Chapter 205: Good cannon and parting

Jiang Feng's kitchen kung fu was still working hard to weigh the fish portions. He heard the introduction of several old craftsmen, and reached out to take a cannonball and weighed it. He looked about two or three pounds. Of course, this is the weight of modern times. One pound in the Ming Dynasty was slightly larger than one pound in the modern times.

His historical knowledge is not known how many kilograms one pound is equal to. However, the three-pound cannon bought by the Xia family some time ago, the weight of the shells should be three pounds according to the name. I have also weighed it, and it is estimated that it is about two or a half pounds. This means that the cannon he cast should be about two and a half pounds. However, according to the introduction of the person next to him, the cannon body is about four hundred pounds, which is much lighter than similar cannons.

The surprising thing is not this, but the aiming device on the cannon. There are about a thousand experienced craftsmen in the entire Yantai Shan Thousand Household Institute, which is not an amazing number, because Jiang Feng's subordinates recruited craftsmen in Tianjin's craftsmen camp and firearm manufacturing all help to remove their families from their families and bring them to Dengzhou.

These craftsmen used to build weapons, crossbows, and firearms. In addition to the refugees recruited by Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng's weapons basically don't have to worry about. And there can be some inventory. Of course, everything is done under confidentiality.

On the crossbow machine, it can be said that it is a crossbow with a single long-range precise weapon in this era. It usually has a "Wangshan" used to aim. This thing appeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which fully demonstrates the great creative spirit of the working people in ancient my country. The role of the watch mountain is a simple sight.

Through the angle between the sight, target, crossbow body and the mountain, increasing the accuracy of crossbow arrows when shooting, Jiang Feng was extremely surprised that this technology was actually used on newly cast artillery, and it was obviously during the few months when Jiang Feng was busy buying and selling salt and grain. After many tests, the cannon mount and gun stand were quite suitable for marching in the wild.

Jason Hogan stays at the foot of Yantai Mountain to train soldiers every day. After hearing Jiang Feng coming, he also comes to say hello. As a result, he happened to catch up with the experiment of this new artillery. Jason was an infantry officer in Spain, and his detailed understanding of artillery is indeed as he said, an outsider.

However, after all, it was a soldier for more than ten years. Even if I had never seen pork, I must have seen many pig runs. After seeing this new cannon, I was extremely surprised and praised it there and said:

"Sir, even the Spanish infantry regiments carry three or four very small caliber cannons, which are called Franchis here."

To be honest, Jiang Feng's idea of ​​admiring foreign countries is quite serious. Of course, this is also inseparable from the modern news media. How can the old craftsmen say this cannon is good? He is always skeptical. However, when Jason Hogan said this, Jiang Feng immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly.

These old craftsmen were all small craftsmen when they were in the Weijianhu Camp in Tianjin. The craftsmen who cast weapons at the Qianhu Institute of Yantai Mountain also vaguely led them. Seeing the adults happy, they immediately called more than a dozen helpers and pointed the cannon at a deserted beach hundreds of steps away.

When loading the medicine, Jiang Feng looked something wrong. Several masters obviously stopped and asked:

"Aren't you sure how much medicine should be charged for each gun?"

"Report to my sir, we all rely on experience and will not be bad."

Jiang Feng almost fainted when he heard this. If he was loading medicine on the battlefield, he would rely on his experience. Isn’t that a problem? Quantitative and precise numbers are indeed a shortcoming in ancient China. Many technologies and related products cannot be passed down for such reasons.

"You guys, each of you shoot one shot according to their own charge. Record the situation whenever you hit, and whoever you do, go to the workshop to get a scale. You must weigh the gunpowder for each shot and record it on paper."

Several old craftsmen were listening blankly, Jiang Feng was showing a fierce expression there. These people thought they had made Lord Jiang angry, and were trembling there, afraid that there would be any punishment for the next time. Jiang Feng let out a long breath. His excitement was better than the excitement of creating a cannon, which made him unable to control his emotions. Jiang Feng calmed down and continued:

"In the future, everything must be recorded in the manufacturing of weapons workshops. Don't rely on experience. It will be beneficial to do this more."

When Jiang Feng Hyundai was working in a restaurant, the restaurant was busy with business, such as stir-fried water spinach with garlic, and I don’t know how many plates it would sell in a day. If it were all prepared based on my own experience, the guests would have been scolded to death. Therefore, the restaurant was prepared in a quantitative manner by side dishes, which saved a lot of effort.

So at this time he also had this mind. After the weight of the gunpowder required for firing the shells was determined, they were all included in a paper bag, which would improve much efficiency.

The gunpowder was already filled there, and it was compacted with a stick, then the medicine twist was stuffed into the fire door, put the shells, and lit the medicine twist with a torch.

It was different from the muffle sound of the musket fire. The fire sound of the cannon was quite huge. Almost everyone standing around them covered their ears involuntarily. The lead bullet roared out of the cannon chamber and hit the deserted beach heavily. The remaining momentum did not stop and then fell into the sea.

The jumping of solid shells caused too terrifying damage to the dense formation. Jiang Feng could almost imagine the terrifying scene caused by solid shells falling into the crowd, with broken limbs and broken arms, and flesh and blood flying. Humph, since it was the Spanish infantry regiment with four small cannons.

Then Jiang Feng's subordinates cast eight gates. Since I have seen the first shot, Jiang Feng was extremely satisfied and said directly:

"Tomorrow, each person will give a reward of 200 taels of silver. Each handyman who participated in the artillery manufacturing will give 5 taels of silver. You can pass on the words. If the matter of this artillery leaks out, I will find someone to destroy his entire family."

Each person had 200 taels of silver. If it leaked, it would be a punishment for the family to destroy it. Several old craftsmen did not come to their senses for a long time. Seeing Jiang Feng walking far away, they knelt on the ground and shouted:

"Thank you for your reward, thank you for your reward!"

When they were craftsmen, they could not eat enough or wear warmth, but even if they worked for two lifetimes, they would not earn a hundred taels of silver...

Jiang Feng walked to the horse trotter on the edge of the earthen platform and was about to turn over the horse. Jason Hogan, behind him, ran over quickly and shouted:

"Sir, wait a moment, wait a moment."

Jason Hogan is wearing Tiedin's costume back then, and is vaguely in the style of Luo Yi as the leader. Now, except for blonde hair and blue eyes, there is no difference between him and other soldiers in Dengzhou camp. He ran quickly to Jiang Feng, bowed and said with a smile:

"Dear sir, your troops no longer need me to continue training. If you allow it, I want to take a boat back to Europe in a month."

Hearing such a sudden farewell, Jiang Feng couldn't help but be stunned. Now the more than 2,000 soldiers under his command are basically in the queue, and there are various aspects of fighting to teach Jason Hogan, a European officer, who has learned almost the same knowledge, and the rest is just a skilled problem.

However, Jiang Feng had already spent thousands of taels of silver on Jason Hogan, so he naturally didn't want the other party to leave like this. Jason saw Jiang Feng's hesitation and bent down there respectfully and said:

"Sir, your generosity can now allow me to go to America or return to Europe to live as a rich man. I think I can contribute more to the independence movement of my fellow countrymen. Please allow me to this heartfelt plea."

The other party's firm eyes already explained a lot of problems. Jiang Feng was also instructing melon Butian, who was forced to twist. Finally nodded there and said:

"Yes, I will arrange the Xia family's ship for you. Don't worry, they will ensure you are safe on the road."

Hearing Jiang Feng's permission, Jason showed a relieved expression on his face, bowed and bowed there, and the outline turned around and left. Suddenly, Jiang Feng shouted behind him:

"According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, I will give you a gift of 1,000 taels."

This was a real surprise for Jason. He smiled and turned around and saluted Jiang Feng with a more respectful salute, and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your generosity!"

"Tell your compatriots my generosity that I need craftsmen who cast guns, craftsmen who do guns, doctors, boatmen who build ships, and many people. Let them come to me, and I will give them ten times the reward!"

"As you wish, I will spread your generosity to my hometown, dear adults!"

When Jiang Feng sat in Dengzhou Prefecture in the evening, he was in a very happy mood. Although Jason's departure made him feel a little uncomfortable, the creation of cannons made him full of passion and ambition. Not many people called this night. First, they arranged for Liu Shier and Yang Da to send them to closely monitor the workshop where the new camp was casting cannons, and beware of it. If there is an abnormal situation, they will kill him immediately.

The last one to come in was Zhao Xiucai. Zhao Xiucai is now the chief executive in Jiang Feng's system. Of course, the management aspect is mainly money. The relationship between the two is more like friends, and Jiang Feng speaks casually. As soon as Zhao Xiucai entered the house, Jiang Feng happily patted the table and laughed:

"Old Zhao, we also have cannons. Give up the money to the workshop and give as much as you want. In another month, I will see eight cannons!"

"Our boss, that cannon cost us more than 7,000 taels of silver!"
Chapter completed!