mei Yin and Li Jinglong came to the open area and set up a target in front.
After Mei Yin took aim with his gun, under Li Jinglong's gaze, he pulled the trigger! Li Jinglong looked at his second uncle with unblinking eyes.
I want to see exciting scenes next time.
He has been able to confirm that his second uncle's idea is indeed particularly clever.
It is really possible to activate muskets in this way.
As Mei Yin pulled the trigger of the machine, there was a loud snap.
And then...
The imagined smoke and the deafening sound when the muskets were fired did not come out as promised.
The flintlock showed no sign of being fired.
Li Jinglong, who was full of confidence and watched his second uncle test the gun, couldn't help blinking.
What's going on...?
The gap between the current situation and what he thought was really huge.
Why... is it still misfiring?
After taking aim with the gun, Mei Yin, who was full of expectations, was also confused by the result.
No...is there such a big gap between this thing and what I thought?
Shouldn't this be able to ignite successfully in one go?
Why did it misfire after just one use?
This sudden change was really unexpected.
At that moment, he suppressed the embarrassment in his heart and immediately pulled up the clip holding the flint again and hung it up.
Then he aimed the gun again.
Pull the trigger again.
Just hear a snap!
Then...then the flintlock gun was still not activated successfully.
No...what the hell is going on?
Everything he did was based on the knowledge he had gained about making flintlock guns. No problem for sure.
Could it be...that the knowledge given to me by the dog system was adulterated?
To deceive yourself?
If at this time, I was the only one present, then everything would be easy.
There happened to be Li Jinglong, the eldest nephew, who was also here looking forward to watching him test the gun.
Before that, I had said many things to him.
He said that this flintlock gun would be particularly useful, but it ended up misfiring twice in succession.
Even though Mei Yin was quite thick-skinned, facing this completely unexpected situation now still made him feel a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, he seemed to be able to hold on.
Immediately, he remained calm and picked up the clip holding the flint. After hanging it up, he picked up the gun, took aim, and pulled the trigger for the third time.
This time, there is a big difference.
As Mei Yin pulled the trigger, there was a bang and an earth-shattering sound.
Amidst the smoke, tongues of flame spurted out from the barrel of the flintlock gun.
Mei Yin could clearly feel the recoil coming from the gun after it was fired, as well as the vibration of the gun body.
This feeling of shooting is still really good.
I finally launched successfully!
After the smoke dissipated, it was discovered that there were already many holes in the target standing in front of him.
Obviously the power of this shot is sufficient.
"Second uncle, it's okay!
This gun is actually much more powerful than an ordinary matchlock gun! ”
Li Jinglong stepped forward to check, and after looking at the target standing there, he flattered Mei Yin in a timely manner.
Mei Yin was not surprised at all that the flintlock gun was more powerful than the matchlock gun.
After all, the barrel of this flintlock gun is much thicker.
And in many things such as air tightness, it also surpasses the matchlock gun.
After all, the flintlock gun he made was based on the production method given by the system.
Naturally, it is not comparable to those ordinary muskets.
What's more, at this time, the flintlock gun was still filled with granules of gunpowder.
The one with some added sugar.
It shouldn't be used if it's not very powerful.
"The shooting speed is also good, and it was successfully activated three times.
The speed of pulling the trigger is much faster than burning the match rope.
So even if it is triggered three times in succession, in actual terms, it is still about the same speed as lighting a matchlock gun and firing it.
The flintlock gun made by the second uncle is completely ready for use on the battlefield.
It is indeed more useful than a matchlock gun! ”
Li Jinglong spoke to Mei Yin here with some excitement on his face.
Li Jinglong was indeed very satisfied with the flintlock gun Mei Yin had made.
It can even be said to be amazing!
Although there are still some small flaws, in Li Jinglong's view, these are harmless.
After all, today's matchlock guns also have many flaws.
Not to mention anything else, there are also many flaws in the matchlock gun's explosive chamber and other aspects.
This is also an important reason why many people don't like to use firearms.
Therefore, the flintlock gun made by the second uncle was indeed very useful for Li Jinglong.
His praise also comes from the heart.
But Mei Yin was very dissatisfied with this.
He shook his head: "Jinglong, this flintlock gun is not good enough. It only succeeded in igniting once three times.
This would delay things too much. ”
Li Jinglong was a little dazed when he heard what his second uncle said.
Your second uncle's requirements are really too high, right?
This flintlock gun is already useful enough now.
Why isn't he satisfied?
Li Jinglong didn't understand that for Mei Yin who came from later generations, if this gun couldn't be successfully activated almost every time, it would be garbage.
Has great shortcomings.
This flaw is intolerable!
It's not that Mei Yin's requirements are high, it's just that he came from later generations and has always been exposed to it, and this is what he sees.
Now this flintlock gun only fires once every three times, which is really unbearable.
At that moment, Mei Yin reloaded the flintlock gun and tested it again.
I want to see what this gun looks like.
After firing dozens of shots in succession, it was found that the probability of being able to fire a gun was 1 in 2.
That is to say, on average, one of every two hits can be successfully launched.
This is already particularly good for Li Jinglong.
Such guns can already be mass-produced.
The overall performance has surpassed that of a matchlock gun.
But Mei Yin was still dissatisfied with this and felt that this flintlock gun should not be like this.
Not to mention that it can reach 100%, it can successfully ignite and launch every time the trigger is pulled.
At the very least, the probability of failure must be reduced to one fifth, or even less than one tenth.
In his opinion, it can be used reluctantly.
It can be equipped into the army.
When I saw my second uncle, he was still so dissatisfied with this already excellent and easy-to-use flintlock gun.
Li Jinglong didn't know what to say for a moment.
This... is the second uncle's requirements too high, or his own requirements too low?
Even though it is so easy to use, the second uncle is still not satisfied?
This...what kind of musket does Second Uncle want?
Mei Yin then conducted some further research.
Based on the knowledge I gained about flintlock guns, I finally discovered the problem.
This does not mean that the flintlock gun he made is not good, nor does it mean that the manufacturing method of the flintlock gun provided by the system has great flaws.
But gunpowder doesn't work.
To be precise, it is the gunpowder used to start the fire when it is ignited.
It is necessary to get gunpowder that is easier to ignite to act as a kindling.
He also has corresponding knowledge reserves about this kind of gunpowder.
Immediately, the preparations were started immediately, and the gunpowder that was easy to ignite was quickly prepared.
Li Jinglong watched his second uncle busy there.
I always feel that my second uncle’s requirements are a bit too high and he strives for perfection too much.
Flintlock guns already have a 1/2 chance of successfully igniting.
Under such circumstances, no matter how much his second uncle did, how much could he increase the chance of success in starting a fire?
"Jinglong, try again and see how it goes now."
Mei Yin took the small jar of reconfigured gunpowder for igniting fire and said to Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong immediately gave the flintlock gun to Mei Yin.
Mei Yin took it, reloaded it with gunpowder, and loaded it with projectiles.
Then get out a small spoonful of ignition powder, load it, aim, and pull the trigger.
This time, as Mei Yin pulled the trigger, there was an immediate bang.
The flintlock gun was immediately activated, and a large amount of smoke filled the air.
The target had been riddled with holes.
Mei Yin then reloaded and repeated the previous operation.
After finishing, then aim at the target ahead and pull the trigger.
Then there was another bang, and a new shot was successfully fired amidst the smoke.
Mei Yin fired ten shots in succession, and all ten shots were successfully activated without any misfire.
Li Jinglong, who was standing next to him, took these things into his eyes and seemed stunned and unbelievable for a moment.
No...this is actually true?
Did your second uncle really do it? !
Originally, in his opinion, the one-half probability of point success was enough for use, which was very good.
But the second uncle still didn’t think it was good enough.
I also feel that there is not much room for improvement.
But who would have thought that after the second uncle's operation, in just a short period of time, this flintlock gun seemed to have been completely transformed!
The probability of successful ignition is soaring.
He actually fired ten shots in a row without any glitches, and he succeeded every time!
What a concept!
So amazing!
"Second uncle is really amazing!!"
Li Jinglong couldn't help but give Mei Yin a thumbs up and praise him loudly.
His praise came from the heart, and then he looked at Mei Yin and said:
"Second uncle, what are these new gunpowders that you...got?
Why didn't you make any other changes, just mix some gunpowder, and it improved so much all of a sudden? ”
Mei Yin said: "If the ratio of gunpowder is different, the effects produced by the gunpowder will be different.
Some are conducive to explosion, some are conducive to combustion, and some produce a lot of smoke...
What I have prepared is gunpowder that is conducive to burning.
Specially used for starting fires, it can naturally solve the current problem very well. ”
After hearing what Mei Yin said and knowing what was going on, Li Jinglong immediately admired his second uncle even more.
This is truly his second uncle!
How could he come up with such a good way to solve this problem perfectly in such a short period of time!
Next, Mei Yin and Li Jinglong, who was also very playful, used flintlock guns here one after another.
The final result was that after firing a hundred rounds, only three times failed to successfully ignite...
After some experiments, Li Jinglong was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
This result was far beyond his expectation.
I originally thought that a 50% chance of successful ignition would be enough.
Who would have thought that after the second uncle's operation, the probability of success could be improved to such a terrifying situation!
How could Li Jinglong not be surprised?
My second uncle is really amazing!
The made flintlock gun is really easy to use!
At this firing speed, it can completely crush the matchlock gun!
He was certain that after what his second uncle had done, it was certain that the flintlock gun that his second uncle had made would replace the matchlock gun.
In the future, the army will inevitably be equipped with flintlock guns made by my uncle on a large scale!
The matchlock gun will inevitably be swept into the garbage dump and become history because of the flintlock gun made by my second uncle!
If my uncle, the emperor, knew this news, he would definitely be overjoyed!
As a result, just when he was thinking this, Mei Yin frowned and said: "This still doesn't work very well!
The shooting speed is still too slow..."
What the hell? ! !
After Li Jinglong heard what Mei Yin said, his eyes suddenly widened.
With a deep sense of disbelief.
No...what on earth is going on!
Is there something wrong with my ears just now? !
Why is it that now that the flintlock gun is so easy to use, my second uncle still dislikes the slow shooting speed of this thing?
What did the second uncle think? !
He actually dislikes using such a useful gun?
This... what kind of gun does he want?
If the shooting speed is increased, to what extent can it be improved and how can it be improved?
Li Jinglong didn't know what to say.
In other words, he has always felt that he is a very picky person and has very high requirements in all aspects.
Why is it that now, compared with his second uncle, he is not picky at all?
Is it because my requirements are too low, or is my second uncle's requirements too high?
"Let's go, Jinglong, I'll think of a way to increase the firing speed of the flintlock gun when I get back.
In this case, it is really useful. ”
Li Jinglong nodded numbly...
After returning home, Mei Yin began to think about it here...
That night, Zhu Yuanzhang received news from Shuangshui Village.
"Don't let that bastard Mei Yin fiddle with a flintlock gun and injure himself..."
Zhu Yuanzhang murmured aloud, not thinking about what Mei Yin had done with the flintlock gun.
He started to open the newspaper and read it, and then... Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened instantly! ! (End of chapter)