Hardwood stock, typical Flintlock bolt, semi-closed rear compartment, front loading, the length of the gun body is about 1.3 meters, plus the 20-centimeter-long bayonet, the total length is about 1.5 meters. The overall weight is around 4.5 kg.
The bullets are still lead pellets, but they have been improved into cardboard packaging, and the weights of the firing powder and the firing powder are distributed in advance, which greatly improves the loading speed.
The average soldier can do about two shots per minute, and the skilled musketeer can go up to three, or even four.
The effective killing range is more than 250 meters, and the precise range is about 80 meters.
If put in the early eighteenth century, this can only be said to be a standard flintlock musket, and there is nothing surprising.
But now it is the beginning of the fifteenth century!
So there is no doubt that this is a powerful weapon beyond the times!
Looking at the more than 200 flintlock guns in the warehouse, Sun Shaozong felt as if he had opened the door to a new world - when the large-scale deployment is completed, Da Zhou's military strength will undoubtedly rise to a new level!
At that time, not to mention sweeping the Eight Wastes and Liuhe, it will always be no problem to conquer the four barbarians.
He carefully put the rifle in his hand back on the shelf, Sun Shaozong suddenly turned around and said bluntly: "Tell me about the situation before and after the incident, as well as your speculations about this case, as long as it is related to this case. , tell me everything!"
Being stared at by Sun Shaozong, Zhu Shan, the supervisor of the Gunpowder Bureau, and Lu Yuan, Qianhu of the Shenji Ying, felt a little inexplicable. This Master Sun had a stern expression just now. Suddenly became crazy
But how did they know that Sun Shaozong, who was a traveler, saw the excitement and ecstasy in his heart when he saw the flintlock gun from the early 18th century being mass-produced on the land of China in the early 15th century
Such an important weapon of the country must not be left alone!
If Sun Shaozong was just rushing ducks to the shelves before, he is very motivated now, and he can't wait to find those two muskets right away!
Although Zhu Shan and Lu Yuan were a little puzzled, since the imperial envoy had already spoken, the two of them could only talk about the whole thing like pouring beans in a bamboo tube.
It is said that after the successful imitation of this new musket, Emperor Guangde was very satisfied, and personally named it 'Megatron', and greatly rewarded the Gunpowder Bureau.
The emperor and Laozi have paid so much attention to it, how dare others be careless
Therefore, after the 'Megatron-style musket' started small-scale mass production, it has been stored in the most heavily guarded Tianzi warehouse - and this Tianzi warehouse, the entire gunpowder bureau, only four people can enter and leave at will.
The three of them were naturally Zhu Shan, Lu Yuan, and Luo Jing who was blocked from the door.
As for the fourth person, it was Du Ning, deputy supervisor of the Gunpowder Bureau. Du Ning was always in charge of the storage and inspection of the warehouse.
In order to be foolproof, this Deputy Supervisor Du would go to the Tianzihao warehouse every morning, noon and night to conduct a careful inventory, regardless of wind or rain.
Yesterday evening, Du Ning went to the warehouse to take stock again as usual, but this time it was surprisingly long, and he was not seen coming out of the warehouse until [9 o'clock in the evening] in Hai Shi.
The officers and soldiers guarding the warehouse felt strange and did not dare to enter or leave the Tianzihao warehouse at will, so they reported the matter to Lu Yuan.
After hearing about it, Lu Yuan naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurried to the warehouse to check what was going on. Who would have guessed that as soon as he entered the door, he would find Du Ning lying in a pool of blood, with a bayonet inserted in his heart, and Megatron on the shelf. Heavenly muskets, there are also two missing!
A few senior officials of the Gunpowder Bureau naturally did not dare to conceal such a big matter. After a simple negotiation, they sent someone into Beijing to report it overnight, and this is what happened today.
After listening to the general process, Sun Shaozong asked several questions in a row: "Is there any other place to enter and exit the Tianhao warehouse? When Deputy Supervisor Du came in, did anyone else follow? The officers and soldiers guarding the Tianzi warehouse, Is it reliable?"
Zhu Shan hurriedly said: "The Tianzihao warehouse is usually a place to store important items. Just in case, a 'ground listening' is specially set up to prevent someone from digging a tunnel to sneak in, so there will be absolutely no other entrances and exits!"
The so-called 'earth listening' is actually a water tank buried in the ground to monitor the sound of tunnel excavation. It is usually used for defending the city and preventing surprise attacks.
Since the famous warehouse has even used the 'DiTing' on this day, it is obviously very well-protected.
Lu Yuan followed closely and said, "Because of the restrictions, Mr. Du goes in alone every time to check and check. There have been no exceptions over the years."
After a pause, he said a little uncertainly: "As for the soldiers guarding the Tianzi warehouse, whether there is any problem, the humble position is really... It's really hard to be sure."
"Not sure?"
Sun Shaozong's expression sank immediately, and he questioned dissatisfiedly: "As the military attache with the highest rank in this place, all the errands on duty and night patrol are all assigned by you. How dare you say 'not sure'?"
"This... this this this... "
The fat on Lu Yuan's body trembled a few times, and finally he stomped his feet and said, "It's not easy to keep things under wraps now, so let's just say it outright - in fact, after this incident, the few of us have privately talked about it. The most suspicious ones are the remnants of Prince Yizhong!"
Prince Yizhong's remnant
Why is this related to Prince Yizhong again
Seeing the look of doubt on Sun Shaozong's face, Lu Yuan hurriedly said: "Your Excellency may not know something, from the time when the Emperor Taishang first conquered Goryeo until the summer of the third year of Guangde, the military weapon supervisor was actually in the hands of Prince Yizhong. ."
"And this Gunpowder Bureau is where it is today because of Prince Yizhong's efforts."
"At that time, Prince Yizhong was long-sleeved and good at dancing, and he won a lot of confidants..."
However, it turned out that when the Koryo expedition was defeated, in addition to the fact that the light soldiers rushed into the ambush of the enemy, the quality of the military equipment was worrying, and even far less than the Koryo people used, which was also one of the reasons for the defeat.
Therefore, Prince Yizhong, who was quite a prince at that time, recommended himself to be in charge of the military equipment supervisor and launched a drastic reform.
In the following eight years, he not only led the improvement of many manufacturing processes, unified and refined the unit of measurement, but also 'invented' assembly line operations, which made the entire weapon supervisor undergo a qualitative transformation during his control.
The spring steel used in the new firearms is one of the important achievements of smelting with new technology at that time.
It is precisely because of these kinds of achievements that Prince Yizhong's prestige in the Military Equipment Supervision was unparalleled at that time, and he gathered many confidants both secretly and explicitly.
Although when he was imprisoned two years ago, the top and bottom of the Weapons Supervisor had also been cleaned, but in order to ensure the normal operation of the Weapons Supervisor, it was not always easy to catch them all, so there must be some fish that slipped through the net.
Lu Yuan finally said helplessly: "Because the Shenji Camp is closely tied to the Gunpowder Bureau, there are quite a few people who are bewitched by it, so there is no guarantee of low-ranking, and these officers and soldiers will definitely be fine."
tsk~
This Prince Yizhong has really done a lot of great things, no wonder he has been imprisoned for more than a year, and there are still so many dead men who are infatuated and want to save him.
In contrast, the self who is also a transmigrator seems to be a bit...
Shaking his head slightly, leaving the inexplicable sense of shame behind him, Sun Shaozong asked again, "Among the officials of the Gunpowder Bureau today, are there any people who were promoted by Prince Yizhong when he was in power?"
"Should be gone."
Zhu Shan and Lu Yuan shook their heads at the same time, and Zhu Shan further added: "Actually, starting from the summer of the third year of Guangde, the officials in the Gunpowder Bureau began to be gradually replaced. After Prince Yizhong was imprisoned, the original The old man was almost uprooted."
"On the other hand, the officials at the bottom left a group, and the craftsmen have not changed much, but they can't get close to the Tianzi warehouse."
Sun Shaozong repeatedly asked a few questions, and felt that there was not much information that could be contrived, so Lu Yuan 'invited' Du Ning's body out and tried to restore it to the appearance at the time, so as to conduct a more detailed investigation of the scene. .