Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 218 Two Geniuses
There are two types of geniuses in the world, one is extremely talented and the other is extremely studious. Lin Hai believed that Jiang Yu belonged to the latter. He initially liked Jiang Yu because of his obsession with learning literacy.

However, Jiang Yu also has a shortcoming. Although he is tall, he has a weak temperament and always gives people the impression of a big girl.

Such a person is not suitable to be the chief officer of the army. In the former artillery bureau, Jiang Yu was not able to suppress the veterans transferred from the Navy Department. Fortunately, the Army Department's military laws are strict, and Jiang Yu is very upright in his work, so those ruffians don't dare to do the same thing.

Now that the Artillery Bureau has been cancelled, Lin Hai has two ideas about Jiang Yu's arrangement, but he doesn't think too well at the moment, so he calls him here to hear his thoughts.

"This is probably the situation." Lin Hai first briefly introduced the Ministry of War's reorganization plan, and then said, "As for your personal arrangements next time, do you want to continue serving in the army, or do you want to transfer to the Civil Affairs Yuan?"

"General Officer, I want to continue to stay in the army. I can also be an ordinary artilleryman." Jiang Yu answered quickly, almost without thinking.

"I really want to know why." Lin Hai was a little curious. Jiang Yu didn't even ask what position he would be given if he went to the Civil Affairs Yuan.

"Because I like to have sex." Jiang Yu replied seriously.

Pfft... Lin Hai almost spit out a mouthful of tea. If these words were said by someone else, he would definitely think that this person was driving.

But Jiang Yu, forget it. Look at his serious expression, is he that kind of person?

"Actually, the work at the Civil Affairs Bureau is also related to artillery, and we also need to fight artillery." Lin Hai continued, "I plan to set up a special quality department in the Firearms Bureau. The job responsibilities include testing firearms before they leave the factory. If you are willing, This position of director can be assigned to you.”

Although the Bureau of Firearms has a series of operating procedures, it does not have a dedicated quality department. No one is responsible for the full-process quality control from raw material control, process inspection to delivery acceptance, let alone establishing a complete quality system similar to that used in later military production.

However, the quality of firearms is particularly important. There is a certain foundation for this work before. During the trial production of rockets, Lin Hai personally led Lun No. 1 to focus on the quality for a while, but there was no time to further promote and improve it.

Regarding the candidate for the director of the Quality Department, Lin Hai had two people in his pocket. Besides Jiang Yu, the other one was the head of the original rocket production workshop.

The two have their own advantages. The latter is more familiar with quality work, while the former is more user-minded. After all, Jiang Yu came from the military, and quality work is ultimately responsible to users. This is why some key military industrial units in later generations will have permanent military representatives.

In addition, Lin Hai also considered that Jiang Yu was very eager to learn. After he went to the Firearms Bureau, he might soon become a firearms expert. After all, He Liangtao had never been exposed to technology when he went to Macau. The main thing is to be interested and hardworking.

"Chief, I still prefer to be an artilleryman." After Jiang Yu thought about it carefully, he finally chose to persist.

"If that's the case, then I respect your choice." Lin Hai was silent for a while, and then said, "I know you are very ambitious, and you are definitely not willing to be an ordinary artilleryman. But if you want to be in the army, you You still need more practice, I want to send you overseas first."

"Yes, Chief!" Jiang Yu looked solemn when he heard this. He was indeed very high-spirited. He had always been ashamed of Lin Hai sending Viper to his side to supervise the army during the Battle of Dongshan.

"To be specific, I'm going to take a few gunners with me and go to Java with my sworn brother..."

Lin Hai also prepared ten powerful cannons for the Sultan of Ma Daran on Java Island. This is a potential ally in the future decisive battle with VOC. Now it is necessary to establish diplomatic relations with it in the name of Jinhe State.

Matalan is a country that emerged from the interior, and its use of firearms is far inferior to that of Guangnan. Huiyou Company doesn't have any talents who are proficient in Javanese, and they can't even write a user manual, so they can only send a few more people over for training for a few days. Lin Hai plans to let Jiang Yu take charge of this matter.

Life at sea is always the most tempering. No matter how weak you are, if you hang out with those sailors for a long time, you will eventually become a social brother. Moreover, sailing in this era is full of dangers, which will also be beneficial to Jiang Yu's improvement of his psychological quality.

After sending Jiang Yu away, Lin Hai called over Lun Yiyi and He Liangtao. First, he explained the establishment of the Quality Department of the Firearms Bureau and the selection of the director. Then he asked He Liangtao: "How is the imitation work of the flintlock machine going now? ?”

"It's going well. Judging from the current situation, it shouldn't take more than half a year." He Liangtao then asked, "General, when will the iron mold cannon project be launched?"

"Don't worry, I think it will be soon." Lin Hai smiled when he heard this, "Deputy Director He, have you done any research on mortars? They are large-caliber artillery with a particularly short barrel, used to open shells. "

"I haven't built one before, but this thing is very simple, much easier than long-barreled artillery." He Liangtao had read many books on Western artillery, so he naturally knew what Lin Hai was talking about.

The bowl-mouth mortar in the early Ming Dynasty is actually a kind of mortar, but its design is not as scientific as the Western mortar. The latter was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty, and its typical representative is the flying mortar.

However, although He Liangtao knew about the mortar, he had no interest in it, so he never did it himself. He mainly disliked its low technical content.

"You have to eat food one bite at a time. Iron mold cannon casting is a new technology. You can start with simple things." Lin Hai continued, "But before that, you must use the clay mold method to try out a suitable one." The gun type is obtained, and then the iron mold casting method is used for trial production of this gun type. "

"What specific requirements does the chief have?" He Liangtao became excited after hearing this.

"A mule can carry the gun carriage. Under this weight constraint, we will try out a mortar with the best overall performance. I will equip the troops before the end of the year." Lin Hai did not mention the matter of ammunition. The existing technology The blooming bomb is easy to make. If you want to make a collision fuse, it is the Lifetime series.

The reason why we proposed to engage in mortar artillery at this time was mainly to prepare for future siege battles. During the Battle of Dongshan, Zhengzhi Longying City was firmly defended, which once made the Ministry of War uncomfortable.

After the light mortar is completed, in addition to being used as a prototype for iron-moulded cannons, the next step is to develop super-heavy mortars for ships. The mortar boats can greatly enhance the navy's shore attack capabilities.

"Okay, that's all I want to talk about today. You two can go and get busy." Lin Hai served tea to see the guests off, and then said to Lun No. 1, "By the way, No. 1, you will come with me to Master Pan's house tomorrow." Once."

After the chief and deputy director of the Construction Department left, Lin Hai picked up a tea bowl and moistened his throat. He had finally dealt with all the matters at hand, and he could concentrate on the shipbuilding business.

Chen Linhai has carefully read the article submitted by the master surnamed Pan. If he could sum up his feelings after reading it in one sentence, it would be that he found a treasure.

In this era, shipbuilding was considered a very large systematic project, far exceeding firearms manufacturing in terms of complexity. In addition to wooden components such as keels, ribs, hulls, masts, and rudders, sails, cables, putty, anchors, and nails also require specialized workshops, plus the construction of slipways and docks, so the shipyard The setup itself is quite complicated.

But Pan Dajiang's instructions were written in a very orderly manner. He first wrote in detail what the final shipyard would be like, and then he wrote about the existing conditions of the shipbuilding bureau, which ones needed to be built and which ones needed to be renovated. He also wrote down very clearly how to implement them. .

He even roughly estimated the required construction funds, which Lin Hai did not request. This shows that this person has a managerial mindset and is worthy of being a wealthy businessman.

After Lin Hai read this article, he admired Master Pan even more, so he decided to visit this man's home in person. This can be regarded as his employment habit. In addition to working relationships, he also needs to establish certain personal relationships with his valued subordinates.

Master Pan currently lives in Guandu City, which is a place where wood is dried in the shade, not far from where the Ship Bureau is located.

The current Ship Bureau only has two mud docks, and Master Pan proposed in the document to build two stone docks in Keelung. The wind-shelter conditions of Freshwater are still not as good as those of Keelung. The main reason for choosing this location was the convenience of lumber transportation. However, if we want to build a high-value Galen, safety must still be given priority.

"General seat, Director Lun, the presence of these two great ministers will make this humble house look more prosperous!" After Master Pan learned that Lin Hai and Lun were coming together, he hurriedly welcomed him out. However, his words were as before, neither humble nor arrogant, and he was very kind to Lin Hai. The name has been changed to the main seat, and it seems that it has entered the state.

"Haha, Dad Pan is so polite. Are you still used to living here?" Lin Hai smiled heartily, holding a model ship in his hand.

"I'm used to living here. I'm used to living here. Chief Chief Lun, please come in..." Master Pan quickly asked Lin Hai and Lun No. 1 to come in. He quickly noticed the ship model in Lin Hai's hand. This boat is?"

What Lin Hai was holding was the Xingang ship model. He made it when he was working as a bookkeeper at Chen Ershao's shipyard. It was because of this ship model that he got to know Li Guozhu. However, there were no outfittings such as sails installed on the ship model at that time, but they were all installed at this time.

Lin Hai was waiting for a reply when he suddenly heard a voice coming from behind Master Pan: "This boat is good."

"Nonsense!" Pan Dajiang turned around and yelled like a reflex. He soon realized that he had made a mistake, and turned to Lin Hai and said, "I'm sorry, my boss. I didn't mean that the ship in my hands is not good."

"It doesn't matter. Today is not an official business, so Father Pan doesn't need to be restrained." Lin Hai waved his hands with a smile, and then asked, "Who spoke just now?"

"It's Quanzi Xuechu, who made the president laugh." Master Pan then shouted into the room, "You useless thing, why don't you get out of here and pay homage to the president and Director Lun."

"Why is Father Pan so harsh on the Young Master?" Lin Hai was still smiling. This Master Pan and Mr. Chen Ershao's father have completely different styles. I don't know what kind of person his son is?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a boy of 17 or 18 years old walking out. This boy was dressed just like any other person, but for some reason Lin Hai felt rebellious when he saw that look in his eyes. In his heart, he seemed to be like Er Shao Chen. of.

"Xue Zhong, my boy, pays my respects to the chief." The young man bowed to Lin Hai, and his behavior was quite decent.

"No need to be polite..." As soon as Lin Hai finished speaking, the young man straightened up and stared at the ship model in his hand.

"Your Majesty, have you ever learned shipbuilding?" Lin Hai then asked Pan, "Have you ever gone to school and learned to read?"

"I have learned everything, but..." Father Pan got a little angry when he heard this, "Mr. Sir, please come in first."

Lin Hai and Lun No. 1 then entered the house. Master Pan invited them to sit down in the hall. His son Pan Xuezhong also followed behind, still looking at the ship model in Lin Hai's hand.

"You have nothing to do here." Master Pan shouted at his son to leave, but Lin Hai stopped him.

Master Pan had no choice but to let his son follow him in, and then ordered his maid to serve tea. He had been a wealthy man. After coming to Tamsui, he received a generous settlement allowance and soon began to enjoy life again.

"To be honest with you, sir, this subordinate is quite incompetent." Master Pan sighed as he spoke, "It's his fault that he failed to raise him well. This is also because his subordinates were too busy when he was young and neglected to educate him."

Pan Xuezhong was born after the Manila Massacre. At that time, his father was just an apprentice and was so busy every day that he could not care about his son's education.

Just listen to Master Pan continue to say: "When my subordinate shows some success, Quanzi will be a big boy. I will teach him how to read, but Quanzi can't go to college, and he is still illiterate to this day."

"Dad, the child can read. It would be better if he is illiterate, so as not to get scolded by you all the time after watching "Journey to the West"." Pan Xuezhong was a little dissatisfied when he heard this. It was obvious that he and his father defined illiteracy. The standards are different.

"Children, don't interrupt when adults are talking." Master Pan scolded his son, and then said to Lin Hai, "As for shipbuilding, Quanzi worked with his subordinates in the shipyard when he was very young, but he was also very ambitious and never willing to settle down... "

Pan Dajiang said that his son was useless, but Lin Hai no longer dared to believe it. After all, if you can read "Journey to the West", you must know at least 2,000 words, right? Is this still called illiteracy in the Ming Dynasty?
"Dad Pan, what do you think of this ship?" Lin Hai pointed to the ship model he brought, "It doesn't matter if you just say it. If you say yes, I will let you build the ship according to this?"

"Chief Officer, this ship is illegal. I have never seen such a ship before. Only if it is built can we know whether it is good or not."

Lin Hai was slightly disappointed after hearing what Master Pan said. Ancient ship design was mainly based on experience and did not have much scientific content. However, experienced craftsmen should be able to discern the center of gravity and center of buoyancy of the hull, the center of pressure of the sail surface, and the overall coordination.

But this obviously requires spirituality. As Gauss said, someone who cannot see the beauty of Euler's formula at a glance cannot become a first-class mathematician.

Master Pan didn't seem to be a talented player. Lin Hai then asked his son: "You said this boat is good, but what is so good about it?"

"I can't tell, but it's very beautiful anyway." Pan Xuezhong was still looking at the model of the Baltimore Clipper, seemingly fascinated. "I'm sure that if this ship is built, it will be a good ship."

　Thanks to the flying little pig for the reward of 1000 taels!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)