Making Cannons
He added 20 free attribute points to Constitution.
Instantly, Su Yan felt his body undergo some changes. His blood essence was exuberant, and his energy was also more vigorous.
As for the Golden Treasure Chest!
The last time he opened the treasure chest, he got a Talent Summoning Card.
He wondered what he would get this time.
"Ding! [You have opened the Golden Treasure Chest. Congratulations, you have obtained: The blueprint for the construction of a third-level sailing battleship!”
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Kid, do you have a lot of question marks?
Su Yan had a puzzled expression.
What do I need a third-class battleship for?
I'm a bandit!
Bandits!
They were not pirates!
Are you giving me this thing to sail in Qinling Mountains?
Su Yan threw the blueprint to the side.
Let's not talk about whether he could build this big guy.
Even if it was built, it would be useless without a cannon.
The soul of this battleship was the cannon!
Then again.
A sailing battleship was equipped with at least seventy cannons!
I have 70 cannons, why would I build a ship?
If he could directly dominate the world and kick Li Shimin away, wouldn't it be good to be the emperor?
However, when it came to making cannons.
Su Yan had already planned this.
In fact, the process of making cannons was not complicated.
At this stage, Su Yan did not have the skills to forge wrought iron or steel cannons.
However, he could make bronze cannons!
Bronze was the earliest metal material that humans had mastered.
During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, bronze had already been cast on a large scale.
Looking at the bronze wares unearthed in the Zhou and Shang dynasties, one could see the superb bronze casting skills of that era.
It could be said that the casting process of bronze ware was very mature.
Theoretically speaking.
If someone in the Shang Dynasty knew about the " cannon ", they could have forged a bronze cannon with the bronze casting technology of that time.
This was because bronze had a relatively low melting point and was easier to control.
In fact, before the forging technology of wrought iron became mature, bronze cannons were very popular.
For example, the famous Napoleon Field Cannon.
This was a type of bronze cannon.
However, due to the soft texture of bronze, it could not withstand too much pressure.
Therefore, bronze cannons were usually not too big.
Of course, Su Yan did not need a big cannon now.
For example.
If Su Yan had two six-pound bronze cannons, he would have been able to suppress Yuchi Gong's army of over 20,000 soldiers.
The bronze cannon was a product that had completely surpassed this era.
However, it was easy to make cannons, but it was difficult to find skilled cannoneers.
It was not easy to shoot well.
If a qualified gunner wanted to shoot accurately, in addition to regular training, he also needed to master a certain amount of mathematical knowledge.
Su Yan opened the system and took a look.
The first was the barracks system.
There were Level 2 barracks in the regular barracks, such as the cavalry training camp, the smooth-bore gunner training camp, the marine training camp, and the gunner training camp!
Su Yan shook his head.
These were not needed for the time being.
Other than this cannoneer.
Su Yan went to look at the system store again.
The system store had also opened up the purchase and exchange of Level 2 items.
He could buy some basic industrial products.
For example, glass, cement, gunpowder, and so on.
"Hmm?"
Su Yan was suddenly stunned.
"Summoning Card for the Smoothbore Cannon Gunner! Price:2000 points!"
Su Yan immediately decided to summon a few cannoneers first!
If he had a cannon, defeating Yuchi Gong would not be difficult!
"If a cannoneer has a few assistants, with just a little training, an entire cannoneer team will die!”
Su Yan thought for a moment and bought five Gunner Summoning Cards.
Then, he bought a six-pound bronze smooth-bore cannon from the system store.
This was a standard Napoleon infantry field cannon.
It could fire six-pound solid shells and grape shells.
The cannon weighed 500 kilograms. About a thousand catties.
However, the price was a little expensive…A total of 20,000 points!
Su Yan gritted his teeth and spent another 10,000 points to buy 100 solid shells, 100 grape shells, and 200 gunpowder packets.
"Damn it! If it wasn't for the fact that it was easier to imitate the real thing, I wouldn't have spent this money!”
He had spent 30,000 points all at once. This was what he had saved up after signing in for a month. Su Yan expressed his heartache.
However, in order to make the bronze cannon as soon as possible, he still had to spend money.
...
He brought five cannoneers and a bronze cannon.
Su Yan went up the city wall and looked at Yuchi Gong's actions.
"Your Majesty, it seems that Yuchi Gong won't be attacking the city today.”
Shan Ying said.
"Send more people to keep an eye on them at night, in case they get ambushed."”
After giving instructions on the defense of the city wall.
Su Yan called Yang Tiesheng over.
At the same time, there were also a few old bronze craftsmen.
The old masters looked at the bronze cannon in front of them, confused.
"How is it, everyone? Could he imitate and create this thing?”
One of the old masters hesitated for a moment and said,"King…King, with the actual object, it was not difficult to replicate it. but... This copper pillar looked to be at least a thousand pounds. This was…A thousand catties of copper?"
"You don't have to worry about this. How about this? If any of you can replicate this bronze cannon within three days... The first place will be rewarded with 1,000 strings of copper coins! The money would be given to whoever finished building it first. The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth place will be rewarded with 500 strings, 250 strings, 200 strings, 150 strings, and 100 strings respectively!”
Su Yan immediately offered a bonus.
The old masters 'eyes lit up.
"Your Majesty! It's not difficult to melt bronze. Besides, isn't this just a copper pillar? I can make it in two days!”
When the old masters heard that such a generous bonus was offered, they were shocked.
They all expressed that there was no problem.
He went back full of fighting spirit.
This cannon was placed in the hall of the administrative center for several old masters to size.
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