Ming Zuo

Chapter 98 The big pit of weapons [Thank you for finally having time for the reward! 】

After the intelligence department was on the right track, Zuo Menggeng called Zuo Fu and Zuo Gui.

"That Xu Yaqing will not be reconciled to being silent, and she can't tell when she will come to the door. We can't wait passively. So I plan to let the two of you go to Dongping once."

Hearing Zuo Menggeng mention the White Lotus Saint again, both Zuo Fu and Zuo Gui were shocked.

The face of the enemy is never scary.

Even if the enemy is very strong, it is enough to fight with real swords and real guns.

But poison arrows in this shadow are the most terrifying.

You don't know when she'll give it to you.

Zuo Menggeng was right.

The best way to prevent danger from happening is to nip it in the bud.

However, Dongping is far away from Linqing, and it is not his own territory, so he has to be careful when doing things.

Intelligence, or intelligence.

Only by obtaining the specific information of Xu Yaqing and Dongping Shuizhai can we formulate specific plans.

Zuo Fu thought for a while and said, "Then I'll bring some good seedlings over there."

He intends to use this action as an opportunity to exercise.

Zuo Menggeng naturally had no opinion.

"There is only one requirement. It doesn't matter if you can't find a clue, but you must not expose it."

In the face-to-face confrontation, Xu Yaqing is definitely not an opponent.Zuo Menggeng was afraid of scaring the snake, so she ran away.

In that case, it would be extremely difficult to find it again.

Zuo Fu and Zuo Gui took orders, and it really took a while.

Zuo Menggeng found Chen Zhi again.

For this outstanding scholar, Zuo Menggeng has a new idea for his use after long-term observation.

"I'm going to ask you to take charge of Zhuangzi. Uncle Qin is too old, and he has no knowledge. It's okay to take care of a small village, but he can't handle this big Zhuangzi with tens of thousands of people."

Chen Zhi was quite surprised when she heard that she was asked to go to Zhuangzi's place to work.

"Senza, shouldn't I be going to the camp?"

Zuo Menggeng explained the idea.

"Here in the barracks, the relationship between the top and bottom is relatively simple, and the affairs are relatively simple. Even if there are not enough talents, it can be cultivated slowly. But on Zhuangzi, men and women, young and old, and short-term parents must be managed by competent people."

Chen Zhi pondered quietly, and was actually very moved.

He is a scholar, and his greatest wish is to obtain a title and become an official, shepherd, and guardian.In any case, the nature of the literati is there.

Although he liked the barracks, he always felt out of place.

When I went to Zhuangzi, although I was only in charge of a Zhuangzi, my overall feeling was very similar to that of a civil servant.

Zuo Menggeng also said: "Don't look at just a Zhuangzi, but there are always thousands of people inside and outside. If you can manage these people well, when you go outside, you will be more than enough to be a prefect."

He really wasn't exaggerating.

Don't look at many prefectures and counties with a population of hundreds of thousands, but as magistrates and prefects, what they can actually manage is not necessarily whether they have a population of more than [-].

The vast majority of officials, except for the Spring and Autumn Taxes, are actually very far from the local government.

Chen Zhi managed more than [-] people, but they were actually more than [-] people, and they had to obey his management.

If he can do this job well, there will be absolutely no problem in serving as a prefect-level official in the future.

Chen Zhi also understood and readily agreed.

But he also has a condition.

"Qianzuo, can you ask Jiang Wei to come and help me? After all, I'm alone, so I'm afraid I won't be able to do it."

Zuo Menggeng did not agree.

"Jiang Wei is going to the Industrial Bureau, and there are a lot of things to manage. You can only rely on yourself here. In addition, after the school has cultivated talents, it will be for you to choose first."

Zuozhuang Academy not only teaches children, but also adults.

However, the work of teaching adults does not require Zuo Menggeng to take action, and others are responsible.

People who are taught this way will not have too solid knowledge, but it is still enough to be a helper.Maybe after practice and training in the future, some talents will be able to come out.

Although there are currently more than [-] readers, there is still a large talent gap.

Zuo Menggeng had no choice but to drive these people away like donkeys.

Although Chen Zhi was very distressed, she was able to fulfill her desire to become an official and still took office.

At the same time, Zuo Menggeng integrated its industrial departments and established the Industrial Bureau for unified management.

The smelting, gun-making, glass, clothing, and gunpowder factories are all under the Bureau of Industry.

Zuo Menggeng, the first director of the Industrial Bureau, chose Jiang Wei.

Compared with other scholars, Jiang Wei has a very good quality.

That is, there is no superior mentality, and you can get along with anyone.And he also has a certain interest in industrial manufacturing and is willing to study in depth.

A leader in charge of industry, who knows nothing about industry, is certainly impossible.

Jiang Wei did not expect that because of his personality, he would suddenly become the leader of a large department.

For Zuo Menggeng's high regard, he really has a sense of the five, and he is very concerned about management.

"Boy, how do you arrange this old man?"

Bi Maokang cleared his mind and began to ask for things.

For this great master, Zuo Menggeng was too late to make offerings.

"Master Dongjiao, you are always an expert in firearms, so you have to be in charge of the production of firearms. Look, how is the director of the firearms workshop?"

Bi Maokang blew his beard and stared.

"Am I worse than that scholar Jiang Wei? I actually let a junior ride on my head."

Zuo Menggeng smiled bitterly and had to explain.

"Jiang Wei is only an administrative officer, only responsible for the daily management of the Industrial Bureau, and he doesn't know how to build a firearm. You are different. You are the best firearms expert in Daming, why do you have to use your talents?"

Having said that, Bi Maokang's face turned slightly sullen, and at the same time he was a little regretful.

"Hey, the musket you made out is ingenious and unparalleled in the world. The old man was just a follower of Xiao Gui and Cao, picking up people's teeth and wisdom."

This kind of ruthless thinking is unacceptable.

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly said: "Dongjiao Gong, the flash cap gun is far from perfect, and there is still a lot of room for improvement."

He took Bi Maokang to a workshop.

There are not many people here, it is very quiet, only a few craftsmen are thinking about something.

"These used to be craftsmen who made chainmail. Because our army doesn't need armor, the juniors asked them to try something new."

Bi Maokang saw that these craftsmen were trying to pull the red-hot steel into silk, but they failed after repeated trials and failed.

"What's the use of this thing?"

Talk to experts, drawings are the most useful.

Zuo Menggeng drew the breech gun on the paper.

"You have seen the reed, which is very elastic and can provide driving force to the ram that is fired. The younger generation is thinking, can we make elastic steel like this? If it can be made, it is Isn't it possible to change the reloading method?"

Zuo Menggeng took out a bullet and gestured on the spot: "At that time, we can put the flash cap in the bullet, load the bullet from the position where the bolt is pulled, and then use the spring-driven striker to fire the bullet? If If it succeeds, will it shoot faster than the flasher guns of today?"

Bi Maokang was holding the blueprint in his hand, and the whole person was trembling.

When he saw the flash hat gun, he thought that all the firearms in the world were over.

But he did not expect that Zuo Menggeng once again opened his eyes.

There is no need to pour gunpowder from the muzzle, and no need to use a sprue to feed the bullet into the bottom of the barrel.

Just pull out the bolt, put the bullet into the barrel as a whole, and push the bolt to shoot directly.

This turned out to be three times faster than the firing rate of a flash hat gun...

He already understood the structure of the bolt.

It's very simple, and it's not impossible to make it.

There is only one difficulty, and that is the spring.

When these craftsmen used to make chainmail, they used to draw wrought iron and then weave it into armor.

Although they are all wire drawing, wrought iron wire drawing and stainless steel wire drawing are not the same thing at all.

They've been experimenting here for over a month now and have been failing.

Fortunately, Zuo Menggeng has always supported, giving whatever they want, so that these people can continue the experiment with peace of mind.

Unlike the craftsmen, Bi Maokang is a man of culture.

He knew that since the reed is elastic, the spring drawn by Zuo Menggeng must also be elastic.

As long as it is built, the flash hat gun can be further upgraded.

This prospect made Bi Maokang's blood boil, and without saying a word, he took over the workshop and was personally responsible for the development of springs.

Seeing Bi Maokang roll up his sleeves, get together with a group of craftsmen, and concentrate on drawing, Zuo Menggeng showed a smile of successful trickery.

Dear weapon master, no matter how many doubts you have before, you can only swim in the ocean of innovation provided by this young master.

Do you think you're done when you make a spring?
Want to get the metal cartridge case out?
Get the metal cartridge case and want to get the burst device?
The weapons together are complicated and long, and the old man estimates that he will be trapped in it for the rest of his life.

But Zuo Menggeng didn't have much time to pay attention to Bi Maokang's progress.

There is good news from the glass factory. After more than two months of construction, it finally ushered in the opening day.

This company, which has been given high hopes, is related to the fate of many people.

As his biggest source of wealth, Zuo Menggeng did not dare to neglect.Deliberately set aside a few days to personally take charge of the preparations for the opening of the glass factory.

　Finally, there is time for Jiageng to make up later!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)