Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

As a practitioner who studies history, Zhu Youjian naturally knows that the reason why Zhao Shizhen's lightning gun has not become mainstream is because of the sealing problem.

Different from pistols and three-eyed guns, such special weapons.

The first thing to consider when it comes to rifles is range.

This is why muzzleloaders are so popular.

This is also the reason why matchlock guns are still commonly used even though the Ming Dynasty had already seen the emergence of single-soldier Folang machines and many breech-loading guns invented by Zhao Shizhen.

Just three simple reasons: mature technology, reliable performance, and good range.

In the era of matchlocks and flintlock guns, the power of gunpowder could not be fully exerted because ignition holes had to be reserved to allow gas to escape.

Under such circumstances, the breech-loading gun once again increased the amount of gas leakage due to sealing problems...

This range is naturally unsatisfactory.

This was a limitation of the production technology level at that time, so naturally the Ming Dynasty cannot be entirely blamed.

You can't use this to criticize Zhao Shizhen's ability!

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Zhao Shizhen won Wanli's trust. He was just a student of the Imperial College and came into Wanli's sight.

Therefore, he was directly appointed as the chief registrar of Honglu Temple.

Eighth grade official.

With Wanli's support, Zhao Shizhen began to study firearms.

Zhao Shizhen's research focuses more on repeating firearms, especially rear-mounted repeating firearms!

The more famous ones include——

Lightning gun (single-shot breech-loading gun), Yingyang (two-shot breech-loading gun), Zhentai (two-shot breech-loading gun), Wing Tiger (three-shot pistol), Sanchang (three-barreled three-range breech-loading gun) gun), Qisheng (lost)... these are all breech-loading guns.

Improvements have also been made to front-loading guns, such as the Xuanyuan gun that triggers the rain cover of the medicine tank, and the combination gun that can automatically open the rain cover...

Multi-barreled front-loading guns, after improving Qi Jiguang's Five Thunder God Machine, five-barreled Thunder Gun, Nine-headed Bird Gun...

Even the 18-shot Thunder Gun was later invented!

(The Korean version of "Military Bei Zhi" [authored by Mao Yuanyi], because it was not burned by the Qing court, the drawings of Xuanyuan gun and joint attack gun left behind are "striker-fired" flintlock guns.

However, the domestic version of "Armed Forces" has been repeatedly altered, deleted, and dug out... The drawings of these two firearms are of matchlock guns.

There is currently no consensus among historians on this diametrically opposite contradiction. List them out so everyone knows. )

This is a generation of military industry masters!

In the 26th year of Wanli, Zhao Shizhen invented the rocket slide.

This is a rocket launching device that can change the upward and downward shooting angle and left and right shooting range of the rocket. It is also the prototype of the rocket launcher recognized by later generations.

Moreover, Zhao Shizhen's rocket slide is a collision fuse.

It will explode after hitting the target.

In the 30th year of Wanli, Zhao Shizhen invented the cart gun, which was a repeating musket with a rotating device and mounted on a carriage.

This is the earliest prototype of an armored vehicle...

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However, Zhao Shizhen was trusted by the emperor when he succeeded, and he was also trusted by the emperor when he failed.

Zhao Shizhen, who was born in white, was Wanli's confidant.

Every time there was a struggle in the court, Zhao Shizhen acted as Wanli's "mouthpiece" and fought on the front line.

Having offended the gentry and bearing the strong label of "imperialist", how could Zhao Shizhen be left alone?

In the 23rd year of Wanli, Wanli defied all opinions and appointed Zhao Shizhen as the scholar in Wuying Palace.

This is an important and humble position!

This position, to put it bluntly, can be equivalent to that of the secretary to the cabinet minister.

In essence, it can also be seen as the restrictor of cabinet ministers!

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the secretaries of the cabinet were initially filled by eunuchs.

Later, when civil servants became powerful and resisted eunuchs, only Jinshi were not allowed to enter the cabinet.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were always fighting against the literati group.

The literati have obtained the cabinet letter, and the emperors will not sit still and wait for death.

Therefore, the emperors allowed the children of wealthy families and nobles to donate money and become scholars. (One of the five types of Shushe people, with the lowest status).

However, the most important secretary of the cabinet is firmly controlled by the literati group.

Zhao Shizhen, an Imperial College student who did not graduate, became a scholar in the Wuying Palace...

This is enough to see clearly who Zhao Shizhen is.

It's a pity that in the middle and late Wanli period, the world was dominated by the literati group...

Even Emperor Wanli was so criticized that he hid in the harem and did not dare to go to court!

Under such a political background, can Zhao Shizhen survive?

Even though Emperor Wanli stood behind him, he ended in tragedy...

In the 39th year of Wanli, the government and the public framed Zhao Shizhen with the "Demon Book Case".

Zhao Shizhen became ill from depression and died...

In addition to "The Divine Weapon Genealogy", "The Divine Weapon Genealogy", and "The Divine Weapon Genealogy or Questions", there are also "Eight Harms in the Use of Soldiers", "Bianbian Tuntian Chariot Gun Discussion", "The Remaining Words of Eastern Things" and "Xucao" wait……

A generation of great gods has come to an end...

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What was in front of Zhu Youjian was a breech-loading rifle.

This is the true face of my Han family man!

Zhu Youjian's eyes were red...

The gun in his hand was developed based on Zhao Shizhen's rear-loaded electric gun.

After playing with guns for so long, Zhu Youjian could tell at a glance...

Bi Maoliang pushed his little brother away, held up the firearm in his hand like a treasure, and opened it for the emperor to see:

"Your Majesty, you see, according to your ideas, we have improved the firing device.

The originally exposed faucet was made into a built-in firing pin. "

As he spoke, he loaded the flash cap into the barrel of the gun, added the warhead, and aimed it at the target in the distance.

"Your Majesty, the sound is a bit loud, please be careful..."

This guy told the emperor to be careful, but he immediately pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

A bullet hole appeared in the target in the distance.

"hiss"!

Zhu Youjian took a breath of cold air and rubbed his roaring ears. When the roaring in his ears subsided, he asked:

"So, the material for the firing pin was also found?"

"Uh-huh!"

Bi Maoliang grinned with a smile that was missing four front teeth, and his face was wrinkled, like a blooming chrysanthemum.

"Your Majesty, you guessed right before. The technology used to make sewing needles can be used to make firing pins.

I tried it many times and found that it was just right..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look at this!"

Bi Maokang pushed his elder brother away again and picked up another weird-looking pistol like a treasure.

This thing actually has four barrels!

What the hell!

Zhu Youjian was shocked...

Isn't this a "pepper shaker"!

That's called a "revolver" pistol, versus a dry "hammer" pistol.

Huang Bo's classic quotation: "Oh, you are so cruel. Why don't you take a hammer? Why don't you hit me on the head? You hammer..."

Just like this thing...

Unlike a revolver whose cylinder rotates, this guy's hammer rotates.

By changing the position of the firing pin, the ammunition in different barrels is fired sequentially.

Zhu Youjian's eyes widened.

Omg!

Blue times!

Back when he was playing CS, he was a lousy player. With this thing, he could only hold 21 rounds of bullets...

I heard, you guys, you can reload 29 rounds!