The Rise of the European Emperor

After Marin and Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg negotiated the terms and paid half of the deposit, they left Stuttgart under the protection of 800 guards. But he did not return to the North Sea immediately, but took people to turn northeast to Nuremberg, looking for a gunsmith and a watchmaker.

Marin remembers that the first rifled gun in history appeared in Italy in about 1476. But that invention was not famous, it was just a legend. Moreover, when Marin sent people to Italy to find someone a few years ago, the gunsmith who made the rifling also died. But Gott, the blacksmith who invented the practical rifled gun in 1520, is recorded in history. This proves that this man's rifled gun has great use value, otherwise it would not be recorded in history.

And the blacksmith named Gott in Nuremberg probably invented the first practical rifled gun in 1520. He can go down in the history books as a proof that he figured out the practical rifling that made rifled guns practical. However, in Italy in 1476, because it failed to produce a practical finished product, it was not taken seriously. Otherwise, the Italian craftsman will be famous in history.

also,. It is said that the wind-up gun was invented by this buddy in history. The time of invention is probably 1515, which is next year.

Although Marin has already made a clockwork flint in Beihai, he still respects the craftsman who invented the clockwork flint in the original history. Come over this time, it would be nice to get yourself some clocks. After all, the guy was an excellent watchmaker too.

As for the blacksmith Gott, although it took a few years to get a rifled gun, it seemed to be a straight rifle, so Marin decided to take him away. It depends on luck whether you can make a rifled gun. If you are happy, Marin can also teach him to "invent" a rifled gun...

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Speaking of which, Nuremberg in this era is really awesome. Two important inventions in the history of firearms actually came from here. And, only 5 years apart. From the looks of it, there seems to be a large number of craftsmen here.

No wonder, according to the laws of the Holy Roman Empire, Nuremberg is the safekeeping place of the royal treasures of the Holy Roman Empire. Of course, this is just an honor, the emperor didn't actually put treasures here. But because of its special political status, it promoted the prosperity of Nuremberg, making it the sixth largest city in the Holy Roman Empire after Milan, Prague, Genoa, Ghent and Cologne.

After entering Nuremberg, Marin found that the city was really prosperous and rich. There are many shops on Nuremberg Street, and people come and go, which is very lively and prosperous. At least, it is more prosperous than any other city in Beihai. After all, the Beihai country is mainly based on agriculture, and its business is not very developed. Moreover, the business of Beihai State was monopolized by Marin's Beihai Chamber of Commerce. Unlike Nuremberg, where a hundred flowers bloom, it is much healthier than a single family in the North Sea.

Looking for someone in such a big city with a population of tens of thousands is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack. So, Marin took people to live in one of the most luxurious hotels in the city. Then, he sent his men to directly find the relevant handicraft guilds, and spent money to inquire about industry information.

In this era, there were handicraft guilds in all walks of life in various German countries. These handicraft guilds have a great influence on the industry. They jointly set a unified price to avoid profit decline caused by vicious competition among peers. Of course, there is also the meaning of bullying the market. Without the support and approval of the guild, you will not be able to survive in this industry.

A weaver who came from a rural area quickly became a leader in the industry and a tycoon in the textile industry because he married the daughter of the leader of the weaver guild. Then, the family business grew bigger and bigger, and entered the banking industry, becoming a wealthy family.

In short, in Germany in this era, if you want to open a shop with craftsmanship, you must obtain the approval of the handicraft guild of the relevant industry. Otherwise, it will be difficult to move an inch. Therefore, the handicraft guilds of various industries also hold the list of practitioners in the industry in the whole city.

Marin asked people to show the identity of the Grand Duke of Beihai, and was willing to give money, and soon got the information of the two craftsmen he was looking for.

But unfortunately,

, has been recruited by Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. As for the reason he was recruited, it was because he imitated the clockwork pistol of the North Sea country last year based on the news of the North Sea country's clockwork pistol. When the news reached Wittenberg, Elector Frederick III of Saxony sent someone to recruit him. Therefore, Marin rushed to nothing.

For this matter, Marin did not feel regretful. He just felt guilty for robbing others of his invention rights and wanted to make up for it, and he didn't have to recruit him. Since he was recruited by Frederick III, it proved that his future future is not bad, so Marin didn't need to find him.

Besides, Marin chose to use a wind-up flintlock instead of a simpler and cheaper flintlock. It was not because the wind-up flintlock was easy to use, but to establish a cost barrier to make it difficult for others to equip it on a large scale. After all, in a clockwork gun, the clockwork is the key. That thing is now purely handcrafted by craftsmen, and the cost is very high. Only the North Sea country made the simple carbon spring steel, and the cost was much lower. If the law is made of pig iron rods, a steel wheel spring is worth more than 20 gold coins, which exceeds the annual income of ordinary people, and the army of an ordinary country really cannot afford to equip it.

On the contrary, Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, probably has the financial resources to equip a batch. The next time we encounter a war, Marin probably needs to be more careful.

But the next time the two sides meet, it is estimated that it will be during the religious war. At that time, what Marin took out was not an ordinary smoothbore musket. Even if it is not a rifled gun, it will be a slug with a grille, and the range and power are not at the same level.

The reason why Marin dare not use rifled guns or slugs publicly now is because he is afraid that others will learn it. At that time, if the other party uses it to hit himself, it will be too much. In particular, if the allied forces of the princes exploded with hundreds of thousands of troops and brought more such firearms, Marin's army would not be able to stop it no matter how aggressive it was. Just like the Crimean War, no matter how many troops there are, no matter how brave they are, and the French are equipped with Mini rifles, charging is tantamount to death. In desperation, Mao Zi, who was so numerous, had to give up.

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Marin didn't think about whether to use rifled guns in the future or slugs with higher technological requirements. However, Marin, the blacksmith who originally created the straight-rifled rifled gun, Marin still wants to take it back. In any case, it's best not to fall into the wrong hands.

But after Marin sent someone to the blacksmith guild to inquire, he was a little dumbfounded. Because, the blacksmiths' guild told Marin's men that there were three blacksmiths named Gott in Nuremberg, including a young blacksmith apprentice who hadn't been trained yet...

Marin first sent someone to call over two blacksmiths named Gott who had opened their own shops, and talked to them to see if they were the Gott he imagined. As a result, neither of them knew how to forge muskets, nor were they interested in forging muskets, which left Marin speechless...

"Could it be that young apprentice?" Marin couldn't believe it. However, thinking that the blacksmith named Gott invented the rifled gun in 1520, that was 6 years later, maybe, he is still young now...

So, Marin sent someone to invite Gott, the blacksmith apprentice, to exchange clichés with him. As a result, Marin discovered that this apprentice blacksmith, Gott, was really interested in making muskets. And the master he studied with is also good at making matchlock guns... and the young blacksmith apprentice Gott, this year is also the last year of his seven-year career as a blacksmith apprentice. Next year, he will be eligible to open a blacksmith shop by himself...

For this kind of unknown little blacksmith, Marin didn't say anything, only expressed a little intention, and the young blacksmith Gott immediately willing to go with Marin without hesitation. After all, for a little blacksmith apprentice like him who has no reputation at all, his future seems to be brighter if he hangs out with the big nobles...

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