HLnovel Chapter 865
Chapter 865
Because it was in an open space, the gunpowder immediately made a "hissing" sound.
Burned out, emitting a puff of smoke.
Although Zhu Yunhuan had already developed smokeless single-base gunpowder before... he was more concerned about his life, and since he was just demonstrating the principle, it was safer to use less dangerous black gunpowder.
The historical product of this theory is called the snake-handled matchlock gun.
The emergence of this thing makes "focused aiming" possible.
When the smoke cleared, Zhu Yunhuan could clearly see eager expressions on many people's faces.
They were all very familiar with the structure, principle, and firing process of the fire gun. As soon as Zhu Yunhuan explained this theoretical concept, everyone understood what was going on. Some people even began to have preliminary ideas in their minds.
Focusing on the goal, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility and feasibility, they are willing to find ways to try and experiment.
And now this possibility has indeed appeared!!
Given the precedent of gunpowder granulation and standardization, smart people were already jumping in to answer: "Your Majesty, do you mean that we should meticulously design, refine, and adjust the specific structure based on this ignition method?"
Zhu Yunhuan was delighted and said, "It seems that I have found the right person. The Alchemy Department can arrange the necessary experimental materials and manpower."
"With Your Majesty's meticulous considerations, I, your humble servant, will only need to do the tedious and trivial tasks and will do my best."
"I think I've got something... I could make a little device to connect this special hemp rope to the musketeer's hand. Once the musketeer takes aim, he can just move his hand slightly to direct the flame to the vent... It seems to work! I'll give it a try later!"
"Hey! I think your idea is great! It makes me want to try out your modified musket right away! Hahaha!"
"..."
Zhu Yunhuan had even heard the correct answer vaguely emerging from the crowd. Although there was still a distance between theory and practice, as long as he dared to think about it, he would not be afraid of not being able to do it.
Of course, the matchlock gun was just his backup plan.
After all, the more advanced the concepts and technologies, the more technical difficulties they involve. Even if you know the theory of many things, it is still not an easy task to put them into practice.
Zhu Yunhuan couldn't guarantee how much effort and time it would take to turn the concept into a real product.
So Zhu Yunhuan’s idea was: go all in!
Easy, difficult... I have explained the theory to you. How far they can go depends on their abilities!
Of course the further you go the better.
If the technical difficulties cannot be overcome in a short period of time, there will be a minimum, barely usable finished product.
This is the only way to be sure of success.
So Zhu Yunhuan naturally could not just stay at the stage of the matchlock gun. Instead, he waited for a short while to make sure that everyone had accepted and understood what he had just said, then he knocked on the table with his knuckles to quiet everyone down.
ponder for a moment.
Zhu Yunhuan then continued, "I think you've already understood the key to 'single-mindedness'; it lies in the method of ignition."
"But, I want to tell you that there is actually more than one convenient way to start a fire."
Hearing this, everyone's curiosity grew even stronger, and they exclaimed in surprise, "More than one!"
Ordinary people couldn’t even think of it, and even... they didn’t dare to think about it.
But the young emperor in front of him...
But there is more than one way! ! ?
Nima, at such a young age, it's fine if he's familiar with the military's firearms and muskets, but where do all these wild and unconventional ideas come from? The key is that they aren't just random thoughts, but ideas that truly meet the current pain points!
Although this matter sounds outrageous.
But since the words were spoken by the young emperor before them, even if they didn't believe them, they didn't dare to question them easily. They immediately responded, "Your Majesty, please speak! Your humble servants are all ears!"
Zhu Yunhuan didn't say anything directly, but lowered his eyes and used the small spoon to scoop out an appropriate amount of gunpowder again and placed it on the stone slab in front of him.
Then he picked up the steel sheet and flint that had been prepared on the table and placed them on top of the gunpowder. He then struck the steel sheet with the flint. The friction between the two immediately produced sparks that fell onto the gunpowder below. The gunpowder ignited immediately and burned out quickly with a "hissing" sound.
This is the flintlock rifle.
If the gunpowder was in the gun barrel, it would not burn with a crackling sound, but the explosion would generate huge pressure and push the bullet in the barrel out.
"Fix the steel sheet near the firing port, and also make a small device to link the flint with the position of the musketeer's gunhand. After the musketeer takes aim at the target, he moves his fingers slightly to let the flint hit the steel sheet, generating sparks that ignite the gunpowder..." Having said this, Zhu Yunhuan had a confident smile on his face and glanced at everyone.
Seeing the different expressions on everyone's faces.
He knew he didn't need to continue.
Everyone was silent for a moment in shock, and then someone sighed softly, "It seems... that this might work!"
This voice broke the silence of the crowd, and it caused a huge uproar:
"It's actually similar to using the hemp rope to light a fire just now, but it's probably a little more complicated and difficult."
"You can give it a try!"
"I still think the method of using hemp rope is more feasible."
"Although it's more difficult, this method is obviously more stable than hemp rope! Even if it takes a few more tries, or a little longer, once this ignition method is applied to the musket... the benefits are endless!!"
"..."
For a moment, all kinds of discussions were heard throughout the classroom. Everyone expressed their own opinions. Some were conservative, some were radical, and it seemed that everyone had their own thoughts and ideas in mind.
But at this time.
"boom--"
A deafening explosion drowned out all the chaotic discussions...