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Chapter 355 The Craftsman
On the second floor of a small building on the east side of the village castle in the center of Yunzhou Jiangying.

Zhang Cheng continued to say to Shi Tiegen, Li Chengmao and others: "Actually, there is no one else, let's just talk about gunpowder. The gunpowder we use now is the best choice in Daming.
But have you ever thought about it, are we satisfied with this?
Can't this gunpowder be stronger? "

Whether the ratio of these materials can be adjusted, and whether the process of preparing gunpowder can be improved are all problems.

The reason why I told you to wait for each round is to set up a group dedicated to tackling key scientific research, just to figure out whether the technology of each round can be improved, to improve a little bit,
The commander-in-chief has always asked you to be literate, and to record every step of special research truthfully and in detail, so that you can look back and think carefully about which step was right and which step was wrong. In this way, Only then can progress be made. "

Lin Fangping, who had been accompanying Zhang Cheng, brought the tea bowl to Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng took the tea bowl and gave Lin Fangping a satisfied look.

He took a sip of tea, and then started talking with great interest: "Going back to the artillery issue you just talked about, what do you use to wrap the ammunition bags used by artillery today?"

"Marshal, all we use now are coarse cloth." Li Chengmao stepped forward to answer.

Zhang Cheng nodded. The artillery ammunition bags of the army everywhere in the Ming Dynasty are made of coarse cloth, which is cheap.

He continued to ask: "Do you know what else is used to wrap the medicine bag, and its burning is better than coarse cloth?"

This time it was Du Gui, the director of the Gunpowder Bureau, who replied first: "Commander, I know one thing. It is best used to make medicine bags. There is almost no residue after burning. It can save the step of wiping the barrel, that is..."

At the end of Du Gui's words, his voice became smaller and smaller. Zhang Cheng also looked at him suspiciously, knowing that Du Gui would keep his mouth shut.

Zhang Cheng said in a deep voice: "You are now a craftsman under my commander, which shows my trust in you. You should know everything in front of this commander, and you must not shrink back.
Du Gui, what you said just now is better than coarse cloth, the best thing to make artillery ammunition, why? "

"Pfft!"

Shocked by Zhang Cheng, Du Gui panicked, knelt down in front of Zhang Cheng, and said in a trembling voice, "Hui...Hui Dashuai...the villain is talking about silk...Silk is the best thing, but it is too expensive. thin!"

"silk?"

Zhang Cheng muttered for a while, and then said to Du Gui who was kneeling in front of him, "Get up. Remember, in the future, you must speak bluntly and quickly in front of this commander, and don't say a word."

"Yes, the villain has memorized it!"

Zhang Cheng stopped embarrassing him, and turned to Li Chengmao and said, "Did you hear that? Try the silk medicine bag when you get back. If it's really useful, let's use this to make medicine bags.

Everyone should also remember that any new things and new ideas should be put on the table and brightened. Let's try the same thing. This handsome is not short of money.

You also know that the soldiers under my commander are all strong and strong, and they are all good men. Their lives are the most precious. Stronger, more powerful,

Once you are on the battlefield, the chances of victory for this commander will be greater, and the chances for the soldiers to save their lives will also be greater. Only when this commander wins every battle can you have such a stable life like today, and only your family can Eat all day long. "

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, everyone felt the same, Shi Tiegen was the first to knelt down and clasped his fists and said, "Please rest assured, Commander, Shi Tiegen swears allegiance to Commander, and will definitely devote himself to making excellent weapons for him. "

The rest of the bureau chiefs, including Wang Qiancheng, Li Chengmao, Du Gui, and Xin Congjian, also followed his example, knelt down and swore to show their loyalty.

Du Gui, the head of the Gunpowder Bureau, stood up and said timidly: "Report to the commander, and the villain has something to report."

Zhang Cheng looked at Du Gui and said, "Speak up, you can speak up in front of this commander."

"Commander, about the artillery fuze discussed just now, the villain thinks that you can try to use a quill to make the fuze."

"Quill?"

Zhang Cheng stared at the slightly trembling Du Gui with both eyes, and said loudly: "Li Chengmao, you heard me, I will try the silk medicine bag and this quill fuze together, and if the effect is really good, it will be a set pattern from now on."

As he spoke, he turned to Shi Tiegen and said, "Shi Tiegen, it's really rare for Du Gui to make two suggestions today. I ordered you to reward five liang of silver as encouragement. If his suggestion is adopted, you will be rewarded with another silver." Twelve taels, one great merit."

In the eyes of everyone envious and surprised, Zhang Cheng continued: "From now on, all craftsmen in the craftsman camp, whoever puts forward suggestions for improvement of various crafts, and those who are adopted,
All are evaluated according to the level of the improved craftsmanship, and the fifth grade is tentatively determined, with the first grade being the best, and the third grade or above is equivalent to a great achievement. "

He paused, and then said: "Furthermore, in the future, each craftsman in the craftsman camp will be graded, and according to different grades, enjoy different treatment, so as to inspire each craftsman to specialize in their skills and strive for progress.

Tentatively, there are five grades: apprentice, apprentice, craftsman, craftsman, and craftsman. Shi Tiegen present here is a craftsman, and the heads of other bureaus are also directly rated as craftsmen. Registration book. "

Everyone in the house was overjoyed. Before that, everyone was a craftsman, and there was no distinction of rank. It was nothing more than someone forging iron and someone in charge of affairs. Today, listening to what the commander said, craftsmen also have a high level, and their treatment is also different. They are all directly designated as craftsmen, which is already the highest level, so everyone is naturally overjoyed.

At this time, a woman came in to report that the food was ready, and asked when the dishes would be served. Shi Tiegen looked at Zhang Cheng, saw him nodding, and ordered the woman to start serving the dishes.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhang Cheng said to the craftsmen again: "I am waiting for a few reminders for you, to see if I can inspire you.

Let’s talk about firecrackers first. Zhang Guodong brought back many scrolls in the south of the Yangtze River a while ago. Recently, I came across a short-handed blunderbuss called Fu mobile phone in "A Brief Introduction to Military Equipment". , can also be used freely in rainy days.

In addition, there is also a firearm called a self-generating firearm mentioned in "Illustration of Military Weapons". It also does not need a matchstick, and it can be fired at any time. It is not sheltered from wind and rain.

There is another kind of gun called the electric gun, which imitates the Flang machine style. It also has sub-guns, which can be installed and released at any time. You can put more thought into it, and try to prepare one or two rods for each one. It’s good. Let's see if it is as powerful as it says in the scroll. "

He continued: "Another point is the use of water power. Now all kinds of waterwheels, drums, and water mills are very sophisticated. The machinery is nothing more than the use of gears, bearings, cranks, connecting rods and other parts. , to be assembled and driven by manpower, animal power, water power, etc.
In order to obtain greater mechanical power, the North Road is rich in water power and has many canals. In this regard, it is necessary to step up efforts to use water-driven lathes, drilling machines, boring machines, milling machines, etc. to try. "

(End of this chapter)