The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"My lord can not only hit a target of [-] paces, but also a target of [-] paces," Zheng An said.

"Oh" Qin Wang was a little surprised that the distance of [-] paces is very long* If a musket can hit a target that is [-] paces away, that would be amazing.

"Come here and set up a target of [-] paces, let you shoot five bullets in a row, and if you shoot three shots, you will be awarded a silver medal," King Qin said.

"Your Majesty, please look." Zheng An made a gesture of invitation and lay down on the ground, while the people beside King Qin leaned very close to King Qin because the shooting field is very dangerous. If there is any danger, these people will use their bodies as King Qin's guard. shield to protect King Qin

The three-hundred-step target is set, and Zheng An begins to load the first bullet. Although Zheng An's gun adopts a rotating and rear-pull locking method, the ammunition feeding method is extremely backward. One needs to be loaded and shot, and then the ejection is completed, and then the other is loaded. There's a lot of room for improvement on this rifle

There was a clear "bang" gunshot, and there was not so much smoke and dust coming out of the muzzle. Compared with other muskets, there was a big difference. King Qin was very surprised.

"Bang bang bang bang" followed by four more gunshots and Zheng An fired continuously.

"The shooting is over." Knowing that the King of Qin was uneasy by his side, Zheng An took the initiative to leave the gun on the ground instead of holding it in his hand. The sergeant at the side inspected the gun under the instructions of the guards, then collected it and took it away.

"How's the situation?" King Qin asked

"Look at the shooting situation!" Zhao Gao shouted loudly, and then all five bullets hit the target.

King Qin was overjoyed when he heard the result.

"The widows here will award Zheng An the Silver Medal!" King Qin shouted loudly

The distance of three hundred steps is an insurmountable distance! King Qin is overjoyed

"By the way, ask Mr. Qin to come and let him see this new musket three hundred paces." Qin Wang was overjoyed

Afterwards, King Qin and Zheng An talked carefully. From the conversation, they learned that the maximum shooting distance of this musket is as high as [-] paces, but the bullets no longer follow a straight line. When shooting, you need to adjust a certain angle to hit the bull's-eye. After hearing this, King Qin Yueyue wants to try, and he also wants to use this new gun to hit a distance of [-] steps. The distance of [-] steps is almost comparable to that of a crossbow, but the weight of the gun is superior to that of a crossbow in operation, which makes King Qin very happy.

Under the guidance of Zheng An, the king of Qin shot at the target a hundred paces away.

Shang Wen did not negotiate with Li Mu. The two parties needed to digest a series of agreements reached in the previous period. After receiving the order from the King of Qin, Shang Wen rushed over immediately.

"Mr. Qin has seen muskets that have fired three hundred paces before," King Qin asked directly.

Shangwen was stunned for a moment. Three hundred steps is at most 280 meters away. Naturally, the farthest gun I have ever seen is a large sniper rifle that can shoot at a distance of more than one kilometer. If the king of Qin knows this distance, he does not know how he will feel.

"Hahaha, I will show you such a gun." Qin Wang said with a smile. Obviously, Qin Wang thinks that Shang Wen has never seen it before.

"Oh." Only then did Shangwen come to his senses and quickly salute

Naofumi took the gun and began to check the gun

"The rotary pull-back lock uses all-metal bullets," said Shang Wen, looking at the gun.

"What kind of ammunition do you use for your musket?" Shang Wen asked tactfully. King Qin immediately began to explain when he saw Zheng An on the side, explaining the ins and outs of how the gun was made.

Speaking of which, this gun has a deep relationship with the pressure cooker. The pressure cooker has a certain locking mechanism. This locking mechanism inspired Zheng An’s father, Zheng Shan. His family is from Mengzhou, west of Qin State. He used to be a carpenter and knew the technology. At first, I made gun stocks, then slowly started to repair guns, and finally started to build my own guns. This gun was completed under the inspiration of a pressure cooker, but that’s not the point.

The point is that his other son, Zheng Ping, a student of the Chemistry Department of Qin State University, replaced the traditional black powder of Qin State with smokeless gunpowder.

But when he heard about smokeless gunpowder, Shangwen really wanted to know how the other party solved the fiber problem

The answer I got surprised Shangwen. In some places in Mengzhou, there are a lot of shallows, that is, wetlands. In these wetlands, there are a lot of reeds. Before the reeds bloom, there is something that forms a big stick. If you break it open with your hands, it will be full of layers. Next is a layer of fibers, which are very similar to catkins. Although the length of the fibers is as short as catkins, they can be used to make smokeless gunpowder. After nitration, the fibers are made into small pieces and burn very powerfully.

Shangwen secretly smiled in his heart. He focused all his attention on the catkins and forgot to look for other fibers that could replace sex.

535 Free Competition Acceleration

Shang Wen asked the question he was thinking about. The use of smokeless gunpowder allows the gun to obtain a faster initial velocity. It is this change that allows the gun to hit [-] paces easily.

However, other changes also need to be mentioned. The rifling line is changed from the original yin line to the yang line. This subtle difference greatly improves the initial velocity of the bullet. The yin line is specially used for black gunpowder shooting because there are a lot of gunpowder residues. The yin line can effectively ensure that the gunpowder residue does not affect the shooting when getting off the vehicle, but this design cannot provide a higher initial velocity for bullets using smokeless powder.

Non-governmental manufacturers have already realized this problem. The more powerful charge plus rifling can increase the initial velocity of the bullet, but there is another problem that makes Shang Wen raise his concerns.

"Although the spear of the king is very good, it cannot be mass-produced and equipped with our troops," Shang Wen said.

"Why?" King Qin asked

"Our steel output is very low, and this output has always maintained a delicate balance with the arms output, but if we mass-produce this rifle, our balance will break," Shang Wen said.

"The output of steel," King Qin said

"Yes, my lord, some of our mainstream and practical building materials and a large number of train tracks are all used. The rails are all iron, not steel, ductile iron, and iron. There is a big difference between iron and iron," Shang Wen said metaphorically.

"The production of such a firearm not only requires the production of steel, but also the use of special metals such as some alloys for the firing pin. Our production conditions cannot meet this. This is a cruel reality for us." Shang Wen is very clear about Qin Guo At the current industrial level, the scale of the iron smelting plant in the north has expanded by more than ten times, but it mainly produces some building materials and a large number of rails and some iron ingots for civilian use. Although the train line in the north has limited transportation volume, it has greatly reduced the military department of Xianyang. Transport volume

Coal and iron have become an important production raw material for the Qin State. Coal has been popularized in the Guanzhong area. The calorific value provided by this fuel exceeds that of charcoal, which allows the Qin State to smelt iron on a large scale and use coke. The production speed of iron has been greatly accelerated, but But many problems have been exposed

"Wang Shangqin has just made iron an important metal, and it is impossible to make steel a mainstream metal in a short period of time. The production method of steel is very backward, and the method of beating is still used instead of chemical methods. The output is also very low and only exists in batteries and limited power plants." Shang Wen snapped his fingers to calculate for King Qin. Shang Wen's responsibility is equivalent to an economic minister. King Qin knows nothing about it because he has never received this knowledge at all.

"Not only that, but we have only two sources of coal and only one place where no coal has been explored so far. There is also oil. Some of our places have exploited shallow oil almost as much as they are mining. Another shallow oil but sooner or later we will run out of oil," Shangwen said.

"Wait, sir, why do you say this?" King Qin asked with some confusion

"Your Majesty, these are the important industrial raw materials of the Qin State. The calorific value of coal, that is, the temperature of coal is higher than that of charcoal. This is also the reason why Qin State can smelt iron on a large scale." The King of Qin understands the explanation.

"In other words, there is only one place of origin for my coal in Daqin, so that's okay." King Qin was obviously also anxious.

"Yes, Qin State needs large-scale exploration and utilization of these resources. If these things are not further popularized, it will be difficult to stimulate the production of steel, because steel will only be processed when the production of iron is abundant on a large scale," Shang Wen said.

"En" King Qin nodded

"Sir, can you make a good plan?" King Qin asked

"The speed can only be accelerated by letting more people in," Shang Wen said.

"More people" King Qin asked

"For example, there is only one Wenyang Railway Company currently engaged in railway construction. They are building three railway lines in the east, north and west, but in the south, they have no plan to build railways because of the Qinling Mountains, and the transportation capacity is very unsatisfactory. They cannot replace Qin on a large scale. Horse-drawn carriage transportation is very unfavorable to the next step of development," Shang Wen said

"But if more people enter, there will be competition. The consequence of competition is that many things will appear. The fierce competition will lead them to use new technologies, adjust production scale management, and the use of funds. If there is no competition, then the speed may be Can't bring it up," Shang Wen said

"You mean to add a few more competitors to Yu'er to drive her forward," King Qin said.

"Yes, this requires King Qin to allow some private capital to enter some important places, such as train transportation, electricity, mining, etc." Shang Wen said that this is not a relaxation, but the timing has reached a certain level. Qin's primitive capital accumulation has far exceeded that. According to Shang Wen's imagination, Qin's large-scale foreign expansion occupied not only land, but also a large amount of capital accumulation. There are many folks who made a fortune, but they poured all their money into the land. The main reason is that more and more people buy land and become farmers. This is a great hidden danger for Qin

More and more people grow grain, and the output of grain remains high. The state of Qin relies on the futures market to adjust. If the grain remains high, it will seriously dampen the enthusiasm for growing grain. Not only grain, but also a large amount of meat. This year is fine, but next year. This amount has doubled several times at once, and agricultural development is already possible. The next step is to let the excess capital enter other fields. The entry of these fields not only solves this potential hidden danger, but also provides enough for the industrial development of Qin State. capital support, technicians, equipment, it all costs money

"Enwidow supports Mr.'s idea, go back and quickly draw up a plan to solve this problem, yes, I also set up a private company to participate in the competition, so that the little girl Yu'er can't relax." The King of Qin wanted to understand this problem. Only large-scale competition can solve the Qin State. current needs

After Shangwen returns, he will hold a cabinet meeting. After summing up the situation collected so far, he will come up with his own plan. The general idea is that free competition will increase the speed of Qin’s economic development.

536 interest rate cut!

The economic meeting of the cabinet Shang Wen also invited Ying Yu because the economic meeting without the participation of banks is very helpless. To stimulate the further development of the economy needs to stimulate the currency.

There are not many people in the economic meeting of the cabinet, mainly because of the economic aspect. Meng Yi, as the deputy prime minister, also serves as another important department, that is, the minister of economics. This duty includes providing statistical economic data for an important economic data.