Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 585 The arsenal is full
"Regardless of infantry, artillery or baggage, each has a total of 288 people."

"Each general has one chief and one deputy commander, three staff officers, and three infantry posts with 3 people under its jurisdiction. Each post has one chief and one deputy chief, all of whom are filled by Guo Zisheng, and each has three trumpeters."

After more than two years of practice, the new army decided to cancel the drummer and only keep the trumpeter.

Because in practice, it has been found that the drummer is not indispensable, but can be played by the trumpeter, and the trumpeter can participate in the battle with one hand and a short gun, but the drummer cannot.

"Each infantry is equipped with 18 short guns, 270 flintlocks, and 9 bugles."

"Each field gun is equipped with 4 9-inch field guns and 275 short guns. Each mountain gun is equipped with 2.5 9-inch mountain guns and 275 short guns. Each infantry gun is equipped with 27 tiger squat guns and 275 short guns. branch."

"In general, each town is equipped with a total of 20800 flintlock guns, 4250 short guns, 4 90-inch field guns or 2.5 90-inch mountain guns, 270 tiger crouching guns, and 11200 mules and horses."

Having said this, Jiang Tianyi asked Chongzhen again: "My lord, the personnel and mules and horses of the new army have been prepared, but I just don't know if the weapons and equipment are sufficient?"

Hearing this, Chongzhen immediately beckoned for Zhu Shun to come forward in the matter.

"Zhu Shunshui, tell Jiang Tianyi how many weapons and equipment have been accumulated in the arsenal?"

Zhu Shunshui immediately took out a small notebook, opened it and read: "As of the end of this month, there are a total of 4 1200-inch field guns in stock, 2.5 600-inch mountain guns, 3200 tiger crouching guns, 1000 magic guns, and 11 firearms. There are more than 2 guns, more than 10 short guns, and more than [-] bayonets."

After a short pause, he continued: "In addition, the arsenal also reserves 4 million rounds of paper-cased bullets, 100 million rounds of 2.5-inch field gun paper-cased solid bullets and shotgun shells, and 50-inch mountain artillery paper-cased 300 rounds of solid bullets and shotguns, 50 million rounds of custom-loaded paper shells for tiger squat guns, and [-] rounds of hand grenades."

Jiang Tian did a silent calculation, and there were enough cannons.

But the number of flintlocks and blunderbusses was nearly half the difference.

In other words, now only five and a half new troops can be equipped.

Immediately Jiang Tian frowned and said, "My lord, the number of flintlocks and blunderbusses is far from enough."

"Brother Wenshi, don't worry." Zhu Shunshui said very calmly, "Because there are enough cannons, blacksmiths can switch to making flintlock guns, and the Daming Machinery Factory has just handed over to the Daming Arsenal and the Hubu Armory Twenty steam engines were purchased, so the production of flintlocks and muskets has increased to more than [-] per month."

Chongzhen also added with a smile: "In fact, production has been rampant since last month."

"Yes." Zhu Shunshui nodded in agreement, "More than [-] flintlock guns were produced last month."

As a large number of blacksmiths turned to making flintlock guns, and 30 steam engines provided mechanical power, the production capacity of flintlock guns and short guns in several arsenals suddenly increased.

Because the steam engine can drive the drilling machine and the forging machine.

Drilling machines can greatly increase the efficiency of drilling barrels.

The forging machine also greatly increases the efficiency of rolling gun barrels.

In fact, due to the lack of experience in using steam engines, and the crude forging and drilling machines, the efficiency is not high, so there is still a lot of potential to be tapped in several arsenals in Daming.

If necessary, it is not impossible to produce 5 flintlock guns a month.

However, it seems that there is no need for this, and a monthly output of 2 is enough.

Jiang Tianyi said: "If this is the case, there will be no problem. Before the end of the year, I will be able to complete the reorganization of 11 townships and the selection of chief officers and staff at all levels."

"Thank you Jiang Qing."

Chongzhen nodded happily.

While the three were talking, there were cheers from the sand table.

"Chaoyangmen is broken!" Chongzhen was refreshed for a moment, and immediately took Jiang Tianyi and Zhu Shunshui back to the sand table. After a look, he found that the Ming army had broken through Beijing's Chaoyangmen.

However, Yan Yingyuan didn't panic at all, and said calmly: "It's just a city gate. I have already rebuilt a city wall inside Chaoyang Gate! This road is blocked!"

"Then keep going!" Xu Yingwei laughed.

Now the two started the second round of competition.

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Beijing, Taikuang.

Dorgon dragged his sick body and was checking the arsenal.

Hubu Shangshu Yingerdai was on the side.

The war is imminent, in addition to the need to prepare food and fodder, armaments must also be counted.

Dorgon took down a flintlock gun from the shelf, and asked Yingerdai, "How many self-generating guns are there in the arsenal today? How many red-coated cannons and camel cannons are there respectively?"

Ying Erdai opened his mouth and replied: "Returning to the master, there are more than 7 self-generating guns, more than 600 red cannons and more than 800 camel swivel guns in the arsenal."

"What?" Dorgon's face immediately collapsed.

"How come there are more than 600 red cannons and more than 800 camel cannons?"

"There are also self-generating guns, how could there be only more than 7? What are you doing, Ying Erdai?"

"Bingzhan Bureau can build 50 red cannons, 80 camel cannons, and 3000 self-generated guns in a month. Now that three years have passed, there should be 1800 red cannons, 3000 camel cannons, and 11. Self-generated firecrackers, how could it be so small?"

"The master doesn't know something."

Ying Erdai said with a wry smile: "At the beginning, the Bingzhan Bureau could indeed manufacture 50 red cannons, 80 camel cannons and 3000 self-generated firecrackers every month."

"But later on, couldn't you buy low-priced iron materials from Nanming?"

"Bingzhan Bureau transferred all the blacksmiths to make self-generated guns, and stopped mining and iron smelting."

"However, Nanming suddenly cut off the supply of iron materials half a year ago, and the Bingzhan Bureau was in a hurry to mine and smelt iron, so the red cannons and camel cannons were all stopped for more than half a year, and the only priority was to ensure the production of self-generating guns. "

The economic blockade more than half a year ago caught Jiannu by surprise, and the manufacture of various firearms was also greatly disturbed.

"In addition, there were a lot of losses in Liaodong and Dagukou before, and some red cannons, camel cannons, and self-generating guns were stationed in Dagukou and Gaizhouwei, so the inventory is just that."

Hundreds of red cannons were lost in the Battle of Dagukou, and they have not been recovered so far.

In the Battle of Hunhe in Liaodong, more than 100 various artillery pieces and more than 1 self-generated guns were lost.

After a pause, Ying Erdai went on to say: "Counting all the firearms of the Eight Banners Han Army and the Green Battalion stationed in Dagukou and Gaizhouwei, I have more than 9 self-generated firecrackers in the Qing Dynasty. There are more than 900 cannons, more than 1200 camel cannons, and more than 500 old Franc cannons of various models."

"Damn it." Dorgon cursed and asked again, "Is the iron supply settled now?"

"My lord, it's been resolved." Yingerdai responded quickly, "Now I can make as many firearms as before in a month, and even a little more, because the number of skilled blacksmiths has become more."

After pondering for a while, Dorgon asked, "If you try your best to make self-generating firecrackers, how many can you make every month?"

Ying Erdai was stunned when he heard the words, then scratched his head and said, "Return to the master, you have to ask Tang Ruowang to find out about this, the slave really doesn't know this."

Dorgon immediately ordered Cao Eryu to find Tang Ruowang.

After seeing the ceremony, Dorgon asked: "Tang Ruowang, if starting today's military battle, we will try our best to build self-generated guns, how many can we build in a month?"

Tang Ruowang replied without thinking, "Eight thousand sticks."

"Okay." Dorgon said decisively, "Then go all out to build a self-generated firecracker."

Dorgon is actually very helpless. If possible, he actually wants to equip the 40 Yong Lian with self-generated firecrackers, but it is obviously too late now, and now he can only equip the Eight Banners Han Army.

Before the Ming army launched a large-scale northern expedition, it was necessary to replace the 12 Eight Banners Han troops with self-generated guns.

The 4 Green Battalion are artillery anyway, and they don’t need self-fired guns. The 11 Manchurian Banners and 3 Eight Banners Mongolia are cavalry, and they can also fight with large bows and horn bows.

As for practicing bravery, you can only use spears.

Thinking of this, Dorgon sighed again.

Time does not wait, time does not wait, it would be great if he could be given another three to five years.

While speaking, Cao Eryu hurried over to report: "Master, Fu Yijian has an audience."

"Fu Yijian?" Dorgon said a little unhappy, "Has he left for Xi'an yet?"

Cao Eryu said: "He said he wanted to discuss an agreement with the master, otherwise even if he went to Xi'an, it would be useless."

Dorgon immediately guessed Fu Yijian's intentions, and said with a dark face: "No, tell him, it is impossible for me to give away the land that the Eight Banners warriors have worked so hard to conquer."

"There is no need to mention the matter of giving Shanxi to Pseudo-Shun."

"If he is unable to persuade Pseudo-Shun to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, I can replace him."

After this pause, Dorgon said again: "Just tell him what I said."

More than half a year ago, when he was in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou persuaded Dorgon to sacrifice Shanxi Province in exchange for reconciliation with Pseudo-Shun and then formed an alliance to fight against Nanming.

But Dorgon did not adopt Hong Chengchou's suggestion.

It's not that Dorgon doesn't know how to do it, but that he doesn't dare to do it.

The reason is also very simple. The political system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is fundamentally different from that of the Ming Dynasty.

The political system of the Ming Dynasty emphasizes being ordered by heaven, and the power of the emperor comes from the grant of heaven. Therefore, unless they are punished by heaven or punished by the people, the scholar-official class has no right to change the emperor due to the constraints of Confucian etiquette, at least on the surface. Power, whether there is a change of emperor secretly or not, only God knows.

Therefore, the power base of the Ming emperor is very stable, and he will not be replaced because of the loss of teachers and land.

But the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were not good. The power of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty came from the support of the nobles of the Eight Banners.

What's more, Dorgon is not the real emperor yet.

What's more, Dorgon has suffered repeated defeats before, and his prestige has been greatly reduced.

At this time, if Shanxi is given to Pseudo-Shun, the nobles of the Eight Banners will definitely rebel.

(End of this chapter)