Make France Great Again

Chapter 397 Research Progress

After a while, one of the many R\u0026D personnel raised his head and replied to Jérôme Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, we cannot give you a satisfactory answer now, but based on my many years of understanding of artillery, This breech block may very well change the entire development of artillery.”

Having said this, he paused and continued: "However, a lot of experiments are still needed!"

Hearing the words of the R\u0026D staff, Jérôme Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and responded: "I know that a mature artillery needs to go through many improvements and running-in before it can be put into use on the battlefield. Therefore, I am also willing to give it to you. Enough time to finish!

However, you must promise me. The product that appears next time must shoot further than this time!

I once heard a proverb: Caliber is justice, range is truth.

The First Empire relied on powerful artillery to attack all over Europe. I hope you can inherit your father's wishes and send artillery shells to the enemy's positions before they find us! do you understand? "

"Understood!" Everyone present responded to Jérôme Bonaparte in unison. It can be seen from their facial reactions that they can't wait to conduct the next round of artillery research.

For this group of weapons enthusiasts and patriots, there is nothing they love more than making weapons and defending their motherland.

Subsequently, Jérôme Bonaparte solemnly handed over the design drawings of the wedge breech to the leader of the research and development team, and told him not to circulate the drawings.

The leader of the research and development team, who held the manuscript of the wedge-type breech block in both hands, also solemnly assured Jérôme Bonaparte that he would do his best to develop the latest model of artillery for France.

The R\u0026D team left the room amid Jérôme Bonaparte's encouragement.

Only Jérôme Bonaparte and Basilio were left in the room.

"Try to meet their needs as much as possible. They are the future of our France! The treatment should not be less at all, and we cannot let people do things with passion!" Recalling that a certain research institute in the previous life forced half of the researchers to retire. Jérôme Bonaparte once again urged Basilio to immediately improve the treatment of R\u0026D personnel.

"I will definitely do my best!" Basilio naturally understood the importance Jerome Bonaparte attached to artillery research, and he quickly responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

After temporarily solving the artillery problem, Jérôme Bonaparte turned to ask about the situation of the rifle development team: "How is the situation of the rifle development team?"

"Not good!" Basilio shook his head and responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Is it impossible to solve the airtightness of the breech-loading gun? Or is it impossible to design a gun with a longer range?" Jerome Bonaparte asked again.

"Both!" Basilio replied to Jerome Bonaparte, and then he told Jerome Bonaparte his doubts: "I once heard that those R\u0026D Members of the team have said that if the air tightness of the breech-loading gun cannot be solved, the power of the bullets fired will be greatly reduced... Although the shooting speed of the breech-loading gun is indeed faster than before, after a few times, it will inevitably You need to clean up the unburned gunpowder in the gun. From this aspect, the overall capabilities of the breech-loading gun are actually about the same as those of the front-loading gun..."

Basilio talked a lot about the shortcomings of the breech-loading gun, which made Jerome Bonaparte feel inexplicably depressed.

"What do you want to say?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked with a slightly bored tone.

"Your Majesty, should we consider improving muzzle-loading guns instead of getting involved in areas we are not familiar with!" Basilio asked cautiously: "We have many excellent employees in the field of muzzle-loading guns, and it is completely reasonable. Ability to improve muzzleloader!”

"I can tell you clearly that the existing miniguns are already the pinnacle of muzzle-loading guns, while the starting point of breech-loading guns has just begun. I can bet you that the future will be dominated by breech-loading guns! Instead of clinging to the old and the weak, If we continue to go down the road of muzzle-loading guns, we might as well take this opportunity to develop breech-loading guns with better performance!" Jérôme Bonaparte criticized Basilio and others' conservatism in rifles in a stern tone. Thinking, he understood that in this era, there was not just one Basilio, but thousands of guys like Basilio.

To put it bluntly, all countries in Europe except Prussia are supporters of muzzle-loading guns. This huge force is even more intense than the dispute between muzzle-loading guns.

Jérôme Bonaparte had to fight resolutely against the crowds of muzzle-loaders.

In order to express his support for breech-loading guns, Jérôme Bonaparte said directly to Basilio: "Tell the members of the rifle development team! If anyone is not willing to study breech-loading guns, they can leave now." Team! Stop nagging me and disrupting the progress of the project! Without them, I don’t believe that no one would be willing to research breech-loading guns!"

Facing the uncompromising Jerome Bonaparte, Basilio naturally did not dare to say a word for them. He immediately promised Jerome Bonaparte that he would convey his request to them.

After the rifle incident came to an end, Jérôme Bonaparte turned to ask about Pasteur's research progress.

"How is Professor Pasteur's research on cholera and typhoid going?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Basilio about the epidemic and cholera.

Now that the pace of the war is getting closer, once the army enters the Varna region, it is likely to face acclimatization, which will lead to the emergence of diseases such as cholera.

Historically, the British and French allied forces suffered more large-scale non-combat attrition than combat attrition. Jérôme Bonaparte did not want his army to die in the military camp instead of on the battlefield.

After the military reform in December last year, Jérôme Bonaparte issued regulations to the military hospitals in the military camps. For example, medical equipment must be disinfected with boiling water from time to time, lime water should be used for isolation during cholera, and patients should be managed separately. Regular disinfection during doctors' working hours and other measures that later generations seem to take for granted.

Although these regulations may not be enforced by many people, they at least allow medical staff to know how to deal with problems at the most critical time.

Minimizing non-combat attrition is Jérôme Bonaparte's ultimate goal.

Pasteur's research was the last shackle for Jerome Bonaparte to protect his army.

"Professor Pasteur's research is in the final stage! I believe it won't be long before we can completely overcome typhoid and cholera!"

Speaking of Pasteur, Basilio's words were full of respect.

Cholera and typhoid, two diseases that have plagued Europe for countless years and caused the death of millions of people in Europe, turned out to be in a small research institute, with a "no-name" university professor and dozens of unknown researchers. Under his leadership, it will be conquered in less than 2 years.

Although some sacrifices are inevitable during the research on the principles of germs and the production of qualified vaccines, for France as a whole, this is an unprecedented "miracle".

And Basilio was the one who witnessed this "miracle". Thinking of this, Basilio couldn't help but be filled with pride.

At the same time, he was also full of awe of Jerome Bonaparte. His Majesty the Emperor always proved that he was right with actions time and time again.

People like this...people like this...damn it, why did I question His Majesty's decision just now...

Jérôme Bonaparte suddenly discovered that Basilio looked at him not only with admiration, but even with a hint of fanaticism.

"Your Majesty, do you need me to call Mr. Pasteur over to interview you?" Basilio said to Jerome Bonaparte in a more humble manner.

"No need for this!" Jerome Bonaparte rejected Basilio's suggestion, and then added: "You must continue to meet all Pasteur's needs. If there is any need that you cannot meet, You can also report directly to me!"

"Yes!" Basilio responded sonorously.

After explaining all the problems, Jerome Bonaparte once again took Vernia's hand and, escorted by Basilio, got back into the same carriage and left.

On the way back to the Tuileries Palace, Jerome Bonaparte thought about the suitable person to make a breech-loading gun.

After thinking all the way, Jérôme Bonaparte finally thought of a "gun genius" when he took the first step out of the carriage!

Although he is still young, it does not prevent Jerome Bonaparte from poaching him!

"I thought of it!" Jerome Bonaparte shouted excitedly, and then he stepped on the air. If the quick-eyed Vernia hadn't grabbed his arm, Jerome Bonaparte almost fell out of the carriage. Fall down.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who barely stood up with the support of Vernia, excitedly took Vernia's hand and entered the Tuileries Palace before he had time to express his gratitude to Vernia.

"Where is the Queen?" Jérôme Bonaparte, who entered the Tuileries Palace, couldn't wait to ask Mokar, the room where Queen Augusta was.

"Your Majesty, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com. The queen is drinking tea with her madam!" Mokar said to Jérôme Bonaparte.

"No matter, take me there now!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Mokar.

Looking at the overly excited emperor in front of him, Mokar could only follow the emperor's order and take him to the door of the room where the queen was.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is inside!" Mokar pointed to the door of the room and said to Jerome Bonaparte.

Jerome Bonaparte immediately opened the door. After the room was opened, the scene inside made Jerome Bonaparte's fiery heart instantly drop to freezing point.

Because there were not only Augusta and the important minister’s wife alone in the room, but also some people that Jérôme Bonaparte didn’t want to see.

"His Majesty?"

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