Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 183 Everything is Ready

Time flies, busy, and the first month will pass in a blink of an eye.

This month, Liu Hongjian was very busy. After Yan Yingyuan and the others left, not only the thousand households in Longevity Mountain needed him to worry about, but even the ordnance station needed to be inspected frequently.

There is no way, how can the subordinates find a manager who is as thoughtful as Yan Yingyuan and the other three who understand his thoughts.

Fortunately, I have been busy for a month, and I have received a lot of goods.

First of all, under the painstaking research of a group of blacksmiths and foundries, the old-fashioned twelve-hole manual briquette machine was finally successfully developed a few days ago after No.60 failed three times.

The relatively simple briquette stove was launched as early as mid-January.

At the moment when the briquettes ignited under Liu Hongjian's own hands, all those who had worked hard cheered happily.

Liu Hongjian did what he said, and rewarded Lao Suntou and another old craftsman with 500 taels of silver on the spot, and took them to the household department to remove their craftsman registration.

Liu Hongjian's actions won the applause of all the craftsmen. The shackles of craftsmanship have bound them for countless years. Now as long as they work hard, even if they don't make major contributions, their children and grandchildren will be free in five years.

Five years, no matter how hard and tiring it is, it is worth it.

And if the craftsmen who had removed their craftsmanship were not mentally ill, none of them would propose to leave the camp. After all, they knew nothing but their jobs.

The salaries and benefits here are high, and the manager speaks nicely!

When Liu Hongjian took out new documents and asked them to sign the contract, these craftsmen sold themselves to Liu Hongjian without frowning.

The contract stipulates that they can only work in the Ordnance Factory during their lifetime, and the Ordnance Factory pays salaries on a monthly basis according to the regulations. Those who make major contributions, how to reward them, make big mistakes, and how to punish them are all clearly written.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. The employment system and the spirit of contract are the long-term solutions.

The craftsmen are full of energy when they have a head start.

Originally, according to the original plan, since the briquette machine was successfully developed, mass production should be realized immediately, but it turned out to be a double blessing.

With the support of a group of blacksmiths with fairly good abilities, on the second day after the briquette machine was successfully developed, Franz actually fiddled with the quick-fire gun.

This was a major event, and on the day of the gun test, when Franz pulled the trigger, Liu Hongjian finally couldn't contain the ecstasy in his heart.

With a swipe of the pen, Franz was awarded 2000 taels of silver.

But unexpectedly, Franz was not very interested in silver. He just explained to Liu Hongjian that he wanted to fight and war.

After speaking, he pointed to the nearby Wansui Mountain where Qianhu was stationed.

He was originally a fanatical fighter who liked war more than money. If it wasn't for Schulz beside him, he might still be enjoying the dance on the verge of death in Germany.

Of course Liu Hongjian did not immediately agree, but he did not refuse either.

The condition is that ten craftsmen must be taught to master the production technology of Suifa guns, and all blacksmiths and foundries must go all out to make the first batch of [-] guns.

Liu Hongjian promised that when these guns were delivered, he would enter the barracks, and at least he would be in the position of a hundred households.

With Schultz, a lover who doesn't love war, Liu Hongjian is not afraid of Franz running away halfway, and the port of Tianjinwei has already been selected by someone. Fang is useful.

The research and development of Suifa gun is actually not that complicated. It is nothing more than the lack of a clockwork steel wheel, and the addition of a piece of flint and anvil. The next step is to develop custom-loaded paper shell bullets.

The so-called fixed loading is to integrate the projectile, primer and propellant powder into one, which can greatly save the loading time.

It is also clearly written in the book that the gun is fired first, then fixed, and then the gun is rear loaded. It seems like this now, but the technical bottleneck is sometimes limited to the thinking mode, and sometimes it is limited to the industrial level.

This process took Europeans a full 200 years.

Then there are rifled guns, Minie bullets...

Of course, Liu Hongjian doesn't have the time to study the custom-fitting now, and he doesn't intend to hand over these advanced technologies to Franz.

God knows what these foreigners are thinking in their hearts. If one day they are unhappy and return home, aren't they just looking for trouble for themselves?
For such an advanced thing, it is natural to find someone to do it.

But for now, it is still necessary to produce a batch of quick-fire guns for flexible use. Fortunately, after more training, the firing efficiency of the quick-fire guns is twice as fast as that of the previous matchlock guns, and the accuracy is also greatly improved.

Another major event in the past month is that Chongzhen issued an edict that the Ming Dynasty recruited 50 soldiers from all over the country, and all of them were treated with battalion salary.

Although Zheng Zhilong is the overlord of the sea, his old nest is around Fujian. There is no way. Ryukyu is occupied by the Dutch. The Dutch have a lot of warships and their combat power is higher than his canvas warships. He may not be able to surpass others.

And there is nothing to rely on overseas, let alone order food, Zheng Zhilong agreed very readily, which made Chongzhen Longyan very happy, and directly rewarded Zheng Zhilong with a python robe.

With the support of food, Chongzhen only approved the source of [-] soldiers from the Qin Liangyu Department in Sichuan and Shu, and the original four towns in Jiangbei were also recommended by Li Banghua, Minister of the Ministry of War.

15 soldiers were recruited in the nine border towns of Xuanliao and Yansui defense lines, and the remaining 15 places belonged to the Beijing camp.

Conscription and training are troublesome jobs, and of course Liu Hongjian, the admiral of the Beijing camp, would not do it, so Li Huaizhong, the general who defended the city with him last year, became a scapegoat.

He was recommended by Liu Hongjian as the deputy admiral of the Beijing camp, responsible for conscription and training.

For this reason, Liu Hongjian often went to complain to Emperor Chongzhen, saying that the work was stressful and miserable, and asked for a salary increase. Naturally, Chongzhen ignored his nonsense.

On the Xishan construction site, thanks to the concerted efforts of thousands of people, the Ordnance Research Institute and rows of greenhouses have sprung up. Ships of potatoes and sweet potatoes confiscated by the imperial court have also been transported to the capital by water transport.

Gu Ran, who came from Shanxi and Shanxi, directly divided the potatoes and sweet potatoes in half. The people of the two places were grateful to Liu Hongjian. With Gu Datong's full support, most of the people were waiting for the arrival of spring.

I heard that Hou Ye issued an order to let them plant half of the arable land to plant these new things, and no one even stood up to oppose it, because An Guo Hou promised that the two places would be exempted from some taxes within three years.

Moreover, the landlords in both places were uprooted, there were no landlord bullies, and the land was redistributed to them. Even if half of the land was cut off, they would still not be hungry.

Liu Hongjian was very pleased. If the land reforms in the two places were successful, after half a year there would be a harvest and the new army would be trained. He would have to plow the land!

The past month has been busy, and Liu Hongjian has been tossing about. Fortunately, everything has been prepared, and the rest is waiting.

Waiting for the spring, waiting for the new army, waiting for the first batch of firearms...

On February [-], the dragon looked up.

Liu Hongjian had just returned home after finishing all kinds of affairs, when an old man whom he had been looking forward to day and night finally arrived.

PS: Ryukyu, now Taiwan, was called Ryukyu, Little Ryukyu, and Dongfan in Ming Dynasty.

PS: This chapter is a transitional chapter, the rhythm is too slow, so I am anxious to read it!
PS: After killing two cans of Red Bull, the first lord's upgrade is finally completed. Thank you for your support. Next, there will be another brother's fifth shift. Rong Hanhan takes his time, a little tired.

　Thanks to the book friends who played 100 miles like the wind, and Han Qingyang for the [-] coins rewarded, tired and paralyzed, fell asleep.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)