Blessing from the goddess at the beginning, technology VS magic

Scott listened carefully and thought about what Red just said, and then said in surprise: "Your Highness, it is indeed feasible. Not only that, I think the cannonballs should also use this kind of custom-made cannonballs, so that the amount of medicine used in each cannonball is Likewise, this will not only reduce the artillery training requirements, but also allow the artillerymen to know where each shell they fire can land."

"Smart!" Rhett praised: "And when the charge of each shell is fixed, we can calculate the trajectory of each shell, thereby making the artillery more accurate, so Scott, your mission It is relatively heavy, and the artillery must be redesigned to adapt to the new metal fixed bullets, especially the artillery, which is almost pushed to redo, but don’t worry, I have information here for your reference.”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Scott was very happy now and had a new goal.

Conrad looked at Rhett with shining eyes, as if to say, me, me, what is my mission. Rhett felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him, even though he said that his trip was originally to get metal fixed bullets and artillery shells. But since a helper has come, let’s give him the task he wants.

Rhett said with a serious face: "Your mission is also very important and dangerous. You may die for chemistry at any time. Are you sure you want to accept this mission?"

"Your Highness, when I was studying alchemy, I was ready to dedicate my life to alchemy. Now that you have shown me this path, chemistry, I am also ready!"

"Okay, I need you to prepare a reliable high explosive for me, but the nitroglycerin used in it is very dangerous and will explode if you are not careful. You can go to Liming City to find me in a few days and I will give it to you. A safety manual and information on the preparation of this high explosive"

Conrad was very excited after hearing this: "Thank you, Your Highness, I will definitely complete the task assigned to me by Your Highness!"

"Don't get too happy too early. I told you, this is very dangerous. If you don't get it right, not only will you be dead, but my chemistry department will also be dead. So you must wait until I hand over the safety manual to you before you can start working. I understand." ?"

"I understand, Your Highness, by the way, I have one more request." After Conrad said this, he looked at Scott next to him.

Scott also looked at Conrad, as if he had reached some consensus and said: "It should be that we all have a request."

"what happened?"

Rhett will not be fooled by them. What kind of trouble is this?

"Actually, it's just people... not enough." Scott scratched his head in embarrassment.

There are not enough people again, there is a shortage of people, but Red has never left the education of the Sunshine Republic. In the past 4 years from the very beginning in Dawn City to now, Red has been educating children, of course not on earth. That kind of education is specialized. You can learn to read and do basic calculations before the age of 10, and then you can choose what you want to do in the future. Rhett specializes in teaching that kind of knowledge, but according to his standards , one year away from the graduation of the first batch of students.

Forget it, the situation forced me to just go to work and get it done.

"I only have about 100 people here, 70% are in physics and 30% are in chemistry, but they haven't completed their studies yet, so it's up to you seniors to teach them."

At this time, Scott laughed secretly and whispered: "70% is physics. It seems that chemistry is not very popular."

"Then our chemistry department only has 30 people, which is too few," Conrad said.

"If you hadn't said you were short of manpower, these 100 people would still have to come to you after next year. If you still think there are few people, it would be nice to have them," Rhett taught.

The two of them were silent. After seeing them all stop, Rhett said: "Okay, since high explosives cannot be tested immediately, I will discuss the issue of fixed ammunition with Scott first. Conrad can also come. Give me your opinion”

So Scott arranged a room for Red, and the three of them drank tea in the room, and then began to discuss work. As for why Scott arranged it, it was because the administrative staff of the people Red cultivated had not yet met his requirements. Unable to work, so the actual manager of Vic City is now temporarily held by Scott, but it is not as complicated as Dawn City, and most of them are workers.

"Your Highness, I don't understand why the artillery needs to be demolished and redone. Isn't it good now?" Scott asked.

"Let's not discuss artillery first, let's talk about muskets first. Let me ask you, after using metal fixed-loading bullets, do you think the original prototype bullets should still be used for musket bullets?" Rhett asked rhetorically.

"Isn't it possible?"

"It's not impossible, but there is a better option. We can make the bullet tapered, which can reduce the resistance encountered by the bullet in the middle and increase the lethality."

"Tapered, how can your highness ensure that the bullet must be... Oh, I'm so stupid, it's rifling! Rifling can make the bullet spin and keep the bullet on a fixed trajectory."

"You barely made it through"

Scott laughed and then thought of another question: "But how to ignite the fire after using fixed-loading bullets?"

"Hahaha, that's a good question. This depends on the high explosive I asked Conrad to make. The kind of explosive he made also needs to be detonated, and the substance of the detonated explosive is the same as what is needed to help the bullet ignite. Like all substances, I call the substance that helps the loaded bullet ignite the primer "

Conrad became interested: "In other words, I am also involved in the research and development of fixed ammunition?"

"Yes, so you need to work together to complete this"

"Don't hold me back, Conrad," Scott taunted.

"This is what I was about to say to you."

"I'm very happy that you are so enthusiastic, but if anyone lets me find out who is causing trouble for the other party, then don't blame me for being rude!"

The two men immediately stopped bickering. Rhett continued: "We are talking about cannonballs. Now we say the size of cannonballs is in pounds, but in the future it will be in caliber."

"Why?" they both asked at the same time.

"Because there is a threshold for the amount of powder charged in a cannonball. If it exceeds this threshold, the material of the barrel will not be able to withstand it. Therefore, the power cannot be increased by stacking the amount of powder, but by the caliber. The gun with the larger caliber The more powerful it is!

For this reason, and in order to speed up the filling speed of the artillery, the artillery will need to be breech-loaded like a musket in the future. At the same time, the excitation method will not be ignited by a fuse, so it needs to be greatly modified.

After speaking, Rhett took out a picture, which was basically a complete copy of the French Schneider's 1913-style 105mm howitzer, and then said that you can just follow this and be done.

After Scott got the drawing, he couldn't take his eyes off it: "This is really, really beautiful. Compared with the previous artillery pieces, this is simply a work of art."