Royal Gold Magistrate

The next morning.

Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao appeared on the campus of Eastern Suburb University together. There were no people on the campus at the moment, and most of them should be having morning classes.

The two didn't stop for long, Fang Zhengyi led him straight to the firearms station.

In the office of the Firearms Institute, Mo Xiaohu was lying on the table studying the blueprints.

Suddenly, the door creaked open.

Mo Xiaohu frowned and couldn't help raising his eyes.

After seeing it, he immediately got up and said in a panic, "Hello, Your Royal Highness! Hello, Master!"

Fangzheng waved his hand and went straight to the point: "Don't be nervous, how is the development of the new artillery?"

"Cannon? So it's a new cannon?" Li Yuanzhao was overjoyed.

I didn't expect the Firearms Institute to produce a new result so soon, it was a cannon!

Fangzheng nodded.

Any important achievements in Eastern Suburb University will be reported to him as soon as possible.

The news that this new type of artillery is about to be successfully manufactured has been placed on his desk a month ago.

I am afraid that there is no better starting point for making meritorious deeds than firearms. After all, it has not been long since this thing has just made great achievements.

The entire court is full of interest in it, and it can be called the artifact of the country in the hearts of everyone.

"The cannon... The cannon has been developed! It's displayed in the backyard, do you want to see it, master?" Mo Xiaohu was sweating in his heart.

"Don't be nervous, just take a look and lead the way."

...

In the backyard of the Firearms Institute, there is an extremely open test site.

There were also quite a few targets set up on the field, probably for testing guns.

Not long after, Mo Xiaohu found two craftsmen and pushed the cannon onto the open space.

Without saying a word, he lifted the waterproof cover to reveal the dense gun barrel inside.

Li Yuanzhao said in surprise: "Why is this cannon two circles smaller than the previous one, and it still looks weird? Can it keep up with the power?"

Mo Xiaohu proudly said: "Your Highness is right, this cannon is indeed much smaller than before, but it is far more powerful than the old cannons!"

"How is this possible? Can such a thing happen?" Li Yuanzhao was full of curiosity.

"Of course it is possible, as long as the materials and structure are in place!" Mo Xiaohu explained: "Your Highness should have seen the old cannon. The wall is extremely thick but the muzzle is small. It weighs [-] catties but can only fire about [-] catties of shells."

"The reason is that the previous casting level was not up to standard. The cannon cast in iron molds is cooled from the outside to the inside, and a large amount of white cast iron will be produced. This cast iron is hard but extremely brittle, so we can only continue to pile up materials and thicken the barrel. Only in this way can the normal launch be guaranteed.”

"Now the Metallurgical Institute has switched to a brand-new process, using a new double-layer method to cool from the center to the outside. The gray cast iron produced is of excellent quality, so it can completely reduce the use of materials. On the other hand, the bore of the old gun is the same thickness from the beginning to the end. , we borrowed the pressure gauge developed by steam, and after measuring the pressure should gradually decay from the chamber to the muzzle. So the gun body is now changed to a spindle-shaped material from thick to thin, which again saves a lot of material.”

"Now the casting material of a cannon can save three thousand catties of iron! The shells fired can also exceed twenty catties. It can be said that it is far different from the original old cannon in terms of range and power!"

Li Yuanzhao was a little stunned, and couldn't help applauding: "Amazing... I originally thought that artillery and other weapons were developed independently. I didn't expect to involve so many research institutes. The Ministry of Industry is far worse than you. gone."

Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Your Highness, it is easy to produce results when doing research like this."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and asked Mo Xiaohu: "The report you submitted before said that the problem of casting cannons has not been solved. Now who solves this problem, each person who makes the first contribution will be rewarded with 1000 taels."

Mo Xiaohu was overjoyed at first, then hesitantly said: "Master, the problem of casting cannons is a coincidence... We thought it would take three months to solve it, but then someone thought that there are two foreigners in our capital Well, so I thought about asking the foreigners what crafts there are."

"I didn't expect to ask! Although they don't know the specific technology, they did give a lot of inspiration to the metallurgical industry. So is this reward a foreigner?"

Foreigners?Isn't it just Fo Bole and Da Zhuang? I didn't expect these two foreign wastes to have some specialties!

Fangzheng thought for a while and said, "Where are these two people now? I'll see them."

"It's in the Metallurgical Institute. They were fired by Jin Yiwei, and now they are working as assistants in the Metallurgical Institute. They are tall and strong, but they have strength."

"Well, what's going on?"

Mo Xiaohu said: "I heard that they are new officials, and they think they are ugly and affect the image of Jin Yiwei, so they find a reason to fire directly."

It seems that foreigners are still not welcome.

Fangzheng waved his hand with a smile, and said, "Go and call these two people here."

Seeing Mo Xiaohu leave, Li Yuanzhao whispered, "Old Fang, let's try to have a fight?"

"Don't make trouble, this is school! How loud is the commotion? If you want to fight, find a place where no one is there. There will be a chance in the future."

"Tsk, yes, but what's the name of this cannon?"

"En... Chen has already given it a good name, you will know in a while."

Not long after, foreigners brought it.

The two foreigners hadn't seen Fang Zhengyi for a long time, and the grievances accumulated in their hearts suddenly burst out.

Da Zhuang said with tears in his eyes: "Lord Fang! You have come to look for us. The new conductor made him unreasonable. Because we are foreigners, we will be kicked out. How can we be treated differently when we are all naturalized?" ? You have to help us decide!"

Seeing the tears in their eyes, Fang Zheng smiled and pointed at Da Pao: "Don't be afraid, I am here to make up for you today."

"You have contributed a lot to the manufacture of this cannon, and I will reward you greatly."

"What is this, Mr. Fang?" Da Zhuang asked puzzled.

Fangzheng showed doubts, Mo Xiaohu hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Master, the new cannon is our secret, these two people only participated in the metallurgy process, and have not seen the new cannon yet."

"Oh, you don't need to worry about what this is, as long as you know that you deserve a reward for your merits."

The two were overjoyed and looked at Fang Zhengyi expectantly.

Fang Zhengyi smiled and said: "In view of your contributions, I decided to give it a foreign name. After the world knows that foreigners participated in the manufacture of it, it will never treat you differently."

Fo Bole and Da Zhuang looked at each other, feeling a little disappointed.

The two of them don't even know what the iron tube is for, so what's the use of having a foreign name?Thought I could make some money.

"I've decided, let's call it the Italian Cannon. In addition, I will reward each of you with 100 taels of silver."

Fo Bole and Da Zhuang looked at each other in blank dismay.

What do you mean, I don't understand!

Although I didn't understand, I was still a little excited in my heart, after all, I made 100 taels for nothing!

Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao whispered: "Old Fang, what do you think of their reaction? Do you know foreign language or not? Don't pretend? I am embarrassed for you."

"Because of Sting!" Fangzheng burst into laughter, "Your Highness, I have studied foreign language for more than ten years, and you are the first one to say that I am pretending! It is ridiculous! Howdelicious!"

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[No prize quiz, guess the follow-up plot. 】