Ming Zuo

Chapter 537 Bullet Production Line

"This kind of thing is called a snowboard. With your feet in the buckle, you only need to use two poles to walk on the snow."

"This is a specially thickened cotton jacket, with fur sewn into the lining, so it's impermeable to wind and water, and has a better cold-proof effect."

"These are underpants with plush fleece. They are worn inside the cotton trousers. They are very close-fitting, and you are no longer afraid of freezing your legs."

"This is a new type of lunch box, tin-plated, so it won't rust and can be used forever."

"This is a cotton cap. The ears next to it can be put down and tied around the chin so that it can cover the face and prevent frostbite."

Huang Sanhu and Fu Gang were all dumbfounded when they brought out one pile after another of good things.

No wonder their response was so late. It turned out that the logistics department had prepared so many good things.

To say that what shocked them the most was the new type of bullet.

Although it is still a Minie warhead, the paper cartridge case has been cancelled.Behind the warhead, there is a small circular iron pipe inlaid with the warhead.

When using it, you only need to pull out the bullet, and you can pour the gunpowder in the iron tube into the barrel.

There is an obvious constriction at the connection between this small iron pipe and the bullet, and the caliber is much smaller than the barrel, so it is very convenient to load gunpowder into the barrel.

"The frontline troops generally responded that when the paper cartridge case is charged, it is easy to be blown away in a strong wind. As a result, the amount of charge will be insufficient, which will have a great impact on the range and power."

"After receiving the feedback, our equipment department organized craftsmen to conduct detailed research. Using the principle of infantry shell shells for reference, this iron bullet shell was manufactured. The gunpowder in each shell is custom-made, and It is easier to separate the iron bullet case from the bullet than the paper bullet case. Because of the constriction of the front end, the bullet case can be directly inserted into the barrel, avoiding the inconvenience of operation in wind and rain.”

In the bullet factory, Zuo Dai walked with Zuo Menggeng while introducing him to the new bullets.

Today's bullet factory has completely bid farewell to the pure manual method of the past.

Especially in the production of Minie warheads, a mechanized production line has emerged.

Zuo Menggeng saw that the lead block that had just been smelted was put on the conveyor belt and sent to two rollers that rotated continuously up and down.

After this extrusion, the lead block becomes a thin lead plate when it comes out.

The lead plates pass through a slightly inclined conveyor belt and are transported to the next process, where five cutting knives are placed side by side.After the lead sheet has passed, it becomes a lead strip about two fingers wide.

Then to the front, there is a very thick big iron block.

There is a round hole the size of a thumb in the middle of the iron block, and the lead bar is squeezed in forcefully, and when it comes out from one end, it becomes a round lead bar with the same diameter as the gun barrel.

Although Zuo Menggeng doesn't understand industry, he also understands that today's craftsmen have realized the cross-rolling and extrusion methods.The production of bullets has been largely freed from manpower, and the production efficiency has been greatly enhanced.

The extruded lead rod is fed forward again.

Directly in front of it was a switch blade that rose and fell at a high speed, so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Every time the switch knife falls, it precisely cuts the lead strip into a finger-sized cylinder.

Zuo Menggeng deliberately went to the side to observe carefully.

Only then did I realize that there is a long sink on the side of the machine.

The water in the external reservoir is sent to a high place and then pours down the sink.The drop from high to low greatly enhances the water flow velocity.

When we got here, the turbine in the tank began to spin rapidly under the impact of the water flow.

After the gear coaxial with the turbine rotates, it drives a large number of gears of different sizes to rotate in conjunction.

Through the different rotation speeds of the large and small gears, the work with the same frequency of the knife blades is finally realized, and each lead block is cut to the same size.

After this process, only a few workers appeared.

They quickly picked up the lead weights from the plate and placed them on the conveyor belt at the other end.

This conveyor belt is full of long iron blocks, and each iron block has five grooves with the same diameter as the lead block.

All the workers have to do is place the lead weights in the grooves.

After the iron block was moved to the fixed position in front, there were also five iron pillars with pointed arcs on the top, which fell rapidly and hit the lead block.

After this process, the lead block changed from a cylinder to a bullet shape with a concave inside and a rounded front end.

The last process on the production line is to place the preliminarily formed warheads side by side on the upward iron pillars.

Further forward of the conveyor belt is an extremely thin steel plate that gradually tightens inward like a river flowing into the sea, with three upper and lower layers, and the inner and outer layers are arranged separately.

Three layers of steel plates are stacked together, and the gap between each layer is not even a decimeter.

Therefore, the total thickness of the three-layer steel plate is about [-] centimeters.

The distance between the inner and outer steel plates is slightly smaller than the diameter of the warhead, and the steel is harder than lead.Therefore, when the warhead is pushed in, under the joint action of the inner and outer steel plates, three grooves are carved on the bottom of the warhead.

The most novel thing is that when the warhead enters the machine, it will continue to rotate on the cylinder.

In this way, as the conveyor belt continues to advance, the groove of the warhead will be completely cut by the steel plate, and finally form a complete circle.

Zuo Menggeng squatted down and saw that there was a small gear on each cylinder under the machine.

These gears are in turn connected to the bearings of the conveyor belt.

As the bearings turn to propel the conveyor belt forward, the gears also drive each cylinder to rotate on its own, allowing the bullets to be grooved.

After these processes, a Minie warhead was initially formed.

The following processes such as grinding and calibration have to rely on manpower.

Even so, today's warhead production efficiency is more than ten times faster than before.

As for the iron shell casings shipped to Lushun, they were also produced in this factory.

After the red-hot molten iron comes out of the furnace, it is rolled on the conveyor belt by rollers, and it becomes a thin iron sheet.

The subsequent cutting, rolling, shaping, and production of bullets all have similarities.

As for the constriction of the front of the iron shell, it is also extruded, which can be formed in one go.

Finally, workers manually join the warhead and shell case together.Put it in the ammunition box and send it to the front line for soldiers to use.

"After this kind of transformation, our factory can now produce [-] bullets per day. This is still due to the shortage of our machines. When our production line expands in the future, the output will double."

Walking in the factory, listening to the roar of the machine.

Watching countless workers running back and forth, Zuo Menggeng felt relaxed and happy with the sense of accomplishment that the wave of industry created new things.

"Our strength has become stronger again, so our hope of transforming the world is even greater. And all this is not only due to the soldiers on the front line fighting well, but also to those of you who produced in the rear. I will Proposal for the administrative committee to award all of you collective first-class merit."

Everyone in the factory was overjoyed when they heard Zuo Menggeng's appreciation.

This first-class merit is not only an honor, but also has rich rewards behind it.

The workers in Shandong are always very motivated, which is directly related to the value they create in exchange for corresponding returns.

And to transform a society from agriculturalization to industrialization, it is through different means of incentives, and the accumulation of small things becomes more and more, and gradually becomes a reality.

Zuo Menggeng seemed to have seen the day when the brand-new army under his command swept the world.

But Zuo Liangyu, who was far away in Zhangde Mansion, felt that the sky was falling.

Xie Wenju invited him to drink, which made him very happy.

The chief general of the army has a good relationship with the eunuch who supervises the army, so that they can work together, and the mix will be nourished.

But when Zuo Liangyu came to Xie Wenju's mansion alone, and saw the smiling Gao Qiqian, and the knife and axemen around him, he realized that this was a Hongmen feast.

"The last general has always been loyal, bravely striving to be the first, diligent in the king's affairs, and dare not neglect. But I don't know what crime the last general committed, laboring the two Chinese military masters to mobilize the army like this?"

Gao Qiqian didn't make him kneel down, but instead poured him a glass of wine.

"Zuo Zongrong, you are here to fight for the country, do you know that your backyard has caused a terrible disaster?"

Zuo Liangyu's heart loosened and tightened again.

It was not my fault...

then who would it be
"Xie Zhongjun testified that the last general was in the army and hadn't returned home for a long time. I really don't know who caused the disaster? I also ask the two senior officers of the Chinese army to explain clearly."

High dives elongate the pitch.

"Zong Rong Zuo, that precious son of yours doesn't take you seriously! You know, your son has two hearts and is ready to rebel."

Zuo Liangyu immediately trembled, and the wine glass fell to the ground.

"This... this... this... the two Chinese military masters, have you misunderstood something? Or is there some gossip? There must be something wrong in this."

Zuo Menggeng disobeyed his orders and obstructed the marriage.

Although Zuo Liangyu was furious, he was only waiting to go back to punish him.But in the final analysis, he was his own son, breaking the bones and connecting the tendons.

Furthermore, rebellion is no joke.

Which of the rebels in the past was not implicated and wiped out?

Zuo Liangyu didn't live enough.

Now that he managed to get into the position of chief soldier, he has amassed a lot of wealth, and he still wants to go further, feeling that there will be endless glory and wealth waiting for him in the future.

"It must be that little bastard who didn't know the seriousness, or he had listened to other people's slander. I also ask the two senior officers in the Chinese army to agree. The end general will return to Linqing immediately, and I will tell him to turn his back on his way and start a new life."

"Hahahahaha..."

Gao Qiqian laughed until tears came out.

"Zuo Zongrong, what your son did, but our family went to Linqing in person and saw it with our own eyes, how can it be fake? You probably don't know it yet, your son now has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and a complete set of guns. With one order, the whole Shandong is shaking three times."

He looked over suspiciously.

"The imperial court's most elite Guan Ning army was defeated by the Dongjiang rebels, but now your son has beaten the Dongjiang rebels to the ground and has no place to be ashamed. He, I am afraid that there is no court in his eyes now."

Zuo Liangyu shook like a sieve, realizing that something was wrong.

Now Gao Qiqian and Xie Wenju were staring at each other, and the weapons of the axemen were cold and cold.What's more terrible is that the prosperity and wealth that he has been pursuing all his life seem to disappear in smoke.

What should he do?
(End of this chapter)