Marin negotiated the terms with Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, and after paying half the deposit, he left Stuttgart under the protection of 800 guards. But instead of returning to the North Sea Kingdom, he took people northeast to Nuremberg, looking for a gunsmith and a watchmaker.
Marin remembers that the first rifled gun in history appeared in Italy in 1476. But that invention was not famous, it was just a legend. Moreover, when Marin sent someone to Italy to find someone a few years ago, the cannon craft who made the rifle also passed away. But the blacksmith Got, who invented the practical rifle in 1520, was recorded in history. This proves that this person's rifle gun has great value, otherwise it would not have been recorded in history.
The blacksmith named Gott in Nuremberg probably invented the first practical rifled rifle in 1520. It was recorded in history, proving that he had created practical rifles, making the rifle practical. In 1476, Italy did not receive attention because it failed to produce practical finished products. Otherwise, the Italian craftsman would have left his name in history.
In addition, there is also a watchmaker named John Kiefers in Nuremberg. It is said that this guy invented the fire of a clockwork musket in history. The invention was probably in 1515, which is next year.
Although Marin had already set up a clockwork firearm in Beihai Kingdom, he still respected the craftsman who invented a clockwork firearm in history. This time he came here, he planned to recruit John Kiefers away and help him get some clocks. After all, this guy is also an excellent clockwork maker.
As for the blacksmith Gott, although it took several years to get the rifle and it seemed that it was still straight rifled, Marin decided to take him away. Whether he could get the rifle depends on his luck. If he was happy, Marin could still give him guidance and let him "invent" the rifle...
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Speaking of which, Nuremberg in this era is really awesome. The two most important inventions in the history of firearms actually came from here. Moreover, it was only 5 years apart. It seems that there are many craftsmen here.
No wonder, according to the laws of the Holy Roman Empire, Nuremberg is the custody of the royal treasures of the Holy Roman Empire. Of course, this is just an honor, and the emperor actually did not place the treasures here. However, because of its special political status, Nuremberg's prosperity was promoted, making it the sixth largest city of the Holy Roman Empire after Milan, Prague, Geneva, Ghent and Cologne.
After entering Nuremberg, Marin discovered that the city was indeed prosperous and prosperous. Nuremberg Street was full of shops, people came and went, and it was very lively and prosperous. At least, it was more prosperous than any city in Beihai Country. After all, Beihai Country is mainly agriculture and is not very developed in business. Moreover, Beihai Country's business was monopolized by Marin's Beihai Chamber of Commerce. Unlike Nuremberg, it is full of flowers and is much healthier than Beihai Country's only one.
Looking for people in such a big city with a population of tens of thousands (well, this era is considered a big city) is like looking for a needle in a haystack. So Marin took his people to live in one of the most luxurious hotels in the city. Then, he sent his men to find the relevant handicraft guilds and spent money to inquire about industry information.
In this era, handicraft guilds from all walks of life were widely present in various German countries. These handicraft guilds had a great impact on the industry. They jointly formulated unified prices to avoid the decline in profits caused by vicious competition among peers. Of course, they also meant to bully the market. Without the support and recognition of the guild, you can't make it in this industry.
Hans Fuger, the first leader of the famous Fuger family, married the daughter of the leader of the Weaver Guild, so he quickly became a leader in the industry and a big boss in the textile industry because he married the daughter of the Weaver Guild. Then, the family business grew bigger and bigger, and he also entered the banking industry and became a wealthy family.
In short, in this era, if you want to open a shop with your skills, you must be recognized by handicraft guilds in related industries. Otherwise, it will be difficult to move forward. Therefore, handicraft guilds in various industries also have the list of practitioners in the industry in the whole city.
Malin allowed someone to show the identity of the Grand Duke of Beihai and was willing to pay, so he quickly got the information of the two craftsmen he was looking for.
But unfortunately, John Kiefers, who invented the clockwork in history, had been recruited by Frederick III of Saxony. As for the reason for being recruited, he copied the clockwork in the North Sea based on the news of the North Sea firework in the North Sea. The news reached Wittenburg, and Frederick III of Saxony sent someone to recruit him away. So Marin was spared.
Marin did not feel regretful about this. He just felt guilty for stealing the advantages of the invention rights and wanted to make some compensation, but he didn't have to recruit him. Since he was recruited by Frederick III, it proved that his future was not bad, Marin didn't need to find him.
Besides, Marin chose to use a clockwork fire to fire a musket instead of a simpler and cheaper flintlock rifle. It was not because the clockwork fire was easy to use, but to establish cost barriers and make it difficult for others to equip on a large scale. After all, a clockwork fire is the key. Now it is purely made by hand by craftsmen, and the cost is very high. Only Beihai Kingdom has created simple carbon spring steel, which is much lower. If it is a rule made of pig iron rods, a steel wheel clockwork is worth more than 20 gold coins, which is more than the annual income of ordinary people. The army of ordinary countries is really not affordable.
However, the big boss Frederick III, the Elector of Saxony, is probably able to equip a batch of people. Next time he encounters the war, Marin probably needs to be more careful.
But the next time both sides encounter it, it is probably the period of religious war. At that time, what Marin took out will not be an ordinary smoothbore musket. Even if it is not a rifled gun, it will also be a single-headed bullet with a windshield, and its range and power are not of the same level.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why Marin dares not use rifled rifles or single-headed bullets now is that he is afraid that others will learn it. At that time, the other party will use it to attack him, which will be unbearable. In particular, if the princes allied more than 100,000 soldiers and brought more of these guns, Marin's army would not be able to stop it. Just like in the Crimean War, no matter how strong the Russians had, no matter how brave they were, they would be, if the French were equipped with Minni rifles, charging would be equivalent to death. In desperation, the Russians with a large number of people had to admit defeat.
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Marin didn't think about whether to use rifled guns in the future or a single-headed bullet with higher craft requirements. However, Marin still has to bring back Gott, a blacksmith who created a straight rifled rifled gun. No matter what, it is best not to fall into the hands of others.
But after Marin sent someone to the Blacksmith Guild to inquire, he was a little stunned. Because the people from the Blacksmith Guild told Marin that there were three blacksmiths named Gott in Nuremberg, including a young blacksmith who had not yet graduated...
Marin first sent someone to call two blacksmiths named Gott who had already opened independent stores and talked to them to see if they were the Gott he imagined. As a result, neither of them knew how to build muskets and had no interest in forging muskets, which made Marin speechless...
"Is it that young apprentice?" Marin couldn't believe it. However, thinking that the blacksmith named Gott invented the rifled rifle in 1520, six years later, maybe, he is still young now...
So Marin sent someone to invite the blacksmith apprentice Gott to exchange clichés. As a result, Marin discovered that this blacksmith apprentice Gott was indeed very interested in building muskets. The master he studied with was also good at building muskets... And the young blacksmith apprentice Gott is also the last year of his seven-year career as a blacksmith apprentice. Next year, he will be qualified to open a blacksmith shop by himself...
Chapter completed!