Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

The Academy of Military Science is an important military center and one of Zhu Youjian's treasures. He takes time to visit it every three to five days. At this stage, he does not expect those firearms experts to come up with any advanced weapons. As long as they can According to his request, it will be OK to produce an improved version of the DM1 rifle and then mass-produce it to equip the troops.

Once mass-produced and deployed into the army, he would have at least another 10% chance of winning in a battle with Huang Taiji.

This time, the firearms experts did not disappoint him. After a period of continuous improvement, while maintaining the effective range and accuracy, the gun body was shortened a bit, the weight was reduced a lot, and the most critical problem of bullet retraction has been solved.

Although you still need to pull the bolt once to eject the cartridge case and manually load the next bullet, it is already the most advanced rifle of this era, and its lethality is many times greater than that of a conventional rifle.

After nearly a thousand repeated shooting tests, the improvement of DM1 has been completed. The next step is to officially put it into production. The improved version is also officially named DM2.

"Immediately stop production of Suifa Gun and go all out to produce DM2." Zhu Youjian smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. He made the decision on the spot to eliminate the backward Suifa Gun and go all out to produce DM2. Thirty production lines were put into operation at one go. Technical workers worked in three shifts and rushed to work day and night. Produce DM2.

Due to the limitations of advanced machine tools and other technologies, the output of DM2 is destined to be low. The only solution is to increase the production line, which will inevitably increase the cost a lot. But now is the critical moment, and Zhu Youjian is no longer considering the cost and is burning money desperately.

The expert team responsible for researching and improving grenades also brought him good news. According to the ideas he provided, the expert team has made continuous improvements and the new grenades no longer require manual ignition. The fuse can be set off by directly pulling the fuse.

However, because black powder is still used, the power of the explosion has not changed, and the weight has not changed, but it is still a big improvement.

The two groups of experts responsible for researching machine guns and submachine guns have not yet made any progress. Faced with Zhu Youjian's inquiry, both groups of R\u0026D experts looked ashamed.

"Scientific research is not achieved overnight. It requires accumulation. I am not in a hurry. You can just study with peace of mind." Zhu Youjian comforted that these epoch-making things really cannot be rushed and require the accumulation of technology, experience, etc.

Doing scientific research requires a lot of time and energy, and it also costs money. You can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient.

The two groups of experts responsible for the research and development of the cannon brought him a lot of surprises. Because of the continuous improvement of smelting technology, the quality of the smelted steel is getting higher and higher, and the cast barrel is stronger and more durable. The thickness of the barrel is actually Being thinner greatly reduces the weight of the cannon.

In addition, with the successful development of rubber tires, the traditional backward wooden wheels and iron wheels will be eliminated. The key is that it can make him a lot of money.

Needless to say, the benefits of rubber tires. In addition to horses, the means of transportation these days are horse-drawn and ox-carts. The transportation tools are also horse-drawn and ox-carts. Once rubber tires for civilian use are put on the market, they will be robbed. Not only are there many local tycoons in Ming Dynasty, but they are also a large number of people. a status symbol.

Harvesting the leeks of the local tyrants is a routine that both Zhu and You have.

A small steam engine has also been successfully manufactured. What surprises it will bring to Zhu Youjian next depends on the skills of the experts.

There are still many epoch-making new things under intensive research and development. Zhu Youjian does not have much time to ask them one by one. Anyway, he has given these scientific research talents very high welfare benefits and protection.

Three three-story reinforced concrete buildings were built specifically for these scientific research talents to live in. There were also libraries, recreation rooms, canteens, schools, etc., which made these scientific research talents and their families extremely happy. The emperor's grace is vast.

For these valuable scientific research talents, Zhu Youjian also strengthened the protection, and asked Tian Boguang, the commander of Jinyiwei, to send dozens of Jinyiwei warriors to stand guard and prohibit irrelevant personnel from entering. Experts and their families must show special identity badges when entering and leaving the dormitory area.

The Jin Yiwei has a very fierce reputation. When most people see the Jin Yiwei wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist, it is too late to avoid him. Who would dare to provoke him?

Zhu Youjian felt that using Jin Yiwei to protect these experts was the right person, at least for now.

Time was running out, and it was time for him to visit the Royal Military Academy.