Pirate Song

Most of the time, people compare their hearts with each other. Only by being kind to others can you gain the loyalty of others. The ancients paid special attention to the word "faithfulness". If Gao Huaiyuan treats them like this, they will naturally do things for Gao Huaiyuan with determination. And this is

Gao Huaiyuan has always followed a principle in treating his subordinates. Otherwise, no matter how capable he is, he will not be able to do so many things.

Moreover, Gao Huaiyuan really did not deceive these craftsmen. Before returning to Crouching Tiger Village this time, he had already sent several shrewd men with sufficient money to go to Zaoyang, Jiangbei, and sent out homing pigeons to notify them in advance.

Huang Yan, a general of the Zhongshun army, joined them and was in the north of Zhuangzi.

Two people from the party were selected as guides, and together they took advantage of the brief lull in the war between the two countries during this period to sneak into the Kingdom of Jin to find the families of these craftsmen. As for how many they could find, Gao Huaiyuan did not say.

He was full, but at least he had to find some of it and bring it back to show his sincerity.

At the same time, he also had another purpose in doing this, which was to extend his tentacles into the Jin Kingdom and collect as much intelligence as possible from the Jin Kingdom and pass it back, so it was worth spending some money.

But what he did was undoubtedly an act of great righteousness in the eyes of these craftsmen, which made everyone extremely grateful, so they completely surrendered to him and never wanted to do anything to him again.

When Gao Huaiyuan and everyone were drinking, a craftsman named Ma Bing suddenly brought something to Gao Huaiyuan, leaned over and said: "Master, what you asked me to make earlier, I have already done."

It’s become one, it’s really useful, please take a look, Master!”

Gao Huaiyuan was overjoyed when he heard this and almost slapped himself. This time when he came to Tiezuo, he had been thinking about this matter, but as soon as he saw the fire blunderbuss, he happily forgot about it. If Ma Ma

If the soldiers didn't offer something like this, he would have really forgotten about it!

Ma Lian was also one of the craftsmen he brought back from the army. However, Ma Lian was an ornamental craftsman. He used to specialize in making some ornaments for people, and he was very ingenious. All of Gao Huaiyuan's current compasses were made by Ma Lian.

The craftsmanship is very meticulous, so Gao Huaiyuan often arranges for him to make some new things.

What Ma Lian presented this time was not an ordinary thing, but a lighter, one of the common daily necessities of later generations. However, this kind of thing is still very primitive and crude at the moment, but its basic function has the function of lighters in later generations.

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Since Gao Huaiyuan arrived in this era, he has suffered greatly from not having a fire starter. In this era, wanting to light a fire is a technical job, and it takes a lot of effort. It requires a fire sickle, flint, fire sticks and other items.

, it takes a while of ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong to start a fire, which is very inconvenient. Where can we find the convenience of a match or a lighter that can be struck as soon as it is struck?

So Gao Huaiyuan initially wanted to come up with matches as a substitute, but because he couldn't find suitable chemical materials, and yellow phosphorus was highly toxic and could poison people, he finally decided on lighters.

I thought about this matter almost without any problem, and finally after many twists and turns, I finally designed a lighter based on simple mechanical principles, and drew a sketch and handed it over to the cavalry soldiers for trial production.

Ma Bing finally lived up to expectations and trial-produced this Gao lighter, and presented it to Gao Huaiyuan while Gao Huaiyuan was in high spirits.

This kind of lighter is as big as a cigarette box, and the shell is made of copper. After opening the upper cover, there is a special strong spring inside. When it is pulled, it will fire, and the small flame sickle at the front will knock on a small piece.

On top of the flint, and the thing that started the fire was a cotton rope. This cotton rope contained

Saltpeter powder will catch fire when it encounters sparks. The principle is very similar to that of a flint gun. Gao Huaiyuan originally wanted to use kerosene, but kerosene is not easy to catch fire, and it is difficult to get oil now, so he used this kind of kerosene.

Use guncotton dipped in saltpeter powder instead, and we will improve it later when we get oil.

In front of everyone, Gao Huaiyuan took this new gadget and vigorously moved the spring leaf. Then he heard a crisp knocking sound, and a few sparks immediately popped out. Unfortunately, they did not land on the collodion.

So Gao Huaiyuan dialed twice more, and a few sparks immediately fell on the collodion, creating a flame.

Such a fresh thing immediately attracted everyone's attention. Gao Huaiyuan laughed and said: "Ma Lian did a good job! This is what I want. Now everyone, take a look. This thing makes the fire sickle more powerful than usual."

It’s much easier! Zhou Hao, hit me hard for me

Reward Jin Tong and Ma Bing. They gave me a lot of surprises today! In the future, as long as everyone has merit, Gao will never be stingy with rewards! Ma Bing, if you have nothing to do in the future, do more of these things. The more, the better.

Let our people use this kind of thing first!"

Everyone looked at the igniting thing in Gao Huaiyuan's hand, and couldn't help but marveled again. Gao Huaiyuan did not hesitate to let everyone pass it around to have a look, which satisfied everyone's curiosity, and everyone continued to laugh and drink.

After staying in the iron works of the mine for a day, he drove a large cart with Zhou Hao and others, loaded it with three cast fireguns, and returned to Crouching Tiger Village.

After returning to the village, he immediately found Zhou Hao's father, Zhou Laowu, and arranged for him to lead the carpenters to make a few shelves. Such a thing was naturally easy for Zhou Laowu, an old carpenter. At the end of the day, he followed the instructions.

Huaiyuan's request was fulfilled.

Considering that this was something of an experimental nature, Gao Huaiyuan did not make too detailed a gun mount. He simply fixed the three muskets of different sizes firmly on the wooden frame. It was considered strong enough.

That’s it.

After doing this, he sent someone to fetch a barrel of gunpowder and a large bag of iron particles the size of a pinky finger from the gunpowder workshop in the back mountain. Then he brought the most considerate group of people to drag the drill with three fire guns through the obstacles.

After entering the ravine, he found an empty valley and placed the three fire guns.

Gao Huaiyuan did not explain anything to everyone when he did these things. Zhou Hao and others were also used to Gao Huaiyuan's behavior. Everyone just lowered their heads and did things without asking too many questions. In short, they guessed that Gao Huaiyuan must be the one this time.

They were about to give them another surprise, but they couldn't figure out why Gao Huaiyuan had so many weird things in his head. Any of them would be shocking and good, and they wouldn't be convinced even if they thought about it.

When it came time to actually set off the cannons, Gao Huaiyuan was really scratching his head. Even though he had played with a lot of guns in his later life, setting off the cannons was really the first time a big girl got on a sedan chair. Although these three guys looked ugly, they were still...

It was included in the category of cannon, and how to load this thing, he only knew theoretically, but in actual operation, it was really a bit confusing.

Fortunately, the preparations were sufficient. Gao Huaiyuan prepared three wooden sticks of the same caliber as the cannon bore in advance to serve as cannon rods for loading, and also prepared three long brushes as brushes for brushing the cannon bore. These things he had done before.

What he saw in the film and television works was copied and applied vividly.

After placing the three firecrackers, Gao Huaiyuan did not ask for help from others. After checking the firmness of the firecrackers, he began to tinker with the filling of gunpowder. As for the appropriate amount of gunpowder, he was also in the spirit of feeling.

A stone-crossing-the-river attitude, start with the smallest one, and blow up the barrel of the cannon when the first cannon is fired.

Everyone gathered around to watch Gao Huaiyuan working alone. Li Ruohu scratched his head and muttered: "What are you doing, Master? Why are you filling this copper pipe with gunpowder? You are not trying to make a new type of thunderbolt."

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Gao Huaiyuan did not answer them, and kept busy on his own. After struggling for a long time, he finally loaded all three fire guns, tamped the ammunition inside with the gun barrel, and received the gun at the fire door.

On the long lead.

Anyway, the barrels of these three guns were cast to a very standard, and the insides were polished well. There was no uneven thickness or jerky feeling when loading, which made Gao Huaiyuan feel relieved.

"Everyone stay away, I'm going to test the cannon! Everyone hide behind the rocks!" Gao Huaiyuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered Zhou Hao and others, and took out his lighter from his arms and started firing.

The fight started.

When everyone saw Gao Huaiyuan's posture, they immediately and consciously looked for places to hide. Now they all knew how powerful the gunpowder explosion was, and they did not dare to be a little embarrassed. They quickly hid themselves, leaving only half of their heads exposed.

Looking from afar.

Gao Huaiyuan took a deep breath anxiously, then put the flame of the lighter to the thinnest blunderbuss, lit the fuse, and then immediately ran away, diving behind a big rock, and then immediately extended half of it

The head looked towards the fire gun that hissed and emitted blue smoke.

He didn't want to miss the scene of the world's first cannon being fired. After all, this was considered his masterpiece, so he had to see the result with his own eyes.

Everyone held their breath and looked nervously at the smoking copper pipe. They all wondered if Gao Huaiyuan was too extravagant. He actually spent so much effort to get this thing out. After this thing exploded, wouldn't it be like this?

Scrapped? It would be easier to make an iron lump out of pig iron.

And a roar finally erupted in response to everyone's expectations. The gun suddenly shook, jumped on the ground, and retreated a distance. A ball of flames erupted from the muzzle, and gunpowder smoke immediately filled the air.

, the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.

"Haha..." Just when everyone was still stretching their heads to look out from the hiding place, everyone suddenly heard someone's wild laughter, and a figure flew out, rushing like lightning to the exploding explosion.

At the copper pipe.

I saw Gao Huaiyuan surrounding the still smoking copper pipe like a nymphomaniac, drooling and reaching out to touch the still intact copper pipe, laughing wildly.

"Succeeded! Haha! The best shot in the world! I finally succeeded! Haha!" Gao Huaiyuan wished he could hold the gun and kiss it hard to feel satisfied.

Everyone also came out one after another, gathered around Gao Huaiyuan, and watched this strange-looking thing together. They really couldn't figure out how this thing could remain intact after it exploded.

"Brother! If this thing didn't explode, can it be considered a success?" Zhou Hao looked at Gao Huaiyuan's crazy expression and was really worried that he would be stimulated and go crazy, so he carefully reminded Gao Huaiyuan.

"Of course it was a success! If this thing exploded, it would be a failure. It is intact now, how can it be said that it was not a success?" Gao Huaiyuan retorted to Zhou Hao, his mouth almost crooked with joy.

"Brother! I really can't see what the use of this thing is? Why are you so happy?" Zhou Hao really couldn't figure out why Gao Huaiyuan was happy with this virtue.

"Stupid! What are you looking at around this firecracker? You should go and look at the tree in front of you! Look at what's on the trunk before we talk!" Gao Huaiyuan turned to look at the people around him and saw how big they were.

With a confused look on his face, he couldn't help but tell them.

After listening to Gao Huaiyuan's reminder, everyone turned their attention to the big tree that the thing was aimed at just now. They walked over and looked at the trunk.

"Where did these holes come from?" Zhao Tong, with sharp eyes, immediately pointed to several damaged areas on the tree trunk and asked Zhou Hao and others.

Everyone looked intently, and sure enough, there were many holes in the trunk. A piece of bark had been peeled off, and the xylem inside was exposed. There were at least several such injuries on the thick trunk. Those who were smarter immediately understood.

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"Oh my God! It seems that these holes were made by the iron bullets filled in the copper pipe! They actually hit it so far and so powerfully! Let me see how deep it goes!" Zhou Jun exclaimed.

He pulled out a bright dagger from his boot, lay down on the tree and started digging at the trunk.

At this time, Gao Huaiyuan also came over and lay down on the tree trunk triumphantly to watch the killing effect. When he saw the deep holes in the tree trunk, Gao Huaiyuan was even more satisfied, and his mouth turned to the side with a smile.

"Is this really caused by the copper pipe? How could the iron bullet be pushed so far!" Zhou Hao began to understand a little at this time and asked Gao Huaiyuan.

"Yes, it was made from that copper pipe. Now you should understand the purpose of this thing! In fact, this is a type of musket. Now I officially name it an artillery! This cannon is a real artillery!

It is also the first bronze cannon in the world! Haha!" Gao Huaiyuan pointed at the gun that had just been fired and said to everyone.

"Artillery? If this thing can be called a cannon, then what kind of cannon is it used by the army? Can this be more powerful than that kind of cannon?" Zhou Hao still didn't quite believe how powerful this kind of thing could be.

Awesome, so he asked Gao Huaiyuan again.

"Of course it's powerful. This cannon is not that cannon. It is a weapon that is completely powered by gunpowder and throws projectiles. It can be said to be far more powerful than that kind of stone cannon. As long as you aim at the enemy and shoot, there will be no reason for the victim to be spared.

, even if you are wearing heavy armor, you can't withstand the bombardment of this kind of thing. Moreover, this kind of artillery projectiles are extremely fast and cannot be recognized by the naked eye. No matter how high your skill is, you can't hide!

The door just now is too small and has limited power. You can't see its power. Wait a moment and let you see the power of the other two big guys! Bring over the pigs and sheep we brought with us and tie them up.

On these trees, you will know how powerful they are in a moment!" Gao Huaiyuan couldn't contain his excitement and explained to the group of people.

Everyone was confused when they heard it, but looking at how powerful this little thing was, it would probably be even more spectacular if the two big ones were released later, so Zhao Tong and others immediately brought them from a distance.

Several pigs and sheep were brought over, and according to Gao Huaiyuan's instructions, they were tied to these big trees.

At this time, Zhou Jun, who had been busy for a long time, finally used his dagger to dig out an iron bullet on the tree trunk. He smacked his tongue and said, "Dear boy! This iron bullet is embedded so deeply into the trunk. It is really powerful and scary. If this happens,

If it hits someone, no one can withstand such a blow, it’s really powerful!”

Everyone immediately stretched out their heads to look at the iron marble as big as a little finger in his hand. They saw that after the iron marble hit the tree trunk, it had already deformed into a flat shape, and Zhou Jun dug out the tree trunk with his dagger.

A deep hole, only then did I believe that what Gao Huaiyuan said was true, and he began to look at this unattractive copper pipe with admiration.

Gao Huaiyuan led everyone behind the second medium-caliber gun, and then informed them in detail about the firing principles of the artillery, so that they had an intuitive and preliminary concept of the artillery, and then asked everyone to hide again.

And lit the fuse of the second firecracker.

Lying behind the stone, Gao Huaiyuan muttered and counted silently. When he counted to the tenth time, he heard a thunderous roar from the fire gun, and then Gao Huaiyuan's mouth opened wide, and it took him a long time.

Not closed.

It turned out that after the medium-caliber firecracker roared, Gao Huaiyuan and others saw the firecracker and immediately turned over and fell heavily backward. After rolling a few times, they fell over.

on land.

Several pigs and sheep that were a hundred steps away in front of the artillery immediately screamed, and some of them immediately burst out with blood flowers, and then they fell to the ground with miserable screams.

After seeing the miserable condition of those pigs and sheep, everyone no longer doubted the power of this artillery. After being stunned for a moment, they immediately ran towards where the pigs and sheep were, lowering their heads to inspect the wounds on the pigs and sheep.

As a result, everyone immediately started to gasp. The thick body of the huge pig was actually penetrated by the iron bullets sprayed from the artillery. It fell to the ground with its intestines broken, and the sheep that were shot were even more miserable.

, the body was blasted to pieces, the muscles and bones were broken, the flesh and blood were so bloody that he could no longer die.dd