In the vacant space outside the workshop, several wooden figures wearing armor were erected at the other end of the space.

Xie Chong followed Zhou Yu and stood far away, not approaching. He saw another person standing on the other side of the wooden man holding the iron pole he had just seen and raising the iron pole.

Seeing this picture, even if you don't know what the iron rod is, you can still guess its use. It is a weapon, similar to a crossbow.

Zhou Yuan honestly hid far away and did not dare to get too close, and he had no idea of ​​going into battle himself. The quality of such hand-made things was not easy to say, and his little body would not be able to withstand it if it exploded.

I only saw the craftsman holding the iron pole making a few strokes and then pulling the trigger. There was a loud bang and a flash of fire, and it was all over. The onlookers basically looked at it lonely.

Xie Chong was stunned for a moment and didn't know why. When he turned to Zhou Yu, he seemed a little excited. After putting away the musket, he quickly pulled Xie Chong and ran in front of the wooden man.

I saw that the armor that had just been put on intact now had a big hole. Zhou Yu walked around to take a look at it and nodded lightly.

Although it failed to penetrate the wooden man, it still penetrated the armor. If the wooden man were replaced by a living person, this would immediately make the person lose the ability to move.

"Not bad, not bad, very good."

Zhou Yu nodded happily, and immediately asked the steward craftsman who had been following him: "How many have been produced?"

The craftsman in charge looked guilty, feeling particularly uncomfortable for betraying the emperor's trust: "Your Majesty, now we have made this one that can be used."

Zhou Yu didn't mind too much, and said with a smile: "A handful, a handful will do. Everything is developed slowly from scratch. It's pretty good to be able to come up with this thing in a few months, but I will definitely do it in the future."

We need to increase research intensity, study more things based on those data, and manufacture more and better muskets."

"If we can't make it in a few months now, then we will make it in a few years, three years, five years or even ten years. I am still young and I can afford to wait. I also believe that every craftsman in the workshop will never let me do it.

Disappointed, if we don’t have enough people, we will give you more people; if we don’t have enough supplies, we will give you more supplies.”

"I want to mention that the standards for making these things must be the same. The information I gave you mentioned machine tools. It is fundamental to use the simplest machine tools to achieve the most basic standards. Mass production methods must be developed.

Steelmaking is a top priority. If there are not enough people, we will find more people and train more craftsmen ourselves."

"As long as you can do it, I, the emperor, can give you a guarantee that everyone will be promoted to a high position, and they will benefit their descendants! But you must be extremely careful. Nothing can be leaked, otherwise it will definitely harm your family, let alone

Any source of ignition is present where gunpowder is placed.”

"I understand." The steward was a little excited by Zhou Yu's words, and quickly promised: "We will work hard to create a musket that satisfies His Majesty."

Zhou Yu nodded with a smile and said to Zhao Teng: "Changshi Zhao, you must come here often in the future to see what everyone is missing and make up for it as soon as possible. There must be no shortage of anything."

Zhao Teng smiled and nodded beside him: "I understand, Your Majesty, I will always pay attention to this side."

"General Hong."

Hong Xiaoyu stood up and handed over his hands: "The end will be here."

Zhou Yu said seriously: "We must protect this place. The things inside are absolutely not allowed to escape without my permission. This thing is very important and related to the country. Even if the entire Tiger Ben Army is gone, these craftsmen and

Safety in the workshop.”

Hong Xiaoyu said firmly: "The general has received orders that even if he dies in battle, he will never let anyone get close to this place."

Zhou Yu enthusiastically asked the craftsman to test-fire a few more times, and then checked the barrel himself. All he could say was that it was indeed NB.

NB is not this gun, but these craftsmen, the technology of this era, and the materials brought back from modern times. Many things Zhou Yu copied and sent to the workshop, how to make steel, how to forge, and how to make firearms

There are also explosives.

The musket produced is definitely not the most ancient version of the musket. It is almost at the level of a flintlock gun, and it still uses paper cartridges. It has jumped several versions.

Regardless of the cost, it has achieved the best that can be achieved under the current circumstances. Although it is hand-made and cannot be said to be mass production, Zhou Yu also has reason to believe that hand-made is now feasible, and mass production is not possible.

It's just a matter of time.

Besides, guns are not far away from artillery. In short, what Zhou Yu wants to see in the past few years will eventually appear slowly.

Speaking of this, it is worth mentioning the Gao family and the families of the Gao family whose homes were confiscated in the first place. Special thanks to these clans for their selfless contributions, which made Zhou Yu's inner treasury full. Now Liu Yuan and Liu Wei's

The sound business has also started, and it can bring Zhou Yu a lot of income every month, which is enough to support the use of the workshop for a long time.

The happy Zhou Yu also gave some rewards to the craftsmen in the workshop, and then left with Xie Chong and Zhao Teng.

On the carriage, Xie Chong kept thinking about the scene he had just seen. He felt that it was a bit difficult to understand. He always felt that something could not be seen through and he could not draw a conclusion.

After thinking and thinking, he finally couldn't help but asked Zhou Yu: "Your Majesty, this weapon called a musket does not seem to be as useful as a bow and arrow. The crossbow can also achieve the same effect and is faster. The legendary Zhuge Liang

The repeating crossbow can even fire continuously and is no worse than this musket."

"Crossbow..." Zhou Yu nodded lightly and said: "Master, you are right. Crossbows are also very important. I really need to pay attention to them. However, Master, you have only seen a little bit and not more."

.”

"Nowadays, firearms have just appeared. What you see now is its lower limit, and the upper limit will be infinitely higher as research continues. Sooner or later, it will reach the level of continuous fire. These all take time to develop. In addition, small

A small musket can penetrate armor and cause fatal damage. One hundred and eighty thousand guns can fire alternately to create an airtight line of fire, which is difficult for any enemy to penetrate. If the number becomes larger,

How much?"

"Furthermore, if we enlarge the musket a hundred times and fire projectiles that can explode, what kind of effect will it have on the group-sized cavalry and on the city wall? Taifu can also think about it, but Taifu

You are right, crossbows are indeed more useful at the moment."

Zhou Yu thought for a while and said to Zhao Teng: "Changshi Zhao, the search for craftsmen will continue, but the speed should be slowed down. Craftsmen who are not particularly good will not be needed. In addition, we will send people to search for orphans across the country.

Build a large village next to the military camp to house these orphans, and let the craftsmen cultivate these children."

"Then select the orphans as Jin Yiwei and train them from an early age. In addition, you and the Taifu will search together for how to make crossbows."

Zhao Teng: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Liannu."

Zhou Yu rubbed his face, and some disassembly diagrams of a repeating crossbow popped up in his mind. He didn't remember where he had seen it before, but after the information popped up, Zhou Yu felt that he could copy the repeating crossbow.
Chapter completed!