The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 741 The Birth of the Machine Gun

In the arsenal on the outskirts of Gyeonggi, Jiang Chuan stared at a blueprint in front of him and remained silent.

It was a drawing of a machine gun. The thick barrel, the wheels on both sides, and the huge ammunition storage box hanging on the left side of the barrel all indicated powerful lethality.

This is the blueprint obtained from the fortress base, and the price is 100 million taels of silver for research and development.

It looks very expensive, but Jiang Chuan doesn't care.

According to the parameters given by the system, the maximum range of this machine gun is about 500 meters, and the rate of fire is about 2 rounds per minute.The ammunition box can be filled with [-] rounds of ammunition at a time, and all of them can be fired in about [-] minutes.

It adopts water-cooling mode, and because it is the first generation product, the barrel cannot be replaced for the time being.As for how many rounds a barrel can shoot continuously, it needs field verification.

Such parameters are not a bit worse than those of later generations, even compared with the machine guns of World War I and World War II.

But after all, it is a first-generation product, so you can't ask for too much.

Moreover, Jiang Chuan took a closer look at the drawings and predicted that the weight of the real thing should be at least two hundred catties after it is manufactured. Therefore, there is a tail rudder with a pull ring at the end of the machine gun, which is made of pig iron.

During the battle, the tail rudder can be tied to the ground to ensure the stability of the machine gun shooting.When marching, the machine gun can be pulled by the tail rudder to move forward.

In a sense, the machine gun in front of me is more like a machine gun of later generations, of course, mainly in terms of appearance.

According to the price given by the system, the cost of such an antique machine gun is around 1000 taels of silver.

That is one thousand French currency.

This cost is actually expensive enough, and this is still the cost price given by the system.Jiang Chuan did not believe that the cost of the machine gun produced by the British could be cheaper than this.

No matter how rich and powerful the British are, it is impossible to install them on a large scale.This should be possible to ascertain.

Although the cost doesn't look cheap, Jiang Chuan doesn't care about it.

After ten years of peaceful development, the Great Qin Empire could not be said to have become a peaceful and prosperous age, but it can still be called a prosperous country and a peaceful people, and the revenue of the state treasury is rising every year.

Not to mention anything else, it is the figures reported by the Ministry of Households last year: the imperial court’s annual income was 300 million French currency, expenditure was more than 100 million French currency, and the balance was more than 200 million French currency.

Although this figure is nothing compared to the government financial statements of later generations, it is amazing enough in such a feudal era dominated by small-scale peasant economy and natural economy.

What's more, this is still a nascent empire, and the imperial court will reduce and exempt many local taxes every year.

The emergence of this result is of course due to Jiangchuan's emphasis on commercial development, re-determining commercial taxes; checking household registration, re-measurement of land, severely cracking down on land mergers, and implementing policies such as the one-whip law.

Coupled with the peace in the country, all major reactionary forces have been suppressed and surrendered, people's minds are settled, and this is the situation today.

All Jiangchuan now has enough funds to research new weapons and manufacture new warships.

"Look, Ruzhen, this is the blueprint of the machine gun I told you about." Jiang Chuan glanced at Hu Zongxian at the side, and handed over the blueprint in his hand.

Although Hu Zongxian had never seen the real thing, after Jiang Chuan's explanation, he nodded frequently and praised: "Such a sharp weapon, if we can deploy troops on a large scale, our Qin army will be even more invincible."

Shanjia also shouted: "If there is such a continuous fire gun, the cavalry will have a nemesis in the future. A hundred machine guns lined up in a row, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, they will not be able to stand up to it."

After all, he is a veteran, and he can tell the power of the machine gun at a glance.

It is also true that after the appearance of machine guns, whether it is infantry or cavalry, if they line up and charge forward, it is like committing suicide.

In the face of dense queues, the power of machine guns can be exerted to the extreme.

"That's right, the emergence of every new type of weapon will bring changes to the form of warfare. Although machine guns look powerful, there will be more domineering and powerful weapons in the future. Think about it, now we have manufactured After the car is released, will it be possible to manufacture a car covered in iron armor to charge on the battlefield in the future? Will there be artillery that can fire continuously and rapidly like a machine gun? There will even be warships that are all made of steel and do not use sails. ?”

Jiang Chuan looked at the generals under his command and inspired them persuasively.

Of course he knew that these things would appear in the future. He almost mentioned the plane just now, but he didn't say it because it felt a little out of place.

What he said now is to inoculate these generals, to be psychologically prepared when these new weapons appear in the future, and to let them know that the forms of warfare they master, including tactics and command art, require continuous innovation to adapt Changing form.

Looking at the surprised but thoughtful expressions of the generals, Jiang Chuan also knew that his goal had basically been achieved.

"Okay, these are just my ideas at the moment, and we still have a long way to go if we want to realize them. Now, everyone, go to the shooting range with me to see the real thing."

A group of people followed the emperor to the shooting range specially built by the arsenal to test new weapons.

The shooting range has been prepared long ago. There are hundreds of targets scattered over a distance of 200 meters to 500 meters. A brand-new machine gun has been fixed on the shooting position, and boxes of bullets are piled up next to it.

"Your Majesty, the machine gun shooting test has been prepared, please show Your Majesty!" the director of the arsenal stepped forward to ask for instructions.

The supervisor of the arsenal is a major general, and the arsenal is directly managed by the emperor.

"Okay, you send me a deputy, and I want to shoot myself." Jiang Chuan nodded and walked forward.

He is dressed in a military uniform today, with an armed belt around his waist, leather boots under his feet, and with the beard he has grown over the past few years, he is more majestic and stable in his heroism, and his power is growing day by day.

The major general hesitated for a while, and immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Your Majesty, the general will personally serve as your deputy."

Jiang Chuan nodded, stepped forward, and squatted down on one knee behind the machine gun.

The group of generals behind them were not surprised either. In terms of musket shooting skills, no one present could surpass His Majesty the Emperor.

Besides, it is said that the first machine gun was designed by His Majesty himself, so it is more reasonable for His Majesty to test it himself.

After a little familiarity with the operation, Jiang Chuan watched the major general next to him as the ammunition hand put the bullet chain on, and put his hand on the handle of the ammunition supply at the back of the ammunition supply box. After holding the gun tightly, the shooting handle aimed at the target at a position of 100 meters.

"Start shooting!"

With an order, the ammunition hand shook the ammunition supply handle, and the abrupt clicking sound instantly rang out, shattering the tranquility of the shooting range.

(End of this chapter)