There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 105 Inspection of Sitong Village (Part )

After coming to the cottage meeting hall and sitting down, Lin Feng said first: "Da Shan, please tell me about the situation of the escort team first."

Fang Dashan was about to stand up and report when Lin Feng stopped him and said, "Sit down and talk."

So Fang Dashan sat down again and reported: "President, there are currently 330 guards in Sitong Village, and dozens more were recruited from the refugees some time ago.

There are about 200 family members of the team members in the village, who are mainly engaged in laundry, cooking, cleaning and other support services. When they have time, they plant some vegetable fields, and they are not paid, so they just take care of the food every day. There are also some family members who have been recruited to work in the Fudong compound and do not usually live in the cottage. "

"What about the weaponry situation?" Lin Feng then asked.

"The first squadron has been equipped with machetes and half of the armor; the second squadron has been equipped with 50 firecrackers and 50 sets of bows and arrows, and basically has all the weapons. The weapons of the auxiliary squadron are basically captured, and everyone has one. , It’s just not very unified.” Fang Dashan replied.

"Now that there are more people in the escort team, it is necessary to set up a separate reconnaissance detachment. It is mainly responsible for detecting the enemy's situation, just like the night guard in the border army. You first select 10 people with better skills to set up a reconnaissance detachment. You see Who is suitable to take charge?" Lin Feng arranged.

"President, the Orion Zhou Zhiwei who emerged from the last assessment is very good at lurking, tracking down traces, etc." Fang Dashan recommended.

Lin Feng still had an impression of this person, so he said, "Then let him try it first."

"Understood! We will implement it immediately!" Fang Dashan replied.

"In addition, let Fang Xiaoyu choose a few trustworthy people from the escort team to come over and be my personal guards." Lin Feng continued to explain.

"Okay, we will definitely recommend the most reliable person." Fang Dashan said positively when he heard that Lin Feng would be assigned a personal guard.

Lin Feng then asked: "Zhixin, tell me about the situation at the ordnance factory."

"Okay, President, with the extensive use of coke, our ordnance factory's production of knives and armor has accelerated a lot, and the monthly output of Type I fire guns has also increased to 40 pieces.

If the steam engine could be put into practical use and drilled into tubes, the speed should be greatly improved. " Zhao Zhixin replied.

“For the production of ordnance, especially advanced ordnance, we must adopt the method of producing one type and researching the other type in advance.

Now that we are producing the first-type electric firecrackers, we must start researching the second-type electric guns so that we can continue to upgrade them. " Lin Feng said.

"President's idea is very good. Let's go back and study it carefully, but we don't know which direction to improve next." Zhao Zhixin said.

"To improve the performance of fire guns, the most important thing now is to increase the rate of fire. I recently thought of a way, which is to use a conical ignition hole, make the part connecting the firing groove and the ignition hole into a conical shape, and use the ejector rod to compress the gunpowder. It will automatically pass through the ignition hole and enter the gunpowder container, which can greatly save the time of loading propellant."

Lin Feng recently read "A Brief History of the Development of Small Arms in the World" in the space, and saw the structure of the Prussian M1741 flintlock gun, so he taught Zhao Zhixin the most important technical improvements and asked them to study it.

This gun was only widely installed in European armies at the end of the 18th century. It was very advanced and could be achieved by the existing technological level of the Ming Dynasty.

After Zhao Zhixin heard this, he quickly found a piece of paper and drew it, then patted his forehead and said, "This design is really genius. It can greatly reduce the charging time of firearms. The president is really a genius in the study of firearms!"

"Where, where, I just had an accidental idea. How to implement it depends on you." Lin Feng quickly said modestly. He is really not good at developing firearms, so he can only copy it.

As usual at noon, Lin Feng had dinner with the majority of the team members at the escort team's restaurant. Lunch is pork bone stewed with radish vermicelli, served with rice and steamed buns.

Of course, there aren’t a lot of meat and bones, the main thing is to stew it for flavor, and you’ll go bankrupt if you don’t eat the big fish and meat every meal. But this kind of food was considered very good in the late Ming Dynasty.

Lin Feng naturally didn't dislike it, so he filled a bowl, took two steamed buns, and found a random table to sit down to eat.

During the meal, Lin Feng casually asked a young man sitting across from him: "Where did you come from and when did you join the escort?"

Just as the young man was about to stand up, Lin Feng quickly stopped him and said, "Sit down, sit down, let's eat and talk."

"Sir, the younger one is from Hanzhong, Shaanxi. He fled to Fugu to escape the war. Fortunately, the county government organized a porridge donation a few years ago, so our family survived." The young man replied.

"Who else is at home? What's your name?" Lin Feng then asked.

"The younger one's name is Peng Xing, and his father and younger brother are still at home."

"Where's your mother?"

"Both my mother and sister were kidnapped by the peasant army. My mother couldn't bear to be humiliated and committed suicide by hitting the wall. My sister also wanted to commit suicide but was stopped by them and kidnapped." Peng Xing replied with tears in his eyes.

"Don't worry. One day, our escort team will avenge your mother. Let's see if there is a chance to find your sister." Lin Feng persuaded.

"Sir, I believe in you. I will work hard to practice my skills and kill those corrupt officials who persecute people and the peasant army who loot everywhere." Peng Xing vowed.

"Very good, those peasant armies are unreliable. They claim to conquer the world for the common people, but they can only destroy production. We have to rely on our own strength. We must train our troops well to protect our families." Lin Feng also borrowed the words. Motivated.

"Understood!" The surrounding guards put down their bowls and chopsticks and said together.

After eating, Lin Feng thought that this escort should not only train troops, but also teach the members who to fight for, who to pay, and whose orders to obey.

So he called Fang Dashan again and asked him to find a few literate and reliable team members to serve as propaganda teachers part-time. He should not only train the team members, but also provide ideological education to the team members to avoid disobeying orders, acting on their own, or even The problem of rebellion.

In the afternoon, Lin Feng went to the ordnance factory again, and continued to discuss with Zhao Zhixin and others the research and development of the No. 2 electric gun proposed in the morning, and told them to start the artillery casting project as soon as possible.

If you encounter a large group of enemies in the next step, the power of the artillery will obviously be greater. Especially when the enemy has siege equipment, artillery is mainly needed to defend the enemy.

However, if the artillery casting project is launched, the ordnance factory's demand for iron and gunpowder will surge, and the problem of the source of raw materials must be solved as soon as possible.

After a few things were explained, Fang Xiaoyu and Fang Dashan also selected five personal guards. One of them was Qian Zhuo, who had outstanding performance in the last assessment. He had served as a guard in a border town and his personal martial arts was still very good.

Lin Feng briefly looked at the situation of several people and then all agreed. With Fang Dashan’s assessment and recommendation, there’s nothing to worry about.

Before leaving the mountain, Lin Feng repeatedly told Fang Dashan and Zhao Zhixin that they must strengthen the confidentiality of the cottage, especially the ordnance factory. The new guns and steam engines being researched are the group's top secrets, so they must be cautious to prevent leaks.

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