Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 857

"Xiao Wu, I remember when the Academy of Science and Technology manufactured rifled flintlock rifles, they used a tool called a machine tool."

"No one else can make this except you. Without it, how can anyone else make a rifled flintlock?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Wei Wu couldn't help but sigh, with a helpless expression on his face.

"As much as I hate to say this, a rifled flintlock can be made without a machine tool, because its biggest difficulty isn't manufacturing it."

"The key points are the idea of ​​using flint to ignite gunpowder and the design of carving rifling into the inner wall of the barrel."

"Even without the machine tools I provided, with the current technology of the Ming Dynasty, the craftsmen can still make it by rubbing it by hand."

This answer was not made up by Wei Wu. If the technology of the rifled flintlock was really stolen, the enemy would have skipped the most difficult problem.

They don't need to understand why they do this, they just need to follow the instructions and make the things, which is not difficult.

When the Institute of Science and Technology ran out of electricity, the firearms group, under the emperor's orders, had to rely on manual rifling!

Although the efficiency will be slower and the scrap rate will be higher, it is entirely possible to achieve quality through quantity.

After hearing Wei Wu's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao felt even more depressed. Zhu Biao then asked another question without giving up.

"What about the steam engine?"

Wei Wu shook his head and said:

"Brother, our first steam engine was made by hand by craftsmen without any machine tools."

"Even if the enemy's craftsmen are not as skilled as ours, as long as we have the blueprints, we can still build it bit by bit."

"If they could develop a steam engine, and replace human labor with machinery, it would be much easier to make rifled flintlock guns."

The most troublesome part of making a rifled flintlock rifle is the rifling. Once the enemy has a steam engine, there will be no need for manpower to carve the rifling.

At most, the carving knives will wear out more. At worst, we can just make more carving knives and replace them more frequently.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao did not understand the technology, they understood Wei Wu and knew that Wei Wu would not speak nonsense.

When he heard Wei Wu say that the enemy had invented a steam engine and could mass-produce rifled flintlocks, he naturally felt bad.

However, Wei Wu also saw their concerns, and after pondering for a moment, he said:

"Uncle Zhu, big brother, you don't have to worry too much. It's a shame that the rifled flintlock and steam engine technology has been leaked."

"But with me here, the enemy's technology cannot be more advanced than our Ming Dynasty. We have now entered the era of utilizing electrical energy."

After hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao felt a lot more comfortable.

To be honest, they have all experienced the convenience brought by electricity and also know how efficient it is.

For example, the machine tools used in the Academy of Science and Technology to manufacture various machines cannot operate at all without electricity.

There is also the drone that is treated like a treasure by Xiongying and no one is allowed to touch it. Only electricity can make it fly.

Now that the Ming Dynasty can utilize electricity, and with Wei Wu still here, they will become stronger step by step, and the enemy will not be able to catch up.

Just as the two of them were gradually feeling relieved by Wei Wu's words, Wei Wu spoke again.

"What's more, this time when I come back, I also plan to update the technology of the Institute of Science and Technology and research better things."

"In this era, I'm certain that no matter who obtains those technologies, they won't be able to fully master them in a short period of time."

"By the time they master these technologies, our Ming Dynasty will have entered a new era with a huge gap between us and them!"

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son were so excited. In fact, they had long wanted Wei Wu to speed up the progress.

But when Wei Wu mentioned this matter in the past, he always said that it takes time and that he needs to master solid basic knowledge first before he can speed up.

They don't understand science, but they know they can't give random orders, so they just mention it every time and never force anything.

Now, I finally heard Wei Wu say that he wanted to speed up technological updates.

Actually, it was not that Wei Wu deliberately delayed, but mainly because he wanted the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty to have the ability to conduct independent research and development.

This requires solid basic knowledge. If you want to develop industry, at least craftsmen must know how to extract three acids and two alkalis.

Today, these craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty only have the most basic electrical knowledge and some very limited mechanical knowledge.

But this cannot be blamed on the craftsmen. The main reason is that Wei Wu did not teach them. Of course, the most crucial thing is that Wei Wu himself did not understand it.

Unless you are studying or working in a related profession, who would bother to remember these things?

The reason why he wants to take it out now is not because the technology of the steam engine has been leaked, but because he has the textbooks for primary, middle and high schools.

He had opened this thing from the system package when he was on Jiuguo Island. He would study it hard whenever he had free time.

Now we have finally achieved some results. Although we cannot say that we are very proficient, we can still help the craftsmen to open their minds.

He only needed to impart the knowledge by rote, and then do a few experiments that anyone could do with their hands for the craftsmen to see.

Let the craftsmen have a basic understanding, and then let them study it on their own, so that Wei Wu can save a lot of effort.

So next, Wei Wu will pass on primary, secondary and high school knowledge to the craftsmen, and at the same time set up several projects for them to do.

First is the wired telephone. It sounds high-end, but in fact it is the same as the electromagnetic induction phenomenon. The key is the principle.

Moreover, the materials do not require modern technology to synthesize. As long as the principles are known, it can be made even in ancient times.

Admittedly, the newly emerged telephone was limited by various conditions and could not be used on a large scale, but Wei Wu’s goal was not to popularize it.

Instead, make it first. With the physical object and relevant knowledge, craftsmen will naturally figure out how to optimize it later.

So it doesn’t matter whether you can use it immediately or not. What matters is whether you have it in your hands. As the saying goes.

Whether you have it or not is one thing, but whether you use it or not is another.

What Wei Wu has to do now is to get it into the hands of the Ming Dynasty so that it can be used one day in the future!