Become a feudal king from today

"This batch of flintlock guns will be handed over to you. Next, I will train you to death. The soldiers will have to go from loading to firing four or even five times in one minute. Read М" Zhao Xu said.

The maximum number of shots a flintlock musket can fire is five per minute.

But this is something only a very skilled soldier can do.

Generally speaking, the most basic one is three rounds.

This is much better than the matchlock gun which can fire up to two rounds per minute.

It is also one of the reasons why the flintlock gun eliminated the matchlock gun in the later period.

Zhao Xu asked Chang Wei to increase training so that the soldiers could improve their proficiency in reloading.

In this way, maximum firepower output can be ensured on the battlefield.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei clasped his fists tightly, and then asked: "Your Highness, what is one minute?"

"This is twenty breaths." Zhao Xu said.

A person's breathing lasts basically three to five seconds, so he could only give a general idea.

Chang Wei nodded after hearing this.

After delivering the flintlock gun, Zhao Xu and Wang Ying left.

He will not delay the soldiers' training.

On the way back, Wang Ying had a smile on his face.

The generals were happy because they had new weapons in the army.

And he was happy because the test was successful.

Bingzhansi has another mature technology in mind.

However, Zhao Xu remembered some problems during the test firing.

He observed that the soldiers were unable to accurately predict the amount of gunpowder dropped each time.

Some soldiers would even put two lead pellets into the barrel.

This was all caused by the nervousness of the soldiers.

In fact, during the two hundred years when the flintlock gun dominated the world.

In the early days of loading flintlock muskets, gunpowder and ammunition were placed in separate bags.

When shooting, each takes gunpowder and lead bullets from the bag.

But the same problem that soldiers just tested fired also appeared on the battlefield.

Some soldiers had too much gunpowder or lead bullets.

If the quality of the barrel is poor, chamber explosion is inevitable.

But later, after summing up this lesson, people wrapped a certain amount of gunpowder and projectiles in paper like firecrackers.

Thus solving the problem, this is paper-cased ammunition.

When firing, you only need to bite open the paper shell, pour in the ammunition, and finally stuff the lead bullets and paper together.

This little trick is not very complicated. If you have experience with it, you can use it directly. There is no need to go down the wrong path again.

Thinking of this, he told Wang Ying about this experience.

Wang Ying usually only considers technical issues.

I didn't think about how to make reloading the musket more convenient.

Hearing this, he nodded. Although this added more work to the military division, it had to be said that it was still very convenient for the soldiers.

In response, he said: "Your Highness, you said that you want to teach me a convenient way to make lead bullets. I wonder what this method is?"

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after we get back to Nanfang District."

The group returned to Nanfang District.

Zhao Xu asked someone to fetch a basin of water. Wang Ying and many craftsmen gathered around, wanting to see what magical thing King Yan was going to show them.

"Look carefully." After Zhao Xu said this, he suddenly picked up the water and raised it high into the sky.

Then the water dispersed in the air into countless water droplets and fell to the ground.

When everyone saw this, they looked at Zhao Xu with blank expressions on their faces.

What are you doing?

"What was the shape of the water drop just now?" Zhao Xu asked.

Wang Ying frowned, and when he came to his senses, he said, "It's round."

"That's right, lead melts, just like water. As long as it falls from the sky, it will appear round. Do you understand?" Zhao Xu said.

"But why is it round?" Wang Ying's curiosity was aroused.

Zhao Xu doesn't want to explain now, this issue is too complicated.

He said: "When you are free, go to the Science and Technology School of the Military Division and listen to the lecture. I will tell you. Now you just need to understand that there is such a thing."

Then, he asked someone to get a pen and paper and draw a picture.

This is a tower with a height of thirty meters.

There is a furnace for melting lead on the top of the tower, as well as a funnel, and a sink below the tower.

The molten lead drips through the funnel, forming a ball in the air while cooling.

The water in the sink acts as a decompressor and prevents the lead bullet from deforming.

Most of the lead bullets obtained in this way can be used directly, and they can be slightly deformed and polished.

In this way, manufacturing lead bullets in large quantities will not be a problem.

The ammunition problem was solved.

"This is called the high tower method." Zhao Xu explained while drawing.

Painted.

Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I really need to take the time to listen to His Highness's lectures. This science and technology is really broad and profound."

Zhao Xu smiled softly, patted Wang Ying on the shoulder and left.

With the advancement of technology in the four northern counties in the future, Wang Ying's past experience will naturally become increasingly useless.

It is for this reason that he set up a science and technology school. For the same reason, the government school and the military school were also designed to eliminate the old and welcome the new.

In this way, his fiefdom can escape the fateful cycle of the rise and fall of the feudal dynasty.

On the way back to the palace, Zhao Xu felt much more relaxed.

The work of expanding production capacity was completed, the production of flintlock muskets was on the right track, and Nanda Camp had flintlock musket training.

Now we just have to wait for the day to send troops.

Of course, we also need to create a sandbox in Jinzhou and formulate several tactics with Chang Wei.

At the same time, there is another more important thing, and that is food and grass.

In this attack on Jinzhou, the royal soldiers will leave Yanzhou for the first time.

There are bound to be logistical problems.

When civilians were recruited to transport grain, the soldiers had to eat part of it, and the civilians who transported the grain had to eat part of it.

After all, if you don’t mention giving money to others, you can’t let them go hungry.

This means that he will consume a lot of food.

It can be seen that war is really a waste of money and manpower.

If the rebellion in the northwest is caused by the Dou family, it shows how insidious it is.

If it were any other prince in the four northern counties.

After Ichiban and Xiliang were exhausted, they would basically be in ruins.

But Dou Wei was wrong if he thought of tormenting him like this.

It's just that although he is confident, food and grass are indeed a problem.

Not to mention the cost of fighting, the food rations for the Jinzhou people recruited now are a problem.

To solve this problem, it depends on the attitude of the Xie family.

Otherwise, he would have to spend money going south to purchase food.

However, his worries were resolved after just a few days.

The Xie family arrived in Yancheng.

The person who came this time was not Xie Yu, but Xie Lan.

"The Queen is grateful that Your Highness is still thinking of her and His Highness the Crown Prince. When she came, she told me that whenever Your Highness has anything to ask for, as long as the Xie family is able to do so, I will help Your Highness."

Zhao Xu looked at Xie Lan. Compared with Xie Yu, this person seemed kind and honest.

It seems that Queen Xie is afraid that another self-assertive person like Xie Yu will come and ruin her good deeds.

It can also be seen that the Xie family urgently needs his support.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Thank you very much for your love, your Majesty. I am not short of anything else, but I am short of food."

Xie Lan had already learned about this from Xie Yu when he arrived.

So he asked: "How many stones of food does Your Highness need?"

"Three million stones." Zhao Xu said lightly.

"Three million stones!" Xie Lan picked up the teacup and wanted to drink water, but the teacup in his hand almost slipped.