Chapter 20 I am Chinese
On that day, Zhu Xianhai lay on the desk and started drawing blueprints. For engineering students, drawing blueprints is a basic skill. Even if he did not understand the structure of a revolver, he could draw the structure of a full-through chamber based on his memory. Moreover, he had a Colemington M1858 revolver as a reference.
However, the drawings drawn by Zhu Xianhai were not just a full-through chamber, but a completely new pistol structure, from the left-swinging cylinder to the double-action structure, all of which were completely new patents.
Of course, when Zhu Xianhai applied for a patent for the swing-out cylinder, full-through chamber and double-action structure, he did not know that a few months ago, former Colt employee Rollin White had also designed a full-through chamber, but he was so poor that he simply could not afford to apply for a patent.
Applying for a patent costs money!
Throughout history, countless inventors who lived in poverty did not even have the funds to apply for patents, and could only watch their inventions gather dust at home.
There are many such people in this era. For example, the guy who invented the electric light, Edison? Of course not. In fact, as early as 1854, Henry Goebbels used a carbonized bamboo filament and placed it under a vacuum glass bottle to turn on the electricity to emit light. This was the first practical incandescent lamp in human history. The bulb he tested at that time could last for 400 hours, but he did not have the money to apply for a patent. More than 20 years later, Edison became the inventor of the electric light. And Henry Goebbels? He was even sued by Edison because he worked as a technical consultant in a light bulb company, and eventually died in poverty.
Well, Zhu Xianhai certainly has no shortage of money.
Just a dozen pesos.
Cheap!
What about the inventors in history?
Um,
Plagiarism feels good for a while, and it feels good all the time if you keep plagiarizing!
A few days later, when the patent certificate for the full-through chamber, left-swinging cylinder and double-action structure came down, a pistol that had been modified by a gunsmith was also delivered to his home.
The remodeled M1858 revolver pistol has slightly changed in appearance, but the changes are only in appearance. To put it bluntly, it has replaced the full-through revolver cylinder and improved the folding compression rod into an ejector rod. As for the structure, it still maintains the single-action structure. The difference between a single-action pistol and a double-action pistol is whether the hammer needs to be manually pulled down. Because the latter has a relatively complex structure, Zhu Xianhai is not in a hurry to modify the pistol.
Zhu Xianhai muttered to himself as he turned the cylinder and loaded the .44 caliber Henry bullets into the full-through cylinder.
"This is what a gun looks like. Even though it's less powerful, it can still be used as a makeshift weapon."
The .44 Henry rimfire cartridge used in the Henry rifle has a cartridge case of only 23mm, a bullet weight of about 13g, and an initial velocity of 343m/s. Although the power is very limited by later standards, it is still quite good among the old black powder cartridges. It may not be powerful enough for a rifle, but it is definitely more than enough for a pistol.
After loading six bullets, Zhu Xianhai raised his hand and pulled the trigger. After firing six shots in succession, he even blew away the smoke from the muzzle like a cowboy in an old western movie, and then smiled with great satisfaction.
"Yes, this is what a gun should look like!"
In fact, even so, Zhu Xianhai was still not satisfied. After all, the size of the M1858 revolver was a little too big. He preferred the Colt Special Detective Revolver nicknamed "Lion Nose". That pistol was small in size, powerful and accurate. It was an extremely effective pocket pistol, very suitable for concealed carry.
This is also the reason why Zhu Xianhai favors it. After all, this world is too dangerous. It is really worrying not to carry weapons with you.
"Bartolomé Mitre..."
Once again, repeating this name, Zhu Xianhai's brows were furrowed.
He had been asking about this person a lot recently. After all, in the simulation, it was he who ordered his subordinates to commit the crime of stealing money and killing people. He was not just a major general, he not only had a large number of troops under his command, but he was also a well-known politician in the province. It would be easy for such a powerful person to kill someone!
Can you escape this disaster with just a few pistols?
…
Absent-minded!
Although the pharmacy's business was on track and drug sales were well received everywhere, Zhu Xianhai was not at ease at all.
It’s nothing, just a confused mind.
That day, after returning home from the pharmacy, Zhu Xianhai got off the carriage and happened to meet the passengers of another carriage, a young woman with shaved hair. The woman looked at him inadvertently, and then her eyes suddenly widened.
"You are... Oriental?"
It was only when the woman exclaimed that Zhu Xianhai noticed her. She had exquisite facial features like a sculpture, her long dark hair was tied into an exquisite bun , and her big blue eyes were looking at him curiously.
What attracted people's attention more was the way this foreign girl dressed, a low-cut loose dress that exposed her slender neck and most of her plump chest. She seemed to be showing her body in a rather exaggerated way, but it naturally created a strong visual sense of plumpness.
Then she actually walked straight towards Zhu Xianhai.
"Hello, sir, are you from the East?"
Looking at the foreign girl in front of me, I have to say that this foreign girl's appearance is indeed very outstanding. But why are her eyes shining?
Is it because I'm too handsome?
"I am Chinese!"
"Chinese? You are from China!"
There was a hint of doubt in Elizabeth's eyes. She looked at the Chinese man in front of her and even took special care to look at his hair.
"You don't have a braid? Don't Chinese men have a braid from childhood? All the hair is shaved off, except for a small tuft of hair on the back of the head..."
In many picture books and illustrations, Chinese men are depicted with mustaches and long braids.
Just like what was described in John Nieuhof's "The First Visit of the Dutch Ambassador to China", which was a popular book throughout Europe, of course, Elizabeth did not learn about the Chinese through illustrated books. She had also seen Chinese people, but this person was obviously different from them. What was the difference? It was not just the braids, it seemed that their temperaments were also completely different.
“That’s the Qing Dynasty.”
The woman's gesture made Zhu Xianhai very uncomfortable. How did the pig's tail become a symbol of China? His tone naturally became somewhat dissatisfied.
"Qing Dynasty people?"
Elizabeth's beautiful sapphire eyes were full of doubt.
"Miss, the people of the Qing Dynasty are the people of the Qing Dynasty, and the Chinese are the Chinese."
Zhu Xianhai said seriously.
"I am Chinese!"
