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Zhao Xu saw the firing device in Wang Chong's hand at the first glance.

In fact, the firing device of the flintlock gun is not complicated.

The main difficulty is the spring steel. Once the spring steel is solved, the rest is easy.

It's just a matter of finding a steel plate and fixing the striker, trigger, sear and chicken head on the steel plate.

Among them, the "chicken head" is used to hold flint, similar to a clamp.

The hitting iron is the iron plate against which the flint falls.

The resistor is something like a hook.

Finally, there is the 30-degree angle spring steel trigger structure.

The long side of the spring steel has a horizontal iron as a fulcrum in the middle, and one side is connected to the chicken head, like a seesaw.

Pushing the chicken head back is equivalent to pressing one end of the seesaw. Because there is a sear, the button at the end of the chicken head will be buckled on the sear.

Due to the elasticity of the spring steel, when the trigger is pulled and the sear is released, the chicken head will hit the iron forward under the elastic force, causing sparks.

The structures of these four components are not complicated. Before he figured out the spring steel, he had already made the small parts.

During this period, we have been developing qualified spring steel.

Wang Ying glanced at Wang Chong and showed a satisfied smile.

Obviously, King Yan attached great importance to flintlock guns.

So I came to the Military Division when I had time and participated in many of them personally.

And it’s not a secret that we want to attack Xiliang.

This will be the first time that the royal soldiers leave Yanzhou to fight, and the challenge is greater than before.

Therefore, it is natural that the sooner this flintlock gun is equipped to the royal soldiers, the better.

Zhao Xu then took over the firing device from Wang Chong.

He pulled the chicken's head back, then pulled the trigger. The flint on the chicken's head hit the strike iron, sparks flying everywhere.

"Not bad, very good." Zhao Xu was very satisfied and patted Wang Chong on the shoulder.

Wang Chong had to supervise the students in the school in the morning and develop the firing device in the afternoon, which was indeed not easy.

However, he showed the same persistence as his father.

Dive in and conquer in time.

With Wang Chong's arrival, all the processes of the flintlock gun were solved.

He said to Wang Ying: "Let's officially produce flintlock guns."

"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Ying responded, and then said: "But Your Highness, now the War Department has to make cannons, armor and weapons, cement, glass, and now flintlock guns, so the manpower is a little... "

Zhao Xu actually had some concerns about the insufficient production capacity of the War and War Department.

If the powerful clans continue to purchase artillery, the production capacity of the Bingzhan Division will be even more unsustainable.

Except for the Bingzhan Division, the palace's wine, perfume, allicin and other workshops have insufficient production capacity.

Expansion is now necessary.

Zhao Xu had already made preparations for this problem.

Chengdefang, which was burned down during the Qiushui War in Beidi, was the Dasong version of the industrial park he planned.

The engineer in charge of Zou Rong has been building large factories.

After he got the cement out, all the buildings in Chengdefang were constructed with blue bricks and cement, with a layer of white plaster painted on the outside.

But in addition to buildings, there is another problem, which is people.

If it were before, he would still be struggling with this issue.

But now that a large number of people are introduced from Jinzhou, this problem will be solved.

So he said to Wang Ying: "This matter can be solved immediately. You first train a few skilled craftsmen to make them proficient in all the crafts of making flintlock guns. Once the people are in place, let these craftsmen bring in new ones."

After hearing King Yan say that the matter would be solved immediately, Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

He is a person who doesn't like to raise difficulties.

But now the Bingzhan Division is really overburdened.

After talking about the manufacturing of flintlock guns, Zhao Xu rewarded Wang Ying, his son and the craftsmen who participated, and then returned to the palace.

Three days later, the order from Jinling arrived.

Seeing that Zhao Heng agreed to send troops after three months, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not that he's afraid of fighting, it's that he doesn't want to fight an unprepared battle.

If you want to fight, fight a beautiful war with small losses.

Calling Chang Wei and Liu Fu, he showed them his will again.

"That's great. This way, the lower officials can carefully arrange the food and transportation of the civilians." Liu Fu said.

Chang Wei said: "When the general comes back, let them step up their training so that these new recruits can be put to use."

Zhao Xu is not as familiar with logistics as Liu Fu.

Just let him arrange it.

However, preparations must be made immediately for the training of new recruits.

Because he hoped that a new army equipped with flintlocks and artillery could enter Jinzhou.

Firstly, it can increase the chances of winning, and secondly, it can also summarize the experience of using firearms on the battlefield.

"I need 30,000 new recruits to train in some special formations, but the rest will remain as usual," Zhao Xu said.

According to his estimate, the Bingzhang Division could produce up to 30,000 flintlock muskets in three months.

"Special formation?" Chang Wei looked puzzled.

Zhao Xu nodded, "All these 30,000 recruits will be transferred to the South Camp. They will have new firearms."

"New firearms?" Upon hearing this, Chang Wei's puzzled expression suddenly became excited, "Your Highness, don't hide it from the general. Only now will the general know about such a good thing."

Zhao Xu smiled, "Originally, this kind of firearm was not so urgent, but now that we have caught up with the situation in Jinzhou, we have to advance it, so I didn't have time to tell you, and so far, this firearm has not been made yet. "

Chang Wei nodded, he couldn't help but be curious, "Your Highness, what does this new firearm look like?"

Liu Fu was not very interested in this. He said, "I'm worried about you, not my mother-in-law."

"No mother-in-law can compare to this new firearm." Chang Wei glared and looked pleading to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu shook his head helplessly and had to explain the purpose of the flintlock gun.

"Can...can it penetrate plate armor?" Chang Wei stammered.

Zhao Xu definitely nodded.

Flintlocks had no advantage in range compared to bows and arrows.

There is no advantage in accuracy either.

An excellent archer like Xu Lie can pierce the enemy with a hundred steps.

However, because the flintlock gun has a smooth bore, it has a large flying error.

But why did arquebuses and flintlocks replace bows and arrows?

A very important reason is that matchlocks and flintlocks are very powerful.

Secondly, an excellent archer needs at least three years of training.

The flintlock gun only requires three months of training to obtain a group of qualified soldiers, which greatly reduces the time to form an army.

As for the issue of accuracy, forming a rain of bullets through a dense formation can also make up for the error.

This is also the origin of the formation of queuing to kill.

Another very important point is to install a bayonet on the flintlock.

Soldiers can be used as both archers and spearmen, taking into account the advantages of both arms.

Combined with appropriate formation, it can effectively deal with cavalry.

"Awesome, really awesome. Isn't this just a small cannon?" Chang Wei chuckled.

Zhao Xu smiled, that seems to be correct.

In contemporary Japan in the seventeenth century, they called matchlocks but iron cannons.