si-mexico Chapter 111 Gunpowder, muskets, cannons, and flying!
Chapter 111 Gunpowder, muskets, cannons, and flying!
Mo Bai stared at the drawings intently, looking at them eagerly, wishing he could memorize every structure of the people in them firmly in his mind.
Then, Shen Changgong took out the third document and said,
"Master Mo, this is a diagram of the structure of a fire musket. Fire muskets are usually used by one soldier or two people, and are divided into thin fire muskets and thick fire muskets.
The crude musket is actually a type of artillery. It can be fired by two people carrying it. It is less powerful than a cannon, but has greater maneuverability.
The fine fire gun is our main research and development direction, which is the kind of weapon I mentioned, which can kill with one shot from hundreds of feet away.
Just imagine how terrifying it would be if every member of our army was equipped with such weapons.
They stood in three rows, the first row fired a volley first, then reloaded, the second row fired another volley, and then the third row.
After the third row is finished, the first row is also loaded, and this can be repeated to achieve uninterrupted continuous attack. The enemy will be defeated before they rush to the front. "
The seven members of the Mo family all imagined the scenes that Shen Changgong described. When they thought of the scene of thousands of guns firing at the same time and the roar of cannons, and when they thought of these artifact-like creations that would be invented by their hands, they couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"Prince Shen, once these things are invented, they will change the way warfare is conducted throughout this world. This is a groundbreaking feat."
Mo Bai's eyes were excited and his hands holding the drawings were shaking.
Shen Changgong smiled and said, this is just the beginning.
The steam engine had not been invented yet, and automatic rifles and submachine guns were also a long way off. With the industrial level of that era, it would probably be difficult to produce such things within ten years.
Industrial development is a step-by-step process, and it would be difficult for him to achieve it alone.
Shen Changgong looked at Mo Bai and said,
"This groundbreaking feat is not mine alone, but the work of people like you who are willing to dedicate your lives to technological advancement. Your names are milestones of the times, your statues will be admired by future generations, and your great achievements will be passed down through the ages."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Mo family members became even more excited. They closed their eyes and imagined that their descendants in the future would live a better life because of their efforts and would admire them immensely.
Who doesn’t want to be famous during his lifetime and after his death?
Gongsun Wan'er, who was standing aside, looked at Shen Changgong's smug smile and became very angry. She pouted and said sarcastically,
"You're talking so much, why don't you go to heaven?"
Shen Changgong didn't look at her, picked up the next drawing and said,
"Master Mo, do you want to experience the feeling of flying into the sky?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes widened again.
Gongsun Wan'er gritted her teeth and thought to herself.
Okay, okay, you are deliberately going against me, right? You are deliberately making me angry, right?
She said angrily,
"Hmph, that's impossible. You're not a bird, how can you fly into the sky? Are you supposed to fly up by waving your arms?"
Shen Changgong smiled, looked at Gongsun Wan'er, and said,
"Oh? The chief steward doesn't believe it? What if I can really make it?"
"Impossible. For thousands of years, no one has ever been able to fly into space. You said you were able to create those weapons, and there are traces of that. After all, everyone has seen a thunder explosion.
But if you say flying, that's ridiculous. I don't believe it!"
"Make a bet?"
When it came to betting, Gongsun Wan'er was initially a little scared, but when she thought about the possibility of...
She was both looking forward to it and resisting it.
"What are we betting on? Just tell me. You don't even have to invent it. If you can explain the principle of how humans ascend to heaven, I lose.
Otherwise, I will think you are fooling Master Mo!"
"Okay, then if you lose, I can beat you anytime, anywhere, okay?"
"you……"
Gongsun Wan'er's face turned pale and blue, and after hesitating for a moment, she rolled her eyes and said,
"You can hit me, you can kill me if you have the guts, but you can't let others see me. Don't I have any dignity?"
"make a deal."
Shen Changgong took the blueprint, looked at Mo Bai, and began to explain.
Gongsun Wan'er on the side snorted coldly, with an arrogant expression, but she was secretly proud in her heart.
It seems that I have to make Shen Changgong angry more in the future.
The pure, kind and innocent Prince Shen Changgong had no idea that he had been fooled by a scheming little M.
“Master Mo, this thing is called a hot air balloon. It uses the principle of air. There is an umbrella cloth on top, a brazier below, and a basket below that can carry people.
The brazier heats the air inside the balloon, making it lighter and thinner than the air outside, thus counteracting the pull of gravity.
Clear air rises and turbid air sinks. This is a principle we all know. As long as we apply this principle well, we can carry people into space.
......"
Shen Changgong spoke eloquently about the principles of hot air balloons. Mo Bai and others felt as if the door to a new world had been opened. They were so excited that they almost fainted.
"Flying... Flying... Generations of Mozi, generations of Mohist disciples, countless people have died trying to fly. We have imitated bird wings and tried countless times to fly, but we have never succeeded. I never thought that the principle of flying would be so simple. This is the long-cherished wish of countless Mohists..."
Mo Bai was so excited that he knelt down in front of Shen Changgong in the carriage and said loudly,
"Prince Shen, you are truly our Mo Clan's benefactor. I, Mo Bai, will devote my entire life to creating all of these divine artifacts.
Don't worry, the seven of us are all top-notch craftsmen and will definitely make all of these."
"Master Mo, please stand up quickly."
Shen Changgong helped him up and sighed,
"Everyone says there are fairies in heaven, and that there's no limit to what's out there. So let's go up to heaven and take a look, and ask ourselves if the sky is truly boundless, and if there are fairies!"
"Ask the sky if there are any immortals..."
Mo Bai's excited tears flowed down his face.
They make elixirs and fly into the sky, aren’t they just trying to see if there really are gods in heaven in this world?
No one outside can understand their pursuit of the mysteries of heaven and earth, but they themselves have persisted from generation to generation and pursued their dreams in life.
"Prince Shen, you are a master. So, tell me, are there really immortals in this world?"
Hearing this, Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"If there really are immortals in this world, I think they must be from the human world. When you fly to the sky, in the eyes of mortals, you are the real immortals!
The mountains and rivers are different, but the wind and moon are the same, all waiting for us to explore.
How high the sky is, how vast the earth is, how wide the sea is, all of these require us to walk through and measure step by step.
To walk the paths that our ancestors have not walked, and to accomplish the things that our ancestors have not accomplished in their lifetime.
This is our ideal and our pursuit."