My life skills in Daming Liver

Little did Lu Gang know that the technology he invented would greatly change the role of artillery in war, thereby greatly changing the way military hegemony will be fought in the future.

In the historical timeline before Su Ze traveled through time, the drilled cannon was a new weapon manufactured by the weapons manufacturing company Caron Company in Britain at the end of the 18th century.

The carronage gun is manufactured using bore drilling technology, and the barrel is highly airtight.

This means that the carronage gun requires less gunpowder to propel the projectile farther.

In addition, the barrel of the carronade can also be made shorter and use less material.

Using less materials reduces the manufacturing cost, and more importantly, greatly reduces the weight of the artillery!

Gun weight, this is a very important indicator.

Before the invention of tanks, the main problem restricting artillery combat was mobility.

For example, Su Ze's red cannon installed on the gunboat. This long gun requires a longer barrel and thicker barrel wall to prevent the chamber from exploding in the gunpowder explosion.

A 12-pound red cannon weighs close to 0.8 tons. Such a weight must be installed on a fully-covered deck that is more impact-resistant, that is, it must be installed on a Galen ship with a deep draft.

The carronade gun of the same caliber weighs only 0.5 tons, and because the gunpowder is filled is less than half that of an ordinary long gun, it can be installed on a small gunboat.

These highly maneuverable small gunboats can operate in more waters and even deep into inland rivers.

In addition, the airtightness of the carronade also allows it to fire more types of shells.

For example, spherical shotguns fixed with round wooden boards do not need to clean the barrel immediately after being fired. They only need to cool down the barrel before firing directly. It is a very terrifying short-range firearm.

In the history before Su Ze's time travel, the British army in the Opium War defeated the Qing army with carronade cannons, which also made the East aware of the huge gap in weapons generation, and thus began the vigorous Westernization Movement.

When Su Ze learned that Lu Gang's drill-bore cannon was successfully tested, he immediately left all official duties and rushed to the test site.

When he saw the gun-powder ratio being fired after repeated tests, he immediately excitedly said to Lu Gang:

"This is a military artifact! All craftsmen involved in its development will receive ten silver coins!"

"Lu Gang, I want to set up an artillery factory, which belongs only to the Governor's Palace, and I will leave it to you!"

Lu Gang didn't expect Su Ze's reward to be so generous. He obviously didn't know how the technology he invented would change the world.

Just when Lu Gang was panicking, Su Ze asked:

"How many such artillery pieces can be produced in a day?"

Lu Gang lowered his head and said: "This kind of artillery requires sand molding, cutting, drilling, and polishing. If you cast such a 12-pound cannon, you can only make one per day."

Su Ze frowned and said, "Can't you hurry up?"

Lu Gang said quickly: "Captain, the main reason is the lack of power. Water turbines must be installed in places with fast water flow. Nowadays, the hydraulic workshops near Fuzhou have been fully built, and large iron plants also need water turbine blowers to make steel."

Su Ze said: "I will give you a craftsman, and then we will find a place to build a water turbine. We can also make smaller-caliber cannons."

Lu Gang said doubtfully: "A smaller caliber?"

Su Ze nodded and said: "Twelve pounds is considered a standard naval gun for the navy, but it is still too heavy and too big for the army."

Su Ze said: "Bigger is not always better for army artillery. You try to make four-pound and eight-pound cannons. I will allocate some carpenters and turners to you to make matching artillery carts that can be hitched to horse-drawn ones." kind."

Lu Gang quickly asked: "Grand Governor, what material is used for the wheels of the artillery carriage?"

Su Ze said: "Use steel! Aren't you a steel madman? Use steel to be durable!"

Lu Gang immediately said happily: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!"

Su Ze added: "Go to the workshop, I want to watch the whole process of making the cannon!"

After Su Ze arrived at the cannon foundry and cast a drilled cannon himself, he received a prompt from the system.

[Manufacturing drill cannons, firearms manufacturing skill experience +500, Lv5, 100/1000]

[Firearm manufacturing skill breaks through Lv5, free points obtained: 1]

[Firearm manufacturing skill breaks through Lv5, please choose passive skills:]

Only three cards, one green and two blue, appeared in front of Su Ze. After turning them over, they were:

[Green Passive - Cannon Casting Craftsman: When casting cannons yourself, firearms manufacturing skill +1. 】

[Blue Passive - "Have you seen my cannon": When designing artillery, firearms manufacturing skill +2. 】

[Blue passive - "Small missiles are coming": When designing artillery shells, firearm manufacturing skills +2. 】

First of all, to rule out the first one, Su Ze has a lot of things to do right now and it is impossible for him to have time to cast his own cannon.

Among the second and third skills, Su Ze decisively chose the third one.

Carron cannons are already quite excellent artillery. What is more advanced than Carron cannons are rifled artillery. Now for Su Ze, artillery shells are more important than artillery.

After the selection, some knowledge about making cannonballs poured into Su Ze's mind. He quickly asked someone to bring in the design drawings, draw several types of cannonballs, and gave them to Lu Gang and said, "Can these types of cannonballs be made?"

Lu Gang looked at it and said, "It can be made, but for large-scale casting, more power is needed."

Su Ze also sighed.

Water power indeed has its limits!

If you are really not a human being, you still have to rely on steam engines!

Just when Lu Gang was hoisting the newly drilled gun body to the other side for polishing and drilling, the system prompted again:

[Discovered location, modern gun factory, unlocks the skill Mechanical Engineering, do you want to learn it? It is detected that the host possesses the skill "Forging" Lv4, 1/400, which can be merged into Mechanical Engineering. Do you want to merge it? 】

Su Ze was ecstatic and immediately chose to study.

[Mechanical Engineering] Lv4, 1/400: Mechanical engineering is related to the design and manufacturing skills of mechanical equipment, including the manufacturing of power, machine tools and other mechanical equipment.

Relevant knowledge poured into Su Ze's mind. After recalling this knowledge, Su Ze was a little disappointed.

With his Level 4 [Mechanical Engineering], he can't even touch the shadow of a steam engine.

It seems that you need to master at least Level 10 [Mechanical Engineering] before you can draw the blueprint of the steam engine.

It seems that a machinery workshop will be built behind the Grand Governor's Palace.

Just when Su Ze was rejoicing about the progress in the field of firearms.

In the city of Nanjing.

Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu's actions were not unpleasant.

Under Gao Gong's suggestion, a school for the new army of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing was quickly established.

Li Tingzhu also followed Gao Gong's plan to select sons from good families and scholars who were interested in military merit in Nanjing, and posted recruitment notices to recruit soldiers and officers for the new army.

Li Tingzhu returned to his house after a busy day. As soon as he took a bite of hot food, he heard:

"Father! I want to join the army!"

Li Tingzhu almost spat out the food in his mouth when he saw his son Li Yangong speaking loudly.

Li Tingzhu wiped the rice from the corner of his mouth and said immediately: "Nonsense! What kind of army do you belong to, the majestic Prince of Linhuai?"

Li Tingzhu is 47 years old. He is a middle-aged son. Li Yangong is only 18 years old.

And Linhuaihou Mansion is just such a single seedling.

"Dad, aren't you starting a new army? I want to join the new army!"

Li Tingzhu covered his face and said: "When you and I die, you will inherit the title of Marquis of Linhuai and you will be able to lead the army!"

Li Yangong said without giving in at all: "I want to join the army!"

Li Tingzhu burst into anger and said, "I said wait until I die! I'm not dead yet!"

Li Yangong shrank his neck, but still said: "Dad, aren't you recruiting for the army? I am also a son of a good family with a clean background, why can't I join the army!"

Seeing how determined his son was, Li Tingzhu softened his attitude and said:

"Why do you want to join the army?"

Li Yangong said: "My family has inherited the emperor's favor from generation to generation, and I want to join the army to kill thieves!"

Li Tingzhu said: "Our Li family only regained the nobility from your father and me. I am the only one who inherits the emperor's grace. How can we talk about generations?"

Li Yangong was stunned immediately.

Li Tingzhu said again: "I will repay Your Majesty's kindness. Come here!"

"Confining the prince inside the house, he is not allowed to go out without my permission!"

The same plot also happened in Gao Gong's mansion.

Gao Gong's son Gao Wuguan is twenty-four years old this year. The Gao family is also a scholarly family, but Gao Wuguan does not have much talent in reading.

With a father who is a top scholar, Gao Wuguan could not even pass the exam to become a scholar.

When Gao Gong took office this time, he naturally brought his wife and son with him.

"Father, I want to join the army!"

Gao Gong's attitude was better than that of Li Tingzhu. He just asked: "Why do you want to join the army?"

Gao Wuguan immediately said: "Repay your kindness!"

"Jun En? How can you be kind to you?"

Gao Wuguan was stunned.

Gao Gong looked at his son and thought of himself who had just entered the court.

The concubine who is determined to change Daming, the minister who is dedicated to serving King Yu.

Gao Gong sighed and said: "The New Army Academy will start tomorrow. You should go and observe it. However, the Marquis of Linhuai has already said that only students who excel in the graduation examination can become officers. Do you understand?"

Gao Wuguan immediately nodded and said, "Understood! Thank you, Dad!"

Gao Gong sighed again.

"Father, why are you sighing again?"

Gao Gong sighed and said: "The world of great struggle has come, and there is no harm in learning the art of war."

In the Ginza printing workshop in the south of the city, Xiong Wu in disguise walked into the residential house next door. He changed into his clothes and walked into the printing workshop through the tunnel.

After passing through the printing workshop, Xiong Wu came to the meeting room.

"Webmaster!"

"Sit down, how is the intelligence investigation of Ming Ting Xinjun Academy going?"

It was Xiong Kuang who stood up and said: "Nanjing Guozijian has posted a notice that only children from wealthy and good families who are clean and well-versed in writing can participate."

"It's okay to be proficient in literature and ink, but it's a little troublesome to be innocent."

Xiong Wu frowned and asked, "Are there many people joining the army?"

"It's quite a lot. This time the Ming Dynasty promised to pay real wages, and the treatment is much higher than that of ordinary recruits. Now that all industries in Nanjing are in depression, this military salary has attracted many people to sign up."

Xiong Kuang said again: "But don't worry, the station master, there are still a few brothers who have successfully signed up!"

"How did you get your identity?"

Xiong Kuang said: "The governor left some connections when he founded Tiangong Academy in Nanjing. There are also officers who were taken away by the Zhenwu Camp mutiny. They also have relatives and friends who stayed in Nanjing."

"Is it reliable?"

"Reliable, these identities are originally the cover for our activities in Nanjing, and the Ming court's screening ability can't find any flaws."

"If that's the case, then you all go to the New Army Academy for classes."

Xiong Wu said: "Print more articles by the Governor and look for opportunities to spread them in the New Army Academy. These New Army might be able to fight for them."

"You kid, do you want to get close to Gao Gong through this academy?"

Xiong Kuang nodded and said: "Webmaster, I will go to the school to report tomorrow! I will leave the printing shop and other matters to you!"

Xiong Wu made a move to strike, but Xiong Kuang nimbly dodged it. Xiong Wu cursed and said:

"You brat, hurry up and get ready!"

Xiong Kuang went out with a smile, leaving only the sound of the printing press rotating.

While Nanjing was "enthusiastically" joining the army to "serve the country", Zhang Juzheng, who was stationed in Anqing, couldn't help but get furious.

Liu Shiyan, the sincere uncle sitting next to Zhang Juzheng, looked equally ugly.

Zhang Juzheng's official said tremblingly: "Zhang Butang, I took your order to go to the Fengyang Prefecture Qun Shepherd Supervisor, but the other party refused to give us a horse."

"Why refuse!?"

"Fengyang Qun Pastoral Supervisor is the property of the imperial family. The officials in the prison said that without His Majesty's imperial edict, they would not be able to move the horses."

Zhang Juzheng was about to get angry, but he still held back his anger and said, "Just step back."

When the official retired, Zhang Juzheng said: "Damn it! Silverfish! The Fengyang group of pastoral supervisors have been sucking blood in South Zhili for so many years, and now they refuse to provide horses or fodder! The bad thing about the Ming Dynasty is this gang. On Shuo Shu!"

Liu Shiyan immediately said: "Be careful what you say!"

Zhang Juzheng then restored the city and said: "I want to write to the imperial court in the name of the Governor of Southern Zhili, requesting that 5,000 Fengyang troops and horses be transferred to our Southern Zhili armies!"

In the eyes of modern people, raising horses in Anhui is a magical thing.

But in the view of Zhu Yuanzhang, who is a "master of returning home in glory" and a "little expert in nurturing his hometown", the best things should be given to his hometown.

Since the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has set up a group of herding supervisors in Fengyang Mansion to raise horses in Fengyang Mansion.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was not all about the construction of his hometown. This far-reaching emperor raised horses in his hometown, and more importantly, left a counterattack base camp for his descendants.

Fengyang City has tall walls, horses, weapons and food. It was built as the last base of the Zhu Ming Dynasty.

Compared with Fengyang Imperial City, a certain mustache's Antarctic project is his younger brother.

It's a pity that this set of things was useless in the Battle of Jingnan, and it was useless when the Southern Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

The "genius" idea of ​​"raising horses" in Fengyang Mansion caused the horse farmers in Fengyang Mansion to go bankrupt one after another. The horse administration became a means for a group of pastoral officials to exploit the people, and strange things happened in Fengyang horse breeding.

There are more and more horses on paper, but fewer and fewer horses in reality.

The quality of the horses they raised was getting worse and worse. Not to mention the army, even the post station system was unwilling to use horses raised in Fengyang.

However, Fengyang's pastoral supervisors continued to raise horses in Fengyang Mansion to harm the people in the name of "ancestral teachings". This time, Zhang Juzheng's department officials were not even able to enter the horse farm.

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