Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 309 Italian Cannon
In the newly established grenade workshop of the Ordnance Institute, the newly recruited grenade assemblers are all earnestly completing their own part of the work.

These 300 people were all selected from thousands of people who heard the news, and there were quite a few knowledgeable firearms craftsmen among them.

In addition, the assembly of the grenade is not that troublesome, so after repeated warnings, you can start working with a little training.

The foundry is responsible for casting the thin iron warheads filled with black powder, and dozens of blacksmiths are assigned to polish them until they can be assembled.

Coupled with a group of carpenters who are responsible for hollowing out wooden handles, the rest of the work is a large group of people working together.

Which group is responsible for suppressing gunpowder, which group is responsible for producing fire twist, assembling...

The entire grenade workshop did not stand still because of the arrival of Song Yingxing and Liu Hongjian. This was a rule made earlier.

focus!It is the most important quality of a scientific research craftsman, and not ordering anyone not to stop their work is one of them.

The new black powder formula and the rationing of black powder are even stricter.

In the grenade workshop, anyone who makes a mistake will have their performance deducted, and those who can't keep up with the speed will also be deducted from their performance, and those who make a big mistake will be kicked out of the workshop directly.

If the matter involves the secrets of the Ordnance Institute, this person will be directly imprisoned in Jinyiwei's imperial prison until the secret does not need to be kept secret.

There is no way, in this land, the imperial power is the law, and Liu Hongjian is the speaker.

In order to achieve mass production as soon as possible while maintaining quality and quantity, Song Yingxing even stipulated that the grenade workshop should be divided into two shifts a day, and each shift would work for four hours.

Even so, these craftsmen still cut their heads and wanted to enter the armory in order to work in the ordnance they dreamed of leaving their craftsmen.

Because the temptation to leave the nationality is too great, not only the withdrawal, the monthly silver of the grenade assembler has reached a terrifying three taels!

And if the work of the month is completed with quality and quantity and no mistakes are made, there will be a performance of one or two silver coins!
What a concept!Four taels!Working honestly, the family can basically eat and drink without worrying about saving a lot!

It's only eight hours. When they are free laborers at the official's house, they often stay up all night.

Moreover, the supervisors here not only never beat or scold them, but also have nothing to say about the food, rice and steamed buns are full!

What are you fussing about?Let's work hard!
Even if you work for a long time, you won't get bored!

"Mr. Song, the workers are very motivated!" Liu Hongjian said as he walked in and walked around.

"Yes, my lord, our armory has never deducted wages, and this month's money is unprecedented, these poor people are naturally eager to sell their lives to our armory!"

When Song Yingxing said this, he admired Liu Hongjian even more.

Because the performance setting was made by Liu Hongjian, most of the workers worked hard not because of the fixed monthly silver, but for the extra one or two silver.

This is the same energy as the office workers of later generations sprinting for the bus for the 500 yuan perfect attendance award.

"Well, according to the current situation, how much can the daily output reach?" Liu Hongjian saw that many wooden boxes had been made outside the grenade workshop, and he presumably held the grenades.

"My lord, the proficiency of the workers is not good at present. The daily production of grenades is about two thousand. If they become proficient in the future, they will improve." After being inspected by others, Song Yingxing was also worried.

"Well, not bad, the workers are working hard, don't push people too hard, otherwise it will have the opposite effect.

Also, the food and nutrition must be kept up to date. If there is anything missing, or if there is any request, you can send someone to find the father of the country! "Liu Hongjian seriously explained to Song Yingxing.

Things are always reversed. Fortunately, these poor people in Daming have a high ability to withstand pressure. After all, no matter how tired they are, it is better than a family starving to death.

There are only 2000 assemblers, even if they work hard to survive for a month and add their monthly silver, it will not take [-] taels of silver.

And what about the value of these grenades?

How could it be measured by thousands of taels of silver?
It has been the long-cherished wish of the Ming Dynasty for 300 years to completely defeat the Jianlu and even the Mongolian iron cavalry. The guns and grenades will be launched to complete an epoch-making change.

What's more, these grenades were not provided to the Ming army for free...

As for what price to set, isn't he the one who has the final say?
Well, Uncle Zhu is also a shareholder, forget it, he will earn less money for his own people.

However, with the replacement and strengthening of firearms in the future, firearms with lower versions can be exported. Well, this will require more rip-offs.

While thinking about the funeral, Liu Hongjian was chatting with Song Yingxing when he suddenly heard a bang in the distance.

Liu Hongjian thought that the newly established grenade workshop had exploded, and he was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

"Second gear! It's a success! It's a success! Add... the cannon! The test shot was a success!" A moment later, a middle-aged man came trotting from outside the armory, shouting as he ran.

"What? I got my Italian cannon?" Liu Hongjian yelled at the man.

"My lord, I don't mean... what kind of cannon. The second gear said our cannon is called a cannon!" This person, who had probably never met Liu Hongjian, insisted on correcting him.

"Hahaha, don't be surprised, my lord. These are the craftsmen of our artillery workshop. They are testing new cannons in the back mountain!" Song Yingxing explained hastily.

"Then what are you waiting for? Take my father to have a look! Italian cannons, my Italian cannons!" Liu Hongjian laughed excitedly as he walked.

"My lord, it's a cannon, a cannon!" the stubborn engineering man shouted while chasing him.

……

In an open space in the back mountain, a cannon with a slender barrel was emitting thick smoke, and it was lying on the ground. Did it fall? ? ? ! ! !

"What's the matter? The car overturned after a cannon shot?" Liu Hongjian was a little disappointed when he saw it.

"My lord, don't blame me. This is an experimental product. It has not been equipped with a gun mount and a front car. We are just testing its power! My lord, this gun is powerful!" An uncle who was obviously the leader rushed to smooth things over.

"My lord, this is Zhang Feng, the head of our artillery workshop. Besides me, he is the one who knows how to make cannons best." Song Yingxing seemed to be choking, and coughed as he spoke.

"How powerful is it? Tell me about it." Liu Hongjian had never fired a cannon before, and he was still worried about the overturned Italian cannon.

"My lord, the barrel of our cannon is made of steel using the open-hearth steelmaking method you provided, which is more durable than our bronze, brass and iron cannons.

Bronze cannons are too soft, and the barrel is easy to deform if fired too much, and the barrel of iron cannons is easy to burst, and our raw material called steel will not only not burst, but also will not soften. It is a good thing, my lord! "

"Is that all?" Liu Hongjian was dissatisfied, because he already knew these things.

"Oh, and our cannon has a low ballistic and a high muzzle velocity. It hits at least twice as far as the Franco cannon! It may go further...

It's just that the head is not good..."

"Just tell me how many yards you can hit!" There are so many models of Fran's machine guns, how can I know which one you are talking about.

"My lord, the cannon just hit more than 850 yards, directly smashing a big tree [-] yards away...

But according to the amount of charge, it can be adjusted again, but I don’t know how much charge our steel can withstand..."

The implication is that as long as the steel is hard enough, it is also possible to kill the Tartars with swords and axes from eight hundred miles away.

　Thanks to book friend Fenglin Wanxiao for donating 50000 coins, and book friends Fei Feifei's very beautiful Giant Rabbit 15 and Tu Shan Xiaopang for donating 100 coins.

　　
　
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