Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 871 Military Industry Development
Jiangzhou City.

On the southern outskirts of the city, across the river, there is a barren land that is undergoing massive construction projects. As more and more people squeeze in from Jiangzhou City, the development here is getting faster and faster. Aristocratic families, local gentry, merchants, etc., are constantly to build houses in enclosures.

The Jiangzhou Military Industry Division and Siya were established near the intersection of Bashui River and the Yangtze River, and dozens of acres of land belonged to the Military Industry Division.

Originally, the Minghou Mansion did not have a military industry department. It was only for the supply of weapons. More and more casting workshops were established, and the management became more and more chaotic. Therefore, Mu Jing integrated the Minghou Mansion at the beginning of the fourth year of Chuping. , Hanzhong Chenggu's Mingyi workshop, Hanzhong Nanzheng's military workshop, Wudu Xiabian's Minger workshop, Nanyang Wudang's Mingsan workshop... There are at least [-] military casting workshops, large and small, established The military industry department is then attached to Bingcao.

Although the Military Industry Department is attached to Bingcao, it is actually a department between Beiwutang and Nanshufang, and it is directly under the management of Zhaoming Pavilion.

The matter of weapons is a matter of life and death.

Mujing naturally wants to take charge of it himself, he doesn't even let Nanshufang and Beiwutang get involved too much, some secret weapons are all supervised by him personally, unless it is really mass-produced, otherwise even the generals in the army will not Know.

"Lord!"

Qi Ye is the head of the Military Industry Department, he led more than ten officials of the Military Industry Department, walked out of the lobby of the Military Industry Department quickly, and bowed his hands to Mu Jing who was visiting in plain clothes.

"Meet the lord!"

All the officials also saluted
"Everyone, there is no need to be polite!"

Mujing pressed his hand, as a return of the gift, and then said to Qi Ye: "Yun Xiao, I came today, just to see how the preparations for the Military Industry Department are going!"

"Report to my lord, according to the plan, the building of the Military Industry Department will take at least two months to complete!"

Qi Ye clapped his hands and replied: "The Military Industry Department involves too many things, including the military weapons research institute, the warship research institute, etc., all need to be built, and it is really not coming down soon!"

"I know that!"

Mu Jing nodded, and he said softly: "It's just that the soldiers are probably going to the battlefield in the near future. The quality of weapons is a matter of life and death. When the army is being reorganized, although the weapons are coordinated, I found that many of them They are all damaged, and many knives are broken, and the gun heads are broken. There are many weapons that need to be replaced. The Military Industry Department does not have so much time to find out whether they will be reissued. They need to prepare a batch of weapons as soon as possible and ship them to the various armies. In the barracks, although I know that this matter is a bit embarrassing for you, I still hope that you can complete the preparations for the military industry department as soon as possible, and then run all the active weapons, ready to mobilize transportation at any time!"

"My lord, at present, it will take some time for the military industry department to relocate from Nanzheng, but our military industry department is fully engaged in the main tasks, which does not have much impact on the operation of the military industry department, and it is also very important for the control of the workshops In place, as long as the lord gives an order, the stored weapons can be mobilized immediately!"

Qi Ye said.

He was just a merchant at first, but when he got Mujing's acquaintance, he spent more than three years working for Mujing, and even exhausted the Qi family's connections and wealth, etc., and he was determined to work for the Minghou Mansion as a merchant, and finally got Mujing. trust.

With a sudden change, Ru Jianeng became the head of the first department, second only to the head of the Yicao in the Minghou's mansion, and he still held the power of military weapons. Even if there were countless powerful generals in the army, he had to be respectful to himself.

This made him feel even more grateful and heartbroken towards Mujing.

He said in a deep voice: "However, if the lord needs too much, it will take more time to prepare. At present, we only have the Mingyi Workshop and the Nanzheng Armament Workshop. Maybe there are enough weapons reserves, whether it is the Minger Workshop, or the Mingsan Workshop, the current reserves of military weapons are not enough, even if the craftsmen are asked to work overtime, it will not be enough to replace the old weapons of our Mu Jun soldiers!"

"If I want to mobilize, how many weapons can I mobilize?" Mu Jing asked.

Ordinary weapons are the first knife, iron shield, spear, bow and arrow, and battle armor.

"I made a preliminary count. There are 12 spears, [-] knives, [-] chain mail, [-] leather armor, [-] light leather round shields, [-] heavy square shields, and [-] stone bows. Two thousand stone bows, one hundred three stone bows, [-] arrowheads, and a lot of large siege equipment... My lord, the year before last and last year have consumed too much of our weapon reserves. For now, we can take them out , I'm afraid there are only so many!" Qi Ye did his work very carefully, almost keeping an account in his heart.

"Less is less!"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes: "But it should be enough!"

The equipment is worn out on the battlefield. After a battle, there are many that need to be replaced. They are broken, broken, and unusable. Of course, it is impossible to change weapons all at once. Newly produced weapons will be distributed in batches. , to replenish those soldiers whose weapons are worn out.

This amount, for the current Shepherd Army, is enough to make up for some weapon gaps.

He thought for a while, then asked: "How is the establishment of the military workshops in Jiangzhou and Chengdu?"

After taking charge of Yizhou, he had already ordered the Department of Military Industry to start setting up arms workshops in Chengdu and Jiangzhou, but he didn't know the current progress.

"Jiangzhou is going well, my lord, why don't you go and inspect it yourself!"

Qi Ye said: "Our military department in the Jiangzhou Armament Workshop has decided to install a new assembly line for armament production, and manufacture the 120 steel-making knives and five-bead crossbows with the highest technology and the most advanced iron-smelting technology!"

"Go and see!"

Mu Jing's eyes brightened slightly.

He has never slackened in the development of the military industry. Not only does he keep an eye on it all the time, he is not stingy with funds and talents.

Because he knows that the development of military industry is related to one of the balance of victory in war.

The confrontation on the battlefield may only be for a moment, but behind the victory and defeat, there are many things involved. This is a competition of manpower, financial resources, and national strength.

The Jiangzhou Armament Workshop is just next to the office of the Military Industry Department, with a total of fifty or sixty acres of land. As soon as you enter, there is a feeling of baking. The sound of bang bang bang is endless, and the stoves are burning It's amazing.

"Lord!"

Chu Zheng trotted up, covered in Han Shui.

He is Zuo Eng of the Military Industry Department, and under Qi Ye alone, he is in charge of Mingyi Workshop, the largest military workshop in the Minghou Mansion, and is also in charge of preparing for the establishment of the current Jiangzhou Military Workshop.

"Let me take a look at the Jiangzhou Armament Workshop!" Mu Jing said in a deep voice.

"My lord, come with me!"

Chu Zheng brought Mu Jing into the workshop. Many craftsmen and warriors in the workshop were tempering the blanks with hammers: "This is the Ming Yidao manufacturing workshop. There are thirty furnaces around it, all of which are used to make Ming Yidaos. of!"

Ming Yidao is a war sword developed by the No. 120 Armament Workshop of Minghou Mansion in conjunction with the Xu Family Workshop. It has a level of [-] refinement, has the shape of a first sword, and has been modified to have a strong Tang sword style.

It is currently the favorite saber of the officers and men of the Shepherd Army.

However, because the forging technology has not been completely mature and the number is not large, Jiangzhou Armament Workshop and Hongdu Institute of Science and Technology cooperated to modify the stove, which naturally became the largest manufacturing place of Ming Yidao, with a [-]% increase in efficiency. more than double.

"Next to it is the workshop of Mo Dao!"

"Five-bead crossbows are produced here. After they are built, they are sent to the side assembly. According to the assembly line suggested by the lord, the efficiency can be improved a lot!"

(End of this chapter)