I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 190 Guiding the East Factory to Improve Weapons

Shen Changgong, Yu Huatian, Guan Shouchang, and Tu Queling came to the East Factory in a carriage.

The luxurious carriage stopped in front of the East Factory. Yu Huatian changed into normal men's clothes, which made Guan Shouchang feel less embarrassed and awkward.

After seeing Zhao Long, Shen Changgong gave him a few words of encouragement and walked inside.

Before he reached the lobby door, he saw Ruan Weiba again.

At this time, Ruan Weiba was carrying a box of gunpowder and walking from east to west.

"I pay my respects to the prince!"

As Ruan Weiba was speaking, he was about to put the gunpowder in the place.

"Don't put it down, be careful, this thing has to be handled with care, if you're not careful you'll lose everything."

Shen Changgong waved to him.

"Okay."

Ruan Weiba continued walking with the gunpowder in his hand, full of energy.

"Where's Mo Bai?"

"Your Highness, Lord Mo is in the workshop."

"it is good."

Shen Changgong took the two of them and walked around the lobby and went to the back.

"From now on, every step we take is life-threatening, so don't touch anything, just watch."

"You will finally understand."

The four of them first went to the bomb-making workshop, where finished products were made. There were many workers inside, assembling bomb shells, filling them with gunpowder and fragments, installing fuses, and so on.

It was the first time that Yu Huatian saw the bomb up close, and he stared at it intently.

"Your Majesty, is this the divine thunder that blew our army to pieces?"

"Yes, it's very simple to use. You just need to light the fuse. The fuse fire will continue to burn and eventually enter the bomb, igniting the gunpowder inside, and then causing a violent explosion."

"It's hard to imagine that such a small thing can actually burst out with such powerful power."

Yu Huatian wanted to pick one up and take a look, but he withdrew his hand because he remembered Shen Changgong's instructions.

"It's very dangerous here. Open flames are strictly prohibited in the entire factory. If even a spark appears, everyone inside will be blown to pieces."

Yu Huatian nodded and said,

"Then we can only work here during the day. We can't work at night and we can't light candles."

"Yes, we would rather produce less but ensure safety."

Shen Changgong pointed to the wall, where four large characters were written:

Safety first!

After leaving the factory, they rushed towards the workshop.

A manufacturing plant produces finished products, while a workshop conducts research and invention, similar to a laboratory.

When you enter the workshop, the first thing that catches your eye is the huge cannon.

The cannon had no wheels, only a gun body and a gun barrel. There were also several gun barrels that were blown open or broken into pieces piled up next to it, with a lot of blood stains on them. It was obvious that the scene at that time was extremely tragic.

Yu Huatian and Guan Shouchang were shocked when they saw this scene.

So many weapons are made with human lives.

Mo Bai, who was not far away, was concentrating on studying something. He didn't care about his tattered clothes and unshaven beard, and he looked like a madman.

He turned his head and saw Shen Changgong, and shouted excitedly,

"The prince is back!"

The loud roar scared Shen Changgong. When he looked up, he saw Mo Bai, Mo Chi, Mo Lan and Mo Huang all running towards him.

"Your Majesty, please help me take care of this cannon that keeps exploding."

"Your Highness, why can't this firearm I invented hit me within three steps?"

"Your Highness, why can't my hot air balloon fly? Several people have fallen and died."

"Your Highness, why is there so much impurity in the glass I made? There are bubbles all over it."

"Your Majesty..."

Looking at the red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple in front of him, Shen Changgong was overwhelmed. He felt like he was facing seven gourd brothers, who were vying to shout "Grandpa, Grandpa".

Noisy.

"Don't worry, come one by one and solve them one by one. I am here to solve your problems this afternoon."

"Mo Bai, you speak first."

Mo Bai hurried forward upon hearing this, pointing at the cannon and saying,

"Your Highness, look, it keeps exploding. The only time it fired successfully, it missed the target by dozens of feet. What's going on?"

"Don't worry, let me take a look."

Shen Changgong first stood on a stool and checked the barrel, then came down, looked behind the barrel, and lay on it to look carefully.

“The workmanship is too poor.”

Shen Changgong shook his head and sighed.

Mo Bai's face instantly turned red. As a leader of the Mo family, he was actually ridiculed for his poor workmanship.

Shen Changgong pointed down here and said,

"Look, this joint isn't sealed well. We need to weld a few more layers until it's completely sealed. If there's any gap, the gas inside will escape and tear it apart, causing the barrel to explode. There can't be even the slightest gap."

"I see."

"As for the gun barrel, try remaking it and adding rifling. This will greatly enhance its accuracy and speed. I'll draw you a diagram of the rifling. Cannons are much easier to manufacture than firearms. I believe you can do it."

"Okay, I understand."

Then, Shen Changgong said to Mo Chi,

"Bring me your musket."

"it is good."

Mo Chi took the musket and handed it to Shen Changgong.

Shen Changgong looked at it and said,

“You also have to add rifling so that you can shoot accurately, and don’t use stone or iron ammunition, use lead.

In addition, after the single-barrel design is out, you have to design me a three-barreled musket, the kind cast from pure iron in one piece, and equip the cavalry with it. Before the enemy comes, they can first fire three consecutive shots, and then turn it over, hold the barrel, and use it as a hammer.

The cavalry charged very quickly, and the blunt weapon's impact would be much more powerful than a sharp weapon, and the tip of the spear or blade would be caught in the bone armor."

"I understand. I'll try again."

"Well, guns are much more difficult than artillery. Take your time. There's no rush."

Just after sending one away, Mo Huang came again.

"Your Highness, please take a look at why this hot air balloon keeps falling."

"You should improve the fabric first. It needs to be airtight. Ask the Clothing Bureau to cooperate with you, or find more high-quality fabrics from the public."

"clear."

"Your Highness, can you help me see why there are always bubbles in that glass?"

"Okay, okay, let's go and take a look."

Shen Changgong was so busy this afternoon that he was completely exhausted.

Give guidance to this one for a while, then give guidance to that one for a while.

Guan Shouchang and Yu Huatian were really enlightened. They didn't realize that there were such complex and sophisticated weapons in the world.

Yu Huatian's previous impression of Shen Changgong was that he was a resourceful commander and a powerful general who was very good at both strategizing and charging into battle.

Later, when I learned about his military reforms, new policies, and the promotion of the imperial examination system, I realized that he was also very good at governing.