PDLP Chapter 320: Searching for the Lost Guns [(1)]
Chapter 320: Searching for the Lost Guns [(1)]
Chapter 320: Searching for the Lost Guns [(1)]
Hardwood gun stock, typical flint firing machine, semi-enclosed rear compartment, front-loading, and a gun body length of about 1.3 meters. With a 20-centimeter-long bayonet, the total length was about 1.5 meters, and the overall weight was around 4.5 kilograms.
The bullets were still lead shot type but have been improved to paper shell packaging, and the amount of excitation and firing powder has been allocated in advance, greatly improving the loading speed.
Ordinary soldiers could approximately fire twice per minute, while skilled musketeers could increase to three or even four shots.
The effective killing range exceeded 250 meters, and the precise scope was about 80 meters.
If left at the beginning of the 18th century, this could only be said to be a standard smoothbore gun, and nothing was surprising about it.
But now it was the beginning of the 15th century!
So without a doubt, this was a powerful weapon that exceeded the times!
Looking at more than 200 Flintlock mechanisms in the warehouse, Sun Shaozong felt like he had opened the door to a new world. When the large-scale assembly was completed, there was no doubt that the military strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty would reach another level!
At that time, not to mention conquering the world, there would always be no problem subduing the four barbarians too.
Carefully putting the rifle back on the shelf, Sun Shaozong suddenly turned around and said straightforwardly, "Tell me about the situation before and after the crime, as well as your speculation about this case. As long as it is related to this case, tell me everything.
Under the scorching gaze of Sun Shaozong, Zhu Shan, the Supervisor of the Gunpowder Bureau, and Lv Yuan, the thousand households Inspector in the Shenji Camp, both felt somewhat puzzled. This Inspector Sun looked cold and stern; how could he suddenly become fanatical after taking a few glances at the new type of firearm?
But how would they know that Sun Shaozong, as a passerby, saw the Flintlock mechanism at the beginning of the 18th century and mass-produced it in the land of China at the beginning of the 15th century, filled with excitement and ecstasy?
This kind of national treasure must not be left to wander!
If Sun Shaozong had only driven ducks onto a perch before, he was now full of power and would love to immediately retrieve those two muskets!
Although Zhu Shan and Lv Yuan were a bit puzzled, since the Imperial Envoy had already spoken, the two of them could only pour beans out of a bamboo tube and tell the whole story once.
After the successful imitation of this new type of firearm, Emperor Guangde was greatly satisfied, personally named it Megatron, and greatly favored the Gunpowder Bureau.
The Emperor attached such importance; how would others dare be careless?
Therefore, after the small-scale mass production of the Megatron Gun, it has been stored in the most heavily guarded warehouse, and in this warehouse, from top to bottom of the entire Gunpowder Bureau, only four people could enter and exit at will.
Seeing Sun Shaozong's face in doubt, Lv Yuan hurriedly said, "You may not know something. From the previous Emperor's first expedition to Korea to the summer of Guangde three years ago, the weapons supervisor has been under Prince Yizhong."
And this gunpowder situation is also due to the strong efforts of Prince Yizhong, which led to the current situation.
At that time, Prince Yizhong was skilled in being socially active, which captured a group of confidants.
However, it turned out that in the initial campaign against Korea, apart from being ambushed by the enemy, the quality of military equipment was worrying, even far inferior to what the Koreans used, which was also one of the reasons for the defeat.
Therefore, at that time, Prince Yizhong, who had the identity of a prince, voluntarily recommended himself to be in charge of the Military Equipment Bureau and carried out drastic reforms.
In the following eight years, he not only led the improvement of many manufacturing processes and the unified refinement of measurement units but also invented assembly line operations, causing a qualitative transformation of the entire military supervision during his control period.
The spring steel used in modern firearms today is one of the essential achievements obtained through the use of new processes and smelting at that time.
It is precisely because of this kind of achievement that Prince Yizhong's prestige in the military academy was unparalleled, and he had secretly gathered many confidants.
Although he was imprisoned two years ago and had his entire arsenal cleaned up, to ensure the normal operation of the arsenal, it was not easy to catch them all in one fell swoop, so there must be some missing fish.
Lv Yuan finally said helplessly, "Due to the close ties between the Shenji Camp and the Gunpowder Bureau, there are also quite a few people who are deceived by it. Therefore, it is impossible to guarantee their innocence.
Tch!
This Prince Yizhong has indeed done a lot of great things. No wonder he had been imprisoned for over a year, and there were still so many martyrs who were obsessed and wanted to rescue him.
Compared to himself, as a transmigrator, it seemed a bit
After shaking his head slightly and putting the inexplicable sense of shame behind him, Sun Shaozong asked again, "Are there any officials in this Gunpowder Bureau who were promoted by Prince Yizhong when he was in power?
There should be no more?
Zhu Shan and Lv Yuan shook their heads at the same time, and Zhu Shan further added, "Actually, since the summer of the third year of Guangde, the officials in this Gunpowder Bureau have gradually been replaced. After Prince Yizhong was imprisoned, the old people were almost uprooted.
But some lower-level officials have stayed behind. However, the changes in the craftsmen are not significant, and they cant be near the warehouse.
Sun Shaozong repeatedly asked a few questions and felt that there was not much information available, which led Lv Yuan to invite Du Ning's body out and tried to restore it to its original appearance to conduct a more detailed investigation of the scene.