The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 419
On July 7, Ding Yi held a meeting, and Ruan Wenlong reported the latest situation to him.

Especially this year's immigration situation.

Now Ding Yi is distributing a large amount of porridge in the name of disaster relief in Shandong to attract the victims to Dengzhou.

People from Dengzhou Wharf are sent to Lushun and Pidao every few days. When there are many people, several boats can be transported at a time, and when there are few people, there can be half a boat.

From last year to the present, Dongjiang Town has increased by 4000 people, of which adult men accounted for about one-third, most of them were victims of disasters in Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi and other places, where there was a peasant army, everywhere Chaos, it is not easy to get here alive.

At present, among this group of people, those who are skilled have been picked out, and most of them are resettled in Fuzhou and Jinzhou, and another [-] strong people with family members are resettled in Tieshan (Tiezhou) in the north of Phi Island.

Back then, Koryo and the Liao Kingdom competed for territory, and built six Jiangdong cities (towns), Tiezhou, Tongzhou (now many maps on the domestic Internet show Xuanzhou, but in fact it was changed to Xuanchuan in 1413), Longzhou, Guizhou, and Guozhou , Xinghua.

By 1618 in the Ming Dynasty, Tiezhou and Xuanchuan were both in the hands of Mao Wenlong. After the death of Mao in the original history, they were taken back by North Korea.

This time it was still occupied by Ding Yi.

Tieshan Fort is constantly being expanded in the hands of Ding Yi. He will be the first line of defense in the north of Pidao. Currently, there are 7 troops from Xiao Yongqiu's 3000th Battalion, and more than 3000 people in Tieshan Fort. It is a big fort.

In the future, Ding Yi will require the total population of this castle to exceed [-]. At that time, farmland can be stockpiled along the line from Tieshanbao to Xuanchuan, including Sumeru Island in the south.

Ding Yi sticks to this direction, one is to become a station in front of Pidao, and the other is to store farmland.

In history, Goryeo once stationed 30 troops in Tongzhou (Xuanchuan) in order to deal with the Liao Dynasty, hoarding countless fields to support itself, so there is a good foundation of fertile land around.

Keeping this line well, Ding Yi can stock up some fields again.

At present, the population of Jinzhou and Fuzhou has reached more than [-], and there are more than [-] soldiers. There is no problem at all defending this line.

In this way, Ding Yi can guard Pidao and Lushun first, so that he can stock up on the fields and train troops with peace of mind.

Now the combined population of the two places has exceeded 30, and they are still coming from Dengzhou in a steady stream.

The population of Fuzhou and Jinzhou has reached the limit, so Ding Yi decided at the meeting to build a new big castle.

The new castle was built [-] miles east of Fuzhou, forming a triangle with Yongning and Fuzhou. The specific location needs to be checked by craftsmen and Zhang Jing on the spot. It is necessary to choose a good place, which can not only hold the important land, but also store the land.

After the completion of this fort, it is equivalent to expanding the land for dozens of miles. To the south, you can stock up on fields, and to the north, you will be closer to Gaizhou.

Ding Yi is going to repair the fort in Jin's hometown.

The construction of the fort this time is the same as the Dalinghe Fort built by the Ming army in the past. It has the intention of provoking Houjin. Ding Yi believes that Houjin will definitely send troops to fight it when the time comes.

So while they were still entering the customs, Ding Yi hurriedly asked someone to choose a location first, choose a location, and start construction immediately.

Li Zhongyi also said that there are now more than 6000 artisans and workers in the Craftsman Bureau, of which 300 old people are basically in Lushun and Zhudao, there are more than 500 in Fuzhou and Jinzhou, and more than [-] in Pidao.

Most of the new craftsmen are arranged in Fuzhou, Jinzhou and Pidao. Only selected craftsmen can come to Lushun.

The artisans in Pidao, Jinzhou and Fuzhou basically make low-quality firecrackers and artillery, which are mainly sold to Japan and North Korea.

Ding Yi asked to select another part of the craftsmen and go to Jeju Island to perfect it as soon as possible.

Ding Yi also told everyone that now that there is a horse farm, all infantry in the future must learn to ride horses. In the future, qualified horses can be distributed to cavalry, and unqualified horses can also be given to infantry.

Every battalion must learn how to ride a horse, starting with Mao Xin's 8th Battalion and Xiao Yongqiu's 7th Battalion, and the flintlock guns are given priority to these two battalions.

This made Mao Xin and Xiao Yongqiu very happy. In fact, these two battalions had the most veterans, were also the first to be established, and had fought more battles.

It is now Ding Yi's ace unit.

This time the meeting was relatively short and there was no increase in troops, because the increase in troops requires money. Ding Yi has just acquired Jeju Island and is a big spender. He is afraid that the money will not be enough, and there is no need to increase the number of troops for the time being. The proportion does not want to be too small.

After the meeting, Li Zhongyi took Ding Yi to see the new iron furnace.

In order to expand the production capacity of fine steel and speed up the manufacture of flintlock guns, Pig Island used the method of blasting mountains to clear out a new area and build five new iron furnaces.

At present, one is about to be completed, and the others can be completed before the end of this year. After completion, he needs to add another [-] workers.

Ding Yi assured him that there was no problem with the personnel and that they could be transferred from Dengzhou.

But these five iron furnaces are fully capable of making steel at the same time, at least until around March next year, when their refined steel output can support Ding Yi's monthly production of [-] flintlock guns.And it does not affect the manufacture of other Lumi guns and inferior guns.

Ding Yi was stunned after hearing this, because [-] units a month is still a bit small, when will his tens of thousands of troops change?
Li Zhongyi said again, when the method of mold or forged parts is researched, it should be able to speed up.

But the parts of the gun need to be very delicate. Li Zhongyi estimated that after forging, polishing would take time. Fortunately, ordinary workers can be used for polishing, instead of craftsmen.

Ding Yi said, don’t use forging or molds for each part. Some parts are definitely not suitable. You can find suitable parts for mass production. You can’t lower the quality of the gun for the sake of speed. Of course, you can sell it to Japan and North Korea. do it.

Li Zhongyi and others remembered them one by one.

Ding Yi asked again: "Then after March next year, is it possible to produce all kinds of guns and cannons every month?"

Li Zhongyi and Zhou Dahu looked at each other, and quickly said: "The flintlock can reach 1500 pieces, the high-quality Lumi guns are kept at 2000, and the low-quality ones are at 4000. The total monthly output is [-]."

In the same period last year, Ding Yi’s monthly production of Lumi blunderbuss reached 3000, and now it is still 4000. He has not made much progress in a year, because fine steel is difficult to train, the output is not enough, craftsmen are limited, and he is starting to make flintlock guns.

Now a wheel-wheel gun is added, and when the wheel-wheel gun is produced, the energy production will definitely decrease the output of various firearms.

There is no way, the most important craftsmen are still too few, and there is no use in having more other materials.

For example, for finished steel, Zhou Dahu once suggested buying Sugang in large quantities, but buying Sugang in large quantities is too expensive, and Ding Yi has a steady stream of iron ore from Japan. For the past few years, he still maintains a combat reserve of 20 jin of iron.

Besides, he doesn't have enough craftsmen now, and no amount of steel can increase production.

"The production of artillery will not be greatly increased." Li Zhongyi said again, before they only made five types of artillery, 6 pounds, 12 pounds, 24 pounds, and then Franji, a small number of tiger squatting, but now they can run in front of them There are not many enemies.

In the past, the monthly output of the five types of guns was about 70 pieces.

Now, if you want to add low-quality artillery, your own production must not be less, and you have to build [-] low-quality artillery every month, which is already an increase in production.

Ding Yi asked to build a 48-pound coastal defense gun, not so fast, take your time, and build one a month.

Li Zhongyi and Wang Youan stared and thought for a while, Wang Youan said: "I have never made such a big cannon, but the process is similar, so there should be no problem."

This cannon is rarely used, and Ding Yi mainly wants to use it in Taiwan and Jeju Island in the future, so the requirements are not high. Just build one in a month or two, and take your time.

Ding Yi nodded, and finally said: "Now our own school can produce craftsmen, but it still takes time. The so-called ten-year tree, one-hundred-year tree, after a few years, we will have a steady stream of various kinds of craftsmen that we can't use up." Craftsmanship and talent."

The expressions of Li Zhongyi and other craftsmen changed slightly, they were all moved.

(End of this chapter)