There is a conical cavity at the bottom of the Minnie warhead, which is blocked with a cork. When fired, the gas presses the cork and squeezes into the cavity, forcing the bullet to expand, close to the wall of the chamber, and seals the gap between the bullet and the gun chamber, so that the gas cannot leak out. While increasing the speed of the bullet, the bullet can also be shot further.

If it is a Minnie gun, because the barrel is pulled and rifled, the bullet can also rotate highly in the barrel, greatly improving the shooting accuracy.

Of course, the muskets are still smoothbore guns nowadays, because it is not easy to rifle in the barrel, and it requires relatively strong industrial strength to complete it, but this does not affect the use of Minnie bullets.

Lin Dong chose Minnie bombs to speed up the loading speed and increase the range. As for the quasi-heart Lin Dong didn't care. He believed that as long as the bullet density was large enough, a bullet wall was formed in front of the enemy, even if it was hit, it would be able to hit.

Lin Dong firmly believes that after solving the problem of difficulty in loading rifled guns in front and low range, the Minnie bullet will become the decisive weapon on the battlefield.

Of course, Minnie bombs are not without their shortcomings. At least there is an unsolvable problem, that is, they can only be made of very soft alloys (such as lead), so that the warheads are easy to expand, so it is difficult to penetrate things with too much hardness. However, breaking through general armor should not be a problem, that is to say, it should not be a problem when used on the battlefield today.

Lin Dong believed that with the cooperation of the flintlock rifle and the Minnie bullet, the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly improved, thus changing the way of war.

After commenting, Lin Dong drew out the structure of this Minnie bomb on the spot and asked Bardo and others to produce this bullet according to their own requirements.

Bardo and the other two did not agree immediately to Lin Dong's request. They said they would test it themselves. If Lin Dong said that such guns and bullets did have advantages, they would produce in large quantities. Of course, although Lin Dong provided gun drawings, the two were unwilling to pay any technical franchise fees. They only said that Lin Dong was the major shareholder and was responsible for gun improvement.

Lin Dong was helpless about the iron cock of Baldo, but Lin Dong did not directly deny the opinions of the two. Although these things have been verified in history, they have never seen them before, so it would be good to verify them.

After solving the problem of muskets, Lin Dong did not stay anymore. Now he must find some jewelry makers as soon as possible. After all, this flintlock rifle is a magical tool to improve combat power. It greatly simplifies the shooting process, increases the firing rate and loading speed, is easy to use and has a low cost, so this kind of gun must be produced as soon as possible.

Back at the military camp, Lin Dong immediately asked the jewelry maker to ask about the possibility of making springs.

After reading Lin Dong's drawings, the jeweler said, "General, this spring should be able to be produced, but I don't know how effective it is. If the general has no objection, I can give it a try."

"You can try it." Lin Dong immediately asked someone to send steel and corresponding tools, and asked the jewelry maker to try it in the military camp.

After nearly an hour, the jewelry maker finally made something the same as Lin Dong’s drawings.

Lin Dong couldn't wait to take it over and tried it, but it turned out to be a bit unsatisfactory, because although this spring looks almost the same as the one drawn on the drawing, it does not have much elasticity. Just by pulling it gently, the spring cannot return to its original position. Such a spring is naturally not good for use on firearms.

Lin Dong frowned slightly. It seemed that it was a material problem. It seemed that if you want to solve the problem of spring, you had to find some blacksmiths to come over.

So Lin Dong brought the jewelry maker to the military camp again.

However, after he told the problem, several experienced blacksmiths quickly found a solution to the problem.

According to what they said, the reason why this spring has no elasticity is indeed related to the material. As long as the material used to make the spring is refined first and then quenched the made spring, the elasticity will be greatly increased.

Lin Dong immediately asked them to test it out, but these people didn't say much and ignite the fire and turned on the furnace. After more than an hour, the new spring was finally produced again.

Lin Dong took the spring and pressed it gently, and the spring bounced up and returned to its original state.

"It's done!" Lin Dong said happily: "Just produce according to this method. By the way, recruit more jewelry craftsmen for me. As for the treatment, just be the same as those of blacksmith masters."

The soldiers took the order, and now the problem of spring has finally been solved, so it is easier to produce flintlock rifles.

When Lin Dong returned to the military camp, it was already dawn, so Lin Dong simply stopped going back and headed straight for the schoolyard.

When he arrived at the school ground, the soldiers were conducting queue training. When everyone saw Lin Dong coming, they looked over.

"General Wei, come here." Lin Dong waved to the old Wei who was training.

"General, what's the matter?" Wei Haisheng explained, and quickly ran towards Lin Dong.

"The production of muskets has begun. Starting from today, you can start training musket tactics while training the queue." Lin Dongdao.

"So fast?" Wei Haisheng was startled. How long has he been here? An Dongjun can produce muskets by himself?

Lin Dong nodded affirmatively and said, "The musket tactic is very important. You must let the soldiers overcome their fear and open fire against the enemy's attack. Can this task be completed?"

"General, don't worry, I will work hard." Wei Haisheng's face was a little embarrassed. After all, he knew the situation of the Divine Machine Camp in the Ming Dynasty. These people were basically just decorations. Even he didn't understand why Lin Dong had to spend so much effort to form a firearm camp.

You should know that Shenji Camp has a bad reputation in the Ming army. Later, Shenji Camp seemed to have no other achievements on the battlefield except to hear a sound. Some soldiers even shot and left without waiting for the enemy to approach, and their originally neat formation was scattered.

Because of these reasons, many armies even cut off the organization of the Shenji Camp and directly replaced them with spearmen or sword shield hands.

Lin Dong didn't explain much. Although this old Wei was born in the Ming army, he had no outstanding understanding of musket tactics. If he wanted to exert the power of muskets, he had to take action himself. However, before that, Wei Haisheng and his brothers needed to help him train these new recruits.

Because the most important training subject for musketeers is loading proficiency and aiming training, although I can do these things, I don’t spend much time on it.

After inspecting the general's camp, Lin Dong returned home. It was time to take a good rest after working all night.

"General, Shang Ba asked for a visit." At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly to report.

"Boss Shang is back? Please."

"The villain has seen the general." Shang Ba saw Lin Dong stand up and bowed in a hurry.
Chapter completed!