The best little eunuch

Chapter 180 The Rifling Problem
Chapter 180 The Rifling Problem
In the past, muskets were not accepted by people, one because it was easy to explode, and the other was its accuracy.Now these two problems have been solved by Lin Feng, and the musket can be put into mass production.Of course, Lin Feng will try his best to improve its lack of range.However, that can't be done in a while, after all, Lin Feng is not a professional, he can only rely on the efforts of those craftsmen.

"Since your lord says so, then the little one won't say anything. However, the little one must first see the Western craftsman make a musket. The little one wants to see, what is the use of this rifling?" Mu Jin still said stubbornly.After all, the weapon that he and those craftsmen have put so much effort into cannot be obliterated by such a casual sentence.

"This is natural. I can't see the finished product, so I don't dare to trust them to produce it." Lin Feng said: "Anyway, after three days, we will see the result."

"After those three days, I will take the prisoner to see the difference between the muskets produced by this Western craftsman." Mu Jin said a little unconvinced.Could it be that this foreign monk is better at reciting scriptures than the local people?
After explaining to Mu Jin to continue to produce muskets, Lin Feng left the general prison.After all, the production speed of the musket with rifling is definitely not as fast as that without rifling.So, for now, for you, Lin Feng's troops will definitely give priority to equipping these muskets without rifling.As for the rifled muskets, they will be equipped with soldiers with good marksmanship and used as snipers.

However, the cost of being a prisoner has begun to become a headache for Lin Feng.Originally, Lin Feng thought that the navy was a very expensive unit, but he didn't expect that the muskets cost as much as the navy.

At present, based on the production of this kind of musket without rifling, the cost of a musket is about ten taels of silver, not counting the wages of the craftsmen.If you count the cost of the craftsmen and the ammunition they will consume in the future, the consumption of that musket is indeed not low.

At present, there are basically no organized troops of Lin Feng equipped with muskets.But the gunpowder consumed by such unorganized troops is no longer a small amount.Of course, this is also related to the immature production technology of gunpowder. It's a pity that Lin Feng doesn't understand the production of gunpowder. Otherwise, maybe it can be improved. In this way, it may save a little money.

After leaving the general prison, Lin Feng rushed back to the left-behind department.For now, the artisans have already been arranged, and the mercenaries are next.Lin Feng hired them back, not as mercenaries, but as coaches of the new army.Neither Lin Feng nor Niu Jin knew much about these three-stage shooting methods.Lin Feng also learned from hearsay.As for Niu Jin, it was completely taught by Lin Feng.Its level can be imagined.

Therefore, in order to train these new troops more systematically, Lin Feng asked Cao Zhen to spend a lot of money to hire such a group of Frangji mercenaries. Their prices were much higher than those Frangji craftsmen.But for the sake of his new army, Lin Feng could only grit his teeth and spend the money.

"My lord, those Westerners have been sent to the army according to your request." Yao Xing said to Lin Feng as soon as Lin Feng came back.

"Okay, I'll take a rest first, and I'll deal with their affairs tomorrow." Lin Feng said to Yao Xing.He can't hand over these things to others. After all, no one knows what Lin Feng's purpose is.Therefore, he can only do everything by himself.

Sighing, Lin Feng said helplessly, "I was born with a hard-working life!"

Early the next morning, after Lin Feng told Yao Xing to deliver the purchased items to the Franc machine craftsmen, he took a few guards and walked towards the barracks.

When Lin Feng came to the barracks, those recruits were doing morning exercises.This is also the new rule that Lin Feng set for them.Morning exercises must be done every morning.As for the content of the drill, it will be flexibly arranged by Niu Jin.

What surprised Lin Feng was that those mercenaries from Frangji were also practicing, but they did not train with those recruits, but trained by themselves, and their training content was similar to that of the new army. It seems that Lin Feng There is nothing wrong with my own thinking.

Seeing Lin Feng coming, Niu Jin hurried over and said, "My lord, those Fulang robots are really strange."

"What happened to them?" Lin Feng asked puzzled.

"You see, they also train like us. It's been like this since they came. When we train, they also train. When we stop, they also stop. Anyway, they do the same thing as us." Niu Jin said .It stands to reason that these Frangji mercenaries did not have any assignments for them, but they strictly demanded themselves, completely following the rules of the barracks.It can be seen from here that they have good qualities.

"It seems that they have good military qualities." Lin Feng said: "A qualified soldier can be strict with himself at any time."

Although he didn't quite understand Lin Feng's words, Niu Jin couldn't deny that these Frangji soldiers were really good. If they were soldiers in the barracks and no one was watching them, why would they not train so consciously?

Those Flangji soldiers who were training saw Lin Feng walking towards them, so they quickly stopped training, faced Lin Feng, and gave a military salute.

"Are you guys training?" Lin Feng asked.

"Yes, my lord." A mercenary who looked at the captain of these people said.

Nodding in satisfaction, Lin Feng said, "Come with me, and the others will continue training."

"Yes, my lord." The Frangji mercenary said, and let the others continue training, while he followed Lin Feng and walked towards Lin Feng's usual office.

Pointing to the chair, Lin Feng said: "Sit down, Second Lieutenant." Lin Feng could see his rank, which should be Second Lieutenant.

"My lord, do you know your military rank?" the Frangji mercenary asked in shock.Because no matter in Nanyang or other places, it is difficult for those people to understand the military rank.

Nodding his head, Lin Feng said: "Military rank, of course I understand. Well, let's not talk about this, you do it first."

"Yes, my lord." The Frangji mercenary said, and sat down straight.Even when sitting, he maintained a straight posture, instead of sitting there casually like ordinary people.

"Second Lieutenant, you haven't told me your name yet?" Lin Feng asked.

"My lord, my name is Danny." said the Frangji mercenary.

"Danny." Lin Feng repeated in a low voice, and then asked: "Lieutenant Danny, are you willing to work for me?"

"Yes, my lord." Danny said: "You have paid me a high employment fee, so I naturally want to work for you."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Lin Feng said, "I mean, are you willing to join my army?"

"My lord, this..." Danny was a little embarrassed. As mercenaries, they fought for various countries, but they had never joined other countries.

Looking at Danny, Lin Feng said, "I will pay you what you are satisfied with. How about twice your current salary?"

"My lord..." Danny wanted to say something, but Lin Feng said directly, "Three times."

"As you wish, my lord." As soon as Danny heard the triple reward, he immediately agreed, let those damn rules go to hell, the money you get is the most real.Those rules can't be eaten as food.

"Second Lieutenant Danny, I want to know, will you train the army? Train them into soldiers like you." Lin Feng asked.

After thinking about it, Danny said, "No problem, my lord."

"That's good." Lin Feng looked at Danny and said, "I'm promoting you to captain now. From now on, you will be responsible for the training of my soldiers until they are as good as you."

"Thank you, sir." Danny said excitedly.In any case, he can be regarded as promoted.You know, if this is in Frangji, then he must be the youngest captain.What an honor it is.

"I will get your military rank and appointment letter to you as soon as possible." Lin Feng said, "If possible, I hope you can take office today."

"No problem, my lord." Danny said happily.

"Then let's go out and let you meet your soldiers by the way." Lin Feng said, leading Danny towards the big school field outside.

Seeing you, Lin Feng going back and forth, Niu Jin immediately ran over and stood beside Lin Feng, waiting for orders.

"Go get the soldiers to assemble." Lin Feng said to Niu Jin.

"Yes, my lord." Niu Jin said, and immediately went to let the soldiers gather.

Seeing that Danny was also looking at the soldiers in the field, Lin Feng couldn't help asking: "What do Captain Danny think of my soldiers?"

"My lord, please forgive me. These soldiers of yours are all recruits, and to a certain extent, they are not even recruits." Danny's words directly lost Lin Feng's confidence. Gone.

"These soldiers have trained for a long time. Could it be that they can't even compare with recruits?" Lin Feng asked in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)