Emperor Chongzhen picked up the matchlock bird gun and examined it closely.
Compared to other firearms, the structure of this self-igniting gun was slightly more complex. The original ignition site had been replaced by a metal plate, a flexible metal spring, and a flint. Due to long-term neglect, the metal spring was already rusted and had lost its tension.
"Isn't this just a flintlock?" he thought. With this, to say nothing of anything else, he could at least rule the world for two hundred years!
Chapter 21